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[Scene: P3. Prue, Piper and Leo are standing around the bar. Phoebe walks up to them.] Phoebe: I don't think we're gonna be able to pull this off. Leo: We have to. Prue: We've been in tighter jams than this before. Phoebe: But we're running out of time, I don't think we're gonna make it. Prue: Phoebe, we can do this, okay? I mean, if we just get a quick bite to eat at Red's, we can still make the 9:30 Faithless at the Avalon. Leo: The foreign film? I thought we were gonna go see a thriller. Phoebe: No, Leo, I wanna stop thinking about Cole and his demon dodging, not be reminded of it. Leo: Piper? Phoebe: Leo, it is three votes for Faithless. Piper: Well, a thriller would be okay. Prue: Okay, wait a second, the vote's two against two? Phoebe: That's new. Piper: Welcome to the power of four. Phoebe: I demand a recount. Wait, that never works. (Piper laughs. Cole comes down the stairs.) Leo: Something tells me you're not gonna wanna see either movie now. (Phoebe goes over to Cole.) Phoebe: Hey. Cole: Hey. (She hugs him.) Phoebe: I was so worried. Cole: I know, I'm sorry. I couldn't come back until it was safe. Phoebe: Is it safe now? Cole: I think so. For the moment. (She kisses him and they walk over to Prue, Piper and Leo.) Prue: Hey, welcome back. Cole: Thanks. Glad to be back. Piper: Love to chat but we're late for a movie. Leo: Wanna go? We could use the tie breaker. Cole: Actually, I was hoping Phoebe and I could catch up, alone. Phoebe: Works for me. Chao! (They leave.) Piper: Look at Phoebe and Cole trying to be a normal couple. Leo: You know what that means. Prue: Yeah, yeah, yeah, we're gonna go see the thrillers. As if we don't have enough scary bad guys in our real life. [Cut to outside. Phoebe and Cole are walking down the street.] Phoebe: I was starting to worry that you weren't gonna make it back in time for my graduation. Cole: Wouldn't miss that for the world, or the underworld. Phoebe: It's really not safe for you here, isn't it? Cole: Uh, no, yeah, it is. I mean, at least I think so. Phoebe: Then what's wrong? Cole: The truth is I don't know how much longer I can keep doing this. Phoebe: Doing what? Cole: You know, the running, and the hiding. Even if I stop, where do I go? I'm still half human, but I can't go back. On the other hand there's really no place for me in your world either. (They stop and face each other.) Phoebe: What are you saying? Cole: I'm just saying it's complicated. But it doesn't have to be, not with magic on our side. I've been thinking, isn't there some kind of spell or something in the Book of Shadows, you could strip my powers? Phoebe: Wait, you wanna give up your powers? Cole: If I don't have them, I can't be tempted to use them, I could just stay good... (She pulls him closer.) Phoebe: You would do that for me? (They kiss. A homeless person near by starts yelling.) Homeless Man: Prepare for the brotherhood! (Cole looks at the homeless man.) Phoebe: Cole, what is it? Homeless Man: The thorn is coming! Stop the brotherhood! Phoebe: Do you know him? Cole: No, but if he doesn't watch what he's saying... (A demon appears behind the homeless man and pulls him into an alley. Phoebe runs towards the alley.) Phoebe, don't. (Phoebe runs into the alley. The homeless man falls dad on the ground.) Phoebe: No! (The demon throws an energy ball at Phoebe. She dodges it. He moves closer to her and she kicks him in the stomach. He goes at her with a dagger, she grabs his arm, gets the dagger and sab him. He is vanquished. Cole comes around the corner.) Where were you? What happened to you? Cole: You just vanquished my brother. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Cole and Phoebe walk into the conservatory.] Phoebe: You know, Cole, there's plenty working against us. I just thought at least I could count on you being honest with me. Cole: I am. Phoebe: Okay, so you just forgot you had a brother? Cole: He's not that kind of brother. Phoebe: How many kinds of brothers are there? Cole: It's complicated. Phoebe: You know, I hate that word. (Prue, Piper and Leo walk in.) Piper: Alright, we were just about to find out who the real kller is and the pager goes off, so this better be a really good emergency. Phoebe: Well, I'm the real kller. I just vanquished Cole's brother. Prue: Whoa, this is so much better than the movie. Cole: I didn't want him to see me. Phoebe: And we lost an innocent because of it. Some poor street prophet. He was ranting about the brotherhood. Leo: Brotherhood? Of the thorn? Cole: Yeah. I was a member... am a member. Piper: What does that mean? What does he mean? Leo: You should have told us. Cole: I've done a lot in the last hundred years, it's gonna take a while to catch you up. Prue: Okay, so who are they? Leo: They're an alead gng, they answer directly to the source. He selects the members himself. Then they take a blood oath, life long pledge of loyalty. Phoebe: Oh, that kind of brother. Cole: All that matters now is that they're surfacing. They must have something big in the works. Piper: So why kll a crazy old street preacher? Cole: Because not all of them are crazy, or human. Some of them are magical sears who can pre-see actual events. But they're loud, dirty, so people ignore them. If you call Inspector Morris, I bet he'll tell you other prophets have been klled too. Phoebe: For what? Just by talking about your... this gng? Cole: The brotherhood can't risk anyone figuring out what they're up to. Prue: Okay, so what are they up to? Cole: I have no idea. I'm not exactly a member of good standing anymore. Phoebe: The Prophet that I was trying to save was talking about Lockserom. Piper: The Internet provider? What, the demons want their own website now? Prue: No, there must be more to it than that. Alright, Phoebe, you check the net, Piper, you got the Book of Shadows. Cole: Save it. You can't stop the brotherhood with a little research and your kick, freeze, magical move. No offence intended. Piper: Some taken. Leo: No, he's right. They're way beyond anything you've dealt with before. Phoebe: So we can't just let them go. There's gotta be a way to find out what they're planning. Cole: There is one way. For me to go back. Phoebe: Cole. Cole: If you want to know what they're up to we have no choice. Phoebe: Okay, but you'll be exposing yourself to the source. They'll kll you. Cole: Maybe not. They've probably already surfaced, set up camp in this world. I won't have to go under completely. Prue: It does kind of make sense. Phoebe: Well, if course it makes sense to you, Prue, you're always looking for a way to get Cole out of our lives. Piper: Phoebe. Cole: This isn't about her, Phoebe, it's about me. Phoebe: No, it's about us. (Phoebe leaves the room.) [Scene: A building. A demon (Tarkin), and a woman (Klea), are walking towards another demon.] Klea: We might have a problem. Demon: One of the Prophets? Klea: No, although the ones we've targeted have been taken out, including Triggs. Tarkin: Triggs is missing. I haven't been able to find him anywhere, which means someone is onto our plan. Demon: Impossible. As long as the Prophets are dad. Keep searching for our brother. I have to complete my assimilation, we must move forward. (Klea disappears.) [Cut back to the manor. Prue, Piper and Leo walk down the stairs.] Piper: I'm worried, and not just about Cole but also Phoebe. I mean, sending him back under is like sending an alcoholic to a kegger. It's just setting him up to fall. Leo: I agree. (They walk into the conservatory.) Prue: Alright, this whole voting together thing would be really really cute if it weren't so annoying. I mean, maybe you guys vote should just count as one for now on. Piper: I bet you wouldn't mind if we were voting with you. (Prue gives Piper an evil stare.) Leo: I mean, what if we lose him, Prue, you don't want that responsibility, do you? Prue: Okay, look, the only votes that count are Phoebe and Cole's, and Cole has already volunteered. Piper: Well, then maybe Phoebe can talk him out of it. Prue: Right, which is why we need another plan. So you guys work on the Book of Shadows together and I will call Morris and see what he knows. [Cut to the attic. Phoebe and Cole are there. Phoebe is getting some ingredients together.] Cole: Phoebe, I have to go. Phoebe: Nope, you can't. Cole: Phoebe. Phoebe: Remember that power stripping potion you asked me for, like an hour ago, and everything was still wonderful? Well, I have an idea, I just need some time. (Phoebe stirs some ingredients together using a mortar and pestel.) Cole: Phoebe, I have to go. And I'll need my powers while I'm gone. Phoebe: Why? What are you gonna do? Cole: Just blend in. That's it. I won't do anything evil. Phoebe: Well, let me make sure you can't. (She continues to stir the ingredients quickly. Cole stops her and puts the mortar and pestel down.) Cole: I'll be smart, and careful. I'll check in with you every two hours. Phoebe: How? They'll track your shimmer. Cole: Not if we meet in the mausoleum. That's the second safest place I know. Phoebe: What's the safest? Cole: With you. (Phoebe sighs.) I thought you'd be proud of me. Phoebe: Of what? Being suicidal? Cole: I am coming back. I always have. Phoebe: Yeah, how can you be so sure that you're gonna come back this time? Cole, you've been hiding from them for months. And I don't understand, there's a price on your head and now all of a sudden you're willing to expose yourself? For what? Cole: For good. You taught me not to walk away and let evil win, to fight the good fight. That's all I wanna do. Phoebe: They'll kll you. Cole: I have a plan, don't worry. This is the right thing to do, Phoebe. You know that, we both do. Mausoleum, two hours, okay? (He kisses her hand and shimmers out.) [Cut to the building. Cole walks down a hall towards Vornac's office. Klea sees Cole.] Klea: Vornac. (Vornac and Tarkin turn around.) Vornac: Well, look who's back. Tarkin: kll him? Vornac: In a minute. (Cole walks in the office.) Belthazor, come in, come in. (A guard shuts the door.) Nice of you to come home to die. Cole: Actually, I came to help. I overheard the Prophets talking. Afraid they'll spoil your plan. Tarkin: What makes you think we have one? Cole: Tarkin, you always have a plan. Vornac: And after everything you've done, you think you can just walk back in, pick up where you left off? Cole: I'm here to do what's right, Vornac. For the brotherhood. Vornac: Really? And what can you possibly offer that will save your traitoress head? (Cole gets a human head out of a bag and drops it on the floor.) Cole: The Prophets. Commercial Break [Scene: Building. Continued from before. Vornac is holding Cole face down on the table.] Vornac: You actually expect me to believe you klled the Prophet? Cole: He was a thrat to you. Vornac: Ahh, a bounty on your head and yet you still think of us. Cole: The brotherhood comes first. Vornac: Words to live or die by. Tarkin: Triggs was assigned to kll that Prophet. Did you see him? Cole: No. How is my old friend? (He lets Cole up.) Vornac: Your old friend is missing. Suspiciously. Cole: Brothers missing, Prophets talking, and I had no trouble tracking you down. Pretty careless. What does Raynor think of this? Vornac: Raynor thinks you're a disgrace. Cole: Why? Because I klled the Triad. Tarkin: Isn't that enough? Cole: They were plotting to kll the Source so they could take over, which means they would have klled every other demon in his inner circle. Including Raynor. Tarkin: We never did trust the Triad. Vornac: Then why didn't he come back and explain himself, hmm? Why run? Cole: Because I had no proof, that's why. I knew nobody would believe me. Vornac: Brothers for a hundred years and you disappeared without a word, left us with the rumours, the accusations. Were you thinking about the brotherhood then? Check his story. (Klea disappears.) Tarkin: Back to work. So, who we after? Vornac: Not your concern. Until Klea returns he goes nowhere. (Vornac disappears.) Cole: He always was a tight-ass, wasn't he? Tarkin: Do you blame him? Cole: No. Tarkin: It's nice to have you back, Belthazor. I just hope it's for good. Cole: Yeah, me too. [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Prue, Leo and Piper are there. Piper looks at her watch.] Piper: Poor Phoebe, she must be going out of her mind. Prue: It's only been three hours. Piper: Three and a half. Way past the time he said he would check in with her. Leo, maybe you should orb into the mausoleum and see if she's heard from him. Prue: Well, she said that she would call if she had. Leo: Besides, I think I should stay here till we figure out what the brotherhoods plan is. Piper: Oh, and now you're voting with her. Prue: Um, Lockserom, that's what the Prophet said, right? (Prue shows them an article in the newspaper.) Leo: "Merger talks between Lockserom and meta satellite faltered over the weekend." Piper: Wait a minute, so Cole is risking his life to preserve stock portfolios? Prue: No, it's much bigger than that. According to this, if the merger goes through, the world's affirmation flow will wind up in the hands of one company. Piper: Well, that sounds evil by itself. Leo: Except for one of the CEO's, Frank Pirelli, is apparently getting cold feet about it. Prue: Yeah, what do you wanna bet the brotherhood wants this merger to go through so they can take over the company? Leo: Which means they're gonna have to somehow force Pirelli to vote for it. Prue: Yeah, or kll him. It sure would be nice to be able to compare notes with Cole. Piper: Well, we could if someone would orb to the mausoleum. [Cut to the mausoleum. Phoebe's there. Leo orbs in.] Leo: Phoebe, anything? Phoebe: I'm sure it's not as easy to break away from there as he thought. He'll show. Leo: It's okay to be scared. Phoebe: No, I'm not scared. Concerned maybe, a little. We shouldn't have let him go. Leo: We didn't. He choose to. Phoebe: I know, and for what? To prove to me that he's good? He doesn't have to prove anything to me. (Cole shimmers in.) Cole. (She runs over and hugs him.) Are you okay? Did they buy your story? Cole: For now, but I gotta get back. They're suspicious enough as it is. Phoebe: Well, then maybe you shouldn't go back. Cole: I want to, to stop them. Look, I don't have much time. All I know is they're after someone who's gonna be at Pier and Pescadero at 8am. But I don't know who. Leo: We might. Frank Pirelli runs Lexserom but he doesn't want a big merger to happen. Cole: The brotherhood does. Makes sense, explains why they've taken over investment banking firm. Phoebe: How does it explain that? Cole: The best way for evil to get a foot hole in the human world is to take over their businesses. Work from the inside out. Phoebe: You just learn that, did you? Cole: No. Leo: So we need to safe guard Pirelli, till the merger vote at 11:00, and the brotherhood loses. Cole: Yes, but if you intevene, they might think I had something to do with it. You could blow my cover. Leo: We can't let them kll Pirelli. Cole: But you can let them kll me? Phoebe: No, no, Cole, look at me. We're gonna find a way to protect you. You'd better get back. (He touches her face.) Cole: Alright. I'm looking forward to seeing you in your cap and gown. (He takes the bottle of water Phoebe is holding.) Mind if I borrow this? (Cole shimmers out.) [Cut to the building. Cole walks in the office holding the bottle of water.] Vornac: Where'd you go? Cole: I got thirsty. Wanna urine sample to prove it? (He has a drink from the bottle.) Vornac: Your flippant attitude almost got you klled once before. Remember that. Cole: I remember. You saved me. Vornac: Alright, let's review. (Tarkin turns on a screen. A 3D map of Pier and Pescadero, and the buildings surrounding them shows up.) Tarkin: We patrol the perimeter. We reflect traffic. I'll monitor security. Once the limo's been cut off, Jassa will throw the energy bolt. At that... Vornac: No, wait. Let's give Belthazor the honour. What better way to make sure he's truly back then to have him kll. Cole: Fine. What's the target? Vornac: Why? Does it matter? It's time. Commercial Break [Scene: Corner of Pier and Pescadero. Tarkin walks up to Cole.] Tarkin: Nervous? Cole: Hmm? Me? No, I was just thinking. Tarkin: Been a while since you've seen this kind of action hasn't it? It'll come back to you. It's in our blood. Cole: Yeah. I know. Tarkin: Just execute the plan, Belthazor. No confusion, no consequences. It's no more complicated than that, okay? [Cut to Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Leo walking down the street near by.] Piper: Wouldn't it be nice to save the world at a descent hour? Phoebe: Okay, well, we have to focus here because if we don't pull this off just right, Cole is screwed. Prue: Well, as long as we wait until the last second, Cole should be fine. Leo: Well, let's just hope that klling Pirelli isn't all they want. Piper: Well, if it wasn't he would've told you, right? I mean, unless you think he's holding something back. Phoebe: You know, this is amazing. First Prue can't sacrifice Cole fast enough, and now you can't wait to sell him out as a traitor. Leo: She was just asking a question, Phoebe. Phoebe: That she should know the answer to. We all should. Cole is risking his life for this. The least we can do is trust him. [Cut to Vornac and another demon. Vornac looks at his watch.] Vornac: Go. (The demon gets in his car. Klea appears beside Vornac.) Well? Klea: I haven't been able to prove Belthazor's story one way of another. Vornac: That's alright. We're about to find out if he's telling the truth or not. (Vornac and Klea walk over to Cole and Tarkin. A black limo drives out of a building car park. The demon drives in front of the limo. The limo driver stops the car, honks his horn and angrily gets out of the car.) Limo Driver: I've got it, Mr. Pirelli. (He storms over to the demon's car.) What the hell's the matter with you? Move your car now! Vornac: (to Cole) What are you waiting for? kll. Or be klled. (Cole moves onto the road. The demon gets out of the car and moves out of the way.) Limo Driver: Hey, where are you going? Where you going, damn it! (Cole throws an energy ball at the limo. Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Leo come running around the corner and Piper freezes the energy ball in mid-air. They run over to the limo.) Prue: Alright, Leo, go, go, go! (Leo gets in the limo and orbs out with Pirelli. They head back past Cole.) Phoebe: Maybe we should take Cole with us. Prue: No, he has to look innocent after the fact. He's gotta figure out a way to get out on his own. Come on. (Prue and Piper walk away. Phoebe slips a note in Cole's pocket. She touches his face and then runs off. Piper peeks around the corner of a wall and unfreezes everything. The energy ball hits the limo and it blows up. The driver dives to the ground.) Vornac: Go get the body. (Klea disappears. Cole walks back over to Vornac.) Cole: What do you want the body for? There won't be much left. Vornac: But even a trace could alert the humans to the switch. Cole: What switch? (Vornac changes into Pirelli. He disappears and reappears down the street. A car drives out of the car park. Men get out of the car and help Vornac/Pirelli into it. The car drives off.) Tarkin: Feels great doesn't it, Belthazor? Welcome home, brother. You've been missed. (Tarkin shakes his hand. Klea appears.) Where's Pirelli's body? Klea: It wasn't there. Tarkin: What do you mean it wasn't there? [Cut to the manor. Leo walks in the living room.] Leo: Pirelli's in the basement. He's fine. Phoebe's sleeping potion worked perfectly. Phoebe: Name my potions, they solve everything. (Prue turns on the TV.) Leo: Didn't have any problems? Piper: No, Phoebe wanted to bring home a souvenir, but otherwise no. Prue: I wonder is the kidnapping made the morning news? Phoebe: What do we do now? Prue: Well, I don't know, that's up to Cole. He's gotta let us know what the demon's next move... (Frank Pirelli shows up on the TV.) is. Vornac/Pirelli: (on TV) It's no coincidence that just last night I changed my mind and decided to support this merger. Now someone's trying to kll me. That convinces me I've made the right choice. This merger will happen. Thank you. Piper: What was that about Cole telling us everything? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Prue and Piper are sitting on the couch. Phoebe walks in and sits down.] Phoebe: If Cole had knew about the switch he would have told us. Piper: Are you sure? He's back with his brothers now, maybe he's switched too. Phoebe: Come on, why all of a sudden are you off his band wagon? What's changed? Piper: The plan blew up in our faces, that's what's changed. Phoebe: And Cole is responsible for that? Piper: Phoebe, not knowing the switch is a pretty big detail to miss, don't you think? Aside from the whole he originally tried to kll us thing that's coming to mind right about now. Prue: Okay, but Piper, Cole's done a lot of good since then. We have to give him credit for that. Phoebe: Thank you. (Prue smiles.) Piper: Come on, Phoebe, you have to admit you're a little worried about him. Phoebe: About his getting klled, yes, but not about his betraying us. (Leo walks in.) Leo: Pirelli's still out cold in the basement. How are things up here? Phoebe: Getting colder by the minute. Prue: Okay, uh, we need to work on a plan, alright? And we need to be smart because Cole is counting on it. So the merger voting is at 11:00, that gives us two hours to figure out a way to get the demon imposter out of there. Phoebe: Anything we do could point Cole out as their leak. So we have to let him know what we're up to. Piper: Do we? Phoebe: Yeah, he deserved to know that. Let me tell him to get out of there. Leo: How are you gonna get him to meet you? Phoebe: I slipped him a note at the attck asking him to meet me at the mausoleum. Let me try. Prue: Okay, be careful and be fast. And if for whatever reason Cole doesn't meet you there, get back here right away, okay, so we can start working on plan B. Phoebe: Okay. (She stands up.) Prue: Okay, be safe. (Phoebe leaves.) Piper: Well, since plan A's going so well, I'd love to hear about plan B. Assuming that you have one. Prue: I've part of it. In the freezer. (Prue heads for the kitchen.) Piper: Freezer? (Piper and Leo follow Prue to the kitchen.) Wait, we're gonna fight the brotherhood with -----. Prue: No, with a vanquishing potion made from Belthazor flesh. (She takes the flesh out of the freezer.) Piper: Eww, you kept that this long? That's disgusting! Leo: What makes you think that'll work? Prue: Well, you said that they were connected by a blood oath, their blood. (She picks up the flesh with a fork.) So the potion that vanquishes one, should work on the others. Piper: Hmm, how lucky that we had the key ingredient in our freezer. Prue: Yeah. I guess in the back of my head, I sort of thought that we might need it again someday. [Scene: Vornac's office. Cole finds Phoebe's note in his pocket. He quickly reads it. Vornac/Pirelli and Klea appears.] Vornac/Pirelli: That's impossible. (Pirelli changes back into Vornac.) Klea: Not if it was done magically. Vornac: Belthazor, what do you think? Cole: Me? I think, uh, well, I think Klea's right. Somebody intervened. Vornac: Like who? Cole: How would I know? Vornac: Guess. Cole: Witches? Tarkin: Witches? How can witches be onto us? Vornac: Any thoughts? Cole: We might have a leak. Vornac: Yes, I think we do. A traitor amongst us. Now, (he moves closer to Cole) who do you suppose that could be? Tarkin: Come on, Vornac, you can't think that Belthazor... Vornac: Don't tell me what to think. Cole: Give me a break. I'm not stupid enough to come back home and betray you all in one day. Klea: That's not stupid, that's smart. Vornac: She's right. After all, it's so ludicrous. Who would suspect you? You see, the thing that bothers me most about this, Belthazor, are the rumours. The ones that say that while you were a fugitive, you fell in love with a witch. And now here we are, confronted by the very real possibilities, our entire operation has been compromised by coincidence of coincidences, witches. Cole: The rumours are true. Tarkin: What? Cole: I loved a witch. Still do, actually. At least my human half does. But that was a mistake, I realise that now. I'd forgotten who I really was. Klea: Raynor will demand he die for his treason. Cole: Or he will forgive me for being able to salvage the operation. I think I can get Pirelli back. Vornac: How? Cole: The witch I was involved with, her sister has the power to freeze, in which with that kind of power could have taken Pirelli from the limo without us even knowing it. Vornac: Another coincidence. The witch you bedded just happens to be the one who's onto us. Cole: Let me prove my loyalties. Let me go to the witches, get Pirelli, bring him back. Then you can pass judgement. Vornac: Are you saving us, brother? Or leading us into a trap? Go. (Cole shimmers out.) If he's telling the truth, help him. If he's not, kll him. (Klea disappears.) [Cut to the mausoleum. Phoebe is waiting there. Cole shimmers in.] Phoebe: Cole. Oh my god, I've been so... Cole: No, don't. It's too dangerous. Phoebe: What do you mean? What's the matter? Cole: Just trust me. Where's Pirelli? (Klea appears near by, but only her eyes are visible.) Phoebe: At the manor, in the basement. Cole: So you do have him? Phoebe: Yeah, of course. Cole: What's your plan? Phoebe: Our plan is to vanquish the demon that took his place, before the merger vote. Cole: No, you can't. That will be a huge mistake. Phoebe: Why? Cole, you're scaring me. Cole: You should be scared. You have no idea who you're up against. Phoebe: Oh, don't I? Cole, what's happening to you? What aren't you telling me? Cole: I'm telling you to stay out of this, alright? Don't do anything. Just go back home, wait to hear from me. I mean it. (He shimmers out. Klea disappears.) [Scene: Manor. Phoebe walks into the living room.] Prue: Hey, how did it go? Phoebe: I'm not sure, actually. Piper: What does that mean? Phoebe: I don't know, it was strange. He was strange. Almost mean. But he doesn't want us to go after the demon, he wants us to wait here. Prue: What? Why? Phoebe: He didn't say. It doesn't make sense, the whole thing doesn't make sense. I think he's in trouble. Either that or... Piper: Or he's turned. Phoebe: No, I don't believe that. There's gotta be a good reason why Cole's doing what he's doing. (Three men appear and one throws an energy ball at the girls. Prue deflects it back with her power and one of the men go up in flames. He disappears. The two remaining men go for the girls. Phoebe kicks one, and Prue uses her power on the other and crashes into the piano. They get up and Piper freezes them.) Piper: Whoa, whoa. Phoebe: How do they know where we live? Piper: How do you think? Prue: Leo! (Leo runs in with two bottles of potion. He gives them to Prue and Piper.) Phoebe: What is that? Piper: Demon be-gone. (Prue and Piper throw the potion at the demons and vanquishes them.) Leo: You're right, the potion worked. Phoebe: What potion? Prue: Okay, that was way too easy. Oh my god, Pirelli, Pirelli. (They run down into the basement. Cole and Tarkin have a hold of Pirelli.) Phoebe: Cole! (Cole and Tarkin shimmer out with Pirelli.) Piper: What do you think now? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Phoebe is there staring out the window. Prue, Piper and Leo walk in.] Prue: Alright, Phoebe, we need to get going. The merger vote is in less than three minutes. Phoebe: Why didn't you tell me you kept some of the potion to kll Cole with? Piper: Well, it's a good thing she did, it came in pretty handy. Prue: Look, Phoebe, I'm sorry I didn't tell you, but the truth is until recently I didn't really trust Cole. I mean, I sort of felt like I had to protect us just in case. Phoebe: Just in case what? He tried to kll us? Piper: It wouldn't be the first time. (Phoebe looks away.) Well, it wouldn't. Look, I know you love him, and we all know that he loves you, but sending demons to kidnap our innocent kind of speaks for itself. Leo: You're right, we never should had let him go under. Phoebe: I still think this is all part of some plan of his, it has to be. Prue: Okay, but right now we need to stick to our plan, which is to vanquish the demon imposter. Phoebe: Cole said not to, he said it was a huge mistake and I believe him. Piper: Okay, but we don't. Leo: Come on, you guys, we really have to get going. Prue: That's three to one, Pheebs. You coming? [Cut to the brotherhood building.] Vornac: You cost me three of my best demons. What the hell went wrong? Tarkin: The witches were more prepared then we thought. Vornac: Another coincidence. Cole: I didn't tip them. Vornac: Did he? Klea: He told the witch to go home. Unless it was some sort of code. Cole: It wasn't. Look, the plan was to get Pirelli, I did that. Vornac: Then where is he? Cole: Some where you can't get him. Not until I'm sure you won't kll me. Vornac: And how do I know you really have him? Tarkin: I was there. He has him. Vornac: And do I trust you anymore? It's time, I have to get back. But after the vote you'd better deliver Pirelli, or I will kll you. (Vornac starts to shimmer out but Cole stops him.) Cole: No, don't. Vornac: Don't what? Cole: Don't go. I know these witches, Vornac. Now that I've kidnapped Pirelli, they'll do anything they can to stop us. They'll try to vanquish you, and they have the potion to do it too. Vornac: But will they vanquish you? [Cut to an empty office. The door flies open and Prue, Piper and Phoebe walk in.] Piper: Vote's in, demon guy, you lose. (A chair swings around and Cole's sitting in it.) Phoebe: Piper, wait. Cole. Cole: Surprised. Prue: What are you doing here? Where's the demon? Cole: He sent me instead. It might be a test. I think he's onto us. Prue: On to us? You make it sound like we're working together. Cole: Aren't we? Piper: Hmm, who you kidding? We should vanquish you on the spot. Where's Pirelli? Cole: He's safe. (He stands up.) Prue: Cole, where is he? Cole: Where else would he be? Phoebe: The safest place you know. The mausoleum. Cole: Isn't that what we agreed to? Phoebe: No, unfortunately, it isn't. (Phoebe throws the potion at Cole.) Prue: Phoebe! (Cole starts yelling. He changes into Vornac. Vornac is vanquished.) Piper: But how did you know? Did you know? Phoebe: The safest place that Cole knows is with me. He said so. (Cole shimmers in. They spin around ready to throw the potion.) Cole: Easy, easy. I know I'm not very popular right now but let the condemned man have his last words. I had no choice but to play it this way. They were so suspicious of me I had to make everyone especially you believe I was evil. Or I was dad. Piper: Some of us still think you're evil. Prue: Alright, so why did that demon impersonate you? Cole: He didn't trust me. Wanted to find out whose side I was really on. I knew you wouldn't fall for it. Piper: What about Pirelli? Cole: I had to make you think I'd actually betrayed you, to give you motivation to kll Vornac and me. (to Phoebe) Forgive me. Phoebe: I never doubted you. (She goes over to him.) Well, maybe just a little. (They kiss. Klea's eyes are watching near by. They then disappear.) Cole: You'd better get Leo to the mausoleum, get Pirelli back here before the mercher. Piper: Can't you get Pirelli? Cole: No, I have to get back. Phoebe: You can't go back now. Cole: Just to cover my tracks. I don't want those guys hunting me down. (He kisses Phoebe.) I'll be out before your graduation party tonight, I promise. (He shimmers out.) [Cut to Cole and Tarkin.] Tarkin: You saw the witches kll Vornac? Cole: No, I saw what was left. So I went to k*ll Pirelli but he was gone. I can only assume the witches found him. Tarkin: This is a disaster. What are we gonna tell Raynor? He wants a full accounting, you know. Cole: Tell him I warned Vornac not to go but he didn't listen. And now I have to go. Tarkin: Go? Where? Cole: I still have to find proof for the Source to clear my name. I can't very well do that here, can I? See you soon, my brother. Tarkin: You can't go. Raynor wants a full accounting from you. Cole: You can fill him in. You know just as much as I do. (Cole walks away. Klea and Raynor appear. Raynor throws an energy ball at Cole is knocked unconscious.) Tarkin: You were right, Raynor. Raynor: Belthazor has much to explain. And much to answer for. Commercial Break [Scene: P3. Phoebe's graduation party. Phoebe hugs someone and then walks off looking worried. Prue, Piper and Leo are watching her near by.] Piper: Why can't we ever throw a party or have a wedding or just live our lives without evil screwing it up? Prue: She'll start celebrating as soon as Cole shows up. Piper: What if he doesn't? Leo: What if he can't? (They walk over to Phoebe.) Prue: Hey. Look, whatever happens, he did the right thing. He helped get Pirelli back in time to cancel the merger, he helped us stop the brotherhood. Piper: He proved he was good. Phoebe: Yeah, but at what cost? Prue: You can't really think of it like that. Phoebe: Why not? Shouldn't I get to protect one part of my life and say this magic doesn't screw with, this I get to keep. Prue: Yes, you should. Phoebe: Last night Cole was back and he wanted to strip his powers, and I was graduating. Yesterday everything was perfect, and today it's all fallen apart. Where is he? What happened to him? End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "03x19 - The Demon Who Came in From the Cold"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Mausoleum. Prue walks in.] Prue: Phoebe? Phoebe, are you in here? (She sees Phoebe asleep next to a crypt.) Hey, sweetie, wake up. (Phoebe wakes up.) Phoebe: Cole? Prue: No, it's just me. Come on, let's go home. Phoebe: No, I have to wait here for Cole. Prue: Phoebe, you can't just wait here, alright. He will know where to find you. Come on. (Phoebe stands up.) Phoebe: I don't understand. He was supposed to go back under so that they wouldn't be suspicious of him, but it's been over a week. Prue: He probably just hasn't found a safe way out yet, that's all. Phoebe: But what if he can't? What is the brotherhood found him out? Prue: Look, even if they did, he would put some sort of a spin on it to, you know, get out of it. Come on, you know Cole, he knows what he's doing. You don't make demon of the century without having a few tricks up your sleeve. Phoebe: I just hope he's okay, Prue. (They walk out of the mausoleum.) [Scene: A cave in the underworld. Cole is lying on a large rock. Raynor and Tarkin are standing beside him. Raynor has his hand held out above Cole's head, reading his thoughts.] Raynor: Seems our brother's suspicions are well founded. Tarkin: Why? What do you see? Raynor: Sickness. The kind that only comes from being under the world of light for too long. It's contaminated him. Tarkin: That's impossible, Raynor. A demon as great as Belthazor. Raynor: It's not his demon half that's been infected, it's his human half. He's in love. Tarkin: The witch. Raynor: Not just any witch, one of the Charmed Ones. But she's only loved him, she's turned him against us, sent him here to destroy us. Tarkin: Well, then we must destroy him. Raynor: You still have so much to learn, Tarkin. You don't just kll a demon like Belthazor. Tarkin: But he betrayed us. Raynor: And in so doing, he's acquired the knowledge of how to kll the Charmed Ones. Something no other demon's been able to accomplish. That with his power makes a very precious commodity for us, one worthy of saving. Tarkin: But how can...? Raynor: How can we save him? Simple. We remove the only thing that's re-awakened his human half. His only foot hole to good. The witch's love for him. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper is sitting at the table. She pours dozens of books and and papers from a box onto the table, and starts looking through them.] Piper: Okay. (Leo walks in holding a French/English dictionary.) Leo: Oú est l' tour Eiffel. That is 'Where is the Eiffel Tower?' Piper: In my dreams if we don't get you a passport. Leo: Honey, we don't need a passport to honeymoon in Paris. With a blink of an orb, we can be sipping champagne at the Champs Sel Seasay. (Piper giggles.) Piper: Yes, as romantic as you make that sound, I would rather fly Air France, than Air Leo. Just like every other normal newlywed. Leo: Well, great, except that we're not. Piper: Well, a passport for you could change all that, if I could just find... voila! Birth certificate. (She holds it up.) Leo: Where did you get that? Piper: From Dan's old file, the one he put together when he was suspicious of you. You remember him, don't ya? Leo: Let's see, perfect hair, cleft chin, tried to steal you away from me? Vaguely, vaguely. (Leo snatches the birth certificate off of Piper.) This isn't gonna work, I was born in 1924. Piper: No, you weren't. (She snatches it back.) Okay, off-white background, black ink... Little trick I learned in high school. Leo: You're gonna forge my birth certificate. Piper: No. Just going to change one little number. (She white outs the number.) So, 1924 becomes 1974. And just like that, you are fifty years younger. (She writes in the seven.) Wait a minute, that makes you 27. That's younger than me. Maybe I should change another number. Leo: Piper, this is completely illegal. Piper: Yeah? Well, so is marrying a dad guy, okay? (She holds up his death certificate.) Let's not get technical now. (Prue walks in.) Prue: Morning. What's up? Leo: Well, probably three to five years jail if we're lucky. (Prue gives a confused look.) Piper: Never mind. Were you up late working again? Prue: No, I was up looking for Phoebe. Three guesses where she was. Piper: Hmm, the mausoleum? Prue: Yeah, it's become like her second home. Leo: Still no word from Cole? Prue: No, and you know what? You would think he could take three lousy seconds just to shimmer and let all of us know that he's okay. Leo: Maybe he can't, maybe he's afraid he'll get caught. Piper: Maybe he already has. [Scene: Cave in the underworld. Raynor and Tarkin walk over to Cole.] Raynor: Just follow my lead. (Raynor wakes up Cole.) Cole: Raynor. (He sits up.) Raynor: Good to see you're still with us, Belthazor. Cole: What happened? Raynor: I tried to kll you. Accidentally, of course. I didn't recognise you in your human form, my mistake. Tarkin: Not many are strong enough to survive an energy bolt, Belthazor. You're lucky. Raynor: Forgive me. (Ranor holds out his hand. Cole hesitates for a moment, then shakes it.) Cole: How could I not? After all, you taught me everything I know. Raynor: Well, not everything. Cole: How long was I out? Raynor: Long enough for us to investigate reports that you crossed over to the other side. (Cole walks over to some water.) Cole: Rumours, not reports. Tarkin: Don't worry, we don't blame you for the failed ht last week. Even if you were seduced by one of the witches that thwarted our plan. (Cole wipes some water on his neck.) Cole: I already explained to you that I was over her. Tarkin: Yeah, but you didn't explain that she was one of the Charmed Ones. Raynor: It doesn't matter that you're straight, Belthazor, as long as you're back. To that end, I have an assignment for you. Something that only your powers can achieve. I need you to get me a magical amulet, one that's hanging from the neck of a witch. Problem? Cole: Just that it's a little bit risky, don't you think? Sending me after a witch with the Charmed Ones on my trail? Raynor: Tarkin will provide backup. That way if they show up you can catch them by surprise. That should take care of all our problems now, shouldn't it? Cole: Where do I get the amulet? (Raynor waves his hand in front of Cole's face.) This shouldn't take long. (Cole shimmers out.) Tarkin: Think he'll actually get the amulet? Raynor: Yes, but not before he tells his beloved witch what he's about to do. Then that should plant the first seed of suspicion in her heart. [Scene: Manor. Phoebe's room. Phoebe is sitting in front of the mirror putting on makeup. Cole shimmers in behind her. She sees his reflection in the mirror.] Phoebe: Promise me when I turn around you'll still be there. (She quickly turns around. She walks over to him and they kiss passionately.) Cole: I've missed you so much. Phoebe: I've missed you too. Cole: They've given me an assignment. One that if I turn down... Phoebe: What do you mean an assignment? What kind of assignment? Cole: I can't tell you. Phoebe: Wh-- (Cole sits down on the bed.) Cole: They've asked me to steal an amulet from a witch. Phoebe: A witch? Cole: Don't worry, I won't hurt her. Phoebe: Oh, well, that's good news, Cole. You can't do this! Cole: You think I want to, damn it! (He gets back up and walks across the room.) Phoebe, I just have to buy some time so I can figure a way out. In the mean time, I have to at least pretend like I'm evil. Phoebe: No, but don't you see? If you turn into Belthazor, then you will be evil. Cole: What makes you think I'll have to? Phoebe: Well, because an amulet protects. It takes someone of great strength to overcome that. Why do you think they choose you? Cole: To set me up perhaps. (He sits back on the bed.) Raynor may be on to me. Phoebe: Who's Raynor? Cole: He's the head of the brotherhood. And my old mentor. He has the power to read thoughts, and if he's read mine... (Phoebe kneels beside him.) Phoebe: Prue and I will come with you, and watch your back. Cole: No, no, no, you can't. That could be exactly what Raynor's expecting you do. He could be setting me up to get to you. I have to do this alone. Phoebe: Cole, I... (He pulls her up on the bed and puts his arms around her.) Cole: Trust me, okay? I know what I am doing. Just concentrate on finishing the potion. If it works, Belthazor will disappear and Raynor won't be able to track me. Then, (they kiss) we can be together. (They kiss again and Cole shimmers out in the middle. Phoebe sighs.) [Cut to the stairs. Phoebe runs down them.] Phoebe: Prue? Prue? (Prue runs in.) Prue: Hey, what's wrong? Phoebe: Cole's in trouble, I need your help. Prue: Uh, okay, anything. Phoebe: We need to scry for a witch, fast. Prue: Alright. (They run up the stairs.) [Cut to a Wicca shop. A witch is there. Cole shimmers in.] Witch: Who are you? How did you get in here? Cole: Just do exactly as I say and I won't hurt you. Just take off the amulet and put it down. Witch: I've been sworn to protect it. Cole: And I've been ordered to steal it. (She backs away.) Don't fight me. I beg you. (He reaches out for the amulet. A blue light sht out of it and he is thrown back into boxes. He gets back up.) Witch: You can't take it from me. Cole: Maybe I can't. (He changes into Belthazor.) Belthazor: But I can. (He walks over to the witch. A bright blue light shields the witch. He reaches through the shield and takes the amulet from around her neck. The shield disappears. He grabs her, then realises what he's doing and lets go.) Tell no one about the amulet. Not even your Whitelighter. (He shimmers out.) [Scene: Passport Agency. Piper and Leo are waiting in line. Leo is filling out a form.] Leo: Whitelighter. Is that my occupation or should I just put guardian angel? (An elderly lady waiting in the line in front of them turns around.) Piper: Hi, how you doing? (She turns back around.) (to Leo) What's the matter with you? Leo: We shouldn't be here, Piper, this is wrong. Piper: Wanting a normal life is not wrong, okay? In fact, it couldn't be anymore right. For crying out loud, stop being so good all the time. (The lady gives her a look.) Ha, newlyweds, first fight. Eyes front. (The lady turns back to the front.) Leo: Piper... Piper: Leo, look, I love you, but I'm getting a migraine here, okay? Just, look, we're not hurting anyone, we're not breaking any commandments, okay? We just changed a lousy two to a lousy seven. So let go before I blow. (The line moves.) Okay, we're almost there. (The Elders call Leo.) Leo: Uh-oh. Piper: What? Oh no. No-no-no-no-no, no. You can not leave right now, okay. Pretend you're, pretend you're out. Leo: I can't do that. Piper: Yes, you can. Come on. Leo: I've gotta go. Piper: Leo, you can't go right now, okay. We've been in this line for two and a half freakin' hours! (She points at the clock and it blows up. Everyone in the line ducks. Piper looks around.) Uh-oh. [Cut to the Wicca shop. Raynor appears. He looks around and sees the witch hiding in the corner.] Witch: Who are you? If you've come for the amulet, it's gone. Raynor: And yet you're still here. Living proof that Belthazor has indeed gone soft. Witch: Belthazor? Raynor: The demon that'll be blamed for your death. (He throws an energy bolt at her. She screams and disappears.) Commercial Break [Scene: Wicca Shop. Prue and Phoebe walk in. They look around.] Phoebe: Anything? Prue: No. Phoebe: Do you think maybe we scryed for the wrong witch? Prue: I don't think so. (Prue sees burnt curtains and black marks on the wall.) Phoebe: Scorch marks. Oh my god, do you think she's dad? Prue: Unfortunately, I don't know what else to think. Phoebe: That doesn't make any sense. Cole said she wouldn't get hurt. Prue: Yeah, well, somebody sure fired an energy ball in here. Phoebe: Somebody like Cole, you mean? Prue: Phoebe, I'm not saying that it was Cole, okay? All that I'm telling you is what I see, what we both see. For what it's worth, I don't think it was Cole. Phoebe: Thank you. Prue: Alright, but if he didn't do it, who did? Phoebe: Well, Cole said that he thought he was being set up by his mentor. So maybe he is, maybe they're trying to frame him. Prue: Why? Phoebe: I don't know, but if it's true, that means his cover's blown and we gotta get him outta there. Prue: Yeah. (Leo orbs in.) Leo. Phoebe: What are you doing here? Leo: Looking for you. The Elders called me because a powerful amulet has been stolen. Prue: Yeah, we know. Leo: You do? Prue: Yes, and the witch that had it has been klled. Leo: It's supposed to protect her, that's why they gave it to her. Only the most evil of demons could have had the power to take it away. Phoebe: And why would a demon want that amulet so bad? Leo: Because it's one half of an ancient charm. Whoever connects the two amulets together, more than doubles, it protects your power. With it they become invincible. Prue: Oh, that certainly explains why the brotherhood wanted Cole to get it. Leo: Cole? Phoebe: Forget it. Who's got the other half? Leo: Another witch. The amulets were divided between two local covens for safe keeping, but the bearers have always been kept secret, guarded even from them. Phoebe: Well, obviously that's why the brotherhood wants them both. Leo: Only to destroy them so good can never use them. The amulet won't protect anyone evil. Prue: Alright, we need to find that other witch before they do. Phoebe: Okay, well, you go with Piper so I can work on Cole's potion. Prue: Yeah. Speaking of, where's Piper? Leo: Uh, she's at the manor recovering from a little problem we had at the passport office. Prue: What problem? Leo: Uh, well, she sorta blew some of it up. [Scene: Cave in the underworld. Cole and Tarkin are waiting there. Cole is holding the amulet.] Tarkin: Nervous? Cole: Impatient. There's something you're not telling me, brother. Tarkin: Actually, I was about to ask you the same question, brother. (Raynor shimmers in.) Raynor: Sorry to keep you waiting, I had business to attend to. (He walks over to Cole.) The amulet. (Cole hands him the amulet.) Must feel good to be back in the game, it was such a beautiful death. Cole: What do you mean? Raynor: The witch. How did you kll her? Cole: I didn't. I'd never risk alerting the Charmed Ones just for the thrill of offing a low level witch. Raynor: Too bad, I would and did. Don't make me clean up after you again. Cole: You shouldn't have klled her, Raynor. Raynor: You're right. You should have. Cole: You told me to just get the amulet, you didn't say kll the witch. Raynor: Some things go without saying. Tarkin: You want me to get the second amulet? Raynor: No, I want Belthazor to. Cole: Let Tarkin. My strength isn't back yet. I could barely fight through the magic of the first amulet. Raynor: You can do it, I know you. You're the great Belthazor, you can do anything you want. You've seem to forgotten that. Find the witch. (He waves his hand in front of Cole's face.) But this time show no mercy. (Cole shimmers out.) Tarkin: You think he'll do it? Raynor: You keep pulling the bottle in front of him, sooner or later he's gonna take a drink. Tarkin: What if he doesn't? (A bright glowing ball appears in Raynor's hand.) Raynor: Don't worry, I have insurance. [Cut to the manor. Prue, Phoebe and Leo walk inside.] Prue: Alright, I'll start scrying. Leo: I don't think it'll work. The amulet wards off magic, all magic. Phoebe: That must be why we didn't find the first witch in time. We didn't get a read on her until after the amulet was stolen. Prue: Okay, but what happens if we don't find her before... (They hear a loud noise coming from the kitchen.) [Cut to the kitchen. Piper is there covered in pieces of watermelon. Prue, Phoebe and Leo walk in.] Phoebe: Piper? Prue: Uh, okay, was it a demon? Piper: No, it was watermelon! Phoebe: Honey, why did you vanquish watermelon? Piper: I didn't vanquish watermelon. I threw it up in the air and I tried to freeze it and it exploded. (She throws her hands up in the air and a pot plant explodes. She panics and the glass on the cupboards smash.) Leo: This is the little problem I was telling you about. Phoebe: Okay, Piper, slowly put your hands down and no one will get hurt. (Piper puts her hands down.) Piper: Honey! Leo: Sweetie, it's gonna be okay, we're gonna figure it out. (Leo walks over to her.) Piper: No-no-no! Don't come near me, I don't want anybody to get hurt. Prue: Okay, put these on. (Prue puts oven mitts on Piper's hands.) Maybe this will help. Put these on and... Okay, now try the teapot. Try the teapot. (Piper blows up the teapot.) Whoa! (Prue quickly pushes her hands down.) Okay, okay, it wasn't that bad. Phoebe: Alright, just relax, okay, just calm down because I think your emotions are making this worse. Leo: I'm gonna go check with the Elders, and see if they know what happened to your powers. Piper: Hurry! Prue: Hey, and ask them how we're supposed to... (Leo orbs out.) find the second witch. (Cole shimmers in.) Cole: I know where to find her. Phoebe: Cole. Cole: I didn't kll her, Phoebe. I swear. (She goes over to him.) Phoebe: It's okay, I know. We believe you. You don't look so good. Are you okay? (She touches his face and he pulls her hand away.) Cole: I'm not sure. Phoebe: Come on. (Cole and Phoebe walk into another room.) Cole: What about the potion? How close are you? Phoebe: Uh, we're just missing one ingredient, billings root, whatever that is. But as soon as I find it, then I can finish it. Cole: Well, I don't have much time, I'm kinda hanging on by my fingertips as it is. Phoebe: Well, you have to hold on a little longer. Cole: Ay-ya-yay. Phoebe: You can do it, Cole, I know you. Cole: Raynor says he knows me too. Phoebe: Cole, look at me. Look at me. (He looks at her.) You have to keep fighting it. You have to keep fighting him, you can not let him win. Cole: But fighting is how he does win. Raynor's just waiting for me to slip so he can drag me back in the fold, I know that's what he's doing. (She moves closer to him and touches his face.) Phoebe: He can't have you. I won't let him. Cole: Then save me, Phoebe. I've been ordered to kll the next witch. You have to get there first and stop me. Otherwise Raynor will win. [Scene: Park. Seven witches are sitting in a circle, around a small fre.] Witch: The birth and rebirth of all nature. The passing of winter and spring, we share in the life universal. Rejoice in the magical ring. I'll see you all next week. Blessed be. All: Blessed be. (They all stand up. Cole looks on from the bushes near by. Tarkin shimmers in beside him.) Cole: What are you doing here? Tarkin: Just watching your back. Cole: Yeah, well, watching it's one thing, sab it's another. Tarkin: What's the matter? Don't you trust me? Cole: I don't trust anyone. Tarkin: Never did. That's probably what made you so great. No legences, no conscience, no hesitation. (All the witches leave, except one.) You know what Raynor wants. Just give it to him. You'll feel better after you kll the witch. (The witch kneels down and starts to pack up her stuff. She hears a noise.) Witch: Who's there? (Cole comes out and changes into Belthazor. The witch stands up and holds out the amulet.) You can't hurt me. (Belthazor walks towards the witch and the protective shield from the amulet surrounds her. Belthazor reaches through the shield. Prue, Piper and Phoebe arrive.) Phoebe: Cole, don't! Prue: Piper, freeze him. Piper: I might blow him up. (Prue uses her power on Belthazor. Phoebe runs over to the witch.) Phoebe: It's okay, we're witches too. (Tarkin gets ready to throw an energy bolt.) Piper! (Piper blows up a tree.) Prue: Okay, that was good, that was, that-that was fine. Tarkin: kll them. Phoebe: No. (Belthazor throws an energy bolt at Phoebe and the witch. The amulet protects them and they are thrown into the bushes. Prue uses her power on Belthazor and he flies against a rock. Tarkin gets ready to throw an energy bolt and Prue uses her power on him. They stand up. Belthazor looks at Phoebe and then he and Tarkin shimmer out.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Prue, Piper, Phoebe and the witch walk in the living room.] Piper: Leo! Prue: Uh, he's our Whitelighter. Phoebe: And our brother-in-law. Piper: I don't know what is up with me. Every time I try to freeze, I flame. Prue: Uh, Leo! Phoebe: (holding her wounded arm) I'm fine, really, it's no big deal. Piper: Phoebe, it's a huge deal, Cole tried to kll you. Prue: He's the demon. (The witch nods.) Piper: And her boyfriend. Phoebe: We have very complicated lives. Witch: I'm just thrilled to meet you. I mean, I've heard of the Charmed Ones, of course, but I just thought I'd never dream I'd... Prue: Nearly die with us? Yes, well, welcome to our lives. Witch: You saved me, and the amulet. That's enough. (to Phoebe) May I? (She looks at Phoebe's arm.) Well, the wound isn't deep. A salve would cleanse it and ease the pain. Would you allow me entrance to your herb cupboard? Prue: Kitchen, she means kitchen. Piper: Hmm? Oh, right, sure, follow me. (Piper points.) Phoebe: Oh, hands down, hands down. (Piper and the witch go into the kitchen.) Prue: Come on, sit down, take it easy. (They sit on the couch.) Phoebe: I'm fine, Prue, really. And Cole would not try to kll me. He knew that the amulet would protect me. He could've fired at you or Piper but he didn't. With the other demon there, he made the only choice he could. Prue: And you really believe that, right? Phoebe: Yeah, I know it. I saw his eyes. They were filled with pain, not evil. Prue, we've gotta get him outta there before it's too late. Prue: Alright, then we better figure out a way to finish that power stripping potion fast. Come on. (Prue and Phoebe walk into the kitchen. The witch is mixing ingredients in a bowl.) Piper: Check her out. Whipping it up like it's Tollhouse Cookies. Maybe after she fixes Phoebe she can fix me. Prue: Piper, you don't need fixing. Piper: Uh, if it's taking the Elders this long to tell Leo what's wrong with me, then I definitely need fixing. Witch: (to Phoebe) This will feel a little warm. (She spreads a paste on Phoebe's wound.) Phoebe: That is amazing. It doesn't hurt at all. Hey, how are you at making potions? Witch: Well, what do you need? Prue: We need to de-tox a demon. Phoebe: Yeah, we need something called billings root. Witch: Well, you have that. It's on the bottom shelf. (She takes a jar out of their cupboard.) Phoebe: No, that's ginger. Witch: Now that's what it's called. In the old covens they called it billings root. Phoebe: Jenna, you have healed me twice. (She hugs Jenna.) Piper, do you think you can help Jenna with the potion? Just not point at anything. Piper: Only one way to find out. (Phoebe walks over and takes the keys off the hook.) Prue: Hey, where are you going? Phoebe: To get Cole back here. If I'm right about what I saw in his eyes, he'll go to the mausoleum. Prue: And what if you're wrong? Piper: Well, then he'll be back here with his buddy to get the amulet. Phoebe: I'm not wrong. Cole's not the enemy. He's the victim. And I'm gonna save him. (Phoebe leaves.) [Scene: Cave in the underworld. Cole, Tarkin and Raynor are there.] Raynor: How could you have failed? It was just one little witch. Cole: No, it wasn't. The Charmed Ones were there, just like I warned you they might be. Tarkin: We could have taken them. Cole: We would have died. The amulet protected them. Raynor: Which is exactly why I want it. What has happened to you, Belthazor? The witch's magic never would have stopped you before, you never would have given up. What's changed? Cole: You know what? Let's just drop the pretences, okay? I'm tired of playing games. We both know what you're trying to do, it's not gonna work. Raynor: Yeah? Cole: You don't care about the amulet. You only care about turning me against Phoebe. Raynor: How smart, and yet foolish enough to fall in love. Cole: Loving her is the best thing that's ever happened to me. You can destroy me, but you can't change that. Raynor: After all that I've taught you and all that I've given you, you're willing to give it all up for a witch? Cole: I'm not gonna kll for you, Raynor. Not anymore. Raynor: Not even for your father's soul? (A bright glowing ball appears in Raynor's hand. Cole goes for Raynor but Tarkin holds him back with a Knfe up to his neck.) Tarkin: Settle, brother. Cole: How did you get that? The Source? Raynor: I'll promise to free him if you've fulfilled your end of the bargain. You kll the witch, come back and finish your obligations, and you and your father will both be free. (Cole shimmers out.) All that separates us from getting him back are a few drops of innocent blood, and they're about to be spilled. [Cut to the mausoleum. Phoebe is pacing up and down. Cole shimmers in.] Phoebe: Cole. Surprised to see me? Cole: I hoped but why'd you come after what I did? Phoebe: Because you need me. Besides, it's not like you haven't tried to kll me before. A little energy ball isn't going to stop me. Cole: You know, I didn't have a choice, I didn't mean to hurt you. Phoebe: I know, I know, I know, it's okay. I just need to get you back to the house, get that potion and you will be safe. Cole: It's too late for that. (Cole coughs.) Phoebe: What do you mean? (Cole's hand changes into Belthazor's hand. His face starts to change.) We have to hurry. Cole: Maybe I should shimmer us there. Phoebe: You can't use your demonic powers, it's too much temptation. We'll just drive there. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Prue, Piper and Jenna are there. Piper and Jenna are making the potion while Prue searches through the Book of Shadows.] Jenna: Shake water vigorously for two hundred heartbeats. Then add a pinch of dandelion and a dash of chickweed. (Piper pours some water into a jar.) Prue: You're using bottled water? Piper: For Cole, the purer the better. (She screws the lid on. Prue reaches for it.) I got it. Prue: Okay. Piper: Time me. (Prue reaches for the jar.) I got it. (Piper shakes the jar while Prue looks at her watch.) Leo should have been back by now. It must mean my powers are screwed forever. They're punishing me. Jenna: You're a fulfillment of a great prophecy. Why punish you? Piper: Oh, forgery. Wanting to have a normal life. Getting pissed off. By next week I'll be walking around like Carrie at the prom. Jenna: I think that's enough shaking. (Jenna takes the jar off of Piper. Leo orbs in.) Piper: Leo! Where the hell have you been? Prue: (to Piper) Hi, easy, remember, breathe, okay? Leo, Jenna the innocent, Jenna, Leo the Whitelighter. Leo: Hi. (They shake hands.) Piper: Leo, why are my powers so wonky? Leo: They're not, they're advancing. Uh, turns out your powers work by slowing down molecules, and apparently now you can speed them up as well. Piper: Okay, but why now? Couldn't they have picked a better time? Prue: Hey, okay, don't look a gift power in the mouth. That one kicks ass and we may need it sooner than you think. (She walks over to the Book of Shadows.) Piper: Why? Prue: Because when the two amulets are joined together, only this spell can activate their power. This spell. (Piper and Leo walk over.) Piper: What does that mean? Prue: It means if the brotherhood wants to actually use the amulets, they're gonna have to come here for the spell. Jenna: But I was told that evil couldn't use the amulets. Prue: Maybe they figured out a way. (Phoebe and Cole walk in.) Phoebe: Hey. (Cole sits in a chair.) Prue: You look like hell. Cole: You have no idea. Phoebe: Is the potion done? Jenna: It still has to cool and turn blood red. Piper: I'll get some ice. Prue: Oh, uh, I'll help. So you don't melt it. (Prue and Piper walk out of the attic and down the stairs.) Well, look on the bright side, at least you got a new power. I mean, you've been bitching about it long enough. Piper: Yeah, well, careful what you bitch for. (Tarkin shimmers in. Piper uses her power and breaks the pot plant.) Prue: Uh... (Tarkin throws an energy ball at them and Prue deflects it with her power. She goes over and kicks him in the stomach, then his head, then his stomach. He flies against the wall.) Try again! (Piper uses her power and a shelf falls on top of Prue, knocking her unconscious.) Piper: Oops. (Tarkin gets up.) Phoebe, help! (She hits Tarkin over the head with a vase.) Phoebe! Phoebe, help! (Phoebe stands at the top of the stairs.) Watch out! (Tarkin throws an energy ball at Phoebe and she jumps over, landing on some furniture.) Oh, please, please, please. (She uses her power and Tarkin explodes.) I did it! (Phoebe gets up.) I did it! Phoebe: Very good. Piper: Of course I meant to freeze him. Are you alright? Phoebe: I am, thanks to you. Piper: I don't think Prue's gonna be quite as grateful. Phoebe: Wake her up, I've gotta get back to Cole. (Phoebe goes upstairs.) Piper: Um... [Cut to the attic. The potion, sitting in a chalice, turns blood red.] Jenna: (to Leo) It's ready. (Raynor shimmers in and throws an energy ball at Leo. He is knocked unconscious. Jenna gasps. She turns to Raynor and holds her amulet.) Cole: Leave her out of this, Raynor. Jenna: I serve with every breath, even my last. Raynor: I'll have to take you up on that. But I think I'll save that pleasure for my brother. (Raynor throws an energy ball at Jenna. The amulet protects her, but she still gets thrown back into some boxes. She falls to the floor and the amulet falls off her neck. Phoebe gets to the top of the stairs and tries to open the door but Raynor has blocked it.) Phoebe: Cole? (She bangs on the door.) Raynor: I've come to take you home. Cole: I am home. Phoebe: Cole! Raynor: You will be when you kll the witch. Stop fighting it, Belthazor. You're a demon. Embrace it. Let evil make you strong again, give into it. Phoebe: (from outside) Cole? Leo? Raynor: The rage in you is raising but it's not me you want to kll. It's her. Do it, for yourself. Cole: No. Phoebe: Cole, open up the door, let me in. (Prue comes up behind her and uses her power on the door. It opens up a bit. Phoebe looks through the crack.) Raynor: Is she really worth sacrificing your father's soul for? Phoebe: Cole, no, don't do it. (Cole yells and he changes into Belthazor. He throws an energy ball at Jenna. She disappears. Raynor shimmers out.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Continued from before. Prue, Piper and Phoebe get inside. Prue and Piper run over to Leo. Phoebe stares at Belthazor.] Belthazor: Phoebe. Piper: What did you do to him? (Belthazor changes back into Cole.) Phoebe: I saw what you did. Cole: It's not what it looks like. It wasn't... Phoebe: Jenna is dad, and Leo is unconscious. What else could it be? Cole: Raynor forced me, I had no choice. Phoebe: There's always a choice, Cole. (Cole sees the potion.) Cole: The potion. (He reaches for it but Phoebe grabs if before he can.) Before it's too late. Phoebe: It's already too late. You klled an innocent woman. There is no turning back from that. Cole: I didn't wanna kll her. You've gotta understand that, I can still be good. Phoebe: There's nothing good in you anymore. Prue: Maybe there never was. You have to read the spell to activate the amulets, right? I mean, Cole, maybe that was your plan all along, to get the book. Piper: But evil can't use the amulets or the book. Phoebe: He could've if we'd stripped his powers. Is that why you wanted the potion, Cole? So you could get the spell and use the amulets against us? Cole: Phoebe, you've gotta believe me. Piper: I think she's believed you one too many times. Cole: Stay out of this! This is between me and her. Phoebe: There's nothing between us anymore. Cole: Phoebe, don't let Raynor take this away from us, don't let him win. Phoebe: Raynor didn't set you up, you se me up. What am I supposed to do? Cole: Please, save me. Phoebe: Save yourself. (She throws the potion on the floor. Cole shimmers out.) [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper is repotting the plant. Prue walks in.] Piper: Sorry about knocking you out. Nothing personal. (Prue picks up some books.) Prue: Yeah, well, at least you didn't blow me up. Piper: Yeah, I was kinda relieved too. Prue: Piper, the control will come. Piper: Mm-hmm. Yeah, tell that to the Ficus. Prue: Well, you sure told it to Tarkin. Piper: That was kinda cool. Prue: So, see, we can celebrate. You know, I mean, you got a new power and you bat a demon with it. Piper: I wish I could've done more. For Jenna, and Cole. I mean, vanquishing one bad guy and losing three good guys is not exactly a winning score. Prue: Yeah, so we are still counting Cole as good, right? Piper: Yeah, I mean, I actually finally understand how he feels, having something inside of you that you can't control, which is capable of hurting the people that you love even if you don't want it to. (Phoebe walks in holding three candles.) Phoebe: Oh, I'm sorry guys. I didn't mean to stick you with the morning after clean up. Piper: How you doing? Phoebe: I'm not sure. (She sits down on the couch and places the candles on the coffee table.) Prue: Well, you have a lot to sort out. Phoebe: No, not really. I lost my soul mate to evil, end of story. Piper: Pheebs, I think he really tried but... Phoebe: It wasn't enough. I wasn't enough. I thought we could do a blessing for our two fallen witches, and for Cole. (Prue and Piper kneel in front of the table. Phoebe lights a match and hands it to Prue.) Prue: For Liza, a lost sister, may her spirit sore. (She lights a candle, then hands the match to Piper.) Piper: For Jenna, our lost friend, may we meet again. (She lights a candle and hands the match to Phoebe.) Phoebe: For Cole, a lost love. (She lights the candle.) May he find peace. (She blows out the match. Leo walks in.) Leo: Piper, we're going... (He sees what they're doing.) to have plenty of time to talk later. Phoebe: No, that's okay, Leo. We could actually use some good news, and it seems like you have some. Leo: Well, I don't have news but I do have a passport. (He shows it to them. Piper gasps. Prue holds Piper's hands down.) Piper: You went back? Leo: Yeah, well, I was thinking with everything that's happened and you're new power, making life a little crazy, alright, crazier, I figured the least I could do is make it somewhat normal. Piper: Are you sure? Leo: Anything that it takes to get you on a plane to Paris. Piper: Ah, you know what? I think we should wait on that. (She goes over to him.) I wouldn't want to sneeze at 40,000 feet and have a whole bunch of people explode, that would be bad. (She kisses him.) Commercial Break [Scene: Cave in the underworld. Cole shimmers in.] Raynor: I knew you'd come back, I've been waiting for you. Cole: My father's soul, where is it? (The bright glowing ball appears in Raynor's hand. Cole carefully takes if off him.) Raynor: Of course, now that you're evil, what can you do with it? Cole: That's not your concern. Raynor: True. You're my only concern. Cole: How'd you get me to do it? A spell? Raynor: Does it really matter? But you enjoyed it, didn't you, klling the witch? Cole: Not as much as I'm going to enjoy this. (He sab Raynor in the stomach.) You klled Phoebe's love for me. Now I'm gonna watch you die. Raynor: I feel your heart, it's racing even as mine slows. You're enjoying this, I can feel it. (Cole digs the Knfe in deeper.) This is what I hoped for. Your inner-demonic nature finally showing itself for all its glory. (Cole pushes him away.) You're truly evil now, Belthazor. Welcome home. (Raynor falls to his knees. f*re surrounds him and he disappears. Cole kneels on the ground.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "03x20 - Exit Stradegy"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Manor. Living room. Phoebe is sitting on the couch with the Book of Shadows. She is gluing pictures of Cole in the Book of Shadows. She writes Cole's human form on the page. Prue walks in the manor.] Phoebe: Why didn't you invite him in? Prue: Who? Phoebe: Your date. The guy you've been smooching on the porch for the last ten minutes. Prue: Eavesdropping were you? Phoebe: Well, I'm single again, so I have no choice but to live vicariously through your love life. (Prue walks in the living room.) Prue: Wow, I'd forget about my love life if I were you, lately mine's been rated PG for pretty grim. Phoebe: That's because no one ever makes it through the threshold, Prue. And don't get me wrong, I'm glad that you're out there looking, but you can't keep saving yourself for Mr. Right. I need more vicarious thrills than that. Prue: I am not saving myself for Mr. Right. I mean, Mr Interesting would do, or Mr. Personality, or even Mr. Take-My-Breath-Away. I don't care. Phoebe: Ooh, be careful with the last one. They tend to surprise you in all the wrong ways. (Prue reads the page Phoebe's making.) Prue: Cole likes walks in the park, jazz and fine wine. Phoebe, what are you doing? Phoebe: Well, Cole's a demon. We write about demons in the Book of Shadows, don't we? Prue: Right, but this kind of stuff? Do you really think that's necessary? Phoebe: Yeah, if it prepares future witches in case he attcks. Absolutely. I mean, the more that they know about Cole, the better chance they have of hurting him before he hurts them. Prue: Do you wanna talk about it? Phoebe: No, there's nothing to talk about. I loved, I lost and now I'm moving on. (They hear an explsin.) Prue: What was that? Phoebe: Piper. (They go into the kitchen.) Prue: Where is she? Phoebe: In the bunker formerly known as the basement. Prue: I thought she was getting a handle on her new powers. Phoebe: Yeah, that was before her new powers got a handle on her. (She knocks on the basement door.) Piper! Piper: What? Phoebe: Are you okay? Piper: I'm fine. The Christmas decorations are not. [Cut to the basement. There is stuff all over the floor.] Prue: Can we come down? Piper: No. Stay away from the door. It's not safe. Phoebe: Piper, that's ridiculous, we're your sisters. [Cut back upstairs.] Phoebe: (to Prue) Maybe we should back up just a little. (They move away from the door. Dogs start barking from outside.) Prue: Geez, who let the dogs out? Phoebe: You can't stay down there forever. Piper: Yes I can. Phoebe: No, you can't. You have a club to run and a husband who can't stand to live without you. Prue: That's right, and-and two sisters who need you to cook for them and fight evil with them. Phoebe: Okay, do you want her to come up or do you want her to stay down there? Prue: Oh. (Kit hisses.) Phoebe: What is going on? (Kit runs through the kitchen knocking over the bin. She runs past Phoebe and Phoebe knocks over some utensils.) Piper: What was that? What happened? Phoebe: Uh, nothing, just relax. It was only Kit, don't blow anything up. Prue: What the hell is going on out there? [Cut to a man's apartment. His little pug dog is looking out the window. It runs over to the man and sits in front of him. It barks. The man is sitting in a chair, flipping through a photo album. He is crying.] Man: Oh, Catherine. Oh, Catherine, my darling. (The dog continues to bark. Glass objects around the house start shaking.) Rusty, stop it. (A strange noise gets louder and louder, and everything in the room shakes. The light bulbs blow and all the glass smashes. The windows smash and in flies a Banshee. She lets out a high-pitched scream. The man blocks his ears. The Banshee moves closer to the man and screams in his face. The man covers his face and blood drips down his face.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Phoebe is there writing in the Book of Shadows. Prue walks in.] Prue: Morning. Phoebe: Morning. Prue: Uh, you're not still writing in there about Cole are you? Phoebe: Nope. Prue: Good. Phoebe: I'm actually writing about his demonic half now. (Prue sits down at the table with a cup of coffee and the paper.) Prue: Phoebe, I'm-I'm starting to get a little worried about you. Phoebe: Oh, don't worry about me, worry about Piper. Prue: Why? She still locked in the basement? Phoebe: No, she's locked herself in her bedroom now. Prue: Well, at least somebody's improving. (Prue sees an article in the newspaper.) Huh, looks like we weren't the only ones annoyed by the dogs barking last night. It says that there was a record number of noise complaints. Phoebe: Mm-hmm. Prue: It says here at the exact same time there was a man mrder in our neighbourhood. Phoebe: Do you mind? Prue: No motive, nothing stolen, nothing that suggests how he was klled, lots of shattered glass everywhere. Phoebe: You know this isn't gonna work, you trying to distract me with (Phoebe touches a page in the Book of Shadows and has a premonition. In it, there is a girl in a phone booth. The glass smashes. She covers her face and blood trickles down her face.) Prue: What? Phoebe: I saw a little girl. She couldn't have been any older that fourteen or fifteen. Did you mention something about shattered glass? Prue: Yeah. Phoebe: I think you're right. I think a demon was responsible for that man's death. (She stands up with the Book of Shadows.) And I think I know which one. (Phoebe walks into the living room and puts the book on the chair. She clears the table. Prue walks in.) Prue: Uh, Pheebs, what are you doing? (Phoebe turns the table onto its side.) Phoebe: We'll use the magic to magic spell to summon Cole and then we vanquish him. Prue: Okay, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait. What makes you think that Cole's responsible? Phoebe: Because I was holding the Belthazor page when I got the premonition. Prue: Uh, okay, but shattered glass, and old man, a teenager? That's not exactly his mo. Phoebe: Then why else would I get the premonition? Prue: I don't know, Phoebe, but I think that you're barking up the wrong demon. Look, I know that he hurt you but that doesn't necessarily mean that he's Phoebe: Prue, I can do this with you or without you. Just please, get the vanquishing potion. Prue: And what if the potion doesn't work? Phoebe: It'll work. It has to. (Phoebe flips through the book and finds the spell.) [Cut to the cave underground. Cole is dressed in a black robe. He is chanting.] Prue, Phoebe: (voice over) Magic forces black and white. (Wind surrounds Cole.) Reaching out through space and light. [Cut to the manor.] Prue, Phoebe: "Be he far or be he near, bring us the demon Belthazor here. [Cut to the cave. Cole is hanging on to a rock.] Cole: No! [Cut to the manor] Prue, Phoebe: Magic forces black and white, reaching out through space and light, be he far or be he near, bring us the demon Belthazor here. (A tunnel of wind appears in the centre of the room.) Phoebe: Here he comes. [Cut to the cave. Cole hangs on to the rock. He changes into Belthazor. The wind disappears. He knocks everything off the table. He bangs on the table, angrily.] [Cut to the manor. The wind tunnel disappears.] Phoebe: Wait a minute, what happened? Why didn't it work? Prue: I don't know. (They walk into the middle of the room.) Phoebe: Damn it! Prue: Uh, alright, we're just gonna have to find the girl another way. Was there anything in your premonition that might help? Phoebe: Dark alley, late at night, phone booth. I mean, there's not much to go on. Prue: Okay, so we'll have to go to the first victims apartment and see if there's anything there. Phoebe: Should we get Piper? Prue: No, let's not put her anymore on edge then she already is. Come on. [Cut to Piper's room. Piper is sitting on the bed meditating. She is listening to a tape.] Woman on tape: Soft in elevation, slow, deep, exhalation. Be at peace in this world. Allow your mind to drift. Slow. (Leo orbs in and scares Piper. She blows up her CD player.) Piper: Leo! You're supposed to knock, not orb. Leo: But I live here. (Piper gets a fre extinguisher and uses it on her CD player.) Piper: Uhh. (She points it at Leo.) Leo: Okay, okay, okay, just relax. Piper: That's what I was trying to do and then somebody made me blow up my Guru. (Leo moves towards her.) No-no-no. Stay away. I am not safe. Leo: Piper, come on. Piper: No, I mean it. My hands are lethal wapon, and I don't know how to control it and it gets worse every day. Leo: Well, that's normal. It took you a while to learn how to control your freezing power, remember? (He sits down beside her.) Piper: Freezing is one thing, blwing up stuff is another thing all together. Leo: Well, except this time you're not alone. I'm here. Piper: Yeah, but you shouldn't be here. You shouldn't be anywhere near me, it's too dangerous. Leo: Then how are we gonna go on our honeymoon? Piper: We're not gonna go on our honeymoon, we're gonna cancel it. Leo: We are not cancelling our honeymoon. Piper: Well, then tell the Elders to take this power back, I don't want it, I'm not ready for it. Leo: They wouldn't have given it to you if you weren't ready for it. I know that both as your Whitelighter and as your husband. Piper: What if you're wrong? What if I hurt someone? I just, I feel so helpless. Leo: One thing you're not is helpless. You are one of the strongest, most (They lay down on the bed) capable people I have ever known. And don't forget I've been around for a while. Piper: Really? Leo: You can handle this, honey. We can handle it together. Commercial Break [Scene: Man's apartment. Prue, Phoebe and an Inspector are there. Prue and Phoebe are looking around.] Inspector: So what kind of specialists are you anyway? Phoebe: Inspector Morris didn't tell you? Inspector: No, he didn't. (Prue sees a photo album on the floor.) Prue: Can I pick this up? Inspector: Sure, Forensics is done here. (Prue picks it up.) Are you those psychics we keep hearing about he was working with? (Phoebe laughs) Phoebe: Psychics. Right, that's a good one. Prue: Is this the victim's wife? Inspector: Yeah. She died a couple of months ago. Sad to say the poor guy never got over it. Prue: Any suspects? Inspector: All we know is whoever did it busted through that window. Although, three stories up, nobody can figure out how. Phoebe: Do you see any scorch marks by where the body was? Prue: No, I don't think there would have been a body if ( the Inspector looks at her) that particular wapon had been used. Inspector: Are you from Arson? Prue: Uh, no, she was just curious of how he died. Inspector: He drowned in his own blood according to the M.E. All his blood vessels just burst. No reason. Are you Feds? Phoebe: Actually, Inspector, we're witches, okay? We actually think a demon might have done this. Probably my ex-boyfriend and if he did do this then we have to find him and vanquish him. Satisfied? Inspector: That's very funny. (He leaves the room.) Prue: Okay, are you out of your mind? Phoebe: Well, it got rid of him didn't it? So what do you think? Prue: Definitely supernatural, but was it Belthazor? [Scene: Cave underground. Cole is there talking to another demon.] Cole: Well, they must have some of the vanquishing potion. Otherwise why try to summon me? Demon: Perhaps the witch who loved you wants you back? Humans can be very forgiving. Cole: Nah, not this human, not after what I did. If I know her. She wants to crucify me, and knowing her is exactly what I want you to help me stop doing. If I have to fully revert to my demonic self, I need to break all ties and remove all doubt. Demon: Transmuting your blood might make you immune to the witches potion, Belthazor. But it won't necessarily make you immune from her pool. Cole: That's alright if she summons me again. Demon: That's not the pool I'm talking about. Your human half will always be vulnerable to that which makes all humans vulnerable. No sorcery can change that. (Cole pulls up his sleeve.) Cole: Then do what you can. (A Knfe flies off the table into the demon's hand. He cuts Cole's arm. Electricity comes out of the demon's hand, into Cole's wound.) [Cut to the manor. Prue and Phoebe are sitting on the couch looking at the Belthazor page in the Book of Shadows.] Phoebe: I'm telling you, it's gotta be Cole. Prue: Phoebe, just because you want it to be him doesn't necessarily make it him. Phoebe: This isn't about me and Cole, this is about what I saw. My premonitions are always directly connected to what I'm touching at the time. Prue: Oh, okay, well, wait a minute. What if the back of your hand was touching (Prue turns the page) this page? Right, a Banshee, and whatever that is. (Leo and Piper comes down the stairs.) Leo: It's a demon who feeds on souls and great pain. Phoebe: (to Piper) Hey, stranger, long time, no see. Piper: Well, like you said, I can't hide forever. Although you guys should be wearing asbestos suits. Prue: Oh, I think we'll risk it. Piper: I just don't want anybody to get hurt. Prue: Well, since you can't freeze us, you probably can't blow us up either. (Piper sits down beside them.) Phoebe: Just keep your hands where we can see them. Prue: Alright, so the Banshee. Leo: Well, they're pretty rare. What they do is hunt for their victims with a high pitched call. Something beyond our range to hear. Prue: Okay, so then how do they find their victims? Phoebe: (reading from the book) By hearing the inner cry by zeroing in on the waves of pain that emanate from the stricken. Leo: Then their call turns into a scream that kills. Prue: Well, that explains the broken blood vessels and the shattered glass. Looks like it's not Cole after all. Piper: So what do we do? Wear earplugs? Phoebe: Uh, there is no spell to vanquish the Banshee but there is one to track a banshee. Okay, so all we need is a designated tracker. [Time lapse. Attic. Prue is standing in a circle of candles. Piper, Phoebe and Leo are there outside of the circle. Piper is holding a piece of paper.] Phoebe: Are you sure about this? Prue: Well, with everything that you and Piper are going through right now, I don't really have much of a choice. Besides, it's just a tracking spell, what's the worst that could happen? Piper: With our history, don't go there. Prue: Yeah, well, it's almost night and that's when the girl in Phoebe's premonition was attcked. So lets just do it. (Piper and Phoebe read from the piece of paper.) Phoebe/Piper: "The piercing cry that feeds on pain, and leaves more sorrow than a gain, shall now be heard by one who seeks, to stop the havoc that it wreaks. (They hear thunder and a bright light surrounds Prue. She disappears.) Phoebe: Prue? Piper: Oh my god. (They look down and Prue has turned into a large white dog.) Prue? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Prue's room. Phoebe is looking under the bed trying to get Prue out.] Phoebe: Come on, Prue. Come on, come on out. We're still your sisters, you know. (Prue whimpers.) Oh, gee, honey, don't sound so sad, it's gonna be okay. Piper: How? How is this gonna be okay? Phoebe: Hands in your pockets. (Leo walks in.) Piper: What did you find out? Why did the spell backfire? Leo: I don't think it did. Piper: What are you talking about, Leo? Prue is walking around on all fours and barking. If that's not a backfire, then what is? (Prue whimpers.) Phoebe: Shh, you're scaring her. Leo: Alright, all I'm saying is that you guys cast a tracking spell, and since dogs can obviously hear a Banshee's call, what happened makes sense. Prue should be able to track it now. Phoebe: Yeah, if she ever comes out. (She looks under the bed.) Prue, honey, okay, you can't stay under there all night. Okay, if you won't come out for you, will you at least come out for an innocent? We can't save that teenage girl without you. (They wait and Prue finally comes out.) That's a good girl! That's a good girl. Who's a good girl? Piper: Well, at least we know she understands what we're saying. Phoebe: Oh, she's such a pretty dog. Piper: What else did you expect? Leo: A Doberman? (Prue growls and barks at Leo.) Easy. Piper: Oh, honey, watch your orbs. Phoebe: So what do we have to do to get our real sister back? Leo: Once the Banshee is vanquished, the spell should reverse itself. (Prue runs out of the room.) Piper: Well, what if the Banshee doesn't show up until like next year? Then what do we do then? Leo: I don't think you'll have to wait that long. Banshee's have an insatiable appetite for pain. The feed every night. Phoebe: Okay, what do we do once she finds the demon? I mean, there's no vanquishing potion, there's no power of three. (Prue barks and they hear a crash.) Piper: Oh my god, Prue! (They run out of the room.) [Cut downstairs. Prue is chasing Kit around the house. Kit runs up the stairs and Piper, Phoebe and Leo come down the stairs. They stop Prue.] Piper: Prue, no! No-no-no-no, very bad, Prue. Very, very bad Prue. (Prue growls.) Hi, Kujo, who you growling at? Leo: Maybe I'd better go check with the elders and see if they know how to vanquish a Banshee. Phoebe: Wait a minute, don't tell me you're afraid of Prue. Leo: Yeah. Piper: Well, wait a minute, hold it. What if we find the Banshee in the mean time? Leo: Well, you blew up the last demon you fought, didn't you? Piper: Yeah, but I was trying to freeze him. Leo: Just remember what we talked about. Just try and relax. (Leo orbs out.) Piper: I really wish everybody would quit telling me to relax. (Prue runs over to the front door.) Phoebe: What is it? What is it, girl? (They follow her into the foyer.) Piper: Do you think she hears the Banshee? (Prue barks. Phoebe opens the door and Prue runs out.) Piper: Wait. (They grab their coats and follow Prue.) [Time lapse. Phoebe and Piper are standing outside.] Phoebe: This is worse than I thought. Piper: I never imagined anything like this could ever happen to us. Phoebe: All I know is this can't go on much longer. Piper: So what are we gonna do? Phoebe: Rock, paper, scissors? Piper: No way, you already lost. Phoebe: Two out of three. Piper: Na-uh. (Piper hands Phoebe a plastic bag. Prue comes out from behind the bushes.) Phoebe: This is so humiliating. (The dogs down the street start barking. Prue barks.) Piper: Phoebe? Does this mean what I think it means? (Prue runs off. Phoebe drops the plastic bag and they run after Prue.) Phoebe: It means I'm off the hook! I'm off the hook! Piper: Prue, wait! [Cut to an alley. A teenage girl is in phone booth.] Girl: Mum? Dad? Are you there? Pick up please, it's me. Mum? Oh, thank God. I'm so sorry, I never should have went away. I want to come home. (She hears the Banshee's call getting closer.) I don't know. Somewhere in San Francisco. (The Banshee jumps on top of a dumpster and screams. The glass on the phone booth smashes. The Banshee jumps on the ground and lets out a high pitched scream. The girl covers her face. Prue runs around the corner and attcks the Banshee. Piper and Phoebe come around the corner.) Piper: Prue? (Piper goes over to the girl.) It's okay, it's okay. Run, run. (The girl runs away. Prue barks. The Banshee jumps up and Phoebe reaches up and pulls her down. Piper goes over and the Banshee hits her. She lands on some wooden crates. The Banshee screams and faces Phoebe.) Phoebe: Piper, now? (Piper tries to freeze the Banshee but blows up the dumpster. The Banshee falls back. Prue barks. Piper goes over to Phoebe.) Piper: Are you okay? Phoebe: I think so, yeah. (The Banshee runs off and Prue follows.) Piper: Prue, no, wait! (The Banshee runs into the street and jumps on a car. She leaps across the street onto another car. Prue runs onto the road. A horn beeps and a car runs into Prue. A man stops and gets out of the car. He goes to Prue.) Man: Oh, God. You stay there, baby. You're alright. Good girl. Shh. Can somebody give me a hand here? It's alright, good girl, good girl. Can somebody help? [Cut to the manor. Kitchen. Piper flips through a phonebook. Phoebe comes in, talking on the phone.] Phoebe: No, Darryl, I realize that you can't put out an APB for a dog, but couldn't you at least ask the other cops to keep an eye out for her? (Listens) Yeah, okay, that would be great. Call Piper's cell if you hear anything. Bye. (She hangs up) Do you think that the animal shelters are even open this late? Piper: They better be because this is a disaster, I am very worried. Phoebe: Well, don't worry, we will find Prue and we will find the Banshee. (Phoebe gets a bottle of water out of the fridge.) At least we saved that girl. Piper: Yeah, and how are we gonna save you? Phoebe: What are you talking about? Piper: I'm talking about how the Banshee zeroed in on you even though I was the one blwing up things. Phoebe: So? Piper: So, the Banshee seeks out people who are in great pain. And apparently it thinks you are. Phoebe: Piper, that's ridiculous. Piper: Phoebe. You are not the first Halliwell to fall in love with a demon and get brned. I know how much that hurts which means I know how much you hurt. But I think you're in denial. Phoebe: Okay. Well, if you'll forgive me, Dr. Laura, I have a different demon to worry about at the moment. (Phoebe starts to leave.) Piper: Wait a minute, where you going? Phoebe: I'm gonna go get the Book of Shadows so we can cast the tracking spell on me. Piper: Wait, huh? You want to turn yourself into a dog too? Phoebe: Do you know a better way to find the Banshee and to find Prue. Piper: No, but Phoebe: Then you will mind your business, and I am going to get the Book of Shadows. (She leaves the kitchen.) [Cut to the attic. Phoebe walks in and over to the Book of Shadows. She flips through the book and stops at the Cole/Belthazor page. She stares at it for a moment then picks it up. She sits down on a chair and cries.] [Cut downstairs. Piper is on the phone.] Piper: Well, there isn't any shelter open. This is an emergency. Well, there's gotta be some place. (Leo orbs in.) Never mind. (She hangs up.) We lost Prue. Leo: What? Piper: She ran off after the Banshee attcked. Leo: Wait a minute, you fought the Banshee and you and Phoebe are okay? Piper: Yeah, fine, why? Leo: Because the elders just told me that Banshee's are former witches. Piper: So? Leo: So, the Banshee's scream doesn't kll witches, it turns them into Banshees. [Cut to the attic. Phoebe has stopped crying.] Phoebe: Why, Cole? (Vases and bottles in the room start to shake.) Piper! (She hears the Banshee's call getting closer.) [Cut to downstairs.] Piper: Phoebe? (Piper and Leo run upstairs.) [Cut to the attic. The bottles smash. Then all the windows smash. Phoebe falls on the floor. The Banshee flies through the window and lets out a high pitched scream. Piper and Leo run in. The Banshee goes for Piper but Piper blows her up.] Piper: Huh, shut her up. Leo: Phoebe, you okay? (Phoebe turns into a Banshee.) Piper: Uh-oh. (Phoebe/Banshee pushes Piper and Leo and runs over to the window. She screams.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Leo are there.] Leo: Are you okay? Piper: Am I okay? Prue is a dog and Phoebe is a Banshee. I am not even in the vicinity of okay. How did this happen? What am I supposed to do? And you know, you could have told me about the witches turn into Banshees thing a little bit earlier. Leo: Honey, just try and relax. Piper: Would you stop telling me to relax! (Piper blows up a sewing machine.) That was Grams' sewing machine! Leo: Well, we don't have time for you to lose it. Piper: Well, too bad because I am losing it, whether we have time for it or not. Leo: Listen to me. We have to save Phoebe before she hurts someone. If she kills just one person, she stays a Banshee forever. Piper: Okay, could you give me all the bad news at once? Do you have to keep doling it out for dramatic effect? Leo: We have to find Phoebe. Piper: How, without Prue to track her? Leo: We'll find a way. You can do this, Piper. Piper: No, actually, I can't. See, cause Prue and Phoebe are the super witches and I just tag along and freeze things, and now I can't even do that right. Leo: That's not true. You're just a strong as they are. Piper: I can't do it alone. Leo: You're not alone. We're partners, don't you see that? Piper: I'm sorry, it's just if anything happens to them (They hug.) Leo: Nothing will happen. We won't allow it. Piper: Where do we even begin? Leo: Start by taking a deep breath. That's what your Guru said, right? Piper: Leo, that's not Leo: Shh Close your eyes. (She closes her eyes.) Clear your mind. Listen to your instincts, what are they telling you to do? (Piper opens her eyes.) Piper: I think I know what to do. (Piper runs out of the room.) [Scene: A guy's apartment. Prue is asleep on the couch. She opens her eyes and looks around. The guy is on the phone.] Guy: Are you kidding? I'd love to go but I can't. The vet said someone has to keep an eye on the dog. I have a soft spot for animals. Sue me. No, no tags. Maybe I should write and article about irresponsible pet owners, make them feel like dirt. (Prue moves around on the couch.) Hold it. I've gotta go. (He hangs up and goes over to Prue.) Hey, what are you doing? You're supposed to be resting. (She tries to get off.) No, no, you're not going anywhere. Not until you're better. [Cut to Phoebe/Banshee in a car park. She is lurking behind some cars. A woman walks through the car park. She stops and looks around. The woman gets her keys out and continues walking. She approaches a guy leaning against a car.] Woman: Oh, Ramone. Ramone: I was beginning to think you stood me up. (They hug. Phoebe runs behind a wall and screams.) [Cut to the guy's apartment. Prue is drinking beer from the beer bottle.] Guy: Oh, you like the imported stuff? That's my kind of girl. (Prue gets up and runs over to the door.) What is it? What's the matter? (Prue barks.) Shh, you're gonna wake the neighbours. (Prue barks.) Okay, you want out, I get it. (He opens the door. Prue runs out.) Hey! (He grabs his keys and goes outside.) Come here! [Cut to the Manor. Leo and Piper are walking down the stairs. Piper is carrying the Book of Shadows.] Leo: Piper, think this through, please. Piper: You were the one that told me to trust my instincts. Leo: Yes, that was before you said you were gonna summon Cole, though. Piper: Well, believe me, it was not my first idea. Leo: Well, then what was your first idea? Let's do that instead. Piper: That won't work, this will. Leo: The last time Cole was here he klled a witch, remember? (Piper holds up the potion.) Piper: That is what this if for. Leo: Well, what if he makes his move before you get a chance to vanquish him? Piper: I'll freeze him. Leo: Now you're confident in your powers? Piper: Okay, so maybe I'll blow him up. (They walk into the conservatory.) Leo: But what if he blows us up first? Piper: Well, you're already dad, what's the difference. Leo: The difference is that I don't want you to join me. Piper: Leo, I love you, and it's because of you that I have the courage to even attempt this but we don't have any other options. Now, the Banshee's target people who are in pain, that's why it went after Phoebe, and Cole is the source of Phoebe's pain. So if we can get him to find her and eliminate that pain, then we might be able to get Phoebe back. Leo: Do you really think he'll help us? Piper: Feelings like theirs don't go away. We should know. (Piper turns to the spell in the Book of Shadows.) Magic forces black and white, reaching out through space and light, be he far or be he near, bring us the demon Belthazor here. (A tunnel of wind appears in the room and Cole appears.) Cole: You rang? Piper, not the sister I was expecting. Piper: Phoebe's in trouble. She's been turned into a Banshee. Cole: A Banshee? Well, that's different. Piper: It happened because she was hurting, over you. And I think you're the key to turning her back. Cole: Sorry, I don't do good anymore. Piper: Not even for somebody you love? Cole: Love-d. Past tense. Leo: I think we've heard enough. Piper: Feelings like that don't just die, Cole. Cole: Wrong. They died when Phoebe gave up on me. Now all I can do is return the favour. Piper: You've helped us before, and we've helped you. Cole: Oh, is that what you were doing when you called me this morning. Helping me? Or trying to vanquish me? Leo: Piper, the potion. Piper: Phoebe loves you, Cole. And I know that you love Phoebe. All I'm asking you to do is find her and tell her. Cole: It's over, Piper. In more ways than one. Leo: Throw the potion. Piper: You're right, Cole, it is over. (Piper throws the potion and nothing happens.) Cole: Surprise! (He laughs.) Piper: But Cole: Did you really think that I would come here without magical protection? Question is, do you have any protection for yourself? Leo: Don't thrat her. Cole: I suggest you orb her out of here, Whitelighter, before there's nothing left to orb. (Prue runs in and barks.) Piper: Prue? Cole: Prue? (The house starts to shake.) What's going on? Piper: Phoebe's home. (All the windows smash and Phoebe flies in. She dives on Cole and screams. He changes into Belthazor and shimmers out, taking Phoebe with him.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Continued from before. Leo is patting Prue.] Leo: You think she's alright? Piper: No, I don't. Either way, Phoebe's screwed. Leo: No, I mean Prue. She seems kind of down. Piper: Well, she would be. We're about to lose a sister. Leo: I thought you said Cole would never hurt her. Piper: In self defence he would. Did you see her? She was pissed off. On the other hand, if she kills hem then she's a Banshee forever. (Prue runs over to the door.) Oh, this is all my fault. (Prue barks.) She zeroed in on Cole's pain for her, I led her to him. Leo: We found Prue, we will find Phoebe. (Prue continues to bark.) Piper: But how? What if it's too late? Prue would you be quiet. Leo: Maybe you should try scrying. (Prue walks over and pulls on Leo's pants.) Ow, hey! (Prue jumps through the window.) Piper: She hears Phoebe. Hurry, hurry! Go-go-go-go! (They run outside.) [Cut to the mausoleum. Phoebe/Banshee and Belthazor are fighting. Belthazor pushes her across the room. She kicks him and he falls over a crypt. She jumps on him and scratches him. He pushes her off. She screams and Belthazor roars. He grabs her around the neck.] Belthazor: Don't make me kll you. (She pushes him away.) Damn it, Phoebe. (He changes back to Cole.) Cole: I love you. (Phoebe screams.) [Cut outside. Piper and Leo are running, following Prue.] [Cut back to the mausoleum. The banshee changes back into Phoebe.] [Cut back outside. The dog changes back into Prue. Prue holds her hip in pain.] Prue: Ow, ow, ow, ow. Piper: Prue! (Piper and Leo catch up to her.) Prue? You're back! Prue: Ow! Ow, ow, ow, my hip. Piper: What happened? Prue: Oh, I had a little accident. Hey, Leo, not that I'm complaining, but why am I human again? Leo: The spell must've played itself out. Phoebe must not be a Banshee anymore. Piper: So does that mean Phoebe's alive, or ? [Cut back to the mausoleum.] Phoebe: Stay away from me. Just stay away. Cole: Phoebe Phoebe: I don't wanna hear it, Cole. Cole: Yeah, you do. You're not the only one hurting here. We both are. That's why we're drawn into this mess. I tried to deny it too, I tried everything to break my feelings for you, even magic. But nothing works. Phoebe: It doesn't change anything. Cole: No, it doesn't. It doesn't change the fact that I klled a witch. Even if I was tricked into doing it. Phoebe: What do you mean? Cole: Forget it, it doesn't matter. Phoebe: Yeah, well, maybe it matters to me. Cole: Raynor cast a spell. He made me kll her against my will. Phoebe: And why would he do that? Cole: Because he wanted to turn me. And he knew the only way to do that was to destroy the one thing that was keeping me good. He knew that my klling a witch would destroy your faith in me. And he was right. Phoebe: I don't know what to say. (He touches her face.) Cole: There's nothing to say. Like you said, it doesn't change the fact that I did it, or that we'll always love each other. I guess it's a pain we both have to live with. (He shimmers out.) [Cut outside. Leo is trying to sense Phoebe.] Leo: I sense her. Phoebe's alive. Prue: So, Phoebe/Banshee Leo: Is Phoebe, Phoebe. Looks like your plan worked after all. Piper: Yeah, but if she had to vanquish Cole then she's probably not doing very well. Why don't you go get her? (Leo orbs out. Prue scratches her head. Piper touches her hair.) Prue: What are you doing? Piper: I think you've got fleas. Prue: You know what? That's so not funny because I think I do. Piper: I think you do. Prue: Okay. You have no idea how hard it was being a dog, okay. I mean, peeing outside, eating everything and anything and just smelling everything. Piper: Must have been ruff'. No pun intended. Prue: Ha, ha. (Piper giggles.) At least I got to meet a really cute guy. Piper: You met a guy? Prue: Mm-hmm. Piper: As a dog? Prue: Mm-hmm. Piper: How? Prue: Well, he ran me over. Commercial Break [Scene: P3. Piper is serving at the bar. Prue and Phoebe are sitting at the bar.] Piper: Here you go. (Serves two beers to some guys.) Thank you. Phoebe: You know, you might wanna raise the drink prices. Piper: Why? (Prue hold up a piece of paper.) Prue: The bill, from the window repair guy. (Piper looks at it.) Piper: Oh, ouch. Phoebe: Yeah, we really keep that guy in business, don't we? (Prue looks around.) Piper: Are you expecting someone? Prue: A certain journalist with an empty fridge and a soft spot for a man's best friend. Phoebe: He ht you, you h*t on him, it's only fair. Prue: Hey, how could I resist a guy who put up fliers to find me. (She stands up.) Excuse me. (She walks over to the guy.) Hi. (Prue and the guy walk away.) Piper: It's good to see you out. It's been a while. Phoebe: Yeah, I guess we're both out of hiding. You know, I've been wanting to thank you. Piper: For? Phoebe: Calling Cole. I mean, if you hadn't I'd probably still be screaming. Piper: Yeah, well, nothing like trusting your instincts. Phoebe: I know what you mean. I think I'm gonna act on some of my own. Piper: Do I even wanna ask? Phoebe: I think I made a mistake giving up on Cole. I now know why he did what he did. Piper: Phoebe. Phoebe: He loves me, which means that there's still good in him. I can bring him back. I know I can. (Phoebe walks away.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "03x21 - Look Who's Barking"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Manor. Prue, Piper, Phoebe and a doctor walk inside.] Piper: Okay, I think we made it. I'm sure we made it. Do you think we made it? Prue: I don't know. Phoebe: I think he would've attcked by now if we hadn't. Doctor: Who? Who would've attcked? Why won't you tell me what's going on? Phoebe: Because we're busy trying to save your life. Doctor: From who? Prue: Uh, unfortunately we're not quite sure. Piper: That's because Phoebe did not give us time to figure it out. Phoebe: Well, I didn't have a lot of time, I mean, I can't control how far in the future my premonitions take place. I saw the attck, we kicked butt, what more do you want? Piper: I would like to know more about who we are up against. Prue: Okay, Phoebe, maybe you should check the Book of Shadows, see if you can find anything else on this demonic ht man, okay? Doctor: Excuse me, demonic? Piper: And how to vanquish him, that would be a good thing to know, and do not get side tracked with the Cole potion thingy because the only ones we are concerned about saving right now is ourselves. (Phoebe turns and heads up the stairs.) Prue: Ah, okay, what Cole potion? Piper: Ah, he told her that he only klled because some demon cast a spell on him. How naive is that? Prue: I thought she was over him? Piper: Apparently not. Doctor: What the hell are you talking about? First you tell me my life's in danger, then you abduct me from my work, now you're talking about demons and witches. Who the hell are you people? Prue: Look, I know that this all sounds incredible, but it doesn't make it any less true. Alright, you're a healer, you do good, now either you have saved too many lives or you're about to save a life that they don't want you to save. Doctor: They? Prue: Yeah, demons. Uh, more specifically, Shax. He was the Source's assassin. Doctor: Hold it, I get it. This is a practical joke, right? Do you have a hidden camera here? My second wife put you up to this? Ah, it's just like her. (He laughs.) Prue: O-o-okay, Dr. Griffiths, listen to me, this is anything but... (She stops.) Piper: What? Prue: I don't know, I just felt a chill. Phoebe? Phoebe: (from upstairs) Alright, alright, I'm coming! (A tornado of wind twists through the front door.) Piper: Phoebe! Prue: Phoebe! (The tornado flies through the foyer and knocks Prue and Piper to the floor. A clap of thunder is heard, and the tornado calms down and Shax appears. He is a tall demon and is gray all over. Gray long hair, gray skin, gray unbuttoned shirt and gray long pants.) Doctor: Dear god. Prue: No! (Prue gets up off the floor and pushes the Doctor out of the way. Shax throws an energy ball at Prue and she literally crashes straight through a wall.) Piper: Prue! (Piper gets up and Shax throws an energy ball at Piper, sending her crashing through a wall. Shax turns to the Doctor.) Doctor: What are you? Shax: The end. (Phoebe comes down the stairs, holding a piece of paper.) Phoebe: "Evil wind that blows, that which forms below, (cracks of thunder are heard) no longer may you dwell, (Shax groans) death takes you with this spell." (Shax turns back into the wind and disappears outside. Phoebe sees Prue and Piper.) Oh, no. (She goes over to them. They are unconscious and bleeding.) Oh, god. Leo! Leo! (Leo orbs in.) Hurry, it's bad. (Leo kneels down beside them and places his left hand above Prue and his right hand above Piper. He starts to heal them. After a moment the blood disappears and they are completely healed. They wake up and groan in pain.) Piper: Ahh, what happened? Leo: You guys almost died, that's what happened. Piper: Yeah, well, what else is new? Prue: Oh, where's Shax? Phoebe: Well, I tried to use the vanquishing spell on him but I think it just wounded him. He turned into the wind. Prue: Maybe the spell needs more than one witch to have it's full impact. Okay, come on. (Prue gets up and then helps Piper up.) Piper: Come on? Where? Prue: To find him so we can finish him off while he's still hurt. (to Phoebe) Look, you just stay here with Griffiths, alright. If Shax comes back, say the spell to fend him off, okay? Ow. Come on. (Prue and Piper go outside. Leo looks at the Doctor, who's in shock.) [Cut outside. Prue and Piper are running down the street.] Piper: Maybe Phoebe hurt him worse than we thought. Prue: No, he's gotta be around here somewhere, he wouldn't leave without getting what he came for. Piper: Do you really think he'd attck us in broad day light? Evil is usually more insidious than that. (They stop.) Prue: Ah, okay, shh. Piper: What? (The tornado comes up behind them. They turn around and gasp. The tornado dies down and Shax appears. He throws an energy ball at them, and Prue deflects it back with her power. It hits him but doesn't harm him.) Blow this! (Piper holds out her hands and blows up Shax. He disappears.) Okay, is he dad? Prue: Well, we didn't really say the spell. Piper: Well, maybe we won't have to. We don't always. We're lucky nobody saw us. Prue: Alright, let's just get back to Phoebe. Come on. (They walk back towards the manor.) [Cut to down the street. A female reporter and a camera man are watching Prue and Piper. She turns back to the camera.] Reporter: Back to me, back to me, back to me. (The camera man points his camera at her.) Okay, um, I'm not exactly sure what just happened, but whatever it was, you saw it here... live. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Prue, Phoebe and the Doctor are sitting on the cane chairs. Piper walks in holding a glass of water, and hands it to the Doctor.] Doctor: Thank you. (He takes a sip.) Phoebe: Now you understand why you have to keep this a secret? Why you can't tell anyone about us, about what you saw today. Prue: If others knew, we wouldn't be able to do what we do anymore. We wouldn't be able to help future innocents like we helped you. Doctor: No, I understand. I mean, I don't understand everything. Demons, witches, the Source. So much for being an atheist. Your secret is safe with me. Phoebe: Thank you. Doctor: No, thank you. You saved my life, the least I can do is protect yours. Phoebe: Okay, I'll walk you to the door. (Phoebe and the Doctor stand up.) Prue: Bye. (They leave the room. Leo walks in.) Leo: How'd it go? Piper: We dodged another bllet. Prue: Yeah, with him maybe. Leo: What do you mean? Prue: I don't know, I mean, something still bothers me about the way that we vanquished Shax. Like, I'm not so sure we really did. Piper: What do you mean? He screamed, he went poof, just like they all do. Third demon in a row, by the way, that I vanquished with my new power, but who's counting? (Phoebe walks back in.) Prue: Right, but if that's all that we needed, then why was there a vanquishing spell in the book? I mean, hasn't that always meant that our individual powers weren't enough? Leo: Except the book was written by witches with less powers than you guys have. They needed the spells. Phoebe: Plus, I think if he was still alive, he probably would've attcked us again by now. Prue: Ah, you know, Leo, can you just check to make sure, please? With the Elders? Leo: No problem. (Leo orbs out.) Piper: If you ask me, I think you're being paranoid. We kicked Shax's ass. We bad. Prue: Yes, you're probably right. Phoebe: Then I'm hoping you won't need me around here for a while. I wanna try a new potion on Cole. One that'll reverse the spell that turned him bad in the first place. Piper: Phoebe... Phoebe: I'm not looking for your approval, Piper, just your support. Prue: Well, Phoebe, it's sort of hard to give you support when you're just setting yourself up to get hurt again. Phoebe: Cole is good inside, I know it. And if dark magic did this to him, then how come white magic can't save him? I can't just turn my back, I have to try. Piper: What do you want us to do? Phoebe: I want you to use the magic to magic spell to send me down there. I reworded it to make it work. (Phoebe hands Piper a piece of paper.) Piper: Uh, Phoebe, that's awfully dangerous. If something goes wrong we won't be able to contact each other. Phoebe: I'll be safe, I'll be with Cole. And he'll bring me back, so don't worry about that. Prue: You're banking a lot on that little potion of yours, you know. Phoebe: No, I'm not. I'm banking on Cole. Commercial Break [Scene: Cave in the underworld. Cole is sleeping on some straw. He is wearing a black robe. Phoebe appears. She crouches down beside him and strokes his hair.] Phoebe: Cole, wake up. (Cole wakes up.) Cole: Phoebe. (He gets up.) What are you doing here? Phoebe: I came to bring you back. (He grabs her around the neck.) Cole: You just made a huge mistake. [Scene: News studio. The cameraman walks in a room full of people and hands a video tape to Elana, the news reporter.] Dave: Hey, pipe down everybody. Quiet! Close that damn door! (The cameraman closes the door.) Now, what we talk about in this room stays in this room until I say otherwise, alright? (to Elana) Go ahead. (Elana turns on the TV and plays the tape.) Elana: (on TV) Seismologists believe that this quiet neighbourhood is actually sitting on top of fault lines. (Elana and the cameraman hear a noise and the cameraman points the camera at Prue and Piper vanquishing Shax.) Cameraman: What the hell? Elana: Oh my god. Back to me, back to me. (Elana turns off the TV. The silent room turns into quiet murmurs.) Dave: Has this ht the network feed yet? News Director: No, but if we don't send it, some idiot out there who taped it will. Man: Which means we won't be able to control the revenues. Dave: Hold it. We don't even know what the hell it is we've got here yet. Can we just start with that, please? Elana? Elana: I don't know. I mean, you saw it. What else could it be other than something... supernatural? News Director: Oh, come on, give me a break. Could've been anything. Some kind of military deal, publicity stunt. Cameraman: Right, publicity stunt. For what? NASA? Elana: Yeah, besides, why would they pull a stunt? They didn't even know we were there. News Director: You don't know that. Maybe they only pretended not to know. For all we know, this is just a hoax. Dave: Yep, and if it is and we send it out before we authenticate it, we're gonna look like fools. Elana: We can't put the genie back in the bottle, Dave. 200,000 viewers saw it live. What do you wanna do? (He thinks for a moment.) Dave: Go find out who these women are, fast. But be careful, okay? They may not want to be found. (Elana smiles, and she and the cameraman leave the room.) [Scene: Outside the manor. Prue and Piper are on the sidewalk. Prue is crouching down looking at the ground.] Piper: What did you expect to find? (Prue stands up.) Prue: I don't know, something though. Piper: Well, demons don't usually leave footprints, remember? Prue: No, but sometimes they leave a residue when they've been vanquished. Something otherwise innocuous. Look, I just don't understand how we could vanquish such a powerful demon without a spell. Piper: But frankly I'm more worried about Phoebe than Shax. We shouldn't have let her go. Prue: Phoebe can take care of herself, Dr. Griffiths can't. (They start walking up the street.) Look, Piper, I've had a bad feeling about this. I've had one all day. If there's one thing I've learned since becoming a witch, is to trust those feelings. (They walk past a little girl standing in front of her house.) Piper: Hi. (The little girl's mother goes up to her and quickly pulls her inside.) Mother: Come on, sweetie, stay away from them. (Piper looks back at them.) Prue: Hey. [Scene: Police station. Darryl brings in a handcuffed man and takes him over to a chair.] Darryl: Sit. (The man sits down. The captain approaches Darryl.) Captain: Morris. Darryl: Captain? Captain: Looks like all those freaky rumours about you and the Halliwells might not have been rumours after all. Darryl: What do you mean? (Captain looks at the TV and so does Darryl. He sees the footage of Prue and Piper vanquishing Shax.) Oh, no. [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. The TV is on. Piper is there. Prue walks in. She's on the phone.] Prue: No, I understand. How long will he be in there? Okay, just have Dr. Griffiths call me as soon as possible. Alright, thanks. Bye. (She hangs up.) Okay, well, at least Griffiths is in surgery, for now. No way Shax will attck him in there. Piper: Okay, but what do we do then? We can't protect him indefinitely. Prue: Well, if I'm right we won't have to. I mean, Shax will attck sooner rather than later. We should go. Piper: No, we should wait, for Leo. To see what he found out, especially with Phoebe gone. I mean, what if we need the power of three? (The phone rings.) Prue: Oh, maybe that's Griffiths. (Prue picks up the phone.) Hello? No, Darryl, just wait, slow down, okay. What? [Cut to Darryl at the police station.] Darryl: Have you seen the TV yet today? It's all over it. Prue: What's all over it, Darryl? Darryl: Just turn on the TV, okay? [Cut back to the manor.] Darryl: I told the captain I would handle it. (Prue and Piper look at the TV in the kitchen. It's showing the footage of Prue and Piper vanquishing Shax.) Piper: Oh my god! Darryl: (on phone) Prue? Prue? (The footage changes to Elana and her cameraman in a car.) Elana: (on TV) Here we are approaching the home of where they allegedly live. Prue: Oh! (She drops the phone and covers her mouth in shock.) (Elana is now standing in front of the manor.) Elana: (on TV) Prue, Piper and Phoebe Halliwell. And you're gonna meet them live right here on KCSF. Piper: What are we gonna do? Commercial Break [Scene: Outside the manor. Dozens of cameramen, reporters, etc. are standing on the sidewalk. Two vans are parked on the street. Darryl pulls up in his car and gets out. Reporters race over to him.] Reporter #1: Have you come to arrest them? Do you consider them dangerous? Darryl: No comment. (He heads for the stairs and the reporters follow.) I said no comment. (Darryl walks up the stairs where Elana and a woman named Alice are.) Alice: Hey, hey, I can help. I know who they are, I know what they are. They're witches just like me. Just like I am. (Darryl approaches the door.) Darryl: Yeah, Prue, I'm at the door, open it up. Elana: Would you like to make a statement? (Prue opens the door.) Darryl: I said no comment. Elana: Miss Halliwell... Prue: Back off! (Darryl goes inside and Prue shuts the door.) [Cut to inside. Piper walks in the foyer.] Piper: Isn't that illegal? Can't you do something about that? Darryl: Hey, klling somebody on live TV is pretty illegal too, you know. Prue: Okay, it wasn't somebody, Darryl, it was a demon. And we're pretty sure we didn't kll him anyway. Darryl: Do you wanna try telling them that? Prue: Ugh... Darryl: Look, I've called for backup, but that's not gonna help for long. This thing's gonna get ugly fast. Piper: We shouldn't have followed Shax into the street. Prue: We didn't have a choice, Piper. Piper: Didn't we? Prue: Sure, we could've let him kll our innocent. That would've been better, you think? Alright, you know what? Let's not let this thing get between us, okay? We have enough problems as it is, please. Darryl: More than you know. The captain wants me to bring you in for questioning. Prue: Right, Darryl, and what do we tell him? The truth? Darryl: What are you gonna tell them? (the people outside) (Darryl's cell phone rings.) Captain? (He walks in another room.) Prue: You know, maybe when Phoebe's done saving Cole, she can come back and save us. (Leo orbs in.) Piper: Hello, Leo, nice of you to orb in. Where have you been? Leo: Trying to figure out how to get you out of this mess. It's pretty big news up there. Prue: Well, in case you hadn't noticed, it's pretty big news down here too. Any suggestions? Leo: No, we're still working on it. Piper: Oh, well, by all means, tell them to take their time. Leo: Well, they're not the ones that screwed up. Piper: Excuse me, screwed up? We've been busting our wiccan butts for three years without getting caught. Don't we get credit for that? Leo: Piper, you've been exposed. If we can't fix this it could undermine all the good that you've done and all the good that you're still destined to do. Piper: Well, maybe this is our destiny, maybe it's just not meant to be. Leo: You don't believe that. Piper: Don't I? Prue: I don't. I mean, look, this whole year has just been a series of tests, right? To see what we're made of. Well, maybe this is one more test. Which means we can't give up, alright? So while the Elders are figuring out what we're supposed to do, we still have work to do, okay? Piper: Dr. Griffiths? Prue: Yeah, if we don't catch him before he gets out of surgery, Shax will. (to Leo) Unless you know something we don't? Leo: No, you're right, your powers aren't enough to vanquish him. You'll need the three of you to say the spell. Prue: Yeah, well, we only have two of us. Don't ask, just orb us to the hospital, okay? Leo: I can't. The Elders won't let me. They don't wanna risk exposing Whitelighters too. (Darryl comes back in.) Piper: Cowards! Prue: Fine, we'll just save him without your guys help. Let's go. Darryl: Whoa, Prue, Prue. Even if you can save your innocent, that still doesn't save yourselves. Prue: Yeah, I know that, Darryl, but first things first, alright? Try and buy us as much time as possible with your captain as you can. (to Leo) And you, why don't you get back up there and White light a fre underneath your bosses butts. (Prue and Piper head for the back door.) [Cut to outside. Elana is talking into the camera her cameraman is holding.] Elana: Whether or not any arrests have been made at this time... (Alice sees Prue and Piper coming down the driveway.) Alice: Hey! I need to talk to you. (Prue and Piper run to Prue's car and quickly get in. Elana races over to them.) Elana: Miss Halliwell... Alice: Don't leave, don't leave. Elana: Miss Halliwell. (Alice jumps up and down waving her arms.) Alice: Please take me! (They drive off.) Come on, please, take me with you. Oh, man. [Scene: Cave in the underworld. Phoebe and Cole are there. Phoebe kicks Cole and he falls onto some straw.] Cole: You're not an easy girl to dump. Phoebe: Yeah, well, I didn't risk everything to come down here and not get what I came for. (Cole sits up.) Cole: Well, you can't have me. Not anymore. Phoebe: I can if I reverse the spell that took you away from me. Cole: We've already had this conversation, Phoebe. Even if you could reverse it, it doesn't change the fact that I... Phoebe: That you klled a witch. Yeah, I know, Cole, but you didn't do it willingly and that's the difference. (He stands up.) That's what gives you a second chance, that's what gives us a second chance. (Cole grabs Phoebe around the neck.) Cole: I already had a second chance and I blew it. Now, this is your last chance, understand? No more games. Go home. You can't save me. (Phoebe reaches in her bag and pulls out the potion. She smashes the vile on his back.) Phoebe: You wanna bet? (Cole staggers back.) Pretty cool potion, huh? (Cole reaches out towards her as if to grab her, but then pulls her in and kisses her passionately.) Let's get out of here. Cole: Where? Phoebe: What do you mean where? Home. Back to my place. Cole: You really think they're just gonna let me go? They're not gonna come looking for me again? Phoebe: We'll fight 'em off. Cole: For how long indefinitely? Phoebe, we tried it up there, it doesn't work for us. Phoebe: So where does that leave us? Cole: Right where we are. [Scene: San Francisco Memorial Hospital. Dr. Griffiths comes out of a room and throws a surgeon cap in a hamper. He walks over to the reception desk and the receptionist hands him the phone.] Dr. Griffiths: Dr. Griffiths. (Prue and Piper race up to him.) Prue: Hi! (Prue takes the phone off of him.) Piper: He's still after you, come on. Prue: Lets go. (They pull him away from the desk.) [Cut to outside. Prue, Piper and Dr. Griffiths leave the hospital and head for Prue's car.] Dr. Griffiths: I thought you said you got rid of this thing. Prue: Yeah, well, we don't think that anymore, okay? Dr. Griffiths: Where are we going? Prue: Just somewhere safe. Dr. Griffiths: Look, I'm not cut out... Prue: Get in the car. (They get in Prue's car. Elana and her cameraman pull up near by. A strong wind pushes Dr. Griffiths out of the car and falls on the grass. A woman screams. The wind turns into Shax. Prue and Piper get out of the car. The news crew look on.) Prue/Piper: "Evil wind that blows, that which forms below, no longer may you swell, death takes you with this spell." (Shax blows up and disappears. The people watching gasp and let out little screams.) Piper: Now that was a vanquish. (The people clap and cheer. Prue and Piper look around and notice Elana and her cameraman filming them. Elana has a big grin on her face.) Prue: Uh-oh. Piper: Oh. News at eleven. Prue: Oh, that's bad. Commercial Break [Scene: Outside the manor. There are now hundreds of people standing outside, holding cardboard signs. There are dozens of cameramen and news reporters. A helicopter flies above. Police are trying to get the crowd under control. Alice is standing on top of a van.] Alice: (yelling) Prue, Piper, I'm one of you! I'm the only one who understands! I can help. Hey! Prue! Piper! [Cut to inside the manor. Kitchen. Prue and Piper are there. Piper is looking through sheets of paper. Darryl walks in.] Darryl: (on radio) Get those idiots off the driveway, get them back behind the tape. Prue: Alright, what I can't figure out is how they knew that we were at the hospital. I-I mean, they didn't follow us. Darryl: Reporter probably low jacked your car, followed you. Prue: Forget it. You know, I really hope Phoebe's doing better down there than we are up here. Piper: Look at all these interview requests we're getting. Ted Coppell, Time Magazine, Jerry Springer... Sports Illustrated? Darryl: Yeah, they probably want you for the swimsuit edition. (Prue and Piper give him a dirty look.) Just kidding. Prue: You know what? This is a nightmare. Where is Leo? (Prue sees Dr. Griffiths on the TV.) Uh, Piper? (Piper looks at the TV.) Is that who I think it is? (Prue turns on the volume.) Dr. Griffiths: (on TV) And then one of them said they needed a vanquishing spell. Piper: Dr. Griffiths? Dr. Griffiths: She ran upstairs to get some book. (Piper gasps.) I don't know, some witch-type book I guess. Something that told them how to kll that demon. Piper: Oh, so much for keeping our secret. Turn him off. (Prue changes the channel and a woman shows up.) Woman: (on TV) The sisters were always a little strange if you ask me. I know for a fact that Prue once cast a spell to make my boyfriend break up with me. Evil. Prue: Okay, Susie Johnson from tenth grade? They're interviewing her? Piper: I always wondered why they broke up. (Prue lightly hits Piper's arm.) Prue: Not funny, not funny. Ooh! Leo. (Prue and Piper walk into the conservatory.) Leo! Leo! Leo! (Leo orbs in.) Ooh. Alright, this thing has to end now, okay? The media is turning it into a freakin' circus. Leo: Now you know why the Elders have always been highly concerned about exposure. Piper: Okey-dokey, now we know. Do they have any solutions or not? Leo: One. But it's a long sht. You have to try and contact Tempus. (Prue and Piper exchange looks.) Prue: Uh, Tempus? T-Tempus, the demon? Leo: He's the only one on the other side who has the power to manipulate time. To reset everything before this all started. Prue: Okay, you're, you're definitely right, that-that qualifies as a long sht. Piper: We vanquished him. Leo: No, you defeated him, you didn't vanquish him. But that's not the real problem. The real trick is trying to contact him. He's an upper level demon who's well insulated. Piper: And why would he want to help us? I mean, we can't make a move without the whole world tuning in to watch. We're basically powerless. Why would he want to change that? (Suddenly, Alice bursts through the conservatory door.) Prue/Piper: Whoa! Alice: Cool, I made it! Piper: Who the hell are you? Alice: I'm Alice, Alice Hicks. I've been trying to contact you. I want to join your coven. Prue: Are you nuts? This is our home! Get out of here! (Prue uses her power on Alice and she flies outside.) Alice: Ow! (Darryl runs in wielding his gn.) Darryl: All you stay back, all you stay back! (Darryl stops, confused. Prue stares at him.) You guys okay? Prue: Yeah, we got it, Darryl. (to Leo) Alright, this has to end now or our lives are over! [Cut to outside. Alice is walking down the driveway. Elana sees her.] Elana: What happened? What did they do to you? Elderly Man: Did they think you were a demon? Elana: Did they think you were a joke? Alice: They're mean witches! (She wipes a tear off her face and walks away.) [Cut to inside.] Piper: Okay, so how do we contact Tempus? Prue: Through Cole. He's an upper level demon, isn't he? Piper: Why would he help us? Prue: Because helping us helps Phoebe. Are you allowed to orb down there? Leo: Yes, but I won't be able to find her until I'm down there. I can't track her from up here. Prue: Alright, well, then you'd better hurry. (Leo doesn't go.) Okay, what's the matter? Leo: Well, once I'm down there you won't be able to contact me if you get in any kind of trouble. Piper: Honey, what more trouble could we possibly get in to? Besides, once time resets itself then everything should be fine. So go, and be careful. Leo: Yeah, you too. (Leo and Piper kiss and he orbs out.) Piper: Okay, so what do you say? Oprah or Barbara? (Prue smiles.) Barbara makes you cry. We go with Oprah. Commercial Break [Scene: Cave in the underworld. Phoebe's there. Cole walks in.] Cole: Phoebe? (She walks over to him.) I have to get you out of here. Phoebe: You mean get us out of here. Cole: Listen to me, this is serious. Something's happening, something big. I, it's too dangerous for you here. Phoebe: Why? What's happening? Cole: I don't know, but whatever it is, it's important enough for The Source to have come. Phoebe: What? He's here, now? (She looks around.) Cole: Which is why you have to go. (Leo orbs in.) Phoebe: Leo? Cole: Are you out of your mind? What are you doing? Leo: Trying to save my family. Prue and Piper have been exposed, Phoebe. The whole world knows you're witches. Phoebe: What? How? Leo: It doesn't matter how. What matters is getting them out of it, (to Cole) which requires your help. Cole: Come again? Leo: You have to get Tempus, you have to get him to reverse time. Cole: Ah, you've gotta be kidding. There's no way. Leo: It's the only way there is, Phoebe, but we have to move fast. Cole: A-a-I couldn't summon Tempus even if I wanted to, I don't have that kind of power. Phoebe: But you know somebody who does. Cole: Wait, (he laughs) you want me to ask The Source to help witches? Leo: It doesn't just help witches. The demonic world has been exposed too, Cole, why do you think he's here? Resetting time solves everybody's problem. But make it your idea, pitch it like you're doing it to save him, not them. Whether that's why you're doing it or not. (Silence.) Cole: This is su1c1de. [Time lapse. Cole walks into another cave. A demon guard steps in front of him. They stare at each other for a moment, then the guard steps aside. Cole pulls the hood from his robe over his head and continues walking. He stops when he reaches a dark place with a reddish glow. The Source is standing near by. He is wearing a red robe with a red hood covering his head. You can't see his face. He has large feathery wings attached to his back, and is wielding a sword. Flames sht up in front of him as Cole enters. Cole kneels down and removes his hood.] Cole: I've heard the rumours, I beg you, are they true? Have we been exposed? The Source: And what business is it of yours? Cole: I may have a solution. Tempus's power. The Source: And still weakened from when he last turned back time. Doing so again will destroy him. Cole: What other choice is there? (Silence) Forgive me. The Source: For your betrayal? Never. (He rests the tip of his sword on Cole's shoulder.) I know of your struggles, Belthazor, of your witch. I know that's why you've come to me. I know everything about you. Tempus will do as you suggest if your witch crosses over, if your witch joins us. Cole: She'd never do that. The Source: Not even to save one of her sisters lives? Cole: Has one of them been klled? The Source: Wait. [Scene: Manor. Everyone is still outside, yelling and holding up cardboard signs. Prue and Piper are in the conservatory placing a table against the door.] Piper: I don't know why we're bothering to do this. Prue: In case time doesn't reset itself. (Prue puts a chair against the door.) Piper: If time doesn't reset itself, this table against that door is not gonna help much. Prue: Yeah, well, then we better start thinking about what would, okay? Because if Leo doesn't succeed, we're gonna have to figure out what we're gonna do. (They walk into the living room.) Piper: We're gonna do talk shows and book signings and movie deals, (Prue picks up the Book of Shadows) and then taken by the CIA and dissected. Prue: Yeah, how can you be joking about this, Piper? Piper: Who's joking? Prue: Well, I'm not. Alright, I'm scared. And you should be too. Okay, our lives, Piper, everything that we've worked for could be completely destroyed with-with one stupid mistake. Our entire future , our entire destiny could be wiped out just like that. (Prue clicks her fingers and a gn goes off. Piper gasps.) What was that? (Piper looks down and sees blood on her shirt. Her hands are shaking.) Piper? Piper. (Prue drops the Book of Shadows and grabs Piper before she falls. Prue looks at her hand and it has Piper's blood on it.) Oh! [Cut to outside. Alice is standing on top of a van. She lowers a rfle.] Alice: I klled a wicked witch! The wicked witch is dad! I klled the wicked witch! (The policemen grab her and pull her off the van. They push her to the ground and handcuff her. Darryl takes her away.) [Cut back to inside the manor. Piper is laying on the floor trembling. Prue is holding her and has a towel pressed against Piper's wound.] Prue: I know, I know, it's okay. (She starts to cry.) Leo! Leo! Okay, we have to get you to the hospital. Come on. (Prue lifts Piper up.) [Cut to outside. Prue is helping Piper out to the car.] Prue: Leo! Elana: Miss Halliwell, please, what is going on? (Prue opens the door to her car and helps Piper onto the back seat.) Miss Halliwell, please. Prue: Leo! (Prue gets in the car and starts the engine. She drives to the end of the driveway but everyone is blocking her way out.) Move! (She honks the horn.) Elana: Miss Halliwell, what is going on? Prue: Move! (She continues to honk the horn. She gets back out of the car.) Move out of my way! I need to get her to the hospital, move! Move out of my way! (She gets frustrated.) What's wrong with you people? (She starts to get upset and very agitated.) Leo! (She gets furious and uses her power on Elana and her cameraman. Everyone starts running away and she uses her power on anyone in her way. They land on cars and hard on the ground. Prue gets back in her car, drives down the driveway and tears off down the street.) Commercial Break [Scene: Hospital. Piper is on a stretcher and four doctors are racing her to a room. Prue is running beside it.] Prue: Hang in there. Where's Dr. Griffiths? He should've been here by now. (Dr. Griffiths races up to them.) Dr. Griffiths: How'd this happen? Prue: Some idiot in front of our house. (They take her into a room.) Dr. Griffiths: What do we know? Doctor #1: Pulse seventy, weak. Dr. Griffiths: I need some numbers, people. Doctor #1: One, two, three, go. (They lift Piper onto a bed. Prue holds her hand.) Dr. Griffiths: Smaller entry wound, upper right back. Doctor #1: Larger exit wound, abdomen. (Dr. Griffiths listens to Piper's chest with a stethoscope.) Dr. Griffiths: Lungs failing. Start an I.V. --------- two units of O, stat. Nurse: Right away. Prue: Leo! Doctor #2: Get 40cc's of adrenalin. Nurse #2: Yes, sir. Piper: He can't hear you. Leo. Something must have gone wrong. Prue: Piper, don't you dare die on me. Piper: Prue, I'm cold. I-I-I can't feel my legs. Doctor #1: Pulse is dropping. Piper: Don't go. I love you. (The line on the heart monitor flattens out and Piper goes into full arrest.) Prue: Oh god. Dr. Griffiths: Full arrest. Paddles! (Two doctors bring over the paddle machine. Dr. Griffiths picks up the paddles.) Gel. (The nurse squirts some gel on a paddle and he rubs the two together. Prue stands back and cries.) Clear! (He uses the paddles on Piper but it doesn't work.) Recharge. Nurse: Recharging. Dr. Griffiths: Clear! (He uses them again but still does not work. He stands back from Piper. Prue cries harder. Dr. Griffiths looks at Prue.) I'm sorry. Prue: No! (She cries uncontrollably and puts her head on Piper. She then closes Piper's eyes.) Get out of here. Go! (The doctors leave the room. A SWAT member stands outside the room and looks in.) [Scene: Cave in the underworld. Phoebe and Leo are there discussing something very quietly. Cole walks in and Phoebe goes over to him.] Phoebe: Cole, where have you been? We've been worried. What's the matter? Cole: He knows. About you, about us. Phoebe: So, what does that mean? Cole: He's offering a deal. He'll get Tempus to reset time if you stay... here. Leo: What, down here? He's crazy. Cole: Hardly. Leo: Yeah, well, we're desperate but not that desperate. Phoebe: Why would he think that I would accept an offer like that? (Cole hesitates for a moment.) Cole: Because it's the only way to bring one of your sisters back to life. Phoebe: What? Leo: It's a trick, he's lying. Cole: No, it's not. [Cut back to the hospital. The SWAT team walks through the corridor.] [Cut to in the room where Prue and Piper are. Prue is still crying and is holding Piper's hand. She pulls some tubes off of Piper. A SWAT member walks in the room.] SWAT #1: Just keep your hands where I can see them and you won't get hurt. (Prue turns to him.) Easy. (Prue uses her power and he flies out of the room. Another SWAT member runs in. Prue kicks him and uses her power. Prue grabs a metal bar and pokes it through the handles of the door. She turns off the lights. Leo orbs in.) Prue: They klled her, Leo. (Leo looks at Piper.) They think we're the demons now. (Leo walks over to Piper and starts to cry.) Leo: Oh, god. How can this be happening? I don't understand. I'm so sorry. (He leans over and kisses Piper's forehead.) Prue: Can you make this right or not? (She pulls him up.) Go! (Leo orbs out. Prue goes back over to Piper.) Don't worry, he's gonna fix it. I promise, you're gonna be fine. [Cut back to the underworld. Leo orbs in, still crying.] Phoebe: Piper. (She hugs Leo tightly.) Leo: You don't have to do this. Phoebe: Yes I do. (She turns to Cole.) So, will resetting time affect us down here? Cole: No. Phoebe: Good. I only have one condition. You must warn Prue and Piper before the demonic ht man attcks. Otherwise they're dad anyway. [Time lapse. Cole is kneeling in front of The Source.] The Source: Agreed. (Cole stands up, bows and walks away. A guard walks in and kneels in front of The Source.) Once I have reset time, detain him. And then kll his witch. That way I won't have to worry about Belthazor anymore. Or the Charmed Ones. (The guard walks away.) [Cut back to the hospital. Prue has covered Piper over with a blanket. A SWAT member outside has a gn pointed at the room.] [Cut to The Source.] The Source: It shall be done. (A crack of thunder is heard.) [Cut to the hospital. The SWAT member fires his gn and the bllet goes straight through the wall, heading for Prue. It stops in mid-air and reverses. The whole day resets and Prue and Piper are back in the manor before Shax attcks.] Prue: Look, I know that this all sounds incredible, but it doesn't make it any less true. Alright, you're a healer, you do good, now either you have saved too many lives or you're about to save a life that they don't want you to save. Dr. Griffiths: They? Prue: Yeah, demons. Uh, more specifically, Shax. He was The Source's assassin. Dr. Griffiths: Hold it, I get it. This is a practical joke, right? Do you have a hidden camera here? My second wife put you up to this? Ah, it's just like her. (He laughs.) Prue: O-o-okay, Dr. Griffiths, listen to me, this is anything but... (She stops.) Piper: What? Prue: I don't know, I just felt a chill. Phoebe? (No answer.) Phoebe, are you there? (A tornado of wind twists through the front door.) Phoebe, where are you? (The tornado knocks Prue and Piper to the floor. A clap of thunder is heard, the tornado calms down and Shax appears.) Dr. Griffiths: Dear god. Prue: No! (Prue gets up off the floor and pushes Dr. Griffiths out of the way. Shax throws an energy ball at Prue and she literally crashes straight through a wall. Piper gets up and Shax throws an energy ball at Piper, sending her crashing through a wall. Shax turns to Dr. Griffiths.) Dr. Griffiths: What are you? Shax: The end. (He throws an energy ball at Dr. Griffiths and he crashes through a window. Shax looks around. He looks at Prue and Piper unconscious on the floor. Pleased with what he's done, Shax turns back into the wind and flies out the front door. The glass on the door smashes as it slams shut.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "03x22 - All Hell Breaks Loose"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Nell Scovell & Brad Kern Transcribed by: Janelle Hackbarth ---------------------------------- [Scene: Attic. Piper is in tears as she flips through the Book of Shadows. She cants the Power of Three spell, hoping that Prue would return.] Piper: Hear now the words of the witches, the secrets we hid in the night. The oldest of Gods are invoked here, the great magic is sought. (A candle flickers. She's surrounded by herb jars, chalices and other ritualistic items.) In this night and in this battle, I call upon the ancient power. (She looks up and closes her eyes.) Bring back my sister. Bring back the Power of Three. (She keeps her eyes closed for a prayerful bat, then she opens them, looks at the candle, but sees nothing. Blindly determined, she starts flipping through pages until she finds another spell, To Call a Lost Witch. She expertly finds and mixes certain ingredients {rosemary, cypress, yarrow root} into a silver bowl as she chants from the book.) Power of the witches' rise. Course unseen across the skies. Come to us, we call you near. Come to us and settle here. (Then, she finds an athame and slices the left finger of her left hand so that blood can symbolically spill directly from her heart and into the bowl.) Blood to blood, I summon thee. Blood to blood, return to me. (A faint gust of wind flickers the candle, but not much else. She buries her face in her hands in defeat.) Phoebe: Piper? (Piper looks up, hopeful.) Piper: Prue? (She looks at the candle. Phoebe enters, wearing her nightclothes and jacket. She has a tear-stained face.) Phoebe: Sweetie, it 4 o'clock in the morning. What are you doing? (Piper doesn't answer, just stares blankly at the book. Phoebe notices Piper's bleeding and gets a towel.) You're bleeding. (Piper doesn't notice, doesn't care. Phoebe finds a clean cloth, takes Piper's hand and wraps the wound.) Piper: I don't understand why magic can't fix this. And why we can't bring Prue back. It's not like we haven't cheated death before. I don't understand why this time isn't any different. Phoebe: Because Leo can't heal the dad, Piper. You know that. Piper: There's other magic, magic that we've used before. (She flips through the pages and fights the tears.) Scrying, calling a lost witch, reversing time. (She closes the Book of Shadows. She stands up.) It's like the book just deserted us and deserted Prue, and I don't understand why. (Phoebe takes Piper's other hand, holds them both, shares her pain.) Phoebe: We lost our sister. How can we ever understand that? (Pause) We've tried every magical way to bring her back but we can't. She's gone. (Their eyes well up as they face the harsh reality, then they fall into each other's arms. It's a nightmare neither one of them can ever wake up from.) I just - I thank God that I didn't lose you too. (Phoebe gives her a little kiss. She breaks the hug. She sighs.) We have to get some rest. Prue will never forgive us if we look bad at her funeral. (Piper can't help but smile through the tears at that. She stands, looks down at the Book of Shadows one last time before closing it. Arm-in-arm, they exit, shutting the door behind them. A bat, then a mysterious wind returns our attention to the Book of Shadows. The symbol, the triquetra, on the cover begins to glow. The mysterious wind re-opens the book and magically turns to the pages to the last spell Piper tried to cast, "To Call a Lost Witch...".) [Scene: South Bay Social Services. A young brunette woman, named Paige Matthews, is seated at her desk and pops in a CD into her computer. She turns her attention to the computer screen.] Woman: Social services. May I help you? Paige: Printing! (She notices that a mysterious wind blows out her lit candle. She gets up from her chair and takes a few steps to her right. Paige's back is turned when a newspaper mysteriously appears, landing on the floor next to Paige. She turns and bends over to pick up the newspaper. She looks around.) Woman: South Bay Social Services. May I help you? (She glances at the paper, noticing the obituary section, informing about Prue Halliwell's Death and where and when the funeral will be held. The obituary reads: PRUE HALLIWELL "Funeral Services will be held today at Memorial Cemetery, 11:00AM.) Cowan: Paige, you find that study yet? (Paige's boss, Mr. Cowan, emerges from his office and sees her reading the article. He goes up to her.) Paige, did you hear me? (Paige continues to keep her eye on Prue's obituary and grabs her jacket.) Paige: Yeah. It's in the printer. I'm sorry, I have to go. (She begins to leave.) Cowan: What do you mean go? Go where? Paige! Hey, Paige! Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Parlor. It's set up for the post-funeral wake. Phoebe, dressed for the funeral, adjust some flowers on the table. She walks into the living room, where Victor, dressed in a dark suit, is sitting on the chair, staring vacantly at the floor bearing the kind of grief only a parent who's lost a child knows. She gives her Dad a small kiss.] Phoebe: Can I get you anything? (She touches him tenderly on the shoulder. He looks up at her.) Victor: Oh, no thanks sweetie. (Phoebe waters a plant and fiddles with a few plants. Phoebe looks up to find Leo entering the parlor with Cole. Both men are dressed in suits.) Leo: Look who's back. Phoebe: Cole! (She runs to him and embraces him in her arms and then releases him.) I was afraid you weren't going to make it to the funeral. Cole: Well, I - I can't make it or, shouldn't anyway. The Source has got every demonic bounty hunter out there looking for me. Phoebe: Yeah. So what else is new? Cole: This is different. Saving you makes it a different, makes me a traitor - and he not going to stop until he finds me and I don't want that happening at Prue's funeral. Phoebe: So, we'll protect you. Cole: You can't protect me. Phoebe: Why not? We're still witches, aren't we? Cole: Yeah, but you're not the Charmed Ones anymore. (Phoebe finds herself at the partially repaired, unpainted wall where Prue died. Leo steps in.) Leo: He's right, Phoebe. Without the Power of Three (Phoebe raises her hand.) Phoebe: I don't understand. Isn't it harder to track a demon in a cemetery, Cole? You have to go. I need you there. (Cole nods. Victor escorts Darryl in through the front door.) Darryl: Hey, how are you holdin' up? Phoebe: Okay. (She and Darryl hug and slowly step away from each other.) It's sweet of you to stop by. Darryl: Had to. Besides, I thought you should know - they're assigning Prue's case to another inspector. Leo: What case? Darryl: What case? Are you kidding? Prue and a prominent doctor were klled here, Leo. Made a lot of press. People want answers. Important people. Cole: So, what's this guy gonna find? That it was a demonic hitman? Gimme a break. Darryl: He might. Look, you don't know him like I do. He'll keep looking until he finds something, believe me. Cole: I'm not worried. Leo: Well, I am. I saw what happened when they were exposed as witches. Time may have reversed itself, but it still cost Prue her life. Victor: Would you people mind? For God's sake, we're burying my daughter today. Can't this wait? (Phoebe moves over to hug her father, who's struggling to hold it all together.) [Scene: Piper and Leo's bedroom. Piper's partially dressed, sitting in front of the mirror, lost in her thoughts, absentmindedly brushing her hair. A bat later, Leo eases open the door and enters.] Leo: Piper? (She doesn't react, just keeps brushing. Leo approaches her.) Honey, we have to go. Piper: I don't want to go. Leo: Why not? (Leo kneels down beside her.) Piper: Because if I go, that'll mean that Prue's really not coming back, and I don't think I can handle that. Leo: We can handle it together. (Piper shakes her head.) Piper: She's been there my whole life. I've always had a big sister. And I don't know how to live without one? Leo: Piper (He goes to touch her, but she pulls away.) Piper: Why didn't you save her? Leo: I tried. Piper: But you didn't. Why didn't they let you save her, too? Leo: The Elders? They couldn't. They don't have that kind of power. Piper: Then what the hell good are they? (She gets up, walks away from him, and finds a Kleenex. Leo follows.) Leo: It's okay to be angry Piper: I'm not angry. I am pissed off! Don't you understand? You healed the wrong sister! You saved me because I'm your damn wife, and you should've saved her because she was the best! Because she you should (She loses it again, overcome. Leo moves up behind her and this time, she lets him hold her.) Why do they put us through so much for it to end this way? [Scene: Underworld. A darkly cloaked figure appears in front of a shadowy figure known as the Oracle.] Oracle: May I be seen? The Source: Have you found Belthazor? Oracle: No, something else... (He considers that for a bat, then turns and waves his clawed hand at The Oracle. A creepy but sexy young woman, materializes from the depths, stroking her ever-present crystal ball.) Something more important, perhaps. The Source: Nothing is more important. Oracle: Not even The Charmed Ones? The Source: The Charmed Ones are dad. Oracle: Not all of them. The Source: One gone ends the thrat. Of course, if you had foreseen that a white-lighter was going to help Belthazor save his witch, they'd all be gone. Be grateful I don't turn you into a snake. Oracle: Yes, but then how would you see into the future without me? The Source: Without the Charmed Ones to worry about anymore, I may not need to. Oracle: Mmm. Well, in that case, you'd better keep me around a little while longer. (The Source turns back to the Oracle as she looks into her crystal ball, sees whips of smoke forming inside.) The Source: What do you see? Oracle: I see - a witch's call on the spirit winds. I see... another. [Scene: Mausoleum. A beautiful ivory-colored coffin sits on a pedestal amongst the flowers. An ivory-dressed, Wiccan Priestess stands before a blue silk covered altar table, which is adorned with a ceremonial chalice. A tied, silver cord lays before the chalice, three lit candles surround it, symbolizing birth, death, and the rebirth. To the unaware mourners, however, the service comes across a part traditional, part New Age. Piper, Phoebe, Leo, Cole, Darryl, and Victor are seated close to the priestess. Piper and Phoebe dab at their eyes and Cole keeps his eyes peeled for any trouble. The funeral program, which bares the symbol of the triquetra above the name, read: "PRUDENCE HALLIWELL, 1970-2001; "Forever in our Hearts."] Priestess: That which belongs to fellowship and love. That which belongs to the circle, remains with us. The wheel turns. As life is a day, so our sister has passed into night. Nothing is final, and we who remain behind know that one day, we will once again share the bread and wine with our sister. O' blessed spirit, we bid you farewell, for you await a new destiny. (With that, she unties the silver cord and gently lays it into the chalice. She blows out the candles. Mourners standing, shaking hands, crying, etc. Darryl goes over to Piper and Phoebe to hug them and people begin to pay their respects. Phoebe thanks another mourner, then turns to the last of the mourners, whom she doesn't recognize -- Paige, who shifts over anxiously.) Paige: I'm so sorry for your loss. Phoebe: Thank you. (Paige begins to leave.) How did you know Prue? From work? Paige: No. Just just from around, you know. Phoebe: Have we met before? Paige: No. I don't I don't think so. Anyway, my condolences. Phoebe: Thank you. (Phoebe shakes Paige's hand -- then gets ht with a powerful premonition: Paige is on a skyscraper rooftop helipad. She screams as she squeezes her eyes shut in fear as the demon Shax gestures and sends a concessive blast toward her to kll her. Phoebe stumbles to the floor after her premonition ends.) Piper: Phoebe. Leo: Phoebe? (Piper, Leo, Victor, and Cole rush over to her as Paige, oblivious, but not wanting to stick around, leaves. Leo and Victor help Phoebe stand up.) Piper: Are you all right? Phoebe: I saw him... the demon that klled Prue. Leo: Shax? What was he doing? Phoebe: He was klling that girl. Piper: What girl? Phoebe: The one I was just talking to. We've gotta go find her... (Bounty Hunters 2 suddenly materialize on either side of Cole and immediately fre lightning bolts at him. Cole dives, just barely avoiding the bolts, which blow up the altar.) Leo: Go. Go. (Leo pulls her behind a pillar for safety. Victor looks on in disbelief. Cole rolls, comes up fring, vanquishing Bounty Hunter #2, but Bounty Hunter #3 appears. Before he can kll Cole, though, Phoebe runs up and knocks him to the ground with an expert martial arts move. She then hides behind a statue.) Piper: Stop it. (Bounty Hunter #3 spins to fre at Phoebe, but Cole fires an energy ball at the Bounty Hunter, blwing him up in a shower of fiery sparks. Piper lets out an irritated, angry yell.) Stop it! Stop it! Stop it! Damn it! This is Prue's funeral, for God's sake! Can't we at least bury her in peace?! Is that too much to ask?! (She knocks over a vase of flowers. She then storms out in tears.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Phoebe slowly works her way through the Mourners, who are drinking coffee, eating cold cuts, and sharing stories. She gives a woman a plate.] Woman: Thank you. (Phoebe walks over to Leo and Cole.) Phoebe: I don't see her anywhere. Leo: Who? Phoebe: The girl from my premonition. (A passing mourner, overhearing that, quietly reacts. Leo, seeing that, pulls Phoebe to the main stairs, where they can have some privacy.) Leo: Phoebe, you gotta be more careful. Phoebe: I'm sorry. Cole: You sure don't recognize her from anywhere? (She sighs.) Phoebe: Well, she did look familiar like I've seen her somewhere before. But somehow, we got to find her before nightfall, or else (Phoebe slides a flower vase over an inch, then back again. Cole gently grabs her arm with a concerned look.) Cole: Honey, what're you doing? Phoebe: Uh, I'm cleaning. Cole: You don't clean. You hate cleaning. Phoebe: I know... but it's better than falling apart, isn't it? Leo: Maybe you should just try and focus on the girl. You said she was attcked on a rooftop? Phoebe: Yeah. One with a heli-pad but it a tall building, although, there were a lot of taller ones around it. Leo: Okay, so we just need to figure out which building it was before Shax does. (Piper walks up to them.) Piper: And do what exactly? You can't defeat Shax, not without the Power of Three. Phoebe: But you and Prue did. (Piper sighs.) Piper: That's because Prue was the strongest. Trying to do it without her would be su1c1de. Phoebe: Maybe so, but I got that premonition for a reason, Piper. That girl is our innocent, so we have to try and save her. Piper: Says who? Why do we have to? Leo: Piper Piper: What? Do you really expect us to keep doing this stuff after what happened? To keep risking our lives? Do they? Leo: Piper, keep your voice down Piper: No, Leo, I won't. I don't want to do this anymore, okay? It-It's over! You can tell them that we buried their precious Charmed Ones when we buried our sister. (She spins and stalks up the stairs. Leo starts to follow, but Phoebe stops him.) Phoebe: No, leave her be. She needs to be alone. Look, I don't know where we go from here, but I do know that I can't let that girl die especially not by the same demon that klled Prue. Cole: The question remains, how are you going to stop Shax without the Power of Three to say the vanquishing spell? Phoebe: I'm hoping that a demon and a witch fighting together might be enough. Interested? Cole: Why not? It's better sitting around waiting for the next bounty hunter to attck. (Phoebe then moves off with Cole.) Victor: I appreciate you coming over. It means so much to the girls. Phoebe: Dad. Excuse me, Aaron. (She pulls him over.) We have to go. Will you be okay? Victor: Go where? Cole: Trust me, you don't want to know. (Before Victor could react, they turn to see Darryl entering and approaching with Cortez, coat and tie, self-made, eyes never miss a trick.) Darryl: Phoebe. Victor. Sorry about this, but Inspector Cortez insisted on meeting today Cortez: I just wanted to extend my deepest sympathies. Phoebe: Thank you. Victor: Thanks. Cole: I'll get the car. (He steps out of the Manor.) Darryl: Where's Piper? Phoebe: Upstairs. She's not feeling well. Cortez: Understandable. I lost a sister once myself, I know how hard it is. We're going to find the monster who did this to your sister, Ms. Halliwell. I promise you this. (Phoebe and Darryl exchange a look. Cortez notices this.) Something I said? Phoebe: No, uh, it's just the word, monster. Cortez: Well that's what he was - how else do you describe somebody so vicious? We have to stop before he strikes again. Phoebe: I couldn't agree more. If you'll excuse me, Inspector (She goes to leave, but Cortez stops her.) Cortez: I know what a difficult time this is for you and your sister, Ms. Halliwell, but we really need to talk. Victor: But not now. Cortez: Of course. Sorry (He holds Phoebe's look for an uncomfortable bat, then allows her to exit. Darryl, concerned, looking at Cortez.) [Cut to attic. Piper is angrily placing five lit candles in a lose circle on the floor in front of the Book of Shadows.] Piper: I'm a witch, damn it. I've summoned people before and I'm gonna summon Prue now whether you like it or not! No more games, no more playing the good witch. (She goes to the Book, which is opened to the spell.) I want to talk to my sister. I need to talk to my sister. At the very least, you owe me that. (Piper takes a soul-cleansing breath, then glares at the Book.) "Here these words. Hear my cry spirit from the other side. Come to me, I summon thee. Cross now the Great Divide." (Inside the circle, white magical lights, ever-so-slowly begin to appear. Piper looks up, her anger replaced by hopeful wonder as she steps closer, anticipating Prue's appearance, but is, instead, surprised to see the ghost of Grams.) Grams? Grams: Hello, my darling. How are you? Piper: How am I? Are you kidding? Do you guys not get the news up there? Grams: I meant, how are you holding up? Piper: Not very well. I'm a little lost. Why didn't you come before? When I called after Grams: I couldn't, Piper. I was busy. Piper: You were busy? Grams: I was with Prue. Piper: Oh. Of course you were. Right. Well, that makes sense. Is she okay? Grams: Your mother and I are helping her through this. Piper: But how is she? Grams: I'm not allowed to tell you now just like you're not allowed to see her, at least not for a while anyway. Piper: But, why? Grams: Because seeing Prue right now, speaking to her, keeps her alive for you. Which keeps you from being able to move on with your life, to continue with your destiny. Piper: What destiny? Okay. It's over. It's done. Prue is gone. And I Grams: I know, sweetie. I know but if there's one thing you've learned over the last three years, it's that there's a reason for everything which means there's a reason for this, too. You're destiny still awaits. blessed be. (She disappears in the same swirl of white lights that brought her to Piper.) [Cut to Underworld. The Source materializes in a fiery display.] The Source: Anything? (The Oracle, still coiled around her smoke-filled crystal ball, looks up from it.) Oracle: Unfortunately since the last attck, Belthazor has been very elusive - The Source: Leave Belthazor to the bounty hunters. What about the other? (The Oracle confidently waves her hand over the crystal ball.) Oracle: Her future's becoming much more clear. And, it appears, short-lived (The crystal ball shows swirling smoke inside as it begins to form into the image of a dancing woman, Paige.) [Cut to P3. Paige is dancing with her boyfriend, Shane. The club is hopping - a hot band lights up the place. The song ends, the crowd cheers, then Paige and Shane drifts over to their table and sit. Paige looks distracted, distant.] Shane: You all right? Paige: Me? Yeah, why? Shane: Well, you seem a little quieter than usual. That's all. Paige: What makes you think I'm not like this all of the time. Shane: Well, we've been dating for a month now. So, I think I'd know. (To a passing waitress) Uh, hey, can we get a couple of long necks? Waitress: Sure. Paige: (To waitress) Make mine a mineral water, please? Waitress: Mm-mmm. Paige: (To waitress) Thanks. (The waitress notes the order and leaves.) So much for how well you know me cowboy. I don't drink. I used to have kind of a problem during liquids lot of problems, actually, but that's all behind me. Shane: Do you want to go someplace else, or ? Paige: No, no, no, I like it here. Gosh. I should. I've been coming to P3 for the last year or so, on and off. I mean, ever since that Shane: Ever since what? Paige: Oh, never mind. It's boring. (Pause) All right, but if I tell you all about Paige and you use it against me, I will get out my voodoo doll and make you sorry you're a man. (Pauses) So my sad story is that I'm adopted, only it's not so sad because I loved my parents, God rest. So after they died, I went searching for my birth mother, hoping to get some answers. (She begins to doodle on a napkin.) I went to the police, found the church I got dumped at I checked around. I figured she must've lived near here, you know? They even thought I might've been related to the Halliwell sisters for a minute, but their Mom died a long time ago, so I gave up on that. Shane: Well, did you ever meet the sisters, ask them about it or Paige: Yeah right. "Hi. I think your Mom might've abandoned me at birth. What's for dinner?" No. I don't think so. (The waitress brings them their drinks, allowing Paige to lean back, try to end this painful topic. Shane, though, cares, wants to know more.) Waitress: Here you are. Paige: Thanks. Waitress: You're welcome Shane: So that, that still doesn't explain why you keep coming here. Paige: Well, one of the sisters owns it, so I don't know. I guess I just kind of feel - connected somehow. That's why I went to the funeral today. I just felt like I had to. Okay. I sound certifiably insane. Good job, Paige. Way a go. (Shane, touched, shuts her up by leaning in and giving her a kiss. She responds, then pulls back slightly, allowing her vulnerability to show.) Don't hurt me, okay? I can't handle anymore right now. (His answer is another kiss, deeper, meaningful. She accepts it, returns the passion. They part, stare into each other's eyes. Hers are ablaze.) Come on. I have something to show you. (Shane hurriedly tosses a twenty on the table. They leave. The cocktail napkin Paige was doodling on had a drawing of a rough version of the triquetra, the Power of Three.) [Scene: Skyscraper building. Phoebe, bundled up in the observation room, looks out through the binoculars. Cole approaches from behind, handing Phoebe a thermostat cup of coffee.] Cole: Here. (Phoebe lowers the binoculars, turns to take the cup.) Phoebe: Oh, thanks. I think this is the right place. But maybe we should try one of the other rooftops just to make sure. Cole: Or maybe we should follow your first instincts and stay right here. Phoebe: Okay. But, what if I'm wrong? That girl will get klled. Cole: You can't save every innocent, Phoebe, or stop every demon. (He hugs her from behind.) Phoebe: Yeah. Well, I have to stop this one. I just hope that by me saying the vanquishing spell, it wounds him enough that you can take him out. (Cole snuggles from behind.) Cole: I got a better idea. How about you and me go someplace? You know? Drop off the face of the earth together, disappear? Phoebe: Hmm. Don't tempt me. Cole: Things have changed, Phoebe. We can't pretend we can go on like this. It's only a matter of time before The Source finds me, which means every minute you're with me, you're in danger. Phoebe: I've lost too much already Cole. I'm not losing you, too. (She holds his look, he's not going anywhere. Then, he kisses her and looks up past her, squints, seeing something.) Cole: Ooh, looks like your instincts were right. Phoebe: We've gotta shimmer over there! (She turns and raises binoculars.) Cole: And tell her what? That a demon's gonna attck? I think we should stay right here. (They wait as Paige, oblivious to the looming danger, leads a reluctant Shane to the center of the heli-pad.) Shane: Aren't you afraid that we're gonna to get caught? Paige: I like an element of danger. (She lets go of his hand, then spins around, arms out wide, looking up at the stars, free.) Oh. Look at the stars. They're so beautiful! They make me feel free. (She takes off her jacket slightly He kisses her. Meanwhile, Phoebe lowers the binoculars and turns away. Cole is still looking.) Phoebe: All right, any ideas? Cole: A couple. (Phoebe smacks him.) Phoebe: I meant about what we do now. I mean, we can't just keep watching, it's not right. (Cole takes the binoculars from Phoebe and takes a look.) Cole: You're right. We shouldn't just keep watching. (Phoebe blocks his view.) Phoebe: Okay, very good. (A moving tornado materializes out of thin air and races toward the unsuspecting lovers. The demon, Shax, appears and fires a concussive blast. Paige opens her eyes at the last second and sees it over Shane's shoulder.) Paige: Shane! (The blast makes Shane go flying backwards, knocking himself out. Paige screams. Shax throws another concussive blast at Paige. Paige screams and orbs out and back, realizing that she's still alive, somehow. Paige turns the other way and runs to the roof access tower. Shax, surprised at her ability to orb, turns back into a tornado and follows.) Phoebe: She orbed! (Paige runs away.) She orbed - did you just see that? Cole: Come on! (Cole grabs her and shimmers out with her.) [Cut to Paige, running for her life, scampers down the stairs onto the catwalk then stops as she hears the ominous sound of the tornado approaching. She slowly turns to see Shax standing there. But before he can throw another concussive blast, he stops as he sees Cole and Phoebe shimmer in. Paige turns, just in time to see the tail end of the shimmer, shocked.] Paige: What the hell? Phoebe: Get outta here! Hurry! Go! Go! (Cole fires an energy ball at Shax, but it barely fazes him. He fires another one as Paige, freaked, takes off running up the stairs.) Cole: Say the spell, damn it! Phoebe: Evil wind that blows, that which forms below. No longer may you dwell. Death takes you with this spell. (Shax, though, manages to get off a concussive blast at Cole, which knocks him over the stairway rail. Just as Shax, in agony, turns into a ghostly wind and streaks away from the scene. Phoebe, panic- stricken, runs to the edge. Cole plummets five stories, but just before he pancakes, he recovers enough to shimmer out.) Cole! (Cole shimmers next to Phoebe, who gasps and emotionally hugs him, afraid she almost lost him.) That was too close... Cole: It's okay, I'm all right. I just don't know about your innocent. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Leo is debating with Cole and Phoebe with what they say. Piper's in the background.] Leo: Are you sure she orbed? Are you sure that it wasn't something else? Phoebe: Leo, she disappeared. Bright white, shiny thingies came and then she reappeared. What else could it be? Leo: It just doesn't make any sense. Cole: Why not? Leo: Because why would Shax want to kll a White-lighter? Cole: Maybe he doesn't know she's a white-lighter. Leo: Right, the Source sends out his personal assassin, but doesn't know who he's after? (Piper, in the background, clatters the pots that she's washing, noticeably.) Phoebe: (To Leo) Is it possible that she didn't know that she was a white-lighter? Leo: No. Why? Cole: Because she acted as if she didn't. She acted just as surprised as we were when she orbed out. Leo: Well that doesn't make any sense either. Phoebe: Okay, why don't you go up and ask the Elders what does make sense so we don't go risking our lives again? (Leo looks at Piper.) Leo: I'll be right back. (He orbs out. Phoebe covers her eyes.) Cole: Maybe I should, uh, go to the other side and see what I can find out. (Phoebe looks at him.) Phoebe: No. Cole: I'll be careful. Nobody'll see me. Besides, it could be good to me to go back down, confused any bounty hunters that might be trying to track me. Don't worry. I won't disappear. (Cole kisses Phoebe on the cheek and shimmers out. Piper is hunched over the sink and Phoebe moves closer to her sister.) Phoebe: Hey, you okay? Piper: Yeah. Sure, why not? We could have another funeral tomorrow. I mean, all the dishes are out and we pretty much know who to invite. (She holds a small white towel in her hand and faces Phoebe.) Phoebe: Piper Piper: Just tell me one thing. Are you insane or are you just plain stupid? We bury Prue this morning and you go off tonight and nearly join her. What the hell is the matter with you? Phoebe: I was trying to save an innocent. Piper: No. You were trying to get yourself klled, which is what this family does best is get klled. (She throws the towel onto a counter in frustration and anger.) Isn't it obvious by now that our only destiny is to die? And you are making it way too easy for them, Phoebe. You are just walking right into it! (Phoebe embraces Piper.) Phoebe: I am so sorry. Piper: I cannot handle anything right now, and I certainly cannot handle losing another sister. [Scene: Hospital. Paige enters Shane's room. He sits up from his bed.] Shane: Paige. Paige: Hey. Shane: What happened? Paige: Shane, I feel so bad. I just got scared and I ran. Shane: Of course. Paige: Are you all right? What'd they say? Shane: It's no big deal, just a little concussion. Paige: Oh, no. Shane: No, I'm gonna be fine. They wouldn't be releasing me if I wasn't, right? I'm just glad you're okay, too. Paige: Yeah, well, physically anyway. Shane: Did you talk to the cops yet? Paige: No. Why? Shane: Why? They want to find out who attcked us, that's why. I - I told them you saw him. Paige: You did what? Shane: Well, you did. Didn't you? (Cortez enters the room.) Cortez: Did you? Paige: Who are you? Cortez: Inspector Cortez, homicide. I'd like to ask you a couple of questions. Shane: Wait, homicide? No one was mrder. Cortez: Based on the MO, if it's the same perpetrator I think it was, that just makes you lucky. He klled two people last week, violently, one of them a young woman who looked a little bit like you. Paige: Prue. Cortez: Prue Halliwell. Did you know her? Paige: No. No, not really. Shane: Well, in a way you did, right? Cortez: What way was that? Were you friends of hers or friends of her sisters? Paige: No, not friends. Cortez: Then what? Okay, look. I - I know you know something. I can see it in your eyes. Just like I know they know something, too. If you're trying to protect them in anyway, I'll find out. Paige: Well, in that case, I have nothing to worry about. (She kisses Shane.) You rest up. I'll be back. (To Cortez) Excuse me. (Paige leaves the room.) [Cut to Manor. Phoebe sits next to the fireplace. Piper walks toward her and hands her a teacup.] Piper: Here, this should help. It's chamomile. I had three cups. (Piper takes a seat on the floor beside Phoebe.) Phoebe: Thanks. (She takes a sip and sets it aside.) Doesn't seem real, does it? Piper: No. What are we gonna do with all of her stuff? What are we going to do with her car? Phoebe: I don't know. Sell it, I guess. Piper: Unless you want it. Phoebe: No. (She holds hands with Piper.) We're gonna get through this, you know. We just have to stick together. (Leo orbs into the room.) Well? Leo: Well, they don't know anything about her, so she's definitely not a white-lighter. Phoebe: Then why can she orb, Leo? Leo: They can't explain it. (Both Piper and Phoebe stand up.) Phoebe: Then how is it possible that they don't kn (Cole shimmers into the room.) Cole: Whew. Sorry I took so long. I had to dodge a couple of bounty hunters. Leo: Did you find anything out? Cole: You have no idea what I found out. Turns out the Source doesn't think she's a white-lighter at all. (He sits on the arm.) In fact, he thinks she might be another Charmed One. That's why he put Shax on it. He thought he ended the Power of Three. Now he's worried that this girl may somehow reconstitute it. Phoebe: No, but that's not possible. Is that possible? (Leo shrugs. Piper begins to take off.) Piper? Cole: Piper? (The others follow her. Piper goes to the attic and goes to the book.) Phoebe: What's going on? Piper: I'm going to ask Grams what's going on, actually. Phoebe: Grams? Piper: Mm-hmm. Your destiny still awaits, she says. There's a reason for everything, she says. So, it's time to summon her transparent butt back here and find out exactly what that reason is. Phoebe: Okay, but what should Piper: "Here these words. Hear my cry spirit from the other side. Come to me, I summon thee. Cross now the Great Divide!" (She lets out a semi-satisfied sigh. Grams appears in a bright light.) Grams: Piper? Why are you calling? P-Phoebe, wha-what's going on? Piper: Grams, why does the Source think that the Charmed Ones can be reconstituted? Grams: I do - I don't know what you're talking about. Piper: You know what, Grams? You were a lousy liar when you were alive, and now as a ghost, you're worse. Phoebe: If you know something, Grams, you have to tell us. We deserve to know. Grams: I can't. I'm sworn to secrecy. Phoebe: By who? Patty: By me. (Patty appears right next to Grams in a bright light.) By me. Piper: Mom? [Cut to downstairs. Cortez and Darryl enter the manor. Cortez is holding a flashlight.] Darryl: You can't just walk in here like this. (Cortez stops.) Cortez: Search warrant says I can. Darryl: What the hell are you looking for? Cortez: Do you really expect me to believe you don't know, Inspector? Follow me and keep your voice down. (He continues searching.) [Cut to Attic. Patty is explaining to her daughters as she paces.] Patty: We didn't tell anybody because we were afraid that there would be reprisals, afraid that, you girls would be dined your powers. Your birthright. It happened after your father and I were divorced, when Sam and I were together. Cole: (To Leo) Sam? Leo: Her white-lighter. Cole: Hmm. Apples don't fall far from the forbidden tree, I see. Piper: Shh! (To Patty) Go on. Patty: You were both toddlers. You just thought Mommy got a little fat. (She smiles.) You never knew I was pregnant. Grams: I was the only one who knew. Patty: And Sam, obviously. Grams: Right. Well, yes, of course. Patty: We wanted to keep the baby, of course. But mother - Grams: Well, I - I knew it would be disastrous. You know, before you and Leo, Piper, it wasn't just forbidden. It was unthinkable for witches to be with white-lighters. I mean, let alone have children with them. Patty: So, that's why we had to - why we decided to give the baby up. Sam and I took her to a local church as soon as she was born. And we asked the nun there to find a home for her, and she found one. A very, very good home. Grams: Yes. Leo: Explains why the Elders didn't know about her. (He looks at the sisters.) Phoebe: All right, hold it. Wait just one minute. Are you telling me, that that girl, our innocent, is really our sister? Patty: Your baby sister. Grams: Their baby half-sister. Patty: But by my half, which makes her a sister witch. Well, actually, not yet anyway. Not until all three of you are here together by the Book. Just like before. Grams: Charmed. Again. Cole: And I thought my family was screwed up. (Piper gives Cole a look. Cortez walks into the attic, seeing the two ghosts there. Everyone is a bit stunned. Darryl is right behind him.) Cortez: Well, I'll be damned. Commercial Break [Scene: Attic. Continue from before.] Piper: Darryl, do something! Darryl: He's a cop, Piper. And he's got a search warrant. Cortez: And believe me, I've found what I've been searching for. (Cole moves slightly towards Cortez. He aims his gn at him.) Ah-ah-ah-ah. Don't move. I'll sht. Cole: Then so will I. Leo: Cole Phoebe: Okay Inspector, just put the gn down. There is a very good explanation for all of this. Feel free to chime in anytime, guys. Cortez: My whole life, I suspected evil magic was real, that there was something more. I've seem too many horrible things in the job to suspect otherwise, not the least of which are the two mrder that happened here. Piper: Wait. Are you accusing us? Cortez: I've just gn to accuse you, lady! Grams: All right, fine. You caught us. Congratulations. So what are you gonna do about it? sh*t us? Phoebe: Easy, Grams. Not all of us are dad, remember? Leo: All right, look, you can't arrest us, especially not them. Nobody will ever believe you. Cortez: Maybe not at first. I'm putting this whole place under constant surveillance. I'm taping your every move. Sooner or later, I'll catch you doing something uh, supernatural, and then (Darryl knocks Cortez out with the but of his g*n. He falls to the floor.) Darryl: I think you've been through enough today, huh? Piper: Thank you. (Phoebe walks over to Darryl.) Phoebe: Darryl, go, get out of here. We don't want you to take the fall for this. Darryl: No, it's okay. Phoebe: No, it's not. This is our problem. He wants to expose us, not you. Let us take care of this, please? Darryl: If you need me, you know where to find me, huh? (Phoebe nods and turns to Cole. Darryl leaves the manor.) Cole: It doesn't solve your problem. He's gonna wake up eventually. You've just bought yourself some time. Leo: What you're gonna need, especially if you're wanna save your Phoebe: Sister? Grams: Well, what are you waiting for? Just write a spell. Get rid of him. Phoebe: Uh, get rid of him? Grams: Well, you know what I mean. Dump him somewhere. Anywhere. With all the witches in this room, we oughta be able to do something with him. I mean, just start rhyming. Uh, take him back, take him away. Remove him now. Don't let him stay. (She gestures to Phoebe.) Phoebe: Oh. Uh. We call the spirits to help undo and send him off to Timbuktu. (Cortez vanishes from the floor.) Whoa. It worked. Piper: Timbuktu? You sent him to Timbuktu? Phoebe: All right, well, it was the only thing I could think of that rhymed with undo. Cole: Don't worry. Uh, I'll find him. (Cole shimmers out.) Piper: Okay, well this is way too much for me to handle. Way too much. Patty: Nobody can blame you for being angry, sweetie. Piper: Angry? Yeah, I'm angry. Um, I'm confused and you know what? This - this is just crazy. You cannot float in here after all these years and go, "Oh gosh, I forgot, by the way, you've got a sister." Especially not today of all days. Patty: I know it's a lot, sweetie. More than anybody should have to deal with, but you're going to have to deal with it the best way you know how. Losing Prue, learning about another sister... this is your, path. This is your destiny. Get angry at it, cry about it, but don't fight it. Or it'll consume you. Grams: Come on, Patty. The rest is up to them. (Grams and Patty disappear. Piper, Phoebe, Leo head downstairs.) Leo: I can't sense where she is because she's technically not a witch yet. Phoebe: All right, so all we have to go on is that church that Mom mentioned and the nun. Piper: Okay, let's get one thing straight. I am only doing this to save her. I'm not remotely interested in reconstituting...The Charmed Ones. (Piper is cut off to find Paige waiting for them. The door is left open.) Paige: I, the door was open. I'm sorry. I shouldn't be here. (Paige turns to leave but Phoebe stops her.) Phoebe: No, no, no. No, no. We were just coming to look for you. Paige: You were? Phoebe: Yep. Come on in. Welcome. I'm Phoebe. And this is... (Phoebe hooks her arm into Paige's and walks over to Piper and Leo.) Paige: Piper. I know. I've been to your club. Pretty great. Piper: Thank you. And you are? Paige: Paige. My name is Paige. Phoebe: Hmm. Another P. Imagine that. Piper: It's nice to meet you. (Piper shakes Paige's hand. A bright blue shines over the girls.) Paige: Okay. What was that? Leo: I think that means you're supposed to be here. (The door slams open and a strong wind knocks Piper, Phoebe, and Paige backwards. Leo is knocked down on the stairs. Shax materializes and walks closer. He is about to strike when Leo jumps on his back.) Run! Get upstairs! Piper: Leo?! (Piper, Phoebe, and Paige run upstairs. Shax throws him off his back and Leo is knocked out. Shax then looks upstairs.) [Cut to attic. Piper, Phoebe, and Paige enter and go to the Book.] Paige: What are we doing? What is that thing? Phoebe: We'll explain later. (Piper flips through the pages of the Book.) Piper: Okay, just say this spell out loud with us, okay? Paige: Spells, what are you guys, witches? Phoebe: And so are you. We hope. Piper: Well, we're about to find out. (The strong wind breaks through the attic door and Shax materializes. The girls recite the vanquishing spell.) Piper, Phoebe, Paige: Evil wind that blows, that which forms below. No longer may you dwell. Death takes you with this spell. (Shax moans in pain as he explodes, vanquished.) Phoebe: It's not enough. Shax was just the messenger. We gotta get the Source. Paige: The Source of what? Piper: Of all evil. Paige: What have you guys turned me into? (Paige turns and runs out the attic and out of the manor.) Piper: Paige? Phoebe: Wait. (Piper and Phoebe start following.) -------------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x01 - Charmed Again"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Nell Scovell & Brad Kern Transcribed by: Janelle Hackbarth ----------------------------------------- [Scene: Underworld. The Source appears before the Oracle.] The Source: My assassin failed. The witch is alive. Oracle: Yes, I know. The Source: You told me her future was short-lived. You told me- Oracle: I told you only that it appeared to be short-lived. Seeing into the future is not always exact, especially when magical forces are at play. The Source: The Power of Three is strong. She'll be almost untouchable now that she's reunited with her new sisters. Oracle: Once the bond is formed, perhaps, but it has yet to, which means she's vulnerable, easily swayed. (She goes over to the Source.) 48 - little hours. The window of opportunity agreed to eons ago by both sides to protect free will. (Whispers) The great flaw in the grand design. The Source: She hasn't chosen the other side yet? Oracle: Well, she's young, confused, doesn't know which way to turn. You must seduce her into using her powers for evil, then she will become evil. And that's even better than klling her, which, of course you could still do. You need to get close to her, read her soul, corrupt it, and she's yours. (The Source caresses the Oracle's chin.) The Source: And you...you need to see the future more clearly, Oracle...for your own future. (He then vanishes.) [Cut to Shane's room in the hospital. Shane wakes up and stands up. The lights flicker. The Source appears before him.] Shane: What the hell? Who are you? The Source: For now, I am you. (The Source disappears and possesses Shane. Paige enters the room.) Paige: Oh, my God, the most horrible thing has happened to me! I can't explain it. Shane/Source: Shh. It's okay, honey. I'm here now. It's okay. (The possessed Shane has his eyes turn all black as he embraces Paige.) [Scene: Manor. Next morning. Kitchen. Piper retrieves an ice pack from the freezer and places it gently on Leo's neck. Leo holds it against his sore neck.] Piper: I don't understand how you can keep healing innocents, but you can't figure out a way to heal yourself. Leo: It's kind of hard to heal myself when I'm knocked out. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Leo, how is possible for an angel to even get knocked out? I mean, you are, after all, technically dad. Leo: Three years together, and now you're asking these questions? Phoebe: Well Piper: I think the more appropriate question is, how does a white-lighter get somebody knocked up? (Phoebe lets out a giggle.) Leo: What's that supposed to mean? Piper: What do you think it means? Leo: If it's about Paige, I swear, the Elders had no idea that she even existed, or that she was your sister. Phoebe: Sister witch. Piper: Half-witch, half-whitelighter. Let's not forget that little surprise. (She helps Leo with the ice pack.) I still can't believe that Mom kept that secret from us. Phoebe: Well, it sounded like she didn't have much of a choice. Piper: We're her daughters. She could've found a way to share that information with us. (The doorbell rings.) That better not be another long-lost relative. (She goes to answer the door. Phoebe and Leo follow. Piper greets Darryl at the door and lets him in.) Darryl: Hi Piper. Piper: Hi there. (Piper closes the door and Darryl looks around.) Darryl: Where's Cortez? Leo: Who? Darryl: Inspector Cortez - the one I ht over the head, the one you said you would take care of. He's missing. Police inspectors are not supposed to be missing. Where is he? Phoebe: Well, I kind of sent him to Piper: Timbuktu. It rhymed with undo. Darryl: Timbuktu. Leo: It's okay. Cole went to get him. Darryl: Cole? (Cole shimmers into the manor by the stairs.) Phoebe: Cole! Cole: Wait. (He gets an energy ball ready and a bounty hunter appears suddenly and strikes. The bolt of blue lightning misses Cole barely and Cole kills the bounty hunter with his energy ball. Cole stands up.) Damn bounty hunters they're like gnats. Darryl: Where's the inspector? Cole: Don't worry. I found him. Moved him to a place he can't tell a soul what he saw. Literally. Leo: What do you mean? Where'd you put him? (Cole gestures below him.) Phoebe: In the basement? Piper: No. I think he means a little bit further down than that. Phoebe: Oh. Leo: Cole, he's a cop. He's one of the good guys. Cole: He's also the one who can expose them as witches. I think that you, above anybody, would want to avoid that at all costs. Leo: Not at that cost. We have to save him. Darryl: Save him? What do you mean, save him? Wh-what's going on? Phoebe: You know what, Darryl? We are going to take care of this whole mess. Darryl: Wait a second. Hold Phoebe: You don't worry about it. (She escorts Darryl out the door and then joins the others.) Piper: Okay. Maybe you can talk to the Inspector, reason with him. (Phoebe hugs Cole.) Cole: And what if he can't? What if you two get exposed? What's to say the same thing won't happened to you that happened to Prue? Phoebe: Well it's a risk we'll have to take. Cole: Yeah well, you know what? There's another risk you guys have to worry about. On the way back, I heard gargoyles. Piper: Gargoyles? You mean like statues? Cole: That's only in they're in their resting state. They come alive to ward off evil. In this case, I think they're trying to ward off the Source. I think he's surfaced. Phoebe: Wait - what? He's here? Now? Where? Cole: I don't know. Could be anywhere. Or anyone. Leo: Probably came for Paige, but she doesn't stand a chance against him. She doesn't even know what her power is yet. Phoebe: Leo, we don't stand a chance against him. Not without Prue. Leo: But you might with Paige - the new Power of Three. Piper: Can you sense her? Leo: I don't think so. She's too new. Piper: Well then we just have to start with the church Mom was talking about. Phoebe: Piper Piper: What? Phoebe, I'm not crazy about it, either, but we can't just do anything about it - now. Mom wouldn't want us to... and neither would Prue. [Scene: Paige's apartment. Shane/Source is staring at a bird in a cage. Bird is scared.] Paige: Oscar...what's the matter, sweetheart? It's okay. I'm home. (Paige goes back to her closet and picks out a jacket. She sits down on her bed.) Shane/Source: Maybe he doesn't like me. Paige: Don't be ridiculous. He's always liked you. Shane/Source: Well, aren't you going to tell me what happened last night? (Paige sits on the bed.) Paige: No. It's nothing. Shane/Source: It seemed like something to me. You were pretty scared. Paige: Let's just say that when I wanted to find out who I was, I didn't want to find out I was a freak. Look, can we just talk about this later? Shane/Source: Of course. Hey, I never got to thank you for taking such good care of me. (Shane/Source and Paige are about to kiss but they break apart when Paige's bird, Oscar, screeches very loudly.) Paige: Oscar. Listen, I should get to work anyway. I'm in enough trouble with the boss as it is. (Paige heads for the door and Shane/Source raises a glowing red hand at Paige's direction.) Shane/Source: Well, I know how badly you want to be there for that placement hearing. (Paige stops and turns around.) Paige: How did you know about that? Shane/Source: Well, you told me, remember? Little boy, abusive dad. You said nothing gets under your skin more than that. Paige: Right. Okay. Make yourself at home. Stop by the lunch if you feel up to it. Shane/Source: Count on it. (Paige leaves her apartment. Shane/Source turns to the bird, Oscar, and sets him on fre leaving a burnt corpse behind in the birdcage. Shane/Source disappears in a fiery display.) [Scene: Underworld. Cortez is on a ledge screaming.] Cortez: Help me! (Below him is a pool of hot magma. He is startled when he looks down. Leo orbs in and Cole shimmers in and onto a ledge next to Cortez.) Help me! You! Stay away from me! Stay away! Leo: We're here to save you. Cortez: You're the one who put me here! Cole: No, no. Actually, that was just me. Hoping you'd change your mind about the girls, have you? Cortez: klling me is the only way to keep me from trying to stop you! Leo: We're not going to kll you, Inspector. But what you don't understand, is that by exposing the girls, you're not stopping evil, you're helping it. Cortez: Oh, yeah, right. Cole: (whispers to Leo) You do understand that if we take him back, it's over. I'll lose Phoebe and you'll lose Piper. (Leo outstretches his hand to Cortez.) Leo: Take my hand. Cortez: No. Leo: Take my hand. Where else can I take you that's worse than this? (Cortez grabs Leo's hand and they orb out, followed by Cole, who shimmers out.) [Scene: South Bay Social Services. Paige is talking to her uncle on the phone at her desk in her cubicle.] Paige: (Into phone) So, how's Aunt Julie? Yeah? Oh. Is her hip any better? (A couple comes up to the receptionist.) Jake: Jake and Carol Grisanti for Mr. Cowan. Receptionist: Okay. I'll let him know you're here. (Paige is distracted by it.) Paige: (Into phone) I'm sorry. Say that again? I got distracted. Receptionist: He'll be with you in a few minutes. (Jake goes over to the wife.) Jake: I'm gonna go wash up, all right? (He leaves.) [Cut to bathroom. Jake washes his face. The lights in the bathroom flash and he turns to find Shane/Source standing there.] Jake: What do you want? (The Source comes out of Shane and possesses the man, Jake.) [Cut to Paige still talking on the phone.] Paige: (Into phone) Hey, before you go, can I ask you a question? Do you guys still go to that church Mom and Dad used to go to? Is there still a nun called Sister Agnes there? (Pauses) Yeah, right. The one that found me. No, no, I haven't spoken to but something's come up, and I think I should. (He sees Jake/Source over by Mr. Cowan.) Uh, Uncle Dave, I gotta go. I'll call you back, okay? Yeah, I love you too. (Paige hangs up the phone and walks over to her boss.) Mr. Cowan. Cowan: Hey, look Paige. I got this, okay? Paige: No. But you can't let that little boy go home with that jerk. Cowan: Paige, number one, you don't know for a fact he's abusing the boy. And number two, this is none of your business. You are an assistant, not a social worker. Paige: That's because you're too cheap to make me one. (Mr. Cowan goes back into his own office. Jake/Source stands at the other side of the office window and gives Paige a look. Cowan closes the window blinds and Paige leans against the window.) [Cut to Manor. Piper is holding the Yellow Pages and looks into Phoebe's room.] Piper: Phoebe, I think I found (Phoebe's not there.) The church. Phoebe? (She looks into Prue's old room to find Phoebe standing there, facing the window. Piper sets down the phone book and walks up to her sister.) What are you doing in here? (Phoebe turns around holding a leather jacket. Phoebe's face is tear stained.) Phoebe: You remember the time I borrowed this from Prue without asking? Piper: Which time? Phoebe: When my boyfriend's cat peed on it. Oh. She got so mad, I thought she was gonna have a stroke. (She whips her nose.) But the funny thing was, she got mad at you because she thought that you were the one that had borrowed it. And you never told her the truth. She never knew it was really me. (Phoebe sobs and sits down on a red sofa. Piper comes over and sits beside her. Piper pulls Phoebe to her and embraces her sister.) I miss her so much. Piper: I know. Me, too. I was wondering when you were gonna let go. Phoebe: I was just I was trying to. (Piper hands her a tissue.) Thanks. Stay strong, you know, keep it together for you, and then I put all my energy into trying to save Paige because I figured only one of us could break down at a time. Otherwise, we'd both be useless. (She sits up.) I'm scared, Piper. I'm really, really scared. She always took the lead. She was she was our big sister. How are we supposed to go on without her? How are we supposed to go up against the Source without her? (Piper sighs.) Piper: I don't know. But I do know that we can't let the bastard get Paige, either so, no matter what we think or feel, she is our sister. And sisters protect each other. [Cut to office. Paige is pacing. Cowan comes out of his office. Paige approaches him.] Paige: What's happened? Cowan: Nothing's been decided. We're gonna meet again tomorrow. Paige: Tomorrow? You can't let him go home with that kid? Cowan: I can, and I am. Look, Paige, you weren't in there. He was very persuasive. Paige: Persuasive? What about the police report? What about the counselor's recommendations? Cowan: Look, Paige, I know how you feel about these cases, but we can't make a decision based on what you think. We have to base it on face, but right now we don't have enough yet. I'm sorry. (Cowan walks away. Jake/Source and his wife step out of the little office and he confronts Paige.) Jake/Source: You got a problem, lady? Paige: Yeah, I do. I got a problem with people who ht their kids. Jake/Source: Oh. Carol: Come on, Jake. Let's just go. Jake/Source: Wait. Wait. Listen, I can do whatever the hell I want to... (lowers voice) and there's nothing you can do to stop me. (Paige gets her purse and turns to leave. Cowan looks at her departing.) Cowan: Where do you think you're going? Paige: Church. (Paige leaves.) [Cut to Jake/Source entering the bathroom. He finds an old man bent over Shane's unconscious body.] Old Man: Can you give me a hand? I - I - I think that he must have slipped. (Jake/Source turns the old man's body into flames and is gone. The Source comes out of Jake and repossesses Shane.) Commercial Break [Cut to Paige entering a church. There is a gargoyle statue. Paige makes her way to approach a nun.] Paige: Excuse me. Are you Sister Agnes? Sister Agnes: Yes. And who might you be? Paige: I'm Paige. Paige Matthews. Sister Agnes: No. Paige: You might not remember me. I probably changed a little bit since you last saw me on August 2nd 1977. Does that ring any bells? Sister Agnes: Oh, dear Lord. [Time lapse. Paige and Sister Agnes are in a little office. Sister Agnes retrieves a box from a trunk.] Sister Agnes: I was just about your age, when they came. (She puts the box on the table.) Paige: They? My mother and my father? Sister Agnes: They came in a swirl of bright white lights just like, angels. Paige: White lights. What do you mean? Sister Agnes: Well, that's how they appeared, with you in their arms! I was stunned. I - I didn't know what to think. They said that you were in great danger, that they had no other choice but to give you up, to protect you. Paige: Danger? What kind of danger? Sister Agnes: Well, they didn't say. But I could tell from their pain that it must be very real. They asked me to find you a good home, a safe home, and to keep their secret until you came looking. Paige: But how could they know? Sister Agnes: Because you come from them, my dear. As wonderful and precious as your adoptive parents were to you, you still come from angels. (She reaches into the chest and pulls out a blanket with a P on it.) They asked me to save this for you for this day. It's what they bundled you up in. Your mother had only one request - that your name began with a P. (Someone knocks on the office door and Piper and Phoebe enters.) Yes, may I help Piper: Hi. (She freezes Sister Agnes.) Hey, what's up? We need to get you out of here. Paige: What did you do to her? Phoebe: Oh, she just froze her. She'll be fine. Piper: Yeah. Lucky I didn't blow her up. My powers have been a little off lately. Phoebe: Piper. (Phoebe points at the blanket Paige is holding.) Piper: Is that our blanket? (Piper tries to touch it, but Paige pulls it away.) Paige: No! That's mine! Leave me alone! (She turns to leave.) Piper: All right! Gee. (Piper and Phoebe follow Paige.) Phoebe: Paige. Paige. Paige. Piper: Stop or I'll freeze! (Paige stops and turns. Phoebe and Piper stop as well.) Phoebe: (To Piper) She's a witch. You can't freeze her. Piper: (To Phoebe) She doesn't know that. Paige: Will you please just leave me alone? (Paige continues to walk towards the main exit.) Phoebe: Look, we know what you're going through. We went through the same thing when we first found out we were witches, too. Piper: Look. You just gotta trust us. Somebody very, very bad is after you. (Paige stops and turns around.) Paige: Trust you? You just froze a nun? How do I know you're not the bad ones? Piper: Well if we are, then you are, sister. Phoebe: Piper. (Paige turns to leave.) Piper: What? Fine. Then you try. Phoebe: (To Paige) You have a magical power, you know. (Paige stops and turns. Phoebe and Piper come closer to Paige to talk.) Mmm. At least, if you're really a Charmed One, you do. And the sooner you learn it, the sooner you'll be able to protect yourself. Paige: I have a power? Piper: According to the prophecy, the third sister has the power to move things with her mind. Like Prue could. Paige: How does it work? Phoebe: You concentrate on an object like that candle right there. (She points at the candle a few feet away.) And then you just wave your arm at it. (Phoebe demonstrates and waves her arm. Paige tries it, but nothing happens. She looks to Piper and Phoebe.) Piper: Or, uh, you could squint your eyes. She used to squint her eyes. (Paige waves her hand at the candle and squints but nothing happens to the candle. She turns back to the others.) Paige: Well, maybe I'm not one of you after all if I can't even make that candle (Paige raises out her hand in the candle's direction. The candle is surrounded by blue and white bright lights and disappears and reappears in Paige's outstretched hand. Paige hands the candle slowly to Phoebe.) Oh. Phoebe: So perhaps the whitelighter in her makes it work differently? (Phoebe blows out the candle and sets it aside.) Piper: Half-breed. [Cut to outside. Jack/Source appears in a ball of fre and walks toward the church.] Shane/Source: She better be here, Oracle. I'm running out of time. Oracle: (as a voice) She is. Don't worry. (Shane/Source stops and spots the gargoyle. The gargoyle screeches and Shane/Source drops to the ground covering his ears screaming in pain.) Shane/Source: No! [Cut to inside. Piper, Phoebe, and Paige hear the noise.] Paige: What is that? Phoebe: I don't know. [Cut to outside. Shane/Source's hand glows read and the doors open.] Shane/Source: Paige. Paige: Shane? (She rushes to help him.) What's the matter? My god, what happened? Shane/Source: I don't know. Someone's after me. (She helps him up.) Phoebe: Paige! (Piper and Phoebe run after Paige.) Paige: Come on. Let's get out of here. Phoebe: Paige! Come back! (Shane/Source turns and fires a red bolt at Piper and Phoebe. Piper and Phoebe scream and go flying backwards, sliding their way to the inside of the front of the church.) Whoo! Piper: What the hell was that? Sister Agnes: Good question. [Cut to scene: San Francisco PD Station. Cole and Leo follow Cortez as he makes his way to a phone.] Cole: Look, we didn't have to bring you back, you know. We could have just let you rot. Leo: Cole, I really don't think this is helping any. Cole: Like your way is? (Darryl comes over to him.) Darryl: Cortez, where you've been? Cortez: (Into the phone) This is Inspector Cortez. I need a surveillance team around the clock. I'll take one shift. Darryl: What are you doing? Cortez: What I said I'd do before you clipped me from behind. Cole: You're making a big mistake, Inspector. (Leo hears a white-lighter call.) You have no idea what you're doing. Cortez: You want to bet? Leo: Something's wrong. Piper's calling. Cole: Just so you know, whatever pain you put Phoebe through because of what you're doing will be nothing compared to the pain I put you through. You understand? Cortez: (Into the phone) 1329 Prescott Street. Phoebe and Piper Halliwell. They're mrder suspects. Leo: All right. Come on. Come on. (He and Cole leave.) Cortez: (Into the phone) Yeah, thanks. (Darryl grabs Cortez as he hangs up the phone.) Darryl: Hey, listen Cortez. (He points at Darryl.) Cortez: Let go of me. (Darryl does.) You make me sick. How long have you been covering up for them, huh? How many other mrder have you ignored just to protect them? You're a disgrace to that shield, my friend. (Darryl pins him up to the wall.) Darryl: This isn't the first time I've risked my career for those girls - my life, my family! They're the best people I've ever met, and they'll do more good than you'll ever know. And it cost them their sister. (Two inspectors pull Darryl away from Cortez.) Cop 1: Hey, hey inspector, ease up. Cop 2: Hey, you all right? Darryl: I'm good. I'm good. [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper and Phoebe are sitting on the couch. Cole and Leo are pacing in front of them with their arms folded.] Leo: So the Source was there, at the church? Phoebe: Well, the gargoyles weren't exactly whistling Dixie, Leo. Piper: Plus, something pretty powerful knocked us on our asses. (Cole sits down.) Cole: But if he was there, why didn't he try to kll Paige? Phoebe: Maybe he didn't want to go up against the Charmed Ones. Cole: No, that doesn't make sense. He knows that Paige is new to her powers. If ever there was a time to attck Leo: Wait a minute. What if he's not trying to kll her anymore? What if he's trying to lure her to his side? Phoebe: Translation please? Cole: The mythological window. Leo: There's a window of opportunity, an opening. Cole: 48 hours. Leo: Right, 48 hours where a nascent witch who hasn't chosen to use her powers for good or evil yet can be swayed either way. (He sits down.) Phoebe: Wait, so all he has to do is cast a spell on her? Cole: No, he can't. It has to be her choice, but he can tempt her, entice her. If he gets her to use her powers for evil Leo: She becomes evil forever. (Phoebe sighs.) Piper: Who makes up these cockamamie rules? (Cole looks down and Leo looks up.) Oh, never mind Phoebe: Okay, so we have less than 24 hours to get to Paige and no idea how to find her. Piper: But I bet the Source does. [Scene: Paige's apartment. Paige is sitting on the couch with a blanket. Shane/Source brings her a glass of water and sits down next to her.] Shane/Source: Here. Paige: Thanks. (She takes a sip of her water.) I'm so sorry to involve you in all of this. Shane/Source: All of what? Paige (Paige puts down her glass.) What's going on? Paige: I don't know. I'm so confused. I don't know what to do. Shane/Source: Hey, you don't have to know. You're safe here with me. (They kiss.) (In Paige's head) I'll take care of you. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Cole is looking at Cortez, who's leaning against his car parked outside the Manor. Phoebe, Piper, and Leo are at the Book of Shadows.] Cole: Are you sure you don't want me to turn Belthazor loose on Cortez just for a minute or two? Leo: No. He doesn't have anything on the girls yet. Besides, now is no time to be blurring the line between good and evil. (Phoebe closes the book.) Phoebe: This is useless. (She clears her throat.) We're never gonna find Paige without a little help. (The book opens on it's own and flips through the pages. It stops on one page.) Works everytime. Okay, an enchantment spell. Wait. How is this gonna help find her? Piper: Well, maybe it's not to find Paige. Maybe it's so we can ID the source. See the last line? It's, "So she can reveal the evil within." Phoebe: But that'll only help if we can find him? Leo: Maybe we can, or at least, maybe you can. (He looks at Cole.) Phoebe: What does he mean? (Cole walks toward them. He clears his throat.) Cole: Demons can sense the Source's aura. It's how he reminds us of his power, his reach. Maybe if I focus on it Phoebe: Then he'll know you're doing it. And he'll find you. Cole: Not if I was careful. It's your only chance at saving your sister. (He goes back to the window.) Piper: Okay. So we need something to enchant. Phoebe: Right, um (Everyone looks around. Phoebe spots something.) Oh! (She goes over to a shelf and finds a pair of pink kiddy sunglasses.) How about these? Piper: Oh Phoebe. Phoebe: What? They're perfect. Piper: Oh great. (They both hold either side of the sunglasses.) Piper/Phoebe: "Magic forces far and wide, Enchant these so those can't hide, Allow this witch to use therein, So she can reveal the evil within." (The glasses lenses' grow.) Phoebe: Hmm. Piper: Okay. Better test 'em. (Phoebe puts the glasses on. She giggles a little as she looks at Leo.) Leo: Well? Phoebe: Nothing. You look the same. Cole: How 'bout me? (Phoebe looks at him and lets out a little scream.) What? (Through the glasses, Phoebe sees Cole as Belthazor as he walks toward the girls.) What do I look like? Phoebe: You look like hell. (She takes off the glasses.) Enchanting. (Cole smiles. Phoebe looks up.) Thanks for the magical assist Grams. Piper: How do you know it wasn't somebody else? [Scene: Paige's apartment. Bathroom. She comes out of the shower with a towel wrapped around her and goes to the medicine cabinet. She hears Shane/Source voice. She stares in the mirror.] Shane/Source: You know who you are now Paige. This is (his voice goes demonic) where your destiny lies. It lies not with your sister witches. (He appears behind her.) It's for no one but you. This is what you've been searching for your whole life. This is why you have the power. (He makes an image of Jake/Source appear in the mirror.) Jake/Source: You can't stop me. Shane/Source: Use your power for your desires, to seek your own revenge. (The image disappears.) Use your power. Call for his heart. Call for his life. (He disappears. Paige holds up her hand and the glass from the mirror disappears.) [Scene: South Bay Social Services. Jake and Carol (his wife) storm out of an office. Mr. Cowan storms off in a different direction. Paige gets up and follows Jake and Carol as Shane/Source looks on.] [Cut to outside. Jake and Carol go towards their car. Paige holds out her hand.] Paige: Heart. (Jake clutches his heart in pain.) Carol: Jake, what is it? (He falls to the ground as he doubles over.) No! [Cut to other side of parking lot. Piper pulls up in her jeep with Phoebe, Cole, and Leo in it. They all get out and look around.] Phoebe: I don't see Paige anywhere. Piper: Are you sure this is the right place, Cole? Cole: The Source is here. I can sense him. Leo: Wait. There she is. (Phoebe puts on the sunglasses and sees a black aura around Paige.) Piper: What is she doing? Phoebe: I don't know, but she's got a black aura around her. Leo: The Source? Cole: No. It can't be. If Phoebe saw my demonic self, then she'd see his too. Phoebe: Yeah. Well, whatever it is, it's not good. Come on. (They go towards Paige as a small crowd gathers around Jake.) Carol: Jake! Jake! No. Phoebe: Paige? Paige? It's me, Phoebe. And Piper. Paige: He's evil. He's hurting his child. Carol: Oh God! Honey. Phoebe: No. You're being seduced into doing this. Carol: No! No Jake! Piper: All right. You know what? Hi. (She pushes Paige's hand down.) Leo, take her. Go home. Go, go, go, go. (Leo orbs out with Paige. Jake's pain lessens.) Cole: Let's get out of here. (They walk away.) Carol: Are you sure you'll all right? (Jake stands up.) Maybe you'd better lay back down. Jake: I'm not covering for you anymore Carol. You keep your hands off our son. (He walks off.) [Cut to Piper's jeep. Piper and Phoebe are in there.] Cole: You two go ahead. I'm going to stay behind. Make sure the Source doesn't follow you. (He and Phoebe kiss. They then drive off. Shane/Source comes out of the building. He runs up behind Cole, but disappears in a burst of fre before Cole turns around. Cole then shimmers away. He then shimmers near Shane/Source and walks up behind him. He turns around and sab Cole in the stomach. Cole falls down on his knees.) Shane/Source: Don't die too quickly, traitor. (He holds his hand beside Cole's ear, emerging a yellow-orange light from it.) I want your beloved witch to see your last breath. (He puts his hand on his chin.) To feel the heartache of loss, again. (He begins to walk away.) Oracle, find Paige one last time. (He disappears in a burst of fre.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Piper and Phoebe come in. Phoebe takes off her coat.] Piper: Leo, where's (As they enter a hall, a Knfe is thrown, nearly missing Piper and Leo. Phoebe and Piper let out a small scream.) Leo: I'm having a hard time convincing her that she is not evil! Piper: I see that. Paige: Lamp. (It disappears in white orbs and reappears. She telekinetically throws it toward Piper and Phoebe, who duck after they scream. It smashes against the wall.) Phoebe: Bright side - at least she's getting the hang of her new power. Piper: That was Mom's crystal! (She tackles Paige to the ground. Phoebe joins her in holding her down.) Phoebe: Okay. Relax. Relax. (Leo takes Piper's place in holding Paige down as Piper gets up.) All right. Now what? Piper: We just better hope there's some Wiccan exorcism in the Book of Shadows cause yeah. (She goes to the stairs, but stops when the lights flicker off and on. Shane/Source appears by the corner of the stairs.) Who are you? (His eyes turn all black and he telekinetically throws Piper through the stairs banister.) Leo: Piper! Phoebe: Piper! (Shane/Source throws an energy ball at her, but she levitates to avoid it. She goes to kick Shane/Source and he disappears, making her crash into the Grandfather clock. He appears by the couch. Piper uses his power to blow him up. Paige stands up and Leo helps Piper up. Shane/Source reassembles. Phoebe grabs the glasses and puts them on. She sees the Source.) Oh, Piper! That's the that's the (She takes off the glasses and goes to Piper.) Loo loo loo look! (Piper pushes her hand away.) Piper: I know who that is. Shane/Source: Your powers are strong, but will they be enough without the Power of Three. Paige: Shane, what's going on? Shane/Source: (In Shane's voice) It's okay. I'm here now. Paige: Stay away from me. Leo: She still has free will. You can't force her to choose. Shane/Source: Oh, but she's already chosen, haven't you? Come with me. You'll be safe forever. I promise. Piper: Don't listen to him. He's lying. Shane/Source: They only want you for your power. You don't have to share it. It's yours. (He turns into Mr. Cowan.) You've already seen what you can do with it. You do what nobody else can do. (He turns into Carol.) You nearly saved my son from his father. From all the pain and suffering he's put him through. (He turns into the little boy.) Please help me. Don't let him hurt me anymore. You're my only hope. (Paige takes his hand and starts to go with him.) Phoebe: No! (The boy/Source races his hand, suspending Phoebe in mid-air and shocking her with electricity.) Help me! (Paige pushes Boy/Source down and Phoebe falls down. Piper, Leo, and Paige go over to her to help her up. The clock chimes in the background.) Piper: Phoebe? Okay. Come on. Come on. (The boy disappears and the Source reposes Shane, who stands up.) I guess blood's a little thicker than evil. (The Source/Shane looks at the clock and goes out of Shane, who falls to the ground, to reveal his true self.) Source: I've broken the Charmed circle before. I'll do it again. Besides, it wasn't a complete loss. Thanks to Belthazor. Phoebe: What did you do to him? Cortez: Oh my God. (The Source, Leo, and the sisters turn to see Cortez standing near the front door with a video camera. He's amazed at what he sees.) Piper: Inspector, would you get out of here?! (As Cortez reaches for his gn, the Source fires an energy ball at him, knocking him on the coat rack. He screams. He's knocked on a hanger. Piper gasps. Cortez falls down, revealing blood on the hanger. The Source disappears in a blast of fre. The others race to Cortez. Leo kneels down beside him.) Cortez: Looks like evil wins again, huh? Leo: Not if I can help it. (He heals him. Cortez is shocked.) Paige: How'd you do that? (Leo helps a shocked Cortez up.) Leo: That's what whitelighters do. We heal good people. Phoebe: We have to go find Cole. (All, except Cortez, leave. He checks his used to be wound and the video camera.) [Scene: Near South Bay Social Services. Cole is lying on the ground, nearly dad.] Phoebe: Cole! (She spots him and runs over to him. She kneels down beside him.) Oh no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. (She puts his head in his lap. Piper freezes Cole.) Piper: Heal him. Leo: You know that it's against the rules. Phoebe: Leo, screw the rules. The Elders owe us. Leo: Even if I could, I could only heal his human half and that wouldn't be enough power to save him. (Leo kneels down too.) Paige: Aren't I half whitelighter? I mean, couldn't I use my half to offset his half? Leo: It's worth a try. Take my hand. (Paige kneels down beside him and does so.) Hold your other hand over his wound. (Paige and Leo heal Cole. He unfreezes and gasps for air. Phoebe hugs him, happy he's alive.) Paige: That was good, right? (Piper helps Paige stand up as Leo stands up too.) Piper: That was very good. Let's just hope it wasn't all for nothing. [Scene: San Francisco PD Station. Cortez comes in with his video camera. Darryl, sitting at his desk, watches him. Cortez looks at him. He looks over to the Captain. Cortez goes over to Darryl and hesitates for a moment before giving him the tape, which he takes. Cortez leaves and Darryl sighs.] [Scene: P3. Piper, Phoebe, Leo, and Cole are sitting there. A waitress, Megan, brings Cole and Leo their drinks.] Cole: Oh good, thank you. Leo: Thanks, too. (She leaves.) Feels good be here again. Cole: Feels good to be anywhere again. (He chuckles.) Phoebe: I will drink to that. (They clink their drinks.) Don't ever scare me like that again. Cole: Promise. (Phoebe smiles as she takes a drink.) Leo: You okay? Piper: I'm not sure. Leo: Prue? Piper: Yeah. We barely got through the funeral and then everything started to go crazy and we haven't had a chance to mourn yet. And that's just not right. Phoebe: I think we'll have the rest of our lives for that. Piper: I'm still not sure about continuing on with this destiny thing. I need sometime to think about it. I hope you're okay with that. Phoebe: Absolutely. Piper: And I hope you're okay with it too. Leo: They may not be, but I am. (He takes her hand. Paige walks up.) Paige: So does this mean I get free drinks now? (Phoebe chuckles a little.) Oh, I didn't mean it like that. It's not that I really drink or Okay. I'm just gonna go. (She begins to leave, but Leo stands up and stops her.) Leo: No, Paige. You belong here, remember? Paige: You sure? I don't want to intrude. Phoebe: Mmm. Come on. Come sit right here. (Cole goes over to stand next to Leo as Paige sits down next to Phoebe.) Cole: Okay, so, uh, maybe Leo and I should go uh pretend like we got something better to do. Piper: Good idea. Cole: Yeah. (He and Leo leave.) Paige: I won't stay long. I just wanted to, uh, come by and thank you. Phoebe: For what? Paige: For what? You mean, beside from saving my life. (She chuckles.) I feel like I should bake you a cake or something. Piper: Do you cook? Paige: No, no. Not really. Phoebe: So how's Shane? Paige: He's okay, I guess, except I'm not to sure he wants to see me anymore. Phoebe: Oh, I'm sorry. Paige: No. Can't say I blame him. You know? He doesn't know exactly what happened to him, but he knows its something bad and he knows it's somehow connected to me. Piper: Yeah, well, you're not truly one of us until you've dated a demon, so, welcome to the club. Phoebe: Can I ask you a question? Paige: Hm-mmm. Phoebe: Why did you come to Prue's funeral? I mean, you never even met her, right? Paige: No. I never did. I don't want this to be taken the wrong way, but I just feel like a part of me lost her too and I just I felt drawn to her, to all you guys. I guess it was just a part of me trying to find out who I was. (Piper and Phoebe look at each other.) Piper: Come on. There's something we need to show you. Paige: Show me what? Phoebe: What good magic can do. (They get up and leave.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe lights the last two candles in a circle and then join Piper by the Book of Shadows as Paige watches on.] Piper/Phoebe: "Here these words. Hear my cry spirit from the other side. Come to me, I summon thee. Cross now the Great Divide." (Patty appears in a bright light.) Phoebe: There's someone here we thought you should meet. (Patty looks at Paige.) Patty: Paige. Paige: Mom? (Patty steps outside the circle and becomes real. She hugs Paige, who smiles after the hug.) Patty: Welcome home. (She hugs her again as Piper and Phoebe watch on the tender moment.) End -------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x02 - Charmed Again II"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Krista Vernoff Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick --------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: On the road in Piper's car. Piper, Phoebe and Cole are in it. Cole is driving, Piper's in the passenger seat, and Phoebe's in the backseat. The car screeches around the corner.] Piper: Okay, turn left up here. And can you step on the gas a little? (Cole screeches around the corner, nearly hitting a taxi. Phoebe lets out a yelp, and the taxi driver honks his horn. Phoebe: Off the gas! Off the gas! (She pats him on the shoulder.) Cole: Does somebody else want to drive here? Piper: Phoebe, the demon is not waiting around for us to come and vanquish him. Phoebe: We don't even know if we have enough power to vanquish him. Scrying for random evil tells us nothing. Piper: It tells us where the demons are and since we vanquished two already this week, I say it's working pretty well. Phoebe: Yeah, thanks to Cole for saving our butts. Two witches and half a demon is not the Power of Three make. Piper: So what are we supposed to do? Sit around and wait for them to pick us all off? If we weren't going after them, they'd be coming after us. Cole: They're coming after you anyway, Piper. The Source is coming after you. Phoebe: And we won't be ready for him because instead of teaching Paige how to be a witch, we're out hunting for every Tom, Dick and Beelzebub in San Francisco. Cole: Speaking of, do we have any kind of plan here or Piper: The plan is to vanquish the demon. Cole: Great. Any chance you've mastered your powers or are you still freezing and exploding at random? (Phoebe hits him lightly on the shoulder.) Piper: Random, but you know what they say, there's nothing like field practice. Turn here! (Cole screeches around another corner and drives down an alley.) Stop! (Cole slams on the breaks. A bald demon is in the middle of strangling a man. Piper, Phoebe and Cole get out of the car.) Hey! Big scary demon! (The demon turns around and the man escapes from his grip and runs away. The demon's eyes glow bright red. Piper uses her power and the demon bloats up. His face turns red.) Cole: He's gonna blow! (Phoebe and Cole quickly jump back in the car and shuts the doors. The demon explodes and green goo splats on the front of the car. Cole turns on the windscreen wipers. Piper walks over to the car and opens the passenger door.) Piper: Next! (Piper grins and gets in the car. Phoebe and Cole look at each other, then at Piper, who is still grinning.) Opening Credits [Scene: South Bay Social Services. Paige is at her desk reading a Witches and Witchcraft book.] Paige: (in her head) Throughout history, witches have been misunderstood, persecuted and destroyed. The public hanging, drowning, and burning of women suspected of witchcraft is a far more recent chapter of our history then most people realise. Mr. Cowan: Paige. (Paige quickly puts down the book and picks up a folder.) Paige: Yeah? Mr. Cowan: What's the hold up on the O'Brien application? Paige: Well, at the moment, the only hold up is my boss, who's standing over me distracting me from my work. (She smiles awkwardly.) Mr. Cowan: Nice teeth. Have it on my desk by noon. (He walks away. Paige whispers to an employee standing across the room.) Paige: Lila! What's the O'Brien application? Lila: Adam O'Brien, the foster kid we're trying to get into the boarding school. Paige: Oh my god. Lila: The scholarship application is due, like, today. Paige: I am so lame. (Billy, a young guy with bad acne, pushes the mail cart in front of Paige's desk. He puts her mail on her desk.) Aw, Billy, I thought I told you to throw anything from creditors in the trash. (He smiles. A man (Donnie) approaches him.) Donnie: Hi, Pizza-face. Look, I understand how difficult it is to tear yourself away from the cleavage in this section. (Looks at Paige.) But I'm gonna need my mail sometime today. Okay? Billy: No problem. Donnie: Go, go. (Billy walks away. Donnie gives Paige a sleazy look and walks across the room.) Paige: Nice rug. (Donnie's toupee orbs off his head and into Paige's hand, revealing his bald spot.) Donnie: What the hell? (Donnie looks around. Paige is shocked and drops the toupee in a trash can. Employees laugh and giggle at Donnie. He covers his head with a sheet of paper and walks away. Paige quickly leaves her desk.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Cole are there. Piper crosses out a page in the Book of Shadows while Phoebe looks on.] Phoebe: Oh, I know that you're happy that we got him Piper, but is it entirely necessary to disfigure the book? Piper: Hmm, this one could incinerate human flesh with his eyes. That must sting. Cole: You think that's funny? You could have gotten yourself klled. Do you understand that? (He walks over to Piper.) Piper: Yes, Cole, I understand klled very well. Cole: Then why would you want to keep risking your life and Phoebe's, not to mention mine? There's a legion of Bounty Hunters on my ass. I'm supposed to be laying low but instead, I'm out protecting you guys. Piper: You know what, Cole? Next time, you can stay home. Cole: If you insist on taking these su1c1de missions, you force me to be there because (the doorbell rings) there's no way in hell I'm about to let Phoebe lose another sister. (Phoebe goes over to him and touches his shoulder.) Phoebe: Why don't you go see who's at the door for us, okay? Cole: Sure. If it's the Source, I'll just ask him to come back later. (to Phoebe) We need to talk. (He leaves the attic.) Phoebe: Piper, Cole's right. We have a system for fighting demons and it's worked pretty well for the last three years. Piper: I think, uh, Prue being klled counts as a pretty big glitch in the system. Phoebe: I know that you're angry. I am angry too. Piper: Then w-why are you fighting me on this? What-what's the problem with getting a little proactive? Phoebe: Because we're not ready to get proactive. That's what's wrong with it. We're barely ready for anything right now. I mean, just dealing with our everyday normal lives is hard enough. Piper: That is precisely the point. The faster we get rid of these demons, the faster we can get back to our everyday normal lives or at least what is left of them. (The attic door opens and Paige walks in.) Paige: Knock knock. I uh I'm sorry to just drop by without calling. Phoebe: Uh, it's okay. Don't worry about it. Paige: I don't know exactly why I'm here. I'm just kind of having a hard time being surrounded by people and Phoebe: And not being able to tell them that you can move things with your mind? Paige: It does not exactly roll off the tongue. (Piper picks up a map and a crystal.) Phoebe: Yeah, well being a witch is tough on friendships. That's why the whole sister thing comes in so handy. (to Piper) What are you doing? Piper: Um, it's a little chatty up here, so I'm going to go scry for evil in my room. Paige: Scry? (Piper heads for the door.) Piper: Yeah, uh, Phoebe will explain. I'll see you later. (She leaves the attic.) Phoebe: It's kind of like a, um, supernatural lojack. Paige: Well, why don't you use that big book? I mean, it is a book of spells, right? (Paige walks over to the Book.) Phoebe: Oh, it's a lot more than that. It's kind of hard to explain. Paige: It looks so old. Phoebe: Yeah. It has survived a lot. Fortunately, it protects itself from evil. Paige: It protects itself. How? Phoebe: Magic. Paige: May I? Phoebe: Yeah. I mean technically, it's yours too. I would walk you through it right now, but I have to go talk to Cole. Paige: Well, maybe I can just take it back to my office. Phoebe: Oh, no, no, no, no. It doesn't leave the house. But just feel free to thumb through it and then I'll be back in a few minutes. (Phoebe leaves the attic. Paige flips through the Book and stops at an Instant Karma Spell.) Paige: This could solve a lot of problems. (She gets out some Post-its and a pen and starts writing down the spell.) [Cut to the conservatory. Phoebe and Cole are waiting there. Leo orbs in.] Leo: What? What is it? What's wrong? Cole: You've got to talk to your wife. Phoebe: Okay, Cole, remember what I said about being gentle? Leo: What about my wife? Cole: She's out of control. Phoebe: Cole! Leo: What? Phoebe: It's just, we're very worried about her. Leo: What happened? Phoebe: She's very, very angry. Leo: Well, of course she's angry. She's grieving. Phoebe: Right, and if she were punching walls, I would happily call a repairman, but Cole: The problem is she prefers to punch demons. Leo: Well, I'll talk to her. (Cole moves closer to Leo.) Cole: She has no regard for her life or anyone else's. She's Charles Bronson cubed. Leo: I said I'd talk to her. (Phoebe stands in between the two.) Phoebe: Guys, guys. Who is Charles Bronson? (Leo and Cole give her a look.) Never mind. (to Cole) We - can we please just have a minute alone? Cole: Sure. Phoebe: Thank you. (Cole leaves the room and Phoebe and Cole walk in the living room.) Uh, it's not just that she's violent, Leo. She's acting nothing like herself. She's completely dismissive of Paige and I don't know what to do anymore. (They sit on the couch.) Leo: Strange isn't it? Now on top of everything else, you have to play the middle sister when you've always been the, uh Phoebe: Screw up? (Leo laughs.) Leo: The youngest. Phoebe: Yeah. I look at Paige and Piper and it makes me think back to all those times that Piper had to play mediator between me and Prue. Leo: Not a lot of fun, huh? Phoebe: It's not a job I would have asked for. And I'm not sure it's a job I'm going to be any good at, but I just, I don't have time to really worry about it right now. Leo: I'll talk to her. Phoebe: Thanks Leo. (They hug.) And not to worse this tender moment, but she's already started scrying. (Leo orbs out and Phoebe falls head first on the couch.) I didn't mean you couldn't use the stairs! [Cut back to the attic. Paige has Post-its stuck over the Book Of Shadows. She runs out of Post-its and looks around. She gets an idea, closes the Book and carries it to the window.] Paige: Okay, book, protect yourself. (Paige opens the window and drops the Book of Shadows out. It lands on the grass.) Phoebe: (from downstairs) Paige! I'll be right up! (She heads for the door.) [Cut to the stairs. Phoebe's nearly to the top and Paige comes around the corner nearly bumping into Phoebe.] Phoebe: Whoa! (She giggles.) Where's the fre? (They walk downstairs.) Paige: Uh, you know, work. Lunch break's over. Gotta go. Phoebe: Well, we didn't even get to talk. Paige: Uh, yeah, it's alright. Don't worry. Phoebe: Will you come by later? Paige: Sure. Yeah. Absolutely. Bye. (She waves and leaves.) Phoebe: Bye. (Phoebe looks suspiciously up the stairs.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Piper's room. Piper and Leo are there. Piper is scrying.] Leo: Look, honey, it isn't just that it's dangerous. Piper: Leo, Whitelighters are supposed to guide. Not judge. Just because I'm doing things a little bit differently doesn't mean that there is a problem. (She drops the crystal.) Leo: Piper, I'm your husband, not just you're Whitelighter. When you speak to me like that, there is a problem. I can't help you unless you talk to me. Piper: It hurts to talk, Leo. It hurts to breathe. So unless you have some idea of how to bring Prue back, I don't want to talk right now. Leo: Is that what you don't want to say? Is that you still blame me for not being able to bring her back? Piper: No, Leo. I don't blame you. I blame evil. Why-why do you think I'm doing all this? For kicks? Leo: Honestly, I think you're doing it because it's easier than confronting what you're really feeling. (Piper starts scrying again and the crystal points to a place on the map.) Piper: Demon. Leo: What? Piper: I have work to do. (She walks out of her room.) Cole, Phoebe! Let's go! [Scene: South Bay Social Services. Paige is in the copy room trying to copy the Book of Shadows. Donnie walks in, checks out Paige's butt and fixes his toupee.] Donnie: Nothing like a copy room with a view. (He pours himself some coffee. Paige straightens up. Billy walks in.) Hey Clearasil, what's popping? (Donnie laughs and leaves the room.) Paige: Don't worry about him, Billy. He's a jerk to everybody. Billy: Yeah, I know. That's why his mail gets lost frequently. (Paige smiles.) Paige: Hey, is there something wrong with this copier? Billy: The copier? I don't think so. I just ran off a whole bunch. Paige: Everything keeps coming up blank. Billy: Are you trying to copy a book? (She pushes the lid of the copier down trying to hide it.) Paige: Nah, it's nothing. It's cool. Billy: Well, if you need me to do it for you, just say the word. Paige: Thanks. You're sweet. (He smiles shyly and pours some coffee. Paige turns over the Book of Shadows and reads a Vanishing Spell.) "Let the object of objection become but a dream, as I cause the seen to be unseen." (Billy groans and magical light surrounds his face.) You okay, Billy? Billy: Yeah. I just, uh, got a little head rush. (He turns around to face Paige and she sees that his acne has cleared up.) Paige: Oh my God, it worked. (She closes the Book.) Oh my god. (She picks up the Book and goes over to Billy.) Billy: Paige, is, uh, everything okay? Paige: It will be from now on. (She kisses him on the cheek and leaves. Billy smiles.) [Scene: Alley. Piper, Phoebe and Cole are walking down it.] Phoebe: Piper, Cole and I do not support you in this. If you insist on doing it, you are going in alone. Piper: Okay. I'll see you at home. Phoebe: (to Cole) I told you that wouldn't work. Cole: It was worth a sht. Phoebe: Wait a minute. Do you smell smoke? (They stop walking.) Piper: It's in there. (Piper points to a large wooden door. There is smoke rising out from under it.) Man: (from inside) What is that? What is it? Stop! Stop! (Cole walks over to the door.) Who is th- What are you? Piper: Get back, I'll blow it up. Go on. (Cole backs away from the door and Piper freezes Cole and the smoke.) Phoebe: Uh, Piper Piper: Yeah, yeah. Crap. Okay. (Piper takes off her coat and throws it on the ground. She wiggles her arms to relax herself then uses her power. The door blows up, sending Cole flying across the alley, landing on a car and falling off on the ground.) Phoebe: Piper! (She runs over to Cole.) Piper: What? Oh! (A man runs outside, knocking Piper over. Three furies follow. Phoebe helps Cole up. Piper gets ready to use her power.) Cole: Piper, let them go! (Piper blows up a car in front of the furies. They turn around.) Piper: Uh-oh. (Piper tries to freeze them but only freezes Cole.) They're-they're-th-th-they're immune to my powers. Phoebe: Unfortunately, Cole isn't. (A fury attcks Piper but she dodges their hits. Another goes for Phoebe. Piper picks up a trash can lid and the fury puts a hole in it. Phoebe levitates up and kicks the furies, knocking them to the ground.) Piper, unfreeze him. Piper: What if I blow him up? (Cole unfreezes. A fury knocks down Piper and blows smoke in her mouth. She coughs.) Phoebe: Cole! (Cole throws an energy ball at a fury and she is engulfed in flames. The other two furies disappear. Piper continues to cough.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Piper, Phoebe and Cole enter the house.] Piper: I'm gonna take out those chain smokin' bitches if it's the last thing I do. Cole: It might be the last thing you do. Piper: That's very supportive, Cole. Who's side are you on? Cole: At the moment, I'm on Phoebe's side. (Piper coughs. Phoebe and Cole follow her into the kitchen.) Piper: Well, the last time I checked, Phoebe was still my sister. Which technically puts her on my side. Why are we arguing? Phoebe: We're not arguing, we're discussing, Piper. You are arguing. And look, you're already hurt. Piper: I'm fine. (Piper takes a water bottle out of the fridge and has a sip.) Phoebe: You can't stop coughing. Cole: And your control of your powers seems to be getting worse, not better. (They walk out of the kitchen.) Phoebe: Oh, well, our powers are tied to our emotions, so it would make sense that they would be a little off right now. Cole: All the more reason to lay low. These demons are dangerous. Piper: All the more reason to vanquish them, okay? That is what we do - eliminate evil. (They stop at the bottom of the stairs.) Cole: Regardless of the consequence, you sound like Prue. Piper: Okay, Cole. I'm going to vanquish the cancer girls with or without your help. So either tell me what you know or get out of the way. (Cole looks at Phoebe. She shrugs her shoulders.) Cole: They're called furies. Piper: Like from mythology? Phoebe: The dog-faced women from hell? Cole: They're modern knockoffs. Their MO is the same though. Piper: They punish evil doers. Cole: Exactly. Phoebe: Wait. Wouldn't that make them good? Cole: Well, these furies have no temptress. They'll go after a shoplifter as soon as a mrder and they take great pleasure in the kll. Piper: Great. Then we'll take great pleasure in the vanquish. (Piper goes up the stairs Phoebe stands in front of Cole.) Phoebe: What aren't you telling us? (Cole sighs.) So they go after evil doers. Have they attcked you before? Cole: When they focus their thoughts on you, they force you to hear the cries of all your former victims. (Phoebe touches his face.) Phoebe: You're not the demon who did those things anymore. (Piper screams from upstairs. Phoebe and Cole go up the stairs.) [Cut to attic. Piper is standing in front of the empty Book of Shadows stand, mouth open in shock.] Piper: Evil got the Book of Shadows. How did evil get the Book of Shadows? Phoebe: Oh no. Piper: Oh no, Phoebe? A demon has the Book of Shadows. Oh no doesn't quite cover it. Cole: Let me go see what I can find out. (He turns to leave but Phoebe stops him.) Phoebe: No, wait. Uh, Piper, promise me you're not going to overreact. Piper: Is that even possible? Phoebe: I think that, uh, maybe well, it-it might-might be feasible that uh, Paige borrowed the book. Piper: Wait, why-why would you think that? Phoebe: See? Now this is what I meant about overreacting. It's just that Cole: You let Paige take the Book of Shadows out of the Manor? Phoebe: Well, no, I did not let her. It's just she left pretty quick, and she looks like she might have (She looks at the open window.) Piper: Out of the window? Phoebe: Piper, I don't Piper: Phoebe, why would you even leave her alone with it? Phoebe: Well, because she's our sister. (Piper laughs.) Piper: Not for long! (Piper storms out of the attic. Phoebe follows. Cole pulls up a chair and sits down. Phoebe runs back in.) Phoebe: Are you coming? Cole: To vanquish your sister? I think I'll sit this one out. (Phoebe runs back out and Cole sits there twiddling his thumbs.) [Scene: South Bay Social Services. Lila is looking at Billy's face.] Lila: It's unbelievable. Billy: Maybe it was the light from the copy machine. (They start to walk through the office. Billy is pushing the mail cart.) Lila: God, this day is amazing. I mean, you went and got cute Billy: You think? Lila: Totally. And then my car loan comes through like out of nowhere. (They pass Paige's desk. Paige is on the phone and she smiles.) My credit is worse than Paige's. You know, I still can't believe all of this. Billy: It's amazing. (Billy and Lila walk away.) Paige: (on phone) Sir, I am taking full responsibility for being late with the application. I'm simply asking for a deadline extension. Man: (on phone) Well, I can't give you a deadline extension. Paige: Well I'm asking that you not punish Adam O'Brien who's already had a tough enough life for my mistake. (listens) Sir, all I'm saying is (She looks down at the Book of Shadows which is sitting on her lap.) "These words will travel through the minds of stubborn parties and unbind, the thoughts too ridged to be kind, a compromise they'll disentwine." Man: (on phone) How does six o'clock on Friday sound? Paige: Six o'clock Friday is perfect. Thank you so much. (She hangs up.) Victory! (Lila and Billy look over at her.) Lila: You got the extension? Paige: Yeah. (Lila walks over to Paige.) Lila: Unbelievable. You're into all that witchy stuff, right? Paige: Excuse me? Lila: Well, I'm just thinking there must be something in the stars today. I mean, Billy's face, my car, now this. Is there a full moon or something? Paige: I don't know, but whatever it is, I'm going to call my student loan sharks and take full advantage of it. Lila: Ooh, good. Me too. (Paige laughs. Lila walks away. Donnie comes up to her and stands behind her.) Donnie: You know, Paige? (He talks in her ear.) As a lawyer, I can get those nasty creditors off your back so easily. And if you can't afford to pay me, we could always just take it out in trade. Paige: Or I could just sue your ass for sexual harassment and pay you with my big fat punitive settlement. Donnie: The way you dress, the judge would admire my restraint. (He walks away.) Paige: That's it. (She finds the Instant Karma Spell in the Book of Shadows.) Perfect. I'll just change demon to dirtbag. [Cut to outside SBSS. Piper and Phoebe get out of the car and walk towards the building.] Piper: I don't understand how someone can be that stupid. Phoebe: I don't understand why you haven't stopped ranting since we left the house. Piper: You're right. You're right. I'm sorry. Phoebe: Yes, Paige made a mistake. Piper: A mistake? She stole from us. Phoebe: She borrowed. Borrowed. Piper: She-she threw our family heritage out of the window! Phoebe: Well, that's because we never took the time to explain its significance. It was just a book to her. Piper: Okay, Phoebe, it is not just a book. It's like, it-it-it is like a part of our family. (Piper coughs. Phoebe puts her arm around Piper.) Phoebe: Paige is not a kller. She didn't kll anyone. And she's not a demon that we're on our way to vanquish. Piper: I get that Phoebe. Phoebe: Do you? Because I don't think that you do. (Piper coughs.) You alright? (Donnie runs out of the building with a bunch of women following him.) Donnie: Hey! Hey! Get away from me! (They surround him.) Piper: What the hell is going on? Lila: Come on. Give Mama some sugar. (He sinks to the ground and they fall all over him. Paige comes out of the building holding her bag so it covers her chest. She goes over to Piper and Phoebe.) Piper: You are so (They notice something wrong and opens her coat to reveal her very large breasts.) Busted? Phoebe: Hello! Piper: You stole our sacred book so you could perform magical plastic surgery on yourself? Paige: You think I did this on purpose? My body was perfectly fine just as it was. Thank you. Donnie: I mean it! Get away from me! (Piper freezes the crowd.) Phoebe: Piper, you could have just blown up a dozen innocent people. Piper: I took a chance. Phoebe: See? Are you listening to yourself? Piper: (to Paige) What happened? Paige: I don't know. They just grew. Piper: Oh, right. And you had nothing to do with that. Phoebe: Did you cast any spells? Paige: One. (Phoebe gives her a look.) Five. Piper: Five? Phoebe: Okay, what did you do just before you turned into Betty Boop? Paige: Well, I cast a spell on this slimeball I work with so I could give him a taste of his own medicine. Phoebe: Uh-huh. That the slimeball? (Paige looks at Donnie and nods.) Piper: And that's the backfire. Paige: Backfire? Phoebe: You misused magic to make him the object of ogling, and the spell backfired and did the same thing to you. Piper: Which you would have learned if you had bothered to ask. But now instead of vanquishing demons, we're gonna have to spend the afternoon fixing your mess. Phoebe: Okay, Piper, call Leo and get him to orb this slimeball back home. And we have to protect him until we can figure out a way to reverse the spell. Paige and I will grab the book and meet you there. (Piper looks at Paige and shakes her head. She walks away. Paige looks down at her breasts.) [Time lapse. Phoebe and Paige are driving along the road in Paige's car. Paige is driving and Phoebe's sitting in the passenger seat looking through the Book of Shadows.] Paige: Are my boobs gonna stay this way forever? Phoebe: Not if I can ever find the spell. Paige: What about Piper? Is she gonna stay mad at me forever? Phoebe: No. It's just, um she hasn't really been herself lately. You know, a lot of ups and downs since Prue, you know, like us all. Paige: The last thing I wanted to do was add to you guys stress. I just wanted to get back at Donnie. Phoebe: Yeah, and I understand the temptation, Paige, I really do. But I told you the book does not leave the house. Paige: Right. Sorry. (She tries to change into third gear but has a little trouble.) My boobs are in the way. Can you put it into third for me? Phoebe: Alright. Ready? Here we go. (Phoebe moves the gearstick into third. The tyres screech.) Alright. Paige: Did you find the spell yet? (Phoebe finds a page about furies.) Phoebe: No, but I found the demons. Oh my God. Paige: What? You can't say demons followed by 'oh my god'. I'm new at this, I'm likely to panic. Phoebe: Okay, uh, fury smoke kills bad guys, right? But in good people, it looks for a portal of unexpressed fury. Paige: And? Phoebe: It builds until it consumes your humanity and it turns you into a fury. Um, we fought the furies today. Piper got smoked. Paige: Wait. Are you saying that Piper's turning into a demon? Phoebe: It wouldn't be the first time. (Paige gives her a funny look.) Uh, step on it and ht the clutch. I'm going into fourth. Ready? On three. One, two, three. (She changes to fourth.) [Cut to the manor. Donnie lands on the couch.] Leo: Easy, Piper. Piper: What, are you protecting him now? Donnie: Wh-wh-what the hell is going on? And what's with the chicks? They've gone crazy. Piper: This chick just saved your ass you snivelling ingrate. (Donnie gets up.) Donnie: Do you see what I mean? Piper: Who said you could get up? (She pushes him over the back of the couch.) Leo: What's the matter with you? Okay, honey look, I don't know what's going on, but we really need to talk. Piper: Leo, you know what? I'm sick of talking. (Piper tries to blow Leo up but Leo orbs out in time. Piper goes over to Donnie. Leo orbs back in.) Leo: Now we really need to talk. Piper, you do not use your powers on a mortal. (He stands behind her.) Do you hear me? (Cole stands at the doorway.) Cole: Back away slowly, Leo. Leo: What? Cole: She's becoming a fury. (Piper grows large black fingernails.) There's no reasoning with her now. (Leo stands in front of her.) Leo: Piper, you're a good witch. Do you hear me? Fight this. (Piper touches his face, then pushes him over the couch.) Donnie: Oh God! Help! (Piper goes over and scratches Donnie. Cole gets an energy ball ready. Piper picks up Donnie and blows smoke. Cole throws an energy ball at Piper which pushes her back. Phoebe and Paige walk in.) Phoebe: Cole! Cole: I, well Piper: That wasn't very nice. (She disappears.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Phoebe is looking through the Book of Shadows, and Leo is kneeling beside Donnie, who is asleep on the couch.] Leo: Cole ht her with an energy ball. Phoebe: Leo, it was a low voltage. Would you prefer he'd let her kll an innocent? Leo: I'd prefer that he wouldn't use his demonic powers on my wife. I can't believe that you let him go look for her. Paige: Oh, this all my fault. I shouldn't have stolen the Book of Shadows. Leo: You stole the Book of Shadows? Phoebe: Leo, Leo. Concentrate please. (Leo heals Donnie's scratches.) I just hope he finds her fast because if this is anything like the time I turned into a Banshee, she's gonna be hungry for a kll. (Leo stands up.) Paige: I'm sorry. A Banshee? Phoebe: Yeah. Demonic screamer, kinda trampy, feeds on pain. Paige: I think I need to sit down. (She sits on the couch next to Donnie. Donnie wakes up and sits up and stares straight at Paige's breasts.) Donnie: Whoa. (Paige punches him in the face, knocking him out.) Leo: Paige! (Paige stands up.) Paige: What? You only said I couldn't use magic to punish him. (Phoebe stands up.) Phoebe: Okay, Leo, you orb Donnie back to his office, heal him there, then make sure he doesn't nark us out for being witches. Leo: How? Phoebe: I don't know. Be creative. Leo: What about Piper? Phoebe: You have to do your job. And let us do ours. We'll get your wife back. I promise. (Leo touches Donnie and they orb out. Phoebe and Paige sit on the couch.) Paige: Um, I hate to ask, but how are we going to get his wife back? I mean, she's kind of a full on demon. Phoebe: No. She's not full on. She doesn't have the talons yet. That probably comes with the first kll. Besides, if we were able to save her when she turned into a Wendigo Paige: A Wendi-what? Phoebe: Um, a Wendigo. It's kind of like a werewolf, only meaner. (She finds the Instant Karma Spell in the Book of Shadows.) Is this the spell that you used? Paige: Uh-huh. (Phoebe picks up a notepad and pen.) Is there some sort of spell I could do, you know, in advance so I could, uh, not become maybe a Banshee or Phoebe: What word did you sub demon with? Paige: Dirtbag. Phoebe: Dirtbag. (She writes something down and scrunches up the paper up. She stands up.) Okay. (She gets Paige to stand up.) Hand. (They join hands. Phoebe burns the tip of the paper with a lit candle.) "Guided spirits, hear our plea, annul this magic, let it be." Paige: Please let it be. (Paige's breasts return to normal size. She looks down and groans.) Do you think it worked a little too well? [Scene: Alley. A man pushes another man against the wall. He holds a Knfe to his throat.] Innocenet man: Anything you want. Man: Shut up. (Two furies come up behind him and one scratches his back. He spins around and the innocent runs away. The man hears voices in his head. He drops the Knfe and falls to his knees. The fury blows smoke in his mouth. He coughs and is engulfed in flames. He disappears. Piper appears in a puff of smoke behind them. They turn around and make purring-like noises.) Piper: I've been looking for you. [Cut to the manor. Dining room. Paige and Phoebe are there. Phoebe is scrying.] Phoebe: Damn it. Paige: Why isn't it working? Phoebe: Because Piper isn't a witch anymore. Paige: Can't you just scry for evil then? Phoebe: Do you have any idea how much evil is running around San Francisco? (She stops scrying.) Damn it, Piper. (Cole shimmers in. He is bruised and scratched.) Cole. Thank God. (Phoebe hugs him.) Cole: Don't thank me yet. Paige: You didn't find her? Cole: I didn't get a chance to look. Every time I used my sensing powers, a bounty hunter sensed me. I fought off three of them. (He sits down at the table.) I'm sorry. Phoebe: No, it's-it's okay. I mean, somehow everything's gonna be okay. I-I don't have even a little idea of how everything's gonna be okay. Paige: Phoebe... Phoebe: You know why? Because nothing is okay. Paige: Phoebe. Phoebe: My sister is a fury, my boyfriend is a demon... Oh baby, you're bleeding. (She kneels down next to Cole.) Paige: Phoebe. (Phoebe looks at her.) Didn't you say you found me because Piper cast a spell to find a lost witch? Phoebe: Yes, but I also said that Piper's not a witch anymore. Paige: Yes, but if I can substitute the word 'dirtbag' for 'demon', why can't we substitute the word 'sister' for 'witch'? Cole: Will that work? Phoebe: Well, n-no. Not if she's already looking for a kll. The call won't be strong enough. Paige: Why not? Phoebe: Because of the pull of evil. When I was possessed by the Woogie, the blood lust was so strong Cole: Woogie? Paige: Don't ask. Phoebe: The point is I don't think she'll answer the call. (Silence.) Paige: Then we'll add bait. (Paige glances at Cole, then looks at Phoebe. Phoebe looks at Cole and he looks back.) Phoebe: No. No. Uh, no. Are you kidding me? No. Paige: The furies go after evil doers, right? Phoebe: Paige, we are not using the love of my life as bait. Cole: Oh, yes we are. It's perfect. (He stands up and goes near Paige.) Phoebe: Cole, you have been a demon for over a century. That is a lot of victims. The pain of their cries alone can kll you. Cole: Yes, but as you said, I'm not the demon that did those things anymore. And if facing my crimes helps save your sister Phoebe: Cole, I Cole: Phoebe. (He sits back down next to her.) I would do almost anything for you, you know that. But I will not be a coward for you. Please don't ask me to be. (Phoebe touches his face.) Phoebe: We'll need some of your blood. Cole: Right. Paige: Knfe. (A Knfe orbs from the table and into Paige's hand. She holds it out in front of Cole.) [Time lapse. Phoebe and Paige are standing at the table. Phoebe is holding a Knfe above a lit candle.] Phoebe/Paige: "Power of the sisters rise, course unseen across the skies, come to us who call you near..." [Cut to the alley. The furies are touching Piper's hair. Piper is wearing fury clothes and has talons on her face. She hears Phoebe and Paige chanting.] Phoebe/Paige: "Come to us and settle here. Blood to blood, I summon thee, blood to blood, return to me." Piper: I know where evil dwells. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Phoebe, Paige and Cole are there. Cole is pacing.] Phoebe: Are you sure about this? Cole: I'm good at a lot of things. Waiting is not one of them. (Paige makes a noise and throws her arms down.) Phoebe: Honey, what are you doing? Paige: I'm trying to do that orb thingy. I can't seem to get the hang of it though. (Cole yells in her face and she orbs in and out.) What happened? Phoebe: You orbed. Paige: I did? Cole: It's a fear response. Phoebe: So until you learn how to control it, you just have to Paige: Get scared? Phoebe: Pretty much. Paige: Alright. Well, that shouldn't be too difficult. Phoebe: Good. Then we will orb, we will levitate, we will juggle knives if we have to, just to keep the furies distracted from Cole. Paige: Okay, but what I don't get is how we un-demon Piper when she gets here. Phoebe: Well, we have to close the portal of unexpressed fury. Cole: Unexpressed? I think she's been raging for days. Phoebe: That's 'cause there's something she's not saying. Paige: Which is? Phoebe: I don't know, but I think I have an idea. (Cole yells out in pain and drops to his knees. He hears voices. Phoebe kneels beside him.) They're close? (Paige gets scared and orbs out. Phoebe stands up.) Paige? (Paige orbs back in.) Paige: I did it again. Cole: I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. (A fury barges in through the front door. Phoebe levitates and kicks her, knocking her down. She gets up and attcks Phoebe. Phoebe blocks and kicks her back down. Piper and the other fury appear behind Phoebe near Cole. Phoebe spins around.) Paige: Phoebe! Phoebe: Nice decoy, Piper. Two points. (She levitates and kicks them both, knocking them down. She sees Cole lying on the floor.) Cole. Come on. Come on. (She tries to get him up. The furies surround them.) Paige: Lamp! (The lamp orbs out and it flies across the room hitting a fury. The furies turn around.) Sorry. (The furies go over to her.) Really sorry. (Cole throws an energy ball at the two furies and kills them. Piper pushes Phoebe out of the way and scratches Cole's chest.) Phoebe: Cole is not your problem, Piper, and you know it. (Piper attcks Phoebe and Phoebe blocks her hits.) Paige: Book! (The Book of Shadows orbs to her. She starts flipping through it.) Please let there be something in here. (Phoebe kicks Piper down. Cole gets an energy ball ready.) Phoebe: Cole, don't! (He stops the energy ball.) You think I abandoned you. You think it's my fault that Prue died. You blame me. You should just admit it. (Piper sends Phoebe flying straight into a cabinet, smashing it. Piper goes over to Paige.) Paige: You don't want to kll me, Piper, you don't even know me. (Cole goes over to Phoebe.) It's not about me. It's not about Phoebe, is it? Phoebe: Leo! (Leo orbs in. Piper tries to scratch Paige, but she orbs out and back in behind Piper. Piper spins around.) Paige: Phoebe's not the sister who abandoned you. It's Prue, isn't it? (Piper grabs Paige by the neck.) Phoebe: Leo, do something. (Leo grabs Piper and Paige and orbs out.) Cole: Where'd he take them? Phoebe: To what Piper's really angry at. [Cut to a monastery. Leo orbs in with Piper and Paige. Piper backs away when she sees Prue's plaque.] Paige: Tell her, Piper. It's alright to hate her. (Piper tries to get out but the doors are locked.) You should hate her. When my parents died, I hated them for it. I was alone, and I hated them. It is okay to hate Prue. (Piper looks at Paige.) Piper: How dare you! (She runs over to Prue's plaque and bangs on it.) How dare you leave me! How could you go and die and leave me here all alone? Please come back. I need you. (She starts to cry.) Please come back. (She screams and sinks down on the ground. She sits there and bawls. She changes back to normal. Leo kneels down beside her.) Leo: It's okay. It's okay, honey. Piper: It's not okay. She risked her life everyday and she never thought about what would happen to me and Phoebe if she was gone. (Paige starts to cry for the sister she never knew.) Leo: I know. Piper: How did she think that I could live without her? (Leo hugs her. Tears well up in Paige's eyes as she looks at Prue's plaque.) [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. The next morning. Piper is there pouring two cups of coffee. Phoebe comes in and sits on a stool. Piper hands her a cup of coffee.] Phoebe: Did you sleep? Piper: Yeah, actually, better than I have in a while. Phoebe: Mmm. It's quite, isn't it? Early and late. It's just really, really quite. Piper: Prue was always the first one up, and the last one down. It's strange, the things that you miss. So, how scary was I? (Phoebe laughs. Piper sits next to her.) Phoebe: Heck, I've seen worse. I've been worse. But uh, but Paige Piper: She completely freaked. Phoebe: No, uh, she handled it better than most people would, I think. She saved your life. She definitely is a Halliwell, last name or no. Piper: I know I haven't been the most welcoming. I just I miss Prue so much. It's hard to imagine opening up to someone else. With everything that happens in our lives, love just feels like an invitation for more pain. Phoebe: So maybe, um maybe you don't start with love. Maybe you just start with thanks. Commercial Break [Scene: South Bay Social Services. Piper walks in holding a basket of muffins. She spots Paige at her desk and walks over to her. She puts the basket on her desk. Paige looks up at her, surprised. She looks in the basket.] Paige: Muffins. Thanks. Piper: Busy work. I'm best in the kitchen. Prue was the one that liked to, uh, chase demons. (Paige sees Donnie.) Paige: Man, he's like a whole new Donnie. What did Leo say to him? (Piper looks over at Donnie. He smiles and walks past them.) Piper: Um, I don't know. He's a miracle worker, that husband of mine. Paige: So, how are you? Piper: I've had, uh bad hours. (She sits down.) And hours that aren't quite so bad. I guess you know how it is. Paige: Yeah. When my parents died, there were some days I didn't think I'd survive the sadness. It'll never be okay that she's gone, Piper. But I promise, it will get better. (Piper sees scratches on Paige's neck.) Piper: You know, Leo could fix that for you. Paige: It's my first w*r wound. I think I'll wear it with pride. Piper: Unfortunately in this family, it will not be the last. Paige: Well, every family has its pros and it's cons. A couple of demon battles in exchange for the power to clear up my friend's skin? I'd say it's worth it. Piper: The power to what? (They see Lila and Billy chatting across the room. Lila flirts a little.) Paige: He's cute, isn't he? Well, you should have seen him yesterday. (Paige laughs.) Piper: Okay, uh, you saved my life, so I guess we're even on the Book of Shadows swipe, but, um, Paige, there are rules to being a witch, rules that you will have to learn and follow. Paige: Well, not to be difficult, but you're married to our Whitelighter and Phoebe's shacking up with a demon. So, on balance, maybe my friend could stay cute? Piper: Okay. (Mr. Cowan comes up to them.) Mr. Cowan: My, my, my. That pile looks about the same size as it did about an hour ago. (Piper stands up.) Piper: Oh, that was my fault. I distracted her with muffins. Mr. Cowan: And you are? (Piper looks at Paige then back at Mr. Cowan.) Piper: I'm her sister. (Piper smiles at Paige and leaves the office. Paige smiles a little to herself.) End -------------------------------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x03 - Hell Hath no Fury"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Daniel Cerone Transcribed by: Janelle Hackbarth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Basement. Phoebe is fighting with Cole. He kicks her in the stomach and she bends down.] Cole: Don't be tense. Be ready. When you see me expand, you contract. (Phoebe looks up.) If I contract, you expand. (They begin to fight again. Cole flips him Phoebe on the ground and then sits on top of her.) Phoebe: If you wanted to be on top, all you had to do was ask. (A laugh comes from the stairs and Phoebe looks over to see Paige sitting there.) Uh, P-Paige. (To Cole as she slightly hits his leg.) Oh. (He gets off her and Phoebe goes to Paige.) What are you doing down here? Shouldn't you be upstairs studying for Piper's quiz? Paige: Well, I was kinda hoping to go a couple rounds with the demon first. Phoebe: I should tell you, Piper takes her witchcraft quizzes very seriously. You better be prepared. What's the subject? Paige: Potion basics. Phoebe: Eww. Paige: Mm. Phoebe: Well, you got to start somewhere. Paige: I know. It's just a little book learning. (Cole comes up to them.) Cole: Phoebe? (Phoebe sighs. Cole walks away.) Phoebe: Paige, Piper and I had to learn how to be witches the hard away, and it took well, it took too long. We need you to get there faster. Our lives may depend on it. Paige: Appealing to my conscious. Such a low blow. Phoebe: Mmm. (Paige stands up.) Paige: I just want to know when the fun stuff starts. (She leaves. Phoebe turns to Cole.) Phoebe: So where were we? Cole: Training. Phoebe: Uh. Come on Cole. You were gone for a whole week. That is seven long, lonely nights. Cole: I was on a fact finding mission. We can't ignore what I learned. Phoebe: Yeah, I know. The Source wants us dad. Cole: No, you don't know. He needs you dad. Ever since we escaped, factions have been forming to challenge him. He must finish what he started if he expects to survive. Which means that you need to be prepared. (Cole draws a sword.) Phoebe: You think the Source is going to challenge me to sword fight. Cole: Hand to hand combat if too safe. Sword fighting teaches confidence, intensity. (He tosses Phoebe the sword.) You need to learn how to fight like a demon, Phoebe. (He walks over toward Phoebe.) Training must come before everything. Including us. Are you ready? Phoebe: Do I have a choice? (Cole swings the sword and Phoebe ducks. She then draws her sword.) [Scene: Outside Garden. Yen-Lo draws his sword and sneaks in the bushes nearer to the man (Zen Master) kneels before a statue. Yen-Lo comes from behind to attck him. However, An-Ling jumps in front of him. They fight. Zen Master stands up. An-Ling unmasks Yen-Lo with.] An-Ling: Yen-Lo! (She takes off her own masks.) This is how you repay my father? (Zen Master comes over to them.) After all he taught you, everything he gave you. Yen-Lo: What did he give me An-Ling? I was supposed to replace him, but he passed me over for you. Zen Master: Yen-Lo, you took everything you've learned from here and used it for your own gain. You brought disgrace upon yourself and our monastery. Now leave us and never return. An-Ling: You heard my father. Yen-Lo: I'm going to kll him, An-Ling. And then I'm going to kll you. You can't stop me. You're half the student I was. (An-Ling sab Yen-Lo.) You think this is the end? We're just getting started. (Yen-Lo jumps into a pool of water and disappears. An-Ling brushes her hand over the water.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper is quizzing Paige at the table. Piper's wearing glasses. Paige is eating a lollipop.] Piper: Okay. After mixing your potions, what's the best method to preserve unused sea slugs for future use: A) Pickle them, B) Sugar them, C) Smoke them, D) Freeze dry them. Paige: Well now, you see, if I had extra sea slugs, I'd let those little suckers go right on back to the ocean. Piper: D) Freeze dry them is the correct answer. Paige: I was going to guess that. Piper: Why are you guessing at all? Paige: To pass. Piper: Paige, this, uh, isn't like trig, you know. (She takes off her glasses.) It's-It's not like you're never going to use it again. If you blow a potion, innocent people could die. Did you study at all for this test? Paige: Well, I started to last night. It's just a friend from work came over and she knew this bouncer at this club and I'm sorry. Piper: It's okay. I was single once. Why don't you study tonight - Paige: I can't. I have a guy coming over here and we're going out. Piper: Here? What's wrong with your place? Paige: Uh, this place is slightly more impressive than mine. Piper: Uh-huh. Look Paige, I really, really want to be the cool big sister, but this is ridiculous. You have no priorities. Paige: That is not true. I've left work to fight demons. That's why I have to go out tonight. The boss' son is in town for the weekend. Piper: And you think showing him a good time is going to improve your career standing? Paige: Well, yeah. (She puts her lollipop back in her mouth.) Piper: Okay, listen to me very carefully. There is nothing more important than learning your craft right now. We could be attcked at any moment. Paige: Then why am I stuck here reading? I should be learning how to body slam sweaty demons like Phoebe. Piper: Phoebe's been at this a lot longer than you have, but trust me. Be patient and study hard and one day you will get a big sweaty demon of your own. (Piper stands up and gets her umbrella and purse.) Paige: Where are you going? Piper: Chinatown. I need to stock up on some of these herbs. Paige: Oh, can I go? I can get my nails done. Piper: You need to work on your potions. (She gets her coat. Paige stands up.) Paige: Come on! Piper: Paige, don't be make me the wicked witch of the northwest. I-I didn't ask for this big sister gig and frankly it's sucks. But since I'm on a roll, you should get rid of that lollipop habit because it's going to rot your teeth. (Piper leaves the kitchen.) [Cut to basement. Phoebe and Cole are still fighting with swords. Phoebe stops and clutches her ankle.] Phoebe: Uh, I think it's twisted. Cole: Stand up. Phoebe: I just need a time out. Cole: The Source won't give you a time out when you ask. Now get up! Phoebe: I said that I can't. Jeez, Cole. What's the matter with you? Cole: Demons worship strength, power. Nothing else. To bat the Source, you have to channel all of your energy into your strength. Including pain. (Phoebe gets up. Cole reaches out to help her.) Phoebe: Let go of me. I can do it. Cole: I don't want anything to happen to you. (She rests her head on Cole's chest for a moment.) Phoebe: Let's go. I'm ready. (They resume fighting.) [Scene: Outside in a Garden. An-Ling is talking to her father.] An-Ling: I need to stay here. Protect you from Yen-Lo. Zen Master: You cannot protect me from him. Not where he's gone. Only the dragon blade can stop him now. Take this to Master Kwan. He is an old friend. He will understand. (He hands her a note.) An-Ling: But what is Yen-Lo finds you first? Zen Master: Then you will become master and you'll know what to do. An-Ling, I did not pass over Yen-Lo because you were my daughter. I did so because you are the superior student. Now hurry, before he comes back. I'll follow you in the shadows. Go. (An-Ling leaves and Yen-Lo's face appears in a pool of water.) [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Paige is working on a potion.] Paige: Next up, some powered toadstool. Bam! (Paige throws in the powder and claps.) Let's kick it up one more notch. (Leo enters.) Leo: Whoa, what-what are you doing? Paige: You know, just preparing for the Source. Leo: Oh, is he coming over for dinner? Paige: No, Piper's got me mixing potions. Why, I don't know. Phoebe gets to fight. Phoebe gets to levitate. I - I get to cook. (Leo gets a bottle of water out of the fridge.) Leo: Well, you know your sister's active powers took a long time to develop. And, uh, Phoebe's been studying martial arts for years. Paige: Yeah, but we're magic. We should be able to skip over all that crap. Leo: Well, there are no shortcuts. Even with magic. Anyway, you're half White-Lighter which means you're half pacifist. You may never develop the power to fight like Phoebe. And, uh, you might want to check your potion. It's bubbling over. (Leo leaves.) Paige: Just once, I'd like to know what it's like to be Phoebe and be able to kick some serious ass. Bam! (Paige puts the last ingredient and the potion explodes. Paige's soul leaves her body and she collapses.) [Cut to basement. Phoebe collapses. Phoebe's soul leaves and Paige's enters.] Phoebe/Paige: How did I get down here? Cole: Never drop your guard. (Cole goes to hand her a sword and she runs away from him, hiding behind the punch bag.) What is wrong with you, Phoebe? Phoebe/Paige: What did you just call me? Cole: Well, you really took a sht if you can't remember you're name. (Phoebe/Paige looks down to see who she is and gasps.) Phoebe/Paige: Oh, no. (She plays with some of her hair.) I am so screwed and so frosted. Cole: Are you okay? Phoebe/Paige: No. I mean... yes. Just wait here. Cole: I told you, no unscheduled breaks during training. (Phoebe/Paige heads upstairs.) Phoebe/Paige: I am training. I'm doing stairs. [Cut to kitchen. Paige/Phoebe starts to wake up and groans a little.] Phoebe/Paige: Oh, I don't look so good. Paige/Phoebe: What's going on? (She sees Phoebe/Paige and gasps.) Phoebe/Paige: Don't worry, Phoebe. It's me, Paige. We switched bodies. Paige/Phoebe: What? What did you do? Phoebe/Paige: Why do automatically assume it was something that I did? Paige/Phoebe: Paige! Phoebe/Paige: All right, all right. I did it, but it was an accident. I swear. I just wanted to know what it was like to be you and somehow the potion I was working on just sort of blew up. Paige/Phoebe: You wanted to be me? Are you crazy? Okay. Okay. We gotta fix this. What ingredients did you use? Phoebe/Paige: I'm not sure. Just please don't tell Piper. She already thinks I'm a screw-up as it is. Paige/Phoebe: Hello! Paige, we are in each other's bodies. I think Piper is the least of our problems. (Phoebe/Paige pouts.) Okay, fine. I won't tell her. Now wipe that look off my face. (Phoebe/Paige smiles.) Phoebe/Paige: Thanks. God, this top is tight. Paige/Phoebe: Yeah, but it sure looks great. (Cole enters.) Cole: So, ready to get back at it? Paige/Phoebe: Yeah, just a minute sweetie. Cole: Not you. Phoebe. Phoebe/Paige: Uh, sure, sugar. Whatever you say. Lets go work up a sweat. (Phoebe/Paige begins to go downstairs, but Paige/Phoebe stops him.) Paige/Phoebe: Uh, just a minute. Actually, Phoebe has to stay with me. She has to help me, uh, with the potion. It blew up in my face. Cole: Is that true? (Both girls nod.) So let me ask you something, Phoebe. Um, why did you ask me to train you? I mean, why are we wasting our time? Paige/Phoebe: You're not wasting your time, Cole. Phoebe told me how much she's learning- Cole: I'm sorry, Paige. This is between me and Phoebe. If it's more important for you to help out in the kitchen than to train for the Source, then you don't have what it takes to vanquish him. So, please let me know when that changes. (Cole shimmers out.) Paige/Phoebe: If we don't fix this soon, I am going to perm your hair. [Scene: A Herb Shop in Chinatown. Piper enters the store. An-Ling is arguing with the man at the counter.] An-Ling: Please, just listen to me. You have no idea how important this is to me. Man: Come back later. An-Ling: If I could come back later, I would, but I can't. I need it now. Man: That dagger is a family heirloom. It's not for sale. Piper: Excuse me. Do you have any wormwood? (He's about to go find it.) An-Ling: You don't understand. I don't want to buy it. It's all right here in the note. Man: I don't read Chinese. Piper: Uh, wormwood. (He's about to go find it.) An-Ling: You have to help me. My father needs the dragon blade. He said your father would- Man: My father is out of town until Tuesday. You'll have to come back then. Excuse me, I have customers. Piper: Yes. Hi. Thank you. Hi. I need a sprig of wormwood, preferably small stemmed. (An-Ling jumps up onto the wall and takes the dragon blade.) Man: Hey! (Piper tries to freeze the scene, but An-Ling doesn't freeze and jumps through the window. Piper follows.) Piper: Hey! (Piper causes some boxes in the alley to explode in front of An-Ling.) An-Ling: Who are you? (The Zen Master appears. Yen-Lo appears in a puddle.) Zen Master: An-Ling! An-Ling: I have it, father. (Yen-Lo appears out of a puddle of water and sab the Zen Master.) No! Yen-Lo: Like I said, we're just getting started. An-Ling: Father! (They disappear into the puddle of water.) Commercial break [Scene Manor. Living room. An-Ling is talking to Piper and Leo. There are two teacups on the coffee table.] An-Ling: Yen-Lo was a powerful disciple, but he used my father's teachings for evil. That's why my father passed him over for master. And because he did, Yen-Lo swore vengeance on him. Leo: But didn't you say you sab Yen-Lo when he first attcked? An-Ling: Yes, but he used his knowledge of the teachings to escape before he died. Piper: Escape where? An-Ling: To a place where souls pass on their way to reincarnation. It's a mystical region between life and death. (Piper looks at Leo for help.) Leo: Limbo. An-Ling: Yen-Lo somehow figured out a way to hide out there. Piper: But if you sab him- Leo: Metaphysical and magical laws are amplified in limbo. As long as he stays there his wound will never advance. He can literally cheat death forever. An-Ling: That's why I took the dragon blade. It has the power to trap human souls. (Piper picks up the dragon blade.)Now it's the only way to save my father. Piper: You think he's still alive? An-Ling: Yen-Lo just doesn't want to kll my father. He wants to punish him. Holding him in limbo does that. It keeps his soul from being reborn. (Piper puts the dragon blade down.) Piper: Do you know how to, uh, get to this limbo? An-Ling: No, I never mastered that skill. Piper: Well, then we'll have to figure out our own way. Phoebe! Paige! An-Ling: I can't let you do that. I know you're powerful witches, but I can't put you in danger. Yen-Lo will be coming for me next. (Paige/Phoebe and Phoebe/Paige enter from the kitchen.) Piper: All the more reason you should be here where it's safe. (She tucks a piece of hair behind her ear.) An-Ling: No place is safe from Yen-Lo. He can use any surface of water as a portal. Leo: Maybe, but he can only stay in our world for short periods. Otherwise, his wound will ultimately kll him. (Phoebe/Paige and Paige/Phoebe go behind Leo.) Paige/Phoebe: You called. (An-Ling and Piper stand up.) Piper: Um, this is An-Ling. Phoebe/Paige: Hi, I'm Paige. (Everyone looks at her curiously.) I mean, Paige's older sister Phoebe. This is Paige. Paige/Phoebe: Howdy. Hi. Paige here. Piper: Um, okay. We've got a water loving demon, so Phoebe can you take Paige to the water main. It takes two to turn off that rusty valve. Phoebe/Paige: Water main. Right. (Phoebe/Paige goes off in the wrong direction. However, Paige/Phoebe pulls her in the right direction and nervously laughs. They leave.) Piper: Okay, Book of Shadows. There's got to be another way to get into limbo. (Leo gets up and he and Piper head for the attic.) [Scene: Limbo. Yen-Lo is standing in front of the Zen Master who is tied to a tree.] Yen-Lo: It's amazing how our wounds stop bleeding down here, isn't it? (Yen-Lo presses the Zen Master's wound.) See! It doesn't even hurt. Zen Master: This place was not meant for us to stay, Yen-Lo. Yen-Lo: Tell me about it. I always the entrance to reincarnation to be a nice river or even pearly gates. The last thing I expected to see was a big, sucking hole. Zen Master: It's never too late for redemption. If you enter that vortex, you'll cleanse your soul. Start life fresh. Yen-Lo: Yeah, as a tapeworm or maybe even a dung beetle. I know how karma works. Besides, I've worked too hard in this life to give it all up now. Zen Master: You're evil, Yen-Lo. You have nothing in this life. Yen-Lo: I have you! Which means now your student reject has a purpose. I figure why stop with just one Zen Master when I can rid the world of two or twenty or a hundred. All their wisdom and magic lost forever in Limbo. Now that's evil. (He lets out an evil chuckle.) Zen Master: And have I not taught you that you can never escape your karma. No one can. Yen-Lo: But then again, nobody's ever escaped from Limbo before, have they? Zen Master: How did you do it? I see no water as a portal to return to Earth. Yen-Lo: I was worried about that at first. But then I remembered that every cloud has a nice wet, watery lining. (He jumps in the air and floats.) Well, I'm off to find your daughter and kll her. Wish me luck. (He levitates out.) [Scene: Manor. Basement. Phoebe/Paige and Paige/Phoebe are trying to shut off the water main.] Phoebe/Paige: Careful, don't break my nails. Paige/Phoebe: Forget your nails. You almost got us busted. Next time just smile and nod when we're together. Phoebe/Paige: Well that might work with Piper, but what about this demon that's on the loose. (Phoebe/Paige sucks on a lollipop as they have shut off the water main.) Paige/Phoebe: You're right. We may have to fight. Can you levitate? Phoebe/Paige: I haven't tried. Paige/Phoebe: There - levitate and kick, but first could you loose the lollipop. My teeth have enough cavities. Phoebe/Paige: Oh, sorry. Nervous habit. (She puts the lollipop down and tries to levitate and kick the punching bag, but falls.) Paige/Phoebe: Oh my god. You are so bad for my image. (Phoebe/Paige sits up.) Phoebe/Paige: Oh, Piper is never going to trust me with magic again. (Paige/Phoebe comes over to her.) Paige/Phoebe: Piper won't find out anything as long as we reverse the potion. (Phoebe/Paige stands up.) Phoebe/Paige: Well, I think I figured out how to mix a new batch, but we're all out of powdered toadstool. Paige/Phoebe: I know where to get some. You stay here. Avoid Piper at all costs and practice my power, you may need it. (Phoebe/Paige turns around and sighs as Paige/Phoebe leaves.) [Cut to foyer. The doorbell rings and Paige/Phoebe answers it. Mr. Cowan's son, Mason, at the door.] Paige/Phoebe: Can I help you? (Mason laughs a little.) Mason: Sense of humor. I really like that in a girl. So you ready to go, Paige? Paige/Phoebe: Paige. Uh- (Phoebe/Paige comes up behind them with her lollipop.) Phoebe/Paige: Mason, hi. How are you? Mason: I'm fine. Do I know you? Phoebe/Paige: No, no. But I know you. At least I feel like I know you seeing as how Paige can't stop talking about you, Mason the boss's son. He's as cute as you said he was. Paige/Phoebe: Well, uh, nice to see you. Bye. (She begins to close the door, but Mason stops her.) Phoebe/Paige: No, wait! Aren't you guys going for dinner? Mason: Yeah, is Italian okay? Phoebe/Paige: Chinese. You must have Chinese. Chinatown Chinese, even better. Mason: That's--That's cool. Paige/Phoebe: Okay. (Phoebe/Paige gives Paige/Phoebe her coat.) Phoebe/Paige: Okay, so you two kids have fun. And keep my face out of the sun. (Paige/Phoebe gives her a look before she and Mason leave. Piper comes down the stairs.) Piper: Who was at the door? Phoebe/Paige: Um, just Paige's date. Piper: She's still going on her date? (Phoebe/Paige shrugs.) Ugh. What's with the lollipop? Phoebe/Paige: Paige sort of got me into them. Piper: Phoebe, I gotta be honest. I'm really starting to worry about her. Phoebe/Paige: Why? What's wrong with Paige? Piper: Well, first of all she made me realize I hate being the big sister. And it's suddenly my responsibility to teach her how to be a witch. And she doesn't listen to me. Phoebe/Paige: Oh, she listens... sometimes. Piper: Really? Cause she's got me fooled. And you know what, it's a shame because she might actually have a lot of potential. Phoebe/Paige: Really? Piper: But the problem is, I don't think she cares, about anything. Phoebe/Paige: Oh, no. She cares. I know she does. You just have to give her a chance. I think Paige is the kind of person that needs to learn from her mistakes. And believe me, she's learning fast. Piper: Mm-hmm. (Piper heads off. Phoebe/Paige sighs and puts the lollipop in her mouth.) [Scene: The Herb Shop in Chinatown. Paige/Phoebe and Mason enter and Paige/Phoebe starts looking around. He sees a jar of squids.] Mason: Uh, hmm. What is this place? (Paige/Phoebe sighs.) Paige/Phoebe: I just gotta find some powdered toadstool. Ah, here it is. (She takes a bag out of a basket.) Mason: Okay, I-I gotta warn you. I'm not into the whole herbal scene. Paige/Phoebe: Oh, neither is Paige, I don't think. Mason: You always talk about yourself in the third person like that? Paige/Phoebe: It's kind of a character flaw of mine. Mason: So what's the toadstool for? Paige/Phoebe: It's an aphrodisiac. (She heads over to the counter.) Mason: Really? My Dad was right. He said you were, uh, unique. I believe is the word he used. Paige/Phoebe: Oh, yeah? What else did he say about me? Mason: He said that if he doesn't hurry up and make a social worker, you'll probably quit and start your own agency. That or end up in jail. He wasn't sure which. Paige/Phoebe: Sounds like me at that age. (She pays a man for the powdered toadstool.) Mason: You lost me again. Paige/Phoebe: I'm not showing you a very good time. Am I? Mason: Well, I don't know. I mean we're in Chinatown shopping for a sexual stimulant. I'm surrounded by chicken claws and goat brains. I haven't this much fun in a long time. Paige/Phoebe: Come to think of it, neither have I. My boyfriend's not really big on the fun factor lately. Mason: Your boyfriend? Paige/Phoebe: Ex-boyfriend. (Thunder claps outside.) Uh-oh. Yen-Lo. Mason: Uh, what's that? Another aphrodisiac? Paige/Phoebe: I gotta go. (Paige/Phoebe leaves Mason in the store.) [Scene: Manor. Basement. Phoebe/Paige is trying to levitate, but failing. Cole shimmers in behind her. she jumps again and fails.] Cole: What are you doing? Phoebe/Paige: Uh, just some exercises. Levitating exercises. Cole: So you've decided to make training you're priority? Phoebe/Paige: Yes, absolutely. Cole: Good. We'll pick up where we left off. Phoebe/Paige: Right. Cool. Cole: I'll throw a couple of low voltage energy balls at you. You just try to avoid them. Phoebe/Paige: Energy balls? (Cole throws an energy ball and hits Phoebe/Paige in the shoulder.) Oh! (Cole throws her one on the butt.) Ah! Okay, now that's just rude. I am not having fun. Cole: Fighting the Source isn't supposed to be fun. Phoebe/Paige: That's it, pal. You are not the Source and you do not treat your girlfriend this way. mrder, demons, phone solicitors maybe, but not your girlfriend. Cole: What's gotten into you? (Cole walks up to her.) Phoebe/Paige: Paige! I mean... I told Paige how you've been treating me and she just thinks you're way out line, buddy. Cole: Phoebe, you're the most important thing in my life. If I don't push you hard, I will lose you. Phoebe/Paige: You keep pushing her that way, and you'll push her right out the door. Cole: What do you mean her? Phoebe/Paige: I meant me. Cole: You said her. Phoebe/Paige: Did I? Well, it's I'm just - I'm very angry. You know? Because, well you tore my jog bra and now I just - I have to go change. (Phoebe/Paige leaves.) [Cut to Attic. It's raining outside and water is leaking in through the window. Piper and Leo are looking in the Book of Shadows. An-Ling is sitting down, looking in a bowl of water.] Piper: There is actually nothing in here on how to reach Limbo. (Leo goes over to An-Ling.) Leo: Should you have that water up here? I mean what if Yen-Lo uses that as a portal. An-Ling: It's okay. The surface is too small for him to enter. Piper: So, what are you doing? (Piper goes over to them.) An-Ling: My father could use water as a looking glass into other worlds. Once when I was young, he reached into a bowl of water and picked me a plum from the Garden of Eden. Leo: Can you see your father now? An-Ling: No. I only see water. (She puts the bowl down.) I wish he were here. He'd know what to do. Leo: I better go check with the Elders. Maybe they can help us reach Limbo. (Leo orbs out.) An-Ling: Sometimes I think Yen-Lo was right. My father made the wrong choice. Yen-Lo was always the better student. Piper: Oh, I doubt that. (She sits down in front of An-Ling.) You bat him in battle. An-Ling: But I didn't kll him. I made him stronger. Strong enough to remove my father's magic and wisdom from the world. I don't feel worthy of following in his footsteps. Piper: I understand. I recently lost my big sister who was pretty good at just about everything she did. Very tough shoes to fill. An-Ling: Where did you find the strength? Piper: I haven't yet, but I'll let you know when I do. (She looks at the window.) Come on. With all this rain, we have to protect the house from Yen-Lo. (They leave the attic. Yen-Lo appears from puddle of water leaked in from one of the windows.) [Cut to Foyer. Yen-Lo comes down the stairs. He pauses and hides as Paige/Phoebe enters the house and puts down her bag on the table. She takes off her coat and hat, then heads for the living room. Cole comes to meet Paige/Phoebe.] Paige/Phoebe: Cole! You scared me. Cole: Sorry. I didn't mean to. With the rain outside and everyone on Yen-Lo alert. (Paige/Phoebe puts her coat on the coat rack.) Paige/Phoebe: Yeah, Yen-Lo. That's why I rushed home. Cole: You're chilled. Here put this on. (He offers her his jacket.) Paige/Phoebe: Uh, you keep it. (He pins her to the wall.) Cole: I'm sorry. Am I making you feel... uncomfortable? Paige/Phoebe: No, of course not. I was just wondering what "Phoebe" would think about this. (Yen-Lo leaves.) Cole: Phoebe? Paige/Phoebe: Uh, yeah. Your girlfriend, Phoebe. Remember? Cole: Yes, see, the problem with Phoebe is she's so obsessed with training, she's not interested in - romance anymore. Paige/Phoebe: That's not true. I - I mean, she- Cole: You on the other hand, strike me as being full of passion. Desire. I miss that. Paige/Phoebe: I gotta go. (He kisses her. Phoebe/Paige walks down the stairs.) Phoebe/Paige: Hey! (Paige/Phoebe flips Cole over. Phoebe/Paige goes over to her.) Paige/Phoebe: How could you do this to me? (Cole puts up his hands innocently.) Cole: Oh, come on. I'm just trying to have a little fun, Phoebe. Isn't that what you were complaining about me not doing? Paige/Phoebe: Yeah, but I never meant for... did you just call me Phoebe? Cole: Would you rather I kissed her? (He stands up.) Paige/Phoebe: No. Phoebe/Paige: You know? How do you know? Cole: Well, for one thing you suck at levitating. And for another, you set me straight about the way I've been treating the real Phoebe as only a sister could. Paige/Phoebe: You did? Phoebe/Paige: Someone had to. Cole: Okay, I'm going to go. Let you guys work this out. When you're yourself again, give me a call. (He smacks her on the but lightly.) Paige/Phoebe: Unh. Oh. Cole: We'll have some fun. (Phoebe/Paige looks away slightly in disgust. He shimmers out.) Paige/Phoebe: Okay, we've got to get back into our own bodies. I am even getting confused. An-Ling: (from kitchen) Piper, look out! [Cut to kitchen. Yen-Lo is attacking Piper and An-Ling. He kicks Piper on the table, breaking it. She screams. Phoebe/Paige and Paige/Phoebe enter. An-Ling takes out the Dragon blade]. Yen-Lo: The dragon blade? (He attcks and cuts An-Ling. Phoebe/Paige and Paige/Phoebe enter) Piper: Phoebe, stop him! (Yen-Lo cuts An-Ling and she drops the dragon bladePhoebe/Paige levitates and starts spinning in a circle. Yen-Lo takes the dragon blade and escapes through the dishwater in the sink. Paige/Phoebe pulls Phoebe/Paige down.) Leo! (Leo orbs in.) An-Ling's hurt. (She points at Paige/Phoebe and Phoebe/Paige.) You two, follow me! (Leo heals An-Ling as the sisters leave.) Leo: Easy. [Cut to conservatory. Piper enters with her sisters behind her.] Piper: All right! What the hell is going on? Paige/Phoebe: I was soaking some potion pots in the sink and I forgot to drain them. Piper: That is not what I mean. I smell something witchy. Phoebe, what is wrong with your powers? (Phoebe/Paige doesn't answer.) Phoebe? Paige/Phoebe: I'm over here. Phoebe/Paige: Don't get mad at her. This is all my fault. Paige/Phoebe: Yeah, but Paige, I agreed to keep it secret. Phoebe/Paige: Yeah, but I was the one that messed up the potion. I wasn't concentrating. I just guessed. Piper: Oh, my god! You guys switched bodies! Are you out of your minds? What-with everything we have going on, you pull a stunt like this? Paige/Phoebe: It was an accident. Piper: Accidents like that get people klled. We could have lost an innocent in there. What if it wasn't Yen-Lo? What if it was the Source that broke in? You could have gotten us all klled! Now we've lost our sht at Yen-Lo. We have no idea how to get to Limbo. (She thinks for a moment.) Wait a minute. Do, you remember what you put in that potion to switch bodies? (She points at Phoebe/Paige.) Phoebe/Paige: Phoebe just picked up the ingredient we were missing. Piper: Good. Let's go. [Time lapse. Manor. Kitchen. Piper, Leo, and An-Ling are watching Phoebe/Paige and Paige/Phoebe put together the potion. Piper looks at Paige/Phoebe.] Piper: All right, what else did you (She looks at Phoebe/Paige.) I mean you, put in this. Phoebe/Paige: Just the powdered toadstool. Piper: All right soul sisters, back in your own bodies. Phoebe & Paige: I want to be me again. (Phoebe throw in the powered toadstool and they switch back. The others wait anxiously.) Phoebe: Oh, it's nice to see you Paige. Paige: It's nice to bee seen, Phoebe. My god, what did you have for dinner? Phoebe: Kung Pao Chicken. Sorry. Piper: Okay. Not to cut this reunion short, but we don't have a lot of time. So the only person who knows how to enter Limbo is in Limbo himself. And since we can't get him to An-Ling's father down there, my plan is to bring him up here. Or at least his soul. Leo: Wait, you want to swap souls with An-Ling's father? Piper: He's the only one who knows how to get in. Besides, it's the best way to surprise Yen-Lo. Leo: It's too risky. There's gotta be another way. Piper: Did the Elders have any other ideas? Leo: No. Piper: Then there's not. Okay. (She takes the powdered toadstool from Phoebe.) I want to be the Zen Master. (She throws the powdered toadstool in the potion and switches souls with the Zen Master.) Piper/Zen Master: You have a very brave sister. An-Ling: Father? Piper/Zen Master: Yes, An-Ling I'm here. We don't have much time. Where is the dragon blade? An-Ling: I used it to fight Yen-Lo, but he knocked it out of my hands. Phoebe, did you pick it up? Phoebe: No. Paige? Paige: I haven't seen it. Piper/Zen Master: Then who has the dragon blade? [Cut to Limbo. Yen-Lo has the dragon blade. Piper wakes up in the Zen Master's body, tied to a tree.] Yen-Lo: What happened old man? Zen Master/Piper: I don't know. What happened? Yen-Lo: I was telling you how I stole the dragon blade from your useless daughter when you blacked out. Zen Master/Piper: I did? I mean, I did. If you say so. Yen-Lo: Who are you? (He holds the dragon blade to his neck.) Zen Master/Piper: I am one with the universe. (Yen-Lo laughs.) Yen-Lo: You think you can fool me? I was his disciple for twenty years. (He takes the blade down.) An-Ling doesn't have the power to switch souls. So you must be one of the witches, which means An-Ling and her father will come to rescue you. The question is how are they going to get your soul back when I've got it. (He captures Piper's soul in the dragon blade.) Commercial break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and Paige come with Leo bring the dragon blade's sheath to An-Ling and Piper's body inhabited by the Zen Master.] Phoebe: This is all we could find. Piper/Zen Master: Then Yen-Lo must have the dragon blade. (Piper/Zen Master waves her hand over a puddle and sees inside of Limbo.) And used it to capture your sister's soul. Leo: What does that mean? How do we get Piper back? An-Ling: We need to get the dragon blade away from Yen-Lo. Phoebe: Okay, so what are we waiting for? Show us the way. An-Ling: I should go alone. Piper did this for me to save my father's life. (Piper/Zen Master looks at An-Ling curiously.) Paige: No, she's our sister. We'll all go. Piper/Zen Master: Is that what you were fighting to save? My life? An-Ling: Of course, father. When we bring you back their whitelighter can heal your wound. He's a miracle worker. I've seen him. Piper/Zen Master: You are right. We should all go, but it is a different realm down there with new rules. Yen-Lo has had time to learn and adjust. Leo: Fine, then let's go. Piper/Zen Master: If you go, you risk being pulled into the vortex. Who would heal our injuries? Phoebe: He is right, Leo. You should stay here. (Piper/Zen Master goes in. An-Ling jumps in.) Okay, here goes nothing. (Phoebe, then Paige jump into the puddle of water.) [Scene: Limbo. Piper/Zen Master, An-Ling, Phoebe, and Paige enter Limbo.] Phoebe: Piper! (The two sisters go over to the Zen Master's body.) Paige: The dragon blade. Where is it? Piper/Zen Master: Quiet. Phoebe: Look out! (Yen-Lo attcks. Piper/Zen Master is k*lled to the edge of the vortex.) An-Ling: Father! (She goes to save Piper/Zen Master.) Yen-Lo: Welcome to my turf. Paige: Look! Yen-Lo's belt. (She points to the dragon blade and it orbs into her hand.) I didn't even call for it. It just happened. Phoebe: Our powers must be expanded here. You get Piper's soul out of the dragon blade. I'm going to keep Yen-Lo busy. (Phoebe goes to Yen-Lo.) Yen-Lo: Oh, it's you... black belt Barbie. Phoebe: You're going to sorry you said that. (She levitates and kicks Yen-Lo up to a rocky mountain. He drops his sword.) Paige: Phoebe, what do I do? Phoebe: Uh, I don't know. Use your powers, orb her soul. (Paige orbs her soul out. Phoebe jumps up to Yen-Lo and they fight.) Paige: Now what? Phoebe: Put it back in the body. (Paige puts Piper's soul back in the Zen Master's body.) Zen Master/Piper: Thanks for the lift. Untie me. (She does.) Paige: We've got to do something. Zen Master/Piper: What? I don't have the power in this body. (Phoebe drops to the ground.) Phoebe: Oh, my ankle. I think it's twisted. I need a time out. (Yen-Lo jumps down.) Yen-Lo: A time out? This will be easier than I thought. Phoebe: For me too. Paige! (Paige orbs her the dragon blade and Phoebe captures Yen-Lo's soul. Limbo changes into a beautiful garden and the vortex turns into a cloud-like vortex.) Paige: Oh my god, it's so beautiful. What happened? Piper: Beats the hell out of me. (She walks over to them.) Phoebe: Piper? Piper: Hello! (Zen-Master and An-Ling joins them.) Zen Master: The natural order of things has been restored. Including our souls. Piper: But how? Zen Master: This was all a reflection on Yen-Lo's fears. Of a man afraid of crossing over. In truth, this is a peaceful place. Welcoming. An-Ling: We need to get you home and heal your wound. Zen Master: No. I was mortally wounded. It is my time to die, to be reborn. An-Ling: Their whitelighter can heal. Zen Master: An-Ling, you know better than to cling to the physical world. The way you clung to my hand on the bridge. An-Ling: But you're my father. Zen Master: I'm no great or less than anyone facing death. That's the only lesson that keeps you from being a true Zen Master. Death is a part of life. A transition, a rebirth, something that your young friends here have learned recently. (Phoebe hands the Zen Master the dragon blade.) Yes, Yen-Lo must be reborn too. It is the natural order of things. (He starts to head towards the vortex, but his daughter stops him.) An-Ling: I love you. Zen Master: And I'll always love you, An-ling. (The Zen Master walks with the dragon blade through the portal. He disappears on the other side.) Paige: Does anyone know how to leave here? An-Ling: I think I know how to do it now. (They all join hands in a circle and An-Ling and Phoebe levitate them up.) [Scene: A San Francisco Park. Piper and Paige are walking down the lane of herbs.] Paige: Aloe plant: medical uses. Toro herbs: magical herb. St. John's Wart: Medicinal herb. Ragged robin: magical herb. Cupid's Dart: Strictly aromatic. Piper: And that one? (She points to an herb.) Paige: That is Angelica. Piper: And it's use? Paige: Um, I think it's used mostly to flavor fish. (They walk to Leo and Phoebe sitting on a blanket.) Piper: She got every answer right. (Paige slightly bows.) Phoebe: Yeah! Leo: So, uh, what inspired the turn around? (Piper and Paige sit down.) Paige: Well, I kind of liked the power boost I had in Limbo so it kind of made want to work harder faster. Phoebe: Uh, don't be in too big a hurry. Trust me, you want to fight like hell to keep life separate from magic. Piper: Here, here. Phoebe: And having a guy around like Mason is not such a bad thing. Paige: Oh, you liked him? Phoebe: Yeah. Paige: Yeah. That's too bad. He canceled on me for tonight. He said I was trying too hard and that I was not comfortable in my own skin. Leo: So much for impressing the boss, huh? Paige: Well, I can take comfort in the fact that he canceled on Phoebe and not me. (She laughs a little.) Phoebe: Hey! (She throws a little bit of food at Paige. Cole shimmers in.) Leo: Well, here comes your personal trainer from hell. Piper: Literally. Phoebe: Oh, gotta go. (Phoebe goes over to Cole.) Hi! (She's about to hug him.) Cole: Wait a minute. Who are you? (Phoebe kisses him.) Oh, I know... Paige. Phoebe: Uh! (She laughs a little.) So what's on our training schedule for today? Light sabers? Cole: Actually, I was thinking maybe we could have a private picnic of our own. Phoebe: But what about training? I have to be ready for the Source. Cole: I know, but not right now. Right now, I was thinking I could take you to this great little picnic spot in, uh, the south of France. Phoebe: Really? Cole: Really. (They shimmer out.) 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Written by: Nell Scovell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: P3. Piper is talking to the new manager.] Man: White gauze curtains would give this place some flair. You know what I'm saying? Then we'll take out these tables over here. Replace them with mounds of pillows so people can lay back and get comfortable. You look worried, baby girl. Piper: We uh Treat. I know I gave you the authority to make some changes in the club, but I thought they would happen gradually. You know, I don't want to shock the regulars. Treat: Well, I do. All right? You're place seems too safe. Now do you trust me? Do you trust the number one club promoter in all of San Francisco? Piper: Yes, of course Treat: Good. All right, guys. Rip it all out! (Phoebe enters.) Phoebe: Wait a minute! What's going on? That's our table? Who told them that they could rip out our table? Treat: I did. Phoebe: And who are you? Piper: Phoebe, this is Treat Taylor. He's the new manager of P3. Phoebe: I-I-I'm sorry. The new what? Piper: I just hired him on a trial basis. Phoebe: Well, isn't that interesting. I need to talk to you. (Phoebe pulls Piper to the side.) Piper: You look worried, baby girl. Phoebe: Well, why didn't you tell about this? Piper: It just happened yesterday. Which is why I asked you to come down here today. Phoebe: We said we weren't going to do this. Piper: Uh, do what? Phoebe: Make any major changes in our lives. All the books caution against it. After you've suffered a major loss. Do not sell the house. Do not get married. Do not quit your job. Piper: Okay, but like it or not, there's been a lot of changes lately, and this is hardly the biggest. (They see Paige.) Phoebe: Oh, speak of the devil/whitelighter/witch. (Paige walks up to them.) Paige: Hi, guys. Phoebe: Hi! Paige: I hope I'm not interrupting. Phoebe: No, no we were just talking. Paige: Well, I have a quick question, but it can wait. Continue. Piper: I was just explaining to Phoebe that the changes I'm making in the club are not by choice. They are by necessity. Okay? P3 has been struggling a little lately and we are now a single salary household. Phoebe: Oh, we don't have to be. I--I can get a job. Piper: Uh-huh. And if you could get a part-time entry level job that pays you about two hundred grand a year that would really make a difference. Otherwise, I'd rather you be free for other work. Paige: About that other work. Phoebe: But it's not fair. You shouldn't carry the financial burden. Piper: I will worry about the source of our income if you worry about the source of all evil. Paige: Speaking of evil-- Piper: Besides, what kind of job would you get? Phoebe: I am a college grad. I am sure I could find something. Paige: I found something. Piper: Okay, Paige. What is it? Paige: Okay, have you guys ever walked by a house and just, uh, got a really bad creepy feeling from it? Okay, on my way to get coffee every morning I walk by this house and I get... this shiver. Phoebe: A shiver? Paige: Does it mean anything? Piper: It's a shiver. Paige: No, I've always just dismissed it as a bad case of the creeps, but now that I'm a witch... I don't know. I think it might be something supernatural. Phoebe: Well, do you know anything about the house? Paige: Just that this cute guy named Finn lives there. We bumped into each other at the grocery store. Flirted a little. Done the are these melons ripe thing, okay. Piper: Well, that sounds like you have the hots not the creeps. Paige: Well Phoebe: Either way, I think it's a good idea that you stay away from this Finn guy. Paige: No, I don't get the shiver from him. Just the house. I think I'm on to something. Piper: I really think that when you've been a witch for a few months, you'll know the difference between sensing evil and needing a warmer jacket. Paige: So you don't want to check it out? Piper: Not any time soon. (She leaves.) Paige: Phoebe, I'm not making this up. Phoebe: Oh, I know you're not sweetie. But you got to admit, it's not a lot to go on. I gotta run. I'll call you later. Paige: Okay. Phoebe: Okay. Stay away from that Finn guy. [Scene: Finn's house. He drives into the driveway with a woman on his motorcycle.] Woman: Geez, Finn. You live here. Finn: It needs some work. Okay, it needs a lot of work, but it's nicer inside. I'll show you. Woman: I must be out of my mind. Finn: Why? Woman: I don't know. Going home with a guy I just met. Finn: Come on. What are you afraid of? (They enter the house. Finn tries to turn on the light, but it doesn't work.) I keep meaning to get that fixed. Woman: It's kind of dark in here, Finn. Finn: You're a little old to be scared of the dark, aren't you? Maybe I should go check the circuit breaker. Woman: Wait, don't go. Finn: It's okay. (He leaves and the demon watches the woman from behind a hole in the wall.) Woman: Who's there? (The demon, Gammill, uses his wand to shrink her as she screams.) Opening Credits [Scene: Finn's house. Gammill sharpens tools and decorates a small figurine.] [Cut to outside. Paige watches Finn leave on his motorcycle.] [Scene: Office. Phoebe's there, sitting in a chair, at a job interview.] Woman: If I'm reading this correctly, you were 27 years old when you finished college. Phoebe: Yes. I just graduated last spring. Woman: Well, that certainly took awhile. Phoebe: Oh, I had to take a break after my freshman year. Personal reasons. Woman: Would you care to elaborate? Phoebe: Not really. Woman: You know during the holidays things get pretty hectic around here. We need people can handle tense situations. Phoebe: Oh, believe me, I am uniquely qualified to handle any kind of pressure. I battled more d customer complaints than you could possibly ever imagine. Woman: I see you also noted that you require a flexibe work schedule. Phoebe: I'll put in the hours. I promise. It's just sometimes, I may just have to leave unexpectedly. Woman: Would you care to elaborate? Phoebe: No, not really. Woman: I see. Phoebe: But it's not what you're thinking. Woman: How do you know what I'm thinking? Phoebe: I don't know what you're thinking. I just know that whatever you're thinking it's not it. Woman: So you're not going to tell me? Phoebe: No, it's just so silly. No. [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Paige enters through the front door.] Paige: Hello? It anybody home? (She finds Leo levitating it the living room with an orb around him.) Leo? (Leo falls.) Oh, god. Are you okay? Uh, I knocked, but nobody answered. And the door was unlocked. (Leo stands up.) Leo: Oh, it usually is. Otherwise, demons come crashing through and it costs a fortune to fix. If you're looking for Phoebe, she's not here. She's at a job interview. Paige: Actually, I was looking for you. Leo: Me? Why? Paige: Well, seeing that you're a whitelighter and I'm part whitelighter, I was hoping we could have a whitelighter to part whitelighter chat. Leo: Sure. Of course, sit down. Paige: So you have the ability to locate your charges, right? Leo: Sometimes. Paige: And if you have a sixth sense for locating good, is it possible that I have one for locating evil? Leo: You think you sensed evil? Paige: I know it sounds silly, but there's this house that I walk by and I get this really bad feeling from. The problem is that I've already discussed it with Piper and Phoebe and they've dismissed it. Leo: So you want me to talk to them? Paige: I hate to put you in the middle. Leo: Well, it's part of my job. Uh, I'll just talk to them when I sense their minds are in the right spot. Paige: Thank you. (Phoebe enters the house.) Phoebe: Damn it! Leo: Now would not be a good time. (They go over to her.) Phoebe: I am only going to say this once. The real world better start showing me some respect. Otherwise, I am going to saving it every week. Leo: What happened? Phoebe: I just had the worst job interview for a position that a monkey could fill. Provided that the monkey could explain why it needed flexible work hours. Why aren't you at work? Paige: I It's my lunch break. I just Phoebe: You're not still talking about the creepy house. Are you? Did you find out any new information? Leo: I think it's worth checking out. Phoebe: Huh. Okay. Well, let's go. I mean, it's not like I have to be at work or anything. Paige: Yeah, but I do. Could we meet afterwards? Like 4? I'll give you the address. I just, uh, need, uh, pen and paper. (A pen and paper orb into her hand.) I love being able to move stuff with my mind. I'll see you there later. Leo, thanks. Leo: Sure. (Paige leaves.) Phoebe: You really think she's on to something? Leo: Well, the important thing is that she does, so I think we should support that. Phoebe: Okay. Well, then I'll go change into my work clothes and head over there. Leo: Do you want me to go with you? I mean you don't even know what's there. Phoebe: Leo, please. This is what I do. [Scene: P3. Treat is showing Piper the new waitresses uniforms with the name The Spot on it.] Treat: Woo, now that's what I'm talking about. Piper: You're changing the name of the club? Treat: Man, you know that's the plan. You know? Piper: What's wrong with P3? Treat: Well, you know we polled people and most of them thought it was a parking level. I mean I don't even know what it stands for. Piper: It stands for Prue, Piper, and Phoebe. We are P3. We were. Treat: Yeah, but check this out. The new image deserves a new name. Otherwise, no one will know what it is. You know what I'm saying? But look, if you're against it. Look, I can take it all down, change things around, whatever you want me to do baby girl. Piper: No, it's just it's just another change. So, uh, do what you want. Treat: You cool? Piper: Yeah. Treat: You cool? Piper: Yeah. Treat: You cool? Piper: Uh-huh. Treat: All right. [Scene: Finn's house. Phoebe knocks on the door. No one answers and she starts to walk away. The door opens by itself.] Phoebe: Oh, come on, Phoebe. Show a little spine. (She goes into the house.) Hello? (Gammill watches Phoebe from the hole in the wall.) Anybody home? (Phoebe sees a collection of little dolls with looks of horror on their faces. She picks up one, gets a premonition, and drops the doll.) Gammill: No! (He uses his wand to shrink Phoebe.) Phoebe: Uh-oh! (She runs away.) Commercial Break [Scene: Finn's house. Gammill is looking for Phoebe (shrunk), who is hiding under a table.] Gammill: Where are you? You can't have gone that far. Phoebe: (whispering) Leo. Leo. Oh! (The demon sees Phoebe running across the floor to the couch.) Gammill: I see you. (Phoebe levitates out of his reach.) Well, you little witch. We'll see how long you last. (The demon gets the vacuum cleaner.) Phoebe: Oh, this sucks. [Scene: P3. Leo and Paige orb into a secure area.] Paige: I can't get used to this orbing thing. Leo: You will. You've got in you. Paige: I feel like my stomach's going to come out of me. (They find Piper.) Leo: Uh, what's with the white gauze? It's worse than up there. Piper: It was Treat's idea. What are you guys doing here? Paige: We orbed in. Piper: Together? Paige: Yeah, well we were worried about Phoebe. She was supposed to meet me at the creepy house, but she never showed so I thought maybe she got hung up. So I went to your place-- Piper: Um, I thought we decided not to investigate the so-called creepy house. Paige: Well, I know you didn't think it was anything, but Leo... Piper: Oh, so you went behind my back and asked Leo. Leo: She didn't go behind your back and I'm her whitelighter, too. Piper: Uh-hmm, right. Well, it's a smart thing to do as a witch, but an annoying thing to do as a sister. So what happened to Phoebe? Leo: I don't know. I checked my radar, but she dropped to the tiniest blip. Piper: And what would account for that? Leo: I don't know, but I don't like it. Piper: Well, then we should probably get over there. Paige: See, I told you something was going on in that house. Piper: Uh-huh, okay. Let's hold the congratulations till we find Phoebe. (As they are leaving the workmen break the P3 sign.) Leo: Piper? Piper: Doesn't matter. P3 doesn't exist anymore. (Paige looks at the broken sign.) [Scene: Finn's house. Phoebe's grabbing onto the couch for dear life. Gammill's trying to suck her into the vacuum cleaner. Finn enters.] Gammill: Watch out! One's loose! Shut the door. Shut it! Finn: What are you going to do with her when you find her? Gammill: Don't ask questions. Finn: The same thing you did with the other one? (Gammill shuts off the vacuum cleaner. Phoebe relaxes.) Gammill: I said don't ask questions. The other one. Still, that... that gives me an idea. (He goes and takes out the woman he shrunk earlier covered in clay.) Finn: Do you want me to-- Gammill: Shh. (Phoebe sees the other girl try to say help me.) Finn: The door is still open. Gammill: Shut it! (He does.) [Scene: Outside Finn's House. Piper's car is there with Piper, Paige, and Leo in it.] Paige: There it is. See? Oh, shiver. Piper: Well, uh, Paige you don't have to be a super witch to know that that house is creepy. Leo: I saw a motorcycle in the driveway. Somebody's home. Piper: Okay, so I say we go up to the front door. You knock and I will freeze. Leo: You don't always have control over your powers. You might be blwing up an innocent. Piper: Okay, so how about you orb in, check out the place, and tell us what we're up against. Paige: I have an idea Leo: Well, the problem with that is what if what we're dealing with is not supernatural. Then I've orbed into somebody's living room and we've risked exposure. Paige: I mean if I just Piper: This is why I say we go with the freeze. Paige: I can get Finn out of the house. Piper: How? Paige: Well, I know the guy. I'll just go in, lure him out, and you can go in and snoop around. Piper: No. We can't let you go off with a potential demon. It's too dangerous. Right, Leo? Leo: Actually, it sounds like our best bet. Piper: Are you siding with Paige now? Leo: Hey, there's no sides. And, yes. Piper: Huh! Paige: Look, I know I'm new to magic, but the only way to change that is to allow me to get some experience. Piper: And I'm just trying to protect you. Paige: That's nice, but your protecting me may be hurting Phoebe. Look, I got her into this. Let me help get her out of it. Piper: Okay, fine. Go. But until we know who this Finn guy is and what he does, I do not want you alone with him. Take him to P3, or I mean, The Spot. Paige: Got it. (Paige gets out a lollipop.) Piper: What is that for? Paige: A lure. (Paige gets out of the car.) Piper: Do not go into that house. Did you hear me? I said do not go in! (Paige leaves.) It is like talking to a wall. Leo: She's got the Halliwell hearing. [Scene: Finn's house. Phoebe levitates up to the woman in clay.] Phoebe: Whoo! That's one good thing about being so small. I'm so light I can kind of fly. Can you talk? (The woman whimpers.) Okay. Just close your eyes and don't tense up. (Phoebe kicks and breaks the clay. The woman starts to collapse.) No, no. You can collapse later. I need you to run now. Can you do that? Woman: Yeah. Phoebe: We got to go before Gammill sees us. (Gammill comes up and traps them under a can.) Gammill: Gotcha. I knew a witch could never resist saving an innocent. (He hears Paige knocking on the door.) Paige: Hello! Gammill: Now what? Paige: Hello! Gammill: Another girl. Get her inside. Go get her. Get her! Finn: Maybe we should just let them all go. Gammill: Since when did you develop a conscience? Hmm? I never gave you one. Now what are you standing around for? Go! Go! Fetch! (Finn goes to answer the door. Phoebe is yelling.) Be quiet! (Gammill puts them in a container.) [Cut to front door. Finn opens it to see Paige.] Paige: Hi! Finn: Hi! Paige: Remember me? The girl with the melons... from the supermarket melons. Finn: Yeah, I remember. What brings you here? Paige: Let's just say I got tired of waiting for you to show up on my doorstep. Finn: I'm sorry? Paige: Look, if we're going to go out, the first thing you need to know about me is that I don't play games. I see what I want and I, uh, go for it. Do you have a problem with that? Finn: Are you always this aggressive with guys? Paige: Just the ones I like. Finn: Why don't you come in? (Paige hesitates.) Is something wrong? Paige: Oh, just the old cliché. My mother told me never to go into stranger's houses. That thing. Finn: Come on. What are you afraid of? [Cut to Piper and Leo watching in the car.] Piper: Don't do it. [Cut to Gammill watching through the hole in the wall.] Gammill: Do it. [Cut to Paige. She starts to enter the house.] Finn: No, wait. On second thought, let's just go out. (Finn and Paige leave the house.) [Cut to Leo and Piper.] Leo: The lure worked. (Paige and Finn drive away on his motorcycle. Paige waves at them.) Piper: Barely. [Cut to inside Finn's house. Gammill goes to Phoebe and the woman.] Gammill: Now where were we? (Leo and Piper orb in and Gammill hides.) Phoebe: (In her small voice) Piper! Piper! Piper: You go that way. I'll go this way. Phoebe: In here! (Piper looks around and finds the demon's collection of small dolls.) Piper: Oh, weird. Leo: What a bizarre collection. I wouldn't touch. We should look for Phoebe. I'll check upstairs. Phoebe: Piper! Piper! (Piper can't hear Phoebe's cries. Leo comes back in.) Leo: There's nothing upstairs. I mean nothing. Anything down here? Piper: No, nothing but a bunch of clays. Leo: I think we should get out of here. Check the Book of Shadows. I-I want to know what we're dealing with. Piper: Well, whatever it is it better not require the Power of Three to vanquish it. (They orb out and the demon goes over to Phoebe.) Gammill: Well, well the Power of Three. So you're not just a witch, but a Charmed One. Nothing will make happier than to collect you all. Commercial break [Scene: Finn's house. Gammill puts Phoebe and the woman into clay.] Gammill: When your clay hardens, I'll fre up the kiln and once you're in the kiln, there'll be nothing left to save. Don't worry. I'll be back. Once I complete my collection. (He leaves.) Phoebe: Okay, good. Now that he's gone, I can focus on getting us out of here. Although, I do have to tell you I am not having the best day of my life. It began with an interview where a woman made me feel this big, and now I actually am this big. And next up is being baked. (The woman shrieks.) Well, that's just a round about of saying don't panic. I'm going to get us out of here. I'm... going... to turn... this day around. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Leo are looking in the Book of Shadows.] Leo: Found him! Gammill a.k.a. The Collector. He's known for his passion of collecting one of a kind figurines. Wonder what he gets out of that? Piper: Well, speaking for my great-aunt Sylvia, who collects Hummels, when they have a hard time dealing with real people figurines can be their best friends. Leo: Yeah, but being socially awkward doesn't land you in the Book of Shadows. Piper: So what does? Leo: Well, apparently he went up against a witch sometime in the seventies. A spell was cast to make as hideous on the outside as he was on the inside. Like this I suppose. Piper: Does it say what he did to deserve that? Leo: No, it doesn't make any sense either. I mean we saw this guy and he's still looks the same. Piper: So what does that mean? That Gammill found a way to break the curse and changed his name to Finn? Leo: I don't know, but I'm guessing whoever the guy Paige is with does. Piper: Well, then we need to find Paige and hope that she's not in trouble so we can find Phoebe and hope that she's not in trouble. Leo: Well, I wouldn't worry about Paige. I mean she's in a public place. Nobody's going to hurt her at The Spot. [Scene: Paige's apartment. Paige and Finn enter.] Paige: I wasn't expecting company so just, uh, give me a sec to clean the place up. Finn: I really like your place. Paige: Really? It's a shoe box compared to yours. Finn: I'm really glad I didn't bring you in. You know this is the first time a girl has ever invited me back to her place. Paige: Well, uh, I just thought the club was kind of noisy and we could, um, hang out here. Um, first actually I have a question. Finn: About what? Paige: About your house. Finn: I don't really want to talk about that. Paige: If something bad is going on there, I need for you to tell me about it. Please, my sister could be in trouble. Finn: I don't know much. It's only recently that I've started asking questions myself. Paige: Asking who? Finn: Gammill. Paige: What's his deal? Finn: I'm not sure. Paige: Well, how do you know him? Finn: He made me. Paige: Made you? What is that like a Mafia thing? Finn: No. Look give me your hand. Put it here. Do you feel that? I'm not like you. (He places Paige's hand on his abdomen.) Paige: Oh, my god. [Scene: The Spot (P3). Piper and Leo orb into a secure area. There is loud music and the waitresses are dancing on the bar.] Piper: I got just got, uh, got a creepy shivers myself. Leo: Now I'm glad you changed the name. Piper: Oh! Look at the waitresses! Oh, no! Don't look! They're practically removing their spots Leo: Can you do that in public? Piper: Uh! Listen to me. Just go look for Paige. Okay? Go. (Piper walks toward the back of the club where a bouncer stops her.) Bouncer: Hold it! You can't go in there. Piper: Excuse me? Bouncer: It's the VIP area. Piper: Oh! You're assuming because I not tall, tattooed, or big breasted that I'm not important. That's a bad assumption because I own this club. Which makes me a V.V.VIP. (Treat comes out to meet her.) Treat: Piper! Piper! Piper! She's good, man. What's up girl? Piper: Hi. Treat: We got a fly crowd. Piper: Uh-huh. Treat: I told you all it needs is a little danger. Piper: Yeah, that's exactly what this place lacked. Um, listen. Have you seen my sister Paige? Treat: Yeah, she was here, but she left. She said it was too noisy. Piper: She said what? Treat: It was too noisy. (Piper leaves him and finds Leo trying to get through the crowd, but is caught in between two dancing waitresses. He doesn't seem to mind too much.) Piper: Excuse me! Hi! Having fun? Let's go. Paige took Finn to her loft. Let's go. (They go behind a sofa and orb out.) [Scene: Outside Paige's Apartment. Piper and Leo orb in and go inside. They find Paige kneeling in front of Finn.] Piper: Paige! Paige: What are you doing here? Piper: This is ridiculous. It's like dealing with a teenager. Paige: I'm just examining him. Piper: Okay! First of all, you should not have left the club. Paige: Piper Piper: Second of all, you should not be playing doctor with the demon boy. Paige: Piper Piper: Third of all Paige: Piper! He has no bellybutton. I can explain. First of all, we left your club because it sucks now. Okay, anytime you try to be that hip. It ain't hip. And second of all, Finn has no bellybutton because he wasn't born. Finn: I was created out of clay. Leo: In Gammill's own image. He must be a golem. Paige: I don't know the technical term, but I do know that he needs protection from the demon that made him. Piper: Okay. Hold up! Where is Gammill now? Finn: At the house, I think. Leo: We were just there. We didn't see him. Finn: That's because he has his own secret hiding place. Piper: Could he be hiding our sister Phoebe there? Finn: No, he probably shrunk her. Piper: I'm sorry. He probably what? Finn: Oh, that's what he does. He takes his wand and shrinks the women for his collection. Piper: Oh god. The figurines, that's why they're each one of a kind. Okay, we have to get back there. We have to find Phoebe. Finn: Careful. If Gammill's at the house waiting for you, he'll shrink you all. I don't know why he didn't before. Piper: Does he still trust you? Finn: Yeah. Piper: Okay, then you come with us. You go in first and distract him. Paige: No, Piper we can't use Finn as a minesweeper. And besides, isn't he an innocent? Piper: Actually, Paige innocents tend to be real. Paige: Listen. We have to go get Phoebe. First, we should go by your house, check the Book of Shadows to see if there's a spell to undo shrinking. We'll bring Finn with us. Piper: We don't have time for that. Paige: Well, we can't go in there unprepared. Piper: Unprepared might be our best sht right now. Leo, what do you think? Leo: I think you need to stop turning to me. Start trying to figure out a way to listen to each other. Piper, you don't listen to Paige's ideas. (Paige smiles.) And Paige, you don't listen to Piper's advice. I think you guys need to figure out a way how to work as partners. Piper: We're partners. Leo: Equal partners. Paige: Well, listen. Can we do that tomorrow? Right now we actually need your help. Leo: All right, well I think the best that I can help is by this. (Leo orbs out.) Piper: Leo! Great! Paige: What now? Piper: Well, I'm just going to have to convince you that I'm right. Paige: Well, we don't have all day. Why don't we just flip a coin? Piper: Phoebe's life is at stake. Paige: All the more reason to make a decision quickly. Piper: Fine flip. Paige: Call it. Piper: Heads. (Paige throws the coin and orbs it to tails.) Paige: Tails. I win. Fair and square. [Scene: Manor. Piper, Paige, and Finn enter through the foyer.] Paige: It's okay. You'll be safe here. Finn: Can I get a glass of water? My skin feels a little dry. Paige: Oh, yeah. Sure. Uh, the kitchen's just down there to the left. (As Finn walks into the entranceway Gammill shatters him with his wand then shrinks Piper and Paige.) Piper: Uh-oh! [Scene: Finn's House. Gammill lines up all four women (Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and the innocent woman encased in clay on a shelf.] Gammill: Time to fre up the kiln. You're next. (He takes Claudia to the kiln.) Piper: At least we came for you. (Phoebe groans.) Phoebe, Paige and I are here now. We have the power of three. Can you say a spell? (Phoebe moans.) Okay. We'll figure this out. Paige, let's go over our options. Paige: Options? We have two: We're screwed and we're more screwed. Piper: We don't need negativity. We need solutions. Paige: Well, I'm sorry. I've never been shrunk and covered in clay before. Piper: Hey! You wanted to be partners so work with me here. Okay? Are you right? We are screwed. Paige: Can't you blast your way out of it? Piper: I tried. I can't move my hands. Paige: I could call for something, but what would help? What's the point of having powers if you can't use them. Piper: What about orbing? Paige: Would Leo hear us? Piper: No! You can orb! Paige: Only in the same place. Piper: Well, that might work. The clay is still wet enough so it might collapse if you leave for a second. Phoebe: Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Paige: Yeah. Only one problem, I've never been able to orb at will before. Piper: But that doesn't mean that you can't. Just concentrate and relax. Paige: Relax? Are you kidding? Piper: Paige, just close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Feel the magic rising from a place of strength. Feel it building and building. Paige, you're our only hope. (Paige orbs and her clay breaks.) Paige: It worked. How cool was that? (Her sisters moan.) I know. I know. I'm coming. (Paige breaks Piper and Phoebe's clay.) Phoebe: He's about to put Claudia into the kiln. Piper freeze him. (Piper tries, but nothing happens.) Piper: Oh, he's way too big for my tiny magic. Paige: Do you think I can call for his wand? Piper: I don't know. Try it. Phoebe: Just keep your voice down. If he hears us, we will be cooked. Paige: Wand. Wand. Phoebe: Go for it. Paige: Wand! (The wand orbs to Paige and Gammill hears.) We need a spark. Piper: Got it! (They shrink Gammill.) Gammill: Uh-oh! Phoebe: Can you freeze him now? (Piper freezes him.) Piper: Yup. Phoebe: What do you say we take him out Charmed Ones style? Paige: Don't we need a spell for that? Phoebe: That was the good thing about being stuck in clay all day. I had time to think of one. Repeat after me. Small of mind. Piper/Phoebe/Paige: Small of mind Phoebe: Big of woe Piper/Phoebe/Paige: Big of woe Phoebe: The pain you caused Piper/Phoebe/Paige: The pain you caused Phoebe: You now will know Piper/Phoebe/Paige: You now will know. (Gammill disappears and the girls are transformed back to normal size.) Paige: That's it? That's the spell you spent all day working on? Phoebe: Well, it worked. Didn't it? Claudia: Oh, my gosh. How did you do that? Phoebe: The power of three. Piper: The power of point three. [Scene: The Spot (P3). David Navarro is singing and the sisters and Leo enter.] Piper: What do you guys think of the Spot? Phoebe: Well, the club scored David Nararro. That's pretty impressive. Leo: I still can't get used to the white gauze. Piper: Well, you don't have to. I told Treat that I just I can't do it. Paige is right. It's trying way too hard to be hip. Which means it is five minutes away from being five minutes ago. (They go and sit down on a couch. Phoebe raises a toast.) Phoebe: Okay! To the old! (Paige looks downcast.) Piper: What's the matter honey? Paige: The last time I was here, I was here with Finn. How do you guys get over these things? Phoebe: You don't. Piper: But you learn with experience that you can't dwell on the losses. You kind of have to Paige: Harden your heart. Piper: Protect your heart. Unfortunately, it's a fact of our lives that sometimes the good comes with a little sadness. Leo: There was a lot of good, too. Phoebe: There was a lot of good. I mean my skin looks fabulous. Piper: And now that I've been five inches tall, I will never complain about my height again. And nor will I doubt your instincts again. Paige: Thank you. Leo: Okay, well then there's just one more thing that we need to tie up. Piper: Oh, okay. (Leo leads them out behind the club.) Phoebe: Uh, Leo what are you looking for? Leo: Something very important. Paige: Broken glass? Leo: Broken glass that needs healing. (He finds the broken P3 sign.) Here it is. It's up to you. Piper: Can you do it? (Leo nods.) Well, then do it. (Leo heals the sign and it starts to glow.) It looks like P3's is back. End -------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x05 - Size Matters"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Alison Schapker and Monica Breen Transcribed By: Shay Fitzpatrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Paige's apartment. Paige and Glen are lying on the bed staring out the window at the stars.] Paige: Once upon a time, there lived a handsome prince who was about to marry a beautiful maiden. But an evil Enchantress with dark powers wanted the Prince for herself, so she could become Queen and rule the entire kingdom. Glen: I hate her. Paige: Really? I always kind of related to her. Glen: Like I said, I love her. Then what happened? Paige: Well, in order to pull off that kind of magic, the evil Enchantress had to wait for a sign that her powers were at their darkest. Glen: A sign? Paige: Mm-hmm. See in the stars. (She points to a pattern in the stars.) See the Prince, his sword, and the three stars that form his crown? Well, once the evil enchantress saw the sign, she locked away the beautiful maiden, and cast a spell on the unsuspecting Prince. "Bring together my Prince and me, let him fall on bended knee. I summon I summon " I can never remember the end of it. Glen: Let me guess. The Prince defeats the evil Enchantress, he married the beautiful maiden, and they lived happily ever after, right? Paige: Nah-mm. Actually, the evil Enchantress bore an heir, klled the Prince, and ruled the kingdom forever. Glen: Well, what kind of fairy tale is that? Paige: It's just one that kinda stayed with me for as long as I can remember. I told you I was a weird kid. Glen: I need to get you out more, Paige. Paige: It'd be easier if you were around more, Glen. Glen: I'm around now. (They kiss.) [Scene: Medieval times. A castle. A guard pushes Lady Julia inside. The evil Enchantress is standing in front of a dark window.] Lady Julia: What is the meaning of this? How dare you summon me. Enchantress: Forgive me for inconveniencing you at this late hour, Lady Julia. (The guard leaves.) Alas, I had no other choice. The stars have aligned. Lady Julia: You don't frighten me Enchantress. The stars are on the side of good, not evil. Tomorrow, my Prince and I will marry and there is nothing that you can do to stop that. He loves me, not you. Enchantress: Dark magic can change that. (The Enchantress holds out her hands and smoke and a gust of wind blows Lady Julia against the wall. A portcullis drops down in front of her, locking her in.) Lady Julia: Why are you doing this? (The Enchantress walks out of the dark and she looks exactly like Paige.) Enchantress: Because this is my destiny. Not yours. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Prue's room. Piper walks in and sits on the bed. She picks up a small gold necklace with the word 'Prue' on it. She puts on Prue's leather jacket and walks out of the room, closing the door behind her.] [Cut to the kitchen. Piper is making a cup of coffee. Phoebe comes in with wet hair.] Phoebe: Look at me. I look like a drowned rat. I need my blow dryer. Piper: Pretend you're camping. Phoebe: I hate camping. Piper: Well, I hate instant coffee but I'm drinking it, aren't I? (She takes a sip and pulls a face.) Phoebe: We can't keep living with no electricity. It's medieval. Piper: At least we're conserving energy. Phoebe: Well, this is ridiculous. We have to figure out when the Shocker demon's gonna attck next and fast. Piper: But we still need the Power of Three to vanquish him and unfortunately, number three lives across town. (Phoebe walks over to the phone.) Phoebe: I am going to call her. (She picks up the phone.) Piper: Not the cordless! (Phoebe drops the phone and the Shocker demon escapes.) Phoebe: Uh-oh. (The Shocker demon is made of electricity in the shape of a person. It jumps on a table and throws electricity near them, blwing up a cupboard. He throws more electricity, this time hitting Piper and Phoebe. Piper gets up and uses her power and scares it through an electrical outlet. Piper kneels beside Phoebe.) Piper: You okay? Phoebe: No, I am not okay. Ow. Ow. Ow. This is so crazy. We have to call Paige and set up a time where she can come over and Piper: Phoebe, we can't schedule vanquishes, okay? Demon attcks don't usually fit into the day planners. Phoebe: Okay, then, what do you suggest? Piper: I suggest that maybe, Paige move in with us. (Piper goes and sits at the table.) Phoebe: Wait. (She sits at the table.) W-what did you just say to me? Piper: Well, she's gonna have to sooner or later, isn't she? Phoebe: I never really thought about it. And I can't believe you, of all people, are actually suggesting it. Piper: I am just trying to be practical. Besides, I am sick and tired of Leo watching over her day and night, protecting her from various demons. You know, I would actually like to see my husband again. Phoebe: And I can understand that, but still that's a huge decision. Do you think we're ready for that? Piper: All I know is that every demon who is out to impress the Source is attacking us. Which means we all need to be under one roof. Otherwise, we're too vulnerable. Phoebe: I didn't mean are we ready as witches. I meant are we ready as sisters? I mean, what if we don't get along? Piper: We didn't always get along with Prue either. Phoebe: Yeah, but that's different. We grew up with her. Eventually we had to get along. I still half expect to see her walk through the door. Maybe it's just too soon. Piper: Then there's only one way to find out. Commercial Break [Scene: Paige's apartment. Paige and Glen are asleep in bed. The alarm goes off.] Paige: Oh my God, it's 9:00. I am so screwed. Glen: (waking up) Mmm. Can't you just be a little late? Paige: I'm already a little late. Glen: Can't you be a lot late? Especially seeing as how I'm leaving tomorrow. (Paige sits up and wraps herself in a sheet.) Paige: You're always leaving tomorrow, Glen. That's what you do. (She walks across the room with the sheet wrapped around her. She sees Glen staring at her.) What? Glen: Nine to five isn't you, Paige. You've always had too adventurous a spirit to be pinned down. Paige: Oh, yeah? Just drop by between K-2 and the Great Barrier Reef and you know this about me, do you? (She walks into the bathroom.) Glen: Your life could be a fairy tale. It doesn't have to end badly. (Paige pokes her around the door.) Paige: Who says it's going to? Glen: Come to Australia with me, Paige. Just for the hell of it. Why not? Paige: Because I've got too many responsibilities. That's why not. Glen: You're 25-years-old. You've got the rest of your life ahead of you for that kind of crap. Just go for it. Dump your job, and come have fun with me. (Paige walks out of the bathroom wearing a short skirt and her bra.) Paige: As tempting as that sounds, I actually have things called responsibilities. (Paige sits on the bed.) It's not just my job. (She starts to put on her pink sweater.) I've got sisters now, and we've just got stuff we've got to do. Glen: What stuff? Paige: Stuff that keeps me pinned down. (Glen moves closer to Paige.) Glen: Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Paige: I'm not sure yet. (They kiss.) [Cut to outside in the hallway. Piper and Phoebe walk up to the front door. Leo orbs in front of them, just as Phoebe's about to knock and she knocks on him.] Phoebe: Oh! Leo: Hi. Phoebe: Sorry. Leo: Hey, what's up? Piper: What's up? How about a kiss for your long-lost wife, huh? Leo: Oh, right. (He kisses her on the cheek.) Piper: Hi. Leo: Well, uh, bye. Phoebe: Uh, what do you mean bye? We just got here. Leo: Right, well, you know. I don't want to leave Paige unprotected. Piper: Uh-huh. Is she home? (Piper heads for the door but Leo stops her.) Leo: Yeah, she's home. She's just a little, uh, indisposed at the moment. Piper: W-wait, wait, you watched? What are you, like a peeping angel? Leo: Well, I didn't see anything! Piper: Uh? Leo: All right, just a little, but how else am I supposed to protect her? [Cut to inside. Paige and Glen are making out on the bed. Paige has her top off again. Phoebe barges in, covering her eyes. Piper runs in after her. Paige jumps up and covers her chest.] Phoebe: Sorry to interrupt. Can't see a thing. Piper: Phoebe! Phoebe: Wh- Paige: Piper, Leo, what the hell is going on? Phoebe: I know this looks bad, but it's very important. Believe me. (Phoebe sees Glen.) Whoa. (Piper smacks her on the arm.) Glen: Who are they? Paige: The soon to be ex-sisters I was telling you about. (Phoebe smiles and waves.) Piper: Okay, we're sorry, but you know, we didn't know "which" way to turn if you know what I mean. Glen: Maybe I should go. (He sits up.) Leo: Oh, uh, here. (He tosses Glen his jeans.) Glen: Thanks. (He puts them on.) Paige: I'm sorry about this Glen. This is horribly embarrassing. Glen: No worries. You obviously got some responsibilities. Plane leaves tomorrow. (He kisses her on the cheek and walks into the bathroom.) Piper: Plane? What plane? Paige: Never mind. This better be important. Phoebe: I can't use my blow dryer. Piper: So have you been attcked by the Shocker demon yet? Leo: No she hasn't. Paige: How would you know? Phoebe: Oh, because he's been watching you for the last week or so for your own protection. Paige: You've been watching me? Leo: Well, I didn't see anything. Phoebe: At least nothing very interesting. Piper: Right. Paige: That's it. Out! (Paige gets out of bed.) Piper: But-but-but we need to talk to you about the Shocker Demon because Paige: Out! Phoebe: We can't vanquish him without the Power of Three. Paige: Out! Piper: And you're not at the manor, so, ever (Paige slams the door shut.) [Cut to the hallway.] Phoebe: I think that went fairly well. [Cut to Paige.] Paige: Unbelievable. [Scene: Medieval Times. Castle. The Enchantress' bedroom. The Enchantress and a Prince are there. The Enchantress is in her nightgown.] Prince: Where is she? What have you done to my beloved? Enchantress: You mean I'm not your beloved? Ooh, I'm crushed. (The Prince draws his sword and points it at her.) Prince: Your dark magic doesn't scare me, Enchantress. Tell me where she is and I might spare your life. Enchantress: Very well. (She pushes the tip of his sword down and moves closer to him.) "Bring together my Prince and me, let him fall on bended knee, I summon him to my side, that he may take me to be his destined bride." (The Prince puts his sword away and kneels in front of her.) Prince: My love. (He kisses her hand.) I am forever yours. (He stands up and walks behind her. He kisses her neck.) Enchantress: As will be your kingdom once I conceive an heir. (They walk over to the bed and lay down.) [Cut to the manor. Paige is knocking on the door. Piper opens it.] Piper: Alright! Calm down! (Paige walks in.) Paige: At least I knocked. Piper: Oh. (Phoebe comes in from the living room.) Phoebe: Hey, Paige. Paige: I'm not here to talk to either of you. I'm just here to look at the Book of Shadows. (She heads for the stairs.) Phoebe: Hey, hey, we said we were sorry. Paige: Yeah, right. (She starts going up the stairs.) Piper: What do you think about moving in with us? (Paige stops.) Phoebe: Oh-uh... Paige: Excuse me? Piper: Well, that's what we came to talk to you about. You know, we're tired of getting attcked by demons here and not being able to do anything about it. Phoebe: Yeah. But we could do something about it if we were together. You know, if we lived together 'cause that's when we're the strongest. What do you say? Paige: Are you two out of your freaking minds? (She storms upstairs.) Piper: Don't people usually storm out of the house when they're angry? [Cut to the attic. Paige is flipping through the Book of Shadows. Piper and Phoebe walk in.] Phoebe: So, you're not even gonna consider this? Paige: Nope. Piper: Why not? Paige: Because if it was that easy for you guys to barge into my room all the way across town, imagine how easy it would be if I actually lived here. Piper: Okay, could you stop looking at the book for a second? Paige: No. It's my book too. Piper: If you lived here, you could look at it all the time. (Paige looks up at them.) Paige: I understand why you guys are asking me, I really, really do. It's just, I don't want being a witch to take over my life. It's just too much responsibility. Phoebe: I know it is, Paige. And believe me, I freaked out in the beginning too. But I didn't have a choice, and neither do you. Paige: Why not? Aren't you the one who told me I should fight like hell to keep my life separate from magic? Piper: Unfortunately, it doesn't always work out that way. Paige: Well, maybe it would if I didn't live here. Phoebe: If you're looking for the Shocker demon spell, we already found it. Paige: I'm not. I'm looking for something else. Piper: What? Look, you may not want to share a bathroom, but when it comes to that book, it concerns all of us. Phoebe: Besides that, maybe we can help. (Phoebe goes over to Paige.) Paige: Okay. I know it sounds stupid, but when I was little, I invented this horrible little fairy tale and it just always seemed really real to me. I don't know. Just (Paige turns to a page with "The Evil Enchantress" written on it.) Oh my God. Phoebe: The Evil Enchantress? Paige: That's it. That's-that's the evil witch, the one who kills the Prince after he gets her pregnant, of course. Piper: Of course. (Piper stands beside her.) Paige: The spell. I can't believe it. (She looks at the next page "To Call a Lover to Oneself".) "Bring together my Prince and me, let him fall on bended knee, (Piper and Phoebe true to stop her.) I summon him to my side, that he may take me to be his destined bride." I finally got to finish it. [Cut to the castle. The Enchantress is lying on the bed. A gust of wind blows around the Prince and he disappears.] Enchantress: No! [Cut back to the attic. A gust of wind blows and the Prince appears. He looks around. He sees Paige and kneels down.] Prince: My love. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Paige runs into the kitchen. The Prince follows, followed by Piper and Phoebe.] Prince: Why do you run from me? Paige: Why are you chasing me? Prince: Because we are meant to be together. Paige: That is not true. Does this look like King Arthur's court, buddy? Prince: It doesn't matter. We're meant to conceive an heir, my love. Paige: Ugh. Stop saying that. Phoebe: You guys want some privacy? Paige: This is not funny. (The Prince walks over to her.) Plate. (A plate orbs into her hand and she breaks it over his head. He groans and kneels down.) Phoebe: Oh! Paige: I'm sorry. Did I hurt you? Prince: You could never hurt me, my love. (He starts kissing her hand.) Paige: Piper, do that thing you do. Piper: I-I don't want to blow him up. Paige: Well, risk it. He's using his tongue. (Piper freezes him. Paige pulls her hand away and wipes it on her top.) Thank God chivalry is dad. He is getting on my last nerve. Phoebe: Okay, well, he must be under some kind of spell. Piper: Gee, you think? Paige: The evil Enchantress. She cast a love spell on him. Piper: So why is Sir Lust-a-lot lusting after you? Paige: How should I know? Piper: Well, because it's your damn fairy tale and it's alive and frozen in our kitchen. (Paige walks out of the kitchen.) Phoebe: Uh, where are you going? Paige: I can't handle this. (Piper and Phoebe follow her. She heads for the door.) Piper: Wait, Paige, you can't just leave. Paige: Yes I can. I don't live here. (Phoebe sighs.) Phoebe: Paige. Paige: What? Phoebe: Look, you can't keep running away from these things. (Paige opens the front door.) That's what we're trying to tell you. Being a witch is not a part-time job. Paige: Yeah, well, if I don't leave now, I'm not going to have a full-time job. (Paige leaves.) Piper: Paige, the Charmed Ones come first! Phoebe: The Charmed Ones come first? Piper: It always worked when Prue said it. [Cut to the living room. The TV is on and the VCR is recording.] Announcer on TV: The home also features a spacious kitchen complete with granite counter tops and state of the art confection oven. (Phoebe and Piper walk past.) The walk in pantry provides ample space Piper: The VCR? Who set it to record? (The tape is ejected and the Shocker demon escapes out of the VCR. Piper uses her power and blows up the TV. The demon appears behind them. It throws electricity at Piper, throwing her over the couch. Phoebe levitates and kicks but the Shocker demon grabs onto her leg and starts electrocuting her. Piper gets up and pushes it out of the way using a coat stand. Phoebe falls on the floor. Piper uses her power and the demon escapes through the electrical outlet.) Phoebe. Phoebe: I'm okay, I think. (Phoebe stands up.) Piper: We've gotta convince Paige to move in with us soon before there's nobody left to move in with. Phoebe: I guess we need a new TV. Piper: Oh, the Prince. Phoebe: The Prince. (They go into the kitchen. The Prince is gone.) He's gone? What? Did he go back to fairy tale land? Piper: No such luck. The back door is wide open. So he probably went after Paige. (Phoebe gets a bottle of water out of the fridge.) Phoebe: He left? So he's just wondering around in chain mail? Piper: It's San Francisco. Nobody will notice. Phoebe: Well, sooner or later, somebody's gonna notice and the medieval trail's going to lead them right back to us. Piper: All right, you try scrying for him and if that doesn't work, I'll have Leo orb Paige back here and hopefully the Prince will follow. Phoebe: Maybe we should try a different approach with her. Piper: She's not gonna come back here voluntarily. Phoebe: No. I mean about getting her to move in. Maybe it's too soon for her too. [Scene: A junkyard. The Prince is standing in front of the garbage truck. He draws his sword and starts attacking it. The man inside the truck gets out with a bat.] Garbage Man: Hey, moron! What are you doin'? What kind of problem you got, huh? All right buddy. Come on. On your way. I don't have time for this. (The Prince slices the bat with his sword. The man gets frightened and drops the bat. The Prince points the sword at the man's neck.) Prince: Swallow and you'll not speak again. Now what is this metallic beast? How do you harness it's power? Garbage Man: What? Prince: You will use it to take me to my beloved, where I feel her heart's pull. Questions? [Scene: Medieval times. Castle. Lady Julia is still locked up. The Enchantress is making a potion. Lady Julia: I have one. If good magic rescued my Prince from you, what makes you think he'll return? Enchantress: I don't. That's why I plan on following his footsteps and bringing him back. After I destroy the good magic that intervened, of course. Lady Julia: And what makes you think that you can? Enchantress: Oh, I don't know. (The portcullis rises.) Because I'm petty, and evil, and vindictive. But most of all (She walks over to Lady Julia.) I'm determined. (She puts a Knfe under Lady Julia's chin.) Lady Julia: I am the object of his true love. Your spell only appropriated it. kll me and you break the spell. Enchantress: I know. I know. (She cuts off a piece of Lady Julia's hair.) That's why I needed this. For my potion to work. (She walks over to the cauldron. The portcullis drops down.) Lady Julia: You cannot do this. Enchantress: One thing you need to know about me, Lady Julia. Nobody tells me what to do. (She drops the hair in the potion and it explodes.) [Scene: South Bay Social Services. Copy room. Paige and Leo are there.] Paige: Nobody tells me what to do, Leo. And besides, I'm still mad at you for watching over me. I deserve better than that, especially from you. Leo: Well, I'm a guardian, Paige. That's what I do. Especially during times like this when it's dangerous for you to be alone. Paige: It's a fairy tale, not a horror movie. Leo: Well, I was talking about the Shocker demon. Paige: Well, yeah, he's not half as scary as Prince charming coming after me though. Leo: All the more reason why you should be staying with Phoebe and Piper. (Paige picks up a folder.) Paige: What if I don't want to? What if I want to climb a mountain or go dive the Great Barrier Reef, huh? Leo: What? Paige: Look, I've had a blast being a witch. I like the spells, like the potions. I'm even getting used to orbing, but god, I've just had enough. (She starts to leave.) Leo: Well, there is no enough, Paige. (Paige stops and turns around.) This is who you are. You know that. Why are you running from it? Paige: Oh gee, I don't know. Being hunted by the Source, ducking the Furies, and being shrunk by a psycho demon, not to mention being chased after by my bedtime stories. I don't know why I wouldn't want the rest of my life to be just like that. Leo: You're not alone anymore. You have sisters now. Paige: Yeah. Sisters who are pressuring me to move in with them for all the wrong reasons. Leo: What is that supposed to mean? Paige: Nothing. Forget about it. Look, it's just sometimes I feel like they want me to Prue, super witch. And I can't. I don't know how. Leo: Yeah, I don't think they think that. Paige: Oh, yeah? Have you checked out her room? It's a shrine. It doesn't seem to me like they're ready yet and it's a pretty tough act to follow. Don't make me go back there, Leo. Not just yet, okay? I just need some time. (Paige leaves.) I'll call you if I need you. [Cut to the manor. Living room. Phoebe's scrying. Piper walks in, on the phone.] Piper: Darryl. Darryl. Darryl! Slow down. Okay, car jackings happen all the time. Why are you calling us? (listens) A garbage truck? (She sits down on the couch.) At sword point. We'll get back to ya. (She hangs up.) Phoebe: Please don't tell me that the police found him. Piper: Not yet. How about you? Phoebe: Nothing. I mean, he's not a witch and he's not a demon, so Piper: All right. Le..! (Leo orbs in.) O. Hi. Leo: Hi. Phoebe: Where's Paige? Leo: Paige? She didn't wanna come. Piper: She what? Did you explain the situation to her? Leo: Yes. Piper: And she still refused to come? Leo, we are up to our pointy little hats in demonic problems here. We need her. Leo: She knows that. Phoebe: I don't understand. We're her sisters. Leo: Yeah, but that's not the reason you need her. Piper: Is there more to that or are you just gonna leave us hanging? Leo: Look, I don't want to get in the middle of this, this is between you guys. But I will tell you that just wanting her to battle demons with you isn't enough of a reason to get her to move in. Piper: It's a pressing reason. Phoebe: But it's not a sisterly one. Leo: Look, in the meantime, you need to find the Prince before he exposes you. So I suggest you check with the Book of Shadows and get up to speed on Paige's fairy tale and I will check with the Elders and see what they know. (He orbs out.) [Cut back to South Bay Social Services. The Prince walks in and pushes a guy out of the way.] [Cut to the copy room. Paige looks out and opens the door. The Prince walks in.] Prince: At last, I found you. Paige: How? Prince: I followed your heart, my love. (She pulls him in the room and closes the door.) Paige: You can't be here. You need to leave right now before security comes. Prince: I will not leave until you are with child. Paige: Okay, A) I always use protection and B) you're a fairy tale. (The Prince reaches out to touch her cheek and she backs away.) Prince: I won't harm you. Paige: Just keep that sword of yours sheathed pal. (She backs into the photocopier and accidentally turns it on. The Shocker demon escapes out of it and starts electrocuting Paige. The Prince gets out his sword and slices the demon. Paige falls to the floor. The Shocker demon escapes though the electrical outlet. The Prince helps Paige up.) Prince: Fear not. I've slain the beast, my love. Paige: You most certainly have. (Mr. Cowan bangs on the door.) Mr. Cowan: Hey, Paige! Paige, you all right in there? Prince: I will stay forever by your side. Every moment of every day, you would know you were protected, desired, loved. Paige: That's so sweet. Mr. Cowan: Paige! Paige! (He gets the door open.) Paige, what the hell is going on? W-who is this guy? Paige: Um, Renaissance Fair. Yeah, we're trying to score tickets for the orphanage. See ya. (Paige and the Prince leave.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Phoebe are there. Piper is lighting some candles and Phoebe is looking through the Book of Shadows.] Piper: I don't see what the big deal is. You'd think she'd want to move in here, considering the dump she lives in. Phoebe: Piper. Piper: Just wait till the Shocker Demon attcks her, then she might not be so resistant to the idea. Phoebe: "Defiant, clever, and independent." That kinda describes Paige, don't you think? Piper: Yeah, along with stubborn, stubborn, and more stubborn. (Piper goes over to Phoebe.) Phoebe: All right, listen to this. "A powerful witch who came to the craft late but learned to use it quickly." I'm telling you, this is Paige. Piper: What are you gettin' at? Phoebe: Well, don't you think that it's a huge coincidence that Paige's fairy tale just happens to be in the Book of Shadows and that this Prince just happens to show up in the 21st century head over heels in love with her? Piper: Connect the dots will you? Phoebe: Okay, what if it's not a fairy tale? What if it's a memory? Paige's memory from a past life? Piper: Now you're reachin'. Phoebe: No. I don't think so. I mean my past life came back to bite me on the butt. Why can't Paige's? Think about it. What if Paige was the evil Enchantress, once upon a time? Piper: But (She loooks at the page.) The Enchantress' power was to conjure the elements. Paige can't do that. (A portal opens up in the attic.) This doesn't look good. (The Enchantress walks out of the portal and blows Piper and Phoebe off their feet.) Paige! Enchantress: Where is the Prince? Phoebe: Still think I'm reaching? Piper: I don't believe this. (The Enchantress throws a lightning ball at them and they run out of the attic.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Phoebe is there putting out a small fre with a fre extinguisher. Piper runs in and puts out a fre on the chair.] Piper: I got it! Living room's clear. (She puts down the fre extinguisher.) Phoebe: So is the kitchen. Why do you think she left so suddenly? (She puts down her fre extinguisher.) What, did trashing our house become too boring for her? Piper: She probably realised we don't have the Prince. Great. It's not like we're having enough problems with Paige. We have to deal with her past life, too? (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Okay, I found out about the Prince. What the hell happened here? Phoebe: Paige's past life almost klled us. That's what happened here. Leo: What? Piper: Yeah. Paige, the evil Enchantress, same soul, different lifetime. She came through some magical portal looking for Prince carjack. Leo: Okay, well, you have to stop her. You can't let her find him. According to the Elders, if she conceives his heir, dark magic will rule his kingdom forever. History will be rewritten. Your future Piper: Will be screwed. The world will plunge into darkness. Yadda, yadda, yadda! Phoebe: Okay, that's not helping. (to Leo) So if we vanquish Past Paige, don't we risk vanquishing our Paige too? Leo: Possibly. Piper: Well, then fine. We won't vanquish her. We'll bind her powers and send her back in time, hopefully a virgin. Okay. Let's get some candles. We have a potion to concoct. [Scene: South Bay Social Services. Copy room. The Enchantress is there. She picks up a necklace.] Enchantress: What lures you to this time, my Prince? Who beckons thee? Mr. Cowan: Paige? (He walks in.) What are you still doing here so late? Thought you'd left already. Enchantress: What name did you call me? Mr. Cowan: Don't tell me you're in the fair too. Don't forget to lock up. (She goes in the office.) See you in the morning. On time would be nice for once. (He leaves. The Enchantress picks up a photo of Paige and a co-worker.) Enchantress: Looking forward to meeting you, Paige. [Scene: Paige's apartment. Paige is sitting on the couch. The Prince kneels down.] Paige: I still can't believe that you exist, that you're actually real. I always wanted to save you from the evil Enchantress so you could live happily ever after. Prince: Be with me and I shall. Come with me. Live in my castle as my princess. Paige: What is it with everyone wanting me to move in with them? Prince: I can give you all the riches you desire. I can take you away from all of this. Paige: As tempting as that is, I know it's just the spell talking. Prince: But isn't that what true love is? (He sits down next to her.) Falling under someone's spell? Just tell me what you want and I'll give it to you. I swear. Paige: Can you make me as good as Prue was? Prince: Uhh... Paige: Never mind. You wouldn't understand. Prince: Try me. (He leans in to kiss her. Leo orbs in with Piper and Phoebe.) Piper: Hey! (Piper freezes the Prince. Paige gasps and stands up quickly.) Paige: What is going on with this barging in thing? This is getting ridiculous. Piper: Sorry. Thought he was attacking you. Paige: He was kissing me. It's called kissing. And what are you doing here anyway? I told you I'd call if I needed to. Leo: Well, something's come up. Something you're not gonna like. Paige: Something worse than this? Phoebe: The evil Enchantress is here, in our world. She nearly klled us trying to get to him. Paige: Oh my God. (Paige sits down.) Piper: Actually that's not the worse part. Remember how we were wondering how she cast a spell on him, but he fell for you? Paige: Yeah. Phoebe: Well, that's because you're her. Well, I mean she-she's Piper: You uh, her help. Leo: Look, what she means is that you were the evil Enchantress in one of your past lives. So when you read the spell in the Book of Shadows, he came. Piper: And that's also why you remember the fairy tale so well. Because you've actually lived it once before. Paige: Okay! I can deal with this. Yeah. No wonder I related to her the most. Does this mean I'm evil? Piper: Yeah. Phoebe: No! Piper: No. Phoebe: No. Not you. Just your past self. You've grown and evolved. Believe me, we we all have. That's what we do. Paige: Right. Piper: So, the plan is to bind the Enchantresses powers with this little potion. (Piper, Phoebe, and Leo hold up a little bottle.) Paige: I'll do it. (She stands up and takes Piper's bottle.) Piper: All right. Then we'll Paige: No. I mean by myself. I put you guys in danger. I'll get you out of it. It's my story. I have to end it once and for all. Leo: But you don't even know how to find the Enchantress. Paige: Well, she's after the Prince, right? I'll just backtrack and surprise her. Phoebe: There's no reason for you to do this alone. It's not just your story anymore. You've got sisters now. Piper: But, uh, if you wanna do it by yourself, then go for it. Paige: I do. Piper: Yeah. If that's what you want, we'll be here. Uh, with the Prince. (Paige leaves.) Phoebe: Why'd you let her go? Piper: Because it's time we realise we can't make her do something she doesn't want to do. [Cut to the street. Paige gets in her car. She sees the Enchantress walking down the street towards her. She starts the car and tries to drive towards her but the Enchantress uses her power and blows the car back. The car tyres pop. Paige gets out.] Enchantress: Don't tell me I become good in the future. Paige: Damn good. (She throws the potion towards her, but the Enchantress zaps it with her power.) Enchantress: And here I was so looking forward to meeting myself. (She blows Paige onto her car and smashes the windscreen. She is knocked unconscious.) [Cut to Paige's apartment. Piper looks at Leo.] Piper: What is it? Leo: Something's wrong. Paige is in trouble. Piper: Well go, go, go! (Leo orbs out. The Enchantress barges inside.) Enchantress: Remember me? [Cut to the street. Leo orbs in and heals Paige. Paige wakes up.] Leo: What happened? Paige: Uh evil Enchantress. (A bright light shines out of Paige's apartment.) Oh no. (Leo helps her off the car.) [Cut back to Paige's apartment. Piper and Phoebe dive over the bed.] Enchantress: Come to me, my Prince. (A portal opens in the room. The Prince walks through. The Enchantress sends a gust of wind towards Piper and Phoebe and walks through the portal.) Phoebe: We can't just let them get away. Piper: What are we supposed to do? Go back to the middle ages, the dark ages, or whatever hell ages those are? Phoebe: If we don't, good magic will be gone forever. (Piper jumps through the portal. Leo and Paige walk in.) Paige: No. (Phoebe jumps through the portal. The portal closes.) What have I done? Commercial Break [Scene: Paige's apartment. Leo is looking at where the portal opened.] Paige: This is all my fault. Piper and Phoebe were crazy to trust me. Why didn't I listen to them? Leo: Now is not the time to lose it, Paige. We need to get them back. Paige: Get them back? What do we do? Hop on a bus to Medieval times? Leo: Paige, concentrate. You're a powerful witch, whether you like it or not. Paige: Yeah, well, I wasn't powerful enough to take out the Enchantress, was I? Leo: You know, one thing your past life should tell you is that you've always been powerful. You still have that power inside of you. Don't be afraid to tap into it now. (Paige sighs.) Paige: Okay. This is my fairy tale, right? Leo: Yes. Paige: This all started with a spell that brought the Prince here, so maybe if I rearrange it a little? What if instead of bringing the Prince to me, I bring myself to him? Leo: Creating your own portal? Paige: It's worth a sht. "Bring together my Prince and me, his kingdom now I wish to see, crossing history to his side, from myself I will not hide." (The portal opens up.) Oh my God. I did it. It worked. (Paige goes through the portal. Leo goes over to it. Paige pops her head out.) Come on. I'm not doing this by myself. (She pulls Leo in the portal.) [Cut to the castle. Piper and Phoebe are chained to a wall. Lady Julia is locked behind the portcullis.] Phoebe: So are you still glad you told Paige to go for it? Piper: Hey, you were the one that wanted us to be more sisterly towards her. Phoebe: Yes, but not at the expense of being trapped in the Dark Ages where our powers are useless. Lady Julia: You know, I still don't understand who you are. W-what land did you come from? Phoebe: Disneyland. Future world. Piper: Phoebe. (to Lady Julia) We're witches and we have the potion that will stop the Enchantress. Phoebe: Yeah, let's go get her. Oops! We can't, because we're chained to a wall! [Cut to the Enchantress' bedroom. The Prince is lying on the bed. The Enchantress walks in in her nightgown. Paige and Leo peek around the corner near by.] Paige: Okay, find Phoebe and Piper. I'll try to hold her off till they get here. Leo: How? Your powers don't work in the past. Paige: Yeah, but if we really are one in the same, I should be able to tap into hers. Hurry. Go get my sisters. (Leo walks away. The Enchantress lays on the bed with the Prince.) [Cut to Piper and Phoebe. Leo comes in.] Leo: Piper! Piper: Leo! Leo: Phoebe! (He runs over and tries to unlock the locks.) Piper: Oh! Easy, easy. (A guard comes up behind Leo.) Phoebe: Behind you! (The guard pushes Leo away. Leo grabs a sword off the wall and starts sword fighting with the guard. The guard trips Leo.) [Cut to the bedroom. Paige walks in.] Paige: Hi. (The Enchantress turns around.) I hate to interrupt myself at a time like this. (The Enchantress stands up.) Enchantress: How did you get here? Paige: I'm charmed. Enchantress: Not for long. (Paige and the Enchantress try to zap each other.) [Cut to the other room. Leo is still fighting with the guard. Leo blocks the guard's attck and knocks him out.] Piper: Nice! Phoebe: Wow. (Leo goes over to them.) Piper: Leo. Phoebe: I thought you were a pacifist. Leo: I didn't kll him, did I? (Leo unlocks the chains.) Piper: I-I gotta tell you, I find this side of you very sexy. Leo: Really? Piper: Yeah. Phoebe: You've been holding out on us. Piper: Hi. Leo: Hi. (They hear a zap coming from the bedroom.) Phoebe: What's that sound? Piper: Paige. Potion! Potion! Potion! [Cut to the bedroom. The Enchantress tries to zap Paige.] Prince: Don't hurt her. (She blows the Prince off his feet. Piper, Phoebe and Leo walk in.) Paige: Throw the potion! (Paige blows the Enchantress off her feet.) Now! (Piper and Phoebe throw the bottles of potion and they explode in front of her. She tries to use her power but nothing happens.) Enchantress: What have you done to me? Leo: We've bound your powers, Enchantress. Phoebe: No more kingdom come for you. Piper: Not for you. Enchantress: How could you do this to me? To us? Paige: I didn't do it. We did it. (Lady Julia runs in and helps up the Prince. They kiss.) Piper: Oh. (Piper looks away.) Prince: I am well, my love. Phoebe: My love. Looks like it takes the kiss of true love to break the spell. Paige: It's in every fairytale. Piper: All right, super witch. Get us out of here. (They leave.) [Cut to Paige's apartment. The portal opens and they step out of it. Paige sees the mess.] Paige: Okay, so I won't be getting my security deposit back. Piper: Yeah. Too bad you don't have any other place to stay. Phoebe: It's no pressure. It's totally up to you, whenever you're ready. Piper: Yeah, who needs electricity anyway? Paige: I wouldn't have to stay in the basement would I? (Piper and Phoebe laugh.) Piper: No. Of course not. I think we have a room for you. [Scene: Prue's old room. Now known as Paige's room. Paige opens the door and Piper and Phoebe walk in.] Paige: Tada! What do ya think? Piper: Wow. It's definitely different. Phoebe: It's definitely you. Paige: Is that a good thing? Phoebe: Of course it's a good thing. Paige: Good, 'cause I was actually thinking the living room could use a little spicing up. Piper: Don't push it. (Someone knocks on the front door.) Phoebe: Oh, I hope that's not another one of your past lives. Paige: No, it's just Glen. I asked him to drop by. Phoebe: Oh, the cute guy from the apartment? He's yummy. Paige: Yeah, he is, but he's gonna have to be yummy in Australia. He's leaving. He asked me to go with but, I decided to pass. Piper: Oh, are you disappointed? Paige: A little, but it's not like I'll be lacking in adventures here. Speaking of which. (She stands near the light switch.) Shall we? Phoebe: h*t it. (Paige turns on the light. The Shocker demon escapes out.) Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "Vanquish we three witches cry, one final shock and then you die." (The Shocker demon is vanquished.) Paige: Okay. Piece of cake. Gotta go. And don't forget... if you need me, please knock. (She leaves her room.) Piper: And they lived happily ever after. (Phoebe puts her arm around Piper.) Phoebe: Yeah, right. Piper: Right. (They walk out of the room.) End -----------------------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x06 - A Knight to Remember"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Curtis Kneel Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper and Phoebe are looking in the oven.] Piper: Damn it! These ones are burnt too. I'm losing my touch. (She pulls a tray of cookies out.) Phoebe: Oh, no, it's okay, sweetie, they're just a little crisp. (Piper puts the tray on the table.) You know, personally I am glad that you're not a chef anymore. I'd probably be 300 pounds. Piper: Maybe I should make another batch. Phoebe: Um, Piper, remember when you told me to tell you when you're obsessing? Piper: I'm not obsessing. I just want everything to be perfect, that's all. Phoebe: Yeah, but Piper, it's a baby shower, not a Royal wedding. Besides, don't you think you're doing enough already? (She gets a glass out of the cupboard.) For god sakes, you're hosting the thing and you're not even close to Wendy anymore. Piper: That is precisely why I'm doing all of this. I swear to god, in the last couple of years we've vanquished more friendships than we have demons. (Phoebe takes an empty milk carton out of the fridge.) Phoebe: Got milk? Piper: Somebody forgot to put it on the list again. Phoebe: Okay, well, we have to be patient. You know, it's gonna take Paige more than a week to adjust to living here. Piper: Still, there are common courtesies, common sense, rules. Phoebe: Yeah, but you have to admit, it's nice to have the Power of Three under the same roof again. Piper: Right. Grab those. (Piper walks out of the kitchen. Phoebe picks up two baskets filled with baby stuff.) Phoebe: So cute. (She follows Piper into the dining room.) Aunt Phoebe sure would like to throw one of these for you one day. (Piper knocks over a chair.) Piper: Damn it! Paige! Phoebe: You're changing the subject. Piper: No, I'm ignoring you. (They walk into the living room.) Phoebe: Well, you can't ignore that beautiful little girl of yours that we saw in the future, and if my math is right, you and Leo better start, you know, right about now. Piper: Phoebe, we saw a lot of things in the future that won't be happening now. Phoebe: I know. But that doesn't mean you can't have kids. I mean, don't you wanna little kid? Piper: Not with demons dropping in all the time, (Cole shimmers in.) I don't. Cole: Phoebe? Phoebe: Hold that thought. Generations of Halliwells fought demons and had kids. It didn't stop them, why should it stop you? Piper: Did it ever occur to you that maybe this is none of your business? Phoebe: Oh, that's besides the point. Cole: Phoebe. Phoebe: How does Leo feel about this? Piper: I haven't talked to Leo about this. Phoebe: Well, don't you think we should? Piper: We? (Cole puts his fingers in his mouth and whistles. The girls yelp.) Phoebe: Yes, Cole, what is it? Cole: Okay. Freeze the room fast, then unfreeze only me. Piper: What? Why? Cole: Just do what I say and I'll explain after. (Piper freezes Cole and the room.) Phoebe: Please don't blow him up. Piper: I'll try. (Piper unfreezes Cole.) Cole: The rest of the room still frozen? Piper: Cole, we're the only ones in the room. Cole: You're not actually. There's a chameleon in the house. Phoebe: A lizard? You're worried about a lizard? Cole: This chameleon is a demon. One who can transform into any object just to spy on you. (He grabs a chair.) Piper: Trying to tell me the manor is supernaturally bugged? Cole: Uh-huh. Has been for some time, apparently. It explains why the Source hasn't attcked you in a while. He's had his chameleons watching your every move, gathering inside information. Look around. What's not supposed to be here? (The girls look around. Piper spots Paige's ugly-looking cane chair with bright red cushions.) Piper: Hmm. (Piper blows up the chair. Cushion stuffing flies everywhere. Cole goes over to it.) Phoebe: Piper, I think that was Paige's chair. Piper: Yeah, I know, exactly. (Phoebe smiles. The grandfather clock chimes.) Cole: Uh, the room just unfroze. (Phoebe spots an odd-shaped lamp.) Phoebe: Where'd that lamp come from? (The lamp transforms into a demon. Piper and Phoebe scream. The demon uses his power and they fly over the couch. Cole throws an energy ball at him and wipes his arm off, sending green goo over Piper's baby baskets. The demon's arm grows back.) Piper: Cole, get back! (Piper tries to blow up the demon, he ducks, and blows up the grandfather clock instead.) Damn it, we just got that thing fixed. (Paige walks down the stairs holding a washing basket and wearing earphones. The demon runs in front of her and Cole throws another energy ball. The demon ducks and Paige orbs out before the energy ball hits her. The demon gets up and shimmers out. Paige stands there in shock.) Paige: What the hell happened? Piper: The freakin' furniture just attcked! Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Living room. Phoebe is lying on the couch. Leo goes over and heals a wound on her forehead.] Leo: Do you know how long the chameleon demon was in the house? Phoebe: I don't know. The lamp has been here for at least three days. Maybe more. Piper: what do you think he wants? Cole: I told you. Gathering information. Piper: But for what? For why? Cole: For the Source's next attck. (Paige walks in with half her broken chair.) Paige: Excuse me. Is there anyway to claim this kind of damage on our home owners insurance policy? Piper: Usually not. Paige: Usually? What do you mean? I can expect my furniture to be blown up again? Phoebe: Get ready for the unexpected. That's rule number one in the Halliwell manor. Piper: Wanna learn the rest? Phoebe: Um, maybe now's not the time? Considering we have to figure out a way to find this demon. Leo: Well, you could try scrying using his blood. Piper: And we've got plenty of that. Although, I don't know what good it would do to find him now. Whatever he's learned he's already told the Source. Cole: Except that he might also know what the Source's plan is. How he's going to attck. Find him, we might be able to find that out. Paige: I know. What about pooling our money into a fund to cover anybody's damage no matter who's it is. Phoebe: Um... (The doorbell rings. They all look at each other. Piper and Phoebe cautiously go to the door. Piper quickly opens it.) Woman: Whoa! Scared me. Hey, Phoebe, it's been a long time. (Phoebe waves.) Hey, sorry I'm late, we should go. Piper: Go? Woman: To the shower. Wasn't I supposed to pick you up? Did I mess up? She looks in her day planner. Piper: No, no, you didn't, Becca. There's just some stuff going on here. Becca: So what else is new, huh? Do you want some help with the party baskets? (She starts to walk in but Phoebe stops her.) Phoebe: No! No, it's just I'm afraid something came up and Piper can't... Becca: Oh, no, don't tell me that you're not gonna come. Everyone's so looking forward to seeing you again. Piper: Oh, really? Oh, they are? Well, th-then we can't disappoint them. W-We'll get some stuff at the market on the way there. Phoebe: Will you excuse us for one minute? (She closes the door.) Wh-Are you outta your mind? You can't still go. Piper, we have to scry for that demon. Piper: Well, it doesn't take three sisters to scry. You and Paige can do it and then call me when you find him. Phoebe: Piper! Piper: Phoebe. Look, okay, the bottom line is if I'm ever gonna have kids, then I need a life first, which means I need to be a human first and then a witch later. Okay, got it? Good. (Piper tries to open the door and Phoebe stands in the way.) Outta the way! (She gets the door open.) Hi! Bye Leo! Leo: Bye! (She leaves with Becca.) Commercial Break [Scene: Underworld. A cave. The demon is there pacing back and forth the Source appears behind him. He spins around.] Source: You have failed me. Demon: I beg to differ. Aside from finding Belthazor, everything I've learned from the Charmed Ones... Source: May all be for not now that they've exposed you, Alaster. The element of surprise was equivocal to my plans success. Alaster: You can still use the information to capture one of the... Source: That's not what I needed the information for. Capture one is easier. Tricking one into giving up all their powers was the ultimate goal. That's why I needed to learn everything about their hopes, fears, their dreams. Alaster: Then accelerate your plans. Use me to capture the one you want. After all, they'll be after me now. Source: Yes, they will won't they. (The Source changes to look exactly like Alaster.) But then why not cut out the middle man. (He vanquishes Alaster. He turns and makes the oracle appear on a rock.) It's time, Oracle. I must know now which of the sisters do you see to be most vulnerable to my plan. Oracle: Well, each is vulnerable in their own way. But the eldest seems to have the most resistance to the craft. Her yearnings appear to be her most weakness. [Scene: P3. Piper's friend's baby shower. Piper is sitting next to a pregnant woman. They are laughing. She opens a gift and pulls out a cute baby jacket.] Woman: Oh, how cute is this1 Oh, Piper, this is adorable. Where did you get this? Piper: Uh, a little shop in the embarcadero. They have the cutest things. Woman: Thank you so much. For everything. Piper: You're welcome. (They hug.) Woman: We have so much to catch up on. Piper: I know. We will. (She gets up and goes and sits down next to Becca. She sees her smiling.) What? Becca: Nothing. It's just good to see you out and about again, that's all. Piper: Yeah, after Prue died it took some time to... Becca: Yeah, but even before that. It's almost like the last three or four years you've just kinda disappeared. Piper: Yeah. (Piper's phone rings. She hangs up.) Becca: Oh, no, don't tell me you have to go. Piper: Uh, no, it can wait. (Leo orbs in near by. He motions for Piper to go over to him. She pulls a face.) I'll be right back. (She gets up and goes over to him.) What are you doing here? No guys allowed. Leo: I tried calling your cell phone but it went dad. Paige and Phoebe think they found the demon. Piper: Already? They did? Are you sure? Leo: Yeah. You have to go now. Piper: How am I supposed to have kids when I can't even be at someone else's baby shower? Leo: What? Piper: Nothing, never mind. I'll meet you outside. The least I can do is say goodbye. (She goes over to the pregnant woman.) Uh, Wendy, I'm sorry, I've gotta go, something's come up. Wendy: Ugh, now? But we haven't even had the cake yet, you're gonna miss the best part. Piper: Ugh, I know. Story of my life. I'll see you later. (She walks away.) [Cut to the manor. Everyone's there.] Paige: So we've got the spell to vanquish the chameleon but we're not gonna use it. I don't get it. Leo: Well, you vanquish him only if you have to. The goal here is to try and interrogate, find out what the Source is planning. Paige: Okay, but I'm thinking that this guy's not gonna be so eager to spill his guts. Cole: Oh, he'll spill. I make sure to that. Phoebe: No, you can't come, he saw you with us. Probably means the Source has some bounty hunter ready to attck you, or capture you, or something. Cole: So what else is new? Phoebe: Well, it doesn't make it any less dangerous. Paige: So the question still stands. How do we get a demon to stop and chat with us. Phoebe: Well, Piper can freeze him and unfreeze his head, she's done that before. How do you feel about that? Piper: I don't know. Cole: Why, you got a better idea? (Piper sits on the couch.) Piper: Maybe. We could tell him to offer the Source a deal instead. Leo: Deal? What kind of a deal? Piper: Well, something like, he stops coming after us and we stop going after him. Phoebe: What? (Phoebe sits down on the coffee table in front of her.) Piper: Of course that would mean we'd have to stop going after all of his demons too, which would be fine by me. It would stop all of the constant attcks. Paige: (to Cole) Am I the only one who thinks she's bumped her head? Phoebe: You can't be serious, Piper. Piper: Actually, I've never been more serious in my life. Think about it. This could be an opportunity for us to get out of the demon fighting business once and for all. Leo: Wait, and what, just give up on your destiny? Piper: How do you know we haven't already fulfilled it? I mean, god knows, we've saved scores of innocents already. Maybe that's enough. Maybe it's time for some other witches to take over and let us get on with our lives. Isn't it worth a try in exchange for what we might be getting? No more putting things on hold, vacations, friends, kids. Phoebe: We can't give up now. We are so close. We have to take out the Source if we can. And if not just for our sake, then for Prue's. Piper: Fine. I just hope we don't end up where she did. (She walks away.) [Scene: Alley. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there. They have the scrying map out.] Piper: Something's not right. We've checked both alleys twice. Phoebe: Well, the chameleon's gotta be here somewhere because the crystal never lies. Paige: I don't know about you guys but I'm getting a not so good feeling about this. Piper: Alright, we'll check one more time and then we'll call it quits. Phoebe, you and Paige go check that alley, I'll go check that alley. Phoebe: Wait, split up? Are you sure that's a good idea? Piper: Maybe it'll lure him out, who knows? If you get nervous say the vanquishing spell. Keep your eyes peeled, he could be anything. (Paige and Phoebe disappear into an alley. Piper starts walking down another alley. A shadow follows Piper. Alaster/The Source appears behind her. She turns around and tries to freeze him. He just shakes it off.) Alaster/The Source: Were you expecting me to freeze? Piper: Phoebe! Paige! (He throws an energy ball at her. Phoebe and Paige run into the alley. Alaster/The Source picks her up and flames out. Paige gasps.) [Scene: Piper's mind. She is unconscious on the floor of the manor, which is now a psychiatric hospital. Leo, dressed in a white doctors coat, leans over her.] Leo: Piper. (Piper groans.) Piper. (She holds her head.) Are you okay? Piper: Ow. My head hurts. Leo: I bet it does, you ht it pretty hard. Are you alright? Piper: I think so. What happened? Leo: What always happens when you have one of your episodes. You threw yourself against a wall. Piper: Episodes? I didn't throw myself. What are you wearing? (Other people in the manor get noisy. Piper looks around.) Leo: It's okay, those are just the other patients. (She stands up.) Piper: What the hell is going on? Leo: It's alright. You're at the sanitarium. Your home. (Piper looks at him, confused.) Commercial Break [Scene: Piper's mind. Manor. Continued from before. Piper walks into another room. Leo follows.] Piper: What happened to our furniture? Leo, what are all these people doing in our house? Leo: Our house? Piper, Halliwell Hospital is hardly our house. All these other people live here too. Piper: Halliwell Hospital? Is that some kind of a joke? What's wrong with you? Leo: Please, calm down. Piper: No, Leo, I will not calm down. Something very strange is going on, something demonically strange. That demon must have cast a spell, and changed the house, and changed you. Phoebe. (She walks away.) Paige? (A doctor grabs her.) Doctor: Easy, lady, relax. Piper: Let go of me. Leo, don't just stand there. (Alaster walks in.) That's him, that's the demon. Alaster: Demons again. Piper, we've been through this thousands of times before. There are no demons, they're just figments of your imagination. Piper: Wanna bet? "Evil hiding in plain sight, I use this spell with all my might, to stop you changing form and shape, this vanquish seals your fate." (Nothing happens.) Doctor: Doesn't really rhyme, does it? Sorry. Piper: I don't understand it. That spell should've worked. Alaster: Piper, why do you insist on demonising me and every psychiatrist who's ever tried to help you? Piper: Let go of me. (She struggles to get free.) I gotta blow him up, I'm gonna blow you up! Alaster: He violent impulses are returning. (to another doctor) Hey, straight jacket! Doctor #2: Yes, doctor. Leo: Piper, why won't you let Dr. Alaster help you? Piper: I don't need his help, I need your help. Get this guy off of me so I can use my powers. Leo: Piper, you don't have powers, you're not a witch, you don't save innocents, you never did. Piper: What? (Paige drops something in the other room and two doctors grab her.) Paige: This isn't fair! This is my house too! (The doctor carries her past Piper.) I can do anything I want! You're hurting me! Piper: Paige, Paige. A demon took over the house. Orb the heck outta here! Alaster: Take her to isolation so she doesn't hurt herself. (A doctor tries to put a straight jacket on Piper.) Piper: Wait, wait a minute, you don't understand. Wait. Leo! Leo: It's for your own good. Piper: Wait a minute. Hey, hey, you're making a big mistake. Please, listen to me for a second. He's a demon. Alaster: I'm not gonna give up on you, Piper. We're gonna free you of these delusions, I promise you. Piper: Shut up! Phoebe! Phoebe! Alaster: I can give you everything you want if only you'll let me help. (The doctors carry her away.) This illness has already consumed more than three years of your life. [Cut to the underworld. A cave. Alaster/The Source, Oracle and Piper are there. Piper is floating lying down over a flat rock, and Alaster/The Source has his hands over Piper's head.] Alaster/The Source: Don't let it rob you of anymore. You're not a witch, you only think you are. (He floats her down and breathes heavily.) Oracle: What's the matter? What happened? Alaster/The Source: It's just taking more magic than I realised to project into her mind. Oracle: More than you have, perhaps? I only mean to caution you. This is weakening you, making you vulnerable. Alaster/The Source: With the bounty I seek will make me more powerful than ever. Oracle: If you can get it. Alaster/The Source: Nobody knows more about the Charmed Ones than I do. I know how to break her spirit. I know her Achilles heal. In her deepest heart she never wanted to be a witch. And she feels an obligation to her powers. Oracle: Yes, but you said her powers won't work in her illusion. Alaster/The Source: They won't. Once she learns that painful lesson, she'll willingly give hers up. And with them, her sisters too. [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there. Leo is trying to sense Piper.] Paige: Anything? Leo: I can't sense Piper anywhere. Paige: Does that mean that? Phoebe: No. He wouldn't have taken her if he wanted her dad. (Cole shimmers in, covered in slime.) Cole? Oh my god. Cole: I'm alright. I just found out that Piper's in the underworld, I think the Source has her. Phoebe: The Source? A-are you sure? How do you know? Cole: From another chameleon demon. I kinda 'squeezed' it out of him. Phoebe: Well, we gotta find her. There's gotta be a spell in here somewhere. (She picks up the Book of Shadows and has a premonition of the Source taking the BOS and klling Phoebe and Paige.) Cole: Phoebe? Phoebe: I saw the Source stealing the book and klling us with our powers. Paige: Our powers? How can he get our powers? Cole: Maybe he's figured how to get them from Piper. Explains why he's keeping her alive. Phoebe: No, but she can't give them up herself. Leo: Well, she can using the relinquishing spell in the book. Phoebe: But we burnt that spell three years ago, it doesn't exist anymore. Leo: It does in her mind. Phoebe: That's crazy. She'd never say it, she'd never give up her powers. Paige: Even though she was kinda willing to this morning? I'm just saying. Phoebe: Look, I know what you're saying but you don't know what you're talking about. I'm sorry. Paige: Forget it. Leo: (to Cole) Maybe you and I should go down there, see if I can sense her. Cole: Follow me. (Cole shimmers out and Leo orbs out.) Phoebe: Okay, there's a bunch or summoning spells we can try. [Scene: Piper's mind. Halliwell Hospital. A room. Piper and Paige are strapped to the bed.] Paige: I thought you said I wasn't good enough for your little coven. Piper: Paige, you are under a spell, you don't know what you're talking about. Paige: I tried to be your friend, I even tried to play your stupid witchy games, but all you could do was complain about me and my stuff and how we didn't compare to your beloved Prue. Piper: I've never said that. Paige: Hmm, you don't have to. It's obvious the way you treat me. You don't even like me. Piper: Paige, that's ridiculous, we're sisters. Alaster: You don't have any sisters, you're an only child, Piper, you know that. (He walks up to the cage door.) Piper: I'm gonna be so happy when I vanquish your sorry ass. (He opens the cage door and walks in the room.) Alaster: You use it to explain things you can't accept. Just like your best friend did before she got well. Prue. Piper: Don't you dare talk about Prue. Paige: Here we go again. Say Prue. Alaster: You've never forgiven her from finally accepting that she wasn't a witch. You've convinced yourself that she's dad. Piper: She is dad. Alaster: No, she's not. We released her three months ago. She's recovered, she's free. Just like you could be if you'd stop fighting it. Accept the reality. Piper: Let me out of these restraints, I'll show you some reality. Alaster: I'm afraid you'll just hurt yourself again. I'm truly sorry. (Alaster leaves the room.) Piper: Leo! Leo! Paige: Ugh, will you stop with the Leo, Leo. You're driving me crazier than I already am. Piper: Ughh! (Phoebe skips in, eating a cookie.) Phoebe, Phoebe, untie me, hurry, hurry. Phoebe: Alright, alright, stop obsessing. (Phoebe goes over to her.) Piper: I'm not obsessing. What are you eating? Phoebe: Chocolate chip cookie. Not your best. Paige: Got milk? Ooh, don't think so. (Phoebe unbuckles Piper.) Piper: Just get me out of these things, we need to reverse this damn spell. (Phoebe gasps.) What is it? What did you see? Phoebe: I saw the back of my eyelids, what do you think I saw? Piper: Oh, no, Phoebe, not you too. Paige: Hurry up, looney tunes, get me outta here. (Phoebe unbuckles Paige. They stand up.) Piper: Alright, I don't know what the hell is going on here, but we've gotta get to the Book of Shadows, and since evil can't touch it, it's still gotta be in the attic. Right, right, right? Let's go. (They run out of the room.) [Cut to the hallway. Medical equipment is lined up against the walls. Piper and Paige sneak down.] Piper: Alright, the first thing we gotta do is... Where's Phoebe? Paige: Who cares? (Phoebe catches up to them, holding a broom.) Phoebe: Sorry, had to grab my broom. Piper: For what? Phoebe: Well, for flying, silly. (They hear a man yelling from the attic.) Uh-oh, another innocent to save. (She hops on the broom and runs upstairs.) Piper: No, Phoebe, wait! (They follow her.) [Cut to the attic. The girls enter. Cole is lying on a chair with tubes stuck to his face. A doctor is sitting beside him.] Cole: You can't hurt me. I'm the mighty Belthazor. Phoebe: Stop it, he's not evil anymore, he's good! (Piper takes the broom and hits the doctor over the head. He falls back onto some chairs.) Paige: Mmm, well he sure flew. (Phoebe runs over to Cole and kisses him on the cheek. Piper and Paige go over to her.) Piper: Hi, stop that. Has anybody seen the Book? Phoebe: I know where it is. I hid it so the doctors... I mean the demons wouldn't find it. (Phoebe runs over to a small cupboard, reaches behind it and pulls out a notebook. She takes it to Piper.) Piper: What? What is this? (She looks at it and someone has hand written "The Book of Shadows" and drawn a very odd-looking triquetra on the cover.) Uhh. (She opens it to a very messy "Ice Cream Man" page and flips over to see a very funny drawing of Belthazor.) Oh god. You are nuts. Okay, I don't understand how a demon could take the book out of the house. Unless this isn't the house. Okay, I gotta get you two outta here, maybe that'll break the spell. Paige: How come the spell didn't work on you? Hehehe. Phoebe: Don't question the rules. Piper: Come on, we'll go down the trellis. (She goes over to the window and opens the bars.) Phoebe: What about Cole? I never get to spend any time with him. Piper: Uh, we'll come back for him later. Come on, come on. It'll be fun. Hurry, hurry. Faster. (Phoebe and Paige climb out the window. Alaster walks in.) Alaster: Don't. (Piper climbs out the window. Alaster smiles a little.) [Cut to outside. The girls run to the sidewalk, almost bumping into some people.] Phoebe: I think we lost him. Piper: Wait a minute, everything looks normal. But this, this is wrong. We should go back and try to get the demon to talk. Paige: I'm thinking he's not gonna be so eager to spill his guts. (A thief steals a woman's purse and runs across the road.) Piper: Hey! (Piper runs onto the road.) Paige: Piper! (A car heads straight for Piper. She tries to freeze it but nothing happens. The car hits Piper, she rolls onto the front of the car and rolls back off hitting the ground hard.) [Cut to the underworld. Piper is bleeding from the mouth. Alaster/The Source floats Piper down.] Alaster/The Source: I believe she's just learned her lesson. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and Paige are there reciting summoning spells.] Phoebe, Paige: "Power of the witches rise, course unseen across the skies, come to us who call you near, come to us and settle here. Blood to blood I summon thee, blood to blood return to me." (Nothing happens.) Paige: Any other spells you can think of? Phoebe: No. I don't know what else to do. If Leo and Cole can't find her... (Paige gets an idea.) What is it? Paige: Leo said something about the power of relinquishing spell being in Piper's mind. Phoebe: I told you, she'd never say it. Paige, you don't know her as well as I do. Paige: No, but I am getting to know the Source. He likes to play tricks on peoples minds. I mean, god knows, he did with mine, he almost had me kll again, remember? Phoebe: Yeah, go on. Paige: Well, maybe that's what he's trying to do to Piper, get into her mind somehow. I mean, if that's where the spell is. Phoebe: Then that's probably where he's looking for it. And if he can get into her mind, then why can't we? (She starts flipping through the Book of Shadows.) [Cut to Halliwell Hospital in Piper's mind. Piper is asleep in a bed. She has cuts and bruises on her face. Alaster waves something under her nose and she wakes up quickly.] Alaster: Easy, easy. (Piper groans.) You've had a terrible accident. Piper: What did you do to me? Alaster: You got ht by a car. The driver said you didn't even try to get out of the way. Piper, this delusion that you somehow have magical powers is going to get you klled one day. Piper: Shove it. Where are my sisters? Alaster: You mean your roommates. They're safe downstairs. Piper, how can I save you if you won't save yourself? You have to want to. You have to will it. Otherwise you just remain lost in this fantasy world of yours. Piper: It's real, and you're just trying to confuse me. Alaster: No, no, I'm trying to help you. Piper, your psychosis is forever in belief that you're magical. But you know that's just an escape. Piper: Escape? What escape? Alaster: From some deep seated pain, some terrible loss. Most likely the death of your grandmother. Which is after all when these series of episodes began. And your pain. You can do it. In one of your sessions you mentioned a poema... a spell you called it. One that relinquishes the special powers that you think you have. Piper: No. Go away. Alaster: Say the spell, Piper. It'll free you, I promise you. It'll release you from all the, the crippling delusions you have. Piper: Get out. Get away from me, get out! (He stands up.) Alaster: You have the power to give you the life you've always wanted. (He walks to the door.) All you have to do is stop putting the illusion of being a witch in front of it. (He leaves and closes the door. She throws something at it.) Piper: Leo. Leo, where are you? [Cut to the underworld. Leo and Cole are there. Leo is trying to sense Piper. Cole is hiding behind a rock wall.] Cole: (whispers) Leo. Leo: She's hurt. Cole: Where is she? Leo: I don't know, I can't get an exact reading. (An energy ball hits a rock near them. Cole looks around the corner and throws an energy ball at the bounty hunter, missing.) Cole: Try harder. Leo: I can't. The Source must have learned from last time, he's blocking Piper's signal. (The bounty hunter throws another energy ball.) Cole: Well, we have to find the Source. Leo: How are we gonna do that? Cole: There's only one way. Leo: Cole. (Cole steps out and the bounty hunter throws an energy ball at him. He falls to the ground. Two bounty hunters go over and drag him away.) Commercial Break [Scene: Halliwell Hospital. Piper is laying on a bed. Leo sits down beside her.] Leo: Hey. Piper: Leo. Heal me, please. Leo: This ought to help. (He pulls out a needle.) Piper: No, not with that, with your powers. Leo: If I had powers, honey, I would use them. You know that I would. (He sticks the needle into Piper.) Leo: It kills me to see you like this. (She looks at him and smiles.) What? Piper: White lights. I see white lights all around you. Leo: That's the pain kller. Piper: No, you're my Whitelighter. Leo: Dr. Alaster says there's a way for you to get better. Is that true? (He wipes a bit of blood off Piper's lip.) Piper: I-I don't... Leo: If it were then we can be together. We wouldn't have to keep sneaking around, breaking the rules. Piper: Rules? But we're married. Leo: No, only in your fantasy world. But it doesn't have to be that way. If you were to get better, then we could be married for real. And have that little girl that you've been dreaming about in the future. Come on, I wanna show you something. (He picks her up.) [Cut to the underworld. The two bounty hunters walk in the cave. The Oracle walks over to them.] Oracle: What are you doing here? Leave now. Bounty #1: I don't think so. (They drop Cole on the ground. The Oracle smiles.) Bounty #2: Tell the Source we've captured Belthazor. Oracle: Leave him. I'll make surer you get the credit. Bounty #2: We're not going without our bounty. Oracle: Then you'll wait. (The Oracle walks over to Alaster/The Source.) Alaster/The Source: I have a surprise for you, Piper. [Cut to Halliwell Hospital. Alaster opens the door to a beautiful garden.] Alaster: One that I think you'll like. (Leo wheels Piper out in a wheelchair. Two butterflies flutter near her and she holds out her hand.) Leo: You see, there's magic in the real world too. Alaster: Your friends have come to visit you. (Becca, Wendy and some other women walk up to her.) Becca: Piper, how are you? Piper: Becca? Becca: It's so good to see you again, we've missed you. (Wendy shows Piper her baby.) Wendy: We've got so much to catch up on. Piper: Wendy, when did you have your baby? Wendy: Just after the shower. Don't you remember? Do you wanna hold her? Here. (She puts the baby in Piper's arms.) Isn't the outfit you bought her just adorable? (Piper starts to cry.) Becca: What's the matter, honey? Why are you crying? Alaster: I think it's probably best if you all go now. Becca: But we just got here. And everyone's so excited to finally see her again. Alaster: I'm sorry. You understand. (Wendy takes away her baby. Piper cries. They all say bye and leave.) Leo: You can have this life, Piper. We can have it together. You already know how to get it for us. It's the only way you'll ever get out of here. To free yourself once and for all, to free us. Piper: The spell. Leo: Yes. The spell. (He hands her a pen and paper.) Try to remember it. Exactly. (He kisses the top of her head and walks away.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and Paige are there. They have the Book of Shadows open to a page. Phoebe lights some candles.] Paige: Are we sure we wanna do this? Phoebe: This was your idea, remember? Paige: Well, in the abstract, yeah, but, uh, I have enough trouble being in my head let alone someone else's. Phoebe: Well, our minds won't actually be in Piper's body, just our consciousness. Kinda like astral projection. Paige: Okay, so the spell gets us in her head. What about after that? Phoebe: We use the reversal spell to get us out. Are you ready? (They kneel inside a circle of candles.) I'm not about to lose another sister. And neither are you. (They join hands.) Phoebe, Paige: "Life to life and mind to mind, our spirits now will intertwine; We mould our souls and journey to, the one whose thoughts we wish we knew." (They collapse on the floor.) [Cut to Piper's mind. Garden. Phoebe and Paige pop in the scene.] Phoebe: I think it worked. Paige: Either that or we're in Mary Poppins' head. (Phoebe turns to see Piper.) Phoebe: Piper. (They run over to her.) Piper. We're gonna get you outta her. Okay, I have the spell. Piper: No, no more spells. Phoebe: Piper, honey, it's us, your sisters. Piper: I don't have any sisters. Go away, leave me alone! (Alaster storms out of the house.) Alaster: You're too late. Her nightmare's about to end. Commercial Break [Scene: Piper's mind. Garden. Two doctors have a hold of Phoebe and Paige.] Alaster: Keep 'em here. I want them to witness this. And no thrat, your powers don't work here. Paige: Oh, yeah? Spell! (Nothing happens. The doctor jerks her.) Ow! Alaster: Pain, however, you do feel. And will after she recites the spell thrice. Once for each of your powers. (Leo walks out.) Phoebe: Leo. Help Piper, get her outta here. Alaster: Yes, Leo, by all means. (Leo wheels her down the path.) Leo: It's okay. Piper, honey, just say the word and everything will be alright. (Phoebe and Paige try to escape from the doctors grip.) Paige: No! Piper: "From whence they came return them now..." Phoebe: Piper, don't! Please, Piper, don't. Piper: "Vanish the words, vanish our powers..." Paige: Don't trust them, they're trying to steal our powers! Alaster: Don't listen to them. Leo: They're still delusional. Alaster: You're not. Leo: Not anymore. Alaster: Just two more times. [Cut to the cave in the underworld.] Alaster: You'll set yourself free. (Leo looks around the corner.) Say the spell, Piper. You know you want to. Leo: Come on, Cole, wake up. (He orbs out and orbs back in front of the two bounty hunters.) How you doing? (He orbs back out. The bounty hunter throws an energy ball, vanquishing the other bounty hunter. Leo orbs in behind the bounty hunter, taps him on the shoulder and knocks him out. Leo races over to Cole.) Cole, hurry, wake up. Oracle: (to Alaster) Finish this, you're in danger. (The bounty stands up. Cole wakes up and throws an energy ball at the bounty hunter, vanquishing him.) Leo: Piper. (He runs over and the Oracle tries to stop him. He pushes her out of the way. He tries to get to Piper but a protective shiled pushes him across the room. Cole throws an energy ball at Alaster/The Source but the shield protects him. he throws another and another.) [Cut to the garden in Piper's mind.] Piper: "Vanish our powers." Alaster: One last time. (Phoebe elbows the doctor and trips him.) Phoebe: Now! (Paige moves her head and Phoebe punches the other doctor.) [Cut to the cave. Cole throws many energy balls at Alaster/The Source.] Oracle: Break the connection or he'll k*ll you! [Cut to the garden. Phoebe kicks Alaster.] Alaster: I told you, you're too late. [Cut to the cave. Cole throws another energy ball and Alaster/The Source flies back.] [Cut to the garden. Alaster, Leo and the doctors disappear.] [Cut to the cave. Alaster/The Source stands up and touches his bleeding side. Alaster screams and changes back into the Source. Cole gets a large energy ball ready.] Oracle: No! (She runs in front of the Source and Cole throws the energy ball, vanquishing the Oracle. The Source flames out.) [Cut to the garden.] Phoebe: Piper, please, don't do this. Our magic is a gift. Please don't throw is away. Piper: "From whence they came, return them now." [Cut to the cave. Leo holds his hands next to Piper's head.] [Cut to the garden. Leo pops in the scene.] Leo: Piper, don't. (He goes over to her.) Listen to your sisters, trust them. Trust me, don't say the spell, don't relinquish your powers. (Leo heals her wound. She looks around and points to Leo.) Piper: (normal) Are you really my husband? (He laughs.) Leo: Yes. Piper: And that would make you two really my sisters. Phoebe: Whether you like it or not. Piper: And so that demon is gone? (Phoebe nods.) Thank god, (she stands up) because that guy was freaking me out. Paige: Whattaya say we uh, click our heals and get out of this crazy joint? Uh, no offense. Piper: That's okay. (She watches some butterflies fly past.) My life has always been a little crazy. [Scene: Manor. Piper runs down the stairs and goes through all the rooms. Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Cole come down the stairs.] Phoebe: Is something wrong? Piper: No, everything is just right. Paige: Except for my chair. (Phoebe nudges her.) Piper: Yeah, which, um, I'll actually pay to replace. Paige: Oh, god no, it's not your fault. Or is it? Piper: Actually, yeah, it was. I was just upset that there was yet another demon in our lives. And I know I should stop fighting it and just accept it but... Paige: Nah, it wasn't my favourite chair anyway. And it's actually kinda good to know that I'm not the only one who struggles with the idea of being a witch. Phoebe: No, believe me, you're in good company. (She hugs her.) Leo: Well, the good news is you won't have to deal with the Source any time soon because Cole hurt him pretty bad. Cole: Not bad enough though, he'll be back. Phoebe: So, he's gone for now isn't he? First time in a long time. I think we should take advantage of that. Cole: Why, Ms. Halliwell, are you trying to seduce me? (He pulls her in.) Phoebe: Always. Piper: Eww. (Leo laughs. Phoebe and Cole run up the stairs.) Paige: Okay, and I'm just gonna... go to the store, get some milk, or something. (She leaves.) Leo: Sure you're okay? Piper: Yeah. You know, I-I'm never gonna stop wanting a normal life, but you know what? I think that's the one thing that actually keeps me sane. Leo: Well, you deserve a normal life, Piper. We both do. And maybe we'll get that when we vanquish the Source once and for all. Piper: And who knows. Maybe one day I can have a baby shower of my own. What do you think? Leo: Well, in that case... (He picks her up.) We need to practice a little. Piper: Leo! (They orb out.) End ------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x07 - Brain Drain"}	foreverdreaming
Teleplay by: Brad Kern & Nell Scovell Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Paige are there. Piper is pacing, while Paige looks through the Book of Shadows.] Paige: A demon who likes to kll witches. Well, that narrows it down to about every page in the book. Piper: We have one clue. We know he likes to use an athame. Paige: How does that help? Piper: Well, it means he has hands. Keep flipping. Paige: So I hear you and Leo are thinking about having a baby. Piper: Where did you hear that from? (Paige shrugs.) Paige: From Phoebe. (Piper rolls her eyes.) Oh, did I just break some sort of sister confidentiality clause? Piper: No, you didn't, and no we aren't. Paige: Really? Don't you want to? Not to be nosey but I'm going to be an aunt and all. (Piper sighs.) Piper: You're not going to be an aunt, all right? At least not any time soon, it's too risky. It would be in constant danger around us. Paige: What does Leo think? Piper: Leo thinks that there's enough magic around here we'd be able to protect it. Paige: Maybe he's right. Piper: Maybe he's not. Keep flipping. Paige: I'm flipping. (She flips a couple of pages and stops.) You know, it's not like having a baby isn't hard enough even without demons attacking. But for what it's worth, there are ways of seeing what it's like before you actually have one. Piper: Mm-hmm, great. Well, the next time you pass a baby rental, pick one up for Leo. Paige: Maybe I will. (Leo orbs in. Piper gets a fright.) Leo: So did you find anything out? Piper: Uh, yeah, I scryed for the location of the demon using the slime from the last victim, and Phoebe and Cole are checking it out. Leo: Alright, well, I hope that it pans out because with two dad witches they're pretty concerned up there. Piper: Okay, well, we are pretty concerned down here too. Paige: Hey, I think I found something. Upper level demon who likes to kll witches using an athame, sometimes with energy balls His name, Belthazor. (Piper and Leo look at each other and back at Paige.) Leo: I don't think so. Paige: Why not? Leo: Well, because that's, uh, Cole, in his demonic form. Piper: You knew he was half demon. Paige: Yeah, but I didn't know he could turn into that. (The phone rings. Piper answers it.) Piper: Hello? [Cut to an alley. Phoebe and Cole are walking down it. Phoebe's talking to Piper on her phone.] Phoebe: We're at Battery and Clay but there's no sign of any demons. [Cut to the attic.] Piper: Okay, I'll scry for him again. Talk to Paige. (She hands Paige the phone.) Paige: Hey Phoebe. How's Cole? Morphed into any demons lately? Phoebe: What? Leo: Paige. (Piper scrys and the crystal points to a place on the map.) Piper: Battery and Clay. He's still there. Paige: Piper says he's still there. [Cut to Phoebe and Cole.] Phoebe: Piper says he's still here somewhere. (Suddenly, a black painted demon with a green face drops down behind them. He throws out a string of slime and it wraps around Phoebe's leg. She drops the phone. Phoebe screams and the demon pulls the slime, lifting her up. Cole grabs a hold of Phoebe's arms.) Cole: Hold on. Phoebe: I can't. (Cole starts to lose his grip and holds onto her fingers. Phoebe looks at Cole and nods.) Cole: 3,2,1. (Cole lets go of one hand and throws an energy ball at the demon. It explodes and green goo splats all over Cole and Phoebe. They are sent flying across the alley and land on a pile of clothes. They laugh.) Phoebe: We have to stop meeting like this. Cole: Marry me. (Phoebe stops laughing.) Phoebe: What? Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Phoebe and Cole walk in from the front door, still covered in slime.] Cole: Don't you think we should talk about this? Phoebe: Talk about what? (Piper comes down the stairs.) Piper: Wow, looks like you two got a juicy one. Phoebe: Yeah, but unfortunately not the one that kills witches. Piper: How do you know? Cole: Because upper level demons have a human form, and they bleed, red, not green. (Phoebe heads up the stairs.) Where are you going? Phoebe: I'm going up to take a shower first, and then I'm going to check the Book of Shadows. I wanna I.D. this demon that I'm wearing, try to find some answers. Cole: Speaking of unanswered questions Phoebe: There is a demon on the loose, Cole, we don't have time for this. Cole: Shouldn't we make time for it? Phoebe: No, not now we shouldn't. Piper: What are you guys talking about? Phoebe: Nothing. Cole: Nothing. Phoebe: Please, Cole, let's just focus on vanquishing the demon. Cole: Fine. I'll, uh, go see what I can find out. (He shimmers out.) Piper: Honey, did you two have a fight? Phoebe: No, he just never mind. (Phoebe walks up the stairs.) [Scene: Alley. A witch is there. A demon who looks similar to Belthazor, shimmers in.] Demon: Witch. (The witch screams. He goes to her and covers her mouth. He looks at the symbol on her necklace.) You're next. (He sab her with an athame and she drops to the ground. He changes into a man and pokes the athame in his belt. He walks over to a pay phone and dials 911.) Man: Yes, I would like to report a terrible mrder. Uh, a beautiful young woman in the alley behind the Canon Theatre. (A guy walks into the alley.) Guy: Hey, you gonna be long? (The man looks at him.) What are you, deaf? I need to use the phone. Man: (in phone) Hold on. (He puts the phone down and throws an energy ball at the guy. He picks the phone back up.) Hurry please, before anyone else gets hurt. (He shimmers out.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Phoebe are there. Phoebe has the Book of Shadows open to the black and green demon.] Phoebe: Okay, so the demon that Cole and I nailed is a Scavenger demon. Apparently he feeds on the remains of other demons victims. Nice, huh? Piper: Well, that explains why we scryed for him accidentally. (Phoebe continues to flip through the book.) Um, are you gonna tell me what happened out there? Phoebe: There's not much to tell. The demon jumped in behind us Piper: That's not what I mean. What happened between you and Cole? Phoebe: Oh, yeah, that. Um I'm not exactly sure. He asked me to marry him. Piper: What? He-he did what? He did? Phoebe: More or less. Piper: Well, what did you say? Phoebe: I didn't know what to say. I was too surprised. I mean, with all my power of premonition and I never saw that one coming. Piper: Uh, wow, I-I don't think a witch is allowed to marry a demon. Honey, we can't have a demon in the family. Phoebe: Piper, that is the least of my concerns right now. Piper: Well, don't kid yourself. If you decide to go through with this, it's gonna be a source of huge concerns. Especially for them. (She points up.) Phoebe: I have to be concerned with my own concerns. (Piper sits down next to Phoebe.) I love Cole, you know I do, but demon stuff aside, I never thought of myself as the marrying type. You know, it's not something I fantasised about. Ever. Piper: So then, what are you gonna tell him? Phoebe: I don't know. Piper: Well, you're gonna have to tell him something because a question like that doesn't go away by itself. Phoebe: Are you sure? Piper: Yeah, I'm pretty sure. (They laugh. Cole shimmer in.) Cole: Hey. Phoebe: Hey. Piper: I'll be downstairs. (She gets up and leaves the room.) Cole: I couldn't find out who the demon was but at least I ruled out any usual suspects. Phoebe: Any idea of who it could be? Cole: No, just another upper level demon trying to build a reputation by klling witches to move up the ladder. Anyway, I guess I'll keep checking. (He starts to leave. Phoebe stands up.) Phoebe: No, Cole, wait. We should talk. Cole: Alright. Phoebe: It's just hard. Cole: It's just me. Phoebe: Okay, let me ask you a question. (She walks over to him.) When you, you know, proposed did you mean to? Or did it just come out in the heat of the moment? Cole: Well, does that matter? Phoebe: Well, yeah, it matters to me. Cole: It just came out in the heat of the moment. Phoebe: Oh. Cole: But that doesn't mean that once I said it I wasn't serious because I-I-I was, I still am. Phoebe: Cole Cole: Phoebe, listen to me. I know it was crazy to ask, and I know it doesn't make any sense because of who we are but that shouldn't matter. If it did we never would have fallen in love in the first place. I love you, Phoebe, and I don't know where we go from here but, I do know where ever it is, I want it to be with you. (They hear a baby cry from downstairs.) Phoebe: Is that a baby crying? [Cut to the living room. Piper and Paige are there. Paige is holding onto a plastic baby. A crying noise is coming out of it.] Paige: You told me to rent one, so I did. Piper: Well, I didn't think that you could. Where did you get it? Paige: The clinic. Piper: Great. Take it back. (Phoebe and Cole walk in.) Phoebe: What's going on? Paige: Piper and Leo wanted to try out having a baby before actually having one, so I got them a mechanical baby. They use them in parenting classes all the time. Phoebe: Wow, it sounds so real. Piper: And so annoying. Look, Paige, I appreciate the thought, but we are on a demon hunt and the last thing I want to do is protect a fake baby. Paige: Oh, really? (She throws it up in the air. Piper freezes it.) See? Your instincts were to save it. Piper: My instincts were to shut it up. Paige: The doll has a sensor. It'll stop crying if you just hold it. Piper: But I don't want to. Paige: Come on, just try it. If it doesn't work I will take it back, I promise. (Piper sighs. She unfreezes the baby and catches it. Phoebe puts her arms around Piper.) Phoebe: Okay, now you just rock it gently. (She helps her rock it.) Piper: Phoebe? I know how to hold a baby, that is not the issue, thank you. (Phoebe lets go.) Paige: Just give it a sht. What have you got to lost? (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Another witch has been klled. Phoebe: Oh, no. Leo: Yeah, the police found her body at the Canon Theatre. Piper: Well, we should go there and see what we can find out. Phoebe: We've gotta call Morris on the way. Make sure he can get us in. (to Cole) And no you can not come. Someone might recognise you from when you posed as a DA. Cole: I don't get to go anywhere anymore. Paige: You were a demon and a lawyer? Insert joke here. Leo: (to Piper) Where'd you get it? (He laughs.) Piper: It's Paige's. Paige: No, it's yours. You need to figure it out. (She leaves.) Piper: Yeah, daddy. (She gives him the baby.) Figure it out. Excuse me. (She leaves. Leo looks at it. It continues to cry. He goes over to Cole and gives him a look.) Cole: Don't look at me. (He walks away.) Commercial Break [Scene: Alley. Police are now at the crime scene. Darryl, Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk in the alley.] Darryl: Look, I can't guarantee much this time. Just promise me you'll stay on the French. Phoebe: We promise. Paige: So what do we know? Darryl: Man called 911 from that pay phone, reported he found a body. (Piper sees black scorch marks on the wall.) Piper: Looks like she wasn't the only victim. Scorch mark. Definitely demonic. Looks like one of Cole's, actually. Paige: Don't you mean Belthazor? Phoebe: Oh, it's too bad Cole can't check it out. He'd probably be able to tell us who did it. Is anyone from the DA office here? (Darryl points to the man who mrder the witch.) Darryl: Yeah, that guy over there's an ADA. He's interviewing one of the victim's friends. They also found this on the victim. (He pulls out the necklace the witch was wearing.) Paige: Triple crescent. Darryl: Yeah, does this mean something to you? Paige: I studied it in one of Piper's quizzes. It's an ancient wiccan symbol, a cousin to the triquetra. Piper: Could be the mark of a coven. Phoebe: A coven someone's trying to wipe out. We have to figure out who else is in it. Piper: Maybe the victim's friend. Phoebe: Only one way to find out. Darryl: Phoebe, French, okay? Phoebe: French. [Cut to the man and the victim's friend.] Man: And she hadn't complained about any disgruntled friends, co-workers, ex-boyfriends? Woman: No. Carrie was a beautiful person, everyone loved her. (He takes a business card out and hands it to her.) Man: If you think of anything else at all, please, don't hesitate to call. (She nods. He walks away. She starts to walk away. Phoebe comes up to her.) Phoebe: I like your necklace. Woman: Do I know you? Phoebe: No, but you might know of me. (whispers in her ear) The Charmed Ones. You and Carrie were in the same coven? Woman: Yes. Phoebe: And your mark is the triple crescent. (She touches the necklace and has a premonition of the Belthazor look-a-like, sab this woman.) Woman: What is it? Are you alright? (Piper and Paige race over to Phoebe.) Piper: What happened? hat did you see? Phoebe: The demon. He's after her. Piper: Where? Phoebe: Uh... By the steps in some park. I think it was like an old amphitheatre or something. Woman: I know that. That's in Stanley Arboreta. I walk past it everyday on the way to work. Paige: What did the demon look like? Phoebe: Like Belthazor. Not exactly like him, just similar. (The man walks over to them.) Man: What the hell is going on here? This is a mrder investigation. Who are these people? Darryl: I'll get rid of them. Come on, ladies, move along. First time I ask nicely. Piper: We're going, mister. (They all leave.) [Scene: Next morning. Park. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and the woman (Susan) are walking along.] Susan: I don't understand. If you know the demon is meant to attck here, shouldn't we go someplace else? Piper: Not if we want to get rid of him for good. Paige: Power of three spell? Piper: No, the only way to vanquish an upper level demon is with the potion of his own flesh. Paige: Sounds like you've done this before. Phoebe: Once. On my fiancé. Paige: Your fiancé? Phoebe: Yeah, I just wanted to hear how it sounded. Piper: And? Phoebe: Kinda weird. Piper: Yeah. Paige: Wait, wait, wait, back up. Did you say you once tried to vanquish Cole? Phoebe: No, Belthazor, there's a difference. Paige: Is there? (They stop walking.) Phoebe: Okay, let's review. I play decoy, demon attcks. Piper freezes, you slice and dice until we get the demon sushi. And then we get out of there. Everybody ready? Paige: As ready as I'll ever be. (Paige takes a Knfe out of her purse.) Phoebe: (to Susan) Okay, I'm gonna need your coat and your hat. (She takes off her hat and coat and hands them to Phoebe.) Oh, and your necklace. (She takes off her necklace and gives it to Phoebe.) Piper: Okay, we've gotta get Susan some place safe. (Phoebe puts on Susan's coat.) Leo! (Leo orbs in.) Hi, honey, could you orb Susan out of here. Leo: Sure. Any place in mind? Phoebe: Hmm, I don't think home is a good idea. (She puts on Susan's hat.) Paige: Actually, you should take her to my old loft, I don't think it's rented yet. Leo: Alright, take my hand. (Susan does so.) Paige: Where's the baby? (Leo turns around to show the baby strapped to his back in a carrier.) Leo: See? We can make this work. Piper: Go away and you drop Robo-kid off at the manor. Please, thank you. (He orbs out with Susan.) Okay, we gotta do this fast because this demon won't stay frozen for long. Ready? (Paige nods.) Let's go. [Time lapse. Phoebe is walking through the path by herself. Piper and Paige are looking through some bushes. The demon shimmers in behind Phoebe.] Demon: Hello, witch. Phoebe: Goodbye... (She spins around.) Demon. (The demon runs for her with his athame. Phoebe flips him over and Piper and Paige come out of the bushes. A woman runs out and throws a dagger at the demon. The demon shimmers out and the dagger hits a tree.) Woman: I had him. Piper: Who the hell are you? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Cole and the woman are there. The woman is holding the dagger.] Woman: He used this to kll my fiancé. It's a ceremonial Knfe. The demon left it behind after the struggle. I've been hunting for the last year and a half. It's all I care about. Cole: May I? (The woman look at him and then at Piper and Phoebe. They nod and she hands the dagger to Cole.) Phoebe: Look familiar? Paige: He looked familiar to me. Phoebe: I meant the athame. Cole: It's one used by the brotherhood. Piper: Emma, do you know why the demon wanted to kll your fiancé? Emma: Because Andrew was a witch. Piper: Are you a witch too? Emma: No. But after Andrew died, I studied his books and devoted myself to the craft. Phoebe: To continue his work? Emma: To track down his kller. Paige: And you just happened to be in the park at the same time the demon was going to attck Susan? Emma: I know his MO. I know when he kills a witch, he goes after the entire coven. Piper: You've taught yourself well. But still, if we hadn't come along we would have lost you both. Emma: Vengeance empowers me. Cole: But it won't save you. Your desire for revenge is keeping you from the truth. You want the demon vanquished, my advice is to stand back and let the Charmed Ones handle it. Emma: This is my fight. Cole: Then you shall lose it. Phoebe: Cole's right. You should trust us. Trust that we want the same thing you do. Emma: It's just, his face has haunted me ever since Andrew died. It's the face of pure evil. I can't let him get away. Piper: Why don't you scry for him again while we prepare the vanquishing potion. Once we get a piece of his flesh, he's dust. Phoebe: We'll get him. I swear we'll get him. (The baby cries from the other room.) Piper: Ignore that. (Paige hits her lightly.) Paige: Piper! Piper: Alright. Excuse me. (She leaves the room.) Emma: She has a baby? Paige: Actually, she's not sure yet. Emma: Hm. [Scene: Office. The man is walking down the hallway talking to a woman.] Man: Inspector Morris, he's based down town. Now, I want you to get in touch with his captain and tell him his office wants to see all of his recent case files. Woman: Got it. Man: Look, in fact, go make the request in person, this way they can't duck you on the phone. Woman: I'll be back as soon as I can. Man: That's okay, take your time. (The woman walks away and the man walks into his office. He turns to his shadow on the wall.) I'm gonna lure the witch here. So I'm gonna need you to stand guard in case the ones who ambushed me show up. You understand? (The shadow nods.) Fortunately they won't recognise me in my human form. Your old boss Belthazor, he was right about one thing, posing as a DA's a perfect cover. Leave me. (The shadow disappears.) [Scene: Paige's old loft. Leo and Susan are there.] Susan: How much longer do you think I'll have to stay here? Leo: Well, I talked to your Whitelighter but my instincts tell me that everyone in your coven should break the routine until the thrat is over. (Susan's phone rings.) Susan: Excuse me. (She answers it.) Hello? Man: Ms. Coleman, this is the assistant district attorney Sikes. Leo: Who is it? Susan: ADA. Uh, I'm sorry, yes, hi. Sikes: I'm calling because I've received new evidence and I'd like to talk to you about it if that's alright. Susan: Uh, okay, when? Sikes: Can you come over to the office now? Susan: (to Leo) He wants me to come in. Leo: Okay. Susan: Alright, I'll be there. Sikes: I'll be waiting. [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Emma is scrying. Phoebe and Cole are sitting on a chair looking through the Book of Shadows.] Emma: I-I feel the crystal pulling, he's still in the area. Phoebe: Well, I can't find him in the book anywhere. Cole: Did you notice how he vanished? Did he smoke out, flame out? Phoebe: Actually, he shimmered, like Belthazor. Emma: Wait, I think I found him. Phoebe: Where? Emma: He's at, uh, Prescott and... Phoebe: Pine. Emma: How'd you know? Phoebe: That's where we are. Emma: Wait, he's here in the house? Cole: I'll go check upstairs. You find your sisters, get ready. [Scene: Office. Leo and Susan arrive.] Susan: Hello? (Sikes comes out of his office.) Sikes: Ah, Ms. Coleman. Who's this? Leo: I'm a friend. Is it a problem? Sikes: No, no, no problem at all. Um, why don't you just wait over there and uh, I'll let you know when it's over. (Leo sits down.) Right this way. (He takes her in his office and shuts the door. Leo sees the shadow demon go under the door.) [Cut inside the office. Sikes pushes Susan against the door and holds up his athame. Leo orbs in and knocks him out. Leo orbs out with Susan.] [Cut to the manor. Cole runs down the stairs.] Cole: Phoebe? (Phoebe races in.) He's not upstairs. Phoebe: He's not downstairs either. (Leo orbs in with Susan.) Leo: It's the ADA. Phoebe: Sikes? Leo: He tried to kll her, I don't know if he followed us here or not. (Sikes shimmers in.) Phoebe: Watch out! (Sikes throws an energy ball at them. They duck. Cole throws an energy ball at Sikes.) Take her upstairs. (Leo and Susan run up the stairs.) Sikes: You're gonna have to do better than that. (Sikes changes into his demon form. Piper, Paige and Emma run in. Piper freezes him.) Piper: Hurry, slice him. (Paige runs over with a Knfe. She pulls a face.) Piper; Oh, Paige, just do it. This is no time to be squeamish. (Paige slices a piece of flesh off his arm. It drops on the floor and she picks it up.) Paige: Got it. (Sikes unfreezes and hits Paige. Phoebe goes over to her. Sikes throws an energy ball and Cole pushes Piper and Emma out of the way. The energy ball hits the fake baby on the table. Cole turns into Belthazor.) Sikes: Belthazor, we meet at last. Belthazor: But not for long. (They throw an energy ball and it hits together. The house shakes.) Sikes: We'll finish this later. (Sikes shimmers out.) Piper: Is everybody okay? (Piper and Emma stand up.) Phoebe: I'm okay. Emma? Emma: He's not the demon who klled my fiancé. (She points to Belthazor.) He is. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Continued from before. Belthazor has turned back into Cole.] Emma: He's a kller. What's the matter with you people? Piper: Emma, I know you're upset but you have to understand. Emma: Let go of me. Phoebe: You're making a huge mistake. He's not who you think he is. Emma: He's the demon who klled my fiancé and that is all I need to know. (She pushes her way to the table.) Piper: Whoa, whoa, hey! (Emma grabs the dagger and throws it at Cole. He catches it before it sab him.) Emma: How can you protect a mrder? How can you live with yourself? (She storms out of the house.) Paige: Is she right? Are you the one who klled him? Phoebe: Honey, now's not the time, we need to worry about Sikes. We got what we need, you guys work on the vanquishing potion. (Paige grabs the flesh and she and Piper head for the kitchen.) Phoebe: We need to talk. [Cut to Phoebe's bedroom. Phoebe and Cole walk in.] Cole: Don't tell me you're scared of me. Phoebe: No, don't be ridiculous. Cole: That's good. Because I think Emma's right. I am the one who klled her fiancé, this is mine. (He holds up the athame..) I don't even remember doing it. I don't even remember what he looked like. It didn't matter what they looked like, it only mattered that I did what I was told. He was a witch, the Source viewed him as a thrat. Phoebe: Shh... you don't have to explain yourself to me. Cole: Yes I do. Phoebe: No, you don't. I know who you were, who you used to be. And that's not the person you are anymore. Cole: I know. Belthazor still exists inside of me, that hasn't changed, nor does it change what I've done. Phoebe: But just think of all the good you've done since then. Cole: Hm. Doesn't balance out, doesn't even come close. And now the very thing I've tried so hard not to be is the very thing that I might have to become. Phoebe: What do you mean? Cole: Sikes has done a good job of emulating me, emulating Belthazor, which means if the potion doesn't work. the only way to destroy him is for me to turn into Belthazor. Phoebe: Yeah, but afterwards you'll turn back into Cole. Cole: I may not be able to. To stop him I'll have to embrace my demonic self completely. There may be no coming back from that. Phoebe: Well, then we'll just have to make sure that potion works very well. Won't we? I'll be back. (She grabs her purse.) Cole: Where are you going? Phoebe: To find Emma. Try to explain. Cole: It won't make any difference. Phoebe: Well, it will if I can keep her out of the craziness, keep her from getting hurt. Cole: I'm more concerned of keeping you out of the craziness, keep you from getting hurt. You still have some of that Belthazor vanquishing potion left, don't you? Phoebe: Yes, but... Cole: Get it, just in case. It might be the only way to stop me. (Cole leaves the room. Phoebe opens her drawer and pulls out a potion. She puts it in her purse.) [Cut to the kitchen. Piper and Paige are making the potion. The table is covered in herbs and ingredients.] Piper: Okay, we just need the pigs feet, over there by the mandrake root. Paige: Poor piggy, piggy. They're sensitive creatures, you know. Smart too. Piper: Yeah, not that one. (Paige puts the pig feet in the potion and flames sh*t up.) Okay, so all we need to do is drop in the Sikes flesh. (She gradually steps away from the potion.) Right, just drop it in. (Paige adds the flesh and the potion explodes. Paige falls to the ground. Piper giggles.) Paige: You did that on purpose didn't you? Piper: Yeah! (Piper helps her up.) Yeah, it happened to me last year. No substitute for experience. (Cole races in.) Cole: You girls alright? Piper: Yeah, just doing a little sisterly bonding, that's all. Where's Phoebe? The potion will be ready in a couple of minutes. Cole: Yeah, she wanted to talk to Emma, explain things Paige: Good luck. Cole: Look, I don't need the guilt from you, okay, I've got enough of my own to deal with. Paige: What, and you think that covers it? What you did? Piper: Paige, don't. Paige: Don't what, Piper? He klled a man, are you condoning that? Piper: No, of course not. But it's just not that simple. He can't change the past and you've seen how much good he's helped us to do. That's who he is now and we've accepted that. Paige: If you say so. Cole: (to Piper) Thank you. Do you want me to help you find Sikes? Piper: Can you? Cole: If he's still emulating me, all I have to do is figure out what I'd do next. Piper: Which would be...? Cole: Go after the Charmed Ones. Paige: Oh, that's nice. Cole: First I'd have to regroup somewhere. Tend to my cut. Piper: The mausoleum? Cole: Except Sikes will anticipate that. He'll be expecting you to come after him which means he'll be probably be lying and wait. Maybe set up some kind of trap. Piper: One that you can identify. (Cole nods.) So let's go. Paige: Wait, don't we need Phoebe? Piper: No, all we need is this. (She holds up the viles of potion.) Besides, it's better to keep Emma away from the action. (Leo walks in with the baby. It has scorch marks on it and is crying strangely.) Oh, honey, what happened? Leo: Sikes. I guess you were right. Piper: Oh, sweetie, I didn't wanna be right. I'm sorry. Paige: You're sorry? Who's gonna pay for this? Well? Piper: We're gonna go after Sikes so we should probably orb Susan out of here just to be safe. (She kisses him on the cheek and leaves the kitchen. Paige and Cole follow. Leo holds the baby out in front of him and its leg falls off.) [Scene: Street. Phoebe pulls up on the side of the road. Emma is walking down the sidewalk. Phoebe gets out of the car.] Phoebe: Emma, Emma. Emma, please, I need to talk to you. (Emma stops.) Look, I know that there is nothing I can say that can change what happened. But I think there is something that may help. I want you to know that Cole has dedicated his life to good now. (She walks off. Phoebe follows.) And I'm not saying that it excuses what he did. Emma: Damn right it doesn't. Phoebe: All I'm saying is the demon you're searching for no longer exists. Emma: Oh my god. Who are you trying to kid? Are you blind? Did you not see what he turned into? That monster still exists whether you wanna believe it or not. Phoebe: Technically yes, but... Emma: Not technically, actually. He's alive and I'm not gonna rest until he's dad no matter what you say. Phoebe: All that would do is keep him from doing future good and put your life at risk in the process. Emma, please, please, just let it go. Emma: Let it go? Have you ever lost someone? To evil, I mean. Phoebe: Yes. Emma: And did you just let it go? (Emma walks away.) [Cut to the mausoleum. Cole, Piper and Paige walk down the stairs.] Paige: Any sign of him? Cole: No. (They reach the bottom of the stairs and Cole pulls Paige back.) Piper: What? Cole: Trap. Back up. (Cole picks up a candle and throws it on the ground. It explodes and the whole floor is covered in flames. It disappears. Cole runs across the room and looks around.) Piper: Where is he? Cole: I don't know. Paige: Well, why would he set a trap for us and not be here? Cole: Unless this is just a distraction. Piper: What do you mean distraction? You said he was after us. Cole: I was wrong. He's after me. And the best way to get to me is through... Piper: Phoebe. [Scene: Manor. Phoebe walks in through the front door.] Phoebe: Cole? (Sikes shimmers in behind her and grabs her around the neck. She gasps and drops her purse. He points an athame at her.) Sikes: Close. Phoebe: What do you want? Sikes: Same thing you do. Only I call him Belthazor. (He looks at the potion that has fallen out of her purse.) Accept I don't need a potion to vanquish him. I just need you. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Piper, Paige and Cole walk in. They see Phoebe's purse on the floor.] Paige: Phoebe. Cole: I'll check upstairs, you check downstairs. [Cut to the attic. Sikes has Phoebe tied to a chair.] Sikes: You must be something very special, turn a demon. Something very special indeed. (He touches her neck with the athame.) Unfortunately though, when you made him less evil, you made him less powerful. Hmm, I wonder, are you gonna have the same affect on me after I kll him? (Cole walks in.) Well, well, well. The mighty Belthazor. You don't disappoint. I knew you'd figure out what I was up to... sooner or later. (He points the athame at her neck.) Phoebe: Cole, get outta here. He won't hurt me. He's bluffing. Cole, Sikes: I can't take that chance. Sikes: Ooh, it's kinda eerie, isn't it? How I know you better than you know yourself. The student has surpassed his mentor. Cole: I was never your mentor, Sikes. Sikes: By reputation you were. By your legend. It'll be an honour to kll you. (He tucks his athame in his belt.) And assume your rightful place in the hierarchy. (Cole looks at Phoebe. She shakes her head.) Cole: Remember what I told you? What I asked you to do? Phoebe: Cole, please, don't. (Cole screams and turns into Belthazor. Sikes turns into his demon form. Belthazor throws an energy ball at Sikes.) [Cut to downstairs.] Paige: Did you hear that? [Cut to the attic. Belthazor and Sikes start fighting.] [Cut to downstairs. Piper and Paige run up the stairs.] [Cut to the attic. Sikes tries to strangle Belthazor.] Sikes: Die! Phoebe: Cole? (Cole embraces his demonic self completely. He pushes Sikes up and he hits the roof. Belthazor grabs him and pulls his athame out of his belt. They suddenly freeze. Piper and Paige have entered the room. They race over to Phoebe.) [Cut to downstairs. Emma walks in through the front door and picks up the potion.] [Cut to the attic. Belthazor and Sikes start to unfreeze. Piper and Paige quickly untie Phoebe. Belthazor pulls Sikes up and sab him with the athame. Sikes screams and bursts into flames. He disappears. Belthazor turns to the girls.] Phoebe: Cole? (He walks towards them with the athame.) It's over. You can turn back now. Cole, you can do it. For me, for us. Paige: Hurry, throw the potion. maybe it'll work on him. (Piper holds up the potion.) Phoebe: No, don't. Cole, please, you can do this, you're good. (Emma runs in and throws the potion at Belthazor. Flames surround him and he screams. The flames disappear and Cole drops to his knees.) Paige: What happened? Phoebe: That was the power stripping potion I made to free Cole. (She goes over to him.) Are you okay? (She hugs him. Emma picks up the athame. Phoebe sees her.) No! (She goes over to her.) You got your revenge. You klled the demon you were after. Belthazor's dad, gone forever. Cole's a human being, an innocent. (Emma hands Phoebe the Knfe.) [Scene: P3. Piper and Paige are at the bar. Piper is writing out a cheque. Leo comes up to them.] Piper: You know, this baby was your idea. Paige: I know, I know, that's why I'm paying for half of it. I still haven't quite figured out how to explain what happened to it though. (Piper hands her the cheque.) Thank you. Piper: Well, at least it served its purpose. Leo: In spades unfortunately. Piper: Well, honey, it doesn't mean that we can't ever have children. Just, you know, we have to wait until it's safe. Leo: Promise? Piper: Promise. (She leans over the bar and kisses him.) Paige: Aww, that's sweet. You two oughta get married. Unlike Phoebe and Cole. Leo: You don't think they should? Paige: I don't know, I guess it's not my business. Probably just really the fact that Cole klled people. Piper: Yeah, but that wasn't Cole, it was Belthazor. Paige: Splitting hairs if you ask me. Leo: It's not though. He's human half had absolutely nothing to do with any of that, it was totally substicated. Phoebe's right, he's an innocent. Piper: The question is, what does he do now? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Phoebe's room. Phoebe is waiting around for Cole. After a while, Cole finally walks in.] Phoebe: Cole. Oh my god, I was so worried. (She runs over and hugs him.) Cole: Oh, I'm sorry, but I had to take a walk, and then I lost track of time and I tried to shimmer back here and I realised I, I didn't have my powers anymore. Phoebe: But that's a good thing. Isn't that what we always wanted? Cole: I don't know, do we? I mean, I get it that I'm finally off the Source's radar and that I don't have to worry about demons tracking me down all the time but, I-I-I'm grateful for that, don't get me wrong. It's just... (he laughs) Phoebe: What? Come here. (They sit on the bed.) Cole: For all intense purposes I've been a demon for over a hundred years, it's all I've ever know. Or been. What am I supposed to do now? Who am I? Phoebe: Well, you're still the good man I fell in love with. Cole: But not the one you wanna marry. Phoebe: I love you, Cole. And nothing will ever change that. But I'm not ready, not yet. And that's got more to do with me and my issues, than it does you. Cole: I still don't know where that leaves us, especially now. Phoebe: Well, just because you're not a demon anymore doesn't mean we can't live in sin. (They kiss and lay down on the bed.) End ----------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x08 - Black as Cole"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Krista Vernoff Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Phoebe is cutting up some vegetables. Cole walks in.] Cole: Hey, where is everyone? (Phoebe rips off her apron to reveal a tight black dress.) Phoebe: Surprise! Cole: You look beautiful. Phoebe: Thank you. (She picks up two glasses of wine and hands one to Cole.) I sent everyone away. So we could celebrate. Cole: What are we celebrating? Phoebe: Cole, you're finally fully human. No more demon half means no more obstacles for our relationship. Yay us. (She clinks their glasses and takes a sip. Cole doesn't.) Uh, that was a toast and usually after the clinking part you take a little sip. Cole: I don't know if sending your sisters away was a good idea. I don't have powers anymore and I can't protect you if there's an attck. Phoebe: Well, my sisters are in calling range and more importantly, I am in kissing range. (She kisses his neck. He stops her.) Cole: Phoebe, you don't seem to understand that with the Source injured, you might be in more danger than ever before. Phoebe: Well, you don't seem to understand that sometimes a girl needs a night off. Now please, is there anything that I can do, (she kisses his neck) to help you relax? (She kisses his cheek.) Cole: Well, that helps, a little. Maybe you should keep doing that. (He stops her again.) It's just that without a strong leader, there's energy in the underworld. Phoebe: Wow, you're a sweet talker. Cole: Demons who would normally compete for the Sources favour... Phoebe: Will start banning together to try to take out the Source. Honey, you told me this part already. Cole: But I'm not sure you get it. Demons hoping to replace the Source will gather factions of followers, and what better way to gain support for your faction, than to kll the infamous Charmed Ones. (The oven timer goes off.) I'll get that. (He goes over to the oven and pulls out a hot dish. He quickly puts it down.) Ah, ow! Damn it! Oh! (Phoebe goes over to him.) Phoebe: Is it bad? I could call for Leo. Cole: No, no. No, it's fine. I used to be able to hold fre in the palms of my hands. Phoebe: We vanquished half of you. That's a huge adjustment. But I promise, you'll figure it out. We'll figure it out together. (She hugs him.) Cole: I'm serious about the factions, Phoebe. If demons join forces... Phoebe: I promise you I'll worry about the factions first thing in the morning, but for now, I want us to join forces. (They kiss.) [Scene: Congressmen's office. He is practising a speech to himself.] Congressmen: We must join forces. With those we have considered our enemies, if we are to defeat... We must join forces... Damn. (He sits down at his desk. A muse appears, surrounded by a bright light. She looks hard at him and he gets an idea. He stands back up.) Joining forces with our friends is simple. Only by working with those we've considered our enemies will we achieve our greater goals. In the coming days we must rise above our differences if we're to reach the level of our convictions. (He hears someone clapping and looks around. A warlock blinks in.) Devlin: I think I can use that. Congressmen: How did you get in here? What do you want? Devlin: Well, as you know congressmen, gathering a following requires inspiration. I want your muse. Muse: You can see me? Congressmen: My what? (The muse sees a ring on the warlock's finger.) Muse: The ring of inspiration. But how did you get it? Devlin: Oh, I think a more important question is, how will you get out of it? (Devlin holds out his hand and the muse gets sucked into it.) Congressmen: Who the hell are you talking to? (He heads for the door but Devlin blinks in front of him.) Please... Devlin: Come now, I'm doing you a favour, really. There's nothing worse than an uninspired politician. (Devlin places his hands on the side of the congressmen's face and burns him. He screams.) Opening Credits [Scene: The next morning. Manor. Kitchen. Piper's on the phone and making a cup of coffee.] Piper: Uh, okay, Bev, if that's what you really want. Bev, take yes for an answer. I'll get back to you. (She hangs up and heads for the table. Phoebe walks in and takes Piper's coffee and sits down.) Uh, that was the last of the coffee. (She takes a sip.) Phoebe: I've had coffee, this is not coffee. Have you seen Cole? Piper: Uh, he went out. He said he had some errands to run. Phoebe: What kind of errands? Piper: He didn't say. How was the big date? Phoebe: Great, fine. It was okay. He kept talking about demonic factions the whole time. Piper: Well, that's probably because it's easier for him to talk about demons than what's really on his mind. Phoebe: Which is? Piper: Whether or not your going to reconsider his marriage proposal now that he's just a human. Phoebe: We talked about that and he's totally fine with it. He gets it. Why, did he say something to you? Piper: No, but, uh, he doesn't have to, it's written all over his face. And, truth be told, it's rare for a relationship to survive a rejected proposal. Phoebe: But it wasn't rejected, it was just postponed. Piper, I'm not ready, you know that. Piper: Mm-hm, I do, but it's not my heart that's involved. Or my ego for that matter. You should talk to him again. (Piper gets up and heads for the door.) Phoebe: Where are you going? Piper: Uh, P3. Phoebe: At 9:00 in the morning. Don't club kids sleep in? Piper: Corporate party, big money, total nightmare. (Piper leaves the kitchen. Phoebe follows.) Phoebe: Uh, what if there's an attck? Piper: At 9:00 AM. Don't demons sleep in? (They walk into the foyer.) Phoebe: Piper, Cole thinks that the demons are gonna start banding together to take out the Source. Piper: Great, well, I say the only good Source is a dad Source. (Piper puts on her coat.) Phoebe: Right, but he also seems to think that the best way for a faction leader to gain the support of the demonic masses would be to kll us. (Paige comes down the stairs carrying some art supplies.) Paige: Who's going to kll us? Piper: No one. Paige: That's new. (She goes back up the stairs.) Phoebe: So I was thinking, since you're the potions master, isn't there something you could whip up? Some kind of protection maybe? Piper: Pheebs, if there was such a thing as a protection potion, we'd be mixing it in our morning coffee. Phoebe: I know, but there's got to be something that we can do. And by we, I mean you. Piper: Well, I say we just wait until we're attcked like we usually do, and then deal with it then. (Paige comes back down carrying a large box of stuff.) Paige: Who's attacking us? Piper: No one. Paige: Right on, I get the weekend off. Piper: See now that is the spirit. (Paige goes back upstairs.) Phoebe: Piper, if Cole is right, we have no idea how many of them we're gonna be up against. Piper: Suddenly I'm beginning to miss the Source. Phoebe: And even if you don't think we need the protection, just think about Cole. He is a human being with no magical powers, living in a house that's constantly under demonic attck. Piper: Well, I guess I can make something. Phoebe: Yay, yay, yay. I love you! Piper: After I go to the club. We cannot afford to lose the income. I've got this client who is insisting on a last minute theme and man, do I hate themes. Phoebe: Oh, I am so good at themes. My prom theme, almost paradise, totally my idea. Piper: And this is supposed to impress me how? (Paige comes down with another box.) Phoebe: Are you moving out? Paige: No, just cleaning out. Piper: Your art supplies? Paige: Well, between witch work, and work work, I just don't have any time any more. Phoebe: This is perfect. We need a theme. You're an artistic, creative type. Paige: A theme? Phoebe: Yeah, I'll explain on the way. Us theme, you potion. (They head for the door.) Piper: Me peeved, you annoying. Phoebe: You see how well this worked out? (Phoebe and Paige grab their coats and rush out the door.) Commercial Break [Scene: Alley. A homeless man wanders down it. Two warlocks blink in. Devlin's eyes glow red. The homeless man turns into a warlock.] Demon: Back off, we're on the same side. (Devlin's eyes change back to normal.) Devlin: Whoa, we almost klled a demon. The Source would have our heads. Warlock #1: Man, I love that glamouring power. You know, I fall for it every time. Demon: If you two warlock scum don't mind, I've got work to do. Devlin: Oh, but so do we, and we're gonna need to borrow that little trick of yours. (The warlock sab the demon and receives his glamouring power.) Nicely done. Now, use your new power to kll the Charmed Ones and bring me back theirs. Warlock #1: Hey, I thought we were taking out the witches together. Devlin: I have a faction to build, and time is of the essence. There's recruiting to do, powers to gather. Warlock #1: So I'm supposed to risk my life so you can become the Source? Devlin: Aren't you tired of living under demonic rule, of being a second class citizen? My friend, in the coming days we must rise above our differences if we are to reach the level of our convictions. Warlock #1: And what do I get out of it? Devlin: A little inspiration. (Devlin points the ring at the warlock and he is covered in a bright red light.) Now get to work. (Warlock #1 blinks out.) [Scene: P3. Phoebe, Paige and Bev are there.] Phoebe: Bev, I'm telling you, forties night is perfect. I mean, think about it, the zoot suits, the saddle shoes, the patriotism. What more could you ask for? Bev: Uh, I just don't know. I mean, weren't the fifties a little bit more flashy? Paige: Yeah, if you want something that's been done a million times. Bev: Excuse me? Phoebe: Um, honestly, Bev, I think the forties is your era. I mean, you already have this, kind of Veronica Lake thing goin' on. (Bev touches her hair.) Bev: I do? Paige: Oh yeah. Peek-a-boo hair-do, some nice pearl ear rings, you're a dad ringer. Bev: Oh, (she giggles) um, well, then... Paige: Looks like someone has some shopping to do. Phoebe: Yep! Here is the number for the costume place, and tell all your friends to dress there or be square. (Bev laughs.) Bev: Thanks, girls. (She leaves. Phoebe breathes a sigh of relief. They head for the stairs. Cole walks down them.) Phoebe: Oh, if it isn't Mr. Sneak-out-of-bed. Cole: Yeah, I had some stuff to do. Phoebe: Yeah, what kinda stuff? (She hugs him.) Cole: Well... (She feels something.) Phoebe: What's that? Cole: Oh. (He pulls out a gn. The girls gasp.) Phoebe: What are you doing with that? Paige: Get that thing out of here. Cole: Oh, come on, you guys see worse than this every day. Phoebe: No, we see demons every day, there is a huge difference. Cole: There is how? Paige: Uh, for one thing, we're not likely to accidentally vanquish ourselves. Phoebe: Where did you get it? Cole: Well, I may not be a demon anymore, but I still know where to find the bad guys. Paige: Well, why don't you go find the bad guys and give it back to them? Cole: Look, I have to have a way to protect myself, and the one I love. Phoebe: Okay, Cole, I am not living in a house with a gn. It makes things more dangerous, not less. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Hey. Phoebe: Hey, ah, Piper's at home. Leo: I know, I just talked to her. I came here to find you guys. Cole: Was there an attck? Leo: Uh, in a way. Muses have been disappearing, the Elders are very concerned. Paige: Muses, the ones who inspire creativity, they're real? Leo: Yes, and they are in a very real danger. It'd be a powerful evil to find a way to hurt a muse. Cole: Factions. (Warlock #1 blinks in near by. He spies on them.) Phoebe: We'd better get back. Paige: What about forties night? Phoebe: We'll call the decorator from the car. Leo: Alright, I'll meet you guys at home. I'm gonna see what else I can find out. Phoebe: Uh, Leo, before you go... Wait, um... (She takes Cole's gn.) Cole: Come on. Phoebe: Can you orb this to Darryl, please. (She gives it to Leo. The girls leave.) Leo: I wont even ask. (Cole leaves. Leo shakes his head and orbs out. The warlock turns into Leo and blinks out. [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper's there looking at a Muses page in the Book of Shadows. Phoebe and Paige walk in.] Phoebe: Hey, how's the protection potion? Piper: Non-existent. Phoebe: Hey, we kept up our end of the deal. Piper: I know, Bev called and she's thrilled, and I thank you, but I thought we should move on to the muses. Paige: Muses, which are (reads from the book) "Beings of pure light, whose soul purpose is to inspire peoples passion and creativity. Like angels, they guide us with an unseen hand of inspiration." Piper: Mm-hmm. Phoebe: Wait, how can evil hurt someone who's invisible? (A muse appears.) Piper: I have no idea. A good place to start would be to ask a muse, but I can't figure out how to summon one. Phoebe: Do you guys feel that? Piper: What? Phoebe: I don't know, it's like a, um, wow, like a, like a feeling. (She looks around the attic.) Piper: Honey, whatcha looking for? Phoebe: I think there's a muse somewhere in this room. (The muse touches Phoebe's shoulder.) Phoebe: "Being of creativity, show yourself now to me, your light that shines upon our face, let our vision now embrace." (The muse becomes visible.) Melody: I was hoping I could inspire you to do that. I'm Melody. Phoebe: Wow, I'm Phoebe. And this is, um... Melody: I know who you girls are, I've been inspiring you your whole lives. Now I was hoping you could help me. Paige: So you know what's been happening to the muses. Melody: Yeah, we were inspiring a symphony and a friend of mine, a fellow muse, was captured. I was lucky to get away. Piper: Get away from what? Melody: A warlock wearing the ring of inspiration. Phoebe: The what? Melody: It's a ring that enables the wearer to see and capture muses. I mean, it was created by good magic, to channel inspiration in times of great need. Paige: A warlock, is that like a demon? Piper: Pretty much, yeah. Paige: That's nice. (Leo/Warlock walks in.) Phoebe: Hi, I thought you were orbing. Leo/Warlock: What? Paige: Melody, Leo, White lighter, muse. Leo/Warlock: Nice to meet you. Melody: We go way back. Leo/Warlock: Oh, right. Uh, good to see you again. Phoebe: Have you ever heard of the ring of inspiration? Leo/Warlock: Uh, I think so. Red jewel? Piper: Isn't that something you would have normally mentioned earlier. Leo/Warlock: Right, um, yeah, sorry about that. (A Knfe appears in his hand. He hides it behind his back.) Piper: Leo! Leo/Warlock: What? (Leo orbs in. Leo/Warlock grabs Phoebe and sab her. He blinks out. Cole runs in. Leo/Warlock blinks behind Paige.) Cole: Paige, behind you! (Paige gets a fright and orbs out. Piper blows up the warlock. Leo heals Phoebe.) Piper: You okay? (Phoebe nods. Paige orbs back in.) Paige: What was that? Cole: That was a warlock. Piper: Was that the warlock that captured your friend? Melody: No. Phoebe: They must be working together. Cole: And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what you call a faction. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Everyone comes down the stairs.] Phoebe: Where are you going, we have to make a plan. Piper: I have a plan. Paige: Which is? Piper: To cook. Now that I know what we're up against I can practically taste the potion. I don't know what it does, but it tastes pretty good. Paige: I cant believe I almost threw away my paints. Phoebe: I'm gonna write a vanquishing spell. Actually, I-I have to write a vanquishing spell. I keep hearing rhyming in my head, are you doing that? Melody: Oh no, you're doing that. I'm just helping it come out. Phoebe: Yes you do, without a doubt. Melody: I think I should probably leave. I'm not meant to stay in one place for too long. The inspiration gets a little intense. Piper: Okay, but that's good. If the warlocks are enslaving other muses to inspire them, than we need all the help we can get. Paige: I think I know how to get the ring. Piper: You do? Paige: (to Melody) Can you describe the warlock to me? Melody: I think so. Leo: What are you gonna do? Paige: I'm going to draw him. Cole: I think Leo should orb me under ground. Phoebe: What? Cole: I could find out who the faction leader is. I may not have my powers anymore, but I still know the terrain. Phoebe: Yeah, and you may just find yourself in everlasting pain. Paige: That's a rhyme. Phoebe: Yeah, I'm sorry. Now is not the time. Oh! Piper: Cole, if you go underground you will be a sitting duck without your powers. Cole: I'm a sitting duck up here as well. At least this way I can be useful. (He touches Piper's shoulder and she pushes it away.) Phoebe: Cole, you are useful, alive. Its just that now you have to be the brains behind the operation, not the brawn. Cole: Well, is there some rule somewhere that says I have to choose? Phoebe: Well, I could make one up, but it would just be a ruse. Melody: But maybe I should point out that... Paige: I think Cole has a point. Phoebe: Excuse me? Paige: Well, he is a demon, right? Phoebe: Was a demon. Melody: Before you get any more... Paige: No, he was a half demon that's probably lived for about a century. So that means he knows his way around down there pretty well, and we can use all the help we can get. Melody: Leo. Leo: I think what Melody is trying to say is... Phoebe: No, the point is bounty hunters haven't been attacking because they think he's dad. If he goes down to the underworld... Cole: I'm still here! Piper: Cole, if you go underground and anyone sees you, you will be back on the demonic radar, only this time you will not have anything to protect yourself. Phoebe: It's starting to seem like you have some kind of death wish. Cole: Well, it seems to me that you won't be happy until I put on an apron and become your little house boy. Leo: Hey! Alright, here is the thing. Every time there is a muse around, passions tend to run a little higher. Melody: A lot higher. Leo: Let's keep that in mind with in communications with each other, okay? Piper: Phoebe, go write your spell. Paige, go do whatever it is you were going to do. Cole, please join me in the kitchen and tell me everything you know about warlocks so that I can make my potion. (Paige goes upstairs. Piper heads for the kitchen.) Cole: (to Phoebe) We'll talk about this later. (He starts to walk off.) Phoebe: Alligator. (Phoebe goes upstairs. Leo heads for the kitchen.) Piper: Cole! [Cut to the kitchen. Piper has potions boiling.] Piper: What I don't understand is why a warlock would even want that ring. Cole: Are you kidding? Evil never gets the feel of that muses inspiration, I can tell you, I have never felt anything like it in my life. Leo: What does it feel like? Cole: It was like a power surge, an over dose of adrenaline. I can tell you these warlocks must be sucking it up, so whatever it is that your doing, please do it fast because I promise they'll be back. Piper: Look, I am making this up as I go along. So power surge or no, you're going to have to be patient. Just like your gonna have to be patient with Phoebe on her marriage front. Cole: I don't think that's any of your business. Leo: You don't know sisters very well, do you? Piper: Cole, your struggling right, trying to figure out how to be this new person. Cole: I thought we were here to talk about warlocks. Leo: No. Piper: What you don't get is that Phoebe is trying to do the exact same thing. She's always been the youngest sister, the eternal child. Care free, fun loving. Cole: And? Leo: And in a minute, she lost Prue, discovered Paige, and became the middle sister. Piper: And to top it all off, you propose. The idea of marriage, being that much of a grownup is terrifying to Phoebe. Cole: Did she say that? Piper: No, she didn't have to, I'm her big sister, I've known her only, oh, her whole life. (She turns towards the stove.) Cole: (to Leo) Can I have a word? (They leave the kitchen. Piper puts something in the potion and it explodes.) Piper: Ah. See what a little patience will get you? (She looks around but no one's there.) [Cut to the conservatory.] Cole: I'm asking you a favour, Leo, man to man. Leo: You want me to talk to Phoebe? (He playfully punches him.) Cole: I want you to orb me underground. Leo: Cole, that's the inspiration talking. Cole: Maybe so, but think about it Leo, their big plan right now is to draw the warlock. Leo: They're the Charmed Ones, I trust that they know what they're doing. Cole: Just listen. I can't be certain, but I think that warlock used demonic powers. Leo: Which means he klled a demon to get them. Aren't there laws against that? Cole: It's punishable by death. Now, I know where the demons will convene to discuss his treason. They probably know by now which warlock is behind it. All we have to do is listen. (He puts his arm around Leo.) Leo: And not be seen. Cole: We can go now and be back before anybody notices. Leo: Oh, they're gonna notice. And then they're gonna kll me. (Leo orbs out with Cole.) [Cut to the attic. Phoebe, Paige and Melody are there. Paige is drawing the demon while Phoebe writes a spell.] Phoebe: A warlock is a funny thing, he blinks from place to place, and when we say these words to him, his face they will erase." Paige: It sounds more like a limerick than a spell. Phoebe: Damn. Melody: (to Paige) I think his nose was a little longer than that. Your work is wonderful. Paige: Thanks to you. Melody: No, Paige, I have nothing to do with product, only the inspiration to create it. Phoebe: I could use a little of that over here. Melody: Okay. (She walks over to Phoebe.) Close your eyes, and concentrate. (They close their eyes.) Phoebe: Thank you. (She walks back over to Paige.) Melody: So how come you stopped painting? Paige: How come you stopped inspiring me to paint? Melody: I honestly have no control over the world, Paige. You stopped painting because you stopped caring about your art. Paige: No, I didn't stop caring about my art, I just, I dunno, I guess I'm a perfectionist. And once I stopped having enough time to practice, well, I just kinda threw in the towel. Melody: Art isn't about perfection, it's about expression. The key is simply to love it. That's the call I answer. (Piper walks in with viles of potion.) Piper: I got potions, whose got a spell? (Phoebe clears her throat.) Phoebe: "Evil is a faithful foe, but good does battle best. We witches will, with these words, waste the warlocks evil zest." Piper: Wonderful. Witty, but wordy. Phoebe: Just take one. One for you. (She hands a piece if paper to Piper and Paige.) Paige: Thank you. (Phoebe looks at the drawing.) Phoebe: Wow, is that him? Melody: Precisely. Paige: Now that I have something to focus on, I think I can call for the ring. Phoebe: It's brilliant. The ring will orb to you, and then if he wants it back, he'll have to come follow it. Piper: Which is when we ht him with the potion. Phoebe: And make a huge commotion. Piper: Right, the potion will flash in his eyes which are very sensitive. This should keep him from blinking long enough for us to vanquish him with your spell. Paige: Blinking? Phoebe: It's how the warlocks get around. Paige: Well, why don't you just, I dunno, freeze him or blow him up or something? Piper: Well, sometimes warlocks don't freeze, or blow up. Power of three spell is the only guarantee. Paige: Fabulous. Phoebe: God we're good. (They clink their potions.) Ah, no, no, wait. I think we should tell the guys. Piper: But why? Phoebe: Cole? Cole? (No answer. She looks at the girls.) [Scene: Underworld. Leo and Cole are crouching behind a rock, spying on a meeting going on near by.] Leo: What is this place, Cole? Cole: High Council meeting quarters. We listen long enough, we hear plenty. (A demon comes up behind them.) Demon: You two lost? Cole: Rake. Demon: Belthazor, sorry man, thought you were a warlock. (He starts to walk away but stops.) Didn't I hear you were dad? Cole: Yeah, and unfortunately, I have to stay that way. (Cole walks over and sab Rake. He is vanquished.) Leo: He seemed like a friend. Cole: In my old life he was. Leo: It feels different, doesn't it? klling now that you're human. Cole: Just keep an eye out would ya? [Cut to the manor. Attic.] Piper: Leo? Leo! (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Cole is nowhere to be found. Piper: And Leo still isn't answering. Phoebe: I can't believe they'd do this. Paige: Do what exactly? Piper: The only reason Leo wouldn't hear us calling is if he went underground, with Cole. Paige: I'd rather do battle with warlocks than do battle with the two of you. Phoebe: Call for the ring. Paige: Well, shouldn't we wait for Leo in case we get hurt? Phoebe: Just call for the ring. (Paige stands in front of her drawing.) Paige: Ring. (Nothing happens.) Melody: Breathe and focus. (They close their eyes.) [Cut to Devlin and another warlock.] Warlock #2: That ring packs a serious punch. Devlin: What power did you get? (An energy ball appears in the warlock's hand. Devlin holds his hand over it. Suddenly, his ring orbs out.) [Cut to the attic. The ring orbs in on the table.] Paige: It worked. Phoebe: Let all the muses out. [Cut to Devlin and the warlock.] Warlock #2: Your ring, where'd it go? Devlin: The Charmed Ones. Well, let's go get it back. Warlock #2: No way, they just vanquished the last sucker you sent in. Devlin: He didn't have your newly acquired power. You wanna live in the shadow of demons your whole life? Warlock #2: Forget it, Devlin, its su1c1de. Devlin: They're expecting me, but not the two of us. We can take 'em, come on. We'll take their powers and together we'll rule the underworld. We're gonna have so much fun. (They blink out.) [Cut to the attic. The girls are hiding behind some boxes. Warlock #2 blinks in.] Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "Evil is a faithful foe, but good does battle best. We witches will, with these words, waste the warlocks evil zest." (The warlock bursts into flames and is vanquished. Suddenly, Devlin blinks in, grabs the ring and blinks back out.) Piper: Wh-what just happened? (Devlin blinks back in.) Phoebe: Oh my god. (He sucks Melody into the ring.) Piper, blow him up. Paige: No. You might blow up melody too. (Devlin blinks back out.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are sitting around the table, doing nothing. Leo orbs in with Cole. Cole: I-I know you're, I know you're mad but before you say anything we, ah, found out that the faction leader is a warlock named, uh, Devlin. Phoebe: Ha, he looked more like a Joe to me. Piper: Mm-hm. Leo: Where's Melody? Paige: Oh, she's gone. Leo: Gone? Gone, as in she left? Piper: Gone as in she got sucked into a big red ring by a warlock named, what was it? Paige: Devlin. Piper: Right, Devlin. Leo: Okay, so what exactly are you doing now? Phoebe: Basking in the brilliance of our failure. Piper, Paige: Mm-hm. Cole: What happened? Paige: Oh, well, I called for the ring, it came to me, and, uh, we set the muses free. Piper: Which was useless because Devlin came and took it right back, so he could capture them all again. Phoebe: And he took our own muse and he's gonna use her inspiration to kll us. Aw, the irony. Leo: Okay, I understand that you guys have been on an inspiration binge and that you are wiped out, but now is not the time to give up. Cole: He's right. Devlin will be back soon, and stronger than before. Paige: We have no inspiration to fight him. Leo: But you don't need it. Alright, Melody just inspired your own passion, creativity and talent. Alright, all you need to do now is find another way to tap into it. Piper: I say we head for the hills. Cole: Great idea, it rhymes with gills. Phoebe: You think that's funny? If you had done what I asked and stayed here, you might have been able to help. Cole: How? The minute Devlin arrived you would have sent me to my room. Phoebe: Cole, I wasn't just being a nagging girlfriend. I actually had good reasons for asking you not to go. Cole: Which were what exactly? Phoebe: I dunno, to try to keep you alive. Cole: What, 'cause I'm not capable of defending myself. If that's the way you think, no wonder you don't want to marry me. Phoebe: I can't believe that's what you think. Is that really what you think? Cole: What am I supposed to think? Phoebe: You're supposed to know that I love you and... Cole: And, and what? I have a hard time believing that any woman who's truly in love would turn down a marriage proposal. Phoebe: Uh, well, that's how little you know about women. Cole, there's still so much that we don't know about each other. I mean, we don't know the new rules, and we don't know what it means for you to be human, and I don't know.. Cole: That you truly love me. Phoebe: No, Cole, that's the one thing that I do know. Cole: Well, then what is the problem? Phoebe: I don't know how to be a wife. (He kisses her.) But I can't live without you in my life. (They kiss again.) Paige: Did she rhyme? I think she just rhymed. Piper: Mm-hmm. Leo: This is what I'm talking about. Phoebe's passion for Cole is a natural way to access inspiration. (Phoebe and Cole stop kissing. Phoebe goes over to Piper and Paige.) Phoebe: Okay, you guys, we have a warlock to catch. And I know were beaten, and I know we're tired, but that does not mean we can just lay down and play dad. Piper: I don't think we're gonna have to play. Phoebe: Piper, Leo said we can tap into our own inspiration, and I'm feeling it. Now you have to do whatever you have to do to feel it too. Paige: I dunno, I kinda agree with running for the hills. Cole: You can't run. Not while Devlin has that ring. Phoebe: You know, this isn't about saving our own lives, or even Melody's. It's about good verses evil, and wrong verses right, and our job as witches to fight the good fight. Piper: Dr. Seuss is that you? Paige: What if we didn't wait for Devlin to come to us, what if we went to him? Phoebe: See, now that's the spirit. We're gonna need a new spell and Piper, were gonna need some more of you potion. Piper: I have no idea what I put in it. Leo: Alright, well, Cole and I were there, maybe we can help. Piper: Leo, please. There were like fifteen thousand herbs on that counter. Phoebe: Okay, so just start cooking and let that inspire you. Piper: Now she's Martha Stewart. Cole: You're pretty young, Piper. Are you really ready to die? Piper: Oi! Phoebe: Look, if you can't do it to save Melody, then get inspired to save your own life, for Leo, for me, for Paige. I don't care how you do it, just do it. Because I guarantee you that Devlin's not sitting on his butt waiting for inspiration to strike. [Scene: Underground. A faction meeting is being held.] Devlin: We have proven with the loss of our fallen comrades that we cannot take on the witches as individuals, but there is power in numbers my friends, and our plan is inspired. Now are you with me? Warlocks: Yes. (Devlin shines a red light on them from the ring.) Devlin: It's time. Prepare yourselves, and don't be late. (They all blink out.) [Cut to the manor. Conservatory. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are making the potion on a small table.] Cole: This doesn't feel right. Paige: Well, if anyone has a better idea we're open to it. Leo: You could try calling for it again. Phoebe: Oh no, that wouldn't work. He's probably figured out a way to protect the ring by now. Cole: Alright, let me just think for a minute. Piper: We don't have a minute. We need the ring back now. Leo: She's right, with all the muses afraid to come out of hiding, the world is going uninspired. Which is okay, except that... Phoebe: Evil is inspired. Leo: Right, which could throw off the whole balance, giving evil the upper hand. Cole: I get that, but they've never been to the underworld without me there to protect them. Piper: We have a potion, we have a vanquishing spell, and we have the element of surprise. Cole: But what you don't have is any idea where Melody is. Paige: She's in the ring. Cole: Which is on the finger of a warlock, who could be anywhere, doing anything with any number of demonic powers. I'm telling you, it just doesn't feel right. Phoebe: I know. Cole: Don't go. Phoebe: Baby, every time you went to the underworld, every time you shimmered out of here, and I had to wonder if I'd ever see you again. It didn't feel right, but you had to go, didn't you? (She kisses him. They pick up the potions.) Leo: Be careful. Phoebe: "Being of creativity..." Paige: "We call ourselves now to thee..." Piper: "Your light now darkened in a ring..." Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "Shall feel the power of three we bring." (They disappear.) [Cut to P3. Forties night is happening. Piper, Phoebe and Paige appear.] Phoebe: Oh, no, did we get sent back in time again? Piper: No, Phoebe, we're at P3. I think. Paige: Oh my god, forties night looks amazing. Piper: Okay, sisters, focus. We cast a spell to find our muse, and it landed us not in the underworld, but in my club. Paige: So then the spell didn't work. Phoebe: No, the spell definitely worked. Paige: Then Melody's here? Piper: And so is Devlin, and probably his entire faction. [Cut to Devlin in P3. He is at the bar having a drink.] Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Leo and Cole are there. Cole's walking around, while Leo sits on the chair, head resting on his hands.] Cole: I don't know how you do it. How do you sit by and do nothing while your wife's life is in danger? Leo: Cole, I get that this is hard for you, but I need you to do me a favour and shut up. Cole: Excuse me? Leo: I need to concentrate. Cole: On the floorboards. Leo: No, I am listening for a call from the girls so I can be there in case they need me. Cole: It's a trap. Leo: What? Cole: I knew this didn't feel right. Why didn't the warlocks attck again after they got the muse? Leo: Evil isn't exactly known for its patience. Cole: It's because they already failed twice. So Devlin knew he needed numbers. Not too many warlocks are either stupid or brave enough to attck right here in the manor, but plenty can be convinced to lay an ambush. Leo: Hang on. That's strange. Cole: What? Leo: The girls aren't underground, they're at P3. Cole: They can't use their powers in public. Leo: I promised. Cole: You only promised not to orb me underground. [Cut to P3. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are walking through the crowd.] Paige: Okay, this looking for them this way is not going to work. Bev: Oh, Piper. (Piper gets a fright and drops the potion. It explodes.) Bev: Love the fireworks. Piper: Fireworks, yes, fireworks. Bev: I just wanted to tell you I think the club looks great. Piper: Bev, you're a genius. (They walk away.) Phoebe: Um, how exactly is she a genius? Piper: The strobe lights. They'll work like the potion but on a grand scale to keep the warlocks from blinking. I'll freeze the innocents, anyone you see still moving, feel free to vanquish them. Alright, here goes nothing. (She turns off the lights and turns on the strobe lights. She freezes the innocents and hear groans from warlocks. She blows one up. One throws an energy ball at them.) Paige: Energy ball. (She orbs out the energy ball and it orbs back in her hand. She throws it back at the warlock, vanquishing him. A warlock tries to drag Melody outside.) Melody: Help me! Phoebe! Paige: Melody! Piper: Wait, wait, wait. (A warlock hits Paige on the shoulder with a spark.) Phoebe: You stay here, I'll go get Melody. Melody: Phoebe! (Phoebe kicks the warlock.) Phoebe: Piper! (Piper blows him up. Phoebe goes over to Melody.) Are you okay? (Piper turns the lights back on.) Piper: Okay, so who here doesn't want to die? (The rest of the warlocks blink out.) Phoebe: Okay, let's get out of here. (They walk out into the Alley. Paige holds onto her shoulder.) Paige: We still don't have the ring. Piper: That's okay, we have Melody. We'll get the ring next. Phoebe: Piper, aren't you forgetting something? Piper: Oh! They're still frozen aren't they? (She goes back inside. Melody goes over to Phoebe.) Phoebe: How are you, are you okay? Melody: I am now. (She touches Melody's face and tries to burn her. Leo and Cole come in and knock her out of the way. Phoebe throws the potion. Cole goes over and pulls the ring off her finger. She changes into Devlin and he pushes Cole across the alley. Piper runs out.) Leo: (to Paige) You okay? Phoebe: Blow him up! Blow him up! (Piper tries to blow him up but nothing happens.) Piper: Oh. Devlin: I'm too strong for you, witch. Piper: Well, good thing I brought reinforcements. Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "Evil is a faithful foe, but good does battle best. We witches will, with these words, waste the warlocks evil zest." (Devlin blows up and is vanquished. Phoebe helps Cole up. She hugs him.) Phoebe: Thank you for coming. Cole: Thank you for having me. (Cole gives Paige the ring and she lets the muses out.) Melody: Now that was inspired. Paige: Here. I think you need to get this back to the good guys. (She hands Melody the ring.) Melody: I think it's time I should be going. Phoebe: Don't be a stranger. (Phoebe hugs Melody.) Melody: Oh, I wouldn't dream of it. (She quickly hugs Piper and Paige.) Bye. Piper, Paige: Bye. Phoebe: Should we go back into the party? Paige: Actually, I think I'm inspired to spend an evening at home. Piper: Hmm. Leo: Um, aren't you guys forgetting a little something? (They look at Melody.) Piper: Oh! Phoebe: Oh, let's see. "Being of creativity..." Paige: "Hide yourself now from me..." Piper: "Your light that shines upon our face..." Phoebe: "From our vision, now erase." (She turns invisible.) Commercial Break (Forties music is playing all through these scenes.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Paige is painting.] [Cut to the kitchen. Piper and Leo are there having a romantic dinner. They feed each other some food and kiss.] [Cut to P3. No one is there except Cole and Phoebe. Cole is dressed in a soldiers outfit. Phoebe comes down the stairs dressed in a long white dress with flowers in her hair. They slow dance.] End --------------------------------------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x09 - Muse to My Ears"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Daniel Cerone Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Police station. Cole is sitting on the bench stuck in between a biker guy with about twelve earrings on his face, and two toothless, dirty homeless men. Cole isn't impressed. Darryl walks over to him.] Cole: Is this the way you treat every driver with a busted headlight? Darryl: No, just the ones without ID. Now, I convinced Lopez not to sight you. But no more driving without a license. Cole: Am I free to go? Darryl: Yeah. Cole: Finally. (He stands up.) Darryl: Finally? Cole: I mean thanks. Darryl: Finally? You think I need this? You see this assignment board? (He points to it.) It's full of cases. Open cases that I should be working on, instead I'm cleaning after your mess. Cole: Hey, I don't like it either. Darryl: It's bad enough I have to clean up after the suspects... Cole: I'm just trying to fit in but I have no ID, no job. (They talk over the top of each other.) Darryl: Doesn't anyone ever say thank you? Cole: I can't even go to the grocery store without even getting arrested. Cole, Darryl: It just sucks! (They stop and stare at each other.) Cole: You good? Darryl: Yeah. Cole: Me too. Darryl: Okay. (Piper and Paige walk in and go over to Darryl and Cole.) Piper: Oh my god, Cole. How's my car? Cole: It's fine. Piper: That was the first and last time you borrow my car. Got it? Good. Let's go. [Cut to outside the police station. Piper, Paige and Cole walk outside.] Cole: Being human was supposed to make my life easier, instead it's getting worse by the minute. Piper: Yeah, I know the feeling. Cole: I swear, Phoebe was closer to marrying me when I was a demon. Piper: Well, to be honest, Cole, getting busted by the cops is not the best way to win her over. Paige: Oh, Piper, gosh, I'm sure Cole already feels like a big enough loser. I know I would. Cole: Well, thanks a lot. (They hear a car screech near by.) Piper: Oh god. (They run across the road where a car has rolled over. It bursts into flames.) Cole: It's about to explode. (Piper freezes it.) Piper: Come on. (Cole and Piper run over to the car. Paige just stands there. They try to open the door.) It's stuck. Paige! (Paige stands there in shock. Cole gets the car door open. Cole reaches in and pulls out a woman.) Careful. Hurry before anyone sees us. (They carry her over to where Paige is standing. The car unfreezes and blows up.) What happened to you? Paige! (Paige stares at the burning car.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Phoebe and Cole walk down the stairs.] Phoebe: Cole, why are you being so vague? I only asked you where you were going. Cole: And I told you, I'm going to get a life. Phoebe: See, that's the vague part I'm talking about. (Cole puts on his coat.) The last time you left like this, you went out and got a gn. Cole: I'm not getting a gn. Phoebe: Okay, then, please, tell me what's wrong. Cole: It's just, I need action. Phoebe: I kinda thought we were doing okay in that department. Cole: Not that kind of action, Phoebe. I went from all powerful demon to mereble overnight. Phoebe: You are not mere. Baby, you are anything but mere. Cole: Next to the Charmed Ones I'm a potted plant. But last night, pulling that woman out of the car felt so good. Phoebe: Well, that's because you're a good man. Cole: Well, I won't last long without a reason to get up in the morning. Phoebe: You have me. I'm a reason. Cole: That's all I have, Phoebe. (He kisses her on the cheek.) And I'm not even sure I have that. [Cut to the kitchen. Piper and Leo are there making breakfast. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Am I the world's biggest bitch or what? Piper: Nah, too easy. Cole: Cole vanquished him demon half. He has given up everything he has ever known for me, and I can't even muster up a simple yes to marriage. Leo: Well, you're not the marrying type. Piper: So you keep telling yourself. Phoebe: You think I am? Piper: I think you're afraid. Phoebe: Oh, of what? Piper: Cole's humanity. He was actually a much safer boyfriend when he was a demon. Even though he could rip your throat out with his teeth. Phoebe: Wanna explain that to me? Leo: Well, on some level you knew it couldn't last. A demon and a witch. But now that Cole is a human, the safety net's gone and for the first time in your relationship, the future lies in your hands. Phoebe: Yeah, okay, I don't wanna analyze me anymore, let's try somebody else. How's Paige feeling this morning? Piper: No idea. She flew out the door this morning like nothing happened. Phoebe: So we still don't know why she froze up? Piper: Nope. Phoebe: That is so weird. (Leo looks down into his coffee.) I mean, she can handle demons now, but she can't handle a car wreck? Piper: Yeah, it doesn't make any sense. (Phoebe clears her throat.) Phoebe: Um, if you put your nose any deeper into that coffee cup, you're gonna need a snorkel. What do you know? Leo: Paige told me something in confidence. Piper: Okay, but it's kind of a dangerous time for us. If she freezes up again at the wrong moment, are you gonna be sorry you didn't tell us? Leo: Paige's parents died in a car wreck. Phoebe: Oh my god. Piper: When did that happen? Leo: About eight years ago when she was in high school. She never really dealt with it. Piper: Of course not. How do you deal with something like that? Plus she was a teenager and all alone. Phoebe: So maybe we can help her deal with it. [Scene: South Bay Social Services. Paige is at her desk, talking on the phone.] Paige: No, I'm not family, I'm from social services. I was just calling to see how she was after the accident. (listens) Thank god. Okay, I'll call back and check in on her. Thank you. (Piper and Phoebe walk in and go over to Paige.) Piper: Hi. Got a minute? Paige: No, I'm busy, you guys. (She gets up and heads for the copier room.) Phoebe: Uh, we just wanna talk, it's kinda important. (They follow her.) Paige: Yeah, so is my work, maybe later. Piper: Paige, it's about what happened last night. Paige: Not right now. Phoebe: Paige, we're your sisters. Paige: I said not now! (Everyone turns and looks. Paige storms into the copier room. Piper and Phoebe go after her.) Phoebe: Paige. We know about your parents. We're worried about you and we want you to know that you're not alone. Piper: And we're here for you. Paige: Fine. But just not here, okay? I'll just tell my boss I have to leave. We'll talk at home. (She walks out of the room.) Commercial Break [Scene: Police station. Cole walks over to Darryl.] Cole: Got a minute? Darryl: Whatever it is, no. You see this assignment board? Cole: Well, that's why I'm here. If you've got such a heavy case load, let me help you. Darryl: Oh, you wanna help? Cole: Yeah. Darryl: Great, well, you can help me by following that little exit sign. (He tries to drag Cole out of the door. Cole pushes Darryl into an office and shuts the door.) That's it! Do you wanna fight? Because without the ability to throw energy balls, I think I can take you! Cole: Just relax, alright. I need to get back in the game. Darryl: What game? Cole: The good versus evil game, it's all I know. Darryl: Oh, wow. You wanna be a cop? Cole: I worked for the DA's office, I know the law, I'm a former demon, I know the streets. Darryl: You wanna be a cop. Cole: I wanna help with your investigations. Darryl: As a cop? Cole: On my own. Of course the DA inspectors are still after me but you could close that case, clear my name, get my identity back. Darryl: No, no, no, no! Now you're talking crazy. Cole: No, what's crazy is me sitting around the manor all day with nothing to do. All I got in my head, all I could do with it going to waste, now that's crazy. (A man walks in.) Darryl: Captain. Captain: Mind if I get my office back? Darryl: No, sorry about that. (to Cole) We'll talk about this later. Cole: Excuse me. (Cole leaves the room.) [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there.] Paige: So I wasn't the ideal high school student, you know. I, um, skipped classes, partied all night with my friends. Pretty much anything they wanted to do I was up for. Piper: Hm, sounds like somebody else I know. (Phoebe gives her a look.) What I mean to say is that high school is a time of searching and figuring out who you are for everybody. Paige: Yeah, but I was cruel. Especially to my mum and dad. The day they died I told them they weren't my real parents. Which is stupid because it wasn't even how I felt. I mean, just because I'm adopted it didn't mean they weren't my real parents, because they were. Phoebe: Well, you were just feeling lost and you made a mistake. I made so many mistakes, you know, but I got through them. I changed and so have you. Paige: Not in time. Leo: What do you mean? Paige: It was, um, family night. Just something we did every week. And my dad left the firestation early, to pick up my mum and I. Phoebe: Your dad was a fireman? Paige: Yeah. And I started bitching, I was too old for this and I was super lame. (She starts to cry.) He was so angry with me. He-he didn't, he didn't see the car that swerved into our lane, and the next thing I know I'm on the pavement, the car's on fre. I still don't know why I survived and they didn't. Phoebe: But you can't blame yourself for that. Paige: Well, I feel guilty every single day. Piper: I know it-it's hard but you gotta try and move forward. Paige: How can I move forward, Piper? I klled my parents. (She cries. Phoebe hugs her.) Piper: (to Leo) What do we do? How can we help her deal with something that happened in the past? Leo: Send her back to it. [Time lapse. Attic. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there. Phoebe lights some candles.] Phoebe: Okay, wait, so I don't get it. You wanna summon the ghost from the past? From where, the fiction shelf? Leo: Dickens didn't make that stuff up. He was visited by a malevolent spirit. Paige: Doesn't malevolent mean bad? Leo: Clyde's not the friendliest ghost that I know but he is the only one who helps the living visit their past. Piper: Clyde. The malevolent spirit's name is Clyde? Leo: Yeah, he doesn't like it either. Paige: Wait, we're using bad magic to time travel? Should I be worried about any of those personal gain issues? Leo: Not at all. You're only going back to learn why your parents died, that's all. Everyone ready? Piper: Don't we need a summoning spell? Leo: No, Clyde ignores them. There's only one way to get Clyde down here. (angrily) Clyde! Get your butt down here you fetid worm from the bog of eternal stench! (to the girls) You gotta make him mad. (angrily) Your mother was a chunky substance from a gin cesspool. And she smelled bad too! (Suddenly, a gust of wind appears and flies over the attic. It turns into Clyde. He looks angry.) Clyde: Leo! I was with a client! 1969, Woodstock, Hendricks was on stage. This better be good. Leo: I need you to take Paige here back to the day of her greatest pain. Clyde: A job? Why didn't you say so in the first place? Leo: Not a job. A favour. Clyde: I don't do charity work. Leo: You owe me, Clyde. Or do I need to remind you of your client that I healed? The one you returned from the past, on the edge of a cliff! I believe there were thirty two broken bones. Clyde: Alright, alright, I remember. (He turns to Paige.) Are you sure you wanna do this? I only open the door to your past, so don't guarantee no safe trip. Piper: Obviously. Paige: Yeah. I need to do this. Clyde: Fine. (to Leo) You guide her. (Clyde clicks his fingers and a door appears in the middle of the room.) Leo: I won't be able to hear your call. You guys will be on your own. Piper: We'll be okay, just take care of Paige. (Clyde opens the door.) Leo: Just don't look down. (Paige goes through the door. Leo follows.) Clyde: How's about you two? Care for a little trip to the past? (Two cloud-like objects escape out of the door.) See it all a second time. my rates are steep but fair. Phoebe: Can you take us back to meet John Lennon? Piper: No! Phoebe: No, no, right. We'll pass. Clyde: Suit yourself. (He closes the door, then clicks his fingers and the door disappears.) If you ever need my services just yell. (He clicks his fingers and disappears.) Phoebe: We need to be here when Paige gets back. Piper: Yeah, I'll cook dinner and we can just hand out for a while. I hope this plan works. (Piper leaves the attic. One of the cloud-like creatures float down and goes inside Phoebe, possessing her.) Phoebe: (in a country accent) So do I. (to the other creature) Don't worry, Frankie. I'll find you a body too. [Scene: The past. Paige's old bedroom. The door appears and Paige and Leo fall out of it. It disappears.] Leo: Rough ride. Are you okay? (Paige stands up. She is a teenager again.) Paige: Yeah. I'm alright. I'm all... (She looks in the mirror.) Wrong! Oh my god! I'm so screwed, I'm supposed to come back as a ghost, not a ghost with... braces? Leo: You're meant to relive the experience not observe it, Paige. Paige: Yeah, but I just wanted to come back and sit on the sidelines and make sarcastic comments about my lack of style. Leo: Just take a look around, Paige. (Paige looks around her room and sees all her old posters on the wall, and all her items on the shelves.) Paige: Hey, you're right, I was cool, even then. (She picks up a necklace.) Oh, Philip Lewicky gave this to me. My first love. Can I call him? Leo: That's not why we're here. (There's a knock at the door. Paige panics.) Paige: What do I do? Leo: Open the door. (Paige opens the door. Her dad stands there.) Paige: Dad. Mr. Matthews: Ready for school? You don't wanna miss your ride. (Paige hugs him.) What's with all this... Is that smoke? Are you smoking in here? (He goes over to the window sill and puts out a cigarette.) You know, I don't know how much more of this your mother and I can take. (He leaves her room.) Commercial Break [Scene: The past. Paige's house. She goes down the stairs. Leo follows.] Leo: Wait, wait, where are you going? Paige: To talk to my dad. Did you see the look in his eyes? I can't believe I hurt him like that. Leo: Rules first. Define what you came here for. You need to follow the same path you took eight years ago. Paige: What if I don't remember? Leo: I'll guide you. You're the only one that can see me. Just don't forget the goal. You're here to learn what really happened the night your parents died. Paige: I understand. Thank you, Leo. Step aside. (She heads for the kitchen but stops when she hears her parents talking.) Mr. Matthews: She's smoking again. This time in her bedroom. And when I went in, she had the nerve to give me this big hug, like I wouldn't be mad. Mrs. Matthews: She told me she'd quit smoking. Mr. Matthews: Oh, yeah, right, just like the time she quit drinking. She passes out at another one of those parties and I had to go pick her up and bring her home. Mrs. Matthews: School called yesterday, you know, she's been cutting her classes again. Mr. Matthews: She's not gonna get into college if she keeps this up. Mrs. Matthews: Oh, well, haven't you heard? She's not going to college. Mr. Matthews: We'll see about that. Paige: I changed my mind, Leo. I don't wanna go in there. They think I'm awful. I was awful. Leo: It's alright. You can do it. Just remember why you're here. (They walk into the kitchen.) Paige: Mum? (Paige hugs her.) Oh my god, I've missed you so much. Mrs. Matthews: What's gotten into you? Mr. Matthews: Didn't I tell ya? Paige: Uh, guys, I have an announcement to make. Starting now I-I'm turning my life around. Mr. Matthews: You're not borrowing the car. Paige: No, I mean it. Mr. Matthews: Yeah, like you meant it when you said you were gonna stop cutting classes. Paige: Uh, mum, you understand me? You've gotta believe me. Mrs. Matthews: Oh, so now I'm mum. Last night we weren't even your real parents. Paige: No, you are. I was just saying that to... hurt you. Mrs. Matthews: (to Mr. Matthews) Did you feed the cat? Mr. Matthews: Yeah. Paige: You guys, I'm not a screw up. I promise I'll change, I promise I'll go to college and, oh, please stop. Please, we need to talk. Mr. Matthews: Oh, you are right about that, and we are going to talk. About everything. Tonight at dinner. Paige: Dinner. The family dinner. Leo: Paige, be careful. Paige: Please, we really need to talk before we drive. (A horn beeps outside.) Mrs. Matthews: Oh, ah, Paige, that's your ride. Leo: You have to follow the events of the day, Paige. No exceptions. (They leave the kitchen.) [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper is cooking dinner. Phoebe is admiring herself in the mirror. The second cloud-like creature floats above.] Piper: I don't think I've ever cooked for Paige before, I hope she likes pork roast. Phoebe: Just out of curiosity, do you think that I am a natural beauty or is this like one of those gem bodies? Piper: Oh, Phoebe, please, like you haven't always been beautiful. Phoebe: Oh, that's good because I hate lifting heavy objects. Piper: What is with the blanche dublah? (Cole walks in.) Cole: Phoebe, hi. (He walks over and kisses her.) Phoebe: Well, if you're not the most to say the least... Cole: Did I miss something? (chuckles) (Phoebe looks up at the creature and it floats down into Cole, possessing him. He gasps.) Phoebe: Yeah, me. (They kiss, hungrily. Cole picks her up and they make out up against the fridge.) Piper: I think this sisters night is a good idea. (She takes a pie out of the oven, turns around to see Phoebe and Cole making out. She rolls her eyes.) There's still so much we don't know about Paige... yet. (Phoebe and Cole stop kissing and spot the pie.) Cole: Oh, boy. (They race over to the pie and Phoebe grabs a handful. She sticks it in Cole's mouth.) Piper: Hey! What is the matter with you two? That is for Paige. Cole: Sorry, ma'am. We're starving! Phoebe: In so many ways. Piper: Uh-huh. Well, go to lunch. Cole: Good idea. (He picks up Piper's keys.) Let's cut out, Lulu. (They kiss.) Piper: Alright, enough with the pet names and the accents, and the kitchen. And could you come up with something better than Lulu, it sounds like a poodle. (Piper faces the stove. Cole picks up a Knfe and grabs Piper.) Cole: Are you making fun of my girl? Piper: Uh... Phoebe: My Frankie is so protective. Piper: Frankie. (Cole spins her around to face Phoebe. She gasps.) And Lulu. Phoebe: Hi. We're ghosts. Cole: Boo! (laughs) Phoebe: And we've been waiting about fifty years to finish a job. So now if you'll excuse us. (She knocks Piper out.) [Scene: The past. Paige's school. She opens her locker.] Paige: I can't believe I remember the combination. I used to live out of this locker. (A pager beeps.) My pager. (She looks for it.) Leo: You had a pager in high school? Paige: Ugh, get with it, Leo, it is the nineties. (She finds the pager and reads it.) Michelle Niglith. Uh, I can't deal with her drama right now. (She closes her locker. Michelle approaches her.) Michelle. Michelle: Remember your whole peppermint schnapps theory? Paige: No. Michelle: You know, how you can't tell it from a breath mint? You're wrong, I got so busted. Paige: Oh, (laughs) sorry. (They walk off.) Leo: You drank at high school? Paige: What are you? My guide or my judge? Michelle: Uh, excuse me? Paige: Nothing. Michelle: I got grounded for two weeks. My mum pulled this whole estrogen fest thing. I swear to god she's so damaged. Paige: She's not damaged. Michelle: You're right, she's beyond repair. Paige: No, Michelle, she's not beyond repair, she's actually just trying to set boundaries and believe it or not you need them. So maybe you should just lay off. I mean, god, how would you feel if she dies tomorrow? Michelle: Geez, Paige, morbid much? (The bell rings. Paige walks off.) Wait for me. Commercial Break [Scene: The past. Paige's school. She's in class.] Teacher: Although the magna carter was a document of great importance to England and the American colonies, it originally granted concessions to few but the baronial families. (Paige looks at her watch.) The vast majority of England would remain without an active voice in government for another seven hundred years. (Michelle hands Paige a note. It says "Donny is soooo hot!") Paige: You don't want Donny, trust me. He winds up bagging groceries for a living and driving a Camero. Michelle: I love Cameros. Teacher: Would you girls please, I'm trying to teach. Michelle: But nobody's listening. (The class laughs.) Teacher: Yeah, I know. That's why all you delinquents are in this class. (The teacher continues to read from a book. Paige looks at the clock.) Paige: Ugh, this is ridiculous, I have to get out of here. Michelle: I know the feeling. Paige: No, you don't understand, it's my last day with my parents. Michelle: Okay, what are you babbling about? Paige: Excuse me, Mr. Martin, can I have a bathroom pass, please? (Leo appears.) Leo: Don't even think about it, Paige. You have to follow the same path. Teacher: What is the problem, Ms. Matthews? Paige: (to Leo) I am tired of wasting my time here. Teacher: Well, I'm sorry if I'm boring you. Paige: No, I'm not talking to you, Mr. Martin. Teacher: Who were you talking to? Michelle: Yeah, really, who? Leo: Paige... Paige: This is stupid. Uh, this is all just a bad memory, I need to get out of here. (Paige heads for the door.) Teacher: Ms. Matthews, you will sit down and be quiet and wait for the bell to ring just like everyone else! Class: Go! Go! Go! Teachers: Sit down Ms. Matthews. Paige: No, I won't. (Paige opens the door and a security man stands there.) Security Guard: Going somewhere? [Scene: Present day. Police station. Piper walks in, holding her jaw. She goes over to Darryl.] Piper: Did you find anything? Darryl: Yeah, there was a Lulu and Frankie in the database. Some crazy young couple. They robbed a series of jewelry stores in the fifties. They klled three people before they were gn down. Piper: Uhh, I knew they were criminals. Darryl: Who? Piper: The ghosts that possessed Phoebe and Cole. (Some cops look at her. Darryl takes her across the room.) Darryl: Shh. Please, do not use the G word around here. Piper: Okay, fine, but we need to find them before they finish their job. Darryl: What job? Piper: They must have some sort of unfinished business here on earth and they either can't or won't move on until it's done. Darryl: You know this? Piper: Well, they didn't take me aside and share their plan with me but it's how most ghosts work, Darryl. (Two cops look at her. Darryl drags her into a room.) Darryl: Oh, no creepy talk in the precinct. Will you just keep down the creepy talk. Piper: Darryl, I'm sorry, but what do you want me to say? My sister was just possessed with a supernaturally born kller and my husband is in 1994, and I do not mean in the fashion sense. He time traveled back with my other sister so the only one left to help me is you. Darryl: Gee, thanks. Piper: Darryl, you know what I mean. What if they hurt somebody? What if they kll somebody? Then Phoebe and Cole will take the fall. Darryl: Look, (he shows her a map) the data says that Lulu and Frankie were gn down here, outside of a jewelry store. Maybe that's the job they were trying to finish. [Scene: Jewelry store. Phoebe and Cole walk in. They take off their sunglasses and look around.] Phoebe: One security guard, armed. Right corner. Cole: Got it. Phoebe: Two female customers. (They wander over to the glass counter where very large expensive diamond rings are displayed. The sales assistant approaches the counter.) Sales Assistant: Can I help you? Phoebe: We're looking for a diamond engagement ring. Sales Assistant: You came to the right place. Phoebe: They're all so beautiful I don't know which one I like best. Cole: You like the biggest one, baby. Phoebe: Oh, there. That's the one I want, baby. Sales Assistant: Excellent eye for quality, it's the perfect solitaire. Cole: I don't know. The cut looks a little off. Sales: Oh, no, I can assure you. Cole: (to security guard) You, you look like a regular guy, can I ask your opinion? (The security guard nods and walks over to them.) I just wanna know... can I borrow your gn? (He laughs and punches the security guard in the stomach, then his face. He falls to the floor and Cole pulls out the gn.) You stupid. (laughs) Move over, baby! (Phoebe moves away from the counter and everyone in the store ducks. Cole sht the glass. He screams in excitement.) Phoebe: We're back! (She grabs a ring and puts it on.) Cole: Ooh, gotta hand it to you, Lulu. This body's a live wire. The guy digs action, I can sense it. (He sht at two display cases. He screams in excitement again.) Phoebe: This woman loves the feeling of this diamond on her finger although she'd never cop to it. (He walks over and kisses her.) Cole: Let's split, baby. (They head for the door. The security guard gets up. Cole turns around and sh*t him in the leg. Cole and Phoebe leave the store, unaware of the security cameras watching them.) Commercial Break [Scene: Jewelry store. A detective is dusting for prints, some interviewing the witnesses and paramedics are wheeling out the security guard on a stretcher. Darryl and Piper walk in.] Piper: Oh, no, is he okay? Darryl: Looks like it was just his leg. Piper: We're too late, they did it. Darryl: Hold on just a second. (He walks over to a cop who's interviewing a witness.) Excuse me. What went down here? Cop: Weirdest thing, Inspector. They could've cleaned this place out and all they take is a diamond ring. (The cop walks away.) Piper: That doesn't make any sense. Darryl: Looks like your ghosts still have unfinished business. Piper: Okay, we've gotta find them before they kll somebody. But, uh, first, is there a surveillance tape? (Darryl looks around and sees a man ready to eject a tape out of a VCR.) Darryl: Yeah, it's over there. (Piper gasps and freezes the room. She unfreezes Darryl.) Piper... Piper: Uh-huh. Darryl: You froze the crime scene. Piper: Uh-huh. Darryl: You can not freeze a crime scene. Piper: Well, I did. Okay, we got to protect Phoebe and Cole, so start wiping fingerprints. Darryl: No, no, no! Look, I am sick of you and your entire dysfunctional family unit. I will not falsify evidence, I am a cop. Piper: Okay, cop, do I need to remind you that you bailed Cole out of jail last night. Darryl: So? Piper: So I was wondering what you were gonna tell your captain when he sees Cole on the surveillance tape. Darryl: What are you waiting for? Go get the damn tape! (Piper goes and ejects the tape. Darryl wipes the fingerprints.) I can not believe I am doing this. Piper: Shh, it's for a good cause. Check his pockets. (Darryl looks in the detective's pockets and pulls something out. Piper hands Darryl the tape.) Okay, back in position. (They go back over to where they were standing. Darryl tucks the tape into his pants.) You good? Darryl: Yeah. (Everyone unfreezes. The man tries to eject the VCR but nothing comes out. The cop walks over to Darryl.) Cop: Inspector. Darryl: Yeah. Cop: I thought you'd like to know, a couple fitting the description just ht a bridal store on Fourth. Just stole a dress. Darryl: A what? Cop: You know, a dress. A wedding dress. Go figure. (He walks away.) Piper: First they're all over each other at the manor, then they steal a ring and then a wedding dress? Frankie and Lulu's unfinished business isn't criminal, it's matrimonial. They wanna get married! Darryl: Do you people have any normal weddings in your family? Piper: Come on, we don't have a lot of time. (They leave.) [Scene: The past. Paige's school. Paige is waiting outside the principal's office. The principal is talking with her parents. Leo appears beside Paige.] Leo: You okay? Paige: No, Leo, I am no where near okay. My time here is running out, I haven't done anything. Leo: You've done enough. Paige: I haven't done anything. I came to stop feeling guilty, only now I feel guiltier than ever because I know what a damn disappointment I am. Leo: Is that what you believe? Paige: Hello? Have you been watching or eating popcorn? My mum and my dad think I'm a total failure. I'm not. I can't let them die thinking that. In fact, I'm not gonna let them die at all. Leo: You can't change history, Paige, only learn from it. Paige: I am not letting them get in that car tonight, Leo. Leo: Yes, you will. And if you break anymore rules... Paige: Screw the rules, Leo. Leo: Oh, is that the teenager talking or the adult. The reason we journeyed to the past was so you could learn from it. You see what breaking the rules has gotten you so far? Paige: They're my parents. I have to do something. (She gets up and walks in the principal's office.) Sorry to barge in like this. Principal: That incident in class was the last straw, Paige. I'm suspending you from school. Paige: Just for that? Principal: Just for that? Cutting classes, starting fights, smoking on campus, possession of alcohol. Paige: I swear I don't turn out like this. Mr. Matthews: Unfortunately your actions speak a lot louder than your words. [Time lapse. Outside the school. Paige's mum and dad are leaving the school. Paige is following.] Paige: It looks bad, I know. But it doesn't turn out this way, I promise. I-I get a degree in social work, I help others, I even get into Berkley thanks to high test scores and a powerful essay on the death of my... ooh, let's just say a powerful essay. Uh... mum and dad, you've got to believe me. Mr. Matthews: How can we do that, Paige? Mrs. Matthews: We've seen your act too many times. Paige: Please, just look at me as though you actually saw me. I'm not who you think I am. Mr. Matthews: How do you know what we think? Paige: 'Cause I can see it in your eyes. Disappointment. And, okay, yeah, I deserve it, I do. All I can say for myself is that I'm searching and one day I will find myself. Mrs. Matthews: Paige... Paige: Let me finish. I'll find myself because of you two. You shaped who I am. I am not a bad daughter, you did not raise a bad daughter. I'm good. I just, I wish you could see it. Mr. Matthews: Sweetheart, of course we can see it. Paige: What? Mrs. Matthews: We know you're good. We've always known. But we also know that you're lost and that scares us. And there's nothing in the world we want more than to help you find your way home. We just don't know how. Paige: I think you just did. (They hug.) I will stay up on my word. Mrs. Matthews: Mm-hm. Promise? Paige: I promise. (They head for the car.) Uh, you guys, can we just stay in tonight and not go to the restaurant? Mr. Matthews: We still have to talk. Paige: Yeah, we will, just at home. Mr. Matthews: Okay, let's go home. (They get in the car. Leo appears.) Paige: What? (They drive off.) Mr. Matthews: Well, what's it gonna be tonight? Should we have pizza? Paige: I kinda miss mum's cooking. Mrs. Matthews: (laughs) Like you don't have it every night. Leo: You shouldn't do this, Paige, you can't change the past. Paige: I already did. Mr. Matthews: Did you say something, honey? Paige: No, nothing. Leo: You don't know what you're doing. Paige: Yes, I do. (Leo disappears. A truck heads for their car.) Watch out! (Paige orbs out. The truck hits the car and it rolls over. Paige orbs back in on the road. The car explodes. Paige gets up and starts crying.) Commercial Break [Scene: Continued from before. Paige heads for the car. Leo runs over and grabs her. She screams.] Paige: Let go of me! I have to save them! Leo: They're gone. Paige: Why did you bring me back here? Why! I though I could stop the accident. Leo: You couldn't stop the accident because it was never your fault. Paige: It was my fault. It was my fault. Leo: They would have died anyway, it was their destiny. Just like it was your destiny to be saved by magic. Paige: That's how I got out of the car. I orbed out. Leo: That's right. Paige: I could always orb? Leo: Magic's always been inside of you. It saved you because you were meant to do great things with it, and you have, and you will. This is what you came back here to find, what caused the accident, why you survived it. You need to forgive yourself. Paige: But it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, they'll never know how much I love them. They'll never know what good parents they were. [Scene: A chapel. Piper and Darryl rush out of it.] Darryl: How many more chapels have we got? Piper: That was the last big one, there's one more in the neighbourhood. Darryl: What if they're not there? Piper: Then we expand our search to the entire city. (They get in Darryl's car and drive off.) [Cut to a chapel. Phoebe and Cole are getting married. Cole has the chaplain at gn.] Chaplain: Do you take this woman to be thy wedded wife, to love, comfort and honour, in sickness or in health, for sorrow or joy, so long as you both shall live? Cole: I sure do. I'm gonna take good care of her this time. Whoo! Phoebe: You okay, Frankie? Cole: Yeah, it's just this guy's all jumpin' inside. Almost like he wants to get married as much as I do. (giggles) Phoebe: I know what you mean. This one's like, quivering inside of me. (to chaplain) What are you waiting for? Continue. Chaplain: Right. Do you, Lulu, take this man to be thy wedded husband... (Piper and Darryl barge in.) Piper: I object to this union. Chaplain: I didn't call for any objections. Piper: Yeah, well, I still object. (She tries to freeze them but only the chaplain freezes.) You two are not frozen, why aren't you two frozen? Phoebe: Well, I know I'm not the most technically minded, but I wouldn't think it would have something to do with the fact that we're ghosts. (They laugh.) Cole: I warned you, witch. (He points the gn at Piper. Darryl pulls out his gn.) Darryl: Freeze! Put the gn down slowly. (Cole laughs and sht. Darryl sht at him and the bllet hits him in the chest.) Cole: Damn it! (He falls on the floor. Frankie exits Cole.) Phoebe: Don't worry, baby. We'll try again. Next time we'll get it right. (Lulu exits Phoebe. Phoebe sits down beside Cole.) Cole! Cole! Cole. Cole. Leo! Darryl: I had no choice. Piper: I-I know. uh, get him outta here, (unfreezes chaplain) and, uh, call an ambulance. Chaplain: What happened? Darryl: Come, come with me. (He takes him outside.) Phoebe: Please don't die, please don't die. Leo! Piper: Clyde, get your ass down here you son of a bitch! (Clyde appears in a gust of wind.) Bring back Leo now. (Clyde clicks his fingers and the door appears. He opens it and Paige and Leo come out of it.) Cole's been sh*t. (Leo rushes over to Cole.) Leo: Step away, Phoebe. (Phoebe moves away and Leo heals Cole.) Clyde: Frankie! Lulu! Where do you think you're goin'? (He pulls the ghosts in the door. He clicks his fingers and the door disappears. He grunts.) Ehh, it's an unfortunate slip-up. I told ya, it's a dangerous journey. (He clicks his fingers and disappears. Cole gets up.) Cole: (to Phoebe) You never answered the chaplain's question. Phoebe: I never answered your question. Ask me again. Cole: Will you marry me? Phoebe: Yes, I will. (They hug. Everyone smiles.) [Scene: Manor. Dining room. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there having dinner. They clink their glasses.] Phoebe: Thank you, guys. Piper: Just no weddings until we vanquish the Source. (Paige goes to take a sip but stops.) Paige: Apple cider? Piper: Apple cider, yes. (She takes a sip.) Phoebe: Um, Paige... you haven't told us, and we're dying to know. What happened in your past? Paige: Well, I found out I wasn't responsible for the accident. Piper: Of course you weren't. Phoebe: Then what's the matter? Paige: It just makes me sad that my parents won't see us or what I've become. (Leo stands in the foyer.) Leo: Actually, that's not quite true. (Paige's parents appear in the foyer. Paige stands up.) Piper: Uh, Leo? Leo: Let's just say that I owe Clyde now. Mrs. Matthews: We know who you are, honey. Who you've become. Mr. Matthews: We've been with you every step of the way and we're so proud of you, sweetheart. (She runs over and hugs them.) End ------------------------------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x10 - A Paige From the Past"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Michael Gleason Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper and Paige are there making breakfast. Phoebe rushes in.] Phoebe: Okay, move it or lose it, people, coming through. (Phoebe takes Paige's coffee cup from her.) Paige: Hey, I was using that. (Phoebe pours some coffee in the cup.) Phoebe: Yeah, well, I'm late and I need caffeine, so sue me. Piper: Two weeks of jury duty and suddenly she's lawyery. Phoebe: Now, normally I would have a way to come back for that but I am too tired. Paige: I'd be tired too if I had to decide whether or not someone lived or died. What's your decision? Phoebe: Paige, you know I can't talk about the case. Besides, that's not why I can't sleep. I can't sleep. I can't sleep because I miss Cole too much. If he doesn't come home soon, I'm gonna turn into a vampire. Paige: Jokes like that in this house, not so funny. Piper: Not so funny. So when do you think he's gonna come back? Phoebe: Who knows? He said he needed some time to find himself and figure out who he was without his demon side. Paige: What does that mean? He's off banging on drums in the woods somewhere? Phoebe: God, I hope not. (She looks at her watch.) Ugh, gotta go. (She leaves the kitchen.) Piper: Wait! (Piper and Paige follow her out.) Who's testifying today? Phoebe: Nobody, it's closing argument. Piper: Already? That was fast. Phoebe: Oh, no, not you too. Piper: Oh, Phoebe, it's only natural to be curious. Phoebe: Forget it. Paige: Listen, nobody keeps secrets better than us. We are the mistresses of secrets. Piper: Well... Phoebe: Well, let's just say it would be my supreme pleasure to send that mrder bastard straight to hell. By legal means, not magical. (Phoebe heads for the front door.) Piper: You might be the first person who enjoys jury duty. Phoebe: You know what it is? It's just, it might be nice for a change to get some kudos from vanquishing the bad guy. I mean punishing... you know what I mean. (She grabs her bag and opens the door.) Okay. (Glen walks onto the porch.) Glen: Hey. Phoebe: Hi. Glen: Is Paige home? Phoebe: Yeah, she is, but I'm not. Bye! (She leaves. Glen walks inside. Paige rushes over and hugs him.) Paige: It's so good to see you. What are you doing here? Glen: I'm done with Australia finally and I'm actually thinking about Nepal, and I just wanted to drop by and see how you were doing. Paige: It's so great to see you. (Piper clears her throat.) Oh, that's my sister, Piper. Glen: Of course, of course. Piper: Hi. (She shakes his hand.) Glen: I still can't believe you've got sisters. Piper: Yeah, it takes some used to getting used to. Paige: So where you staying? Glen: I don't know actually. Paige: Good, you'll stay here. Piper: What? Paige: Yeah, first door up, top of the stairs. Glen: Are you sure that's alright? Paige: Yeah, don't be ridiculous. (He heads for the stairs.) I'll be right up. Glen: Great, thank you. (He walks up the stairs.) Piper: Paige. Paige: What? Piper: I don't think it's a good idea if your boyfriend stays here. Paige: He's not my boyfriend. Sometimes he's my boyfriend, but mostly he's just my really good friend. Piper: Uh, well, we usually don't have house guests because of all the obvious reasons. Paige: You can trust Glen. He's been my friend since, god, kindergarten. Piper: You haven't been a witch since kindergarten. I don't think you understand. Paige: I understand that I also pay rent here. Piper: There is no rent. Paige: It's an expression. Piper: No it's not. Paige: Well, it should be. Hm. (She heads for the stairs.) [Scene: Court room. A female lawyer is doing her closing argument. Phoebe is sitting with the jury.] Lawyer: There is no excuse, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the defendant has no alibi, no credible explanation for how he was able to lead the police directly to his ex-wife's body. Other than his, how did he describe it... psychic vision? No, premonition, that's it. That was his alibi. That's what Mr. Prevosoli expects you to believe. To counter the overwhelming evidence against him, including with the court's permission, (she picks up a dagger) people 1, the mrder wapon. One that he had admitted to using in his own magic show. And then he used it to rob Angela Prevosoli of her life. (She hands the dagger to the jury. They pass it along.) Return the verdict, you know you must. mrder in the first degree. (Phoebe takes the dagger and has a premonition of the real mrder klling Angela. He has a tattoo on his arm. The premonition ends and Phoebe drops the dagger.) Judge: Are you alright, ma'am? Ma'am, are you alright? (Phoebe looks over at Mr. Prevosoli. He lifts his arm and Phoebe sees he has no tattoo. Opening Credits [Scene: Court building. The jury walk into a room and sit down at the table.] Man: Hey, hey, I just got a premonition. We'll be outta here in time for lunch. (laughs) Man #2: Uh, okay, uh, well, I think the proper procedure is, uh, that first we review the evidence. Man: Well, we heard the evidence, so let's just take a vote and get outta here. Man #2: Still, as the foreman... Man: All votes in favour of guilty? (He raises his hand. So does everyone else except Phoebe.) One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven... (He spots Phoebe.) Come on, lady, what's it gonna be? Phoebe: I have to go to the bathroom. (The jury sighs. Phoebe gets up and walks into the bathroom. She closes the door.) Leo. Leo! (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Phoebe, what? Phoebe: Quick, orb me to the manor. (They orb out.) [Cut to the manor. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo walk into the living room.] Paige: I thought you said it was an open and shut case. Phoebe: So did I. But the kller in my premonition was definitely not Stan Prevosoli. (They sit down.) Okay, now, I didn't see his face but he had this tattoo on his arm like a medusa's head with snakes. Paige: What are you gonna do? Phoebe: Well, I'm gonna stall, while you guys try to get Darryl to get you in to see Stan. Describe the tattoo, maybe he knows the real kller. I don't know, he must not have seen him in his premonition otherwise... Leo: Wait, he had a premonition? Phoebe: Yeah, that's how he claims to have known where the body was. Piper: And you of all people did not believe him. Phoebe: Piper, he's just a club magician. I assumed that he was a fraud. Believe me, I feel horrible about this. Piper: Alright, we'll fix it, somehow. Paige: Do we hunt Kllers that aren't demons? Phoebe: Well, I had that premonition for a reason. Just because the kller isn't supernatural... (Piper makes a noise as Glen walks in.) Leo: Hey, there, Glen! Piper: What did you hear? Glen: Excuse me? Phoebe: She said what are you doing here? Glen: Oh, I was just looking for the kitchen. Didn't you leave already? Phoebe: Yeah, yeah, but now I'm back. But I better get going again before somebody wonders what happened to me. (She stands up.) Paige: I'll uh, just take Glen to the kitchen and show him where to make a sand-witch. (Paige and Glen head for the kitchen.) Phoebe: Is he staying here? Piper: Mm-hmm. Phoebe: I think you need to talk to her. Piper: I did, and apparently I was the only one paying attention. (Phoebe sighs.) [Cut to the court building. Room. The man bangs on the door to the bathroom.] Man: What the hell's going on in there? Open the damn door! Woman: Maybe something's wrong. I'll call for the bailiff. (The man continues to bang on the door. It swings open and Phoebe walks out.) Phoebe: I am so sorry. That time of the month. Man: Ugh. Look, the rest of us finished voting, eleven guilty. What's it gonna be? Phoebe: Well, before I cast my vote, I think we should all consider the possibility that the defendant might actually be a psychic. Man: What? (The jury groans.) Phoebe: And all he is guilty of is having a special gift. Woman: You're the foreman, make her vote. Phoebe: Not until I review the evidence. (She grabs a pencil and paper.) Every single piece. (The jury groans.) [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Paige and Glen are there. Glen's sitting at the table. Paige brings him a sandwich.] Glen: Thank you. Paige: Sure. So I have to go to work, but if you want you can drop me off and then use my car. Glen: Oh, no, I'm wiped. I'm just gonna hang here, it's cool. Paige: Oh. Glen: Paige, is everything okay? What was going on in there? Paige: Oh, that? That was just a family meeting, you know, deciding who's gonna take out the trash or whose turn it is to clean the bathroom, we take it all very seriously here. Glen: I heard words like 'kller', 'supernatural'. It doesn't really sound like housework to me. We never really could lie to each other very well. Paige: Well, maybe that's why we didn't make it as a couple. Glen: I've been worried about you, since the last time I saw you. Just before you moved in here. And the vibe I've been getting since I got here, doesn't make me worry any less. Paige: Everything is fine, Glen, just fine. Things are just different now. Glen: You got sisters to talk to and I think that's great, I really do. But that doesn't mean we still can't be there for each other, does it? Talk to me, Paige, wh-what's going on? (Piper and Leo walk in.) Piper: Paige? Uh, Darryl got us that thing with the guy that Phoebe was talking about. Are you coming? Paige: Yeah, I can't, I have to go to work. Leo: Alright, well, keep your cell phone available. Just in case anything comes up. (Paige nods. Paige and Piper leave the kitchen. Leo looks at Glen and laughs awkwardly.) Leo: Excuse me. (He leaves.) [Cut to the foyer.] Piper: Paige, you're leaving him here alone? Paige: Well, he can't fit in my cubicle with me at work. (She grabs her coat and heads for the door.) Leo: Paige, keeping your secret has to be the most important thing. Paige: I know, which is why I just lied to my best friend. It didn't feel good, Leo, but I did it. Piper: That's not good enough. It's irresponsible to leave him here. Paige: You told me when I became a witch I could still have a life. I call having a friend a life. Piper: Yeah, but that doesn't mean... (Glen walks in.) Glen: Hey, hey... Oh, I'm interrupting again. Piper: Yeah. Alright, we've gotta go, so be sure to lock up all the doors before you go. (Piper and Leo leave the manor.) Glen: Is she always that friendly? Paige: Yeah, pretty much. I'll see you later. (She leaves.) [Scene: Prison. A room. Mr. Prevosoli's lawyer, Piper and Leo enter the room.] Lawyer: I still don't understand exactly who you people are. Piper: Didn't Inspector Morris vouch for us? Lawyer: Yes, but that doesn't... Leo: Then all you need to know is that we might be able to save your client. Isn't that enough? Lawyer: Look, the jury's deliberating. Nothing short of a miracle can help him now. Piper: Precisely. (A guard brings Mr. Prevosoli into the room. He removes his handcuffs.) Stan: Who are you? Piper: We're people who believe you're innocent, so if you don't mind we'd like to ask you a few questions. Leo: Was there anything in your premonition to indicate who the kller might be? Lawyer: Yeah, alright, that's it. Out! Piper: What? Why? Lawyer: Because we're not hanging anymore of this case on that so called vision of his. Unless you want him to plea insanity. Stan: No, wait, wait! You actually believe me? On having had a premonition. Piper: Yes, we do. That's why we need to know exactly what you saw, if we have any chance of saving you. Stan: I don't need a premonition to know who klled Angie. It's Wike. Andrew Wike. He owns a magic club where I performed. Leo: Why do you think he klled her? Stan: Angie kept the books of the club. Even after we got divorced. She found out that she told me about it, he klled her with one of my knives to frame me. And I go and help him by telling the police where the body was. Piper: Do you know if Wike has a tattoo of a medusa head on his arm? Stan: I don't know. Well, lets hope he does. Thank you. (Piper and Leo leave the room.) Look out, Nancy Drew coming through. [Scene: Magic club. It's closed. Piper and Leo walk in.] Leo: Maybe we should come back at night when they're open. Piper: I don't think we have that kind of time. Wow, how does this place stay in business? (A rat runs across the floor. Piper screams and freezes it.) Leo: Demons you can handle but not rats? (He laughs. Piper unfreezes the rat. Wike storms in the room.) Wike: Hey, hey, what are you doing in here? Who are you? Piper: Uh, we're friends of Stan Prevosoli's. Wike: Good for you. We're closed. Piper: Yeah, I see that, I was just hoping... Wike: I said we're closed, now I don't wanna say it again. Leave. (He points at the door and Piper and Leo see the tattoo on his arm.) Commercial Break [Scene: Court building. Room. The jury's there, looking hot and restless.] Phoebe: Okay, um, haven't any of you ever known who was calling before you answered the phone? Woman: That's not magic. Phoebe: Oh no? Then what is it? Look, just because you don't understand magic, doesn't mean that you have to be afraid of it. It's around us all the time, like a friend, guiding us, giving us inspiration, helping us fall in love. Giving our lives meaning. And I'm sorry but I think that we all need to believe that magic exists. Tanya, why are you wearing an angel pin? Tanya: I don't know, just because my mother gave it to me. Phoebe: But why did she give it to you? Tanya: To watch over me. Phoebe: That's magic. Something that you can't see, you can't quite put your finger on it, but you know it's there. Man: The man klled a woman, period. End of story. Foreman: All those in favour of another vote. (They all raise their hands except Phoebe. Leo orbs in the bathroom. Phoebe sees the light under the door.) Phoebe: Oops, nature calls. (She heads for the door.) Man: Oh, oh no you don't. No-no-no-no-no way. (She runs into the bathroom.) Woman: She's stalling. Man: We've gotta do something about this. [Cut inside the bathroom.] Piper: Hi. Phoebe: Hi. Piper: We found the real kller. Leo: The owner of the magic club. A guy named Andrew Wike. Phoebe: Can you prove it? Piper: That's our next step. Phoebe: Okay, well, you gotta hurry because I am dying in there. Piper: It'd be so much easier if we could just vanquish him. Leo: You can't do that but you might be able to use your magic. Phoebe: Well, there's one guy I would love to turn into a warthog. Leo: Not on the jury, on the kller. You and Paige could use your powers to scare him into confessing. Piper: And show our powers to Wike? I do not think so. Leo: Do you think anyone's gonna believe him if he says anything? Phoebe: Not this jury. (The man bangs on the door.) Man: Hey, come on! Phoebe: Uh, sorry! Uh, can somebody find me a plunger? Man: Oh, great. (Piper looks in the toilet, confused.) Phoebe: What? I've gotta buy some time somehow. And you gotta call Paige. Maybe there's a spell in the Book of Shadows we can use? Okay, go, go, go! (They orb out.) Okay. (She goes back in the room.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Glen is there reading the Book of Shadows.] Paige: Piper, are you up here? What's the emergency? (She walks in.) Oh my god, Glen, what are you doing up here? Glen: It's funny. See, after you left I was still hungry so I opened the fridge and I found some bags labelled pigs feet, rabbit blood, frog tongue. So decided to take a little look around. Found more than I bargained for. Paige: Look, I can explain everything, okay, I really can. I'll just have to explain it later because if Piper finds us up here she's gonna freak. Glen: Piper's gonna freak? I just found out your new sisters have you messing with the occult in a pretty serious way, and you're worried about how they're gonna freak? Paige: Look, we're not messing with the occult. We're witches. My sisters and I were born good witches, we do good magic. Glen: This book is full of pictures of demons and warlocks. Paige: Well, demons and warlocks that we fight and destroy. Glen: These girls have you brainwashed. I mean, how do you even know that they're your sisters? Paige: Glen, you've gotta trust me, please. I am not brainwashed, I am the same old Paige except now when I make a rhyme magic happens. Glen: Paige. Paige: Look, you've been to Africa, you've met those witch doctors on your travels, right? Glen: Yeah, but these guys are a hundred years old and they speak in tongues, and you're you. (She sits down beside him and turns the pages.) Paige: There is a spell in here. Glen: What? Paige: To stretch the imagination. It should be able to help you understand and accept the truth about me. Glen: So you're gonna cast a spell on me? Paige: With your permission. Glen: And when nothing happens... Paige: When nothing happens you can drag me off to the funny farm, tell them I've been brainwashed. Believe me, I could use the vacation. (She finds the spell.) Ah, here it is. (She holds his hands.) "Let mind and body soar, to heights not reached before, let limits stretch, that you may catch, a new truth to explore." Glen: I don't feel any different. Paige: That's weird it always works. Piper: (from outside) Paige, where are you? Paige: God, we gotta hide you. Come on. (She walks away.) Glen: No, wait. (He holds out his arm and it stretches out to Paige.) Paige: It's the spell. Just put back. (Glen pulls in his arm and it returns to normal length. Piper and Leo walk in.) Oh, I was giving Glen a tour of the house. Next stop the basement. Come on, Glen, why don't you get a head start. (Glen leaves the attic.) Piper: A tour of the attic? (She looks around and sees the Book out.) You showed him the book? Paige: Well, he went into the fridge and saw the potion ingredients so understandably he started looking around and he found the book. Leo: So you didn't lock the attic? Paige: It didn't occur to me. Piper: What do you mean? I told you to lock all the doors before you go. Paige: Well, I thought you meant the front door. Maybe you should've been more specific. Piper: Well, I was speaking in code. Paige: Listen, I trust Glen. Piper: Yeah, but you're trusting him with a secret that's all of ours, not just yours. Leo: Honey, she didn't tell him about it, he discovered it. Piper: Because she left him in the house, because she let him stay in the house in the first place. Paige: Okay, so you're saying I have to choose between having any friends and being a witch. Piper: Yes, I have. Paige: Well, I won't. Leo: Okay, we all need to put this on hold for a second, okay? Let's take a deep breath, let's calm down. We have a lot of work to do and not a lot of time to do it with. Paige: What do we have to do? Leo: Piper will fill you in on the way. I need to check on Phoebe. (He orbs out. Piper and Paige stare at each other.) Paige: Hm. [Scene: Court. The jury room.] Phoebe: Actually, the origin of magic dates back to prehistoric times. People from all cultures believed- Foreman: Let's vote now. Phoebe: Wait. Foreman: No, no, no, we vote. Okay, if we can't agree we declare a hung jury. All in favour of a guilty verdict. (The jury raises their hands.) Phoebe: Wait! There is magic in the world. There are angels. Tanya, you can tell your mother that she's right, they're real. And there are fairies. They're real too. I mean, just think back to your childhood before you were too jaded to believe in them. And-and-and Cupid. Not a myth. I mean, he doesn't actually use arrows but-but he's real too. Foreman: Bailiff! Phoebe: What are you doing? Foreman: We don't have to declare a hung jury after all. Man: We don't? (The bailiff opens the door.) Bailiff: Foreman? Foreman: Tell the judge that we have a juror that's um... not quite right. We're asking that she be dismissed and that you bring in one of the alternates. Phoebe: Are you kidding me? (The foreman shakes his head.) Bailiff: And you all agree? Jury: Yes. Bailiff: Okay. Phoebe: No, wait-wait-wait. I have an idea. If I can convince you, all of you, that magic really does exist, will that be enough reasonable doubt for an acquittal. Man: Lady, you're late for your shrink. Like two years late. (He laughs.) Tanya: Well, what do you mean magic? Like siegfried and Freud stuff? Phoebe: No. I mean real magic. No trap doors, no smoke, no mirrors, just real supernatural magic. Man: Come on, she's stalling. Phoebe: What's the matter? Are you afraid I might actually be able to pull it off? Tanya: Well, we've been here this long. I say we let her take it all home. Foreman: Alright, but if you fail, you vote guilty with the rest of us. (Phoebe hesitates.) Call the judge. Phoebe: Okay, okay, okay, okay, it's a deal. Tanya: Alright, show us some magic. Phoebe: I'm gonna need a few things. A sage stick, five white candles and... Man: A magic wand. Phoebe: No, incense. I'm gonna summon the dad. Man: Ooooh. [Scene: Magic club. Piper and Paige walk in.] Piper: Okay, just remember, you play good witch, I play bad witch. Paige: Okay, but won't that risk exposing our powers? Piper: No, I'm only gonna show my powers to Wike and once we get him to talk we'll use the tape to force him to confess to the police. Paige: So it's okay to show our powers to a mrder but not to Glen. Piper: Saving an innocents life is worth the risk. Entertaining friends is not. (A curtain opens and Wike is on the stage setting up some magic equipment. He picks up a hat and Piper blows it up.) Boo! Wike: Ahh, what the hell! What are you? What do you want? Piper: We want a confession, that's what we want. (She blows up a box behind him.) Paige: Careful, Piper, you might kll him. Piper: So? Wike: I don't know what you're talking about. Piper: Sure you do. Angela (blows something up) Prevosoli (blows something up) found out about your (blows something up) money laundering operating. So you klled her, didn't you? (He looks frightened.) Paige: I've never seen her like this, pal. You might wanna talk. Piper: You know what, this is getting boring. What do you say we move onto some body parts. Wike: Okay, okay, okay, alright. Alright, I admit it, I klled her. She was ready to march the cops down to pier 86. If I hadn't klled her they would've. And then they would've klled me. Piper: Who, they cops? Wike: No, no, not the cops. They... Look, believe me, you don't wanna know. Piper: Try me. (He pulls something out and throws it on the ground. It explodes. The smoke clears and Wike is gone.) What the... Paige: He's pretty good. (They go onto the stage.) Piper: Where'd he go? There's gotta be a trap door. (They lift up a rug and find a trap door.) Paige: There. (Piper tries to open it but it's locked.) Piper: Does this thing work? Paige: There's gotta be stairs here. [Cut to the basement. Wike gets up off a mattress underneath the trap door. A rat runs along a pipe.] Wike: Wait, don't, I can explain. (The rat changes into a demon.) Rat Demon: You stupid human! You told the witches everything. And they've got it on tape. Wike: So what? They'll never find out about you guys. Rat Demon: Not from you they won't. Wike: No, no. (The rat demon turns Wike into a rat.) Rat Demon: Dinner time. (A dozen rats run over to Wike/Rat and start eating him. The rat demon changes back into a rat. Piper and Paige run down the stairs. Paige sees a rat and screams.) Piper: What, demons you can handle but not rats? (Piper sees the rats eating the other rat. Piper screams.) Paige: Right back at you. (They leave.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Piper and Paige walk in through the front door.] Paige: I don't get it, where'd he go? Piper: Is hell too much to hope for? Paige: Yeah, well, at least we got his confession. Piper: Yeah, but that's not gonna save Stan, or Phoebe for that matter. (They walk into the living room.) Paige: Why don't we just give it to the police? (Glen sneaks down the stairs.) Piper: Well, without Wikes, the confession is no good. I mean, Darryl could open up an investigation but not in time to exonerate... ooh, now I even sound like Nancy Drew. (Glen hides around the corner.) Paige: What, so we're supposed to go find Wike? How do we do that? We have no idea where he is. (Glen stretches his arm around the corner and pinches Paige's butt. She yelps.) Piper: What? Paige: What? Piper: That noise. Paige: Noise? Piper: I feel like I'm in Switzerland. Paige: Switzerland? Piper: There it is again. Paige: What? Piper: That annoying echo. Paige, what's going on? Paige: Nothing, nothing's going on, Piper. (Glen reaches Piper and grabs her leg.) Piper: Hey! (Glen pulls his arm back in. Piper goes around the corner.) Paige: Piper, don't. Piper: You! You cast a spell on him? Are you crazy? Paige: No, but somebody is. Glen: I'm just trying to have some fun. Sorry. Piper: Okay, but this is not supposed to be fun for you. It's not supposed to be for you at all. Glen: Well, I guess I'd better call off the tabloids. (Piper freezes him.) Paige: He was just making a bad joke. Piper: Yeah, funny how that was the first thing that came to his mind. Paige: He just thought he was being funny, nobody got hurt. Piper: Yeah, maybe you'd feel a little differently if you had lost a sister. (Leo orbs in and sees Glen.) Don't ask. Leo: Did you get Wike to confess? Piper: Yeah, and then he got away. How's Phoebe doing? Leo: Not so good. She's trying to summon the victim, Angela. Paige: Wait a second. So it's not okay for me to tell my best friend Glen that I'm a witch, but it's okay for Phoebe to tell an entire room of strangers? Leo: They were gonna kick her off the jury, I think it was worth a try. Only it's not working so good. I believe she needs the power of three. Piper: Yeah, well, she's not gonna get it. It's better to think she's a nutjob than think she's a witch. Leo: There's an innocent man at stake, Piper. Piper: They'll convict him and then we'll go to the police, there'll be a new trial and then they'll release him. Leo: You don't know that. Piper: Alright, I have an idea. Paige: What? Piper: I'll explain on the way, let's go. Leo: What about him? Paige: Just unfreeze him, he won't tell anyone. (Piper unfreezes him.) Glen: Wh-where'd you come from? Paige: Just stay here, order a pizza, I'll be back soon. (She kisses him on the cheek. Leo orbs out with Piper and Paige.) Glen: What? (He looks around. The rat demon in his rat form appears behind.) Where'd they go? [Cut to the jury room. Phoebe is trying to summon Angela.] Phoebe: "Beloved spirit Angela, I ask that you commune with me and move among us." (Nothing happens.) "Beloved spirit Angela..." Foreman: That's enough. Bailiff! (The bailiff comes in.) Tell the judge that we've reached a verdict. Man: Yep! A deal's a deal. Those in favour of guilty. Tanya: I'll get the lights. Phoebe: "Beloved spirit Angela, I seek your guidance, I ask that you commune with me and move among us." (The bathroom door opens and Piper sticks her hand out, freezing the room. Piper, Paige and Leo come out of the room.) Piper: Phoebe, eleven jurors. Phoebe: I know, I know, but this guys is innocent, and he's being persecuted for having the same gift I do. SO if you guys aren't hee to help me summon Angela... Piper: We are. Paige: We are? Piper: Yes. If Leo will help us clean up after we're done. Leo: No. Piper: What do you mean no? You've done it before. Leo: No, it's completely forbidden, except in cases of dire emergencies. Paige: What's forbidden? Piper: Using memory dust on people. Phoebe: Oh my god, this is brilliant. We'll erase their short term memories after they vote not guilty. Paige: Wait a second, Whitelighters can erase peoples memories with some sort of special dust? Why don't you just use it all the time? Leo: Because you don't know what you might be erasing. Doctors appointments, childrens birthdays... Piper: Leo, this is an emergency. I can not live with these people knowing our secret, knowing that at any minute we could relive the hell we went through with Prue. Leo: Okay. (They girls join hands.) Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "Here these words, here our cry, spirits of the other side, come to us we settle thee, cross now the great divide." Phoebe: "Beloved spirit Angela, I ask that you commune with us and move among us." (A breeze blows through the room.) Leo: Cold wind, that's our queue. Piper: See you later. Phoebe: Okay, thank you, thank you. (Piper, Paige and Leo go into the bathroom. Piper unfreezes the jury and they orb out. A mist appears above the table. The jury look frightened.) Tanya: Are you all seeing that? Foreman: Dear god! (Angela's spirit appears.) Angela: What happened? Where am I? Phoebe: We summoned you, Angela. We need your help. Actually, your ex-husband needs your help. Angela: Stan? Why? Phoebe: He's on trial for your mrder. Angela: Stan? Are you kidding? He couldn't hurt a fly. Even his gift terrified him. Phoebe: His gift? (The man waves his hand through Angela.) What are you doing? Man: I'm looking for wires. This is some sort of trick. Phoebe: Did you find any? (to Angela) What about his gift? Angela: Stan could see things. The past, the future... It scared him, he hated it. That's why he never nurtured it. All the good he could've done, wasted. Phoebe: So he didn't kll you? Angela: No. The club owner did. Andrew Wike. I found out he was laundering money from some company at pier 86. Stan warned me to keep it to myself. But I didn't. He, he's a good man. He's an innocent man. Blessed be. (She disappears. The jury sit there in awe.) Phoebe: Shall we vote? [Time lapse. Everyone's in the court room.] Foreman: Not guilty. Stan's Lawyer: Unbelievable. Judge: So say you one? So say you all? (The jury nods.) This case is dismissed. The defendant is here by released, and this court is adjourned. (Everyone stands up.) Piper: Dust them now. (Leo heads for the jury.) Paige: Don't forget the bailiff. (Stan walks over to Piper and Paige.) Stan: I don't understand. How'd you do it? Piper: We didn't. Angela did. (Phoebe walks over to Stan.) Phoebe: Hi. Stan: Hi. Phoebe: You have a very special gift. And you did the right thing about going to the police. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, all that matters is you used your gift to help people. And that's a beautiful thing. [Scene: Manor. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo walk into the foyer.] Paige: So you guys have told people about being witches lots of times. Piper: Yes, innocents, but only when we didn't have any other choice. Phoebe: Our secret is never more important than saving somebody's life. Leo: Can't you guys just enjoy saving this innocent for a minute and a half before getting back to the great debate. (The rat crawls down the stairs.) Piper: Well, it's not over yet. The kller is still out there somewhere. (They hear a noise and gasp when they see Glen on the stairs with a glowing ring around his neck.) Paige: Glen! (The rat turns into the demon.) Rat Demon: You have one hour to deliver the tape. Or stretch here is dad. (He grabs Glen and bolts through the front door, smashing it into a million pieces.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there.] Piper: Paige, it's gonna be okay, just try to breathe. Paige: Oh my god, if anything happens to him. Piper: We won't let it. Paige: When did this demon become involved? I thought this kller was supposed to be human. Phoebe: He was. But apparently he was fronting for demons. Piper: Since when do demons give a rats ass - no pun intended - about laundering money? Leo: Because they need money to insinuate themselves into our world. To buy clothes, rent apartments, to fit in with us. Phoebe: It's probably the same way they made Cole legitimate when he was a demon. I mean, they put him through law school. Piper: Which put him in a position to hurt us. (Phoebe touches Piper's knee with her foot.) Water under the bridge. Paige: How is any of this gonna help get Glen back ? Even if we give that rat demon thing the tape, what's to stop him from klling Glen? We have no leverage. Phoebe: Okay, do we have to call him the rat demon? Because it's very hard to be appropriately frightened. Leo: We could go over his head. Look, I guarantee you that this club is just the tip of the iceberg. I mean, if we went to rat demon's... What are we supposed to call him? Paige: One hour, Leo. We have one hour. (He stands up.) Leo: Right, look, so if we go to their bosses and we thrat to expose their entire operation, they're not gonna be very please with him. Piper: So we offer him up for exchange for Glen. It might work. Paige: Might work? It has to work. Piper: Okay, so the only question is where is demon central? Phoebe: Angela said something about pier 86. Piper: So did Wike. So we split up. Phoebe, since you have stalling down to a science, you and Paige go to the club and buy some time. Leo and I will go to... Paige: No. I wanna go. Phoebe: Well, Piper has more fre power, and if they get hostile... Paige: I'll just have Leo orb me out of there if it gets too hairy. I'm the one who put Glen, my best friend, in massive amounts of danger. So I'm gonna get him out. (She grabs her coat.) Just do me a favour and keep him alive at the club until I get back. (Leo orbs out with Paige.) [Scene: Pier 86. Leo and Paige orb in.] Paige: I don't know if this is the right place. Leo: Shh, listen. (They hear and see rats crawling all over the place.) Paige: Rats. Leo: Lots of them. Time to go. Paige: No. Leo: Paige, I really think that we should... Paige: No, Leo, they've got Glen. (to the rats) Listen up, we know what you're doing and we're prepared to tell everyone. And just so you know klling me won't help. My sisters will take you down. Maybe you've heard of us. The Charmed Ones. Now who am I talking to? (The rats turn into demons and surround Paige and Leo. One steps forward.) Rat Demon #2: We're listening. [Cut to Piper and Phoebe at the magic club. The rat demon appears in front of them.] Rat Demon: The tape. Piper: Where's our friend, mouse man? Rat Demon: After I get the tape. Phoebe: No, before. Rat Demon: I can take it from you. Piper: You could try. (The curtain opens and Glen is standing there with the ring around his neck.) Rat Demon: Just so you know, if anything happens to me, anything at all, the ring will decapitate him. Piper: That's new. Phoebe: So much for a quick getaway. (Phoebe hands him the tape.) Rat Demon: Are there any copies? Phoebe: No. Piper: Now let him go. (The rat demon tightens the ring.) Hey, what are you doing? Rat Demon: I'm a rat. What did you expect? (Piper goes to blow him up.) Phoebe: Don't, it might chop off Glen's head. Piper: Well, what am I supposed to do? Rat Demon: Enjoy the show. (Suddenly, the rat demon is engulfed in flames and disappears.) Phoebe: Did you just do that? (Three rat demons appear and Paige and Leo orbs in. Paige races over to Glen. One of the rat demons picks up the tape.) Rat Demon #2: Only copy? Leo: Yes. Rat Demon #2: How do we know? Piper: What do you mean how do you know? You've just gotta trust us. We're the good guys for crying out loud. (The rat demon releases the ring around Glen's neck.) Rat Demon #2: Guess we'll call this one a draw. (The rat demons disappear.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Leo is fixing the front door. Piper is standing there watching.] Leo: Almost done. Piper: This is taking too long. Can't you just use a little magic? Leo: Don't you think we've used enough magic lately? Besides, I like working with my hands. (He goes over to her.) Piper: Yeah, I kinda like a guy in a tool belt. (They kiss. Paige and Glen walk in. Paige clears her throat.) Oh, leaving so soon? Paige: Yeah, Glen's gonna go stay with a friend of his across the Bay. Piper: Huh, I can't imagine why he wouldn't wanna hang around here. Glen: Yeah, well, I like adventure, just not that much adventure. Leo: So you're gonna stick around a while? Glen: Yeah, keep an eye on noogie here. Piper: Noogie? Paige: Glen, I think it's time for you to go. (They laugh and head for the door.) Glen: (to Piper) Thank you for saving my life. Paige: I reversed the spell. Piper: Just checking. Glen: Goodbye. (Glen and Paige kiss.) Paige: Bye, you. (He leaves.) Okay, do you want it now or should I email it to you? Piper: What? Paige: My apology. You were right. Keeping our secret is the most important thing, I should've listened to you. Do you want more? Should I keep grovelling? Piper: As fun as that would be. I'm sorry too, I can be a little harsh, but it's part of my charm, you'll learn to love me for it. (Phoebe walks in through the front door.) Phoebe: Wow, we actually have a door, imagine that. Paige: So how's the jury? Phoebe: Fine. I knocked on Tanya's door and she thought I was the Avon lady. So good job, Leo. Leo: Uh, thanks, but I don't wanna think about it, ever. Paige: Can ever wait for a minute or so? Leo: Uh-oh. Paige: I'm thinking maybe we should use some of that dust on Glen. I don't want you guys to have to be nervous. Piper: Well, do you think he's gonna tell anybody? Paige: No. Phoebe: And you trust him completely? Paige: Yes. Piper: Then so do we. Leo: Thank god. Phoebe: And whether we think it's smart or not, at least you have one person outside the family that you can talk to. Piper: Yeah, let's keep it to one. End ------------------------------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x11 - Trial by Magic"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Nell Scovell Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Phoebe's bedroom. Phoebe's sitting on her bed folding the laundry. Cole walks in.] Cole: Hey. Guess what? Phoebe: You've come to help me fold the laundry. Cole: Uh, no. Phoebe: What good is it being a witch if I can't just twitch my nose and make the laundry fold itself. Cole: Uh, which witch can do that? Phoebe: Samantha Stevens. From Bewitched. Oh, it's only like one of my favourite television shows. Sometimes I forget you've only been human for like a month. Cole: I'm becoming more human by the day. What would you say if I became really human and... got a job. Phoebe: If that's the criteria for being human then I am in big trouble. (laughs) Cole: I'm serious. Paige said that a lawyer at legal aid quit so she kinda recommended me. Phoebe: She did? (Cole sits on the bed.) Cole: Of course , if you don't think that I should then... Phoebe: No, no. Actually, I think that's a great idea. It'll keep you busy and help you find your identity. While I lose mine. (She gets up and puts some clothes on the dressing table.) Cole: I'm sorry? Phoebe: Nothing. Cole: Tell me. Phoebe: It's just, becoming a wife. I mean, I like Samantha but I never actually wanted to become her. See, Samantha, (she sits back on the bed) she was married to a human, Darren. And Darren completely suppressed Samantha's magic, completely denied who she was. And it wasn't because he didn't love her, it was just that's the way it had to be. Cole: And this was one of your favourite shows? Phoebe: Well, not that part. It was just growing up that was my only role model for a typical marriage, so that's all I new. And he was able to meet people and leave the house and build his career and she had to stay home and you know, cook dinner and do the laundry. She went from being Samantha to Mrs. Darren Stevens overnight. Cole: Well, that won't happen to you. Phoebe: Won't it? Cole: No. You'll become Mrs. Cole Turner. Phoebe, come on. Number one, it was a different time, different world obviously. Number two, we're hardly typical. I proposed to you under a hail of demon goo and you accepted while I was bleeding to death, remember? Look, why don't we do it again, start over. (He pulls a ring out of his pocket and shows her.) Phoebe: Grams' ring. Cole: Mm-hm. Phoebe: Where did you get that? Cole: From Piper. She gave it to me so I could give it to you. Phoebe: Well, that's not exactly a good omen, she was married with that thing six times. Cole: Well, she must have liked something about it or she would've stopped at like three. (He kneels down in front of her and holds out the ring.) Ms. Phoebe Halliwell, I come to you, as a man, nothing more nothing less, to ask will you be my wife. Phoebe: Hmm, yeah, I will. Again. (She holds out her hand and he places the ring on her finger.) Cole: Good. (They kiss and hug. The ring glows.) [Scene: A house. A mother and father are standing outside a kid's bedroom.] Mother: Tyler, we just wanna talk. [Cut inside Tyler's bedroom.] Tyler: It was an accident. I'm sorry. Father: It's alright, just let us in. Tyler: No. You'll yell at me. [Cut to the hallway.] Father: (to mother) I'll deal with Tyler, you contact Ludlow. Tyler: Who's Ludlow? Father: He runs the academy we told you about. [Cut to Tyler's bedroom.] Tyler: I'm not going to boarding school. You can't send me away. Mother: Oh, honey, it's for your own good. Tyler: I told you, I didn't mean to do it. I swear I'm not bad, I swear! (Tyler gets mad and rubs his temples. His bed catches on fre.) Mother: Tyler? What's going on? Is that smoke I smell? Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Dining room. Piper and Leo are there sitting at the table, reading the paper. Paige walks in and stretches.] Paige: Ugh, the sun came up again. (Phoebe walks in carrying a jug of coffee.) Phoebe: Oh, good morning, sunshine. Let me pour you a cup of coffee. (She picks up a cup and pours the coffee.) Notice anything different about me? Piper: Engagement ring. Notice it or wear coffee. (Paige looks at her ring.) Paige: Nice ice! Phoebe: Thank you very much, I can't stop looking at it. Paige: I was like that when I got my belly ring. Oh, you're right, wedding ring is totally different. Piper: Phoebe? Phoebe: Yeah. Piper: Can you pass me the milk? Phoebe: It's right next to Leo. Leo: We're not talking to each other. Phoebe: What? Still? Wait, I don't understand, shouldn't you wait until after you have kids to start fighting about them? Paige: Well, what's the matter? Maybe we can help. Leo: It's about having a magical child in a non-magical world. Piper: Someone, I won't say who, has the insane notion of binding our child's powers. Leo: Why is it insane? Grams bound your powers when you were a child. Piper: Yes, and we spent twenty odd years ignorant about our destiny. I look back on those normal days and I feel like I was a complete and total fraud. (She slams the paper on the table.) Leo: I'm not saying hide the truth. It's just growing up is hard enough without the extra burden of having powers. Piper: Magic is not a burden, it is a gift. Leo: It's a lot for any child to deal with. Plus ours will be doubly magical, half Whitelighter, half witch. Paige: That's like me! Oh, you might have some problem. Where's Cole? We've gotta go to work. Phoebe: Ooh, I'll go get him. And Paige, thank you so much for getting him this job, I mean, especially now you know, that we're gonna be married and he's gonna have to get used to bringing in the bacon. (She leaves.) Paige: Since when does Phoebe care about Bacon? Leo: I'm sure she meant all breakfast means. (Paige leaves.) Piper, would you please pass me the milk? Piper: Nope. (She holds the paper up in front of her.) [Cut to the foyer. Paige is there putting on her coat. Cole comes down the stairs in a suit and Phoebe goes over to him.] Phoebe: Oh, honey, you look gorgeous. Should I make you some breakfast, you know it's the most important meal of the day. Cole: Thanks, I'll just grab a coffee on the way. Phoebe: Are you sure? I could whip something up in a jiff. Cole: In a jiff, really? Phoebe: Yeah. Paige: Come on, dude, let's get paid. Phoebe: Oh, have a great day. I am so proud of you. (They kiss.) Look at us, we are so bewitched. Cole: No, no, no, you feel free to use all the magic you want while I'm gone. Phoebe: Okay, whatever makes you happy. (Cole and Paige leave the manor. Phoebe looks at her ring.) I wonder what I should make him for dinner? [Scene: South Bay Social Services. Paige shows Cole to his small office.] Paige: So this is your office. You've got a desk, a chair, a lamp, what more do you need. Cole: Uh, oxygen? You know, when I was a D.A. I had an office eight times this size. Windows, an assistant... (He sits down on a small, low chair.) Plus I could throw energy balls. Paige: Yeah, well, you're human now, so get used to be humble just like all the rest of us. (He stands up. A woman walks in carrying a bundle of files.) Woman: Cole Turner? Hi, I'm Cynthia Coron, director of the legal aid office. Cole: Hi. Cynthia: Hi. Paige has told me such wonderful things about you. I wish I had time to get to know you but I don't, so jumping right in if we could. Paige: I have to jump right out. If anyone needs me I'll be down the hall. (Paige leaves.) Cynthia: Okay, your first case. (She puts the files on the desk.) Slum lord Alan Yates cut off heat to his tenants last week. He's doing it twelve for a fact finding session, which means you have two hours to learn everything about this case. So you better be fast and better be good. Thanks. Cole: Thank you. (She leaves.) I'm only human, you know. [Cut to down the hall. Paige walks pass Tyler who is sitting on a chair.] Paige: Hi. (She goes over to her boss.) Hey, what's with the kid? Mr. Cowan: Oh, police brought him in. Found him sleeping in an alley. Paige: Is he a runaway? Mr. Cowan: Looks like it. His name's Tyler, but I'm having trouble getting more information out of him. Paige: Sometimes those little video game things help loose them up. Billy's got one of them in the back, I'll go get it. Mr. Cowan: Good. (Paige walks away. Mr. Cowan walks over to Tyler and hands him a drink.) Here you go, Tyler, I thought you might be thirsty. (Tyler has a sip.) So have you thought about giving us a phone number so we can call your parents, letting them know you're okay? Did they hurt you? Tyler: No, they didn't hurt me. Mr. Cowan: Good, alright. But something happened. Tyler: I don't wanna talk about it. Mr. Cowan: I know it's hard, Tyler, but talking is how we fix... Tyler: I said I don't wanna talk about it! (Paige walks back in. Tyler gets mad and the trash can goes up in flames.) Paige: fre! (The office gets noisy.) Woman: Get the fre extinguisher! (The boss walks away and Tyler runs out of the building. Paige grabs her purse.) [Cut to outside the building. Paige walks out, looking for Tyler. She looks behind the cars and finds him crouching behind one.] Paige: Hey. (He stands up.) Hey, hey, don't go, you don't have to be afraid. (He walks away. Paige follows.) I won't tell anyone I saw you start the fre. Tyler: You saw? (He stops walking.) Paige: Yeah, but nobody else did. And I promise I won't tell. I swear I won't. Tyler: I didn't mean to do it. Paige: I know, Tyler, I know. Tyler: Please don't make me go back to the clinic. I never want to go back to my foster parents, they don't understand me. Paige: I know a place where I can take you where you'll be safe. But you've gotta trust me, okay? Come on. [Cut inside the building. Mr. Cowan is putting out the fre in the trash can. Tyler's parents are standing there. Mr. Cowan turns around.] Mr. Cowan: Ooh, sorry, I didn't see you there. Father: We're looking for our son. His name is Tyler, eleven years old, blonde hair. Mr. Cowan: And you are? Mother: His foster parents. Is he here? Is he alright? Mr. Cowan: He was. Father: Thank god. We've been checking everywhere for him, we've been worried sick. Mother: Wait, what do you mean he was here? Where was he? Mr. Cowan: There was a fre and in the chaos he ran off. Father: Ran off? What do you mean? You lost him? Mother: Where could he have gone? We've gotta find him. Father: We will. Mother: I mean right now. Mr. Cowan: I understand this must be difficult. Mother: No, you don't understand anything. We need our son and we need him now! Father: Would you give me a moment with my wife? She's obviously very distraught. Mr. Cowan: Of course. (The man and woman walk into an empty room.) Father: You're making a scene. Mother: Can't a mother be upset about the loss of her son? Father: You're not reacting like an overreacting parent, you're reacting like a... Mother: A what? Father: A demon. Mother: We don't have time to play the concerned parents. Ludlow wants the boy before night fall. No boy, no bounty. Father: These humans can't help. Mother: So what are we supposed to do? Wait until Tyler uses his power again? Father: It's the only way we have of tracking him. Mother: What if he doesn't get angry? Father: He will. Just be patient. (They disappear.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper and Leo are there. Paige walks in from the living room.] Piper: How's it going? Paige: Not so good. He's barely making eye contact, not really speaking. He's just really afraid. Leo: Of what? Paige: Himself, his powers. He's showing all the signs of a kid who's never received sustained affection. Piper: Well, plus, being shuffled in and out of foster homes doesn't help either. Paige: No, and I get the sense that he is always felt like an outsider and a bit of a freak and now he's found out that in some ways he kind of is. (She walks across the room.) Leo: Which is why it could make sense for us to bind his powers. Piper: Yeah, maybe we could take off one of his legs at the same time because they're both part of him. Leo: It's not the same thing, Piper. Tyler's powers could be a danger to himself and to others. Piper: You know what? Don't make our issues his issues. I think you need to give him a chance to learn how to control it. Maybe that's why we met him. To teach him, guide him. (Phoebe walks in with a plate of cookies. She has her hair done like Samantha Stevens. Phoebe: Feed him. Paige: Wow, Phoebe, you went all out. Phoebe: Oh, well, you know me. Any excuse to spend a little time in the kitchen. Piper: I do know you and that's just not true. Phoebe: Oh, but it is now that I'm going to be Sadie, Sadie, married lady. Piper: Alright, Sadie, how about I take the cookies to the kid. (to Paige) Do you mind if I try talking to him? Paige: No, actually, the sooner we get to him the better 'cause last time I checked kidnapping is still illegal. I'm gonna get back to work, you guys call me later. (Paige leaves.) Phoebe: Eat 'em while they're hot. Piper: Mmm, Pheebs, friendly little tip, lay off the hairspray, there's a fre starter in the house. (Piper walks in the living room with the cookies. Tyler's there playing a Game Boy.) My sister made some cookies, do you want some? Mm, I don't blame you, it could be kinda dicey, she's not really a great cook. (Piper puts the plate on the coffee table.) Why don't you try one? So, you know, her feelings don't get hurt. (Piper sits on the couch. Tyler takes a cookie and has a bite.) Tyler: Can I have another? Piper: Help yourself. You know, it's probably hard to believe but something amazing has happened to you. You've been given a gift. And as strange as it sounds, you're not alone, I know exactly what you're going through. Tyler: Yeah, right, you start fires too. Piper: Not exactly. But I do know what it's like to possess a power you can't control. That you want so desperately to be normal but it's just not an option. And because there aren't any options sometimes you get so angry that you wanna... (She uses her power and blows up a vase of flowers.) Tyler: Whoa, what was that? What did you just do? Piper: I proved that I know what you're going through. Tyler: But how did you do that? Piper: Pretty much the same way you do. I've just learned how to focus my emotions and control it. Tyler: I wish I could control mine. Then I could be around people. Piper: Is that why you ran away? Because you were afraid you might hurt someone? Tyler: I was scared. I set fre to the living room couch. I didn't mean to but my foster mum was yelling at me that I was good for nothing and it made me so mad I just... (He sets fre to a chair. Piper jumps up.) Piper: Whoa. Tyler: I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Piper: It's okay, in this house it's okay. (She freezes the fre.) I can also freeze things. Tyler: That's cool. Piper: Leo? Could you get me some water? [Cut to the kitchen. Phoebe is cooking. Leo walks in.] Phoebe: Oh, Leo, I am so glad you came in, I have a very important question to ask you. Leo: What is it? Phoebe: Do you think that little boy will be staying for lunch? (Leo goes over to the sink and fills up a jug.) Leo: Uh, I would imagine so. Uh, what's the important question? Phoebe: That was it. Leo: Really? Phoebe, are you feeling alright? Phoebe: Peachy keen. (The phone rings.) Ooh, I'll get it. (Leo leaves. Phoebe answers the phone.) Hello? Cole: You gotta keep me from klling this slum lord. I've got a meeting in like ten minutes with a guy who's the biggest ass. Phoebe: Hold it, do not make me march down there and wash your mouth out with soap, mister. Cole: Huh? Phoebe: Do you want me to twitch my nose and turn him into Mr. Nice? Cole: No, I want to use an energy ball and send him where he belongs. The jerk cut off the heat causing an elderly tenant to get pneumonia, then he tried to evict her. Phoebe: Okay, well, just relax and try to get through it and I will have a martini waiting for you when I get home. Cole: A martini? Phoebe: Yeah, and a steak. You really need some more red meat in your diet. Cole: What the hell are you talking about? (The doorbell rings.) Phoebe: Company. I have to go. (She hangs up.) [Cut to the foyer. Piper heads for the door but Phoebe runs past her.] Phoebe: I'll get it! (She opens the door and Tyler's foster parents are there.) Hello. Mother: Hi. Phoebe: Hi. Father: Hi, we're looking for our son, Tyler. Is he here by any chance? Phoebe: You betcha. Come on in. (They walk in.) Can I make you anything? A sandwich, a Spanish omelette perhaps? Piper: Wait, how did you know he was here? Mother: Maternal instinct? (The father knocks Piper down. Phoebe screams.) Tyler: Piper! Father: I got him. (Piper gets up and blows up a clock. The mother throws an energy ball, hitting the window. She throws another at Piper and Leo pushes her out the way.) Tyler: Leave them alone! Father: Nobody is keeping us from collecting our bounty. Tyler: No, stop! Mother: Shut up. (Tyler gets mad and the two demons burst into flames, vanquishing them.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Tyler is upset.] Tyler: I didn't mean to. Piper: Tyler, you don't have to explain. We were there, we saw what happened. Tyler: I thought I was gonna hurt someone. And then I did. Leo: You did what you had to do. Tyler: I did a bad thing. Piper: Tyler, listen to me. Look at me. (He does so.) You didn't do a bad thing. Those were very bad people and they were gonna hurt us, you protected us. Come on, I wanna show you something. Come on, it's okay. [Cut to the attic. Piper, Leo and Tyler walk over to the Book of Shadows.] Tyler: A book? Piper: Not just any book, it's a magical one. Can I trust you? Tyler: Sure. Yeah. (She picks up the book.) Piper: Okay, let's find out who those people really were. (They sit on a couch.) Tyler: My foster parents? Leo: They weren't really your foster parents, Tyler. They were... (Piper opens the book.) Piper: Demonic bounty hunters. Driven by greed, these heartless low level demons will stop at nothing to collect their bounty. Tyler: So if they're bad, does that mean that I didn't do anything bad? Leo: That's right. Tyler: Is there anything about me in there? Piper: Actually I think there is. (She flips the page.) Here it is. You read. Tyler: "A firestarter. An extremely rare and coveted magical creature." What does coveted mean? Piper: It means highly desirable, wanted. Tyler: I'm wanted? Piper: Very much so. "Their power is linked to their emotions. It first manifests itself in adolescence. They're often trained to be the body guards of the Source." (She looks at Leo.) Tyler: What's the Source? Piper: A really, really bad guy. Leo: Which means he's probably resurfacing if the bounty hunters are after Tyler. Tyler: So Ludlow must be a bounty hunter too then. Piper: Who's Ludlow:? Tyler: Some guy who runs some kind of academy. My demon parents were gonna send me there. Leo: To train. To serve the Source. Tyler: So them I am bad. Piper: Why do you say that? Tyler: Well, if I'm supposed to use my powers to protect somebody bad... Piper: No, but that's not how powers work. They're not good or bad by themselves, it's how we use them. Leo: Tyler, why don't you read a little more while I talk to Piper. (Leo and Piper walk across the room.) Piper: See, with a little guidance he's already on the road to acceptance and control. Leo: That's great, but I think we have another problem. I figured out how the bounty hunters found out where Tyler is. They tracked his powers. Piper: You mean when he blew up the chair? Leo: Yeah. So when he vanquished them... Piper: So there may be more bounty hunters on the way. [Cut to the kitchen. Phoebe is there, cooking.] Phoebe: (singing) "I'm making soup for Cole, he'll eat it in a bowl, I guess that's my new role, just making soup for Cole." (She puts some vegetables in a pot and goes over to the sink. A demon bounty hunter appears.) Bounty Hunter: Where's the fre starter? (Phoebe turns around and screams.) Phoebe: You nearly scared me half to death. Bounty Hunter: The boy, now! Phoebe: I don't like your tone of voice, mister. (He gets an energy ball ready and Piper runs in and blows him up.) Piper: Are you alright? Phoebe: Yeah, no messy clean up. Piper: Since when do you scream instead of fight? Phoebe: Actually, I did consider scratching him. Piper: That was another bounty hunter, which means more are just gonna keep coming until Ludlow gets Tyler. Unless we get Ludlow first. Phoebe: Ew, dishpan hands. Piper: Leo and I can pose as bounty hunters, say that we have Tyler and we can gain access to Ludlow and vanquish him. Phoebe: Sure. Just as long as you're home for dinner. Piper: But he's gotta be pretty powerful which means we might need the power of three. Plus, bring Ludlow back here just in case, and call Paige and tell her to get her butt back here as soon as possible. Phoebe: Okey-dokey. [Cut to South Bay Social Services. Paige is at her desk talking to a guy.] Paige: Oh, god, I'll have everything done for you in one second, okay? (The phone rings.) Uh, two secs. (She answer the phone.) Paige Matthews. Phoebe: Serena? Sam. Paige: Phoebe? Uh, look, I'm in the middle of about a zillion things. Can I just call you back? Phoebe: Piper wants you to come home. And I want you to bring your appetite. Paige: Yeah, Phoebe, like I said, I'm in the middle of a zillion things. (Suddenly, a man is pushed out of an office and crashes into a wall. Cole walks out.) Man: Back off! This is asault. Cole: Yeah, well, it's better than what you do which is close to mrder! Paige: Oh my god, you would not believe what Cole is doing. Phoebe: Cole... how is my little sweetie? Cole: Get up you scum. Man: I'll see you in court. Cole: Yeah, you'll see me every time you look around. (Cynthia rushes over.) Cynthia: I don't believe this. Let go of him, what are you doing? Cole: I want the heat turned back on for those tenants today. Do you hear me! (The man leaves.) Cynthia: This is not the way we do things around here. Cole: Yeah, well, maybe you should. Or maybe I should just quit. Cynthia: You're fired! [Cut to the manor. Tyler is playing the Game Boy in the living room. Piper and Leo are watching him from near by.] Piper: He looks so normal. Leo: Are you sure we should let him play those games? Aren't they kind of violent? Tyler: Darn it. (He starts to get mad but calms down.) Leo: Looks like he's learning to handle his power. Piper: He wouldn't been given them if he couldn't. Leo: Is that what you think of you and your sisters? Piper: I don't know, maybe. All I do know is that when we finally got our powers back, it felt like we were scrambling to catch up. And I can't help but think if we had our powers from day one we would have been more prepared. Things would have turned out different. Leo: Prue would still be alive? Piper: And the Source would be dad. And we would be on our way to having a family as apposed to just talking about it. Leo: Life would be perfect. Piper: Not perfect, just easier. (Paige and Cole walk in through the front door.) Paig: Obviously when I recommended you for the job I thought you were a former demon. Cole: You know, do me a favour, Paige, and don't do me anymore favours. (Leo and Piper walk into the foyer.) Piper: Good, Paige, you're home. Paige: Yeah, but not for long. I have to go back to work unlike Cole here. Cole: The legal aid didn't work out for me. See I thought lawyers were supposed to seek out justice. Piper: Okay, we've got bigger problems. The Source wants Tyler. So let's focus on the pressing matter at hand. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Lunch! Cole: Phoebe. Phoebe: Darling, oh, what a pleasant surprise. Cole: Are you feeling okay? (Phoebe's face turns grey, then back to normal.) Phoebe: Oh, yeah, happy as a clam, why? Piper: What was that? Phoebe: What was what? Cole: You just flashed... black and white. Phoebe: Oh, don't be silly. (laughs) Paige: Oh, he's not being silly, we all saw it. Phoebe: Uh. (laughs again) Piper: Okay, we don't have time for this. We've gotta get to Ludlow before the Source does. So Cole, fix Phoebe, I don't care how you do it, just do it. She needs to write a spell. Cole: Uh, which spell? Piper: A power of three spell, in case Leo and I have no choice but to lure Ludlow back here. (A timer goes off from the kitchen.) Phoebe: Oh, the biscuits are ready. (She goes back in the kitchen.) Leo: We'll need some proof of Ludlow that we actually have Tyler. Piper: We're gonna take his jacket. (Tyler walks in.) Tyler: Why can't I come with you? Piper: Because it's too dangerous. Tyler: But I can protect myself. Besides, I helped yo out before didn't I? Piper: This is different. Leo: Okay, everyone, be ready, be prepared, no surprises. (He orbs out with Piper and Tyler jumps on Leo's back, orbing out with them.) [Cut to outside Ludlow's academy. Piper and Leo orbs in with Tyler. Tyler jumps off Leo's back.] Piper: Hey! What happened? Leo: He jumped the orb. Piper: Dude, you are so going back right now! (Bounty hunters appear and surround them.) Commercial Break [Scene: Outside Ludlow's academy. Continued from before.] Bounty Hunter #1: Who are you? What are you doing here? Leo: We, ah, got lost. Bounty Hunter #1: The academy is protected by charms which means you can't fnd the place unless you're looking for it. kll them. (They get their energy balls ready.) Piper: Whoa, whoa, whoa. (She freezes them.) Leo: Let's get out of here. Tyler: Not going. Piper: You wanna bet? (Tyler runs for the gate. Piper and Leo chase him.) Hey, I said no. (He stops.) Tyler: Look, just listen to me. They don't know I'm a firestarter yet. Once they do, they'll take us right to Ludlow. Isn't that what we want? Piper: No, not at your expense. And I'm not gonna let you go in there. Tyler: And I don't wanna spend the rest of my life with bad guys chasing me. Leo: He's right. Wherever we take him, they'll eventually find him. Piper: Yeah, if something happens to him... Tyler: They won't hurt me, remember? I'm coveted. Leo: If he tags along, it might double your chances of getting Ludlow and not having to go home. Tyler: I'd like to do something good for once. Piper: Alright, but you stay next to me. And if anything goes wrong we are out of there. Tyler: Okay. Piper: This better work. (She unfreezes the bounty hunters and they throw the energy balls, hitting the gate. They turn around.) Hi. Bounty Hunter #1: How'd you... Piper: We're bounty hunters, we need to see Ludlow. Bounty Hunter #1: Who's the kid? Tyler: I'm not a kid, I'm a firestarter. Leo: So you gonna let us in or not? Bounty Hunter #1: What's the password? Leo: Password? (He looks at Piper.) Uh... (Piper blows up bounty hunter #1.) Bounty Hunter #2: That was it. You're in. (They open the gate.) [Scene: Manor. Bathroom. Phoebe is having a bubble bath. Cole walks in.] Phoebe: Oh, hey, honey. Cole: What are you doing? This is no time to be taking a bath. Piper might be home any minute and she's counting on you to write a spell. Phoebe: Oh, I tried, and I only got as far as "Hey, demon!" and then my mind went blank. (She blows bubbles off her hand and grins.) Cole: Look, I don't know what's happening to you. It might be some backfired spell, or curse or something but you've gotta snap out of it, there's work to be done. Phoebe: Yeah. Hey, why aren't you at the office? Cole: Because I quit my job. Phoebe: You what? Cole: I don't think I'm cut out for that nine to five life. Phoebe: Oh, honey, what will you do? Cole: I don't know, I'm still searching for who I am. But I know who you are which is a demon fighting, ass kicking witch who never lets her sisters down. So get out of that bath and show me what you're made of! (Phoebe stands up. She turns black and white.) Phoebe: Better? Paige: Hey, Cole, how's your progress going... (She walks in and sees Phoebe.) Oh, god, full frontal Phoebe. Sorry. (She looks away.) Cole: She just, she just flashed. Paige: Yeah, I got that. Cole: No-no, she just flashed black and white. Paige: Again? She's like an old TV that's on the blink or something. Cole: Hey, uh, maybe that's the connection. The-the TV show Bewitched, is that in black and white or colour? Paige: Originally black and white. Phoebe: Brrr... I'm very chilly. (She shivers.) Paige: Uh, Phoebe, sit down. (She does so.) Why are you asking me about Bewitched? Cole: Because Phoebe was worried about becoming an old fashioned housewife like Samantha and it might be fine for some people, but for Phoebe, that could be kind of dangerous. So I'll take care of her, and you need to write the power of three spell. Paige: No, I-I've never done that before. Cole: Well, you're gonna have to learn fast, so go, hurry. (She leaves. Cole grabs a towel.) You. Phoebe: Yeah. Cole: You're coming with me. Phoebe: Ooh, rarrr. (She stands up and Cole wraps the towel around her.) [Scene: Ludlow's academy. A demon is leading Piper, Leo and Tyler down a hallway.] Tyler: (whispering) So we're gonna try to take him out, right? Leo: Shh. Piper: Yes, I will go in first. Tyler: What if I can't, I mean, I have to get angry for my power to work don't I? Piper: So? Tyler: So what if I'm just scared instead? What if it doesn't work? (They walk up some stairs and approach a door.) Demon: Just walk through that door. Leo: Through the door? Demon: Yes, through the door. (They walk through the door and end up in Ludlow's office.) Leo: Where is he? Piper: Ludlow! (Ludlow appears in a chair behind his desk.) Ludlow: So, you brought the alleged firestarter. You've given us quite the run around, haven't you boy? I said haven't you boy? Tyler: Yes. Ludlow: Yes what? Tyler: Yes sir. Ludlow: No one teaches manners anymore. Piper: About our payment, see we don't want any surprises. (She tries to freeze him.) Yeah, 'cause we hate surprises. (She tries to freeze him again.) Ludlow: What are you doing? What, are you afraid that I'll grab the boy and stiff you? If the child is a firestarter you'll get your reward. If he's not, you'll all die. Leo: Well, Tyler is a firestarter so that won't be an issue. Ludlow: Prove it. Piper: (to Tyler) Go ahead. Give him everything you got. (Tyler gets mad but nothing happens.) Ludlow: What, not even a flicker? Piper: Okay, he's just a little scared. Ludlow: Oh, that's ridiculous. Don't be scared, boy. (He walks around his desk.) You're closing in on one of the most important moment of your life. Prove what you are and you'll meet the Source. The most powerful evil that exists in the universe. Piper: Yeah, okay, see, that's not helping. Ludlow: Do it. Piper: He's just a kid. Ludlow: Do it, boy. Piper: I mean it, lay off of him. Ludlow: Insolent! How dare you! Tyler: No! (He gets mad and Ludlow bursts into flames. The flames die down and Ludlow laughs.) Ludlow: Excellent! Well done. (Frost sh*t out of Ludlow's hand and hits Tyler. Tyler is knocked unconscious and falls onto a chair.) Piper: What did you do to him? Ludlow: Just a precaution until the Source arrives. To kll him and steal his power. Piper: But... Ludlow: Your bounty's outside. (He flicks his arm and Piper and Leo fly through the door.) [Cut to outside. Piper and Leo land on the ground. The gates close. They stand up.] Piper: Leo, hurry, go get him. (Leo orbs out. The gate sparks and Leo orbs back in, falling to the ground.) Commercial Break [Scene: Outside the academy. Piper tries several times to blow up the gate.] Piper: It's the force shield, I can't blast through it. Leo: I'll go get your sisters. Piper: Leo... Leo: I know, hurry. (He orbs out.) [Cut to the manor. Attic. Phoebe, Paige and Cole are there. Phoebe is sitting on a chair knitting. She flicks black and white and back to normal. Leo orbs in.] Leo: It's a disaster there. Ludlow has Tyler. Cole: It's a disaster here too. Leo: Piper needs her sisters immediately. Phoebe: Oh, I'll be right with you, as soon as I finish this sleeve. Leo: A child is in danger, Phoebe. We need you now. Phoebe: Phoebe? Who's Phoebe? Paige: She can't go with you. She doesn't even know who she is anymore. Phoebe: I beg your pardon, I know exactly who I am. I am Mrs. Cole Turner. Cole: This is all wrong. Ever since I put that ring on your finger you've been acting strange. Phoebe: You mean I've been acting normal. Cole: Which is strange for you, you know. I've gotta be honest, if this is what being married to you is gonna be like, you can take that ring off now. (She stands up.) Phoebe: I will not. This ring is a symbol of our love. Paige: That's it. The ring, we've gotta get it off. Phoebe: Over my d*ad body. Paige: Won't be necessary. Grams' ring please. (The ring orbs into Paige's hand.) Phoebe: No. (Paige looks at the ring.) Paige: It's got an inscription. "To gain another, to lose oneself." Cole: Grams cursed the ring, why? Leo: I don't know, good question. (Phoebe sits down. She's stopped flashing.) Look. (Cole kneels beside her.) Cole: You feeling better? Phoebe: I feel a little faint. Paige: Can you hold it together? We've gotta go. Phoebe: I don't know. I'm still a little confused. Cole: Well, nothing will remind you of who you are better than saving an innocent, now go to work. [Cut to outside the academy. Leo orbs in with Phoebe and Paige.] Piper: I can't get in, you've gotta write a spell. Paige: Are you up to it? Phoebe: I think so. "Uh, door lock, no magic block." Piper: That's it? Phoebe: Come here. (They stand beside each other.) Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "Door lock, no magic block." (The gate sparks. Piper goes over and touches the gate. It electrocutes her.) Phoebe: Honey, maybe we should go back and check the Book of Shadows again. Piper: I can't leave Tyler here. Paige: It doesn't look like you have much of a choice. Tyler: (from the building) No! Please, don't hurt me! Piper: Stand back. (Piper tries to blow up the gate.) Tyler: No! (She tries to blow up the gate.) Don't hurt me! (She uses all her strength and blows up the gate. Piper walks in.) Phoebe: (to Paige) What was that? Paige: I think you just saw a mother lift a car off her child. [Cut to inside the academy. Tyler is lying on a table, covered in ice. Ludlow is waving his hands above Tyler.] Ludlow: All the pain is over. Soon you will serve the Source. (The door is blown up and Piper storms in, followed by Phoebe, Paige and Leo.) Piper: I'm back! Ludlow: I paid you your bounty. Piper: Yeah, that's not what I'm after. (She tries to blow him up but only wounds him. He falls back.) (to Phoebe) Power of three spell? Phoebe: I don't have one. Paige: I did one. (She gets out a piece of paper.) Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "The brittle winter gives way to flowers of spring, Ludlow is vanquished." (Ludlow yells and blows up.) Phoebe: What the hell was that? (They rush over to Tyler.) Paige: It was a Haiku. I couldn't do the rhyming thing. Piper: Leo, he's frozen. Leo: I got him. (Leo holds his hands above Tyler.) Piper: He's starting to warm up. (The ice disappears.) Leo: He's gonna make it. Let's get back to the gate and orb home. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper, Leo and Tyler are there. Piper picks up a glass of blue liquid.] Piper: Are you sure you wanna do this? It's completely up to you. Tyler: Yeah, I'm sure. Piper: It's an awful lot to give up. Tyler: No, it's not. Not for me. Piper: Alright, here you go. (She hands him the glass.) It'll bind your powers, it won't strip them but it'll bind them. (He drinks the potion and burps.) Say excuse me. Tyler: Excuse me. Piper: Ludlow's right, nobody teaches manners anymore. (Piper puts the glass in the sink.) Tyler: Do you think it worked? Leo: Try it, look at something and get mad. Just think of Ludlow. (He looks at a pot plant and gets mad. Nothing happens.) Tyler: I didn't hurt it. I'm normal. Piper: Whatever that means. (Tyler starts to run off.) Whoa, whoa, whoa, where you going? Tyler: To play video games. (He runs off.) Piper: Ah. Leo: Still wanna have a baby? Piper: Mm-hmm, I'm just not ready for an adolescent yet. Leo: Paige said she found a pretty good family, not too far from here. Piper: I'm glad because I want visitation rights. Plus, you know, I have to be in touch in case he ever wants his powers back. Leo: You think he will? Piper: I don't know. He's a surprising kid. Leo: Like the piggy-back orb? Piper: I was so focused on how I was going to guide him, then he ended up guiding me. Leo: How? Piper: Well, you know how I was upset with Grams for binding our powers, leaving us unprepared for our magical future. Leo: You mentioned it once or twice. Piper: Well, now I see the wisdom in her decision. I mean, she realised someday we were gonna have to battle demons. But she always realised that children shouldn't live in fear. The need to feel safe, and explore, and learn and grow. I still think magic is a gift, that Grams gave us the greatest gift of all. A normal childhood, the gift of innocence. (They hug.) [Cut to the bathroom. Phoebe and Cole are taking a bath together. Cole splashes some water and Phoebe giggles.] Phoebe: Okay, okay, stop splashing! I'll say it. Cole Turner is the greatest lawyer in all the world. Cole: Greatest unemployed lawyer in all of the world. Although Mr. Yates did respond to my persuasive argument and got the tenants heat back on. Phoebe: And he's not gonna press charges? Cole: Nope. He's lawyer thought the case would raise more issues than it closed. Phoebe: I am so proud of you. (They kiss.) Cole: And that I was colourful. Phoebe: I think I figured out what Grams did to this ring here. (She picks it up.) Cole: Did you now. Phoebe: I think from making a seventh mistake, she put a hex on the ring, so that if she ever got engaged again the ring would remind her about what she hated about marriage. Cole: Mmm, the loss of identity, the subjugation by a man to focus on housework. Phoebe: All those things that I was afraid of. Cole: But Grams was from a different era, that's not gonna happen to us. Sitting and knitting is not the woman you are, just like sitting and typing is not the man I am. Phoebe: No, I can't picture you doing that. (She pulls a funny face and pretends to type. She giggles.) Cole: But you can picture us together or are you still freaked out by marriage that you don't... Phoebe: No. I wanna marry you. We just have to work extra hard that none of us loses our identity. And as for Grams and her notion of marriage... (She pulls the plug.) We can watch that go down the drain. (She throws the ring into the bath and it does down the drain. They kiss.) End ---------------------------------------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x12 - Lost and Bound"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Monica Breen & Alison Schapker Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and Paige carry an unconscious Piper in, who has scratches over her face. They put her on the floor and sit beside her.] Phoebe: Piper, come on, it's time. Can you wake up? Can you do this? You can do it, come on. Paige: Maybe we should call Leo. Phoebe: No, we can still make this plan work. (The Source flames in. He walks slowly over to the girls.) The Source: Seems almost anti-climatic after all this time, doesn't it? Say hello to Prue for me. (A ball of fre appears in his right hand. He throws it at Paige and she orbs out before it can ht her. Piper gains consciousness.) Phoebe: Piper, now. Now! (Piper blows up the Source, but straight away gets put back together.) Paige: Crystals, circle! (The crystals on the table orb out and orb back in on the floor in a circle surrounding the Source. Four electric bolts surround him. He throws a fre ball and it rebounds off the electric bolts, vanquishing him. [Cut to the underground. The Source's cave. The Source and the Seer are there. The Seer's eyes are white from looking into the future. They return to normal.] The Source: Well? What did you see? Seer: I saw your demise. The Source: My demise? That cannot be. Seer: You know how powerful my visions are. More so even more than the Oracle's were and more accurate. The Source: You mean to tell me that with all the powers at my disposal, all I've learned about them, in the end I still lose? How is that possible? Seer: The Charmed Ones' power will simply be greater than yours. I mean no disrespect. I only speak of what I see. The Source: If I don't prevail what difference does it make? Seer: There must be another way. The Source: No! With the Hollow I will render witches powerless. Then I will destroy them. Even if it means destroying us all. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Dining room. Piper and Leo are sitting at the table. Piper slides a sheet of paper over to Leo.] Leo: Do I really need to think about this now? Piper: Yes. Leo: Why? Piper: Because the Source has already klled one of us. And if god forbid it happens again we want to be prepared. You should be honoured that if we don't make it we're leaving you everything. (Phoebe and Cole run in.) Phoebe: Hey guys! Guess what? Leo: What makes you think I'm gonna out live you anyway? Piper: Leo, you're an angel, literally. Which means short of a Darklighter, you win most likely to survive. Phoebe: Oh! Speaking of surviving, Source bulletin, this just in. (She holds up a piece of paper.) Piper: Honey, just sign the freakin' thing. (Cole whistles.) What? Cole: Phoebe has something she'd like to say that actually might affect what you're doing here. Phoebe: Thank you, honey. We nailed the Source vanquishing spell. (She hands Piper the piece of paper.) Our ancestors. That's what we were missing. If we could draw the magic from the entire Halliwell line... Piper: We might have enough power to vanquish the Source. Phoebe: Yes. Piper: This is good! This might work. Leo: I'll go tell the Elders. (He orbs out.) Piper: Hey! You did not sign this! Phoebe: Oh, honey, are you still on that will and testament kick? I gotta tell you, it's very, very morbid. Piper: No, it's very, very responsible. Prue did it and thank god she did, 'cause if she didn't we'll still be dealing with lawyers. (to Cole) No offence. Cole: Oh, none taken. I've come to terms with my evil past. Phoebe: No, I know what you're saying but I have a really good feeling about this, okay? No one is gonna die any time soon. (She touches Cole and has a premonition. In it, a demon throws a fireball at Phoebe but Cole takes the fireball instead for her.) Cole: You right? Phoebe: Yeah, um, I just have the hiccups. (She hiccups.) Ooh, see? Uh, Piper, can I talk to you for a minute in the kitchen? (She hiccups.) Piper: Sure. (They walk into the kitchen.) Phoebe, with or without the Source we still need a will. Especially if I'm gonna start a family. Phoebe: This isn't about the will. This is about a premonition I just had that I don't want Cole to know about. Piper: What do you mean? Why not? Phoebe: Because I just saw him jump in front of a demon to take a fireball for me, that's why not. Piper: A demon? What kind of demon? Phoebe: One with a half a face. Piper: Yuck! Phoebe: Yeah, so we have to figure out who the demon is and vanquish him before Cole... Piper: What if we need Cole to ID him? I mean, the Source probably sent this demon. Phoebe: That's exactly my point. He's gonna wanna stay close to protect me. Piper: Well, honey, that's what you do for people you love. Phoebe: I know, Piper, but he's human now, it's not like he can fend off a fireball. Piper: Well, you can't you talk to him? Phoebe: No, I've tried. He's not gonna sit by the sidelines, it's not who he is. Piper: So you're not gonna tell him? Phoebe: The attck happened in the attic. So I'll just keep him out of the house until I can ID the demon. Piper: Alright, it's your relationship, it's your call. I'll let Paige know what's up. As long as you're sure. [Scene: South Bay Social Services. Paige, Darryl and a woman are in a room.] Paige: Trust me, I'm sure. Darryl: The judge just wants to hear the truth, that's all. Paige: Everything is gonna be okay. Woman: Yeah, but once he hears about all the awful things I've done. Paige: Done as in past tense. Woman: My past is why I lost custody of my son in the first place. Paige: Look, we're not gonna pretend that you weren't in an abusive relationship or that you didn't go to rehab. Woman: It's just that I made so many mistakes. Paige: Your ex is out of your life, okay? You've been clean and sober for almost two years now and you've held down a steady job at a police station no less. Darryl: You've changed, that's all that matters. Paige: The judge just cares about who you are, not about who you were. And that's what's gonna get your son back. (Paige's phone rings.) Oh, excuse me. (Paige leaves the room.) This is not a good time I'm in the middle of something important. Piper: (whispering) Does a half a face demon qualify as important? Paige: He's there now? Piper: No. Paige: Well, then it doesn't qualify. Piper: (whispering) Phoebe had a premonition and not a good one. Paige: I know why I'm whispering, why are you? [Cut to the manor. Piper's on the phone in the dining room. Phoebe and Cole walk into the foyer.] Phoebe: So it keeps making like this brrr-brrr noise. Cole: But it's not even your car. Phoebe: No, I don't want Piper to be driving it and have it break down. Look, if you can just take it to the mechanic and have him look at it that'd be great. Piper: (from the dining room) Phoebe, that thing you were talking about, day or night thing? Phoebe: Night. Cole: What thing? Phoebe: It's nothing important. Cole: There's nothing wrong with Piper's car is there? Phoebe: No. Cole: But you want me to leave don't you? Phoebe: Yes. Cole: And you don't wanna tell me why? Phoebe: If you could just give us a couple of hours, don't ask any questions. Please, please. Cole: You'll tell me later? Phoebe: I promise. (She gives him a quick kiss and he leaves.) I love that man. Piper: (on the phone) Paige, look, this could be the attck we've been waiting for. You need to come home now. [Cut to Paige.] Paige: Phoebe's premonition happened at night, right? Piper: Right. Paige: Okay, well, you know how long I've been working with Caroline. I promised her I'd be at the hearing today. Piper: Okay, fine, but you need to come home as soon as you can. Paige: Okay. (She hangs up. Darryl and Caroline come out of the room.) Darryl: So we're gonna meet outside the court room at 3:00, right? Paige: Yeah. Caroline: Paige, is everything alright? Paige: Peachy. All you have to do is relax and by tonight your son is going to be with you. Caroline: God, I don't know what I'd do without you. You're my angel. Paige: Oh. (She hugs her.) [Scene: An ancient burial ground. Good and Evil are there playing chess. Good is wearing a white robe with a halo above her head. Evil is wearing a black robe. Good is sitting in front of the board, meditating. Evil is standing near by.] Evil: Make a damned move. (Good opens her eyes.) Good: You're just mad because good is winning. Evil: No, just bored, standing there watching you think. Good: A-a-ah. Patience is a virtue. Evil: Oh, I have been plenty patient. Three thousand, five hundred years patient. Good: Hmm. (She points her finger at the board and a piece moves to another square.) There, happy now? (Evil moves a piece across and smashes Good's piece. Good frowns.) Evil: Now who's winning. (The Source flames in. Good stands next to Evil.) Good: You need to leave immediately. This place is an ancient burial ground. The Source: I know that. Thank you. Evil: With all do respect, you are not allowed to be here. The Source: Have you forgotten who I am? Whose side you're on? Good: There are no sides. We protect all magic. That was the agreement. (The Source throws a fireball at Good and vanquishes her.) The Source: The agreement's just been revoked. (Evil throws an electric bolt at the Source and he falls to the ground. When he stands back up, his hood flips back to reveal his greenish-yellow skin and his mutilated face.) Evil: Please. The Halliwells are a thrat to us all. It's power is too great. The Source: That's exactly the power I need. (The Source pushes him across the room. The Source goes over to a large door. He struggles to open it. A rectangular box is floating in the middle of the room. He makes it float over to him. He walks over to Evil.) Evil: No, please don't. The Hollow consumes powers! (The Source opens the box and millions of black bee-like creatures fly into Evil through his eye sockets. The Source closes the box.) The Source: Now you'll be able to consume powers. And give them to me. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Phoebe are there looking through the Book of Shadows.] Phoebe: So, we found a demon with half a body but no demon with half a face. Piper: Well, we do have a resident demonologist living in the house. Phoebe: Yeah, we've had that conversation. Piper: Alright. You keep looking, I'll go get some coffee. Phoebe: Okay. (Piper leaves the room and Evil appears.) Piper! (Evil throws an electric bolt at Phoebe and she is thrown against a mirror. It smashes and she falls to the floor. Piper runs in and tries to blow him up.) Evil: Thank you. (She spots a Knfe on the table and runs for it. Evil blows up a sewing machine in front of her. She grabs the Knfe and throws it at Evil. It gets stuck in his neck and vanquishes him. The black bee-like creatures fly away.) Piper: Phoebe, did you see that? Phoebe? (Phoebe falls on her stomach, showing large pieces of glass stuck in her back.) Phoebe! Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Leo are there. Leo pulls the glass out of Phoebe's back. He starts to heal her.] Piper: What's taking so long? Leo: She almost died, that's what's taking so long. (He heals her. Phoebe looks up.) Phoebe: What happened? Piper: One very mean demon. Phoebe: And did you get him? Piper: Yes. But, uh, something else got away. And that's not all. (She picks up a vase and hands it to Leo.) Throw this. Just do it. (He throws it in the air and she tries to freeze it. It smashes on the floor.) My powers are gone. Phoebe: It stole your powers? Piper: It stole, ate, absorbed, I don't know. The only thing I do know is that I've gotta get them back. (Piper walks over to the Book of Shadows.) Phoebe: I don't understand. We vanquish a demon and then lose our powers. How does that work? Leo: That thing must have absorbed your powers somehow although I don't know how. Phoebe: Oh, well, with the Source lurking around. (Piper turns to a page in the Book of Shadows.) Piper: That's him, this is him. "Guardians of the Hollow" ring any bells? Leo: That's not possible. Piper: Why not, what is it? Leo: Because the Hollow is something that consumes all magic good or evil and both sides agreed to guard. That thing must have been the Hollow, it must have taken over the demon. Phoebe: Well, then how do we get it to regurgitate? Piper: Hmm, there's no mention of a vanquish here. Leo: You can't vanquish it. The last time it was unleashed it nearly decimated all magic, all things. Phoebe: The last time it was unleashed? Leo: Eons ago. Good and evil had to join forces and use their strongest magic and even then all they could do is contain it. Phoebe: Okay, so if good and evil are seeing eye to eye on this one, who let it out? Piper: The Source. Leo: If he was desperate enough. Piper: Which means he won't stop at just my powers, he's gonna send another demon for yours and Paige's. Phoebe: The demon with a half a face, see if he's in the book. Leo: Even if you could use your powers you wouldn't be able to because they would just steal them. Phoebe: Then how do we stop him? Piper: We'll use potions instead. I'll make one to replace my exploding power. Leo: Okay, you better get Paige. You're gonna need the power of three. I'll go check with the Elders. (He orbs out.) Phoebe: On a scale from one to bad... [Cut to Paige outside the court room. Darryl is standing beside her.] Paige: This is very bad. Something must have happened to her. Darryl: She seemed pretty shaky this morning, you don't think she... Paige: No. No, she wouldn't sabotage this, not when she's come this close to getting her son back. Darryl: Yeah, well, I believe you, but will the judge. Paige: God, I hope her ex didn't find her. (Her phone rings and she answers it.) Caroline? Oh, hey, Phoebe. Look, I'm gonna need more time... Oh... Okay, I'm on my way. (She hangs up.) I've gotta go. Darryl: You can't just leave. You're the only reason why she's getting a second chance. Paige: Well, now it's up to you. I have to go, it's a demonic emergency. A big one. Darryl: Okay. What do you need me to do? Paige: I need you to post pone the hearing for a couple of hours. Darryl: You know better than that. You can't just post pone legal proceedings, there are forms to file... Paige: Pleased, Darryl. Can you please pull some strings and buy us some time If we don't help her there is no one who will. Darryl: Okay, I'll try. Paige: Thanks. Just keep paging her, trying her at home, we have got to find her. [Cut to the manor. Kitchen. Piper and Phoebe are making a potion. Phoebe hands Piper a feather.] Phoebe: Here you go, one owl feather. Piper: Do you think I jinxed us? With the will? Maybe it wasn't such a great idea. Phoebe: Actually, I'm beginning to think it was a very smart idea. Piper: That's not so funny. Phoebe: Trust me, I know. (Cole walks in.) Cole: Hi. Am I back too soon? Phoebe: Um... Piper: Um, we need his help. No time to be evasive. Cole: Help for what? Well, it's obvious you're making a potion so what is it you're not telling me? Phoebe: Um, I had a premonition. A demon attcked and you jumped in front of a fireball to save me. Cole: What? You can't keep these things from me. Phoebe: I was just trying to protect you. Cole: Well, that's not a good enough reason. Piper: Uh, hate to interrupt but maybe we should talk about the demon. Cole: What'd he look like? Phoebe: Creepy, half face, and his good side has tribal markings, a little bit like... Cole: Belthazor. Phoebe: A little bit. Do you know who he is? Does he work for the Source? Cole: He doesn't work for the Source, Phoebe, he is the Source. His face was disfigured in the battle that brought him to power. Only upper level demons have seen it. You should have told me. Piper: So he's the one that released the Hollow. Cole: The Hollow? What do you mean released? Phoebe: It already attcked us. It took Piper's power. Cole: Well, then you'd better figure out a way to bat the Source without your powers otherwise... (Piper's potion explodes.) Piper: Already on it. [Scene: Underworld. The Source's cave. The Source and the Seer are there. The Source blows up a pot and then freezes the shattered pieces in mid-air.] The Source: The witch's powers are impressive. Seer: Nevertheless, do you think it's wise to have extracted them from the Hollow? There could be repercussions. The Source: Damn the repercussions, Seer! I won't stop until I have all three of their powers coursing through my veins. You understand me? (He unfreezes the pot.) I can't risk going against them myself, until I do. Seer: No one wins while the Hollow runs free. The Source: I control the Hollow. Seer: For now. But the more magic it absorbs the more stronger it becomes. And the more you extract from it, the more it corrupts you until it consumes all things including you. The Source: Unless you wanna face eternity as a pile of ash, I suggest you stop questioning me and do as I say! (The Seer bows her head. The Source summons a Darklighter. The Darklighter kneels down.) Darklighter: How can I be of service? The Source: I want the Charmed Ones, Darklighter. Darklighter: But my arrows don't kll witches. (The Source picks up the Hollow box.) The Source: But they do kll Whitelighters. I want you to kll theirs so he can't heal them anymore. (He goes over to the Darklighter and opens the box. Millions of bee-like creatures fly into the Darklighter through his eye sockets.) And when you've done that, then I want you to bring me a little gift. [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Cole are there. Paige lays five crystals on the floor.] Paige: Five magic crystals oriented east to west. Magic circle, check. (Piper pours a white liquid into another white liquid and it turns purple.) Piper: Oh, purple good, purple equals exploding power. Exploding power, check. Phoebe: One fabulously written Source vanquishing spell, check. Cole: Don't get cocky. Phoebe: Not cocky, confident. Piper: We are talking about the Source of all evil, maybe measured optimism is best. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: The Source unleashed the Hollow. Piper: Already on that train, honey. It took my powers. Anything else? Leo: Good and evil magic need to join forces and read the inscription on the box where the Hollow is kept. That will put it back in its crypt and return your powers. Piper: Okay, so at least we know how to vanish it, this is good news. Phoebe: Good news if the Source brings the box and we could find an evil being willing to to help. Paige: Hey, Cole, too bad you're not still evil. Cole: One step at a time. First we vanquish the Source, then we'll worry about putting Pandora back in its box. (The phone rings. Paige answers it.) Paige: Hello? Hey, Darryl. (listens) Oh, no. (She walks into the dining room.) Are you sure she's gonna be okay? Darryl: Yeah, the ER doctor said there's no internal bleeding. She still got bat up pretty bad. Paige: Damn it, how did he find her? Darryl: I have no idea. But I've got every available officer out there looking for him. Paige: What about the hearing? Darryl: I got it postponed for an hour from now, but I doubt we're gonna find him by then. Look, Paige, with their history this doesn't look good. (Paige sighs and hangs up. Leo walks in.) Leo: We need you in the kitchen. (Paige heads for the kitchen but stops.) Paige: You know, Leo, I have my charges too. (The Darklighter smokes in and points his arrow at Leo.) Leo! (The Darklighter sh*t and the arrow hits Leo. Cole walks in.) Crossbow! Cole: No, your powers. (The Darklighter absorbs her powers. Piper and Phoebe walk in.) Piper: Leo! (She runs over to him. The Darklighter points the crossbow at Paige.) Phoebe: Paige, watch out. (Paige ducks behind a wall. Phoebe throws the potion at the Darklighter and he explodes.) Piper: Oh, no. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Leo is lying on the couch in a lot of pain. Piper is holding onto one end of the arrow.] Piper: Ready? Paige, hold his hand. (She does so. Piper pulls out the arrow and Leo screams. She puts the arrow on the coffee table.) Paige, don't touch that you're a Whitelighter too. (Leo breathes heavily.) You're okay, just lie back. Easy. Leo: Still bossing everyone around, huh? Piper: You'd better believe it. Paige: I don't understand, how come you can heal us but you can't heal yourself. Leo: It just doesn't work that way. Piper: Yeah, but you can switch powers with Phoebe, like we did before. Leo: No! Look, if The Source comes and Phoebe doesn't have her powers, you don't stand a chance. I mean it. I'm still your Whitelighter. Piper: Well, who's bossing whom around now? Paige, go tell Phoebe to find something else, a spell, an amulet, whatever. Go! (Paige walks into the conservatory where Phoebe and Cole are.) Phoebe: It'll never work. Paige: Will anything? Phoebe: I don't know. Paige: So, what, we're all just gonna die? Cole: You can't think that way. Paige: Why not? Isn't that what we're all thinking anyway? Phoebe: We'll figure a way out of this. Paige: How? The Source knew we'd be prepared, that's why he came after our powers. The Source knew we had an in-house healer, that's why he came after Leo. He knows what we're gonna do before we even do. Phoebe: Well, it's not over yet. I still have my power. Paige: Great. Two down. [Scene: Underworld. The Source's cave. The Source and the Seer are there. The Seer is looking into the future.] The Source: One to go. (He walks over to the Seer.) What is it? What do you see? Tell me. Seer: I see nothing. The Source: What do you mean? Do I or do I not have the power to defeat the witches? Seer: You misunderstood. I see nothing. No magic, no life, no world. The Hollow will consume everything just as I warned. The Source: Then if there's no future I have no further need for you, do I, Seer? Seer: Please, I beg you. Find another way. Put the Hollow back where it belongs. The Source: Not until I'm finished. Not until I've klled them all. Seer: But that's madness. The Hollow won't let you stop there. The Source: Then so be it! Seer: Forgive me. I serve you as always, even until the end. The Source: Guard the Hollow. I have one more demon to recruit. One more power to obtain. (He flames out. The Seer touches to box and looks into the future.) [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper walks in with a glass of water. She slows down when she sees Leo not moving.] Piper: Leo? (Leo groans.) Leo: Hey. (Piper breathes a sigh of relief.) Piper: Hey. (She kneels beside him.) Drink this. (She pours some water in his mouth.) Leo: I guess you picked the wrong beneficiary after all. Piper: Don't talk like that. Leo: Piper, you need to get out of here before he comes back. Piper: I'm not leaving you. Leo: The Source... Piper: Is not gonna scare me away, and neither are you, so just forget about it. You're not gonna die. 'Cause I'm not gonna let you. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Phoebe's bedroom. Cole opens the closet and pulls something out of a coat pocket. Phoebe walks in and opens the dresser drawer.] Phoebe: I'm just looking for my potion book. Have you seen it anywhere? Cole: I didn't think you could save Leo with a potion. Phoebe: Well, it's not just to save Leo, it's to save us all. Cole: Oh, yeah? How? Phoebe: I-I don't know, but I have to do something, I can't just sit around and... (She notices Cole is holding onto a ring box.) What's that? Cole: This? Phoebe: Yeah. Cole: It's just a little something I've been waiting for the right moment to give you. (He opens it to reveal a diamond ring.) It's not your Grams' but hopefully it's not cursed. Phoebe: I-I don't think now's the time. Cole: Actually, I think now's the perfect time. (He takes the ring out of the box and puts it on her finger.) This way no matter what happens, you'll always know that I love you. Phoebe: It's beautiful. Now you have to go. Cole: No, I'm staying here with you. Phoebe: Do you want me to watch you die too? Cole: If that's what it takes to save you, yeah. Phoebe: No, but I'm supposed to save you. That's why I got that premonition. Cole: Not necessarily. You know as well as I do you're not meant to stop every premonition. Some are just meant to prepare you for what's to come. (The doorbell rings.) [Cut to downstairs. Paige heads for the door.] Paige: I'll be right there. (Piper comes out of the living room and stops Paige.) Piper: Paige, this is no time for guests. Paige: It's not social, I called Darryl. Piper: Darryl? You're supposed to be helping Phoebe. Paige: She doesn't need my help. But there is somebody who does, excuse me. (Paige opens the door. Caroline has bruises and cuts on her face.) Oh, Caroline. Caroline: I'm so sorry, Paige. After everything you've done to help me. Paige: It's not over, not yet. Piper: Paige. Paige: Darryl, take Caroline into the sunroom. Darryl: Is everything okay? Piper: No. Paige: Yes. (Darryl and Caroline go into the sunroom. Paige closes the door.) Piper: Are you outta your mind? We don't have time for other peoples problems right now. Paige: It's something I've got to do. Especially if it's the last thing I do. (Paige walks into the conservatory.) Darryl: Hey, what's going on? Paige: I don't have time to explain. I think I can still help you get your son back. Caroline: But how? The judge will take one look at me... Paige: No, I think I can help. I just need you to turn away from me. Please, just trust me. (Caroline turns away. Paige walks across the room over to the Book of Shadows. Darryl follows.) Darryl: You're gonna use magic? Paige: Yes, I am. "Let the object of affection become but a dream, as I cause this seen to be unseen." Okay, Caroline, you can turn around now. (She turns around and her cuts and bruises have disappeared.) Darryl: Whoa. Caroline: What? (She touches her face.) What happened? Darryl: Just a second, Caroline. (to Paige) Look, I've known you guys long enough to know that you don't do something like this unless something is seriously wrong. What's going on? Paige: Just get down town and make the judge see the real Caroline, and make sure that slime boy ex of hers gets put away. Please. Just go. (Darryl walks over to Caroline and they leave. Phoebe and Cole walk in.) Phoebe: Piper? (Piper walks in.) Cole: We may have a plan to get your powers back. Phoebe: Then maybe Paige could help heal Leo. Piper: A spell? Phoebe: Remember the one to call for witches powers? Maybe it might be strong enough to call the powers from the Hollow. Paige: Could that work? Piper: It has to. (to Cole) Uh, could you watch Leo? (The girls leave the room. Cole walks into the living room. He sits on the coffee table next to Leo. Cole gasps and disappears.) [Cut to the underworld. Cole appears in the Source's cave. He looks around.] Seer: Don't be afraid. (He spins around. The Seer walks in.) Cole: Who are you? Where am I? Seer: Back in your once and future life... Belthazor. Cole: Belthazor? (The Seer moves closer.) Seer. Seer: Even now I can see the void where your demon half used to exist. It craves to be complete again. Cole: How'd you know I was still alive? Seer: I had a vision. One where you and I do great things together. Cole: I don't work with evil anymore. Seer: You might reconsider if you hope to save your precious witch. Only you and I can help to bat the Source. Cole: I'm listening. Seer: If you take in the Hollow, you can absorb the Source's power when he attcks. Once powerless, they can vanquish him. (She picks up the Hollow box.) Cole: And what happens to me after? Seer: The witches and I will banish the Hollow back to its crypt. You will return to normal. Cole: How do I know this isn't one of The Source's tricks? Or one of yours for that matter. Seer: The Source has been corrupted by the Hollow. And is going to destroy us all. He can not be allowed to continue with this path of madness. Cole: If I do this, what do you see then? Seer: A future for both sides. (He walks across the room.) Cole: Is this the great thing you saw us doing together? Seer: Perhaps. However, you won't even know unless the Source is stopped first. It's your only chance to save your love. (He walks over to her and she opens the box. The bee-like creatures fly into Cole through his eyes and mouth.) [Cut to the manor. Conservatory. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are reading a spell out of the book.] Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "Powers of the witches rise, course unseen across the skies, come to us who call you near, come to us and settle here." (The house starts to shake and the Source flames in. They gasp.) Paige: Oh my god. The Source: Not quite. Phoebe: Run! (They run into the living room.) Paige: I thought we called for our powers. (They run through the living room and The Source blows up the wall. They dive into the foyer.) The Source: I have your powers now and a few of my own. (A fireball appears in his hand and aims for Piper.) Paige: Piper! (The Source throws the fireball at Piper and she is knocked against the wall.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and Paige carry Piper in.] Paige: Hurry, he's coming. (They take her across the room and put her down.) Phoebe: Come on, honey, we need you, Piper, it's time. Come on, you can do it. Paige: Do what? We have no powers. Phoebe: It doesn't matter, we can still make the plan work. Get the crystals. (Paige races across the room. The Source flames in in front of her. She stops.) The Source: Seems almost anti-climatic after all this time, doesn't it? (He pulls her behind him and she flies into some cardboard boxes and a mattress.) Phoebe: Piper. The Source: Say hello to Prue for me. (Phoebe kicks him and he falls to the floor. Paige grabs the crystals.) Paige: Phoebe! (She throws Phoebe some crystals and she puts them on the floor near her. The Source stands up.) The Source: Your power was always the weakest, hardly worth taking. Your life however is. Phoebe: Paige, now! (Paige puts down the last crystal and electricity bolts surround him. Phoebe and Paige go back over to Piper.) The Source: Crystal. (A crystal orbs into his hand. The trap disappears.) Now the moment we've all been waiting for. (He throws a fireball but before it can ht Phoebe, Cole appears and runs in front of her. He absorbs The Source's power.) Belthazor! Phoebe: No, The Hollow. (Cole throws a fireball at the Source.) Cole: Hurry, the spell. (Phoebe gets a piece of paper out of her pocket and the girls read from it.) Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "Prudence, Patricia, Penelope, Melinda, Astrid, Helena, Laura and Grace, (the Source catches on fre) Halliwell witches stand strong beside us, vanquish this evil from time and space." (The Source yells and causes a big explsin. He is vanquished. The Seer appears holding the Hollow box.) Phoebe: Who are you? Seer: Someone who just helped save your lives. (She opens the box and the Hollow escapes out of Cole and goes back in the box.) Quickly, take my hand. Cole: Trust her. If you want your powers back. (Phoebe goes over to her.) Seer: Say the inscription with me. Seer, Phoebe: Abolio exume ga ume to eternius." (The box floats up in the air and lets off a bright light. It disappears and returns to its crypt.) [Cut to the living room. Phoebe and Paige run in over to Leo. Paige holds her hands over his wound and tries to heal him.] Paige: I can't do it, nothing's happening. Phoebe: Hold his hand. (She does so.) And let his power to heal flow through you. (She heals him. He wakes up.) Leo: Paige, Phoebe. Paige: I did it, it worked. (Piper, Cole and The Seer walk in.) Piper: Leo. (She goes over to him.) Seer: All is as it should be again. Time to return to my side. Too bad Belthazor's gone, he would have made a great new Source. Cole: Too bad. Phoebe: I don't know who you are, but whoever you are, we thank you. Seer: Oh, I didn't do this for your future, I did it for mine. Paige: I don't understand, if we got our powers back, where did the Source's go? Seer: Into the void. (She disappears.) Piper: Okay, who was that? Cole: A very evil person. Phoebe: Yeah, one that saved our lives, and helped us kll the Source. Commercial Break [Scene: P3. The guy behind the bar hands Leo a plate of snacks.] Guy: Here you go. Enjoy. (Leo takes it over to a table where the girls are giggling. He puts it on the table.) Leo: Here you go guys, on the house. Piper: Oh, easy for you to say. Leo: Yeah, well, you deserve to celebrate. Yeah, I still can't believe it, you guys actually vanquished the Source. Paige: So what does that mean? Is our destiny fulfilled? Piper: I don't know. But at least that part of the nightmare's over. Phoebe: For Prue. (They clink their beer bottles.) Piper: For Prue. Leo: What do you say we go home and get started on our future. Piper: What do you say we go home and sleep, then we work on the future tomorrow night. (Piper and Leo leave. Phoebe and Paige laugh. Cole walks over to them.) Phoebe: Hi, honey, are you okay? Cole: Yeah, yeah, why. Phoebe: Well, it just took you a little while to get back. Cole: It did? Phoebe: Mm-hm. Paige: You know, facing death has kind of made me wanna face life and I'll tell you what, there's a piece of life over there that I think I wanna talk to. (A guy at the bar looks at her and smiles.) Phoebe: You go get him, girl. (She goes over to him.) You sure you're okay? Cole: Yeah, yeah, I'm just a little tired. Phoebe: Too tired to celebrate? You are my soon to be husband, and you're also my hero. (She hugs him.) Cole: Oh, I'm nobody's hero. (fre appears in his eyes and they turn black.) End -----------------------------------------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x13 - Charmed and Dangerous"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Curtis Kheel Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Underworld. A dark cave. Cole walks in, topless, holding a sword. He looks around. He sees the Source across the room, chanting with his back turned. Cole creeps towards him and is about to swing the sword.] The Source: Wait. (The Source faces Cole and lifts off his hood. It's Cole.) Cole/The Source: You don't really wanna kll me do you? Cole: But how... (Cole/The Source hits Cole and he lands on the ground. The sword flies up to Cole/The Source.) Cole/The Source: We're one now. I'm reborn, within you. Cole: I'll fight it. I'll kll us both if I have to. I won't let you hurt Phoebe. Cole/The Source: You won't have a choice. (He sab Cole and he screams.) [Cut to Phoebe's bedroom. Cole wakes up from his dream with a fright. He looks over at Phoebe, who's sleeping.] Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper takes a tray out of the oven. She walks into the dining room where the table is covered with food. Leo is sitting at the table.] Piper: Voilá! Leo: Oh, it looks great, let's eat. Piper: Wait, where is everybody? Leo: I don't know. Pass the croissants please. (Piper takes off her apron.) Piper: I don't understand, we were all supposed to eat together. You know, celebrate. Leo: Sisters. Butter. Piper: Phoebe! Paige! (Paige orbs in and falls on Piper, knocking her to the ground.) Paige! (They stand up.) Wait, Paige, did you just orb in from another room? Paige: Yeah, obviously the landing could still use a little work. Piper: You've been practising this? Paige: Yeah, I didn't wanna say anything until I knew for sure I could do it. (She sees the food.) Uh, food, thank god, I am starving. (She sits down.) Leo: That's the orbing. It burns a lot of calories. Why do you think I married a chef? Piper: I-I can't believe your powers are already advancing. This is just another reason to celebrate. Paige: Mm, Leo, butter. (Leo passes the butter.) Leo: Mm, butter. You should try the frittatas they're great. Piper: You're both very welcome. Paige: Oh, thank you, honey. I just wanna eat fast so I can get to work on time for a change. Piper: Well, I understand but still, it's not everyday that we vanquish the Source of all evil. The least you could do is wait for Phoebe and Cole. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Oh, don't bother. Cole's not here and all I need is a caffeine IV. (She grabs a jug and pours herself some coffee. She sits down.) Piper: What is the matter with you people? Our mortal enemy is gone, dad. Is there nobody else besides me happy about this? (Paige gets up and puts her arm around Piper.) Paige: Absolutely, honey, I'm thrilled. Thank you for the spread, have a good day. (She leaves the room. The Elders call Leo.) Leo: Hm, I'm being summoned. Piper: What, now? What do they want? Phoebe: I don't know, maybe they want to congratulate you guys. Piper: But... Leo: Gotta run. (He orbs out.) Phoebe: Does he have to do that so brightly? Piper: Well, that'll teach me to try and be in a good mood. What's the matter with you? Phoebe: Mm, I don't know. I went to bed and I was really happy and then I woke up this morning and I just, I had this horrible feeling about Cole. Piper: Cole? Phoebe: Yeah, it's kinda hard to explain. It feels like a premonition that's trying to come out but it never quite does. But whatever it is it's not a good thing. Piper: Well, that doesn't sound supernatural, that sounds supernormal. You got cold feet. Every bride-to-be does. Trust me, even I did. Phoebe: Just like that? Overnight? Piper: Well, the only reason you haven't gotten married is because of the Source, and now that he is dad you are that much closer to taking that very long walk down the aisle. Phoebe: I don't know. It feels like there's something else. [Scene: Underworld. A cave. The Seer is there. Cole flames in. He looks around, frightened. He sees the Seer.] Cole: How did I get here? Seer: The Source's magic brought you. I see you accepting that very soon. (Cole goes over and grabs her around the neck.) Cole: You never told me I would become the Source if I help vanquish him! Seer: Don't be naive. I told you of my vision. Of you and I doing great things together, this is just the beginning. (He falls to his knees.) You can not change your fate. As you can see the evil within you wont allow it. Cole: I'll fight it, I'll kll it. I'll find a way. Seer: There is no way. If you weren't clinging to the love for your witch so vigorously, it would've over taken you by now. It is only a matter of time and after the Source has fully inseminate you, his power will protect you, shield you from her premonitions. That we can wait for, unfortunately with Kurzon we can not. (Cole stands up.) Cole: Kurzon? Seer: The underworld's in chaos. The Source is presumed dad and Kurzon will attempt to fill that void. We must stop him or you will never reclaim the throne. Cole: I don't want the throne. Seer: You will, but at the moment you're not strong enough to vanquish Kurzon. The Charmed Ones however are. Cole: And what, you expect them to just go after him? Seer: No, I expect to make Kurzon think they will so he'll retaliate. And I expect you to make sure the witches are prepared to vanquish him before he can vanquish them. Cole: I won't do your bidding, Seer. You can't force me. Seer: Perhaps not. But the Source can. (Cole flames out.) [Cut to the manor. Bathroom. Cole flames in. He looks in the mirror and exhales. He walks into the hallway where Phoebe is and gives her a fright.] Phoebe: Whoa! Cole: Sorry. Phoebe: I didn't hear you come home. Cole: I just got back. Phoebe: From where? Cole: I had to, uh, get out of the house for a while, you know. Phoebe: No, I don't know. Do we need to talk? Cole: Phoebe, I... Ahh. (He holds his head.) Damn it. Phoebe: What's the matter? (She touches him but he pulls away.) Cole: Uh, nothing. It's just a migraine, I gotta go. Phoebe: Cole, where are you... (He walks away.) Cole. (She sighs. Piper enters the hallway.) Piper: What's the matter? Phoebe: I wish I knew. [Scene: An old warehouse. Demons are standing around Kurzon.] Kurzon: It is a new era, my friends. Our enemy is dad and our exile is nearing an end. The tasks that I assign to you are vital to our cause. Complete them today and tomorrow we can all return home. (The demons disappear except for Kurzon and one demon. The Seer walks in.) Seer: You will not live to rule the underworld. Kurzon: Have you seen my future, Seer? Seer: A lone but powerful witch will soon be on your trail. You must kll her now while she is still vulnerable. Demon: Her loyal is with the last Source. Don't trust her. Kurzon: And why would you want to help me? Seer: Because I've always allied myself with ultimate power. And if you kll this witch, nothing can stop you from becoming the next Source. Commercial Break [Scene: South Bay Social Services. Paige walks into Mr. Cowan's office. He is sitting at his desk.] Paige: You wanted to see me, Mr. Cowan? Mr. Cowan: Yes. (He stands up.) I'm gonna miss you, Paige. Paige: I know I was late this morning, I won't be anymore. In fact, I've found out a way to get here in a blink of an eye. Mr. Cowan: I'm gonna miss you as an assistant. Because I'm promoting you to social worker. Paige: Thank you so much. That's so amazing. I, I am sticking to that not being late thing by the way. Mr. Cowan: Oh, you don't have to worry, you have a flexible work schedule now. Paige: God, that just caught me off guard, I thought Scott was next in line for the promotion, he has been here longer. Mr. Cowan: Mmm, it was a tough call, but after you helped Caroline Seldon, I couldn't pass you over. Paige: Caroline. Mr. Cowan: You worked a miracle with her. Paige: Not that I'm complaining but my promotion isn't based solely from her case is it? Mr. Cowan: Well, if you ask me whether Caroline's case helped tip the scales in your favour, then the answer is yes. I already told Scott if that's what you're worried about. Paige: (whispers) It's personal gain. Mr. Cowan: Excuse me? Paige: Thank you, thank you, Mr. Cowan. (She leaves his office and walks past Scott's desk.) Scott: Congratulations, Paige. Paige: Thanks, Scott. (She sits down at her desk and sighs and groans.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe is there looking at the Belthazor page in the Book of Shadows. Piper walks in.] Piper: What are you doing up here? Phoebe: Nothing, just thinking. Piper: About... Phoebe: Cole. Piper: He's a human now, you're not gonna find the answers you're looking for in that book. Phoebe: Well, I've gotta find them somewhere because I'm starting to get scared. Piper: Well, of course you're scared, getting married is a huge step. Phoebe: I know that. It just feels like it's more than that. Piper: Have you tried talking to him? Phoebe: Yes, of course I have. He just keeps avoiding me like he did when he was... (She points to the Belthazor page.) Piper: Belthazor is dad. Cole is a man now. A man that you love more than anything else in the world. Phoebe: I know. So why am I so damn confused all of a sudden, it's klling me. Piper: Maybe you're right, maybe you do need the book. What good is being a witch when you can't use a little magic when you're hurting. Phoebe: I can not believe that you're suggesting that. What about personal gain? Piper: Well, just word the spell properly, avoid it, you should know how to do it by now. Just be pure, ask your heart for the answer. Just don't tell Paige. I don't want her thinking she can do it too. (Piper leaves the attic.) [Cut to the foyer. Paige walks in through the front door. Piper comes down the stairs.] Paige: Ugh, I hate it when you're right. Piper: Really? See I usually like it. Paige: Remember that spell that I cast last week, the one to help Caroline get her son back? Well, it had a little side effect. Piper: What kind of side effect. Paige: The one that gets me promoted. I know, personal gain, I've already bat myself up over it, you don't have to. (Kurzon appears behind Piper in the dining room.) Demon! (Paige pushes Piper out of the way. Kurzon throws an energy ball.) Energy ball! (The energy ball orbs out and back in in Paige's hand. She throws is back at him, missing. He throws another at Paige and she orbs out. She orbs back in in mid-air and falls down.) Piper: Enough of this. Bye-bye. (She blows him up but he gets put back together.) Uh-oh. Kurzon: Two witches. Damn her! (He disappears. Piper gets up.) Piper: Okay. Paige, are you okay? (Paige gets up.) Paige: I'm fine, I'm fine. It's my ego's a little bruised, that's all. Piper: That was odd. Paige: Yeah. Piper: Leo! (Leo orbs in.) Leo: What happened? Paige: Oh, same old. Demon tried to kll us. Piper: Yeah, a very powerful demon, strangely Source-like. Can't we get a freakin' day off around here? Leo: Well, that's why the Elders summoned me. The Source's death has created a power struggle in the underworld, and klling you means direct ascension to the throne. Piper: Ugh. Paige: So vanquishing the Source meant nothing? Leo: Well, it meant a lot actually. It set back evil decades but that doesn't mean it made you any less of a target. Piper: Yeah, but this demon didn't even seem to know who we were, which by the way I find insulting. Leo: Well, he knows now which means you better figure out who he is before he tries again. Paige: Attic. Piper: Mm. [Cut to the attic. Phoebe's there sitting at a table. She writes 'Should I marry Cole?' on a piece of paper and scrunches it up. She stands up and lights the paper.] Phoebe: "Where love is strong my spirit weak, it is an answer that I seek, the question burns within this fre, so I may hear my heart's desire." (Piper, Paige and Leo walk in.) Piper: Phoebe? We have a... (Phoebe puts the burning paper in a bowl and it explodes. Phoebe gasps.) Paige: Phoebe? (Two tunnels of wind appear in the attic.) Phoebe: What? (An elderly woman and a little girl appear.) Elderly Woman: What's going on? How did I get here? Piper: That's an excellent question. Elderly Woman: Oh my god, what have you done? Phoebe: Me? Wh-Who are you? Elderly Woman: What's the matter? Don't you recognise me? I'm you. Phoebe. Little Girl: Phoebe? That's my name too. Phoebe: Oh, boy. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Continued from before. Little Phoebe is getting frightened.] Little Phoebe: Who are you people? And how did I get up here? Phoebe: You don't have to be scared of us, honey. Everything's gonna be okay. (to Piper) Any ideas? Piper: It's your spell, don't look at me. (Little Phoebe runs over to the window.) Phoebe: It was your idea. Paige: Excuse me? Old Phoebe: You might wanna stop her before she climbs out the window. Phoebe: Whoa! (She runs over to Little Phoebe who's half way out the window.) Sweetie, hi, come here. (She pulls her back inside.) Hi, I can explain. You are dreaming. Piper: Dreaming? Phoebe: Yes, dreaming. And you're gonna wake up in your room and everything's gonna be fine. Little Phoebe: I'm ten, I'm not stupid. Grams! (She runs out of the attic. Cole walks in.) Piper: Wow, I do not miss that. Cole: What's going on? Old Phoebe: Cole. Cole: Who are you? Old Phoebe: Maybe this will refresh your memory. (She walks over and slaps him across the face.) You bastard. Phoebe: What was that all about? Old Phoebe: Ask him. Leo: Uh, maybe we should go look for Little Phoebe before she escapes into 2002. Piper: Yes, we will do that and you talk to your future self. And fix this, fast. Cole: Future self? Leo: Uh, what about the demon? Phoebe: What demon? Piper: Uh, we were attcked downstairs. Paige. Paige: I'm there. (She goes over to the book.) Cole: You wanna tell me how she got here? Phoebe: I cast a spell to hear my heart's desire and I guess my past self and my future self showed up to help me listen. Cole: And what desire did you wanna hear? Phoebe: Well, that's between me and... me. Come on. (Phoebe heads for the door.) Old Phoebe: Worried? (Phoebe and Old Phoebe leave.) Paige: Dude, maybe you can help. We're looking for a demon that can reconstitute himself like the Source. (Cole flames out.) Anyone come to mind? Cole? (She looks around to find him gone.) Can't anybody help me? [Cut to the underworld. In a cave. Cole flames in. The Seer is there.] Seer: Welcome back. Cole: I didn't wanna come back. Seer: And yet you have. The Source is getting stronger in you. Cole: I've got him under control. Seer: Or is it the other way around? There must be something he wants you to tell me. Cole: Maybe it's that your plan is gonna fail because he knows Phoebe's conjured up her own way to seeing into the future. Her future self. Somebody who will be all too willing to tell her what I can't. What's the matter? You didn't see that coming? Seer: I don't need to see the future to know about good witches. They're overly cautious by nature. Her future self will be too afraid to say anything that might make things worse for her and her sisters. She'll preserve the future. Cole: How do you know? Seer: I've been a Seer longer than you've been the Source. You'll learn to trust my instincts. Cole: I'm not the Source. Seer: But you will be very soon. It's your destiny. Cole: My destiny is to be with Phoebe. (He grabs her.) Nothing will change that and neither will that thing inside of me. Seer: Your love won't be enough to save you in the end. You'll see. Kurzon will be attacking them again very soon. This time more prepared. You'd better hurry back, if you want them to survive. (Cole flames out.) [Cut to the manor. Phoebe's bedroom. Phoebe's there. Old Phoebe walks in and picks up a skimpy top.] Old Phoebe: Uhh, the good ol' days. Of course nobody's gonna take you seriously until you stop dressing like a tramp. Phoebe: A tramp? Ugh, that is so in right now. Old Phoebe: Oh, you'll learn. Phoebe: Learn what? (Old Phoebe picks up a photo album and sits on the bed. She opens it up.) Old Phoebe: Oh, look at us. We had such promise. Phoebe: Okay, what do you mean? Does something bad happen to me? I-I mean us? Okay, you know what? I don't have time for games, okay. There is a demon... Old Phoebe: Don't talk to me about demons. I know plenty about demons. Phoebe: Okay, then please, tell me what you know about Cole. Look, I'm about to marry him and I have this really bad feeling. Do you remember feeling like that? Old Phoebe: Oh, I remember. But I won't change the past. Phoebe: No, but this isn't the past, this is the present. Old Phoebe: But it's my past. And I intend to keep it that way. Phoebe: You know, I already saw you slap him across the face. So that's a pretty big coming attraction for my life, don't you think? Old Phoebe: That was between him and me. Phoebe: I know, but you are me. Oh, okay, um... Can you give me a little hint? Do you guys get divorced? Does he, um, does he cheat on you? Did you ever get married? Old Phoebe: What makes you think we aren't married in the future? Phoebe: Because there's no wedding ring on your finger. Please tell me what happened. Look, the spell wouldn't have worked if you weren't allowed to tell me. Old Phoebe: I didn't need a spell to decide what to do. You must make this decision without using magic. Just like I did. Phoebe: Yeah, and that worked real well for us I see. Old Phoebe: Just ask Leo to send me back. As soon as possible. Phoebe: Why don't you ask him yourself? Old Phoebe: Because I'm staying here out of the path of history. And don't argue with me. We both know that when our mind's made up, there's no changing it. Phoebe: Yeah. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Little Phoebe is hiding in the corner, blocking her ears. Piper and Leo are trying to get her out.] Little Phoebe: "Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream..." Piper: Honey, you have to listen to me. Little Phoebe: "Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream." Piper: We're just trying to help. (Little Phoebe repeats the song. Piper groans.) Leo: She's your sister. Piper: Yeah, don't remind me. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Having a little trouble with young Phoebe? Piper: Yeah, enough to make me reconsider having children. Maybe we should just lie to her again. Phoebe: No. I think I have an idea. (She goes over to Little Phoebe.) Little Phoebe: Stay away from me or I'll sick Prue on you. Piper: Oh, yeah, don't go there. Phoebe: Phoebe, listen to me. I know that this is scary but I promise you you are safe here in this house. In your house. Our house. You know how Grams talks about magic all the time? And she likes to say anything's possible as long as you believe in it. Little Phoebe: Yes. Phoebe: Well, that's what happened. Magic brought you here, to your future. See that girl over there? That is Piper all grown up. (Her eyes widen.) Yeah! And that is her husband Leo. Mm-hm. And I am... Little Phoebe: Me? Phoebe: Yeah. I wanna show you something. (She holds up her photo album.) Do you remember this? Daddy sent it to you and me for Christmas. Little Phoebe: My album! Phoebe: Yeah, except it starts with pictures of you and it goes all the way back here to pictures of me. Why don't you go take it over there and look at it. (Little Phoebe goes and sits on the couch.) Leo: Nicely done. Phoebe: Ooh, yeah, at least I could get through one of my selves. Piper: Having problems with geriatric you? Phoebe: I know that woman up there is me when I'm old, but there is nothing familiar about her. I-I don't know how I got so... mean. Leo: She doesn't have any idea how to reverse the spell? Phoebe: No, she doesn't even remember casting it. How does that happen? Leo: The future changes with every choice we make. Some choices change it more than others. All that matters is she's here for a reason. They bother are. Phoebe: Yeah, but why? What's the reason? Piper: To help you listen to your heart. Leo: And until you do, they won't return to their times. Phoebe: I don't think they're ever going to because old Phoebe is not letting go of this grudge about Cole. (Cole walks in.) Cole: Talking about me? Little Phoebe: Oh my gosh. Who are you? Cole: Sorry? Phoebe: That guy is Cole. He's our fiancé. Little Phoebe: Wait, you mean he's our prince? The one who sweeps us off our feet. (Piper laughs.) Phoebe: She's talking about Cinderella. That was my favourite story when I was growing up. I can't believe that I forgot about that. Leo: Well, maybe that's why she's here, to help you remember. (Little Phoebe smiles at Cole.) Cole: (to Phoebe) Don't you think you should help Paige find out who the 'visitor' who dropped in was, before he drops in again. Leo: Good idea. Phoebe: Okay. (to Little Phoebe) We'll be right back. (to Cole) Uh, keep her company will you? (She kisses him on the cheek.) Cole: Yeah, sure. (They all leave. Little Phoebe smiles at Cole.) Hi. [Scene: Old warehouse. Kurzon is there. The Seer appears. Kurzon spins around and points a Knfe at the Seer.] Kurzon: You sent me up against the Charmed Ones. What do you take me for? Seer: I foresaw only one witch. How was I to know who she was? Kurzon: That mistake will cost you your life. Seer: Don't be foolish. Every Source has needed me. My visions have brought them all great power. I can do the same for you. Kurzon: Speak quickly. Seer: I can help you destroy the power of three with one simple move. I can make you the next Source. Demon: It's another trick. Seer: If it were, why would I have risked my life to come here? (He puts down the sword.) One of the witches has cast a spell, brought her past self into the present. She's a powerless child vulnerable to attck. Kuzon: So? Seer: So kll the child and the present witch is no more. The entire line is extinguished and with it the Charmed Ones. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there. Paige shows them the Kurson page in the Book of Shadows.] Piper: That's him. Phoebe: "Kurzon is an enemy of the Source who was banished from the underworld for inciting a failed coup." I don't understand, why didn't they just kll him? Leo: Probably because it's not that easy to do. You guys are gonna need the power of three. Paige: But if he's the enemy of the Source, doesn't that make him our ally? Piper: No, he's still evil, he's just a different kind of evil. (They hear Little Phoebe scream downstairs.) Phoebe: Phoebe. [Cut to the living room. Cole, Kurzon and Little Phoebe are there. Little Phoebe is screaming and then faints. Kurzon goes to throw a fireball.] Cole: No! (Cole blocks little Phoebe and the energy ball hits him. Kurzon looks surprised.) Leave the girl alone. Kurzon: Belthazor? I thought you were dad. Cole: He is. (A dagger materialises in Cole's hand and he throws it at Kurzon. Kurzon pulls it out.) Kurzon: It'll take more than that to stop me. Cole: Very well. (He throws a fireball at him, knocking him down. Kurzon gets back up.) Kurzon: The Source. (Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo run down the stairs. Kurzon disappears.) Phoebe: Cole! (She runs over to little Phoebe.) Cole: She's alright, she just fainted. (Little Phoebe wakes up.) Phoebe: Are you okay? Little Phoebe: Yeah. I think so. (to Cole) You saved me. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Everyone's there.] Little Phoebe: It was so scary. He just came out of nowhere. And then everything went black. (Paige hands her a glass of water.) Paige: Here you go, sweetheart. Little Phoebe: Thanks. (She takes a sip.) Who are you? Paige: Me? I'm Paige, your... Phoebe: Cousin. She's our cousin from mum's side. Piper: But we think of her as a sister. Phoebe: We'll explain it to you when you're older. Little Phoebe: What about that scary man? Where'd he go? Phoebe: You don't have to worry about him anymore, sweetie. Leo: Doesn't she? Piper: Leo. Leo: I'm sorry, but we can't risk her running into Kurzon again, she's Phoebe's past. Phoebe: And Cole saving her means that he saved me too. Little Phoebe: Hello! He loves us, remember? Leo: I think I should take Little Phoebe someplace, someplace safe. Paige: Do you really think Kurzon will come back? Cole: I do. I mean, why wouldn't he? He didn't fulfil his objectives. Phoebe: He's right. (to Little Phoebe) Okay, you're gonna have to go with Leo for a little while, but don't worry he'll keep you safe. Little Phoebe: I don't wanna leave. Phoebe: I know, but it's just for a little while, okay. It's for your own good. Come on. Leo: Come on, take my hand. (She walks over to him.) Now hold on tight. Little Phoebe: Are we going on a plane? Leo: No, but you might see some clouds. (Leo orbs out with Little Phoebe. Paige picks up the glass and heads for the kitchen. She sees the dagger on the floor and picks it up.) Paige: Where'd this come from? Cole: That-that's Kurzon's, he tried to sab me with it but I got it away from him. Paige: Really? You got it away from a demon? That's impressive. Piper: Why didn't he use his powers on you? Cole: Who knows? The point is I sab him which means we have enough of his blood to scry for him. (The girls look suspiciously at him.) Paige: Yeah, I'll go get a map and a crystal. (Paige leaves the room.) Piper: Do you think Kurzon's targeting little Phoebe? Phoebe: Why would he? Piper: Well, the same reason Leo said, because she's you. And if he kills her then there's no Charmed Ones. Phoebe: But how could he know I conjured her? Piper: He's psychic? Cole: Or maybe the Seer tipped him off. Phoebe: The Seer? You think she's involved? Cole: Wouldn't surprise me. Phoebe: Well, that's just great. Okay, well, we're gonna need a vanquishing spell. Cole, go with Piper, help her, tell her everything you know about Kurzon. (She stands up.) Piper: Where you going? Phoebe: Well, I'm gonna go try knock some sense into myself. [Cut to Phoebe's bedroom. Old Phoebe is looking at a picture of Cole and Phoebe. Phoebe storms in.] Phoebe: We need to send you back fast. Old Phoebe: Fine with me. Phoebe: Not for your sake, for all of ours, especially little Phoebe's. And the only way for you to do that is to answer the question that I asked when I cast the spell. Should I or should I not marry Cole? Listen to me, a demon attcked downstairs and nearly klled Little Phoebe, which means he nearly klled us too. Old Phoebe: Oh, I know what that means. Phoebe: Then why won't you answer the question? Old Phoebe: Because if I were to say something that could change the future, other lives could be at stake too, not just ours. Phoebe: Yeah, well, maybe you're supposed to change the future. Maybe that's why you were sent here. If there is one belief that you and I still have in common, it's that magic happens for a reason. Isn't it possible that you've been given a second chance? Old Phoebe: To do what? Phoebe: To keep me from turning into a bitter old lady like you. Please, I have lost so much already. Don't make me lose myself too. Old Phoebe: Sorry, I can't. Phoebe: Then I guess you've dimmed us both. (Phoebe leaves the room.) [Cut to the conservatory. Piper, Paige and Cole are there. Piper is writing a spell, Paige is scrying and Cole is pacing.] Cole: (to Piper) Are you done with that spell yet? Piper: Almost. Could you please stop pacing, it's very distracting. Cole: No. (Phoebe walks in and sits beside Piper.) Piper: How'd it go? Phoebe: I still can't get through to her. Cole: She didn't say anything about the future? Phoebe: Nope. She's worried about the consequences of changing it. Paige: But she is your future, you can't change that. Piper: Yes we can. Our last trip to the future proved that. Phoebe's not burning at the stake anytime soon. Paige: Well, maybe you'll let me cast Phoebe's spell and get myself my own sneak preview. Find out what happens if I take that promotion or not. Phoebe: You got promoted? Piper: Yeah, by the way of a spell and her friend Scott got stuck with the consequence. Phoebe: Uh-oh, personal gain. Cole: If you don't vanquish Kurzon soon he'll become the next Source, the all of a sudden personal gain won't be so important because you'll all be dad. (The crystal points to a spot on the map.) Paige: Got him. He's across town. Piper: Okay, bring the crystal, we'll track him on the way. (They get up.) Phoebe: (to Cole) I would stay out of my bedroom if I were you. Unless you wanna get slapped again. (She kisses him.) Cole: Be careful. Paige: Aren't you coming? Cole: What can I do? I'm not a demon anymore. (The girls leave. Cole flames out.) [Cut to the underworld. A cave. The Seer is there. Cole flames in.] Cole: Look at me. Look at me! (She turns around.) You sent Kurzon to kll Phoebe. You betrayed me. Seer: For your own good. Your love for her was the only thing holding you back. The only thing keeping you from accepting full power of the Source. (A fireball appears in his hand. The Seer backs away.) Don't you understand? With her gone we wouldn't need the Charmed Ones to kll Kurzon. You'd be able to kll him yourself. Cole: Phoebe can't die, otherwise his soul dies too. His love for her is too strong and I'll need that strength to recapture what I lost. Seer: His love? The Source is finally showing through I see. You'll have to kll her eventually, our plan depends on it. Cole: It's your plan, not mine. I want Phoebe alive and the next time you betray me... (He throws the fireball near the Seer.) I won't miss. (He flames out.) [Cut to the manor. Conservatory. Old Phoebe is there. Cole flames in.] Old Phoebe: Hello, Cole. I've been expecting you. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Continued from before.] Old Phoebe: What's the matter, Cole? Afraid I'll tell the girls your little secret. Cole: What do you want from me? Old Phoebe: My life for starters. Cole: You look alive to me. Old Phoebe: On the outside maybe. Cole: I can fix that. Old Phoebe: You can't kll me, Cole, you never could. Even after the Source took you over, a piece of you always loved me. Cole: That's not always enough. Old Phoebe: Yes it can be. I never married you, Cole, I called it off. And once I found out you were the Source, my sisters and I had to vanquish you. Cole: Why are you telling me this? Old Phoebe: Because I've spent most of my life wondering what would happen if we had married. It could have been different for both of us. Cole: Well, it's too late for that now. Old Phoebe: Maybe not. That's why I've come to you first. Before I risk everything. I have to know if there is a chance to save you. Cole: I'm not sure there is. Old Phoebe: So you won't even try? Cole: I want to, but he won't let me, he's too strong. Phoebe: Then I'll tell Phoebe the truth. I'll convince her to save you, save us. Cole: But if you change the future, Phoebe might die sooner and so might her sisters. Old Phoebe: Magic happens for a reason, Cole. I don't have faith in much anymore, but I do believe that. I have to trust that I'm meant to change this. Cole: You think you're meant to save me? Old Phoebe: Phoebe reminded me that I've once had hope, that we had love. That's why I'm doing this, to keep her from living a life of regret like I lived. (Kurzon appears.) Kurzon: Aww, I'm not intruding am I? [Cut to a street somewhere. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are parked there. They lay the map on the hood of the car. Paige starts scrying.] Piper: I can't believe we lost him! Paige: Oh, god, just give me a second. Phoebe: Alright, he might be still in the area. Paige: He's at the house. Phoebe: We'll never make it back in time. (Piper gets an idea.) Paige: Don't look at me. Piper: Why? You did it this morning. Paige: Barely, I went downstairs, alone, not across town with two passengers. Phoebe: Okay, well, Paige, he'll kll Cole, we have to try. (They join hands and Paige orbs out with Phoebe.) Piper: Hey! (Piper goes too.) [Cut to the manor. Kurzon throws an energy ball at Cole. He falls to the ground. Cole throws a fireball at Kurzon, missing. Old Phoebe helps Cole up.] Cole: I'm okay. (Kurzon disappears and reappears behind them. He charges at them with a sword.) Old Phoebe: No! (She stands in front of Cole and Kurzon sab her. He pulls the sword out and swings it at Cole. Cole grabs him and they struggle across the room. The girls orb in.) Piper: Spell, spell, spell, quick-quick-quick. (She pulls a piece of paper out of her pocket.) Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "Hell threw you from its inner core, but earth won't hold you anymore, since heaven cannot be your place, your flesh and blood we now erase!" (Kurzon catches on fre and is vanquished. Phoebe goes over to old Phoebe.) Phoebe: Oh, no. Leo! Just hold on. Hold on. Cole: She saved me. Old Phoebe: (to Phoebe) There's your answer. (Leo orbs in with Little Phoebe.) Phoebe: Leo, please, please, please, please. (Leo rushes over and tries to heal her.) Leo: She's gone. (Old and Little Phoebe disappear.) Paige: What happened? Piper: The spell played out. You heard what you needed to hear. [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper, Paige and Leo are there.] Paige: Speaking of orbing up there, when do I get to do that? Leo: Well, you shouldn't be in such a rush, you should be proud of what you accomplished. You saved the day. Paige: I didn't save everyone. Leo: No, but that's the great thing about the future, there's always time to change it. Paige: So Phoebe won't die that way? Piper: No, if I know Phoebe and I do, she's not gonna let her future turn out that way. Paige: Yeah, but what about little Phoebe? She went back to her time with all this knowledge of the future. Won't that cause complications? Piper: I doubt it. The minute she starts talking about magic, Grams will do some hocus pocus to erase all that knowledge. Paige: That's nice. Piper: That's Grams. Paige: Well, I'm done, I am off to bed. I have a future of my own to change tomorrow. (She heads for the door.) Piper: Have you decided what to do about your promotion? Paige: Yeah, I'm gonna turn it down. Piper: Hmm, what changed your mind? Paige: The three Phoebe's. She used magic to change her future but I used magic to change Scott's and that's not fair. I did the rhyme, I will do the time. Goodnight. (She leaves.) Leo: So what do you think Phoebe's gonna do about Cole? Piper: I don't know, but I don't think we're gonna have to wait forty years to find out. [Cut to Phoebe's bedroom. Phoebe's there looking at a photo of her and Cole. Cole walks in.] Phoebe: Hi. Cole: I just, um... Phoebe: Had to get out of the house? Cole: Yeah, something like that. Phoebe: Well, at least you came back. Cole: You didn't think I would? Phoebe: I don't know. Um, (she sits on the bed) I've been having a lot of crazy thoughts lately, about us, and I guess I just thought that maybe you were feeling the same way too. I never told you why I cast that spell did I? Cole: I thought it was to hear your heart's desire. Phoebe: It was to find out if I should marry you or not. Cole: Oh. And? Phoebe: Do you still want to? Cole: Well, it's still apart of my plans that's for sure. Phoebe: Mine too. It's not that I don't still have cold feet, it's just hearing my past self remind me of Cinderella, and seeing my future self willing to... willing to die for you. Cole: I'm willing to die for you. Phoebe: I'm gonna ask you a question and all I want is a straight answer, okay? Can you do that? Cole: Okay. Phoebe: Is there something that you're not telling me? About you? Something that I don't know? (He sits next to her.) Cole: No. (They hug.) [Cut to the underworld. The Seer is spying on Phoebe and Cole. She smiles.] End -------------------------------------------------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x14 - The Three Faces of Phoebe"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Daniel Cerone Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: A church where Phoebe and Cole's wedding will be held. Piper and Phoebe are there. Piper is arranging some flowers in vases while Phoebe's walking around wearing a microphone.] Phoebe: Piper, did you check on the cake? Piper: Yes. Phoebe: That's good because I don't want the cake to be delivered until after the linens arrive. Piper: I checked on the cake. Could you please take off that microphone? Phoebe: Yeah, sorry, just checking the sound system. (She takes it off.) What about the limo? Honey, did you book the limo? Piper: It's all taken care of. Along with the DJ, the caterer, the table arrangements and the rice. Phoebe: Rice? No-no-no-no. We can't throw rice. Piper: Why not? Phoebe: Well, because the birds can't digest it. And they will blow up. Piper: Okay, so we'll throw bird seed. Or-or we'll release balloons. Phoebe: No-no, we can't release balloons either. They float to the ocean and the whales mistake them for squid and I can't be thinking about whales washing up on the beach during my wedding, you know what I mean. Piper: Honey, I know you want the perfect day but you need to relax a little bit, and breathe, breathing's good, breathing is your friend. (Paige walks in.) Paige: Whoa. Is this a wedding or a coronation? Phoebe: Um, where is my dress? Paige: Oh, I don't have it. Phoebe: Ah-h-h, I'm not breathing. What do you mean? How could you forget my dress the day before the wedding? The bridal shop's closed tomorrow. Paige: Relax, it's open tonight, I'm planning on picking it up on my way to the rehearsal dinner. Phoebe: Oh. Piper: Alright, why don't we sit down. Phoebe: Oh, yeah, sitting is good. (They sits on the pews.) I think I'm a little stressed out. You know, 'cause I just want tomorrow to be perfect, no glitches. Natural or supernatural, you know. No magic, no ghosts. (She looks up.) You guys understand that? I just want tomorrow to be nice and normal. Piper: Honey, I promise you we will have your perfect wedding. By this time tomorrow, you and Cole will be joined in holy matrimony. [Scene: Underworld. A cave. Cole and the Seer are there.] Seer: Holy matrimony will be the worst possible thing that could happen. It'll keep you from ever reigning as the Source. Cole: That can't be right. Seer: It's what I foresee. Unless of course you cancel the wedding. Cole: I can't. I need Phoebe. Seer: Yes, I can see that too. Cole: We've been through this. Cole's love for Phoebe still exists within me, I can't overcome it. If I'm to regain what I've lost it has to be with Phoebe, marrying her. Seer: Even if it means losing your son? Cole: A son? You saw a son in my future? Seer: More than a son. You and Phoebe Halliwell will produce the most powerful child the magical world has ever seen. Cole: That's my boy. Seer: No, he won't be your boy, he'll be theirs. On the side of good. Unless you marry the witch in a dark way. Cole: That's impossible, the wedding's tomorrow, I don't have time. Seer: Then your son will never be heired to your kingdom, he'll be heired to their destiny. Cole: Not if I destroy the white wedding. Then find a way to lure her into a dark one. I'll have to move quickly, start a fight between Phoebe and one of her sisters. Paige. Seer: Did you really thinking sibling rivalry going... Cole: Not by itself, no. I'll have to get a demon to attck, to distract them. While you're doing that, I'll set Paige up. Mix a potion or two to insight the infighting and then poof! watch the white wedding disappear, literally. Seer: Still, how will you get her to marry you in a dark way? Cole: What do I need for that? Seer: A dark priest to perform the ceremony. At night, in a cemetery, and of course the groom will have to drink her blood. What are the chances of that? Cole: Good. Very good. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Living room. Everybody is sitting around the table, including Darryl and Victor, having the rehearsal dinner. They are all giggling.] Piper: And what about Phoebe, who was speed walking down the aisle. Phoebe: I was not. Cole: You left your dad. (They laugh.) Okay, attention. (He taps his glass with a Knfe and stands up.) I have something for my groomsmen, two fine gentlemen who I chose to stand by me on the most important day of my life, because well, they're the only ones I know. Leo: Wow, you have to admire his honesty. (Cole picks up two gift bags and hands them to Darryl and Leo.) Cole: Here you go. Leo: Thanks. (They look in them.) Darryl: Wow, cool, engraved golf balls. Titleist Pro V ones. Thanks, man. Leo: I don't golf. Victor: Hey, I'll take them. Leo: They've got my name on it. (Victor takes them from Leo.) Victor: So? Phoebe: And for my two beautiful bridesmaids whom I chose because they're my two best friends in the whole wide world. (She hands them a gift basket.) Paige: Aww, Phoebe. Phoebe: There's a bonsai tree for balance and harmony and a dream catcher so that all your dreams will come true, just like mine have. Paige: This is so great, tarot cards. My deck is totally trashed this is perfect. Phoebe: Yeah, that's just in case you need psychic services while me and my new husband are busy getting busy. (The phone rings.) Oh, I hope that's the photographer. Darryl: Hey, Leo, I got an extra stogie, you wanna join me? Leo: I don't smoke. Victor: I'll take that. Leo: But I do eat chocolate. (They stand up.) Piper: Leo, no, wait, wait, wait. No, Leo, we need to wait for everybody else. (They leave the room.) Paige: See what future has in store for Cole and Phoebe. (She flips over the Lovers card.) Oh. (Then she flips over the Despair card, then the Death card.) Oh, no. (She looks over at Phoebe.) Cole: You don't really believe that stuff do you? Phoebe: Oh, I am so sorry. There's just so many details. You know, I practically bit Paige's head off today at the church because she didn't pick up my dress on time. Paige: Which is now in the attic. Yay. Cole: Excuse me, I'll be right back. (Cole leaves the room. Piper comes back in with a plate of food.) Piper: So what did the cards say? Piper: Oh, nothing. [Cut to the kitchen. Cole flames out.] [Cut to the attic. Cole flames in. He walks over to Phoebe's wedding dress and waves his hand in front. It changes to a larger size. He looks at the tag which says "Hold for Phoebe Halliwell" and changes it to "Hold for Millie Platt". He flames out.] [Cut to the dining room.] Piper: Try the cards again, see what comes up. (Cole walks in.) Paige: Oh, uh, maybe later. Cole: So, I don't mean to spoil anybody's fun but I should be going. Leo: Going where? Cole: Hotel. (Phoebe hugs him.) Not supposed to stay in the same house as my bride the night before the wedding, right? But Phoebe has the number in case of emergency. Piper: Goodnight. Leo: See you later. (Phoebe and Cole head for the door.) Phoebe: So what are you gonna do on the last night as a single guy? (He grabs his coat.) Cole: Ooh, if I told you that, you'd never marry me. Phoebe: I feel like I am standing at the edge of a cliff right now. Cole: You do? Phoebe: Yeah. And some how I've never felt safer in my whole life. Are you okay? Cole: No. Not really. (They kiss.) You have no idea how difficult you are making this for me. Phoebe: I do. But you have to go. You'll have me soon enough. Cole: I hope so. (He leaves.) Commercial Break [Scene: Cemetary. A mausoleum. The Seer and an elderly man are there. The elderly man is smashing a crypt with a sledge hammer.] Man: I saw some witches lurking around this crypt one night. A couple of three years back. I think this is where they buried it. Seer: I can always count on you to help. Man: Well, you're on of the few left. The dark priesthood's a lonely calling these days. I haven't seen a human soul in my collection plate in months. Seer: I'll be sure to make a donation. Dark Priest: Bless you, child. (He takes a box out of the crypt.) You know, it's not a wise move to unearth a Lazerus demon. They're mean and unreliable. A bad combination. Seer: I know. Dark Priest: It's just that after you kll one, you have to bury the remains to prevent resurrection. Seer: Yes, I know. Dark Priest: Well, what I want to know is what's a wise old Seer want with one of these messy creatures. Seer: That's my concern. Dark Priest: Don't you mean the Source's concern? I've heard the rumours. Seer: A new Source has risen. Dark Priest: And lucky to have you as a Seer. Still you've always worked in a strictly advisory capacity, and yet here you are digging up demons. Seer: So? Dark Priest: So, what's in it for you? Seer: I had a vision. This Source will have a son, the greatest power in the history of magic. Dark Priest: And you'll be the hand that rocks his cradle. Seer: Once I get rid of his mother, yes. Dark Priest: Very nice. (He opens the box and scatters the ashes on the ground. They form into a demon.) Tell the new Source I live to serve him. [Scene: A hotel room. Cole is sitting at a table mixing together a potion. The phone rings and he answers it.] Cole: Hello? Phoebe: I had to call. It's an emergency. Cole: Phoebe, what is it? Phoebe: I needed to hear your voice. Cole: I'm glad you called. Phoebe: You are? Cole: Yeah, something's been bothering me. Maybe it's my imagination but Paige was a little, I don't know, weird at dinner, kinda cold. Phoebe: Really? I didn't notice. Cole: Mm, I wouldn't bring it up but I don't wanna do anything to come between you and your sister. If us getting married is gonna hurt the power of three in anyway... (The potion explodes.) Phoebe: I don't know what to say except Paige has been nothing but supportive over our marriage. Cole: Forget about it, it's probably nothing. Phoebe: Okay. Cole: So, how do you look in your wedding gown? Phoebe: I don't know yet. I've been too busy to try it on. Cole: Well, when you do, I want you to picture me taking it off. (There's a knock at the door.) Gotta go, babe. Love you. Phoebe: I love you... (He hangs up. He waves his hand over the potion and it disappears. He goes over and opens the door.) Leo, Darryl and Victor: Hey! Leo: What is a wedding without a bachelor party? I've got poker chips, corn chips, I have chips. Victor: I've got the entertainment from my private collection I might add. (He holds up a video.) Darryl: You wouldn't happen to have the key to the mini bar in there would ya? (He peeks in Cole's jacket.) [Cut to the manor. Paige's bedroom. She lays the tarot cards on the bed.] Paige: What does the future have in store for Phoebe and Cole? (She flips one card over to reveal Lovers, then Despair, and then Death.) Oh. (She grabs the cards and rushes into Piper's bedroom. Piper is there brushing her hair.) Piper. Look, I can't keep this to myself any longer. (She holds up the cards.) This is Phoebe and Cole's tarot reading. They were lovers in the past, despair fills their present, but this is their future. Piper: Oh, please, this looks nothing like Death. Prue met him, I know. Paige: No, you're missing the point. This is a bad omen. Piper: Well, not necessarily. Paige: Look, Cole's a nice guy, fine, whatever. But face the facts, he was the world's greatest demon for what, a century? Piper: Yeah, but we've been through that. Paige: Yeah, I know but a century's worth of blood and bad karma, you don't just walk away from that. God, I don't know, maybe I'm just worried. Piper: Well, have you ever considered that maybe you drew those cards because they represent your feelings and not Phoebe's future? Paige: It's a possibility. (They hear Phoebe scream.) [Cut to the attic. Phoebe is wearing her wedding dress which is way to big for her. Piper and Paige walk in.] Phoebe: (to Paige) You! You've ruined my wedding. And the bridal shop is closed tomorrow. Piper: Now, uh, Phoebe, let's not blow this out of proportion. Phoebe: My wedding dress could double as a circus tent. Okay, I think things are already out of proportion. Paige: All I did was pick up the dress. Phoebe: The wrong dress! Paige: No, I checked the tag. Phoebe: Oh, really? Let me just look at that. Millie Platt. Do I look like Millie Platt to you? Do I? (She throws the tag at Paige. Paige picks it up and looks at it.) Paige: That's impossible. Phoebe: Okay, you know if you would have picked up the dress when I asked, we'd have time to fix this. Paige: Don't worry, I can sow, I will take in the seams, all of them tonight. (A demon smokes in. He waves his arm and Piper flies across the room. Phoebe gets in a fighting stance and her dress slips off. She kicks him and he crashes into a cupboard.) Sword! (A sword orbs off the table and sab the demon. He turns into dust.) Phoebe: You'd better do something about this mess. Paige: There has got to be something in the Book of Shadows. Phoebe: Not the demon, my wedding dress. (She gives it to Paige and storms out of the attic.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there. Piper is looking through the Book of Shadows while Paige sows Phoebe's dress. Leo orbs in with Cole.] Cole: Are you hurt? Phoebe: Baby, you're not supposed to be here. Cole: Leo said it was an urgent call, I was worried. Phoebe: Thanks. I'm fine. (They hug.) No demon is gonna stop me from marrying you tomorrow. Now my sister's another story. Paige: I said I was sorry. Leo: What kind of demon attcked you? Piper: This one. A Lazerus demon. Cole: A Lazerus demon, you sure? Piper: "Rare, high level demons, with telekinetic powers." Yep, that's the bad boy we popped. Cole: Has it resurrected yet? Piper: Resurrected? (The Lazerus demon resurrects.) Paige: Behind you! (The demon uses his telekinetic powers and throws Piper and Leo across the room.) Sofa! (The sofa orbs out and orbs back in to where Piper lands.) Cole: No! (The demon uses his power and the chandelier above Phoebe drops on her head. Paige: Piper blow him up! (The demon smokes out.) Piper: Leo. (Leo rushes over to Phoebe and heals her. She groans. Leo and Cole help her up.) Cole: Are you okay? Phoebe: I think so, yeah. Piper: Uh, he's gonna be back. The book says that Lazerus demons get stronger the longer they are out of cemetary ground. Paige: Cemetery ground? Cole: It's the only way to keep them from resurrecting. You bury them. Phoebe: So that means someone intentionally dug them up, to attck us, the night before my wedding. Leo: The question is who, and why? Paige: I know why. To stop the wedding. I did two tarot readings, Phoebe, they both said that marrying Cole would only cause death and despair. Phoebe: What? Paige: Well, I'm surprised he didn't tell you, he saw the first reading. Cole: If I run scared every time things look dark for us, we never would've made it this far. Phoebe: That's true. Is there anything else bothering you, Paige, that I should no about? Paige: No, not really. Piper: Okay, good. Paige and I will be on demon watch tonight so that Phoebe can get some sleep. Phoebe: Ugh, I'm too wired to sleep. Paige: Well, maybe I can help you relax with one of my aromatherapy treatments. Piper: See, now this is the spirit. Everything will be fine as long as we stay together, stay calm. [Time lapse. Underground. Cole pushes the Lazerus demon into a wall.] Lazerus: I just did what the Seer told me. Cole: Did she tell you to kll my fiancé? 'Cause that's what you almost did. Lazerus: The Source before you would've rewarded me for klling one of those witches. Cole: The old Source was reckless and now he's dad. You wanna follow into his grave? Lazerus: No. Cole: Then let's get this straight. You work for me now. Do what I tell you, I guarantee you will never see another cemetery. But hurt my bride again and I will bury you myself. (He throws a fireball at him and he turns into dust.) Stay down until I need you. (He turns to the Seer.) How dare you unearth a Lazerus demon. Seer: We need a creature that could lure your witch into the cemetery. Cole: But a Lazerus demon. Seer: The witches must believe they are under attck for your plan to work. Cole: There's no plan with Phoebe dad. Seer: I'm beginning to wonder if you can handle your new mantle of power. Cole: Are you questioning my leadership? Seer: No. You inherited the world's evil, I'll follow that anywhere. Cole: But? Seer: Cole. He's still alive inside you and he loves the witch. Cole: I know, I can feel it. Seer: When you were a demon, his love for her ruined more than one good plan. Cole: It's different now. Cole's voice used to scream inside my head now it's just a whisper. We can use his feelings to control her. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Phoebe's bedroom. Piper and Phoebe walk in.] Piper: So we'll take shifts and I will go first and then Paige will wake you up in the morning. (Paige walks in holding a jar of cream.) Phoebe: What is this? Paige: My face cream, also known as heaven in a jar, it's a special blend. Phoebe: You made it? Paige: Mm-hm. It's got patchouli oil for balance and confidence, and chamomile to relax your nervous system. I'm really sorry about your wedding dress. I want everything to go so great for you tomorrow. Phoebe: It's okay. (They hug. Paige leaves.) Piper: She's trying. Phoebe: Yeah, I know, I know. (She smells the cream.) Couldn't hurt, right? Piper: You still feeling tense? Phoebe: It's not really tense, just, um, extremely alert. Piper: Phoebe, I know you want the Cinderella fantasy, but I don't want you to be upset if everything doesn't go exactly as planned tomorrow. Phoebe: Where is that coming from? Piper: Well, I was just remembering my wedding day, and I remember I wanted everything to be absolutely perfect. Phoebe: And then Prue crashed through the front door on a Harley. Piper: Yeah, only Prue could make my wedding day all about her. But the point is, I barely remember the ceremony, it's a total blur. And in the end all that matters is that you marry the guy that you love, and if you manage to do that your wedding was perfect. [Time lapse. Phoebe's bedroom. Phoebe is asleep. Cole flames in and sits next to Phoebe. He chants something.] [Cut to the hallway. Paige walks out of the bathroom and sits back in the chair next to Phoebe's door. She hears voices in her room.] [Cut to Phoebe's room. Phoebe's face glows. Paige opens the door and Cole quickly changes into Piper.] Paige: What are you doing in here? Piper: Shh. Just checking on Phoebe, you were in the bathroom. (They leave her room and close the door.) Paige: I didn't even hear you. Piper: Well, that's a problem don't you think? What if I was a demon? Paige: Oh, good point. Piper: When you're on demon watch in this house, you don't take bathroom breaks. Paige: Got it. (Piper starts to walk away.) Piper: And whatever you do, don't fall asleep. (Paige nods. Piper waves her hand and Paige falls asleep instantly. Piper/Cole walks into Piper's room. Piper is asleep in bed. She waves her hand over Piper and then flames out.) [Scene: Morning. Manor. Phoebe's bedroom. Phoebe wakes up and looks at the clock. It's 11:07am. She walks out into the hall where Paige is sound asleep.] Phoebe: Paige. Paige! You were supposed to wake me up. (Paige wakes up. Phoebe rushes into the bathroom. Piper comes out of her room.) Piper: What happened? What time is it? (Phoebe screams and comes out of the bathroom. She has little red pimples all over her face.) Phoebe: Look at me. Piper: Whoa. Phoebe: (to Paige) What do you have to say for yourself? Paige: I fixed your wedding dress. Phoebe: Paige! This is all your fault. (She storms into her room.) You put a mojo on my face cream. Paige: I did not, those are all natural ingredients. (Phoebe starts to cry.) Phoebe: If you have something to say to me, why didn't you just say it, Paige? Piper: Okay, we all just need to take a deep breath. Paige: Say what? Phoebe: Don't think that I don't know how you really feel about Cole. Paige: Oh! I have been nothing but supportive of that demon. Phoebe: Ex-demon. Paige: Oh, is that like ex-convict? Piper: Alright, that is not necessary. We all just need to calm down. Paige: Face it, Phoebe. This wedding has been filled with nothing but bad omens from the start. Phoebe: And they all seem to be connected with you now, don't they? Piper: Alright, that's it! Break it up. You go back to your corner and you, you're gonna get ready and we're gonna put lots and lots of makeup on you. Paige: Oh, face it. There's not enough spackle in the world to fill those craters. Step back. Phoebe: Oh, now what are you doing? Paige: Trying to prove to you that I'm not trying to sabotage your wedding. Piper: I don't think... Paige: "Let the object of objection become but a dream, as I cause the seen to be unseen." Phoebe: Magic. She just put magic on me. (The spots disappear.) Piper: And it's working. Phoebe: It is? (Phoebe turns invisible.) My zits are gone? Piper: Yeah, I can, I can honestly say that your face is completely clear. Phoebe: Woo hoo! Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Paige and an invisible Phoebe are there. Piper's looking through the Book of Shadows.] Phoebe: It's my wedding day. The one day of my life that is all about me and nobody can see me. Paige: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do it. (Phoebe walks across the room holding a piece of paper. Paige follows her.) Phoebe: Stop following me, go away! Piper: Hang on, Phoebe, don't lose it now. (Paige holds up Phoebe's wedding dress.) Paige: Here, you can't walk around naked and I think it'll fit now. Phoebe: Ahh, Paige! (She snatches the dress of Paige.) What difference does it make? I am invisible. My wedding is supposed to start in less than one hour and everyone I've ever known will be there, and I'm never gonna be able to face them again. Ugh! (She pushes some books off a table.) Piper: Alright! This is all just a back fre to the vanishing spell. There's gotta be a reversal in here. (Victor opens the door.) Victor: Hey, what's going on up here? You guys aren't even dressed yet. Where's Phoebe? Piper: She is still putting on her face. Victor: Wh-? I can't keep stalling this photographer forever. He's done portraits in every room in the house. Phoebe: Send them out to the church. Victor: Phoebe? Piper: That was me. I'm working on my impressions. (Piper covers her mouth.) Phoebe: Dad, go downstairs and wait for us there. Piper: See? I'm working it into the toast. (Victor leaves.) Phoebe: Ugh, what's the use. I might as well call Cole and tell him it's off. Piper: Oh, honey, we-we-we'll... Paige: Something you said is bothering me. Why would there be a backfire to the vanishing spell? Piper: Personal gain, I guess. Paige: Yeah, but there wasn't any of that when I used it to help others, why Phoebe? Piper: What, are you suggesting that there is outside magic at play here? Paige: Yeah. The same magic that dug up the Lazerus demon and then there's the acne and then the super-sized wedding dress. Phoebe: She's rambling. Should I yell at her again? Piper: No! She might be onto something. Paige: Listen, we're not fighting each other here, we're fighting evil. We kick evil's ass every day. Piper: Sometimes twice a day. Paige: Okay, today's a day just like any other day. Evil wants this wedding cancel? Screw that. We're not gonna go down without a fight. Okay, so what we do is get dressed, we head for the church while we look for a way to fix Phoebe. Are you with me? Piper: Yes! Phoebe? Phoebe: Grab the book. Let's go. Piper: Get the dress. [Scene: The church. Everyone is seated on the pews. The photographer takes a photo of some people. Leo walks over to Cole.] Cole: The wedding was supposed to start fifteen minutes ago. Where are the girls? Leo: Phoebe needs to talk to you but in the dressing room. Cole: It's bad luck for the bride to see the groom before the wedding. Leo: I don't think that that's going to be a problem. [Cut inside the dressing room. Piper, Paige and invisible Phoebe are there.] Paige: Okay, this one's gotta work. It's the spell that reversed my enhanced breasts. Here. (Paige hands Piper a piece of paper.) Piper: "Guiding spirits hear our plea, annul this magic let it be." (Piper burns the paper with a candle.) Phoebe: Can you see me? Piper: Not even your breasts. Phoebe: Ugh. Paige: That's it. That's the last reversal spell we have. Phoebe: It's okay you guys. You did your best. (Someone knocks on the door. Piper opens it. Cole's there.) Piper: (to Paige) Come on, let's go. We'll leave you two alone to talk. (Piper and Paige leave.) Cole: Wait a minute, where's Phoebe? Phoebe: Over here. (A bunch of flowers wave in the air.) Hi, honey. Cole: Phoebe? You're invisible? Phoebe: Yeah, looks like whatever demon's trying to stop our wedding succeeded. Cole: Oh, honey. Phoebe: We tried every trick we know to fix it and nothing's worked and now... Cole: Phoebe? (She picks up a tissue and blows her nose.) Phoebe: I wanted the perfect wedding. But I didn't want it for me, I wanted it for you. You have given me so much, you don't deserve this. Cole: It's okay, baby. We'll find another way, I promise. Phoebe: Okay. Cole: I'll make the announcement. Phoebe: Alright. (Piper and Paige walk in.) Cole: The wedding's off. Paige: Not necessarily. Piper: Get everybody in their positions, we'll start with the processional, tell the quartet. (Piper takes Cole to the door.) Cole: Whoa, what about Phoebe? She's invisible. Piper: Not for long, we hope. So go on, and look for your bride walking down the aisle. Go on. (He leaves. Piper closes the door.) Phoebe: Wait, hold on here, I'm a little confused. I thought we were out of spells. Paige: Mm-mm, not yet. You know how every attempt we've made to reverse your invisibility has failed? Phoebe: Yes. Paige: Well, what if we don't reverse it, we just shift it from one sister to another. Phoebe: Wait, you mean transfer the invisibility to you? No way, I won't let you. Paige: Phoebe, every Cinderella needs a fairy godmother. Let me be yours. (Phoebe sighs.) Phoebe: Paige... Paige: Please, I need to do this so you know that I'm not trying to stop your wedding. [Cut to outside. Leo walks over to Darryl and Victor.] Leo: The natives are growing restless in there. Darryl: Yeah, I know, a couple have already left. Victor: Would somebody tell me what's going on? (Cole walks in.) Cole: I wish I knew. Places everybody. (Leo and Darryl walk inside.) Seer: Aren't you going to seat me? (Cole and Victor turn around to see the Seer standing there.) Victor: I'll get her. Cole: No, allow me. You should wait for Phoebe. (Victor goes inside. The Seer holds onto Cole's arm and they walk inside.) They'll recognise you. Seer: You never contacted me. Did your potion worked? Cole: Yes. Seer: And did they use the spell you thought they would? Cole: Yes, and now she's invisible. Seer: Then why are all these people here? Cole: I think they found a spell to reverse our magic. Seer: And did she find an obedience spell to make you do as she pleases. Cole: Don't forget who you're talking to. (The Seer sits down. Piper comes out of the dressing room and stands in her place.) (to Seer) Where's the Lazerus demon? Seer: In my chambers awaiting your command. Cole: Order him to attck. The girls will stop the ceremony to save innocent lives. (The Seer leaves. Cole stands in his place. The quartet plays the wedding march. Victor and Phoebe walk down the aisle.) Darryl: (to Leo) Where's Paige? Leo: I don't know. (Invisible Paige pulls up a chair near by and sits down. She sniffs.) Paige: I'm gonna cry. Priest: Thank you all for coming to honour the love between Cole Turner and Phoebe Halliwell. (The Lazerus demon smokes in near by.) Paige: Oh, no. Priest: Before we get started, I must ask, is there anyone who has just cause why this couple should not be united... (Paige picks up a candle stick and hits the Lazerus demon on the head.) Lazerus Demon: Ugh! (Paige pushes him out the door and the door slams shut. Everyone turns to look.) Priest: This is your time, your platform... (The Lazerus demon uses his telekinetic power and Paige flies across the room. Everyone in the church hears.) Piper: I'll check that out. Keep going. (Piper runs out of the church.) Priest: Since nobody here can show just cause, it's my privilege to ask... Piper: (from outside) You put her down! Paige: Ahh! (The hear a crash. Everyone turns to look.) Leo: Excuse me. (Leo runs out of the church.) Phoebe: Keep going, please, just keep going. Priest: As I was saying, it's my privilege to ask, who gives this woman to this man today. Victor: Her sisters and I do. Piper: (from outside) Son of a bitch! Paige: Ahh! Leo: Piper, look out! (They hear another crash. Phoebe drops her bouquet and runs outside. Cole follows.) [Cut to the room. Piper is lying on the floor. Phoebe and Cole race in. The Lazerus demon uses his telekinetic powers on Leo and he flies across the room, knocking over Phoebe. The Lazerus demon picks up a chair. Phoebe runs towards the demon and he is about to throw it at her.] Cole: Stop! (Piper blows up the demon.) Phoebe: Where's Paige? Piper: I don't know. Phoebe: Leo, where's Paige? Leo: I can't get a read on her. Wherever she is her heart's not beating. (Cole sees Paige's blood spill onto the floor.) Cole: Over here. (Leo runs over and starts to heal her. Darryl and the Priest rushes in.) Priest: What the hell is going on in here? Phoebe: That's it. (She pulls off her veil.) The wedding is off! Tell everyone to get outta here. Go-go-go-go! (She pushes Darryl and the Priest out of the door.) Commercial Break [Scene: Church. All the guests have left. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Cole and Leo are there. Piper is on the phone.] Piper: (on the phone) Just send the food to the house. Yes, and the bill. Not as sorry as I am. Thank you. (She hangs up.) Caterer's taken care of. Phoebe: Thank you so much, Piper, I just, I can't deal with any of that right now. Piper: It's okay, it's been a tough day. (to Paige) How about you? How are you doing? Paige: Uh, still a little shaky. Leo: We nearly lost you. Lucky the demon hesitated when Cole yelled. Phoebe: Yeah, but why did he? Cole: Maybe he was surprised somebody yelled at him. Leo: We should all just be thankful that we're alive. Paige: And visible. Although I'm not sure how that happened. Cole: I do. The magic you were under was supposed to stop the wedding, it wore off once the wedding was cancelled. Phoebe: Oh, you mean when evil won? I am not stopping until I find out who sent that thing after us. Piper: Speaking of the demon, the crispy critter needs to find its way back to a cemetery. Cole: I know a local haunt, I can take it there. Piper: And what happens when my freeze wears off on the way? You'll be as defenceless as a cat toy. Phoebe: I'll go with him. I wanna make sure it's in the ground for good. Paige: Lets all do it. Cole: Fine by me. [Cut to a cemetery. Cole is standing in front of a grave. The girls and Leo are catching up to him.] Cole: I found a spot. This headstone's from the early 1900s. Nobody'll come digging here anytime soon. Leo: Piper, if you see anyone coming, freeze them. (Cole starts digging.) Piper: (to Phoebe) Don't worry, honey. It took Leo and me three times to get married. It'll happen for you and Cole. We just need to figure out what kind of evil stopped your wedding a why. Paige: I have an idea. Why don't we just ask it? Cole: Oh, don't be crazy. That Lazerus demon is a time bmb waiting to explode. Phoebe: I want to know who ruined the happiest day of my life. (Paige tips the ash out of a box onto the ground.) Cole: Phoebe, I'm asking you, please, for me. Don't do this. Phoebe: Cole, I can't believe you don't wanna know. (The Lazerus demon resurrects.) Piper: One flinch and I blow you into briquette. Phoebe: Who resurrected you? (He points to Cole.) Lazerus Demon: Ask him. You swore I'd never see a cemetery again if I helped you. You set me up. Piper: Cole, what is this demon talking about? Cole: I have no idea. Lazerus Demon: Liar! You ordered me to attck them in the church. Is this how you reward your loyal servants? Phoebe: Okay, Cole, what is going on, because I gotta tell you right now I am freaking out! Cole: Oh, what's the point you already figured it out. (He throws a fireball at the Lazerus demon and he turns into dirt.) Phoebe: Oh, no. No, it can't be. No, it can't be. No. (She looks away. Cole turns into the Seer.) Paige: It's not. It's the Seer. Piper: Not for long. Phoebe: No, don't. (She goes over to the Seer.) Where's Cole? Seer: Unconscious in the mausoleum. Paige: Why would you save us one day and try to kll us the next? Seer: For the same reason. To keep the balance of power between good and evil. Piper: Don't be cryptic. I hate cryptic. Seer: I had a vision. If you married Cole on this day, his love would've helped you evolve into a much stronger witch, too strong. I had to stop you and I did. (The Seer flames out.) Piper: Bitch. Phoebe: Cole. Leo: Go. I'll bury the rest of the demon. [Cut to the mausoleum. The Seer flames in and changes back to Cole. He loosens his tie and lays on the ground. Piper, Phoebe and Paige run in.] Phoebe: Cole? (They go over to him.) Cole: Where's the Seer? She's in the cemetery. Piper: Yeah, we know, we had a little chat. Paige: I'm surprised she didn't kll you. Cole: It's not her style. (He groans.) klling's beneath her. She only does it if she has to. Phoebe: Come on, let's get you home. (Leo walks in.) Leo: You okay? [Time lapse. They are walking through the mausoleum.] Paige: I still don't understand. If the Seer wanted to stop Phoebe from marrying you, wouldn't she want to k*ll you? Cole: I don't know, you'd have to ask the Seer. (They walk past a small chapel in the mausoleum.) Leo: Look, a chapel. Paige: A chapel in a mausoleum? Leo: That's a first. Piper: It's cute. Cole: And perfect. Phoebe: For what? Cole: A wedding. Piper: I couldn't agree more. Phoebe: Really? Paige: You've got the rings. Leo: And we're all here. Phoebe: Okay, I do. I-I mean, I will. Let's go. (They walk inside. The dark priest removes his hood. Cole hands Phoebe a rose and she ties it to his shirt. She pricks her finger on one of the thorns and it bleeds. Cole puts her bleeding finger in his mouth. They go through the ceremony and they place the rings on each other's fingers.) Dark Priest: Not two but one, then life be gone. You may kiss the bride. (Cole and Phoebe kiss.) Phoebe: We did it. Cole: Yes, we did. (They kiss again. The Seer appears near by.) Seer: It is done. End ----------------------------------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x15 - Marry Go Round"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Krista Vernoff Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: P3. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Cole are there. Piper and Leo, and Phoebe and Cole are snuggled closely together while Paige sits by herself. The all clink their bottles.] Phoebe: To our marriage. (Phoebe nibbles on Cole's ear.) Piper: Hey, this is supposed to be our anniversary. Phoebe: Oh, right. Uh, to Piper and Leo's marriage. May ours be as successful as theirs. Piper: Yeah, see that still didn't sound like it was about us. (Phoebe giggles at Cole. Piper and Leo kiss. Paige starts to feel uncomfortable.) Paige: Well, alright, everybody, I, uh, am gonna go, I'm tired. Cole: Wait, you can't go yet, Paige. We haven't gotten to the good part. Paige: Oh, I'm sorry, I thought watching you guys make out all night was supposed to be the highlight of my evening. Phoebe: Oh, I'm sorry, sweetie, are we boring you? Paige: No, no, it's just it is weird seeing a girl that wasn't the marrying type be so married. Piper: Piper tried to tell me that it was going to be great and different. Piper: Well, you just have to experience it and you'll understand. (Phoebe and Cole kiss.) Paige: Alright, so the good part? Cole: Oh, yes, the good part. (He hands Piper and Leo an envelope. They open it.) Piper: Oh my god. Leo: Cole. Cole: It's no big deal. Leo: It's the finest hotel in Hawaii. Cole: I just didn't think it was right you guys never got a honeymoon. Phoebe: Oh my god. Could you be any sweeter right now? Paige: Hang on, you got them tickets to Hawaii? Cole: Well, not plane tickets, they'll have to orb there. But, uh, hotel and a couple of nice dinners. Piper: Cole, I can't believe you did this. Paige: Am I missing something? Aren't you unemployed? How did you afford this? Cole: A-a-a-ah. That's tomorrow's surprise. For tonight, another toast. To Leo and to Piper, a life time of happiness. (They clink their glasses and take a sip. The Seer appears near by and Cole chokes on his drink. He coughs.) Phoebe: Are you okay? Baby, are you okay? Cole: Fine, fine. Excuse me, I'll be right back. (He walks away.) Paige: Wow, so, you think, uh, Cole won the lottery or something? Phoebe: I know I did. (Paige makes a noise.) Paige: Sorry. [Cut to the underworld. A cave. The Seer is there standing in front of a cauldron. Cole flames in.] Cole: I was with the entire family, have you lost your mind? Seer: Forgive me. But it was imperative that I have you here now if my ritual is to take effect. Cole: I am trying to be the perfect husband. The perfect brother-in-law. It would help if I didn't have demons waving at me from the dance floor. Seer: If my fertility ritual fails, the show's over anyway. Tomorrow's harvest moon will be the one chance to impregnate your wife. The power of the moon combined with this tonic will make her fertile to a demon's seed, and override any preventative measures she's taken. Her favourite sweet? Cole: Chocolate. Seer: Then I'll mix it with the chocolate. You must feed it to her in the morning, and then finish the job when the moon is high in the night's sky. And if you succeed, the evil spawn growing inside her will influence her only for lenience so that when she does discover the truth, she will bend to your will. Cole: She will bend to her love for me. (The Seer picks up a Knfe and moves closer to Cole.) Seer: For the tonic. (She cuts his hand and he drips his blood into the cauldron.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Bathroom. Phoebe and Paige are there putting on makeup.] Phoebe: Can I try this? Paige: Yeah, sure. (Piper comes in.) Piper: My hairclip broke. Paige: Try one of mine. (Piper pushes Phoebe out of the way.) Phoebe: Ooh, glowy. Piper: Yeah, like you need more glow. Phoebe: Hey, isn't it weird how sex can replace sleep. I wonder if they've done any studies on that? Paige: I remember Dave my ex-boyfriend. Phoebe: No, no, no, it's different with boyfriends. I don't know why, but once you're married, it's just better, you know what I mean? Piper: Husbands, incredibly sexy. Phoebe: Yeah, it's more intimate or something. Paige: Well, I wouldn't know. Phoebe: Speaking of looking forward... Piper, you're going on your honeymoon tonight. I think new lingerie is in order. Piper: You always think new lingerie is in order. Phoebe: Not for me, silly. You wanna come, Paige? Paige: Ugh, I can't. I have to go to that evil place where they keep my pay cheque. Phoebe: Oh, right, sorry. (A car horn beeps outside. They leave the bathroom.) [Cut to outside. Cole is standing beside a silver convertible. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo walk outside.] Cole: Surprise! Leo: A new car? Piper: Where did you get that? Cole: It came with the job. Paige: Ahh, are you a valet parker? Cole: Attorney, thank you very much. It's a company car. (He hands Phoebe a bunch of flowers.) Phoebe: Are you serious? Paige: Strange. You didn't last two hours at legal aid. Piper: Yeah, you hated it. You said you hated being a lawyer. Cole: Yeah, but that job was high stressed and paid nothing. This one... Leo: Comes with a Porsche. Cole: Right. How comes she's not smiling? Leo: You got me. Is this the tip tranic? Cole: Uh, no. I thought you'd be happy. Phoebe: Cole, if you're happy, I'm happy. Cole: Alright. (He takes a box of chocolates out of the car. He takes off the lid and shows them to Phoebe.) I got your favourite chocolates. And I reserved the honeymoon sweet at the Mark. Phoebe: A honeymoon? Cole: Just for tonight. What do you say? Phoebe: Ooh, I say I need to do a little bit of shopping first I think. What do you say, Piper? Piper: Uh, Rebekah Ryan's playing at the club tonight so I've gotta go set up. Leo: I'll cover for you. Gotta do something, Cole's making me look bad. Cole: So, chocolates? You sure you don't want one, they smell pretty good? Phoebe: Mmm, maybe you are evil. (They kiss.) I love you. Paige: So what law firm are you working for? Cole: Are you familiar with San Francisco law firms? Paige: Yeah, I deal with them from time to time. Cole: Jack McCarter and Kline? Paige: Haven't heard of them. Well, I better get to work. Congratulations. Cole: Thanks. (She walks away.) Commercial Break [Scene: A lingerie shop. Piper and Phoebe are there. Phoebe comes out wearing a purple lingerie dress.] Phoebe: Okay, what do you think? Man: Ooh, wow. (His girlfriend hits him.) Woman: Hey! Piper: I think he liked it and I think she didn't. Phoebe: Okay, but what is it saying? Because I'm going for that kind of we're married but we're not dad look. Piper: I think it's more of a I'm gonna wear this one night, and spend the next six months paying it off kind of look. Phoebe: I hate it when you're right. (She heads for the dressing room.) Piper: But although come to think of it, you could probably afford anything you want now that Cole's gone corporate. Phoebe: Yeah, well, I'm not gonna rely on that. And I'm not just gonna sit at home while my husband works either, you know. I mean, maybe in ten years from now like when I have kids, but not now. Piper: Oh, ht a nerve? Phoebe: I just think it's time I got a job too, you know. What do you think? Piper: Uh, I think being so charming as we are, is kind of a full time job. Phoebe: Yeah, it just happens to come with a death thrat in lieu of pay cheque. Piper: Right, so if Cole is bringing, you know, an extra few bucks into the household why not enjoy it? (Phoebe comes out of the dressing room.) Phoebe: Because, Piper, it's not about that. I have a degree in psychology that I worked really hard for and I would like to be able to use it to help people in a non-magical way. (They see a woman in the middle of the road with cars speeding past her. They honk their horns as they drive by.) Piper: Speaking of helping people. (A car heads for the woman and Piper freezes it. Phoebe runs across the road and pushes the woman out of the way. Piper unfreezes everything and runs across the road to help.) Oh, good thing that car had breaks, huh. You would've been road klled. Phoebe: Totally. Piper: Are you okay? Woman: Can you help me get to work? I won't make my deadline, I've gotta get to work. Piper: Alright. (Phoebe touches the woman and has a premonition of a demon chasing her.) Yes? Phoebe: Innocent. Piper: Of course. [Scene: South Bay Social Services. Paige is there talking to a Lila.] Paige: Ugh, I still don't trust him. I called the firm and apparently he's telling the truth by getting that job. Lila: Wait, he told the truth. Rat. Paige: I'm telling you, Lila, there's something weird going on. He couldn't function in the job that I got him here, I mean, he ht a client. Now all of a sudden he's Mr. Suave lawyer man. Lila: People change. Paige: But not that quickly, not that much. There's something off about him and, uh, I'm gonna keep an eye on him, period. Lila: Spying on the husband. Now that's a sure fre way to reconnect with your sister. (Paige's phone rings.) Paige: Paige Matthews. Phoebe: Hey, uh, we've got a witchy type situation that could really benefit from your area of expertise. Any chance you could meet us back at the manor? Paige: Yeah, I'll be right over. Phoebe: Great, see you there. [Cut to the manor. Cole is there with the Seer.] Seer: What do you mean she wouldn't eat it? Cole: I mean I thought shoving it down her throat might be a little suspicious. So, is it too late? Seer: No. The tonic is stronger the longer it has to gestate, it might still work. Cole: Then keep an eye out and warn me of any demons who might be planing to attck, I can't afford any distractions for Phoebe. (The front door opens and Cole turns the Seer into a man. Piper, Phoebe and the woman walks in.) Phoebe: Cole, we have to, uh... Cole: Oh, this is, this is Mike. My law clerk. He was just leaving. Thanks, you can catch me up on those cases tomorrow. Mike: Right. Sure. Excuse me. (He heads for the door.) Phoebe: Cole, this is Karen Young. Cole: Pleased to meet you. Phoebe: She, uh, she needs our help. (Mike walks outside and disappears.) [Cut to the living room.] Karen: I was going in early, it was still dark, I said goodbye to my husband, and I don't remember. (She starts to cry.) I don't understand what's happening to me. Piper: Karen, I know you're scared but we're gonna help you, I promise. (Phoebe and Cole walk into the foyer.) Cole: What's wrong with her? Phoebe: I don't know. I had a premonition that she was being attcked by demons, only I don't think it was a premonition, I think it already happened. But she was ht by some kind of light ball. So we might have to postpone this evening, baby. Cole: No, we can't. Phoebe: Well, innocents come first. Cole: Of course they do. I just, I just can't wait to be alone with you. I'll do whatever I can to help. (He looks around and spots the chocolates on a table. He picks one up and holds it near Phoebe's mouth.) Forgive me? (Phoebe hesitates and then takes a bite.) Phoebe: Mmmm. (They kiss. Piper comes in.) Piper: Uh, hi, hi-hi-hi. Innocent at foot, remember? Phoebe: Right. Piper: So she's calmer now but won't you hang out with you while we go check the book. Cole: Absolutely. (Phoebe and Piper head for the stairs. Piper takes a chocolate as she passes and eats it.) Uh, Piper? Piper: What? Cole: Uh, nothing, it's okay. (He laughs a little.) Piper: Mm, suddenly I can't wait to go on my honeymoon. Phoebe: Mm-hm, me either. Must be the full moon. (Cole walks into the living room.) Cole: You wanna tell me what happened? Karen: I don't know. Cole: I don't have time for this. (He holds his hand above her head and it glows.) Who attcked you? (She jumps up.) Karen: Don't touch me! Don't touch me, leave me alone! He was touching me. (Cole sees Paige standing at the living room entrance.) Commercial Break Cole: I didn't hear you come in. What's the matter? You look like you saw a ghost. Paige: I'm not sure what I saw. Cole: What do you mean? Paige: What were you doing to her? Cole: Well, I was comforting her. If you hadn't noticed she's hysterical. (Piper and Phoebe come back in with the book.) Phoebe: Got it. Cole: That was quick. Piper: Yeah, well, we're that good. (to Paige) Thanks for coming. (Phoebe goes over and cuddles Cole.) Paige: Uh, we have a problem. Phoebe: Yeah? Paige: I mean, what's the problem with her? (She looks at the book.) Power brokers? Cole: Of course. Phoebe: Apparently the light ball that was thrown at Karen was a demonic power. Cole: Yeah, brokers sometimes use people to store powers until they find a buyer. That way thieves can't get to them. Paige: Human being possessed of a demonic power will become confused then frightened, paranoid, violent and demonic, will ultimately die if the power isn't withdrawn. Phoebe: So good news is there is a potion to pull the power out of her. (Cole waves his hand behind his back and his pager beeps. He looks at it.) Cole: Uh, it's work. They probably want me to fill out more forms. Phoebe: Okay, baby, well, you go and we'll call you if we need you. (They kiss and he leaves.) Karen: I've gotta get outta here. I have a family to take care of. Piper: Karen, your family is okay. Karen: But I have a job! I-I-I have a deadline. Elise, she'll fre me. Paige: It's okay, we'll talk to Elise for you, we'll tell her you're with us, we'll make it all okay. Piper: I'll go. Paige: No, uh, Phoebe should go. You're the best with potions. Here, honey, take my car. (Phoebe takes Paige's car keys.) Phoebe: Call me if things get worse. (Phoebe leaves.) Paige: Piper... Piper: This potion takes a while to brew and we're all out of hyssop, so why don't you stay with Karen and start cooking and I'll go to the herb store. Paige: No, I-I have to talk to you about something. You're gonna hate me for saying this but I think I saw Cole use... Piper: No. Paige, we've been through this a million times. Paige: No, this is different. I think I saw Cole use demonic... Piper: No-no-no-no. There is nothing demonic about Cole, and whether you like it or not, he's your brother-in-law. So whatever issues you have with him you're gonna have to take care of yourself. (Piper leaves.) Paige: Karen, can I ask you a couple of questions? [Cut to outside. Piper gets in her car and drives off. Cole pulls up in front of the house in his convertible.] [Cut to inside. Living room.] Karen: I don't know, I just felt him do something behind me. Paige: Something like what? Did you see him do anything? Karen: Who are you? Why did you bring me here? (Leo walks in.) Leo: Paige. Have you seen Piper around? (Paige goes over to him.) Paige: Yeah, she's already left. Aren't you supposed to be on club duty? Leo: Well, I'd much rather be on my honeymoon. Who is she? Is there something wrong? Paige: No, she's an innocent, we're on top of it. More importantly, I think I saw Cole using magical powers. Leo: What? Paige: Yes. I know it sounds crazy but I think I saw his hand glow. Leo: Paige... Paige: No, look, there's something strange going on. All the elaborate gifts and he's got the 50,000 dollar car, what kind of job comes with perks like that? Leo: So Cole gets a company car and that automatically makes him a demon in your eyes? Paige: No, no, it's just that something is different with him lately and it's not good. Am I the only one seeing this? Leo: Maybe you're the only one who wants to see it. Paige: Meaning? Leo: Meaning that no one wants to be the fifth wheel. Paige: That's not fair. Leo: You know what's not fair? Is you judging Cole for his past. He's not a demon anymore and he's part of this family. (Leo walks outside and flames out.) [Cut to the underground. Leo flames in and turns back into Cole. The Seer is there as Mike.] Mike: Well, it's about time. (Cole changes Mike back into the Seer.) Seer: Thank you. Cole: Paige saw me using my powers. Seer: What? You've been exposed? Cole: Not necessarily, she's not certain what she saw. Seer: Nevertheless, she must die. Cole: A little subtlety. That would hardly put Phoebe in an amorous mood and I'm too close now to abandon my plan. Seer: If one of the witches is onto you, more than your plan is at risk. Cole: Still, she's not sure she can trust her own eyes. And I think I know a way to make sure no one trusts what Paige says she saw. Seer: How? Cole: The innocent the girls brought home was infected by a power broker. Seer: What does that have to do with it? Cole: If I can get a power broker to do the same to Paige, she'll become unstable as well. But by the time she reaches breaking point her sisters will be on their honeymoons. Seer: She could alert them. Cole: Not if I accelerate her slide. Push her past fear and into paranoia. Then she won't trust them enough to alert them. (Cole waves his hand and a power broker appears.) Power Broker: Who did this? Who pulled me here? Cole: I did. (Cole's eyes turn black.) Power Broker: Source. You live. (He kneels on the ground.) Cole: Let's just keep that between us for now. (The Power Broker stands up.) I have an assignment for you. If you succeed, you will be rewarded with more power than you can possibly imagine. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe walks in. There are people everywhere. A guy walks past her.] Guy: Wow, hi. You are? Phoebe: Married. Honeymooning tonight. Yeah, can not wait. (He turns to leave.) Uh, excuse me. I'm actually looking for someone. A boss-type someone. Her name is Elise. (The guy points to an office. Phoebe goes over and the door opens before she can knock.) Elise: What? Phoebe: Hi. I'm here on behalf of Karen Young. She's fallen ill... Elise: Tell her she's fired. Phoebe: What? No-no. Elise: When she's late, I'm late. I'm an editor with better things to do than to wait around for her. Phoebe: No, but she's not gonna be late. Is she late already? Elise: Deadlines 8:00 tonight. And I thought you said she was sick. Phoebe: Well, that's why I'm here. To pick up her assignment and bring it to her. Believe me, nothing is more important to Karen than reporting the news. Elise: I would hardly call the advice column news. (Elise takes Phoebe into a very messy office.) This week's letter is probably on this train wreck of a desk. Phoebe: Wow, that's a lot of mail. Elise: Yeah, she's got a follower so she must be doing something right. Phoebe: Uh, since there's so much traffic right now and I have to get this mail to her, would you consider extending the... Elise: I appreciate the fact that it takes a special type of person to rfle through the miseries of absolute strangers and actually manage to help. The fact is, I couldn't even manage to care. This is a newspaper and we work on a deadline. End of conversation. (Elise leaves.) [Scene: P3. Piper and Leo are down behind the bar. Piper giggles. Piper's cell phone rings and she pops up on her knees, out of breath to answer it.] Piper: Hello? Phoebe: Hey, did you make the potion? Piper: Potion? P-P-Paige is making the potion. (Leo pops up beside Piper and starts kissing her neck..) And I have ten glorious minutes then I have to have my herbs. Phoebe: Great, because I need your help fast. Karen's gonna get fired unless we get her advice column in by 8:00 tonight. Piper: Uh-huh. Phoebe: So what would tell a twenty-eight year old woman who's still living in her parents house because she's afraid of living alone. Piper: I'd tell her to get a life. Phoebe: How can I write that? We fight demons every day. How can I tell her that there's nothing to be afraid of, you know? (Piper makes a noise.) What are you doing, Piper? Piper: I am taking my own advice. Phoebe: Eww. (She hangs up.) [Cut to the manor. Kitchen. Paige is making the potion while Karen sits at the table mumbling to herself.] Karen: I gotta get outta here. I gotta get outta here now! (She stands up and pushes the table onto its side. She heads for the door and Paige stands in her way.) Paige: Karen, the medicine is almost finished, after you take it you can go anywhere you want. Karen: You're trying to poison me. You're working for that bitch Elise. I'm gonna kll her before she kills me. Paige: No, we are only trying to help you. No one is trying to hurt you. Karen: I don't want your help. (She pushes Paige onto the floor and runs into the foyer. Paige orbs out and orbs back in front of Karen.) Paige: I'm sorry, I just can't let you go. Karen: Oh my god, what are you? (Karen pounces at Paige and Paige jumps out of the way. Cole comes in through the front door and grabs Karen.) Cole: What's going on in here? Karen: Get off me! Leave me alone! Cole: Where's Phoebe? Paige: Good question. (The power broker smokes in behind Paige.) Cole: Paige, behind you! (The power broker throws a white ball at Paige and she glows. Cole lets go of Karen and dives on the power broker.) Paige, get her outta here! Karen: Stay away from me! (She holds up her hands and fre comes out of them, burning Paige's arms. Karen runs outside.) Paige: Leo! (Leo orbs in with Piper. Leo starts to heal Paige.) Cole: Power broker, blow him up! Power Broker: What? (Piper blows him up.) Piper: Uh, where's Karen? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Paige, Leo and Cole are there. Paige is making the potion. She touches her head.] Leo: You should be feeling better, I healed your wounds. Paige: Oh, yeah, I am just a little woozy. (Piper comes in talking on the phone.) Piper: It was like acid spray, hurt Paige pretty bad. So, um, we need to find Karen fast. Phoebe: So our innocent is now our demon? Piper: Right. But she is still our innocent. And, listen, Paige said she was ranting about hating her boss so she could be on her way there. Phoebe: Oh, well, great, then you should be on your way here too. Because there's not a lot I can do against an acid breathing innocent, you know. Piper: The acid is coming out of her hands. Phoebe: Whatever. I'm on a deadline, okay. (Piper hangs up.) Piper: Okay, I'm gonna go to Phoebe in case Karen goes there. Paige: I'll orb you. Cole: No. Your orbing's still a little clumsy. And besides, they might need Leo's healing powers. Piper: Uh, yeah, he's right. You should stay here in case Karen comes back. And if there's any problems, any real problems, you can call for us. Leo: (to Cole) Keep an eye on her will you? Cole: Yeah, don't worry. (Leo orbs out with Piper.) Paige, you don't still have a problem with me do you? I don't believe it, I saved your life out there. Paige: I-I just, I don't understand. (She runs out. Cole knocks the potion onto the floor.) Cole: Oops. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Piper and Leo are in Karen's office looking through the window. Phoebe is typing on the computer.] Piper: What if she doesn't come here? Leo: It's our best bet. Phoebe: How do you spell oblique? Piper: With spell check. (Karen barges in the building.) Leo: There she is. (Karen runs into a man.) Karen: Outta my way. Piper: Phoebe. Phoebe: Mm. Piper: Phoebe. Acid spraying innocent in the house. Phoebe: Yeah, just give me a second. (Piper opens the door.) Piper: Karen. She's in here, she's waiting for your assignment. (Karen walks in and looks around.) Phoebe: Yes! Printing. Piper: Hi, saving. Karen, we have your medicine. (Acid spray comes out of her hands. Piper jumps out of the way and Phoebe levitates. The spray melts the computer.) Phoebe: Whoa, it's a good thing I was done. (Piper freezes Karen.) Leo: Someone's coming and the door doesn't lock. Phoebe: Oh, that's Elise. She's coming for Karen's assignment. God, I hope she likes it. Piper: Phoebe! Phoebe: What? Okay, okay, what do I do? What do I do? (Piper gives Phoebe the potion.) Piper: Shove it down her throat. Phoebe: Shove it down her throat. Okay. (Piper stands behind Karen.) Piper: Go (Piper grabs Karen from behind and Karen unfreezes. Phoebe races over and pours the potion in her mouth.) Phoebe: Sorry, sorry, sorry. (Elise tries to open the door but Leo holds it closed.) Elise: Karen? Karen, open the door. (Piper sits Karen on the chair. A light comes out of her. Leo lets go of the door.) Leo: Sorry, it was jammed. Elise: What the hell is going on in here? Who are you? Phoebe: Uh, this is, this is Karen's doctor and nurse. I told you, she very sick. Elise: Is she gonna live? Leo: Uh, yeah, yeah, she's gonna be fine. Elise: Good. (to Karen) Where's my copy? Karen: Um, I don't... Phoebe: I have that. I have the copy. (Phoebe takes it out of the printer and hands it to Elise. Elise reads it.) Elise: Ha! That's funny. Phoebeb: I-It's funny? Like-like bad funny? What's funny? Elise: You should be sick more often. This is good stuff. Phoebe: Really? It is? Yay, Karen. Karen: Thank you. Elise: You're welcome. Phoebe: We did it. I mean, we did it. Yay, we. [Cut to the manor. Attic. Paige and Cole are there. Paige is kneeling on the floor, frightened.] Cole: Paige. (He throws a fireball.) What's the matter? Are you okay? Paige: How did you do that? Cole: Do what? Paige: Just admit it, you're a demon, just tell the truth. Cole: Paige, I can't believe you'd even think that. You're the one who's acting strange. If you keep this up, you're gonna hurt yourself. (Cole walks towards.) Paige: Stay away from me! (She crawls to the corner.) I'm gonna tell Phoebe. Cole: Oh, come on. You don't really think your sisters would leave me alone with you if I was evil? Paige: Stay away from me. Cole: You really think Phoebe would've married me if I was a demon? (fre images show up in Cole's eyes. Cole's phone rings. He answers it.) Hello? Phoebe: Hey. Did you say something about a honeymoon suite for tonight? Cole: Does that mean you found Karen? Phoebe: Yes. We found her, we saved her, we even saved her job. She's fine. The only thing is she doesn't remember anything that happened today. Cole: Perfect. Phoebe: What? Cole: Well, that means she can't expose you guys as witches. You know what? If we hurry, we can still make late check in. Phoebe: Oh, but I don't have anything to wear. Cole: I can pack for you. I know what I like. Phoebe: I bet you do. Okay, I'll meet you there. Cole: Hey, wait-wait-wait. Why don't you tell Leo and Piper to orb straight to Hawaii, don't even bother packing. You never know when the next demon's gonna attck. Phoebe: I'll tell them. You just hurry. Bye. (Cole hangs up. Paige runs towards Cole and flames surround him. She stops. The flames disappear. Paige cries.) Paige: Stop it. Why are you doing this? Cole: What's the matter? Seeing things? (He leaves the attic. Paige starts throwing things around the room. She throws her hands out and she zaps a dollhouse. She looks at her hands, sits on the floor and continues to cry. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Paige storms downstairs. She walks into the living room and throws something off the table as she passes.] Paige: I know you're here. I'll find you. (She turns around and zaps a mirror. She sees a photo of Cole and Phoebe and zaps it.) [Cut to a hotel room. Phoebe and Cole are on the bed feeding food to each other.] Phoebe: I love you. Cole: Mm, I had a feeling. Phoebe: And here I thought all this time I was being so subtle. (Paige orbs in.) Oh my god, Paige. (Paige tries to zap Cole.) The power brokers got to her. There's potion in my purse. (They get off the bed. Cole goes to Phoebe's purse.) Paige: He's evil. Phoebe: Paige, don't do this, fight it. (Paige goes to zap Cole but Phoebe kicks her arm. Cole drops the potion on the floor. Paige tries to zap Cole again but misses. Phoebe holds onto Paige's arms.) Paige: He's evil. I have to stop him. Phoebe: Leo! Leo! (Leo and Piper orb in, wearing lei's.) Piper: This better be... (she sees what's happening) good. Leo: Look at her eyes. (Paige struggles to get out of Phoebe's grip. Piper walks over and hits Paige over the head with a candlestick.) Phoebe: Okay, Piper, wh-wh... Piper: What? This is what Whitelighters are for. Where's the potion? (Leo tries to heal Paige.) Cole: It's broken. Piper: Oh, okay, well, there's more at the manor. Cole: No, there's not actually. Paige broke that one too. Piper: Wh-what do you mean? That took forever to make. Should could die if we have to make more. Phoebe: How did we not notice? Piper: Oh, she was talking about not trusting Cole. It didn't occur to me that she might be infected. This is all my fault. Phoebe: No, it's not your fault, it's no one's fault. (Phoebe goes over to Paige.) Leo, she's burning up. Leo: I tried to heal her, I can't. Piper: Well, what are we supposed to do? Just stand here and watch her die? Phoebe: Oh, no, no, no, no. This can't be happening. Not again. (She looks at Cole.) Cole: This is a way. We need to find a power broker to pull it out of her. Piper: I blew him up. Cole: There's others. You'll have to orb me underground. Phoebe: We'll all go. Cole: No, it's too dangerous. You never know what kind of powers they might have. Besides, your powers might not work too well down there. Phoebe: Cole, you don't have any powers. Piper: Cole, there's no time to argue, we're going. Phoebe: I'm gonna get dressed. [Cut to the underworld. Three power brokers are sitting around a table swapping powers.] Power Broker #2: So, I'll give you an energy ball for a lightning bolt. Power Broker #3: -----. (Leo and Cole peek around the corner.) Leo: What are they doing? Cole: Trading powers. Leo: So what do we do? Cole: I don't know. (Piper and Phoebe walk around the corner.) Piper: We barge in. Get Paige. Cole: Wait, wait, wait. (They walk in.) Piper: Sorry to interrupt, but I think one of you may have misplaced a power. Cole: (to Leo) I'll get her, you get ready to orb them out of here. Power Broker #2: Who are you? Piper: We're the Charmed Ones. And one of you jack asses infected our sister. Phoebe: (to Piper) It's gonna be pretty hard to tell which jack ass though, huh. Piper: So, here's the deal. We'll spare your lives if you pull your skanky little power out of her. (Cole carries Paige in.) Power Broker #2: The power of the Charmed Ones lies in the power of three. You're one witch down. Phoebe: Um, you sure you wanna test that theory? (A lightning bolt comes out of his hand, missing them.) Piper: Too bad. You lose. (Piper tries to blow him up.) Cole: Told you about your powers down here. Leo: Let's get out of here. Piper: Keep in mind that that was just a warning. Next time I'll use full force. (Two power brokers kneel down.) Power Broker #3: Forgive us. We'll do whatever you ask. Phoebe: See, that's more like it, right there. (Cole's eyes turn black and the power brokers see.) Power Broker #2: What the hell are you doing? (One of the power brokers throw an energy ball at him.) Piper: What are you waiting for? (The power brokers remove the power out of Paige. She wakes up and stands up.) Paige: Where am I? Phoebe: You're gonna be okay, sweetie. Leo: Now can we get out of here? Piper: Wait. (Piper blows up all the power balls on the table.) I had enough power to do that, eh? (They leave, except Cole.) Cole: Shh. [Scene: Underground. A cave. Cole is there. The Seer walks in.] Seer: Why would you save Paige after everything you do to destroy her? Cole: They would've found a way to save her anyway. This way I get the credit. Seer: Did you do it for credit? Or love? I supposed there's some things even the Source can't defeat. Cole: Careful. Seer: I am, but are you? We have worked too hard to let a nugget of humanity destroy a legacy of evil. Cole: Paige has no memory. She's not a thrat to us anymore. Seer: I'm not talking about her, I'm talking about Cole. His the one thrat neither one of us can control. He saved Paige not you. Cole: I'm not concerned. There'll be nothing he can do once Phoebe's pregnant. Is she? (The Seer looks into the future.) Well? Seer: I see conflicting futures. Only time will tell. (She disappears.) Commercial Break [Scene: P3. Piper and Phoebe are sitting at a table. Paige comes over and sits down.] Paige: I can't believe I destroyed the house. Phoebe: What I can't believe is what you almost saw in the hotel room. If you had gotten there five minutes earlier... Piper: Lalala! Over sharing. (Karen approaches the table.) Phoebe: Hey, Karen! Karen: Oh, I'd hope I'd find you here. Paige: Do we know her? Piper: Oh, your memory really is sht. Karen: Um, you told fearful Merrin to get a dog. Phoebe: Yeah, oh, I know, I know, it seemed right at the time, you know, so she didn't have to... Karen: I would've told her to get a therapist and a life. Piper: See, this is what I said. Karen: Hers was better. Phoebe: Really? Karen: It was proactive, it was non-judgmental. The whole column had a freshness and a passion that it hasn't had for a really long time. Phoebe: Thank you. Karen: And I'm gonna tell Elise that you wrote it. Phoebe: Oh, no, Karen, don't do that. I mean, she'll fre you then. Karen: And my guess is she'll hire you. If you think you can handle working for that witch. Piper: Hm, I thought of her as more of a demon. Phoebe: Oh, shh. Karen: Well, either, I hate her. And even though I'm not sure what happened today, I just feel like I wanna spend more time at home with my kid. So I wanna say thanks, for everything. (Karen leaves.) Phoebe: That is very sweet. Paige: What just happened there? Piper: I think Phoebe just got a job. (Phoebe laughs.) Phoebe: I can't. Can I? Piper: Phoebe, somebody is going to pay you to tell other people what to do. Shut up and be happy. (They pick up their drinks.) To Phoebe. May you never give any lethal advice. Paige: And to Piper, may you actually get to go on your honeymoon tomorrow. Phoebe: And to Paige... Paige: May I never try to kll you again. Piper: You're not really a Halliwell until you've gone demonic on your sisters at least twice. Phoebe: Actually, she didn't go demonic on us, she went demonic on Cole. Piper: You say tomato, and I say... Phoebe: Karen already hated Elise. That's why Elise became the object of Karen's demonic rage. Which also means that you already hated Cole. Paige: No, I don't hate Cole, Phoebe. I just don't trust him. I don't know why I feel that way, I just, I don't. I'm sorry. Phoebe: Yeah. So am I. (Phoebe walks away. Piper gets up and follows her.) End --------------------------------------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x16 - The Fifth Halliwheel"}	foreverdreaming
Story by: Doug E. Jones Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper, Phoebe and Cole are there. Phoebe is sitting at the table typing on the laptop. Paige races in. Piper holds out a plate.] Piper: Wheatgerm pancakes? Paige: Ah, bagel. (She grabs a bagel.) Piper: Bagel? Cole: Has anyone seen my deposition papers? I though they were in this folder with the cream cheese thing. (He holds up a folder with cream cheese spread over it.) Paige: Try the one with the jelly stain. Cole: Okay. (He picks it up.) I got it, thanks. Phoebe, don't forget my law firm's having a party tonight. I wanna show off my new bride. Phoebe: If I could finish my work here, that would be great. Piper: Cole, pancakes? Cole: Trying to watch my cholesterol. Piper: How about you, Phoebe? I know you want some of these. Phoebe: No, you know what I want? I want quiet. My advice column is due today. Piper: No pancakes? Phoebe: No pancakes. But, shh, with syrup on it would be good. (Leo orbs in.) Piper: Oh, Leo, just in time for some delicious wheatgerm pancakes. Leo: Uh, no, I don't have time. I just came to get my toolbox. Piper: Alright, you know what? I'm not cooking for you people anymore. From now on you're all on your own. (Piper walks behind Paige. Cole flicks his hand and the toaster pops up.) Paige: My bagel. (She turns around, bumps into Piper and Piper drops the plate of pancakes.) Piper: Ohh. Phoebe: Can everybody please be quiet! (The laptop beeps.) Oh, no. My battery died. (Cole looks at the smoke alarm and it beeps.) Leo: Smoke alarm. (Leo levitates up to the smoke alarm to try and turn it off. Cole leans next to Phoebe.) Cole: You know, you'd get all the quiet you want if we had our own place. (Leo turns off the fre alarm and levitates back to the floor. Cole kisses Phoebe.) Gotta go. I'm meeting my new personal assistant today. Bye. Phoebe: And I am off to quieter pastures. (She grabs her stuff and leave the kitchen. Leo sighs.) Piper: Honey, you look tired. Leo: I've been working double shifts. The Elders have been piling it on me ever since you guys took out the Source. Paige: What's with the toolbox? Piper: Leo poses as a heavenly handyman, it's actually how we met. Paige: Ooh. Leo: The Elders want me to check out a potential Whitelighter. She's a school teacher about to fall off the path, she needs some inspiration. Piper: Speaking of inspiration, it's the 60th anniversary of the battle of Guadalcanal and they're having a reunion for local veterans, so I RSVP'd for you. Leo: Piper, I can't be seen there. Piper: Well, no, it's okay, I told them that you were your grandson. Leo: Well, that's not it. I-I don't want to go. You would've known that if you would've asked me or talked to me about it instead of just making decisions for me. (He grabs his toolbox and orbs out.) [Scene: A library. A woman is sitting at a table sorting through some letters. Two ghosts are in the room watching her.] Ghost #1: I bet she scares easy. Can I scare her? Ghost #2: No. Ghost #1: Come on, Rick. Just let me moan once. One of those bone chilling moans, you know, could be the wind, could be a ghost. Rick: Just watch her. Ghost #1: We've been watching this place for about sixty years, man. We're never gonna find what we're looking for. I swear, sometimes I don't know why I stay here with you. Rick: Because I stay with you, bro. I promised to protect you when we enlisted and I failed. I'm not gonna fail again. Woman: Well, this is something. (She lady hold up a letter. The ghosts move closer.) Rick: Leo Wyatt's grandson is gonna attend the reunion with his wife. I told you one of them would show up eventually. Ghost #1: Well, let's go. What's the address? Rick: Can't see it. Lean back, granny. Ghost #1: Can I scare her now? (He moans and the woman gets scared. She jumps up out of her chair.) 1329 Prescott Street. Let's go. Rick: Not yet. You've had your fun, now let me show you how it's done. (He starts typing on the computer keyboard and the woman sees. "I am coming for you" shows up on the screen over and over. The blinds on the window open and close, the papers fly around the room, and books fall off the shelf. She starts screaming and runs for the door. Rick pokes his head through the door.) Boo! (She screams and runs out the other door and down the hallway. Rick runs out of the room.) Ghost #1: Rick, Rick, wait! (Rick stops.) We're after Wyatt, we're not after her. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Phoebe is there typing on the laptop. Paige walks in.] Paige: Phoebe, have you seen my keys anywhere? Phoebe: No. Paige: Ugh! (Piper walks in and sits down.) Piper: Leo is not answering my call. Paige: Is it an emergency? Piper: No. But I just wanna talk to him so I can figure out why he's so mad at me. I mean, I can't believe it's just because he doesn't want to go to the reunion. Paige: Maybe because it's because, I don't know, he died at Guadalcanal. Piper: Yeah, but he died a hero. Although, come to think of it, he doesn't really talk about it very much. Phoebe. (She continues to type on the laptop.) Phoebe, come on, what do you think? Phoebe: I think, Piper, that I came in here to get away from all the chatter. (She closes the laptop.) Okay, I have a deadline. (She gets up and pulls out the plug.) I am working Phoebe. (Paige looks between the couch cushions.) Paige: Ah, found 'em! (She sees Ghost #1 standing on the stairs.) Ah! Who are you? Ghost #1: What? Wait, you can see me? Paige: More like through you. (Piper goes to Paige.) Piper: Paige, stand back. Phoebe? Phoebe: What? (Ghost #1 disappears. Phoebe walks in.) We just saw a ghost, that's what. Paige: Yeah, my first one too. I mean, that I wasn't related to. It was kind of cool. Piper: No, not cool. Unless he was friendly which considering who we are and what we do probably not. Phoebe: This is great. This is exactly what I need today. What do we do? Piper: You go back to your deadline. I'll go get the book and brush up on my ghost busting. Paige: No-no-no. I'll go do it. Piper: You just said you were late for work. Paige: Yeah, but I mean, he's a ghost. Who knows where he came from, what era. He's like a piece of man hunk history. Piper: Knock yourself out. (Paige leaves the room. Piper walks over and picks up a photo of Leo in his army uniform.) [Cut to the memorial hall. Rick is staring at a photo of Leo which is pinned to the hall of honor. His brother appears and walks over to him.] Rick: Reek on report. Ghost #1: Well, Wyatt's grandson is definitely living the good life. Rick: Not for long. Ghost #1: Not so fast, Rick. His wife was there. And she could see me. Rick: The witch? Ghost #1: Plus two sisters. For a grand total of three witches. Listen, Rick, I was thinking maybe we should just forget about this. Rick: Forget about what? What Wyatt did to us? The fact he trapped us in this hell on earth? You wanna forget him? No way. The grandson's gonna pay for what the grandfather did to us. (Rick pulls off Leo's photo off the wall and it smashes on the floor.) Ghost #1: Someday you're gonna have to show me how you did that. (A guard walks in and looks around.) Rick: No time like the present. Some say hatred can harden the heart. (He walks towards the guard.) I've found that it can also harden the body. (Rick becomes visible and the guard gasps.) Guard: Whoa. (Rick grabs a bayonet and sab the guard with it. The guard falls to the floor. Rick: Now it's your turn, Nathan. Focus on everything that Wyatt stole from us. Our life, our family, our future. (Nathan closes his eyes.) Feel the hatred. Now bring it to the surface. (Nathan turns visible.) Nathan: I did it. Rick: Now, take the bayonet. You'll need the practice. 'Cause with witches around we're gonna have to be at the top of our game. [Scene: Cole's office. Cole is there interviewing a beautiful, blonde woman.] Cole: What kind of legal documents did you draft as a paralegal? Woman: Discovery, administrative, pre-trial, trial, motions, pleadings. Cole: What's your dictations be? Woman: One hundred and twenty words a minute. Cole: How fast can you shimmer across town? Woman: Thirty miles in two seconds. Cole: Demonic powers? Woman: Fireballs, shape shifting. Cole: Your last kll? Woman: Two years ago. Cole: Two years ago, why so long? Woman: klling's messy. My services are usually a little more discreet. Cole: I'll give you a trial run... Julie. I'm trying to separate my wife from the harmful influence of her sisters. Julie: The Charmed Ones. Cole: It's very important for me to keep Phoebe away from them. She might be pregnant with my son. Julie: You almost say that like you love her. (He glances at a picture of him and Phoebe on his desk.) Cole: Apart of me does, unfortunately. Anyway, (he walks around his desk) my plan is more insidious than avert. I set off the fre alarm this morning, I'll cut the power off this afternoon, whatever it takes to make Phoebe's home feel cramped and unliveable. Julie: And seduce her with a promise of a better life? Cole: Exactly. But it takes caution, focus. I need someone to cover me at work, watch my back. Julie: Well, I'll watch whatever part you want. Commercial Break [Scene: The school teacher's house. Leo is there fixing a kitchen sink.] Teacher: He couldn't believe I suspended him but what could I do? He brought a Knfe into my classroom. Now he's thrat me, says he knows where I live. Leo: See, that's why I'm a plumber. Pipes are a lot easier to deal with than kids today. Teacher: I always wanted to be a teacher, but not at the cost of my life. That's why I've decided to quit. Leo: That's too bad. With all the good you're gonna do in this world, gone forever. Teacher: Going to do? Leo: I mean, can do. (Water starts spurting out of a pipe.) Teacher: I don't want to quit. I just don't have the courage to stay. (Leo heals the pipe and the water stops spurting out.) Leo: Well, the only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next. Maybe you should just focus on that. Teacher: You bill as a plumber or a therapist? Leo: Ah, whatever it takes to stop the leak. (He stands up.) Which by the way, is healed. I mean, sealed. Teacher: What do I owe you? Leo: This one's on the house. [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper and Paige are there. Paige is looking through the Book of Shadows while Piper is going through some of Leo's stuff. Phoebe's in the dining room typing on the laptop.] Paige: Did you know there's a potion in here to vanquish ghosts? Piper: Yeah, uh, you pour it over their bones. We used it a couple of years ago. That's weird, look at this. (She holds up a medal.) Paige: What is it? Piper: Leo's medal of honour. And it's just stuffed in his old army file like it doesn't mean anything. Paige: Aww, maybe he's just being humble. Piper: No, it's not that, it's something else. I know it, I know him. Phoebe: There's also a spell to vanquish ghosts. It should be in the book somewhere. Paige: Oh, yeah, it's in here alright. The only problem is, it that you have to be a ghost yourself to say it. Which is fairly lame. (The power goes off.) Uh, not again. Phoebe: Oh, no, no, no. I didn't save any of it. I just lost half my document. Piper: Alright, relax, I'll check the circuit breaker. Phoebe: I really need to get my own place. Piper: Sorry? Phoebe: Nothing. (Phoebe walks into the kitchen and picks up the phone. She dials a number.) Julie: Cole Turner's office. Phoebe: Hi, who's this? Julie: I'm Julie, Mr. Turner's new assistant. Who's this? Phoebe: I'm Phoebe, Mr. Turner's new wife. Julie: Oh, really? I didn't realise he was married. Phoebe: Yeah, he is and I really need to talk to him, it's very important. (Piper walks in and grabs a flashlight out of a drawer.) Julie: I'm afraid he's not in his office. Can I take a message? (Piper walks into the basement.) Phoebe: No, I'm sorry, you can't. But he said he'd be in the office all day and I really, really need to talk to him right away. [Cut to the basement. Piper walks down the stairs. Cole peeks around from behind the door.] Phoebe's Voice: (on phone) Hi, baby. (Cole gets a shock.) What, did you hire your new assistant on the spot? Well, you could've at least told her that you were married. (Cole peeks into the kitchen, confused.) Look, I hate to bother you, but I was kind of hoping that you could help me. (The lights come back on.) Piper: Power's on! (Cole flames out.) [Cut to his office. He flames in. Julie is there talking on the phone to Phoebe.] Phoebe: I just can't get any work done here, and I am so pushing my deadline. Julie: (in Cole's voice) What can I do? Phoebe: I can't get to the office, right, because they're painting it. So I was wondering if... Julie: (Cole's voice) I knew of a place you could work? As a matter of fact I do. Cole: Why don't you meet me at the towers in twenty minutes. Phoebe: The towers where the party is tonight? Cole: Yeah, but that's tonight. Nobody's using them today. Phoebe: Okay. Sounds good. Cole: (whispers to Julie) Drived. Phoebe: I'll see you there. Thanks. [Cut to the manor. Phoebe hangs up.] Phoebe: Uh, call me on my cell if you need anything. Okay, I've gotta go. (Phoebe leaves and Paige walks in.) Paige: Nice job with the lights, sis. Piper: I can't figure out what keeps tripping the breaker. Paige: Maybe it's a ghost. (She holds up a photo.) Found this in the file. The guy to the left of Leo. Does he look familiar? That's our ghost. He was klled in action. His brother's on the right. They died the same day as Leo. Could be a reunion he wants to avoid having. Piper: Leo? Leo, I mean it this time. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: What? What is it? (Piper shows him the photo.) Nathan. Piper: Yeah, we just met him. He looked pretty good, a little transparent, but otherwise he looked pretty good. For a dad guy. Talk to me. Leo: There's nothing to talk about. Rick: Hey, Wyatt. (Piper and Paige back away from the voice. Rick and Nathan walk through the wall.) You're right, little brother. He is the spitting image of his grandfather. (Rick grabs a kitchen Knfe.) Leo: Rick, don't! (Rick throws the Knfe, hitting Leo in the chest. Leo falls to the floor.) Nathan: Rick? How did he know your name? (Leo pulls out the Knfe and the wound heals itself.) Rick: Leo. Leo: I can explain. (Leo gets up.) Nathan: Rick, let's go. Rick, come on, let's go! (They disappear into the wall.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper, Paige and Leo are there.] Leo: I can't believe they've been holding on this long just to hurt me. Paige: What I don't understand is why they're not transparent anymore. I mean, other than the walking through walls thing, they kind of seem normal to me. Leo: They've been practising. Corporealising so they can move things. Piper: Yeah, like butcher knives. Leo: Well, they're holding onto their pain, that's what keeps them from moving on. Piper: Their pain? Leo, they just tried to kll you. Paige: Yeah, lucky they're not Darklighters otherwise you would've been klled. Again. Leo: You don't understand, we were friends. We grew up together down in Burlingame. I went to school with Nathan. When the wr came we made a deal with our recruitment officer that we would enlist as long as they kept us in the same unit. Paige: You were close. Leo: Yeah. Piper: So, um, what do they think you did? Leo: We just got transferred onto the island. We got ambushed outside the air field. Heavy atillery, order fre. They couldn't keep up with the injuries, the bodies. And I heard Rick's voice. [Flashback. The wr is happening. bmb and gn are going off in the distance. Rick carries Nathan away from the bmb and puts him on the ground.] Rick: Leo! Leo! Leo, get over here quick! Get over here! Nathan's been ht. Leo: (to a soldier) sab his leg. Get him on the jeep. Go! Go! Go! Go! (Leo runs over to Rick and Nathan.) Rick: It's bad isn't it? Leo: What ht him? Rick: Mortar frag ht us with heavy atillery, out of nowhere. All battalions down. (An explsin goes off near them.) Leo: We've gotta get him inside. Rick: Yeah. (They pick him up and carry over to a stretcher.) Leo: Medical tent! Get the sulfa powder. We've gotta stop the bleeding, he's going into shock. How many soldiers down out there? Rick: I don't know, they ht us so hard. Maybe fifteen or twenty, I don't know. Leo: I need a morphine kit. (The nurse hands him the kit.) Rick: You've gotta help him. He needs you, we both need you. Leo: Is there a medic out in the field? Rick: I don't know, I don't know. Leo: Rookinson, try to sab him. (He grabs a bag.) Rick: What are you doing? Leo: To go help those out in the field. Rick: What? Leo: Rookinson will take care of him. Rick: No-no-no, you're gonna take care of him. That's Nathan on that bench. Leo: Look, there's men dying on that field and nobody to take care of them! Rick: You're gonna chose them over us?! Leo: I'm sorry. (Leo runs away.) Rick: We're your friends! Nathan's gonna die! Don't let him die... (A bmb hits the tent and kills everyone near it.) [Cut back to the manor. Leo is crying.] Leo: I should've stayed. I should've tried to save Nathan and get him outta there. Piper: Then you would've all died in the tent. And all the guys in the field that you did save would've died too. You did the right thing. Paige: And Leo, god sakes, you were awarded the medal of honor, posthumously I might add. Leo: I didn't deserve it. Piper: Right, so I suppose you didn't deserve to be a Whitelighter for sacrificing your life to save others. Leo: Were those lives anymore important? Then Nathan's or Rick's? Or anyone else in that tent? You know, a good friend put his life in my hands and I left him to die. All the good that I've done since then, can't erase that fact. Maybe I didn't deserve to become a Whitelighter. Paige: Hey, news flash, friends don't kll each other, okay. I say we douse their dusty bones with our magic potion and vanquish their sorry asses. Leo: No, you can't do that. They didn't do anything wrong. Piper: Okay, so what do you suggest? Leo: If I could talk to them, make them understand why I did what I did. Then maybe they can move on. Piper: Maybe you all can. We need to find where they were buried so we can summon them. Before they try to hurt anybody else. Paige: Yeah, like us. [Scene: The memorial hall. Rick and Nathan are there.] Rick: A Whitelighter. I still can't believe they made him a frickin' angel. I mean, how can they reward him for turning his back on his friends. Nathan: Yeah. But did you see the look on his face when he saw us. Guilt. Total guilt. At least he knows he's living a lie built on our corpses. Rick: So what? Who cares? I still want him dad! (He throws a chair at a glass display case.) Nathan: You can't kll a Whitelighter. Rick: Maybe not. But we can hurt him. By taking the things that (he knocks over a shelf) he holds dear. Make him dread his eternal life, punish him, make him feel like the fraud he is. By klling those he loves. Who knows, maybe then, we will be able to kll him. (He tips over a table.) Pay back is a witch. [Scene: An apartment building. Phoebe and Cole walk into a large, beautiful apartment.] Phoebe: Wow! Are you kidding me? Cole: The firm leases it for parties, retreats, special occasions. I think you qualify. Phoebe: It's so big, and beautiful, and big. (She giggles.) Cole: Wait, listen. Phoebe: What? I don't hear anything. Cole: Exactly. The caterer's aren't coming until four so you can use it till then. Phoebe: And you're sure you won't get in trouble? Cole: I'm already in trouble, I'm in love. (She hits him playfully. She sits at a table.) Phoebe: Um, I have to ask you a question. Were you serious this morning when you suggested that we get a place of our own together? Cole: What do you think? Phoebe: I don't know. Branching a Halliwell away from the manor... it's never been done before. Cole: I like a challenge. Phoebe: It's not that I don't want to, it's just, how do I break up the power of three? (Cole sits down.) Cole: You guys don't have to keep living together to be charmed. Not anymore. The Source is dad, Leo can orb you back at a moments notice, so can Paige for that matter. If we don't do it now, then when? Phoebe: Piper'll kll me. Cole: The manor's too crowded. There's not enough room, hell there's not enough electricity. Phoebe: Or privacy. Cole: Well, just enjoy your peace here today. (He heads for the elevator.) We'll talk more tonight at the party. Phoebe: Oh, no, the party, I totally forgot. I didn't bring anything to wear. Cole: Don't worry, you just concentrate on your advice column. I'll take care of everything, I promise. (The elevator opens and Julie is there. Cole walks in and closes the elevator doors.) Julie: Going down? Cole: My wife needs a dress for the party tonight. (Julie spins around and her suit turns into a black dress.) Julie: Something like this? Cole: Classy, but too safe. I want Phoebe noticed. (Julie spins around again and the dress turns into a red singlet top showing a lot of cleavage and a mini skirt.) Not that noticed. (Julie spins again and the red outfit changes into a long black skirt and holtertop.) Perfect. Julie: Thank you. You sure you don't wanna see that red number again? Cole: Just save it, okay. I'm not interested, I'm a one woman demon. Julie: You're the boss. Cole: I'll be in touch. (Cole flames out and Julie shimmers out.) [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Paige hangs up the phone.] Paige: Found them. Rick and Nathan Lang, buried November 22nd, 1942 at the local V.A. (She walks into the living room where Piper and Leo are.) Piper: Okay, where's the book? We need the summoning spell. Paige: Already ahead of you. (She holds up a piece of paper.) Who are you gonna call? Piper: Cute. Lets go. (The Elders call Leo.) Leo: Wait, something's wrong. It's Maria, the teacher, she's in trouble. I have to go to her. (Rick and Nathan pop their head through the wall.) Paige: But what about the ghosts? I thought we had to find them before they hurt someone else. Leo: If something happens to one of my charges... Piper: No-no, it's okay. Um, go, and-and just meet us there when you're done. It's all gonna be okay. (Leo orbs out.) Let's go. [Cut to outside. Rick and Nathan stop looking inside.] Nathan: Should we wait for the sisters to separate? Rick: No, we can take care of them later. We're following Wyatt. Nathan: Wyatt? Why? Rick: Because nothing pushes a Whitelighter over the edge faster than losing a charge. Let's go. (They disappear.) [Cut to Maria's place. Maria and a teenage boy are there. The boy is pointing a Knfe at her.] Teenage Boy: I told you, lady, I told you. Don't sweat me! (Leo comes in.) Leo: Easy. Maria: Leo. Teenage Boy: Who are you? The boyfriend? Oh, you've come just in time to see the show. Sit down, clown, there's a front row seat. Leo: Alright, listen, just put the Knfe down and we can talk about this. (He swings the Knfe at Leo and grabs him.) Teenage Boy: You wanna talk, chump? Maria: Greg, don't. Greg: You diss me, teach. Got me in a whole lotta trouble here, now somebody's gonna pay. Leo: (to Maria) Don't be afraid. Teach. Greg: Shut up. Shut up. You're the one who should be afraid right about now. Maria: Stop it, Greg, don't be stupid. Greg: Stupid. Is that what I am? Maria: If you hurt him you will be. It'll be the stupidest thing you've ever done and there won't be any coming back from it. You're life will be over. Greg: My life is already over! Maria: No, it's not, not yet. It takes more courage to put down that Knfe than to use it. Believe me. (She holds out her hand.) Give me the Knfe, Greg. Greg: You'll call the police. Maria: No I won't. (Greg drops the Knfe and runs out of the apartment.) Are you alright? Leo: Yeah, I think so. You did a good job teaching him a lesson. Maria: Thanks to you. Leo: What did I do? Maria: Help me remember why I wanted to be a teacher. (Rick appears and picks up the Knfe.) Leo: No! (Rick sab Maria in the back.) Maria! (Nathan appears and holds Leo back.) Rick: You will watch her die just like you watched us die. Leo: No! Maria! No. (Maria's spirit floats out of her body.) Let go! Don't, fight it. Nathan: Her blood is on your hands. (They let Leo go and Leo crawls over to Maria. He tries to heal her.) Leo: Maria. Why? She didn't do anything! She was innocent! Rick: So were we! (Rick and Nathan disappear.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Piper and Paige walk in through the front door.] Piper: Okay, you can get the vanquishing spell and I'll get (yells) Leo! Paige: Uh, don't you mean potion? Remember, the spell only works if you're dad. Piper: Right. Spell potion, whatever. Leo! Paige: So does that mean we're not interested in helping them move on? Piper: To hell maybe. That's what they deserve. We went to the VA to help misguided ghosts, not kller ghosts. Paige: We don't know for sure that they klled that guard. Vanquishing potion, I'm on it. (Phoebe stands on the stairs wearing the black outfit.) Piper: Phoebe. Phoebe: What's the matter? Don't you recognise me? What do you think? Paige: You look beautiful. Phoebe: Thank you. Piper: Wow, Cole is kinda splurging lately, huh? Phoebe: Yeah, and I am not complaining. I enjoy being the bell of the ball. Piper: Well, sorry, Cinderella, the ball's been cancelled. We have kller ghosts. (Phoebe laughs.) Phoebe: You're kidding? You are not kidding. Okay, well, is it possible that you guys can maybe handle this without me? Paige: Phoebe, they tried to kll Leo. Phoebe: What? Paige: Grudge from the past. Ugh, I'll go do the potion. Phoebe: Okay, and I will call Cole and tell him no to the party. I guess I can tell him no to anything. (She picks up the phone.) Piper: What's that supposed to mean? Phoebe: Nothing, nothing. Cole wants us to get our own place. Paige: What, you mean move out? Phoebe: Yeah, you know, like normal married couples do. Piper: We didn't. Phoebe: Yeah, but you're not normal. Piper: Neither are you. Phoebe: Look, I don't wanna fight about this, but I just don't like the feeling that sometimes I have to choose between my sisters and my husband. Piper: It's not about that and you know it. Phoebe: How long are we all gonna stay here? You know, another year? Another five years? Another fifty years? At what point do we move on with our lives and not let evil dictate with them? Piper: You're right. Go to your party. We'll take care of the ghosts. Phoebe: Uh, you hate me right now. Piper: No, I don't. Paige: Yes she does. Piper: Look, we can talk about this later. Right now you need to go take care of your man and I need to take care of mine. It's as simple as that. We don't need the power of three to do this. (Phoebe heads for the door.) Paige: (to Piper) You know, I've got a bone to pick with you. Seeing as how you practically forced me to move in here. Piper: Where's Leo? I already called for him twice. Leo! You're half-Whitelighter, see if you can sense him. Paige: Sense him? I've never done that before. Piper: Well, try now. (Paige closes her eyes for a moment, then opens them.) Paige: I think he's in trouble. Piper: Well, go find him. Now. [Cut to Maria's place. Leo is sitting on the floor beside Maria, crying. Paige orbs in.] Paige: Leo. Leo: I tried to stop them but I couldn't. Paige: Okay, come on. Come on. Let's get up. (She pulls him away from Maria.) Let's go over here. That's it. (They sit on the couch.) Okay, what happened? Leo: They're getting even with me. They klled her because of me. Paige: Who? Rick and Nathan? Leo: Because I left them to die. They're making me pay. (He cries.) Paige: Come on, let's get you home. Leo: I don't have my powers anymore. Paige: What happened? Leo: I can't orb or heal. Paige: But how? Leo: It doesn't matter. I shouldn't have been given them in the first place. Paige: That is not true. Your powers must be tied to your emotions like ours. That means you can get them back. You just have to pick yourself up. Don't let them defeat you. You are not responsible for their actions. Leo: Aren't I? They're ghosts because of me. Their rage comes from something that I did. If I can just give myself to them. Paige: They'd kll you. Because without your powers you're defenceless, like a mortal. Okay, we've got to get you home. Leo: No! Nobody else is gonna die because of me. You understand? These are my demons, not yours! Paige: Okay, just, just give me a minute. I-I am gonna go and I'm gonna get Phoebe and Piper, I'll be right back, I promise. Don't leave. (Paige orbs out.) [Cut to the rooftop of the building. Rick and Nathan are there.] Rick: Defenceless as a mortal, huh? We've got him right where we want him. Nathan: I don't know, Rick. Rick: You don't know? After waiting all this time you're having second thoughts? Nathan: No. Just the opposite. It doesn't feel like it's enough just klling him. I want him to suffer first. Rick: Follow me. (They disappear.) [Scene: The apartment where the party is. Cole and Phoebe are dancing.] Phoebe: Penny for your thoughts, counsellor. Cole: Just that I hope I never disappoint you. Phoebe: Mm, I wouldn't worry about that if I were you. (A co-worker approaches them.) Co-Worker: Ah, welcome aboard, Turner. We're lucky to have you. Cole: Thank you. (He walks away.) Phoebe: Baby, I am so proud of you. You have come so far. Further than any one here in this room could even imagine. Even me, I'm seeing you in a totally different way. Cole: We've both come along way. We deserve all of this, and more. Phoebe: It's just everything is happening so fast, you know, so many changes. It's a little scary sometimes. Cole: So maybe we shouldn't move out of the manor then? Phoebe: Mmm, maybe. Now who's disappointing who. Cole: You could never disappoint me. (They kiss. Paige comes up to them.) Paige: Sorry to interrupt. Phoebe: Paige, what are you doing here? Paige: I thought I'd track you down first, Leo needs our help bad. (Phoebe looks at Cole.) Cole: By all means. Go. (They kiss quickly.) Phoebe: Okay. Cole: Call me. (Phoebe and Paige leave.) [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper has set up candles and a potion on a table. She puts some things in a pot. Rick appears behind her and grabs a Knfe. Piper turns around and he throws the Knfe. Piper freezes it in mid air. She unfreezes it and it drops to the ground.] Piper: I'll kll you. Rick: That potion only works on my bones. Remember? (Nathan appears behind her. She spins around and he sab her. She falls to the floor. Rick and Nathan kneel beside her. Rick covers her mouth.) No calling out for help, Mrs. Wyatt, not this time. Not that he can help you anyway. Nathan: Rick, let's go, man, let's go. Rick: No, no, I wanna enjoy this. Every last bat. (He reaches inside her chest and squeezes onto her heart.) Your husband's next. (Piper stops breathing.) There. (Phoebe and Paige run in.) Phoebe: Hey! Paige: Piper! (They race over to her. Phoebe feels for a pulse.) Rick: We'll be back. (They disappear.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe is using CPR on Piper.] Phoebe: Come on, breathe. (Paige orbs in.) Where's Leo? Paige: He wasn't at Maria's. Where's the ambulance? Phoebe: Still not here. Paige: Is she...? Phoebe: No, as long as we keep the blood flowing she still has a chance. Put some pressure on her wound please. (Paige grabs a towel and puts it on Piper's wound.) Leo: Piper! Paige: Leo, upstairs, hurry! (Leo runs in.) Leo: What happened? Phoebe: Where have you been? Leo: Looking for them. (Rick and Nathan appear.) Rick: And here we are. (Nathan punches Leo and he lands on a table, breaking it. Paige lunges at Rick and he turns invisible. She goes right through him landing into some boxes. She looks up and he slaps her.) Rick: You can't hurt us, but we can hurt you. (He picks up the Knfe and aims at Phoebe.) Leo: Wait! You don't want them, you want me! You wanna get even, get even with me! Rick: You're right. I trusted you with my life and you left me! (He punches Leo in the face. Piper's spirit floats out of her body.) Piper's Spirit: What's going on? Phoebe: Piper? (Piper sees her body.) Piper's Spirit: Oh. Oh my. (Rick and Nathan bat up Leo.) Rick: You were our friend and you left us to die. Piper's Spirit: Quick, get the book, the spell. Phoebe: Which one? Paige: The one only a ghost can say. (Rick holds a Knfe above Leo.) Nathan: Do it. Piper: "Ashes to ashes..." Nathan: What the hell? Piper's Spirit: "Spirit to spirit, take their souls, banish this evil." Rick: No. (They are vanquished. Piper starts floating up.) Piper's Spirit: Uh, little help here, people. Paige: Damn it, Leo, do something. You're a Whitelighter for a reason, because you did good things. Phoebe: Think of all the lives you've saved, all the good you've done. Paige: And all the lives you won't save if you give up now, including your wife's. Leo: Piper. (He rushes over to her body.) Come on, damn it, breathe. (He starts CPR.) Don't die, not this way. Because of me. (His powers come back and he starts healing her. Her spirit returns to her body and she gasps.) Piper: Well, it's about time. (Paige giggles.) That was close. (They hug.) Really close. [Scene: The apartment. The party has finished. Cole is there staring out the window. Phoebe walks in.] Cole: Everything alright? Phoebe: Yes, it's better now. Let's see... Leo lost his powers and then Piper died and it got really dicey when she turned into a ghost but everything worked out. Cole: Glad it was nothing serious. (Phoebe laughs and hugs him.) You ready to go home? Phoebe: No. Can't we stay a little while longer? Cole: Well, we can stay as long as you like. The place is ours. Phoebe: Excuse me? Cole: The firm's offered it to me. All we have to do is say yes. Phoebe: Uh, well, I guess now that Paige can orb to me if something comes up and seeing as we just proved we can still save the day. Hmm... (She looks around.) Yes. Cole: Yes? Phoebe: Yeah. (They kiss.) Commercial Break [Scene: The Guadalcanal reunion. Elderly people have gathered in a room. Piper and Leo arrive.] Piper: Come on. You belong here. Leo: I don't know, I still don't think it's a good idea. Piper: Your grandfather would want you to be here. (They walk into the room.) Elderly Man #1: Hey, you. Dear, god. I'm looking at a ghost. Piper: (to Leo) You know him? Leo: Yeah. Elderly Man #1: You're related to Leo Wyatt, aren't you? Piper: Yes, this is his grandson, Leo Wyatt the third. Elderly Man #1: Billy, Frank. (Two men stand beside the man.) I want you to meet the grandson of the man who made it possible for you to be born. His grandfather died, saving my life, sixty years ago. You wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for that man. Billy: It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Wyatt. (He shakes Leo's hand.) My dad's been telling stories about your grandpa since I was a boy. I'd like you to meet my family. Hey, guys, come here. Elderly Man #1: Franklin, Serdez... (Another two men walk over.) He's kin to Leo Wyatt. He's the one who saved your butts too. Franklin: God bless you, son. (He shakes Leo's hand. Other elderly men wander over to Leo and they all shake his hand.) Elderly Man #2: A pleasure to meet you. Elderly Man #3: Nice meeting you, son. (A woman walks over to Piper.) Woman: What's going on? Who is that? Piper: My hero. (She smiles.) End --------------------------------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x17 - Saving Private Leo"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Curtis Kheel Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Living room. A demon throws a lightning ball at Piper and she dives over the couch. The demon then throws another at the couch, destroying it.] Piper: Paige, where are you! (Paige orbs in with Phoebe.) Look out! (The demon is about to throw another lightning ball and Phoebe knocks her arm. The lightning ball hits the piano. The demon punches Phoebe and she flies against the fireplace. Piper runs over and kicks the demon. She gets a spell out of her pocket.) Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "Cause of pain we have dissevered, demon you are gone forever." (The demon is vanquished.) Piper: Sorry to bother you but she was immune to my powers. (They stand up.) Phoebe: That's okay, I was just getting ready to leave work. (Paige notices a scratch on Phoebe's shoulder.) Paige: Oh, honey, you're hurt. Phoebe: Oh, it's okay, it's just a scratch. Piper: How's it going? How's the new place? Phoebe: Great, and great. How about you? Piper: Can't complain. Paige: Ditto. Phoebe: It's good to know that we can live apart and still kick some butt if we have to, right? So do I wanna ask about this demon with the bad manicure? Piper: Ah, Harpi. Part of a faction. Tried to kll us to move up in the world. You know, pretty standard stuff. You wanna stay for dinner? Phoebe: Mm, I would love to but Cole is planning this whole romantic thing for us tonight. Piper: Yeah, I just thought, you know, maybe we could talk. Phoebe: Why? Are you okay? Is everything okay? Piper: Yeah, everything's fine, I just thought maybe we could catch up. Another time. Paige: Do you want me to, um, orb you home? Phoebe: No, Cole's not so crazy about you orbing in without calling first. Except for emergencies, you know. You understand. Paige: Sure. Whatever. Phoebe: Okay. I'm gonna go. (There's an awkward silence.) I'll call you guys. (Phoebe leaves.) Paige: No orbing? Piper: Don't start with the suspicions, Paige. Cole's probably just trying to protect their privacy. (Piper walks away.) Paige: He's trying to protect something. [Scene: Phoebe and Cole's apartment. Cole is there having a meeting with about six other demons.] Cole: I'm just trying to protect our assets. And the only way to do that is to cut our losses. Consolidate our resources. Keep the competition from klling you. Us. Demon #1: Fine, what are you proposing? Cole: A merger. Everyone here has some merge enders, right? So, why don't we work together to accomplish them? (A Fury smokes in.) You're late. Sit down. (The Fury and a Grimlock sit at the table.) Where was I? Demon #1: You were just encouraging us to hold hands and be friends. Cole: It's a new millennium. We need to think of new ways to ensure our own survival. Let's face it, it's a demony demon world out there. Each one of you leads a faction, but that is the problem. You're too busy trying to kll each other. In the end, everyone loses. Demon #2: Tell that to the Grimlocks. They tried to vanquish us just last week. Grimlock: You had it coming. Demon #2: Care to try again. (They stand up and face each other.) Cole: My point exactly. In fighting has always been our undoing. And I have learnt from the humanity in me, the only way for us to defeat good is to work together to achieve common goals. (Demon #2 and the Grimlock sit back down.) Demon #1: And who will decide what these goals are? You? Cole: Unless someone wants to challenge me. (The elevator dings.) Meeting's adjourned. (The demons shimmer, smoke, etc. out. Cole waves his hand and the table disappears. The elevator door opens. Cole waves his hand once more and a smaller table appears set out with candles. Phoebe walks in.) Hi, honey. You're home early. (She smiles.) Opening Credits [Scene: Phoebe and Cole's apartment. Cole has served breakfast.] Cole: Vegetarian eggwhite omelette just the way you like it. (He kisses the top of her head.) Phoebe: That's sweet, honey, but I think my stomach has other plans. Cole: What's the matter? Phoebe: Headache, upset stomach. It's going around right now. Cole: So, maybe you should call in sick. Phoebe: While so many relationships are in peril? What would San Francisco do without my advice column? I gotta go. (They kiss.) Um, I wanna invite my sisters over for dinner this week. Is that okay? Cole: Well, we just moved out. Phoebe: Yeah, I know, but I wanna show them the place. Besides, I don't want them to think that they're not still part of my life, you know. Cole: Fine, just no orbing, alright? Phoebe: Already taken care of. (He goes to kiss her and sees the scratch on her shoulder.) Cole: What happened? Phoebe: Oh, nothing, my shoulder just got in the way of a Harpis claw, that's all. Cole: A Harpi? You got attcked? Why didn't you tell me? Phoebe: Because I didn't think it was that big of a deal, that's why. Cole: Well, it is to me! Sorry, I'm sorry. (He puts his arms around her.) It's just I think I deserve to know when my wife gets hurt. Phoebe: You're right, you do. (They kiss. Julie walks in.) Julie: Excuse me, Mr. Turner. Your 9:00 is waiting in the lobby. Phoebe: Julie. What are you doing here? You didn't tell me she was here. Cole: Well, we're working at the apartment today, they're painting my office. You don't mind do you? Phoebe: No, no. Of course not. (They kiss. Julie rolls her eyes.) Make yourself at home. Julie: I will, thank you. (Phoebe leaves.) Pretty little witch if you're into that sort of thing. Cole: I am. Get the leader of the Harpis. I want to explain to her the consequences of attacking my wife. (Julie shimmers out.) [Scene: A cave. The vampire queen is lying on some cushions while other women vampires pamper her. Demon #1 is there talking to the queen.] Queen: You don't really expect me to wage wr on the new Source without even talking to him first, do you? Demon #1: It's a waste of time. He'll never bring you back from exile. He's heard the stories of what you did. Queen: That was a different time. And a different Source. Demon #1: Still, it's not going to happen. I wouldn't be here if I wasn't sure of that. Male Vampire: Then what makes working for us any better than working for him? Demon #1: You oughta listen better. I don't work for anyone. We'd be equals. Partners. And once the Source is dad, we'd go our separate ways. So? Queen: I'll let you know. When I'm ready. (Demon #1 shimmers out.) I want you to offer the new Source an olive branch. Male Vampire: And if he refuses? Queen: Then Keats has a new ally and we have a new enemy. (The male vampire walks away.) Go. (The women vampires leave her alone.) [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper is there washing the dishes. Leo walks in.] Leo: Plenty of leftovers. You probably won't have to do any cooking for a week. Piper: I like to cook. Leo: Well, there's less dishes to do and that's a good thing, right? Piper: I guess. It's just with Phoebe and Cole gone it's so quiet around here. Everybody I grew up with is gone. Leo: Still, we can make it noisy again, with kids. (He puts his arms around her.) People who will grow up with us. We have an extra room now, right? Piper: Right. (They kiss. Paige walks in.) Paige: Ooh, sorry, am I interrupting? Leo: Uh, actually, I need to get going. There's an upsurge in demonic activity and the Elders wanna figure out why. Paige: Well, since that demonic activity spilled into our living room last night, I'm assuming it has something to do us. Leo: I'll keep an eye out and let you know if I find anything out. (to Piper) I love you. Piper: I love you too. (They kiss and he orbs out.) Paige: You okay? Piper: Me? Yeah, I'm fine. Paige: Liar. Look, I know I am not Phoebe but I am still your sister and you can talk to me. Piper: It's, it's just silly. My, uh, period was late this month by a couple of days and I guess I got my hopes up a little. Paige: That's not silly, honey, you want kids, right? Piper: Yeah, of course, it's just that we've been trying... Paige: For a couple of months Piper: Four. But who's counting. Paige: Oh, Piper, you're not baking cookies, you know. It's gonna take some time. Piper: Yeah, I know, I guess I was just worried that something could be wrong. Getting flung around by demons isn't exactly conducive to making babies. Paige: Okay, a) you're gonna have kids, you saw that in your future, and b) I am living proof that magic happens when Whitelighters and witches get together. So the sooner you stop worrying about it, the sooner I will be an aunt. Piper: Thanks. Commercial Break [Scene: Phoebe and Cole's apartment. Cole and Julie are there.] Julie: The leader of the Harpis won't be coming to see you. I'm afraid things got out of hand for her. Cole: Nice work. What's next? Julie: Rowan's waiting to see you. Apparently the queen would like in on the new alliance. Cole: Send him in. (Julie points to the blinds and they close, making the room dark.) Julie: He'll see you now. (Rowan walks out from the corner of the room over to Cole.) Rowan: Thank you for the audience. Queen sent me to... Cole: You can tell your queen that if she steps a foot inside my realm, she'll beg me to banish her again. Rowan: Sent me to tell you that we've learnt our lesson, and we're willing to serve you. Cole: No thanks. I already have enough demons betraying me. Rowan: You haven't even heard our offer. Cole: I think you should be leaving now. (Paige orbs in.) Paige. Paige: Oops, I just thought I'd pop in. Rowan: From where? Paige: Uh, the kitchen. I'm not interrupting anything am I? Cole: No, we're done here. Elevator's that way, Rowan. (Rowan leaves.) What the hell do you think you're doing? This is exactly why I don't want you people orbing in here. Paige: You people? Nice. Cole: What do you want? Paige: Phoebe. I think Piper needs to talk to her. Cole: Well, you missed her. But why don't you orb on over to the newspaper, I'm sure those journalists can keep a secret. Paige: Just tell her I stopped by, okay? And I gotta ask, why is it so dark in here in the middle of the day? Cole: Migraine. Which you're only adding to. Paige: You know, what, Cole? Just bite me. (Paige walks outside. Rowan is there waiting for the elevator. The elevator dings and the doors open.) Rowan: After you. (Paige walks in the elevator and Rowan follows.) Nice guy, huh? Uh, Cole. Paige: You a lawyer? Rowan: No. Why? Paige: Because only another lawyer would think that. Rowan: No, I was being sarcastic. Paige: About being a lawyer. Rowan: No, about thinking he was a nice guy. (Paige laughs.) Paige: Sorry. Rowan: I'm Rowan. Paige: Paige. Nice to meet you. (They shake hands.) So how long have you disliked Cole? Rowan: Um, ever since I first met him. (Paige laughs.) You? Paige: Uh, pretty much just recently, ever since he married my sister. You have any siblings? Rowan: Oh, yeah, my family's real big. Paige: Then you know what it's like to have to bite your tongue. Rowan: Been there done that. Listen, uh, I'd like to continue this but we've just run out of floors. Any chance we could get together? Paige: Well, my sister, my other sister owns this nightclub called P3 and I'll be there later if you wanna stop by. Rowan: I'll drop in. Paige: Okay. (She walks out of the elevator.) Are you coming? Rowan: Oh, no, underground parking. [Cut to the underground. The vampire cave. Rowan is there talking to the queen.] Queen: You're certain of your identity? Rowan: She's the sister of the Source's new bride. That makes her a Charmed One. Queen: This might be our lucky day. And you said meeting with the new Source would be useless. Demon #1: He refused your offer, didn't he. Queen: Yes, but he gave us something much more valuable instead. If we can get a Charmed One on our side, we can use her magic to take over the underworld before the new Source can. We can destroy him and anyone else who apposes us. Demon #1: Yeah, but she's a witch. They don't change sides on a whim. Rowan: Oh, I think I can get her to see things our way. With your permission of course. Queen: By all means. Take whomever you need. [Scene: P3. Paige is waiting around for Rowan. Piper and Leo walk over to her.] Piper: Your mystery man still pulling a disappearing act? Paige: I can't believe he stood me up. Piper: Well, I'm glad I'm not dating anymore. Paige: Yeah, well, I should've known better to think I could meet a guy through Cole. Piper: Paige, I have two words for you. Broken and record. If you keep this up, you're just gonna end up pushing Phoebe further away. Leo: She's right. Paige: That's more than two words. (Phoebe walks up to them.) Phoebe: Hi. Do I still get free drinks here or do I have to pay now? Piper: Whoa, you don't look so good. Are you okay? Phoebe: That's partly why I'm here. I thought it was just a bug and now I'm not so sure. So I'm wondering if maybe it has something to do with, you know, the scratch. Paige: Maybe you're turning into a Harpi. Oh, god, are you? Phoebe: Well, that's how Piper turned into a Wendigo. Or is it the fury? Piper: I've turned into so many things, I can't keep track. Leo: You know, I wouldn't worry, you can't turn into a Harpi just by getting scratched. Phoebe: Yeah, but still, do you know mind, you know... (Leo goes to heal Phoebe's shoulder but Piper stops him.) Piper: Hey, hey, hey, a little discretion in in public. (Piper slaps him on the arm.) Leo: Hey. (Phoebe and Paige slap him too.) [Time lapse. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are in another room. Leo is healing Phoebe's arm.] Leo: Feel any better? Phoebe: A little I think. Piper: So any word from the Elders on what's going on? Leo: No, not yet. Phoebe: Why, what's going on? Piper: A lot of bad guys, apparently more than usual. Phoebe: Should we be worried? Piper: Nope, not until after dinner. You wanna join us? Phoebe: Um, okay, sure why not. Paige: I'm not, I'm gonna go. I don't want Rowan thinking I was waiting for him if he shows up this late. Piper: God forbid. (to Leo) You buying? Leo: Uh, you kidding? (Piper and Leo leave the room.) Paige: Phoebe, uh, I think you should try to find a moment to talk to Piper. Phoebe: Why, is something wrong? Paige: No, not really, I just think she could use your support about something. That's why I orbed over to your place this morning... Phoebe: Wait, you orbed over to my place? After I specifically asked you not to. Paige, what were you thinking? Paige: I was just trying to help Piper. Phoebe: Was Cole upset? Paige: A little... a lot. Phoebe: Great, Paige. Just great. (Phoebe leaves the room.) Paige: I was just trying to help. [Cut to outside P3. Paige heads for her car. She hears a noise and looks around. She walks quicker to her car and suddenly a bat flies down and bites her. She falls to the ground. Dozens of bats fly down and start attacking her. She screams. The bats fly off.] Commercial Break [Scene: Hospital. A room. Paige is lying on a bed with bite marks over her face. A doctor is standing beside her bed.] Paige: So am I the weirdest case you've ever seen? Doctor: I don't know. I've worked the night shift for a while now. Seen some pretty strange things. Paige: Yeah, but these were bats, doc. (Piper, Phoebe and Leo race in the room.) Phoebe: Paige, Paige, oh my god. Are you okay? Piper: What happened? Paige: Bats. Lots of bats. Doctor: Are you the sisters? Phoebe: Yeah. Is she gonna be alright? Doctor: Honestly, if she hadn't been found by somebody in time, she might've bled to death. Leo: But she's gonna be okay? Doctor: Yes. Have some rest, and rabies shts. Paige: Ouch. Piper: You got attcked by bats outside of my club? That can't be natural. Can it? Doctor: Well, bat bites aren't completely unheard of in this city. I have a friend over at county, he treated one a couple of months ago. Paige: Right, but these were bats plural. (The doctor's pager beeps.) Doctor: I'll be right back. Excuse me. (He leaves the room.) Leo: Sounds more natural than supernatural to me. Paige: Yeah, well, I'm thinking vampires. Piper: Vampires? That'd be different. Phoebe: No, that's not possible. Paige: Why not? Phoebe: Well, because as far as I know, vampires attck in human form and not as a swarm of bats. You know, it's gotta be something else. Leo: It's true, vampires have been ostracized from the underworld for centuries. As far as I know they're apart of a whole different network now. (The doctor and a nurse walks in.) Doctor: I'm sorry, Lisa here is going to draw some blood so we can run some tests. Paige: That mean I can go home? Doctor: I don't see why not. (The nurse gets Paige's arm ready to draw blood.) I'm gonna get you started on antibiotics and we've scheduled first of the rabies shts in the morning. (The doctor leaves. The nurse gets out a needle and draws Paige's blood.) Nurse: Okay, make a fist. Relax your hand now. Almost done. (Phoebe makes a noise.) Leo: Are you okay? Paige: Yeah, as long as I don't look. Leo: No, I didn't mean you... (Phoebe faints.) Piper: Phoebe? [Scene: Phoebe and Cole's apartment. Cole and Julie are there.] Cole: Damn it. Where is she? Julie: What about the Grimlocks? Cole: The Grimlocks? You think they attcked her? If they did, I'll crush their skulls with my bear hands. Julie: Who said romance is dad. We were talking about who we can trust, remember? Grimlocks... yay or nay? Cole: I'm sorry. Uh, yeah, Grimlocks are okay. Keats is the only one I don't trust. (The phone rings.) That's gotta be her. Julie: We can only hope. (Cole answers the phone.) Cole: Phoebe? Phoebe: Hi, honey. Cole: Are you alright? I-I called your cell, you didn't pick up. Phoebe: Yeah, well, that's probably because I was unconscious. Cole: What? Did a demon hurt you? [Cut to Piper's car. Leo is driving, Piper is in the passenger seat and Phoebe and Paige are in the back seats.] Phoebe: (on phone) No, it was nothing like that. I just, uh, I fainted. Cole: Fainted? (A car's lights shine in the window. Paige flinches.) Paige: Oh, why do people gotta keep their high beams on? Phoebe: Yeah, it wasn't a big deal. Cole: Phoebe, people just don't faint for no reason. Phoebe: Well, I've been pretty run down and the doctor said I might be anaemic so he took some blood to make sure that's all it is. Cole: Well, maybe you oughta get Leo to check that Harpi scratch in case... Phoebe: I already did and he said there's nothing to worry about. Besides, we have bigger demonic issues that we have to deal with right now. Paige was bitten by a bunch of bats. Cole: Bats? Are you sure? Paige: (to herself) I'm sure he's all broken up about it. Phoebe: Yeah, she's okay, Leo's gonna heal her when we get home. So you wanna meet us there? Cole: I am home, Phoebe, you called me. Phoebe: I meant the manor. I'm sorry. [Cut to Cole.] Cole: I'm on my way. (He hangs up.) Julie: You think it was Rowan? Cole: He must have been trying to turn her. Julie: You can't let them get a Charmed One on their side, they'll be too powerful. Cole: Don't you think I know that! Damn it. Gather the faction leaders. The queen wants a wr she's got one. (He heads for the door.) Julie: Where are you going? Cole: To the manor. To help save... Paige. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there. Piper is looking through the Book of Shadows. Leo is healing Paige.] Piper: Manticore. Phoebe: Fights but doesn't fly. Piper: Phoenix. Phoebe: Flies but doesn't fight. Piper: Chupakobra. Phoebe: God bless you. Flies and bites but only attcks livestock. Leo: What about shapeshifters? Paige: What about this being a waste of time. Look at me, I'm fine. Let's just call it a night. Piper: Paige, if you're tired, just go to bed. We'll wake you up if we find something. Paige: Fine. I'll be asleep. (She leaves the attic.) Piper: She's a delight. Leo: She's been through a lot, she just needs some rest. Phoebe: Isn't there some way you can help us narrow down the suspects? Leo: With every demonic faction in town it makes it kinda hard. Phoebe: Okay, so what's going on? Is there a demon convention in San Francisco or what? Piper: Yes, there is a demonic electoral college, they've called a meeting and they're voting in a new Source. (Phoebe and Leo laugh.) Phoebe: You think? Piper: Well, not the voting part, but maybe I mean, there's gotta be somebody pretty powerful that's bringing together these factions, which means... Leo: Evil may have a new leader. (Cole walks in.) Phoebe: Cole. Cole: Honey, I came as soon as I could. (Phoebe races over and hugs him.) Phoebe: I'll be fine, don't worry. Cole: How's Paige? Where is she? Leo: She's sleeping, I healed her. Cole: Are you sure? Leo: Yeah, why? Piper: Do you know what we're up against? Cole: Well, bats that bite can only mean one thing. Vampires. Phoebe: No, we ruled them out. It doesn't seem like their MO. Cole: Have you ever seen a vampire? Phoebe: No, but I've read about them. Cole: Well, I've dealt with them. You can trust --- you can trust me. Piper: I think he may be right. Leo: Wait, you dealt with vampires as a demon? How is that possible? I thought they were pariahs in the underworld. Cole: Well, I wasn't too picky who I dealt with. I didn't care that the Source had banished them for selling him out to his enemies. Leo: Well, why attck a Charmed One now? What do they want? Cole: Well, there must be a power struggle. They must be trying to overtake the underworld. Phoebe: By klling Paige? Cole: No, by turning her into a vampire. Piper: Paige! (They leave the attic and go into Paige's room. It's dark and they turn on the light.) Where'd she go? (They see Paige hanging upside down from the roof.) Phoebe: Oh my god! Paige. (Paige turns into a bat.) Cole: Watch out! (She flies out the window.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe tips out some stuff from a box.] Phoebe: I ransacked the whole house and this is all I could find. Piper: Okay, so what do we do about the holy water? Leo: I can get some. Cole: You know, that stuff's only gonna help you fight off the vampires, it's not gonna change Paige back. Paige: Yeah, I'm working on that. According to the book, if you kll a vampire queen then all her little vampires die with her. Cole: Really? Interesting. They certainly don't like the spread that around. Phoebe: But that's not gonna work because then it'll kll Paige too. Piper: No, not if she hasn't bitten anyone. Apparently the transformation only takes place after blood is spilled. Or in this case sucked. Phoebe: Okay, so we have to kll the queen fast. How do we vanquish her? Piper: With the power of three. Phoebe: Ugh, of course. Can't anything be easy? Piper: Oh, it gets worse. Vampires are immune to witchy powers. Leo: Well, I'll get the holy water once I fill in the Elders about the new Source. (He orbs out.) Cole: New Source? There's a new Source? Phoebe: Yeah, we think so. Cole: Any idea who it is? Phoebe: No, not yet. Piper: Okay, let's just focus on finding Paige. So if you were undead, where would you be. Phoebe: Cemetery. Piper: Right. Let's go, we don't have a lot of time. And we've got a bunch of them to check out. Cole: Whoa, Phoebe. I-I don't want you to go. Phoebe: What? Cole: Well, it's too dangerous. What happens if you faint again, but this time in the middle of a vampire attck. Phoebe: Baby, that's not gonna happen. Cole: How can you be sure? I don't wanna lose you. Phoebe: I don't wanna lose Paige. I don't understand, weren't you just telling us that we had to save Paige? Cole: Yeah, but that was before I heard all the facts. You need the power of three, I'm sure Paige is not gonna be in a rhyming mood. Piper: So what do you suggest? That we let her spend eternity as a vampire? Phoebe: She's still my sister. And that doesn't change because I happen to be sick. Or because I'm your wife. (Phoebe leaves and Piper follows. Cole flames out.) [Cut to Phoebe and Cole's apartment. Cole flames in. The faction leaders are sitting around a table.] Cole: The vampires are trying to convert my wife's sister. A Charmed One. I'm interpreting this as an act of wr against me. Keats: Wait a second now, let's not overreact. Maybe this is some kind of misunderstanding. Cole: I don't misunderstand anything. I want the vampires exterminated. Every last one of them. Grimlock: The vampires multiply too fast. We could never get them all. Cole: If we kll the queen they all die. Keats: I've never heard that. What's your source. Cole: Are you questioning my orders? (fre images show in Cole's eyes.) Keats: No, of course not. Cole: I want the queen. Dispatch your forces. Tell them to trture any vampire they see. Make them talk. But don't forget, my wife is out there too. Anyone lays a claw on her, will answer to me. Leave. Demons: As you wish. (They flame, smoke, etc out. Keats stays behind. Cole gives him a look and he shimmers out.) Julie: What about the other sister? Are you gonna let her die with the queen? It would eliminate the Charmed Ones. Cole: Phoebe would be devastated. But I wouldn't be. [Scene: Vampire cave. The queen is munching on a person. He is screaming. She finishes and screws up her face.] Rowan: Uh, sorry to interrupt you during dinner. Queen: That's alright, I've had better. Is she here then? Rowan: Just arrived. (Paige walks in.) Queen: She's perfect. She'll fit right in. Rowan: I thought you'd like her. (The queen walks over to Paige.) Queen: Are you hungry, my dear. Paige: Famished. Queen: That's wonderful. Now for your first meal, I have two savory victims in mind. (Some female vampires walk over to Paige and place red robes over her shoulders.) Female Vampire: Here you are. Paige: Anything for you, my queen. Queen: I want you to go back to your sisters, Paige, take a taste of your own blood. It will seal your conversion and turn them as well. Rowan: That's genius. The power of three on our side. The Source will be no match for us. Paige: My sisters are very powerful. They won't join us willingly. I don't think I can do it alone. Queen: Oh my darling. Look around you. That's what families are for. [Scene: A warehouse. Keats and a male vampire are there.] Male Vampire: What are you doing here, Keats? Keats: I have to get a message to the queen. Male Vampire: Well, why don't you take it yourself? Keats: Because someone might be following me. Tell her she needs to leave town, fast. The Source... (Cole flames in.) Cole: The Source is what? (The vampire turns into a bat and tries to fly away. Cole throws a fireball and the bat is incinerated.) Where's the queen, Keats? (Keats throws an electricity ball at Cole and Cole catches it. It burns out.) Ouch. Keats: You can vanquish me if you want, but I'm not telling you anything. Cole: Do you really think that vanquishing you is the worse I can do? (He waves his hand and Keats in engulfed in flames. Keats screams. Cole waves his hand and the flames disappear.) So let's try this again. Where's the vampire queen? [Cut to the manor. Rowan is wandering around downstairs. Paige stands at the top of the stairs.] Paige: They're not here. Rowan: They must be looking for you. Paige: Do-gooders. (She starts walking down the stairs.) I was hoping to get this over with. Rowan: Just relax. You're only innocent once. (She reaches the bottom of the stairs.) Paige: But I'm starving. I feel like I've been waiting for this moment my whole life. (Rowan smiles.) What are you smiling at? Rowan: I was just thinking of my first time. Paige: Tell me about it. Rowan: It was better than you can possibly imagine. Danger, excitement, the warm glow you feel afterwards. There's nothing like it. Paige: How many have you had? Rowan: I don't keep track. The faces all fade away, it's the taste you remember. Paige: And what was that? Just fast food? Rowan: Hardly. Just relax. Clear your mind. You are a hunter now. You have the ability to find your pray. Paige: I don't understand. Rowan: You will. Close your eyes. (She does so.) And focus. Paige: I know where they are. Rowan: You're a natural. Paige: Tell the queen to expect company. [Cut to the cemetery. A Grimlock is running through it. Piper and Phoebe are chasing it.] Phoebe: Hey, wait! Wait! We just wanna talk... (The grimlock shimmers out.) to you. Piper: What is going on? That is the forth demon tonight to run away from us. Phoebe: Maybe word got out that we klled the Source. Piper: The old Source. Phoebe: Oh, you had to mention that didn't you. Piper: I don't get it. We've been chasing demons all night, searching cemeteries all night and no freakin' vampires. (Phoebe holds her stomach.) This is ridiculous. We've gotta figure out something else before the sun comes up. Phoebe: Whoaaa. Piper: What's the matter? Are you okay? Phoebe: Yeah, just a little dizzy. Those tombstones aren't actually moving are they? Piper: Phoebe, this is not funny. Maybe this is more than just being run down. Maybe you're pregnant. (Phoebe giggles.) Phoebe: That is funny. Actually it's not so funny. I went to the drugstore, I got a test, I peed on the stick and I anxiously awaited th results in two minutes... Piper: And? Phoebe: And it was negative, thankfully. Piper: Yeah, well, mine was too. Phoebe: You thought you were pregnant? Piper: For about a minute and a half. Phoebe: Oh, honey, I am so sorry. Piper: It's okay, it's no big deal. Phoebe: Yes it is, to you it is. Is this what you wanted to talk to me about? I had no idea. Piper: It's okay, I understand. Phoebe: No, it's not okay. I left the manor, not the family. I still wanna be apart of your life. All of it. Piper: You sure? Phoebe: You come over here. (They hug. A bat flies towards them and it lands on a tombstone. It turns into Paige.) Paige: Aww, don't I get a hug? Phoebe: Paige. Piper: How did you find us? Paige: We share the same blood, Piper. (She jumps off the tombstone.) I sniffed you out. Piper: Paige, listen to me. (She walks towards Paige.) We can go back to the manor and we'll find something to change you back. Paige: Nah. (She pushes Piper away.) Phoebe: Whoa, hold it. (She holds a cross out in front of her.) Paige: Why you gotta be like that? (Paige kicks the cross out of Phoebe's hand. They start fighting. Paige kicks Phoebe in the stomach and knocks her to the ground. Paige leans over her.) Now it's time we really bond as sisters. (She goes to bite Phoebe but Leo orbs in and squirts holy water on Paige. She screams and runs away. Leo helps Phoebe up.) Piper: Paige, we are just trying to help you, damn it. (Paige stops.) Paige: Catch me if you can. (She turns into a bat and flies away.) Phoebe: Leo, Leo, come on, orb. (Leo orbs out with Phoebe and Piper.) [Cut to the vampire cave. Leo orbs in with Piper and Phoebe. It's dark.] Phoebe: Where are we? I can't see a thing. Piper: Here. (Piper turns on a flashlight and points it on the roof. Dozens of bats are hanging from it.) Leo: Well, which one's Paige? Piper: How should I know? (The queen, Paige and Rowan walk in. The torches on the wall light up.) Queen: Welcome to our family. Commercial Break [Scene: The vampire cave. Continued from before.] Piper: Stay away from us or you'll get an eye full of holy water and a chest full of wood. Queen: You'd only be delaying the inevitable. Now why can't we do this without a fight? Phoebe: Paige, we're your sisters, you're not a vampire yet. Queen: We're offering immortal life. An eternity together as sisters. Now isn't that preferable to death. Piper: Are those our only two choices? Because I'd prefer the scenario where you die and we get to stay human. (Phoebe slaps her on the arm with the cross.) Queen: If you could've klled me, you would've done so already. We both know that. Leo: We've gotta get out of here. Phoebe: Not without Paige. Rowan: Words will never make them understand. Queen: No. But they will. (The bats on the roof fly towards them.) Piper: Incoming! (The bats attck them.) Phoebe: Leo, holy water! (Leo starts squirting the holy water on the bats. Phoebe's cross and Piper's flashlight gets thrown across the room.) Leo: Let's go! (Rowan goes over and throws Leo across the room.) Phoebe: Leo! (Paige goes over and pins Piper to the wall and tries to bite her. Phoebe kicks Rowan and he grabs her leg and she falls to the ground. He tries to bite her. Suddenly, all the bats start going up in flames.) Queen: No! My babies! (Leo pulls Paige off Piper. Phoebe gets away from Rowan and grabs the cross.) Come, before the Source kills us all. (She helps Paige up and they run out of the cave. Phoebe sab Rowan with the cross and he is vanquished.) Leo: We've gotta get Paige. [Cut to another part of the cave. Paige and the Queen run in. Cole appears behind them and knocks Paige out of the way. She falls with her back to Cole. The Queen stops and turns around.] Queen: The Source. I should've bitten you. Cole: Yeah, well, bite this. (He throws a fireball at the queen and she is vanquished.) [Cut to Piper, Phoebe and Leo. The bats falls from the roof in little balls of flames.] Phoebe: What's going on? Piper: The Queen must be dad. Paige! [Cut to Cole and Paige. Paige is still lying on the floor. Cole walks behind her holding a fireball.] Piper: Paige! (Cole squashes the fireball.) Cole: In-laws. (He flames out. Piper, Phoebe and Leo walk in.) Phoebe: Paige. (She races over to her.) Thank god you're alive. (They help her up.) Leo: Are you alright? Paige: The Source. Phoebe: The Source? What do you mean? Paige: He was here. Piper: Just now? You saw him? Paige: Uh-uh. Leo: The queen must've posed as a thrat to him. Phoebe: Well, that would explain why he wanted to k*ll her but why not us? Piper: I don't know. Let's just count our blessings and get the hell outta here. [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. The next morning. Paige is sitting at the table. Piper comes in.] Piper: You're up early. Vampire nightmares. Paige: Oddly enough, no. Just some other thoughts. Piper: Any you want to share? Paige: You wouldn't be interested. Piper: Try me. Paige: They're about Cole. Piper: I'm listening. Paige: Okay. Remember the guy that stood me up? Piper: Uh, how could I? Never met him. Paige: Yeah, you did actually. He was one of the vampires. When I first met him at the penthouse, he was there seeing Cole. Now I know what you're gonna say, maybe Cole didn't know he was a vampire and we should probably give him the benefit of the doubt, and you're right we should. Piper: So then why do I get the sinking feeling that you might be onto something? Paige: You do? Piper: Well, it's just a lot of little things. Like, him not wanting you to orb in, him not wanting us to... Paige: Save me? Piper: Go after vampires. I mean, I'm not saying that he's a demon, okay, because we both know that's not possible. Paige: We both know anything is possible. Piper: Okay, but what if we're wrong? Then we lose Cole and Phoebe forever. Paige: We're not wrong. Something is not right. Commercial Break [Scene: Phoebe and Cole's apartment. The phone rings. Cole answers it.] Cole: Hello? Paige: Hi, it's Paige. Cole: Paige, how are you feeling? Paige: Human again thank god. Cole: Yeah, thank god. Paige: Uh, is Phoebe there? Cole: She's still sleeping. Is it important? Paige: I-I'll just call her later. (He hangs up. Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Who was that? Cole: Oh, nobody. How are you feeling? Phoebe: Better. Cole: Good. Phoebe, I'm never gonna be okay with you chasing demons anymore, you can't change that. Phoebe: And you can't change the fact that they're gonna keep coming after me. And that I have sisters who need me. Cole: I understand. Phoebe: Do you? Because yesterday it seemed like you didn't. Cole: Well, I just don't want anything to happen to you. Ever. Is that so bad? Phoebe: No. Cole: I'll be at work. (He kisses her on the cheek and leaves. The phone rings and Phoebe answers it.) Phoebe: Hello? (listens) This is Phoebe Halliwell. (listens) Hi, doctor, did the test results come in? (listens) I'm... what? (She faints.) Doctor's Voice: I-I double checked the results myself. You're pregnant, Miss Halliwell. Congratulations. Miss Halliwell? Miss Halliwell? Hello? End --------------------------------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x18 - Bite Me"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Alison Schapker & Monica Breen Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: The underworld. Cole, a dark priest and four guards walk into a large dark room. Dozens of torches are lit around the walls and a book is sitting in the middle of the room on a stand.] Dark Priest: The unique guard will take their places along the aisle. Then precisely at midnight we'll begin the ritualistic chant. And then you will be escorted in for the ceremony. (The priest walks over to the book and opens it up.) Cole: It's been a while hasn't it? Priest: Five hundred years give or take a decade. (He turns to a page which reads "Votum Sanguinis".) Ah, here it is. The oath. Upon completion of the oath, you will be given the full powers of the underworld. Cole: Will I feel different after? Priest: Perhaps. Those that came before you described it feeling it being... complete. Cole: Have any of them been half human? Priest: No. This is a first. Now it's time for you to begin your preparations. Your guards will show you to the vestibule. Guard #1: This way. (Cole and the guards walk down a corridor. A wizard hides behind a rock, watching them. As they pass, the wizard comes out from behind the rock and taps his staff twice on the ground. A clone of guard #1 appears beside him.) Wizard: Arrest me. [Cut to the large room. The priest bookmarks the page with a ribbon and closes the book. Guard #1 pulls the wizard into the room.] Priest: What's going on? Guard #1: Found him outside. (The priest walks over to the wizard.) Priest: A wizard. Well, well. Aren't you supposed to be extinct? Wizard: One of us is alive and well. Priest: Not for long. Did you really think you could stop the coronation all by yourself, wizard? Wizard: I didn't come for the coronation. I came for the revenge. (The wizard hits the priest between the legs with his staff. He falls the floor. The priest uses telekinesis and the wizard flies across the room.) Priest: (to clone guard #1) What's the matter with you? Stop him! (The guard just stands there. The wizard tries to grab the book and the priest uses telekinesis and it slides away from him. The real Guard #1 runs in.) It's an illusion. (The wizard and the clone guard disappear. Cole and three other guards run in.) Cole: What the hell is going on here? [Scene: An elevator. Piper and Paige are there, on their way to Phoebe's apartment.] Paige: Cole's a demon again, that is what's going on. Piper: Do you want us to lose a sister, because that's exactly what's gonna happen if you blurt it out like that. Besides, we only know that Cole is dealing with demons, not that he is a demon. Paige: If he looks like a demon and walks like a demon... Piper: That's ducks, that's not Phoebe's husband. The love of her life, her best friend... Paige: Alright, I get your point, woman. Piper: Look, this isn't gonna be easy for her to hear, especially since she's happier than she's ever been. (The elevator opens and they see Phoebe standing near the window.) Paige: Or not. Phoebe: Hi. Come on in. Piper: Phoebe, what's the matter? You look... Phoebe: Terrible? Yeah, I haven't slept in a couple of days. Piper: Why? What's the matter? Phoebe: Uh, you guys should probably sit down. Paige: That's funny, we were just coming to ask you to do the same thing. (Piper and Paige sit at the table.) Phoebe: Okay, so, what I'm about to tell you is really big. We're talking huge. Paige: See, she knows. Phoebe: Knows what? Piper: Uh, you tell us. Phoebe: Uh, okay, I-I'm, uh... I'm pregnant. Piper: You're what? Paige: Oh my god, from Cole? [Cut to the underworld. Cole cuts the head off Guard #1.] Cole: (to another guard) Find the wizard or you're next. Opening Credits [Scene: Phoebe and Cole's apartment. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there.] Phoebe: I don't even understand how this could've happened. We were being so careful. It's the last thing I expected right now. Paige: (to herself) Just wait. Piper: Does Cole know? Phoebe: No, not yet. I should've told him, I know, but I didn't know how to. Besides, I don't want him to think that I'm not happy about it. Piper: Are you? Phoebe: I don't know. I mean, part of me is obviously. I love Cole. But then there's another part of me that's scared to death. I mean, there' so many changes and it's all happening so fast. I'm not sure I'm ready for this. Piper: Oh, honey, you should've told us when you found out, and then you wouldn't have to go through it alone. Phoebe: I know, but I wasn't sure how you would feel about it. Piper: Me? Why? Phoebe: Because I know how hard you and Leo have been trying. Piper: Oh, honey, this doesn't have anything to do with me, it has everything to do with you. And-and I'd be thrilled to be an aunt. Don't worry about me. Paige: So when are you gonna tell Cole? Phoebe: I don't know. He's got so much on his plate right now, you know, with starting his new job and everything. Paige: You're gonna have a lot on your plate too, more than you realise. Piper: Yeah, like how many hours he's gonna be working and that he's not gonna be home a lot. Paige: That's not what I'm talking about, Piper. Phoebe: What do you mean, Paige? Piper: It can wait. (They hear the elevator.) Phoebe: Oh, god, that's Cole. He can't know I told you before I told him. Hurry, outta here, orb. Paige: I thought Cole had a no orbing policy. Phoebe: No, he doesn't want you orbing in, he doesn't mind you orbing out. Piper: Now. (Paige orbs out with Piper. Cole walks in.) Phoebe: I thought you were at work. Cole: I thought you were in bed. Are you feeling better? Phoebe: Much. Thanks. Well, I gotta go, baby, you know, deadlines. Cole: But I got you something to eat. Phoebe: Sorry. I'll call you later. (Phoebe grabs her bag and heads for the elevator.) Cole: Phoebe, what's wrong? Phoebe: Why? What makes you think there's something wrong? Cole: Because every time you lie I can see your wisdom teeth. Phoebe: We'll talk tonight. Cole: Phoebe... Phoebe: Please, Cole, not now. (The elevator door opens and Phoebe walks in.) Cole: I'm worried. Phoebe: Well, don't be. Cole: Well, I am, damn it. What's the matter? Phoebe: I'm pregnant. Cole: You're what? Phoebe: We'll talk later. (The elevator doors close.) Cole: I'm gonna be a daddy. [Cut to the manor. Parlor. Piper and Paige are there. Leo orbs in.] Leo: What is the emergency? Piper: Phoebe is pregnant. Leo: What? Really? Paige: Yeah, I think she deserves to know she's carrying a demon child, don't you? Piper: You don't know if Cole is a demon. Paige: You don't know he's not. Piper: Well, okay, we'll do some more digging and-and we'll find some solid proof. Paige: No, I think she deserves to know now, Piper. Piper: She doesn't need the stress, Paige. Paige: Even if she's in danger? Piper: Cole would never hurt her. He couldn't even hurt her when he was a demon. Paige: Are you willing to bet her life on it? Leo: Okay, do you want my advice or don't you? Paige: Depends on what side you're on. And if you take hers, it better not be because you're sleeping with her. Wizard: Help! (The wizard appears.) Piper: Whoa. Wizard: Please, you've gotta help me. Piper: Help you? Who are you? (A guard appears and throws an energy ball at the wizard, vanquishing him. Piper blows up the guard.) Wh-? What an idiot. Doesn't every demon know by now who's house this is? (The wizard appears in the conservatory.) Wizard: Not every demon. Fortunately for me. Paige: But he just vanquished you. Wizard: No, not me. An illusion. One of my little tricks. Comes in handy for saving my life and what not. Leo: You're a wizard? Wizard: In the flesh, for lack of a better term. Piper: Wait a minute, you just tricked us into vanquishing one of your enemies. Wizard: My enemies are your enemies. Paige: Says you. Leo, friend or foe? Leo: I don't know, I've never met a wizard before. Only heard about them. Wizard: Please, give me a little credit. (He walks into the living room and they follow.) Why would I seek out the Charmed Ones if I were evil? Piper: Okay, look, you need to stand still or you're gonna go poof like your friend in there. Wizard: Oh, you're the touchy one aren't you? I've heard about you. Peeper? Piper: Piper. Wizard: Whatever. Leo: What do you want? Wizard: Revenge. On the Source. For slaughtering my kind centuries ago. And for that I'll need your help. Piper: Well, maybe you haven't heard. There's a new Source. The old one is dad. Paige: Yeah, we already kicked his sorry ass. Wizard: He didn't die. He was reborn into a new sorry ass. Wait, that didn't come out right. Piper: Are you kidding me? After everything we went through, he found an escape hatch? (The wizard taps his staff twice on the floor and a whole cooked chicken appears. He pulls off a drumstick and starts eating it.) Wizard: Our only chance to stop him will be tonight before he receives his full powers at the coronation. Paige: Tonight? How do we do such a big job in such short notice? Wizard: We'll steal the Grimoir. Paige: Oh, what's that? Leo: Evil Book of Shadows. Wizard: The Source has to lay his hand on the book as he says the oath, otherwise he doesn't get his powers. Piper: So we steal a little book and we stop the Source? What's the catch? Wizard: The catch is it's protected in a secret chamber by his best guards. Now, I know how to get there but I can't fight them alone. What do you say? Partners? (Piper freezes him.) Piper: I so don't trust him. Leo: Alright, I'll check with the Elders, see what they know. You better get Phoebe. In case he's right, you're gonna need the power of three. (Leo orbs out.) Piper: I'll go get her. Paige: No, no, you've got the fre power, you stay here, I'll go. Piper: Alright, but no spilling the beans on Cole. Not until we decide to. Paige: Scouts honour. (Paige leaves. Piper unfreezes the wizard.) Piper: Just so you know, one false move and you're toast. (The wizard thinks for a moment and then taps his staff. The drumstick turns into a piece of toast.) Wizard: Got any jam? Commercial Break [Scene: Phoebe and Cole's apartment. Cole is looking at a baby shopping website on his laptop. The website is playing a lullaby for its background music. Cole is humming along.] Julie's Voice: Is the witch home? Cole: Uh, no. (Julie shimmers in.) Julie: Good. I thought you'd like an update. As you ordered, the priests have stepped up security on the grimoir. So far the wizard has been our only breech. What is that dreadful music? Cole: Oh, uh, nothing. (He turns it off.) Julie: Baby shopping, sir? Cole: (happily) Yes, as a matter of fact I was. Phoebe's pregnant. Julie: Oh. That's wonderful news, but I don't understand why you're... Cole: Oh, just keeping up appearances, you know. Try to act like any normal father-to-be. For Phoebe. Julie: But Phoebe's not here. Cole: Is there anything else you need to update me on? Julie: May I speak handedly? I'm worried about you. I'm worried that the witch's influence on you is too great. That the baby will make the pull of love even greater. Cole: Oh, if you're worried about the coronation. Julie: I'm worried about after the coronation. The next nine months to be exact. When the bond between you and Phoebe will grow. And your whole humanity within will weaken, unless... Cole: Unless? Julie: Unless you allow the Seer to perform her dark magic. Allow me to carry your baby. Cole: What? Julie: You won't need the witch anymore. I can be your queen. Cole: Are you out of your mind? Julie: I am trying to save you. The underworld will not tolerate a leader who's conflicted any sign of weakness and you're not gonna survive. Cole: Are you thrat me? Julie: I'm reminding you. Of your future, your destiny. Neither of which include the witch. (Julie shimmers out. Cole bangs the laptop down on the glass table, shattering it.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. She's on the phone.] Phoebe: Yes, of course I am aware that there is a deadline but Elise threw my column out at the last minute. Oh, oh, how hard can it be to write an advice column? Let me show you how hard. (She slams the phone down and knocks off her cup of coffee. Paige walks in.) Paige: Bad time? Phoebe: Yes. Uh, no, whatever. What is it? Paige: Uh, well, we, uh, we need the power of three. Phoebe: What? Now? Can't it wait? Paige: Cliff notes version, we didn't kll the Source like we thought, he was just reborn. And now if we don't help a wizard stop him from getting coronated tonight, he becomes all powerful. Shall we? Phoebe: So let him get coronated. Paige: Sorry? Phoebe: Well, why not? What's the worse that can happen? Paige: Uh, besides all hell breaking loose on earth? What's wrong with you? Phoebe: I don't know. I'm just, I'm having a really bad day right now. Okay, uh, I'll meet you at the manor but I have to find Cole first and fill him in. Paige: No, you don't need to do that. Besides, he's so busy being Mr. Hot sht lawyer guy and all. Phoebe: Okay, Paige, what's your problem with Cole now, huh? Spill it. Paige: Nothing. Phoebe: You're lying. I can see your wisdom teeth. Paige: I don't have wisdom teeth. Phoebe: Paige. Paige: Alright, but you're not gonna like it. Alright, remember the vampire that attcked me a couple of days ago? Well, I met him through Cole, at your apartment. Phoebe: And? Paige: And? Don't you think that's a pretty big coincidence for an alleged ex-demon. Phoebe: Alleged? Paige: Stop being so naive, Phoebe, he's been acting strange ever since he got his new job which for all we know could be a cover anyway. Phoebe: I don't believe this. Paige: Face the facts, Phoebe. Cole has gone back to his old ways, and I'm not the only one who thinks so. Piper thinks so too. That's what we were coming to tell you about this morning. I'm sorry. (Phoebe grabs her coat and heads for the door.) Where are you going? Phoebe: To prove you wrong. Paige: What about the Source? What about the power of three? Phoebe: Screw the power of three. (She leaves.) [Cut to Phoebe and Cole's apartment. Phoebe walks in, cautiously. She goes over to Cole's briefcase and looks inside. She flips through some papers. She sees the broken glass on the floor and walks to her bedroom door. She opens it and Cole is there tying balloons to their bed.] Cole: You caught me. Phoebe: Cole. (He picks up a bunch of flowers.) Cole: I love you. (He hands her the flowers and kisses her and her stomach.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Piper and Paige are there.] Piper: Screw the power of three? Paige: Those were her words exactly. And then she practically flattened me while storming out of her office. Piper: Well, that sounds more than just hormones. Paige: Yeah, she was a little pissed. Piper: About what? Oh, Paige, you didn't! You told her about Cole? Paige: She was gonna find out eventually. Piper: Yeah, when we decided it was the right time to tell her. Now she's probably never gonna speak to us again. You might as well have crowned the new Source yourself. Paige: Oh, god, I think you're slightly exaggerating. Piper: No, I am not. We need Phoebe for the plan to work. Paige: What plan? Piper: You follow me! (Piper goes into the kitchen. Paige follows. The kitchen has turned into the large underworld building where the coronation will take place. The wizard, guards and the dark priest are standing there.) Paige: Alright. Piper, I think I like the other kitchen better. This is an illusion, right? Wizard: Please, tell me she's not the brains of the family. Piper: Grimoir, dark priest, body guards, and this mystery man over here is the Source. (She points to a dummy wearing a black suit but has no face.) Paige: Oh, first half a face now no face. Wizard: I didn't get a good look at him. Piper: Well, it doesn't really matter anyway because he may not even be here. All we want is the Grimoir. Paige: Alright, what's the plan? Piper: We learn from his mistakes. Wizard: Not mistakes. Miscalculations. Piper: Uh, you didn't have any backup, your illusions didn't buy you enough time and you got caught. I'd call those mistakes. This time we'll go for a bigger distraction and since the bodyguards are already after you, you show up and they're bound to chase after you. Paige: Thinning out demonic ranks, that sounds good. Wizard: Easy for you to say, you're not the distraction. Piper: You'll orb us in, Phoebe and I will keep the demons busy and you'll snag the book. Paige: Sounds simple. (She goes to grab the book but the wizard pulls it away with his wand.) Wizard: Would I come to you if it were that simple? Piper: It's like the Book of Shadows, only it protects itself from good. So you'll use this sack, we'll put a spell on it so it can hold the Grimoir... Phoebe: Piper? (Phoebe comes in.) Demon! Piper: Phoebe, no! (Phoebe jumps up to kick the dark priest and the illusion disappears. Phoebe lands on the table.) Phoebe: Hello, confusion. Wizard: I can't work like this. Piper: Phoebe, this is the wizard, and that was one of his illusions. Phoebe: An illusion. (The wizard taps his staff and two women appear beside him and start massaging him.) Um, like those? Piper: Yeah, don't mind him, he's been at it all day, the pig. Paige: Not that I'm not happy to see you, Phoebe, but why are we seeing you? Considering how we left it. Phoebe: I'm not about to shun my wiccan duties, Paige, no matter what. Paige: But what about what we talked about? Phoebe: I love Cole, and I trust him even if you guys don't. And we can discuss our problems later, I came here to help you with... Merlin. Wizard: Please, Merlin was an overrated hack. Tell me he's not the only wizard you people have heard of. Paige: Well, does Harry Potter count? Piper: Alright, enough. You can live your life of instant gratification later, after we're done. Get rid of them. Wizard: You call this a life? (He taps his staff and the women disappear.) This is no life. Illusions are as empty to me as they are to you. They're only a reminder of a reality long since lost. Of a world filled with wizards, of friends, of family. It's all an illusion without family. Help me stop the Source. Help me right this wrong. [Scene: Underworld. The coronation room. The dark priest and Cole are there.] Dark Priest: Everything's on schedule. The other priests are preparing the sacrifices as we speak. Cole: What about the wizard? How do we know he won't make another attempt. Dark Priest: He's the last of his kind, Sire, I doubt if the risk ----. Cole: He risked it before, didn't he? (The wizard stands at the entrance.) Wizard: Talking about me? Dark Priest: Guards! After him! (The wizard runs down the corridor and the guards follow.) Cole: Something's not right. Dark Priest: You should leave for you safety now, Sire. (Cole sees the girls starting to orb in.) Cole: Protect the Grimoir. (Cole flames out. The girls orb in. Piper blows up a guard and another jumps on her. Phoebe starts fighting with a guard and the dark priest uses his telekinesis powers on Paige, knocking her to the ground.) [Cut to the corridor. The wizard runs around a corner. The guards run around the corner and Cole stands in front of them.] Cole: Stop! Wait. Guard: But Sire, the wizard. Cole: He's right behind you. (The wizard appears behind the guards and zaps them with his staff. They fall to the ground. He points his staff at Cole.) Wizard: If only you were real. (Illusion Cole disappears.) [Cut back to the coronation room. The girls are still fighting with the guards.] Phoebe: Piper, now! (Piper blows up the dark priest and Paige crawls towards the Grimoir. A guard goes to throw an energy ball at Paige.) Paige, look out! (She points to the guard and fre comes out of her hands, vanquishing the guard. She looks at her hand in shock.) Piper: What was that? Phoebe: I have no idea. (The wizard runs in.) Wizard: What are we waiting for? Paige: Grimoir. (The Grimoir orbs into the sack.) Got it. Wizard: Let's get out of here. (The orb out.) [Cut to the manor. They orb in.] Wizard: We did it! We got it. Piper: Yes, and now we are going to destroy it. Paige, go get the Book of Shadows, when need some potions. Paige: Right. (She puts the Grimoir on the table and leaves the room.) Wizard: Wait, destroy it? We might be able to use it. Piper: For what? It's evil. (to Phoebe) Do you want to sit down? Phoebe: I think I just want to go home. Piper: Well, this is home too. Phoebe: I don't feel good. It just didn't feel right. Piper: Well, that's probably just because it's-it's new and your power is escalating. Phoebe: How is it escalating? I levitate, I have premonitions. Piper: Well, you had fre power in your past life. Phoebe: I was evil in my past life, remember? Wizard: Can we get back to the Grimoir! Piper: No. (Piper freezes him. Phoebe runs away.) Phoebe, wait. [Scene: Phoebe and Cole's apartment. Cole is staring out the window. He gets mad and smashes the window with his fist. Julie shimmers in.] Julie: What's the matter? What happened? Cole: What are you doing here? Julie: I sensed your pain, I was worried. Cole: Yeah, well, you should be worried. The Grimoir has been stolen. Julie: I know. Cole: You know? How do you know? Have you been spying on me? Julie: No, of course not. Cole: Then how? Tell me. (He grabs her.) Seer's Voice: From me. (She appears.) I told her. Cole: Seer. If you foresaw the Grimoir being taken... Seer: Finding the Grimoir is not your biggest problem. Suppressing Cole is. You're changing, my liege. The human in you grows stronger and at the worst possible time. Cole: I can handle it. Seer: How? Your guard is down, you're vulnerable. Julie: Let me try again. Cole: Try what? Are you working together to manipulate me? Julie: No, to save you. To save us. Cole: Us, there is no us. Julie: But there could be. And if there were the struggle would end. You'd be free to rule without the witch's love holding you back. Cole: (to Seer) This is your doing. Did you really think I'd fall for it? Seer: Leave us. Now. (Julie shimmers out.) Cole: I can't believe you tricked me into hiring a seductress. Seer: I was concerned the baby's influence on your humanity might sway you to the other side. Cole: Then what? You hoped if I'd gotten laid... Seer: No, I hoped you'd come to your senses before it was too late. But I wasn't relying on it. This isn't just about you. I helped you put you in position for greatness and I'm not going to let you fail now. It's only the Source that protects you from the Charmed Ones' powers and premonitions. If Cole's love becomes any stronger, it will over power the Source, then you will lose everything. The throne, your wife, your son. (The elevator dings and the Seer disappears. Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Cole, hi, honey. (She sees the broken window.) What happened? Cole: Oh, um, there was an accident. Everything go alright with whatever you had to do with your sisters? Phoebe: The good news is we got what we were after. Cole: Good, congratulations. (He starts to walk away.) Phoebe: Uh, but, uh... I think something really bad has happened to me. Cole: Wh-what, the baby? Phoebe: No, the baby's fine. I threw fre. I-I vanquished a demon with it. And it just felt, I don't know, awful. Almost evil. Cole: Hey, hey, hey, that's impossible. You're the sweetest most loving person I've even known. You don't have an evil bone in your body and you know that. (Cole touches her and she has a premonition of him klling and throwing fireballs.) What? What happened? Phoebe: Oh my god. (She runs to the elevator.) Cole: Phoebe. Phoebe: Stay away from me. Cole: Phoebe. (She gets in the elevator.) Phoebe: Stay away from me! Cole: What did you see? (The elevator doors close.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper has potions lined up on the coffee table. She picks one up and throws it at the Grimoir, which is on the floor. The potion explodes but doesn't harm the Grimoir.] Piper: Okay. That was the strongest one I had, I don't know what else to do. Wizard: I'll tell you what to do. Keep it. Paige: You know, maybe we should go see Phoebe, she didn't look so well. Piper: Paige, we'll go over there after we destroy this book. Wizard: I think you're being hasty. The Grimoir could bring us great powers. Paige: Listen, we already have powers, we don't need evil ones too. (Phoebe walks in through the front door.) Piper: Phoebe? Phoebe: I have to talk to you guys. Piper: What is it? (Phoebe sits on the couch. The wizard eyes off the book.) You, you stay where I can see you. Paige: Honey, what is it? What's the matter? Whatever it is, it's gonna be alright. Phoebe: No, it won't. I had a premonition, and you were right, Cole is evil. Paige: Oh, honey, I didn't wanna be right. Piper: What exactly did you see? Phoebe: Everything. klling, fireball throwing, working with other demons. Oh, god, Cole is a demon. Piper: It's okay, Phoebe, just take a breath. Wizard: What's taking so long? Piper: Quiet. Phoebe: I have a baby on the way, and I have this new power. I don't know if I can handle this. Paige: It's okay, you're not alone, you have us. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Okay, we've got big problems, where's the wizard? Piper: Shh, in there. We've got big problems in here. Cole, demon Cole. What were you gonna say about the wizard? Leo: Um, can you handle this right now? Phoebe: Do I have a choice? Wizard: What's taking so long? Piper: Shush! Leo: Uh, well, according to the Elders, some Wizards are evil and if he is, it's not good. Piper: I knew it, then he wants the Grimoir for himself. Leo: Probably. There's a spell in there that can consecrate a wapon and make it strong enough to kll the Source. Paige: Isn't that a good thing? Leo: No. If he kills the Source he becomes the Source. And he'll have enough magic to resurrect his people. Wizard: What's taking so long? Piper: Wait a minute. (She storms over to the Wizard.) I can't believe we let that slimy Lord of the Rings wannabe use us. (The illusion wizard and the Grimoir disappear.) Paige: Another illusion? Piper: On a loop no less, he was just waiting for an opportunity to take the book. Leo: We need to get it back fast. Phoebe: How? Piper: We gotta go back down to the underworld. Paige: We couldn't even find the coronation site without the wizard. Phoebe: What about a summoning spell? Piper: We'd need his blood. Paige: Cole. I was just thinking maybe he'd know something, he is a demon after all. Phoebe: I can't even think about Cole right now let alone talk to him. Paige: Maybe we could go with you and watch your back. Piper: That's an awful lot to ask of her right now. Paige: I know, but what choice do we have? There's gonna be a coronation tonight unless we stop it. [Scene: Underworld. The coronation room. Dark Priest #2 is adjusting Cole's coat. The Seer is watching near by.] Dark Priest #2: How's it feel? Cole: Heavy. (The dark priest walks away. The Seer moves closer to Cole.) Seer: Focus. Cole: What's the point? We don't even have the Grimoir. Seer: We will. But in the mean time you must keep up appearances. Cole: But Phoebe... Seer: Is not your concern at the moment. Cole: She knows I'm a demon, damn it. Seer: She will come round in time. (The priest goes to put a scarf on Cole but he stops him.) Cole: I can't do this. I have to find her. Seer: And risk the wizard finding you? He'll kll you. Take your throne. Cole: He can have it. Seer: And what do you think your death will solve? Do you really think it'll bring you what you seek? If losing the witch has cost you your will, then I will get it back. Cole: What do you mean? (The Seer disappears.) Commercial Break [Scene: Phoebe and Cole's apartment. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there.] Leo: Anything? Phoebe: He's not here. Paige: Have you tried his office? Phoebe: I'm beginning to wonder if he even has an office. (Julie shimmers in.) Julie: He does. Piper: Who are you? Phoebe: I know who she is. Where's Cole? Julie: Safe from you. Paige: Alright, do you wanna punch her or should I? Phoebe: I should've known all along. Julie: You've ruined him. Made him pathetic, weak, good. Phoebe: And I take it you have a problem with that? Julie: Yeah, I have a big problem with that. Piper: Uh, Phoebe, what's going on here? Julie: You're just a means to an end. A way to sire a magical child. But now you're hurting him and I can't allow that. Phoebe: Oh no? Julie: No. (She throws an energy ball at Phoebe and Phoebe levitates up so the energy ball misses.) Phoebe: Two can play at that game. (She throws fre at Julie and Julie cartwheels out of the way.) Piper: Okay, now... Phoebe: Piper, don't. This is my fight. (She throws fre at Julie, this time getting her.) Piper: Phoebe. (Julie screams and is vanquished.) Phoebe: Home wrecker. Paige: Okay, Phoebe, you're scaring us. Phoebe: What? Leo: Phoebe, fre throwing is an upper-level demonic power. Phoebe: Oh my god. What's happening to me? (Suddenly, she shimmers out.) [Cut to the underworld. Phoebe shimmers in a cave. The Seer is there.] Seer: Breathe. Phoebe: How did I get here? Seer: Your magic. Dark magic. Phoebe: Stay away from me. Seer: Stop me. (Phoebe throws fre at the Seer but it doesn't harm her.) Feels good doesn't it? Or more precisely, evil. Phoebe: What do you want? What have you done to me? Seer: What I've done is not important. What you must do now, however is. Your husband needs you by his side. Phoebe: I don't understand. Seer: Don't you? You and I share the same gift. We both can sense the truth. From the moment Cole absorbed the Source's power, you've sensed something different about him. Something that's changed him forever. You know the truth. Phoebe: Cole is the Source. Seer: Yes. And he needs your help if he hopes to survive. He needs your love. You can't keep fighting it. The maternal bond is too strong, listen to your body, Phoebe. Listen to your unborn son. He takes after his father. Phoebe: His father lied to me. Seer: He never lied about his feelings for you. And despite my best efforts he never stopped loving you. (She touches Phoebe's tummy.) Oh, your son was conceived in love, you know that. It's time to stop fighting it. It's time to embrace your new family, your new destiny, otherwise Cole and your son will die. All of demondon will rise up against them to destroy them and you. [Scene: The coronation room. Cole and two guards are there.] Cole: Leave me. Guard: But the coronation's imminent. The wizard... Cole: Knows that I know. Leave. (The guards shimmer out. The wizard appears and Cole attcks him with a sword. The wizard blocks his attck with his staff. They continue fighting.) I knew you'd come for me. (The wizards drops his staff and Cole points the sword at him.) If you wanted my powers, all you had to do was ask. Commercial Break [Scene: Phoebe and Cole's apartment. Cole and the wizard are there. The wizard is looking at a page in the Grimoir.] Cole: How much longer? Wizard: Give me a break, will you, this is tricky stuff. It'd be a lot easier if I could do this in friendlier confines. Cole: There are no friendly confines, not anymore. This had better work or you'll be joining the rest of your kind and not in the way you hoped for. Wizard: Little tip. Pressure's not the best motivating technique. If you wanna lose the Source's powers, don't rush me. Cole: Fine, but just so we're clear, once you get the Source's powers I never hear from you again. Wizard: Understood. Not that I'm ungrateful, but why are you so willing to do this? (He places some lit candles on the floor.) Cole: I lost someone I love and I want her back. That's all you need to know. Wizard: Love? The Source can love. Cole: Just keep working. Wizard: I'm done. Now, if the spell's going to work, blood needs to spill. (He picks up a dagger and Cole holds out his arm. He cuts Cole's arm.) Now me. (He cuts his own. Smoke starts to rise from the Grimoir.) "Holus into exitus omne. Holus into exitus omne. Holus into exitus omne! Holus into exitus omne." (The both rise into the air and they start to glow. The wizard extends his arm and starts to pull the Source out of Cole. The Seer and Phoebe appear.) Seer: Save him. For your son. (Phoebe throws f*re and vanquishes the wizard. Cole falls to the floor and Phoebe rushes over to him.) [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper, Paige and Leo are there. Paige is scrying.] Piper: Maybe you should go back down to the underworld. Leo: I already tried, I-I can't sense her anywhere. Piper: Well, she's gotta be somewhere. Doesn't she? (The crystal points to a place on the map.) Paige: Got her. [Cut to Phoebe and Cole's apartment.] Phoebe: Are you okay? Cole: What happened? What did you do? Phoebe: I vanquished him. Cole: Oh, but he was our last chance. Phoebe: No it wasn't. (Piper, Paige and Leo orb in.) Paige: Oh, thank god we found you. Phoebe: It's too late. Leo: What do you mean? What are you talking about? (Phoebe picks up the Grimoir.) Paige: Hey, I thought only evil could touch that book. Phoebe: That's right. Piper: Phoebe, what's going on? Phoebe: I'm embracing my new destiny. (Phoebe and Cole flame out.) Piper: What the hell was that? Seer: That was the Source. And his queen. Piper: You did this, you poisoned her. Paige: Maybe we should just vanquish you. Seer: You can't. Not without the power of three. (The Seer disappears.) Paige: I can't believe this is happening. Piper: Leo, where'd she go? (He tries to sense her.) Leo: I can't sense her. They must be in the underworld. Piper: Okay, so, orb us down there and we'll drag her home kicking and screaming. Paige: There is no way we can find the coronation site without the wizard. Piper: I don't care, we can't just leave her there. Leo: We don't have a choice, we'll have to find another way. [Scene: The coronation room. The coronation is about to take place.] Cole: Are you sure about this? You're giving up your life. Phoebe: My life is with you and our baby. We'll be strong together. After all, we're family. (They kiss.) Cole: I love you. Seer: It is time. Phoebe: We're ready. (They walk towards the dark priest and he opens the Grimoir.) End ---------------------------------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x19 - We're Off to See the Wizard"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Krista Vernoff Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Phoebe and Cole's apartment. Bedroom. Night time. It is storming. Phoebe is sitting on her bed. She gets up and closes the window. There's a knock on the door.] Phoebe: Come in. (The door opens and the Seer walks in carrying a tray. Demons are chanting out in the living room. The Seer puts down the tray and picks up a glass of tonic.) Seer: My queen, it's time for your tonic. Phoebe: Can you do anything about this thunder because it is making me nuts. Cole: I have no sway over the weather. I do have a friend who works with wind but she's out of town. Phoebe: What about demons? Any sway over them? Because I swear, if they don't shut up. (She takes a sip of the tonic and screws up her face.) I hate this stuff! Seer: It's for you own good. Phoebe: Well, whatever happened to regular old vitamins. Seer: There's nothing regular about your pregnancy. The new power you're experiencing is a mere shadow of what's to come. The tonic strengthens you to bear the weight of it. Phoebe: Okay, well, then do me a favour. Find me something that strengthens me and doesn't taste like crap. Seer: Are you feeling alright? Phoebe: Yeah, it's just, (she plops down on the bed) I have all this work that I have to do and (yells) I can't concentrate! (A demon shuts the bedroom door.) Seer: But you are queen now. There's no reason for you to continue with this work at all. Phoebe: I like my work. It's a good distraction. Seer: A distraction from what? Still struggling with your decision? Phoebe: No, I mean, I love Cole and you know, don't get me wrong this whole queen thing is kinda fun, it's just... Seer: Your sisters. Phoebe: Yeah, I don't understand why they have to be so stubborn. Why they can't just respect my decision. Seer: Because it's not in their nature of good to compromise. They'll never understand, they'll only want to change you back. The sooner you accept that and let them go, the happier you will be. Here, drink your tonic. (She hears an explsin.) Phoebe: What the hell is going on out there? You know, ever since the coronation all he does is work. Seer: The underworld's been in chaos for some time. He has a great task... Phoebe: I don't care. I want some attention from my husband. You're excused. Seer: Make certain you drink that upon waking. (She disappears. Phoebe goes out into the living room.) Phoebe: It is after midnight, Cole, come to bed. Cole: Phoebe, please, we're in the middle of a ceremony. Demon: We're almost done. Phoebe: Almost doesn't work for me. (She throws fre at two demons and vanquishes them. The rest shimmer out.) Cole: I thought we talked about this. Phoebe: Sorry, it's hormones. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Paige are there. Piper is making potions while Paige looks through the Book of Shadows.] Paige: Damn it, I have read through this fifteen times, there is nothing even remotely helpful about how to save Phoebe. Piper: I told you, she made a choice. There's no magical cure for that. Paige: Yeah, well, she's pregnant, Piper, so she's being influenced by the baby inside. Piper: And we could've helped her overcome that but she chose Cole. Paige: Will you just stop with the potions already? You've already over run the kitchen, I'd say we have enough. Piper: This one duplicates my freezing power plus it scalds the flesh, so we should only use it in a dire emergency. Paige: No! I will not Phoebe's flesh, she's still our sister. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Paige. (She walks over to him.) How is she? Paige: She's like Piper light. All the personality without any of those messy emotions. Leo: Rumour on the demonic grape vine is the new queen is klling upper level demons. Word is she klled two just last night. Paige: What does that mean? Leo: It means it looks like Phoebe's working from the inside for the good guys. Paige: That's great. Piper: Since when do you guys believe rumours that are spread by demons? [Scene: Phoebe and Cole's apartment. Demons are sitting around a long glass table. A hologram of a woman's head is sitting in the middle of the table.] Demon #2: Alison Whitt. Among other things, she's spear heading the campaign to clean up Delora's Park. Demon #3: That's my district. Demon #4: I've got men there too. Demon #3: Since when? Demon #4: Since I put them there. Demon #3: Then they're working my territory. Cole: Gentlemen, it's all my territory. Next. (The hologram turns into a man.) Demon #2: Gregory Conroy. Probation officer to juvenile offenders. Manages to rehabilitate the worst of the worst. He's cost us several potential demons. Cole: (to demon #4) He's yours. (The demon nods.) Demon #2: He works at the... (Phoebe walks in. The demons get a little frightened.) Phoebe: Relax, boys, I'm here to cook not kll. Although I'd keep your voices down if I were you. (She pretends to use her power and they jump.) Ah! (She smiles.) Hi, honey. (She kisses him on the cheek and she leaves the room.) Cole: Honey. (He follows her.) Phoebe: Will your friends be staying for dinner? Cole: I'm gonna find it hard enough to convince them to stay till the end of the meeting unless you stop thrat them to kll them. Phoebe: I was kidding. Cole: You klled five of my best demons this week, so forgive me if I'm missing the joke. Phoebe: Oh, baby, I'm sorry. Cole: I know I've been working a lot. But that should lighten up soon. In the mean time no more klling. Promise? Phoebe: Promise. Cole: It's hard enough for them to accept the fact that my queen is a former Charmed One. We don't want them to think you're playing both sides. Phoebe: I said I promise but if it'll make you feel better. (She goes into the other room.) Hi, um, I just wanna say that I'm really sorry for klling your friends last night. Oh, and, um, the night before that. And it's nothing personal, you know, it's just... (She touches demon #4 and has a premonition of him klling Gregory.) Cole: Phoebe, was that a... Phoebe: Cramp. I just need to lie down. Cole: Should I call the Seer? Phoebe: No, no, I'm fine. (She goes into her room and listens.) Cole: Where were we? Demon #2: Gregory Conroy. Malick's in for the kll. He spends his time at Permission Hill community centre. (Phoebe picks up the tonic and pours it in a pot plant.) [Scene: Manor. Dining room. Piper, Paige and Leo are there. Piper is showing them the potions.] Piper: These are meant to slow an attacker down but not do real serious harm, it's kind of like magical mace. Paige: Sounds reasonable I guess. Piper: These are a little more lethal - explsives, paralytics, your garden variety of poisons. Leo: So you're gonna poison Phoebe? Piper: Leo, she's carrying the spawn of the Source, she's throwing fre from her hands. If she shows up here, we'll do what we have to do to protect ourselves. Paige: You're not even giving her a chance. Piper: Paige, we gave her every chance in the world to come back to us and she threw it in our faces. She chose the Source of all evil over her own family. (Phoebe flames in.) Phoebe: Surprise! (Piper quickly grabs a potion and throws it towards Phoebe. Phoebe throws fre at the potion, disintegrating it.) Nice to see you too, Piper. Piper: What do you want? Phoebe: Oh, and here I thought you'd be happy to see me. Paige: I'm happy to see you. Piper: Paige. Paige: What? Piper: Unless you're here to tell us you filed for a divorce, we don't really have much to talk about. Phoebe: Oh that's not true. For instance we could talk about how rigid you are. It's really not a very attractive quality. (Piper picks up another potion.) Leo: Wait. Phoebe, what are you doing here? Phoebe: I had a premonition. We have an innocent to save and not a lot of time. Paige: That is so great. Look, I told you. Phoebe: Don't get excited, it's not what you think. I haven't changed my mind, I'm not leaving Cole and I'm not renouncing my ground. It's just I've never ignored a premonition in my life and I'm not about to start now. Piper: Uh, Phoebe, you're evil. You're like the queen of all evil, literally. Phoebe: That's beside the point. Piper: How can that be beside the point? Paige: I say we do it. Piper: What? Paige: Excuse me. (She pulls Piper and Leo aside.) Look, this is what we've been hoping for. A sign that there's still good in her. Why else would she care about saving the innocent? Piper: Because it's a trap. Paige: Piper, this could be our only chance. Leo: I think Paige is right. By helping her do good, it might sway her back to our side. Piper: Fine. Paige: (to Phoebe) Okay, you're on, we'll follow you. (Piper grabs some potions.) Phoebe: What's that for? Piper: Insurance. [Cut to an alley. Piper, Paige and Leo orb in. Phoebe flames in.] Paige: Argh, why do I always have to land in the mud. Phoebe: Come on, over here. (They stand behind some wooden crates.) Leo: How do you know when he's gonna get attcked? Phoebe: I know. (Gregory walks around the corner.) There he is. (Malick shimmers in behind him. Piper freezes Gregory. Malick looks around.) Piper: Hey. (Piper goes to blow him up and Phoebe knocks her. She blows up a bike near by.) Phoebe: No, Piper. Piper: What are you doing? (An energy ball appears in Malick's hand.) Phoebe: Stop. (She walks towards Malick. Malick kneels down.) Malick: My queen. Phoebe: Leave that innocent alone. Go. (Malick shimmers out. Piper, Paige and Leo stare at her.) What? One of my subjects. Commercial Break [Scene: Alley. Continued from before.] Piper: How-how-how could you do that? How could you just let him go? Phoebe: I don't know you're so upset, we saved the innocent didn't we? Piper: I can't talk to her, you talk to her. Leo: Phoebe... Phoebe: Things are not as black and white as they used to be. Okay, I can't just go around klling demons anymore. Paige: Why not? We heard you just klled two last night. Phoebe: Yeah, well, that was different, he was getting on my nerves. I promised Cole I wouldn't kll anymore. And klling Malick would've been a huge betrayal. Piper: Malick? You're on a first name basis with the demons? Leo: If you were just gonna order him to stop you could've done that on your own. Why did you even come to us? Phoebe: Because I missed you guys! Okay, is that so wrong? I missed you. Leo: Phoebe, you can't be the queen of the underworld and a Charmed One. You can't have it both ways. Phoebe: Why not? Just because it's different doesn't mean that it can't work. And you all miss me too even though I'm sure Piper probably doesn't want to admit it to herself. Paige: Of course we miss you, honey. Phoebe: Well, you can have me back. You can have the power of three back. You just have to be willing to meet me half way. Piper: Phoebe, you can't protect the innocent and save demons, it just doesn't work that way. Phoebe: Apparently it does. He's alive isn't he? Paige: Yeah, but your friend Malick is gonna come back. Phoebe: You don't know that. Piper: That's what they do, Phoebe, they come back. They snarl and come back. Paige: Yeah, and now we have to worry about protecting him instead of trying to save you. Phoebe: You think I need saving? Piper: Are you kidding me? That baby inside you has corrupted you more than you think. Phoebe: Piper. Piper: Don't Piper me. This is insane, what you are saying is insane. You cannot come back, you cannot work with us as long as you are married to the Source. Phoebe: So what do you want me to do? Do you want me to leave my husband? Piper: Yes. Phoebe: That is not fair! Leo: It's not fair, Phoebe, but you have to pick a side, good or evil. That's how it works. Even though it means giving up someone you love, you have to choose. Phoebe: I'm really sorry you feel that way. (Phoebe flames out.) Piper: I can't do this. (She starts to walk away.) Paige: What about Greg? (Piper unfreezes him. Greg goes over to where his bike was chained.) Greg: Oh, no, not again. (He sees Paige and Leo.) Did you guys see anyone take off on a chromium orange bicycle? Paige: No, sorry. Greg: Why did I bother locking it? (He walks away.) Paige: Uh, what should we do? Leo: Follow him. [Scene: The underworld. A cave. Cole and a demon are there.] Demon #2: They were animal sacrifice cabins. The worst part they've been abandoned. Cole: Waste of space don't you think? Put a team on it, have it cleaned out. Malick: My liege. (He walks in. The guard stands in front of him.) Guard: State your business. Malick: I have news for the Source. It concerns his queen. Cole: What happened? Is she hurt? Malick: No, the Charmed Ones interfered with my kll. Cole: I have no control over my in-laws. If you want them out of the way I suggest you take backup. Malick: I mean all three of them. Including the queen. She ordered me not to harm the innocent. I thought you should know. Cole: Have you told anyone else? Malick: No. I came straight to you. Cole: Thank you for your loyalty. (Cole vanquishes Malick and the guard. He turns to Demon #2.) Demon #2: Am I next? Cole: No, Dane, you I trust. It's just my damn wife. Dane: With all do respect, I think you'd better take care of the innocent before others hear of this. (Cole waves his hand and another demon appears.) Demon #5: My liege. (He bows.) Cole: Get up, I have a job for you. [Cut to a building. An AA meeting is taking place. Paige and Leo are standing at the back of he room.] Woman: The only requirement for membership is the desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for membership, we are self supporting for our own contribution. We do not wish to engage in any controversy... Leo: So do you really think Piper's okay? Paige: I don't know but I think it's good that she's feeling something again. Leo: Right, right. She's probably fine. So you just think I just need to give her some space, right? Paige: You could try that. Leo: It's just when Piper lost Prue, she barely survived and she thinks she's really gonna lose Phoebe and I think she might just... Paige: Listen, just go talk to her, okay, remind her that we have a demon to fight. Maybe that'll do her some good and take her mind off Phoebe. Leo: Right, right. What about you? Paige: Me, I'm fine. Listen, I don't think Malick's gonna attck in front of all these people, so just go get Piper and bring her back before the meeting's over, okay? Leo: Okay, yeah. (Leo leaves.) Commercial Break [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Phoebe's there. Elise walks in.] Elise: Where's the real column? Phoebe: Excuse me? Elise: This is cute, very cleaver, and I appreciate the evening chuckle, but I need to see the real pages. Phoebe: Are you calling my writing a joke? Elise: (reading from a page) "Dear Betrayed, I suggest you bat your cheating husband with his secretary's stapler. Then he'll think twice before bending her over her desk again." Phoebe: Well, it might be a little harsh, but I think it makes a point. Elise: What it makes is a law suit. So unless you're looking to lose your job... Phoebe: Are you thrat me? Elise: I'm telling you to get a shrink if you have to but get it together. (Cole stands at the doorway.) Rewrite that column and do it fast. (She heads for the door. Phoebe gets ready to throw fre at her.) Excuse me. (She leaves. Phoebe puts out the flames.) Cole: If you want to kll your boss, we have people who can do that for you. Phoebe: Aren't you sweet. The truth is she's right. My advice was a little off this week. Cole: I don't understand what you're doing here. (He closes the door.) You're queen. Phoebe: And you're cranky. I told you, I'm not quitting my job. Cole: And what about your other job, are you gonna keep that too? Phoebe: And what job would that be, Cole? Cole: The Charmed One. Malick told me what you did. Phoebe: So what. I let him go. Cole: That doesn't make it okay! Phoebe: Keep your voice down, this is where I work. (She shuts the blinds.) Cole: You can't save an innocent and free a demon, Phoebe, it doesn't work like that. Phoebe: You sound like Piper. Cole: Yeah, well, Piper's right. You made a choice when you stood by me at the coronation. If you're questioning that choice, if you're not sure you want to be with me, you need to let me know. Phoebe: Of course I wanna be with you, I just don't understand why you have to be so rigid. Cole: Because I am the Source. Because you are my queen! Because there are expectations! Phoebe: Do you think I care about anyone's expectations? Cole: This is not a game, Phoebe. You walked through a one way door. You try to turn around now they will destroy us. Phoebe: Who, my sisters? Cole: The underworld. If they think we're working both sides, they will revolt. If they do that, if they unite against us, I promise we will pray for death. Phoebe: I'm sorry, I didn't... Cole: I get it, Phoebe, better than anyone, I know what you're going through. It'll rip you apart if you let it. Phoebe: How do I not let it? Cole: You make a choice. And you stick to it, even though it's hard, even though it means giving up the people that you love. Let's go home. (She takes his hand and they flame out.) [Scene: P3. Leo orbs in. He sees Piper sitting on a chair with her feet on the table, almost passed out. A nearly empty bottle of rum is sitting on the table.] Piper: We're closed. Leo: Honey... Piper: I don't want to talk. Leo: I know how you're feeling. Piper: Even more that I don't want to talk. I do not want a pep talk. Leo: Piper, what are you doing? Piper: What does it look like I am doing. I'm trying to stop myself from feeling like the failure that I am. (She fills her glass.) Leo: You are not a failure, it's not your fault Phoebe... Piper: I am the oldest sister, okay, it is my job to keep the family together, and see it, this my friend, I am a failure. Leo: That's enough. (He takes the bottle off her.) Piper: Paige could see that Cole clearly had turned evil and she tried to tell me over and over and over and over and over. That doesn't even sound like a word anymore. Leo: You know, I didn't see that he was evil, Piper. Phoebe didn't see it at first, we didn't want to see it. We wanted a normal, happy family, that's just human nature. Piper: She is my baby sister and I let him destroy her. That is not human nature, that is the nature of failure. Leo: Alright, I'm not gonna listen to this anymore, you are a good witch and... (Piper freezes him.) Piper: I said no pep talks. (She takes the bottle back off him.) Nobody listens around here anymore. (She takes a sip of her drink and falls off her chair.) Ouch. [Cut to the AA meeting. Everyone is leaving.] Greg: Tray, congratulations on your thirty days. (He heads for the door.) Paige: (whispers) Leo. (She follows him outside. Greg stops and sees Paige.) Greg: You again. Are you following me? Paige: Yes, strangely I am and I would love to explain it to you but it would be so much better if we could go talk inside by the crowd. (Demon #5 appears in the alley and throws and electric bolt towards Greg. Paige knocks Greg out of the way.) Greg: What the hell? Paige: Leo! (The demon throws another electric bolt and this time hits Greg on the shoulder. He pulls out an athame.) Athame! (The athame orbs out of the demon's hand and into Paige's. She throws it at the demon, vanquishing him. She races over to Greg, who is bleeding.) Damn it, where are my sisters! Commercial Break [Scene: P3. Leo is still frozen and Piper is unconscious on the floor. Paige orbs in with Greg.] Paige: Oh my god, Piper. (She races over to her and sees the empty glass beside her. She touches Leo and he unfreezes.) Leo: And a good sister... (He looks around.) Paige, wh-? Paige: You were frozen, Leo, and I'm guessing demons didn't get her. Leo: No, more like inner-demons. I can't believe she froze me. Are you okay? Paige: Barely. It was a different demon this time, they really want that guy dad. You're gonna have to heal him and orb him somewhere safe. Leo: Then what? Paige: Then I'm gonna put this family back together. Can you heal Piper? Leo: No, I can't heal self inflicted wounds. Paige: Great, now I'm down two sisters. (Paige slaps Piper gently and she wakes up.) Piper: Aaahh. [Scene: Phoebe and Cole's apartment. Bedroom. Phoebe's there. The Seer walks in with a glass of tonic.] Seer: My queen, it is time for your tonic. Phoebe: What if I promise never to save any innocents with them ever again? Then can I see my sisters? Seer: You'll feel better after this. (Phoebe notices the plant she poured the last lot of tonic into is dying.) Phoebe: Oh my god, it's poison. Seer: No. Phoebe: You told me it was good for me. Seer: It is. Phoebe: You're lying! Seer: Think about it. Last night you were strong, angry perhaps, but now look at you. Whining, it's a weakness unbefitting of a queen. Phoebe: What's in it? Seer: Pure evil. The baby feeds on it. And as he grows stronger... Phoebe: I get weaker. Seer: Only the good in you. Phoebe: You're trying to destroy me. Seer: I'm trying to help you. I gave you clarity when now you have confusion. I gave you conviction where now you have pain. Phoebe: You took away my will. Seer: No, you made the choice to stand by your husband all on your own. For you, for Cole, and for your baby. Don't risk all of your lives by questioning that now. Drink the tonic, Phoebe. (The Seer disappears.) [Cut to the underworld. A room. A meeting is being held. Cole flames in. He spots Dane.] Cole: What gives you the authority to call a meeting and summon me? Dane: I summoned you, my liege, but I didn't call this meeting. We all did. Cole: Oh. Then someone had better speak. Dane: We're concerned... Cole: Someone else. (A demon walks forward.) Demon #6: Malick is missing and the Charmed Ones are guarding his mark. Word on the street is that the queen works along side her sisters who interfere with the kll. (Cole looks at Dane.) Cole: I wonder how that news spread. Dane: Forgive our confusion, but we were under the impression that the power of three no longer existed. Cole: The queen is pregnant, she's prone to hormonal fits. But I can assure you all that the power of three is indeed extinct. Dane: Then who klled Malick? Cole: I did. I was convinced he was about to betray me. Dane: Nevertheless, his mark still lives. Cole: Then assign someone to finish the task, Dane. Dane: I believe you already tried that, my liege. Cole: Are you questioning me? Dane: The innocent is still in the hands of the witches. Until we've seen evidence that the queen's hormones are indeed under control, it might be best if you took out the mark personally. For morale. (Cole flames out.) [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper and Paige are there. Piper is sitting at the table with her head down, while Paige mixes together some ingredients in a blender.] Piper: How many hangover cures do you have? Paige: A lot. There was a time in my life when I needed these often. (Piper looks up.) Piper: Ugh. (The blender makes an awful racket and Piper groans.) I'm sorry, Paige, I don't know what got into me. I mean, it's one thing when your sister has a husband that you can't stand, it's another when he is the Source of all evil. (Paige pours the stuff from the blender into a cup and takes it over to Piper.) Paige: Drink up, we've got some work to do. Piper: We can't lose her. I can't lose another sister, I don't think I'll survive it. Paige: I've been thinking about it. Phoebe was different today. Piper: Yeah, she was nuts. Paige: Yeah, but she cared, about us, about Greg. Something has changed and I think now is our chance to get her back. Piper: How? Paige: Well, I think we storm the penthouse, bring the crystals, we still know the spell, we vanquish the Source the same way we did the last time. Piper: Yeah, but now this time the Source is Cole. Do you really think she's gonna say a little spell with us to vanquish him? Paige: If she doesn't we die. Piper: Is that supposed to be comforting? Paige: Actually, yeah. The good in Phoebe is fighting to the surface, we saw that today. I don't think she's just gonna stand by and watch Cole kll us. Piper: Are you willing to bet your life on that? Paige: Aren't you? Piper: You know, you're pretty amazing, Paige. I mean, a year ago you were an only child. Paige: And I don't want to be again. Let's go. (Piper grabs her drink and stands up.) There we go. I'll get the crystals. (They walk to the bottom of the stairs and see Phoebe walking through the foyer.) Phoebe. Phoebe: Cole is gonna kll Greg Conroy, and I can't let that happen. Piper: So what do you wanna do? Phoebe: I think that we have to vanquish Cole. Paige: I knew it, I knew she was ready. Phoebe: We have to use Greg as bait. Paige: Bait? But he's an innocent. Phoebe: I know, but Cole's looking for him, he'll find him wherever he is so he's safest here. Piper: So we have Leo bring Greg here but then when Cole arrives Leo's gotta orb Greg outta here. Phoebe: And then we vanquish Cole. Paige: I'll get the crystals. (Paige goes upstairs.) Piper: Phoebe, um, I know how much you love Cole, I'm really... Phoebe: I can't get emotional about this now, Piper, if I do I won't be able to go through with it. (Paige comes back down with the crystals.) Paige: Ready. Piper: Leo, bring Greg. (Leo orbs in with Greg.) Paige: So how long do you think till Cole gets here? (Suddenly, Phoebe changes into Cole.) Cole: Sooner than you think. (Cole throws a fireball at Greg and he is incinerated. Cole flames out.) Commercial Break [Scene: Phoebe and Cole's apartment. Phoebe is sitting at the table writing a letter. Cole flames in.] Cole: Phoebe, we have to... What's the matter? Phoebe: Did you know about the Seer's tonic? What it really does? (He sees the letter.) Cole: What's this? You planning to leave me? Phoebe: I wrote two letters. One saying goodbye to you and one saying goodbye to my sisters. I haven't decided which one I'm gonna send. Cole: Well, you'd better decide. Right now. Phoebe: Did you know about the tonic? Cole: Yes. Phoebe: So you knew she was poisoning me with evil. Cole: You took my hand and walked me through that coronation long before anybody gave you anything to drink. So if you want to pretend you're being poisoned. Phoebe: So why even bother with the tonic? Why not just let me think for myself? Cole: Because I know what it feels like to have good and evil fighting inside you, ripping your insides out. I wanted to save you that pain. Phoebe: You should've trusted me to stand by you all on my own. Cole: So show me I can. You know what's in the tonic now, you know how it works. Drink it. All on your own. Phoebe: Cole. (She stands up.) Cole: I don't have time for games, Phoebe. Just drink the tonic, or leave now. Phoebe: What is going on with you? What happened? Cole: What happened is you had to go and play demon catcher with your sisters. Phoebe: Cole, it's who I am! Cole: And now we're in danger, serious danger. If you don't care about your life, or mine, or the baby's, what about Paige or Piper. Phoebe: Don't you thrat them. Cole: I'm not. But if there's a coup, do you think whoever takes over from me will let them live? Without the power of three they're sitting ducks. Phoebe: I don't know what to do. Cole: You can't go back. (He picks up the glass of tonic.) There is only one choice. Drink the tonic. You have to know that I would never do anything to hurt you. Please. For us. For our son. (She hesitates and then drinks the tonic in one quick mouthful. He hugs her.) I love you, Phoebe. Just remember what ever happens next, we can handle it as long as we stay together. Phoebe: What do you mean, what ever happens next? Cole: The Conroy thing got serious, I had to take care of it. (She pulls away from him.) Phoebe: You klled him? Cole: It was your mess, I was just cleaning it up. Phoebe: Cole, they're gonna come after you, they're gonna come here! Cole: Well, if they do... Phoebe: No. (She starts to leave the room.) Cole: Phoebe, if it comes down to them or us... Phoebe: Oh, god. (She runs into the bathroom.) Cole: Phoebe, wait. [Cut to the bathroom. Phoebe throws up in the toilet. She then washes her face.] Cole: Phoebe. (He knocks on the door.) Phoebe? [Cut to the living room. Piper, Paige and Leo orb in. Cole walks into the living room.] Paige: You evil son of a bitch. (Piper blows up Cole and he disintegrates into fragments which fly around in a circle. Paige places the crystals on the floor around him.) Piper: Phoebe, get out here and help us damn it. (The fragments of Cole is pulled back together.) Paige. (Cole hits Paige and is knocked across the room. One of the crystals she was holding bounces along the floor.) Cole: Don't make me kll you. (Piper blows up Cole again and Leo heals Paige.) Piper: Phoebe, you heard what he said, he's gonna kll us, help us! [Cut to the bathroom. Phoebe is leaning against the door, sobbing.] Phoebe: Forgive me. (She goes into the living room. The fragments of Cole is pulled back together and a fireball appears in his hand. Phoebe picks up the crystal that bounced across the floor.) Cole: (to Phoebe) I'm sorry, it's, it's for the best. Phoebe: I know it is. (She walks over to Cole and the fireball disappears. Phoebe kisses him.) Piper: Phoebe? (Phoebe moves away from Cole.) Phoebe: I'm sorry too. (She places the crystal in its place and the trap is activated.) Cole: Phoebe, no. No! Phoebe: I'm sorry, baby, I'm so sorry. Piper: "Prudence, Penelope, Patricia, Melinda..." (fre appears near Cole's feet.) Phoebe: "Ashford, Helen, Laura and Grace..." Cole: I will always love you. Paige: "Halliwell witches stand strong beside us." Phoebe: "Vanquish this evil..." Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "From time and space." (They vanquish Cole and it makes a huge explsi*n, making the windows smash. Phoebe walks to the middle of the room and cries.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Piper is leaning against the wall at the bottom of the stairs. Leo walks in.] Leo: Hey. Piper: Hey. Leo: Why don't you go up and see her. Piper: I don't know what to say. I can't imagine... I mean, if it had been you... (Leo hugs her. Paige walks in through the front door.) Paige: Hey. Piper: Hey. Paige: How's she doing? Piper: I don't know, she hasn't come down yet. Paige: How long have you been standing there? Piper: A while. Paige: Maybe we should go see her. Piper. Okay. (They start to go upstairs and Piper stops.) What if she wants to be alone? Paige: She's gonna be alone a lot. Maybe right now she needs us. Piper: Right. (They go upstairs and walk into Phoebe's bedroom. Phoebe is lying on her bed crying. Piper goes over and lies beside her. Paige then goes and lies in front of her and they comfort Phoebe.) End -------------------------------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x20 - Long Live the Queen"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Daniel Cerone Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: A hospital. Phoebe is in labour and is lying on a stretcher. Doctors are pushing her down the corridor.] Phoebe: This isn't happening, this can't be happening. Doctor #1: Ruptured placenta, possible prolapse, ---- five centimetres. Doctor #2: Alright, let's tell OR to get set up for ---- c-section. Phoebe: No, wait, I'm only two months pregnant. Doctor #1: She's full term. Phoebe: No, you're wrong. Where are my sisters? I need my... [Timelapse. Phoebe's in the operating room.] Phoebe: Sisters. Did you call them? Nurse #1: There was no time. Doctor: We're less than a minute from skin to baby. Scalpel. Uterine incision, I need another stretch. Nurse #1: There's nothing to be afraid of. Phoebe: I'm afraid of what's inside me. Doctor: I can see the baby. Phoebe: Oh god, please let it be normal. Please, please, please, let it be normal. Doctor: He is out. (He holds up the baby.) Would you like to see your new boy? Nurse: He's beautiful. Phoebe: He is beautiful. (One of the nurse's pull down her masks and it is the Seer. The doctor hands the Seer the baby.) Phoebe: The Seer! Don't let her take my baby! Don't let her take my baby! Don't let her take my baby! Don't let her take my baby! [Cut to Phoebe's bedroom. Phoebe wakes up from her nightmare.] Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper, Paige and Leo are sitting at the table having breakfast. Leo is reading the paper.] Paige: So he asked me out again last night, but he was so quiet during dinner, ugh, I swear I could hear his stomach digesting. Piper: I always preferred quiet men, they make good listeners. Leo: What's that, dear? (Phoebe walks in.) Piper: Oh, hi, sweetie, come sit, eat. Phoebe: Oh, no, I can't, that smell. (She sits down and covers her nose.) Leo: It smells good. Paige: Morning sickness, Leo. Phoebe: Morning and night. It's more like around the clock sickness. Piper: Well, did you at least get a good night sleep? Phoebe: The nightmare came back. Paige: With the Seer? Phoebe: She wants my baby, I know it. I'm afraid that she's gonna summon me to her at any moment. Leo: She could only get to you when you chose evil, you're safe now. Piper: I swear to you, the Seer will never lay a finger on your baby. Paige: Yeah, she'll have to get through us first. Phoebe: Thanks, guys. Piper: Are you okay? Phoebe: Yeah, you know, pain comes in waves. Piper: Honey, you lost your husband, it's okay to be very upset. Phoebe: No, I can't, I have to stay strong for the baby. He's all I have left of Cole. Paige: I'm gonna go check the Book of Shadows, there might be some magical protection against the Seer. (She gets up.) Piper: Uh, missy Paige, you need to go to work. Paige: Well, I'll be late, Phoebe doesn't need to be stressed while she's pregnant. (Paige leaves the kitchen. Phoebe follows.) Phoebe: Paige, wait. Go ahead, say it. Paige: Say what? Phoebe: Something that I know on some level you've been dying to say to me. Paige: There's nothing. Phoebe: Come on, you knew Cole was evil the whole time when everyone thought you were crazy, and thanks to you we vanquished the Source and gave Cole peace. So go ahead, say it. Say I told you so. Paige: I will not. It's not my style. Phoebe: I was so unfair to you for the last few weeks and you were right and I just, I wanna clear the air right now. Paige: You're really sweet and I appreciate the gesture but everything's totally fine. (Paige goes upstairs. Phoebe walks back into the kitchen.) Phoebe: Oh, whoa. (She touches her forehead.) Piper: Another hot flash? Phoebe: Uh-huh, it's when I move too fast. Piper: Phoebe, that's not really a typical pregnancy symptom I don't think. Maybe it's time we get that baby checked out. Phoebe: I just haven't had a chance to make... Piper: A doctors appointment? Well, I have one, it's yours. Leo: Aren't we supposed to find out about the fertility test? Piper: Yeah, but, uh, Phoebe needs that appointment more than we do right now. Phoebe: How can I go to the doctor when I have a demonically challenged baby? Who knows what effects the Seer's tonics had on the little guy. Piper: This is my point exactly, and if it'll make you feel better, I'll go with you so I can put the freeze on if anything goes wrong. You're going. Into the sturbs for you. Phoebe: Ugh. [Scene: Underworld. The coronation room. Demons are standing around in a circle, with the dark priest and Dane in the middle.] Dark Priest: Dane, son of Goath, may the world's evil flow through your soul tonight and grant you eternal dark. Are you prepared to take the power and position of the Source before these leaders of the underworld? Dane: I am. (The dark priest opens the Grimoire. The Seer appears.) Seer: Stop the coronation. Dane: Seer, I didn't see your name on the guest list. Dark Priest: Always a rare privilege, but not the best timing. What brings you here? Seer: A vision. I saw the Source's true heir leading the underworld. Dane: If that was your vision you need glasses. The Source's heir lives in the belly of a witch. Dark Priest: He's right. The underworld can not wait months for a baby to be born then years for it to grow up. It needs leadership now. Seer: In my vision I saw the Source's son taking immediate power. (Dane laughs.) Dane: How can an unborn child lead the underworld? Seer: With my help he can. Dark Priest: What do you need from this council? Seer: A chance to prove my vision true. Dane: She has no right to ask this. I was chosen by these leaders! Dark Priest: But you have no direct lineage to the Source by blood or by magic. (to Seer) You have until tonight to us bring the Source's heir or the throne belongs to Dane. [Scene: Doctor surgery. Phoebe is laying on a bed, while Piper stands beside her. The doctor is looking at her chart.] Doctor: Your hormone levels are unusually high for a mother in her eighth week. Have you seen a doctor since you found out you were pregnant? Phoebe: I was under the care of a Seer. Piper: It's kind of like a new age doctor. Doctor: Well, you really should've seen a doctor before today, a real doctor. Phoebe: Do you think that there could possibly be something wrong with my baby? Doctor: Well, let's just take a peek shall we? Why don't you lie back and I'm gonna do an ultrasound. Now this gel's a little bit cold. (He squirts some gel on Phoebe's tummy. The doctor and Piper turn away for a second and suddenly flames sh*t out of Phoebe's head. She gasps and the flames disappear.) Piper: What? What's wrong? Phoebe: Hot flash. A very, very hot-hot-hot flash. Doctor: Not a good sign. Piper: Well, yeah, she's been getting those a lot lately. Phoebe: No, not like this one, I mean, it felt like my head was on fre for real. Doctor: Let's just have a look, okay. (He starts the ultrasound and the baby shows up on the screen.) Oh, there, see? Phoebe: Oh. Doctor: There's your little... (Suddenly the doctor gets electrocuted and he is pushed against the wall. Piper goes over and helps him up.) Piper: Hi, here you go. Doctor: What-what happened? Piper: That's a good question. (She freezes him.) What happened? Phoebe: Well, it's about time. My head was on fre like a tiki torch a few seconds ago. Piper: Do not change the subject. Did your baby just electrocute the nice doctor man? Phoebe: Yeah, I think so. But he was just protecting himself because that gel was really cold. Piper: Protecting himself? Unborn babies don't perform magic tricks in the first trimester, Phoebe. Phoebe: What is going on? Piper: I don't know but don't panic, okay, we'll wrap up here and we'll go home and panic. [Cut to the manor. Paige and Leo are there. Paige has opened to 'The Seer' page in the Book of Shadows.] Paige: It says here the Seer has served multiple Sources. Looks like she's been around for thousands of years. (Piper and Phoebe walk in.) Piper: Hey. Leo: What's going on? Phoebe: My baby did magic. Piper: And almost klled my doctor. Phoebe: It was self defence. Paige: Well, I guess that's what you get when you breed with the Source of all evil. Phoebe: Okay, can we not say breed. You know, I'm not a horse. And Cole wasn't all evil, he was part good, and I'm all good, so this baby has a lot of good in him. Piper: What if there's not? Phoebe: Then there will be. My love was able to save Cole, it'll save our son too. Piper: Let's hope so. Phoebe: No, we'll make it so. Okay. So what did you find out about the Seer? Paige: Well, she's immune to spells and charms but the book does classify her as an upper level demon. Leo: So we can make a vanquishing potion. Piper: Mm-mm, not without a tissue sample. Phoebe: Actually, the Seer mixed her own blood into my prenatal tonic. Piper: Nasty. Phoebe: Yeah, and Cole kept some extra bottles in the safe at the penthouse. Paige: You think you're ready to go to the penthouse? You haven't been there, you know, since, since he died. Phoebe: I don't think I'll ever be ready but I can't keep borrowing your clothes. Piper: Okay, let's go. Phoebe: (to Paige) Wait, don't you have to work? Paige: Ah, I'll take the afternoon off, who needs vacation time. Phoebe: Paige, you can't keep... Paige: Yes, I can. Phoebe: Thank you. Bitch! (Phoebe pushes Paige and she smashes through the window. Darryl is on the pavement heading towards the house and ducks as the glass pours down. As Paige is falling, she orbs out and orbs back in the attic.) Paige: What the hell was that for! Phoebe: Uh, I don't know, you'd have to ask him. Piper: Okay, why did your mummy push Paige out the window? Phoebe: No, it's not like that. It's just, he took over for a split second, I had no control. Paige: But why me? I have nothing against that little f... foetus. Phoebe: I'm sure he's sorry. (to her tummy) Aren't you sorry? Kids at this age, they don't know any better, you know. Leo: Okay, I think I'd better go check with the Elders, see what they know about this baby. (Leo orbs out.) Piper: Whatever it is, I'm sure it has something to do with the Seer. Let's go get that blood. (They walk down the stairs and Darryl walks up.) Darryl: What was that out there? Flying practice? Paige: Baby shoved me out the window. Darryl: Wait, hold on a second. I left four messages here, has anybody in this house learned the magic of a telephone? Piper: Darryl, it's been a very rough week. Darryl: Right. Phoebe, how you holding up? Phoebe: Uh, depends on what part of the day you ask me. Darryl: Look, I know you've got a lot to deal with already, but there's some business I don't think can be put off any longer. Piper: I'm sure it's pressing, but not as pressing as the demon that's after Phoebe. (They all walk into the foyer.) Darryl: Don't count on it. Cole worked at a high profile law firm. Right now you three are the only one's who know he's dad. (They put on their coats.) Paige: Listen, can this wait, we really need to get to the penthouse. Darryl: Good, 'cause that's where I need you to handle this business. (The leave.) [Cut to Phoebe and Cole's old apartment. There is a black stain on the carpet and the windows are still broken. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Darryl walk in.] Darryl: It has to look like Cole left in a hurry, that means packing up all of his stuff and personal belongings. Piper: (to Phoebe) Are you okay? Phoebe: Yeah, I'm fine. I'm sorry, so why do you want me to pack up his stuff? Darryl: I, uh, made an appointment for you at missing persons today. Paige: Wait, you want Phoebe to report Cole as missing? Darryl: She has to otherwise somebody else will and she'll become to prime suspect in his disappearance. Phoebe: So you want me to pack up his stuff so it looks like he left me. Darryl: That's right. We can not give the police any reason to suspect foul play. I mean, technically you three did kll him. (He spots the black stein.) What is that? Piper: Well, that's where we, you know. (He looks around.) Darryl: This place looks like a crime scene. Is there anything you can do? Paige: "Let the object of objection become but a dream, as I cause the seen to be unseen." (The stain disappears and the room returns to normal.) Phoebe: Thanks. (Paige moves closer to Phoebe.) Paige: I just wish I could make the rest of your pain go away that easily. Phoebe: So do I. mrder witch! (Phoebe hits Paige in the face and she is knocked to the floor.) Piper: Phoebe! Phoebe: The baby made me do it. Piper: You know what? Now we split up. You two go pack, we'll find the Seer's tonic. Darryl: Okay, where is this baby that everybody keeps talking about? Is it an invisible baby? Am I gonna step on it? Phoebe: No, Darryl, it's a little more complicated than that. (Phoebe and Darryl walk into the bedroom.) Paige: Am I the only one who's worried about that thing growing inside of her? Piper: No. But right now the Seer is our first priority. Paige: I think she said it's behind this painting over here. (The walk over to a painting hanging on the wall. Paige pulls it open and a safe is built into the wall behind it.) Piper: Okay, so now what? She doesn't know the combination. Paige: We don't need it. Safe door. (The safe door orbs into Paige's hands.) If financial disaster ever strikes you'll find I come in handy. (Paige puts the door down.) Piper: Uh, there's nothing in here. Paige: No tonic? Piper: No. (She pulls out a letter.) But there's this. It's Cole's handwriting. Paige: Cole the human, or Cole the Source? Piper: I don't know, that's for Phoebe to find out. [Cut to the bedroom. Phoebe is showing Darryl and huge white teddy bear.] Phoebe: Cole gave this to me the day he found out I was pregnant. Darryl: Look, I'll start packing his stuff up, okay? And you put your own things together. (Phoebe opens the closet door and a portal opens to the Seer's cave. Phoebe starts to get sucked into it and Darryl holds onto her legs.) Piper! Paige! Seer: I've been waiting for you. Phoebe: Get away from me. You can't have him! Seer: I only want what's mine! Darryl: I'm losing her! (Piper and Paige run in and try to pull Phoebe back in.) Phoebe: Let go of me! (Phoebe grabs the Seer's earring and rips off her earlobe. Piper, Paige and Darryl pull her back into the room and the portal closes. Phoebe holds up the earlobe.) Here's your tissue sample. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper and Paige are there. Paige is making the potion. Piper picks up a plate of fruit.] Piper: Okay, I'm gonna bring this to Phoebe, you stay here, I don't want you provoking her baby anymore. Paige: Provoking him? Like it's my fault. Piper: Oh, you know what I mean. (Piper walks into the dining room where Phoebe is sitting in a chair holding earphones to against her tummy.) What are you doing? Phoebe: Shh, I'm playing Mozart for the baby to bring out his peaceful nature. Studies show that babies can hear and remember songs from the womb. Piper: Hm, that's lovely. How about you eat something since you haven't had anything to eat all day. Phoebe: No, I've been nauseous all day. Piper: You've been a little fresh all day. (Phoebe picks up a piece of watermelon and it changes into a piece of meat.) Phoebe: I'm thinking about trying acupuncture, I hear that helps. (She goes to take a bite of the meat.) Piper: Phoebe, don't! (Phoebe drops the meat.) Phoebe: Aw, I'm gonna puke. Piper: Maybe your baby would prefer to listen to Ozzy. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: The Elders believe the Seer's making a sudden play for the Source's throne but she needs Phoebe's baby to do it. Phoebe: The Seer wants to be the Source? What could that possibly have to do with my baby? He's not due for another seven months. Piper: Well, it doesn't matter because next time we will be ready for her. Leo: Next time? Piper: Yes, the Seer tried to steal Phoebe from the penthouse. How's that potion coming? (Paige comes in holding a saucepan.) Paige: It's done, it just needs to cool a little bit. (Phoebe throws fre at Paige and she drops the saucepan.) That baby needs a serious time out. Piper: Go, go, go into the kitchen. (Paige goes back into the kitchen.) Leo: So much for the vanquishing potion. Paige: How come your baby only attcks me? Phoebe: I don't know, Paige, he must resent you. You know, you never really liked his father. Paige: With good reason. Hey, maybe you resent me and the baby's just modelling after mum. Phoebe: Paige, how can you say that? Piper: Alright, enough, the two of you will not address each other, you will not set foot into the same room until further notice, got it? (to Paige) You, you got enough ear left to make another batch of that potion? Paige: Yes. Piper: Then do it. (to Phoebe) You, you're gonna ht the Book of Shadows and you're gonna figure out a way to control Chucky there. Phoebe: I can't, I told Morris I'd meet him at missing persons in a half an hour. Leo: I would strongly advise against that. Your baby... Phoebe: Is fine, just as long as he doesn't feel thrat and doesn't meet anyone with unresolved issues with his father. Paige: (from kitchen) I heard that! Piper: Phoebe, how can you say that? How can you risk going out in public with... in your condition. Phoebe: Because if I don't report Cole missing, someone will, and the police will be knocking on our door. Besides, Morris put himself on the line, I can't let him down. Piper: Alright, but Leo is going with you in case of any trouble. (Phoebe and Leo head for the door.) And I will ht the book and figure out how to deal with... demonic foetuses. [Scene: The underworld. The Source's dungeon. The Seer walks over to a tall man sitting in a cage.] Seer: I have an offer for you. Tall Man: Nobody comes down the Source's dungeon unless they are dad, damned or desperate. Which are you? Seer: Desperate. I need your power. Tall Man: I have a power? Yes, I almost forgot. I haven't used it in centuries. I've been sentenced to spend eternity alone in this cage. Seer: It's a fine cage. Tall Man: The Source had it forged from unbreakable magic. Nothing can escape it. Seer: Yes, I know. It was some of my best work. That's right, I built your prison and my magic alone has the power to free you. Tall Man: The Source would never allow it. Seer: The Source is dad. I can give you freedom and a chance to earn favour with the new Source in exchange for your help. Tall Man: What kind of help? Seer: I need you to do what every demon before you has failed to do, even me. Capture and contain a Charmed One. Tall Man: A Charmed what? Seer: A powerful witch. I need you to bring her down to the underworld, it is the only way that my magic can work. That shouldn't be hard for you, a demon who has swallowed worlds. Interested? (The tall man stands up.) Tall Man: Get me out. Seer: Remember, my magic put you in this cage. Betray me and you'll go right back. Commercial Break [Scene: Police station. Phoebe and Leo walk in.] Phoebe: (to her baby) Please be good and I promise I'll eat a huge tritip tonight. (Darryl walks over to them.) Darryl: You're gonna meet Inspector Miles, he's train to spot on liars, so just answer his questions as honestly as you can, okay? (They walk into a room.) Inspector Miles: Morris tells me that you think your husband might have left town? Phoebe: I don't know what to think. Last Wednesday we had a huge battle and he just never came back. Inspector Miles: Did he leave anything? Darryl: Nothing. I checked the penthouse myself. Clothing, personal belongings... gone. Inspector Miles: What was the fight about? Phoebe: My sisters. I have two sisters and they didn't approve of me marrying Cole. Inspector Miles: Why not? Phoebe: They're just different. Oil and water, you know, fre and ice, heaven and... Inspector Miles: Hell? Phoebe: Bingo. Inspector Miles: So you'd say that your husband has a dark side then? Phoebe: Yes. Inspector Miles: Has he ever hurt you? (Suddenly, some books fall off a shelf above the inspector and land on him.) Darryl: Are you okay? Leo: Here, let me help. Phoebe: (to her tummy) Stop that right now. Um, Inspector, I know it doesn't seem like my husband's a great guy but I would advise you not to say anything negative about him right now. Inspector Miles: Listen, ma'am, I've gotta call them as I seem them. You turn up pregnant and he takes off, your husband fits the classic profile of a dad bat dad. (The inspector continues picking up the books and a fireball appears in Phoebe's hand.) Leo: (whispers) Make it go out. Phoebe: I can't make it go out. (She flings the fireball into the trash can.) Darryl: Phoebe? Uh, I'm mean fre! Inspector Miles: Move away, move away, move away. (He grabs the fre extinguisher and puts out the fre.) Darryl: (whispers) Why are you doing this to me? Phoebe: It's not my fault, it's just the baby doesn't like when anybody talks bad about Cole. Ooh! (She grabs her stomach.) Inspector Miles: What's wrong? Phoebe: My stomach, it's like something's t-tearing. Leo: Come on, let's get you outta here. [Cut to the manor. Parlor. Piper's on the phone. She seems upset.] Piper: Yeah, I'm okay. Yeah, I'm sure. Um, I'll call back later to schedule that appointment. Okay, thanks. (She hangs up and goes into the kitchen.) Paige: You are just in time. One bottle of Seer vanquishing potion. What about you? Anything in the book about how to control demon spawn? Piper: Uh, I thought about binding his powers but, uh, then that would leave Phoebe without hers. Paige: Yeah, well, you might want to keep that option open, there's something seriously wrong with that baby. Piper: Yeah, I know, but it doesn't matter. He's part of us, part of our family. And who knows, he may be the only baby in the Halliwell family. Paige: Okay, what's going on? Spill. Piper: That was Dr. Harris on the phone. I got the results for my fertility tests. Paige: And? Piper: There's some problems. Um, he said something about scarring or scar tissue, something about blunt trauma injury. Paige: Oh, honey. Piper: He asked me if I had suffered any serious blows to the abdomen. He seems to think, um, it would be difficult, if not impossible for me to conceive. Paige: I'm so sorry. Piper: It's weird, 'cause when I went to the future I met that little girl, I saw my little girl. I saw what she looked like and what she sounded like and the sound of her laugh. I just, I can't imagine not knowing her. Paige: You still might. Piper: I might not. I just, don't know what to tell Leo. He's so excited about having a baby. You should've seen him... (They hear the front door open.) Leo: Piper? (Piper and Paige race into the foyer. Phoebe is still holding her stomach.) She's getting worse. Piper: Can't you do something? Leo: I tried to heal her, I can't. Phoebe: Stand back, stand back. (Flames sh*t out the top of her head. She groans and falls to her knees.) Piper: (to Paige) Alright, you stay out of her sight for your own safety, go. (Paige runs around the corner.) Phoebe: Oh, make it stop, make it stop. Piper: Leo, go get some ice water or something. (Leo goes into the kitchen. Piper holds Phoebe.) It's okay, just try to breathe through it. Breathe, breathe. (The tall man appears.) Paige: Piper, look out! (Piper tries to blow him up but nothing happens.) Piper: Uh-oh. (Leo runs back in.) Leo: Hey! (He grabs a chair and throws it at the demon. He sucks the whole chair inside of him, kind of like a portal.) Piper: Get up, get up, come on. (She helps Phoebe up.) Leo: Whatever you do don't touch him. Tall Man: You can't run from me, I'll always find you. (Paige runs in.) Paige: Phoebe, I'll orb you out of here. (Phoebe kicks Paige and she falls into the tall man. They disappear.) Phoebe: That wasn't me, it was the baby, I couldn't control him. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe is sitting on a couch looking through the Book of Shadows. Leo orbs in.] Phoebe: Did you sense her? Leo: No, if she's in the underworld I can't get a read on her. Phoebe: If anything happens to Paige I will never forgive myself. (Piper walks in carrying some iced tea.) Piper: Anything on that demon? Phoebe: I think so, come look. (She puts down the tea and looks at the book.) Piper: "Oral tradition tales of a giant whose body served as a portal to other dimensions. Because he was imprisoned centuries ago, nobody knows what this demon's name is or if he even exists." Phoebe: It gets worse. There's no known vanquish for him, the Source was so thrat he condemned the giant to spend eternity in a cage. Leo: The Seer must have set him free to capture Phoebe. Phoebe: But he got Paige instead thanks to me. Piper: No, that had nothing to do with you. How are you feeling? Phoebe: Uh, better, I think the baby's resting. It's when he's active and using magic that it hurts the most. Piper: Here, have some iced tea, it will cool you off. (She hands Phoebe a glass. She goes to have a sip and then throws it across the room.) Phoebe: What the hell? I can't even enjoy some iced tea! Piper: Uh, it wasn't iced tea. It was a binding potion. Paige suggested it to help control the baby and I couldn't tell you because if I did he would've stopped you... Phoebe: He stopped me anyway. He knows things that I don't know. He's trying to take control of me. Leo: You can't let that happen, if he takes control he'll never let go. Phoebe: I know. It's not me and it's not Cole, it's the Source. [Scene: Underworld. The Source's dungeon. Paige is asleep in the cage. She wakes up with a fright. The Seer is standing there watching her.] Paige: So what, are you into some kind of dominatrix thing now? Seer: You are not the sister I expected but you'll do. Paige: Sorry I can't stick around but you're creeping me out anyway. (She tries to orb out of the cage but can't. The Seer laughs.) Seer: You're not going anywhere. (Paige stands up.) Paige: So what was your plan? Trap Phoebe in this cage and fatten her up till she gives birth? Seer: Even don't have that kind of patience. Paige: Well, whatever you plan was I'm happy to spoil it. Seer: You didn't spoil anything. Phoebe will come to me as soon as she gets my message. Paige: What message? (The Seer's eyes turn white.) [Cut to the manor. Attic. Phoebe gets a premonition of the Seer klling Paige.] Phoebe: I saw the Seer, she was klling Paige. Leo: How can you get a premonition without touching anything? Phoebe: I don't know, maybe the Seer sent it to me. (The tall man appears.) Piper: That is not all she sent. Tall Man: Come with me now or your sister dies. You've already seen how. Piper: No, Phoebe, don't. Leo: It's a trap. Phoebe: It doesn't matter, I have to save Paige, it's the only chance left. Leo: No. (Phoebe pushes Leo out of the way. Piper gasps.) You're letting your baby control you, Phoebe. Phoebe: That wasn't the baby, that was me. I got Paige into this mess, I'm gonna get her out of it. (Piper pulls the Seer vanquishing potion out of her pocket.) Piper: Oh, no you're not. Not if I kll the Seer first. (She heads towards the tall man and a beam of blue light shines out of Phoebe's hands. It hits the tall man and Piper, knocking them to the ground. The potion bottle breaks and Piper cuts her hand.) Damn it! Did that come from you? Phoebe: I'm sorry, Piper, I can't let you take the fall for me. Piper: Well, why not? Leo: You can't use the baby's powers like that. (The tall man gets up.) Tall Man: Come here, witch. (The blue light comes out of Phoebe's hand again and starts to vanquish the tall man.) Piper: Phoebe, don't! (The tall man is vanquished.) Phoebe, nobody has ever been able to vanquish that demon. Do you realise what you just did? (Phoebe's eyes turn black.) Leo: Stay away, that's not Phoebe anymore. (Phoebe flames out.) [Cut to the underworld. The dungeon. Phoebe flames in.] Seer: Come to me, child. Paige: Phoebe, snap out of it, please. Seer: "Let the little children come to me, for the kingdom belongs to such as these, (she takes Phoebe over to a circle of candles) the rose circle represents nature, desire, fertility." Kneel. (Phoebe kneels down.) Paige: Phoebe, it's your body, take control, fight it. Seer: "Give me strength, and give me might, to steal a child in still of night." Paige: Phoebe! Seer: "Darkest forces let it be, here my plea, bring life to me." (A light comes out of Phoebe and goes into the Seer. Phoebe returns to normal.) Phoebe: My baby. Seer: He was never yours, or Cole's. From the moment of conception this baby was mine. (She unbuttons part of her dress to reveal the baby moving around in her.) Commercial Break [Scene: Underworld. The coronation room. Dane, the dark priest and the council leaders are there.] Dane: Deadline's passed, she's not here, the throne belongs to me. Dark Priest: We can wait one more... Dane: Give me the oath! I want my power! (The Seer flames in.) You promised to bring the Source's heir, so where is he? Seer: Inside me. (The Seer's eyes turn black. They all bow their heads.) Dark Priest: The council has chosen. The Seer will be our new Source. Dane: No, it's a trick. Seer: I have brought the council a gift. (Phoebe and Paige appear still in the cage.) Dane: Charmed Ones. How dare you bring them into our sanctuary. Seer: The witches are locked in a cage from which no magic can escape. Dane: You can't be sure of that. Seer: So much negative energy. (The Seer vanquishes Dane.) Dark Priest: Am I to presume these witches of the human sacrifice required to seal your coronation? Paige: Human sacrifice? I didn't know that was part of the plan, did you? Seer: To be your Source, to start a new evil order, to kll the Charmed Ones, this was my vision from the beginning. Every council leader here will reap the rewards with... Ah! (She doubles over in pain.) Dark Priest: What is it? Seer: Just start the ceremony. Paige: Doesn't look like she's having anymore luck with that thing inside of her than you are. Ah, sorry, that was insensitive. Phoebe: It's okay, the baby wasn't mine. Paige: What do you mean? Phoebe: The baby was never mine. From the moment it took over, it just felt like this black hole of evil. Totally soulless. Paige: Phoebe. Phoebe: Yeah. Paige: Told you so. (They laugh.) I'm really sorry. Phoebe: I know you are, honey, I know you are. Dark Priest: Seer, are you prepared to accept the power and position of the Source before all these leaders of the underworld? Seer: I am. Phoebe: Okay, so now what? Paige: We might have a fighting chance if we had the power of three but we can't get to Piper. Ugh, this cage is magic proof. Phoebe: Okay, so the cage is built to make sure magic wouldn't get out, but in the premonition I had, I saw the Seer kll you with a power. Paige: So the cage lets magic in. Do you remember the spell to call a lost witch? Phoebe: Piper and I just used it to try to find you. Uh, "powers of the witches rise, course unseen across the skies..." [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper closes the Book of Shadows.] Piper: There's nothing left, we've tried everything. Leo: Well, there's gotta be something missing, something we haven't thought of. (He turns his back to her and paces across the attic. Piper disappears.) Maybe if we summon a demon, someone who knows the way to the Seer's lair, he can lead us to Phoebe and Paige. [Cut to the coronation room. Piper appears in the cage.] Piper: Oh! Phoebe: Oh, thank god it worked. Piper: So am I. Where are we? Paige: Uh, trapped in a cage. Piper: Mm-hm, okay, so lets bust out. Paige: No, you can't use your magic in here, it'll just bounce off and probably kll us. Dark Priest: Repeat the oath after me. Piper: Ah, what's going on out there? Phoebe: The Seer's being coronated as the new Source. Piper: Huh. Paige: Yeah, then she's gonna sacrifice us. Piper: Lets get this straight, you guys summoned me to a cage where my powers don't work, so we can all die together! Paige: Well, the plan has some flaws admittedly. Phoebe: We just have to stay positive. We have the power of three here, there is nothing stronger than that, right? (The Seer starts glowing and floats up into the air.) Piper: Are you sure there's nothing stronger than the power of three? (The Seer floats back down the ground. She turns to the cage and gets a shock when she notices Piper.) Seer: What an unexpected surprise. You just made my... (Flames sh*t out of her head and she groans.) Phoebe: It's the baby. He has too much power for her. That's how I felt, it felt like I was gonna explode. Paige: What are we gonna do? Phoebe: We need to make her tap into the baby's power, all of it. Paige: How the hell are we gonna do that? (The flames disappear.) Seer: I command all in attendance to witness the power of the Source. Piper: Power of three spell? Phoebe: Uh, okay. Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "The power of three will set us free, the power of three will set us free." (The blue beam of light hits the cage but the spell protects them.) "The power of three will set us free, the power of three will set us free." Dark Priest: What's wrong? Seer: Nothing's wrong! (They continue chanting and the blue light rebounds back and hits the Seer. It then rebounds onto every demon in the room and they are all vanquished.) Piper: Where did everybody go? (Piper kicks the cage and one of the sides fall off. They get out.) Phoebe: The blast took everyone out. The Seer, the council leaders.) Piper: Well, I'd say that the scales of good and evil just dramatically tipped in our favour. Paige: Look, the Grimoire, still untouched. Phoebe: It's time we get rid of that book once and for all. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there sitting on the couch. Leo orbs in.] Leo: Well, the Grimoire has a new home in a mountain of rock in the West Andes. (He sits beside Piper.) Piper: Thanks, honey. Leo: Sure. (They kiss.) Paige: How many times have we vanquished the Source now? Phoebe: Three, but who's counting. Paige: Did we get him? Leo: I think that'd be safe to say based on how the Elders are reacting, it's like a holiday up there. They still can't believe you did it. Piper: Yeah, well, let's not forget the cost. Leo: Well, I gotta say after all this, I'm still looking forward to having a good baby in this house. Piper: Yeah, I haven't had a chance to talk to you about that yet. I heard from Dr. Harris today. Leo: And? Piper: And we're in for a rough road. Leo: Rough road? What does that mean? What did he say? Piper: Shh, it's okay, it doesn't mean that we're giving in or giving up, there are a lot of options in the world, don't worry. Phoebe: Don't worry, Leo. I'm sure the Charmed line isn't supposed to end with us. Piper: Um, Phoebe, (she gets up and picks up the letter) I found this in Cole's safe. It's for you. (She hands it to Phoebe.) [Timelapse. Phoebe's bedroom. She's reading the letter.] Cole's Voiceover: If I'm dad right now, I know it was at your hand. No one else in heaven or hell had power over me. Please don't cry, I was d*ad before I met you, I was born the day you loved me, and my love for you will keep me alive, forever. (Phoebe lays on her bed. A breeze blows through the window.) Cole's Voice: (quietly) Help me. (Phoebe sits up.) Phoebe. Phoebe: Cole? End -----------------------------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x21 - Womb Raider"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Brad Kern Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Phoebe's there working. She has the TV on and a psychic reading show is on. Her assistant walks in carrying a box of letters.] Assistant: Hey, more Dear Phoebe letters, where do you want them? Phoebe: Oh, you can just put them anywhere. Assistant: Um, maybe we ought to keep some of these in storage. Phoebe: No, I'll get to them. Assistant: All of them? Phoebe: Yes. I am on a role. Assistant: More like on a mission. (Phoebe hands her some sheets of paper.) Phoebe: Hey, will you get these to Elise please and find out which one she wants to run? Assistant: Yeah, sure, right away. You're amazing, you know that? Phoebe: What do you mean? Assistant: What is your secret? Herbs? Acupuncture? (She sees the TV.) Tashmin? Phoebe: Uh, I take it you don't believe in psychics. Assistant: Hey, you know, if it works for you I'm all for it. Phoebe: (to herself) It hasn't worked for me for a while. Um, you know how sometimes you just find yourself going through a really bad period in your life? Assistant: Don't even get me started. Phoebe: Well, let's just say I am finally coming out from underneath mine and nobody, nothing will ever bring me back to that place again. Assistant: Good for you. (Phoebe turns to her computer.) Voice: Help me, Phoebe. Phoebe: What did you just say? Assistant: I didn't say that. (She points to the TV.) She did. Tashmin: Help me, Phoebe. (She looks at the TV in shock.) [Cut to the manor. Road workers are working on the street right outside the manor. It is very noisy. Paige looks out the window from the living room.] Paige: Did they say how much longer this was gonna go on for? Piper: Three weeks, which means three months. (Leo is holding a picture frame on a wall.) A little higher. Paige: We'd better hope no demons attck, that'd be a bust, especially if one of us goes flying out the window. Leo: I wouldn't worry about that too much, there's so much chaos in the underworld they're too busy fighting each other. Piper: Well, I hope it lasts. I almost forgot what it's like to lead a normal life. It's gotta go a little higher. Leo: I need a ladder. Paige: Leo, just hover. Piper: No, no, no, I don't wanna jinx anything, I'd rather we not use magic unless we absolutely have to, thank you very much. Paige: Come on, Piper, relax a little. Use it or lose it, lady. (Leo hovers up and holds the picture against the wall.) Piper: Fine. (Leo marks the wall with a pencil and hovers back down.) Paige: Ah, see, no major disaster struck. (Phoebe walks in through the front door.) Phoebe: We have a huge problem. Piper: You were saying? Phoebe: Cole tried contacting me again. Leo: What, more whisperings? Phoebe: No, this time he was channelling through a TV psychic while I was at work. He sounded so desperate. Piper: Wait, did anybody else notice? Phoebe: My highly suspicious assistant. How am I supposed to move on with my life when I keep being haunted by his afterlife? Piper: Leo, what do you think? Leo: I think you need to do something fast. Piper: No, I mean, how is he holding on? Leo: I don't know, I guess because he's half demon, it must be some kind of astral plane. Phoebe: Well, whatever, we can't risk him contacting me again. I have to figure out a way to get to him and find out what he wants. Paige: Honey, what he wants is you. I mean, why else would he be hanging on? (Suddenly, everything freezes including Leo.) Phoebe: Piper, why is Leo frozen? (Piper goes over to him and waves in front of his face.) Piper: Well, this is very strange. (Paige looks out the window and all the work men are frozen too.) Paige: Uh, guys, I think you oughta take a look at this. (Piper and Phoebe go to the window.) So much for not performing any magic, huh Piper. Piper: Me? I didn't do that, I couldn't freeze all that stuff. (An elderly man appears.) Man: But I can. (The girls spin around.) Phoebe: Who are you? Man: I'm the Angel Of Destiny, and I've come to change yours. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are backing away from the Angel of Destiny. Piper is trying to freeze him.] Paige: He's not freezing, why isn't he freezing? Angel of Destiny: You're wasting your time. (The girls back into a table and fall on top of each other.) I am beyond your powers. (They get back up.) Besides, I pose no thrat to you. Piper: Well, forgive us for not believing that but the last being we met who could freeze time was a demon. Angel of Destiny: Actually, it's because of a demon that I've come to see you. Which in and of itself is very rare. We Angels of Destiny normally don't intervene except in extraordinary situations. Mozart at age seven, Michelangelo, Albert Einstein... Britney Spears. Paige: Huh? Phoebe: I don't understand. Angel of Destiny: You three have accomplished something that few others ever dream of. By vanquishing the Source of all evil, you have fulfilled your shared destiny, much earlier than anticipated. Truth be told, some of us did think you'd never achieve it at all, but that's really beside the point. What's important is you have and because of that we're offering you a reward, a chance to chart a new destiny, one of your own design. Paige: A reward? Angel of Destiny: You can continue to remain as you are, charmed, vested with all your witchly powers, and of course demonic burdens. Or... Piper: Or? Angel of Destiny: You can choose to relinquish your magic and lead normal lives again, unaccounted, free, we'd wipe the entire slate clean, nobody would come after you again. Well, what do you say? Piper: What do we say? Are you kidding? You can't just freeze the whole world and come in here and drop a bmb like that and expect a quick decision. I don't care who you are. Angel of Destiny: I don't think you quite grasp the uniqueness of this opportunity. Piper: No, I'm grasping it but that is beside the point. The least you could do is give us a little time to think about it. Paige: Think about what? No time needed. Thanks but no thanks. Right? Phoebe: Yeah, right, of course right. But, you know, as long as he's offering, maybe we should talk about this. Just talk about it. Over there. Right, right over here please, now, excuse us. (She pulls them across the room.) Paige: You can't be serious, Phoebe, you of all people, you love being a witch. Phoebe: I know I do, but I... Paige: But what? What has changed? Phoebe: Oh, I don't know, I became queen of the Underworld and nearly died carrying baby Lucifer. That's what changed, Paige. Piper: Paige, it's just that we've been doing this a lot longer than you have, and I'm not trying to discount all the good that we've done or that we could do. But at the same time I'm not gonna minimise the costs. Paige, I can't get pregnant because of what we do. Phoebe: Punching out demons just isn't as much fun as it used to be. Paige: So what are you gonna say? Angel of Destiny: She's saying you need some time, which I'll grant, but not too much time. After all, other people's destinies are tied to yours. And since it's your charmed destiny that's at stake here, majority will rule. Two sisters will decide the fate of all three. So consider your choice wisely. Perhaps what happens next will help you to decide. (He disappears. Everything unfreezes and Piper's cell phone rings. Leo comes in.) Leo: Hey, did you just freeze me? Piper: No, dear, the Angel of Destiny did. Leo: Who? (Piper picks up her cell.) Piper: Yeah, you'd better check with the Elders and make sure he's for real. I'm not kidding. (Leo orbs out. Piper answers her phone.) Hello? Darryl: Don't talk just listen. Piper: Darryl? What's wrong? Darryl: Apparently you guys are about to be put under surveillance. (Piper motions for Phoebe and Paige to come over and listen.) An FBI agent named Jackman called me into his office today. He did a search on unsolved cases. Apparently your names came up on way too many witness lists. Phoebe: What do you mean? What does he know? Darryl: I don't know, but I'm gonna try find out. In the meantime just lay low and whatever you do don't use any magic. (They hang up.) Paige: So are we screwed? Piper: Maybe, but that would take destiny out of our hands and I don't think that's what the angel meant. Phoebe: Okay, icksnay on the angelnay talk. (They head for the stairs.) [Cut to outside. A SFB Telecom van pulls up across the road. A guy gets out and gets in the back where surveillance equipment is set up. He puts on some earphones and a sht of outside the manor shows up on a screen. The girls' voices are heard in his earphones.] Paige's Voice: I still don't understand how coming up here is gonna help. Phoebe's Voice: Actually it's pretty simple. (Loud music blares through the earphones and he quickly turns down the earphone volume.) [Cut to the attic. Phoebe sits the CD player next to the window.] Phoebe: So you guys have been home all day, right? Piper: Yeah, so? Phoebe: So there's no way he would've had time to bug the inside of the house, he's gotta be listening from the outside. (Phoebe walks over to the Book of Shadows.) Piper: Is it ironic that here we are presented with the opportunity to give up our powers and now we suddenly can't even use them. Phoebe: Except not using our powers doesn't necessarily mean that we won't be exposed. We still have Cole to worry about. Paige: Phoebe, you can't make contact to a dad demon husband. Phoebe: Yeah, but if I don't he will, and then what? The FBI is outside and if they find out about us it's gonna be the same thing as last year and we don't want that now do we? (She turns to the "To Find a Lost Love" spell in the BOS.) So I'm gonna cast the "To Find a Lost Love" spell. I mean, if Cole's soul is on some astral plane, it should astral me there, right? Paige: Are you sure he even has a soul? Phoebe: Well, what else would be calling out to me? Cole needs closure and so do I. Piper: We will create a distraction outside in case your spell inside creates any fireworks. Paige: Be careful. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper is looking out the window. Paige walks in carrying a tray of lemonade.] Paige: Unless we spike the lemonade, I doubt they'll... Piper: Shh! That phone company van looks suspicious. Paige: Why? Piper: Well, because it wasn't there earlier, and besides he didn't put out any cones. Paige: That's what you're basing it on? Piper: Well, it's the best that I got, okay, now are you ready? Paige: Why don't you just (she wiggles her fingers) to the street? Piper: Because what is somebody drives around the corner? Now you just need to use some of your god given magic. (She undoes the top button on Paige's dress.) Okay? Go. [Cut to outside. Paige walks down the stairs carrying the tray of lemonade. The men workers turn and stare at her. One worker whistles.] Paige: (in a sexy voice) Anyone feel like a little cool down? (All the men rush over and take a glass.) Easy, boys, there's enough for everyone. (Piper walks onto the road and smiles at Paige. She then goes over to the van and opens the door. She quickly freezes the guy inside and closes the door. She signals Phoebe who's looking out the attic window and turns off the music.) [Cut to the attic. Phoebe goes and sits in a circle on the floor which has five lit candles around it. She reads a spell from the Book of Shadows.] Phoebe: "Writher my love, wherever you be, through time and space, take my heart near to thee." (She collapses on the floor.) [Cut to an astral plane. It looks like hell with fre, jagged rocks, dark sky, and loud scary noises. Phoebe appears and bumps into Cole.] Phoebe: Cole. (He grabs her.) Cole: What are you doing here? Nobody's allowed to be here. Phoebe: Here, where is here? (They hear a loud growl.) Cole: We've gotta move fast. Come on. (They climb up a rock. A snake-like creature pokes out of the ground and snaps at Phoebe's feet. It misses and goes back underground.) We'll be safe here but not for long. We have to keep moving, the beast will devour us both, for eternity. (Phoebe hugs him.) I knew you'd hear my cries. Phoebe: Uh, Cole... Cole: It's alright, you did the right thing. The Source is gone, devoured. This is the waste land where all vanquished demons end up. The beast feeds on their essence, their powers. Phoebe: So what are you doing here? Cole: Holding onto our love. I'm a demon with a soul, Phoebe. It's rather unique to the cosmos, that's why my soul's been able to cling here, keep from moving on. Phoebe: Oh, but that's not healthy. Everyone has to move on, you know, sooner or later. Cole: Yeah, well, that's easy for you to say, you'll get to go to the good place, me... (They hear a scream and a demon falls out of the sky. He is zapped and his powers ht the ground. Blue lights swirl around.) Over here, come on. (They jump onto another rock. The snake creature pokes out of the ground and sucks up the blue light. It goes back underground.) Phoebe: Okay, you know, you can't keep running from that thing forever. Cole: That's why I've been calling you. You can help save me, save us. Phoebe: How? Cole: Get Leo to get the Grimoire, that resurrection spell that the wizard was after, you can use that to resurrect me. Phoebe: What? Cole: It's easy, I'll work you through it. All you have to do is... (Phoebe turns her back.) What's the matter? Phoebe: I, uh, I can't use dark magic again, I won't. Cole: Not even for us? (Suddenly, the creature pokes out of the rock and grabs Phoebe by the leg.) Phoebe! (He grabs onto her arms.) Phoebe: Help me! Use your powers! Cole: I don't have any powers. (A second creature pokes out of the ground and grabs Phoebe around the waist. She screams.) [Cut to the attic. Phoebe, who is still on the floor, screams. Piper and Paige run in.] Piper: Phoebe. (She screams again.) [Cut to the van outside. The guy is unfrozen. He throws off his earphones when Phoebe screams.] [Cut to the attic.] Paige: Something's hurting her. Piper: Something is klling her. (She looks in the Book of Shadows.) Here reversal spell. Piper, Paige: "Return thy love, wherever she be, through time and space, bring her back to me." [Cut to the astral plane. Phoebe disappears and the creatures go back underground.] [Cut to the attic. Phoebe returns to her body. She sits up with a jolt and gasps.] Piper: Okay, you're okay. Phoebe: Oh my god, what was I thinking? (Someone knocks on the front door and rings the doorbell.) Paige: Uh-oh, I hope the freeze didn't wear off. [Cut to the foyer. Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk in. Piper opens the door.] Guy: Agent Jackman, FBI. (Holds up his badge.) We should talk. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Dining room. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Jackman are there. He puts a thick folder on the table and slides it over to the girls.] Jackman: In case you're wondering, that's just a copy. (They look in it to find photos of themselves being spied on.) Phoebe: Pursued to agenda trust, Agent Jackman. Jackman: If I wanted to expose you, I could've done that six months ago when that file first crossed my desk. Paige: Expose us as what? Jackman: Witches. It's the only logical explanation for all the unsolved cases, the missing persons, the mysterious deaths. Piper: Prove it. (He gets out a tape recorder and presses play.) Paige: (on tape) Something is hurting her. Piper: (on tape) Something is klling her. Here, reversal spell. Piper, Paige: (on tape) "Return thy love wherever she be, through time and space, bring her back to me." (He stops the tape.) Piper: That doesn't prove anything. Jackman: No, but it implies everything, especially when coupled with that file. You think your newspaper wouldn't run that story? Phoebe: What do you want? Jackman: Believe it or not, your help. See, I specialise in occult style slayings, that's why I was watching you in hopes of catching a serial kller. A witch hunter. Piper: Alright, I've heard enough of this nonsense. (Piper tries to freeze Jackman but he doesn't.) Paige: Uh, wait a second, he froze before. (Jackman pulls out an amulet out of his shirt which is hanging around his neck.) Jackman: This time I was prepared. Like I said, I specialise in this stuff. There's supposed to only be a few of these amulets left in the world. Got this one off the witch hunter we're after. (He tucks it back under his shirt. He hands the girls a photo of the witch hunter.) Her name is Selena. I traced her genealogy all the way back to the witch trials. I think klling you people's in her blood, it's what she lives for. I mean, why else would she had brned her last three victims at the stake. Piper: Why are you telling us this? Jackman: Well, because I thought you were gonna be her next victims, but now that I know who you really are and what you can do, I need you to help me find her before she kills again. Phoebe: Do you have any idea where she is? Jackman: I did for a while, I had her in custody once but she got away. (He puts a plastic bag of stuff on the table.) These are some of Selena's personal belongings and from what I know, if you use your powers on them you might be able to find her. Now you do that, I'll make sure those files disappear forever. You don't, (he pulls out his card) well, you figure it out. (He grabs his bag.) Call me. (He leaves.) Paige: I don't trust him. Piper: Gee, you think? Phoebe: Maybe we should take the Angel of Destiny up on his offer. Paige: Great, so we'd be free and so would Selena, who for all we know could be a warlock. Phoebe: No, warlocks don't burn witches at the stake, they just steal their powers. Paige: Exactly. Powers, Phoebe, the very things we were given to do good with, remember? Phoebe: Huh, yeah, Paige, I remember. Piper: Guys. Paige: Do you really or has all that dark magic just kinda gotten into your brain. Piper: Guys. Paige: I can't believe you're so willing to just throw away our powers. Phoebe: Paige, you don't know the hell that I've been through. You didn't live it. Paige: Oh, really? I was just turned into a vampire and then I was shrunk and then we switched bodies and... Phoebe: Okay, imagine going through that for years. All I'm asking is for my life back. Piper: Okay, guys, enough, we need to focus. Paige: What about you, Piper? What do you think? Piper: I think we need to see this through like the angel suggested. So Paige, you are gonna go up to the attic and get started on this stuff. (She hands Paige Selena's stuff.) We will meet you there. Scoot. (Paige goes upstairs.) Leo! You can orb it's alright. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: What about the FBI agent? Piper: Uh, he already busted us. But supposedly all he wants is our help. Phoebe: Did you find anything out about the Angel of Destiny? Leo: He's legit and so is his offer. Piper: Okay, um, can you do us a favour and go get Darryl and make sure that agent Jackman is legit too. And meanwhile, we have a witch hunter to find. Don't ask, just go. (Leo orbs out. Phoebe moans.) Having a crappy day? Phoebe: Yeah. Piper: Cole? Phoebe: Yeah. [Scene: Astral plane. Cole is running from the creature. He climbs up a large rock. The creature disappears. A demon falls from the sky and disintegrates. His powers fall to the ground and swirl around in a pile. Cole sees the creature near by and he jumps off the rock.] Cole: You don't want his powers, you want me. (The creature heads for Cole.) Here I am, come and get me! Come on, hurry up, end it! (He steps forward and stands on the swirl of powers. He absorbs it. The creature goes for Cole and he puts his hands up, zapping the creature. Another demon falls from the sky and disintegrates. His power falls to the ground.) This could be good. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Paige are there. Piper is reading from the Book of Shadows while Paige makes a potion.] Piper: Before the flame subsides, let the wax from the candle drip onto the crystal. Once consecrated scry with the crystal for the one who is sought. (Paige drips a candle into a pot and it explodes.) Paige: Ain't magic grand. (Phoebe walks in, talking on the phone.) Phoebe: Okay, bye. (She hangs up.) That was Morris. He confirmed that there is a serial kller on the loose doing exactly what Jackman said. Paige: We're all over it. (Paige starts scrying on a map.) Phoebe: He also said that Jackman has more information on us than he shared, including our genealogy. Dating all the way back to Melinda Warren. Paige: Well, what does that mean? Phoebe: They're gonna keep checking. Piper: It means he's going through an awful lot of trouble to get as much information on us as possible. I got a bad feeling he's not gonna let us off the hook so easily after this is all over. Paige: What, he's just gonna keep using us afterwards? Phoebe: Great, Charlie's freakin' angels. This just keeps getting better and better. (The crystal points to a spot on the map.) Paige: Got Selena. Do we still go after her? Piper: Well, we don't have a choice. We can't let her run around burning people at the stake. [Cut to Selena's house. Paige orbs in a room with Piper and Phoebe. Piper opens a door slightly and peeks through it. She sees Selena and some men in the next room.] Piper: (whispers) She has body guards. Lots of body guards. Phoebe: I wonder why Jackman didn't tell us about them? Paige: Probably figured we wouldn't help if we knew. (A bodyguard walks in through a different door and sht his gn at Paige. Piper freezes the bllet in mid-air.) Piper: Paige. (She knocks the bllet out of the air.) Did you not have the sense to sense if anybody else was in the room before you orbed us in here? (Another bodyguard comes in through the other door and sht. Paige gets a fright and orbs out. Phoebe grabs the bodyguard and pushes him against a cabinet.) [Cut to the other room. Selena is there heading for the door. Paige orbs in front of her.] Paige: Going somewhere? (Selena takes a swing at Paige but misses. Paige hits Selena and knocks her unconscious. Piper and Phoebe race in.) We're gonna need some serious memory dust after all this is over. Piper: Yeah, well, we've gotta get out of here. (Phoebe sees Cole in the corner of the room.) Cole: Phoebe. Phoebe: Cole. (He disappears. Piper turns to look.) I swear he was just there. (A bodyguard runs in and sht. Piper freezes him.) Piper: Time to go. Orb! Orb! Orb! (They all orb out.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Someone knocks on the door. Piper answers it and Jackman walks in.] Jackman: Where is she? Piper: In there. (Jackman pulls out his gn.) Whoa! Whoa! You don't need that, she's unconscious. (He puts it away and they go into the living room where Selena is unconscious on the couch.) Jackman: Did she put up much of a fight? Phoebe: No, but her bodyguards did. Jackman: Bodyguards? She had bodyguards? Piper: Yeah, lots of them with lots of gn and they weren't shy about using them either. Jackman: Oh, must have known we were closing in on her. Paige: Still, don't you think it's odd that a serial kller has hired gn protecting her? Jackman: Well, maybe she's not working alone. Phoebe: Or maybe you're just not telling us everything. Jackman: Maybe I'm not. What are you gonna do about it? Piper: Well, for one thing, we're not gonna let you take her without a warrant. Jackman: You know, you're all the same. You think that just because you have gifts, powers, that you're above it all, you're special. Well I'm no different. Phoebe: Oh really? Jackman: Yeah. Your arrogance is your Achilles heal, that's why witch hunters and demons are always after you and they always will be. I wouldn't trade places with you for the world. Oh, ah, (he pulls out some paper) he's your warrant. Paige: So when do we get our files? Jackman: When she's in jail and I feel I'm safe. Phoebe: Safe from what? Jackman: Safe from you. (He picks up Selena.) I don't wanna be another one of those people who mysteriously disappear around here. (He leaves.) Piper: I knew he'd never give up those files. In case anybody is wondering we are officially screwed. Phoebe: Not necessarily. Paige: No, we are not giving up our powers. (She storms over to the couch and sits down.) Phoebe: Paige, I don't wanna give up our powers either. But I don't wanna give up our lives even more. He's just gonna keep using us. Piper: Unless we let the angel wipe the slate clean. Look, Paige, we said we would wait to decide until this thing played out and it has. And frankly if the angel hadn't made this offer I'd probably think differently and I'd think let's just keep fighting. But I'm tired of fighting and Jackman's right, it is never ending. Phoebe: Unless we end it ourselves. So do we need to talk to Leo about this first? Piper: No, it doesn't have anything to do with him, it's just us. And he will understand. Paige: You guys are only seeing the bad. What about all the wonder of being witches, the stuff you introduced me to in the first place. You're gonna let all that go? Phoebe: Paige, it doesn't balance out anymore. And after everything that we've lost, it doesn't seem worth it. Paige: What about all the good we've done. Doesn't that count for anything? Piper: Of course it does but that's exactly why we have this choice to make. He said we fulfilled our destiny, we've done it. This is supposed to be our reward for that. Paige: Yeah, well, pardon me if it didn't seem like much of a reward, because without being witches I wouldn't have sisters. [Timelapse. Attic. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and the Angel of Destiny are there.] Angel of Destiny: Are you sure about this? Phoebe: Yeah. As sure as we're ever gonna be. Angel of Destiny: You understand this decision is final. There'll be no changing your minds. Piper: We understand. Angel of Destiny: Very well. (He closes his eyes and raises his arms.) Piper: Hold it. Just so we're clear this wipes the entire slate clean. No read the find print technicalities, no more demons, no more vengeful warlocks. Phoebe: And we won't have to worry about Agent Jackman anymore, or anyone else who might have found out we were witches? Piper: Exactly. Just free to lead normal lives with no demonic aftertaste. Angel of Destiny: Absolutely. Paige: Will we remember? Being witches that is. Angel of Destiny: Oh, you'll remember everything. It doesn't change your history, only your future. Paige: And what about the book? Angel of Destiny: It'll pass as some future descendent. Phoebe: What about Cole? Will he keep trying to make contact with me? Angel of Destiny: I don't know, I have no control over that. He exists beyond time and space, outside destiny's reach. Piper: What is it? Phoebe: It's just that he's still holding on, that's why he appeared to me. So maybe if I can tell him that I don't have the power to save him, then he'll be able to move on for good. Paige: I don't think that's such a good idea considering what happened last time. Phoebe: I can't leave it like this. I owe him more than that. Commercial Break [Scene: Astral plane. Cole is standing on a rock. Phoebe astral projects in.] Phoebe: Cole. (She climbs onto the rock.) I have to talk to you but I don't have a lot of time. Cole: Did you see me come to you? Phoebe: Yes, I did. How did you do that? Cole: It's a secret. Phoebe: I'm giving up my powers, we all are. Cole: What? Phoebe: I don't have time to explain but it's true, which means... Cole: I know what it means. Phoebe: Cole, we did the best we could. We tried every way possible to make this work but it wasn't meant to be. And it wasn't because we didn't love each other, it's just love wasn't enough, so now we have to move on, okay, the both of us. Cole: You'd better go before the beast attcks. (She astral projects out. Cole looks down at the dad creature.) [Cut to the attic. Phoebe astral projects back in her body and gasps.] Piper: Are you okay? Phoebe: Yeah, lets do this. Piper: Uh, well, we've been thinking a little bit. Phoebe: Are you having second thoughts? Paige: Not about the decision unfortunately. Piper: About Jackman and Selena. Paige: Yeah, a lot of things don't add up. His extensive knowledge of witches, how he got a hold of that amulet. Piper: The fact that he came in alone to pick up Selena. Paige: The bodyguards. Piper: We just wanna make sure we've done the right thing before it's too late to do anything about it. Phoebe: Okay. (to the Angel of Destiny) Is that okay? Angel of Destiny: Hm? Oh, sure, absolutely. Frankly, I thought you were being a bit premature anyway. Piper: Well, then why didn't you say something? Angel of Destiny: Oh, can't, free will and all. Let me know when you're ready. (He disappears.) Paige: So now what? Piper: Leo! (Leo orbs in with Darryl.) Leo: We were just coming to get you. Piper: Why? What did you find? Leo: Another genealogy Jackman has besides yours. Paige: Oh, yeah, we know Selena's a descendent of witch hunters. Darryl: No, Jackman is. Selena is a daughter of a witch. Piper: What? Darryl: She is not a suspect, she's a victim. They have her in a safe house because somebody's trying to kll her. Paige: Please tell me we didn't just help a witch hunter get a witch. Piper: Oh my god. Phoebe: Oh my god. [Scene: A park somewhere. Jackman has Selena tied to a stake. He lights the wood surrounding her feet.] Selena: Somebody please help me! Jackman: No one can hear you, not where we are. Selena: Please don't. No. (She starts to cry.) Jackman: Oh, but I must. You see it is my duty, what I was born to do. It is what I'll continue to do until every last one of you is dad. Selena: Help! Jackman: You're not gonna get away from me this time, witch. Selena: Help! Commercial Break [Scene: The park. Continued from before.] Selena: You're making a mistake, I swear I'm not a witch. Jackman: Of course you are, Selena, it's in your blood. Your mother was, that makes you one too. Selena: I'm begging you. Jackman: You know why they brned witches at the stake four hundred years ago? So they would burn forever in eternal fre. They used green wood too made it last longer, prolong the agony. Selena: Help! (Paige orbs in with Piper and Phoebe.) Jackman: Come to save your sister witch have you? Piper: Actually, yeah. (She tries to freeze the fre but nothing happens.) Jackman: You see, I buried the rest of the amulets around here in anticipation of your arrival. Your powers are useless here. However... (He pulls out a gn and grabs Phoebe.) Mine aren't. Move and she dies. Phoebe: It was his plan all alone. He's gonna kll us anyway. Ouch! Jackman: Hey, how's it feel to be powerless, huh? Mortal. You're a discourage from mankind, a blasphemy. Burning will be your justice too. (Phoebe hits Jackman and knocks him to the ground.) Phoebe: (to Piper and Paige) Get Selena. (Piper and Paige race over and try to put the fre out while Phoebe fights with Jackman. Selena's pants catch on fre.) Paige: Piper, her leg. What are you doing? (Piper jumps onto the wood and knocks over the post Selena is tied to.) Piper! (Jackman points his gn at Phoebe.) Jackman: Saving her life just cost you yours. (Cole appears behind Phoebe. Jackman sh*t his gn and the bllet heads for Phoebe. Cole waves his hand and Phoebe and Jackman swap places. The bllet hits Jackman. Phoebe sees Cole.) Phoebe: Cole. Cole: I couldn't very well let you die now could I? Phoebe: I don't understand. How are you...? Cole: Here? Let's just say I picked up a few powers lately, quite a few actually. (He starts to leave but stops.) I'm not giving up on us, Phoebe. Ever. (He disappears. Selena coughs.) Piper: Paige, you've gotta go get the ambulance. Paige: You'll be okay. (She races off.) [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Leo is there, pacing. Piper and Phoebe walk in through the front door.] Leo: Where's Paige? Piper: Oh, she had to park down the street because the driveway was blocked. Leo: Well, that's ridiculous, I'll go talk to them and tell them to move. Phoebe: Oh, no, it's not a big deal. Piper: And to think twenty-four hours ago that was our biggest problem. Leo: How'd it go? Piper: Uh, well, it looks like we got away with everything so far. Phoebe: Thanks to Selena testifying for us. Leo: What about how Agent Jackman died? Piper: They're stumped. They can't figure out how he sht himself from twenty feet away. Phoebe: What are they gonna do, subpoena Cole? Leo: You guys stopped one of their own from klling again, I think they'd be grateful. Piper: Yeah, one would hope. At least until they find those files on us. Leo: They won't. I sorta orbed them into a volcano. Phoebe: You what? Piper: Uh, excuse me, are you allowed to do that? Leo: Well, my job is to protect my charges and that's all I did. (Piper kisses him.) Piper: Thanks. Maybe sometime soon you won't have to protect your charges. Are you okay with that? Leo: Whatever you guys decide I'll support. I mean that. (The front door opens and Paige walks in. Suddenly, Leo and everything else freezes.) Piper: Uh-oh. Paige: The door's stuck. (The Angel of Destiny appears.) Oh, you. (She walks over to Piper and Phoebe.) Angel of Destiny: Well, still ready to retire? Phoebe: Actually, I don't think so anymore. We saved someone and it felt good, it felt right. Besides, I got a little taste of what life would be like without my powers and I didn't like it at all. Angel of Destiny: (to Piper) What about you? Piper: Majority rules, right? Might as well make it unanimous. What can I say, we're masochists. Paige: We are? Piper: Yeah, sometimes. But Phoebe's right, this isn't a choice we have to make, it's who we are. Angel of Destiny: You realise you won't get this opportunity again. Phoebe: We understand. Angel of Destiny: Very well. (He starts to leave but stops.) By the way, thought you'd like to know, neither decision would've affected yours and Leo's personal destiny. Piper: What? Angel of Destiny: You'll find out soon. (He glances down at Piper's stomach.) Phoebe: Oh my god. Piper: What? Phoebe: Don't you get it? Piper: What? Phoebe: (to Paige) Don't you get it? (excitedly) She's pregnant! Piper: Who's pregnant? I'm pregnant? (Phoebe and Paige scream in excitement and hug Piper.) Phoebe: (to Piper's tummy) Hi baby. (They giggle. The Angel of Destiny smiles and disappears out the front door.) End ----------------------------------------------------------	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "04x22 - Witch Way Now?"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Daniel Cerone Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 01 Episode Number: 89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Piper and Phoebe are walking up the stairs.] Phoebe: Okay, Piper, I can't be late getting to the office today. I have a radio interview with those morning guys, Pip and Skeeter. Piper: That's Skip and Peter. (They walk into the hallway.) Could you forget about your advice column for two seconds? Come see where we're putting the nursery. Phoebe: You're putting it in your closet. I've seen your closet, there's a lot of shoes, honey. Piper: No, not anymore. (They walk into Piper's room and into the emptied out closet.) Look, it's perfect. (Leo is there making a hole in the wall to fit a window.) Phoebe: It's a little cramped though, don't you think? Leo: That's why I'm adding a window to bring in the light and create a sense of space. (They walk back into the room.) Phoebe: Aww, you guys are very cute but why are you doing all of this now? I mean, your due date is not for months. Piper: Well, demon activity has been light, so it's a good time to get ahead. Phoebe: Speaking of a head, I can't believe you guys didn't notice my billboards down town. Piper: Oh, honey, of course we noticed them. You can see them from a passing 747. (They laugh.) Leo: We would've told you how proud we are of you, but you never slow down to give us a chance. Phoebe: Well, you know, nothing perks up a girl's career like sending her husband straight to hell. Okay, well, I've seen the nursery and it's absolutely beautiful but I really have to go to that interview. Piper: Uh, honey, I know your work is very important to you but guess what? I'm having a baby. Phoebe: Aw, I know. Piper: Yeah, so how about you take a couple of minutes to be Aunt Phoebe. Phoebe: Oh my god, you are so right. I'm so sorry. Okay, what do you need? Piper: An opinion. Uh, I'm thinking... (Paige orbs in.) Paige: Positions! Bogey at three, two, one... (Suddenly, a demon wearing no shirt and a black and white mask appears. He blows a dart at Paige with a gn and she ducks. The dart hits a teddy bear and its head shrinks. Piper and Phoebe gasp. Piper blows up the demon and vanquished him.) So much for the theory that Borneo demons are impervious to magical powers. I can't wait to tell the local witch doctors. Leo: Okay, excuse me, can we refrain from blwing up demons in the nursery? Piper: Oh, honey, it was just one. Leo: Piper, you're going to be a mum, you need to start thinking about the safety of our daughter. (to Paige) And you, you're getting so caught up with this magical kick, I mean, look at your hair. It's so red from the potion you blew up last night. Paige: Do you have any idea how much this would cost in the salon? Phoebe: I love your new 'do, honey, I think you look beautiful. (Phoebe gives Paige a quick hug.) Okay, bye. Paige: Thank you. Piper: Honey, sweets, toots... I appreciate that you're very concerned but I am still a witch and we do still have innocents to protect and demons to fight. I can't just crawl in a hole. [Scene: A sea hag's cavern. The walls and floor is made of rock and is placed right beside the sea water. The sea hag walks over to a beautiful blonde haired woman.] Sea Hag: It's too bad, Mylie, but your time is up. You had thirty days to find love or the penalty would be death. Mylie: But he does love me, I know he does. Sea Hag: Oh, really? Did he tell you? Mylie: He doesn't have to tell me he loves me. Sea Hag: Well, actually he does. But he'll never say he loves you until he trusts you. And he'll never trust you until you tell him what you really are. You see why I always win these bargains. (She picks up a large shell.) As an immortal being, I'm afraid only you can give up your life. Place this ogre shell over your heart. It will draw your immortality inside. (Mylie takes the ogre shell and five slimy leech-like creatures poke out of the shell.) Mylie: And if I don't? Sea Hag: Then you can rot for eternity right here. (Mylie moves the shell closer to her heart, then suddenly sab the end of the shell into the sea hag. The sea hag screams in pain and Mylie dives into the sea.) Mylie: You're wrong. He does love me. And I'm gonna prove it. (Mylie swims away revealing her gold mermaid tail.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Piper's room. Piper is sitting on the bed sorting through some boxes. Leo is in the closet sanding down the window frame.] Piper: Leo, I can't believe you found all of our baby stuff. Leo: Grams was a bit of a pack rat. (Piper pulls out a pink album.) Piper: Baby book. My baby book. (She opens it up.) Oh, look how squishy I was. Leo: You were so adorable. Piper: Leo, you can't even see the picture. Leo: Well, I'm your Whitelighter. I've been watching you ever since you were a baby. Piper: Uh-huh, yeah, see that's too creepy to think about. I never knew that mum kept a baby book for me. Leo: Well, why not? I mean, you started one for our daughter. I always thought you and your mum were a lot alike. (He picks up the window and tries to get it up to the frame.) Piper: It's strange to think that she went through everything I'm going through right now. I don't think you ever really know how much your mother loves you until you become one yourself. (Leo drops the window frame and he groans in pain.) Leo: Ow! Piper: Oh, are you okay? Leo: Yeah. Piper: Here, um, why don't you let me help you? Leo: No, it's heavy. (Piper walks over to him, still holding the album.) Piper: Well, see, that's kind of why I wanted to help you with it. Leo: Piper, when are you gonna accept the fact that you're pregnant? Piper: When are you gonna stop being so overprotective? Leo: Look, all I'm suggesting is that you slow down. Piper: Okay, Leo, I'm not gonna be one of those women that sits on her ass and eats Bon Bons throughout her whole pregnancy. That's just not the woman you married. Besides, generations of Halliwell woman raised perfectly normal children before me. They all got through it and so will I. Leo: Not all of them. Piper: What's that supposed to mean? Leo: How far along in the book have you gotten? (Piper flips through the rest of the book and the pages are blank.) There was no one there to finish it after your mother died. Piper: Oh. Leo: Like I said, you are a lot like your mother. She was careless too. She thought she was invincible. She was wrong. [Scene: The sea hag's cavern. The sea hag is sitting down in pain. A very nervous demon with a croaky voice appears squatting near by.] Demon: Hello. I'm begging your evil pardon. I bear a message from my master. Sea Hag: Necron. (The demon stands up, acting like a completely different person.) Demon: He wants the immortality that you promised him and he wants it now! (The demon squats back down, returning very nervous.) His words, not mine. Sea Hag: Tell your master he'll get what he wants, but he must be patient. (The demons gets upset.) Demon: Oh, no, I can't tell him that. No disrespect, but skeletal beings aren't known for their patience. Sea Hag: Then you best hurry along. Demon: I'll do as you ask but it'll be the last thing I do before Necron eats my life force. Then comes for yours. (He disappears. The sea hag walks to the edge of the sea and holds out her arms.) Sea Hag: "Water rise up from the sea, find the one who fled from me, follow where the winds are cold, then fall tenfold like days of old." (The sea water bubbles furiously and thunder is heard.) [Scene: City. An outside eating area. The sky grows dark and lightning flashes in the sky. Mylie waits anxiously by a fountain.] Guy: Mylie! (Mylie turns around and sees a guy walking quickly towards her.) Mylie. Hey. Mylie: Hey. I'm so sorry to pull you out of your meeting. Guy: You said it was important. What's going on? Mylie: I need to know how you feel about me. (Craig laughs.) What's so funny? Guy: You know what I love? Mylie: No, what? Guy: Your enthusiasm. Mylie: Oh. What else? Guy: Well, I, uh, I love this dimple right here when you smile. (He kisses her dimple beside her mouth.) Mylie, what's going on here? Mylie: Look, I told you. I need to know how you feel about me deep inside. It's important. (They walk over to a table and chairs and sit down.) Guy: Well, listen, I'm gonna be on a plane in like two hours to go to New York and when I get back we'll go out and... Mylie: No, before you get on the plane. I can't explain right now, but unless you tell me how you feel about me, I may not be here when you get back. Guy: What's that supposed to mean? Mylie: I'm sorry, this isn't a thrat. It's just, it is what it is. Guy: Look, Mylie, this isn't the time or the place for this. Whatever I feel for you should come out when I'm ready. Mylie: But we're running out of time. Look, Craig, I admit that this isn't fair what I'm asking you but it's what I need right now if you want to keep me in your life. Craig: Okay, if it's that important, okay. (Mylie smiles.) When I first met you, (it starts to rain) I've had the wall come down, a wall around my heart... (A rain drop falls on Mylie's thigh and gold scales appear.) I mean, I don't how to say this but, uh... (Mylie stands up.) Mylie: I've gotta go. Guy: What? Wait a minute, you just... Mylie: I'm so sorry, I've gotta go. (Mylie rushes off, covering her scales with her dress. It starts to pour and Craig runs under cover. He looks back at Mylie who's standing near by out of the rain. A billboard catches Mylie's eye. It's Phoebe's billboard, reading: "Ask Phoebe... She has all the answers. The Bay Mirror." Mylie smiles.) [Scene: South Bay Social Services. Paige walks in soaking wet. She walks over to her cubicle.] Mr. Cowan: Matthews! In my office, now! (She walks into his office.) Paige: Weather advisory, if you're gonna go outside, bring a paddle. Mr. Cowan: Where were you? Paige: Had to run the Mackenzie papers over to the courthouse. Mr. Cowan: You've been gone an hour. Paige: Yeah, well, there's a freak rainstorm. The entire city's flooded. Mr. Cowan: Well, you should've let someone know where you were headed. You have this habit of coming and going as you please. Paige: As I please? No, I come and go as other people please. That's what assistants do, they run errands. I'll tell you a little secret. They don't like it. Mr. Cowan: Well, your behaviour's got to change. Paige: Maybe it'll change if you promote me to social worker. Mr. Cowan: I already did. You start tomorrow. [Time lapse. Paige is talking on the phone to Phoebe.] Phoebe: He promoted you? Congratulations! Paige: Thanks, I guess. Phoebe: What do you mean you guess? Paige, you've worked so hard for this, it's your dream. Paige: Yeah, Cowan already gave me the big responsibility speech. No more coming to work late, no more long lunches. [Cut to Phoebe's office. Phoebe's assistant walks in.] Phoebe: Hold on a second, sweetie. Assistant: Uh, I've got Nancy O'Dell's producer on the phone, they wanna know if you want hair and makeup. Phoebe: Uh, no, I will do my own. Thanks. (The assistant leaves.) Paige: Nancy O'Dell? Phoebe: Yeah, she wants to interview me on TV tomorrow. Paige: Look at you blwing up around town. Billboards, radio, TV... What's next? Phoebe, the world tour? Phoebe: Oh, no, even better. Divorce court. Paige: What? I can't believe with all you have going on, you've found time to push a divorce through the system. Phoebe: I just want my life back. I don't wanna have to look over my shoulder praying that Cole doesn't find a way out of the demonic wasteland, you know. Paige: Do you think he will? Phoebe: You know what? I don't care. Because even if he does, after today, I'll be free. [Cut to an underground parking lot. The ground is wet from the rain. Phoebe walks over to her car and throws her coat and bag in. Mylie sneaks up on her and Phoebe screams.] Mylie: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. It's just I recognise you from your billboard. I need your help. Phoebe: Oh, that's sweet, sweetie, but if you write a letter then I respond to everyone. Mylie: No, you don't understand. I recognised you as a Charmed One. You're very famous where I come from. I'm not evil or anything. Phoebe: I've heard that one before. Mylie: No, honestly, I'm... (A car drives past and splashes water onto them. They gasp. Mylie's legs change into a mermaid tail. She falls to the ground. Phoebe rushes over to her.) We need to go. Phoebe: Well, yeah! Mylie: The sea hag will track my tail. Phoebe: (panicking) Well, make it go away! Mylie: I can't. (Phoebe pulls Mylie into the passenger side of the car. A gust of wind blows. Phoebe jumps into the drivers seat and starts the car. They back out of the parking space and in front of them, a puddle of water forms into the sea hag.) Phoebe: Hang on! (Phoebe drives through the sea hag and the sea hag's body explodes into water, all over the car. Phoebe drives out of the car park. The puddle of water forms into the sea hag once again.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper, Phoebe, Mylie and Leo are there. Mylie is sitting on the couch while Phoebe dries Mylie's legs with a hair dryer. Paige walks in the foyer through the front door and puts her bag and umbrella away.] Paige: Okay, I just cut work on the day of my big promotion and sped through a rainstorm to get here, what is the 9... (She walks into the living room.) 11? Leo: Phoebe found a mermaid. Phoebe: Actually, she found me. On the way to a very important court date I might add. Mylie: Hi, I'm Mylie. (She shakes Paige's hand.) You must be Paige. You have a very big underwater fan base. Paige: You're a mermaid? You guys actually exist? Piper: Uh, excuse me. When you said, uh, sea hag, did you mean like old woman hag or evil magic hag? Because see, I'm not really in the battle mood today. Mylie: Uh, she's kinda both. Piper: Uh-huh. Paige: Forget that. What's life like under the sea? Does your skin get wrinkly? Does algae pose as a personal hygiene problem. Leo: Okay, guys, why don't we let her up for a little air. Mylie: No, it's okay, I don't mind. Actually, there's nothing like being a mermaid. Swim in the open sea all day, explore endless wonders, it's pure freedom. Phoebe: Sounds like heaven. I'm sure you want to get back. I can drop you off at the beach on my way... Mylie: Wait, you don't understand. It was a great life. For the first few hundred years. Leo: Mermaids are immortal. Mylie: Yeah, we can spend eternity at sea. Because our hearts are, well, some say are as cold as the water. But sometimes a mermaid gets lonely and her heart warms and she wants more. Paige: Is that what happened to you? Mylie: Mm-hmm. The ocean's floor is littered with bones of mortals who died for love. I had to know why. Piper: Now these bones, um, could they be bones of mortals that perhaps the sea hag klled? Paige: Piper. Piper: What? Leo: So you said you wanted to feel love, is that why you went to see the sea hag? Mylie: Yes. If a mortal professes his love to a mermaid she becomes human. The sea hag agreed to give me legs but if I didn't find love before her deadline I would have to give her my immortality. Phoebe: All that for a guy? Boy, did you get taken for a ride. Paige: Phoebe. Phoebe: What? Mylie: But I did find love, I-I mean I think I did. But I might be dad before I get to find out for sure. Craig's getting on a plane to New York soon. Piper: Oh, no-no-no, this is good. Because all we gotta do is find the fish lover, get him to spill his guts and then we don't have to face the sea hag. Paige: Piper! Piper: What? Paige: If your boyfriend's love can make you human why don't you just tell him you're a mermaid? Mylie: You mean, that I'm a genetic freak with a fish tail coated in glandular slime? Leo: She raises a good point. Phoebe: Yeah. Paige: You may be half fish, but you're still a woman and women, you know they generally know when a man's in love even before he does. Phoebe: Oh, puh-lease! If I wrote that slop in my column I'd be driven out of town. Paige: Okay, that is it. Can I see you two in the kitchen? (Piper, Phoebe and Paige go into the kitchen.) Okay, what is going on with you guys? Phoebe: I'm sorry, like you need a man to be complete. That kind of thinking dates back to the days we all had tails. Piper: Maybe Phoebe's right, maybe we just throw the mermaid back into the ocean and we keep the manor a hag-free zone. Paige: Who are you people and what have you done with my sisters? (to Phoebe) Let's start with you. What is going on in that head of yours? Phoebe: I keep thinking about the court date I'm missing. Paige: Okay, so you're dumping all over our innocent? Phoebe: I don't mean to be. Paige, I've been fighting so hard to get my life back. If Cole shows up and we're still married, then it was all for nothing. I need my freedom. Paige: Okay, fine. Go meet the judge, just hurry back and we'll deal with Mylie. (Phoebe walks out of the kitchen as Leo walks in.) Leo: Where's she going? Everything okay? Paige: Yeah, Piper and I were just about to discuss how best to vanquish the sea hag. Piper: No, you said we were gonna deal with Mylie, you didn't say anything about doing anything with the sea hag. Paige: What is up with you and these demon avoidance issues you suddenly got? Leo: I think if we can protect Mylie and avoid a run in with the sea hag, I'm all for that. Paige: What is going on with everybody? We're talking about the sea hag, the mysterious monster of the deep blue sea, the one who's name strikes fear in the hearts of sailors everywhere. Piper: Okay, somebody's been watching way too much discovery channel. Paige: You're probably right but she's an interesting evil specimen. She reminds me of this water demon that I read in the book. She kills in the most fascinating way. Piper: Paige. Paige: What? Piper: We know how it kills. Paige: What'd I say? Piper: It klled mum. Leo: It's okay, you didn't know. Piper: Look, I just don't see any sense in going up against a demon like this if we don't have to. Paige: Okay, maybe we can get Craig to confess his love for Mylie. I'll ask her what flight he's on and maybe I can stop him from getting on that plane. But if it doesn't work we're gonna have to come up with a plan B to vanquish the sea hag. Piper: I know, I will check the Book Of Shadows. (Paige leaves the kitchen.) Leo: Are you okay? Piper: Yeah. [Scene: The sea hag's cavern. The sea hag is there. The nervous demon appears, crouched down.] Demon: Hello? Begging your evil pardon. Sea Hag: I see you're still alive. (Necron zaps in.) Necron: Six months ago I came to this cavern to feed on you. You talked me out of it. What was it you said? Sea Hag: I promised you an immortal being to give you permanent and everlasting life. Necron: Yes, that was it. A mermaid I believe. Did you capture her for me? Sea Hag: No, not yet. (An energy ball forms in his hand.) It's not too late. I can cast a new spell, conjure a storm like San Francisco has never seen. Think what you're giving up if you kll me. (Necron faces the nervous demon.) Demon: Oh, now this isn't right. (Electricity sht into the demon and sucks his life force out of him. The demon turns to dust.) Necron: I'm so tired of feeding on lower life forms. Sea Hag: The mermaid won't get away this time. Necron: She'd better not, for your sake. Commercial Break [Scene: Airport. Boarding gate. Paige orbs into the ladies bathroom and walks out looking around. Craig is getting his ticket from the counter.] Ticket Agent: Thank you, Mr. Wilson, have a nice flight. (Craig walks away from the counter and Paige approaches him.) Paige: Uh, Craig? Craig Wilson? Craig: Yeah. Paige: I have a message for, Mylie sent me. Craig: Let me guess. She sent me a singing telegram. No-no, strip-a-gram, that's more Mylie's style. Shocking and unexpected. Paige: I am a friend of Mylie's, she sent me here because she needs to speak with you. Craig: Why didn't she come herself? Paige: That's a good question, there's a good answer, I just can't tell you what it is. But it's good. Craig: Let me get this straight. You're a friend of Mylie's, I've never met you, I've never even heard of you, and you know more about her than I do. Is that right? Paige: No, not more about her than you do, just a little secret, well, a big secret. Craig: Well, I'm tired of Mylie's secrets. Okay, I'm tired of her moving closer to me and then running away and I... I'm just tired. Paige: There's a really good reason for all of this and one day you guys are gonna sit down at a nice seafood dinner and laugh about this. But until then you really need to trust her. Craig: Well, right now I need to catch a plane. Excuse me. (He heads for the gate.) Paige: Craig, her life is in danger. [Scene: Court house. Judge's chamber. Phoebe, Morris and a judge are there.] Phoebe: I sent a sheriff to his apartment, to his work, even his dry cleaners. Trust me, your honour, I didn't make a good faith effort to try and notify my husband of our divorce, I made a great faith effort. Judge: But to grant a default divorce, the court requires that you to put a notice in the local newspaper saying where the missing spouse was last residing. Did you do that? Phoebe: I made the notice larger than legally required, I even used a twelve piker bold font to make sure it really popped. (She gets a newspaper out of her purse and hands it to the judge.) You see there how it really pops. Judge: What is your business here, Inspector? Darryl: I led the investigation to the disappearance of Mr Cole Turner. We used every method of our disposal to find his whereabouts and we still came up empty. It's my belief that Mr. Turner has left the country. Judge: I must say, young lady, in all my years on the bench I have never seen a divorce push through this fast. Please sign here. (He hands her a piece of paper.) Phoebe: Oh, free at last. Cole's Voice: Is this the right office? (The door opens and Cole walks in.) Cole Turner, your honour. (to Phoebe) Nice ad, thanks for letting me know. [Time lapse. Corridor. Phoebe and Cole walk out of the room.] Phoebe: You evil bastard. Why didn't you just stay where you belong? Cole: Wait a minute, I'm not evil. (Darryl storms out of the room.) Darryl: Do you have any idea what you just did to me in there? Cole: Hold on. (to Phoebe) I'm not evil. I'm good. Phoebe: You're good at crushing my every hope and dream. Cole: Well, I'm gonna make up for that. Darryl: You just made me look like a fool in front of the judge. Phoebe: You are like a pit bull with a death thrat. Darryl: You know I should arrest you on principal. (Cole waves his hand and Darryl turns into a water cooler.) Cole: Too many people talking at once. Phoebe: You see, Cole, this is exactly what I'm talking about. Uh, good people don't turn other people into water coolers. Cole: I needed you to hear me. Phoebe: Go to hell. Cole: I was just there. I didn't mean to stay so long but I needed to gather enough powers to execute... Phoebe: Execute who? Huh? Execute who? Cole: My plan. I'm hear to redeem myself. Phoebe: You'd better be careful. You are stepping down a very dangerous road right now. Cole: I'm already on it. I got my job back at the law firm. I'm gonna use my powers to help people, make up for my past. In time you will see we're meant to be together. Phoebe: Cole, if you say that again, I swear I'll scream. I want you out of my life. Cole: I'll keep my distance but I'm not going away. My love for you hasn't changed. It kept me alive in the wasteland, it led me back to you. (Phoebe grabs a letter opener and points it at Cole.) You won't use that. I know you still love me, on some level deep inside. (He holds the tip of the letter opener and Phoebe cuts his hand. Blood splatters onto some papers.) Phoebe: You are seriously mistaken if you think I still love you in anyway. Cole: I wasn't expecting a warm welcome but don't you think this is a little extreme? (His hand magically heals and the blood on the paper bubbles. Phoebe gasps.) Wait. Phoebe: You stay away from me. Whatever you are. (Phoebe runs away. Cole waves his hand and the water cooler changes back into Darryl.) Darryl: What happened? Where's Phoebe? Cole: She ran off. Darryl: You're lucky that's all she did. [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper, Leo and Mylie are there watching the weather report on TV. Piper lowers the volume.] Piper: Now the book says that the sea hag has power over her natural environment, would that be like rainstorms? Mylie: Yeah. Rainstorms, hurricanes... Piper: Hurricanes? Mylie: Even tidal waves. Piper: Leo, she said tidal waves. How far do tidal waves travel? Leo: Excuse us. (They move away from Mylie.) What's gotten into you? Piper: I don't know, I just don't feel like myself. Leo: Well, our job is to keep the innocent calm. Do you think you can do that while I go talk to the Elders and see if they can help us control the sea hag? Piper: Sure. (Leo orbs out. The front door opens and Paige and Craig walk in. They walk into the living room.) Craig: Hey. Mylie: You came. Craig: Yeah, Paige told me your life was in danger. What's going on? Mylie: I really need to know how you feel about me. Craig: I can't believe we're back on this. What, are you two in on this joke or what? Paige: It's no joke, you have to tell her how you feel about her, her life depends on it. Craig: What is this? The delusional girls club? Come on. (to Mylie) Tell me what's happening. Mylie: I can't. Craig: You can't? You yank me out of a business meeting, your friend ambushed me at the airport, I miss my plane and you can't tell me why? Mylie: No. Piper: Okay, buddy, look. You obviously wouldn't be here if you didn't care, so why don't you just tell her that you love her for crying out loud. Paige: Piper, relax. Piper: What? If he does not do this then we've gotta fight the evil- (Paige stops her.) Person. Craig: You know what, I'm outta here. (He starts to leave.) Mylie: Craig wait. You wanna know what I'm hiding from you? Okay. (Mylie takes the flowers out of a vase and sits on the couch.) Piper: Mylie? No, don't! (Mylie tips the vase water onto her legs and her legs turn into a mermaid tail.) Mylie: Please don't be afraid. It's still me. (Craig backs away, frightened.) Craig: What are you? Geez. (He races out the door. A gust of wind blows in the living room and the sea hag appears.) Paige: Did you find a vanquishing spell? (Piper starts to back away.) Piper, freeze her. (Piper tries to freeze the sea hag but nothing happens. A water ball forms in the sea hag's hand.) Piper: I can't. (The sea hag throws the water ball at Paige and Paige is surrounded by a tunnel of water. The sea hag throws another water ball at Piper and Piper ducks behind the couch. The water ball hits the wall. The sea hag turns to Mylie.) Mylie: Piper! (Piper stays behind the couch, frightened.) Piper, help me! Piper! Help! (Piper hears a splash of water and Paige coughing. She comes out from behind the couch. Paige is standing there, soaking wet.) Paige: What happened to you? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there.] Phoebe: She took our innocent? How could you let that happen? Piper: I don't know. I think I had a panic attck. I couldn't breathe or move. Phoebe: Okay, but she took our innocent. Leo: Let's give Piper a break, okay. Piper: No, she's right, I froze up, Mylie's gone and it's my fault. Leo: No, it's not your fault. It's your hormones. Your maternal instincts are kicking in. Paige: More like taking over. Leo: It's natural for a mother to feel protective of her baby. Phoebe: But she's been handling demons ever since she got pregnant. Why the sudden change today? Piper: I don't know, I just, I don't. Paige: Let's just focus on finding Mylie. What did you get on the sea hag? Piper: There's a vanquishing spell, power of three, I, I have it somewhere. Paige: Okay, what about a location? Did the book say where we can find her? (Piper shrugs.) Leo: The Elders say she keeps a cavern on a remote island. She keeps it hidden with charms and spells. The only way to track her is with a mermaid. Phoebe: Well, unfortunately we're fresh out of those. Piper: Okay, yeah, well, where were you when this all went down? Phoebe: I had my own demon to deal with. Paige: The good news is, is that the sea hag can't steal Mylie's immortality unless she's willing to give it up. Leo: Which could be any minute. Paige: True, if she gives up hope, she might wanna die. Leo: Alright, I'll find Craig, we may need him. Paige: Try the airport, he was headed to New York. (Leo orbs out.) Piper: I'll try to locate the sea hag. Phoebe: Oh, honey, I'm sorry, I might've been pushing too hard. Why don't you let me and Paige worry about the sea hag? Piper: No, 'cause I've got to... Phoebe: Rest. If not for your sake then for my niece. All this stress can't be good. Paige: She's right. (Piper lays down on the couch.) [Scene: Sea hag's cavern. The sea hag and Mylie are there. The sea hag is holding the ogre shell.] Sea Hag: I underestimated you. They always come back to me with empty hearts begging me to end their lives. But you, you almost found love. Mylie: I did find love. Sea Hag: Maybe he did love you but I'm afraid that's over, my dear child, now that he knows what you are. (Mylie's eyes fill with tears.) It's time to embrace your fate. (The sea hag shows her the shell. Mylie knocks it out of her hands.) The pain you're feeling won't go away. (She picks up the shell.) As an immortal creature, can you bear to live with it for eternity? (The sea hag disappears. Mylie starts to cry.) [Scene: A restaurant. It's empty accept for Darryl and a sht. Darryl is hiding behind a booth while the sht fires his gn near Darryl. He calls for backup on his radio and sht at the sht.] Darryl: This is the last time I come to this place for lunch. (The sh*ting stops and Darryl reloads his gn. He comes out from behind the booth and walks through the restaurant. He hears a noise behind him and spins around. The sh*t fires at Darryl and the bllts heading straight for Darryl slow down to nearly a stop. Darryl looks confused. Cole appears behind him.) Cole: Thought you could use a little help. Darryl: Yeah, you thought right. Cole: Let's go get the bad guy. Darryl: What'd you do? Cole: Gave us a little extra time. (They walks over to the sht.) Darryl: Yeah, I can see that. Why? Cole: You mean, other than to save your ass? Well, I need to show Phoebe that I am good, I help you make this caller, you look good to your bosses, it's a win-win proposition. Darryl: What if I don't want your help? Cole: I could always turn you into a water cooler. Got cuffs? (Darryl hands him his cuffs.) Thanks. (He takes the gn off the sh*t.) Here, hold this. (He hands Darryl the gn.) So anyway, if you need help with your cases, supernatural or otherwise, I'm at your service. (He puts the cuffs on the sht.) I'm gonna prove to everyone that I'm not evil. (Cole waves his hand and the sht and the bllts return to normal speed. The bllts ht a wine cabinet. The sht looks at Cole and Cole punches him in the face, knocking him out.) Whether they like it or not. Darryl: Look, she doesn't want you. Why don't you just give it up? Cole: Because I'm in love. Don't forget to tell her what I did. (Cole disappears.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and Paige are there. Phoebe is reading through a spell Paige has written. Paige is pacing up and down.] Phoebe: This is really good. Adding Eastern thinking to Western wicca. (Paige's phone rings.) It should definitely break through the sea hag's protective charms. Are you gonna answer your phone? Paige: Uh, no, it's my boss. I've been gone all afternoon. Phoebe: Okay, then can we turn it off? Paige: Do you think it's possible to get promoted and fired on the same day? Phoebe: Paige, please, just turn off the phone. Paige: You know, maybe in our new destiny this job just isn't meant to be. Phoebe: Okay. (Phoebe grabs the phone and slams it on the table.) Paige: Okay, interesting. Phoebe? Phoebe: Mm. Paige: What is going on? Phoebe: He's back. Paige: Who? Phoebe: Cole. Paige: What? (Phoebe pulls the letter opener out of her purse and shows Paige. The tip of it has been eaten away from acid.) Phoebe: This is his blood. Blood is not supposed to do that. Paige: You sab him? Phoebe: Yeah. Paige: Good. Phoebe: He wants me back. He wants me back and I just wanna run. As fast and far as I can. I swear, if I had your power, Paige, I would orb myself to a rock in the middle of the city. He has put me through so much and I just, I don't want to go through it again. Paige: Okay, running is not the answer. Don't give him that power over you. You have built a great life for yourself. Phoebe: That doesn't matter. I'm too tired to fight him. And I don't even know if I could. He's got all these new demonic powers now. Paige: You know what? Turn your anger towards the sea hag. After we deal with her, I'll test Cole's blood and come up with a magic way to keep him from you, okay? Phoebe: Okay. Thank you. Let's see if this spell that you wrote works. I will go find Piper. Paige: Oh, Piper. I'm kinda worried about her. She picked maybe the worst time to come up with a massive demon phobia. You think she's gonna be okay to take on the sea hag? Phoebe: Well, I think pregnancy is an emotional time and anything can happen. (Piper walks in.) Piper: I'll be fine. Okay, let's go, we've got a job to do. Paige: You sure you're up to it? Piper: Well, I don't have a choice. It's a power of three spell, right? One, two, three. Phoebe: Should we wait for Leo to find Craig before we go? Piper: No, Mylie needs us now. (Phoebe hands them each a piece of paper.) Paige: Okay, if the spell works, it should take us straight to the sea hag. Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "Powers of the witches rise, find the hag who speaks in lies, balance chakra focus chi, lead us through the cruel cruel sea." (Nothing happens but then suddenly Phoebe falls to the floor.) Phoebe: Whoo! (Piper and Paige look down to find Phoebe turned into a mermaid.) Paige: Oh. Commercial Break [Scene: The beach. Piper, Phoebe and Paige orb in. Phoebe falls into the water.] Phoebe: Hey! Paige: Sorry, couldn't hold you. (Phoebe tries to get up.) Piper: Phoebe, you can't stand, you don't have legs. Phoebe: Okay, well, why me? (She throws a little tantrum.) Why did I get the tail? We all said the spell together! Paige: Maybe because you're the best swimmer? Phoebe: Yeah, at the Y! But this is the ocean! It is very cold and I am allergic to shellfish! Piper: Okay, forget that. Do you sense the sea hag? Is she close? Phoebe: How should I know? Piper: Well, maybe if you put your head underwater. Phoebe: And get my hair wet? Piper: Phoebe, you're a mermaid. Paige: You should be able to sense the sea hag. My spell worked but not the way I envisioned it. (Phoebe holds her nose and dives underwater. Leo orbs in.) Leo: I found Craig. He was on a plane on his way to New York. Why am I standing in the ocean? Piper: Phoebe's a mermaid. Leo: Oh. Well, that would explain it. (Phoebe pokes out of the water.) Phoebe: Whoo! Dive in! The water's great. Piper: Phoebe, get back here this instant! (Phoebe dives back under and pops back up next to them in a second's flat.) Phoebe: The call of the sea's intense. Just like Mylie said it was. Piper: Well, ignore it. Did you find the sea hag? Phoebe: Now that you mention it there was a stench under the water. Leo: That could be the sewage treatment plant. Piper: We'll take our chances, follow the stench. Phoebe: How? Piper: I don't know. Get in touch with your inner fish. And then when you find the cavern, call for Leo and we will orb there. Phoebe: Okay. (Phoebe dives back in the water and swims away.) Paige: That's actually the most fun I've seen Phoebe have since Cole died. Leo: Which time? Paige: Good point. Okay, you guys ready? T-minus sea hag and counting. Piper, have you got the power of three spell? (No answer.) Piper, are you okay? Piper: I'm fine. Everything's under control. [Scene: The sea hag's cavern. Mylie is sitting there. The sea hag appears.] Sea Hag: Are you ready to make your pain go away? Mylie: Yes. Sea Hag: Necron will be pleased. (She holds up the ogre shell.) It doesn't hurt, I promise. The ogre shell brings peace. (Mylie takes the ogre shell and places it on her heart. It glows. Phoebe arrives in the water near by.) [Cut to the beach.] Leo: She's calling. Let's go. Paige: Come on, come on, let's go. (They join hands and start to orb out. Piper lets go of their hands and Leo and Paige orb out without her. She leans against a rock, frightened.) [Cut to the sea hag's cavern. Leo and Paige orb in.] Phoebe: Where's Piper? Paige: She let go of my hand. (The sea hag throws a waterball at Paige and she ducks.) Enough with the water. Shell! (The shell orbs into Paige's hand. It reveals a bloody spot on Mylie's chest. The sea hag flicks her arm and seaweed appears tightly around Paige. Paige drops the shell into the water. Phoebe dives down to get it. Leo grabs a sword and swings it at the sea hag. She disappears and reappears and throws a waterball at Leo. He is surrounded by a tunnel of water. Phoebe jumps out of the water and throws the ogre shell at the sea hag. It attaches itself to her and she screams. She turns into a pile of dust. The tunnel of water disappears from Leo and Paige frees herself from the seaweed.) Phoebe: Is everyone okay? Paige: Yeah. (Leo goes over to Mylie.) Leo: No, she's dying. Phoebe: Can you heal her? (Leo tries to heal Mylie but it doesn't work.) Leo: It's no use, she's not human. Paige: No, not yet. Get Craig, hurry. (Leo orbs out.) Phoebe: She should've stayed in the water. She could've avoided all of this. Paige: Can we stay positive please? Commercial Break [Scene: The sea hag's cavern. Leo orbs in with Craig.] Craig: Get your hands off me! (He looks around.) What, what just happened? Where am I? Phoebe: Somewhere off the north Atlantic would be my gut instinct. Craig: How... What... Who are you people? Paige: Witch. Leo: Angel. Phoebe: Mermaid. Paige: Don't you mean witch? (Craig looks at Mylie lying unconscious.) Leo: I know this is hard to accept, but all that matters is she's dying and you can help her. Craig: What can I do? Paige: Tell her how you feel. Your love can save her. Craig: My love? How can I love her? I mean, look at her. She's got a... Leo: Really beautiful heart. Phoebe: Now you know what she is, but who she is, you've always known that. Craig: (to Mylie) I do love you... (Mylie turns human. Leo quickly takes off his coat and hands it to Craig. Craig covers Mylie's naked body. Leo heals Mylie and she wakes up. She sees Craig and smiles. They kiss.) Mylie: Thank you. Thank you for everything. Leo: Okay, I hate to cut this short but I can sense Piper's panic and I think we should get back to her and let her know that everything's alright. (Paige and Leo walk over to Phoebe.) Phoebe, take my hand, I'll orb you back. Phoebe: Nope, I'm staying in the ocean. Paige: Okay, just meet us back at the beach. You swim so fast you'll probably b*at us there anyway. Phoebe: No, I'm staying in the ocean, I'm not going back. Paige: I don't understand. Phoebe: Paige, it's everything that Mylie said it was. It's complete freedom. Mylie: The call of the sea. It'll turn her heart cold if she lets it. Leo: Okay, Phoebe, get out of the water. (Phoebe backs away.) Phoebe: No. Paige: Phoebe, take my hand. Phoebe: No! Paige: Phoebe, fight it! Phoebe: I don't wanna fight it. I just wanna be free. (Phoebe swims away.) Paige: Phoebe! To be continued...	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x01 - A Witch's Tail, Pt 1"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Monica Breen and Alison Schapker Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 02 Episode Number: 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Under the sea. Phoebe is swimming around the bottom of the ocean. She spots a pretty pink shell and picks it up. She smiles and swims off.] [Cut to the manor. Living room. Piper and Paige are sitting the on the couch. Leo orbs in. He is soaking wet.] Piper: Leo, the Persian. Leo: I found Phoebe. Piper: You did? Well, why didn't bring her? Leo: She's too fast... and slippery. Paige: It's official. Phoebe's on the run. Leo: On the swim technically. Piper: Well, what the heck's she swimming from? She's got billboards, TV interviews, she got her divorce, she should be loving life. Paige: That's right, you don't know. Piper: I don't know what? Paige: Well, I didn't wanna make you mad, you know, you getting so panicky and all. Piper: Yes, we've established, I was a spineless coward in the face of evil. Now, what don't I know? Paige: Cole's back. (Piper starts to panic.) Leo: What? Why don't I know about this? Paige: What Phoebe told me confidentially. Leo: Yes, but I'm your Whitelighter. As a witch you have a duty to let me know this sort of thing. Paige: I have a greater duty to my sister. Leo: Excuse me, but he's the former Source of all evil. (Piper tries to get their attention.) This is not something you just sweep under the rug. (Piper falls on the floor. Leo and Paige run over to her.) Take a deep breath, take a deep breath. (They help her up and she sits on the couch.) Piper: Does he want my baby? Paige: Oh, no honey, of course not. He's in love, he wants Phoebe back. Leo: Hey, that's it. If Cole and Phoebe declare their love... Paige: Cole's love is the problem, not the solution. Piper: Paige, I know you hate Cole... Paige: Yeah, I do, I loathe and despise him, but that's not the point. Mylie said that mermaids are cold hearted, maybe that's why my spell turned Phoebe into a mermaid in the first place. Piper: Wait a minute, we're talking about Phoebe here. Since when did Phoebe become cold hearted? Paige: Well, maybe she's been in the deep freeze ever since Cole came back. Leo: So where do we go next? Paige: I don't know. Book Of Shadows, library of congress, internet. Anywhere we can to get rid of Phoebe's tail. [Scene: The Sea Hag's cavern. Necron zaps in. He walks around.] Necron: Hag? I want my eternal life. Or your life, it's your choice. (He sees a pile of dust on the floor where the Sea Hag was vanquished. He waves his hand above the pile and the dust blows away, revealing the ogre shell. He picks it up. Phoebe swims into the cavern and places a shell onto a pile of shells she's collected. Necron notices her and walks over to her.) Phoebe: Who are you? Necron: You have something I want. Phoebe: They're all yours! (She throws the shells at Necron and dives under the water. Necron throws electricity at Phoebe and hits her tail. She swims away, bleeding.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Paige is there on the phone.] Paige: I am so sorry I am missing work, Mr. Cowan. I-I it's just my sister, she's had a fishing accident. Of course I'm grateful for the promotion, of course I am. And I'm gonna prove to you how grateful I am as soon as I get there and... Mr. Cowan? (Leo orbs in.) Hello? (She hangs up.) Leo: I lost Phoebe. Paige: You lost Phoebe? Leo: Yeah, somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico. I was tracking her and, she's getting harder to sense. I think the mermaid in her's starting to take over. Paige: I'll just have to find a way to turn her back. (She sits down.) Look through these books. (She places a book in front of her.) Leo: Uh, you've been working on this all night? Paige: Yeah. Leo: What have you learned so far? Paige: I've learned that mermaids are cold blooded, they like shiny baubles, sea shanties are the only songs they know, and my adoption file is short one document. Leo: You lost me with that last one. Paige: Leo, it's my first day as a social worker and I'm already screwing up and failing big time. This kid's adoption is gonna fall apart without me. Leo: Well, you can't let that happen. Paige: I'm so glad you agree. I was thinking I can just cast a spell from here and create a file... Leo: That's not what I meant. Go to work. Paige: But what about... Leo: But what about what? You're just an orb away. Paige: You sure you can handle this alone? Leo: I'm not alone, I have Piper. Paige: Piper. Okay, Leo, I don't know if it's because she's afraid of the demon or she has a guilt over Phoebe, but she's not doing so well. I had to come down here to get any work done at all. Leo: What do you mean? Paige: Go up the attic and see for yourself. (Leo leaves the kitchen.) [Cut to the attic. Leo walks in. He looks around for Piper. He sees her sitting on the floor in the corner of the room, scribbling words on the wall with chalk. He walks over to her.] Piper: (mumbles something) No. (She rubs a word out with her hand.) Leo: Honey, it's okay. (He touches her arm.) Piper: Let go of me, almost done. Leo: Piper, you need to take a break. Piper: I just need one more verse. Leo: Piper, this is not helping Phoebe. Piper: Leo, I'm scared. Leo: I know. Piper: No, you don't. I'm scared all of the time. Leo: Piper, you're pregnant. Your hormones and adrenalin are running very high. It's okay to be afraid. Piper: No, it's not. Did you see what my fear did to Phoebe. I'm supposed to be stronger than ever now that I'm pregnant, for our daughter and my sisters. It's my job to take care of this family. Leo: Sometimes it's this family's job to take care of you. Sometimes it's my job. Piper: What do I do? Leo: You need to figure out what's behind your fear. Piper: Okay, well, therapy takes years and Phoebe needs me now. Leo: The only way you can help Phoebe is by removing your fear. Piper: What did you say? Leo: I said you need to remove your fear and I can help you do that. Piper: I think you just did. (She stands up.) Right now I just need to figure this out, alone. (Leo leaves the attic. Piper walks over to a blank wall and writes "Fearless" with a piece of chalk.) [Scene: A dock. Phoebe is sitting on the edge, breathing heavily. She touches the bleeding gash in her tail. She hears voices and dives into the water.] [Scene: South Bay Social Services. Paige is walking across the room with Mr. Cowan following.] Mr. Cowan: So how is your sister doing after the fishing accident? Paige: Oh, we're not sure, we haven't found her yet. Mr. Cowan: What is she, lost at sea? Paige: You could say that. Mr. Cowan: But-but Paige. (They stop walking.) Paige: Look, Mr. Cowan, I may be stubborn at times and late to work often and I don't always know when to shut up like right now, but trust me, even if I told you the truth you wouldn't believe me, so if you'll excuse me I have an adoption to save. Mr. Cowan: You forgot insolent, you're very insolent. Paige: You're right. Can I go now? Mr. Cowan: Don't make me regret giving you this promotion, Paige. (Paige nods. Mr. Cowan leaves. Paige turns and sees Cole heading towards her.) Cole: Wait, before you say anything. Paige: Not to say, do, because I'm about to orb your family jewels far, far away. Cole: Yeah, that would hurt, but I'm sure you don't want to use your powers in front of all these people, do you? Paige: What do you want? Cole: I want to prove that I've changed. Not just to Phoebe but to you and Piper as well. (Mr. Cowan walks back over holding a file.) Mr. Cowan: Copies of the adoption application and the police clearances. Fax them ASAP. It might sway the agency's decision. Cole: I'm familiar with family law, maybe I could do some good here? Mr. Cowan: Didn't we fre you? Cole: Actually I quit. But now I'm a partner at the Jackman, Carter and Kline. Mr. Cowan: So what are you doing here? Cole: I came to help Paige. (He puts his hand on Paige's shoulder and she pulls away.) Paige: Who doesn't want or need his help. Mr. Cowan: A good social worker knows when to use outside resources. They don't get much better than Jackman, Carter and Kline. (Mr. Cowan walks away.) Cole: Well, you heard him, they don't get much better than me, so let me help you. It won't be any trouble at all. Paige: No, trouble? You've been nothing but trouble. Phoebe was finally happy and now you're back and suddenly she's a... Lunch Lady: Yellowtail? (The lady that delivers the lunches stands beside Paige.) Your usual lunch order. (Paige pulls a face.) Paige: Ugh, no fish, not now, not ever. (Paige races into another room. Cole follows.) Cole: Uh, Phoebe's a what? (She pulls him into the photocopying room.) Paige: You wanna know what Phoebe is? She's a mermaid. Do you wanna know why? Cole: I'm sorry, did you say mermaid? Paige: Yeah, gills, fins, scales and all. Cole: Well, you can fix that, right? Paige: No, Cole, we can't fix that because she wants to be a mermaid because you broke her heart. Cole: I never meant to hurt her. Paige: You didn't mean to do a lot of things but they happened. You are a one man death squad. Bodies, blood and pain follow you wherever you go. Cole: Well, there may be some truth to that but it's in my past, I came back to make up... Paige: Make up for it? Do you want to make up for it? Go to Tibet, join a monastery, pray for absolution, but don't put your guilt on us. Cole: You don't understand. I love... Paige: Love Phoebe? Uh, what is it with you guys, like it's all about you and your feelings. Cole: What about Phoebe's feelings? She still loves me. Paige: Wrong. She doesn't love you. She things you're an evil freak with super powers from hell and battery acid for blood. She doesn't love you, she wishes you'd stayed dad. Cole: She told you this? Paige: Told me? She didn't have to tell me, she's a mermaid. Her body erupted in scales. She had to turn into a fish to get away from you, do you get it now? Listen, the only way you can help us get our sister back is for you to disappear forever. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper has written a spell on the wall with chalk.] Piper: "Locked in, boxed in, full of fear my panic grows manic till I can't hear, in need of reprieve so that I can breathe, remove my fear please make it leave." (Piper glows. She looks in a mirror.) [Scene: A fishing boat. Three fisherman pull a large net full of fish out of the water. They tip it into a large wooden box. Phoebe falls out of the net. The fisherman look at her.] Fisherman #1: What the hell? (Phoebe wakes up and hits a fisherman with her tail.) Fisherman #2: Watch it. (Fisherman #1 tries to grab her.) Phoebe: Get your filthy meat hooks off me! Fisherman #3: Cop the mouth on her. (They laugh.) Fisherman #1: All I care about is the tail. Fisherman #3: How much do you think the tabloids would pay to see this? Fisherman #1: I don't know about you guys but I don't want to spend the rest of my life on that boat. Maybe we should be thinking bigger than tabloids here. Fisherman #3: Bigger? Fisherman #1: Yeah. We bring her in like this, sure, we'll get a small fee, but mostly we'd just get credit for finding her. On the other hand if we say we found her dad, we could sell the body for a fortune. (Necron zaps in.) Necron: Sorry, her life belongs to me. (Fisherman #2 grabs a fishing spear and sht at Necron. It pierces through Necron's neck and sticks in a wall. Necron moves forward and the spear slides out. His neck magically heals. He throws electricity at Fisherman #1 and #2 and they turn into dust. He does the same to Fisherman #3 and he turns into dust. He glides over to Phoebe.) Necron: Mermaids are such poor, defenseless creatures. I almost feel pity. Phoebe: Pity this! (She hits him with her tail and pulls on a rope. A large heavy hook hits Necron and knocks him over.) Leo! I'm ready to go home now! (Leo orbs in.) Leo: I'd glad you finally came to your senses. (Necron gets up and Leo orbs out with Phoebe.) Necron: No! (He holds out his arm and two crows appear on a beam.) Go. Find the mermaid. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Phoebe and Leo are there on the couch. Leo is dabbing Phoebe's wound with a cloth.] Phoebe: Ouch. Leo: Sorry, I was a medic, not a vet. (Paige walks in holding a jug of water and a cup.) Phoebe: Oh. (She slurps it down.) Ugh, could use a little salt. Leo: That's about all I can do for you. Phoebe: Okay, well, good enough. Will one of you orb me back to the ocean please. Paige: Wait, isn't there a demon after you? (Piper walks down the stairs.) Piper: Demon? Did somebody say demon? Leo: Yeah, one chased Phoebe back home. Piper: Well, that was nice of it, welcome home. Phoebe: This isn't my home anymore. Piper: So, what about this demon? Where is it? I'd like to thank it and then kll it. Paige: Are you sure you're okay? Piper: Yeah, never better. Ready to face my fears. (She stares at a painting on the wall.) Like that painting. I hung it on the wall because I was afraid to tell Leo that it was ugly but now... (She blows it up.) No offense, honey. (She sits on the couch.) So, uh, what does this demon look like? Phoebe: Tall, dark and skeletal. sh*t electricity. Piper: Paige, we need the Book Of Shadows, can you orb it down here? Paige: You want me to use magic for household chores? I thought you had a total fear of personal gain? Piper: Ah, see, there's that word again, fear. It's very debilitating. Just do as I ask. Paige: Book Of Shadows. (The book orbs into Paige's hands and she hands it to Piper.) Phoebe: Okay, um, I told you everything I know. Can I go home now? Paige: You are home. And you're insane if you think that I am going to take you anywhere. Piper: Relax, Paige, everything will be fine. Leo: Glad you're so calm. Why are you so calm? Piper: Well, I just did as you suggested and now I feel fine. So can we save Phoebe? Phoebe: Okay, you guys, I don't need saving. Okay, all I need are my sea friends and little shiny objects and to lay on a rock and to comb out my hair. I need water. (She reaches for the jug. Piper finds Necron in the Book Of Shadows.) Piper: Got him. (Phoebe drinks straight from the jug.) Phoebe: Yeah, that's him. Leo: "Necron... A skeletal being that hovers between life and death. Has the power to incinerate any living..." Piper: Yada, yada, yada. Paige: No wonder he's after Phoebe. If mermaids are immortal and he's stuck between life and death, then immortality would place him squarely in the life column. Phoebe: Well, he can not have my immortality. Will someone please get me back to the ocean before I suffocate. I need the water! Paige: You want water? I'll get you some water. [Time lapse. Bathroom. Paige puts Phoebe in the bath.] Phoebe: You are holding me hostage! Paige: Yep, looks like it. Phoebe: Look, I am not a common goldfish. I can not ignore the call of the sea. Paige: Well, the call of the common bathtub is just gonna have to do. (Phoebe flicks water at Paige.) [Scene: Cole's apartment. Cole is on the phone, using speaker phone. He is pacing up and down the room.] Cole: Why are you being so difficult? Voice: The regulations concerning this matter are clear. We can not accept anything but the original medical report for a legal adoption. (Darryl walks in the room. ) Cole: Well, that really just doesn't work for me. (He waves his hand above the phone.) Are you absolutely sure you can't use the fax copy I sent you? Voice: Of course we can, Mr. Turner. I'll finalise the adoption immediately. Cole: Thank you. Voice: Any time. (They hang up.) Darryl: What was that? Cole: Just helping Paige cut through some red tape. Darryl: And she's okay with you using voodoo powers to cheat the system? Cole: Well, she doesn't know that I'm helping her and they're not voodoo powers. Darryl: Oh, well, what powers are you packing these days? Maybe the power to turn men into dust? Cole: What's that supposed to mean? Darryl: Three fisherman mysteriously vanished today. They left behind what medical examiners believes to be piles of bone dust. Cole: And you think I klled them? Darryl: Damn right I do. Cole: You think I klled them? Me, the guy who saved your surprising small brain from a bllet yesterday. Darryl: You don't expect me to believe that you did that for me? I'm just a pawn in your twisted scam to win Phoebe back. Cole: I realise that people's reputations precede them, but contrary to popular opinion, I am not the Source of all evil anymore. In fact, I'm not the source of any evil anymore. (He sits down.) I just want my wife back. (Darryl sits down.) Darryl: Let's pretend for a second her, just for the sake of argument, that you saved my butt because you are my friend. So as your hypothetical friend can I give you some advice? Cole: Yeah. Darryl: Don't do this to yourself. Cole: I can't help it. Darryl: You love her, I get it. And your love, it's epic. Okay. But look what it's doing to you. (Cole stands up.) Cole: Paige says she hates me. She says I should leave for good. You've known her for a long time, Darryl, what do you think? Should I leave? (Darryl stands up.) Darryl: I know you don't want to. But what you want really doesn't matter, right? Cole: Right. Darryl: Well, there you go. (Darryl leaves.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper puts an ingredient in a pot and it explodes, blwing everything in the room to pieces. Piper is knocked backwards.] Piper: Oops. (Paige runs in.) Paige: What is going on? Are you okay? Piper: Minor setback, it's fine. (Paige grabs a fre extinguisher and puts out some small fires.) Paige: Minor setback? The room is on fre! You're supposed to be figuring out a way to vanquish Necron, not yourself. Piper: Oh, come on, we weren't using any of this junk anyway. Where's the fish girl? Paige: She's downstairs cooling off in the tub. What are you mixing up here anyway? Piper: Oh, a little burdock root and, uh, some eye of newt. Paige: What? You're never ever supposed to mix those two things together. That is a volatile combination. Piper: Well, Necron's a serious thrat, we need a serious potion. Did you know in the book there's a witches be warned on skeletal beings? The last two that vanquished him, actually the only two that vanquished him, died in the process. Paige: Great, so the rate you're going you'll be number three. You know, you oughta be more careful. Piper: Hey, a good plan violently excuted this week is better than a perfect plan excuted next week. That's Patton. Paige: Why are you quoting Patton? Piper: So I figure if I just double the burdock root... (Piper bends down to pick something up.) Paige: Ay, no touch. I don't want you or my unborn niece around that. (Piper sighs. The doorbell rings.) You shouldn't be inhaling all this smoke when you're pregnant anyway. (Piper goes to answer the door.) Piper: Ah, Paige, you're such a worry wart. (Leo walks in.) Leo: What happened? Piper: We were just getting ready to kick some demon ass. That's what we do, right? (She hits Leo on the butt. The doorbell rings again.) I'll get it, it's probably Phoebe's interview. (Piper goes downstairs.) Paige: Well, send them away! (Leo walks over to Paige.) Don't look at me, she's your wife. Leo: Does it seem like she over came her fear a little quickly to you? Paige: I don't know. I guess it's better than her almost having a nervous breakdown like she was this morning. Leo: Not so sure. (He walks over to the wall with Piper's chalk writings on it.) Paige: What are you looking at? Leo: See if she had any help. Paige: Magical help? Piper would never do that. (She sees the fearless spell on the wall.) Oh, no, it's a fearless spell. Piper wrote a fearless spell. Phoebe: (from downstairs) Paige! [Cut to the bathroom. Piper, Phoebe, Nancy O'Dell, and a camera crew are there. Phoebe is still in the bath, but now with bubbles added.] Nancy: Gosh, I am so sorry. Your sister said we were doing the interview in the bathroom. Phoebe: Well, that should've been your first clue that my sister sprang from the shallower end of the gene pool. Piper: Oh, come on, Phoebe, you wanted fame. Go ahead and grab it. Carpe diem. Phoebe: Don't you mention Carpe around me please. Piper: I am doing you a favour. People will think you're bold and daring. What's better than a celebrity who let's do an interview in the nude? Phoebe: I can be just as fascinating with my clothes on in a TV studio, thank you. Nancy: Well, actually, you can't. My show is called "At Home With Nancy O'Dell". Piper: See? Fabulous. (Phoebe lays there in awe.) fre away. (Piper leaves.) Phoebe: Piper. [Cut to the hallway. Piper is listening against the bathroom door. Paige and Leo walk down the hallway.] Paige: What is going on? We heard Phoebe's scream... Piper: Shh... She's doing a TV interview. Paige: In the bathtub? Piper: Don't worry she's not showing any tail. That Nancy O'Dell has like perfect teeth. Leo: You can't be serious. You're risking exposure to all of us. Piper: Now see there's your risk aversion side rearing its ugly head again. Paige: Piper, we know you cast a fearless spell. Piper: Not a fearless spell, a freedom spell. You told me to get rid of my fear so that's what I did. Leo: Yes, but you didn't get rid of it, you just suppressed it. Piper: Well, what's the difference? I'm free to be myself and to help others be themselves. Paige: Okay, but Phoebe's self is a mermaid, and that self is about to be broadcast on the six o'clock news unless we stop it fast. Piper: Now, see, you're only seeing the downside here. Paige: What's the upside? Piper: The upside is Phoebe loves her job more than anything else and doing this interview will remind her of that and help bring her to her senses. [Cut to the bathroom.] Phoebe: People are chewing entire species into extinction. Take Chilean Sea Bass. I have yet to even spot one. And swordfish for example, you might as well be munching on a bald eagle. Nancy: I, uh, I didn't realise you had such a passion for fish. Phoebe: Yeah, I do. (Piper, Paige and Leo walk in.) Paige: Okay, we're gonna have to end this now. Phoebe: It's okay, ask one more question. Nancy: Um, well, so back to your advice to lovers, it's so real, so heartfelt, especially lately. Is there a lucky guy in your life that you get your inspiration from? Phoebe: No, there's not. Nancy: Really? Then what's with all the love column? (Paige realises something.) Phoebe: I don't know. Paige: I think I do. Okay, I'm sorry, we're really going to have to wrap this up. Leo. Leo: Okay, come on, I'll show you downstairs. Nancy: But we're not finished yet. Leo: I think you are. Nancy: Oh. We'll reschedule. I'll have my people call your people, okay. Phoebe: Thanks. Nancy: Alright, bye-bye. Piper: Bye, Nance. Nancy: Bye-bye. (Leo, Nancy and her crew leave.) Piper: So how do you feel? Phoebe: Actually, thanks to you I feel free. Free from the shallowness of human pursuit. From craving wealth and fame. Now all I crave is the serenity of the sea. Paige: Ooh, good job on the fearless spell. Phoebe: What fearless spell? (The two crows fly onto a tree branch outside the window.) Piper: What the heck is their problem? (They hear a zapping noise in the hallway.) Orb Phoebe to the attic. Paige: What about you? Piper: Just do it. (Piper goes out in the hallway. Necron zaps in. Piper blows him up. She walks further down the hallway.) Okay, static man, very impressive. (Necron zaps in behind her, grabs her and then zaps back out with her.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there. Phoebe is spraying herself with a water sprayer. Paige is writing a spell.] Leo: How long is this spell gonna take? Paige: I don't know, it's tricky, there's a lot of factors involved. Phoebe: Okay, why can't we just orb to Necron and try the vanquishing potion that Piper was working on? Paige: Because Piper was under the influence when she mixed that potion, as you can tell by the lovely remains of our brned out attic. Leo: So what happened? Paige: Well, thanks to her fearless spell she went straight to an offensive place with her explsin potion and I don't think that's the answer. Leo: Why not? It sounds good to me right now. Paige: Well, because the last two witches that vanquished skeletal beings were vapourised in the process. I think a power of three spell is our best chance of klling Necron and staying alive. Phoebe: Can you sense her? Leo: Yeah. Phoebe: Is she hurt? Leo: Who knows? All I can sense is courage. Lots and lots of courage. Phoebe: Well, don't worry, honey, he's not going to kll her, he needs her alive if he's gonna get to me. Paige: Yeah, well, we still have to hurry before Piper does something stupid, like get Nancy O'Dell an exclusive with Necron. Leo: You know, I'm beginning to wonder if this whole power of three spell is even worth it. Phoebe: What do you mean? Leo: Well, firstly, it's not really a power of three spell. It's more like a power of two and a half spell, considering you're half a witch. Secondly, I'm afraid my fearless wife won't let us interfere to take on Necron. Phoebe: She isn't exactly using her best judgment right now. Leo: I don't even know why she cast that spell, you know, I could've helped her through it. Paige: Try to see where she's coming from. She's barely been able to function and she blames herself for what happened to... Phoebe. Phoebe: What do you mean what happened to Phoebe? What happened to me is the best thing that ever happened to me. I am swimming with the dolphins now, I am basking with belugas. Paige: Uh, Leo, I actually think I've got something but I need to talk to you about it alone. Phoebe: Okay, you see? This is exactly why I love being a mermaid. There are no secrets under water, you know, there are no walls to keep you trapped. Paige: Okay, enough. Uh, Leo, downstairs. (Paige and Leo leave the attic.) Phoebe: You guys? Wait, wait, you guys. (She falls off the chair.) [Cut to the stairs.] Paige: If we orb Phoebe to the ocean, the second Necron is a pile of dust, she's outta here for good. Leo: Do we have another option? Paige: I don't know. Something Nancy O'Dell said in that interview got me thinking. What if Phoebe's heart isn't as cold as we thought. Leo: Look, we don't have time to find out. Paige: Well, let's take the time, okay. I don't wanna save one sister just to lose another. Leo: Well, I'm sorry, Paige, that is a risk that we have to take. [Cut to the attic. Phoebe is still on the floor. Paige and Leo walk in.] Phoebe: Alright, what'd you guys say about me? Paige: I said I thought you were gonna swim away the moment we save Piper. Are you? Leo: Come on, we have to hurry. (Phoebe and Paige take Leo's hand and he starts to orb out. Paige lets go of Leo's hand and he orbs out with only Phoebe.) Paige: This better work. (She runs out of the attic.) [Cut to the beach. Leo orbs in with Phoebe.] Phoebe: Where's Paige? [Scene: The cavern. Piper and Necron are there. Piper is tied to a steal rack, above the sea water.] Necron: I think we've given your sisters enough time to worry about you. Now, call for your Whitelighter. Piper: Or what? (The rack sinks down knee deep into the water.) Oh, please, please, somebody help me, the mean demon is dipping me into the water and it's really cold. Necron: attck! (Electric eels swim past the rack and electrocutes Piper.) Piper: Is that the best you got? Necron: Again. (The eels wrap themselves around the rack and electrocute Piper. She screams.) [Cut to Cole's apartment. Paige walks in.] Paige: Cole? Cole: Paige, you don't have to break into my apartment, I'm leaving, I'm taking your advice. Paige: Don't. I've been known to give very bad advice. Cole: I beg your pardon? Paige: Phoebe needs your help. Cole: Oh, I know, that's why I'm going away. It's the best way to help her. Now, if you'll excuse me. Paige: No. (She touches his arm.) Cole: What are you doing? Paige: Please, I can't let you leave. Cole: What kind of game are you playing? Paige: I'm not playing any games. I told you, Phoebe needs your help. Cole: And you need psychological help. Paige: Okay, that's probably true, especially because I can not believe what I am about to say but I think Phoebe's still in love with you. Cole: Oh, yeah. "Phoebe hates you so much her body erupted in scales." That's what you said this morning. Paige: Okay, maybe an unfortunate choice of words. I thought Phoebe was running away because she hated you but now I think it's because she loves you. Cole: You think? Paige: It's a theory. Her advice column has been obsessed with love ever since you left. Cole: You told me to go away, Phoebe said it, Darryl said it, I get the message, now you're changing your opinion based on a theory? Paige: What if I can prove it? Cole: Only Phoebe can prove that she still loves me. Paige: You're right. "Open Phoebe's heart to Cole, reveal the secret that it holds, spring forth the passion of love's fre, that he may feel her true desire." (An orange ring of light circles Cole's head.) Cole: What'd you do? (The light hits him in the chest and disappears. He starts to cry.) Phoebe. (The light comes out of Cole and disappears.) Paige: I guess she loves you more than either of us realised. [Cut to the beach. Phoebe is basking in the sun on a rock. Leo orbs in beside her.] Leo: Paige wasn't in the manor, I don't know where the hell she is. Phoebe: Okay, well, forget her, let's go find Piper. Leo: Yeah, but she needs the power of three to take on Necron. He's hurting her again. Phoebe: He wants me, I'm going alone. Leo: No. Phoebe: Leo, I can't let anything happen to Piper and the baby. Leo: Yeah, but Phoebe... Phoebe: You wait here for Paige. I'm gonna go buy us some time. Leo: Phoebe! (Phoebe jumps in the water and swims away.) [Cut to the cavern. Piper is being electrocuted. The rack rises out of the water.] Piper: Okay, I've had enough. The treatment of me is shocking. Get it? Shocking? Necron: Do you have a death wish? Piper: You're not demon enough to kll me. You would've done it already if you were. Necron: On the contrary. I wasn't hungry until now. But it's just about my feeding time. (He holds out his hand. Phoebe comes up from under the water.) Phoebe: Let her go, it's me that you want. (The ogre shell appears in his hand.) Piper: Oh, look out, Phoebe, he's packing the sea shell. Necron: You know what this is. Phoebe: Yeah. Ogre shell. Sucks eternal life. Look, I will give you my immortality if you let my sister go. (The rack flies across the water and hits the rock wall. Piper's chains come undone and she falls to the ground.) No! (Phoebe swims over to Piper.) Necron: I promise I'll kll her unless you give me what I want first. Phoebe: Piper, are you okay? (Piper touches her bleeding stomach.) Piper: What did you do! (The ogre shells disappears and reappears on Phoebe's heart.) Necron: Keep your promise, witch. [Cut to the beach. Leo is waiting there. Paige orbs in.] Leo: Where you been? Paige: I forgot the vanquishing spell in the attic. [Cut to the cavern. Paige and Leo orb in. Leo rushes over to Piper.] Leo: Honey, it's okay, I'm here. (Necron zaps Leo and he flies across the room. Paige hides behind a statue.) Paige: Phoebe! (Necron zaps the statue.) Shell! (The shell orbs onto Necron's heart. Paige holds Piper's hand.) Piper, take Phoebe's hand. (She does so.) Prepare for a big blast. "Tide of evil wash the shore, bring it darkness evermore, with all our strength we fight this fate, make this evil obliterate." (Necron makes a huge explsin and knocks the girls across the room. Phoebe falls into the water. The rack slides into the water and drags Piper in by her foot. She frantically tries to free her foot but can't.) Commercial Break [Scene: Cavern. Piper is still under the water. Phoebe pokes her head out of the water and sees Paige unconscious near by.] Phoebe: Paige, wake up! Paige! (She flicks water at Paige with her tail.) Wake up! (Paige gains consciousness and sits up.) Paige: No wonder those demons carry warning labels. Phoebe: Tell me about it. Paige: Leo, are you okay? Leo: Yeah, I think so. (He gets up.) Where's Piper? [Cut to Piper under the water. Patty appears under water in a bright light.] Patty: Piper, I know why you've been so afraid. You don't want to leave your baby the way I left you. But spells won't make that fear go away, only faith will. Have faith that your destiny is different than mine. Take my hand, sweetie. (She holds out her hand. Phoebe dives under the water. Patty disappears. Phoebe grabs Piper's hands. Her foot is freed from the rack and Phoebe pulls her to the top. Piper coughs.) Piper: Mum. Leo: It's okay, sweetie, it's us. Phoebe: Leo, heal her stomach. (He reaches for her wound but it heals itself.) Paige: How'd you do that? Leo: I didn't. Piper: The baby did. Phoebe: What? Piper: I guess she takes after her daddy. (They smile.) That must've been what mum meant. Phoebe: Mum? Piper: She came to me in the water. She helped me understand why I've been so afraid. I don't wanna leave my baby without a mother. Leo: You have something that she didn't. Piper: Oh, yeah, what's that? Leo: Me. Paige: And me. (They notice Phoebe gone.) Piper: But not her. What do we do? Paige: Nothing. I have a feeling she'll come back again. Leo: How do you figure? Paige: Just say I have a pretty good idea about what's going on inside of her head. [Cut to the beach. Cole is standing there with his arms outstretched and eyes closed. Phoebe magically appears lying down in front of him. He opens his eyes.] Phoebe: How did I get here? Cole: I brought you here. Phoebe: This isn't happening. This can't be happening. This goes beyond stalking. Cole: I'm not stalking you. Paige sent me. I know why you ran, Phoebe. Phoebe: You don't know anything about me. Cole: You thought you could escape into this big ocean, that the waves would wash away your pain? But they won't. Not until you admit what drove you here in the first place. Phoebe: I know what drove me here. You. Cole: Yeah, but why? And don't say because you're scared of me, because you're not. Come on, you don't want to spend eternity alone just to avoid the truth. If not for me, be honest for your own sake. Don't lose yourself because of me. Phoebe: What do you want me to say? Cole: You don't have to say anything. All you have to do to free yourself is admit how you truly feel about me. In your heart. (They are silent for a moment and Phoebe turns back into a human. He helps her up and takes off his coat.) Phoebe: How could you be so sure? (He wraps his coat around her.) Cole: I had a feeling. Phoebe: I do love you, and I always will but it doesn't change anything, it doesn't matter. It's over between us. Commercial Break [Scene: South Bay Social Services. Paige is packing up her desk and putting stuff in a box. Mr. Cowan walks over to her.] Mr. Cowan: Paige, I know I've been tough on you but I don't want you to quit. You've got a real gift at helping people. Paige: Don't worry, I'm gonna keep helping people. I just don't wanna split my focus anymore. Thanks for everything. (She hugs him.) [The song "Blame It On the Weatherman" by B*Witched plays during these last scenes.] [Cut to the manor. Phoebe is sitting at the table looking at a picture of her and Cole. She puts it down and signs a Formal Notification of Divorce Action form.] [Cut to Piper's room. Piper and Leo are sitting on the bed looking at a photo. Leo gets up and walks away. Piper closes a photo album and opens another. She sticks the photo of her and Patty on a page. "Grandma and Mommy" magically appear on the page. Piper smiles and closes the book.] End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x02 - A Witch's Tail, Pt 2"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Curtis Kheel Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 03 Episode Number: 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper is there reading a story from a fairy tales book out loud.] Piper: "A year after the death of Snow White's mother, the king remarried, but his new bride was in fact a wicked witch. (Paige walks in.) One consumed by..." Paige: What are you still doing up? Piper: Not sleeping as usual. First trimester nonsense I guess. Paige: You want me to mix you up a potion? Piper: Oh, no thanks. I don't wanna turn my baby into a guinea pig. I've got enough to worry about. Paige: Like I'd ever risk turning my future niece into a rodent, please. Piper: No, I was speaking figuratively. And it's not a knock at your super witch kick, it's just I don't want to subject her to anything that could be remotely bad for her, that's all. Paige: Well, then maybe you should put away those silly fairy tales. Piper: Silly? You think fairy tales are silly? Paige: Yeah, they're all about helpless women needing big, strong men to come and rescue them. Plus, they're filled with evil witches. Do you really wanna teach your kid that? Piper: No, I want to teach her values and that's what fairy tales are best at, you know, good overcomes evil. It's how Grams taught us. Paige: Well, my grandmother taught me vales just fine without big wolves devouring little girls. You want my advice? Piper: Not really. (Paige walks over to the Book Of Shadows.) Paige: You should ditch the fiction and do what all other mums-to-be do and that is to rely on your natural instincts. (Paige picks up the Book Of Shadows and takes it to Piper.) Piper: Well, my natural instincts are to panic and besides, every other mother-to-be doesn't have to worry about their child orbing out to Tahiti when they are sent to their room. I don't have a clue. Paige: Luckily you have two magical sisters who are gonna help you any way they can. So don't worry, honey, you're gonna be just fine. (Paige leaves the attic.) Piper: I hope so. Where were we? "A year after the death of Snow White's mother, the king remarried. But his new bride was in fact a wicked witch, one consumed by jealousy. Every day she asked the magic mirror the same question." [Cut to a castle. An old man is cleaning a magic mirror. A lady's face (the wicked witch) appears in the mirror.] Wicked Witch: Aren't you dad yet? Old Man: Ha, still so bitter after all these centuries. Some things never change. (He turns to an apprentice, cleaning glass slippers.) Careful, my boy, those are not just symbols, they're pieces of history. Apprentice: I understand. (He puts the slipper on a stand. There is a sign saying "Cinderella" under them.) Old Man: Never forget the power of every fairy tale emanates from each of these. (The nail holding up the magic mirror starts to come loose.) Their magic continues to shape every child born, even to this day. Which makes the task of preserving and protecting them much greater. (The magic mirror falls from the wall.) No, the mirror! Don't let it fall! (The mirror smashes and a white mist floats out of it. The mist forms into the wicked witch.) Wicked Witch: Thanks so much. I thought I'd never get out of there. (She grabs the old man by the neck.) This is the way to begin a story. (The old man drops to the floor. The wicked witch turns to the apprentice.) Apprentice: Who are you? Wicked Witch: Little rusty on your fairy tales I see. Evil witch, magic mirror, speaks only the truth. Perhaps this would help. "Freedoms lost must be unwitting, into the glass to do my bidding." (The apprentice is sucked into the mirror. The wicked witch uses her power and the mirror slides back up the wall and into its place.) Now, amuse me. Not that you have any choice. "Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who is the most powerful witch?" Apprentice: You're much stronger than most witches I see, yet truth be told there are three more powerful than thee. (Images of Piper, Phoebe and Paige show in the mirror.) Wicked Witch: We'll see about that. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper is asleep on a couch. Paige walks in holding the Book Of Shadows.] Paige: Piper! (Piper jumps up.) Piper: Where's the baby? Paige: It's okay, you're okay. Piper: Ohh, I think I had a nightmare. Paige: Yeah, the brothers Grimm strike again. I wonder how they got their name. Where's Leo? Piper: I don't know, I think he's helping one of his charges. What are you doing? Paige: Failing miserably. I can't seem to make this protection potion work. (She places the Book Of Shadows back on its stand.) Piper: Well, that's because it can't be done. Paige: Well, according to the book it can. Your Grams was working on the entry so that means she was close to figuring one out. Piper: Well, too bad she's not around, she could help us both out. I just, I need a little guidance. Paige: What about your friend Wendy? She just had a baby, ask her. Piper: Yeah, not one that could heal herself from the womb. I just wish I could talk to somebody who's been through this before. (Phoebe races in.) Phoebe: There you are. Paige, did you ever make that vanquishing potion? Paige: Vanquishing potion? Phoebe: The one for Cole. Remember I gave you the letter opener with his blood on it? Paige: Right, vanquishing potion. I'm sorry, I didn't know you needed that right away. Do you? Phoebe: Well, if the nightmare I had last night turns out to be a premonition, then yeah, big time. He had me back in the underworld as his queen. Piper: Oh, yeah, but you've had that nightmare before. Phoebe: I've lived that nightmare before, we all have, but this time we have to be prepared. Paige: No arguments here. Phoebe: And he's got a lot more powers now so there's no telling how he's gonna come after me. You guys have to be really, really careful, okay. Piper: What, you think Cole's gonna try and kll us? That would not be the best way to win you back. Paige: Yeah, but it wouldn't be the first time he tried. Piper: But he just helped us save her. Phoebe: Only because he didn't wanna lose me. All I'm saying is we've gotta be ready just in case he tries something. He is still a demon. Call me at work if you get the potion, okay? [Scene: Castle. The wicked witch is there looking at images of Piper, Phoebe and Paige in the mirror. The images disappear and the apprentice appears.] Apprentice: Wanna see more? Wicked Witch: No, I think I've seen enough to know how to kll them. Apprentice: Powerful though you are, I doubt it can be done. For good magic protects the Charmed Ones. Wicked Witch: Still, I wonder if it can protect them against such powerful magic as we have here. Certainly worth a try. Apprentice: But using the props for evil could... Wicked Witch: Change the meaning of fairy tales? Shift them away from good? So be it. (She opens a large fairy tale book.) Let's begin with Snow White. She was easy prey. Woodsman come forth. (The picture of a woodsman in the book glows and a real life woodsman appears in the room.) Bring me the heart of the witch which is white as snow. (She picks up an axe off a stand and hands it to the Woodsman.) Woodsman: As you wish. (He leaves.) Wicked Witch: Now, mirror, mirror, show me the sister who's been brned by love. (Images of The Bay Mirror show. Phoebe walks in.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Oh, I know, I am very, very late. Assistant: It's okay, I switched your nine o'clock with the two o'clock, I bumped your ten to twelve and I made your eleven o'clock a lunch, so you can expense it. Phoebe: Okay, I have no idea what you said but it sounds great. Any messages? Assistant: Uh, yeah. Your divorce attorney called, then Cole, Cole and Cole again. Phoebe: Get my divorce attorney on the phone. (Phoebe turns and bumps into a guy. She spills her coffee.) Oh. Guy: I'm sorry. Assistant: I'll get some paper towels. Guy: I'm so sorry. Phoebe: That's okay. (The guy pulls a handkerchief out of his suit pocket and starts to wipe the coffee off Phoebe.) Guy: Here, I... Phoebe: Thanks. (She takes the handkerchief.) Guy: I really am terribly sorry, I'd be happy to pay for the dry cleaning. Phoebe: No, that's not necessary, Mr... Guy: Prince. Adam Prince. Phoebe: Hi, Adam, I'm... Adam: Phoebe. I, I read your column. Phoebe: You do? Adam: You seem surprised. Phoebe: Well, yeah, you're not exactly my target audience. Unless you're a closet housewife pining for love? Adam: Well, one out of two is not bad. (Cole walks in.) Cole: Adam. Sorry, got hung up in traffic. Phoebe: Wh-what are you doing here? Adam: You two know each other. Cole: Well, yeah, we're married. Phoebe: Wh-yeah, but-but about to be divorced. Cole: I didn't want this to affect your decision on whether or not to buy the paper. Phoebe: Buy what? This paper? Cole: Adam's family owns several newspapers across the country, Phoebe. TV stations too. Adam: And Cole through his law firm was the one who suggested I might be interested in buying this one. Phoebe: That's fascinating stuff right there. Excuse us. Cole: Excuse us. (Phoebe drags Cole into her office and closes the door.) Phoebe: I don't know what you're up to but whatever it is, it is not gonna work. Cole: Don't you think you're being a little paranoid? Phoebe: With my demon ex-husband from hell? No, Cole, I don't. Cole: Look, I'm just trying to help you, okay? I found out Adam liked your column so I figured if he could syndicate it that... Phoebe: If you hurt me or my sisters, I will vanquish you. And this time I'll make sure it sticks. (Phoebe opens the door and Cole leaves.) Adam: You alright? Phoebe: Yeah. I'll be fine. Adam: So I guess this is probably not the best time to ask you out. I mean, not on a date per se, it's just that I'm hosting a charity fundraiser tonight at the St Regis and I thought maybe if you're interested... Phoebe: I'm interested and very, very flattered but you're probably right, it's not the best time for me, you know. Adam: Sure. Phoebe: Rain check? Adam: Absolutely. Phoebe: Okay. (Adam walks away.) [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper and Leo are there.] Piper: You heard me, Leo. I want you to bring Grams back now. Leo: Okay, I can't do that, she's dad. Piper: Well, I realise that. Thank you very much, Leo. I'm not asking you to resurrect her, I just need her here for a little while for some advice. Leo: Then why don't you try conjuring her. You did it once before. Piper: Yeah, okay, but that was a unique situation, okay. Besides, I already tried, it didn't work. Look, I know this doesn't seen important but it is to me. I can't do this alone. Leo: Well, you're not alone, I'm here. Piper: Yeah, I-I-I know but it's not your fault but there's only so much you can do, okay. I'm the one who is carrying the baby and I don't wanna screw it up. Leo: That's ridiculous. Piper: No, it's not ridiculous, it is not ridiculous at all and this is not raging hormones talking, this is a very special baby with very special needs, and I need someone pretty damn special to help me figure it out and when I say now, I mean now! (Grams suddenly appears in bright lights.) Grams: Piper. Piper: (to Leo) Thank you. Leo: Uh, don't thank me I didn't do anything. Grams: What am I doing here? And, uh, corporeal to boot. Piper: Well, what do you mean? Didn't you come on your own power? Grams: Honey, I'm good but I'm not that good. Well, as long as I'm here, don't I get a hug? (Piper and Grams hug.) Piper: But wait, I still don't understand. Who summoned you? Leo: The baby? Piper: No. You think? Leo: Maybe you tapped into her powers somehow and made your wish come true. Grams: Aw, you wished for me? Why? Piper: Because I need help, I need your advice. I need to know how to get ready for this baby. Grams: Oh, well, that's easy. Now, let's see. Have you been exercising your powers daily? Piper: Do I need to? Grams: Well, you know, only if you don't want to lose control of them. Did you perform a ritual to promote growth? Piper: Uh... Grams: Did you cast a spell to ward off demonic parasites? Sweetheart, what did you do? Leo: We built a nursery in our bedroom closet. Grams: Closet? Well, no wonder this baby called me. Come on, we'll start in there, we've got plenty of work to do. (They walk into the foyer. Paige comes down the stairs.) Paige: Oh, my goodness, don't tell me you're already interviewing nannies. (She laughs.) Grams: Paige. You're even more beautiful than I imagined. Paige: And you are? Grams: Why, I'm your Grams of course. Come here. (Grams hugs Paige, who has a funny look on her face.) Piper: (whispers to Leo) Quick, go clean up the nursery. (Leo races off.) Paige: No offence, but, uh, aren't you supposed to be dad? Grams: Oh, I'm over that. Look at you, I mean you're absolutely gorgeous. You have my mother's eyes. Oh, she was a real looker too. I bet you have plenty of boyfriends, right? Paige: Actually, not a problem I'm having right now, Mrs. Halliwell. Grams: Oh, please, call me Grams. (Suddenly, the Woodsman comes crashing through the conservatory wall. He heads for Grams and Piper pushes her out the way. He swings his axe at Paige and she orbs out just in time. She orbs back in and he smacks her across the face, sending her crashing onto the coffee table. Piper's wound on her arm magically heals itself. The Woodsman turns to attck Piper and Grams and Piper blows him up.) Piper: What the hell was that? (Leo runs down the stairs.) Leo: What's going on? Paige. Piper: Paige? (They help Paige up.) [Cut to the castle. The Wicked Witch was watching them through the magic mirror. The apprentice appears back in the mirror.] Apprentice: Try as you like. Fairy tale magic runs out at midnight. Wicked Witch: There's still plenty of time. (She picks up a red apple.) The Woodsman failed but I won't. I'll split the witches up and make sure none of them live happily ever after. (She tucks the apple into her coat and walks over to the glass slippers. She picks them up and smokes out.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Paige, Leo and Grams walk in.] Paige: I'm telling you, that was a demon. No crazy person off the street is that good with an axe. (Piper sits down and opens the fairy tale book.) Leo: Except, since when do demons attck with an axe? Paige: Athame, axe, what's the difference? (Grams opens the Book Of Shadows.) Grams: Oh, who cares? Let's just see if there's anymore where he came from. I mean, I certainly don't want a body if it's gonna get chopped up. Paige: Well, Piper says you're the super witch, what do you think he was? Grams: I don't know. Although there was something about him that looked familiar. Piper: A little like this maybe? (She holds up the picture of the Woodsman in the book.) Grams: Oh, the woodsman, of course. Oh, you recognised him too. Piper: I read fairy tales to my baby just like you read to me. Grams: Oh, darling. )She giggles.) Well I'm glad you're finally doing something. Paige: Wait, you're saying a fairy tale character came to life and attcked us? Come on. (She rolls her eyes.) Grams: Well, why not? They're real, I mean, at least they used to be. Paige: What? Grams: Oh, Paige. I can see I have lots to teach you too. [Cut to the kitchen. The Wicked Witch smokes in, holding a gift. She places it on the table. She hears a noise and gasps. She pulls the red apple out of her coat and places it in the fruit bowl. It glows for a second. She smokes out. Phoebe walks in through the back door and puts her purse on the table. She sees the gift and opens the lid.] [Cut to the attic.] Grams: Fairy tales are not all fables, my dear. Some are recountings of ancient battles between good and evil. And they're as much apart of our heritage as anything in the Book of Shadows. Paige: You expect me to believe that there are giant beanstalks and gingerbread houses that actually existed? Leo: You used to think that the Evil Enchantress was just a fairy tale too, didn't you? Paige: That was different. That was... Piper: A past life. Yours. (Phoebe walks in carrying the gift.) Phoebe: Hey, you guys, was anyone here when this got... Grams! Grams: In the flesh. So to speak. (They hug.) Phoebe: Oh, it's so good to see you. Wait, what did I just hug? Where did you get the body from? Piper: Oh, it's a long story. And speaking of stories, a fairy tale just tried to slice our heads off. Phoebe: A fairy tale? Leo: The Woodsman from Snow White. Phoebe: Okay, well, that would explain where these came from, glass slippers. (She shows them the gift.) Cinderella's no doubt. Cole knows it's my favourite. Piper: Cole? You think Cole is doing all of this? Phoebe: Who else has enough power to turn fairy tales against us? I told you he was gonna attck. Grams: Except it was an evil witch who sent the woodsman in Snow White. Leo: I think I'd better go check with the elders. Piper: I think you better. (Leo orbs out. Phoebe takes off her shoes.) What are you doing? Phoebe: Proving that I'm right. Paige: Hey, that's risky. You don't know what could happen. Phoebe: Well, I know that Cole won't hurt me, physically anyway. (She opens the box and pulls out the slippers.) Paige: Well, as much as I distrust him, we don't know that it's him behind this. Grams: All the more reason to play along, find out who is. We can't just sit around here and wait to be attcked. Paige: She could get klled. Piper, a little support here. Piper: Uh, if Grams thinks it's a good idea who am I to disagree? (Phoebe puts the slippers on.) Phoebe: See, no problem. I'm fine. (A blue light swirls around her from her feet to her head and her clothes change into a ball gown.) Actually, I'm better than fine. (Phoebe's legs start moving her towards the door.) Whoa. Piper: Where are you going? Phoebe: Whoa. Piper: Where are you going? (Piper and Paige follow her.) Phoebe: I don't know! I can't stop! (They try to hold her back.) Piper: Well, get out of them. Phoebe: I can't. The door. The door. (She holds onto the door frame.) Piper: Grams, what do we do? Grams: Just let her go. We're never gonna be able to get to the bottom of this if you don't. (They let Phoebe go and she walks downstairs.) Paige, follow her, orb her out if she gets in trouble. Paige: She's already in trouble. Phoebe: Help! (Paige follows Phoebe.) Grams: I'm gonna have to help you get ready for a mother later. Right now we've got to deal with evil witches. Piper: Right. (She heads for the Book Of Shadows.) Grams: Oh, uh, not that book. (She picks up the fairy tale book.) This one. [Scene: St Regis. Hallway. Adam, wearing a black tuxedo, walks down talking on his mobile phone.] Adam: Listen, I am very interested in making an offer but I am on my way to a charity event right now. (He walks into an elevator.) Can we talk first thing in the morning? Great. Thank you. (He hangs up. The Wicked Witch smokes in and gives Adam a fright.) What the hell? (The Wicked Witch grabs his face and kisses him. His face glows then turns normal.) How can I serve you, my Queen? Wicked Witch: Just be a charming prince. Meet Cinderella at the ball. But be certain that she's in the carriage by midnight. Otherwise you won't have a happy ending either. [Scene: The street. Phoebe and Paige walk across without stopping. People in cars slam on their breaks and honk their horns.] Phoebe: Hey, I'm walking here! Car Driver: Get out of the street! Paige: Don't you have any way of controlling those things? Phoebe: They didn't exactly come with an instruction manual, Paige. (She walks onto the sidewalk.) Paige: Argh, god. (Phoebe stops. Paige bumps into her.) They stopped. Phoebe: Yeah, but why did they stop? (A horse and carriage pulls up in front of them.) Well, he's got style, I'll give him that much. Paige: Okay, this is getting too weird, we're getting outta here. Phoebe: Um, excuse me, sir. Did Cole Turner send you? (No answer.) Hello? I asked you a question. (The carriage door magically opens.) Paige: Okay, whatever happens you are not getting into that. (Phoebe's legs move towards the carriage.) Phoebe: Whoa! Paige: Phoebe, no! (Phoebe gets in the carriage. Paige tries to follow but a force blocks her and knocks her to the ground.) Phoebe: Looks like he want Cinderella to go to the ball alone just like in the story. (The carriage moves.) Paige: Hold on! (She stands up.) I'll orb you out. Phoebe: No. Go back to the manor. Paige: But what about you? Phoebe: Look, I'll call for Leo if I'm in danger, okay? [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper, Paige, Leo and Grams are there.] Paige: She's already in danger. We never should have split up. No offence, Mrs. Halliwell. Grams: Grams. And none taken. Piper: Yeah, well, if what we heard is true, then Phoebe could be in a lot more danger than we think. We all could. Leo: If somebody's using fairy tales for evil, it could rewrite them, corrupt them for every future generation. Paige: How? How can you rewrite them? They're already in print. Leo: Every copy is a manifestation of an original, an original that was entrusted to the Keeper of the fairy tales, long ago for protection. Piper: The Elders think something has happened to him, that somebody took over the fortress from the inside. Grams: An evil witch I might add. Paige: Why don't we just orb to this fortress and kick her butt? Leo: Because nobody knows where it is. It's location has been kept secret, even from the Elders. Paige: Where was their infinite wisdom on the day that was decided? Piper: The point is we have no way of finding her. Grams: Piper, I'm surprised at you. I mean, she's a witch isn't she? Just scry for her. Piper: Oh, right. Grams: Then after you find her, you lure her back here to us and we vanquish her with a potion. Paige: What potion? Grams: Oh, one that works wonders on evil witches. Come, I'll show you. Paige: Errr. Grams: Uh, maybe we could also work on your protection potion if we have time. (Grams picks up the Book Of Shadows. Paige nods and they leave the attic.) Leo: (to Piper) You alright? Piper: Shush, I need to concentrate. (She scrys for the witch.) [Cut to the castle. The Wicked Witch is watching Piper through the magic mirror. The image fades out and the apprentice shows up instead.] Apprentice: She'll find you and by midnight too. Wicked Witch: I want her to find me, (she cuts a piece of her hair off with scissors) part of me anyway. (She puts the hair into a red cloak.) Apprentice: Hair in the cloak? That's not in the Little Red Riding Hood tale. Wicked Witch: No, but luring them away from Grandmother's house is. So is the big bad wolf. Commercial Break [Scene: St. Regis. The charity night is taking place. Men and women and waltzing in the centre of the room. Adam is chatting to some people. He looks around and then looks at his watch. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Excuse me, pardon me, comin' through. (Her feet stop and Adam goes over to her.) Adam: Phoebe, you came. I'm so glad. Phoebe: Yeah, well, I didn't really have much of a choice. Adam: You look fabulous. Phoebe: Thanks. Adam: I just hope you're not here with someone else. Phoebe: Oh, no, I am definitely not here with someone else, even if that someone else thinks I am. Adam: Sorry? (Phoebe sees Cole approaching them.) Phoebe: Oh. Well, speak of the devil. Cole: What are you doing here? Phoebe: As if you don't know. Cole: Actually I don't. Phoebe: Listen, Cole, these boots may be made for walking, but they're never walking back to you, buddy. Cole: Boots? Phoebe: You know what I mean. Cole: Am I up to something again? Adam: Listen, why don't we get a drink? Phoebe: Okay. Cole: Oh. You two here together? Phoebe: Yeah, yeah, isn't that part of your master plan? Cole: There is no master plan. Phoebe: At least not one that'll work. Okay, you ready? Adam: Yes. (Phoebe and Adam start to walk away.) Cole: Phoebe, wait, listen. Adam: Why don't you back off, pal? (He grabs Cole and Cole twists his arm. It doesn't seem to hurt him.) Cole: Excuse me. Phoebe: Okay, you know what? Leave him alone, Cole. Let him go. (Cole lets go.) (to Adam) Are you okay? Adam: Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. You ready? (They start to walk away.) Cole: Phoebe, I don't think you should... Phoebe: I don't care what you think. Just stay the hell away from me. (They walk away.) [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Paige and Grams are there making a potion. Grams is cutting up some mandrake root.] Grams: You must take care to cut the mandrake root to expose the meat, otherwise it doesn't do any good. And then you simply roll them in mustard seed, but not too heavily and then, (she throws it into a pot and the potion explodes) goodbye evil witch. Paige: Wow, I can't believe you did that without looking at the book once. Grams: Honey, I wrote the book. All the good potions anyway. Oh, would you be a dear and get me a vial? Paige: Oh, yeah, sure. (Paige goes over to a cupboard and pulls out a vial. The apple in the fruit bowl glows for a second. Paige notices and stares at it.) Grams: Paige, the vial. Paige: Um, sorry. Grams: You know, it's a good thing you quit your job. You catch on quickly and you have a real gift for the craft. Paige: How'd you know I quit my job? How'd you know I even had a job? Grams: Oh, I peek, I mean, you know, sometimes. Oh, but never during a private moment. Paige: Thanks. I guess. Grams: I mean, what choice do I have? Paige: Okay, no offence, Mrs. Halliwell... Grams: Grams. Paige: Okay, that's my point. I already had a Grams. One I really, really loved and yes, technically we're related and you're my grandmother too. I guess it just feels a little odd because I don't know you. Grams: I understand and I wouldn't dream of trying to replace someone as special to you as that. But isn't it possible that maybe there might be a little room left in your heart for me too? Someday. Paige: Well, at least I can see where I get my stubbornness from. (Grams chuckles.) I'd better get a couple of vials for Phoebe and Piper too. (Paige goes to the cupboard and the apple catches her attention again. She moves closer to it.) [Cut to the woods. It's dark. Piper and Leo are walking along a trail.] Leo: Grams? You don't need Grams to do the scrying. What's gotten into you? Piper: I don't know, I suddenly feel like I can't make any decisions at all. I feel like I'm ten years old again around her. Leo: Hey, what's this? (They find the red cloak hanging over a branch in a tree. Leo pulls it down.) Piper: Oh, let me guess. Little Red Riding Hood's? Wait, we're off the beaten path, aren't we? Oh, no, Grams. [Cut back to the manor. Kitchen. Grams is stirring the potion. Paige picks up the apple and takes a bite. Her hair turns long and black and her clothes change into a white robe.] Grams: Paige... (Paige falls to the floor.) Paige! (A wolf growls at Grams at the kitchen doorway. It runs towards Grams and leaps for her.) No! (We see the shadow on the wall of the wolf leaping above Grams. The wolf devours her from head to toe. The shadow of Grams then stands up. We see Grams and she picks her teeth. She looks down at Paige. Leo and Piper orb in. Piper's holding the cloak.) Piper: What happened? Grams: I'm afraid she's dad. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper, Paige, Leo and Grams are there. Leo is trying to heal Paige. Piper is flipping through the Book Of Shadows. Grams is pacing through the kitchen, acting rather strange.] Piper: I know there's something in here somewhere about poison. Leo? (Leo looks at her.) No, we are not giving up. This is a stinkin' fairy tale. If Snow White can come back to life then Paige can too. Right, Grams? (Grams scratches her head as if she has fleas.) Grams: Uh, well, I wouldn't get my hopes up. Piper: What are you talking about? You're supposed to be the expert. There has got to be some way. Leo: What about a kiss? Piper: A kiss? Leo: It worked for Snow White. It's worth a sht. (Grams sniffs Piper and Piper gives her a look. Grams moves back.) Grams: A Kiss. Yes, by all means. (She grabs Piper's arm and pulls her.) Come, let's find her boyfriend. Piper: She doesn't have a boyfriend, remember? Grams: Right. Sorry. (She chuckles. Her stomach grumbles loudly.) My stomach is really upset. Piper: Wait, I got a spell. "Here our call, for those who fall, urge her to awaken, from this toxic taken." (Leo feels Paige's pulse.) Leo: Nothing. Piper: Grams, what do we do? (Grams shakes her head.) Leo: Focus on vanquishing the evil witch in hopes that it reverses the dark magic. It's our only hope. Piper: (to Grams) Did you finish the vanquishing potion? Grams: Um, no. Unfortunately, ugh, bad batch. (She picks up the pot of potion and tips it down the sink. The doorbell rings.) Oh, Leo, would you be a lamb and see who that is? (Leo Leaves the kitchen. Grams sneers at Piper behind her back. Grams moves away when Leo speaks.) Leo: (from foyer) Honey? Honey, you might wanna come look at this! (Piper leaves the kitchen.) [Cut to the foyer. Leo is at the door. Piper walks in.] Piper: What? What is it? (She notices seven dwarves standing on the porch.) Head Dwarf: Someone here eat a poison apple? [Scene: St Regis. Phoebe and Adam are dancing.] Adam: You know there's a fine line between love and hate. Phoebe: What? Adam: It's just I'm not sure if you're dancing with me or for Cole. To make him jealous, I mean. Phoebe: Oh, no, it's not like that at all. It's just very complicated. Adam: I see, I can always have him fired if that would help. Phoebe: Really? (Phoebe giggles.) Adam: Absolutely, just say the word. Phoebe: Word. Adam: Done. (Phoebe sees Leo across the room. He points.) You know, it's almost midnight. What do you say we get out of here? Phoebe: Uh, hold that thought. (Phoebe goes over to Leo. Adam starts to follow but Cole stops him.) Cole: I don't know what happened to you, but I do know evil when I see it. And you're it. Adam: I don't know what you're talking about. Cole: No, of course you don't. But if you try to hurt Phoebe I'll kll you. [Cut to Phoebe and Leo nearby.] Phoebe: She's dad? What do you mean she's dad? Leo: Don't worry the dwarves are all over it. Phoebe: The dwarves? Leo: Piper cast a spell that wound up summoning the descendants of the seven dwarves. Actually, they prefer to be called little people now. Phoebe: Snow White and the Little People. Leo: Look, the point is that they preserve the dad, it's what they do. At least it'll buy us time until we can vanquish the evil witch who's behind all this. Phoebe: Cole is behind all of this. Leo: Not according to the Elders he's not. Phoebe: Wh-? Leo: Look, even if he was responsible there's nothing more that you can do here. Piper needs you back home to try and save Paige. Phoebe: Okay. [Cut to the manor. Living room. Paige is lying in a glass case. The dwarves are standing around it, some cleaning the glass.] Head Dwarf: When's her prince getting here? Piper: She doesn't have a prince. Head Dwarf: No prince? Then who's gonna kiss her? Dwarf #2: I'll do it. Dwarf #3: In you're dreams, stinky. I'll do it. Dwarf #2: I told you not to call me that. Head Dwarf: People! A little professional decorum here please. (to Piper) Forgive them, it's been a while. Piper: Mm-hm. (Piper walks over to the stairs and picks up the Woodsman's axe.) Grams: Uh, um, sweetheart. (She goes over to Piper. She gets nervous when she sees the axe.) What are you doing with that? Piper: Well, I'm not gonna sit around and wait for the wolf to attck. Grams: Wolf? What wolf? Piper: From Little Red Riding Hood. This cloak is meant for me. (She points to the cloak hanging over the rail.) Grams: Oh, you don't believe that silly old story do you? Piper: Grams, you're the one that says fairy tales are based in truth. Grams: Well yes, but that one was made up to scare little kids. I mean after all, a little girl gets eaten in the end, what a downer. Piper: No, the Woodsman comes and cuts open the wolf's stomach and frees her and the grandmother. Grams: Well, that's not the popular version. Piper: Well it's in our version. Grams: Really? Show me. (Piper goes upstairs, carrying the axe. Grams grabs the cloak and follows.) Dwarf #2: You think she knows that's a wolf? Head Dwarf: Not our business. [Cut to the St Regis. Phoebe and Leo rush into a hallway. They turn a corner where there are no people.] Phoebe: Okay, let's orb. (Adam walks around the corner.) Adam: Phoebe. Where are you going? Who is this guy? Phoebe: This is my brother-in-law. Something's happened and I gotta get home. I'm really sorry, Adam. Adam: Then let me give you a ride. (Cole shows up.) Cole: Don't go anywhere with this guy. (Phoebe punches him in the face.) Phoebe: How could you have done this? Cole: Ah, done what? (Adam takes Phoebe's hand.) Adam: Come on. Leo: Phoebe, wait. (Adam and Phoebe walk away.) Cole: Leave her alone. Phoebe: (to Leo) Keep him away from me. (Leo stands in Cole's way.) Cole: Leo, he's evil. Leo: Really? And what are you? [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper and Grams are there. Piper is looking at the fairy tale book.] Piper: So, Red Riding Hood comes into the house and finds the wolf dressed as her Grandmother. As if she wouldn't see through that. Grams: Skip down. Piper: Okay, let's see. She says, "Grandmother, what big ears you have." Grams: The better to hear you with, my dear. (Grams sneaks behind Piper.) Piper: And then, uh, "what big eyes you have." Grams: The better to see you with, my dear. Piper: Yeah, yeah, and then, "what big teeth you have." Grams: The better to eat you with, my dear! (Piper turns to Grams and screams.) [Cut to outside St Regis. Phoebe and Adam walk outside. Leo follows. The clock is striking midnight. Leo grabs his stomach in pain.] Leo: Piper! (Leo orbs out. Phoebe and Adam stand on the sidewalk.) Phoebe: What are we doing out here? (The horse and carriage comes around the corner. Phoebe tries to run but Adam grabs onto her hand. She loses a glass slipper while struggling. The carriage pulls up in front of them and the door magically opens. Adam forces Phoebe into the carriage and shuts the door. The horse and carriage turn into a pumpkin.) [Cut to the castle. The Wicked Witch is watching through the mirror.] Wicked Witch: The end. Commercial Break [Scene: Outside the St Regis. Adam picks up the glass slipper. He walks over to the pumpkin and picks it up. He raises it above his head. Cole walks out.] Cole: Put it down. (Adam turns around with the pumpkin still raised.) Gently. Adam: The can't. The witch'll kll me. Cole: So will I. You don't wanna hurt her. (Adam throws the pumpkin and Cole freezes it. He walks over and picks it up.) Oh, what am I gonna do with you? (He unfreezes Adam and punches him in the face.) Keep your hands off my pumpkin. [Cut to the manor. Attic. Leo and the wolf are there. The wolf is growling viciously at Leo. Leo is holding the axe.] Leo: Where's my wife? (The wolf barks.) Where's my wife?! (The wolf spots the fairy tale book and jumps for it.) No! (Suddenly, the wolf is blown into a million pieces and Piper and Grams fall out of the wolf. They land hard on the ground. Leo drops the axe and rushes over to them.) Piper. (They get up.) Are you okay? Piper: Yeah, I think so. Leo: How did you...? Grams: She blew him up from the inside. (She laughs.) Although it took her long enough. Piper: Ah, back off Grams. I just saved your ass. Grams: Ha! Leo: She's back. (Cole appears, holding the pumpkin.) Cole: Your sister, and, uh, I had nothing to do with this, I swear. Piper: Oh, my. Grams: What are we going to do now? Piper: Well, we do what we were gonna do in the first place. We find the witch who did this and vanquish her. Cole: Do you know how to find her? Piper: No. Leo: Wait a minute, I think I do. The wolf was trying to get into the book of fairy tales. Perhaps it's a portal of some sort. Although I don't know how we access it. Piper: Well, we can't. But maybe Little Red Riding Hood can. (She picks up the cloak.) I knew I was gonna have to put on this stupid thing sooner or later. (She puts it on. Grams hands her a vial of potion.) Grams: Don't forget the potion. Go on, show her who's the most powerful witch of all. (They smile. Piper touches the book and is sucked into it.) [Cut to the castle. The Wicked Witch seems a little worried.] Wicked Witch: Why won't you answer my question? Why won't you tell me what I want to hear? Apprentice: You know as well as I, that I cannot tell a lie. Wicked Witch: Damn it. Well then, if I'm not the most powerful witch in the land who is? (Piper appears.) Piper: Take a wild guess. Wicked Witch: You? That's not possible. The wolf ate you. I saw it! Piper: Yeah, well, I didn't agree with him. (She takes out the potion vial.) See if this agrees with you. (She throws the bottle at the witch.) Wicked Witch: No, I'm melting! I'm melting! I'm melting! (The Wicked Witch melts and disappears. The apprentice is freed from the mirror and then apple, axe and pumpkin appear on their stands. Piper takes off the cloak.) Apprentice: You saved me. Piper: Are you the Keeper? Apprentice: No, his Apprentice. Or... (He looks at the Keepers body on the floor.) At least I was. Piper: Oh, no. Wait, if he didn't come back to life does that mean my sisters won't either? Apprentice: No, no, they were victims of fairy tale magic so when you saved the fairy tales, you saved them too. (He looks over at the slipper stand.) A glass slipper is missing. Must mean that story hasn't found a happy ending yet. Piper: Oh, well, I guess this makes you the new Keeper. (She hands him the cloak.) Apprentice: I guess so. Piper: Any idea how I get the heck out of here? (He thinks and gets an idea. He walks over and picks up a pair of sparkly red shoes like on the Wizard Of Oz.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Paige, Leo and Grams are there.] Paige: Alright, can someone please tell me how I got in a coffin? Grams: You were dad, dear, but bright side, at least now we have something in common. Head Dwarf: You know, you really ought to get yourself a prince, in case this ever happens again. Paige: Uh, who are you? Head Dwarf: We'll send you the bill. Let's go men! Dwarf#2: Come on, guys, let's go. (The dwarves leave. Phoebe and Cole come down the stairs.) Phoebe: Paige! You're okay. (Phoebe hugs Paige.) Cole: Which means the witch is vanquished. So where's... (A swirl of light appears and Piper appears wearing the red the red shoes.) Leo: Piper. Piper: Is everybody okay? Grams: Well, thanks to you they are. Well, I suppose that means it's time for me to go. (to Leo) Mind giving me a lift? Piper: Well, why do you have to go at all? Grams: Because I don't belong here anymore. (She puts her arm around Piper.) See, you thought you needed me, but I was only here to remind you that you don't. Not even for her. Phoebe: Okay, but what about me? I feel like I didn't get to spend any time with you. (She puts her arms around Piper and Grams.) Grams: That's okay. I don't stay dad long. Phoebe: Good point. Grams: (to Paige) Well, do I at least get a hug goodbye? Paige: It was great to finally meet you. (She hugs Grams.) Grams. Grams: Be safe, my darlings. (Leo and Grams orb out. Paige heads for the stairs.) Piper: Where are you going? Paige: I need to catch up on my fairy tales. (Paige goes upstairs.) Piper: Uh, I guess I'm gonna catch up on some sleep. (Piper goes upstairs.) Phoebe: Okay, you want me to say it, don't you? I was wrong, okay, I'm sorry. I really am. Cole: It's not your fault. I lost your trust a long time ago I can't expect to earn it back overnight. Phoebe: I don't think I'm gonna trust anyone any time soon. Cole: Don't you mean Adam? He was just being used by the witch. He's a good guy. Phoebe: Really? I don't think I can even tell anymore. [Scene: St Regis. Everyone has gone. Adam picks up the glass slipper. Cole and Phoebe watch him from near by.] Phoebe: What are we doing here? Cole: Rebuilding your trust. You liked him when you first met him, right? Phoebe: Yeah. So? Cole: So, he's not under a spell. Why don't you see if your original instincts were right? Look, I don't want you to fall in love with him, Phoebe. But you need to realise he's not evil. Phoebe: Why are you doing this? Cole: Because unless you learn to trust yourself again, you'll never learn to trust me. (Phoebe walks over to Adam. Adam puts the slipper on a chair and they walk off. The slipper disappears. Cole walks out to the centre of the room.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x03 - Happily Ever After"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Krista Vernoff Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 04 Episode Number: 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Phoebe's room. Phoebe is asleep in bed. She is dreaming about Cole, having flashbacks.] Cole: Ladies, my name's Cole Turner... I won't hurt you. Phoebe: It's a little too late for that, don't you think? Cole: Phoebe, I'm telling you, I'm not evil anymore... I come to you nothing more, nothing less. Piper, Phoebe, Paige: Vanquish this evil from time and space. (Phoebe wakes up with a jolt.) [Scene: An apartment. A man and a woman are on the bed. The woman is humming a song. She strokes his chest and then his face. She gasps.] Woman: Oh! Man: Don't stop. Woman: But it's time. Can't you feel it? Your wife is almost here. Man: Oh, my wife. Melissa. Woman: Yes, didn't I mention? (A door opens and closes from outside.) I always like to let the wives watch their men die. Melissa: David? (She walks in.) Woman: Now. (She kisses David passionately and hums a song. Smoke rises from their lips and turns into flames. David falls back on the bed, dad.) Wow. Oh, your husband was so much fun. It's time to snap out of it and feel the pain. (She throws her against a table and it smashes.) Melissa: David? Woman: Oh, he can't hear you. (She waves her hand in front of the curtain and it bursts into flames.) Not anymore. Melissa: Oh, god! (She races over to David but she stops her.) Woman: Ah-a-a-a. You see, I was brned for my sins. Only fair you should burn too. (Melissa coughs from the smoke. The woman smokes out.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Phoebe's sitting at her desk, talking on the phone.] Phoebe: Death did us part, Cole. Just because you figured out a way to come back, doesn't mean that I didn't keep my end of the bargain. Cole: Come on, Phoebe, a quickie divorce... Phoebe: I just thought since we weren't gonna ride off into the sunset... Cole: You want sunset? I can have us on horseback in five seconds flat. Phoebe: Oh, yeah? What, are you gonna steal a horse from one of those apocalypse guys? Cole: Haven't I proven to you that I'm not evil anymore? Phoebe: Cole, we've been through this, okay. Your powers are evil, your blood is acidic and everything that you are you stole from the demonic wasteland. Cole: This morning my firm agreed to pro bono work. You can't say that's evil. Phoebe: Well, if you use demonic mind control to convince your firm to do it, then yeah. Cole: I also used my powers to vanquish three demons this week. What about that? Phoebe: Cole, it doesn't matter who you're helping. If you're using your evil powers then it doesn't help, count. (Cole turns up the volume on the TV.) Reporter: The neighbours fear that some residents may be trapped inside. Phoebe: Hello? Reporter: The flames are so intense the firefighters have been unable to get inside to help. Phoebe: Cole? (Cole disappears.) Cole? [Cut to the Bay Mirror. Some employees are watching the news. Suddenly, Cole walks out of the building on the TV, carrying a woman.] Employee: He saved that woman! Employee #2: He saved her. (Phoebe watches the TV in awe.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Paige is there making a potion. Piper walks in slowly, holding her stomach.] Piper: Paige? (Piper hiccups and a fizzy bubble floats out of her mouth.) Paige. Paige: Yeah, just a second. (Piper hiccups another fizzy bubble. Piper picks up a pan and drops it on the table. Paige gets a fright and drops something in the pot. The potion explodes.) Paige: Uh! Are you trying to kll us? Piper: No, I'm trying to get a little attention around here, which these days seems to require a small explsin. Paige: Well, excuse me for trying to focus. Piper: Focus? Paige, ever since you quit your job you've been on some weird witchcraft mission. Now, I miss my sister and I can not stand the constant reek of your potions. Paige: Well, since when do your nasal passages take precedence over my potions? Piper: Since I got pregnant and my senses went into over drive. But that's alright, you know, you've been busy, maybe you haven't noticed. Paige: Look, I gave up a promising career so I could focus on the craft and no offence, Piper, I've still got a lot to learn. Which means I can't just sit around the house chit-chatting. Piper: Paige, I don't wanna chat. I got problems here. Geez, you look like my husband with boobs. (Piper hiccups a fizzy bubble. She sighs.) Paige: Uh, what the hell was that? Piper: That was the latest in a series of wacky tricks my growing baby is playing on my body. You know, because the constant nausea and the torturous breast pain was not enough. Paige: That orbs, is that normal? Piper: This is what I'd like to know. You're half Whitelighter like the baby, did you ever... Paige: Burp white light? No. What else is happening to you? Piper: What's happening is I think my baby is trying to turn me into some kind of pacifist. Paige: Huh. What does Leo say about this? Piper: Well, mostly Leo says "Sorry, honey, I gotta go". (They hear the TV on and they walk into the living room. Leo's there watching TV.) Oh, good, you're home. You would not believe what's happening with my... Leo: Did you see this? Paige: You came home to watch TV? Leo: No, look. (The news is showing replays of Cole saving Melissa.) Piper: Is that Cole? Paige: Oh my god, I can't believe he's doing look at me I'm a good guy routine on prime time. Phoebe must be thrilled. Leo: Well, she should be. The Elders said the woman he saved, Melissa, is a future Whitelighter and if he hadn't saved her, she would never get the chance to do the good that would earn her her wings. Piper: Well, speaking of Whitelighters, I dreamt an animated musical last night. Is that normal? Leo: Normal? Piper: Yeah, in case you haven't noticed which I know you haven't, my body, my thoughts, my dreams have all gone wonky. Leo: Well, I'm sure it's all just normal pregnancy stuff. I mean, we could talk about this later if you want to. Paige: Oh, I think you should talk about it now. Leo: Okay, well, I think this attck on Melissa was demonic and the Elders want me to watch after her until she's safe. Piper: Fine. Go. (Tears well up in her eyes.) Leo: Oh, not the crying thing. Piper: Leo, I have growing powers inside of me. Powers that I do not understand, and the only person who does understand them never has time to talk. Add that to raging hormones and I guarantee you I am absolutely entitled to do the crying thing! (She hiccups another fizzy bubble.) Paige: Okay, is that normal? Leo: I am sure that it's just all this arguing has got the baby upset. Piper: Leo, the baby is an inch long. All this arguing is upsetting the mummy. Leo: Okay, honey, look, I'm sure that it's nothing to worry about. Right now I need to watch after Melissa and you need to figure out who's after her. I'm sorry. (Piper looks away. Leo kisses her head and orbs out.) Paige: You want me to orb his butt back here for you? Piper: No, he's right. Innocents come first. And besides, the smell of his aftershave was making me wanna vomit a little. (She heads for the door.) Paige: Where you going? Piper: To Darryl. To see if the police found anything at the crime scene that might help. Paige: Okay, not to sound too simplistic but if she's a Whitelighter-to-be, doesn't that mean we're after a Darklighter? Piper: No, Darklighters use poison arrows, they don't usually set fires. Paige: Well, why would a demon wanna kll her anyway? Piper: I don't know, but the sooner we find out, the sooner I'll probably be able to finish a conversation with my husband. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Phoebe's sitting at her desk. There's a knock at the door.] Phoebe: I'm not here, go away. (The door opens and Elise walks in.) Elise: Ahh, if it isn't the little wife. Phoebe: Actually, it's not. My marriage is over. All except for the paperwork. Elise: Don't let your readers here you say that. Who wants to take advice from the woman who's divorcing Superman? Phoebe: Elise, he's no hero. And if you're here to make me give an interview that's exactly what I'll say. Elise: Which is why you'll be getting the interview instead. Phoebe: Excuse me? No, I'm not a reporter. Elise: No, but you're the wife. It's called human interest. Call your husband and get an exclusive with him. Consider this a personal favour. By favour I mean order. (Elise leaves her office. Phoebe races after her.) Phoebe: Elise. Woman to woman, okay? Cole was the love of my life. And I'm finally learning to live my life without him. Now calling him for a favour would be opening up a can of worms that I have worked so hard to close. Elise: Woman to woman, if you're still describing this guy as the love of your life then the can is open, the worms are out and you may as well use them to go fishing. [Scene: A club. The Siren is sitting at the bar. She smiles at a man sitting at the bar a couple of stools down.] Siren: Shouldn't you be at home with your wife? Man: Probably. (She moves to the stool next to him.) Siren: Rough day? Man: Rough month. Siren: You know what might make you feel better? A little music. (She starts humming a song. She strokes his face. The news comes on a TV near by.) What? She's alive? Man: I'm sorry, what? Siren: You have no idea how lucky you just got. (She leaves.) Commercial Break [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Phoebe and Cole are there.] Phoebe: Alright, let's get this over with shall we? (She sighs.) What was going through your mind while you were in the fre? Cole: Uh, well, mostly I was hoping that one of the powers I picked up from the demonic wasteland would protect me from the flames. Phoebe: You know what? Let's just forget it. Let's just forget this whole thing. Cole: No, no, no, I'm sorry. I'll, uh, I'll reign it in. Phoebe: Alright. Well, what was going through your mind when you were in the fre? Cole: I was thinking, um, I hope I make it out of this. I'd hate to never see my wife again. Phoebe: Cole... Cole: I'm serious. All day long, every thing I do I'm thinking of you. Phoebe: Okay, do you think this is some kind of game? Do you have any idea how disturbing it was for me to watch you walk through a wall of fre. Cole: I saved a woman's life, how is that disturbing? Phoebe: Well, because you have more powers than any demon I have ever met. And the city may think that you're just this brave guy, but I know the truth, okay, and it's freakin' scary. Cole: I will not use my powers for anything but good. Phoebe: I know you believe that and I know you want it to be true but, Cole, it's just a matter of time. Cole: You're wrong. (He stands up.) Phoebe: Cole, evil is inside of you, it's who you are. And no amount of good deeds will ever change that. Cole: You're wrong. And if I have to hunt down and kll every demon in San Francisco to prove it to you, then that's what I'm gonna do. Phoebe: Cole. What about the interview? Cole: You know me so well make it up. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Paige and a Darklighter are there. The Darklighter is in a crystal trap. Piper walks in.] Piper: Paige! Paige: In the attic. Piper: Okay, so the good news is it's not a... Darklighter. Darklighter: That's what I've been telling her. (Paige throws a crystal at the trap and shocks him.) Paige: Shut up! Darklighter: I told you I don't know anything! (She touches the trap with a crystal and shocks him. He doubles over in pain.) Piper: Paige. What are you doing? (They walk away from the trap.) Paige: Relax, Piper, I summoned him into a trap so he can tell me which one of his lovely friends is trying to kll Melissa. Piper: I'm sorry, did you say relax? You brought a Darklighter into our home and you want me to relax? Paige: Don't worry, the Book Of Shadows is safe downstairs. (The Darklighter tries to disable the trap but zaps himself.) Piper: I'm not worried about the book. Paige, you have Whitelighter genes which means this guy could kll you, not to mention my husband an my unborn child. (The Whitelighter disables the trap and escapes.) Paige: It's not like he's in a power position or anything. (The Whitelighter's crossbow appears and he sht for Piper and Paige. They move out of the way.) Okay, I was wrong, blow him up! (Piper tries to blow him up but fireworks appear above him.) Piper: What the hell? Paige: Crossbow! (The crossbow orbs into Paige's hands and she sht at the Darklighter. He is vanquished.) Piper: See? This is why we do not summon Darklighters to the house! Paige: Noted. Now what the hell is going on with your powers, lady? Piper: I don't know. I think my half-Whitelighter baby thought that fireworks would be prettier than demon guts. Paige: Okay, we need to teach your also half-witch baby the joys of maiming and klling demons. (She points at her with the crossbow.) Piper: Get that thing away from me. (Paige puts it down.) Leo! Paige: What, are you gonna tell on me now? Piper: No! We need help, especially if my baby's gonna be messing with my powers. Look, Melissa's husband's lungs were incinerated before the apartment brned. Leo! And Darryl said three other men died the same way recently. So the fact that Melissa is a future Whitelighter might be just a coincidence. For god's sakes, Leo! (Her mobile phone rings. She answers it.) Hello? Leo: Yeah, what's up? Piper: What's up? Now you don't even come home when I call? Leo: Well, I haven't had a chance to get in to heal Melissa. She's in really bad shape but I think the doctor's about to come out any minute. [Cut to Leo at the hospital.] Piper: Yeah, okay, but we're in pretty bad shape here too. We've got some fre breathing demon to deal with. (A nurse walks up to Leo.) Nurse: Uh, sir, that phone is for staff use only. Leo: Okay, just one second. (to Piper) Now's my chance, I have to go. [Cut to the attic.] Piper: No, no, no, you don't understand. My powers are on the fritz and I have no idea how to... (Leo hangs up.) Control them. [Cut to the hospital. Leo walks into Melissa's room. The Siren smokes in.] Leo: Hey! (He holds out his hand and the Siren sees his wedding ring. She starts humming a song and moves closer to Leo.) [Cut to the manor. Attic.] Paige: Maybe he got disconnected? Piper: Oh, no, he hung up on me. Okay, vanquish demon first, kll husband later. Let's just get to the book... (She hears the Siren's humming.) Leo. Paige: What? Piper: It's so beautiful. Paige: What is? Hello, anybody home? Piper: Leo. [Cut to the hospital. The Siren is kissing Leo. Smoke is rising from their lips. Paige orbs in with Piper.] Paige: Hey! (She grabs an IV stand and hits the Siren over her back. She is knocked to the floor. Leo coughs.) Orb her out, Leo! (Leo orbs out with Melissa. The Siren gets up.) Piper: Kiss this, bitch! (Piper tries to blow her up but colourful leaves fall from above her.) Oh, bad baby! (The Siren pushes Piper out the window. Paige throws a pole at the Siren and it goes right through her stomach. Paige orbs out. The Siren smokes out.) [Cut to outside. Piper is falling from the room. Paige orbs in and grabs her. They fall into a dumpster.] Piper: I ht her with flowers? Paige: You're welcome. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Leo and Melissa are there. Melissa is lying on the couch while Leo heals her. Piper and Paige orb in and Piper freezes Melissa.] Paige: Well, at least that power still works. Leo: Are you alright? What happened? Piper: Before or after you were making out with the demon? (Leo sighs.) Paige: Well, I'll just go get the book. (Paige leaves.) Leo: Honey... Piper: No, don't you honey me. Leo, our pacifist offspring just turned my best offensive power into flowers. Which got me blown out a window. (Leo goes over to her.) Leo: Wh- are you alright? Did she heal you? Piper: Oh, is that what you think? Because I'm self healing now that you don't need to be around? Leo: No, I don't think that at all. Look, let's just focus on what's going on with your powers. Piper: No, I'm sick and tired of focusing on everything but us. I feel like I'm going through this whole pregnancy thing by myself and I do not like it. Leo: Well, what am I supposed to do? I have a job. Piper: Yeah, you have a wife too. (Paige walks in with the book.) Paige: I think I found the demon. Am I interrupting something? Piper: Yes. What does the book say? Paige: Well, as a mortal the Siren fell in love with a married man but when they were caught the man was held blameless. Piper: Typical. Paige: The village women cheered as they brned her to death and her rage turned her into a Siren, a vengeful demon who seduces married men with her song, then destroys the couples with the very flame that consumed her. Piper: Lovely. Paige: Nothing we can't handle with a good potion. Leo: I wouldn't be so sure, you didn't feel her power. Piper: Looked to me like you felt a little bit more than her power. Leo: Yeah, right, like I really wanted to. Piper: Yeah, well, if you were home instead... Leo: What? What am I supposed to do? Abandon my charges? Clip my wings? Piper: I expect you to care, and notice, and ask what's going on with me. I expect you to make me a priority and not just when demons are involved. (Orbing light appears out of Piper and Leo's backs.) Paige: Uh, Piper, Leo? Leo: Look, it's not like I'm out golfing or screwing around. I'm working and my work is very important. Piper: I'm not saying that it isn't. Leo: Then what are you saying? Paige: You guys? Piper: Forget it, you don't understand. Leo: I don't understand? You don't understand. Piper: Well, I understand that your charges are more important than your family. Leo: You have no idea what I go through every day. Piper: Yeah, well, you have no clue what I go through every day. (The two orbing lights ht Piper and Leo and knock them to the floor.) Paige: Ooh, that can't have been good. Leo: What happened? (Piper and Leo get up.) Paige: Well, I tried to tell you guys. Orbs were swirling and... (Melissa unfreezes. She gets up, frightened.) Melissa: Where, where am I? Leo: Freeze her again. (Piper tries to freeze her but she orbs out and back in instead.) Piper: Whoa. (Melissa gasps.) What just happened here? (Melissa gets scared and heads for the door.) Leo: Melissa, wait! (He reaches out for her and blows up the glass on the door.) Melissa: Oh my god! Piper: Hey! That's my power! (Melissa opens the door and runs away. Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Okay, why do I have the feeling my day's about to get worse? Leo: Uhh... [Scene: The Siren's place. The Siren and a demon are there. The Siren still has the pole stuck in her stomach. The demon is making a black paste.] Demon: Hold on, almost there. (He pulls out the pole.) Siren: Was it the Charmed Ones? (He smells the pole.) Demon: Smells that way. There were only two? (She nods.) Lucky you didn't meet all three. You wouldn't have had the luxury of calling me for healing. (He spreads some paste on her wound.) You should leave before the witches find you. Siren: I want them to find me. Save me from having to sing for their husbands. Demon: So eager for vengeance. Foolish girl. You barely got away the first time. Siren: I wasn't ready for them, this time I will be. Demon: But how can you hope to fight such powerful witches? Siren: They may be powerful but they are no different than any other woman when it comes to love. [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Piper, Phoebe and Leo are there. Paige is in the foyer pacing up and down with the Book Of Shadows.] Leo: I need to go after Melissa. Phoebe: And what? Blow her up? Leo: Damn it. (to Piper's stomach) Give daddy his powers back now. Phoebe: Don't blame my niece. She magically swapped your powers because the two of you were not communicating. Piper: We were communicating, we were just communicating loudly. Phoebe: Well, think what you want, I think my niece is a genius. She did exactly what any good marriage counsellor would've done. Leo: A good marriage counsellor would've swapped our powers? Phoebe: No. She would've made you walk a mile in each other's shoes. Piper: Ugh. Paige: Abracadabra! (The broken glass on the door magically gets repaired.) Phoebe: Nice job! Piper: You did all that with abracadabra? Paige: Nah, I used a spell. I just always wanted to say that. Come on, we need to go make the Siren's potion before she starts singing again. Leo: Uh, shouldn't we concentrate on swapping our powers back? Paige: Come on now, Leo, you know how that works. You two are only gonna get your powers back once you've learned your lessons. Piper: Ugh, I hate that. It's just so very after school special. [Time lapse. Everyone's in the kitchen. Phoebe and Paige are making the potion. Piper is standing there patting her head.] Piper: Okay, uh, what's with all the chatter in my head? Leo: It's probably one of my charges. Does anyone sound panicked? Piper: How do you differentiate? Wait, do you hear these voices all the time? Leo: Pretty much. Phoebe: Okay, can we just focus on the Siren? Power swap or not, if she came after you once you're still vulnerable. Paige: Hey, you're still married too, she might come after you. Phoebe: Yeah, technically. Besides, if she's stupid enough to go after Cole it'll be her swan song. (They hear knocking.) Piper: Knocking, okay, I'm hearing knocking sounds. Paige: Yeah, honey, we all are. (Cole appears.) Phoebe: Cole. Cole: What? I knocked. Piper: Doors, people use doors. Cole: No time. I came to warn you there's a Siren in town. I think she might be the one that... Paige: Set the fre? Yeah, yeah, we got that. (Leo burps and a fizzy bubble floats out of his mouth.) Cole: Whoa, what was that? Piper: Hey, how did you do that? Leo: I don't know but I'm feeling really nauseous. Piper: Oh, god, and I'm not. Wait, how, why... Why does he have my pregnancy symptoms? Cole: Wait, w-wait, you're pregnant? Piper: Well, I was but now I think Leo is. Cole: Huh? Leo: No, no-no-no-no. Paige: Relax, you guys. Leo blew the door up, he didn't cover it in flowers, which mean clearly you're still pregnant. Piper: Mm. Then why...? Phoebe: Because magic has a sick sense of humour. Just enjoy it. Leo: Are your boobs always this sore? (Piper laughs.) Cole: I'm a little confused. Phoebe: Cole, maybe you should leave. Cole: Phoebe, the Siren is dangerous and since your powers are obviously a little off, maybe I could help. Piper: Uh, that's okay, we don't need your help. We've got enough demons to deal with around here. Cole: Fine. I'll find her and vanquish her myself. (He disappears.) Phoebe: He's trying so hard to be good, maybe... Paige: Phoebe, we've been down this road before. Piper: Panic! Somedbody's panicking! Leo: Who is it? Piper: Uh, I don't know, it's close. I think it might be Melissa. Paige: Is the Siren after her? Piper: No, she seems more overwhelmed than scared. Leo: Well, yeah, everything she's been through. I have to go to her. Phoebe: You're not going anywhere. She's going. Piper: Me? Why? Phoebe: Well, because you have Leo's powers now. That means you're the Whitelighter. Piper: No-no-no, but that doesn't mean I know what to do. Phoebe: I think that's the point. Walk a mile in each other's shoes. Piper: Ugh. Ahh! (She holds her head.) Leo: Alright, you have to hurry. Paige will show you how to orb. Paige: Nah-uh, I have to stay here and make the potion. Phoebe: I'll do it. Piper: Come on, come on, she's giving me a migraine. (She grabs Paige's arm.) Paige: But... (Paige orbs out with Piper. Phoebe puts some stuff in a pot.) Phoebe: So you ready to kick some demon ass... sis? [Cut to Melissa's burnt apartment. Melissa's there. Piper and Paige orb in.] Paige: Okay, we're here, now what? Piper: I don't know. I mean, she's afraid of us, I don't wanna make her more upset. Paige: Well, let's just cast a spell to help her deal with what she's been through today. Piper: Call me crazy but somehow I don't think witchcraft is the solution here. Paige: Well, I'm out of ideas. Piper: Paige, there is another part of you. Your first father was half Whitelighter. Paige: Yeah, he also has blue eyes, doesn't mean that I do. (They stand on something and Melissa spins around.) Melissa: Who are you? Why won't you leave me alone? Piper: Melissa, we're just trying to help you, and get you some clothes. Melissa: Get away from me! Just leave me alone! (Piper sighs.) Piper: Whoa. Another charge is in trouble. Oh, big trouble. You go after her, I've gotta go. Paige: What? No, you can't expect me to... (Piper orbs out.) I'm not a Whitelighter, I'm a witch! Uh! [Cut to an alley in France. Piper orbs in. A woman is hiding behind some boxes. A rooster is walking around. The woman sees Piper and runs over to her.] Woman: (in French) Where is Leo? Piper: What? Woman: (in French) Please, you have to help, they're after me. Piper: (in French) Calm down, I'll protect you. (in English) Whoa, was that French? Woman: (in French) They're coming! (Two men with gn run around the corner.) Piper: Let's go! (The men sh*t.) [Cut to the manor. Kitchen. Leo blows up the glass on the kitchen cupboard.] Phoebe: Nice sht. Leo: I was aiming for the plant. These powers are useless, they're completely out of control. Phoebe: Well, that's because you're a little out of control. You just need to relax. Leo: Relax? I'm sore all over, I'm without my powers, and I'm about to have to fight a demon. My own aftershave is making me sick. How's Piper do this? Phoebe: Well, she too sometimes gets a little cranky. Leo: The Elders are gonna kll me if anything happens to my charges, they're gonna clip my wings and... (He hiccups a fizzy bubble.) Oh, this is ridiculous. Piper! Piper! Why do they call it morning sickness if it lasts all day? (Piper orbs in holding the rooster.) Phoebe: (laughs) What the hell? A rooster? Piper: Long story. (She puts the rooster down.) Since when do you speak French? Leo: Whitelighters speak whatever language their charges are speaking in. Piper: Uh-huh. We've been together four years and I don't know this? Phoebe: Hey, where's Paige? Because this potion's almost ready. Piper: She is with Melissa, and she's not real happy about it either. Whoa, I gotta go, somebody's calling. Leo: Okay, Piper, wait. I need help with your powers... and with your nausea. Piper: Uh, well, honey, I'm sorry but somebody's really in trouble. (She starts to orb out.) Leo: But I'm really in trouble. Piper: Try saltines. (She orbs out completely.) Phoebe: Okay, (she walks over to Leo) here are your crackers, here's a pad and a pen, we need a summoning spell. Leo: Now I'm supposed to rhyme? Phoebe: Yeah, no rest for the whiney. The potion won't work on the Siren unless we can find her. Do it. (She leaves.) [Scene: The Siren's place. Cole is there. He pushes the demon up against the wall.] Cole: Where is the Siren? (He grabs the demon around his throat. Cole hears the Siren's singing. He lets the demon go.) Demon: I'm sure you two will want to be alone. (The demon disappears. Cole walks over to the Siren. She strokes his hair and he leans in for a kiss.) Siren: Uh-uh. Patience. Right now I need to sing for your witch. (She starts humming a song.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Phoebe is sitting on the floor.] Phoebe: Hey, let's here the spell, Leo, we've got a Siren to vanquish. (Leo walks in and sits down.) Leo: "Oh singing lady of the dusk, who prays on men turns love to lust, we harken ye..." Phoebe: We harken ye? What, are we trying to summon a leprechaun here? (She laughs.) Leo: I told you I wasn't very good at this. Phoebe: Give me that. (She takes the spell.) It's okay, honey, we'll just rewrite that last line. (Paige orbs in.) Paige: What's going on? Is it all over? Piper: No, you're just in time. We have a potion, we have a barricade, we almost have a summoning spell. Paige: Okay, let's get to it. Leo: Wait, where's Melissa? Paige: Melissa... Well, she got herself arrested. I know, I know, I was trying to talk to her and then I was running after and she just kept running and then she ran into the middle of the street and she caused a big giant traffic accident. Phoebe: Paige! Paige: Well, you know, she'll be safe now... in jail. Leo: Paige, you were supposed to be taking care of her. Look, don't you get it? This could be the final straw. The beginning of a downward spiral from which she may never recover. (Phoebe and Paige watch him in awe.) I'm sorry. (He walks into the living room and sits on the couch. He picks up a pillow and hugs it. Phoebe and Paige walk in.) I don't know what's wrong with me. Paige: Dude, it's the crying thing. Phoebe: It's the hormones. Leo: Really? I just thought that was an excuse. Phoebe: Welcome to our world. (Piper orbs in.) Piper: What happened to Melissa? Paige: Ooh, word travels fast. Piper: I feel like she's in trouble but I'm getting so many damn signals I can't find her. (Phoebe hears the Siren's song.) Wasn't she supposed to be the one charge I didn't have to worry about? Phoebe: Cole... Paige: I'm sorry, Piper, I tried. Piper: Yeah, well, while you were trying I evaded assassins, I prevented two crimes of passion in Portuguese no less, and delivered a baby. I think the least that I could ask for in return is a little help from my family. Paige: Well, I told you I wasn't any good at this Whitelighter thing. Leo: But it's in you, it's half of who you are. Paige: Obviously the latent half. Piper: No, Paige, it's the half that made you become a social worker in the first place. But it's like when you quit your job you quit half your personality. Paige: But my job is being a full time witch and I intend to be good at it and I don't think there's a problem with me concentrating on magic. Leo: Well, there is when you're in such a hurry to get back here for a vanquish that you leave an innocent alone and in pain. Piper: Paige, it's our compassion not our powers that separates us from the bad guys. It's the part of you you can never afford to lose. And it's that part of you that Melissa needs now. Paige: I guess I'd better get back to her. (Paige orbs out.) Leo: You know, you're a pretty good Whitelighter. Piper: Well, I learn from the best. [Scene: A police station. A room. Melissa is there. Paige walks in and sits down.] Melissa: How'd you get them to let you in here? Paige: I have a friend who's a police officer and he knows I'm not here to hurt you. Look, I know you don't know me and after everything you've been through today, I know you have no reason to trust me. Melissa: Who are you? What are you? What do you want from me? Paige: My name is Paige Matthews and I'm a witch and a sort of part guardian angel. I know it's a lot to process and really hard to believe but I really do just want to help you. Melissa: I feel like I'm going crazy. Paige: Yeah, I think after what you've been through today anybody would. My friend, he's working on getting you out of here. Melissa: I don't care. I don't care if I ever get outta here. Paige: Melissa, I'm so sorry about your husband. Melissa: I just can't believe that he's gone. Paige: Yeah. [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Leo's there. Piper comes down the stairs.] Leo: Phoebe's not anywhere. Piper: What if Phoebe underestimated the Siren? What if the Siren has Phoebe and Cole? Leo: Can you sense her? Piper: I've been trying but there's all this chaos in my brain. I keep hearing voices and there's all this pain and I can't isolate anything. Leo: I know it's hard but you have to try. Breathe. Concentrate. Piper: Screw that. Let's just cut to the chase. (They orb out.) [Cut to Cole's apartment. Piper and Leo orb in.] Piper: Phoebe? Leo: Cole's place? Did you sense her here? Piper: No, I just decided to rely on some good old fashion common sense. Phoebe? Leo: Okay, well, that's not working and we can't orb all over town trying to find her, you have to sense her. Piper: Well, I can't. Leo: Piper, you have to. (Piper sighs.) [Cut to the Siren's place. Cole and the Siren are there on the bed. The Siren is humming a song.] Siren: Oh, she's almost here. It's too bad. I was actually having fun with you. (Phoebe walks in. The Siren kisses Cole and smoke rises from their mouths. Cole falls back unconscious.) Phoebe: Cole. Siren: He was cute. But this is still my favourite part. (She uses her power and slams Phoebe against a wall.) Nobody hurts me and gets away with it, you little witch. Phoebe: Wanna bet? (Phoebe throws the potion at the Siren but it disintegrates in midair. The Siren turns to Cole, who's sitting on the bed.) Siren: You're alive. That's not possible. Phoebe: Cole, that was the vanquishing potion. Cole: I know. (He walks over to the Siren.) I want her for myself. (She starts to smoke out but he grabs her.) Phoebe: Do me a favour, make it hurt. (Cole kisses the Siren.) Commercial Break [Scene: Cole's apartment. Piper and Leo are there. Piper's sitting on the couch with her eyes closed.] Leo: Piper, you have to focus. Take a deep breath and imagine white lights flowing around you, flowing through you. Piper: If I breathe anymore I'm gonna pass out. Leo: Damn it, Piper. I hear those voices, I feel that pain all the time. How do you think I do it? How do you think I separate myself? Piper: I don't know. Leo: By coming home to you. I've been walking around in your life all day and I honestly don't know how you handle it. The way I handle mine is by coming home to you. It's your love that keeps me whole and sane and balanced, and I need you to allow me to do the same thing for you right now. So look into my eyes, breathe. Phoebe's Voice: Piper? Piper: Oh god. Phoebe. [Cut to the Siren's place. Cole grabs Phoebe by the neck and holds her down.] Phoebe: Cole, get off of me. Leo! Piper! Siren: I think he'll come in handy with your sisters. (Piper and Leo orb in.) Piper: Leo, it's all you. (Leo tries to blow up the Siren but blows up a vase instead. It knocks the Siren backwards. Piper races over and tries to get Cole off Phoebe. He knocks her across the room.) Leo, come on now, focus. (Piper jumps on Cole's back. Leo tries to blow up the Siren but misses.) Hurry! (Phoebe falls unconscious. Leo blows up the Siren. Piper gets off Cole and Cole lets go of Phoebe. He moves away.) Phoebe, wake up. Come on, come on, wake up. Phoebe. Cole: Oh, no. Leo: Heal her. Piper: What? Leo: You can do it. (Piper holds her hands above Phoebe and heals her. Phoebe wakes up.) Piper: Hey, how you doing? (Phoebe sits up and looks at Cole.) Cole: Phoebe... I didn't mean to. I'm sorry. (He disappears.) [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper and Leo are there watching the rooster.] Piper: I'm a nag. Leo: No, you're not. Piper: Yeah, I am and that's why we don't have our powers back yet because I'm a nag and I never learn. Leo: Piper, I am the reason why we don't have our powers back. I've been an insensitive lout and I clearly haven't gotten... Piper: Leo, your work is very important. (The white lights appear behind Piper and Leo. Paige walks in.) Leo: Not more important than my family. Paige: Uh, guys? Leo: I mean, you're pregnant and you need me and I should've understood that instead of... Piper: But I could've been a little more patient. Paige: Guys? Piper/Leo: What? (The white lights ht Piper and Leo and knock them to the floor.) Paige: I just thought you might wanna take cover. (They stand up.) Leo: I'm not nauseous. Piper: Hey, I am! Wait, that's not good news. Leo: What about your powers? (She throws a bagel and blows it up.) Piper: Very nice. Paige: No more floral arrangements. Piper: Yeah, I guess I got in touch with my inner Whitelighter. Paige: Yeah, helping Melissa helped me too. It's good to know I have it in me. (She leaves the kitchen. Piper and Leo smile at each other.) Leo: What? Piper: Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? (Translated to: Want to sleep with me?) Leo: Ooh, mais oui. (Translated to: But yes.) (Piper giggles and they leave the kitchen.) Commercial Break [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Phoebe's there flipping through her mail. There's a knock at the door and Cole walks in.] Phoebe: Hey, look who's back to using doors. Cole: Yeah, I'm trying to, uh, limit my use of powers. Phoebe: Probably a wise decision. Cole: So, uh, did you get my flowers? Phoebe: Yep. Sorry I tried to strangle you? Probably not a card that the florist gets to write every day, huh? Cole: I didn't... Phoebe: I know. I know you're sorry, I know you were under the Siren's spell. Cole: You do know her magic feeds on love. Phoebe: Cole... Cole: She couldn't have lured us if we didn't love each other. Phoebe: Right. So once again our love was nearly fatal. Cole: I never would've hurt you if I wasn't under her spell. Phoebe: Most men don't try to kll their wives when they're under the Siren's spell. Most men just kiss and die. But because you're a demon... Cole: I'm not... Phoebe: Okay, well, because you have demonic powers and a lot of them, you became a bigger thrat than the Siren. And that's only one way out of a thousand that your powers can turn against me. Cole: I guess I didn't want you to be right. Phoebe: Neither did I. End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x04 - Siren's Song"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Mark Wilding Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 05 Episode Number: 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: A club. It is packed with men and women dancing and having a good time. Piper walks through the crowd and catches Leo dancing.] Piper: What are you doing? Leo: DJ's really good, huh? Piper: Yeah, too bad she's not really good at P3. Leo: Right, sorry. Piper: Focus. We are here on business not pleasure. Leo: Okay, I know, I know. But don't you think you're overreacting just a little bit? Piper: No, I don't. This club has become the hottest thing in town and I'd like to know what they're doing that I'm not. Leo: P3's still doing great. Piper: Not as great as it used to be thanks to me. Leo: Okay, well, Piper, you're having a baby, your priorities have changed. Piper: Yeah, well, haven't you heard? Women can have careers and babies now, it's been in all the papers. Leo: Well, are those women trying to save the world from demons too? (Piper spots two people making out on a couch.) Piper: Ugh. Oh, for god's sakes, people, get a room. (They stop kissing. It's Paige.) Paige: Piper. (She stands up.) Piper: Paige? What are you doing here? Paige: Well, you know, just hanging out. Piper: You couldn't hang out at our club? Guy: What, and miss this DJ? Come on. Paige: Uh, this is my other sister, Piper and her husband Leo. This is Dave. Leo: Nice to meet you. (Leo and Dave shake hands.) Dave: Yeah, you too, mate. Thanks. Piper: I didn't know there was a Dave. Paige: Oh, we've only been hanging out for like three weeks. Piper: Weeks? (Phoebe comes up to Paige and hands her a drink.) Phoebe: Here you go. (She spots Piper.) Oh, hi, Piper. Hey, hey, wow, you're up late. What are you doing here? Piper: Right back at ya. Leo: Dave, how about I buy you a drink. Phoebe: Yeah. Dave: I've got one, thanks. Leo: That's not gonna be enough. (Leo and Dave walk away.) Piper: Thought you said you were working tonight. Phoebe: Yeah, well, I mean, I'm actually working here, you know, I thought that guys could help me with my advice to other guys, you know. And that-that guy over there with the dimples... Hi! Yeah, huge help. Piper: Well, see, yeah, I don't know what bugs me more. The fact that you guys are here or that you're here without me. Paige: Well, we just didn't think it would be good for the baby, you know, all the noise and the people. Piper: Yeah, I know, but sometimes it's good for the mummy to get out. Paige: Okay, so you would've wanted to come? Piper: No. But that is beside the point. Paige: You're a very confusing woman. Piper: It's alright, hey, it's no big deal. You guys, I'll see you at home. (She walks away.) Phoebe: Oh, Piper. Paige: Still think this is a good idea? Phoebe: Well, you know Piper. She won't slow down unless someone slows her down. I just don't want to do anything to add to her stress. [Scene: Outside a building. It's dark. A boy is there drawing on a notepad. A demon appears.] Demon: You seem stressed. Boy: Arnon, you scared me. Arnon: What are you doing out here? Boy: Door's locked so I thought I'd practise drawing while I waited. Arnon: Good. Boy: Not really. I don't know, I just can't seem to make it work. I've done everything you've said, tried to focus. Arnon: Then you're not trying hard enough. You have a special gift, Kevin, a very special gift. If you're to master it, you have to believe in it fully. You draw to see it better but it'll never be real, not unless you make it real in your mind's eye. Make it real, Kevin. Make it come to life. (Kevin completes his drawing and stares at it. A tiger appears near by.) Kevin: Oh my god, it worked! (The tiger growls.) Okay, how do we make it go away? (Arnon rips the page out of the book and tears it in half. The tiger disappears.) Arnon: Now, it's time to make that hero of yours real too, to take care of your little problem. And then, take care of mine. Opening Credits [Scene: A dark alley. Kevin turns a corner and a guy walks up to him.] Guy: What are you doing here, fool? Kevin: I'm just trying to get home, Caz. Caz: Listen! (He pushes Kevin. Two other guys stand behind Kevin.) We've had this conversation. This is where I do my business. Alright, and I don't like getting bothered. (Kevin looks at the guys behind him.) Guy #2: Turn around. Caz: It's gonna cost you. (He grabs Kevin's bag.) Kevin: Hey! (He pulls out his drawing book and looks at a drawing.) Caz: What is this? Is this me? Getting my ass kicked by you? (He hits Kevin across the face and Kevin falls to the ground. Caz throws the book at Kevin.) Catch ya next time, little man. (They walk away. The wind blows the book open. Kevin smiles at a drawing of a superhero.) [Cut to an office. Caz and a guy is there. The place is trashed. Caz picks up a bag of stuff.] Caz: Alright, that's enough, let's get outta here. (They start to leave and they see a superhero standing near the door. He is covered in black leather and wearing a black mask across his eyes.) What is this, Halloween? Who the hell are you, fool? Superhero: I'm the Aggressor. Caz: The Aggressor? Whoever you are you just made a serious mistake. (The guy gets out a Knfe and attcks the Aggressor. The Aggressor moves behind the guy in the blink of an eye.) Aggressor: Behind you. (He grabs the guy and throws him across the room. Caz gets out a gn and sht at the Aggressor. The Aggressor deflects the bllts with his hand and they ht Caz. The Aggressor leaves in the blink of an eye.) [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper is there making a huge sandwich. Paige walks in through the back door.] Paige: Morning. Piper: Morning. Did you just get home? Paige: Yeah. (She notices Piper's sandwich.) Oh my god. Pickles and hot fudge sauce and mustard, are you seriously eating that? Piper: That was the plan. Wait a minute, you didn't come home all night? Paige: No, mum. Why? Piper: I must be going nuts 'cause I could've sworn I saw you when I walked past your room. Paige: Was it about 2:30? Was I half naked? Piper: Paige, what's going on? Paige: Nothing, I don't wanna bother you. (She sits at the table.) Piper: You're not bothering me. Why does everybody think they're bothering me all of a sudden? I'm not bothered. What's the matter? Paige: Well, I was sorta messing around with Dave and... Piper: Messing around? Paige: Yeah. Having sex. Piper: Oh. Paige: See, this is why I don't want to talk to you about this. It's weird talking to a pregnant lady about sex anyway. Piper: Well, uh, Paige, how do you think I got pregnant? Paige: Err, I don't wanna know that either. Anyway, so we were doing, you know, and I was about to, you know, and suddenly I orbed out upstairs. Piper: Oh my god, you didn't? Did he notice? Paige: No, thank god, I orbed back in before the lights came back on. Talk about embarrassing. Piper: Forget embarrassing. Paige, you could've had some serious explaining to do. Paige: Well, I didn't plan on orbing out, Piper, it wasn't exactly my particular goal at the moment. Piper: Okay, so why do you think this is happening? I mean, is he not getting the job done? Paige: No, he's getting the job done fine. I think I like him a lot and other than Glen, he's been the first guy I've been with since I found out I was a witch and I think I'm so busy protecting this big old secret of ours that I can't really let my guard down. How'd you do it? Piper: Marry an angel. (They hear a crash and Leo groaning in another room.) Leo? [Cut to the conservatory. Leo and an Elder are on the floor. Looks like Leo orbed onto a coffee table. They get up.] Leo: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, are you alright? Elder: Been orbing long have we? Leo: Hey, I'm a little nervous. (Piper and Paige walk in.) Piper: Leo, what happened? We heard a crash. Elder: He missed. Piper: Uh, who's the critic? Leo: This is Ramus, he's an Elder. Piper: An Elder? Really? Paige: I thought you told us he wasn't coming til tonight? Piper: Told us? Nobody told me anything. Leo? Leo: Well, we didn't want you to worry about demonic thrat until it was absolutely necessary. Piper: What thrat? Ramus: Well, I suppose this will have to do. (He walks across the room.) Piper: Okay, uh, what are you two up to? Paige: It was Phoebe's idea. Leo: Uh, we were just trying to make things a little easier, that's all, relieve some stress. Piper: Well, stop it, 'cause it's pissing me off, I'm pregnant not terminal. So what, what is he doing here? Leo: Uh, Ramus is retiring. He came down to pass on his powers to a new Elder. Piper: So... Leo: So? There isn't a demon alive who wouldn't love to have his powers. So the Elders want you to protect him in case there's an attck. Paige: Why can't he just orb out? Ramus: Because my powers are mental, young lady, not physical. You'd think a charge of yours would know something as basic as that. (Ramus walks around the room.) Paige: Nothing wrong with his hearing. Piper: No, just his attitude. Leo: Piper! Piper: What? Leo: A little respect. Piper: Ugh, for crying out loud. So who is this new Elder and when does he get here? Ramus: We don't know who he is. All I know is that the transfer must take place during tonight's equinox or else I will lose my powers forever. Piper: So we're just supposed to sit around here and wait? Ramus: Yes. Unfortunately. [Scene: An abandoned building. There are parts of aeroplanes scattered around the place. Kevin walks in.] Kevin: Arnon? (Arnon appears in a chair.) Arnon: I was getting worried about you, Kevin. Kevin: Arnon, you scared me. Arnon: Sorry. Where's the Aggressor? Kevin: He's, he's gone. I ripped up the drawing. Arnon: You what? Kevin: He klled a guy. Arnon, he klled Kaz. Arnon: Isn't that why you wanted me to help you create your superhero in the first place? Kevin: No, not to kll. I never wanted that. Arnon: He was a bad guy, wasn't he? Just like Ramus is. Kevin: I'm not drawing him again. Arnon, I'm sorry. Arnon: We had a deal. I help you, you help me, remember? Now, I need the Aggressor to take out Ramus. To rid him of his powers. Kevin: Why can't you just take him out yourself? Arnon: I told you. I only have the ability to sense great powers, not possess them. That's how I found you, that's how I'll find Ramus. Now, help me do the right thing, Kevin. Bring your superhero back to life, before somebody else loses theirs. Commercial Break [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Phoebe's there working on her laptop. Her assistant walks in with a box full of letters.] Phoebe: Those are all life and death? Assistant: Well, not literally. At least, not most of them. Phoebe: What am I supposed to do? I can't keep up, they just keep coming. Assistant: What can you do? Answer two or three a day and ignore the rest. You can't help everybody. Phoebe: Yeah, that's the problem. (The phone rings.) I got it, thanks. (The assistant leaves.) Phoebe Halliwell. Piper: So what do you say to an over bearing younger sister who's treating her pregnant older sister like a porcelain doll? Phoebe: Thank you? Piper: How about knock it off. Phoebe: That's probably better advice. Are you mad at me? Piper: No, not if you come home and baby sit Ramus. Phoebe: Oh, sweetie, I can't. I've got a gazillion letters that I have to get to. Piper: Well, Bored in Berkley can wait. I've got DJ's to audition. Phoebe: No, believe me, these are a lot more serious than that. And you're not supposed to be going to work anyway. Piper: Phoebe. Phoebe: I'm sorry, can't I worry about my niece? Okay, look, what about Paige? Can't she come? Piper: Apparently not. She's with Dave trying desperately not to orb. Phoebe: Oh, for goodness sakes. Okay, well, what about, um... (Cole stands at the doorway. He clears his throat.) Cole. Piper: Cole, watching an Elder? I really don't think that's a good idea. Phoebe: No, b... p... you... Okay, I'll be home as soon as I can, okay? (Phoebe hangs up.) Cole: Phoebe. Phoebe: Whatever it is, I don't have time. Cole: No, you don't understand, this isn't about us. I need your help. Phoebe: Yeah, who doesn't? Cole: Have you ever heard of Edward Miller, the slumlord? He took millions from the city and renovation money but instead of fixing up the building he's trying to kick the tenants out. Phoebe: Well, how is he able to do that? Cole: I don't know but that's why I'm trying to get an injunction to stop him. Phoebe: Oh, really? You? What's with all the red tape? Why don't you just turn him into a fountain pen? Cole: Believe me, I'm tempted but, um, I've decided I'm not gonna use my powers no matter what. Phoebe: Since when? Cole: Since I tried to strangle you with them. (Phoebe grabs her coat and bag and leaves her office.) Phoebe: (to her assistant) I'll be working from home for the rest of the day. Cole: Phoebe, listen to me. This is legitimate. These people are going to be evicted tonight and I can't get an injunction until tomorrow. I mean, if you could just thrat to expose him in your paper or maybe even link it to a TV station. Phoebe: Cole, I don't have enough time to help my readers with their problems right now. Cole: But we're talking about whole families here. Kids, babies, with nowhere to go. Phoebe: Look, I think it's great that you wanna help, I really do. But I can't. I am powerless to do anything right now. Cole: You may be a lot of things but powerless isn't one of them. (Cole walks away.) Assistant: Was he talking about Edward Miller, the slumlord? (Phoebe nods.) Actually, you did get some letters from some of his tenants. Phoebe: Really? I haven't seen them. Assistant: No, you haven't gotten to them. [Scene: Dave's apartment. Paige and Dave are lying in bed.] Dave: Did you? Paige: No. Dave: Didn't think so. Paige: It's not you, Dave. Trust me, it's me. Dave: You keep saying that, Paige, but what does that mean? Paige: It's complicated. Dave: Well, you're in luck. 'Cause I happen to specialise in complicated. Come on, talk to me, you won't scare me away. Paige: Promise? Dave: Mm-hm. Paige: It's just that I'm really different than other girls. Dave: I know, that's what I like about you. Paige: No, I mean, really different, more than you could possibly imagine. Dave: Okay. Paige: So you're alright with that? Dave: Alright with what? Paige: Forget it. Dave: Forget what? Paige: Look, I'm not a freak, it's not like I have a tail or something. Dave: Paige, I don't know what you're talking about. Paige: Just forget I said anything. Dave: But you didn't say anything. Paige: You know, I think I got closer that time. You wanna try again? (They kiss.) [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Ramus is meditating in mid-air. He has a blue light surrounding him.] Piper: Leo? (Piper walks in.) Leo! (Ramus falls to the floor.) What are you doing? Ramus: Would you mind? My meditation requires peace and quiet. Piper: Well, then you're in the wrong house, pal. Have you seen my husband? Ramus: He's upstairs. Piper: Okay, could you tell him that I'll be at P3. He can watch over you until Phoebe shows up. Ramus: I'll tell him no such thing. It is your job to protect me, not his. Those are the rules. Piper: Hm. Well, history lesson. I'm not a big fan of your rules, in fact I take pride in breaking them. Ramus: I know, you've been a real pain over the years. Piper: Oh, you mean marrying Leo? Yes, I know you Elders were dad set against that. Ramus: Not all of us. Some of us foresaw the special baby you'd be carrying. Piper: Still, that doesn't... What do you mean special? (Phoebe walks in through the front door.) Phoebe: Hi! Piper: Wait, what do you mean? Phoebe: Oh, don't get excited, I can't stay long. Ramus: (to Piper) You'll see. (Phoebe rushes over to Piper and Ramus.) Phoebe: (to Ramus) Hi, wow. (She shakes his hand.) It is an honour and a pleasure to meet an Elder... sir... really... wow. Okay, but I've gotta go. I'm sorry, but if I don't stop that dirt bag landlord... Ramus: Oh. Piper: What's the matter? Ramus: Someone's coming... for me. (The Aggressor appears in a blink of an eye.) Aggressor: Ramus. Ramus: Hurry, freeze him. (Piper freezes him but he fights through it. He heads for Ramus and Phoebe pushes him out of the way.) Phoebe: Paige! (Paige orbs in, half naked.) Paige: Damn it, I was so close. Aggressor: I don't wanna hurt you, I just want him. Phoebe: Yeah, well, forget about it. (Phoebe goes to kick him and he grabs her leg and pushes her across the room. Leo runs down the stairs.) Leo: Ramus! (He dives on Ramus and orbs out with him. The Aggressor leaves in a blink of an eye.) Phoebe: Who was that masked man? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk in. Paige is now wearing a dressing gown.] Paige: Okay, we should look under... actually I have no idea what to look under. Piper: Well, he had a great big giant A on his chest, how about A? Phoebe: I'm telling you, you are not gonna find him in the Book of Shadows. At a comic book convention, maybe. (Paige starts flipping through the Book of Shadows.) Paige: He could still be a demon. Phoebe: Paige, he was in tights. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Ramus is safe for now but he can't stay up there for long or else he will miss the equinox. Phoebe: Oh, can't he just wait for the next one. Leo: No, he can't otherwise he will miss his chance to pass on his powers to his successor. Phoebe: But tonight's my only night to help the families being evicted, otherwise they'll be on the streets. Piper: Uh, Phoebe, I think super villains trump slumlords. Leo: Uh, Paige, where did you orb in from? (Paige covers herself with her gown.) Paige: I was dealing with some personal problems. Leo: Well, I'm your Whitelighter, so if you ever wanna talk... Piper/Paige: No! Phoebe: Can we please just concentrate on the comic book guy. Piper: Well, comic books wouldn't be a bad place to start. Remember the demon of illusion? Paige: No. Leo: He was before you. He literally hid in movies. Piper: So this guy could be hiding in comics or coming out of them somehow. Paige: So we need to check comic book stores? Phoebe: Oh, that's gonna take forever. Paige: Alright, you just go deal with your slumlord, I'll catch up with you later. Phoebe: No, it's okay, we should do it together. Paige: No, if I see some dude in tights, I'll just orb out. Phoebe: Paige, it's dangerous, you shouldn't do it alone. Piper: Well, guess what? She won't have to. Remember me? The invisible woman. Now you two have got to cut this crap out now. (to Paige) Come on, let's go get you into something less comfortable. (Piper and Paige leave the attic.) [Scene: An abandoned building. Arnon and Kevin are there. Kevin's neck is glowing. He is in pain.] Arnon: How could the Aggressor fail? You told me you drew him invisible. The equinox comes around once in a lifetime. I don't plan on spending the rest of that life sensing power. I want power, Ramus's power. Kevin: I tried. Arnon: Not hard enough. (Arnon releases the light on Kevin's neck. Kevin coughs.) You'll draw a new Aggressor. Stronger. One that can handle the witches when Ramus returns. Kevin: What if I turn the Aggressor onto you? Arnon: I'd kll you before you could try. And then I'd kll the rest of the people in your life who still care about you. I may not have much power, but I have enough to do that. Now, draw. (Arnon walks away. Kevin starts to draw a woman on the page that looks like Phoebe.) [Scene: The slumlord's building. Phoebe walks in. The tenants are leaving their apartments. Phoebe walks up to a man in a suit.] Phoebe: Uh, Edward Miller? Edward: Yeah. Phoebe: Phoebe Halliwell, Bay Mirror. I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions. Edward: No, I don't think so. (Edward walks off. Phoebe follows.) Phoebe: Okay, so how does it feel to be the most hated man in the city? Edward: Excuse me? Phoebe: Well, at least not until tomorrow (he stops walking) when the morning edition comes out and everyone reads that your forcing innocent families out on the streets. Edward: You print that, lady, and I'll sue you for liable. Phoebe: Ooh, now I'm a little rusty on my law but how could it be liable when actually it's the truth? Edward: Get outta my way. (He pushes her aside and walks off.) Phoebe: Hey! (She follows him.) Look, you can run but you can not hide, Mister! My newspaper's gonna do a huge expose on this. You won't get away with it! Edward: I already have. (Suddenly, Phoebe changes into a superhero, dressed in a tight red and black top and tight red and black shorts, black knee-high boots and a black mask.) [Cut to Kevin. He has drawn Piper, Phoebe and Paige as superheroes.] [Cut to a comic book store. Piper and Paige walk outside.] Piper: Well, we have a few more stores to check out. Maybe we'll still find something. Paige: Yeah, more lonely superheroes who have to hide their true identities. Which does not bode well for my love life. Piper: Paige, let me ask you a question. Are you gonna marry Dave? Paige: No, I just met him. Piper: Well, then relax and worry about it when you've gotta worry about it. (Suddenly, Piper and Paige change into superheroes. Piper is wearing silver and black long pants with a silver and black top and black mask. Paige is wearing a short black skirt with a pink and black top, black knee-high boots and a black mask. They jump onto the roof top in a blink of an eye.) Oo-kay, what just happened here? Paige: Uh, see I was kinda hoping you could tell me. Woman's Voice: Help! Somebody help me! [Cut to a car park. A man is pulling a woman out of the car by her hair. He throws her to the ground. Piper and Paige arrive. The man points a gn at the woman.] Piper: Hey! (The man sht at Piper and Piper catches the bllet.) Not exactly what I had in mind but it'll do. (The man starts to run away but Piper runs in front of him in a blink of an eye.) Hi, how's it going? (Piper throws the man into a dumpster. Paige goes up to the woman.) Paige: Are you alright? Woman: Who are you people? Where did you come from? (Piper and Paige help her up.) Piper: Well, that's a mighty good question, lady. [Cut to a building roof top. Superhero Phoebe is holding Edward by his ankles over the edge. Edward is panicking.] Edward: They don't have to move. They can stay for a year. Ten years! Phoebe: What about the cockroaches? Are you gonna do something about the cockroaches? Edward: First thing tomorrow. Just please don't drop me. Please. (Cole appears.) Cole: Uh, Phoebe? Phoebe: Cole! (She lets go of one ankle.) What are you doing here? Cole: Well, I got a call from one of the tenants saying that, uh, Wonder Woman was terrorising the landlord. (He looks over the edge.) What the hell are you doing? Phoebe: Well, I'm teaching my buddy here how important it is to be a better person. (to Edward) Are you a better person yet? Edward: I'm slipping! Phoebe: Oh, no, you're not slipping. (She nearly drops him.) That's slipping. (Cole laughs.) Cole: Honey... Phoebe: Don't call me honey anymore. Cole: I don't know what's going on here but this is not you. Literally. Phoebe: Are you kidding? This is better than me. This is new and improved me. Now not only can I help my readers, but I can help the entire city. Cole: Careful, he's got ears. Phoebe: Oh, please, relax. The only thing he can hear right now is the blood rushing to his brain. (She pulls him up and he falls to the ground.) One more slip up, Edward, and we'll end up right back up here. (Edward runs away.) Cole: Phoebe, are you outta your mind? What if somebody sees you? Phoebe: That's why we wear masks. Cole: We? Phoebe: Yeah, superheroes. Okay, Cole, I gotta go 'cause I have a lot of loyal readers that need my help, okay. Cole: Okay. (Phoebe zips across from building to building.) Phoebe: Whoo! [Cut to downstairs. Edward walks up to a security guard.] Edward: I want you to find out everything you can about Cole Turner's wife. Security Guard: His wife? Why? Edward: Just do it. [Cut to the manor. Parlor. Piper and Paige zip in.] Paige: Ah, head rush. Let's do it again. Piper: No, what if somebody sees us? Paige: Sees us? We're blurs. Besides, who cares? (Phoebe zips in.) Phoebe: Okay, give me a sec while my organs catch up. Paige: Nice outfit. Phoebe: Back atcha, sis. Piper: Yeah, okay, but where did we get them? Phoebe: I don't know and I don't care. All I know is I'm on a role. I have helped so many readers... (she takes off her mask) today... Piper: What? Phoebe: I don't know but suddenly I don't feel so good about this. It's like the masks are clouding our judgement making us feel like we're invincible. (Piper takes off her mask.) See? Piper: Yeah, unfortunately. (Paige takes her mask off.) Paige: I don't like it, I'm putting it back on. (She puts her mask back on.) Phoebe: No, Paige, we need to think clearly so we can figure out who did this... (The Aggressor zips in and knocks Phoebe across the room. Piper rushes over to her.) Piper: Phoebe! (The Aggressor tries to ht Paige but she dodges really quickly. He ends up putting his fist through the wall. Paige punches him in the face. Piper kicks him and he lands in the foyer. He gets back up and heads for Piper. Phoebe gets up and punches him several times in the stomach, then throws him into the conservatory. He lands on a table and gets a piece of wood stuck through his chest. The girls run in.) Aggressor: Thank you. (The Aggressor changes into Kevin.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there. Leo is crouched beside Kevin.] Paige: What are you waiting for? Leo: How do we know if we heal him he's not gonna try kll you guys again? Piper: Leo, he's a kid. Phoebe: Plus, Kllers don't usually thank you for klling them. Leo: He thanked you? Paige: Just hurry up. (Leo heals Kevin. Kevin wakes up.) Kevin: What happened? Piper: Before or after your alter ego tried to kll us. Leo: Come on. (Leo helps Kevin up.) Phoebe: What's your name? Kevin: Kevin. Piper: Well, Kevin, you have some explaining to do. Are you responsible for these outfits? (Kevin nods.) Kevin: I was hoping to be able to stop the Aggressor. Paige: The Aggressor? Don't you mean you? Kevin: Yeah. Phoebe: We were gonna kll you, we almost did. Leo: Is that what you wanted? Kevin: I didn't know what else to do. I didn't want to hurt anyone else. And then after our first battle, I thought maybe if I drew you with more powers... Piper: Hang on a second, Mister, what do you mean you drew us? Kevin: I've always been able to imagine things and then make them come to life through my drawings. Like you guys, the protectors. I never told anybody about what I could do. I knew it would freak people out. Hey, it freaked me out at first. Leo: Thought projection, a very rare power, means he's a witch too. Phoebe: Why'd you make yourself a superhero? Kevin: Because I got tired getting beaten up all the time. And Arnon came along a said he'd teach me to focus my power. Paige: Arnon, who's that? Kevin: Somebody I wished I never met. He used me to get to Ramus. Said that he was a bad guy, that we had to stop him. But all Arnon wanted were his powers. (The Elders call Leo.) Leo: The Elders, they want me to bring Ramus back down. Piper: No, you can't. Not until we figure out a way to stop Arnon. Leo: Well, I don't have a choice, the equinox is starting. Piper: He'll kll Ramus. Paige: He can't, not without the Aggressor. Piper: We can't know that for sure. You have to wait until we find him. Phoebe: Yeah, but how? Kevin: I know how. Arnon doesn't know the Aggressor failed yet. So all I have to do is follow him back to his hideout. Paige: No, that is too dangerous. Kevin: I won't be in danger, not with you guys there. With all your super powers and your super hearing, you'll easily be able to over power him, trust me. After all, I drew you, didn't I. Paige: Okay, but you have to do exactly what we say. Kevin: Promise. [Scene: Outside Arnon's hideout. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Kevin peek around the corner.] Paige: Is this it? Kevin: Yeah, through that door. Piper: Do you hear anything inside? Paige: Rats, dripping water, cockroaches, may as well be my old apartment. Don't hear any Arnon though. [Cut to the manor. Conservatory. Leo orbs in with Ramus.] Ramus: Well, at least you didn't break anything this time. Leo: Actually, I think we'd be safer upstairs. Ramus: No, here is fine. Leo: With all the doors, if anybody attcks... Ramus: Anybody who attcks doesn't need doors, Leo. Relax. (Ramus sits down.) There's nothing either of us can do to change what's meant to be. Leo: What is that supposed to mean? What aren't you telling me? Ramus: Actually, quite a bit. (He chuckles.) Look, Leo, you know as well as I do that there is a reason for everything which means that there is a reason for here, for now. Leo: Well, how the hell am I supposed to protect you if I don't know what the hell is going on? Sorry. Ramus: No, no, I like that. You could stand to be a little tougher sometimes. Just because you're an angel doesn't mean you can't kick some ass now and again. (Leo sits down.) Leo, my fate is sealed, win or lose, I'm right where I'm supposed to be. Which means that there is nothing more either of us can do to change that. But there is however perhaps something I can do for you. Leo: What do you mean? Ramus: I am an Elder and I can foresee the future enough of it anyway to give you a glimpse. If you're interested. Leo: Isn't that against the rules? Ramus: I'm retiring, what do I care? You can ask me one question and one question only. (Leo thinks for a moment.) Leo: Will, uh, will our baby be healthy? Ramus: Yes, very healthy. And more powerful than you can even imagine. [Cut to outside Arnon's hideout.] Phoebe: Okay, listen, you're gonna go in there and summon him, okay, but when he comes call for us and we'll get you out of there in a flash. Paige: The slightest peep, I'll hear it. Kevin: Okay. Piper: You don't have to do this, you know. Kevin: No, I want to. (Kevin heads for the door. An aeroplane flies above and Paige covers her ears.) Phoebe: Are you okay? Paige: Uh. (Kevin walks inside the building. Edward is watching with a video camera near by from inside his car.) [Cut to inside the building.] Kevin: Arnon? Arnon? Arnon, it's me, K... (Arnon comes up behind Kevin and puts his hand on his shoulder.) Arnon: You betrayed me. (He holds up the drawing of superhero Piper, Phoebe and Paige.) Now that I know you can draw powers for others, you can draw some for me. [Cut to outside.] Paige: Stupid planes, all I hear is ringing in my ears. Piper: Okay, forget it, we've gotta get him out of there. (They zip inside and Edward catches it with the video camera.) [Cut to inside the building. Kevin is unconscious on the floor.] Piper: Kevin, wake up, come on. (Paige picks up a drawing of another superhero.) Paige: What is this? Phoebe: Another Aggressor? (The Aggressor zips in.) Aggressor: That's right. (He rips the drawing of the superhero Piper, Phoebe and Paige in half and the girls return to their normal clothes.) Piper: Uh-oh. (The Aggressor throws them through a wooden wall.) Commercial Break [Scene: Outside Arnon's hideout. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are on the ground.] Piper: Ouch. Paige: Everybody still alive? Piper: I'm not sure yet. Phoebe: Oh, no complaining. You're the one that didn't want to get pampered, remember? Piper: I take it back, I take it back. (They get up.) Paige: At least you have a baby that can heal you. Piper: Yeah, open wounds but apparently not aches and pains. (Kevin walks out.) Kevin: Oh, god, oh, god, I'm so sorry about this. Paige: It's okay, it's not your fault. Kevin: I didn't have a choice. Arnon thrat to kll me if I didn't. Phoebe: It doesn't matter, all that matters is that you're fine. Kevin: For now until he needs me to draw even more powers. Paige: He won't need anymore powers if he gets to Ramus before we do. Phoebe: Okay, so how do we stop him? We're not superheroes anymore. Kevin: I can make you superheroes again. Piper: No, that'll take too long, he'll have Ramus by then. Paige: So how do we stop him? Piper: As super witches. Kevin: But you couldn't stop my superhero as witches, how are you gonna stop Arnon? Piper: Okay, so we'll rip up his drawing and turn back into the wussy demon that he is. Kevin: You can't. He took the drawing with him. [Cut to the manor. Leo and Ramus are there. Leo is pacing.] Ramus: Will you just relax? You're making me nervous. Leo: Okay, well, something isn't right, I can sense it. Ramus: Leo, I've told you, you've already done your job. Now it's time to let your charges do theirs. Leo: Well, I just don't understand what's taking so long. They should be home by now. Ramus: They will be. They're just gonna be too late. Leo: You know what? I-I'm getting you outta here. Ramus: Mm. Oh, I'm afraid this is gonna hurt. (The Aggressor barges through the front door. He zips in front of Leo and punches him, sending him across the dining room table.) Aggressor: (to Ramus) Looks like getting your powers is gonna be easier than I thought. Ramus: Enjoy it while it lasts. (White lights flow out of Ramus and into the Aggressor's body. Ramus vanishes. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Kevin orb in.) Aggressor: You're too late, Ramus is dad. Piper: Leo. (She goes over to him.) Phoebe: Paige, now. Paige: Boot! (The Aggressor's boot orbs into Paige's hand. The Aggressor falls to the floor.) Kevin: Left! I meant left boot! Paige: Oh, for goodness sakes. Left boot! (The other boot orbs into Paige's hand and she pulls the drawing out of it. She tears it up and The Aggressor turns back into Arnon. He stands up.) Phoebe: Yeah, don't you just hate it when that happens? Paige: Fortunately, since you have Ramus's powers, you should be able to foresee what's gonna happen next. (Piper walks over to Arnon.) Piper: It's gonna hurt isn't it? (Piper blows up Arnon and Ramus's powers leave him.) Paige: What the hell is that? (The powers enter Kevin's body.) Kevin: What, what just happened? Phoebe: Looks like Ramus was able to pass his powers onto the new Elder after all. Paige: An Elder? He's only thirteen. Leo: Elders are like kings. They can be any age. Kevin: I-I don't understand. What does this mean? Piper: Well, for one thing, it means that nobody's gonna be pushing you around anymore. [Scene: Outside Cole's office. Cole locks the door and starts walking down the hallway. Edward comes around the corner holding a videotape.] Edward: You Turner? Cole: Yeah, who are you? Edward: Edward Miller, but you can call me Ed. Cole: I've got nothing to say to you. (Cole walks off and Edward follows.) Edward: Yeah, well, I got something to say to you. As well as the little missus. (Cole stops.) You know, there's just a very certain special way that married people talk to each other. Very distinctive to the ear. Even when you're hanging upside down. (Cole walks into an elevator.) Cole: I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about. Edward: Really? Well, uh, maybe this will jog your memory. (He holds up the videotape.) Maybe we should go talk somewhere a little more private, huh? [Scene: P3. Paige and Dave are walking through the crowd. They approach Piper and Leo who are sitting on a couch, kissing.] Paige: Ooh, looks like someone needs to get a room. Piper: Cute, very cute. Leo: How's it going, Dave. (Dave shakes his hand.) Dave: Never better, mate, never better. Piper: Oh, really? How about you guys go get us girls some drinks. Dave: Sparkling or still? Paige: Sparkling of course. (Leo stands up.) Dave: (to Piper) Oh, by the way, congrats on the club, it's great and the DJ is wicked. Piper: Thanks. (Leo and Dave walk away. Paige sits down beside Piper.) Paige: See, it's nice to know you've still got it in you. Piper: Yeah, although I'm beginning to realise that being number one in town just isn't as important as it used to be. And neither is fighting demons for that matter. Paige: What, you don't like being a superhero? Piper: Oh, no, are you kidding, it was awesome. I mean, being a witch is still awesome. It's just that there's a new number in town. Paige: Good for you. Piper: Yeah. And apparently good for you. Since you worked through your issues with Dave I gather. Paige: Yes, I did thank god. I was just about to join a convent. Piper: Mm-hm. Must have been the pink leather, broke you down. Paige: Don't laugh, but I think it might've been. Something about leaping over tall buildings in a single bound. I guess that'll free any girl up. Piper: Yeah, and let your guard down. Paige: Yeah, I'm gonna take you advice and just, you know, relax. If he's mister right I'll tell him I fly around on broomsticks. (Phoebe walks up to them.) Phoebe: He may find out by himself. Paige: What? Phoebe: Cole just called. He said the idiot slumlord wants to meet Cole and me now. Piper: Why? Phoebe: Oh, I don't know. Something about having a tape of Cole's superhero ex-wife in action. Piper: Oh, no. Commercial Break [Scene: Cole's apartment. Cole and Edward are there watching the videotape.] Cole: What do you want? Edward: Well, your wife off my back for starters. Then maybe fifty grand a month. Cole: Fifty grand? Edward: Yeah. And if they don't have it, they can certainly get it. Just put on those cute little outfits. Cole: They don't have them anymore. Edward: Well, they'd better find them. I wouldn't try anything if I were you, this is just a copy. Cole: I can find the original. Edward: Oh, yeah? How? Cole: Well, I have certain powers too. But I'm trying very hard not to use them, very hard. I don't like what they do to me. Edward: Yeah, okay, whatever, pal. Guess I'll just sell this to the highest bidder. (He heads for the door.) Cole: I can't let you do that. Edward: Try and stop me. (Cole uses his power and vanquishes Edward. Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Is he here? Cole: Who? Phoebe: Miller. Edward Miller, you said he was coming. Cole: Oh, yeah, um, I took care of it. Phoebe: What do you mean? (She starts backing away.) What does that mean? Cole: Phoebe, he was gonna expose you. (She gets in the elevator.) What was I supposed to do? Phoebe, wait. (The elevator doors close.)	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x05 - Witches In Tights"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Laurie Parres Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 06 Episode Number: 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: A fortune telling shop. Madame Theresa is there. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Are you closing? Madame Theresa: Not anymore. Please, come in. I am Madame Teresa. Phoebe: I'm Phoebe. Madame Theresa: Yes, I know. Phoebe: Really? Did you read my mind? Madame Theresa: No, I read your column. Phoebe: Oh. (She laughs.) Madame Theresa: You are not sure if you are a believer, are you? Phoebe: Oh, no, I'm a believer. Believe me. That's why I'm here. I didn't know where else to turn. Madame Theresa: Sit. Let's see what your hands tell us. (They sit at a small round table.) Phoebe: Oh, they're probably gonna tell you that I need a manicure. (Phoebe holds out her hand and Madame Teresa looks at her palm. Madame Theresa's eyes widen.) Madame Theresa: You have the gift of foresight. Phoebe: What? Madame Theresa: But don't worry. Your secrets are safe here. (She gets a pen and starts drawing on Phoebe's palm.) You are creative, sensitive, straight smart, you have a strong family, close ties. I am wondering why you do not turn to them now. Phoebe: I don't want to worry them. You see I'm having trouble with my gift and that's why I'm here, I want to try figure out what's wrong. Madame Theresa: These lines on your index finger they are saying that you're over worked. Phoebe: Yeah, well, besides my column and my personal appearances, my boss has me giving advice on a radio show. And I-I love it, I do, it's just... Madame Theresa: Keeping that pace has blocked out other parts of yourself. Including your gift. Your gift must be honoured. But so must your work. Phoebe: So how do I find the balance? Madame Theresa: Let's start by unblocking that energy. Breathe with me. (They join hands and close their eyes. Madame Teresa starts shaking. The shaking stops and she opens her eyes. Phoebe lets go of her hands.) Phoebe: I know that reaction. You just had a premonition didn't you? Madame Theresa: But I don't have premonitions. Phoebe: Yeah, uh, but I do. Maybe you intercepted it for me? (Madame Theresa stands up.) Madame Theresa: The reading is over. You must go. Phoebe: No, but, uh... (Phoebe stands up.) Madame Teresa: I'm sorry. (She hurries Phoebe outside and shuts the door in her face. She closes the blind.) [Time lapse. Madame Teresa is packing her clothes in a suitcase. She's on the phone at the same time.] Woman: (on phone) Theresa, Theresa, wait, I'm losing you, say that again? Madame Theresa: Oren, the gypsy hunter, he's coming for me. Woman: (on phone) Theresa, that's impossible, we blinded him decades ago. Only gypsy magic can lift his curse. Madame Theresa: I'm telling you, it had to be him, Lydia. The girl I was dukkering for, she has the powerful gift foreseeing. And somehow I received her vision. Lydia: Alright, where are you? I'll come. Madame Theresa: No, you must leave town. If he's hunting Shuvanis he could be after you next. (The gypsy hunter appears behind Madame Theresa.) Gypsy Hunter: Expecting me, were you? (Madame Theresa spins around.) Lydia: Theresa? Theresa? (Madame Theresa drops the phone.) Theresa! Madame Theresa: Oren? Gypsy Hunter: You've heard of my father. He'll be very pleased. Madame Theresa: What do you want? Gypsy Hunter: He's revenge and of course... (He holds out his hands and two red beams of light flow out of them and into Madame Teresa's eyes. She screams.) Your eyes. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Leo is there reading the back of a "The Joys of Home Birthing" videotape. Piper and Paige walk in. Piper is holding a yoga mat.] Paige: Well, maybe try a different yoga instructor. (Paige heads for the fridge.) Piper: It wasn't the instructor, it was all those women showing off their sonogram pictures. And it was just working on my last nerve. Like "look it's Jasper's first photo and it's gonna go on the fridge in a magnetic frame that says Jasper's first photo"! Leo: Okay, I thought pre-natal yoga was supposed to make you relax. Piper: Ugh, how am I supposed to relax when I can't even go to a doctor like a normal person? Leo: Honey, I thought we agreed that a magical pregnancy was too risky, especially with a baby that heals itself. Piper: Okay, yeah, but she's not healing my nauseousness and every other woman in that class says that it's supposed to go away after the first trimester. Leo: Okay, well, not according to this book. According to this book, every pregnancy is different. Piper: What book? Leo: Uh, this one. (He shows her.) "The Joys of Home Birthing". (Piper's eyes widen.) It also comes with this video. I thought maybe we could watch it together, it might make you feel better about what's in store. Paige: That sounds good, I'll make some popcorn. Leo: Uh, since when are pre-natal yoga and home birthing videos your idea of a good time? Paige: Since I became a friendless loser with no life. Piper: Paige, you have tons of friends. Paige: They're all employed. And I'm a demon fighter and I can't tell anyone about it so I basically just come off as this big, dumb, fat, unemployed loser. Piper: No, Paige, you're a big, fat, unemployed loser who saves the world. (Phoebe walks in and heads for the coffee.) Phoebe: Oh, I hope that's leaded. I didn't sleep very well last night. (She pours some coffee.) Piper: Cole problems? Phoebe: What? No, he's soul searching somewhere, or off searching for a soul. I'm just a little overwhelmed with work. Piper: What's up with your hand? (Piper sees the pen markings on Phoebe's hand.) Phoebe: Uh... I actually went to see a gypsy, fortune teller. (Her phone rings.) Oh, look. Ha, work. Gotta go. (Phoebe heads for the door. Everyone follows.) Paige: Hey, hey there, speedy. Will you slow down and tell us why you went to see a fortune teller? Phoebe: To get my fortune told. (Piper gives her a look.) Okay, just don't freak out, alright, because I don't have time for a freak out. I went to find out why I haven't gotten a premonition in the last few months. Piper: You've had premonitions... haven't you? Phoebe: No, I haven't. And check this out. Hold this. (She hands Leo her cup of coffee. She tries to levitate but only makes it a couple of inches above the floor.) I can't barely levitate. Paige: Do you think a demon... Phoebe: No, I mean, I can still cast spells and I still has the power of three thing. Whatever the problem is it seems more natural than supernatural. Leo: Phoebe, why don't you come to me? I'm your Whitelighter. Phoebe: Oh, because you've been very busy. Leo: I've been busy? Phoebe: Okay, well, I've been busy. My work schedule's been really hectic and I'm coming to you guys now. Leo: Okay, you guys yell at her, I'm gonna check with the Elders and see what they know. (Leo orbs out.) Piper: I can't believe you went to a fortune teller instead of coming to us. Phoebe: I'm really sorry, but I just didn't want to worry you guys. But now we're on the subject... Piper: What? Phoebe: Something really weird happened during my reading. I felt like I was getting a premonition and then I think Madame Teresa intercepted it. Piper: Intercepted it? How? Paige: She's a gypsy, she probably channelled it. You know, being that I have nothing to do, I've actually been reading up on a lot of gypsy magic lately. Phoebe: Whatever she saw must've been pretty bad because she closed up shop very quickly. Piper: Well, maybe you should swing by and check up on her. Phoebe: Yeah, I was going to but... (Phoebe's phone rings.) Oh, that's work, I really have to go. Paige: I'll go for you. You know, I have no life and all. Phoebe: Really? Oh, that would be great. Let me just find the, uh... (She rummages through her purse and pulls out a card.) Here's her card. (She hands it to Paige.) Thank you so much. Find out what she saw. (Phoebe leaves.) [Scene: Oren's place. Oren and the gypsy hunter are there. Orion is wearing black goggles. The gypsy hunter places are pair of human eyes on a tray.] Gypsy Hunter: I have a good feeling about these eyes, father. Oren: I was glad to see the Shuvani didn't put up much of a fight. Gypsy Hunter: You saw that far? Your mind's eye grows stronger. Oren: I've had a long time to develop it. (A rat runs across a table and Oren vanquishes it.) But it's no replacement for what those gypsies stole from me. Gypsy Hunter: If these eyes work, you'll have your revenge and much more. (The gypsy hunter takes the tray to Oren. Oren takes the pair of eyes and places them into his eye sockets. They burn his eye sockets and he groans in pain.) Maybe we should stop trying. Orion: No! The eyes I seek are worth this pain. Our Shuvani friend is near. I can see her. [Scene: Madame Theresa's shop. Many police are there. Paige is outside. She dials a number on her phone.] Phoebe: Phoebe Halliwell. Paige: Hey, Phoebe, it's me. I'm at the fortune tellers. Phoebe: Oh, really, what'd you find out? Paige: Nothing good unfortunately, sweetie, she's dad. Phoebe: What? Paige: Yeah, she was mrder last night and from what I can gather it seems demonic. She had her eyes gouged out. Phoebe: I should've been able to prevent this. Paige: How do you figure? [Cut to the Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office.] Phoebe: Well, if my stupid powers had been working, Paige. (Elise interrupts.) Elise: They loved you over at Hotline. They want you to guest host for the rest of the week. Paige: This is not your fault, Phoebe. Okay, if you were meant to stop Theresa's mrder you would've had a premonition about this. Phoebe: I know, I know. (to Elise) I can't. Elise: Sorry, but I already booked you. Paige: Can't what? Phoebe: (to Elise) I'm swamped. Paige: Swamped? But Phoebe, we have to find this demon and stop him. Elise: Twice is success, kiddo. (Elise leaves.) Paige: Phoebe, hello? Phoebe: Uh, I'll meet you at home and we'll get right on it, okay. (She hangs up. She leaves her office.) Elise? Elise, wait. Is it possible that we can postpone the radio show because I barely have time to write my column let alone all the other stuff that I have to do. Elise: "Dear Phoebe, my career is on the fast track, I'm wildly popular and the money is pretty damn good. What should I do?" Phoebe: Stop whining? Elise: Damn, you are good. [Scene: Hospital. A ward room. A woman doctor is standing beside a man lying in a bed.] Doctor: It's a very standard surgery, we do it all the time, you're gonna be just fine, I promise. (Lydia walks in the room. She speaks in Romanian to the Doctor.) Excuse me. (She takes Lydia across the room.) Aunt Lydia, what are you doing here? (Lydia speaks in Romanian.) No, in English, I don't speak the language anymore. Lydia: I am in danger, Eva. I'm afraid you are too. Oren is back and he is seeking revenge on Shuvanis. Eva: Oren? Lydia: The gypsy hunter, you've heard the stories. Eva: Ugh, Aunt Lydia, we've had this conversation. I'm interested in the stories. Lydia: Eva, Madame Theresa was mrder. Eva: What? Lydia: I was talking to her on the phone when it happened. She had a vision of Oren coming for her. Which means he'll be seeking revenge on all Shuvanis including you. Eva: I'm not a Shuvani, I am a doctor. Lydia: Eva, you can not change what you are born to be. And Oren won't care that you've rejected your heritage, he'll sense you anyway. Eva: Aunt Lydia, I'm sorry about Theresa. I know she meant a lot to you and mum. I'll come to the funeral, I'll pay my respects but I'm not gonna run from a fictional demon. I've gotta get back to work. (She starts to walk away.) Lydia: Eva, we have to trust the gypsy magic. Eva: Why? Because it did such a great job saving mum? Lydia: Your mother couldn't be helped, Shavi. By the time she was sick it was too late. Eva: You don't know that. If she had gotten chemo instead of relying on herbs and spells. Lydia: Your mother believed in herbs and spells and so should you. Eva: Yeah? Well, if gypsy magic really worked then I'd be able to see her, right? In the afterlife, talk to her. Like she promised me. Lydia: Eva... Eva: I'm sorry, I don't have time for this. Your friend was mrder, turn to the police, not superstition. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper and Leo are sitting on the couch watching the birthing video.] Piper: Okay, see, I need an epidural just to watch this. Leo: Okay, let's fast forward to the part where the parents get to meet the baby. (He fast forwards the tape with the remote control.) Guy on TV: At this point, the birthing partner will coach the mother's breathing. (The woman giving birth screams in agony. Piper snatches the remote off of Leo.) Piper: Okay, give that to me. (She mutes the TV.) Look, just tell me when the baby is out and all wiped off. But seriously though, I need a sterile hospital, magically baby or not, and medical people. Lots of professional medical people. (Paige walks in.) Paige: Oh, gross, what are you guys watching? Is that some horror movie? Piper: No, it's "The Joys Of Home Birthing". Strangely I'm not feeling the joy. Paige: Well, I'm sorry to cut your entertainment short we are on demon duty now. Turns out Madame Theresa was mrder. Piper: The fortune teller? Paige: Yeah, I checked with Darryl, it's the third in a string of gypsy killings, all of them have had their eyes gouged out. Piper: Ugh. Leo: Now that video doesn't seem so gruesome. Piper: Ha! Speak for yourself. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Okay, let's go, people, I've gotta fit this vanquish in between two deadlines and three meetings. Leo, what did you find out about my powers? What's wrong with them? Leo: Well, technically nothing, which means the disconnect is tied to your emotions. Paige: I think it's a case of use them or lose them. Hey, you know, if he's after gypsies, we should stop by Theresa's funeral. I know where it is, maybe you can get some sort of premonition that will help us find the demon. Piper: Wow, pre-natal yoga this morning and now you want to crash a stranger's funeral? You really do need friends. Paige: You're mean. [Scene: Theresa's funeral. Lydia is saying the eulogy in Romanian. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are standing near by.] Paige: Well, I don't know what she's saying but the symbolism's beautiful. Phoebe: It is, it's really beautiful. (Food and other items have been placed around Theresa's coffin. Someone adds to the pile.) Uh, don't you guys think Theresa looks a little crowded? Paige: I think that's the gypsy custom to send their people off in the next life with things they might need. Piper: Okay, well, I need a crcker in this lifetime. Would it be bad if I grabbed that box of saltines? Phoebe: Probably. Lydia: May I join the choir invisible of those immortal dad. Who live again in minds made better by their presence. (Phoebe's phone rings.) Paige: Phoebe, enough with the work. (Phoebe stops the phone from ringing. The eulogy ends. A violinist starts playing.) Piper: Well, go on, you're not gonna get a premonition standing here. Put a little shoulder into it. Phoebe: Okay. (Piper gives her a nudge and Phoebe walks through the crowd.) Hi, uh, excuse me, uh, pardon me, hi. [Cut to Lydia talking to Eva.] Lydia: Are you staying for the Pomona? I made stew. Eva: Aren't you worried about the gypsy hunter? Lydia: He won't attck at a crowd, which means you'll be safer here too. Eva: Please stop. I have no interest in staying, Aunt Lydia. This isn't my life. Please accept that. I have to get back to work. (Eva walks away.) Lydia: Eva. Eva, wait. (Lydia starts to follow Eva. Phoebe bumps into Lydia and has a premonition of the gypsy hunter stealing Lydia's eyes.) I'm sorry, are you okay? Phoebe: Yeah, I'm fine. (Lydia nods and walks away. Piper and Paige walk up to Phoebe.) Piper: Did you get anything? Phoebe: Uh, kinda, just bits and pieces. Paige: Well, it's better than nothing. What'd you see? Phoebe: I saw candles and lanterns and Theresa in her coffin. Piper: Okay, well, you don't need a premonition for that. Anything else? Phoebe: That woman, her eyes. Piper: Right. (They follow Lydia.) [Cut to Lydia running through rows of wood stacked into piles.] Lydia: Eva? Eva! Voice: Nice funeral. (The voice echoes.) Very touching. (The voice echoes.) Will there be any Shuvanis left to throw you yours? (The gypsy hunter appears behind her. She spins around.) Lydia: Waffediyok! (Her eyes turn green and green light sht out of them hitting the ground. A dust storm forms around the gypsy hunter and he groans and covers his face. He sht a red beam of light at Lydia and knocks her to the ground. The dust storm settles.) Gypsy Hunter: You're the one. (Two red beams of light sht out of both his hands and into Lydia's eyes. Piper, Phoebe and Paige run around the corner.) Piper: Hey! (Piper tries to blow him up but instead sends him flying onto a pile of wood.) He was supposed to blow up. Why did he not blow up? (They hear Lydia groaning and they run over to her. The gypsy hunter stands on top of the wood pile looking down at them.) Paige: Uh, not good, we've gotta get outta here. (The gypsy hunter sht the red beams of light at them and Paige orbs them out just in time.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Lydia are there. Lydia is lying on the couch while Leo heals her eyes.] Lydia: Thank you. I have to go. (Lydia gets up.) Paige: Wait, you don't have to be afraid. Lydia: I'm not afraid of you. We come from sister traditions, witches and gypsies. I appreciate everything you have done but I have to go. Piper: But there's a demon after you. Lydia: I'm not the only one he's after. (She heads for the door.) Paige: Wait, clearly you have powers but we face demons all the time. Will you please at least tell us what you know? Phoebe: Maybe we're supposed to help. (Lydia stops.) Lydia: Perhaps. Years ago a my tribe threw a curse on a gypsy hunter named Oren. Blinding him so he no longer had the power to spot our people. Phoebe: The demon we saw wasn't blind. Lydia: That was Oren's son, Cree. I think he's klling Shuvanis in the name of his father. Piper: Shuvanis? Paige: Yeah, that's their form of a high priestess. (Phoebe's phone rings. She ignores it.) Lydia: My niece, Eva, she's a Shuvani too only she's rejected her magic which is leading her defenceless. Leo: Well, can't you curse Cree like you did his father? Lydia: There aren't enough Shuvanis left to pool our power and because Eva chooses not to believe anymore, she won't listen to me. Paige: Maybe we can help? (The phone rings.) Phoebe: Okay, I'll take care of that. (She goes into the living room.) Paige: Sometimes it's easier to hear the truth from a stranger than it is to hear from family. Lydia: Her name is Eva Niccolli. She's a doctor at San Francisco Memorial. Piper: OB/GYN by any chance? Lydia: No, she's a surgeon. Piper: Ugh, close enough. I'll go. Paige: Why you? Piper: Because I am done with this nauseousness and I can fight off Cree if he attcks, so either you're orbing or I'm driving. (Piper grabs her coat. Leo orbs out with her. Phoebe walks back in on the phone.) Phoebe: I'm sorry Elise, I just can't make it. Is it possible that we can move it? Paige: Hey, we still have a book to check and a vanquishing potion to make. Phoebe: Alright, alright, I'll be there, I promise. (She hangs up.) Lydia: I'm sorry, this is interrupting your lives. Paige: No, no, no. This is our lives. My sister just needed a little reminder. [Scene: Oren's place. Oren is there. Cree walks up behind him.] Oren: Are you injured? Cree: No. Did you see everything? Oren: I saw enough. Cree: If only I would've been prepared for her I wouldn't have... Oren: The search is over! She has the power, that's what matters. Next time you'll be more prepared, the way I taught you. Cree: But how will I get to her? She's protected by witches now. Oren: They can't protect her heart. I can see it yearns for a way with child. Her niece, find her. Shuvani will follow. [Scene: Hospital. Maternity ward. Piper is watching a nurse hand new parents their newborn baby. Leo walks around the corner and puts his arm around Piper.] Piper: They even teach them to swaddle. Leo: Come on, we have to find Eva. (They turn to leave and Piper holds her stomach.) Piper: Ooh, I need to find some help. Leo, I do not feel well. (She sits down.) And I don't think this is normal. I need a doctor, a real doctor. Leo: Well, what happens when they check the security camera to find out why the sonogram machine blew up like it did with Phoebe's baby. Piper: Phoebe's baby was a demon, ours is an angel for crying out loud. Voice: I'll get those right away for you, Dr. Niccolli. Eva: Thanks, Bill. (Eva walks around the corner and past Piper and Leo.) Piper: Eva? (Eva looks at them. Piper stands up.) Wait. Eva: Do I know you? Piper: Uh, no, you don't, but we kind of know you. We're friends of your Aunt Lydia. Eva: Is something wrong? Piper: Yeah, there kinda is. See, there's this gypsy hunter... Eva: Oh, please. I-I don't mean to be rude, you guys look like normal people. My Aunt Lydia, she's just very superstitious and she shouldn't be sending you here to... Leo: She's afraid for you. People are dying. Eva: Look around you, that's why I'm here. I save lives using medicine, not magic. Piper: But magic is apart of who you are. Eva: No, relying on magic is what klled my mum. Piper: Oh, uh, Eva, I know what it's like to lose your mum, believe me, I do. But still, you can't deny who you are. (A voice comes over the intercom.) Voice: Dr. Niccolli, Dr. Niccolli to the emergency room, stat. Eva: I've gotta go. (She walks off.) Piper: Wh- Great, now what do we do? Leo: We try again. (Piper covers her mouth and holds her stomach.) Are you okay? Piper: No, I am not. Doctor, any doctor, now. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Phoebe, Paige and Lydia are there making a potion.] Lydia: Alright, add ice to thicken, I'd say we're done. Paige: I wouldn't have thought to add turmeric to anything but Indian food. Lydia: It's nice to finally have someone to share my magic with. Phoebe: Eva will come around. Sometimes it takes longer for people to embrace their magic, right Paige? (Paige pulls a face.) Lydia: I hope you're right. She's the last of our line. If she doesn't carry on the tradition, it dies with me. Paige: Yeah, well, that's not gonna happen. (Phoebe bows her head, looking sad.) Lydia: Oh, being so hard on yourself won't bring your powers back, you know. Phoebe: Okay, what can't you see? Lydia: Maybe I can help. (She walks over to the sink and puts some tea in a cup.) Phoebe: I think my stress level is beyond chamomile tea at this point. Lydia: You're not gonna drink it. (She fills the cup with water.) You're gonna swirl it. Come. (Phoebe and Paige stand beside her and Phoebe takes the cup.) Paige: Wait, you read tea leaves? That is so amazing. (Phoebe swirls the water in the cup.) Lydia: Now pour it out. (Phoebe tips the water into the sink. Lydia takes the cup and looks in it.) I see an axe, a thorn, broken spiral. You are way out of balance, just like your powers. Phoebe: That's pretty much what Madame Theresa said. Lydia: That's what happens when your brain overrides your heart. If you want to regain your balance, to reconnect, you'll have to find out why. Paige: It's so crazy, I never would've seen those shapes in there. Lydia: It just takes practice. Here, read mine. Paige: Okay. (She fills the cup with water, swirls it, tips it out and hands it to Paige.) Lydia: What do you see? Paige: I see an X... And that looks kind of like a lightning bolt. (Lydia takes the cup off Paige and looks in it.) Lydia: Eva. (She walks over to the table.) I can't put you in anymore danger. (She throws something in the potion and it explodes. Smoke fills the room and Lydia leaves through the back door. Phoebe looks in the cup.) Paige: Lydia. Well, that's an interesting disappearing act, I'll have to ask her how she does that. What are you doing? Phoebe: I'm trying to see what Lydia saw. Paige: Uh, yeah, you can't read tea leaves. Phoebe: No, but I get premonitions, at least I'm supposed to. Okay, come on, please let me see something. (She receives a premonition.) I saw Cree. He's after Eva. Paige: Where? When? Phoebe: I don't know, it's still all in pieces but, uh, I saw cars and a parking lot. Maybe, maybe it's the hospital? Paige: The hospital? Why can't Piper and Leo stop him? [Cut to the hospital. A room. Piper and Leo are there. A male doctor is drawing blood from Piper's arm.] Doctor: I wouldn't worry too much, some women a nauseous through their whole pregnancy. It's perfectly normal. Piper: Yeah, I just... First time mum, wanted to make sure. Leo: Um, I'm getting paged. (The doctor gives him a look.) It's, uh, it's on vibrate. (He pats his pocket.) Doctor: Don't you want to see who it is? Leo: Well, it's her sisters, they're the only ones with the number, so... Honey, I think we should hurry up. Piper: Mm-hm. Doctor: Almost done. (He pulls the needle out and turns to get a band-aid. Piper magically heals and the doctor turns back.) Oh. Leo: Fast healer. Thanks. (He grabs Piper's hand.) Piper: Yeah. (They rush out of the room.) [Cut to outside. Car park. Phoebe and Paige are waiting there. Piper and Leo orb in.] Paige: Where's Eva? Leo: She's in surgery. What are you guys doing here? Paige: We're trying to find Lydia, she ran out on us. Phoebe: She's after Cree. (They hear a scream and run in the direction of it.) [Cut to Lydia and Cree. Lydia gets up off the floor.] Cree: Surprised to see me again? Lydia: Hardly. (Lydia's eyes turn green and they sht green beams of light at Cree. It doesn't harm him.) Cree: This time I was ready for you. (Lydia pulls out the vial of potion but before she can throw it, red beams of light sht out of Cree's eyes an into Lydia's. She screams and drops the potion. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo arrive.) Phoebe: Lydia! (Cree turns to them. Lydia drops to the ground. Phoebe throws the potion at Cree and vanquishes him. They run over to Lydia. Leo tries to her her but can't. He looks at the girls.) [Cut to an emergency room. Eva and some nurses are there trying to revive a patient with a fibrillator.] Nurse: No response. Eva: Clear. Nurse: Clear! (Eva uses the paddles on the patient.) Eva: Give me two hundred jules. Nurse: Two hundred charged. Eva: Clear. (Eva is about to put the paddles on the patient but jumps when she sees Lydia lying there instead.) Lydia: Eva. Nurse: Pressure's dropping. Lydia: Waffediyok, Eva. Eva: Aunt Lydia? Lydia: (She says something in Romanian.) Waffediyok. (Eva moves back in shock.) Nurse: Dr. Niccolli? Are you alright? (The patient is back on the table and Lydia is gone.) Nurse #2: No ventricular rhythm. She's flat. Call the code. Commercial Break [Scene: Hospital. Corridor. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are waiting there. Eva is standing near reception. A covered body is wheeled down the corridor. Eva looks at Piper, who looks back sympathetic.] Eva: No. (She rushes to the body.) Aunt Lydia? (She starts to cry.) Oh my god. (They wheel the body off.) Oh my god. (Piper rushes over to Eva.) Piper: Come on, sit down. (They all walk around the corner and Eva sits down on a chair. Piper hands her a tissue.) Eva: I saw... She came to me. Mulo. Paige: Mulo? Eva: The living dad. I never believed in it before. Piper: It's okay, just tell us what happened. Eva: It was a code blue. My patient, she died... and then it was Aunt Lydia. Nobody else saw. I thought I was going crazy. Phoebe: I am so sorry. Eva: No, it's my fault. She tried to warn me this morning, I didn't believe her. Piper: No, it's not your fault. You had your reasons to be sceptical. Was she trying to tell you something? Eva: I don't know, I don't remember much. I do know a Mulo is a bad omen. It means that something horrible is about to happen. Paige: Well, it shouldn't, we vanquished Cree. Piper: What about Oren? Eva: It has to be him. I mean, that's what she was trying to tell me. She was trying to warn me again. My Romanian is weak but I think she was saying something about him trying to take her power away. Piper: Well, how can he take her power now that she's... Eva: I don't know. I wish I knew what Waffediyok meant. She kept saying that. Paige: We should go to Lydia's apartment. (to Phoebe) Maybe you could get a prem... Phoebe: No. We need more vanquishing potion. I'm gonna go back to the house and try to remember what she used. Paige: But Phoebe, we could really use your power. Phoebe: Yeah, I know, Paige, I know. (to Leo) Can you take me home? Leo: Sure. (Phoebe and Leo leave around the corner.) Paige: What should we do now? Eva: Theresa would know. [Scene: Theresa's apartment. Piper, Paige and Eva are there. Eva drapes a black veil over a photo of Madame Theresa and Lydia.] Eva: Gypsy custom. Covering the photos of the dad. Piper: Looks like you're remembering more and more of those customs. Eva: Nobody knew more about them than Theresa. She was like the holy woman of the tribe. She always made sure that traditions were passed down from mother to daughter. My mum tried to pass them down to me but I wouldn't listen. (Paige finds an antique chest in a cupboard and pulls it out.) Paige: Look at this, it's so beautiful. Eva: Let me see that. (She walks over to Paige.) It was my mother's. (She takes the chest and sits down on the couch with it.) I can't believe Theresa kept it. Paige: Yeah, well, maybe she was just saving it for a special kind of day. (Eva smiles.) Eva: My mother called it her treasure chest. It's where she kept precious things. (She opens the box and pulls out a photo.) Piper: Is that you and your mum? (Eva nods. She starts to cry.) Eva: She made us matching dresses for Christmas. She worked so hard to finish them in time. Paige: I know it's hard. My mum died ten years ago and there's still a lot of boxes that I can't open. (Eva pulls out a book and opens it.) Eva: Um, these are recipes and herbal remedies, gypsy spells. Piper: Mm-hm. Maybe it's not too late to learn after all. (Paige pulls out a necklace.) Paige: Look at this, it looks like Lydia's locket. Eva: That's our family talisman, the evil eye. Piper: Your family symbol is evil? Eva: Only to those who it wishes harm. Many feared the evil eye but our family was said to be protected by it. The folklore said that the keeper of the eye could use it to magnify or channel her powers. Paige: I don't think this is folklore. Look at this inscription. (Paige shows Eva the back of the necklace.) Eva: Waffediyok. That's the evil eye. Paige: I think Lydia was the keeper. I think she conjured up that dust storm and I think this is what Cree was after. Piper: So he wasn't taking Shuvanis eyes just out of revenge. He wanted the evil eye. Eva: And Oren still wants it. [Scene: Morgue. Oren is there. Lydia's body is lying on a slab, her eyes gouged out. Oren places her eyes in his eye sockets and walks over to a mirror.] Oren: I'll have my revenge, son. But not before I give you yours. (An attendant walks in the room.) Attendant: Who are you? What are you doing in here? Oren: Testing my new powers. (Oren's eyes turn green and sht out green beams of light at the attendant, burning a hole in his chest.) [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Phoebe and Leo are there. Phoebe is making the potion. Leo is on the phone.] Leo: Okay, Piper, just be careful. (He hangs up.) They're going to the morgue. (Phoebe throws in some turmeric and the potion explodes.) Phoebe: Done. Can you pass me the ice? Leo: Sure. (He hands her a container of ice.) Maybe we should follow them, see if you can get a premonition. Phoebe: It was my sorry excuse for a premonition that put Lydia in the morgue in the first place. Leo: Phoebe, we lose innocents, it's not your fault. I think if anyone's to blame, it's Cole. Phoebe: What? He's out of town. For the first time he's actually not plaguing my life. Leo: Which is what gave you the time to find out something was wrong with your powers to begin with. You dove into your work originally to escape the pain and you dealt with it fine, but you haven't slowed down. You went from one obsession to another. (The phone rings. The machine gets it.) Elise's Voice: Phoebe, it's Elise! Where are you?! Phoebe? (Phoebe races over and picks up the phone.) Phoebe: Elise? Okay, just listen to me for a second, okay? Look, I'm sorry but I have a major family emergency. Elise's Voice: More important than your career? Phoebe: Well, yeah, of course my career is important to me but my family is more important. Elise's Voice: Get your butt in here now! (Phoebe hangs up on her.) Phoebe: Thank you. Leo: You're welcome. (Piper, Paige and Eva orb in.) Piper: We were too late, Oren got the evil eye. Phoebe: The evil eye? Paige: Yeah, Lydia's eyes have the power. Eva: That's what she was trying to tell me. (Eva holds out the necklace.) Paige: Wait, I hope you have that potion ready 'cause we're gonna need it big time. (Phoebe takes the necklace and gasps. She moves backward.) Phoebe, are you okay? (Phoebe reaches out.) Phoebe: Premonition. Major premonition. I'm in the future. (Piper moves towards Phoebe but Leo stops her.) Leo: Let her go. (In Phoebe's premonition we are looking through Phoebe's eyes. We see Piper and Leo looking at the Book of Shadows. Oren appears and Piper throws the potion at him. Oren catches the potion and destroys it. Oren sht a green beam of light at Piper and burns a hole in her chest. Leo lunges for Oren, Oren grabs Leo's neck and twists it. Oren stares at Phoebe and sh*t the beam of light at her. The premonition ends and Phoebe falls back with a burnt hole in her chest. She looks at her wound and then drops to the floor. Leo runs over to her and starts healing her. Phoebe wakes up.) Leo: It's okay, it's okay. (Phoebe sits up.) Piper: What happened? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Eva are there.] Phoebe: It's been so long that my powers advanced. And boy did they advance. Leo: To the point where they almost got you klled. Piper: I don't get it. How can you be at risk in the present when you're witnessing a future event. Phoebe: All I know is it felt like I was in two places at once. Almost as if I astral projected into my future self. Paige: Okay, it's really great that your powers have advanced and we'll talk about that later, right after we make sure there is a later. Eva: Now that Oren has the evil eye, I'd say our best chances of survival is to run and hide. Leo: You said the vanquishing potion had no effect? Phoebe: He didn't even flinch. Piper: So your new and improved premonitions are just a more vivid way of telling us that we're screwed? Phoebe: Well, the premonitions may have changed but the reason behind getting them hasn't. I mean, they show us the future so that we can change the outcome. Eva: But how? [Time lapse. Attic. Everyone walks in.] Piper: Isn't it a bit suicidal to be walking into the room Phoebe saw us die in? Paige: Yes, except we have something Phoebe's premonition didn't. We have Eva. Eva: How am I supposed to make a difference? Paige: Well, in the premonition witchcraft alone wasn't enough to vanquish Oren, but we think witchcraft plus gypsy magic will be. Eva: But I don't know any gypsy magic. Phoebe: Well, you have it inside you, you were born with it. Why else would you have received your Aunt's warning? Eva: Even if you're right, I can't defeat Oren on my own. Paige: You won't need to, you can just call upon your ancestors. (Paige turns to a spell in the Book Of Shadows.) Here's a spell we've used before, just substitute those names for those of your gypsy family members. Eva: Um, okay. Here goes. "Niccolli gypsies stand strong beside me..." (Oren appears behind them. Piper turns around and throws the potion at him. He catches the potion and destroys it.) Piper: Keep saying the spell. Eva: "Marina, Theresa, Lydia..." (Oren sht a green beam of light at Piper and burns a hole through her chest.) Phoebe, Paige, Eva: "Niccolli gypsies stand strong beside us, vanquish this evil from time and space." (Leo runs over to Oren, Oren grabs Leo and twists his neck. He throws him across the room.) "Niccolli gypsies stand strong beside us, vanquish this evil from time and space. Niccolli gypsies stand strong beside us, vanquish this evil from time and space." (Niccolli spirits fly around them.) "Niccolli gypsies stand strong beside us, vanquish this evil from time and space." (Oren sht green beams of light at the girls but the spirits shield them. The beams of light is reflected back at Oren and it vanquishes him. The spirits disappear.) Phoebe: Piper. (Phoebe races over to Piper. Leo heals her and she gets up. Eva starts to cry.) Paige: You did it. Eva: My mother. She was here. I felt her. [Scene: A gypsy encampment. People are waiting outside a small building, including Piper and Phoebe. The door opens and Eva walks out with her stethoscope around her neck.] Eva: Who's next? Piper: We are! (A pregnant woman beside Piper gives her a look.) Well, not really but we'll make it super quick. (They go to Eva.) Hey, how you doing? Eva: Fine. Hectic. I can only make it here after my hospital shift. Phoebe: Hectic is good, just as long as it's not too hectic. Eva: Well, I think I have my priorities in order. And helping out gypsies who don't have health care is definitely one of them. Phoebe: Good for you. (Paige walks out holding a chart.) Paige: Eva, did Mrs. Vasila get her tetanus sh*t? Piper: Paige? Paige: Hey, guys! Piper: What are you doing? Paige: Oh, you know, just pitching in, helping out. Did I ever mention that I... Piper, Phoebe: Have no life. Yeah. Eva: Paige has been great. Quick starting too. Paige: You should see all the folk remedies the gypsies have. Some of them are even better than western medicine. Piper: Really? Any of them help with my nauseousness? Phoebe: Well, it's funny you should ask. (Phoebe pulls Piper towards the door.) Piper: W-Where are you going? Paige: You don't want to be late for your appointment now, do you? Piper: What appointment? Phoebe: Your appointment with Eva. Meet your new doctor. Piper: O-O-Oh... (She laughs.) Paige: She's also gonna teach us how to be your midwives. Piper: Midwives? No! See, 'cause I'm not having this thing naturally. (Phoebe makes breathing noises. Piper tries to cover her mouth.) No. I need lots and lots of western medicine. (Paige and Eva laugh.) Eva: Piper... Piper: No offence. Eva: Piper, you know, I trusted you to carry on my heritage, now you can trust me to carry on yours. (Eva takes Piper to the door. Piper points at her sisters and laughs. They go inside and Eva closes the door. The Waffediyok symbol has been painted on the door.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x06 - The Eyes Have It"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Henry Alonso Myers Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 07 Episode Number: 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Law office. Cole, two men and a court reporter are there. Cole hands the men some files and sits down across from them.] Cole: I'd like to draw your attention to exhibit W, delivery manifest, you'll find it on page six of your documents. As you can see the manifest refers to a shipment made on September 5th of last year. Man #1: (whispers) I don't know what this demon's trying to prove. Cole: Excuse me, did you say something? Man #1: No, please, continue. (Cole starts to sweat. He has a sip of water.) Cole: The shipping director, Mr. Peters is responsible for the items on this manifest including, uh, forty-eight barrels of toxic waste. Man #2: (whispers) Trying to deny what he is. Like we don't know. (to Cole) You give us all a bad name. (Man #2's eyes glow red. Cole stands up.) Cole: What the hell is going on here? Man #2: It's called a deposition. Man #1: You alright, Mr. Turner? Cole: I'm sorry, excuse me. (Cole rushes outside. The men shrug.) [Cut to the hallway. Cole loosens his tie and walks into an elevator where there are two other men. The door closes and Cole waits.] Man #3: Check out the demon. (Cole turns to them.) Cole: What'd you say? Man #3: You're an embarrassment to us all, you know that. (Their eyes glow red.) Cole: Just leave me alone. Man #3: Give it up, Cole. You can never be good. (Cole turns around and throws a fireball at them. He covers his eyes and they are vanquished. Cole uncovers his eyes and notices the two men standing there again.) Are you okay, man? [Time lapse. Cole is walking quickly down a hallway. He reaches his office and closes the door behind him. He breathes heavily. He notices Phoebe sitting in his chair.] Cole: Phoebe, thank god. I need your help. (He walks over to his desk.) I think I'm going crazy or somebody's messing with my mind. Phoebe: Shh, slow down. Tell me what happened. Cole: I was just apposing a witness for chemical dumping case and I went... (He notices a formal notification of divorce action form on his desk. Phoebe picks them up and walks around to Cole.) Phoebe: Final divorce papers. I need you to sign them. Cole: That's why you're here? Phoebe: Yeah, it's finally over, officially. Because you're evil. Cole: No, you're wrong. Phoebe: No, I'm right. You've always been evil and you always will be. Cole: That's not true. Phoebe: Yes, it is. (She touches his face.) Cole, don't fight it. It's who you are. Cole: I'm not evil, damn it! I'm not evil! (He grabs Phoebe around her neck and pins her against the wall. A picture frame smashes behind her. Suddenly, it's not Phoebe anymore. It's his assistant. Cole looks shocked and lets go of her.) Lauren. (Lauren runs out of the room, frightened. Cole starts to panic.) What's happening to me? Barbas's Voice: Oh, you know what's happening to you. You are evil, Cole. (Barbas's spirit appears.) You're evil, Cole. It's your worst fear. (Barbas disappears.) And it's true. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Paige is there standing beside a table. The Book Of Shadows, candles, a pot and other things are on the table.] Paige: Okay, sixteenth time is the charm. (She picks something up and throws it in the pot. It explodes and feathers fly out of it.) Damn it! (Leo walks in.) Leo: What's going on, Paige? Paige: Just trying to conjure up some doves. Leo: Oh. Out here in front of all the windows, huh? Paige: Well, the attic was feeling a little cramped, you know, I thought a change of scenery might help. Leo: Hmm. (He walks over to the table.) Prue's animal conjuring spell, huh? That's a tough one. Paige: Yeah, tell me about it. How long did it take her to get it down. Leo: A couple of days at least. Paige: Oh, good, then I don't feel so bad. Leo: What's going on, Paige? Paige: Nothing. Leo: Paige... Paige: You promise you won't tell Piper and Phoebe? Leo: Yep. Paige: Okay, Prue was this awesome witch with a full time job and I quit my job to be a full time witch and I still haven't reached her level yet which makes me feel incredibly frustrated and lame. Leo: Well, I thought you were done comparing yourself to Prue. Paige: Yeah, so did I. It's just these last couple of days for some reason I've been feeling a little insecure. And this stupid spell isn't helping any. Come on, now, give me a dove, any dove. (She throws something in the pot and nothing happens.) Nothing. (Piper walks in holding a cup.) Piper: Hi. I am off to yoga and then to the salon for a manicure and pedicure, there's a cherry pie cooling on the counter and I will be on my cell. Paige: Uh-uh. Pre-natal police, lady, put the mug down, step away from the coffee. Piper: It's herbal tea. I am on a natural high. This is the first morning in months where I actually kept my breakfast down. Leo: Hey, congratulations. (He goes over to her.) Piper: Mm-hm. Goodbye morning sickness, hello second trimester. I feel wonderful. And so I was thinking, you know, when I get back maybe we can start practising for the new kid. Leo: Ooh. (Leo and Piper kiss.) Paige: Eww, I'm still here, thanks. (Piper opens her eyes mid-kiss and sees a spider slide down from its web behind Leo. She stops the kiss and screams, pointing at the spider.) Piper: Spider, get it, get it, get it. (The spider runs along the floor and Leo grabs it.) Paige: Okay, you can handle demons and warlocks but not spiders? Piper: Ugh, jinxed. I should have known this was gonna happen. Leo: What are you talking about? Piper: It's the story of my life. When everything is going great, something inevitability happens that will ruin it. Paige: A little spider did all that to you? Piper: Oh, you just wait, you will see. (Suddenly, Cole appears.) Cole: Please, you've gotta help me. Piper: See? (Cole walks into the living room, looking around.) Cole: Did they follow me? Piper: Who? Leo: Cole, maybe you should... (Cole spins around and faces Leo.) Cole: Stay away from me! (He throws an energy ball at Leo and Leo ducks. The energy ball hits the wall.) Got him. Piper: Cole, what are you doing? (Cole moves closer to Piper.) Cole: You're with him. (An energy ball forms in Cole's hand. Paige goes over and pushes him. The energy ball disappears and Cole snaps out of it.) Paige: What is wrong with you? Cole: I'm sorry. I didn't hurt anyone did I? (Leo stands up.) Leo: You could have. Lucky for you I'm already dad. (Cole sits down.) Cole: It's getting worse. Paige: Worse? What is getting worse? Cole: My powers. At first I was imagining that I was using them and now I really am. Piper: Using them against what? Cole: Demons. (He stands back up.) Or at least so I thought. Someone is messing with me somehow, making me see things. You guys have gotta help me otherwise I might really hurt someone. [Scene: P3. Phoebe is there sitting on a couch. Her date, Miles, walks over and hands her a drink.] Phoebe: Thanks. (Miles sits down beside her.) Miles: You okay? Phoebe: Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. Why? Miles: I don't know, you just seem a little nervous, that's all. Phoebe: Oh, really, do I? Seem nervous, huh? No... yeah, well, maybe just a little. You have to understand it's been a really long time since I've been out on a first date, let alone a first or second one. Miles: There's not much of a difference, really. Except for the kiss, of course. Phoebe: The kiss? Miles: Oh, yeah, third date, mandatory. You probably forgot. Phoebe: Well, thanks for reminding me. Miles: You're welcome. (They laugh.) Hey, how long were you married? Phoebe: Not long. But we were together for two years. The beginning was great, it's just the end was, uh, hell. Miles: Yeah, I had the same experience with my ex. Phoebe: Uh, no, I'm pretty sure you didn't. (He gives her a confused look.) Well, you know, 'cause every situation's sorta different. Miles: He didn't treat you right, did he? Hey, I'll treat you right. (They lean in for a kiss but Piper interrupts.) Piper: Hi. Bad time? [Cut to the P3 office. Paige and Cole are there. Piper and Phoebe walk in.] Phoebe: All I've got to say is this better be good. (She notices Cole.) You've gotta be kidding me. Paige: I'm sorry, Phoebe, it's really important. Piper: Desperate demons call for desperate measures. Cole: I think that, uh, someone is trying to drive me crazy. Phoebe: Well, that makes two of us. Cole: No, you don't understand, I don't know what's real anymore, what's going on in my mind. I almost klled my secretary today, and then Leo... Barbas's Voice: This could be your worst fear come to life, Phoebe. (Barbas appears beside Phoebe.) Cole dragging you back into his world of evil. (Barbas disappears.) Cole: Are you listening to me? Phoebe: Yeah. But Cole, I'm not gonna allow you to drag me back into your world of evil. Cole: I need to figure out what is going on before somebody gets hurt. (Barbas reappears beside Phoebe.) Barbus: Careful, it's another one of his tricks to get you back. Phoebe: How do I know this just isn't another one of your tricks to get me back? Cole: My tricks? (Barbas disappears.) This is no trick. I am seriously afraid of what I might do and I'm begging you for your help. Phoebe: I'm sorry, Cole, I can't. I have to draw the line sometime and I'm gonna draw it right now. (Cole disappears.) Paige: Listen, far be it for me to take his side but what if he is actually telling the truth? Piper: I agree. If there's a demon out there powerful enough to mess with Cole's mind... Phoebe: Then it's his problem. It's not ours and it's not mine anymore. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go back outside and try to salvage what is left of my date. (Phoebe leaves the office.) Commercial Break [Scene: P3. Across the room, Phoebe sits back down with Miles. Piper and Phoebe are sitting at the bar.] Paige: Now what? We can't just sit around here doing nothing. Piper: No, unfortunately, Cole is really powerful and if some demon is trying to manipulate him... Barbas's Voice: Helping Cole could bring your worst fears to life. (Barbas's spirit appears beside Piper.) Maybe it's better to just let it go. (Barbas disappears.) Paige: Hello? You were saying? Piper: On second thought, maybe we should just let it go. Paige: Let it go? Piper: Yeah, it wouldn't be the first time Cole's been less than honest with us. Maybe Phoebe's right, it's not really our problem. Paige: Yeah, it's not our problem until he hurts us. Piper: True. (Barbas reappears.) Barbas: He'll ruin everything, remember? He's brought you nothing but misery in the past. (Barbas disappears.) Piper: But then again, why should we trust him? He's brought us nothing but misery in the past. Paige: What is wrong with you? Is this Dr. Jekyl or Mr. Piper? Make up your mind, lady. Piper: Look, all I know is the more I think about it, the more I agree with Phoebe. We don't need to go looking for trouble, trouble comes to find us anyway. Paige: But, wh- Piper: Paige, look, two against one, okay. (Piper walks away. Barbas appears beside Paige.) Barbas: ------. (He disappears.) [Scene: A rock edge above a fiery pit. Barbas and a demon are there. Barbas is meditating. He stumbles and nearly falls into the pit.] Demon: Barbas, careful! Shame if you fell after all these. Barbas: I will not fall, but I will rise. Demon: So the witches are gonna do what you want? Barbas: In time. Oh, the Charmed Ones are not your ordinary witches. Demon: Yeah, I know, I know, it's just, uh, how much time? You've been working on them for weeks. I don't mean to rush you or anything but I'm really hot, like all the time! Barbas: Patience! Or have you forgotten? I can summon your fears to life even down here. Demon: Forgotten? No, sir, I'm the one you've been practicing on, remember? But I gotta say, the deal was if I taught you how to project out from down here, then you'd help me escape. Barbas: You'll be rewarded for your service. Demon: Oh, yeah? That's good, that's good. 'Cause you know, this whole eternal banishment thing is really starting to get me down. Barbas: The Charmed Ones are in conflict even now. Soon they'll break. When they do, they will provide me with more than enough power to free the two of us from purgatory... forever! [Scene: Manor. Paige's room. Paige is lying on her bed looking through the Book of Shadows. Leo walks in.] Leo: I talked with the Elders. They don't know of any demon powerful enough to manipulate Cole. Paige: Ooh, the Elders don't know anything, what a shock. Leo: Is there anything in the book? (Paige sighs.) Paige: No. Leo: I think your sisters might be right on this one. Paige: No, Cole, might be in trouble, Leo. He might not be an innocent and we'll go so far as to call him that, but something is after him. My instincts haven't let me down yet. Leo: Your sisters have good instincts too. Paige: Yeah, I know there's three of us, I've been out voted and I don't want to go up against him, but what's the harm in following up a little magic on my own? Leo: Well, as your Whitelighter I would say go with your instincts. Paige: Okay. Leo: But as your brother-in-law, going up against your sisters is pure su1c1de. Paige: Great, you really helped clarify this issue. (Leo leaves her room. Barbas's spirit appears.) Barbas: So the fear that you're not good enough, that you're not worthy of the power of three. Oh, go on, prove yourself. Save Cole the same way Phoebe did before. Your sisters will be so proud. (Barbas disappears. Paige flips through the book.) [Scene: Cole's apartment. It's dark. Paige walks in.] Paige: Cole? Cole? Cole? (Paige turns around and Cole grabs her by her neck.) Cole: Don't move, demon. Paige: Cole, it's me, Paige! Cole: Who sent you? Answer me! Paige: Damn it, you idiot! (Paige hits him across the face and he snaps out of it.) Cole: Oh, god, oh, god, I'm so sorry. Are you okay? Paige: Yeah, no thanks to you. Cole: I don't know who I am anymore. Paige: Well, I think I have a solution for that. Cole: What do you mean? (Paige holds up a blue potion.) Paige: Power stripping potion. It's the same stuff Phoebe used on you, I made some adjustments to compensate for your added powers. Cole: You wanna take away my powers? I'd have no way to defend myself. Paige: Yeah, you also wouldn't be able to hurt anybody else, including Phoebe. (Barbas's spirit appears beside Cole.) Barbas: If fear hurt Phoebe for more than your fear remaining forever evil. Protect Phoebe. Strip your powers. Cole: Let's do it. (He takes the potion and drinks it. He screams in pain and drops to the floor. Barbas's spirit appears and a black cloud rises out of Cole and floats into Barbas. Barbas becomes visible.) Barbas. (Paige sees him and runs over to Cole.) Paige: Uh, who's Barbas? (Cole stands up.) Cole: The Demon of Fear. Barbas: Oh, I'm so much more than that now. (Cole tries to throw an energy ball at Barbas but no longer has his powers. An energy ball forms in Barbas's hand.) Looking for this? (He throws the energy ball at Cole and he flies through the glass door.) Ooh, very cool powers. (Paige runs over to Cole.) I can hardly wait until I have full control over them. Paige, thank you very much for setting me free. Your sisters will be so proud of you. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Cole are there. Cole is sitting on the chair, badly bruised.] Piper: Barbas? You couldn't have brought back Andras or Shax or somebody we could actually vanquish? Paige: Okay, heal now, yell later, Cole's injured. (Leo walks in.) Phoebe: Leo can't heal evil. Paige: He's not evil anymore, the potion worked, I stripped him of his demonic powers. Piper: And gave them to Barbas. (Leo walks over to Cole and starts healing him.) Paige: Listen, I really don't need a lecture right now. Piper: No, you really do because you have no idea what you've done and now we have a serious problem. Leo: Guys. (Leo heals Cole fully.) Piper: Great, he's not evil. But we still have a serious problem. Cole: What happened? Phoebe: What happened is the worst demon we've ever faced tricked you and Paige into freeing him and now he has your powers. Paige: I'm really sorry. Leo: I think we should give Paige a break, she was just acting on her instincts. Piper: Paige, we know you're really sorry and it's not the fact that you screwed up that we're upset about. It's the fact that you didn't listen to us. Phoebe: We've just had a lot more experience than you do, we've been at this a lot longer. Paige: Fine. What does this Barbas do? What's his thing? Piper: He brings really bad things to life. Leo: Your worst fears to be exact. Phoebe: And who knows what we can expect now that he has Cole's demonic energy. Cole: I'll do everything in my power to help you guys fight him. Piper: Well, unfortunately, anything in your power right now isn't a whole hell of a lot. Cole: But I'm the only who knows how my powers work, how he might use them. Leo: He's got a point. Paige: What's he gonna do next? Phoebe: Get even. What else? Cole: Actually, I'm a little worried he didn't try to do that already. Piper: That's funny, that didn't occur to me as something to worry about. Cole: Well, if I'm right, you've got bigger problems. If he gains control of my powers he might try to use them to reorganise the Underworld. Become the next Source. You have to get to him before he does or he'll be impossible to stop. [Scene: Cole's apartment. Barbas and the demon are there. The demon plays a bit of Beethoven on the piano.] Demon: Looks like the Underworld has been spruced up a bit since my damnation. Barbas: Very smart operating above ground. It's like, uh, hiding out in plain sight. Demon: Mm, still, maybe it'd be better to unite the leadership in a more traditional setting, you know, for appearances. Barbas: Oh, I'm not interested in appearances. I am only interested in the Charmed Ones. Demon: Why focus on them when you can take over the Underworld. Barbas: Because those witches banished me to a fate worst than death and the only thing that kept me going was the sweet thought of repaying the favour, with interest. Demon: With all do respect, if those witches were powerful enough to defeat you before... Barbas: I spared you down there so do not try my patience up here. Demon: All I'm saying is maybe it'd be better to solidify your power base first. (An energy ball forms in Barbas's hand.) Ooh, where'd you learn to do that? Barbas: Oh, apparently it's one of my new powers, only seems to happen when I get very angry. (The demon gets a bit worried but Barbas extinguishes the energy ball.) Ooh, but perhaps you're right. I've been seeking my revenge for so long, what's a little while longer? So summon the leaders. [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Cole are there. They are looking through some books.] Paige: There has to be a vanquish for him in here somewhere. Phoebe: We've never been able to vanquish him, just neutralise him. Piper: Actually we didn't, Prue did. Paige: Well, maybe you can just do whatever Prue did to banish him last time. Phoebe: It won't work. Leo: Prue didn't banish him with a spell, she banished him by conquering her fears. Cole: Conquering fears isn't going to vanquish him anymore anyway, not with my powers inside him. Phoebe: Okay, you know what? Time's up. Let me look. (Phoebe sits in front of the Book of Shadows.) Paige: Oh, okay, apparently saying I'm sorry a hundred and twelve times didn't work. Maybe a hundred and thirteen. I am sorry. Phoebe: Paige, I'm not trying to make you feel bad, it's just, you know, you pulled me away from my third date with Miles. A third date. Paige: A hundred and fourteen. I'm sorry. Cole: Shouldn't you guys give Paige a break? She had good intentions, that's gotta count for something. Paige: Thank you... I think. Piper: Where'd that come from? Leo: The only place it could, his heart. Cole's good now. Phoebe: Yeah, well, it doesn't change anything. Cole: Doesn't it? You're the only one who's seen that side of me, it's the side you fell in love with. Phoebe: Please don't go there. Piper: And more importantly, since you don't have any powers, maybe Leo should take you someplace safe. Cole: No, you'll need me to fight Barbas. Paige: If Cole is good, doesn't that make him an innocent and doesn't that mean we need to protect him now? Phoebe: She's right, you should go. Please. (Leo orbs out with Cole.) Okay, well, there's nothing in here. We're gonna have to figure out a way to vanquish Barbas on our own. Piper: Well, we could use the crystal cage liked we did with the Source, they've got the same powers. Phoebe: Actually, that might work. We just have to find a way to get him here. Paige: I can write a spell. Piper: Well, that shouldn't be too hard, all we have to do is remind him of how much he hates us and he should come running. Phoebe: I could modify the astral projection spell, try to get him here. Paige: I'll orb him. Piper: Uh, no, Phoebe should go. (Paige looks disappointed.) Phoebe: Only because I've already overcome my deepest fear the last time Barbas attcked. He can't hurt me. Paige: What was your fear? Phoebe: Losing a sister. [Scene: Cole's apartment. A demon meeting is taking place. They are all sitting around a rectangular table.] Barbas: So, any questions? Demon #1: You bring us to the former Source's home and tell us to unite under your leadership because you have so many powers, yet we haven't seen a single one of these fantastic abilities you claim to have. (Barbas throws a fireball at the demon and vanquishes him.) Barbas: Anymore questions? (Suddenly, Phoebe astral projects in front of Barbas.) Phoebe: Whoa, deja vu. (to Barbas) Hey! How you doing? Don't we know each other? Demon #2: I'll take her out. Barbas: No-no-no-no, this witch is mine. I know your fears. Phoebe: Really? You're sure about that? (Barbas waves his hand in front of Phoebe.) Oh, what's the matter? Lost your touch? (to the demons) And you want this guy to be your new leader? (Barbas throws an energy ball at Phoebe, she dodges it and it hits four demons.) It's, uh, pretty hard to rule the Underworld if you kll everybody, don't you think? (Phoebe astral projects out.) Demon: It's a trap. Don't be fooled. Let it go. Barbas: I can't. (Barbas disappears.) [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there. Piper and Paige are standing around the crystal cage. Phoebe is sitting across the room. Phoebe astral projects back in her body.] Phoebe: Incoming. (She gets up and stands beside the crystal cage. Barbas appears inside the circle.) Piper: Paige. (Paige puts down a crystal and the cage activates.) Paige: Got it. Phoebe: "Prudence, Penelope, Patricia..." Piper: "Melinda, Astrid, Helena..." Paige: "Laura and Grace." Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "Halliwell witches stand strong beside us, vanquish this evil from time and space." (Barbas explodes. When the smoke clears they notice Barbas still standing there.) Barbas: I guess you wanted me, now you have me. (He waves his hands and the walls brick up. He disappears.) And now I've got you. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Hallway. Paige is there. Phoebe and Piper walk in.] Phoebe: Okay, the windows in our rooms are all bricked over too. Piper: All the windows downstairs are the same. Phoebe: We're trapped. Paige: Like hell we are. (Paige tries to orb out but she bounces off the walls. She bounces into the nursery and orbs back in.) Okay, on second thought. Piper: Leo! Paige: My guess if I can't get out, he is not getting in. Piper: Well, I can get out. Phoebe: Yeah-yeah-yeah. (Piper tries to blow up the wall but can't.) Piper: I can't get out. We can't get out! Phoebe: Okay, let's not panic, 'cause that's what Barbas wants us to do is panic, right? Paige: Why doesn't he just kll us and get it over with, if that's what he wants. Piper: Because he wants us to suffer, that's why. Phoebe: A little mental trture. (Paige hears a noise coming from the nursery and she walks in.) Paige: Guys? Phoebe: What's the matter? Paige: Don't you see it? (Paige sees the walls moving inwards.) The walls are moving in on me. (She tries to leave the nursery but the door slams shut.) Help, get me outta here! Piper: Is she claustrophobic? Phoebe: I don't know, is she? Piper: Paige, it's just a hallucination. Phoebe: Yeah, it's not real, honey, you're okay. (Suddenly, Piper screams.) What? What? What? (Dozens of tarantulas appear crawling towards Piper.) Piper: Tarantulas. Lots and lots of tarantulas. Phoebe: No, there's no tarantulas. This isn't real, you're hallucinating, remember? (Miles stumbles in.) Miles: Phoebe. Phoebe: Yeah? Miles: I have to talk to you. I have to tell you the truth. (His eyes turn black and fiery images show in them.) Phoebe: This isn't real, this isn't happening. Miles: I'm evil, Phoebe. You know that's why you're drawn to me. (Phoebe punches him in the face and the hallucination vanishes.) Phoebe: Okay, people, time to get over your fears right now! Piper: Easy for you to say, you're not facing kller spiders. Phoebe: Neither are you. (A spider crawls onto Piper's shoulder. She flicks it onto the ground and squishes it with her foot. All the spiders vanish.) Piper: Yuck. Phoebe: Good girl. Piper: Paige, it's all in your head. (The walls move closer to Paige. The cot breaks into pieces.) Don't be afraid, you're gonna be okay. Paige: I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid. I'm okay, I'm not afraid. (The light blows and the room goes dark.) I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid. (The walls stop moving and the room returns to normal. Paige walks into the room.) I did it. Phoebe: Yeah. Piper: He's not done, he can't be. He's just playing with us. Phoebe: We need a plan. Paige: Why don't I just strip his powers like I stripped Cole's? Piper: I don't think that'll solve the problem. Those powers are gonna have to find a new demon home. Unless we give them back to Cole. Paige: No, no, we can not give them back to Cole. Phoebe: Why not? They're his. Paige: No, he knows what it's like to be good now. Giving them back to him would be completely unfair and probably a death sentence. Piper: He's the only one that knows how to control them. Anybody got any better ideas? Let's go make the potion. (They walk into the hallway and Leo orbs in.) Leo, what happened? Leo: Barbas, he attcked us. Phoebe: What? Where? Leo: Downstairs. I orbed in with Cole and the windows bricked over. Piper: You left him down there? Leo: Yeah, I came up for help. Besides, Cole knows Barbas's powers so he can get away from him. Paige: Not for long. Phoebe: We need him. Piper: I'll go. You guys make sure that potion's done. Paige: Do you think it's a good idea to split up? What if that's exactly what Barbas wants. Phoebe: Do we have a choice? Piper: Okay, let's get this over with. [Cut to the stairs. Piper and Leo walk down them cautiously.] Piper: Where did you leave Cole? Leo: He was just here. Piper: Do you hear that? Leo: What? Piper: Footsteps. (A little girl runs down the stairs.) Little Piper: Grams, I love it! (She runs into the foyer where Grams is.) I love my doll, it's just what I always wanted. Piper: Do you see her? Leo: Who? Piper: Me. Grams: Happy birthday, sweetheart. You know, your father helped me pick this out. (Victor walks in.) Victor: Hey, I thought I heard a little Piper. Little Piper: Daddy! (They hug.) Victor: Happy birthday. Leo: Piper, what are you seeing? Piper: Shh, it's okay. I remember this. Victor: Happy birthday. (A demon shimmers in.) Little Piper: Daddy! (The demon throws a fireball at them and they dive out of the way.) Grams: "Hell is spun demon creature of death, fre shall take your very breath." (The demon bursts into flames and is vanquished.) Sweetheart, are you alright? Did that bad man hurt you? Little Piper: No. Grams: Oh, baby. Victor: Penny, I told you. Penny: Oh, Victor, don't start. Victor: If my girls are raised around this it'll destroy their lives. Grams: Oh, don't be over dramatic. Victor: A demon tries to kll my daughter and I'm being over dramatic? If they're brought up around this evil, they'll always live in fear. They'll never be happy. How can you put them through this? (Suddenly, Leo morphs into Barbas.) Barbas: See, even your daddy knew. Your happiness can never last. (Barbas disappears.) [Cut to the attic. Phoebe and Paige are there. Phoebe is making a potion.] Paige: You know, I am so sorry. I never meant for any of this to... Phoebe: It's okay, sweetie, just forget it. Let's concentrate on finding a way out of here. Will you pass me the mandrake root while you're over there? (Phoebe sprinkles something in the potion.) Did you find it? Barbas: Yes, exactly what I was looking for. (Phoebe spins around and sees a hallucination of Barbas.) Phoebe: Where's Paige? What did you do to her? Paige: What are you talking about? I'm right here. Barbas: You're right. I couldn't read your fears. (He waves his hand in front of Phoebe.) But I can now. Phoebe: What have you done with my sister? Barbas: Same thing I did with your other sister, klled her. With her fears. Paige: Oh god, it's Barbas, he's tricking you. (Phoebe kicks Paige in the stomach.) It's me, Paige, you're hallucinating. (Phoebe kicks Paige in the face and she falls onto a chair.) Phoebe: This time I'm gonna vanquish you for good. (She grabs her around the neck and kicks her in the face. She pokes her throat and kicks her in the stomach. She falls back onto a dollhouse.) [Cut to downstairs. Piper is still watching her hallucination. She is crying.] Victor: She's a little girl for god's sake, your own granddaughter. How can you allow this? Grams: Because she's a witch, that's who she is. Besides, she has me to keep her safe. Victor: You didn't keep her very safe tonight, did you? Little Piper: Please stop fighting. (Little Piper looks over at Piper.) Victor: How are my girls gonna find happiness with demons breaking down the door every night? (Barbas pops in beside Piper.) Barbas: Your greatest fear will be born in this very moment. The night your daddy left and never came back. (Victor heads for the door and fades out.) Whenever, since this moment, when you experience happiness, tragedy follows. (Grams fades out.) Leaving you destined to a life time of pain. (Little Piper fades out.) A pain that continues on and on, even into the next generation. (Piper doubles over in pain. She holds her stomach.) Piper: No. No. No, not the baby. (Barbas disappears.) [Cut to the attic. Phoebe throws Paige onto a small table, smashing it. Paige lies there with cuts and bruises all over her.] Paige: Phoebe, it's me, it's your sister. Barbas: Come on, finish it. Please, you can do it, I know you can. Come on, kll me. (Phoebe grabs an athame off the floor and s*ab Paige in her stomach. The hallucination of Barbas disappears and Phoebe sees Paige lying there unconscious.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and Paige are there. Phoebe is crying.] Phoebe: No, Paige. Leo! Leo! (Barbas appears.) Barbas: He can't hear you. Phoebe: Piper! (He raises the athame above Phoebe and suddenly he is blown up. Piper stands at the doorway. Barbas is pulled back together.) Piper: Playing on an expecting mother's fears. That was a good one. But not that good. She goes to blow him up but he disappears. A few bricks disappear from the wall, letting some light in. Piper goes over to Phoebe.) What happened? Phoebe: I thought that she was him. Piper: Oh, no. The only way we can save her is if you overcome your fears. Tell me what you're afraid of. Phoebe: I'm evil. Piper: What? No, you're not. This was an accident. I have known you your entire life, there is not a mean bone in your body. And you need to believe that right now. Phoebe: But... Piper: No, not a chance in hell. (The bricks vanish from the wall.) Leo. (Leo orbs in with Cole.) Paige. [Cut to Cole's apartment. Barbas is there standing before an altar. The demon pops in.] Demon: Good, you're back. What are you doing? Barbas: I am making sure that I do not get caught unaware again. Demon: Barbas, please, I beg you. Forget the witches, you can deal with them later. Barbas: Witches may be able to avoid their fears but, uh, they will not be able to avoid my new power. Demon: Now listen to me, the demonic leadership is backing you. The Underworld is yours for the taking. Barbas: I don't not care about the Underworld, I care only about my revenge. Oh, and in regards to that, I need you to hurl a fireball at me. Demon: What? Barbas: I need to test my new power. Demon: I don't... Barbas: Do it. (The demon throws a fireball at Barbas and Barbas deflects it back at him, which vanquishes him.) Finally, shut up. [Cut to the manor. Attic. Leo is healing Paige. Piper is making the potion. Paige wakes up.] Phoebe: Paige, you're okay, thank god. (Phoebe hugs Paige.) Paige: What happened? Leo: Good thing we were trying to orb in when they barricade came down. Phoebe: Oh, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. Paige: You're suffocating me. Phoebe: Oh, sorry. (They stand up.) Cole: Um, well, I hate to break this up but Barbas will be back soon. Piper: I'm ready. Leo: (to Cole) Are you? Cole: To take evil back? No. But I'm not doing it for me. (He looks at Phoebe. Barbas appears and creates a blast which knocks everyone to the floor. Piper drops the potion. Everyone gets back up.) Barbas: Miss me, my babies? (Piper tries to blow him up but he just shakes it off.) Oh, I'm a very quick study. Paige: What do we do? Barbas: Ah, still alive I see. Phoebe: You leave her alone. (Barbas creates a magical wall in front of Piper, Phoebe, Leo and Cole.) Barbas: Naughty, naughty, naughty. Wait your turn. Phoebe: Paige, orb the potion. Paige: It's in a puddle. Piper: You can do it. Prue did. Barbas: Ay, there's the rub. You're no Prue are you? Paige: Potion! (The potion orbs onto Barbas and he falls to his knees. A black mist floats out of Barbas's body and into Cole's. Barbas gets up and tries to throw an energy ball. An energy ball forms in Cole's hand.) Cole: Looking for this? (Cole throws an energy ball at Barbas and vanquishes him. Cole looks at Phoebe and disappears.) Commercial Break [Scene: P3. Phoebe and Miles are sitting on a couch.] Miles: To our fourth date. (They clink their glasses.) Phoebe: Hey, does anything happen on the fourth date that I should be aware of? Miles: Well, just the fact that we made it past our third date, that I'm talking about. Phoebe: Oh, why you didn't think we would? Miles: No, it just seemed like last time you got a little distracted half way through it, you know, I mean we didn't even kiss. (Phoebe kisses him.) Phoebe: Better? Miles: Taking a pretty big risk aren't you? Phoebe: I am not afraid. (They kiss.) [Cut to Piper and Leo across the room. Piper is laughing.] Leo: Hey, you better stop that. Piper: Stop what? Laughing? Leo: Yeah, you wouldn't want to experience actual happiness seeing how every time you're happy the world crashes. Piper: Mm, well, I'm not so worried about that anymore. Leo: Really? Piper: Yeah, my world has crashed before and then somehow everything is okay. So why not enjoy it while it lasts. Leo: Like, uh, like them? (They watch Phoebe and Miles.) Piper: Exactly like them. (Piper leans in to give Leo a kiss but stops.) Leo: You know, I'm just worried about Paige, she was kinda feeling left out by you two. Piper: Oh, I think Missy Paige will be just fine. (Piper and Leo kiss.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Paige mixes some powders together in a mortar. She grabs a handful and throws it into the air. Two white doves magically appear in mid-air. She closes the Book of Shadows and nods to herself.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x07 - Sympathy For The Demon"}	foreverdreaming
A Witch In Time -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Daniel Cerone Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 08 Episode Number: 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Front porch. Phoebe and Miles are there.] Phoebe: So, here we are. Miles: Front porch. Phoebe: Yeah. Where all good dates end. Miles: What about great dates? Phoebe: Oh, no, great dates never end on the front porch. Miles: So that only leaves one question. Was this a good date or a great date? Phoebe: I'll tell you in a second. (They lean in for a kiss but is interrupted by Piper and Leo carrying groceries to the door.) Piper: Heads up! Pregnant lady coming through with groceries. Here we go, people. (Piper goes inside.) Phoebe: What's wrong with Piper? Leo: Oh, they gave us paper instead of plastic. (Leo goes inside.) [Cut to inside. Foyer.] Leo: What was that about? Piper: Oh, tell me about it. I practically needed a crowbar to pry them apart. Leo: I meant with you. Piper: Me? Phoebe's the one with the puppy love eyes. Doesn't that bother you? Leo: No, it-it doesn't. Should it? Piper: Yes. Miles is not her type and she would see that if she wasn't on the rebound. Leo: Okay, I don't think so. I think he's a nice guy. Piper: He just got divorced. Leo: So did she. Piper: He's wearing cologne. Leo: Oh, and that's a bad thing. Piper: And he's a computer programmer? He works with numbers all day. You know how is with math. They have absolutely nothing in common. (They walk into the parlor.) Leo: You're right. We-we should just vanquish him. Piper: All I'm saying is she needs to slow down or she's gonna get hurt. (Paige and her date pops their heads up from the couch where they were busy making out.) Paige: Hey. Little quiet here? Piper: What is this? A brothel? Paige's Date: You didn't mention that. I'm a little short on cash. (They lay back on the couch. Phoebe and Miles walk in through the front door and go upstairs.) Piper: Oh, no, they're going upstairs, should I stop them? Paige: No. Only if you wanna make a total ass of yourself. But that's up to you. Piper: Oh, shush. (to Leo) I'm telling you. After the demon divorce heartbreak and now this miss-match relationship, she's gonna get hurt big time. Leo: Okay, well, you're gonna get hurt big time if you go upstairs and try to get in between whatever's going on. [Cut to Phoebe's bedroom. Phoebe and Miles stumble in, kissing. They rip off their clothes and make their way to the bed.] Miles: Are you sure you're ready? Phoebe: Mm-hm. Miles: You know we don't have to. Phoebe: I know. Miles: I mean, we could just... Phoebe: Why? Miles: I'm so glad you feel that way. (They lay on the bed and kiss. Phoebe receives a premonition. In the premonition, Miles gets caught in a police sh*t and is sht dad. The premonition ends.) Where'd you go, are you okay? Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Leo is there having breakfast. Piper and Paige walk in.] Piper: So how come we've never met your couch buddy before? Paige: He's more than a couch buddy. His name is Max and I think he might actually have some potential. Piper: Oh? Leo: Mm, define potential. Paige: Okay, Mr. Leo, I will. He is wickedly smart, perversely funny and has just the right touch of weird style for me. (Phoebe and Miles walk in.) Phoebe: Hi! Piper: Oh, look who's coming to breakfast. Phoebe: Good morning. Everybody, this is Miles. Piper: Did you guys have a nice night? And morning? Miles: Actually, yes. Piper: Well, at least he's honest. Phoebe: (to Miles) Oh, why don't you take something for the road. (Miles takes a muffin.) And don't forget about our lunch date. Miles: Uh, do you want to meet at the bistro or at my work. Phoebe: Oh, definitely at work. And then we'll just walk there. Miles: Okay. Don't worry, I'll let myself out. (They quickly kiss and then kiss again this time longer. Piper, Paige and Leo feel awkward.) Nice meeting you. (Miles leaves. Phoebe sits at the table.) Phoebe: Okay, something really freaky happened last night when I was with Miles. Piper: You guys are already getting freaky? Phoebe: No, I had a premonition. He got caught up in a police sht and he died. Paige: sht? That's so wild west. And besides, don't you normally have premonitions about the evil nasty people? Phoebe: Yeah, usually but not always. Leo: Your powers are growing, it doesn't surprise me that you're able to detect natural thrat as easily. Phoebe: Natural or supernatural, it doesn't really matter. I would appreciate if one of you could come to lunch with me to back me up. Because if something happened to Miles, I just, I would be devastated. Piper: Uh, Phoebe, well, this sorta sounds like Miles is an innocent we may be supposed to protect. You're not supposed to fall in love with the innocent. Besides, you've only known him three weeks. Phoebe: Okay, I think that's a little insensitive. Piper: Okey-dokey, then there's this. (Reads from the newspaper.) A rebound romance burns fast and hot like a sh*ting star and leaves the rebounder blind to the flame out ahead. Phoebe: Who wrote that psycho babble? Paige: I'll read from the Ask Phoebe column to Rebounding and Rockport. Phoebe: Look, the point is Miles makes me feel... he just makes me feel and it's really beautiful. So could you please just be happy for me? Paige: Aw, toots, I'm happy for you. And if you want, I've got a lunch date, but I'll cancel to go with you. Leo: Actually, I think we'll have a better chance of protecting Miles with Piper's freezing power. [Scene: Outside a building. Piper and Phoebe pull up in front of it.] Phoebe: We should have brought Paige, at least she could orb. Piper: Hey, it wasn't my fault we got stuck behind an accident. Phoebe: Okay, (looks at her watch) 1:15, I'll run in, you try the cell phone. I hope he's still here. (Phoebe gets out of the car and runs towards the building. Piper tries the cell phone but can't get through. A truck pulls up beside Piper's car, blocking her in.) Piper: Hey, hey, whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa. You're blocking me in. Driver: You parked in a loading zone, lady. Piper: I am not parked. I am sitting here with the engine running. If you just move up I will get out of your way. Driver: Too late. I already stepped outside of my vehicle. Piper: Well, get your butt back inside your vehicle and move it. I need to get out. Driver: Don't worry, I'll be back in a minute. Piper: I don't think you understand. This is an emergency. Driver: Not mine. (Phoebe runs back over to the car. They hear sirens.) Phoebe: He's gone. Oh, no. Piper: This idiot is blocking me in. Phoebe: It's only two blocks, let's run. (Piper gets out of the car and they run down the street. They stop.) Okay, this is the street. Right or left? Piper: You're asking me? Phoebe: What do we do? I don't remember. Piper: Pick one. Left. Phoebe: Okay. (They run left.) [Cut to a walkway. Miles is walking down towards the bistro. A teenager runs down the walkway and stops when two police cars block the exits. Cops gets out of the car and points their gn. Miles is stuck in the middle.] Cop #1: Get down and on the ground! Cop #2: SFP! Drop your wapon! (Piper and Phoebe arrive.) Phoebe: Piper! (The teenager sht and Piper freezes the bllts in mid-air.) Piper: Hurry, move fast. (Phoebe goes over to Miles and plucks the bllts out of the air.) Phoebe: Ow, hot, hot, hot. (She runs over to the teenager and takes the gn out of his hand and puts it on the ground. She runs back over to Miles and stands behind him.) Unfreeze it. Piper: How are you gonna explain...? Phoebe: I don't know, I'll figure something out. And thanks, I owe you one. (Piper unfreezes them all and Phoebe dives on Miles, pushing him out of the way.) Teenager: Okay, okay, I give up! Cop #2: Down on the ground! Get down on the ground! (The cops cuff the teenager. Piper goes around the corner out of sight from Miles.) Miles: Where'd you come from? Phoebe: I wanted to surprise you for lunch. Surprise! Miles: You saved my life. Phoebe: Oh, it was nothing. Miles: It was my life. Phoebe: Yeah. Miles: I should be dad right now. Phoebe: Yeah, but you're not, that's good. Miles: You saved my life. Phoebe: I think we've been over that part. Miles: Did I thank you? Phoebe: No, but you can tonight. What do you say to a candlelit dinner? I'll kick my sisters out of the house. (They kiss and Phoebe gets a premonition. In the premonition Miles is sitting at the dining room table and suddenly a Knfe is thrown into his chest and kills him. The premonition ends and Phoebe gasps.) Miles: Are you okay? Phoebe: No, I'm not actually. Miles: Come on, let's go get some coffee. (They leave. The brick wall swirls and a warlock walks out of the wall.) Warlock: "Concealeous." (A hedge moves across to block the portal.) Commercial Break [Scene: Cole's apartment. Cole is lazing on the couch eating takeaway. The warlock blinks in.] Cole: Who the hell are you? Warlock: Name's Bacarra. I was sent here from the future. Cole: Well, can't say I've heard that one before. Bacarra: Allow me to offer proof. (He pulls out a wedding ring out of his pocket.) Recognise this? (He throws it at Cole and Cole catches it. He gets up and walks over to a small box where he pulls out an identical ring. (Cole pushes Bacarra against the wall.) Cole: Where did you get my wedding band? Bacarra: You gave it to me, when you sent me with a message. Phoebe's in danger. (Cole lets go of Bacarra.) Cole: What kind of danger? Bacarra: She saved a man's life today. Problem is he was destined to die. Somehow she got a premonition she wasn't supposed to get. Cole: Angel of Death never gives up a claim. Bacarra: Of course not. That's why death keeps coming for this mortal. But your ex-wife falls in love with him... Cole: She falls in love? Bacarra: Sorry to break the news. For the next six months she tries to save him over and over until she loses her own life in the process and that's when you sent me back in time to tell you to kll this man. Cole: I see. I'd never get her back if I klled an innocent. Especially one that she loved. Bacarra: He's not an innocent. He's meant to die. You'd only be giving death a helping hand. And saving yourself a lot of future pain. Cole: A warlock who wants to save me pain. Who are you? (Cole sits back down.) I'd never send a warlock with a message this important. Bacarra: You had no choice. If you left your throne it wouldn't be there when you got back, your rivals would steal it. Cole: What rivals? What throne? Bacarra: In the future, sooner than you might think, you're gonna rule the Underworld again. I'm your adviser. Of course I advised you against this, but, uh... Cole: I'd never turn back to evil, it won't happen. Bacarra: It does happen. You united demons and warlocks who left the Underworld to its greatest power in history. You're the future of evil, man. (Cole gets up and throws a fireball at Bacarra. Bacarra blinks out of the room and blinks back in behind Cole.) You said you'd react that way. Well, I guess it's up to me to get the job done. Wish me luck. (He blinks out.) [Scene: Manor. Living room. The are dozens of bunches of red roses all over the room. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there. Phoebe is looking through the Book of Shadows.] Piper: A dozen, dozen roses. How many roses is that? Leo: A hundred and forty-four. Piper: What do you think he's trying to say? Phoebe: Okay, so based on what I saw, a demon attcks tonight with an athame, so if we wanna figure out a vanquish, we have to find out what it is. Paige: Well, what do your premonitions have in common? How do they fit together? Phoebe: Well, they don't necessarily have to fit together. Leo: Based on my experience, one's a premonition, two is a pattern. Phoebe: Or just really bad luck. Miles stumbled into a police sht today and a demonic sht tonight. Piper: So you think the demon is after us? Phoebe: Wouldn't be the first time. Paige: I don't know, I think there's something after Miles. Phoebe: Okay, well, we can explore that theory later. Piper: Honey, why are you trying to minimise this? Phoebe: Well, why is everyone else trying to make a bigger deal out of it than it is. Piper: Probably because we're following our instincts and not our hormones. Phoebe: Ouch. Leo: Until we know for sure, I think we should take steps to protect Miles. Phoebe: Okay, well, I'm already all over Miles. I mean, with you know, the protection stuff. I even cancelled our dinner for tonight. Paige: You think that's such a good idea? If something's after him, our best chance to find out what is if you go through with your plans. Piper: She's right. We can surround him with the family for protection. Phoebe: You mean like a family dinner? Piper: Mm-hm. (Phoebe laughs.) Phoebe: Really? Piper: Yeah. Phoebe: Are you cooking? Piper: Probably. Phoebe: Then I'd better get ready. [Time lapse. Foyer. Phoebe is dressed for dinner. She opens the door and Miles stands there holding a bunch of flowers.] Phoebe: Yay! More flowers. Miles: I know, (they kiss) lacks originality but they're a lot easier to carry than what I really wanted to give you. (They head for the dining room.) Phoebe: Oh yeah? What was that? Miles: Beachfront property. (They kiss.) Hey, you saved my life. Uh, you know, we can always eat later. I'm not really that hungry... for dinner. (Piper clears her throat. Miles sees Piper, Paige and Leo sitting around the dining room table.) What happened to the candles and the romance? Phoebe: Well, um, unfortunately our plans have changed. I just really wanted you to get to know my family. I hope you don't mind. Paige: Phoebe's said so much about you, we just wanted to get to know you a little better. Phoebe: Yeah, yeah. Piper: Although, probably not as much as we just did. Phoebe: Okay, okay, let's eat. (Phoebe guides him to the table.) Here next to Leo. (Phoebe hands the flowers to Piper.) More flowers. Piper: Yay. (Phoebe sits at the other side of table next to Paige. Piper puts the flowers down and sits next to Miles.) [Time lapse. Dining room. Everyone is finishing dinner.] Miles: You should have seen Phoebe dive out of nowhere. She-she could have easily been klled. Phoebe: And I would do it all again. Piper: Yeah, that's Phoebe. Friend to all. Would risk her life to save a stray dog. (There's an awkward silence.) Paige: So she's says that you have a cabin in Tahoe? Miles: Near heavenly. Phoebe: He's gonna take me there next weekend. Paige: Ohh. Leo: So you're a big skier? Phoebe: He used to ski competitively, you should see the pictures he has up on his wall. (Cole appears in the kitchen and Piper sees him.) Piper: Excuse me. (She gets up and goes into the kitchen.) Cole: Is Phoebe okay? Piper: Oh, no you don't. She's having dinner with a guy. She's fine. Cole: Listen to me, I got a visit from a warlock and he is after her guy. Piper: Okay, well, thanks for the tip. We'll handle it. Cole: Well, I'll stay here on stakeout to help. Piper: No, you can't. Look, warlocks we can handle, demonic ex-husbands we can not. You have to get out of here before she sees you. Cole: Wait, did she get a premonition today? Did she save some guy's life? (Phoebe starts clearing the table.) Piper: Quick, she's coming. Go. (Cole disappears. Phoebe walks in with the dishes and puts them on the bench.) Phoebe: Hey, look, I know you think Miles and I have nothing in common but... Piper: Later for that. Look, there is a warlock after Miles. I just found out, don't ask me how but you need to get back in there. Here, take these. (She picks up a tray of desserts.) Phoebe: Uh-oh. Piper: What? Phoebe: Miles was klled while we were serving dessert. (Phoebe runs into the dining room. Bacarra blinks in holding a Knfe.) Look out! (Bacarra throws the Knfe and Phoebe dives over the table, pushing Miles out the way. The Knfe hits a chest of drawers. Piper runs in and tries to freeze him.) Piper: He won't freeze. Paige: Blow him up. (Bacarra recites a spell and Piper tries to blow him up. Bacarra flicks his arm and a blue light hits Piper, knocking her backwards.) Leo: Piper! (Leo rushes to Piper's side.) Phoebe: Paige, the athame! Paige: Athame! (The athame orbs into Paige's hand and before she can throw it, Bacarra causes the chandelier above the table to fall. He blinks out.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper, Paige and Leo are there. Paige is flipping through the Book Of Shadows.] Paige: This warlock is not in here anywhere. Piper: Miles is still out cold. Leo: You sure you don't want me to heal him? Piper: No, he's just got a bump on the head, he'll be okay. Leo: Okay, well, he's lucky to be alive. That was one powerful guy that attcked him. Paige: I just don't understand how a warlock this strong can not be in this book. Piper: Well, I didn't have a chance to tell you guys yet. Cole dropped by right before the attck. He knew it was coming. Paige: Figures he's involved in this. Piper: No, I'm not so sure. He was trying to warn us. We need to find out what else he knows. Leo: I wanna check with the Elders, see what they know about our innocent. Clearly he was the target of attck tonight. Piper: Hurry back. (Leo orbs out.) Paige: Should we tell Phoebe about Cole? Piper: No, she's got enough to worry about tonight. [Cut to the living room. Phoebe is sitting on the couch beside Miles, dabbing his forehead with a towel. Miles wakes up.] Phoebe: Hi. Miles: Hey. Phoebe: How you doing? Miles: Okay, I think. What happened? Phoebe: What do you think happened? Miles: I don't know. I remember you jumping over the table and then, I don't know. Phoebe: What happened was mouldy plaster and a really heavy chandelier. (He looks over at the broken chandelier on the dining room table.) Miles: Are you trying to tell me you saved my life again? Phoebe: Yeah. Miles: Okay, I'm having a really bad day here. Phoebe: Or a really good day depending on how you look at it. You escaped disaster twice. That's two more times than most people can say in a life time. Miles: I'm starting to think you should stay by my side until my luck changes. Phoebe: Maybe you're right. (Phoebe leans over and kisses Miles and receives a premonition. In the premonition, Miles leans against a railing on a balcony. The railing comes loose and Miles falls to the ground.) Miles: Your kisses kll me. Phoebe: Right back atcha. (Phoebe looks over at Piper, who's watching from the kitchen.) [Scene: An apartment. A younger Bacarra bursts through the door, wielding an athame.] Young Bacarra: Come out, witch! (He looks around.) I know you're here. (The older Bacarra blinks in.) Bacarra: Calm down, you're embarrassing me. Young Bacarra: Who are you? Bacarra: You. I remember being here. Let's see now, the witch you're looking for has the power of invisibility, right? "Aspectus invisus." (The witch becomes visible.) Young Bacarra: How'd you do that? (The witch tries to run away but Bacarra grabs her.) Bacarra: "Sopio." (The witch falls asleep. He lays her on the floor.) I'm not here to hurt you. I need you. We're taking over the Underworld. Young Bacarra: What'd you just say? Bacarra: You heard me. I came from the future on a different mission. But this is a much better plan. (He spots a potion cupboard.) Ah. (He walks over to it.) Young Bacarra: Look, even if you are me we can't... Bacarra: I am and we can. Do you know what I just did? I faced all three Charmed Ones. I was only expecting one but there they were. And here I am, still alive. Young Bacarra: Yeah, so? Bacarra: So my knowledge in magic I realise we can take them out. Of course we'll need to steal their Book of Shadows first, but, uh... Young Bacarra: That's crazy. Evil can't touch that book. Bacarra: Sure it can. A little blood from their line and a spell from the future. Young Bacarra: What spell? Bacarra: To cloak ourselves in goodness. And don't worry, it wears off. Young Bacarra: Book of Shadows. If we got that, we-we'd be revealed as lords. Bacarra: Now that's the spirit. Let's get to work on this spell. [Scene: Cole's apartment. Piper, Paige and Cole are there.] Paige: You could've told us he was a Jedi Master warlock. Cole: I didn't know. Piper: Well, what do you know? Cole: His name is Bacarra. He claims to be a future associate of mine. Paige: How's he know that? Cole: Because he was there. Piper: In the future? Cole: He came to tell me that Phoebe dies in six months from trying to save her boyfriend from the Angel of Death. Piper: Oh, no, we're screwed. Paige: No, it's not all bad. Now that we know it's after Miles, we can vanquish it. Piper: No, you can't fight Death. If it's Miles' time to go, there's nothing we can do. I told Phoebe rebounds never work. Cole: Bacarra told me I could save Phoebe's life by taking out this Miles. I refused. Paige: That must be why he attcked at the manor, to do the job himself. Piper: Wait a second, why is a warlock helping you in the future? Cole: It really doesn't matter. I'll help you find Bacarra before he kills anyone. Paige: Well, that's not such a bad idea considering you sent him here... or will send him here, whatever. Cole: Just keep your guard up. Bacarra knows things that we don't. And do whatever you can with Phoebe, she needs to let Miles die. It's the only way to save her life. [Scene: Miles' apartment. Phoebe and Miles are there sitting on the lounge, drinking wine.] Miles: Why are you so nervous? I'm the one with all the bad luck. Phoebe: I know, I just think I'm still a little tense. Miles: When I'm feeling tense, that's where I go to relax. (He points at the balcony.) Phoebe: That old, rusty balcony? (She laughs.) Miles: Yeah. I sit out there, I look at the stars. What do you say? Phoebe: No, are you kidding me? I'm keeping you away from high places and sharp objects and loose wiring. You're restricted, mister, to a soft matress and fluffy pillows. [Cut to the hallway. Piper, Paige and Leo walk out of the elevator and head for Miles' apartment.] Leo: So the Elders won't confirm or deny that Death wants Miles, so I basically took that as confirmation. Piper: Still, why would Phoebe get premonitions off a guy that she's not meant to save? Leo: Miles just isn't any guy, I mean, they have an intense connection. Physically and emotionally. Paige: So what, you think their love connection opened up some sort of psychic connection? Piper: Either that or her damn the world attitude. Paige: Okay, Leo, we can take it from here. (Leo orbs out. Paige knocks on Miles' door and he answers it.) Miles: Hey. Paige: Hi, sorry to interrupt, is Phoebe here? It's kind of a family emergency. Miles: Yeah, okay, sure. (Miles moves away from the door and Phoebe walks out. She closes the door behind her.) Phoebe: Hey, what's the emergency? Piper: Um, we have a strong reason to believe that it's, um, it might sort of be Miles' time to die. Paige: Yeah. [Cut inside Miles' apartment. Miles walks out onto the balcony and leans on the railing. A bolt comes loose from the railing.] [Cut to the hallway.] Paige: Cole said he sent the warlock back from the future because you're gonna die trying to save Miles from the Angel of Death. Phoebe: So you want me to let this guy that I really care about die because Cole says so? Piper: Phoebe, this has nothing to do with Cole. You know as well as I do that you can't stop death. Phoebe: This has everything to do with Cole. Paige: It's not just Cole saying it, Leo thinks that, you know, it might also be Miles' time to die. Phoebe: Leo thinks? He thinks? That's the best you got? That's the air tight case you came here to present to me? Piper: Phoebe, we are just trying to save you from a hell of a lot of heartbreak. Phoebe: I know, sweetie, and I appreciate it and I love you both for it but I am really happy, Miles makes me really happy and I'm gonna do whatever I have to do to try to protect him. Piper: But you can't. You've gotta let him go, he's gotta move on. You know the Angel of Death... Phoebe: Okay, enough about the Angel of Death. A warlock wants Miles. You saw him and I saw him. So now let's vanquish him. Come on. (She pushes them towards the elevator.) Please, come on. Paige: Be careful. Phoebe: Go, go, go. Piper: We're going. (Piper and Paige leave.) [Cut to the balcony. The railing gives way and Miles falls from the balcony but he manages to grab onto the railing post.] Miles: Help! Somebody help me! I need help! Phoebe! (Phoebe rushes in the room.) Phoebe: Miles? (She runs onto the balcony.) Miles: Phoebe, help me! Phoebe: Miles! (She grabs onto his arm and tries to pull him up.) Miles: Pull me up! Phoebe: Hang on! (Phoebe pulls him back up onto the balcony. They hug each other tightly. He pulls away, frightened.) Miles: Get away from me. Phoebe: What? Why? Miles: Something's wrong with me, or-or-or-or after me. You're gonna get hurt. Phoebe: No, it's-it's-it's... Miles: I'm serious, Phoebe. You have to go. Phoebe: Okay, look, Miles, whatever you're going through, whatever is, whatever is happening to you right now we're gonna get through this. Together. Miles: I'm scared. Phoebe: I know. (They hug and Phoebe receives another premonition. In the premonition, Phoebe and Miles are asleep in bed. Cole walks into the room and looks over them.) Not again. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Paige walk in.] Piper: Phoebe is never gonna let Miles die voluntarily. Paige: I can't say I blame her. Piper: Me neither, but we've gotta do something fast before she really falls in love with that guy. (Bacarra blinks in.) Paige: Ah! Piper: Then there's our other problem. Paige: Ah, blow him up. Piper: And get knocked on my ass again? (Bacarra throws an athame at Piper and she freezes it in mid-air. He chants and wiggles his fingers. The athame unfreezes and hits Piper in her shoulder. She is knocked into some boxes. Paige rushes to her side.) Paige: Piper. (Younger Bacarra blinks in, holding a vile of potion. Paige pulls the athame out of Piper's shoulder.) There's two of them. Young Bacarra: "Teleportato." (The athame disappears from Paige's hand and reappears in Young Bacarra's hand. He drips a drop of blood from the athame into the vile. Piper's shoulder heals and sits up.) Piper: What's he doing? (Young Bacarra drinks the potion and walks over to the Book Of Shadows. It glows for a second and he picks it up.) Bacarra: Don't worry, we'll take good care of the book. (The two Bacarra's blink out.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Paige and Leo are there.] Piper: I don't know how he did it, he just took it. He drank some weird potion with my blood in it. Maybe it's some weird future magic. Leo: It's impossible. One warlock does not have the power to steal the Book of Shadows. Piper: No, there was two of them, but they were they same guy. They tag teamed us. Paige: Who cares how they did it, you guys. They stole the Book of Shadows, it's gone and I'm not entirely sure what could be worse. Piper: We could be dad. Paige: Yeah, well, we're gonna be soon without it. Leo: It's okay, we're gonna get the book back, we just need to stay calm and stay together. [Scene: Miles' apartment. Phoebe and Miles are in bed. Miles is asleep and Phoebe lays there awake. She looks over at Miles and then gets out and goes into the living room.] Phoebe: Okay, I know you're here so you might as well just come out. (A video rack morphs into Cole.) Cole: I realise this doesn't look good. Phoebe: Cole, you've sunk low in the past but I never dreamed that you would mrder my boyfriend. Cole: I'm not here for Miles, I'm here for Bacarra. He's out of control and I'm not gonna let him hurt you. Phoebe: Oh, so you're here to protect me? Cole: That's right. Phoebe: Okay, well, stop with the protecting. I am over protected. You have to let me live my life. Cole: You're not gonna have a life with Miles. Death wants him, Death is gonna get him. Phoebe: Says you. Cole: Why are you holding onto him so tight? Phoebe: You lost your right to ask me that kind of question a long time ago. (Phoebe's phone rings. She answers it.) Hey. Paige: Hey, Phoebe, demon attcked, we need you. Meet me out front Miles' apartment, I'll orb you out. Phoebe: Well, I can't leave Miles alone. Paige: No, a warlock stole the Book of Shadows, Phoebe. He's not just after Miles, he's after us. Phoebe: Oh my god, okay, uh, I'll wake Miles up and bring him with me. Cole: You don't have to do that, I'll take care of him. Phoebe: Hold on. (to Cole) Are you kidding me? Cole: If I kll him, you'll never trust me. Paige: Hello? Miles: (from bedroom) Phoebe? Phoebe, where are you? (Cole disappears. Miles walks out of the bedroom.) Paige: Hello? What's going on? Miles: Did I hear you talking to someone? Phoebe: (on phone) Uh, meet me outside. (She hangs up.) I have to go. There's a family emergency. Miles: Is everything okay? Phoebe: Yeah, I hope so, I'm taking a really big risk here. Miles: I don't know, what if my life needs saving while you're gone. Phoebe: I think you'll be safe tonight. [Scene: An apartment. The two Bacarra's are there. Bacarra is mixing together a potion. The younger Bacarra is flipping through the Book of Shadows.] Young Bacarra: I knew their magic was good but I had no idea. Bacarra: Careful with that. Young Bacarra: There's a vanquishing spell in here for every demon we've ever met. Nobody's gonna challenge us. Not even Cole. Bacarra: Only one spell in there matters to us now. Young Bacarra: To disempower a witch. Bacarra: I'm almost done mixing the ingredients that will infuse the magic. Young Bacarra: Whoa-whoa-whoa, wait a second, it says here you need a fresh human heart. Bacarra: Not a problem. (Bacarra goes over to a witch lying on the floor. He reaches in her chest and pulls her heart out.) [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there.] Phoebe: Do we know how Bacarra even got here? Leo: The Elders think that he used a time ripple. Whenever something stops a destined event from occurring, it sends a ripple through time. A powerful warlock like Bacarra could have used it if he knew the place where destiny was cheated. Piper: Well, that would be where Phoebe and I saved Miles. Phoebe: Whoa, I can't believe we're still on this. Death isn't after Miles, Bacarra is. And look, I'm not crazy, I just caught Cole staking out Miles' apartment to try and intercept him. Paige: Yeah, Bacarra didn't pull the trigger in the alley, okay. Phoebe: But how do we know? Maybe mind control is one of his future powers? Piper: Okay, let's not argue about how he got here. He's here and he's got our book. Paige: Okay, that book holds a centuries worth of magic that he can use against us. Great. Piper: Too many spells and potions to remember, let alone defend against. Phoebe: We're dad. Piper: Again. Paige: And again. (Phoebe sighs.) Leo: Ladies, death can not be feared. For death, in time comes to all witches. You know, the witch who says she's not scared in battle is a liar. The real witch is the one who fights. Piper: Honey? Leo: Yeah? Piper: Zip it. Leo: Okay. I thought it was worth a sht. Phoebe: I actually think Leo is right. I mean, we've been through this before, we can't get scared just because Bacarra has the Book of Shadows. Paige: In fact, maybe the book has been holding us back. Bacarra knows exactly what we're gonna do because he knows exactly how we're gonna fight. Piper: Okay, so if we're gonna vanquish him, and we will, we need to change our tactics. We need new potions, new spells, stuff that he's never seen before. Let's go. Break. (The girls get up and head for the attic.) Leo: That's what I was trying to say. [Cut to the attic. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there working on spells and potions.] Phoebe: Okay, the obscuring fog spell is done. We can use this if we need to fog up the joint for cover. So that makes nine defensive and fourteen offensive spells. Piper: Okay, we've almost got all the new spells bottled. (The two Bacarra's blink in.) Bacarras: "For the passing of this hour, take away all their powers." Piper: Huh? What does that mean? Paige: I don't know but I don't like that smug look on their faces. (She throws a potion at them and nothing happens.) Okay, that didn't go so well. Phoebe: Okay, how about this? "We call upon Medusa's bones, turn their flesh into stone." No, okay, Piper, blow up something. (Piper tries to blow them up and nothing happens.) Piper: I got nothing. Paige: I can't orb. (The two Bacarras recite a spell and a ball of flame forms in their hand.) Piper: Leo! (Paige quickly grabs an athame and Bacarra throws the ball of flame at her, turning her into dust. They throw another at Phoebe, turning her into dust. Leo orbs in.) Leo: Oh my god! Bacarra: And then there were none. (Leo dives on Piper as Bacarra throws another ball of flame at her. He orbs out with her just in time.) Commercial Break [Scene: The walkway where Miles was saved the first time. Piper and Leo are there. Piper is crouched down against a wall bawling her eyes out.] Piper: Leo, why are we here? Do you realise that I think I just watched my sisters die? Leo: This is the alley where you saved Miles. Just try and stay calm. We still have a chance. Piper: A chance? I just saw my sisters get incinerated, Leo, you can't heal ashes. Leo: I don't wanna heal them, I want to set destiny back on track. (Piper gets up.) Piper: What? It's already happened, there's nothing we can do. Leo: Not necessarily. The time ripple Bacarra opened is gonna stay open until he goes back through it and returns to his time. (Leo touches the brick wall.) Piper: What are you looking for? Leo: A hidden door. It's gotta be around here somewhere. If we can find it we can travel back and rewrite history like Bacarra did. Make it so none of this ever happened. [Cut to the manor. Attic. The two Bacarras are there.] Bacarra: The Underworld belongs to us. Young Bacarra: Which one of us? Bacarra: Still distrustful. But don't lose that quality, it'll help us go far. Now call the meeting of the demonic leaders and demand your rightful position, don't wait another second. Young Bacarra: What are you gonna do? Bacarra: Return to the future where I belong. You can catch up with me in about six months. [Cut to the walkway. Leo and Piper are still looking for the ripple.] Leo: If we can find the ripple it should send us back. It's an infinite slipstream through time. Piper: Well, what if it carries us forward? Leo: It won't. Bacarra used it to get here, so it'll keep flowing backwards until he enters it to reverse it. Piper: Okay, so we're going back. What if it takes us too for back? Leo: Well, we could wind up with tails. What time did Phoebe save Miles yesterday? Piper: A little after one. Leo: Okay, well, use your watch. (Piper continues to touch the wall and comes to a spot where she nearly falls through.) Piper: Found it. (Leo moves the hedge out of the way. Bacarra blinks in.) Bacarra: "Debilito!" (Leo dives on Bacarra and holds him down.) Leo: Go now! Bacarra: No! (Piper walks into the ripple.) [Cut to in the ripple. Piper watches images of the day rewind backwards, faster and faster. She checks her watch and walks out of the ripple a couple of minutes before Phoebe saves Miles. She runs off.] [Cut to outside a building. Piper's car pulls up. Phoebe gets out and runs towards the building. The delivery truck pulls up beside Piper's car.] [Cut to inside the car. Piper puts down her cell phone. Suddenly, future Piper jumps in the car.] Piper: Whoa! Future Piper: Whoa-whoa-whoa, don't panic, I'm not a demon. Okay, I'm you, obviously, from the future. Piper: Apparently not very far in the future, I just bought that top. Future Piper: Listen to me, Miles has got to die. It's his time, it's his destiny, and if Phoebe saves him today she'll be klled by a warlock along with Paige. Piper: Wait a minute, slow down. Why would a warlock...? Future Piper: Because Phoebe falls in love with Miles and she just keeps saving him until... Don't argue with me, okay, we don't have time for this. Just let Miles die. Piper: Look, I don't know who you are or what you are, but how do you... (Future Piper pinches her on the arm.) Ow! What'd you do that for? (Future Piper shows her arm to reveal matching bruises.) Future Piper: When Phoebe asks left or right, go to the right. Piper: What are you talking about? Future Piper: Just remember right and when it is all over, make sure Phoebe knows this was just meant to be, okay. Oh, and by the way, the next time she falls for a guy, do not stand in her way, okay? (Future Piper leaves.) Piper: I'm not standing in her way. (Phoebe runs back over to the car.) Phoebe: He's gone. (She hears the sirens.) Oh, no. Piper: This idiot is blocking me in. Phoebe: It's only two blocks, let's run. (Piper gets out of the car and they run down the street. They stop.) Okay, this is the street. Right or left? Piper: Good question. Phoebe: What do we do? I don't remember. Piper: I don't know, Phoebe, I don't know here. Phoebe: Piper, come on. Piper: Right, go right. (Phoebe takes off.) Oh, god, forgive me. (Piper follows Phoebe. Police cars pass them in the opposite direction.) Phoebe: We're going the wrong way, it's behind us. (They turn around.) [Cut to the walkway. Miles is sht in the chest and he drops to the ground, dad. Piper and Phoebe run around the corner. Piper tries to hold Phoebe back but can't and she runs over to Miles. Tears well up in Piper's eyes and she looks across the walkway to see future Piper there. Future Piper nods and vanishes.] [Scene: Manor. Phoebe's room. Phoebe's there with her headphones on bopping away to the music. Piper and Paige walk in holding plates of food.] Piper: Phoebe, can we... (Piper whistles. Phoebe turns off her walkman and removes the headphones.) Phoebe: Oh, okay, how long have you guys been standing there? Paige: Long enough to know you've got some serious eighties dance moves. I guess you don't need comfort food. Piper: Whatcha doing? Phoebe: A little laundry. Piper: Mm-hm, yeah, you don't do laundry. Phoebe: Yeah. Piper: Are you okay? Phoebe: No. Is this chocolate chip? Piper: Mm-hm. (Phoebe takes a cookie off the plate.) Phoebe: I'm never gonna be okay losing an innocent. You know, and I just, I'm having a really hard time accepting the fact that I wasn't supposed to save him. Paige: Wasn't Miles a little bit more than just an innocent to you? Phoebe: I think I wanted him to be, for all the reasons Piper said. But I just have to concentrate on me right now, you know, and not be afraid that I may never find love again. Piper: Oh, I wouldn't worry about that. You will definitely find love again. Phoebe: You think? Piper: Actually, I know. And I for one can guarantee you that when it does happen for you I will not be holding you back. At all. Phoebe: Thanks... I think. Paige: Piper, is there something that you know that we don't know? Piper: Well, let's just say I had a little premonition of my own. (Piper leaves the room.) Phoebe: Hey! Paige: Piper, hey! (Phoebe and Paige follow Piper.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x08 - A Witch In Time"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Alison Schapker & Monica Breen Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 09 Episode Number: 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: P3. Piper and Phoebe are watching a band play. Paige is sitting on a couch near by and a cute guy walks over and kisses her on the cheek.] Guy: You're mad, I'm late, I know. Paige: Oh, god, no, not at all, don't worry about it. Guy: Good, 'cause I'd hate to spend the weekend in Big Sur arguing. Paige: What? Guy: You and me, driving down the coast. Radio on, top down. All you have to do is say yes. Paige: That sounds really great, but... Guy: But that's not a yes. Paige: It's just that's this isn't really going to work. Guy: Okay, we can reschedule. Paige: Not the weekend, us. I'm really sorry. Guy: Yeah, me too. (He leaves.) [Cut to Piper and Phoebe watching from across the room.] Phoebe: Oh. Piper: Uh, there he goes. I really thought that one was a keeper. Phoebe: Why, because he was cute and funny and oh, yeah, don't let me forget, deliciously yummy. Piper: That's the second guy in a row she's dumped. Phoebe: Uh, third, but who's counting. So you think she has commitment issues? Or you think she's just too picky? Piper: I don't know, I'd love to speculate but I've gotta go. Phoebe: Piper, if you haven't noticed, the Flaming Lips are playing at your club. My-my favourite group. Piper: I know and that's why you're not going to scare them when you go back stage, okay. Phoebe: Okay. Piper: I've gotta go home because I've gotta interview magical nannies tomorrow and I gotta prepare. Phoebe: Wait, magical nannies? You mean like Mary Poppins? Piper: Oh, one can only hope, but no. Leo has arranged for us to meet supernatural creatures that have child care experience. Phoebe: Creatures? Piper: It's not like I can call a service and ask for a nanny to watch over my little Charmed One while I go off and slay slimy demons. Phoebe: That's a good point. But don't you think it's a little early to be looking for nannies? I mean, you're not even showing yet, except for your boobies. Piper: I'm telling you, they are large and they are definitely in charge but at least something is normal about this pregnancy. Okay, I'll see you. (She gets up.) Phoebe: I just... Can I... (Piper leaves. Paige walks over to Phoebe and sits down beside her.) Paige: Breaking up is such a downer. Phoebe: Yeah, honey, well, practice makes perfect. Well, you know, I mean, if it's not right, it's not right. Why wasn't it right? Paige: I don't know, I could kinda just tell it wasn't really going anywhere so I thought I'm gonna cut this one off at the pass before it gets messy and he likes me too much. Phoebe: Okay, if you say so. At least you don't have to worry about if he's gonna attck again. Paige: Is that some sort of Cole segue? Phoebe: Yeah, well, now that you mention him, um, he hasn't contacted me in a while. Paige: That's a good thing, right? Phoebe: Yeah, it is for me, I'm just worried about the rest of humanity, you know. Cole doesn't just do nothing, which means he's up to something. And now that he knows that we're definitely not together anymore, I'm afraid that something might be evil. [Scene: A bar. Cole is sitting at the bar, unshaven, drinking a sht of whiskey. Two thugs with gn walk in.] Thug #1: Get out of the way! (He pushes someone to the ground. People try to escape out the door.) Where do you think you're going? You're not going anywhere. Get down! (He pushes another person on the ground. He fires his gn at the roof.) Nobody move! Everybody keep their hands where I can see them. Let's go! All your valuables, all your money! Hurry up! Watches, wallets. (Cole ignores the noise surrounding him and pours himself another sht of whiskey. The bartender reaches behind the bar and pulls out a gn. He points it at the thugs and before he can sh*t, is sht down by Thug #1.) Come on, nothing's changed. Give me the money. Hurry up! (A biker makes a run for the exit and Thug #2 sh*t continually trying to ht the biker. The biker runs past Cole and a bllet sht straight through his chest, breaking the glass of whiskey in his hand. The thug looks at his gn, wondering how Cole is still alive. The bllet wound in Cole magically heals. He turns to the thugs and telekinetically sends the thugs crashing against the wall. Everyone runs for the exit. Thug #1 reaches for his gn and Cole throws an energy ball, incinerating him. Thug #2 heads for the exit but before he can escape, Cole throws another energy ball at him, incinerating him. Cole roars, he can't believe what he's done. Two Avatars dressed in black suits magically appear in the room.) Avatar #1: We've been waiting for this moment, Cole. Avatar #2: Yes, welcome. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper and Paige are there. Piper is cleaning. Paige spills crumbs over the counter while eating some cake.] Piper: Hey! Lady, I'm trying to make a good impression here, put it down, put it down, put it down! (Paige drops the cake in its packet and Piper moves it over to the sink.) Paige: On the nannies? Piper: Yeah. I want the best and the best don't work for slobs. Paige: We're not slobs! Piper: Oh, yeah? How come I spent all night cleaning potions stains off of the ceiling? Paige: That's gespacio, not potion. Piper: Well, you know what? Blenders have lids. Paige: Piper, you need to relax, okay? Piper: I will relax when Leo gets here. We haven't had a chance to prepare. Paige: What's to prepare? You're a Charmed One, your reputation precedes you. Piper: Oh, you mean how evil barges in here all hours of the day and night hell bent on klling us? Not exactly an ideal working environment. (Leo orbs in beside Piper.) Oh, finally. I was afraid that the Elders drummed up one of their it can't wait assignments. (Leo gives her a look.) Can't it wait? Leo: No, it can't wait. , But the assignment's not for me, it's for Paige. You're getting your first charge. Paige: Are you serious? Leo: Well, the Elders aren't exactly known for their sense of humour. Paige: That is so great! I am now Paige Matthews, Whitelighter-Witch. I'm a hyphenate. Piper: Wait a minute, since when are you psyched about Whitelighter duty? Paige: Well, it is half of who I am. Who's my charge gonna be? Is it a Whitelighter-to-be? A philanthropist? A doctor? Leo: Not exactly. Paige: Oh, wait, don't tell me. It's a young girl, a witch, she's just coming into her powers, oh my god, I can totally relate to that. Piper: You ramble when you're excited. Paige: Sorry. Leo: All I can tell you about your charge is that he is a good man who's lost his way. Piper: And why is that all you can tell her? Leo: Because the Elders want Paige to figure the rest out for herself. Piper: Yeah, see, you're being vague. Leo: You're charge's name is Samuel. Paige: Samuel. Good strong biblical name. Okay, where do I find him? Leo: The Elders aren't sure but they think that you should be able to sense his location. Piper: So wait a minute, if the Elders have lost track of him, why did they suddenly think Paige can find him? Leo: Well, the Elders have complete faith in Paige's ability, so do I. All we have to do is trust that they know what they're doing. Piper: How are you supposed to trust people that don't answer your questions? Paige: Okay, enough, Negative Nancy, you just scurry back to your tidying, I don't want anybody to rain on my Whitelighter parade. Phoebe: Paige! Piper! (Piper, Paige and Leo walk into the parlor where Phoebe is coming down the stairs.) Hey. Piper: What is it? Phoebe: We have a demon to vanquish. Paige, what did you do with the vanquishing potion that you made for Cole? Leo: Cole? Paige: I tossed it. Phoebe: You tossed it? Paige: Well, yeah, it wasn't strong enough. I tried it on that letter opener that had Cole's blood on it but it barely even dented it. Phoebe: Okay, well, you have to figure out a way to make another one that's strong enough, and fast. Piper: Hang on a second, lady, what are you talking about? Phoebe: Last night, two guys held up a bar and a vigilante klled them. Paige: Sounds more like you need an arrest warrant, not a potion. Phoebe: Not when the vigilante is talk, dark and handsome and can send people flying with the wave of a hand. Piper: Well, that doesn't mean it's Cole. Phoebe: Did I forget to mention the scorch marks? Piper: That means it's Cole. Leo: Why don't you, uh... Paige: Let me handle this. Phoebe, being that I'm also a Whitelighter, I just want to warn you that, you know, maybe you shouldn't jump to conclusions and you should have all the facts before you act. Phoebe: Actually, you're right. Paige: I am good at this. Phoebe: Well, you better start working on the potion because if I'm right about Cole, our truce with him is over. [Scene: Cole's apartment. Cole is there. He opens the doors to the balcony and looks out. The two Avatars appear in the room. Cole turns around.] Cole: I told you last night, leave me alone. Avatar #1: Last night you crossed a line. The power inside you has grown. Avatar #2: You have nowhere else to turn except to us. Cole: I won't turn to you. Avatar #2: Good and evil are such useless categories. Endlessly in battle, neither side ever winning. Gets rather boring don't you think? Cole: And what are you? Avatar #2: The Avatars. Cole: Avatars of what? Avatar #2: Force and power. And we don't have to limit ourselves to choosing between good and evil, we can drive them both. Cole: What's that got to do with me? Avatar #2: There are only a few but we are preparing to wield the power the likes of which this world has never seen. Avatar #1: And we want you to be apart of it. Cole: Let me make myself clear. I want nothing to do with you. (He throws two energy balls at the Avatars but has no effect.) Avatar #2: You can't fight us, Cole. It is futile to try. Sooner or later you will join us. It is inevitable. (The elevator dings. The Avatars disappear. The elevator doors open and Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Back to your old self again, huh? Cole: Get outta here. Phoebe: Did you kll two people last night? Cole: I don't have time for this. Phoebe: Well, you better make time for this. Cole: I can't be good, I won't be evil. What do you want from me? Phoebe: I want an answer. Cole: Yes. I klled those two criminals. And you wanna know something else? It was easy, it felt very natural. Is that what you wanted to hear? Phoebe: You just don't get it do you? They weren't only two criminals, they were two human beings, Cole. Cole: Spare me the judgmental crap. You have no idea what I'm going through right now. Phoebe: No, I don't and I don't wanna know. Cole: Then why are you still here? Phoebe: I'm here to warn you. If you kll another person, good or evil, I will vanquish you. (She heads back to the elevator.) Cole: You really think you have the power to vanquish me? Phoebe: Try me. (She walks into the elevator and the doors shut.) Cole: I might just do that. Commercial Break [Scene: An alley. Paige and Leo are there. Paige steps over a large puddle.] Paige: If this is where I'm supposed to find my charge you might've told me not to wear my Jimmy Choos. Leo: Jimmy who? Paige: My shoes. Ugh, men. So I'm guessing my wealthy philanthropist theory was wrong. Leo: I told you he is a lost soul in need of saving. Paige: Yeah, this definitely looks like a place where lost souls would hang out. Probably also some rats, some roaches, and human waste. Ugh. At least my cover will work. Leo: Cover? Paige: Social worker. Well, I have to tell Samuel something. Leo: Well, in this case I don't think you're gonna need a cover. Paige: In this case? Leo: Well, every case is different. Paige: Piper's right, you are being evasive. (Paige suddenly senses her charge.) I feel something, I think he's close. Leo: You're sensing him? Paige: No, it's more like a-a magnetic pull. (They walk further down the alley and reach the back of a Tavern. The door opens and a drunk Samuel is thrown out, landing at Paige's feet.) Bartender: And stay out! Leo: Good luck. Paige: Where are you going? Leo: Nanny interviews. (Leo orbs out. Samuel coughs and vomits on Paige's shoes. She pulls a face.) Paige: Aww, great, this is just great. [Time lapse. Samuel's apartment. Paige helps Samuel in, trying her best to keep him on his feet.] Samuel: You're strong, for a girl. (He sits on the bed.) Paige: Thanks, I think. Ugh, well, here we are. Home sweet home. Samuel: It's a dump. Paige: No! It's... shabby sheik. Samuel: It's a shabby dump. Paige: Well, how about some coffee? Samuel: How about you leave me alone? Paige: Maybe you just wanna talk, you know, I am a really good listener. Samuel: What part of alone don't you understand? Paige: Okay, maybe some other time. But if you need help of any variety, just call this number and I'll be there, okay? (She pulls out a pad and a pen and writes her number down.) I'll be right there to help you. Samuel: I can't believe the Elders finally tracked me down, with a novice no less. Paige: Wait a second, you know? Samuel: A little advice, you need to work up a cover. Didn't you read the Whitelighter manual? Paige: There's a manual? Samuel: I can't believe the Elders sent a newbie out after me. Paige: Well, I can't believe the Elders saddled me with a cranky old drunk as my first charge. (He stumbles off the bed and laughs.) Samuel: You got spunk, I like that. Now go away. Paige: No, I will not go away. I may be new at this but I was sent here to guide and protect you and that is exactly what I'm going to do. Like it or not! (A Darklighter appears and points his crossbow at Samuel.) No! (Paige pushes the Darklighter to the floor. The Darklighter gets back up and points the crossbow at Sam. Sam backs against a cupboard.) Duck! [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Leo and a really short elf woman with pointy ears and green eyes are there.] Elf Woman: Sorry, I don't cook. Piper: Cooking, that's a no, okay, got it. (Piper marks something off on her clipboard.) Elf Woman: And only light house cleaning. Leo: Oh, that's okay, because Piper's a neat freak. Elf Woman: If you don't mind, I have a few questions of my own. (A quill and some parchment magically appear in the Elf's hand.) Piper: Oh, of course you do, well, yeah, please. Elf Woman: Am I expected to protect the baby from the incessant demon attcks? Piper: I'd say incessant is a bit of an over statement. Elf Woman: You are a Charmed One, correct? Piper: Yes, uh, but that won't affect your job here. Leo: Won't it? Piper: No, honey, it won't. Whitelighters, they're such pessimists. Demons, you see, demons rarely attck us in the house, so... (Suddenly, Paige orbs in with Samuel.) Paige: Darklighter, incoming! (The Elf woman gives Piper a look.) Piper: This is highly unusual. (The Darklighter appears in the room and sht his crossbow at Samuel. An arrow hits him in the shoulder.) Paige: Samuel! (Piper tries to blow the Darklighter up but only blows up his arm. He screams in pain. Phoebe walks in and panics when she sees what's going on. The Darklighter disappears.) Phoebe: Wh-? Elf Woman: Consider my application withdrawn. (The Elf Woman grabs her purse and magically disappears.) Piper: Damn it! (They rush over to Samuel.) Leo: (to Paige) Don't touch it. It's poisonous to you too. Piper: (to Phoebe) Is that who I think it is? Phoebe: Mum's Whitelighter. Piper: And Paige's father. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Samuel are there. Phoebe leans Samuel against the chair.] Phoebe: It's okay, you're gonna be okay. Paige: This can't be happening. I can't be losing my first charge. Phoebe: You're not. Everyone with Whitelighter blood, back up. (Piper, Paige and Leo take a step back.) Paige: Leo, I can't believe you didn't tell me he was a Whitelighter. Leo: Paige, just try and stay calm. (Phoebe breaks the tip of the arrow.) Paige: Calm? The Elders sent me to protect someone without telling me who he was. Piper: I'd say that's a bit of an understatement. Paige: Is there something else I should know? (Samuel screams as Phoebe pushes the arrow out.) Phoebe: Okay. (Leo goes over to Samuel and heals his wound.) Piper: Paige, go get the Book of Shadows. Paige: Why? We know it was a Darklighter. Piper: No, there was something different about that guy. You just go get the book. Paige: Fine. (Paige leaves.) Leo: You alright? Samuel: I'm still alive aren't I? Piper: Long time no see. (He looks at Piper and Phoebe.) Samuel: Piper, Phoebe, how you been? Phoebe: Last time we saw you, you were riding into the afterlife with our mother. What happened? Samuel: They made me a Whitelighter again. And I screwed up again. I guess I never got over... Piper: Losing your daughter? Yeah, that's the one. Samuel: I've gotta get out of here. (He gets up. Cole appears in the living room. He hides behind the wall and listens in on their conversation.) Leo: Don't. She's your Whitelighter for a reason, the Elders are trying to help you. Samuel: By reuniting me with the child they forced me to give up? Piper: You knew about this supernatural Jenny Jones reunion, didn't you? Leo: I was sworn to secrecy. Piper: Ugh. Samuel: It doesn't matter. (Samuel walks into the parlor. Piper, Phoebe and Leo follow.) Phoebe: No, hey, wait a minute. Aren't you forgetting someone? Like that girl upstairs that's trying to save your life. Samuel: She's better off without me. Phoebe: This isn't right. Samuel: I'll tell you what's not right. The Elders setting me up. Leo: You forced them to. When you stopped using your powers, you feel off the radar. The only way to find you was through a blood relative. Samuel: I never wanted to be found. At least of all by her. Piper: Don't you think she at least deserves to know the truth? Samuel: The truth? That her birth father, the Whitelighter, is a two-timing loser and a drunk? (Cole disappears from the living room.) She doesn't need to know that. (Samuel orbs out. Paige comes down the stairs with the book.) Paige: Where's Samuel? Piper: He, uh, he orbed out. Paige: What? You just let him? Phoebe: We couldn't stop him. Did you find anything in the book? Paige: No. (She slams down the book.) Leo: Well, we're pretty sure that he's a tracker. They're stronger and more powerful than the Darklighters you've dealt with. They go after fallen Darklighters, especially those who are a step away from losing their wings. Paige: Okay, if you knew all that, why did you send me for the book? Piper: Because I didn't know that. Sorry. So we're gonna need a vanquishing potion. Why don't you two get started on that and Leo and I will go find Sam. Paige: Wait a second, he's my charge, I'm gonna go look for him. Leo: Well, he's been orbing a lot longer than you have, you might lose him. I have a better chance of finding him than you do. Piper: Mm-hm, here, we're gonna go. We're going. (Leo orbs out with Piper.) [Scene: The Darklighter's Lair. The Darklighter is there holding onto his arm stump. He groans in pain. Cole appears near by.] Cole: Get up. What's wrong? Lose your hearing along with your arm? I said get up! Darklighter: I can't. Cole: Stop feeling sorry for yourself. (He walks over to the Darklighter and pulls him up.) You're not the only one with problems. Darklighter: What do you want? Cole: A way out. And you're it. You are gonna help me destroy the Charmed Ones. Darklighter: I'm not going anywhere near them. Cole: Look at it as payback. (Cole waves his hand and the Darklighter's arm magically appears.) Okay, now you know where I'm from, I'm gonna tell you what I want. First, we go after the witches, then we go after that decrepit Whitelighter that you're looking for. Darklighter: I want that Whitelighter dad now. Cole: Patience. One of the witches is his long lost kid. kll her and he'll be begging to die. Darklighter: What now? Cole: You're gonna need some extra fre power and I'm gonna give it to you. (He waves his arm in front of the Darklighter.) Darklighter: What do you get out of this? Cole: Let's just say I'm looking for a show down. [Scene: Samuel's apartment. Piper and Leo are waiting there. Samuel orbs in.] Piper: Thought you'd lost us, did you? Leo: We knew you'd be back sooner or later. Samuel: What is with you people? Can't you take a hint? Leo: We need to talk. Samuel: I don't wanna talk. I wanna be left alone. Why else do you think I've been orbing all over creation? Piper: Well, chickening out comes to mind. Leo: Sam, I know it hurts. Samuel: Oh, you know? How? How can you? Leo: I-I know loss. Samuel: Hubris of a Whitelighter. Thinking we know everything just because of who we are, well, that is crap. Piper: Now you got a point there. So why don't you help us understand. Samuel: You want to understand, do you? When you hold that precious little baby of yours in your arms and you love her more than anything in the world, and then you give her to someone else to raise and grow up with. Piper: You and mum did that to protect Paige. Samuel: I didn't work, did it? As soon as she found out who she was, a witch, a Charmed... (He starts to cry.) It was just a matter of time until I lost her again. And I couldn't handle that. Look, uh, it doesn't matter, just leave, please. Pretend you never found me. Leo: It does matter, Sam. That Darklighter is not gonna stop until he kills you. Samuel: Maybe that's my destiny, you ever think of that? Leo: Look, come on, that is a cop out and you know it. Piper: You really think the Elders brought you and Paige together so she could watch you die? Samuel: Look at you, of all people, defending the Elders. Piper: Hey, they may not be on my Christmas list but that doesn't mean they don't usually have a good reason for doing the things that they do. Samuel: Like telling you you couldn't marry Leo? Piper: I said usually. Look, if you don't want our help, that's fine. But maybe this isn't about you, maybe this is about helping Paige. Samuel: Helping Paige with what? Piper: Knowing where she comes from for starters. [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Phoebe and Paige are there. Phoebe is making a potion.] Paige: So you don't know him at all? Phoebe: You know, we run into a lot of people in our line or work. Paige: Hey, once again, not an answer. Phoebe: Can you pass me the cardamom please? (Paige does so. Phoebe sprinkles some in the potion and starts humming.) Paige: Okay, I'm just gonna take a guess now. Let's see, maybe the Elders gave him to me because he's a lost cause they couldn't pawn off on anyone else. Phoebe: Toadflax. (Paige hands her the toadflax.) Paige: Just tell me if I'm hot or cold. Phoebe: Um, okay, maybe the Elders thought you would actually learn something from working with him. Paige: Like what? How to give up? Phoebe: No, I think you pretty much got that down. Paige: Okay, passive-aggressive, what does that mean? Phoebe: Come on, Paige, you know you're pretty quick to judge people. Paige: Like who? Phoebe: Trevor. Paige: Okay, Trevor is an orange, my charge would be an apple, I fail to see the connection. Phoebe: Okay, take my word for it, you need to give Samuel another chance, it's important for you both. Paige: Okay, enough with the cryptic. Tell me what you know and please don't change the subject. Phoebe: Okay, you really wanna know? Paige: Yeah. Phoebe: Sam was mum's Whitelighter. Paige: That would make him... Phoebe: Your biological father. Honey, are you okay? Paige: Great, I'm just great. I just don't quite see why the big secret. Why couldn't anybody tell me? (Samuel walks in.) Samuel: I should have told you. I'm sorry. I was hoping we could talk. Phoebe: Go ahead, honey, I'll finish the potion. Paige: Yeah, we can talk. Phoebe: I'm here for you if you need me. (Paige leaves the kitchen.) [Cut to the conservatory. Paige and Samuel walk in.] Samuel: You hate me, don't you? Paige: Why should I? You're a stranger to me. Samuel: That's a perfectly fair statement. Paige: Spoken like a true Whitelighter. Samuel: But not a father. Paige: I had a father. One who made me proud to be his daughter, and it's not you. Samuel: I haven't made you very proud have I? Paige: No offence, but I don't know you. And I actually haven't spent a lot of time over the years thinking about you. Samuel: Well, maybe you should. After all, I'm the one who gave you up at birth. That has to have caused you some pain. [Cut to the kitchen. Piper and Leo orb in.] Phoebe: Hey, nice job, you guys. Leo: What do you mean? Phoebe: Sam's in there talking to Paige. Leo: What? Piper: That's impossible. Sam refused to come back. [Cut to the conservatory.] Samuel: You can pretend all you want that it hasn't affected you, but we both know better than that. Paige: How would you know? Who the hell do you think you are anyway? (Piper, Phoebe and Leo run in.) Leo: Paige. Piper: That's not Sam. Paige: What are you talking about? Samuel: She's talking about this. (Samuel morphs into Cole.) Paige: You son of a bitch. Cole: Wait, it gets better. Ronan! (Ronan the Darklighter appears with his crossbow. Piper tries to blow him up but nothing happens.) Piper: What happened? Cole: He's immune. Phoebe: Not to this. (Phoebe throws the potion at Ronan but nothing happens. Ronan points his crossbow at them.) Paige: Uh-oh. (He sh*t his crossbow and the arrow splits into three. An arrow hits Paige in the stomach, another hitting Leo's arm and when the third hits Piper's stomach, a blue force field appears and the arrow crumbles to the ground. Paige and Leo fall to the floor.) Cole: Ooh. Let's go. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there. The arrows have been pulled out of Paige and Leo. Leo is lying on the floor with his head propped up on a pillow. Piper is kneeling beside him tying a cloth around his arm. Paige is lying on a chair while Phoebe dabs her wound with a towel. Paige groans.] Paige: You can't stop the bleeding, can you? Phoebe: Shh, just try and rest. (Piper walks over to Phoebe and Paige.) How's Leo doing? Piper: He's been better. Phoebe: I can't believe Cole would go this far. Piper: Yeah, and why now? What's the occasion? Phoebe: Because he's pure evil. Piper: Yeah, but it's just not smart. And good or evil, Cole is usually smart. Phoebe: Well, he's obviously lost his mind. I mean, he klled two people yesterday, in public. Paige: I've been thinking about the vanquishing potion. Maybe if you mix three different ones... Phoebe: No, you're gonna be able to make the vanquishing potion, just as soon as we figure out a way to heal you. Piper: We've gotta find Sam. He's our only chance. Paige: Then I'm screwed. Phoebe: Don't think like that. Paige: Why? Sam bails, that's what he does. This time it won't be any different. Piper: It's different because now you're the one that's hurt. So you gotta find him and I will go get him and bring him back here and Phoebe will stay with you and Leo. Phoebe: You can't go alone. Piper: No, I'm not alone. Apparently the baby here prefers mummy to be indestructible. Phoebe: That's a good point, you go. Piper: It's up to you, you've gotta sense him. Concentrate. (Paige closes her eyes.) [Scene: Alley behind the Tavern. Samuel is asleep on some rubbish with an empty alcohol bottle in his hand. Ronan the Darklighter appears and points his crossbow at Samuel. Cole appears behind Ronan.] Cole: I wouldn't do that if I were you. (Ronan spins around to face Cole.) Ronan: What are you doing here? Cole: Protecting him from you. Ronan: I kept up my end of the bargain. You said I could have him. Cole: This isn't about you or about him for that matter, it's about me. Ronan: What difference does it make to you whether the Whitelighter lives or dies? Cole: I need him alive so he can heal the witch and their Whitelighter. Ronan: Heal them? You wanted me to help you kll them. Cole: Because I want them to come after me. You kll Sam, they'll come after you and I can't have that. Ronan: You didn't have any intention of letting me kll him did you? Cole: Walk away, Ronan. Ronan: Why? So you can sht me in the back? Cole: You're smarter than I thought. (Ronan points his crossbow at Cole and before he can sht, Cole throws an energy ball at him, vanquishing him.) Piper: Sam! (Cole hides behind a wall. Piper walks into the alley.) Sam! (She spots Sam.) Sam, wake up. (She goes over and shakes him. He wakes up.) Samuel: No, leave me alone. Piper: Listen to me, Paige and Leo need you. The Darklighter sht them, you need to heal them. (Piper helps him to his feet.) Samuel: I don't know. It's been so long. Piper: Well, there's no one else. You have to do it. Look, if you think you've screwed up in the past, now would be a good time to start making amends. [Cut to the manor. Conservatory. Paige is shaking. Phoebe covers her with a blanket.] Phoebe: He'll be here soon. He will, just hang on. (Sam orbs in with Piper. He sees Paige and rushes to her side. He holds his hands above Paige but nothing happens.) What's the problem? Samuel: I can't. Piper: What? Try again. Samuel: It's no use. This is my punishment. Piper: No, you will not sit there and drown in self pity while Paige and my husband die. Samuel: Don't you think I wanna save them? For god's sake, this is my daughter. Phoebe: You can't heal her because you gave up. Samuel: Everything I touch I hurt. All I wanted was a life for her free from magic and demons. Piper: No, it was not. Paige saved us. She is the reason I am still standing here, she brought this family back together. Phoebe: She has done so much good. All the pain and anger you've been hanging on for so many years, you've got to let it go. It's time to let it go. Samuel: Paige, I am so sorry. Paige: It's okay. (Paige touches Sam and a blue orbing light surrounds him. The light vanishes to reveal a clean, shaven Sam.) Samuel: What happened? Phoebe: I think you just healed yourself. Now Paige. (He holds his hands above Paige and heals her.) Paige: Thank you. Piper: Okay, thanks later. Leo now. (Sam walks over to Leo and and heals him. Leo sits up.) Leo: Piper, are you okay? The baby. Piper: Oh, she's fine. I don't think we have to worry about her at all. I'll explain later. Phoebe: I'm gonna go get started on those potions. We have a Cole to vanquish. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Paige stand around a table. Three different coloured potions sit on the table.] Piper: So you think this is gonna work? Paige: These are at least as strong as the one we used on the Source, so yeah, I think. Phoebe: But you can't be sure? Paige: I can't be sure of anything until I try it. Phoebe: That's not good enough. Piper: Phoebe. Phoebe: I want him dad. I want this over with. And if this doesn't work, we may not get a second chance. Piper: Got it, kll him, dad. Phoebe: dad. Paige: I have a thought. (Paige carries the letter opener with Cole's blood on it to the centre of the room.) No other potion has been able to destroy this since Cole's blood has been protecting it but if these potions are as strong as I think they are, then a little will go a long way. (Paige fills three bottles with each of the different coloured potions. They each take one and stand near the letter opener.) Piper: On three? Paige: No. Me, then you, then Phoebe. (Paige throws her bottle of potion at the letter opener. It sizzles. Piper throws her bottle at the letter opener and it makes a small explsin. Phoebe throws her bottle and the letter opener makes a large explsin and leaves nothing but a hole in the rug.) Piper: Sure you wanna do this? Phoebe: How can you even ask me that question? [Scene: Cole's apartment. Cole is there writing a letter. He folds it up and places it in an envelope. The two Avatars appear in the room.] Avatar #1: If this doesn't work, you'll have nowhere else to turn. Cole: It'll work. Avatar #2: But what a waste. Especially when you could have so much more. Cole: I don't want anymore. Avatar #1: You're not even curious? (The Avatars disappear. Cole places the letter next to a photo of him and Phoebe. Piper, Phoebe and Paige orb in.) Phoebe: Stand up. I said stand up! (Cole takes off his wedding ring and places it on the table. He stands up and faces the girls.) Cole: Come to vanquish me, have you? Piper: Where's you ht man? Cole: Oh, you know those Darklighters, they're just so difficult to work with. Can't even kll a lousy Whitelighter, let alone you. Phoebe: But you could have. Paige: You bastard. (Paige throws her potion at Cole's feet. Piper throws her potion at his feet.) Piper: Phoebe, come on. Phoebe: I know what you're doing. Paige: Phoebe, throw the potion. Phoebe: You never really wanted to kll us, did you? Paige: What are you talking about? Phoebe: He could've klled you back at the manor, he had you alone. But you needed all of us to survive for your plan to work, including Sam. Piper: Phoebe, have you lost your mind? Phoebe: No, you said it yourself. It wasn't a smart plan. Unless you didn't really wanted to kll us. You wanted us to be so blinded by hate that we couldn't see what you were really up to. Cole: Well, it's the only way out for me. And you want it too, so... Phoebe: Yeah, but on our terms, not yours. We won't help you commit su1c1de. Cole: You already have. (He telekinetically pulls the potion out of Phoebe's hand and it lands at his feet. It causes a massive explsi*n, sending the girls to the floor. The windows and doors smash. The girls get up.) Phoebe: Oh my god! (The smoke clears and Cole stands there, breathing heavily.) Paige: I don't understand, that should've worked. Piper: Why didn't it? Cole: They knew it wouldn't work. Phoebe: Who knew? What are you talking about? Cole: You can't vanquish me. Nobody can. [Scene: Manor. Living room. Paige and Sam are sitting on the couches.] Samuel: So, what are gonna do now? I mean, about Cole? Paige: I don't know, it's a little scary being that he's basically indestructible now. Samuel: Well, I'm sure you girls will handle it. Paige, I want you to know that giving you up was the hardest decision I ever had to make. Your mother too. If we could've done it over, we wouldn't have done it. But we weren't supposed to be together. A baby, we were afraid the Elders would find out. Paige: It's okay, I understand, I really, I do. Samuel: It still has to have hurt you. Paige: I used to think that you did not matter to me at all. If I never met you, my life would be perfectly fine. I guess, uh, the Elders knew better after all. When you gave me up, you made a choice that gave me the most amazing gift. See, I got to have these tremendous parents and we, we loved each other fiercely. And now I have this whole new life with my sisters. Samuel: What about everything that goes with it? Paige: I choose to be a witch. I could've walked away but I didn't. And now I'm a Whitelighter to boot. Samuel: That's my girl. [Cut to the kitchen. Piper and Phoebe are there. Phoebe is looking through the Boook of Shadows. Leo orbs in.] Piper: Any luck? Leo: That little Elf, got a big mouth. All the nannies cancelled their interviews. Piper: Oh, great. Well, if magical nannies won't work for us, then regular ones are out of the question. What are we gonna do? Leo: Well, it's a good thing we have a few months. Piper: Ugh. Leo: We'll figure it out. (Paige walks in.) Piper: Hey, how did it go? Paige: Good. Difficult but good. Leo: He's a good man, it'll be good for you guys to get to know each other. Paige: Yeah, I think I'm a little burnt out on the whole emotional roller coaster thing right now. Maybe I deserve a nice drive down the coast. I think I'll call Trevor. Piper: Oh, that guy, yeah, that guy you just dumped. Paige: Well, maybe I'll rethink that whole dumping perfectly nice guys before I give them a chance thing. I guess meeting Sam made me realise I kinda still have some abandonment issues I might wanna work through. (Phoebe puts her head down on the book.) Anything from you over there in the peanut gallery? Phoebe: I'm sorry, I'm just freaking out. Having an invincible ex-husband is making me really nervous. Paige: Well, the good thing is we've got someone invincible of our own. Piper: I got you covered. Phoebe: For now. [Scene: Cole's apartment. Cole walks out onto the balcony and takes a deep breath.] End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x09 - Sam I Am"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Curtis Kheel Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 10 Episode Number: 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: An apartment. A man rushes in carrying a woman. He lays her on the couch.] Man: Crystal, where's the crystal? Woman: It's over there. Man: Where? Woman: The cabinet. (The man rushes over to a cabinet and searches through it. He finds a crystal and a map.) Man: Got it. (The woman sighs and closes her eyes.) !sis. (He rushes to her side.) !sis. Don't die on me, not yet. Not until we can find you another body. Call upon the witch within. Use her powers. !sis: I don't have the strength. Man: Find the strength. It's the only way. !sis: Okay. (She scrys for a witch with the crystal and the map.) I found one. Man: Good. Can you tell, is she powerful enough to hold your spirit? !sis: I don't know. (She dies.) Man: Until we meet again, my love. (He hears sirens of police cars and three pull up outside. Four policemen get out.) Like moths to a flame. [Cut to outside.] Darryl: Remember, nobody's taken him yet, so watch your backs, follow my lead. Any questions? Let's go. (They run up the stairs.) [Cut to the apartment. The man recites a spell and !sis is mummified. A large brooch in the shape of a beetle appears on the mummy's chest. Suddenly, the man turns to dust. The police barge in through the door.] Darryl: Clear! Freeze! (They check all the rooms.) Policeman: Clear in the bathroom. (Darryl walks over to the pile of dust and picks up a handful.) Policeman #2: Everything's locked from the inside. How'd he get out of here? Darryl: You don't wanna know. (Darryl dials a number on his cell phone.) Phoebe Halliwell, please. Tell her it's Inspector Morris. It's important. Opening Credits [Scene: A maternity clothes shop. Paige is waiting outside a changing room.] Paige: Piper, my hair is turning white out here. Come out already. Piper's Voice: No. Paige: Come on, it can't be that bad. (Piper, with her pregnant tummy now showing, parts the curtains and walks out wearing a peach coloured top and floral pants. She puts her hands on her hips.) Aww, it's cute. Piper: I don't wanna be cute. (She stands in front of a mirror.) I can't believe I let you talk me into this. Paige: Oh, your pants weren't even buttoning anymore, come on. Piper: Well, I could've gone up a size, or two. I don't need to resort to maternity clothes. Everything is just so bright and cheery and ruffley. This thing makes me look like a... Saleswoman: Adorable! (The saleswoman comes over to them.) Absolutely adorable. I think it's you. Piper: Hmm, I guess you don't know me very well, do you? Paige: Piper. Piper: Look, do you have anything that will go with combat boots? You know, something for the mum-to-be who kicks some ass upon occasion? You know, something in black or grey? Saleswoman: I'll check. Aw, motherhood. (She pats Piper's tummy and walks away.) Piper: Okay, explain to me the touching thing. Why is my stomach suddenly public property and perfect strangers are always touching me? It's weird space invasion. (Paige rubs her neck.) Are you listening? Paige: No, I'm not. Piper: What's the matter with your neck? Paige: It's this cramp, I've had it for a couple of days now. Piper: Well, why don't you get a massage? (Piper looks through a rack of clothes.) Paige: Oh, yeah, I'll pencil that in. Right between vanquishing demons and training to be your midwife. (Piper holds up an ugly pale pink dress.) No. (Piper puts the dress back.) Piper: Well, A, I don't need midwives because I'm delivering with a doctor not sisters. And B, you need to start taking care of yourself because you've actually been working harder than when you were working. Paige: Yeah, well, someone has to pick up the slack, especially with hermit lady just laying around the house. Piper: The hermit lady? Paige: Yeah, Phoebe? Have you noticed she hasn't left the house in weeks. Piper: What do you mean? She leaves the house every morning. Paige: No, she leaves the house to go to work. I can understand wanting a break from guys, but come on already, she's gonna wear out the batteries. Piper: Ah, Paige! Paige: What? (Paige's phone rings. She answers it.) Hello? Oh, hey, Phoebe. We were just talking about you. Piper: And your batteries. Paige: Darryl's at the house? [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Darryl are there. Piper's fidgeting with the maternity outfit she's still wearing and Phoebe is busy painting her toenails. Darryl hands Piper and Paige a sketch of Jeric, the man in the first scene.] Darryl: Five mrder, five cities. But this is the first one in San Francisco. We are hot on his tail following a tip and then he just vanished. Paige: That's creepy. He's klling his victims and then mummifying them. What gives? Darryl: That's why I called Phoebe, I was hoping you could tell me. Piper: Well, just because it's creepy doesn't mean it's demonic. I mean, there's plenty of human wackos out there. (Piper continues to fidget with her outfit.) Paige: Stop fidgeting will you? You look fine. Piper: I look ridiculous. Paige: Phoebe, will you tell her that she looks fine. Phoebe: You look so cute. Darryl: If you ask me, there's nothing more beautiful than a preg... (He reaches to touch Piper's stomach and she stops him.) Piper: Do it and you pull back a bloody stub. Paige: She's a little sensitive right now. Darryl: I can see that. (Phoebe finishes her toenails and stands up.) Phoebe: Okay, demons, witches, fill them in will you? I've got a important lunch date at the office. Paige: You have a date? Phoebe: Oh, well, it's actually more like an appointment down the hall. It's a facial. Darryl: Look, we think, I think that the victim may have been a witch. So if she was maybe they all were, which means you need to watch your backs. Phoebe: Sand, don't forget the sand. Darryl: Uh, right. In each case there's been a pile of sand found by the mummy. My guess it's got something to do with how he escapes. (Piper looks at a picture of the mummy.) Piper: What's with the bug on the chest? Phoebe: I already have Leo asking the Elders about that. Okay, if we leave now, I should be able to go to the crime scene, get a quick premonition and then be back at the office in time for my appointment. Okay, so who's driving? Darryl: Whoa, who says you're going to the crime scene? Phoebe: Is that a problem? Darryl: Only for my reputation. Look, it's taken me a long time to lose the freaky deaky rap, but no offence but I don't need it back right now. Paige: Freaky deaky rap? Darryl: You know what I mean. Piper: Why can't you just tell them that we're psychics like you usually do? Darryl: I can't risk it. I'm up for promotion and if I get passed over this time, there's not gonna be a next time. Paige: Alright, what do you want us to do? Darryl: The right thing as usual. Come on, follow me. (They head for the door. Darryl stops and points at Piper.) No, not you, you're pregnant. Piper: Yes, I am. I am also invincible and self healing. Darryl: You're gonna tell the other inspectors that? Look, I'm sorry, but not even pregnant cops are allowed at crime scenes because of the forensic chemicals. Phoebe: Okay, well, we'll go, you stay here and look in the book for mummies. Paige: Mummy. (She touches Piper's stomach.) Piper: Nah. Commercial Break [Scene: Coroner's Examination Room. A coroner is there, examining the mummy, which is lying on a table.] Coroner: The linen wrapping, though curiously airtight, appears to be of a thread count more consistent of a hand weave. After I cut into it forensics should test and date the sample. Alright, let's see what's inside. (He picks up a hand saw and touches the mummy. A protective shield surrounds the mummy and electrocutes the coroner, sending him flying across the room. Jeric walks into the room and over to the mummy.) Jeric: Nobody messes with you, do they, my love? Sorry for leaving you back there but I needed to check on your next body. I think you're going to like it. (He touches the mummy and they both turn into dust.) [Scene: Apartment hallway. A police officer stands at the doorway. Phoebe, Paige and Darryl head for the apartment.] Darryl: They're with me. Police Officer: Hold it, Inspector. They've gotta sign in. Darryl: Right, sorry. Phoebe: Phoebe Halliwell. Paige: Uh, Paige Matthews. Police Officer: Field of expertise? Phoebe: We're psychics. (The officer gives Darryl a look.) Darryl: You got a problem with that, officer? Officer: No, sir. (He chuckles and mumbles to himself.) Psychics. Phoebe: Your girlfriend's cheating on you by the way. (Phoebe, Paige and Darryl walk into the apartment.) Darryl: Look, forensics have been all through here so you can touch anything you want. Just, uh, make it quick, okay? (His pager beeps.) I'll be back. (Darryl leaves. Phoebe starts to look around the apartment.) Paige: So that guy at the door's kinda cute, huh? Phoebe: Really? I hadn't notice. Paige: God, you've been out of commission for longer than I thought. Phoebe: Yeah, she was definitely a witch. Look at all this stuff. Paige: Of course, I guess I can understand, you know, with all the stuff you've been through with Cole. (Phoebe picks something up and tries to get a premonition.) Phoebe: Okay, shush, I'm trying to concentrate here. Paige: But you don't want to let it go for too long because, you know, that would be unhealthy and you are anything but unhealthy. Phoebe: Paige, don't worry about me I'm fine. It's just the whole idea of dating right now, it's just, like ugh, you know. I just, I need some time. Paige: Well, just don't take too much time. (Phoebe spots a map on the floor.) Phoebe: Look, a map. (She then sees a crystal.) Oh, she was definitely... Paige: Scrying? Phoebe: Yeah, but the question is for what? Paige: Steal it. Phoebe: I'm sorry? Paige: I think I know a way of figuring this out at home. Phoebe: Paige, that's evidence, I can't steal evidence. Paige: Crystal. (The crystal orbs into Paige's hand. Darryl walks in and Paige quickly hides the crystal behind her back.) Darryl: Did you get anything? Paige: No, god, not a thing. But we'll see you later. (They rush out of the apartment.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper is standing in front of a mirror fidgeting with her maternity clothes. She starts to walk away, then stops and stands back in front of the mirror. She pokes out her stomach.] Leo: I think you look beautiful. (She spins around to see Leo there watching her.) Piper: How long have you been standing there? Leo: A minute or two. Piper: Well, that's just not far. You're not allowed to orb in unless I'm completely aware of it. Leo: Sorry, I was mesmerized. Piper: Oh, please. Leo: No, I mean it, Piper. (He walks over to her.) I think you look absolutely stunning and I can't believe you don't think you do. Piper: No, it's not that, it's just, it's like suddenly I'm wearing this big fat neon sign that says 'look out everybody she's pregnant, careful' and everybody's treating me so differently. I'm still me, there's just a whole lot more of me going on. (Paige walks in.) Paige: Hey, guys. Oh, I'm sorry, were you ranting? Piper: Yes, I was, but now I'm done, thank you. Where's Phoebe? Paige: Oh, she went back to work. She didn't want to miss her facial. Piper: What? Paige: Relax, she's just an orb away. So did you find anything? Piper: Yeah, the demon, maybe. (They walk over to the Book of Shadows.) His name is Jeric and apparently he's been at this for quite some time. Only back then the killings were isolated to the Middle East, Cairo, Istanbul, Tripoli. Paige: So what's he doing here? Leo: Well, the same thing he's been doing. Trying to find the perfect body for his lover, !sis. He keeps trying to find a body to host her spirit but the bodies keep dying. Paige: No, you mean the witches keep dying. Leo: Right, well, two spirits can't occupy the same body. The invading spirit overloads it. That's why he's trying to find a witch with enough magic for !sis to use to dispossess the host body. Paige: Of course. Piper: Are you telling me she's going to evict someone from their own body? That's rude. Leo: Basically, yeah. Paige: Okay, so what do mummies have to do with any of this? Leo: Well, he mummifies the corpse to trap !sis' spirit to keep her from moving on until he can find her a new body. Paige: That must be what she's scrying for. (Paige walks over to a map and scrys with the crystal.) "Scrying secrets come to me, drop again so I might see." Piper: See what? (The crystal drops onto a spot on the map.) Fifth and Hyde? Well, that's Phoebe. [Cut to The Bay Mirror parking lot. Phoebe drives in and gets out. Jeric is there leaning against a car.] Jeric: Great body. Mind if I borrow it for a while? Phoebe: Yeah, I do. (Piper, Paige and Leo orb in.) Piper: Phoebe, no! (Phoebe goes to kick Jeric and he grabs her leg. They both turn to dust.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Dining room. Paige and Leo are there. Paige is scrying for Phoebe and Leo is trying to sense Phoebe. Piper walks in.] Piper: Anything? Leo: No. Piper: What about you? Paige: Nothing. Piper: Well, this is just unacceptable, people. We've got all the magic in the world here, there's gotta be a way. We can not not find Phoebe. Paige: Unless... Piper: No, no unless, she is not dad. She is possessed and that is all. Leo: She's right, Jeric needs her body. Paige: Well, how long can she last until she burns up? Leo: I don't know, probably not long. Piper: All the more reason to find her faster. You keep scrying, you keep sensing. Leo: It's no use, Piper. Jeric is blocking her signal. Piper: But you said even if Phoebe was possessed, she would be aware of what's going on. Leo: Right, but there's nothing that she can do about it. The invading spirit is suppressing her. (The phone rings. Paige answers it.) Paige: Hello? Darryl: Guess what? The mummy's missing. Paige: What? Hold on, I'm gonna put you on speaker phone. Say that again. (She turns on speaker phone.) Darryl: The mummy's missing, the coroner's dad and I am screwed. Piper: Why is the mummy missing? Paige: How are you screwed? Darryl: Because they're blaming me for losing him in the first place, which means if I don't find him... Paige: Bye-bye promotion. Darryl: It pales in comparison to a kller demon being on the loose, I know. But, you know, it still matters to me and my family. Piper: Yes, well, speaking of family, we've got a few problems of our own here. Darryl: What's wrong? Piper: Uh, I'll catch you up later. (Piper hangs up the phone.) Paige: Uh, Piper. Piper: I'm sorry but we need to concentrate on Phoebe. Paige: Okay, well, we can't leave Darryl high and dry after everything he's done for this family. There's gotta be something we can do. Piper: Well, short of helping him arrest the demon, I'm not sure what we can really do. Leo: Well, I have an idea but I have to break some rules. Paige: So I think you should break a few rules then. We owe him. Piper: You're right. You go do what you gotta do and we're gonna do what we have to do. [Scene: Egypt. A pyramid. Jeric walks in carrying an unconscious Phoebe. He places her on a table. Close by is another table where the mummy lays. He gets a bug amulet from the mummy table and takes it over to Phoebe which he places on her chest. Jeric stands between the two tables and outstretches his arms. He recites a spell and a beam of light sht out of the mummy and into Phoebe. Phoebe wakes up and gasps. Jeric goes over to her.] Jeric: Easy, not so fast. (He smiles.) Welcome back, my love. (He kisses her.) [Scene: Cole's apartment. The elevator doors open and Piper and Paige walk out.] Paige: Are you sure this is such a good idea? Piper: Well, he's found her before hasn't he? Paige: Yeah, but Cole's crazy now. (They walk further into the apartment and are nearly ht by an energy ball. The energy ball hits a mirror, rebounds and hits Cole.) Cole: Damn, still here. (Paige rubs her neck.) Piper: Are you okay? Paige: Yeah, I'm still alive. For now. (Cole writes something down on a piece of paper.) Piper: What's the matter, Cole? Forget you're indestructible? Cole: Hey, what the hell are you guys doing here? Piper: Witnessing a meltdown apparently. Ever thought of therapy? Cole: Thanks, I'd rather chop my head off than have it examined. Wait, that's an idea. (He waves his arm and a guillotine appears in the room.) Paige: Oh my god. Cole: I can't wait to see how I survive this. (He lays down on the guillotine and places his head in the groove.) Paige: Okay, then, good luck with all that and we're just gonna go. Piper: No, we've gotta find Phoebe. Cole: Did you guys actually want something or did you just come to add to my misery? Piper: A demon has taken Phoebe and we need you to find her. Cole: Oh, yeah, really? Well. (He sits up and waves his hand. A cane basket appears where his head will fall.) Sorry, but just in case you forgot, she's the reason I became like this. So, ciao! (He lays back down and pulls the lever. The blade starts to fall and Piper freezes it.) Piper: Wait. (Cole whimpers.) Cole: Oh, can't you at least let me not die in peace? Piper: Cole, we think this guy Jeric has possessed Phoebe. Cole: Wait. (He stands up.) Did you say Jeric? The mummy guy? Paige: Do you know him? Cole: Are you kidding? He's legendary in demonic circles. Paige: Oh, of course he is. Cole: Actually, he goes all the way back to Ancient Egypt but they didn't have the power to vanquish him then, so they just mummified him instead. (He gets an idea.) Mummify. Piper: Hey, stay with us here. How did Jeric get demummified? Cole: Oh, some evil witch cast a spell which released him and then they fell in love and she got klled by his enemies. Flayed alive, if memory serves. Poor guy's been wracked with guilt, he's been trying to find a replacement body ever since. Paige: Oh, that'd almost be romantic if he hadn't klled so many witches Cole: Hey, he's just a guy trying to get his love back. There's nothing wrong with that. Actually, we could probably work together. Piper: What are you talking about? (Cole disappears.) Cole! Paige: Looks like we just made a bad thing worse. (The guillotine unfreezes and the blade falls. Piper gasps.) [Scene: Egypt. Pyramid. Jeric is sitting on a chair eating a bunch of grapes. Phoebe/!sis wearing a two-piece jewelled outfit, dances in the room and over to Jeric. She dances in the spot in front of Jeric.] Jeric: Glad to see you're feeling so alive. Phoebe/!sis: It's this body. I've never felt so much power before, passion, desire. Jeric: Maybe I should leave you two alone. Phoebe/!sis: No, just because the witch is in me, doesn't mean there's not still room for you too. Jeric: Tempting. But I suggest to outrid yourself from her first. Come up with a spell. (She dances around him.) Phoebe/!sis: The witch's knowledge was very useful. Jeric: Then by all means, reward her. Send her spirit into the afterlife. (He stands up and gets a piece of paper.) Hopefully she'll have enough power to make it work. (He hands her the paper.) Phoebe/!sis: "Together no more through time, expel her soul, leave only mine." (She burns the paper in the candle.) Jeric: Well? Phoebe/!sis: I can still hear her thoughts. Jeric: Then you have to try again. (Suddenly, part of the pyramid wall explodes and Cole walks in.) Cole: Sorry, but that's my witch. (Jeric makes a dust storm form around Cole and Cole fights it off with a way of his hand.) Oh, please, is that all you got? By the way, my compliments on the tomb's protective charms. This place is not easy to get in to. Jeric: Who are you? Cole: Oh, Cole Turner. I used to be the Source of all evil. You're Jeric, right? I feel like I already know you. We've got so much in common. Jeric: Do we? Cole: Yeah, well, you know, we're both trying to get our love back. Unfortunately, your love is currently in my love and that's where we have our little problem. Phoebe/!sis: Your love doesn't want you back. I can feel it. Cole: Yeah, but that's where you come in. I want you to mummify her for me, put her on ice for a while. At least until I can figure out a way to win her back. Phoebe/!sis: Win her back? After that? Please, you're insane. Cole: Probably. Jeric: Leave us. Go back to where you came from. Cole: Not until I get what I came for. (Phoebe/!sis starts to sweat and shake.) Well, lets not fight. I mean, I need you, you need me, so let's just... Jeric: I don't need you. Cole: Well, I'm afraid you do. In case you haven't noticed, you're running out of time. (Jeric notices Phoebe/!sis. He goes over to her.) Jeric: Oh, no, it can't be. The others lasted longer. Cole: Yeah, the more powerful the witch, the quicker the burnout. It's really not very good. But I bet the Power of Three could fix that permanently. Phoebe/!sis: The Power of Three... That might work. Cole: I could get it for you. Interested? Jeric: We won't give up her body without a replacement. Cole: I figured. How do you feel about redheads? [Scene: A dock. Leo is waiting there. Darryl pulls up in his car and gets out.] Darryl: Leo, what are you doing here? Leo: I'm here to help you. Darryl: Well, Leo, I don't have time for this. Somebody called me and said the kller was here. Leo: I know, I made the call. I figured it would look good for you if you caught the guy. Darryl: You did? Where is he? (Leo morphs into Jeric.) What are you doing? You can't... Leo/Jeric: Go on, arrest me. (Darryl starts to freak out. Sirens are heard down the street.) Darryl: Leo, I, we, are, we are not going to do this. Leo: Come on, before the other cops get here. Darryl: I am not going to arrest you. (Leo/Jeric punches him in the face.) What'd you do that for? Leo/Jeric: I'd ht me back if I were you. Darryl: I am not going to do this. (The police car pulls up. Darryl pushes Leo/Jeric against a wall. He grabs his arms and handcuffs him.) Leo/Jeric: Ow! (The two police officers walk over.) Police Officer: Way to go, Inspector. Good job. Darryl: Thanks. (They take Leo/Jeric to the police car.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Paige are there sitting in front of a map. Piper is scrying.] Paige: I'm telling you it's not going to work, we've already tried it. Piper: No, you've tried it. They baby and I haven't. If Cole can find her, than so can we. Paige: But you can't just tap into the baby's powers whenever you want. Piper: No? Watch me. Whoa. (The crystal starts circling out of control above the map.) Paige: What's happening? Piper: I don't know. (The crystal flings itself across the room and lands on a globe. Piper and Paige race over to the globe and notice the crystal has landed on Egypt.) Paige: I guess our map wasn't big enough? Piper: Egypt? Phoebe is in Egypt? Paige: On the bright side, we'll get to see the pyramids. Piper: Quips later, orbing now. Paige: You know, this happened a little too easily. What if it's a trap? Piper: So what if it is? I'm unbreakable, dude. Paige: Dude, I'm not unbreakable. Piper: You'll be okay. Here, faster, orb me, faster. (They orb out.) [Cut to Egypt. A pyramid. Phoebe is lying on a table. Piper and Paige orb in.] Piper: Oh, Phoebe. Paige: Wait, where's Jeric? Phoebe: Piper, Paige. Paige: She recognises us, that's something at least. (They walk over to Phoebe.) Piper: I don't know. Let's just orb her home and we'll fix her there. (Cole and Jeric appear across the room.) Cole: I told you they'd come for her, didn't I? (Cole waves his arm towards Piper and a portal opens up underneath her and sucks her in. Paige starts to orb out and Cole waves his arm, sending her to the ground.) Jeric: Very nice. [Cut to the manor. Living room. The portal opens up above the couch and Piper falls through it landing on the couch.] Piper: Ouch. Hey! [Cut to the pyramid. Cole carries Paige over to the table. Jeric walks over to Phoebe/!sis.] Jeric: Don't fight it, my love. Your new body awaits. (He leans down to kiss her and Cole stops him.) Cole: Hey. I told you that's my witch. (Phoebe/!sis takes one last breath and dies.) Get to work. (Jeric recites a spell and Phoebe is mummified.) Jeric: Excuse me. (Cole moves aside and Jeric walks over to Paige. He places the beetle amulet on Paige's chest and stands between Paige and the mummy. He recites another spell and a bright light flows out of the mummy and into Paige. Paige wakes up and Jeric goes to her.) Welcome back, my love. (They kiss.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper is there, pacing up and down the room.] Piper: Leo! Leo, come on, I need you. (Leo/Jeric orbs in wearing an orange prison outfit. Piper gasps and blows him up. Leo/Jeric orbs back in.) Leo/Jeric: What'd you do that for? Piper: Leo? Is that you? (Leo looks down and realises he's still morphed as Jeric.) Leo: Oh, (he morphs back into himself) sorry, I forgot. (He chuckles.) Piper: You forgot? What are you doing? And what are you wearing? Leo: This? They gave it to me in jail when they arrested me. Well, not me obviously, Jeric, or so they think. I just figured it would help Darryl get a promotion. Piper: I can't handle this right now. Leo: What? I told you I was gonna have to break a few rules. Piper: No-no-no, you don't understand. This is the least of our problems, which oughta give you an idea how bad our problems actually are. Leo: Come on, it can't be that bad. Piper: Unless I'm mistaken, Cole has teamed up with Jeric and tricked me into getting Paige possessed and Phoebe mummified. (Piper screws up her face and pulls at her maternity top.) Leo: What? Piper: I've had it with this outfit! (She storms out the room.) [Cut to Piper's bedroom. Piper and Leo walk in.] Leo: What are you gonna do? Piper: What does it look like I'm gonna do? (She starts to undo her top and walks into the closet.) Leo: I meant about Paige and Phoebe. Piper: Well, you're gonna orb me back there so I can kick some demon ass and honey, you know, you can change too. Felon orange isn't exactly your colour. (Leo opens the dresser and gets out some clothes.) I should've never gone to Cole in the first place. I don't know what I was thinking. Leo: You were thinking about saving Phoebe. Piper: Yeah, that worked out really well, didn't it? (Leo starts to change.) The one thing I don't understand is why Cole sent me back here. I mean, he could've sent me to the far reaches of the universe or worse but he didn't. Leo: Cole sent you back? From where? Piper: The only thing I can think of is that he needs me for something. But what? Leo: Well, whatever it is going back there, wherever there is, it'd be exactly what he wants you to do. (Leo finishes changing and Piper walks out of the closet wearing a black top and jeans.) Piper: Yeah, okay, but I'm not gonna leave my sisters in Egypt with two demonic perverts. I'm the reason they're in this mess. I lost Paige because I was trying to save Phoebe. Leo: Cole would never hurt Phoebe, you know that. And he must need Paige for a reason. Otherwise why go through the trouble to get her? Piper: So what am I supposed to do? Leo: You're gonna do what you do best. You're gonna go on the offensive and you're gonna summon Cole before he summons you. (Piper leaves the room.) [Scene: Egypt. Pyramid. Paige/!sis is lying on the table on her stomach, being massaged by Jeric.] Paige/!sis: Ohh, right there. That's perfect. Jeric: Yes, you're rather tense. Paige/!sis: It's not me, it's this witch. She's overworked this body and she doesn't deserve it. Jeric: Well, you'll have to finish the Power of Three spell if you expect to take it from her. Paige/!sis: I will, in a bit. Jeric: You can't put it off any longer. This witch is as powerful as the last and she'll burn out just as quickly. Paige/!sis: Just a minute more? Jeric: Sorry, I think you're relaxed enough. Paige: I don't. But then again, I always have been such a bad girl. Jeric: We can be bad later. (Cole walks in.) Cole: Playtime's over, boys and girls. Jeric: Do you mind? Cole: No, I don't. Jeric: Well, I do. Cole: Did I ever tell you, Jeric, that I have eyes for only one witch. How's the spell going? Paige/!sis: I was just about to finish it. Jeric: She can't expel the witch's soul without the Power of Three. How are you gonna get it for us? Cole: Look around. We're only one sister short. Jeric: Yes, but your love is a mummy. You can't expect her to read a spell. Cole: Well, she doesn't have to. If her spirit is trapped inside, all her sisters have to do is touch her to tap into the power. Jeric: And what about the third witch? I doubt she'll read the spell willingly. Cole: Leave it to me. I can be quite persuasive. Jeric: Yes, well, you better be. Because !sis is the only one that can bring Phoebe back. And if my love doesn't get what she wants yours will stay wrapped up forever. Paige/!sis: It's done. The rhyme's a tad childish but it should work. Cole: Oh, good. All we need now is... (Suddenly, Cole disappears in a swirl of lights.) Jeric: The witch must have taken him. Paige: Oh, he'll be back. The important thing is we're alone. Jeric: !sis... [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper is there waiting. Cole appears in a swirl of lights.] Cole: Well, I guess I should've seen this coming. Piper: I want my sisters back now, Cole. Cole: Or what? You've got nothing, Piper. You can't even vanquish me. (She tries to blow him up and sparks fly off him.) Piper: Doesn't mean I won't try. Cole: Okay, if that's the way you want to play it. (He throws an energy ball at Piper and her protective shield splits the energy ball in two, making them ht objects across the room.) Ahh, impressive. Piper: Wait. (Piper tries to blow him up again and this time sends him flying across the room.) Commercial Break [Scene: Egypt. Pyramid. Paige/!sis and Jeric are leaning against a post, kissing passionately.] Jeric: !sis. Should we be doing this? Paige: It's my body now. Jeric: No, I mean, how are you feeling? Paige: I love that you care. (They continue kissing and he carries her over to the table. He touches her forehead and feels her sweating.) Jeric: Oh, no. !sis, !sis, not yet. [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper and Cole are still trying to vanquish each other. Leo rushes in.] Leo: Hey! What are you guys doing? You're both invincible. This is just pointless. Cole: The man's got a point, Piper, the sooner we stop this, the sooner you can save one of your sisters. Piper: What do you mean one? Cole: I mean, that you're gonna have to choose between them and if you don't, they'll both die. Leo: Why? Are you gonna kll them? Cole: No, I'm not gonna do anything, the cards have already been dealt. I'm just giving you guys your options. Piper: You're delusional if you think I'm gonna choose between my sisters. Cole: Am I? !sis is the only one who knows how to revive Phoebe and she's not gonna do that unless you cast a spell to reject Paige's spirit from her body. Piper: I won't do that, Paige would die. Cole: Fine. Then eject !sis' spirit instead. Then of course, you'd be saving Paige and klling Phoebe, because without !sis, there's no way to revive her. Leo: What about Jeric? He mummifies, can't he de-mummify? Cole: He traps spirits, he doesn't bring bodies back to life, that's !sis' job. So, of course as you can see, you have to make a choice. Piper: You sick bastard. I can't choose and I won't. Cole: Then they'll both die. Leo: Come on. You're not gonna kll Phoebe. Cole: Well, that is why I am banking on your lovely wife choosing to save her. I mean, come on, after all, she's, like your what, half-sister? You didn't grow up with her or anything, you've only known her for like a year and a half, right? So compared to Phoebe she's like a stranger. Piper: She's still my sister and I will find another way. Cole: There is no other way and if you waste time looking for one, they'll both die. Piper: How can you be so evil? Cole: It's a gift. Piper: Get out. Get out now. Cole: But when you've made a decision, you call me, okay. Paige, Phoebe, Phoebe, Paige. Call me. (He disappears.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Piper is sitting on the couch. Leo comes down the stairs.] Leo: There's nothing in the book that'll help or from the Elders. (Leo sits down beside Piper.) Piper: I can't do this, Leo. Leo: We can't let them both die either. Piper: I know that. How can I be so powerful and so helpless at the same time? Leo: Piper, your strength isn't in your invincibility, it's within you. And believe it or not, you are strong enough to do this. Piper: To do what? kll one of my sisters? Leo: Or not. Maybe there's another way. I don't know what it is but whatever it is the solution is within you. Look, I know this isn't fair but like it or not this is the way that it is. Look, you are going to have to call Cole back soon, if you hope to save even one of your sisters. (Piper starts to cry.) Piper: How am I supposed to decide? Leo: Listen to you heart, honey. What does it tell you? Piper: It's telling me that I have to choose. [Scene: Egypt. Pyramid. Jeric is at Paige/!sis' side, stroking her hair.] Jeric: He'll be back with the witch soon. Paige/!sis: What if he's late? Jeric: He won't be. (Cole appears with Piper. She pulls away her hand.) Cole: You're welcome. Apparently she has made up her mind so drum roll please. Piper: Let's just get this over with. (She walks over to the tables.) Jeric: Who are you gonna save? Piper: Phoebe. Cole: The suspense was klling me. Piper: You do realise once this is over, I will find a way to vanquish you. Cole: You do realise when this is over I might vanquish you. Jeric: Enough. !sis is running out of time. The spell. (He holds out a piece of paper.) Piper: I've got one of my own, thanks. Cole: Ahh, got something up your sleeve, do you Piper? Piper: I wish. Paige, I know you can hear me and I know you understand, but I can't lose Phoebe. Paige: Just do it. Piper: "Two worn souls now burn inside where only once can reside, I call upon the Power of Three to save the body and set Paige free." (Paige's spirit rises out of her body and vanishes. Paige sits up.) Jeric: !sis. (He rushes over to her and helps her off the table.) Did it work? Paige: Yes, it did. And I know just how to celebrate. (She knees him in the groin and he doubles over in pain.) Cole: Ooh. (Piper tries to blow Cole up and he flies across the room. Paige goes over to the mummy and recites a spell. The mummy wrappings glow and vanish. Phoebe gasps and sits up.) Jeric: !sis? Paige: You really can't mess with sisters. (Piper blows Jeric up.) Piper: Well, at least they're together now. (Cole gets up off the floor and claps his hands.) Cole: Bravo, bravo. Congratulations, well done. You know, I gotta admit, I thought I had you there for a moment but you never really did choose, did you? Piper: I didn't have to. I figured if !sis knew the spell to free Phoebe than Paige would know it as well. Cole: Hmm, oh well, next time. Phoebe: Next time? What happened to you, Cole? Cole: Me? I've gone mad. (Cole disappears.) Piper: No offence but we really need to find a way to k*ll him. Paige: I'd say that's an understatement. Phoebe: I wish it was that easy. [Scene: Manor. Living room. Phoebe and Paige are there with moisturising masks on their face and their hair done up in curlers. Piper walks in carrying shopping bags. She gasps when she sees Phoebe and Paige.] Phoebe: What? Piper: Oh my god, you two could scare the hair off a cat, no demon dare drop by here. Paige: We're just playing hooky. Piper: Uh-huh. Well, Paige, you can't play hooky 'cause see, you're unemployed. Paige: I resent that. I consider my witchly duties to be a full time job, thank you very much. Phoebe: We're having a day of beauty. I'm showing Paige how to pamper herself.] Piper: You're beauteous. Paige: I'm getting quite good at it. I like it, it's free. Piper: Mm-hmm. Well, I'm glad, it's about time. Paige: It is, isn't it? I've been so long overdue, I'm so put upon. Really. Piper: Wow, turn a girl into an Egyptian princess for a day and look what happens. By the way, Lieutenant Morris called to say thank you. Paige: Oh, he got his promotion, that's so great. Phoebe: Yay. Piper: Yeah, apparently he got credit for the arrest despite Leo's little jailbreak. Paige: Whatcha got there? Piper: Maternity clothes, as if you didn't know already. Paige: You caved. Piper: Yes, the time has come. But I've come to the conclusion that if you've got it, then you must flaunt it. (She lifts the bottom of her top to show her round stomach.) Phoebe: That's my niece in that belly! Paige: She's my niece too. Phoebe: Hi, niece! (Piper strikes a pose.) It's your favourite Aunt Phoebe! End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x10 - Y Tu Mummy Tambien"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Krista Vernoff Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 11 Episode Number: 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Paige's car. Paige is driving along the road, talking on her phone to Phoebe.] Paige: Okay, so I've stopped at five herb shops but I finally found some eye of newt. So if it's good enough for Shakespeare's witches, I figured it'd help us put a serious dent in Cole. Phoebe: Look, we've tried everything to vanquish him but nothing works, okay. So I just say we watch our backs and get on with our lives. Speaking of which, do you think eye of newt would work on the woman that's trying to sue me? Paige: Is she demonic? Phoebe: Well, she's demonically stupid. Paige, I am seriously worried that I'm going to lose my job over this. Paige: For giving bad advice in your column? Phoebe: No, the advice wasn't bad, I never told her she should leave the guy at the altar. Paige: Either way, what happened to freedom of the press? Phoebe: Well, apparently some dirt bag lawyer is finding a way around it. (Paige passes a demon wearing a suit, standing on the side of the road. He waves his hand and something blows on her car. Her car spins out of control and Paige screams.) Paige? (Paige's car crashes into another car and she is knocked unconscious.) Paige, are you okay? Paige, do you hear me? Are you okay? Paige. [Scene: A demonic strip bar. Women in bikinis are dancing on the stage, while demonic men watch them close by. Cole is amongst the demons, watching a dancer straight in front of him. The demon from the street shimmers into the middle of the room, who a waitress bumps into. He looks around and approaches Cole.] Demon: Cole. Cole: How'd it go? Demon: It was beautiful. Cole: Was the other driver hurt? Demon: Oh, yeah. Cole: Good. Demon: Now all you gotta do is a little mind control on the witnesses and maybe a cop, and we're golden. Cole: Let's get outta here. (Cole starts to get up but a dancer walks over and pushes him back down.) Dancer: No time for one little dance? Cole: Kaia, I was waiting for you earlier. Kaia: I'll make it up to you. Demon: Boss. (Cole gives him a look and he walks away.) Cole: You know what I want. (Kaia shapeshifts into Phoebe and gives him a lap dance.) Opening Credits [Scene: Hospital. Room. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there. Paige is in the hospital bed, Phoebe sits on the end of the bed, and Piper sits beside in a chair.] Piper: Are you sure you don't want to call Leo? Paige: No, no, it's just a mild concussion and besides, I don't deserve to be healed. I know better than to talk on the phone and drive, I don't know what I was thinking. Piper: Do you remember what happened? Paige: I was speaking to Phoebe and then the next thing I know the car just started spinning out of control. Phoebe: Hm, it's kinda like my career. Paige: Oh, honey, it's not that bad is it? Phoebe: I think it is. The newspaper's lawyers wanna meet with me and I don't think it's because they're huge Phoebe fans. Piper: Well, I'll see you your career and raise you my club. The health inspector's coming back today and the plumbing just exploded, again. Paige: What is going on with us? Is Mercury in retrograde? Phoebe: Have you thought about using a magical band-aid? Piper: I'd do it in a heartbeat if I wasn't afraid of the personal gain consequences. Phoebe: See, this is why demons always have the upper hand, you know. They can use their magic whenever they want to. Paige: Yeah, well, you know, that's what separates good from evil. Phoebe: Yeah, I know that but it's still very tempting. I mean, you could fix your plumbing, I could turn some lawyers into toads. Piper: Aunt Phoebe, little wiccans have very big ears that can hear you. Phoebe: Oh, I'm sorry, baby, I was only kidding! Mostly. (to Paige) Are you going to be okay because I have to go get fired now. Paige: You are not getting fired and I'm fine. Phoebe: From your mouth and god's ears. (She kisses Paige on the head and turns to Piper's stomach.) Okay, bye, my little niece. (She kisses Piper's stomach.) Piper: You're smashing me. Phoebe: I love you. Piper: Get off me! (Phoebe leaves.) Paige: This is no segue but you and I need to talk about vanquishing Cole. Piper: 'Cause we don't have enough problems at the moment? Paige: No, because he's actually our biggest problem at the moment. Okay, look at Phoebe, it's totally beaten her down. Piper: I don't know, she seemed kind of cheerful considering the state of her career. Paige: That's this wonderful thing called denial. Okay, the Phoebe I know would never roll over for lawyers like that. This morning when I was talking to her about vanquishing Cole, she told me I was wasting my time. I'm telling you she is off. Piper: Alright, okay, already. Well, we'll spend the afternoon with our noses in potions. But can I go save the soul source of our income first? Paige: Yeah, go, I'll see you later. Piper: Are you okay to orb? Paige: I'm perfectly fine to orb. Go. Piper: Alright. (Piper leaves the room. Paige gets up to get dressed and two police officers knock at the door.) Cop #1: Paige Matthews? Paige: Yeah? Cop #1: You're under arrest. [Scene: Cole's office. Cole's there. The demon stands at the doorway.] Demon: Felony ht and run. She's going down. (He walks over to Cole.) Cole: And P3? Demon: Health inspector's there, our guys are in place. I've gotta say, using the law to bring down the Charmed Ones was genius, sir. They'll never figure it out. Cole: Oh, they will figure it out, it'll just be too late. (He shows him some blueprints of the manor.) The Halliwell manor. The doorway to the spiritual nexus. All the power that we need. Demon: Oh, man. Right under the witches' house. Who knew? Cole: I did. Demon: Is that why they're so damn strong? Cole: Ah, partly. The Nexus packs a punch. The power can go either way, in good hands, good gets a power boost. But when we tap into it, evil spreads. Demon: How far? Cole: Far enough. The police, the politicians, and Phoebe. She will be consumed by evil and she will finally give into our love and then I will trture and kll her sisters and we'll live happily ever after. Demon: Sir, I thought the point of all this was to give you the power to reorganise the Underworld above ground. Cole: Yes, it is, it is. But to be united, evil must have a happy leader and for me to be happy, I need... (Phoebe walks in carrying a picnic basket.) Phoebe, what are you doing here? Phoebe: I came to see you, baby. I thought we could have a little picnic. (She walks over to him and gives him a big kiss on the lips.) Cole: Kaia, what the hell do you think you're doing? (Phoebe shapeshifts into Kaia.) Kaia: Damn, how'd you know it was me? (She curls her hair around her finger.) Cole: Well, for starters Phoebe hates me and she doesn't drink and she uses a little less tongue. Demon: Since when does a stripper follow a guy back from work? Cole: Hey, hey, hey, Dex, go easy, she's got a little crush. Dex: With all do respect, sir, Kieran demons are manipulative vixens and this one has an agenda that goes way beyond a little crush. Cole: Sure, she can smell power, can't you Kaia? Maybe she wants to be my new queen. Kaia: Just send this one away and I'll prove my worth. (She strokes his chest.) Cole: I'm afraid I can't, I'm in love with someone else. Kaia: But I can give her to you, I can be her. Cole: No. You're good for the occasional dance but beyond that I need the real thing. Dex: Alright, you heard him, get out and stay gone. Otherwise, I'll make sure you do. (Kaia storms towards the door.) Cole: Not like that. Go out the way you came in. In this office we keep up appearances. (Kaia shapeshifts into Phoebe.) Phoebe: You want me, I can feel it. (She leaves.) Dex: Insolent. Cole: Hot though. Commercial Break [Scene: P3. Piper, Leo and the Health Inspector are there. The Inspector has stamped a file saying 'condemned'.] Piper: Oh, no, no, no, don't do that. Come on, you've gotta give me another chance. Health Inspector: And why is that? Piper: Because, because, because... Leo: Because we've been in business nearly four years and we haven't failed an inspection yet. Health Inspector: Well, I'd have to disagree with that, Mr. Wyatt. You've failed two this week. Piper: Yeah, but this week has been bad, like strangely bad and we'll have the plumbing fixed tomorrow so can't you just come back then? Health Inspector: Well, your record has been impeccable until now. (A rat squeaks and crawls past his feet.) Whoa, hello. (Piper gasps.) Rats too. Piper: No! No, we don't have rats. They don't live here. They're just, they're just trying to ruin my life. Health Inspection: Rodent infestation takes longer than a day to clear up. Close down, address the problem, and we'll schedule another inspection in a few weeks. Piper: I won't need another inspection in a few weeks because if I stay closed that long, I'll be out of business. Health Inspector: Sorry, there's nothing I can do. Leo: Alright, well, I'll show you out. (Leo and the Inspector head for the door. Piper grabs a broom.) Piper: Where are you? (She chases the rats with the broom.) I hate you, I hate you. Go home! Get out of here you plague spreading, club ruining rodent. I will get you! (She tries to blow up the rat but misses and gets a chair. Leo walks back in.) Leo: Piper, what are you doing? Piper: Diminishing the rodent population obviously. Leo: Come on, honey, we're gonna get through this. (Piper goes over and sits on the stairs.) Piper: Yeah, we will but the club won't. How can this be happening? I mean, I know I've neglected the club since I've been pregnant but not this much. Leo: These things happen, it's just bad luck. Piper: No, it is more than bad luck, it is sabotage, it is... it's demonic. Leo: What? Piper: Well, yeah. Phoebe's lawsuit, Paige's accident... Well, that's it, it's all part of it, it has to be. Leo: Why? Piper: Because I said so and if not, we're losing the club which is just not an option. (Piper and Leo leave the club. The rats turn into two demons.) Rat Demon #1: Damn. She missed me by this much. (They blink out.) [Scene: Police Station. Paige, Darryl and a cop are there.] Cop: This way, Ms. Matthews. (The cop stands Paige next to a wall with the lines to measure her height. He walks over to the camera.) No film. Darryl: Try the filing cabinet. She's not going anywhere. (He walks away.) Paige: Why, why am I not going anywhere? You've always helped us before. Darryl: With your other problems. This is not others. Paige: I am not so sure. Darryl: Paige. Paige: I didn't do what they're saying I did. And if anybody is trying to set me up it would be a de... others. Darryl: Officer Garcia is not others, nor is he in league with any others, he's a good cop and he saved my ass on many occasions. Paige: Oh my god, I think I see what is going on here. Phoebe's lawsuit, Piper's club... You have to get me out of here otherwise it's just going to get worse. Darryl: Listen, I am a Lieutenant now, I can't just bend the rules like I used to. (The cop comes back with film. Darryl hands Paige a board with her name on it.) Even if I could, this is legal problems. I-I can't just make those go away. (Paige holds up the board and the cop takes the photo.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Elise's office. Phoebe and Elise are there.] Elise: We can't just make it go away. She have a strong case for malice. Phoebe: I don't understand. How does she have a strong case? Elise: She is claiming that a result of your own bitter divorce, you've made it your mission to destroy other marriages. Phoebe: That is ridiculous. Elise: (reading from newspaper) "If you have any doubts, any doubts at all, I suggest you flee at the speed of a baby cheetah at suppertime." Phoebe: I was using hyperbole. Elise: I know that. But she's collected dozens of similar clips and she's thrat to go to the press with her story. And as a newswoman I can tell you, it's a good story. Phoebe: Okay, well, isn't controversy good for sales? Elise: It may be good for the enquirer but I've worked very hard to build this paper into a respectable news source. Phoebe: Can't we just pay her off? We have to have insurance for this type of thing, right? Elise: She doesn't want money. She wants you fired. It's like she's on some kind of vendetta. I'm sorry, Phoebe, I have to suspend you without pay while our lawyers try to work this out. (Phoebe gets up.) Phoebe: Cole. Elise: Excuse me? (Phoebe leaves.) [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Piper opens the front door to let Darryl in.] Piper: Darryl, have you heard from Paige? Because she was supposed to come straight home from the hospital but... Darryl: Paige is in jail. We tried to call you but... Piper: What? For, what for? Darryl: Reckless endangerment and felony ht and run. Piper: What? (Suddenly, Paige orbs in.) Paige: Oops. Darryl: You have got to be kidding me. Piper: Paige, Darryl said you were in jail. Paige: Oh, I am. I mean, I was, I will be. Just as soon as I figure out what demon is doing this to me. Darryl: You just disappeared from jail? Paige: No! I put pillows in the bed first. It always worked at my parents house. Darryl: Paige! Paige: What? You weren't gonna help me so I had to help myself. Whether you believe it or not, there is a demon behind this. Darryl: At two o'clock, they're gonna come get you for your bail hearing. If you're not there, that's my ass. Everybody knows we're friends. They're gonna just think I let you go. Paige: I will be there at two o'clock. (Darryl leaves.) Piper: See ya. Paige: Okay, he hates me. Piper: Yeah, he does. But for what it's worth I'm with you. Leo's doing the Elder thing. Paige: Oh, let me guess, you didn't pass the inspection? Piper: Nope. Paige: Let's just cut to the chase, shall we? Our problems are legal, right? Who's the only demonic lawyer we know? Piper: Cole. And he has gone off the deep end lately. But how is ruining our lives gonna help him get Phoebe back? Paige: I don't know. But until we figure it out we should keep her out of it. [Scene: Cole's office. Cole is there sitting at his desk. Phoebe barges in, angrily.] Phoebe: You slimy son of a bitch. Cole: Phoebe, is that you? Phoebe: What are you? Evil and blind? Yeah, it's me. (Cole slowly covers over the manor's blueprints with some files.) Look, why don't you just admit that you're behind this. Admit it so I can use magic to fight you. Cole: I don't know, uh, I don't know what you're talking about. (She slams the door shut and walks over to his desk.) Phoebe: Look, Cole, my career is the most important thing to me. Okay, so is that your plan to take it away from me so that I come running to you for comfort? Cole: Phoebe, I love you and I don't know what's going on but maybe I can help. Would you like me to kll someone for you? Or-or your boss, perhaps? (Phoebe gets so mad she throws all his files on his desk up in the air.) Hey, hey, hey, hey! Phoebe: I might not be able to use magic but... Cole: You're sexy when you're mad, you know. I can't wait until I get to kiss you again. Phoebe: Cole, I will never be with you again. I hate you, I hate you. Do you get that? Cole: Hate is good. It's passionate, intense, it's-it's-it's a breath away from love. (Phoebe laughs and throws a few more papers in the air before she spins around and leaves.) Ah, she's great. [Cut to the hallway. Phoebe storms passed Kaia, who's sitting in a chair, covering her face with a magazine.] [Cut to Cole's office. Kaia walks in.] Cole: What do you want? Kaia: Just to give you want you want. (Kaia morphs into Phoebe.) [Cut to the elevator. Phoebe is impatiently waiting for the doors to open. She gives up and uses the stairs. The elevator doors open and Piper and Paige walk out. They head for Cole's office.] Piper: So what are we gonna do? Paige: We're gonna tell him we're on to him and it's not gonna work. (They walk into Cole's office and see Cole and Phoebe making out on his desk. They watch in shock.) Commercial Break [Scene: Outside Cole's office. Hallway. Piper and Paige are there, looking grossed out.] Paige: I can't believe I saw what I just saw. Piper: Well, believe it 'cause I saw it too. Paige: How, why is she kissing him? Piper: I don't know but I say we go back in there and we pull her out by her hair. Paige: No, no, we can't make a scene. Okay, we need a plan. Piper: Okay, here it is. We go home, we vomit... Paige: And? Piper: That's all I got so far. Paige: Okay. [Cut to inside Cole's office. Cole and Kaia/Phoebe stop kissing.] Kaia/Phoebe: Oh, come on, baby, it was just getting good. Cole: Not good enough. You'll never be as good as the real Phoebe and you should stop trying. Kaia/Phoebe: You're right. I'll never be as good, I'll be better. I know tricks the real Phoebe's never even heard of before. Cole: I've been patient with you up until now. This is the last time I'm gonna say this. Leave and don't come back. (Phoebe morphs into Kaia.) Kaia: You don't know what you're missing. (She leaves.) [Cut to the lobby. Dex is waiting by the elevators. Phoebe walks past him and he grabs her.] Dex: Hey! What did I tell you? Cole has some serious work to do and I will not have you distracting him. Phoebe: Cole... What the hell? Who are you? Dex: Get it through your thick head. The leader of the Underworld will never have a whore as his queen. Phoebe: Did you just call me a whore? (Kaia walks out of the elevators.) Dex: Kaia? (Dex shimmers out with Phoebe.) [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Piper, Paige and Leo are there.] Leo: There's not, there's no... Are you sure? Paige: Leo, we saw Phoebe and Cole tongues locked, hands groping all over each other. (She shivers.) Leo: Okay, didn't need the visual. Piper: Well, maybe he has her under some kind of mind control. I mean, he can do that, that's possible, right? Leo: Right. I think right now he could do pretty much anything he wanted. Piper: Why? What do you mean? Leo: Well, the Elders have sensed a major surge in demonic activity. They think that evil is organising under a new leader. Paige: Oh, that's just great because the last time Cole was the leader of the Underworld, he took Phoebe as his queen and we were completely blindsided by it that time too. Oh my god, that's why she didn't want me to try to vanquish him. Piper: She was talking this morning about being tempted. Paige: She was trying to warn us and we didn't even see it. Piper: Okay, this just can not be happening, people. I mean, Phoebe would not do this to us. I mean, it can not, can not, can not be happening! Leo: Okay, let's just calm down, okay. The last time Phoebe was evil she was under the influence of her demonic pregnancy. Piper: So what, you're saying you think she's pregnant again? Leo: No! I just think that maybe we're underestimating her. Maybe there's something that we're missing. Piper: Ugh. Paige: We saw what we saw. Leo: Okay, well, maybe she's under a spell. Or-or maybe there was some information that she wanted and she was using sex as a tool. Piper: Okay, I like the sound of that. Slutty and manipulative, that's better than evil any day. Leo: So let's not panic. Let's talk to Phoebe and give her the chance to explain what's going on. (The clock chimes two o'clock.) By the way, Darryl called. Paige: Oh. [Cut to the police station. Jail cell. Paige orbs in bed. Darryl and a guard approach the cell.] Darryl: She's not ready. Guard: The judge won't wait. Darryl: Paige? (The guard unlocks the gate. Paige gets out of bed.) Paige: Oh, hey, guys, what took you so long? (She walks out of the cell.) Coming, Darryl? [Scene: Cole's apartment. Phoebe and Dex are there. Dex has a hold of Phoebe.] Phoebe: Ow! Hey! Dex: I wouldn't have to hurt you if you stopped trying to get away. (Cole appears in the room.) Cole: What happened? Dex: I mistook her for the other one and I said too much. I thought I'd bring her here until the end of the operation. Cole: Good thinking. (He throws an energy ball at Dex and vanquishes him.) Phoebe: Well, as much fun as this has been... (She heads for the door.) Cole: I'm sorry, Phoebe, but Dex is right, I can't let you leave. Phoebe: Leo! Cole: Save your voice. This place is magically protected. I can't have you people sensing what I'm doing in here. (He waves his arms and the windows and doors glow.) Now all the windows and doors are blocked. Please, sweetie, just trust me on this one, I don't want you getting hurt trying to escape. Phoebe: Alright, don't call me sweetie. You can't hold a person prisoner and then call them sweetie. Cole: You know, I didn't intend this. I just can't have you running off to your sisters and protecting the Nexus, okay? It is way too important for us. Phoebe: Wait, the Nexus? Cole: Dex didn't tell you about that? Phoebe: No, no he didn't. He just told me you were trying to reorganise the Underworld. Cole: Oops. Don't be mad. I only want the Nexus so that you can come back to evil and we can be together. Phoebe: Uh, Cole... Cole: I'm so sorry, I had to involve your work. I just needed you distracted while I ruined Piper's club and put Paige in jail. Phoebe: Paige is in jail? Cole: Listen, I'd love to stay and chat but all this considered I need to speed up my plan. Phoebe: Well, Cole, my sisters are gonna realise that I'm missing and Leo is gonna try to sense me and when he can't they're gonna come straight to you. (Cole laughs.) Cole: Um, thanks for the concern, but I think I've got my bases covered. (Cole waves his hand and Kaia (morphed into Phoebe) appears beside him.) Kaia/Phoebe: I knew you'd want me again. Cole: Ignore her. Phoebe: Oh my god. Kaia/Phoebe: Oh, no, not god, Kaia! Cole: Just listen to her voice. Phoebe: You're sick, you know that? You need help. Are-are you sleeping with me? I mean, her. Kaia/Phoebe: You're sick, you know that? You need help. Cole: Good. Phoebe: Oh my god. Kaia/Phoebe: Oh my god. Cole: Excellent. Come on, Kaia. (They head for the elevator. Cole picks up Phoebe's purse on the way.) Ooh, I'm gonna need this. (to Phoebe) There's some left over Chinese food in the fridge. (They walk into the elevator.) Kaia/Phoebe: So if you don't want me, then what do you want? Cole: I want you to go to Phoebe's house and pretend to be her for a while. Do your job well and you'll be amply rewarded. Kaia/Phoebe: For a while. (She curls her hair around her finger.) Why not just get rid of her and I could take her place forever. Cole: Beside from the fact that I love her, Phoebe is a Charmed One. She's protected by her powers, you can't just kll her, so don't get any silly ideas. And stop playing with your hair. Phoebe's more sophisticated than that. Now, go to the house and lay low for a while. I just need a little time to speed things up. (Cole disappears.) [Cut to the hospital. A room. The driver from the other car in Paige's accident is lying in a bed. Cole appears and walks over to her.] Cole: Did you sustain your injuries in an accident with Paige Matthews? Driver: Um, yeah, I guess that was her name. What are you, a lawyer? Cole: Yeah, that and other things. Driver: What? (Cole touches her forehead and she gasps for breath. She dies.) Cole: Sorry. Nothing personal. [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Kaia/Phoebe walks in through the front door. Piper and Leo walk in.] Kaia/Phoebe: Oh, uh, hi, Piper. Piper: Don't you hi Piper me. I saw you. Leo: I thought you said you were gonna be calm. Piper: I am calm. Phoebe: You saw me what? Piper: Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about. Kaia/Phoebe: Trust me, it's not an act. Piper: We saw you making out with Cole. Kaia/Phoebe: Okay, well, that's just not possible, you see, because I'm pretty sure that I hate Cole, right? Piper: Phoebe, I am pregnant, I am emotional and I am freaking out. And if you are back together with Cole then that is just fine but do not deny what I just saw. Kaia/Phoebe: Okay, alright, then, uh, I'm back together with Cole. Leo: What? Piper: What? How can you say that? Kaia/Phoebe: Wh- I thought you said it was fine? Piper: Well, I didn't mean it and for god's sakes the man mummified you. Kaia/Phoebe: Whoa, seriously? Leo: (whispers in Piper's ear) Something's not right, her memory seems gone. Piper: Okay, that's a good sign. Now Phoebe, try and focus. Does Cole have you under some kind of spell? Kaia/Phoebe: Maybe. Piper: Maybe, maybe is good. Because magic we can fight, lust, desperation, insanity we can not fight, but magic we can fight. Leo: Unless you've used your powers for evil. Piper: Which you haven't, have you? Kaia/Phoebe: No, no, I don't think so and that would be the worst thing ever, right? Leo: Oh, yeah, we couldn't bring you back from that. Kaia/Phoebe: Okay, so this is what we have to do. You have to take away my powers so I don't misuse them. Piper: Yes. She's not evil, you're not evil. Leo: So you think Cole has you under his control? Kaia/Phoebe: Well, yeah, why else would I have kissed Cole? Oh my god, what has he done to me? Piper: Oh, no, honey, it's gonna be okay. Kaia/Phoebe: Yes, it is going to be okay, it's going to be okay once you take away my powers, you know, just to be safe. Leo: Piper, if you take away her powers she's going to be really vulnerable. Phoebe: But you guys can protect me, right? Leo: Well, I don't know. If Cole is reorganising the Underworld, you're gonna need the Power Of Three. Piper: No, as long as we're the ones to take it away we can bring it back but if Cole's got Phoebe under his control... Kaia/Phoebe: Yes, she's right. I am my own worst enemy. The sooner we weaken me the better. [Cut to Cole's apartment. Phoebe throws a candlestick at the window and it rebounds off the force field.] Phoebe: Leo! (She looks up and notices an air vent in the roof. She levitates up and grabs onto it, trying to pull it open.] [Cut to the manor. Parlor.] Piper: "This witch's power can not fight, the lure of evil's magic might, before misuse lands her in hell, remove the powers of Phoebe Halliwell." [Cut to Cole's apartment. A light floats out of Phoebe and she falls to the floor, hard, knocking her out.] Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Piper, Kaia/Phoebe and Leo are there.] Piper: Well, it wasn't my best work but it should've done the trick. Are you okay? Leo: How do you feel? Kaia/Phoebe: Um, fine. Piper: So the spell worked? Phoebe: Why wouldn't it? Leo: You know, maybe you should try it out. Try levitating. (Phoebe puts her arms in the air.) Piper: What are you doing? Kaia/Phoebe: Well, I just thought I'd try everything. Leo: So you can't levitate? Phoebe: No, apparently not. That means the spell worked, right? Piper: I don't know, you're still kind of weird. Maybe the spell had a side effect? Kaia/Phoebe: Or maybe I just feel sick because I had to kiss Cole. Piper: Ah, that's my girl. Kaia/Phoebe: Yeah, maybe I need to go and rest for a little while, you know. Leo: That's a good idea. [Time lapse. Phoebe's bedroom. Piper and Kaia/Phoebe walk in.] Piper: Okay, honey, why don't you just lay down for a little while. Do you want some tea or something? Kaia/Phoebe: Tea sounds great. Piper: Tea, yes. (Piper leaves the room and closes the door behind her.) Kaia/Phoebe: Tea. Who drinks tea? (She locks the door and walks over to the dresser. She opens and drawer and pulls out a Knfe.) Knfe in the panty drawer. My kinda girl. [Cut to Cole's apartment. Phoebe is still on the floor, unconscious. Kaia/Phoebe appears.] Kaia/Phoebe: Poor little witchy lost her powers. I should just put you out of your misery. (Cole appears. Kaia/Phoebe quickly tucks the Knfe in her pants.) Cole: What are you doing here? Kaia/Phoebe: I thought I should tell you that they know you're trying to reorganise the Underworld. Cole: I didn't ask you to report to me. What were you doing to Phoebe? Kaia/Phoebe: Well, she's lying in the middle of the room, I was making sure she's okay. Cole: Since when have you been worried about her well being? Kaia/Phoebe: Since she means so much to you. What, do you actually think I'd be stupid enough to hurt her? That wouldn't make you happy, baby, and you know all I wanna do is make you happy. Cole: If you want to make me happy go do the job I asked you to do. Kaia/Phoebe: Fine, bossy boots. Whatever gets you off. Cole: And when the time comes, make sure Piper goes to the bail bondsman. She'll refuse at first but you can convince her. Kaia/Phoebe: The bail bondsman? Cole: You'll figure it out. Now go. (Kaia/Phoebe disappears. Cole walks over to Phoebe and picks her up. He carries her into his room and lays her on the bed. He kisses her and disappears. Phoebe wakes up.) [Cut to the manor. Hallway. Piper is there knocking on the door to Phoebe's room.] Piper: Are you okay? Phoebe? (Phoebe opens the door, wearing headphones. She takes them off.) Didn't you hear me knocking? Kaia/Phoebe: No, I was listening to music to help me relax. Piper: Why was the door locked? (Leo walks up behind them.) Leo: That was Paige on the phone, things just got a whole lot worse. [Scene: Police station. Jail cell. Paige is sitting on the bed with a blanket wrapped around her. Piper, Kaia/Phoebe, Leo and Darryl are standing outside of the jail cell.] Piper: How did she die? I thought it was just a concussion. Darryl: The doctors think there was a blood clot in her brain. Paige: It's all my fault. Piper: No, it isn't. Paige: Yeah, it is, I klled her. Piper: No, you didn't, Cole did. Darryl: What? Piper: Look, I can't prove it but we found out that he has Phoebe under some kind of mind control, which means he's probably behind all of this. Kaia/Phoebe: That evil bastard. Paige: He's klling innocent people. Piper: Alright, let's get you outta here. Come on, open this thing up. Paige: It's not gonna be so easy. Piper: Why? Darryl: When the other driver died, the judge charged Paige with vehicular homicide. He set the bail at fifty thousand dollars. Piper: Oh my god, where are we gonna get that kind of money. Leo: It's after six, the banks aren't even open. Kaia/Phoebe: Bail bondsman. We'll just go to a bail bondsman. Darryl: Just go. Do that light thing that you do. I will try to cover for you. Paige: What about your job? Darryl: It doesn't matter. You know, I should've believed you in the first place. I will cover for you. Phoebe: No, because if they figure out that Paige is gone, she will be in even more trouble. We'll go to a bail bondsman, that's what they're there for. Piper: Okay, maybe you're right but you don't have to be so cheerful about it. Phoebe: I'm just saying we can't leave Paige in jail overnight. You know, that's exactly what Cole wants, I'm sure. Darryl: For that kind of bail you're gonna need some heavy duty collateral. Leo: We can't use the club, 'cause it's, you know. Piper: Then we'll have to use the house. [Time lapse. Bail bondsman Office. Piper and Kaia/Phoebe are there. Cecil, the Bail Bondsman is sitting at his desk.] Cecil: This will cover the fifty thousand bail. Sign here and here. And, uh, I'm gonna hold on to the grant deed to your house. You'll get it back when the jail bird shows up for court. Kaia/Phoebe: Oh, it'll be fine. Paige won't skip bail. Cecil: Alright, just, uh, sign there. (Piper signs the paper.) Piper: This doesn't feel right. Cecil: It never does, lady, it never does. There's the receipt. Hold onto it. That's it. Your sister shows up for court you pay me back, plus ten percent. Piper: Let's go make this worth our while. (Piper and Phoebe leave the office. Cecil morphs into Cole. Cole looks at the deed, smiles and puts it in his pocket.) [Cut to the manor. Foyer. Piper, Kaia/Phoebe, Paige and Leo orb in.] Piper: Okay, people, let's move. The sooner we destroy Cole's headquarters, the sooner I feel better about this whole damn day. (They notice three demons lounging around in their living room.) Paige: Piper, we've got a bit of a situation in here. (Cole stands on the stairs.) Cole: Oops, I knew I forgot something. My mother always warned me about protecting my house from orbing. Piper: Your house? Cole: Yes, (he pulls the deed out of his pocket) you signed it, I have it. You could take me to court, try to evict me but by then it will be too late. Paige: Too late for what? Piper: Cole, I don't know what you think you're doing, but we have the paperwork that says the house is ours unless Paige forfeits bail. (Kaia/Phoebe holds up the receipt.) Kaia/Phoebe: Correction. (She walks over to Cole.) I have the paperwork. Paige: Phoebe, what's going on? (Phoebe shapeshifts into Kaia.) Piper: Oh, dear. (Cole waves his hand and pushes Piper, Paige and Leo outside. He wiggles his fingers and the front door slams shut, activating a force field.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Cole and Kaia walk in.] Kaia: I don't even get one little thank you kiss? Cole: You did well and you'll be paid for your efforts later. (Kaia shapeshifts into Phoebe.) Kaia/Phoebe: Is this what a girl has to do to get a little attention around here? She hates you. You said it yourself. So why fight for her when I'm here for the taking. Cole: You know, Kaia, I haven't klled you yet because I find you mildly entertaining, but soon the real Phoebe will be by my side and I'm not too sure that she'll feel the same way. So in interest of survival, I suggest you make yourself scarce. (Cole walks into the basement.) Kaia/Phoebe: Or maybe I'll just make her scarce. (She disappears.) [Cut to outside. The sidewalk. Piper, Paige and Leo are there. Leo is trying to sense Phoebe.] Piper: Okay, I said something about hell and I rhymed it with Halliwell. Paige: How can you not keep a copy of the spell you used to take away our sisters powers? Piper: It was a crappy spell, okay? So I left it in the house, alright? Forgive me for not anticipating the demonic foreclosure. Piper: What does he want in the house anyway? Is he after the Book of Shadows? Leo: I still can't sense Phoebe. Paige: Oh, god, do you think she's even still alive? Piper: Cole wouldn't kll her. I don't think. Paige: What about floozy Phoebe? Maybe she's got something up her sleeve? Piper: Are you trying to help or are you just gonna ramble? Paige: I'm just gonna ramble. Leo: Alright, Paige, that's enough. Piper, you need to work on the spell. If Phoebe is still alive, she's gonna need her powers. [Cut to Cole's apartment. Phoebe and Kaia/Phoebe are there. Phoebe is thrown against the wall.] Kaia/Phoebe: You don't deserve him. Phoebe: How many times do I have to tell you I don't want him. (Phoebe attcks Kaia/Phoebe and she blocks Phoebe's kicks and punches.) Kaia/Phoebe: (mocking Cole) I want the real Phoebe, I love the real Phoebe. You'll never be as good as the real Phoebe. (The continue to fight and Kaia/Phoebe throws Phoebe against a mirror. Phoebe falls to the floor.) What do you think, witch? Am I as good as you? (She pulls out the Knfe.) Or better? (Phoebe gets up.) Phoebe: Okay, alright, look, I'm sure we can talk about this. Kaia/Phoebe: I don't think so. See, (she morphs into Kaia) I'm more of a looker than a talker. Phoebe: Oh, you're blonde, I should've known. Kaia: This is gonna be fun. (A light hits Phoebe and her powers return. Kaia throws the Knfe at Phoebe and she levitates in the air.) Your powers! (Kaia attcks Phoebe and Phoebe kicks her in the stomach, sending Kaia across the room. Phoebe grabs the Knfe and Kaia runs towards Phoebe. Phoebe sab Kaia in the stomach.) Phoebe: You were right, that was fun. (Kaia is vanquished. Phoebe levitates up into the vent.) Leo! [Cut to outside the manor. Piper and Paige are there. Leo orbs in with Phoebe.] Piper: Hi! Paige: We're really sorry. Piper: Yeah, we're sorry. Paige: Sorry. Piper: Are you okay? Phoebe: It's okay, it's okay, I'm okay, I'm not mad. Well, maybe I'm a little bit mad. I mean, what took you guys so long and what happened to my powers? Leo: Uh, well, she looked like you. Paige: At the hospital you said you were tempted and that you didn't want us to vanquish him. Piper: Then we saw you making out with Cole and we all got a little panicky. Phoebe: Excuse me, did you really think I was making out with Cole? Paige: We mentioned we were sorry? Phoebe: You guys! Okay, well, I'm assuming since you're standing out on the street, that means Cole's in the house? Piper: Yeah, but we don't know why. Phoebe: He wants the Nexus. Piper: Oh, no, he does not. Paige: Wait, didn't I read about that in the Book of Shadows? Isn't that what made you evil before? Piper: How does he know about that? Phoebe: He knows everything about us. Okay, look, if he wants its power, he's gonna have to open the earth under the basement and take the shadow into him. Leo: Okay, so how do we stop him? Phoebe: Well, we can't, but once he has the shadow, there is a spell that can send it back into the earth and hopefully take Cole with him. Piper: Yeah, but it has to be said over the Nexus in the basement. Paige: Great, there's only a whole load of demons in the house and a force field keeping us out. Phoebe: But the one good thing about Cole's little girlfriend, who is dad by the way, she looks just like me. Paige: Wait a second, so you're gonna pretend to be her, pretending to be you? Piper: If you go in there, you'll be vulnerable. Phoebe: To turning evil? Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's his plan. Look, you guys underestimated me once already today, please don't do it again. Piper: She twirled her hair. Paige: A lot. Phoebe: She twirled her hair. Like this? (Phoebe twirls a piece of hair around her finger. Piper and Paige nod.) Okay, I'm going in. [Cut to the porch. A demon guard is there. He rings the doorbell. Phoebe approaches him and takes his arm.] Phoebe: Hey, baby, wanna escort a girl inside? Demon Guard: Kaia, are you still playing good witch? Phoebe: It's the way the big man likes it. Demon Guard: Sick. (The door opens and Phoebe and the guard walk in. The hallway is full of demons.) Demon #1: Hey, look who it is. Phoebe: Hi, boys, did you miss me? Demon #1: Alright, the entertainment's here. (A demon touches her butt and she jumps.) Phoebe: Hey! Sorry. I'm just, you know, saving the goods for Cole. Take my jacket. [Cut to the kitchen. A demon guard stands at the basement door. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Step aside and let a lady by? Demon Guard #2: You're no lady, Kaia. And the boss sent you away. Phoebe: Yeah, but he didn't mean it. Come on, let me past. Demon Guard #2: I'll let you past if you can drop that witch act right now. (Phoebe kicks him and he falls down the basement stairs.) [Cut to the basement. Cole is there, chanting. The guard rolls down the stairs. Phoebe races down the stairs. The floor opens up and the shadow enters Cole. He gasps and his eyes turn black then return to normal.] Cole: I'm so happy you came. Phoebe: "I am light, I am one too strong to fight." Cole: Oh, don't fight it, Phoebe. Let evil take you. Phoebe: "Return to dark where shadows dwell, you can't have this Halliwell." Cole: It's no use, Phoebe. Phoebe: "So go away and leave my sight, and take with you this endless night." (A tunnel of wind rises out of the hole in the floor and sucks Cole and the Demon Guard into the hole. It swirls upstairs and sucks every demon into the hole. The hole closes up.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Basement. Phoebe is there. Cole appears.] Cole: My sweet Phoebe. I don't know how you did it. How you got past the force field, past the guards, but I love that you did. It's that fight that made me fall in love with you in the first place. Phoebe: I thought you were dad. Cole: So did I for a minute there but now that I know the earth can't even hold me, I guess I'll just call the shadow and try again. Phoebe: You could do that. Hell, you could even turn me evil again. But you will never win because I'll never come back to you. Cole: Phoebe. Phoebe: You just don't get it, Cole, do you? I thought you were dad and I felt nothing. No pain, no love, nothing. I'm free. And when we do vanquish you, and we will, I'll never look back. (Cole disappears.) [Cut to the foyer. Piper, Paige and Leo walk in.] Paige: Okay, where are they? Where are the demons? (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Sorry, my sweeties, but they're all dad. Piper: You didn't even leave us one? Phoebe: Well, there's one left. Believe me, there is one left. But I was able to get back the house and keep Cole from getting the Nexus. Piper: Phew. What about your job? And my club? Leo: I think you can use your magic to reverse Cole's consequence free. Piper: Well, thank the lord for that. Paige: It won't reverse everything though. What about the woman he klled? Phoebe: I promise you he won't get away with that. [Scene: Demonic Strip Bar. Cole is there sitting on a chair. A dancer walks up to him.] Dancer: You asked for me? Cole: Kaia's friend? Dancer: Used to be. Cole: She tell you want I want? Dancer: You mean this? (She shapeshifts into Phoebe.) Cole: Yeah, that's it. (She moves closer and sits on his lap. She whispers in his ear.) Dancer/Phoebe: You just tell me what you want, baby. (Cole sab her in the stomach.) Cole: That's what I want, baby. (The Dancer/Phoebe is vanquished. He looks at the Kn*fe and smiles.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x11 - The Importance Of Being Phoebe"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Brad Kern Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 12 Episode Number: 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Attic. It's empty. Leo orbs in.] Leo: Paige? Come on, Paige, I know you're here, you summoned me. (He hears a noise.) Paige? Paige? (An invisible Paige creeps up behind him and jumps into his body. He squirms around in pain and explodes into millions of white lights. Paige becomes visible.) Paige: Ha! That is a vanquish! (Leo orbs in, not impressed.) Leo: Damn it, Paige. I would appreciate it if you didn't practice on me. I may be dad but it still hurts! Paige: I am sorry, Leo, but I think I came up with a perfect way to vanquish Cole. I kept thinking... what is it that makes him so indestructible? And then I thought, it's his protection shield. So I came up with a potion that makes me invisible long enough so I can get past it, say a spell and blow him up from the inside. Leo: Firstly, congratulations, cool potion. Paige: Thank you. Leo: Secondly, it will never work. Okay, even if it does, it's not something you should be going at alone. Whatever the ultimate solution is it lies within the Power of Three. Paige: Yeah, well, we have tried that. Besides, I'm a witch too and I don't see why I can't try to operate on my own every once in a while. Leo: You can and you have but Cole is different and you know it. Paige: No, I don't know that, Leo. Now, I have worked really hard on this by myself for days, I know I can do this. And I wanna do it. For Phoebe. (She storms out of the attic.) [Scene: Cole's apartment. The elevator doors open and Cole walks out. He puts his wallet and keys on a side table. He picks up a photo of him and Phoebe and sighs. He looks into the mirror.] Cole: Happy Birthday. (He walks into the living room, still carrying the photo. Paige, invisible, creeps in from the balcony. He puts the photo down and Paige jumps into his body. He squirms around and then explodes. Paige becomes visible.) Paige: I did it. (She hears a noise.) Oops. (Cole's blown up particles start to form together and knocks Paige over the balcony. Cole fully forms together and is angry. Paige flies out of the city and falls into a river. She pokes her head out of the water and sneezes.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Phoebe, Leo and Eve are there. Piper is sitting balanced on a large rubber ball, taking deep breaths in and out.] Phoebe: And breathe, two, three, four. And relax, two, three, four. And breathe, two, three... (Piper loses her balance and falls off the ball.) Leo: Are you alright? Piper: No, I am not alright. (Leo helps her up.) Phoebe: Okay, come on, back on the ball. Piper: You get back on the ball, I quit. Eve: It's hard at first, I know, Piper, but the birthing ball really can make the delivery much easier, especially for home births. Piper: Hospital, people. How many times do I have to tell you crazy people? Hospital, I'm going to the hospital. Phoebe: What about water birth? Can we do that at home? Eve: Sure, we can rent a tub. Piper: What am I, a dolphin? I'm not giving birth to fish. Leo: Well, actually, dolphins aren't fish, they're mammals. Piper: Shut up! (Paige walks in.) Paige: Hey, guys, sorry I'm late, I over slept. Hi, Eve. Eve: That's okay, we're just getting started. Leo: Late night? Paige: As a matter of fact, yes. (Eve pulls a white plastic tube out of her bag. Piper's eyes widen.) Piper: What the hell is that? Eve: Uh, nipple enhancer. For breast feeding. (Phoebe chuckles. Eve turns back to her bag and scrounges around for something. Paige sneezes and orbs out and back in.) Phoebe: Gesundheit. Paige: Thanks, I've been sneezing my head off all morning. Leo: Not to mention the rest of you. Eve: A little ginger root and raspberry leaf will take care of that. Old gypsy remedy. Piper: I think we got some of that in the kitchen. Why don't you go see if we got some of that in the kitchen? Eve: Sure. Be right back. (Eve leaves the room.) Paige: What? Piper: Hi. (They walk into the living room.) Paige: What? Piper: Do you not realise that you just sneezed and orbed at the same time? Phoebe: Ooh, it's a good thing Eve didn't see that. Paige: Well, we saved her gypsy clan. I think she'd be fine with it. Phoebe: Yeah, well, it's one thing to know and it's another thing to actually see it. Leo: I'm more interested in why it happened. What caused it? I think you should tell them. Paige: Fine. I tried to vanquish Cole last night. Piper: What? Paige: I know, don't do the big sister guilt thing, okay. I knew what I was doing and it almost worked until I got all wet. Leo: I tried to talk her out of it. Phoebe: Paige, you could've been klled. Paige: So what else is knew? I just wanted to give you a little peace. Phoebe: That's very sweet, but I don't need Cole to be vanquished to find peace. I'm okay, really, I am free of him emotionally. Piper: And besides, I thought we agreed to take a vanquishing hiatus during my last trimester. Paige: Well, that's why I didn't want to bother you. Piper: Well, you should've because this is not something you can do by yourself. Paige: Obviously I disagreed. (She storms out.) [Scene: Cole's apartment. Cole and one of the Avatars are there.] Cole: My problems are none of your concern. All that should matter to you is that I'm willing to join your kind, become an Avatar. Avatar: I understand, and we're pleased to hear it. Still, I can not but wonder why now? After all this time? Cole: You have unlimited powers, don't you? Avatar: We have the power to elevate powers such as yours, to raise them above the restraints of good and evil. Cole: Which makes them unlimited, yes? Avatar: Yes. Cole: Then that's why for now. Which means I assume, that I can use these powers to manipulate, say, time? Reality even? Avatar: Understand, Cole, these powers are not meant to be used for personal vendettas. They're meant to be used with others like us. To shape a future we control. Cole: Oh, I understand very well indeed. And believe me, I'm all for it. But I need to take care of something first and to do that I need unlimited powers. Avatar: I'm afraid that can't be allowed. Cole: Then I'm afraid I can't join you. Who are you kidding? You need me. Otherwise you would've come to me in the first place. Just one favour, that's all I ask. Then I'm yours. Commercial Break [Scene: P3. Michelle Branch sings "Goodbye To You" on the stage. She finishes and everyone cheers.] DJ: Michelle Branch, everyone! (Piper, Phoebe, Darryl and his wife are sitting around a table. Leo walks up carrying glasses and champagne.) Phoebe: Hi. Leo: Glasses. Phoebe: Okay. (Leo hands Phoebe the glasses and she hands them around.) Here you go. (Leo sits down.) Piper: A toast to Lieutenant Morris. Congratulations. (They hold up their glasses.) Darryl: Wait, shouldn't we wait for Paige? Phoebe: Um, I don't think she's gonna make it because she has a really bad cold. Cheers! (They all clink their glasses together.) Piper: Long overdue. (Paige walks down the stairs and Phoebe notices.) Phoebe: Uh, we'll be right back. Piper: We will? (Piper sees Paige.) We will. Phoebe: Uh, Leo, keep pouring. (Piper and Phoebe get up and go over to Paige.) Darryl: Don't mind them, they do that a lot. [Cut to Piper, Phoebe and Paige.] Paige: Hi guys. Phoebe: Are you out of your mind? What are you doing here? Paige: Um, going to Darryl's party? Piper: The sneezing, Paige, the sneezing. Paige: Oh, that, no, Eve's little miracle cure worked great. I haven't sneezed all day. Is that Darryl's wife? She's cute. (She takes a step forward but Piper and Phoebe stop her.) Piper: Wait, wait, wait, wait. First we chat. Phoebe: Come on. (Piper and Paige walk over to a table and sit down.) Paige: I told you, everything's fine. Piper: No, it's not about that. Phoebe: It's about this morning when you left. You seemed really upset. Paige: Oh, that? No, I was just having a girlie mood, you know. Piper: No, I think we all know it's a little bit more than that. Something's been bugging you so why don't you just talk to us. Paige: Okay. You really wanna know? I've just been feeling a little suppressed lately. It's not your problem, it's my problem. And I know you guys are the best thing that's ever happened to me, I do. Piper: But? There's a but. Paige: I just feel like, you know, having been an only child for twenty-five years, I'm used to doing everything on my own. And it seems like lately I've had to do everything by committee and it just... Phoebe: You feel like you've lost yourself along the way? Paige: Yeah. Piper: Okay, so what can we do? Paige: It's not you, it's me. I just think maybe I need to start looking for my own place to live. [Scene: Cole's apartment. Cole and the Avatar are there. Cole is kneeling down in front of the Avatar, a white light shining out of the Avatar's hands and into Cole's forehead. The Avatar is chanting. He finishes and lowers his hands, stopping the light.] Avatar: Well, how do you feel? Cole: I feel alive. Powerful. (He stands up.) Avatar: You are on of us now. Come. Cole: Uh-uh-uh. Not so fast. First I get my wife back once and for all. Avatar: That's what you wanted? Your new powers can't affect love. Cole: Maybe not. But I'm hoping it'll change the one event that lead to our downfall. The day that Phoebe met her new sister. The day the Charmed Ones were reconstituted. Avatar: Go back in time? Cole: No, better. Undo what was to change what is. We were at our best, Phoebe and I, before Paige. If they hadn't have found each other, we'd be married instead. Avatar: You have no idea what you're getting into. Changing the past to create an alternate reality has unforseen consequences, Cole. Even for you. The ripple effect of even one small change could... Cole: I don't care! I am not spending another hundred birthdays without her. (The Avatar disappears. Cole starts to chant.) [Cut to P3. Paige feels a sneeze coming on and holds her nose.] Piper: Oh, no, you don't. No sneezing. Phoebe: Back hall, back hall, back hall. (They get up and head for the office.) Piper: Look out, people. Pregnant lady coming through. [Cut to the office. Piper and Paige walk in and close the door. Paige sneezes and orbs out.] [Cut to Cole's apartment. Cole finishes the chant and the room spins around.] [Cut to P3. Office. It's empty and dark. Paige orbs back in.] Paige: Oh, major sneeze. Hey, who turned out the lights? And the heat? (She puts on her coat.) Piper... (She turns to find Piper gone.) Piper? (She goes to the door and turns the knob. The door falls off its hinges and crashes to the floor. She looks out to an abandoned room where P3 once was. There is rubbish all over the floor and overturned furniture. She walks through the filthy room and shivers. She spots the P3 sign, broken and lying on the floor.) Commercial Break [Scene: P3. Continued from before. Paige continues to walk around the room, stepping over rubbish.] Paige: Leo! Leo! (A pile of rubbish rustles and a bum climbs out from under it. Paige jumps.) Oh, god, you scared me. Bum: Who are you? Wh-what are you doing here? Paige: I could ask you the same thing. (He pulls out a Knfe and points it at Paige.) Hey, it's o-okay. Bum: This is my crib! Paige: Your crib? This is my sisters' club. Knfe! Knfe! (Nothing happens.) What the hell is wrong with my powers? (The bum attcks her and she flips him onto the ground. Frightened, he gets up and runs out of the club.) Leo! (Leo orbs in and looks around.) Damn it, where the hell have you been? Leo: Who are you? Paige: Are you kidding? You're not kidding. It's me, Paige, your sister in-law. Leo: Look, I don't know who you are, lady, and I don't have time for games. All hell is breaking loose out there, so if you don't mind... Paige: Have you lost your mind? Do you notice anything different? Leo: No, not really. So if you'll excuse me. (He starts to orb out.) Paige: Wait. (He orbs back in.) Uh, I'm your charge too. How else could you have heard my call? (He realises she's right.) Thank you. I just don't understand how all this could've happened. Leo: How what could've happened? Paige: This! Piper's club. It's totalled. Doesn't that strike you as the least bit odd? Leo: You know Piper? Paige: Of course. Leo, the club. Leo: What about it? It's been like this for over a year. Ever since Piper walked away from it, right after Prue died. Paige: That is not true. The club is kicking ass. Michelle Branch was just playing here and I sneezed and then I or... orbed out. Maybe if I sneeze again. (She sneezes.) Did I orb? Leo: How do you know about orbing? And Piper? Paige: Just take me to her. She'll figure all this out, she always does. Please. What have you got to lose? (She takes his hand and they orb out.) [Cut to a place outside where there are overturned cars, tires, and barrels with fires inside. A dad body lays on the ground. Up on a hill, Leo and Paige orb in behind a large mound of dirt.] Paige: What are we doing here? Leo: Shh, Piper's hunting. (A Lazarus Demon smokes in beside the body. He kneels down and smells the body.) Piper: Hey! (Piper stands up on a large crate near by. She is wearing black, tight leather clothes, and is not pregnant. She freezes the Lazarus Demon and jumps down onto the ground.) Feeding time, huh? (She unfreezes just his head.) Knew you'd take the bait. Lazarus Demon: What'd you do to me? Unfreeze me, witch. Piper: Sure, no problem. Just as soon as you tell me where I can find Shax. [Behind the mound of dirt.] Paige: Shax? What's she talking about? We vanquished him already. Leo: Nobody's vanquished Shax. Ever since he klled Prue, Piper's been obsessed with getting revenge on him. [Down below.] Lazarus Demon: Go to hell. Piper: I'm already there. (Piper blows up the Lazarus Demon and turns him into a pile of dust. She turns to leave. Paige runs down the hill. Leo follows.) Paige: Wait! (Piper turns around and gets ready to blow her up.) Leo: Piper, don't! Paige: Oh my god, you're not pregnant anymore. Piper: Who are you? Leo, what are you doing here? Paige: It's me, your sister, Paige. Piper: Look, if this is some lame attempt from the Elders to try and lure me back, you can forget it. Tell them to shove it because I have no loyalties to them anymore, and I don't have any to you. Paige: Hey! That's no way to speak to your husband. Leo: We're divorced. Have been for a while. Paige: Okay, what bizarre world have I sneezed my way into? You two are married and you're expecting, a magical child no less. And you, you're not La Femme Nikita. You're a Charmed One. You don't mind kicking ass when you have to, but otherwise, you'd rather be hanging out with your sisters, baking cookies or knitting booties. Piper: Knitting booties? Clearly you don't know me at all. Paige: Oh, yeah? Well, how come I know you didn't really vanquish the Lazarus demon? Piper: What are you talking about? Paige: As a breed, they resurrect. The only way to keep their remains down is to bury them in a cemetery. (Piper starts to walk off.) Please, stay. (The pile of dust on the ground resurrects into the Lazarus Demon.) Leo: Piper! (The Lazarus Demon picks up a long pipe and throws it at Piper. She ducks and blows him up.) How did you know that was gonna happen? Paige: Because we've fought him before in the real world. Piper: What do you mean we? Paige: We. Me, you, Phoebe. Your sisters. Oh, god, this is getting me no where. Just orb me to Phoebe. Leo: I can't go to the manor anymore, it's forbidden. Paige: What? Fine, I'll do it myself. But when I fix this, you owe me. (She storms off.) [Scene: Outside the manor. Cole is there leaning against a car. He looks at the changed manor. An iron fence now surrounds it and a demon guard stands on the porch. The Avatar appears behind him.] Avatar: What are you waiting for? Cole: What are you doing here? I thought I was the only one to cross over. Avatar: That won't be your last miscalculation I'm afraid. Avatars exist outside of time and space. That's why I'm immune to you spell. A spell which I beg you to reverse before it's too late. Cole: Too late for what? Avatar: For you to die. You're not invincible in this reality, Cole. By changing that one critical event, you've changed even more than you see before you. You've changed you. Cole: What are you talking about? I don't feel any different. Avatar: But you are different. You've assumed the identity of the Cole in this reality. The one who used to be known as Belthazor, the Source's right hand man. A powerful demon to be sure, but hardly indestructible. Cole: Belthazor, huh? I told you, that's when Phoebe and I were at our best. Avatar: Cole, please, believe me. You have no future here. But I promise, you'll have a future with us, if you'll only undo what you've done. Cole: I can't. I have to play this out first. (He heads for the manor. The Avatar disappears.) [Cut inside the manor. Foyer. Cole walks in. He walks past a demon guard and checks out a large marble statue.] Cole: Hm. (He looks in the living room and sees a pool table sitting in the middle of the room.) Oh. (He walks in and walks around the room, impressed with what he sees. He opens double doors to another room and the room is full of people.) Everyone: Surprise! Happy Birthday! (More people appear in the living room behind him.) Surprise! (Cole grins and walks into the crowd. They pat him on the back. Someone brings in a green and red three layered birthday cake, with Happy 100th Birthday written in icing.) Speech, speech, speech, speech, speech, speech, speech. Cole: I really don't know what to say. Um... I'm surprised, very surprised. My compliments. It's a great cake. Cake Decorator: Thank you, my liege. Although, I must admit, I thought you were actually one hundred and seventeen. (The Cake Decorator chuckles but the crowd groans. Suddenly, he bursts into flames and is vanquished. The Seer walks into the room.) Seer: I know how sensitive you are about your age. Happy birthday. Cole: Seer, you're alive. (The Seer laughs and so does the crowd.) So, uh, where's Phoebe? (No answer.) Answer me. (Phoebe walks down the stairs wearing a red dress and a huge diamond necklace. Everyone turns to look. Cole walks over to her.) Phoebe: What's the matter? Not what you expected? Cole: No, you look, you look, great, really. Phoebe: Did you just give me a compliment? Cole: You have no idea how happy I am to see you. (He leans in to kiss her on the lips but she turns her head and he kisses her cheek instead. She pushes him away.) Phoebe: What the hell is the matter with you? (She walks over to a handsome man and he kisses her hand. The Seer walks up to Cole.) Seer: Don't worry about her. My visions have not changed. Once she conceives your magical heir, you won't need to keep up pretences anymore. I'll take it from there. (Paige walks through the crowd looking for Phoebe. She spots Cole with the Seer. She then sees Phoebe walk into the kitchen and follows.) [Cut to the kitchen. A chef and a waitress are there. Phoebe barges in.] Phoebe: Leave me. (The chef and waitress immediately leave. Phoebe goes over and pulls a cigarette and lighter out of a drawer. She lights it and takes a puff. Paige walks in.) Paige: Phoebe. (Phoebe quickly puts out the cigarette and coughs. She turns to Paige.) You don't recognise me. That's okay, Piper didn't either. Phoebe: Piper? You know Piper? How is she? Paige: She's, uh, different. Look, I don't have a lot of time so I'm just gonna drop this on you. I am your long lost sister Paige. I know, it sounds crazy but it's true. We're all sisters in the real world. Phoebe: Guards! Paige: Look, I don't know how he did it, but Cole somehow switched realities in his twisted attempt to get you back. I somehow slipped through the cracks and landed here, I don't know how either. But I need your help in order to turn things back to the way they're supposed to be. (Darryl walks in.) Darryl: You called? Paige: Darryl, hi. Phoebe: Get rid of her. (Darryl walks over to Paige and grabs her arm.) Paige: No, what are you doing? Phoebe: What bodyguards do. (Paige grabs a frying pan and hits Darryl over the head, knocking him out. Phoebe picks up a Knfe and points it at Paige.) Paige: Phoebe, I know you better than you know yourself right now, in your heart of hearts, you know you are not meant to be with Cole. In this other life you are free of him and you're happy. (Darryl wakes up and grabs his gn. Paige hears him and runs outside as Darryl fires. Darryl follows.) [Cut to outside. Paige runs down the driveway with Darryl following.] Paige: Leo! Leo! (Paige trips and rolls down the driveway. Darryl points his gn.) Leo! (Leo orbs in. Darryl recognises Leo. Leo orbs out with Paige and Darryl sht.) [Cut to a cemetery. Leo orbs in with Paige.] Paige: Thanks, that was cutting it a little close, don't you think? Leo: You're lucky I came at all. Paige: I'm lucky? You're lucky. Without me, we're all screwed. I'm the only one who can fix this thing. Leo: Oh, yeah? Paige: Oh, god, it's just so weird. Cole living at the manor, all those demons we vanquished wandering around alive. Wait a second, if the demons are alive then that means all the innocents we saved are... dad. Leo: Not just the innocents, Paige. Paige: What are you talking about? (She looks around.) What are we doing here? (Leo turns to a grave marker. Paige looks down. It reads PAIGE MATTHEWS - BORN 1975 DIED 2001.) Commercial Break [Scene: Cemetery. Paige and Leo are there. Continued from before.] Leo: After you left, I went and checked with the Elders. They confirmed your story that there was in fact another sister. Only they didn't know until it was too late, until after the Source had already had you klled. Paige: This really sucks. Leo: Well, it explains why none of us knew you. We never got a chance to meet you. Paige: So, what, you believe me now? Leo: I'm not sure what I believe. The fact is you're here and you're not supposed to be. Paige: Okay, so we've established the fact that I am here, how come I don't have my powers? Leo: Because you're not living your life anymore. You're living hers. You must have taken over our Paige's life in this reality, or at least, the life she would have lived had she not been klled. Since she never met her sisters... Paige: The Power of Three never got back together and I never got my powers. Lucky me. Leo: Luckier than you think maybe. If you hadn't sneezed when you did and orbed into the neutral plane, nobody would've ever known. Paige: Cole would've. He's the one behind this. He altered reality to eliminate me and get Phoebe back. But it's not working. She hates him as much in this reality as she does in ours. The problem is she's trapped here. Leo: Your reality sounds a lot better than this one. Not just for Phoebe. So, uh, how can I help you get it back? Paige: I need my sisters. Piper: Well, maybe we can start with two and go from there. (Paige turns to see Piper approaching them.) Paige: What are you doing here? Piper: Burying the Lazarus Demon. I figured if you were right about that, you were probably right about everything else as well. (Paige smiles.) [Scene: Manor. Living room. Cole is there playing pool by himself. Darryl and The Seer are watching near by.] Darryl: Whoever she was, she had to be a witch, otherwise she couldn't have called for a Whitelighter in the first place. Seer: (to Cole) Your wife consorting with other witches again? I don't like it. Cole: Hmm. Darryl: And it wasn't just any Whitelighter, either. It was Leo. Seer: Leo? Did he make contact with Phoebe? Darryl: No. Just the other one. Although, I don't know why the witch was here to begin with. Seer: (to Cole) I think you need to have a conversation with your wife. Cole: Let me get this straight. You work for me now, is that right? Seer: Excuse us. (Darryl leaves the room. The Seer walks over to Cole.) What's the matter? Not feeling well? Cole: Why? Seer: You seem a little off today, that's all. You wanted to kll the cop but your wife cast a spell. She wanted to make him useful, save him. Remember? Cole: I do now. Seer: Forgive me, my liege, but your enemies are many and they are everywhere. Any perceived weakness on your part could leave you vulnerable. (Cole sees Phoebe and a demon, arms around each other. She laughs and leads him upstairs. Cole is not happy. He drops the pool cue on the table and heads for the stairs.) What are you doing? Cole: I'm gonna kll that bastard. Seer: No! What's the matter with you? You both have your affairs. That's no secret. Cole: What? Seer: Darla. (A pretty blonde woman turns around and walks over to Cole.) Cole: Who's this? Darla: Who I always am, baby. (She whispers in his ear.) Whoever you want me to be. Cole: I want Phoebe, understand me? (Cole pushes Darla away.) It's the only damn reason I went through all of this. Seer: Went through all what? (Cole goes upstairs.) Darla: I think we should report this. [Scene: P3. Piper, Paige and Leo are there.] Piper: So you say the club is still pretty successful in this alleged other reality of yours? Paige: Not alleged, it's real, and it's really good. Piper: Oh, yeah? Am I a millionaire? Paige: No, not that good. Listen, if we wanna get this place back to how it used to be, we really oughta... Piper: How is it that we don't know about you? That we had another sister? Leo: Half-sister, apparently. Paige: Right. Cliff notes version. Our mum had an affair with her Whitelighter Sam, but because the whole witch-Whitelighter rule thing, they had to give me up at birth. But when the Elders realised they needed me to remake the Charmed Ones, they tossed out that stupid rule. Which as far as I'm concerned, paved the way for you and Leo to be able to keep your baby. Piper: Well, how pregnant am I exactly? Paige: Phoebe and I are practicing to be your midwives as we speak. We're preparing for the big home birth. Piper: Home birth? You're nuts. I'd never agree to that. I wouldn't give birth unless it was in... Paige: A hospital. Yeah, yeah, you keep saying the same thing in any reality. Hey, who else but a sister would know that? Piper: We must be pretty close then, the three of us? (Paige nods.) Like Phoebe and I were with Prue. Paige: Yeah, close enough to have avenged Prue's death together. Piper: This Cole of yours must have cast a pretty powerful spell to do all of this. But if we vanquish him, the spell should automatically reverse itself. Paige: Right, except for we already tried to vanquish him, he's become invincible in our world. Leo: Yes, but we're not in your world, you're in ours, so is he. So if you've assumed our Paige's life, he must've assumed Belthazor's. Paige: Yeah, he would've. Piper: Did you guys try to vanquish Belthazor ever? Paige: No, but you and Prue almost tried. You guys had a vanquishing potion, right? Piper: How do you know that? Paige: Book of Shadows. Also says that it needs a piece of his flesh to make it work. Leo: That's right, it did. Piper: Alright then. (Piper pulls out a Knfe.) Let's go hunting. [Scene: Manor. Phoebe's bedroom. Phoebe and the demon are on the bed kissing. Cole barges in and they jump up, startled.] Demon: Sorry, my liege. But I thought... I didn't think... (Cole throws an energy ball at the demon and vanquishes him.) Phoebe: Are you kidding me? What did you do that for? Cole: What'd I do what for? You're in here screwing some guy, I'm supposed to ignore it? You're my wife, damn it! (Phoebe pulls her dress back on.) Phoebe: You have got to be kidding me. After all this time, now you're playing the aggrieved husband? Ha. (Cole is furious. He knocks some things off the dresser onto the floor.) Cole: You don't understand! It's all wrong. This is not the way it's meant to be here. (Cole walks towards Phoebe. She moves backward.) Phoebe: Hey, it's okay, relax. Cole: This is all messed up. How'd it get messed up? You have no idea what I've given up for you. Phoebe: What about what I've given up, Cole? I've given up my family, my heritage, my life! Cole: Oh, yeah? From where I'm standing it looks like you have a pretty damn good life to me. Phoebe: Look, the only one getting anything out of this is you. And I have no idea what that is. The only reason I'm still here is to make sure that what happened to Prue does not happen to Piper, and you know it. Cole: What happened to us, Phoebe? How'd we get here? We used to be so in love. Even without your sisters, it's not working. Why? Phoebe: I don't know. Maybe it just wasn't meant to be. (Phoebe leaves the room. Cole follows.) Cole: Phoebe, wait. (Piper turns the corner and stands in front of Cole.) What are you doing here? Piper: Saving my sister. (She uses her power and send him flying backward with a blast. He falls to the floor.) Now! (Leo orbs in with Paige. Paige is holding the Knfe.) Cole: You. Paige: Surprise. (She quickly goes to Cole and slices a piece of flesh of his hand. He yells in pain. Paige moves back to Piper and Cole. Phoebe runs down the hallway.) Phoebe: Piper. (Cole gets up and an energy ball forms in his hand.) No! (She grabs Cole's arm and the energy ball disappears.) Piper: Get us outta here. (Leo orbs out with Piper and Paige. Cole swings his arm and hits Phoebe, sending her to the floor. Two guards run in.) Cole: Go! Go get her sisters, they just attcked me! Guard: Sisters? You mean there's another? Cole: Yes, damn it! Get them and kll 'em on site. (The guards shimmer out.) Phoebe: Paige was telling the truth? Cole: I didn't go through all this to lose you, Phoebe. If I'm going down, you're going down with me. Commercial Break [Scene: P3. Piper and Paige are there. They have gathered some things for the potion.] Paige: Toadflax, toadflax. Did Leo get the toadflax? (Piper hands her some toadflax.) Thank you. And we need a dash of cardamom, a pinch of carrot seeds... Hey, where's the mandrake root already? Piper: I'm impressed, you really know this stuff. Paige: Of course I do, I learn from the best. I learn from you. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Mandrake root. Paige: Alright, toss it in. (Leo puts the mandrake root in the pot.) Alright, now all we need... stand back. (Piper and Leo take a step backward. Paige throws in the flesh and the potion explodes.) Piper: Good memory. Leo: Is that it? Is it ready? Paige: Ready as it'll ever be. Can't guarantee it'll work though. Piper: Well, we're only gonna get once chance at it. Cole has to know why we needed his flesh. He'll be waiting. Leo: What about Phoebe? Piper: We get her out first so that he can't hurt her. (Paige bottles the potion.) Ready, sis? [Cut to the manor. Dining room. Piper, Paige and Leo pop their heads around the corner from the kitchen.] Paige: Anything? Piper: No. Paige: Okay, come on. (They walk into the hall. Phoebe rushes down the stairs.) Phoebe: What are you guys doing here? You have to leave now. Piper: Where's Cole? (Cole walks into the empty parlor.) Cole: Right here. (He throws an energy ball across the room, hitting Piper, Paige and Leo. It knocks them to the floor.) Phoebe: No! (Phoebe runs to their side. Cole flicks his fingers and the potion flies across the room and into his hand.) What did you do to them? Cole: Exactly what they were gonna do to me. (Paige reaches over to touch Piper's hand.) Paige: She's still alive, grab her hand. Phoebe: What? Cole: I don't know how you got here, Paige. But if it's any consolation, I know exactly where I'm gonna bury you. Right next to yourself. Paige: Grab her hand. (Phoebe touches Piper's hand and a light shines down on them. Cole throws an energy ball at them and it rebounds off the light. The light vanishes and Phoebe and Paige stand up.) Phoebe: The Power of Three. Paige: That's us. Potion! (The potion orbs into Paige's hand.) I do hate long goodbyes. (She goes to throw the potion but Phoebe stops her.) Phoebe: No! (She takes the potion off of Paige.) Phoebe: Phoebe, are you crazy? Throw it before he shimmers out. Cole: She's not gonna throw it. Are you? Paige: Throw the potion. Cole: We've been through so much together, haven't we? Our love's so strong, nothing can destroy it, not even this. We're meant to be together. Phoebe: I don't think so. (Phoebe throws the potion at Cole and he explodes and is vanquished. Suddenly, the room starts spinning around.) [Cut to the manor. The room stops spinning and Paige appears. She looks around.] Paige: Oh, please, god, tell me I'm back. (Pregnant Piper walks in wearing her pyjamas and holding a tub of ice-cream.) Piper: Oh, there you are. Where'd you orb to? Paige: Piper. Are you pregnant? Piper: Yeah. Where you been? Paige: Oh! (Paige gives Piper a hug.) Piper: Where have you been? What happened to your clothes? Paige: Time must have continued moving on in this reality too. Piper: I beg your pardon? Paige: I'm back! (Phoebe walks in through the front door.) Phoebe: Hey, what's going on? Piper: She's very happy. Paige: Phoebe! (Paige gives Phoebe a big hug.) Phoebe: Hi. Oh, oh, okay. What's the celebration? Paige: I'm just so happy to be home, that's all. Piper: You wanted to move out. Paige: I did? God, no, never. Well, you know, maybe when I'm married or pregnant or hopefully both at the same time. We're sisters, we shouldn't split up until we absolutely have to. You know that, right? Piper: She's rambling. Phoebe: I hear that. (Paige sneezes and orbs out and back in.) Paige: I'm still here, right? Piper: Mm-hm. Paige: I didn't go anywhere? Phoebe: Nope. (Paige breathes a sigh of relief.) Paige... What did you do? Commercial Break [Scene: Cole's apartment. The place is dark and empty. Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk in.] Phoebe: Cole? Paige: I'm telling you, he's gone for good. Phoebe: Yeah, that's what we thought last time. Piper: And the time before that. Paige: This time is different. He straddled two worlds just like I did, but he wasn't invincible there. Cole's not coming back, ever. Piper: It just seems far too easy. I don't know how I feel about that. Paige: I think you should feel good about it, you know? We don't have to look over our shoulders anymore. It's over. (Phoebe picks up a photo of her and Cole.) Phoebe: I guess it just wasn't meant to be. Piper: Let's go. (They head for the door. Phoebe places the photo on a side table and looks back into the apartment. She smiles slightly and walks into the elevator.) Paige: Happy birthday, Cole. (She follows her sisters into the elevator.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x12 - Centennial Charmed"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Henry Alonso Myers Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 13 Episode Number: 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Paige's room. Paige is there lying on her bed, talking on the phone.] Paige: Hey, it's so good to talk to you. I was getting worried about you. You've been gone for far too long, Glen. Glen: Yeah, I'm sorry, I-I should've called and let you know that I was alright. I guess I, uh, ended up staying a little longer than I thought. Paige: That's okay, you'll just have to take me to dinner tomorrow night to make it up to me. Glen: Dinner... I-I can't tomorrow night, Paige, I got plans. Paige: Oh. Glen: I still wanna meet you though, I mean, I really wanna see you. (Paige flips through a photo album with pictures of her and Glen inside.) Paige: Good, 'cause, um, there's actually something I really want to talk to you about. Glen: Really? Sounds mysterious. That's actually great because there's something that I really wanna talk to you about too. Paige: Great. Then it's a date. (The room creeks and Paige ignores it.) Uh, so I'll see you at 11:00. Glen: 11:00 is good, 11:00 is great. (The phone cradle starts to slide across the side table by itself.) Usual place at the lake? Paige: (to the moving phone) Damn it, no! Glen: Or we can meet wherever. (The phone floats into the air.) Paige: Stop it I said. Glen: Stop what? Paige: Uh, nothing, I'll just, um, yeah, see you tomorrow, it'll be great. (Paige pulls the phone out of the wall and sighs.) [Cut to Piper's bedroom. Leo is asleep in bed. Piper is in the nursery mumbling to herself. Leo reaches over to Piper's side of the bed and wakes when he feels she's not there.] Piper: I am so sick of this. Leo: Piper? Piper: Hm? Leo: What are you doing? (Leo sits up. Piper walks out of the nursery carrying a packet of diapers.) Piper: I'm putting the diapers back where they belong, that is what I'm doing. (She puts the diapers on a shelf.) Leo: But it's 2:00 in the morning. Piper: Yeah, well, apparently our little ghosts and goblins are not sleeping, so how can I? I wish they would just attck us rather than move stuff around. (She goes back in the nursery and picks up a pile of diapers from under the crib. She takes them into the bedroom and places them on the shelf.) Leo: I told you, they're not ghosts, they're-they're pests. Residual energy left over from all the demons you vanquished here. Besides, the Elders said they would dissipate over time. Piper: Yeah, okay, well, they're not dissipating. It's getting worse. They're, like, organising and they're making it impossible for me to keep the baby things in order. Leo: I know, but it's 2:00 in the morning. (Cackling and groans heard. Piper looks at the shelf and the diapers are missing. She goes into the nursery and the diapers have shown up under the crib.) Piper: Ohh, I'm telling you, Leo, they are trying to drive me crazy. (They hear a cow bell clang and Phoebe chanting in a very loud voice.) What was that? (Piper and Leo go out into the hallway. Paige walks into the hallway from her room. Phoebe walks down the stairs chanting, ringing the cow bell and waving an incense stick.) Paige: What the hell is going on? Phoebe: Hi. Piper: Phoebe, what are you doing? Phoebe: I am cleansing the house. (She continues chanting.) Leo: At 2:00 in the morning? Phoebe: Shh! (Everyone listens for a moment and then Phoebe continues chanting. She walks down the stairs to the first floor.) Piper: Phoebe. Phoebe! (They all follow.) [Cut to downstairs.] Piper: Phoebe, hold it! Phoebe: What? What? What? Piper: You're polluting the place. What is that crap? Phoebe: The strongest purification in the Book of Shadows. Paige: You think that's gonna help? Phoebe: It better because Cole's residual evil is taking on a life of its own. And look at my hair. I woke up, it was in a ponytail. I did not put it in a ponytail. Piper: And you think Cole is connected to this? Phoebe: Well, yeah, after all the time he spent here, how could he not be? This house needs some serious feng shui-ing. Piper: Oh, give me that! (She grabs the burning incense and cow bell off of Phoebe.) Leo: I'm telling you guys, it's all harmless. It's gonna go away by itself. (A vase of flowers rise off a table and floats past them. Then the chandelier shakes and doors open and close. The vase drops and smashes on the floor. A white ghost-like mist floats in and grabs Phoebe, pulling her up above the stairs.) Piper: Phoebe! Paige: Piper, blow it up. (Piper tries to blow it up and blows up part of the ceiling instead.) Phoebe: Whoa! (Piper tries again and blows up another part of the ceiling.) Do something! Paige: Electricity! Poltergeists don't like electricity. (Piper blows up the ceiling light and the sparks electrocute the poltergeist. It lets go of Phoebe and she falls onto the stairs.) Oh. Phoebe: You were saying? Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Paige's bedroom. Paige is there putting on some makeup. She then does her hair and tries to choose an outfit. She finds one she likes and puts it on.] [Cut to the downstairs hallway. Piper and Leo are cleaning up the blown up ceiling plaster and Phoebe is in the dining room flipping through the Book of Shadows.] Phoebe: Why are you so sure that it wasn't a poltergeist? I mean, it definitely didn't like getting zapped, that's for sure. Leo: I know, but poltergeists are spirits, this was more like a manifestation. Phoebe: A manifestation of what? Cole's left over energy? Leo: Well, not just Cole's but every bit of evil that's been through here. It seems to be coalescing into this some sort of being. Piper: Gee, you think? Leo: I know, I'm sorry, I underestimated it. It's just I've never heard of it getting this bad before, that's all. Piper: Well, you're forgiven, now how do we get rid of it? Leo: I don't know. Phoebe: Don't worry, I will find a way. Where there's a ying there's a yang. Piper: Okay, I have no idea what that means but I do know that I can not raise a child in this environment, people. Phoebe: Piper, you're not due for another couple of months. Piper: Exactly, I am running out of time. (Paige comes down the stairs.) Paige: Good morning! How do you like my outfit? Piper: You look like you are not gonna help clean up. Paige: You have got that right. I'm gonna go meet Glen. And besides, isn't everything just gonna get messed up again anyway? Piper: Bite your tongue. Leo: A little dressed up for Glen. Looks more like you're going on a date. Paige: Maybe I am. Phoebe: Excuse me? Did I just hear correctly? You and Glen together again? Paige: I hope so. I kinda wanna talk to him about that. Phoebe: Really? Fascinating. Piper: Haven't you and Glen dated many times before? Paige: Yeah, kinda been hanging out on and off since high school, you know. Piper: I see. So you think maybe this time it might work out? Paige: I hope so. Especially 'cause lately, I'll be out on a date and I just wind up thinking about him. Phoebe: Proof of love. Leo: At least he knows you're a witch, you won't have to hide anything. Paige: That is a very good point. Piper: Alright, Sally, go meet Harry. Good luck. Paige: Thank you. If you need me, you know I'm just an orb away. Just holler. (Part of the ceiling falls on top of Piper.) Uhh. Piper: Would now be a bad time? Phoebe: Hey, hey, I think I found something. [Time lapse. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are in the kitchen making a potion. The potion explodes.] Leo: A witch doctor? Phoebe: Okay, liverwort and a pinch of dragon root. Paige: Dragon root. Phoebe: Okay. (Paige throws some dragon root in the pot.) Paige: Got it. Leo: Wait, shouldn't we be talking about this? Phoebe: What is there to talk about, Leo? It says right here that they expel evil spirits. Leo: Still, that doesn't mean they're good. Witch doctors are kind of a wild card, that's why the Elders don't want us working with them. Piper: Well, sometimes we don't wanna work with the Elders, so we're even. (Phoebe and Paige giggle.) Besides, do you have a better idea? Leo: No. Phoebe: Okay, then. Get the snakeskin ready and after I read the spell, then you throw it in. "Free us from the ties that bind, of evil magic intertwined, we call upon the one who cures, he who's to the dark injured." Paige: You ready? (She throws in the snakeskin and the potion explodes. Magical lights rise out of the potion a man in a black suit appears near by.) Man: How may I be of service? Paige: Are you a witch doctor? Witch Doctor: Let me guess. You were expecting someone with a bone through the nose and a shrunken head necklace, perhaps? Phoebe: Yeah, actually, yeah, yeah. (He sighs.) Witch Doctor: You make this huge effort to change with the times. It's always the stereotypes that persist. Now, where is the evil? (He looks under the kitchen table and so do the girls.) Piper: Uh, here, there, everywhere. (He pulls a voodoo doll out of his pockets and holds it out in front of him.) Witch Doctor: Ever vanquished a demon in this house by any chance? (Phoebe chuckles.) Phoebe: Oh, only about a hundred. Piper: Give or take. Phoebe: Another hundred. Witch Doctor: Explains all the evil energy I'm sensing. This is going to take some time. Paige: Yeah, well, can you do it? Witch Doctor: Absolutely. May I? Piper: Go for it. (The witch doctor leaves the kitchen.) Leo: I'm gonna keep an eye on him. Paige: Alright, I'm gonna go see Glen. Phoebe: I have to go to work. (Paige kisses Piper's head.) (to Piper's stomach) Goodbye, my little baby, I love you so much. Piper: Um, but... (Phoebe and Paige leave.) Uh... Well, hey, don't worry about me. I'll just clean this all up by myself. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe walks out of her office holding a newspaper. She storms over to Elise.] Phoebe: Did you see what that turkey did? Elise: Good morning, Phoebe, how are you? Phoebe: It's a full page ad. Spencer Ricks is challenging me with this, this chauvinistic crap. Listen to this. "Ask Phoebe says every woman needs to find her own inner goddess", right? Spencer Ricks says, "That's fine as long as she cooks and cleans". Can you believe that? Elise: He's just trying to drum up publicity by being controversial. Phoebe: Yeah, well, that's not gonna work. Is it? Elise: It's working so far. The daily readership is up because of his advice column and we're a little down. Phoebe: Well, what are we gonna do? I mean, we can't just ignore this. Elise: We're not. As a matter of fact, the other editors and I have decided to fight fre with fre, if that is, you're open to it. Phoebe: Absolutely. Whatever it takes to vanquish the competition, I'm all... You know, defeat the competit... I'm just a very competitive person, you know. Elise: Oh, I've noticed, which is why I think you're gonna like our little plan. We've arranged a photo sht for you. Today at 3:00. Phoebe: A photo sht? Elise: 415 is doing an expose on local celebrities. We want you to be apart of it. Phoebe: I don't know, Elise. Elise: Oh, it's all gonna be very tasteful of course. Although, I want you to be free to show off any of your lovely... assets as you feel comfortable. Phoebe: Elise, I don't know if I can do that. I mean, why stoop to that? You know, I am an advice columnist. I'm not some playmate. Elise: Okay. I respect that. (She turns to leave but stops.) Although, you should know that Spencer Ricks will be in the issue. Phoebe: What time did you say I have to be there? Commercial Break [Scene: Park. Paige is there standing near a large lake. Glen walks up to her.] Glen: Paige? Paige: Hi! (They hug.) Glen: I like your hair. Paige: Thank you. Glen: Serious hug. Paige: Yeah, well, I missed you. Glen: I missed you too. You look really great. Paige: Thank you, so do you. Um, how was your climb? It was the Matterhorn, right? Glen: It was awesome. Uh, there was a lot more people there than when we were there though. Paige: That's too bad. Glen: So what about you? You kll any demons lately? Paige: Of course, but I probably shouldn't talk about that here. Glen: Right, right, sorry. (He laughs.) Sorry. So... Paige: So... Glen: Wh-. Paige: Okay, you go first, I insist. Glen: Okay, well, I'm getting married. Paige: What? Glen: Yeah, I wanted you to be the first to know. After my parents, of course, but... Paige: You're getting married? Glen: Oh, here she is, here-here she is. Jessica. (A beautiful blonde woman approaches them.) Jessica: Sorry I'm so late, I couldn't find parking anywhere. Hi. Paige: Hi. Jessica: You must be Paige. Glen's told me so much about you. It's nice to finally meet you. Paige: It's great to see you. (She laughs awkwardly.) Glen: So what did you wanna tell me? [Scene: Manor. Piper's room. Leo and the Witch Doctor are there. An electrical bolt, flowing out of the Witch Doctor's voodoo doll, has a hold of the evil spirit. The evil spirit screams and is sucked into the voodoo doll. The Witch Doctor sighs in relief and chuckles.] Leo: I hope you got it. Witch Doctor: That was a little bitty baby one. The big mamma's still hiding somewhere. But I'll find her, don't you worry. (He walks around the room.) These walls are clogged with evil waste. The worst I've ever seen. Sure these are good witches that live here? Leo: The best. Although, one of them is going to go very evil on us if we don't get this room cleaned up in a hurry, believe me. Witch Doctor: Is that a fact? Leo: Well, not literally. All I mean is that you need to finish up here in a hurry, that's all. Witch Doctor: I understand. (The Witch Doctor picks up a lipstick and goes to put it in his pocket until Leo sees him.) Leo: What are you doing? Did you just take something? Witch Doctor: You mean this lipstick? I'm having trouble differentiating between the witches magic and evil. Personal items help me separate them better. That's if it's alright with you of course. Leo: I guess. Witch Doctor: You don't trust me, do you? Pity. Witch Doctors help rid the world of dark spirits. Now I would think that you'd think that was a good thing. [Cut to the foyer. Piper's there. Leo and the Witch Doctor walk down the stairs.] Piper: Hey, I heard an explsin. What's going on up there? Leo: Don't worry, everything's okay. Piper: I am a little worried and I need to know if this is going to work or not. Witch Doctor: Once I catch big mamma, it'll all be over with. Piper: Big mamma? Who's big mamma? Leo: I don't know. (Paige barges through the front door.) Paige: He's getting married, that dirty rat. (The Witch Doctor walks into the living room.) Piper: Who? Paige: Glen. He's getting married to some bimbette he met climbing the Matterhorn. Piper: At Disneyland? Paige: No, Switzerland. Oh, but me? I'm lucky because I got an invitation to the wedding. (She holds up the invitation and rips it in half. She throws it on the floor.) Piper: Hey, pick that up. [Cut to the living room. The Witch Doctor is looking at a picture of Piper, Phoebe and Paige. He clicks his fingers and the photo magically appears in his hand.] [Cut to in the foyer.] Paige: I mean, I was on the phone with him. He had plenty of time to tell me about this, but no, he couldn't mention a single thing. Lucky, lucky me I didn't say what I really wanted. Ugh, really, I think I would have died. (A groaning sound is heard.) Leo: Excuse me. (Leo goes into the living room.) Piper: Uh, so what are you gonna do? Paige: Do?! Well, I'm gonna kll him. (Paige sighs.) No, I'm gonna apologise because I'm a good girl. I was a little bit rude, especially to her. Although, I don't know what he sees in her. She's not his type at all. She's blonde! (Suddenly, Leo comes crashing through the wall. Piper and Paige go over to him. They hear a scream and the Witch Doctor has a hold of "Big Mamma" with an electric bolt. He struggles to suck her in.] Witch Doctor: That's it! Stand back! (He sucks in Big Mamma with his voodoo doll.) Gotcha. (Paige sees their blown up TV.) Paige: Oh, I guess I'm not watching the Osbournes tonight. Piper: (to Leo) Are you okay? (He groans.) Leo: Yeah. (The Witch Doctor spots Paige's car keys near by. He wiggles his fingers and the keys appear in his hand. Leo gets up.) Witch Doctor: My work here is complete. Your house has been cleansed. (He disappears.) Piper: Hm. Doesn't look very cleansed to me. (She looks at the destroyed living room.) [Scene: Witch Doctors' Lodge. Fellow Witch Doctors sit around the room. The Witch Doctor appears in the room.] Head Witch Doctor: Well? Witch Doctor: The house has been purged, although how it became infested in the first place is very troublesome. Head Witch Doctor: Go on. Witch Doctor: Whoever these witches are, they're magnets for evil, it's drawn to their powers. Head Witch Doctor: Can they withstand it? Witch Doctor: Doubtful. They're easily distracted by the pettiness of their lives. Sooner or later evil will overtake them, and along with it, their powers. Head Witch Doctor: Then we must eliminate them. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper and Leo are there cleaning up.] Piper: Ugh. Didn't we just do this? Leo: Yeah, and I still think you should've made Paige stay and help. Piper: Well, apparently she has her own mess to clean up. Leo: Well, hopefully we don't have to do this again anytime soon. Piper: Are you kidding me? With exploding demons and trampling sisters, this place is a disaster area always. I have no idea what it's going to be like when the baby comes. Leo: Well, I'm more concerned with the Witch Doctor right now. Piper: Why? Because he took my lipstick? Leo: And Paige's keys. Piper: You don't know that he took those. I mean, she loses her keys daily. Leo: Well, maybe. All I'm saying is there's something not right with that Witch Doctor, that's all. Piper: Well, he took care of the things that go bump in the night, so that's all I care about. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Whoa, what happened in here? Piper: We've been healed. Phoebe: Really? Way to go, doc. I gotta go change. Piper: Why? Where are you going? Phoebe: To a photo sht. To compromise my integrity. I'm going to kll the competition. Piper: Alright then. Whatever that means. (Phoebe goes upstairs.) Leo: Hey, uh, picture's missing. Piper: What? Leo: The one of you and Phoebe, Paige? It went right here. Piper: Maybe it fell out. Leo: No, it was glued in. Piper: Come on, why would he want a picture of us? Leo: I don't know, I'm not a witch doctor. All I'm saying is he obviously wanted it for something. Phoebe: (from upstairs) Hey! Who stole my toothbrush? (Piper looks at Leo.) Piper: I'll go make the summoning potion. Leo: I'll go check with the Elders. [Scene: Witch Doctors' Lodge. The Witch Doctor and the Head Witch Doctor are there making a potion.] Head Witch Doctor: If these witches are as powerful as you say they are, how will you kll them? Witch Doctor: By attacking them as humans. Women. (He picks up a voodoo doll and wraps Paige's keys around it.) Which each likeness, I'll turn their character flaws into obsessions. Obsessions that will consume them. Destroy them. (He puts the voodoo doll into the pot.) [Scene: A church. Glen, Jessica and a priest are there. Paige walks in.] Paige: Uh, Glen? Glen: Excuse me. (Glen walks over to Paige.) Paige: You're mad? Glen: No, I'm not mad, Paige. I'm just confused. What happened to you this morning? Why were you so mean to Jess? Paige: I wasn't mean, necessarily, I was just rude. Glen: Fine, whatever. Why? Paige: I guess I felt like you just kind of came along and dropped this huge bmb on me. I was hurt. Glen: Hurt, why? (She doesn't answer.) Wait, you thought you and I... Paige: No. No, I didn't think that at all. (Jessica comes up to them.) Jessica: Glen, the minister's waiting. (Suddenly, Paige's eyes glow, then return to normal.) Paige: Uhh. Glen: Are you okay? Paige: I'm fine. Jessica, I wanted to apologise for not being friendlier earlier, I really am sorry. Jessica: Thank you. Thanks for saying that. Paige: I just don't understand what Glen's doing with such a blonde bimbette. Glen, Jessica: What? Paige: And really, who's the surgeon who does those boobs, because they are fantastic. I should get the number for a friend of mine. Glen: Paige, what the hell is wrong with you? Paige: Me? Well, nothing's wrong with me. I'm not the one marrying the wrong woman. Jessica: Oh my god. (Jessica walks away.) Glen: Wait, Jessica, Jessica. What are you doing? [Cut to the Witch Doctors' Lodge.] Witch Doctor: Next. (He puts another voodoo doll with Piper's lipstick attached to it in the pot.) [Cut to the manor. Kitchen. Piper is making a potion.] Piper: Liverwort, dragon's root... (Leo orbs in.) Leo: How close are you to summoning him? Piper: Uh, a little bit of snake skin and a bad rhyme away. Why? Leo: Well, the Elders think the Witch Doctor's been stealing your stuff to put a hex on you. Piper: A hex? For what? Leo: He thinks you're evil too, which is why the sooner you summon him the better. (Piper's eyes glow and then turn back to normal. She walks over to the sink.) Piper, what are you doing? Piper: Cleaning up. (She starts to wash the dishes.) Leo: Right now? Piper: You know, you can never really get a dish sanitary enough, can you? (She throws a plate in the trash.) Dirty. (She throws another.) Dirty. (And another.) Dirty. Leo: Piper, what is the matter with you? Piper: What is the matter with me? I don't know. (She looks at the windows.) Are those water spots? (She blows up the window.) Much better. Leo: Okay, alright, you keep cleaning and I'll be back with help. (He orbs out. Piper continues to throw plates in the trash.) [Cut to the Witch Doctors' Lodge.] Witch Doctor: Last but not least. Phoebe. (He throws the last voodoo doll with Phoebe's toothbrush attached into the pot.] [Scene: Photographic Studio. Phoebe is sitting on a beach chair holding The Bay Mirror newspaper. A photographer is taking photos of her.] Photographer: This is excellent! Excellent! Good! Excellent. You're a natural at this. Phoebe: Oh, I don't know about all that. I'm not even sure why I'm doing all this actually. Photographer: You're doing this to throw Spencer Ricks out of the water, honey, and we both know it. A little more skin wouldn't hurt. (Phoebe laughs.) Phoebe: Oh, no, I can't do that. Photographer: It's your career. Reload! (A guy takes his camera. Phoebe's eyes glow. Leo goes over to Phoebe.) Leo: Phoebe. Phoebe: Leo, what are you doing here? Leo: I've gotta get you home. Something's wrong with Piper. Photographer: Excuse me? Who are you? Leo: Me? I'm her brother-in-law. Photographer: Well, good for you but this is a closed set. Buh! As in buh-bye. Leo: Sorry, but there's kind of a family emergency. Photographer: (sarcastic) Oh, sorry, I should've realised. (Phoebe stands up.) Phoebe: No, it's okay. I'll stay. (She takes off her dress to reveal a two-piece bathing suit underneath. She leans against a prop tree.) Photographer: Okay, um, we're shting. Get the fan going, we're shting, we're sh*ting, and we're shoo... Um, brother-in-law person, can you disappear? (Leo walks away, shocked.) Excellent! Beautiful. [Scene: Church. Jessica walks out of the building with Glen following.] Jessica: So, what, now you're defending her? Glen: No, Jess. All I'm trying to say is that's not like Paige. Jessica: She insults me, humiliates me and now you're trying to explain it. Glen: No, she was out of her head, she didn't know what she was saying. Jessica: Oh my god, don't even try. She knew exactly what she was saying to me, Glen. Glen: She didn't mean it. I'm telling you. I've known her forever. Jessica: Well, then fine. Why don't you marry her? (Jessica walks away. Glen goes back inside. Jessica goes over to her car and gets in. Paige is sitting in the passenger seat.) Paige: Rough day? (Jessica gasps.) Jessica: What are you doing in my car? Paige: Waiting for you. (Paige orbs out with Jessica.) [Cut to a rocky ledge above a fiery pit. Paige orbs in with Jessica.] Paige: Careful now, you wouldn't want to fall. Jessica: What happened? Where am I? Paige: You pissed off a witch, that's what happened. Jessica: What? (Paige orbs out and leaves Jessica there.) Help! Help! Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Phoebe is there making a potion. She throws something in and it sparks.] Phoebe: Oh! This is gonna be fun. Okay, feather, feather, where do we keep the feathers? (She looks in a cupboard. Piper walks in from the basement carrying plastic covers.) Piper: Oh my god! You've made a mess! Phoebe: Where's the feathers? Piper: What do you want feathers for? Phoebe: kller potion for Spencer Ricks. Piper: Oh. Second cabinet, under F. I alphabetized. It's much more orderly. (Phoebe looks in the second cupboard.) Phoebe: I see it. Perfect. (She pulls out a jar of feathers.) Okay. (She goes back to the potion.) What are those? Piper: Slip covers. To keep the furniture clean. Although I've come to the conclusion that we should probably just stand from now on. Phoebe: Whatever. Okay. (She throws a feather in the pot and the potion makes a small explsin.) Piper, just so you know, I may have to flee the country, but just for a little while. And I will call you, okay. (Phoebe fills a vial with the potion.) Piper: Oh, no you don't, Missy. There will be no fleeing the country until you clean up after yourself. Phoebe: No-no-no-no-no, I'm sorry, I can't. I'm possessed. (Phoebe races out of the kitchen.) Piper: That is not an excuse! [Scene: Church. A changing room. Leo orbs in.] Leo: Paige? (Paige pokes her head around a changing screen.) Thank god you're here, we have serious problems. Paige: Like what? (Paige comes out from behind the screen, wearing a wedding dress.) Leo: Like... why are you wearing a wedding dress? Paige: Because I'm going to get married. (Paige morphs into Jessica.) Thanks to my Whitelighter powers. Leo: Oh, no. Jessica/Paige: I can convince Glen to move up the ceremony before that crazy ex of his gets in the way again. Clever, huh? (She looks in the mirror.) Hmm, nose job, should have guessed. Leo: Paige, you can't do this, this isn't you. Jessica/Paige: It is now. At least until after the honeymoon and then maybe I'll switch back. (An organ starts to play.) Mm, that's my cue. Leo: Okay, wait, stop, I can't let you do this. (Jessica/Paige orbs out and orbs back in behind him.) Should've seen that coming. [Cut to the aisle. Glen is standing at the end of the aisle dressed in a suit, with the Priest beside him. Jessica/Paige starts walking down the aisle. Leo runs after her.] Leo: Paige, Paige. (He stumbles over her dress.) Paige. Jessica/Paige: Watch my train. Leo: Listen to me, you are under a hex. The witch doctor's done this to all of you. Glen: Hey, hey. Leo: Look, you can fight a hex. You just have to reach deep down... Glen: What's your problem, Leo? Get outta here. Leo: Look, I'm sorry, Glen, but this-this isn't what you think it is. Glen: Oh, no? So this isn't Paige's, uh, brother-in-law trying to ruin my wedding? Jessica/Paige: That's what it looks like to me. Leo: Paige. Glen: Did you just call her Paige? Leo: Look, Glen, you know about this family. You know what sort of wacky things can happen. Can we just go somewhere and talk? Jessica/Paige: No. Sweetie, I'll handle this, okay? Go back to your position. Please. I'll be right there. (He does so.) Leo: Paige. Where's Jessica? Jessica/Paige: Hell if I know. Leo: What does that mean? What did you do to her? Paige, you better not have hurt an innocent. Jessica/Paige: Well, she's not that innocent. After all, she tried to steal Glen away from me, didn't she? (Jessica continues to walk down the aisle. Leo runs out of the church.) [Scene: Outside The Daily. Spencer Ricks is there. He walks past a beautiful blonde woman and turns to check her out. Phoebe walks over to him.] Phoebe: Well, at least you practice what you preach. Spencer Ricks, right? Spencer: That's right. You a fan? Got a pen? Phoebe: No, actually, I'm your competition. But instead of stooping to your level, I decided to come and confront you personally. Spencer: That's right. Pheeble Halliwell as I live and breathe. Your billboards don't do you justice. You have a nice rack. You ought to show it off a little bit more. Phoebe: You know, I don't mind losing readers to a legitimate writer. But some misogynistic pig that's a fraud. Spencer: Ow, ow, that hurts. I'm not a fraud. I mean what I write. Phoebe: Oh, do you? Spencer: If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen, baby. Oh, wait, that's a woman's place, isn't it? So then you wouldn't have anywhere to go, would you? (He turns his back and starts to walk away. Phoebe gets the potion out of her bag.) Phoebe: You know what? You're a turkey! And turkeys don't write columns. (She throws the potion at Spencer and he turns into a turkey.) But they do make delicious dinners. [Scene: Manor. Parlor. The couches are covered in plastic. Leo walks down the stairs.] Leo: Piper? Where are you? (He walks into the living room. There is cleaning equipment everywhere.) What the? What? Piper? (He hears a noise and goes outside. He sees Piper standing on a ladder which is leaning up against the house.) Piper, what are you doing? Piper: Heads up! (She throws a roof tile on the ground.) I'm replacing this roof. It's filthy! I told you this place was a wreck. Leo: Look, Piper, I need you to help me find Paige. Piper: I'm not talking to her until she cleans up her room. Leo: But it's about Glen's fiancé. I think she's done something to her, something terrible. (Piper comes down the ladder.) I need you to help me find her. Piper: Busy. Leo: Piper, you need to snap out of it. Okay, this isn't about you guys anymore, it's about an innocent and if she dies... (They hear a turkey gobble and look to see Phoebe getting out of her car carrying the turkey.) Phoebe: A little help here. Piper: What are you doing with that thing? Phoebe: Well, first I'm gonna kll it and then I'm gonna stuff it. Piper: You are not bringing that filthy fowl in the house. Phoebe: Yes, I am. Thanksgiving's early this year. Piper: Do not get any blood in that kitchen. (Phoebe goes inside.) Leo: Phoebe, can I talk to you a minute? (He starts to follow her in and steps in a muddy puddle. Piper blows him up. Leo orbs back in.) What'd you do that for? Piper: Like hell you are bringing those muddy shoes in my house. Leo: Like hell. Paige said like hell. Jessica. (He orbs out. Piper looks up at the roof.) Piper: This is taking far too long. [Scene: A rocky ledge above a fiery pit. Jessica is sitting there scared out of her mind. Leo orbs in. She screams and panics.] Jessica: Please don't! Please don't. Please don't. Leo: It's okay, I'm here to help you. Jessica: I don't know how this happened. I don't know who you are. Leo: There's no time to explain everything, just know that I'm here to save you. It's okay, you can trust me. (She takes his hand and they orb out.) [Cut to the church.] Glen: I promise to love you, trust you and honour you with all my heart, Jessica, forever. Priest: Jessica. (Leo and the real Jessica runs in.) Leo: Wait, stop the wedding. Jessica: Glen. (She goes over to him.) Glen: What the hell? Leo: They're twins and he was gonna marry the wrong one. Priest: Oh. Leo: Maybe we could just give them a minute. Priest: Sure. Right. (The priest walks away, confused.) Glen: Paige? (Jessica/Paige morphs into Paige.) But why? (Paige's eyes glow and the hex is removed.) Paige: Glen, I can explain. (to Leo) What have I done? Leo: There's no time. We need to get home and save your sisters before they destroy themselves. (Leo and Paige orb out.) [Cut to outside the manor. Piper is there sweeping the footpath. Leo and Paige orb in. Paige notices she's still holding the bunch of flowers and throws them into the bush.] Leo: Piper, I brought Paige so she can help you. Piper: Oh, that's okay. I don't need any help anymore, it's already done. Except for the sweeping. Leo: What do you mean? Paige: I think I know. (They look up to the house but it's gone. Only a cement slab remains.) Piper, what'd you do with the house? Piper: Well, I thought it would be better to start from scratch. Commercial Break [Scene: The footpath. Piper continues to sweep.] Paige: Piper, you can't just vanquish an entire house. Especially not our house. People are gonna notice. Piper: Oh, I didn't vanquish it, silly, I cast a vanishing spell. It's like a good dusting, only better. But I am gonna have to do something about these steps. Paige: (to Leo) Okay, you've gotta figure out a way to fix it, like you fixed me. Get her out of this hex. Leo: But it's individual. You seeing Glen distraught over Jessica is what shocked you out of the hex. Paige: Okay, well, you need to figure out a way to shock her out of it. Leo: I think I know a way. Piper. Piper: Mm? Leo: Where's Phoebe? Piper: Phoebe? How should I know? Leo: Remember she came into the house with a turkey? Paige: Turkey? Leo: Piper, when you made the house disappear, you also made Phoebe disappear. Piper: No, she didn't... Leo: Yeah. Piper: No! I wouldn't. (Her eyes glow and she runs up the stairs. Paige and Leo follow. They walk into the space where the house once was.) Phoebe! Oh my god, what have I done? Leo: The spell, Piper, you need to reverse it fast. Piper: I'm not sure I can. Paige: Well, then you better make us disappear because this one's gonna be tough to explain. Leo: You can do it, Piper, come on. Piper: Uh, uh. "Let the object of objection return so its existence may be reaffirmed." (The walls and roof magically appear and the house is visible again.) Paige: Nicely done. Piper: Is that a wedding dress? Paige: You just noticed? (They hear a turkey gobble in the kitchen.) Leo: Phoebe. [Cut to the kitchen. Phoebe has the turkey on the table and is about to chop its head off with a butcher's Knfe. Leo runs in and grabs her arm.] Leo: Don't! (The turkey jumps off the table.) Phoebe: Let go of me! I have to kll Spencer! Paige: You named the turkey Spencer? Piper: That's no turkey. I think that's Spencer Ricks. Leo: The other advice columnist? Piper: Well, she said she was gonna kll the competition. Paige: Okay, we gotta break the hex. Leo: Any ideas how? Piper: Yeah, actually. Take her to the attic and keep her away from that turkey. Phoebe: Yeah, take me to the turkey. (Leo orbs out with Phoebe.) Piper: We're gonna pay a little house call to that Witch Doctor. [Cut to the Witch Doctors' Lodge. The Witch Doctor and the Head Witch Doctor are there.] Head Witch Doctor: Success. Witch Doctor: It's only a matter of time before they destroy themselves. Paige: Talk about premature jubilation. You gentlemen might wanna see a doctor about that. Witch Doctor: How did you get here? Piper: With the powers you apparently didn't want us to have. Good powers, by the way. Very good. Paige: Powers we might have to use against you. (Piper goes to blow them up.) Head Witch Doctor: Wait, don't! If you were truly good, we're on the same side. We felt you couldn't handle all of the evil spirits you attract. Piper: Well, we attract them for a reason, doc. So that we can get rid of them. You get rid of us, you'll have more problems than solutions, trust me. Paige: See, we might be slightly off, but we're off in a good way. Piper: Now you're gonna reverse the hex on our other sister, or it will be your last. [Cut to the manor. Attic. Phoebe is walking towards Leo holding the butcher's Knfe.] Leo: Phoebe. Phoebe. Piper! (Phoebe's eyes glow and the hex is removed. She notices the butcher's Knfe.) Phoebe: Oh, dear. Leo: Phoebe, is that you? Are you back? Phoebe: Yeah. What's going on? Leo: I just, I think you have some issues, competitive issues. Phoebe: I don't understand. (She hears the turkey gobble.) Oh, no. Spencer Ricks? [Scene: Manor. Paige's room. Paige looks at a photo of her and Glen. She then paces around the room.] [Scene: Park. Glen is there in front of the lake. Jessica walks up to him.] Jessica: Hi. Glen: Hi. You said you wanted to talk? Jessica: No, I, got the message that you wanted to. (Paige arrives.) Paige: Actually, I sent the message. I didn't think you guys would come if you knew I wanted to meet you. Jessica: Look, I'm outta here. Paige: Please just stay and hear me out. Look, I know what I did was awful. In my defence I was under a spell. I know magic and all this is a lot to swallow, Jessica, and I don't blame you guys if you never trust me. Glen: It's not that we don't trust you. Jessica: I don't trust her. Paige: Fair enough. But I will say this. The spell broke because I hurt you and I hurt you because I hurt Jessica. It's pretty obvious that you love her and she loves you. You guys are meant to be together, I get that now, I do. And I know that we're just meant to be friends. (Paige walks away. Glen and Jessica hug.) Commercial Break [Scene: P3. Leo is there wiping down the bar. He knocks a bowl of peanuts onto the floor. Piper and Paige approach the bar.] Piper: Oh, oh, that's alright, we'll clean it up later. Paige: Uh, are you feeling okay? Piper: Very funny. Leo: You're kidding me. That's not k*lling you just leaving a mess there? Piper: No, not at all. Okay, maybe a little, but not a lot. Look, if there's anything I've learned from all this, it's that I've gotta learn to deal with messes. Especially with a baby coming, 'cause I hear they come with a lot of messes. Paige: I've heard some things about that too. Leo: Well, that's good that something positive came from the Witch Doctor. (Phoebe walks up to them carrying a magazine.) Phoebe: Yo-hoo! Hi. Piper: Hey, Pheebs, what's cooking? Phoebe: Oh, if you're talking about Spencer Ricks, not him. I turned him back into the pig that he was and unfortunately he won't remember any of it. Leo: Glad to see you're not competitive anymore. Phoebe: Yeah, no, I don't think I have to worry anymore about him taking my readers. Paige: And why would that be? Phoebe: Well, because, uh... (She shows them the cover of the magazine which has Phoebe on the cover.) Paige: Whoa. (Paige takes the book.) Piper: Oh no. Phoebe: Oh, yes. Piper: Why ask Phoebe when you can see her. Phoebe: Talk about journalistic ethics, right? (Paige flips through the book and unfolds another picture of Phoebe.) Piper: Oh! (Phoebe giggles.) Paige: No retouching. Good times. Piper: Yes. Phoebe: Okay, give me that. Paige: No. (Paige gives the book to Leo.) Piper: Run. Paige: Run. (Leo takes off.) Phoebe: Leo! (Phoebe runs off after Leo.) Leo! End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x13 - House Call"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Monica Breen & Alison Schapker Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 14 Episode Number: 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Piper and Leo are there snuggling on the couch, in their pyjamas. Leo sits up.] Leo: I think I'm gonna go up to bed. Piper: Oh, well, do you want some company? Leo: Well, I'm really tired. I think I just need to get some sleep. (He leans in to give Piper a kiss but instead, kisses her stomach.) Good night, little one. (Leo gets up and goes upstairs.) Man: I would be glad to keep you company. (Piper turns to see a handsome man standing in the living room. She stands up.) Piper: What are you doing here? (The man walks over to her.) Man: I'm, uh, sweeping you off your feet. Piper: No, I can't. Man: All I see is you. (There's a flash of light and Piper is now dressed in a beautiful gown. She's also not pregnant.) Piper: No, Ryder, please, this isn't right. I'm married. Ryder: Not in your dreams you're not. (He starts kissing her neck.) [Cut to Piper's Bedroom. Piper and Leo are asleep in bed. A transparent, glowing elderly man "The Sandman" leans over them and sprinkles gold dust on Leo.] [Flash to the stairway. Leo is walking down the stairs carrying a newborn baby.] Leo: I could just hold you forever. (Suddenly, the baby vanishes from his arms. He panics.) Where's my baby? (He runs down the stairs and searches the house.) Where are you? [Flash to Piper's room. Piper and Leo are asleep in bed. The Sandman walks through the wall.] [Cut to Paige's room. Paige is in bed asleep. The Sandman appears through the wall and sprinkles gold dust onto Paige. Her nose twitches.] [Flash to P3. A baby shower is taking place. Women are standing around a cradle holding gifts. Paige walks in carrying a toy clown. All the women drop their gifts and leave P3.] Paige: But wait, you haven't even seen the baby yet. (The creepy toy clown starts to talk.) Clown: What'd you expect? They don't care about the kid. Nobody does. (The clown laughs.) [Flash to Paige's bedroom. Paige is asleep in bed. The Sandman walks through the wall.] [Cut to Phoebe's bedroom. Phoebe is asleep in bed. The Sandman walks in through the wall. He sprinkles gold dust onto Phoebe.] [Flash to the basement. Phoebe walks down the stairs. She looks around, frightened. Suddenly, a person wearing a hockey mask and holding a chainsaw walks out of the shadows. He starts up the chainsaw and Phoebe screams.] [Flash to a campground. Phoebe appears there. The Sandman and a Tracer Demon is there.] Sandman: No, please don't! (The Tracer Demon zaps The Sandman and he turns into gold dust.) [Flash to Phoebe's bedroom. Phoebe gasps and wakes up with a jolt. She notices The Sandman beside her, holding her hand. She pulls it away.] Sandman: Help me. This is not a dream. (The Sandman disappears.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. The room is covered in balloons and streamers. Paige is standing on top of a ladder reaching up to stick the end of a streamer onto the ceiling. It slips from her hands and falls to the floor. Paige sighs and turns to Leo who is fiddling around with a cabinet door.] Paige: Leo, a hand here? Leo: My hands are full. Paige: The shower is in two days. Your kid's not gonna be opening cabinets for another year. Leo: Tell that to Aunt Phoebe. She gave me a book. One thousand unexpected dangers for babies. Easy opening cabinets, number thirty-two. Paige: Alright, you leave me no choice. Streamer. (The end of the streamer orbs into her hand.) Leo: Magic for personal gain. Paige: It's not for me, it's for my niece. (She gets off the ladder.) Besides, I seem to be the only aunt who cares about this shower. Leo: Phoebe cares, she's just preoccupied. Paige: Oh, really? I'd say she skipped straight from preoccupied to paranoid. Leo: You're exaggerating. Paige: Am I? Yesterday a balloon exploded and she stormed down here with a vanquishing potion. (She picks up her clown doll.) She almost blew up old Slappy here. Leo: I think it's the recurring nightmares she's having. It's just making her a little jumpy. Paige: Really? God, you'd think with the Cole-free future she'd be dreaming nothing but happy, happy. Leo: You'd think. Paige: Yeah, if I let my recurring dreams affect my waking life, I'd never get out of bed. Much less throw a fabulous shower like this. Leo: Why not? Paige: I don't know, I've been having this recurring dream lately and I'm at P3, and as soon as I get up to the baby, everybody just disappears. Leo: Sounds like you and me have baby on the brain. All I can think of lately is just holding her. (Piper walks in.) Piper: Where is the man of my dreams? (Leo laughs and kisses her on the cheek. He touches her bulging stomach.) Leo: Speaking of my little one. (Paige blows up another balloon.) Piper: Well, alright, Beth Orton is playing at the club, I guess I'll get back to work. (Piper turns to leave.) Paige: Hey! You notice anything? Piper: Ooh, I have noticed that subtlety is not your forte. Paige: You don't like it? Piper: Well, I liked it, you know, fifteen streamers and twenty balloons ago. Paige: Nothing is too good for my future niece. Piper: Clearly. Ooh. (She puts her hand on her stomach.) I am so gonna be a soccer mum. This kid has one mean kick. Leo: I wanna feel a kick. (Leo goes over and touches her stomach.) Piper: Well, honey, unless you're a bladder or a kidney, you're not gonna feel it because she's kicking the inside. Leo: I never get to feel her kick. Piper: Count your blessings. Leo: I'm being summoned. Paige: Is it the Elders? Leo: No, it's not the Elders. It's Phoebe. (He orbs out.) [Cut to the attic. Phoebe is there flipping through the Book of Shadows. Leo orbs in.] Leo: What is it? (Phoebe jumps and screams.) Phoebe: Leo, do not sneak up on me like that. Leo: I wasn't sneaking and you called me. Phoebe: Oh, yeah, right. Okay, what do you know about Tracer Demons? Leo: Uh, lower level, mercenaries, able to track magical beings through different dimensions. Why? Phoebe: Because one was in my dream last night, that's why. Leo: The guy behind the mask? Phoebe: No, this one wasn't the chainsaw guy, he's still a mystery to me. It was something weirder, different. I was running away from him in the basement, right, that same guy, and then all of a sudden I was in the woods where I used to camp. Leo: You were in the past? Phoebe: No, it was the present. There was this weird creature standing there holding some kind of satchel, and then the demon klled him. Leo: Sounds like your recurring dream is getting more complicated. Phoebe: Yeah, except I think it was a premonition. Leo: A premonition during a dream? Phoebe: Yeah, why not? It's happened before. Leo: Phoebe, you've probably flipped past this drawing a hundred times and you said the camp was from your childhood, so chances are... Phoebe: Leo, I know what a premonition feels like, okay. Besides, when I woke up, the creature was standing in my bedroom begging me to help him. Leo: You sure that you weren't still dreaming? Phoebe: He said I wasn't. Then when I found the Tracer Demon in the book, I was sure I wasn't either. Leo: What would you like me to do? Phoebe: Go to the Elders. Find out if it really was a premonition because if it was, I have an innocent to save. (Leo orbs out.) [Scene: A wasteland. dad trees are around the place. A small satchel is hanging from one of the trees. The Tracer Demon walks over to another demon.] Demon: Precious night gone by. And you come back empty handed. Tracer Demon: Yeah, but don't worry, I'll get him. Demon: Oh, it's not me that has to worry, it's you. You're the only demon that's failed me. Everyone else has found their mark. Tracer Demon: I'll get him tonight, I promise. I mean, he's easy to find, he watches over the same people, right? Demon: I'll need proof. Tracer Demon: Yeah, sure, I'll get it, yeah. Although, just out of curiosity... (He looks at the satchel hanging from the tree.) What is it you do with that stuff? Dream? (They both laugh and the demon hits the Tracer Demon, sending him flying.) Demon: Demons don't dream. But with each one of these I collect, it means more humans won't either. And without dreams, humans can't work through their issues while they sleep. Which means those issues spill out into their waking life, turning them angry, evil. Tracer Demon: I still don't understand what you get out of it. Not like it's any of business, of course, but... Demon: I get respect from the leaders of the Underworld and hopefully rewarded because of it. But if you fail me, I fail them. Understand? Tracer Demon: Perfectly. Commercial Break [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Elise walks into the main room.] Elise: Okay, people, let's begin. Bill, nice job on that hostage stand-off piece yesterday. Bill: Thanks. Elise: Here's another one for you today. State Bank in North Beach, shts fired, go. Bill: Wow, that's the third time this week. (He walks away.) Elise: Some of you guys are gonna have to double up. (She walks over to a woman.) Uh, angry man, ploughs into farmer's market in his car. (She hands her a piece of paper. She moves over to a man.) Angry woman, attcks school principal with a Knfe. (She hands him a piece of paper and moves onto another man.) And in sports, angry coach knocks out umpire with a baseball bat. Phoebe: What the hell is going on out there? Elise: The city's going to pot, that's what's going on. Bad news for the city, good news for circulation. Phoebe: It's strange. Even my readers seem angrier. They keep asking for advice on how to deal with their tempers. Man: Hey, what are you doing? Woman: That's metro! That makes it my story! Man: It's mine! She gave it to me! (They pull on the piece of paper.) Elise: Hey! Hey! Stop it right now! Phoebe's Assistant: Sorry, to interrupt but I got Paige on the phone. You want me to take a message? Phoebe: No, no, I want to talk to her. (The man and woman continue to fight. Phoebe walks into her office and picks up the phone.) Hey. Paige: Hey, I can't decide on a place setting. It's either, "Baby in the Clouds", which is a little baby floating on a cloud or "Cozy Bug" a baby bumble bee on a pink flower. Phoebe: Oh, no, Piper's allergic to bees, remember? [Cut to Paige in her car, in a parking lot.] Paige: You're right, thank you so much. Phoebe: Wait, is that the only reason you're calling? (A car pulls up behind Paige and the driver honks the horn.) Paige: Yeah, why? Phoebe: Well, have you been watching the news lately? It just seems that everyone's at each other's throats. I mean, even here. Have you noticed anything weird? (The driver in the car behind Paige honks the horn again.) Driver: Back it up, lady! Paige: You know, now that you mention it, I have seen my share of a certain finger while driving over here. Phoebe: See, I think something's up. Something evil, maybe. Paige: Phoebe, seriously, I think you might need to get some help. You think danger is lurking around every corner. (The driver beeps the horn again.) Driver: Come on, lady! Paige: Lady, it's my spot. Besides, everybody is odd in San Francisco, that's why we fit in so well. Phoebe: Look, I know I've been jumpy lately and I'm really trying to deal with it. But just because I've been a bit neurotic, maybe, that doesn't mean I'm not right. (Suddenly, the driver appears at Paige's window.) Driver: Hey! Move it or lose it, lady! I want this space! (The lady walks away.) Paige: Maybe you are right. [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper is sitting on the couch, tissue in hand, watching a soap on TV.] Sienna: (on TV) I never stopped loving you, Ryder. You know that, don't you? Ryder: (on TV) I just never thought I'd see you again, Sienna. Not after the yacht explsin. (On TV, Ryder and Sienna kiss. Phoebe and Paige walk in.) Phoebe: And he's standing over me, telling me I'm not dreaming. Paige: Well, I think you're crazy. What, now you think this is connected to your dream? Phoebe: The premonition in my dream. It would be a really big coincidence if it wasn't don't you think? (Paige walks in front of the TV.) Piper: Shh! I've been waiting for this for weeks, people. (Phoebe turns off the TV. Piper gasps.) No, don't do that. They're just getting to the good part. Phoebe: Well, rent the video, we have work that we have to do. (Phoebe sits down beside Piper.) Piper: It is not a video, it is a soap. Phoebe: Leo! Paige: Phoebe thinks that a demon is causing some anger epidemic. Piper: Give me that remote! Give it. (Piper tries to get it off Phoebe.) Phoebe: See! See, point positive here. (Leo orbs in.) Hey, anything? Leo: Based on what the Elders said, I think that your dream premonition is very real, which means so is the Tracer Demon. Piper: What Tracer Demon? Phoebe: And what about the creature? Do they know about the creature? Piper: What creature? Leo: Well, they think that it's a vir de somnio and if that's the case, you definitely need to save him. Paige: A vir de what? Leo: Vir de somnio. It's the original Latin term for a Sandman. Phoebe: Wait a minute, like, "Sandman bring me a dream"? Leo: One and the same. Only there isn't just one Sandman, there are many of them like angels. They visit good beings during their sleep, sprinkle them with dream dust so they can dream. Paige: I can't believe they exist, not that I should be surprised. Piper: Uh, yeah, but they don't know what we dream about, do they? I mean, that's all confidential clearly, isn't it? Leo: I don't know. But I do know they exist on a different plane, which means the only way to find one... Phoebe: Would be for a Tracer Demon to bring him into our plane. Leo: And kll him. Phoebe: Great. Piper: I don't get it. I mean, why would a demon be interested in klling people's dream? I mean, they're just harmless erotic fun. Paige: Did you say erotic? (Leo looks at Piper.) Piper: Exotic. I said exotic. Paige: Huh, I don't get exotic dreams, I just get disturbing ones. Phoebe: Mine are just scary. But that's how you work through stuff, right? In your dreams? Paige: So? Phoebe: So I think that's why everyone's been crazy. They're not dealing with their subconscious issues while they're dreaming. Piper: I think I got some issues to work out. Leo: So you said your premonition took place somewhere where you used to camp? Phoebe: Yeah, North State Campgrounds. Paige: Alright, lets go. (Paige heads for the door.) Piper: And save our dreams. (Piper struggles to get up.) Phoebe: Oh, Piper, maybe you should sit this one out. Piper: Why? Don't you need me to vanquish the demon? Phoebe: No, I'll make a potion. It's just you're not moving as swiftly as you used to and we might have to run. Piper: But... (Phoebe and Leo leave.) Fine, do it yourself. (She quickly grabs the remote and turns on the TV. Ryder and Sienna are in cuddling in bed.) Ryder: It's been so long. I never forgot what it feels like to be in your arms. Piper: Oh, I missed it! [Scene: North State Campgrounds. Night time. In a tent. A camper is asleep. The Sandman appears beside the camper and sprinkles gold dust on him. The Sandman walks out of the tent. The Tracer Demon is there waiting.] Tracer Demon: Did you really think I wouldn't come back for you? (The Tracer Demon waves his hand and brings the Sandman to this plane. He is no longer transparent.) Sandman: Actually, I was counting on it. (Paige orbs in with Phoebe.) Tracer Demon: Witches. (Phoebe races over to the Sandman. Paige throws a potion at the Tracer Demon. He throws an electric bolt at the potion, destroying it. The force pushes Paige backwards onto the ground. The Tracer Demon throws another electric bolt at Phoebe and the Sandman and Phoebe pushes the Sandman out of the way. He throws another which lands at their feet. As they land on the ground, a lot of dream dust escapes from his satchel and lands on Phoebe. Suddenly, the masked chainsaw man materialises near by. Phoebe sits up.) Paige: Who the hell is that? (The chainsaw man raises his chainsaw. Paige runs over and orbs out with Phoebe and The Sandman.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Phoebe, Paige and The Sandman are there. Phoebe is pacing up and down the room. Paige and The Sandman are sitting on the couch. Paige pokes The Sandman in the arm and he looks at her.] Paige: I'm sorry, I'm just so surprised that you're real. (Piper and Leo walk in carrying four cups of coffee.) Piper: Okay, this should keep our brains going on zero sleep. Do Sandmen even sleep? Sandman: Only when our charges are all awake. Piper: Oh, so basically never. Phoebe: Okay, can we focus here, because we have a demon to vanquish and a nightmare to deal with. Paige: And a baby shower to get to. What? I'm just saying. Leo: Any idea how Phoebe's nightmare came alive? Sandman: I don't know. It's never happened before. But then, no one's ever been ht with that much dream dust before either. Paige: So you think since she OD'd on the stuff he just popped out of her head? Sandman: Out of her unconscious. But now that he's out, he's obviously very real. Phoebe: Okay, does that mean he's gonna keep trying to kll me? Sandman: If that's what he tries to do in your dreams, yes. Phoebe: Great, that's just great. I need to think about this. (Phoebe leaves the room.) Piper: So we need to hurry up and find a way to put him back before any of our other dreams spring to life, shall we? Leo: Dreams like what? Piper: Never mind. (The Sandman givers Piper a look.) Paige: First though, I think we need to stop the Tracer Demon before this whole city turns into one huge nightmare, don't you think? Sandman: Yes, but there's more than one Tracer you have to worry about. There are others out there klling us. Leo: Which means there must be an upper-level demon behind them, orchestrating the attcks. Piper: Okay, so we write a summoning spell and we get the Tracer here and we freeze him, and we'll force him to talk, we'll vanquish him and his boss, and then The Sandman can go back to keeping dreams where they belong. Paige: Very impressive. And very fast. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Um, what are we supposed to do about my chainsaw kller? Piper: Oh, don't worry about him, we'll blow him up before he lays a blade on you. (The doorbell rings.) Who is that? Paige: Oh, that must be Becca and Wendy with the hors d'oeuvres trays. You're not against parsley are you? Leo: Get rid of them. Paige: No, I will not get rid of them. If I get rid of them I'll have to stop the shower and I'm not doing that. Piper: Alright, alright, easy, easy. Uh, we'll go take care of them, you guys go start the summoning spell. Go, go. (Phoebe, Leo and The Sandman head for the kitchen.) Paige: Oh, thank you, mother. Piper: Huh. Come on. [Scene: A wasteland. The demon pushes the Tracer Demon against a tree. He's angry.] Demon: Witches? You lost them to witches? Tracer Demon: If you'll just let me speak... Demon: Do they know about me? Tracer Demon: No, I swear. I can get to the Sandman before they ever do. Demon: I'm listening. Tracer Demon: One of the witches... She got ht with too much dream dust. Demon: So? (They hear a chainsaw and the demon spins around. They see the chainsaw man standing near by. The demon gets ready to attck the chainsaw man but the Tracer Demons stops him.) Tracer Demon: No! Wait. Sorry, I assure you he's no thrat to us. Only to the witch who dreamed him up. (to the chainsaw man) You got his attention, you can turn that off now. (The chainsaw man turns off the chainsaw.) That right there is her worst nightmare, literally. And since she's scared to death of him, I'm thinking... (He walks over to the tree with hanging satchels.) If I could borrow a few of these satchels here, I might be able to make the other witches' dreams come to life too. Demon: And how is this supposed to help you fulfil your obligation to me? Tracer Demon: It'll distract them long enough for me to kll my mark and collect my bounty. I'd better take a couple extra just in case. (He takes four satchels and tucks them in his coat pockets. He turns to leave.) Demon: Excuse me. This better work, otherwise I'm gonna be your worst nightmare. [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Piper puts a tray of food down on a chair along with other trays of food.] Piper: Paige, that's enough, I want them gone. Paige: Just relax, Piper. (Becca walks in carrying another tray of food.) Becca: The trunk is officially empty. Piper: Great, so we're done? Becca: No, way, there's the whole back seat. Piper: Oh, you're kidding, right? Becca: Hey, Paige is the one who sent us around to five different stores. (Wendy walks in carrying four large blue plastic bags.) Piper: Oh my god! Wendy: Okay, don't look in these bags, Piper. You're not supposed to see the door prizes. (Wendy puts the bags down and notices Slappy sitting on top of a cabinet.) Hey, Becca, I thought we nixed the clown idea. Piper: Oh, no, relax, that's just one of Paige's old toys. Slappy. Wendy: Oh, good, 'cause clowns are creepy. Becca: Especially that one. Piper: Don't let Paige here you say that. (Becca puts Slappy face down on the cabinet.) Becca: That's better. Piper: Okay, well, thanks, guys, you know, thanks for everything. You should really go. And we'll call you if we need any more stuff. Wendy: Go? Paige wanted us to do all this before the baby shower. Piper: Yeah, I know, but I'm the one that's pregnant and I think we've reached our limit. In fact, we've gone over it, way over it. Becca: That's all those crazy hormones talking. Maybe you should lie down and let us take over. Piper: No, no, I'm fine, really, I'm fine. The only thing crazy around here is the shower-mania, especially when we should be focusing on the de... details, details, like what are we gonna wear and stuff. Becca: Frankly, Piper, I'm surprised at your attitude. This is all for you. Piper: Oh, I know, and I'm thrilled, but right now I just need a little peace and quiet. You know, pregnant woman's prerogative and all. (She shows them out the door.) Wendy: If you say so. Piper: I do. Yeah, okay, thanks. (She closes the door and sighs.) [Cut to the attic. Phoebe, Leo and The Sandman are there. Phoebe scrunches up a piece of paper and throws it onto the pile of other scrunched up paper.] Phoebe: It's just a stupid summoning spell, I don't know why I can't come up with it. Leo: You need to relax, it'll come to you. Phoebe: You know, maybe it's because I'm not so sure this is a good idea. I mean, what if I bring the Tracer Demon here and it just makes matters worse? What then? He's surprised us before. Sandman: That was just luck. He didn't know your dream would come to life. Phoebe: Well, it did and unfortunately that's all I can think about. Leo: Maybe if you can stop and figure out what it means, you won't be afraid of it anymore. Phoebe: Leo, don't you think if I could do that I would've done it by now? I-I vanquish demons everyday, real ones, so some guy from my dreams should be a piece of cake, even with power tools. So why do I run from him? Do you know why? Sandman: No. I may be made of dreams, but I don't shape them. Perhaps if you can figure out who was behind the mask. Characters in dreams always symbolise something specific in one's life, a special person, a certain feeling or pain. Unmask that, de-mystify it, and the character goes away. Phoebe: I don't even know where to begin with that. My life is so great now, my marriage from hell is behind me. I don't know why I would start having nightmares now. Sandman: Only you can answer that, my dear. In your dreams. [Cut to the kitchen. Piper and Paige are carrying the trays of food in.] Piper: Not to sound unappreciative but this is kind of overkill. Paige: No, this is perfect. Nothing is too good for my future niece. Piper: Yeah, okay, but Paige, it's supposed to be a shower, not a coronation. Paige: Hey, it is not everyday that a half-whitelighter, half-witch is born into this world. We need to celebrate her. Piper: Okay, but her is not even gonna be here. (She touches her stomach.) Except for the occasional kidney sht. Which makes me wonder if maybe this is a little bit more about you than her. (Leo walks in.) Leo: Where are your friends? Piper: Gone but not forgotten. Leo: Are they coming back? Paige: Not till the shower. Why? Leo: Well, Phoebe's almost done with the summoning spell so we need to get ready. (The Tracer Demons appears in the kitchen.) Tracer Demon: You mean for me? (He throws two satchels full of dream dust onto Piper and Paige. They fall to the floor, asleep. He zaps Leo with an electric bolt and he crashes through the basement door. The Tracer Demon empties another satchel of dream dust onto Leo and disappears. Piper wakes up and stands up. She's wearing the evening dress from her dream. She's no longer pregnant.) Piper: Oh, no. Oh. (Ryder materialises in the room wearing a tuxedo.) Ryder: My love. Piper: No, how did you get here? (Ryder moves closer to Piper.) Go away. Shh! (He puts his arms around Piper and tries to push him away.) No, shoo, go! (He kisses her neck and she gasps. Paige wakes up and stands up, rubbing her face.) Paige: Who are you talking to? (Suddenly, Slappy the Clown materialises, life-size.) Slappy: What's the matter? Don't you recognise me, honey? It's Slappy. (He laughs, evilly. Piper looks down.) Piper: Where's my baby? Leo: Over here. (Leo struggles to get up. He walks into the kitchen with a very pregnant stomach.) Slappy: Yuck. Paige: Oh my god. Piper: Oh my god. Leo: (sees Ryder) Oh my god! (They hear a chainsaw and Phoebe scream.) Slappy: Ooh, that didn't sound good. [Cut to the attic. Phoebe, The Sandman and the Chainsaw Man is there. Phoebe is holding a coat rack out in front of her.] Phoebe: Paige! Piper! (The chainsaw man cuts the coat rack in half.) Sandman: It's no use, you can't fight your own dream. Phoebe: Wanna bet? (She sab the chainsaw man in the chest with the coat rack. He drops his chainsaw and falls to the floor. Phoebe looks at her chest and it's bleeding in the same spot as the chainsaw man. She drops the coat rack and falls to the floor. The Tracer demon appears in the room.) Tracer Demon: Would Freud have a field day with this or what? Piper: (from the hallway) Phoebe, are you alright? Tracer Demon: Sweet dreams. (He zaps the Sandman with an electric bolt and he turns to a pile of gold dust. A satchel falls to the floor. The Tracer Demon picks up the satchel and disappears.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and the Chainsaw Man is still on the floor. Piper and Leo race in.] Piper: Phoebe? (Piper kneels beside Phoebe and Leo awkwardly does the same. He starts to heal Phoebe.) What's taking so long? Leo: I don't know. Piper: He has the same wound? (Paige runs in.) Paige: What happened? Paige: We're not sure. Did you cage Chuckles? Paige: Slappy. And yeah, your guy too. Leo: About that guy... Piper: A little less bitching, a little more healing, please. (Leo heals Phoebe completely... and without knowing, heals the chainsaw man as well. They help Phoebe sit up.) Leo: Easy, easy, are you okay? Phoebe: Yeah. (She sees Leo's stomach.) Holy cow, are you okay? Piper: We all got ht by the dream dust, Pheebs. Paige: Hey, where's the Sandman? (They look at the pile of gold dust.) Oh, no. (The chainsaw man sits up and grabs his chainsaw. He stands up and tries to start it. Everyone quickly gets up.) Leo: How'd he get healed? Phoebe: Same way I did, I guess. Piper: Well, let's see if he can heal this. (She goes to blow him up but Phoebe stops her.) Phoebe: No, you can't kll him. You kll him, you kll me. (Paige grabs a box of crystals.) Paige: Run. He'll follow you, we'll meet you in the conservatory. Phoebe: Do what? Piper: She's right. Trust her. Come on. (Paige, Piper and Leo orb out. The chainsaw man gets his chainsaw started and chases Phoebe. Phoebe runs out of the attic.) [Cut to the stairs. Phoebe runs down the stairs with the chainsaw man following. She runs into the conservatory and he follows. Paige, Piper and Leo quickly place three crystals on the floor, trapping him in a crystal cage. Behind him are the clown and Ryder in their crystal cages.] Slappy: Who's the clown? Phoebe: Who's the fox? Leo: Good question. Piper: Don't ask. Ryder: I'm Piper's dream lover. (Piper gasps.) Piper: No, listen, listen, we've never slept together. I mean, in the dream world place. Paige: Maybe you guys should take this in the other room. Piper: Good idea. (Piper, Phoebe and Leo go into the living room.) Slappy: Psst. Paige. Pretty lame, don't you think? All the decorations. The party-goers will still disappear. (He laughs. Paige goes into the living room.) I got her number. [Cut to the living room. Paige walks in.] Phoebe: This is all crazy. Paige: What are we gonna do? Phoebe: Well, I made a promise to the Sandman and I'm gonna keep it. Piper: Okay, so we stick to the original plan. We get the Tracer back here. Leo: Yeah, that's real smart, Piper. Anything happens to your dream guy out there and your dad. Piper: I realise that. And ease up, will you? You're upsetting the baby. Phoebe: He's right though. Paige: Which means the Tracer Demon's gonna come back. Piper: So we gotta figure out what to do quickly. Any ideas? Phoebe: What if we cast a sleeping spell and deal with them in our dreams. Paige: Come again? Phoebe: Well, the Sandman said if we de-mystify them and we learn to understand them, then they'll just go away. Leo: Yeah, doesn't take a shrink to figure out Piper's dream. You wanna screw somebody else. Piper: Well, at least he makes me feel sexy and not like some walking incubator. Although, I guess that's what you've been dreaming about. Paige: Hey, guys, maybe not the time. Phoebe: No, this is good. The more we know, the better chance we have. Paige: Well, I don't know what in hell the clown means. Phoebe: Well, it's gotta mean something. Paige: Look, all I know is in my dream, I try to give the clown to the baby then everybody at the shower just walks away and I'm just left feeling... empty. Phoebe: Okay, well, you have to find out what that is. Follow through with it. Give the baby the clown and see what happens. (to Piper) And you, you need to follow through too, missy. You've created this dream guy to satisfy you, so maybe you should let him. Leo: What?! Phoebe: I'm sorry. Paige: Relax, dude. Women dream all the time. Phoebe: Yeah. Piper: Well, miss Phoebe, who's the kller behind the mask? Phoebe: Isn't it obvious? It's gotta be Cole. Piper: Why Cole? You're over him. Phoebe: Well, in my waking state, yes. But apparently not in my subconscious. Leo: What about me? Piper: Honey, we've got our own dreams to deal with and the Tracer, we'll deal with your Mr. Mum issues later. Phoebe: We need you to protect us when we go under in case the Tracer demon attcks. Will go guys work on the sleeping spell? Paige: All over it. Phoebe: Okay. (Phoebe gets up.) Piper: Where are you going? Phoebe: To get some dream dust. That's what the Sandman was made of. (She leaves the room. Piper looks at Leo and smiles. She rubs his bulging stomach.) Paige: Come on, sis, let's go. [Scene: Wasteland. The demon and the Tracer are there. The Tracer is smoking a cigar.] Demon: What are you doing here? You got your bounty, didn't you? Tracer Demon: Yes, I did but I've been thinking about your plan to impress the Underground leaders. I think there's a better way to do that. Demon: Really. Tracer Demon: We klling Sandman is fine but wouldn't say, klling the Charmed Ones be more impressive? Demon: If it can be done. It would be done by now. Tracer Demon: I know, that's why I didn't show up to take out their Sandman until at least on of them was down. It started me thinking, with their dreams out and about, maybe they're more vulnerable now than they've ever been. Maybe it's time to go for it, really impress the leaders. Demon: Alright, what do you need from me? (The Tracer demon zaps the demon with an electric bolt and vanquishes him.) Tracer Demon: I need you outta my way. [Scene: Manor. Living room. Leo is there. He sits down on the couch and yawns. He closes his eyes and drifts off to sleep.] [Flash to Piper's room. Leo walks in the nursery.] Leo: Please, let me hold you. I just wanna hold you, baby. (He walks over to the crib and picks up the baby.) There. I've got you. [Flash to the living room. Paige wakes Leo up.] Paige: Leo, wake up. Snap out of it. (Leo gets up. Phoebe walks in carrying a bowl of dream dust.) Phoebe: Okay, just don't use too much. We don't want any problems coming to life. Paige: Are you sure it's okay to go to sleep with the Tracer Demon still out there? (Phoebe opens the door to the conservatory.) Ryder: Piper, I need you. I want you. Slappy: Come on, Paige, let's party! (He does a dance. Phoebe closes the door.) Paige: Let's get this over with. Leo: Okay, everybody, know what they need to do? Paige: Yep, I need to find out why I feel so empty. (The girls sit next to each other on the couch.) Piper: And I need to give in to my desire and... Leo: That's enough. Phoebe? Phoebe: I need to find the courage to kick my kller's ass. Ready? Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "Let we who waken from our sleep, return at once to slumber deep." (They fall asleep and lay back on the couch. Leo sprinkles dream dust on Paige. He hesitates for a moment, then sprinkles some on Piper, and then sprinkles some on Phoebe.) [Flash to Phoebe's dream. Basement. Phoebe looks around.] Phoebe: I know you're down here. You always are. (The chainsaw man appears out of the shadows.) I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid. (She runs.) [Flash to Paige's dream. P3. Women are standing around a basinet. Paige walks in and everyone leaves.] Paige: But wait, you haven't even seen the baby yet. Slappy: But you should. That's why you're here, isn't it? Go ahead, take a peek. (Paige slowly moves towards the basinet. She looks inside and sees a baby wrapped in a blanket with "Paige Matthews" embroidered on it. She picks up the baby.) [Flash to living room. Paige wakes up.] Leo: Paige, are you okay? (Paige gets up and opens the door to the conservatory. Slappy vanishes.) Paige: The baby in the cradle was me. Nobody was allowed to celebrate my birth because it had to be kept a secret. I guess that's why I was trying to make up for it with your baby. Leo: It'll be different for her. But first we need to get her mummy back. (Paige nods.) [Flash to Piper's dream. Living room. Ryder moves closer to Piper.] Piper: Ryder, please, this isn't right, I'm married. Ryder: Not in your dreams you're not. (He kisses her neck and Piper breathes heavily. She pulls away.) Don't be afraid. You know you want to. (Piper and Ryder kiss passionately. They pull apart and Ryder is now Leo. Piper smiles.) [Flash to the living room. End of Piper's dream. Piper smiles in her sleep. Paige and Leo look in the conservatory and Ryder vanishes.] Leo: What happened? Where'd he go? Piper: Nowhere. (Piper walks over to Leo.) He was right here all along. (Piper kisses Leo.) I was dreaming about you, about us. The way we used to be. And I don't want that to change just because we're married and... (she looks at Leo's stomach) having a baby. Leo: It won't. (They kiss.) Paige: Uh, guys? Piper: Mm? Paige: Phoebe's not looking so hot. [Flash to Phoebe's dream. Basement. The chainsaw man is chasing Phoebe. He hits a shelf of stuff with his chainsaw. Phoebe runs up the stairs.] Phoebe: Come on, Phoebe, you can do this. It's now or never. (The chainsaw man climbs the stairs and Phoebe kicks him back down. He falls the the ground and multiplies. The other two are holding a butcher's Knfe and an axe. They stand up. Phoebe screams.) [Flash to the living room. Phoebe breathes heavily.] Piper: Phoebe? Honey, what's happening? (They look in the conservatory and the chainsaw man multiplies. They kick the crystals out of the way and the crystal cage disappears. The three of them move closer to Piper, Paige and Leo.] Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper pushes a table up against the door.] Paige: Don't let 'em in! (Leo and Piper lock the other doors.) Piper: This is not gonna hold long. Paige: Phoebe, will you deal with your issues already! Leo: Yelling at her is not gonna help! (The axe man chops through one of the doors. Piper screams.) Piper: Alright, that's enough. (She goes to blow them up but Leo stops her.) Leo: Piper, don't. You kll them, you kll Phoebe. Paige: What the hell are we gonna do? (The chainsaw man and the axe continue to chop their way through the doors.) [Flash to Phoebe's dream. Kitchen. Phoebe is there. The chainsaw man cuts his way through the door. Phoebe screams. The three of them move towards Phoebe.] Phoebe: What am I supposed to do to make them go away? Unmask them and he goes away. That's it. (She kicks the axe man and then removes the mask, revealing herself.) Phoebe: Oh my god. [Flash to the living room. The chainsaw man, axe man and butcher's Knfe man move in closer. Piper, Paige and Leo back away.] Piper: Phoebe, hurry up. (The men vanish.) Leo: Where'd they go? (Phoebe wakes up. Paige sits down beside her.) Paige: You did it, you kicked his ass. Phoebe: No, actually, I didn't, I just unmasked him. Or me, rather. Piper: You? Uh, the k*ller was you? Phoebe: Yeah. How narcissistic is that? Paige: That's weird. I thought my clown was strange. Phoebe: What happened in here? Leo: Uh, nothing much, we've just been protecting you from apparently you. Piper: Wait a minute, I don't get it. I thought Cole was involved in your nightmare. Phoebe: Yeah, so did I, until I stopped running scared and realised that I was just running from myself. Paige: I don't follow. Phoebe: Kind of an old issue for me. Self sabotage. I just kept beating myself up with the whole Cole thing, not thinking that I deserve to move on. Piper: Oh, you deserve it. Paige: Well, the good news is, is that it's over for all of us. Phoebe: Mm-hm. (Leo groans.) Leo: Ooh. Piper: Maybe not all of us. Leo: She kicked. I felt the baby kick. (Leo's stomach deflates and Piper's inflates.) Now why did that happen? Phoebe: Well, you said you wanted to be closer to the baby. Piper: So you were, now you're not. Leo: Yeah, well, right now I wanna be closer to my wife. (Piper and Leo kiss.) Phoebe: Eww. (The Tracer demon appears.) Tracer Demon: Prepare to die, witches. (Piper and Leo pull apart and turn to the Tracer. The Tracer demon looks around.) Where are you dreams? Piper: Boy, are you ever late. (Piper blows him up.) Paige: Why'd you do that? We needed to find out who he was working for. Piper: Oh, there's more where he came from. Besides, we're saving dreams. I don't want a lot of cranky women at my baby shower. Unless, you know, having one is gonna bring up some issues for you. Paige: No, no, I'm fine. You know, I would even be so big as to consider moving it to P3. Piper: Well, I can't, I've got Beth Orton booked for tonight. Paige: What better way to celebrate? Just hope we can stay awake long enough to enjoy it. [Scene: P3. Beth Orton is performing on stage. People are dancing and having a good time in front of the stage. At the back of the room, there are opened presents and a half-eaten cake. Piper, Phoebe and Paige sleep soundly, Slappy under Paige's arm.] End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x14 - Sand Francisco Dreamin'"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Daniel Cerone Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 15 Episode Number: 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Backyard. Night time. Piper and Phoebe are sitting on chairs looking up at a green mist in the sky. Paige walks out.] Piper: It's even brighter than it was an hour ago. Phoebe: It's like magic and science and fairy tales all rolled up into one. Paige: Actually, it's ion speeding into the earth's magnetic field and then they collide with air molecules. Hm. (She sits down on a chair.) Do you guys think it's weird that the Aurora Borealis is happening the night before the Wiccan Festival of Lights? Piper: I've been so busy planning for the baby, I forgot tomorrow is a Sabbath. Paige: Yep, it's definitely a time for renewal and growth. Piper: Uh, please, don't say growth. If this little thing gets any bigger, I'll never be able to snap back. Paige: Hey, was that a shiver? I think I detected a shiver. Lady, you should go inside with that shiver. Piper: Shh, I'm fine, I'm feeling fine. Phoebe: You didn't look so fine when you were bent over the toilet puking your guts out today. Piper: Nausea, headaches, all a normal part of pregnancy. Along with gas, heartburn, constant need to pee. Phoebe: Sounds fun. (A goose squawks. They see a white goose in front of them lay a golden egg. It flies into the house. Paige gets up.) Paige: Uh, another golden goose. (Paige picks up the golden egg.) Piper: You'd think the magical community could find maybe something else to give to the baby. Phoebe: Well, that's the hot item this year. Piper: Clearly. Paige: Yeah, I could definitely melt this down and make a fashionable ring. Piper: You are not keeping that. (Inside, Leo walks past the door.) Leo: Goosy, goosy, goosy. (Leo dives for the goose and lands on the floor. Piper and Phoebe laugh. Leo gets up and runs through the house.) Piper: As much as I am enjoying the spectacle, I think we should really send those things back. Dad is in town tomorrow and he wants to stop by for a visit. Phoebe: Yeah, he does get very Darin Stevens about our whole magic thing. Paige: Yeah, we should maybe have Leo ask the Elders what the policy is on magical gift returns. We don't want a curse put on the family or anything. (Leo walks outside.) Piper: Yes, good idea. (The Elders call Leo.) Leo: I wonder what the Elders want this late? Piper: Well, I don't know, but you go find out and keep it down when you come back because I'm gonna head up... (She stands up and feels dizzy.) Ohh. Or maybe down. (She faints back onto the chair.) Phoebe: Piper! (They rush to her side.) Leo: Piper. Phoebe: Leo... (Leo tries to heal Piper.) Paige: What's going on? Leo: I don't know, I can't heal her, she won't come to. Phoebe: Okay, to the hospital. Come on. Opening Credits [Scene: Hospital. A room. Piper is lying in bed with Phoebe, Paige and Leo surrounding her.] Phoebe: You scared us. Piper: Me too. I guess I'm not so invincible after all. Paige: Yeah, maybe we need to start taking better care of you. Piper: No, it was my fault, everybody was telling me to slow down. Leo: It's not your fault. We're all in uncharted territory. The Elders said that this was a special child and anything can happen. Lets not forget that. (A female doctor walks in carrying a file.) Doctor: How are you feeling? Piper: Eh, tired and weak. Doctor: I've got your test results here but I can't find your chart. When are you due? Piper: Uh, six weeks. Doctor: And who is your regular doctor? Piper: Uh... we don't have one. Leo: We've sorta been seeing a alternative medical practitioners. Doctor: You don't have an OB/GYN? Phoebe: We're training to be midwives. Doctor: I'm open to all forms of healing but a woman in her third trimester should've had ultrasounds and blood work done by now. A medical doctor could have caught your condition earlier. Piper: My condition? Doctor: Toxaemia. It's a form of high blood pressure in pregnant women. Do you deal with unusual stress in your life? Paige: Very unusual. Piper: Is it serious? Doctor: Toxaemia restricts blood flow and food and oxygen to the placenta. It can result in a small baby, premature delivery or it can lead to other complications, none of which you need to worry about now. Most women respond quickly to the treatment. Piper: Okay, so give me the treatment. Doctor: The treatment involves a no salt diet, no stress and lots of bed rest. Do that and the symptoms should reverse. I'll be back later to check on you. (The doctor leaves the room.) Leo: That's probably why I couldn't heal you. High blood pressure isn't just physical, it's a state of mind. Paige: No stress and bed rest. Do you think you can handle that? Piper: Yeah, I can handle that. I'll do anything. Phoebe: So will we. [Scene: The woods. A demon, Cronyn, stands beside a small fre. His assistant, Stanley, walks up beside him carrying an armload of wood.] Cronyn: Oh, I have waited a life time for this. Stanley: The Aurora Borealis is a rare sight indeed, sir. (Stanley throws the wood onto the fre.) Cronyn: It's much more than that. Two centuries ago when I became an apprentice, I devoted my life to sorcery and the black arts. And do you know why? Stanley: No, sir. Cronyn: In the hope that an ancient prophecy, which my mentor kept hidden, would one day come to pass. Stanley: Has it? Cronyn: Well, look up. The signs are converging. The future of all magic hangs in the balance. And only I know it. Stanley: And now I know it too, sir. Cronyn: Oh, yes you do. That's why you're going to help me by attacking the Charmed Ones tomorrow with fireballs. Stanley: Fireballs? No-no-no, fireballs are useless against those witches. Cronyn: Well, actually, you'll be lucky to have any fireball power at all if things happen the way I expect them to. Stanley: It sounds like su1c1de, sir. Cronyn: su1c1de? Sacrifice. It's an opportunity of a life time to have power over good forever. This is a kind of mission that turns demons into legends. Your name will go down in infamy. Stanley: Really? Cronyn: Yes. What's your name again? Stanley: Stanley. Cronyn: Stanley. (He touches Stanley's face.) It all starts with you. attck the witches, go down fighting, secure your legacy. Stanley: I'll do my best, sir. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Piper's room. Phoebe's there. She places a vase of flowers on the bedside table. She then walks over to a candle and lights it. Paige orbs in holding a bucket of bubbling mud.] Paige: Greetings from the dad sea. Phoebe: Oh. Pew! What'd you eat over there. Paige: It's not me, it's the sulphur in the mud. It has healing properties. You know, people comes from all over the world just to get this stuff. Phoebe: Yeah, well, we want Piper to feel like she's in a spa, not some sewer. Paige: I guess you're right, I just wanted the best for her. Phoebe: I know, sweetie, we're gonna take good care of her and the baby. I promise. Piper: (from downstairs) Hello? Phoebe: (excited) There she is. [Cut to the foyer. Piper and Leo are there. Phoebe and Paige race down the stairs.] Phoebe: Welcome home, honey. Or should I say your highness? Because from now on we are your loyal subjects. (She gives Piper a big hug.) Paige: We even turned your bedroom into a royal throne room. Leo: Let me take you there now, my queen. Piper: Alright, knock it off before I cut your heads off. I don't want any special treatment. Phoebe: Piper, we love you, let us love you. Paige: Yeah, I mean, as your sisters and your midwives, we feel it's our duty to provide you with solitude and serenity and... (A goose squawks and three golden geese walk into the living room.) Piper: A gaggle of geese. Leo: I thought you guys were gonna get rid of those. Phoebe: You said you were gonna ask the Elders on magical gift return policies. Piper: Okay, you guys, it's fine, everything's fine. It's not gonna bother me, I'm not gonna let anything bother me for the sake of my daughter. Leo: Come on, I'll take you upstairs. (Piper and Leo go upstairs.) Phoebe: I thought you said you tied them up. Paige: I did, but the little flockers got loose. Phoebe: Okay, we have to do better than this for Piper. I mean, if we can't keep geese away from her, how are we supposed to protect her from demons? Paige: Okay, you're right, you're right, we should take turns guarding the manor. You know, who knows what kind of weirdo stuff's gonna show up... (They hear a neighing noise coming from the kitchen.) Here? (They walk into the kitchen to find a white unicorn standing there. It has gotten into all the food. Phoebe panics.) Oh my goodness, it's a unicorn. Phoebe: Yes, it is. In our kitchen. Is that another baby present you think, maybe? Paige: Yeah, the best one ever. (Paige goes over and pets the unicorn.) Phoebe: Okay, Paige, while unicorns may be very magical and cool, I'm not so sure it's appropriate for a baby. Paige: Oh, come on now. Our little niece will grow into it. Phoebe: I'm not so sure about that. Have you seen those hooves? And how are we gonna baby proof that horn? (Paige notices a card tied around its neck.) Paige: Hey, look, there's a card. "From El." (Part of the card is torn.) El? Do we know anybody in Spain? Phoebe: Paige, I don't care who it's from, okay? It just can't be here now. It's way too much stress for Piper and the baby, okay? So just orb it out of here. Paige: I can't. Unicorns are mythical beasts from another world. Where do you propose I orb it to? Phoebe: I don't care where you orb it to, just get it out of here, okay? Paige: Fine, I'll orb it somewhere safe and tie it up until we figure it out. (She touches the unicorn and tries to orb out. She glows in white orbs for a second and then the orbs vanish, leaving Paige still in the kitchen.) Phoebe: What was that? Paige: I can't orb it. Phoebe: Okay, stand back. Uh, "take this beast, before I end her, ship her back, return to sender." (Nothing happens.) Wait, why aren't my powers working? Paige: Uh, apple. (Nothing happens.) Nothing. Phoebe: Oh, no. (Phoebe tries to levitate but can't.) I can't levitate, I'm grounded. (Leo rushes in, panicking.) Leo: Something's wrong, something's wrong, I can't orb. I was trying to go to the Elders to find out how to get rid of the golden geese and why is there a unicorn in the kitchen? Paige: Forget the unicorn, our magic's down too? Leo: It is? Phoebe: Okay, well, whatever ht us, we have to assume also ht Piper. Okay, and she can't find out about this until we know what's going on because she... Piper: (upstairs) Hello? Where is everybody? Leo: Why is she out of bed? Phoebe: I don't know. Paige: Go put her back. Phoebe: Go, go! (Leo rushes out of the kitchen.) Alright, Paige, uh, you take the magical farm animals and put them down in the basement. I'm gonna get the book and I'll meet you down there. (Phoebe rushes out of the kitchen.) Paige: Alright, you're Spanish. Andale! (She waves her arms and clicks her fingers. It doesn't move.) [Cut to the stairway. Piper is coming down the stairs. Leo comes around the corner.] Leo: Why are you on your feet? Piper: I was coming down to get some food. A person could starve around here. (Phoebe runs around the corner.) Phoebe: Hi. Bye. (She runs up the stairs.) Leo: Alright, come on upstairs, I'll get your food. You're supposed to be on bed rest. Piper: Okay, well, bed rest doesn't actually mean... Leo: Yes, it does. The doctor said stay off your feet and relax. (Piper and Leo go upstairs. The unicorn walks down the hallway and Paige runs after it.) Paige: Here, unicorn. [Cut to Piper's bedroom. Piper and Leo walk in.] Piper: Relax. Everybody keeps telling me to relax, like it's something you do. Like, like switching off a light. Leo: You need to learn how to do it, Piper, if you're gonna get your blood pressure under control. Piper: My blood pressure would not be a problem if we had been seeing a doctor like we were supposed to. Leo: I knew that was coming. Come on, sit down. (He helps her to the bed but she pushes him away.) Piper: Don't treat me like a baby factory, I can sit myself down. (She sits on the bed.) All these fears about a magical baby and don't let the doctors find out and we'll buy a birthing ball and Paige and Phoebe will be midwives. And you know what? We were wrong. Leo: How can you say that? Piper: Because somehow in the middle of all this we forgot the most important thing of all. What's best for the baby. Leo: Well, that's not fair. A lot of people decide to have babies at home. Piper: Uh huh, maybe so but I was not one of them. And this baby is not even out of the womb yet and I'm already screwing up as a mother. Leo: You're haven't screwed up. Piper: Yes, I did, Leo, I did. I have a disease that is thrat our baby and I could've avoided it if I had just trusted my instincts. Leo: Well, what are your instincts telling you now? Piper: To have this baby in a hospital. Leo: Okay, I'll make arrangements today. Piper: Oh, really. And what happens when she's delivered in swaddling orbs? Leo: We'll deal with it then. From now on I want you to feel safe and secure, okay? (He kisses her forehead and leans back knocking over a side table and all the stuff on it.) No magic! No magic! No magic! It's just too much stress on your body. Piper: Like that mess on the floor's not gonna stress me out? Leo: Well, I'll clean it up. (The phone rings. Piper answers it.) Piper: Hello? Uh, sure. (to Leo) It's one of your charges. Since when do they use the telephone? Leo: Since I've been ignoring them to spend more time with my lovely wife. (He takes the phone.) Excuse me. Hello? [Cut to the basement. Paige is there with the unicorn and the golden geese. Paige ties up the unicorn.] Paige: There you go. (She walks over to the geese.) Come on, come on. (She steps backwards and stands on a golden egg. It smashes all over the floor.) Aw, yuck. (Phoebe comes down the stairs carrying the Book of Shadows.) Phoebe: Okay, look at this, check this out. (She flips open the book. The pages are blank.) The whole book has been erased. Paige: How's that possible? Phoebe: I don't know and without the book, I don't even know how to find out. It's like someone's taken the magic and erased it from our entire family. Paige: I think it's bigger than that. (They look at the squished egg on the floor.) Phoebe: Oh, is that from one of our golden geese? Paige: Yeah, I don't think we're gonna be able to return them now. Phoebe: What is going on? Paige: You know, this all started when El mystery mare arrived. Maybe she's a Trojan unicorn sent to suck away our magic. Phoebe: No, I doubt it. Unicorns are the essence of good magic. If anything, they should enhance our powers, not steal them. What about the sky last night? Paige: What, the northern lights on the eve of a Sabbath? Yeah, it could be a mystical sign but don't those normally come in threes? Where's the third? Phoebe: Have you been experiencing uncontrollable emotional mood swings in the last week? Paige: Am I that transparent? Phoebe: No, but read your horoscope. Jupiter, Mars and Saturn are all in Gemini. That only happens once every three hundred years. Paige: Holy Hannah. It's like the universe is practically screaming at us to get our attention. Phoebe: Yeah, but what is it trying to say? Paige: I don't know. But I've got a lot of research books in the attic. I'm gonna go up there and check it out. Phoebe: Okay, I'll meet you up there. I'm gonna try to figure out a way to wrangle the geese. Paige: Good luck. (Paige goes up the stairs.) [Cut to the stairway. Stanley is sneaking up the stairs. Paige comes around the corner.] Paige: Hey! Who the hell are you? Stanley: They call me Stanley. (A fireball forms in his hand and then vanishes.) I was afraid of that. Paige: At least it's a level playing field. (Stanley runs down the stairs and attcks Paige.) [Cut to Piper's room. Piper is watching TV. Leo is cleaning up the mess on the floor.] Tabitha: (on TV) Tonight, Tabitha is going to get her revenge. On all of harmony. (Tabitha cackles.) Piper: Hm. Like that spell would've worked. (They hear a thump coming from downstairs.) What was that? Leo: What? (They hear another thump.) Piper: That. Leo: Oh, that. That's probably the girls trying to run down the geese. Yeah, tricky birds, you know. Listen, I'll go help out, you, uh, relax. (He turns up the volume on the TV and smiles at Piper. He leaves the room.) [Cut to downstairs. Paige and Stanley are fighting. Stanley knocks Paige to the floor. He grabs a marble tabletop from nearby and holds it above his head. Phoebe runs in holding a Knfe.] Phoebe: Hey! (She throws the Knfe at Stanley and hits him in his chest.) Stanley: My name will haunt you to your grave. (He falls backwards, dad. Phoebe helps Paige up.) Phoebe: What was his name again? Paige: I don't remember. (Green slime pours out of Stanley's chest. Leo comes down the stairs.) Leo: What's with the leftovers? Paige: Well, his magic ran out just like ours. Phoebe: Okay, so we have no powers, demons have no powers, what is going on here? Leo: I don't know. I just got a call from a charge and her powers are down too. So I unplugged the phone just in case we get any more calls. I don't want Piper to panic. Paige: Oh, well, it's official. Magic's down everywhere. (The unicorn neighs and walks into the dining room.) Phoebe: I thought you tied her up. Paige: I did, she eats through everything. (The doorbell rings.) Phoebe: Oh, god, what time is it? That's probably dad. Leo: I'll get the unicorn. Paige: We got the body. (Phoebe opens the closet door and they grab his arms.) Phoebe: Alright, ready? Paige: Come on, dad guy. (They drag him into the closet.) Victor: (from outside) Hello? Anybody home? (Leo takes the unicorn into the kitchen. Phoebe and Paige tuck the demon's legs into the closet and close the door.) Piper: (from upstairs) Somebody get that? (Phoebe and Paige go into the foyer and open the door. Victor and a woman is standing there.) Victor: Phoebe, Paige, I'd like you to meet Doris. Phoebe: Doris? Victor: My new wife and your new stepmother. Doris: Hi! Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Phoebe, Paige, Victor and Doris head toward the stairway.] Phoebe: How are you. Married? Paige: We didn't even know you were dating. Phoebe: Or that you date at all for that matter, dad. Victor: Well, it happened pretty fast. Doris: Yes, we met on the singles cruise. Phoebe: Oh, that trip to Mexico. That was a singles cruise? Victor: Yeah, I'm a man of many mysteries. Phoebe: Really? Victor: Where's Piper? I wanna share the good news. (He heads for the stairs but Paige stops him.) Paige: Oh, god, no, that's okay. She's upstairs resting. We found out last night that she has a blood pressure condition. Victor: She's okay? Phoebe: Oh, yeah, she's fine. Don't worry. At least don't let her see you worry, anyway. Doris: Poor thing. Young women today are under so many pressures. Is she eating enough garlic? Because it dilates the blood vessels, you know. (She hands her coat and purse to Victor.) Phoebe: Oh, well, we'll have to fix some of that up. (Victor heads for the closet but Paige grabs the coat and purse off him.) Paige: Oh, let me take that for you. (Paige goes over to the closet, opens it and quickly throws the coat and purse on top of the dad demon. She quickly closes the door and turns around.) We're all outta hangers. (Piper comes down the stairs.) Piper: Hey, dad! Victor: Hey, Piper! (He goes over and gives her a hug.) Oh, I heard the news. You shouldn't be on your feet. Phoebe: Dad's got some news of his own. Gently though, dad, we don't want her to drop that calf right there on the stairs. Victor: Piper, I want you to meet Doris, my new bride. (Piper's eyes widen.) Phoebe: Yeah. (Doris walks over to Piper. Piper fakes a smile.) Doris: Hello, Piper. Piper: Hi, hi, uh, Doris. W-w-welcome to the family, I guess. Victor: I know it's kinda sudden but sometimes when life drops a peach at your feet, you've gotta stop and make some cobbler. (The closet door opens and Stanley's leg falls out. Just as that happens, Victor leans in and kisses Doris, so they don't notice. Paige quickly pushes Stanley's leg back in the closet and slams the door.) Paige: That is always my motto, isn't that funny? Phoebe: Uh, uh, apparently they met on a singles cruise. Did you know dad goes on singles cruises? Doris: Oh, it was like in the movies. Our eyes met across the buffet bar, your dad's so handsome and, well, I told him, don't eat the rolls, you know, too much processed flour. (Stanley's green blood escapes from under the closet door.) Anyway, we stayed up all night long talking, (Paige drags the rug along the floor with her foot and covers the blood.) And by the morning we just knew. Victor: Mmm, she devastates me. (Leo walks in.) Leo: Okay, I put away the uni... (He sees everyone.) Cycle. Piper: What unicycle? Leo: It's a baby gift. Hey, Victor. Victor: Leo. Doris: Hello, I'm Doris. (She shakes his hand.) I'm your new mother-in-law. Leo: Oh, hi, I guess I missed a lot, didn't I? Phoebe: Okay, now that we've all met, maybe the two lucky newlyweds should check into the hotel because it's really crazy here and then we'll call you... Doris: Oh-oh, no. We're not going anywhere. Piper: You're not? Doris: No, I used to volunteer at the hospital. We can stay and help take care of you. (Piper puts on a fake smile.) Piper: You can? Doris: I look forward to some real mother-daughter bonding. Piper: You do, huh? (The doorbell rings.) Phoebe: Oh. Paige: Well, you know, now that we've figured out you're staying here, let's get Piper off her feet, shall we? (Piper walks over to Phoebe and Paige.) Piper: (whispers) You can't leave me alone with her. Phoebe: Yeah, yeah, we have to. Because what if it's another magical baby gift? (Piper is not happy. She turns back towards the stairs.) Leo: Come on, upstairs. (Piper, Leo, Victor and Doris go upstairs. The doorbell rings again. Phoebe and Paige go and open the door. Cronyn is standing there.) Paige: Can I help you? Cronyn: To save magic? I hope so. [Time lapse. Backyard. Cronyn is waiting there. Phoebe and Paige walk out.] Paige: Okay, sorcerers don't just drop by our house. What makes you think we're not going to vanquish you? Cronyn: Because you can't. Didn't you get my message? My apprentice was supposed to drop by this morning. Phoebe: Oh, that guy? He's dad in our closet. But he didn't give us a message. Cronyn: Because he was the message. To demonstrate the dire nature of our situation. Paige: So you're saying demons don't have power either. Cronyn: Down to the last imp. There's fear and panic everywhere. Demons stuck in the underworld with no way up. Others stuck topside with no way down. Phoebe: Oh, poor little evil creatures. Cronyn: Well, I see your flowers haven't died yet, and they will. With no gnomes or garden nymphs to spin their delicate magic. Paige: Don't go getting all enchanted on us. Cronyn: Oh, don't worry, I hate good magic, fairy tales, wishes on stars, and children who believe in Santa Claus. Mortals don't know it exists, but magic infuses all their hopes and dreams. Paige: Stand back, I think he's gonna break out in song. Cronyn: Oh, hardly. Nothing would give me more pleasure than to watch it all ripped from the world. Phoebe: So why not just sit back and watch the show? Why come to us? Cronyn: Because I want my power back. Magic must be saved and it's up to us. Paige: Us? We're us, you're them. We don't help them's. Sorry. Cronyn: You can't fix this by yourselves. That's why you invited me here to your backyard. But together, together we can interpret the signs. Phoebe: (to Paige) You were right about the signs. (to Cronyn) Okay, so what do you propose that we do? Cronyn: A summit between good and evil to discuss the crisis. Of course, there'd be certain rules. No gn, no knives, etc, you know. Paige: The exit's that way, so if you wanna just... (whistles). Cronyn: We don't have much time. The longer magic is down, the harder it is to restore. (He pulls out a business card which reads "Cronyn, Sorcerer - Evil Magic For All Occasions" and hands it to Phoebe.) My cell phone's on the back in case your sister changes her mind. Phoebe: Cronyn, huh? Since when do sorcerers have cell phones? Cronyn: You think that's bad? I've got a taxi waiting out front. Call me. (He heads for the exit. Phoebe laughs.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Phoebe and Paige walk in from the backyard.] Paige: I don't trust him. Phoebe: Yeah, but I kinda liked his whole world without magic speech. It was very Capra. Paige: Pure crappa. I don't wanna help evil. (Leo walks in.) Leo: What evil? Phoebe: A sorcerer wants to arrange peace talks for the whole magic crisis. Paige: Oh, yeah, and Phoebe is actually considering it. Phoebe: Well, of course I'm considering it, the future of magic is at stake here, not to mention the future of my niece. And what else do we have right now? There's no powers, no book, no Elders. Leo: Phoebe's right. Without magic, Piper and the baby are vulnerable, we can't protect them. Paige: Okay, fine, but if there's a meeting we're going in heavy, in case it's a trap. Phoebe: Okay, but Cronyn said no wapon. Paige: And you trust him? Leo, I'm gonna need some saltpetre and some cayenne pepper from the kitchen. Leo: For what? Paige: A homemade arsenal. Phoebe, would you kindly get an aerosol can. Ladies and gentleman, it's time to lock and load. [Cut to Piper's room. Doris is unpacking a gift basket.] Doris: I knew this gift basket would come in handy. And lucky for you I am always ready for emergencies. Victor: You should've seen our first date. Doris: Oh, your father spilled steak sauce all down the front of his shirt. Victor: And Doris pulls out a bottle of stain remover from her purse. Doris: Of course I licked it off your chin first. (Victor and Doris kiss. Piper turns her head.) Piper: Oh, that's so sweet. (Leo walks past her room carrying saltpetre and cayenne pepper.) Hi, honey, what are you doing? (Leo comes back and stands at the door.) Leo: Uh, I'm just taking Paige some spices. She's gonna make a homeopathic remedy to help you relax. See ya. (He leaves.) Doris: Homeopathic medicine? You're into homeopathic medicine? I knew I was gonna love this family. This is unbelievable. My first husband passed away a couple of years ago, heart attck. And the first thing I did when we got home from the cruise is put your father on a low fat, high fibre diet. Victor: And a monthly colonic. (Piper turns her head once again and sees Phoebe walk into the room.) Piper: Hi, Phoebe, come sit, talk with us, please. Phoebe: Oh, I can't, I have a big meeting at work. Do you have any hairspray I could borrow? Piper: You have hairspray. Phoebe: Yeah, but mine's non-aerosol and it's a really big meeting, so I need aerosol for that super firm hold, you know. Piper: Check my bathroom. (Phoebe walks past them and goes in the bathroom.) Doris: Oh, honey, you know what? There's no cheese Knfe here. Would you mind going downstairs and getting it. Victor: Absolutely, baby doll. (Victor kisses Doris and heads for the door. He turns around and smiles, then leaves. Phoebe walks back in the room with the aerosol can.) Doris: Uh, girls? I just wanted to let you know how I feel about your father. I, I just feel so lucky. He's the most special man I've ever met. Piper: Thank you. Phoebe: That's the sweetest thing you could ever say to us. Doris: Well, it's true, you know. He's so, he's so kind and he's so sensitive. And, oh, he's the most exciting lover. Oh! I mean, girlfriends, he can go all night. I'm not kidding. (Doris squeals. Phoebe and Piper fake a smile.) Phoebe: Did ya hear? Gotta go to that meeting. Piper: Don't leave me. (Phoebe leaves the room.) [Cut to the attic. Paige and Leo are there. Leo is making a candle. Paige puts down the phone. Phoebe walks in.] Paige: That was Cronyn. (She picks up a bottle and pours a red liquid into it.) He says, uh, he'll meet us in an hour. He suggested one of his, you know, dark chambers, I suggested Manny's Pizzeria. Phoebe: Nice, public venue, way to go. What is that? Paige: This would be a pipe bmb, dear. Phoebe: Oh, what... Paige: I was good at chem lab in high school. How's the candle going? Leo: Fine, it just needs a few minutes to set. Are you sure it's gonna give us smoke? Paige: Total whiteout, as long as you put six parts of saltpetre in there. Leo: Okay, we have one flammable spray can, one lotion bottle bmb, a smoking candle, two sharpened nail files, four cayenne pepper spray straws, and assorted rings and bracelets? (Phoebe shows her hands to reveal her fingers covered in rings.) Paige: Well, it kinda makes you appreciate your powers, doesn't it? Phoebe: We don't need no stinkin' powers to kick some demon ass. Paige: Well, maybe you don't. You're a little bit better with your mono-e-mono stuff. Speaking of, I have some extra gifts for you, my dear. Phoebe: Okay. (They go over to a chest.) Paige: These were mine and now they're yours. (She pulls out a chain mail top.) Chain mail top from my club days. Steel toed boots from my mosh pit days. Handcuffs, from last Friday. (Leo tests the candle and a big cloud of smoke rises from it.) Phoebe: Hey, do you think we're making a huge mistake by not telling Piper about this? Paige: No, absolutely not, I think she needs to relax. Leo: I agree. Piper's not just carrying the next generation of Halliwell, she's carrying the next generation of magic. Phoebe: Then let's go save them. [Cut to Piper's bedroom. Piper's eating a crcker. Doris is sitting on Victor's lap. They are doing a magazine quiz.] Doris: Okay, the last question is, what is your lover's favourite article of clothing? Hm. Oh, it has to be your grey cardigan. Am I right? Victor: As always, baby doll. (They kiss. Piper lays back in her bed and gets under the covers.) Doris: Okay, that's nineteen out of twenty. That makes our romance rating jalapeno hot. (Victor growls and Doris giggles. Piper spots Phoebe, Paige and Leo walking past the room.) Piper: Hey! Somebody get in here. (Phoebe and Paige leave Leo. Leo goes in the room.) Hi. I may be stuck in bed but I am not stuck on stupid. I know that something's going on. Leo: Well, you wanted a doctor and she told you to relax, so, relax. (He chuckles.) Piper: Mmm, how can I relax when I know that you're hiding something from me? All the strange noises and weird behaviour. Why don't you just tell me what's going on? Leo: Okay, um... (to Victor and Doris) I'm sorry, you guys, we need a moment, a magical moment. Doris: Oh. Victor: Oh, alright, then. (They get up and leave the room. Leo closes the door.) Leo: Okay, uh, well, it's really nothing to worry about. Magic has disappeared from the world and Phoebe and Paige went to have a summit meeting with evil so they can fix it. See? Nothing to worry about. Piper: I see. Okay, I am not gonna get upset about this. I am just gonna blow you to pieces. (She tries to blow him up but nothing happens.) Leo: See, I tried to tell you. Piper: Oh, no! Leo: Listen, I-I'm sure it's nothing. Phoebe and Paige... Piper: Leo, no. My water just broke. [Scene: Manny's Pizzeria. Phoebe and Paige walk into the crowded shop. They look around and spot Cronyn sitting at a table with two other men. They walk over to them.] Cronyn: This is Merrill, our highest ranking wizard and personal mentor. Kane, top advisor to the warlocks. Kane: Check their bags for wapon. Paige: Like we'd attck in front of civilians. That's why we chose a public place. Cronyn: You can't be too safe, you know. (Phoebe and Paige hand them their handbags. They look inside.) What's with the candle? Phoebe: We thought we'd try a wiccan ritual or two to try to bring back magic. Cronyn: Let's get down to business. (They hand back the handbags.) Phoebe: Okay, well, wait a minute, bubs. How do we know you guys aren't packing wapon? Kane: You mean like this? (Kane stands up and pulls out a big Knfe.) Paige: Hey, now. (The room falls silent.) Phoebe: Did it just get very quiet in here? Cronyn: You don't think we'd pass up the opportunity to take out the Charmed Ones, now do you? (Everyone in the room stand up, all holding wapon. They surround Phoebe and Paige.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manny's Pizzeria. Phoebe crashes through a window and lands behind a table. Paige goes flying through the room, landing on the table and falling to the floor.] Phoebe: How did you do it? This place must've been crawling with customers. Cronyn: We paid them to leave. Of course, the owner wanted to stay but he's browning in the pizza oven. Paige: What about magic? Who's gonna fix it? Cronyn: I got that covered. Which is more than I can say for you two. Phoebe: If you don't think we came prepared for this moment, you are sadly mistaken. (She pulls out the hairspray can and holds it up. The demons move closer. Phoebe sprays the can and holds a lighter under it. The demons duck as the ball of fre heads for them. Paige lights the lotion bottle bmb and throws it at the demons. Phoebe and Paige duck for cover. One demon catches it and it blows up the whole room. The demons groan in pain.) We've gotta fight our way out of this or die trying. You ready? (Phoebe lights the smoke candle and throws it in the room. Thick smoke fills the room. Cronyn grabs Kane.) Cronyn: Don't let 'em out alive. (He heads for the door. Phoebe and Paige run into the room, Paige holding a baseball bat, and start attacking the demons. Cronyn leaves the Pizzeria.) [Cut to the manor. Piper's room. Piper, Leo and Victor are there. Piper is panicking.] Piper: What are we doing? Why are we sitting here? We need to go to the hospital now. Leo: You need to relax. Your water broke, it's no need to panic. Piper: No, you are wrong. My due date is six weeks away. This baby is not ready to come out. Please, take me to the hospital. Leo: Okay, okay. (Doris walks in.) Doris: I just got off the phone with your doctor and she said don't move until she gets here. Piper: She's coming here? Doris: She's on her way now. Victor: There. See? Everything's gonna be okay. Piper: I need Phoebe and Paige, they've trained so hard for this, they should be here now. Leo: I called Phoebe's cell phone, there was no answer. Piper: Ugh. Victor: Well, can't you just, you know, pop over there and get them in that special way you do? Leo: Kinda got a problem with that right now. Piper: Ooh! (She holds her stomach.) Oh my god, contraction. Doris: Okay, okay, just breathe. (Doris does breathing exercise. Piper copies her.) Piper needs all the love and support we can give her right now, Leo. Go and get her sisters. Piper: Please. (Leo kisses Piper on her forehead and leaves.) Okay, it's over, okay. Doris: Now, the doctor said I need to keep you warm, so I'm gonna change all the sheets and all these wet blankets, alright? (Doris looks at Victor and he nods. They go out into the hallway.) Victor: Hey, what if the baby comes before the doctor gets here? Do you know what to do? (She kisses him and smiles.) Doris: I know exactly what to do. (Doris pulls out a Knfe and sab Victor in the stomach. He falls to the floor.) [Cut to Piper's room. Piper has changed into a nightgown. She sits on the bed. Doris walks in carrying a pile of sheets.] Doris: Alrighty, then. Piper: Where's dad? Doris: Oh, he decided to go with Leo. Oh, but don't worry, you still have family here. [Cut to the Pizzeria. Merrill crawls along the floor, wounded. Phoebe stands above him.] Phoebe: Where's Cronyn? Merrill: He had business to attend to. Phoebe: Yeah, I'll bet. (Phoebe pulls handcuffs out of her handbag and cuffs Merrill to a chair. Paige walks over and holds a Knfe to his throat.) Paige: Did Cronyn bring down magic? Merrill: He doesn't have the power. Phoebe: No, but you do. Paige: Of course, you're his mentor. Phoebe: What happened to magic? (No answer.) Paige: Answer the lady's question. Merrill: Centuries ago, I unearthed a quatrain from the tomb of a wise apothecary. "When three planets burn as one over a sky of dancing light, and magic will rest for a holy day to welcome a twice blessed child." Paige: Those are the signs that we saw. The Aurora Borealis, the planetary alignment, the wiccan Sabbath. Phoebe: Wait, back to the twice blessed child business. What is that? Paige: Cronyn is not after us... Phoebe: He's after Piper's baby. Oh my god. (Phoebe pulls out her cell phone and dials the manor.) Paige: That's why he led us here to our slaughter so the Power of Three couldn't find him. When do we get our powers back? Merrill: When it's too late to use them. Phoebe: The house line's dad. Merrill: Magic won't return to the world until the baby is born, which should be any minute. [Cut to the manor. Piper's room. Piper is in bed, back to the door. Doris sits down beside her. Cronyn walks into the room.] Piper: Finally, Leo... (She turns around and sees Cronyn.) Who are you? Cronyn: I'm here for your baby. (Piper looks at Doris and she smiles. Piper starts to panic.) Cronyn: It'd be easier if you'd just relax, Piper. (He puts a medical kit on the bed. Piper gets a contraction and she groans.) Breathe deeply... and push. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Piper's room. Doris covers Piper back up with the blankets.] Doris: She's fully effaced and dilated. It won't be long now. Piper: You can't have my baby, I won't- Aahh! (Piper screams as she gets another contraction.) [Cut to the kitchen. Phoebe and Paige walk in from the back door. They hear Piper scream. Phoebe starts to go to her but Paige stops her.] Paige: No, no, he's not gonna hurt her while she's in labour. Phoebe: Okay, well, what if Leo's hurt, or dad? Paige: There's only one way to save them. (They head for the basement and Paige grabs a Knfe on her way past.) [Cut to the basement. Paige scrapes the Knfe along the unicorn's horn and catches the dust in a scooper.] Paige: A unicorn's horn is pure concentrated magic. See, I told you all magic wasn't down. Phoebe: Okay, how did you know that? Paige: Because the wizard stole the prophecy from an apothecary, an agent of good magic. Phoebe: Wait, that would mean that the Elders knew what he wrote. (Phoebe looks at the card around the unicorn's neck.) Look, the card says "From El", that's gotta be for the Elders. They knew magic was going to go down and that we'd be in danger. Paige: Why didn't they just tell us? Phoebe: They tried. Leo got a call from the Elders, remember? And then Piper passed out and we had to take her to the hospital. Paige: And then they sent us this little present. I guess your magic is no affected by what happens on earth. [Cut to Piper's room. Piper is breathing heavily. Doris is wiping her forehead. They hear a neigh.] Cronyn: What was that? Doris: The witches? (The unicorn neighs again. Cronyn grabs a Knfe.) Cronyn: (to Doris) You stay here. Piper: Where is my father? What did you do to him? Doris: Shh, don't worry about such things. Child birth is painful enough. Piper: If you do anything to my baby, I will kll you. I will hunt you and kll you. Even if it means coming back from the dad and don't think I won't find a way to do that. Doris: We're not going to hurt your baby, Piper. We're going to raise her as our own. She's going to be a powerful leader, a great force of evil. You should be proud, very proud. (Doris turns away and squeezes the cloth into a bowl. Piper reaches over and grabs a vase of flowers off the side table. She smashes it over Doris' head, knocking her unconscious. Piper gets out of bed.) [Cut to the basement. Phoebe is pouring the unicorn dust into a satchel. Paige finishes writing a spell.] Paige: Okay, one vanquish spell. (They hear creaking floorboards.) [Cut to the kitchen. Cronyn is there looking around. He sees the basement door open and heads over to it. He is distracted by a loud thud coming from the stairway. He leaves the kitchen and walks over to the stairway. Piper is lying there.] Cronyn: Stupid witch. You could've klled the both of you. (Doris runs down the stairs holding the back of her head.) Doris: Ohh, she caught me off guard. Cronyn: Just get down here. (Doris walks to the bottom of the stairs. Cronyn goes up to Piper.) Piper: Get away from me! Doris: Her contractions are less than a minute apart. [Cut to the second floor. Victor regains consciousness.] [Cut back to the stairway.] Piper: Oh, god, please not now. (Phoebe and Paige come around the corner.) Phoebe: Step aside, bitch! Paige: Yeah, that's our job. (Cronyn holds the Knfe up against Piper's neck.) Cronyn: Move, even breathe and she's dad. Piper: Vanquish him, Phoebe. Cronyn: Your sister will die. Piper: It's to save the baby. Paige: Oh my god. Cronyn: I'm warning you. Piper: kll him. Phoebe: How can I? Piper: Do it! Phoebe: But I... Piper: Phoebe, if you love me, you will send this crazy bastard straight to hell. (Victor makes his way down the stairs and pounces on Cronyn. With all his strength, he throws Cronyn over the railing. Paige throws a handful of unicorn dust over Cronyn.) Paige: Now! Phoebe: "Beast of legend, myth and lore, give my words the power to soar, and kll this evil evermore." (Cronyn and Doris run for the door but are vanquished before they can get there. Stanley, dad in the closet, explodes and disappears.) Paige: Is everybody okay? Piper: I feel like I'm dying. [Time lapse. Phoebe races into the dining room carrying a doctor's kit.] Phoebe: Baby's coming, baby's coming! (She puts the bag down and covers the dining room table with a sheet. She gets a couple of pillows and places them on the table. Paige helps Piper up onto the table and she leans back on the pillows.) Phoebe: Okay, you're doing great, sweetie. Yes, you are. Let's see what we have here. (Phoebe pulls up Piper's nightgown.) Oh! I see a head of dark hair. (Piper starts to cry.) Piper: You do? Paige: What'd you expect? A blonde? (They laugh. Leo runs in through the front door.) Leo: What'd I miss? Piper: A lot! (Leo runs over to them.) Paige: Victor needs help. Here, try this. (Paige throws Leo the satchel of unicorn dust. Leo goes over to Victor.) Phoebe: Okay, breathe. Keep breathing, keep breathing. Paige: It's okay. Breathe, just breathe. (Leo sprinkles unicorn dust onto Victor's wound and heals him.) Phoebe: Very good. Okay, relax, relax, you're okay. Piper: Dad? Victor: Yeah, honey? Piper: I'm sorry about your demon wife. (She cries.) Victor: Oh, hush. Don't think about that. (Leo walks over to Piper and puts his arm around her.) Leo: I'm right here, baby. Phoebe: Okay. You okay? You're alright. Okay. You're doing great, you're doing great. Push, okay? Last push. Piper: I can't. Phoebe: You have to. A big one. Big one! Push! Leo: You can do it. Piper: I can't. Phoebe: You can, you can. Paige: Yes, you can. Phoebe: Okay, push. (Piper pushes.) Push. Come on, push! (Piper squeezes the edge of the table and pushes. A blue light shines down on them.) Paige: Oh, I guess magic's coming back. Phoebe: Here we go, here we go. (Piper cries.) Oh, I see a shoulder. Oh, and another shoulder. And an arm. (Phoebe helps the baby out.) Oh, and something else, something else. (Phoebe picks up scissors from the medical kit and cuts the umbilical cord. She picks the baby up which is glowing in orbing lights.) Hi, baby. Hi. (She uses a suction and clears the baby's mouth. The baby cries. Phoebe turns the baby around and shows them.) Look! (Their eyes widen.) Paige: Oh. Is that what I think it is? Phoebe: Uh, if you're referring to Mr. Winkie between the legs, yes. Leo: You mean, I got a boy? Phoebe: Here you go, mama. (She hands Piper her baby.) Piper: Hi. Hi, little guy, what are you doing? Look what we did. Leo: I see. Paige: It's a miracle. Piper: A little miracle. Phoebe: He's beautiful. Piper: You are safe, you are loved, and you are wise. (Piper smiles.) How ya doing? End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x15 - The Day the Magic Died"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Krista Vernoff Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 16 Episode Number: 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Piper's room. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo and the baby are there. Everyone is looking down at the baby who is in the bassinet.] Phoebe: Ooh, I could eat him up! I swear I could with a little ranch dressing. Piper: Okay, but let's not, okay? Phoebe: I can't make that promise. Leo: Okay, don't listen to your aunties, okay, they're a little kooky. Us guys gotta stick together, don't we, Peter? Piper: Peter? Leo: Peter. I'm just floating it. Piper: Hmm, is your name Peter? Phoebe: Well, for what it's worth, I dated a Peter in high school and he wasn't very nice. Paige: Yeah, you know, for what it's worth, it's kind of the name of the appendage that he has that surprised us all so much. It might get him teased at school. Leo: Okay, no Peter, but we're running out of P's. Paige: I can't believe you never thought of P boy names. Piper: Well, when I went to the future I had a little girl and obviously that has changed, as has a lot of things but, um, I'm still having trouble letting go of the name we settled on. Phoebe: Yeah, well, Prudence Melinda might get him in trouble at school too. Paige: I'm thinking that's probably true, although he could just zap them onto a roof like Harry Potter would or something. Leo: God, I hope not. Phoebe: Aren't you excited to see what his powers are? Piper: Excited, terrified. I mean, after seeing what the kid can do inside the womb, he's no muggle. Phoebe: Hey, what about Potter? Potter Halliwell. Or is it Wyatt? Leo: No, it's definitely Halliwell. Demons fear it, good magic respects it. I want what's best for him. That's why I'm gonna say no to Potter. (The baby starts to cry.) Piper: Oh, somebody's getting very sleepy. Come on. Shh. (Phoebe hugs the bassinet.) Phoebe: We love you, we love you, baby, so much. Love you, love you, love you. Bye, baby. (Phoebe and Paige leave the room. Piper tucks the baby in with a blanket embroidered with the triquetra symbol on it.) Piper: You're perfect, you perfect little creature. [Cut to the hallway.] Paige: It's too bad with all the powers your baby has, sleeping through the night is not one of them. Piper: Yeah, I'm sorry about that, you guys. (Phoebe walks into her room.) Maybe we can cast some kind of sound proofing spell around our bedroom so you don't have to deal with... Paige: No way, it'll interfere with the baby's alarm system. Piper: Which works how exactly? Paige: Ah, pretty basic stuff. I just enchanted a few cowry shells. Leo: Well, it's not going to shock anything, is it? Paige: In the nursery? I'm not a total idiot. It'll just alert us to the presence of evil so we can all sleep a little sounder. Now if you'll excuse me, I think I need to apply some under eye makeup to these dark circles that your sweet baby caused. (Paige goes into her room and closes the door. Phoebe sneaks out of her room, heading for Piper's.) Piper: Where are you going? Phoebe: I'm just gonna go watch him sleep for a little while. Piper: Phoebe. You must go to work. Leo: Yeah, aren't you supposed to meet the new owner of the paper today? Phoebe: I know, but it's so hard to leave him. Shouldn't there be some sort of maternity leave for new aunties? Piper: Phoebe, the club is not raking in the dough these days and Paige is unemployed, the cost of diapers... We kind of need you to keep your job. Phoebe: You're right, you're right, I'll go. Just, no Peter, okay? And no Patrick. And I really think you should consider Potter because it's a great name. Okay. Just don't make any decisions until I get back, please. Piper: Time to go. Phoebe: And do me a favour and kiss his little toes for me when he wakes up. (Phoebe leaves.) Leo: When are you going to talk to her? Piper: Oh, she's just excited. Leo: Excited, obsessed. Piper: Why? Because she wants to watch her nephew sleep? Leo: No, because yesterday she was giving you breast feeding advice and now she wants maternity leave. Piper: Well, she knows a lot about breasts. And she's an aunt, that's what they do. It's family, you know. Leo: Okay, well, how is mummy doing? (Leo puts his arms around Piper.) Piper: Mummy's tired. And happy. (They kiss.) Leo: Wanna try and get some sleep? Piper: Mm-hm. (They kiss again. Suddenly, an alarm goes off. Paige runs out of her bedroom.) Paige: The baby! Piper: What? Paige: The baby! (Paige runs in between them and heads for Piper's bedroom. Piper and Leo follow.) [Cut to Piper's bedroom. Two demons are standing over the baby's bassinet. Paige runs in followed by Piper and Leo.] Paige: Hey! (A force field appears around the baby's bassinet and knocks the demons to their feet. Piper blows up one of the demons. The other demon shimmers out.) Piper: Son of a...! (The force field vanishes. They walk over to the baby who is crying.) Leo: Way to go, little guy. Way to use your powers. (Piper picks up the baby.) Piper: Are you okay? No, you're okay, it's alright, you're okay. Paige: Did they scare you? Piper: You're okay. You're okay. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Paige walk in.] Piper: It just pisses me off. I can't believe they would come in the house and and try to steal the baby. Paige: Piper, demons aren't exactly known for their moral compass. At least he'll be safe with the Elders until we can figure it out. (They walk over to the Book of Shadows.) Piper: But he's just a baby. He's small and little and innocent. Paige: It's okay. He's got that invincibility thing going on. Hey, do you think that's permanent or is it like a baby teeth thing? Piper: I have no idea but the demons saw the force field, they're gonna find a way around it. Paige: Unless they can get up to Elder-land, he's gonna be fine. Piper: Well, he can't stay up there forever. Paige: That's what we're here for. No one is going to steal him. I promise you that. (Leo orbs in with the baby.) Piper: Leo? Leo: They wouldn't keep him. Piper: What? Why? Did you tell them what's going on? Leo: They want us to prove to ourselves that we can protect him like your mum and grams did for you. (The baby starts to cry. Piper takes him from Leo.) Piper: Oh, no, it's okay, we don't need them anyway. It's alright. (Piper sits down on the couch. Leo sits beside her.) Leo: Are you okay? Piper: I'm having some severe separation anxiety issues. Leo: We can do this. (Paige turns to a page in the Book of Shadows.) Paige: Hey, here he is, the Hawker Demon. "A breed of demon known for hawking magical goods at the demonic market." Piper: Magical goods? My baby is a magical good? That is sick and twisted. Leo: The question is who would wanna buy him and why? [Scene: Demon Marketplace. The place is crowded with funky looking demons buying wapon, books, ingredients for potions... At a stall, a gypsy is tied up. Two Parasite Demons with bleached white hair and red eyes are there with the Hawker Demon.] Parasite Demon #1: We paid you for a baby, not a gypsy! Hawker: And I told you the little brat had a force field protecting it. Parasite Demon #2: Which is why we want it, you idiot. The shield is what makes that kid a perfect battery. Parasite Demon #1: A self-sustaining, never ending source of magical power. We tap into that power and it will return us to our former strength. Parasite Demon #2: Or would you have us stay weaklings, Hawker, doomed to feed on the magic of others forever? Hawker: Look, I am sorry that the witch cursed you, and I'm sorry that you lost all of your powers, that's a tough break. But it's not my fault. Crone: Hawker! (A woman with greyish long hair and wearing black clothes approaches them.) Hawker: Madame, how may I serve you today? Crone: The eyes of two dozen adult brown bats and a large boar's tongue, please. Hawker: Right away. (Hawker gets the tongue and eyes and wraps them in some paper.) Parasite Demon #1: We're not finished here. She can wait her turn. Crone: Bottom feeders. (She looks at a jar of eyes.) What is it that's keeping you alive today, hm? Feed on a troll for breakfast this morning? Parasite Demon #2: Back off, Crone. (They glare at each other. Crone then turns to Hawker.) Crone: I sense danger, Hawker. The task these leeches seek you for will bring only death and destruction, and not to our enemies. Turn them away. Hawker: Your order, madam. (He holds out the wrapped up tongue and eyes. She hands him some coins and takes it. She walks away.) Parasite Demon #1: You're not gonna listen to that crazy old wretch, are you? Hawker: Crone's wisdom is ancient and renowned. I have already lost one demon on this job. Now, you either take the gypsy or nothing. Parasite Demon #2: We'll take the gypsy to tide us over, and we'll double the bounty on the infant. Parasite Demon #1: Or maybe we'll pay that to another Hawker. In which case the bounty will be on your head. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Main room. Phoebe and employees are gathered around the room.] Elise: I know it's not much of a choice but there it is. We find ways to make him happy or we find new jobs. Phoebe: Well, he can't be any tougher to please than you, right Elise? (They all laugh.) Elise: One can only hope. All I know is his name is Jason Dean, he's new money, some kind of dot com millionaire, and he's known for his shaking up the companies that he buys. Kate: Shaking up as in layoffs? Elise: Honestly, Kate, you know as much as I do. Kate: So you don't know if you'll be employed tomorrow either. Elise: Look, guys, he'll be here soon and we can get a better read then. In the meantime I suggest we all get back to work. Phoebe: Work, schmirk. I got baby pictures here. Gather around, people. (Everyone stands around Phoebe while she hands out photos of her nephew.) You are looking at six pounds, eight ounces of pure deliciousness. Woman: How's your sister doing? Phoebe: Healthy as a horse. Woman: You think he's gonna keep those blue eyes? Phoebe: You know, he might because his daddy has light eyes. (Jason Dean joins the crowd.) Jason: How old is he? Phoebe: Three weeks today. Jason: Wow. You look pretty good for a woman who had a baby three weeks ago. Phoebe: Oh, no, I'm not his mummy, I'm just his... (She looks at the handsome man.) Auntie. Hi, have we met? Jason: Jason Dean. Phoebe: Oh, god! (Elise rushes to him.) Elise: I'm sorry, y-y-you're Mr. Dean? Jason: Jason, please. Phoebe: Wow, that-that's some weird stuff because you're really... young, young. Jason: Yeah. Phoebe: Yeah. (Phoebe nervously fans her face with the photos.) Jason: You know it's strange. I always pictured a newspaper bullpen as being a little more, I don't know, bustling. Phoebe: Bus-bus-bustle. (Everyone quickly gets back to work.) Jason: Oh, hey, no. (He laughs.) Elise: I'm Elise Rothman. Let me show you around. Jason: Honestly, Elise, I didn't mean to insult your team. I grew up reading comic books, The Daily Planet, bustled. Phoebe: Yeah, well, in all fairness, Superman can move faster than a speeding bllet, so he's got a little leg up on the bustling, you know? Jason: A woman who knows her superheroes. I'm impressed. Phoebe: I-I'm Phoebe. (She shakes his hand.) Jason: I know. I've been doing a lot of homework, a lot of reading. Circulation is down and... (He looks down and Phoebe is still shaking his hand.) Phoebe: Oh, sorry. Jason: I plan to bring it up and from what I've seen that's gonna start with you. Phoebe: Wow, that's really sweet. (to Elise) Isn't that sweet? Did you hear that? I'm sorry about the little picture show, you know? Jason: Oh, if I had a nephew that cute I'd show him off too. The best I can do is... (He pulls out his wallet and shows her a picture of a dog.) Picture of my dog. (He smiles. Phoebe takes his wallet and looks closer at the picture.) Elise: Mr. Dean, if you'd like I could give you a tour. Jason: Great. Phoebe. (She gives him back his wallet.) Let's talk soon. Phoebe: He has your eyes. (Jason laughs. Elise and Jason walk away. Phoebe continues to fan her face with the photos and goes into her office.) [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Paige walks in through the door and walks into the parlor where Piper, Leo and the baby are. Piper and Leo are looking at the family tree.] Paige: Well, the neighbours who don't already think we're crazy now officially do. But the house is surrounded by apples and sage. Piper: Thank you. I know you think it's a waste of time but... Paige: Well, you know, if it worked we would've done it already. Piper: Every little bit helps. Paige: Alright. How's your ritual coming? Piper: It's not. Paige: What? I thought you were gonna try to call the baby's fairy guards. Piper: We were, we are, but to perform the ritual properly you have to have a name for the baby first. Leo: So we busted out the family tree hoping to find some new ideas. Paige: Let me see. (She sits beside them.) Okay, right away I'm gonna say I'm against the name Herbert. Piper: Yeah, we already vetoed Clarence and Milton as well. (Paige looks at the bottom of the paper.) Paige: Not to be too self-centred but where am I on the tree? Leo: Oh, uh... Piper: Well, we haven't had a chance to update it lately. Paige: Oh, right. Leo: Yeah, the baby's not even on there either. Paige: Well, yeah, that's because he doesn't have a name yet, Leo. Piper: Well, Paige, it's just a piece of paper, it doesn't mean anything. Paige: I know that. Anyway, wiccan rituals and fairy guards notwithstanding, I think it's time we bust out some serious amo. Piper: As in...? Paige: As in a good old fashioned demon hunt. I say we bypass the Hawker and go for the jerk that hired him to steal the baby in the first place. Leo: How? Paige: Not so sure just yet but I will say this. Once we find him, we use him to send a message, "If you come after this baby you will die in the cruellest manor possible. (The baby starts to cry and Piper goes to the bassinet.) Piper: Well, I like the message. Um, you know, except... (Piper picks up the baby and carries him to a change table.) Paige: Except? Piper: Except for the part where I have to leave my newborn child to go demon hunting. I'm just, I'm not ready. Paige: Okay, fine, I can understand that. I'll just, uh, I'll take Phoebe. (Piper changes the baby's diaper.) Leo: Except that she's got a really big day at work today and we kinda need her money right now. Paige: I'll go by myself. Leo: No way, you don't even know what kind of demon we're up against. Paige: Fine, but I am the baby's godmother. It's my job to protect him and if I don't stop him, the Hawker will come back. Leo: Alright, then let's get ready for him. Piper: Exactly. We'll lay a trap for him. Maybe we'll kidnap him and sell him to the highest bidder. (Piper picks up the baby and puts him back in the bassinet.) What do you think? That's a good idea. Leo: Then we can find out who hired him and force him to take us to them. Paige: No, it sounds risky. Leo: Well, he has his own force field and your alarm system. It's no more risky than you going off on your own on some wild goose chase. Piper: He's right, you should go get the crystals for the trap. Paige: Fine. (Paige goes upstairs. The phone rings. Leo answers it.) Leo: Hello? Piper: Shh! Phoebe: Don't hello me. You know who I'm calling to talk to. (Leo walks into the conservatory.) Leo: Well, he's resting right now. How'd it go with the new boss? Phoebe: Oh, Jason Dean? I wanna bury his children but that's beside the point. Now let me talk to... Leo: What? You have a crush on the new boss? Phoebe: I don't think I like your tone of voice, mister. Now please let me talk to my nephew, I don't want him to forget my voice. Leo: Well, he needs his rest. It's-it's been a little hectic around here. Phoebe: Hectic? What do you mean, hectic? Leo: Well, I didn't want to worry you but there was an attck. They were after the baby. Phoebe: What? Why didn't you tell me? Leo: I did tell you. I-I just told you. Phoebe: Okay, well, I'm coming home. Leo: You don't have to, we have it under control, there's nothing to worry about. We'll call you if we need you. Phoebe: Leo, this is my nephew we're talking about, okay? You should've called me. I'll just tell Jason that I have to work from home for the rest of the day. (She hangs up.) [Cut to The Bay Mirror. Elise's office. Elise and Jason are there.] Jason: In today's market image and content are inseparable. We could publish a Pulitzer-Prize winning article but with our puny circulation, who's gonna notice? (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Hi. Is this a bad time? Jason: No, come in, come in. Here, look at this woman. Beautiful, smart, funny. And she can write. With the right exposure, she could kick Dear Abby down into the bush leagues. She's a commodity. Phoebe: Thank you, I-I think. Now that I have your attention... Elise: And we've worked hard to capitalise on her. She has billboards, she's done guest spots on local radio shows, she did that spread in 415 magazine. Jason: And don't think I didn't see it. What I was wondering was what we could do differently with regard to content. Elise: Content? Jason: I was thinking we expand her column. Have her write a series of features road testing her own advice, or a series on the best singles spots in San Francisco based on her own undercover experience. Elise: I like it. Phoebe and I can work this afternoon, put some ideas together... Phoebe: No, we can't. I'm sorry, but I have to work from home for the rest of the afternoon. Jason: Why? Phoebe: Why? Uh, well, because I have a new baby... a new nephew at home and he demands a lot of attention... Jason: But he's got parents, right? Is there something here I'm missing? Phoebe: No. Look, Elise has never minded me working from home. Elise: Yes, but Phoebe, we're talking about expanding your column. I should think you'd want a hand in what that's going to look like. Phoebe: Well, of course I do, Elise, but... Jason: Are we not paying you enough? Phoebe: No, that's not it. Jason: Okay, sit down with Elise, come up with some new ideas, and while you're at it discuss what you think your new salary should be. We'll meet again late this afternoon. (His cell phone rings and he answers it.) Yeah? Great. (He leaves the office.) [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Piper and Leo are there looking at their baby.] Piper: Why would somebody want to hurt something so innocent? (Leo points at Paige who is asleep on the couch. They walk into the conservatory.) Poor Paige. She's getting all the hassles of parenthood with none of the rewards. Leo: I think a smile from her nephew is all she'll ever want. It's gonna be okay, Piper. Piper: How? Leo: Because babies are resilient and ours has a little extra of that. Piper: But even so, I mean, it can't be good for him. Even if he can handle the demons, he must sense the tension which means at the very best, we end up with a neurotic infant. Leo: Look on the bright side, growing up with your sisters, he was bound to be neurotic anyway. (They laugh and hug. Suddenly, Paige comes flying in the room. The baby alarm goes off. Piper and Leo run into the parlor to see the Hawker and another demon there. The demon has a red beam of light hitting the bassinet which is causing it to float in mid-air.) Piper: No! (Piper dives on the bassinet pushes it out of the beam's way. They land on the floor. Leo tackles the two demons.) Paige: Leo! (Leo gets out of the way and Paige puts down a crystal near the demons creating a crystal cage. The demons scream and they are vanquished, leaving only a Knfe.) I guess I over charged it. (Paige picks up the Knfe. Leo rushes over to Piper and the baby. The baby cries.) Piper: I got you, bub. You're alright. Leo: How's my little buddy doing, huh? Piper: I think we need a little bit of healing here. Leo: Well, he looks fine to me. Piper: Not him, me. (She looks down at her leg and falls back unconscious. Paige and Leo look at the broken bone sticking out of Piper's leg. They wince at the sight.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Paige has propped Piper's head onto her lap. Leo is about to heal Piper's leg.] Leo: Okay, now, easy, watch her head. Alright, make sure you hold her hands, we don't want her blwing anything up. (Paige holds Piper's arms.) Paige: Just do it. (Leo heals Piper's leg and Piper sits up quickly.) Piper: Where's the baby? Leo: It's alright, honey, he's okay. Piper: They knew about the force field, they almost blew him out of the window. Leo: Yeah, but they didn't, and right now our concern is about you. Piper: Me? Why? I'm healed. Leo: Yes, but the fact is that you needed to be healed, that's what I'm talking about. Piper: Yeah, I guess I'm not so invincible anymore, huh? Paige: Well, it makes sense since you got the power from him and he's not inside you anymore. Leo: I was just hoping he would've left a little bit behind for mama. Piper: Well, the theory did occur to me but I haven't had a chance to test it out. Leo: This is serious, Piper. You need to learn how to be careful again now that you're vulnerable. Piper: I don't have to luxury of being careful now that half of demonville is after our child. Paige: Um, what do you think about using he athame to scry for the demonic market? I mean, it makes sense that the Hawker demon got it there. Piper: Yeah? Paige: We can disguise ourselves as demons, infiltrate the market and pretend that we know how to get the Charmed Ones' baby. Piper: It's a smart plan. Then we could find out what sicko is in the market to buy him. Paige: Right, then we vanquish them, everyone they've ever met, and proceed with our original demon klling, message sending plan. Piper: It's a very wordy, very good plan. Leo: Oh, it's a good idea to send the mother of my child into the hornets nest because you overcharged the trap? Paige: Oh, gee, one little mistake, man. Piper: It's okay, she's right, we can go. Paige: Right. (Paige gets up.) You sure you're okay to do this? (Piper thinks for a moment.) Piper: No, I can't go. Paige: Okay, I'll just go check the Book of Shadows, see if I missed anything. He'll be okay. (Paige leaves the room.) Piper: I think it's time we called Phoebe. Leo: I called her, she said she was on her way home. I'll call her again. (Leo gets up and goes to the phone.) Piper: You're okay, little guy, we're not gonna let anybody steal you. [Cut to Piper's room. Paige walks in and goes over to the bassinet. She picks up the blanket with the triquetra symbol on it.] [Cut to the woods. Paige is there wearing a tight short blue dress and a blonde wig. She is holding the baby blanket.] Paige: It's okay, Paige, it's okay. I fought fairytales earlier this year, you can do this, you can do this. (Suddenly, an energy ball flies out of nowhere and hits Paige in the chest. She falls flat on her face. Two demon guards literally walk out of two trees. Demon Guard #1: Lost, little girl? (Paige gets up.) Paige: You have a really messed up idea of customer service. Demon Guard #2: What? Paige: I am a dissatisfied customer. (She pulls a Knfe out from under the blanket.) I bought this athame here at the market. It's supposed to flame. It doesn't. I paid a pretty penny for it too. And for what? It almost got me klled trying to steal the Charmed Ones' baby. You know what I got for my efforts? A nice little blanket. Mm, sweet. Oh, and the Hawker who hired me? He got eighty-sixed, so I didn't even get a pay day. Demon Guard #1: Who are you? Paige: I told you, I'm a dissatisfied customer. (Paige sab Guard #2 in the stomach and vanquishes him.) See? No flame. (Demon Guard #1 waves his arm and a portal-like door to the market appears between two trees. Paige walks through into the market. The Demon Guard waves his arm again and closes the portal door.) [Cut to the market. Paige walks through the busy street.] [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Elise's office. Phoebe, Elise and Jason are there.] Phoebe: So we thought I could ht up a couple of clubs around town and try out the pick-up lines that I suggested in my column. Elise: Then she'll report back on how they work off the page and in the world. Jason: I love it. It's sexy as hell. Phoebe: Okay, great. So why don't I go home and try to work on... (Jason's phone rings and he answers it.) Jason: Yeah? Uh-huh... no... no, definitely not. Great. (He hangs up. Phoebe impatiently taps her pen on her book.) Are you okay? Phoebe: Yeah, I'm fine. I just, I have a little blood sugar issue, it's nothing serious but I have to eat. Jason: Say no more. You like Chinese? Food, not people. Phoebe: I really need to get home. Jason: Elise, could you excuse us for a moment? Elise: Sure. I'll just, um... be over here. (Elise walks past Phoebe and mouths something to her. She leaves.) Jason: Is this about your sister's baby again? Phoebe: Yes, it is actually. I need to go spend some time with him. Jason: With your sister's baby? Phoebe: Yes. Look, you may not understand but that baby needs me right now. Jason: Is your sister a single parent? Phoebe: No. Jason: Look, Phoebe, I think it's really wonderful that you love your nephew this much, I really do. But you have a job. Phoebe: Yeah, and I think I do it pretty well. Jason: Yes, you do. Until recently. Phoebe: Excuse me? Jason: I spent some of the afternoon going over your columns from the last few weeks, (he walks past Phoebe and Phoebe takes the opportunity to check out his butt. He walks around Elise's desk and sits down.) and they've become very... Phoebe: What? Jason: Baby-centric. They're all about diapers and mother's milk. They don't even read like you, they've lost your edge. You're sexy. Phoebe: Okay, any writer, any good writer, uses their life experiences in their work. Jason: That's true. But if all you've got to inform your work is someone else's baby, maybe you need to re-evaluate your priorities. (There's a knock on the door and Phoebe's assistant walks in.) Assistant: I'm sorry, Mr. Dean, but Phoebe, your brother-in-law is on the phone and it's the third time he's called. Phoebe: What? Why didn't you tell me. (Phoebe rushes out of the office.) [Cut to the manor. Parlor. Piper and the baby are there. Leo orbs in with Phoebe.] Phoebe: I don't understand. Why didn't you juts orb for me when they wouldn't put me through? (Phoebe rushes over to the bassinet.) Leo: Because I didn't want to leave the house unless it was absolutely necessary. Phoebe: Oh, right. Okay, so there was another kidnap attempt? (Phoebe reaches in to pick up the baby but Piper stops her.) Piper: Yes, shh. (They move away from the bassinet.) Phoebe: I can't believe they didn't put you through. Leo: They said you were in an important meeting and the boss said that you shouldn't be disturbed. Phoebe: Unbelievable. And he says I have my priorities mixed up? Leo: Who? Phoebe: Jason Dean. Leo: Jason. (Looks at Piper.) Jason Halli... Phoebe: Oh, don't even think about it, mister. Piper: Please tell me you didn't get fired. Phoebe: No, I didn... I don't think I did. (The baby wakes up and starts to cry. The baby alarm goes off.) What the hell is that? Piper: Baby alarm. Phoebe: What? (Phoebe rushes over to the baby and picks him up. The alarm stops.) I know, so much excitement. What was that alerting us to exactly? Leo: Demons, there's supposed to be demons in the house. Phoebe: Look at that, he's not even crying. You are so brave. You're like a little brave soldier. Leo: Maybe the alarm is faulty. Piper: Paige would know. Where is Paige? [Cut to the attic. Piper, carrying the baby, Leo and Phoebe walk in.] Piper: Oh my god, she's not here. Phoebe: Okay, why is that an 'oh my god'? (Piper puts the baby into the attic's bassinet.) Leo: The scyring tools are out. (Piper looks on the table.) Piper: The hand grenade potion is gone. Phoebe: Will some please tell me what's going on here? (Piper picks up a piece of paper.) What is that, a spell? Piper: No, it's a note. "Gone to market. Back soon." Phoebe: Okay, well, that's good news, right? She went to the market. Right? (Piper sighs.) [Scene: Demonic Market. Paige is walking down the busy street with a large demon.] Demon Saleswoman: Come on, guys, this is top of the line. The power to throw fireballs twenty yards. Now let's hear a serious offer. Large Demon: Now, if you need any powers, there's where to go. (Paige laughs.) Paige: You're such a great tour guide. (They pass a demon selling tonics.) Demon Salesman: Looking for that little something extra? You didn't become a demon to just stand on the sidelines. Now, watch and see what my permutonic can do for you. (He drinks the tonic and becomes a large muscular demon. The crowd is amazed. Paige and the large demon stop.) Large Demon: I think up there's the guys you're looking for. The parasites. Paige: Oh, parasites? Should I be frightened? Large Demon: Nah. They were bad-ass once but some witch cursed them, took away their powers. Pitiful little bastards. Even a girl like you could take them. Paige: Oh, really? A girl like me? Then I might just have to. Well, thank you for the tour. I suppose you'll be wanting your payment now. Large Demon: You know I will. (He reaches for her.) Paige: Fireball! (A fireball orbs out of a demon woman's hand, which she was throwing up and down like a ball. It orbs into Paige's hand and she throws it at the Large Demon, vanquishing him.) Demon Woman: Hey! Paige: Sorry, he was getting a little grabby. (Paige heads for a building ahead.) [Cut to inside the building. The Parasite demons are feeding off a gypsy's powers. Paige walks in.] Paige: Excuse me. Anyone here interested in a Charmed One's offspring? Parasite Demon #1: Who are you? Paige: I'm the reason you're not gonna need that food anymore, not after you hear what I have to say. Parasite Demon #2: The food is dad. You were saying? Paige: Just that the Hawker who hired me to grab the baby screwed up the job and got himself dad. He didn't say who hired him but I heard it was you. Parasite Demon #2: So what if it was? Paige: Don't get nervous. I'm just here for the bounty. The offer still stands, right? Parasite Demon #1: First, tell us why you're still alive. Paige: I'll take that as a yes. (Paige pulls out the grenade potion from behind the baby blanket and throws it at the Parasite Demons. They feed off the power from the explsin and then start to feed off Paige's. Her blonde wig is blown off her head and she falls to the floor.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Leo are there. Phoebe is scrying for the demonic market.] Phoebe: Come on, people, talk to me. (The crystal points to a spot on the map.) Bingo. We have a location of the market. Piper: Yes. (to Leo) Anything on Paige? Leo: I can't sense her at all. But that doesn't mean we should panic. Her signal might be blocked by the magic of the marketplace. Phoebe: Right, there's no reason to panic. I mean, our sister went alone to demonville, she has no idea what or who she's up against, so there's no reason to panic, right? Piper: Phoebe, it was my fault. I should've gone with her. Phoebe: I would have gone with her had she called me. Piper: Well, I told her not to bother you 'cause you were trying to impress your new boss. Phoebe: I was not trying to impress my boss, thank you. Leo: You weren't? But this morning... Phoebe: We- I... Okay, maybe this morning I was trying to impress him but I'm not, so can we talk about anything but Jason Dean, please? Thank you very much. Leo: Yeah, let's talk about how we're gonna find Paige. Phoebe: Oh. Well, we're gonna write a spell that's gonna carry us to the market. Can I have some paper? (Piper picks up Paige's note and hands it to Phoebe. Phoebe gets a premonition. In the premonition, the Parasite Demons are sucking Paige's power out of her.) Piper: Are you okay? Phoebe: No. It's time to panic. (The baby alarm goes off.) Piper: Oh my god! [Scene: Demon Market. Building. Paige is tied to a table. The Parasite Demons stand beside her.] Parasite Demon #2: I say we suck her dry, nice and slow. Parasite Demon #1: Tempting, but... Parasite Demon #2: But what? You forget that is was one of her kind that cursed us to this life? Paige: Please... Parasite Demon #1: Say we kll her, get revenge on yet another witch. Then what? We're still parasites. Nothing will have changed. Parasite Demon #2: She'll be dad. That's change. Parasite Demon #1: We'll still be bound to this trivial existence. Think about it. She's a Charmed One, her sisters will sense her if we keep her alive. And then they will come for her. Parasite Demon #2: Then when they do, the infant will be left vulnerable. Paige: No... [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper is holding the baby. Leo walks in.] Piper: Anything? Leo: Unless they're invisible, there's no demons in the house. Piper: Then why does the alarm keep going off? Leo: We'd have to ask Paige. Phoebe: Oh, we'd better hurry because from what I saw, she doesn't have a lot of time. Piper: You want me to leave my baby when the alarm designed to sense evil is going off every ten minutes? Phoebe: Believe me, Piper, I don't wanna leave the baby either, but the alarm is broken, there is no evil in this house. Piper: But we've gone up against invisible demons before, you know, demons that morph into lamps, lamps that morph into demons, demons in the walls. Phoebe: But don't think if they were here they'd be attacking the baby by now? (The baby gurgles and smiles.) Oh, look at him, he's smiling! Oh, you are so brave. Leo: He's smiling? Phoebe: Either that or he has gas. (Leo gets an idea.) Leo: Piper, put him down. Piper: What? Leo: He was crying when the demon attcked. Piper: So? Leo: So just put him down a minute and come over here. You too, Phoebe. Phoebe: Why? Leo: Trust me. Piper: Okay. (Piper puts the baby into the bassinet and walks away.) What are we doing? Leo: Just wait. Phoebe: For what? (The baby alarm goes off. Piper and Phoebe race over to the baby.) Leo: That's what. Phoebe: I don't get it. Leo: He's doing it, he's using his powers to set off the alarm. Piper: Because he figured out when it goes off, that we'll come running. Phoebe: He's just trying to get attention. He's a genius. Oh, you're a genius! Leo: That's my boy, using your powers. Piper: Are you trying to give mummy a heart attck? Is that what you're trying to do? Leo: So I guess it's safe to say you can go help Paige. Piper: Right. Phoebe: Are you gonna be okay? Piper: Yeah, okay. Grab some potions. Because if I'm going to that market and leaving him here, we're not taking no prisoners. Leo: Well, just be careful. Piper: I will. Leo: You're not invincible anymore. Piper: I know. It's just so hard to leave. (Phoebe hugs the bassinet.) So hard to make Phoebe leave. Leo: Well, just make sure you come back. Piper: You take care of him. I mean, one hair out of place on the head, you and me, issues. Leo: I will. At the first sign of trouble I will orb him out. Piper: Okay. Phoebe, here we go, here we go. [Scene: Woods. Piper and Phoebe arrive. An energy ball comes out of nowhere and flies past them. The Demon Guard literally walks out of a tree.] Phoebe: Where's the market? Demon Guard: Who are you? Piper: I'm the mother. (Piper tries to blow up the demon and he goes flying through the market door. They stand in front of the door, looking in on a crowd of demons.) Which one of you dirtbags put the bounty on my baby? (A demon in the crowd throws a stream of fre towards the girls. Piper blows it up and then blows the demon up.) [Cut to the building. Screams and explsin are heard. Parasite Demon #1 looks out the window as Piper makes her way through the crowd, blwing up everyone in her way. Piper and Phoebe head for the building.] Parasite Demon #1: They're here. Parasite Demon #2: It's baby time. (They disappear.) [Cut to the manor. Parlor. Leo is there reading a book. The baby alarm goes off and Leo kneels beside the bassinet.] Leo: It's okay, buddy, mummy'll be home soon. (The Parasite Demons stand beside Leo and suck out his powers. He falls to the floor. The baby cries.) Commercial Break [Scene: Market. Building. Piper and Phoebe walk in.] Phoebe: Where are they? Paige: Piper. Piper: I know you are very happy to see us. Paige: The baby. Phoebe: He's fine, he's with Leo. Paige: The Parasites, they'll absorb Leo's power. (They untie Paige.) Piper: What? Can you orb? Paige: No. No, they took my powers away. (They help Paige up.) Phoebe: We've gotta get to the other side of the gate. (Piper picks up the baby's blanket.) Piper: That is mine. [Cut to the street. Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk out of the building and down the street. Paige drops the blanket. Crone walks over to the blanket and picks it up.] [Cut to the manor. Parlor. The Parasite Demons are sucking the power out of the baby.] Parasite Demon #1: Do you feel the power? Parasite Demon #2: It's fantastic. But how will we get him out of here? Parasite Demon #1: Keep draining the magic. The force field will falter and then he'll be ours. (Leo wakes up and gets up. He grabs a lamp and smashes it over them. He weakly kneels beside the bassinet. The Parasite Demons continue to suck their powers.) [Cut to the manor. Piper, Phoebe and Paige appear. Piper and Phoebe sit Paige down on the couch.] Paige: Go. Don't let them put their hands on you. [Cut to the parlor.] Leo: No! (Piper and Phoebe run down the stairs. Piper blows up Parasite #1. The other one disappears.) Piper: He got away. Phoebe: It's okay, let him go. Piper: I said no prisoners. (to Leo) Are you okay? Leo: Yeah. Piper: Then we're going back. [Cut to the market. Night. Building. Crone is there, holding the baby blanket. Parasite Demon #2 appears.] Crone: You did this to us. I warned you. Parasite Demon #2: The witches did this, not me. Crone: The witches have nothing compared to... This child is powerful beyond your understanding. What I have foreseen, is not to be ignored. Parasite Demon #2: What? What did you see? What is he? Crone: He is our end. We'll have nothing more to do with this... being. Parasite Demon #2: That's easy for you to say. You have powers of your own. (Piper and Phoebe walk in.) Crone: And I enjoy using them. (She points her fingers at the Parasite Demon and a tunnel of sand surrounds him. He screams out and turns to dust. Crone turns to Piper and Phoebe.) Your sister's powers have been restored. Phoebe: Who are you? Crone: I represent those in power. Rest assured a law will be passed forbidding any further attempts on your child. Piper: Why? What do you stand to gain? Crone: Nothing. You have proven that the costs of a w*r will far outweigh the benefits. Consider this our white flag. (She hands them the baby blanket.) Now I suggest you rest well and preserve your energies. From what I've foreseen you're going to need them. (Crone disappears.) Phoebe: Way to send a message, warrior mum! Piper: I don't know about that. Phoebe: You didn't believe her? Piper: Well, partially, but I think this had more to do with him than anything we did. Phoebe: What do you think she foresaw? Piper: I wish I knew. [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are standing around the bassinet. Phoebe has her head in the bassinet making baby voices.] Phoebe: Oh, I could eat you! Yes, I could! Yes, I could. Piper: Pheebs, after the demonic Parasites that did actually kinda wanna eat him, not so cute. Phoebe: Gotcha. Ooh, I could smush you! Ooh, I could just smush your little face! Ooh, la, la, la, la. Piper: Much better. Paige: Is that his new name? Smush-face Halliwell? Leo: It's about as good as everything else we've come up with. Phoebe: No new ideas, huh? Piper: Actually... Leo: Uh, no, you know, we've been so busy with the alarm and the demon fighting and the sister saving. Paige: I'm sorry. Piper: Oh, don't be sorry, Paige. You were brave and you inspired me to fight and you made the world a safer place for our baby. Which is why I would like to give the baby the middle name of Matthew, in honour of his super protective Aunt Paige. Phoebe: I think that's a great idea. Piper: What do you think? Leo: Yeah. Paige: Thanks. Piper: And I also have an idea for his first name. Wyatt. In honour of his very protective daddy. Leo: Really? Well, it doesn't start with a P. Piper: Ah, so we break the tradition. (Phoebe picks up Wyatt.) Phoebe: Happy baby. Why don't we ask him? W- That's probably your job. (She hands Wyatt to Piper.) Piper: Wyatt Matthew Halliwell. Is that your name? What do you think? It's a good one. Commercial Break [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Elise's office. Jason is sitting at the desk looking through some books. Phoebe knocks at the door and walks in.] Phoebe: I thought you'd still be here. Jason: Yeah, well, there's a lot to do. Phoebe: Um, I just came by to say that I'm really sorry. Jason: Huh, I didn't figure you for the type to apologise easily. Phoebe: Yeah, I'm not, I only apologise when I'm wrong. Okay, I wasn't entirely wrong, there was an emergency at home and I did need to leave. And in the future, if you're gonna hold my calls, I hope you tell me. Jason: This is an apology? Phoebe: Yes, because about the other stuff, you were right. I got overwhelmed by the baby and I lost my voice, my perspective. Jason: That's really... Phoebe: It's just since we were kids, we always shared everything equally, so when the baby came I just thought it should be the same way. You know, which is ridiculous 'cause I'm not his mum, I'm his aunt, and it actually works out great for me 'cause mums have to parent, you know, and I just get to spoil. Jason: Well, that's understandable... Phoebe: And I know you're really busy and you don't need to be listening to some advice columnist's psycho babble, but... um... if I still have a job, I promise you'll see all the changes you're looking for in my column first thing in the morning. Jason: Great. Can I talk now? Phoebe: Oh, yeah. Jason: I knew less about my last girlfriend's family than I've learned about yours in the last five minutes. Phoebe: Oh, really? Jason: Still talking. Phoebe: Sorry. Jason: I am busy but making this paper work is important to me, and if that means listening to an advice columnist's late night psycho babble then that's what I'm willing to do. Phoebe: That's... Jason: Still talking. Phoebe: Right. Jason: This paper can't afford to lose you, Phoebe, you're too valuable, too talented. And if you can admit when you're wrong, then so can I. Phoebe: So... Jason: So, in the future, if I have to hold your calls I'll let you know. Phoebe: Thank you. Jason: You're welcome. Done talking. (Phoebe laughs.) Phoebe: Okay. (She giggles and stands there uncomfortably while he watches her. She points to the door and leaves. He continues to work.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x16 - Baby's First Demon"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Curtis Kheel Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 17 Episode Number: 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: P3. Phoebe is on a date with a guy. A waitress brings Phoebe over a drink.] Phoebe: Thanks, Susie. Susie: Sure. (The waitress walks away.) Guy: You've never done this before, have you? Online dating, I mean. Phoebe: Oh, no, I have, I have, a couple of times. It's just, it's not my favourite way to meet people. Guy: Really? Why not? Phoebe: Oh, I don't know, it's very impersonal, you know, too planned. Guy: Well, I have to say I've met quite a few interesting women online. Phoebe: Really? (She gets a notepad and pen out of her handbag.) Um, more interesting than you tend to meet in person? Guy: What's this? Phoebe: Oh, I'm doing an article on internet dating. Guy: Wait, your profile said you were looking for romance. Phoebe: Yeah, yeah, it did and I kinda am... it's just my new boss put me up to this, I didn't really wanna do it. I'm sorry, are you mad? Guy: No, no, not at all. I still have high hopes for this evening. (He touches her hand and she gasps as she receives a premonition.) Are you alright? Phoebe: Uh, yeah, it's just the hiccups. (She fakes a hiccup.) You wait right here. (Phoebe gets up and walks over to the bar where Piper is talking on the phone.) Piper: (on phone) No, no, no. Pat Benatar cannot cancel on me, I won't be able to replace her by this weekend. Phoebe: Piper... Piper: Look, I know I didn't call to confirm but I was busy creating life, okay? Look, just let me talk to Pat. I know she'd understand, really. Hello? He hung up on me that little cretin. Phoebe: My date is a demon. Piper: Huh? What? (She looks at the guy.) That guy? But he's so hot. Phoebe: Yeah, hot as in flames of hell hot. I had a premonition, he devours his victims, I'm next, freeze the room. Piper: Ugh, my sister the demon magnet. (She freezes the room but the guy doesn't freeze. He looks around.) Guy: Witches. Damn it. (Piper blows him up.) Phoebe: Thank you. Piper: Mm-hm. (She unfreezes the room.) Now if you don't mind, I have to get back to going bankrupt. Actually, scratch that. I have to get back to fighting with my husband. Phoebe: Oh, another fight? Piper: Yeah, well, you know, new parents, two career couple, that kind of stuff. We'll figure it out. (She picks up her handbag.) Now, are you gonna come home with me or are you gonna try and salvage this evening. Phoebe: No, I think my luck has run out. (Phoebe grabs her handbag and follows Piper out.) [Scene: Outside a Cafe. A busker is there playing the guitar and singing.] Busker: "Greensleeves was my heart of gold / And who but my lady greensleeves / Yeah, who but my lady greensleeves / Alas, my love, you do..." (A man in a suit walks past him.) A little down on my luck, sir. Could you spare some change? (The man ignores him and keeps walking. A leprechaun appears behind a bush.) God bless you. "Greensleeves was all my joy..." (The leprechaun holds out his hand and gold nugget sits in it.) Leprechaun: Slainte is tainte. (The nugget glows and a stream of light hits the busker. There's a gust of wind and it slams his guitar case shut. The busker stops singing. The wind blows a sheet of newspaper across the sidewalk, revealing a money note under it. The busker goes over and picks the $50 note up. The leprechaun smiles and leaves down the sidewalk in a blur. Saleel, a demon, stands in the middle of the sidewalk and the leprechaun smacks into him, falling backwards on the ground. The leprechaun gets up.) Begging your pardon, sir. I meant no disrespect. I'll just be on me way. (He steps forward and Saleel grabs him around the neck. The leprechaun drops his walking stick.) Saleel: You know what I hate most about leprechauns? You're all cowards. You don't deserve your gift, and it'll be my pleasure to take it from every last one of you. (Saleel squeezes the leprechaun's neck and he bursts into gold dust and disappears.) (Irish accent) Tough break, paddy. (Saleel picks up the walking stick and chants and spell. A rainbow appears in front of him and he steps into it. The rainbow disappears, taking Saleel with it.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper, Phoebe and Wyatt are there. Piper is heating up baby bottles of milk on the stove. Phoebe is looking in on Wyatt in his bassinet.] Phoebe: You're just the cutest little wiccan thing I ever did see. Yes you are. (Piper pulls a bottle out of the saucepan. Phoebe's pager beeps.) Piper: Ow! Hot! Hot! Hot! Leo! (Phoebe checks her pager.) Freakin' ever useless Elders. What is taking them so long? (Phoebe giggles.) What? What'd he do? What'd I miss? Phoebe: Oh, no, it's not Wyatt. It's a poem that this guy, at least I hope it's a guy, just emailed me. Piper: I thought you didn't like the online dating thing? Phoebe: Oh, believe me, I don't. Piper: I'm confused. Okay, look, I can schedule in five minutes for a sisterly chat but then I gotta go. Phoebe: I cannot schedule in a sisterly chat. Piper: I'm telling you. You've got four minutes and fifty-five seconds. (Paige walks in carrying an empty laundry basket.) Paige: Hi. Piper: Uh, perfect timing, we were just chatting. Anything you need to talk about? Paige: No, I'm good. (Paige walks into the laundry.) Piper: Good, more time for you. sh*t. Phoebe: No, I don't need to talk. It's not like I have any desire to go meet this cyrano73. It's just research for that stupid article Jason made me do. Piper: Ah, you said his name without swearing. Does that mean things are going better at work? Phoebe: Oh, no, he's still driving me crazy. Piper: Didn't he just give you a raise? Phoebe: Yeah, but that was just a bribe so I wouldn't quit. Piper: Ah, a woman of principles. I admire that. Phoebe: Mm-hm. Gotta go. (Phoebe walks over to Wyatt. Paige comes out of the laundry holding a tiny sweater.) Paige: Oh, no, damn it, what happened? Phoebe: (to Wyatt) Bye, baby, I love you. (to Paige) Tell her, you've got three minutes. Paige: My sweater shrunk. Piper: Ah, come on, you've worn tighter things than that. Paige: That is not the point. The demon blood is not coming out. I can't keep replacing all of my good clothes. I'm running out of my savings. Piper: Sister, you are preaching to the choir. Paige: Yeah, well, at least you've got a job. You know, I cannot afford to keep paying for this. Unless... magic reimburses me. Piper: Hello, personal gain, consequences. Do I need to remind you of the big boob fiasco? Paige: No, my back still hurts. Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid. (Paige leaves the kitchen. Piper goes to follow.) Piper: Paige, wait. What are you... (Leo orbs in front of her.) Doing. Leo: Piper, we've got problems. Piper: Yeah, I know, you're late and it's your turn to watch the baby. Leo: Not marital problems... demonic ones. [Scene: A Rock Cave. Two demon women are there. A snake is crawling over a rock in the centre of the cave.] Jayda: What's taking him so long? Jenna: Patience, Jayda. He'll be here. Jayda: Maybe we should try a little target practice... (She forms an energy ball in her hand.) While we wait. (She looks at the snake. Saleel appears.) Saleel: I'd appreciate it if you didn't kll my pets. (Jayda extinguishes the energy ball.) Jayda: Where've you been? Saleel: Gathering nuggets. (He holds out two gold nuggets.) My last two. Do you want them or not? Jenna: Name your price. Saleel: No price. All I ask is your allegiance in my bid to take over the underworld. Consider this my grass roots effort at gaining support. Jayda: What makes you think you can buy our support? Saleel: Because in exchange, I'll give you everything you've ever dreamed of. Do we have a deal? (Jayda nods.) Slainte is tainte. (A golden stream of light hits Jayda and Jenna.) Jenna: But how do we know it worked? Saleel: Trust me, it's your lucky day. Commercial Break [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's Office. Phoebe is there chatting with cyrano73 on the computer.] "Cyrano73: Like the poem? Cinderella29: Cute. Made my day. Cyrano73: Want another? Cinderella29: I'm all ears. Or eyes. Whatever. Cyrano73: Only in person. Meet me Saturday night? Cinderella73: " Phoebe: And there it is. (types) Sorry, can't. (Phoebe's assistant walks in.) Assistant: Okay, remember, just the messenger. Phoebe: Why do I have the feeling Jason Dean's name is about to be mentioned? Assistant: He had a few thoughts on your internet dating article. (She hands Phoebe a sheet of paper with red markings all over it.) And he wants the rewrite by tomorrow. Sorry. (Phoebe gets up and barges into Jason's office. Jason is there looking at a file.) Phoebe: There is nothing wrong with this! (She throws the paper on his desk. Jason doesn't look up.) Jason: Actually there is, didn't you see all the red? Phoebe: Look, this was your idea, I didn't want to write the article in the first place. Jason: And that's how it reads. Phoebe: Okay, well, just because I didn't wanna write it doesn't mean I didn't do my best. Jason: Is that so? 'Cause it's an article about online dating, yet you somehow devoted four paragraphs to this week's meteor shower. Phoebe: Well, I think meteor showers are romantic, okay, and quite frankly a lot less dangerous. Jason: Look, just because you had some bad experiences doesn't mean they're all bad. Besides, you're a reporter, you're supposed to be unbiased. Phoebe: Okay, I am an advice columnist and a very biased one, especially when it comes to romance. Jason: Oh, and you know all about romance, do you? Phoebe: Well, I know what women like. Jason: Do you now? Phoebe: Yes, we like eye contact. Hello? (Jason looks at her.) Yeah. And conversation where you can actually see the other person's lips moving, and long late night walks, and, and candles and roses... Jason: And you don't think you can get that over the internet? Phoebe: No, I don't. I think you can get CDs over the internet, books, a purse maybe, but not a date. Jason: You got any plans later? You do now. I'm taking you on assignment. Phoebe: What? Where? Why? Jason: To prove something to you. Six o'clock sharp I'll pick you up. [Scene: A Green Meadow. A dozen or so leprechauns have gathered under large trees.] Finnegan: There ain't no other option. If we stay, he'll come for us all. Leprechaun: But abandoning our realm would mean abandoning the world as well. Who'd give out the luck? Finnegan: That's the bloody world's problem if you ask me. I'm for savin' our necks. Leprechaun: There's more than just our necks at stake here. Liam: Sure, fine. But we're no good to anybody if we're dad, right? Shamus: What are we? A bunch of cowards? Don't forget, we speak not just for ourselves, but for each of our tribes as well. And I say we stay and fight the demon. Finnegan: Fight? But we've got no way to fight him, you know that, Shamus. Shamus: That ain't true. If we all pool our good luck, then we just might luck into a way to get rid of him. Finnegan: Bollocks! Luck's unwieldy. There's no predictin' what it may do. Who knows, we may end up even enragin' the demon more! Shamus: We don't have a choice. Our place in the world is at stake here, Finnegan. Our lands are being plundered and our race may be annihilated by the devil himself. But we are leprechauns. Our blood flows green and our hearts bat gold and we can cower in the shadows no longer. We must use our luck to find the light. Are ye with me, laddies? (The leprechauns cheer.) All: Aye! Aye! Aye! [Scene: Manor. Attic. Paige is there. She lays her shrunken sweater on the table and picks up a spell.] Paige: "Personal loss should not be mine, restore this sweater and make it fine." (She lights the spell and throws it in a pot. The sweater magically grows into its original size.) Ooh, I can't wait to try this on my credit rating. (Leo walks in carrying Wyatt.) Leo: You sure that's a good idea? Paige: Wyatt, you should tell your daddy to not spy on Auntie Paige. Leo: We're only here because his mother is worried about you. Should we be? Paige: No, I'm just settling a few debts, is all. Leo: By using magic? Even Wyatt knows that's breaking the rules. Paige: Listen, Wyatt wouldn't be here if you hadn't broken the rules. Leo: Okay, that was different. You know it. Paige: How? That is a stupid rule and so is the one that says I have to take a vow of poverty in order to be a full time witch. Listen, I'm not trying to get rich quick, I am just making up for my losses. Leo: Paige, please, Piper and I have enough to deal with right now without the consequences of some spell you cast. Paige: Well, listen, if you and Piper weren't so busy sniping at each other all the time, maybe you would feel differently. Leo: We weren't sniping! Nice try, change of subject. Look, Paige, there is more important things going on right now. The Elders say that good has been going through a curious string of bad luck lately and the demons are getting the upper hand. Maybe you could try working on that. Paige: I have a perfect spell for that. I just wrote it to get out of my own predicament. "To find good luck, finances have run a muck, creditors I soon must duck..." Leo: Paige, that's for personal gain. Paige: "I cast this spell to find good luck, and hope my life will cease to suck." (Paige is covered in green lights and she disappears.) Leo: (to Wyatt) Don't tell your mummy about this, okay? [Cut to the Green Meadow. Paige appears. Shamus pops up from behind a tree, giving Paige a fright.] Shamus: A witch. It's about bloody time help got here. I was beginning to think our luck wasn't working no more. Paige: Who are you? Shamus: Shamus Fitzpatrick. At your service, ma'am. Paige: Uh, what am I doing here? I was just looking for a bit of luck. Shamus: So were we. Our magic must've intercepted. And none too soon I might add. We need your help. Paige: We? Who's we? Shamus: Why, leprechauns! Paige: Huh, leprechauns. Of course, why would I think there would be anything other than leprechauns needing my help? (Suddenly, Paige flies over a tree branch and lands hard on the ground. Saleel walks over to Shamus and grabs him around the neck.) Saleel: Gotcha! Paige: Leprechaun! (Shamus orbs out and orbs back in, knocking Paige over.) Shamus: Ever date a little person? Paige: We gotta get outta here. Shamus: Allow me. (He gets up and yells out Irish words. Saleels runs for them. A rainbow appears in front of Paige and Shamus.) Hold onto your knickers, darlin'. (They step into the rainbow and the rainbow disappears, taking them with it. Saleel roars in anger.) [Cut to another part of the meadow. The rainbow appears and drops off Paige and Shamus in front of a pot of gold.] Paige: Is that...? Shamus: Me very own. Paige: Lucky you. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Shamus are there. Paige has the Book of Shadows in her lap. Shamus is holding out a gold nugget.] Shamus: It's not just gold, it's magic. Pure luck, that's what you're lookin' at. Course, it's just a spark to get them started. The rest is up to the recipient. Paige: See, leprechauns are like bees. They pollinate the world with luck. Sometimes the seeds don't stick but other times they grow into full-blown hot streaks, right? Shamus: What she said. (He clicks his fingers and his green hat appears in his hand. He puts it on his head.) Paige: See? Now can I have some luck? I think I've earned it. Phoebe: Be careful. Not all luck is good. Shamus: She's right. A nugget can go either way. Depending on our intention. Piper: So you hand out bad luck as well? Wouldn't that make you evil? (Shamus moves in a blur over to Piper.) Shamus: Watch your tongue! How'd you like it if I started sayin' witches are evil? (Leo chuckles.) Leo: Yeah, leprechauns might be tricksters but they're definitely not evil. Like it or not, the world needs bad luck. It keeps the natural order in balance. Shamus: Finally, a man with a solid head on his shoulders. Bad luck helps people just as much as good luck, maybe even more so. Because of adversity, people learn, they grow. (Phoebe's pager beeps. She looks at it.) Phoebe: Sorry, it's probably cyrano. Paige: Uh, and this must be the demon, Saleel. (Shamus moves over to Paige in a blur.) Shamus: Yep, that's the wnkr, alright. Paige: Eh, it says here he's just a lower level reptile demon. We can vanquish him with a potion. Piper: Great. Let's get rid of him so I can find a band. Paige: Um, I think finding a band might be easier for you, honey. It says here he's pretty elusive. Shamus: You're darn right he is. Otherwise he would've heaped a load of bad luck on him by now. As it is, we never know when he's gonna strike. Leo: It's probably what the Elders are worried about. Saleel's been stealing the leprechauns' gold nuggets and giving it to other demons. Shamus: But maybe with a little good luck, your witches can put a stop to that. Piper: No, we don't need luck. We're gonna do it our way. Shamus: Your way may not work. (He moves over to Phoebe in a blur.) Are you with us, dear? Or are you writing love notes to your boyfriend? (Piper giggles. Wyatt's cries are heard through the baby monitor. Shamus moves over to it in a blur. He picks it up.) What is this? A coven or a day care centre? Leo: I got it. Piper: Don't forget to sanitise the nipple. (Leo leaves the room.) Shamus: People, we're running out of time? Do I need to start crying like a baby to get some action around here? Piper: I'm sorry, but my little guy comes before your little guys. Shamus: Yah, well, without a little luck, my little guys aren't gonna last long, lassie. So let's try it my way. (He holds out the gold nugget.) Slinte is tinte. (A gold stream of light floats into Piper.) Piper: What happened? What did you just do to me? Shamus: Why don't you find out for yourself. (The doorbell rings. Piper gets up and opens it. Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo stands there. Piper gasps.) Piper: You're Pat Benatar. Pat: Oh, good, a fan, what a relief. This is my husband, Neil. Neil: Sorry to bother you. Our car broke down outside and our cell phone is dad. Pat: Just our luck, right? Listen, can we use your phone? We'd really owe you. (Piper looks back at Phoebe and Paige. Their jaws drop. Shamus walks in and smiles.) [Scene: The Green Meadow. Liam is hiding out in a hollow tree. He looks around cautiously. He feels the coast is clear and spots some berries hanging from a tree near by. A moves over to the berries in a blur and reaches up to grab some.] Saleel: To die for, aren't they? (Saleel walks over to Liam.) Liam: Oops, Mr. Demon, sorry, all yours. (Saleel grabs Liam around the neck.) Saleel: There was a witch in your realm. Did you little rodents run to her for help? Liam: No, I swear. All we did was pool our good luck. Saleel: Of course, and you must have lucked into a Charmed One. Which means the Power of Three will be coming for me. Well, if leprechaun luck got me into this mess, I'm quite certain it can get me out as well. Liam: Yes. Let me go and I'll show you where mine is hid. Saleel: That's okay, I know how to find it. (He squeezes Liam's neck and Liam bursts into gold dust. Saleel picks up his shillelagh.) [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Phoebe, Paige and Shamus are there. Phoebe is scrying. Shamus pokes at the rainbow mobile hanging above Wyatt's bassinet.] Shamus: Who do they think they're fooling? No one's gonna go anywhere on those things. Paige: Um, it's just something pretty for the baby to look at. Shamus: Pretty? Ya humans. The minute you see a few colours you get all excited. Rainbows aren't for looking at. If they were, they wouldn't be invisible. Phoebe: Rainbows aren't invisible, we can see them. Shamus: Aye, when it rains, maybe. But they're in the skies all the time. It's how we get around. We light them up with our shillelaghs. Paige: Ahh, is that how you find your pots of gold? Shamus: And also our realm, our home. What's left of it, anyway. (Piper walks in.) Piper: Pat Benatar is in the kitchen on the phone with her manager, rearranging her schedule so she can play at P3. Piper: I am so sorry I doubted you. (Piper leans down and gives Shamus a kiss on the cheek.) Shamus: Just like a woman. You have to give 'em a gift to get anything in return. Phoebe: Okay, this is not working, I can't find Saleel. Paige: Oh, that's just because we need something of his to make it work. Shamus: What you need is luck and lots of it. Not just the spark I can give ya, but the kind you build from, by taking risks, gettin' yourself on a serious roll. Paige: Serious roll, huh? I think I know exactly where I can get one of those. ht me. (Shamus pulls out a nugget.) Shamus: Slainte is tainte. (A gold stream of light hits Paige.) Paige: Alright! Ready to go? Piper: Go where? Paige: Come on, sis. Piper: Come on where? (Paige orbs out with Piper.) Shamus: Hey! Hey, where's me kiss? Women. Well, how 'bout you, darlin'? Phoebe: Why not. (He pulls out another nugget.) Shamus: Slainte is tainte. (The gold stream of light hits Phoebe. The doorbell rings.) Phoebe: For me? (Shamus smiles. Phoebe gets up and heads for the foyer.) Who's it gonna be? George Clooney, Justin Timberlake? (Phoebe opens the door and Jason stands there.) Jason: You ready to go? (Phoebe closes the door.) Phoebe: That did not work. (Shamus walks in.) Shamus: Bullocks! It always works. (Jason knocks on the door. Phoebe opens it up.) Jason: So I take it you don't want to go out. Phoebe: No, you know, it's funny, I-I can't. Because my cousin came into town and he needs help with his other cousin. (Shamus steps forward.) Shamus: Oh, don't make a fuss about me. You two just go out and have good time now. Phoebe: But I really have to stay here and help you with your problems. Jason: You two are cousins? Phoebe: Yes, we are very distant cousins. And it's about to get a lot more distant if you don't let me handle this situation. Shamus: Well, I would let you handle it, if you weren't handling it all wrong. You need to go take some risks and leave the rest up to luck. Jason: Look, I don't want to get in between family stuff but it seems as if your cousin has got it all under control. So let's go. Shamus: Oh, good idea. (Shamus pushes Phoebe out the door and he closes it. Pat and Neil walk in the foyer.) Pat: Where's Piper? Shamus: Oh, she had to go, but she'll be back. Neil: Say, how've you been, Shamus? Long time. Shamus: Don't even try it, Neil. I already ht you with me best sht. That's all ye get. [Cut to a Casino. Piper and Paige are standing at the end of a craps table. The crowd around the table cheers. The croupier pushes piles of chips over to Piper and Paige.] Piper: Paige, there must be $50,000 dollars there. Paige: Sixty's more like it, but Shamus said to take big risks. Here we have the craps table, we've got slots, we've got the big wheel thingy, we can't lose. Piper: Okay, maybe we should think about quitting while we're ahead. Cowboy: Quittin'? You girls can't quit. We're in the middle of a streak here. Croupier: Alright, same lucky sht, same lucky sht comin'. High roll. Paige: Piper, I can not ignore a cowboy. Besides, I feel something really big is about to happen, we just have to hold on and wait for it. (Paige picks up the dice.) Alright, come on now, baby needs a new pair of shoes, and by baby I do mean me. (She throws the dice. Everyone cheers.) Cowboy: Will you marry me? Because that's how much I love you now. (Paige giggles.) Piper: Simmer down, buckeroo. Look, I've gotta get back to the actual baby, and we need to be using this winning streak to find Saleel. Paige: Just one more roll. Piper: Okay, fine, but we are not betting it all, 'cause I can send Wyatt to college with this. Paige: Listen, the bigger risks we take, the more luck we have. Just watch this. (Paige throws the dice. Everyone groans.) Croupier: Two-crap deuce, snake eyes. Paige: Where did our luck go? Piper: Snake eyes, that's it. That's what we've been waiting for. Paige: No, but we lost everything. Piper: No, we didn't. I just figured out a way to find the demon. (The cowboy gives her a look.) Stration. Demonstration. She knows what I mean. Come on. [Scene: Serendipity Lounge. Couples fill the room, cuddling and kissing. Phoebe and Jason walk in.] Phoebe: Okay, what are we doing here? Because I really need to get home. Jason: This shouldn't take very long. But then again, you're pretty stubborn, so maybe it will. Phoebe: Oh, wait a minute, I am stubborn? I am stubborn? Then what are you? Jason: Stubborn, and a control freak. And pretty arrogant sometimes. Phoebe: You really know how to take the fun out of a fight now, don't you? Jason: Look around, tell me what you see. Phoebe: What don't you tell me what you want me to see. (He stares at her.) Okay, fine. (She looks around.) I see lots of couples and they're kissing and drinking and dancing. What I don't see is the point. Oh, hey, get a room. Look, this is exactly my point, love doesn't bloom through modems and hard drives. And no, that is not a euphemism. Jason: What if I told you all these people met over the internet? Phoebe: Right. Like you would have any way of knowing that. Jason: I would if I had, say, started an sold an online dating service a few years ago, maybe established an evening one night a week for people to get together and meet in a safe environment like this. Phoebe: Wait, so you brought all these couples together? Jason: They brought themselves together. My company just made it a little easier for them. It's a complicated world, Phoebe. People have a hard time finding each other in it. And even when they do, they sometimes don't act on their feelings because they're too afraid. Phoebe: Yeah, tell me about it. Jason: I admit, online dating isn't perfect, there are people who use it for all the wrong reasons, but most people are just looking for love, just like the rest of us. Phoebe: Like the rest of us? Jason: You need to get started on that rewrite. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Paige and Shamus are there. Piper puts a pair of snake eyes on a dish.] Shamus: Snake eyes? So what? I don't get it. Paige: Well, Saleel is a reptile demon, so we can use them to scry for him. Piper: See, I told you it was good luck. (Piper puts the snake eyes in a boiling pot and it makes a small explsin.) Paige: I guess, but couldn't snake eyes have been a winning roll too? Shamus: You really want it all, doncha? Well, even luck doesn't bring you everything on a silver platter. You have to work for some things too. (Phoebe walks in. Piper starts scrying.) Phoebe: Hey, did you find the demon? Paige: Well, the vanquishing potion is done so we're almost there. Phoebe: Where's Leo? Piper: Passed out with the baby. Poor guy, he's more worn out than I am. Shamus: (to Phoebe) So how'd you do? You must have developed quite a streak by now. Paige: Yeah, did you win the lottery? Ed McMahon show up at your house with a big ol' cheque? Phoebe: Actually, no. Nothing happened. Shamus: What? That's impossible. Did you take any risks? Get lucky with that fella? Piper: What fella? Phoebe: Ugh, I think he's talking about Jason. And no I did not get lucky. Not that I would want to, anyway. Shamus: Mmm, the brned child dreads the fre, ay? Phoebe: No! (The crystal points to a spot on the map.) Piper: People, we just got lucky. [Cut to the Rock Cave. It's dark. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Shamus orb in.] Paige: Ha, maybe it took snake eyes a bit too literally. Piper: That would be bad luck, right? (Saleel walks out of the shadows, holding a pot full of gold. Saleel: No, this is. (He chants something in Irish. A shower of gold light hits the girls.) Shamus: Oh, no, he's soured your luck. Hurry, throw the potion. (Phoebe is about to throw the potion when a lightning bolt zaps them. They fall down some stone steps.) Saleel: Now what are the odds of that? Shamus: Don't worry, I'll fix this. (He chants in Irish. Saleel grabs him around neck.) Saleel: Not so fast, little man. That's my rainbow now. (He squeezes Shamus and Shamus bursts into gold dust. Saleel steps in the rainbow and it takes him away.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe, Paige and Leo walk in.] Paige: Charmed Ones, my ass! We couldn't even save one leprechaun let alone all of them. Phoebe: It wasn't for lack of trying, Paige. Paige: Yeah, well, still, Saleel is a low level demon, you know, we had luck on our side, we had magic, we should've been... Aah! (Paige trips on the rug and falls flat on her face.) Ouch. Leo: Are you alright? Phoebe: Are you okay? Paige: No, I am not alright. I was supposed to help Shamus and instead I got him klled. Phoebe: Paige, we were struck by lightning, we could have never seen that coming. (Paige stands back up.) Paige: How am I supposed to help them when even mother nature's against us? (Piper walks in carrying Wyatt and talking on the phone.) Piper: Okay, well, I can't get there right now, so you're gonna have to handle it yourself. Call an electrician. (Paige sits on the couch and the couch bumps the table behind her, knocking over a cup of coffee, which spills on a power cord.) There's a power failure at the club, they've shut down for the night. Do you have any idea how much money we're about to lose? (The circuit box in the attic sparks, causing light bulbs to explode.) Phoebe: What the hell is happening? Paige: Seems like a bad luck streak and it's picking up steam. Leo: Well, it can't get much worse than being struck by lightning. Phoebe: No? How about being ht my a meteor? Piper: Take Wyatt out of here. Leo: But, I... (She hands Wyatt to Leo.) Piper: No, no arguing. Just orb, okay? You were the only one that wasn't cursed with the bad luck. He's safe with you. Leo: Alright, well, I'll take him to Uncle Elders. He'll be safe there. Phoebe: Didn't they ask you not to do that? Leo: Yeah, but... screw 'em. (He orbs out.) Piper: Alright, we're gonna have to turn our luck around fast. Paige, can you use that spell of yours to find more leprechauns? Paige: No, they pooled their luck just to make it work. I wish we knew how to get this thing to make a rainbow. Piper: Okay, well, since we can't do that, we're gonna have to turn our luck around the old fashioned way. A little determination, some positive thinking, a little faith. (Suddenly, the chandelier comes crashing down from the roof.) Phoebe: As you were saying? [Scene: The Rock Cave. Saleel is there, holding another pot of gold. He waves his hand and Jayda and Jenna appear.] Jayda: What are you doing? How dare you summon us. Saleel: It's time to pay your debt to me. I need you to kll the Charmed Ones, get them off my back so I can go after more leprechauns. Jayda: You're crazy. Jenna: Wait, let's hear him out. Saleel: I've cursed the witches with bad luck which means they're vulnerable now. They should be easy pickings for you. Jayda: If that's the case, why don't you take them out yourself? Saleel: Because they'll be ready for me. But they won't be ready for you. Plus, I can guarantee that luck will be on your side. [Cut to the manor. Kitchen. Piper's potion is on fre. Piper walks out of the laundry carrying a fre extinguisher.] Piper: I got it, I got it, I got it, I got it. (The nozzle falls off the extinguisher.) Aahh! Okay. (She squeezes the handle and the extinguisher sprays out sideways, missing the pot completely.) Uh-oh. (She presses the handle and swings the extinguisher around, hoping the spray eventually hits the pot. She knocks some plates of the table. The spray hits the pot and puts out the fre. Paige walks in and coughs.) Paige: Vanquishing potion done? Piper: Well done. Paige: What happened? Piper: Big fre. Did you find anything? Paige: Yeah, I went rummaging through stuff and I found our rabbit's foot, wishbone, horseshoe, four-leaf clover, here's some salt for that over the shoulder thing and, uh, coup de grace, charm bracelet. Piper: Lucky charms, Paige? Paige: It ain't the cereal but it's the best I could do. Piper: What about... (They hear a thump.) Phoebe: Whoa! Piper: Phoebe. [Cut to the stairway. Phoebe is sitting on the ground. Piper and Paige walk in.] Phoebe: Ow. Piper: Oh, what happened? Phoebe: Owwww. Piper: Are you okay? (Piper and Paige help her up.) Phoebe: No, my bruises have bruises. I missed a step because I was trying to read my page. Piper: Walk it off, walk it off. Paige: Way to go, cyrano73. Phoebe: "I thought I'd try again. How about Saturday night?" He is asking me out again. Paige: Well, if you're gonna do it, I would go with Saturday, seeing as how we'll probably be dad by then. Phoebe: Wait a minute, maybe I should say yes. Piper: Oh, Phoebe, this is not the time to be... Phoebe: Uh, it might exactly be the time. Maybe this was the risk Shamus was talking about. Piper: Uh, accepting a date with a guy that you click with. That's not necessarily a giant risk. Phoebe: Well, for me it is. Paige: How do you know for sure he's not another demon? Phoebe: I don't know. Therein lies the risk. Okay. Y, E, S. And enter. Oh, yeah, I feel luckier already. (Jayda and Janna smoke in on the stairs.) Paige: Or not. (Piper turns around and tries to blow them up but blows up part of the railing. The railing falls and hits Piper on the head, knocking her out. Janna falls down a couple of stairs from the explsin. Janna throws an energy ball at them and Phoebe throws her pager at it, disintegrating it. Jayda throws an energy ball.) Energy ball! (The energy ball orbs into Paige's hand and she throws it at Janna, vanquishing her.) Jayda: Noooo! (Jayda smokes out and smokes back in beside Piper. She smokes back out taking Piper with her. Phoebe gasps.) Paige: Piper! Commercial Break [Scene: The Rock Cave. Piper, Saleel and Jayda are there. Piper is tied to a tree, still unconscious.] Saleel: One witch. Quick quiz, how many should I have? Jayda: Three. Saleel: Zero! They should all be dad, I never asked for prisoners. Jayda: You miscalculated. The others found a way to turn their luck around and Jenna died because of it. Saleel: Am I supposed to care about that? Jayda: We'll use this witch to lure the others. You still have more gold. We can make ourselves enough good luck to make them pay for what they've done. Saleel: I have a better idea. (He grabs her around the neck.) I'll just do it myself. (He squeezes her neck and she bursts into flames, vanquishing her.) [Cut to the manor. Attic. Phoebe is there scrying. Paige walks in.] Phoebe: She's at his lair and still alive, thank god. Paige: Good, we should call Leo. Phoebe: No, we've gotta keep the baby out of danger. Paige: But Saleel's got luck on his side, we've got nothing. Phoebe: No, that's not true, I think we've turned the tide. Paige: How do you figure? Phoebe: Paige, if we could just turn our luck into a streak, then we can do this. Paige: Okay, we've got a few charms and he's got who knows how much gold. It's just not gonna cut it. Unless, we combine our own magic with it. (She hands something to Phoebe.) Take that. (She picks up a salt shaker and throws salt over Phoebe's shoulders.) Phoebe: What are you doing? (Paige picks up Shamus's shillelagh.) Paige: I am gonna help you make this thing work so maybe you can get a vision off of it. You know, maybe you can see Shamus using it. Phoebe: But I can't always get them on command. Sometimes it's just... Paige: Yeah, I-I know, luck. Just try. Phoebe: Okay. (Phoebe takes the shillelagh and gasps.) Paige: Come on... Phoebe: I can see him, I can see him. Paige: Come on. Phoebe: Goneiri umbohli aht. (A rainbow appears in the room.) Paige: Far out, lady. [Scene: The Green Meadow. The remaining leprechauns have gathered together.] Finnegan: Either we leave right now and try to save what's left of us, or we stay and die like the rest. Leprechaun: Tell your tribes to take only what they need. We leave at dusk. (A rainbow appears in front of them and drops off Phoebe and Paige.) Paige: It worked. Leprechaun: Witches! What are you doing here? Paige: We're here because we need your help to save our sister. Phoebe: And to save you. Finnegan: Right, sure, just like you saved Shamus. Hurry, laddies. Paige: No, wait, please, you're stronger than that. Shamus knew it and so do I. Finnegan: Shamus Fitzpatrick was a fool. And look where it got him. Leprechauns: Aye! Paige: He was not a fool. He gave up his life because he believed saving you was worth the ultimate price. Shamus was a hero. He didn't see leprechauns, he saw giants. And he didn't see luck, he saw power. Please, you pooled you luck once before, do it again. Not for us, but for him. For Shamus. Phoebe: For Shamus. Leprechaun: For Shamus! All: For Shamus! For Shamus! For Shamus! For Shamus! [Scene: Rock Cave. Piper is still tied to a tree. She is now awake. A snake crawls along the branch above Piper.] Piper: Hi, okay, hi, shoo, go away. See, I don't like snakes, at all. Go away, shoo! (Paige orbs in with Phoebe.) What are you guys doing? It's a trap. Paige: Yeah, we know. Phoebe: Piper. (They rush over to her. Saleel walks in.) Paige: (to the snake) Go! Go away! Saleel: The Charmed Ones. It's about time you got here. Phoebe: Yeah, well, we had to make a little pit stop somewhere over the rainbow. Saleel: What is that supposed to mean? (A rainbow appears and drops off a leprechaun.) A leprechaun, please. (Another rainbow appears and drops off three leprechauns. A third rainbow appears and drops off four more leprechauns.) Leprechaun: Now, laddies! (The leprechauns chant something in Irish. Streams of glittery gold light hits Saleel. Saleel looks up and sees a large meteor falling from the sky. ) Saleel: Noooo! (The meteor hits Saleel.) Paige: Huh, a meteor. That's some real bad luck. Piper: Still tied up here, people. (Phoebe unties Piper. Paige walks over to Leprechaun and holds out Shamus's shillelagh.) Paige: Here, I think this belongs to you. Leprechaun: Actually, darlin', I think Shamus would want you to keep it. For all you've done for us, for saving our kind. Paige: Ah, you guys kind of did that yourselves, so it was your luck after all. Leprechaun: Aye, it was your fighting spirit that sparked it, the same fighting spirit Shamus had. Paige: I wish I could accept that compliment but I was just looking to be reimbursed to tell you the truth. I felt like magic owed me. Leprechaun: And you still feel that way? Paige: No, I don't. Leprechaun: Doesn't matter what brings a person, only what they leave with. Commercial Break [Scene: P3. Night. The place is really busy. Piper is at the bar. Leo walks over to her.] Leo: Hey. Piper: Leo, what are you doing here? Who's watching Wyatt? Leo: I asked Paige to, I thought maybe you and I could spend some time together alone. Piper: Oh, sounds great but it's a little crazy in here. Leo: I can see that. Pat Benatar definitely brings in a crowd, huh? Piper: Yeah, at least I'll go out with a bang. Leo: What do you mean? Piper: Uh, well, I've been thinking and I've decided that I want to sell the club. Not because I want to but I feel like I have to. I mean, being a mother slash Charmed One slash business woman is just one slash way too many. Something's gotta give. Leo: This club is your baby too, Piper, you can't give it up. Piper: Well, I don't really feel like I have a choice. I mean, I've been stretched pretty thin lately and I think we're both feeling the strain. Leo: Yeah, I know, it's why I asked the Elders for paternity leave. Piper: Huh? Leo: It's obviously never been done before but they spent time with Wyatt and realised how important he is and decided to break the rules for him. Piper: Well, that's weird. What happens to all your other charges? You do have a career too. Leo: Well, they'll temporarily reassign them. Except for you guys. As for my career, it's not as important to me as we are. Piper: Honey, I don't think I can let you do this. Leo: Piper, it's one thing I don't want to worry about, okay? (They hug.) Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Pat Benatar. (Everyone cheers. Pat Benatar starts singing.) [Scene: Serendipity Lounge. Phoebe, all dressed up, walks in. Jason stands behind her.] Jason: Here on business? (Phoebe turns around and smiles.) Phoebe: Actually, no, I'm not. What are you doing here? Jason: I'm meeting someone. Phoebe: Really? Weird, me too. Jason: I know. You're meeting me. Phoebe: I don't understand. Jason: I'm cyrano73. In the flesh, so to speak. (Phoebe starts to walk away.) Wait, Phoebe, let me explain. Phoebe: Okay, sure, go ahead. Give it your best sht. Jason: I just knew you'd never go out with me if I asked you straight, right? Right? Phoebe: Right. Jason: So I had to find a way to see if you were interested in me without putting any pressure on you. I like you, Phoebe. I liked you the minute I laid eyes on you. And I know you like me... or at least the part of me that brought you here, otherwise you wouldn't have come. Phoebe: Jason, I don't know... Jason: I'm not asking you to marry me. I just wanna buy you a drink. Come on, what have you got to lose? Phoebe: Ooh, I don't know, my job maybe? Jason: That would never happen. Hey, you want cyrano to disappear? He's-he's gone, I promise, just say the word. Phoebe: Martini, dirty. (He hands her a rose and they smile.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x17 - Lucky Charmed"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Brad Kern Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 18 Episode Number: 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: A woman's house. Kitchen. The woman (Katrina) serves a bowl of food to about a dozen cats.] Katrina: There you go, there you go, my kitties. There's plenty for everyone. (More cats across the room meow.) Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about you either. (A warlock holding a Knfe blinks in outside. The cats growl and hiss.) I know. (The warlock blinks in behind Katrina.) Warlock: Meow. (Katrina spins around and scratches his face. He blinks out and blinks back in behind her. She turns around and the warlock swings the Knfe at her neck, cutting her and cutting the necklace she was wearing. The necklace falls to the floor. It has the triquetra symbol on it. Katrina jumps up high and flips over the warlock. She kicks him in the stomach and he falls to the floor.) Katrina: Now! (Katrina runs away. All the cats pounce on the warlock and scratch him. He gets them off him and stands up. The cats run out of the room. He looks around and notices the necklace on the floor. He picks it up and looks closely at the triquetra symbol.) [Scene: Manor. Bedroom. Phoebe, Paige and Wyatt are there. Phoebe is sitting on the bed looking through a photo album. Paige is standing beside Wyatt's bassinet.] Paige: So Piper was engaged before Leo? Phoebe: Yep, she was. Paige: Well, lucky for you, little man, that did not work out. Phoebe: Actually, lucky for all of us. She was engaged to a warlock. Paige: Dan was a warlock? Phoebe: Oh, no, before Dan. Way before Dan. Two bankers, a rock climber, and a ghost before Dan. Actually, the ghost was the best of the bunch. Paige: See, now that's what I call critical sisterly information. How am I supposed to be petty and judgmental without all the info? Phoebe: Yeah, but sweetie, what do you expect? You didn't know her back then. It doesn't mean you're any less apart of us though, you know that, right? Paige: Yeah, I know. It would've been cool though. Hang out with you, see what you guys were like, maybe meet Prue. Phoebe: Well, if it makes you feel any better, you didn't miss much with me. I'm pretty much the exact same person I was back then. Paige: Yeah, right. Phoebe: No, I'm serious. I mean, I have a job now and that's good. But, uh, you know, I'm still living at home, I'm still single, the only real difference is that I'm five years older. I need to use more expensive night cream. (Paige laughs.) Piper's Voice: That is not what happened and you know it. Leo: That's exactly what happened and it's not the first time it's happened, either. Piper: What is that supposed to mean? Leo: You know what? Forget it, Piper. (Phoebe and Paige head for the door.) Piper's Voice: Don't walk away from me. Leo. Leo! [Cut to the hallway. Leo is walking down it with Piper following.] Piper: I am talking to you! Leo: I'm tired of you mocking me, especially in front of our friends. (Phoebe and Paige walk out of the bedroom.) Piper: Oh, I resent that. I don't mock you. Leo: You always mock me. I work my butt off around here, I quit my job, I quit my career, so you wouldn't have to, and I get no respect for it, none. Piper: I never asked you to give up your career. Leo: The hell you didn't! Piper: You're right, I didn't! (to Phoebe and Paige) Did I? Leo: Oh, right, turn to them for support like you always do. Piper: Oh, what, so now you have a problem with them too? Leo: No, I have a problem with you! (He turns and walks into Piper's bedroom.) Piper: Leo, don't you dare walk away from me again. (He slams the door behind him.) I mean it! (She points her finger and blows up the door and the wall around it.) Phoebe: Whoa. (They look at the damage in shock.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Morning. Outside Piper's bedroom. Piper is standing there looking at the damage to her room. She sighs. Phoebe and Paige walk out of the bedroom down the hall and approach Piper.] Phoebe: Hi! Come on. (Phoebe takes Piper down the hallway.) Piper: What? Where are we going? Paige: You'll see, let's go. [Cut to the living room. Leo is curled up on the couch asleep. He wakes up when he hears Piper, Phoebe and Paige coming down the stairs.] Phoebe: Will you stop dragging your feet? Piper: I don't wanna talk to him. Paige: Lady, just get in there. (They walk into the living room.) Leo: What's going on? Paige: We are gonna stay here until we figure this thing out, that is what is going on. Leo: Figure out what? This is between us, it has nothing to do with you two. (Piper tries to leave but Phoebe stops her.) Phoebe: You know what? I don't know what the problem is but it's affecting Piper's power, and if her power is out of control then it's our problem too. Paige: Plus, we love you guys and we wanna help, that's all. Piper: We'll figure it out. Phoebe: Really? Before the next demon attcks? (Phoebe pulls out a card and hands it to Piper.) Piper: What is this? Phoebe: Dr. Berenson. He's a marriage counsellor that I use to help me with my column. I called in a favour and he's expecting you one o'clock today. Leo: What? Phoebe: He cancelled all his other appointments, so you'll have the whole day to talk this out. Leo: Come on, this is ridiculous. You expect us to go to some mortal and spill our guts? Paige: What you need is a mortal doctor, Leo. Your problems are marital, not supernatural. So, you know, speak in euphemisms if you have to. Leo: I don't know. (Piper walks over to a cabinet and looks at a wedding photo of her and Leo, and looks at the bride and groom figurine from the cake.) What do you think? Piper: I think it might be a good idea. Although I don't know realistically how much we're gonna accomplish in one day. Phoebe: So use magic. Cast a spell. Don't worry about the consequences, you've already got them. In spades. Piper: Well, who's gonna watch Wyatt? Aren't you both busy? Paige: I've already taken care of that, it's Darryl's day off. Leo: You didn't tell him why, did you? Paige: No, I did not tell him why. Phoebe: There's nothing to be ashamed of. You've been through so much, it's a wonder you've made it this far without professional help. It's a wonder we all have. You owe this to yourselves... and your baby. [Scene: Katrina's House. The place is a mess. The warlock is there pulling everything out of a draw. He finds a crystal and a map and takes it over to a coffee table. He flattens the map and pulls out the Knfe he cut Katrina with. He rubs the end of the crystal against the edge of the bloody Knfe and starts to scry.] Warlock: Here, kitty, kitty, kitty. (The crystal stops on the map.) Gotcha. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Phoebe's there typing on her computer. Paige walks in.] Paige: Bad time? Phoebe: No, no, not at all. My advice sucks today anyway. What are you doing? I thought you had a lunch date. Paige: I was, I was just kind of distracted. I kept thinking about Piper and Leo. Phoebe: I know, me too. Paige: It's just so unsettling. They've always seemed so solid, until recently. It's kinda scary. Phoebe: Yeah, they'll work it out. Paige: Yeah, if you say so, it's just strange, not having seen them fight light that before. Phoebe: Are you kidding? How many times has Piper blown up Leo? Paige: She's blown him up literally? Phoebe: Yeah, but you know Piper, she didn't mean anything by it. Look, Paige, don't worry. They love each other so much, and they've been through a lot worse than this. Paige: If you say so, you know them better than I do. (Phoebe's cell phone rings. She looks at it and it shows "Home Calling".) Phoebe: Hey. (She answers it.) Piper, what are you still doing at home? [Cut to the manor. Bathroom. Katrina is there rummaging through the drawers.] Katrina: This isn't Piper. I'm an innocent. Someone is after me, a warlock. [Cut to Phoebe's office.] Paige: What is it? Phoebe: Who is this? Katrina: I don't have time to explain. You need to come home with your sisters. And Leo. I need healing. Phoebe: I-I don't know what you're talking about. Katrina: Where's the disinfectant? Didn't it used to be kept in Prue's bathroom? Phoebe: No, it's in the kitchen. Paige: What is going on? Katrina: Hurry, please, before he kills me. [Scene: Dr. Berenson's Office. Dr. Berenson opens the door to reveal Piper and Leo standing there.] Leo: Dr. Berenson? Dr. Berenson: Yes, hi. Is it Leo? Leo: Yeah. And Piper. Dr. Berenson: Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you both. Why don't you come in and make yourself comfortable. (Piper and Leo walk in. Piper laughs.) Piper: Sorry. (Dr. Berenson closes the door and Piper and Leo sit on a couch apart from each other. Dr. Berenson sits on a single couch across from them.) Dr. Berenson: Well, uh, Phoebe has told me a lot about you. Leo: Oh, really? Like what? Dr. Berenson: Oh, I-I don't mean about what brings you here, just that she thinks the world of you. (Piper and Leo look around uncomfortably.) So, what does bring you here? Piper: Uh, well, I guess we've been, uh, sort of fighting a lot lately. Dr. Berenson: Is that unusual in your marriage? Leo: (same time) No. Piper: (same time) Yes. (They look at each other.) Leo: We just had a baby. Piper: Right, the baby. Dr. Berenson: Is that what you guys have been fighting about? Leo: No. Piper: No. Dr. Berenson: Maybe it would be better if we started at the beginning, huh? Why don't you tell me about your childhood. Piper: Ugh. For god's sake. (She freezes Dr. Berenson.) Leo: Piper, what are you doing? You can't freeze the shrink, we're on the clock. (Piper stands up.) Piper: Yeah, well, forget about the clock, 'cause you know what? We're gonna need a calendar 'cause this is gonna take months. Leo: Okay, well, if you remember, you're the one that wanted to do this. I did not. Piper: Yeah, well, Leo, we need to. For all the reasons that Phoebe said and you know it. Look, we've lost our way and we need to find it back, fast. Leo: So you really think a spell will help? Piper: It has to. [Scene: Manor. The Warlock throws Katrina hard against the wall. He grabs her by the hair and pushes her onto the floor.] Warlock: Not so fast. I wanna enjoy this. (He grabs her by the neck and pulls her up. He pushes her against the wall and holds her there. He moves the Knfe towards her neck. Paige orbs in with Phoebe.) Phoebe: Hey! (Phoebe grabs a candlestick and hits the warlock across the face.) Orb her outta here. (Paige goes over to Katrina and orbs out with her. The warlock grabs Phoebe by the arm.) [Cut to the living room. Paige orbs in with Katrina. Paige sits her down on the edge of the couch.) Paige: Are you alright? Katrina: Yeah, I think so. You really got that orbing thing down, don't you? Paige: Who are you? Katrina: Someone from your past. [Cut to the dining room. Phoebe and the Warlock land on the dining room table. The Warlock points the Knfe at Phoebe's throat. She struggles to push him away. She finally rolls him off the table.] [Cut to Dr. Berenson's office. Piper walks across the room holding a small piece of paper. She sits down beside Leo.] Leo: I'm just worried about the memory part of the spell, that's all. Piper: Look, we're gonna have to make our memories real and everything around them real or we're never gonna get through this. Now scoot over, we weren't this close. (Leo rolls his eyes and moves over. Piper reads from the paper.) "Let the truth be told, let our lives unfold, so we can relive our memories, and stop being enemies." (She burns the paper with a lighter and it vanishes.) Ready? Leo: Yeah. (Piper unfreezes Dr. Berenson.) Dr. Berenson: Do you smell something? Piper: No. Look, we were thinking we just skip the childhood part and just cut to the chase and go straight to us. Leo: If that's alright with you. Dr. Berenson: Oh, sure, sure. Um, why don't you tell me how you first met. [Cut to the manor. Dining room. Phoebe grabs the Warlock's arm and twists it behind his back. She holds his Knfe against his neck. Paige orbs in.] Paige: Need any help? Phoebe: (to Warlock) What do you want? Who are you? (Suddenly, Phoebe, Paige and the Warlock disappear from the room.) [Cut to the front porch. Phoebe, Paige and the Warlock appear. Phoebe looks around and while she's distracted, the Warlock takes back his Knfe. He blinks out.] Paige: He must have blinked us outside here. Phoebe: He must have. Leo's Voice: (from inside) Well, I think I see... yep, there's definitely something here, Miss Halliwell. Piper's Voice: (from inside) Definitely. Phoebe: Piper? Paige: Miss Halliwell? (Phoebe and Paige walk inside. Phoebe looks in the living room, her mouth drops and she pulls Paige away from the room.) Phoebe: You are not going to believe this. (They peek around the corner and look into the living room where they see...] [Scene from episode 1.07 "The Fourth Sister". Past Phoebe, Piper and Leo are there. Leo is bent over with his head up in the fireplace, looking for something. Past Phoebe checks him out.] Past Phoebe: My Santa, you've changed. Past Piper: He's looking for Kit. Past Phoebe: The cat. Right, four legs, fur. I remember. (Phoebe and Paige pull back into the foyer.) Paige: Is that you? Phoebe: (whispering) Yeah, from about five years ago. (Paige's jaw drops.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Past Living room. Phoebe and Paige peek around the corner again. Past Leo gets out of the fireplace.] Past Leo: Sorry. Have you tried the shelter? Past Piper: Yeah, nothing. Past Leo: Well, she had a collar on, right? With your number on it and everything? Past Phoebe: A very distinctive collar, actually. Past Piper: Anyway... Uh, thanks for looking, I'm sure you must be hungry after all that work. Past Leo: All what work? (Past Phoebe laughs.) Past Phoebe: Oh, that's just Piper. She's gotta be everyone's mum. Think of her as your mum. I know I do. (Phoebe rolls her eyes and shakes her head. Paige gives her a confused look.) Past Piper: Isn't she a scream? Past Leo: Well, thanks, um, let me go put these fliers up first and I'll be right back, okay? (Past Leo takes some fliers from Past Piper and turns to leave. He trips over the fireplace screen.) Past Piper: Oh, careful. Past Phoebe: Ooh, you alright? Past Leo: Yeah. Past Piper: Careful. (Past Leo puts the fireplace screen back.) Antique. Past Phoebe: Grandma's. Past Piper: Yeah. (Past Leo leaves the room and heads for the conservatory door. Past Piper and Past Phoebe check Past Leo out as he walks away.) Past Phoebe: Oh, quite possibly the finest glutes in the city. Past Piper: In the state... Past Phoebe: In all the land. (While they're distracted, Phoebe and Paige sneak past the living room.) Past Piper: Saw him first. Past Phoebe: Uh-uh. Past Piper: Uh-huh. Paige: Eww, you ht on Leo? Phoebe: Never mind that, we have to figure out a way to get outta here. We can't risk changing our history otherwise we'll have no future to go back to. Paige: Yeah, but what if that's what the warlock wants us to do? Phoebe: We've gotta get to the book. (Paige nods. They hear Past Piper and Past Phoebe's voices. They hide behind a large pot plant.) Past Piper: I'm telling you, he's not your type. He's nice. Past Phoebe: Oh, oh, really? And I don't like nice? Past Piper: No, Phoebe, you don't. You like dangerous, you like bad boys, you always have. (Past Piper and Past Phoebe walk past the pot plant and go into the kitchen.) Paige: Some things never change. Phoebe: Would you be quiet? [Cut to Dr. Berenson's office.] Piper: Then Phoebe and I went upstairs to fight over him a little bit more. Leo: And I went out to put up the fliers. Dr. Berenson: You know, it's uncanny how well both of you seem to remember exactly what happened. Especially after five years. Piper: Oh, well, you know, it just seems like yesterday to us. Leo: Except that yesterday Piper almost blew up the house. (Leo chuckles. Piper gives him a look.) Figuratively speaking. I mean, Piper's got a bit of a temper. Piper: I do not! Leo: Oh, no? [Cut to Phoebe and Paige crouched behind the pot plant. They disappear.] [Cut to the attic. Phoebe and Paige appear behind a table.] Phoebe: What happened? Paige: I don't know. Let's get the book and get outta here. Phoebe: Wait. [Scene from episode 3.13 "Bride and Gloom". Dantalian appears. She walks over to the Book of Shadows and picks it up.] Dantalian: That was easy. (Past Piper comes out of the shadows.) Past Piper: Too easy. (Past Phoebe kicks Dantalian from behind. She falls to the floor. Past Piper and Past Phoebe walk over to her. Past Phoebe is holding a Knfe.) Where's our sister? Dantalian: kll me and you'll never see her again. Past Piper: Hmm, so maybe we should just trture you instead. (Past Piper stands on Dantalian's arm and turns her hand into ice. Dantalian screams.) Past Phoebe: Why don't you just shatter her hand and see what happens. (Past Piper smashes her hand with the candlestick. Dantalian screams in pain. Paige gives Phoebe a look.) Phoebe: I was under a spell. Evil. Paige: Evil? You were blonde. (Past Leo orbs in.) Past Leo: Piper, we need to talk. (Past Phoebe and Past Piper turn to Past Leo. Dantalian grabs the Book and disappears.) What's going on? Past Phoebe: Well, you just helped her escape, that's what's going on. (Past Piper turns him into ice.) Past Piper: Smash him. (Past Phoebe kicks Past Leo and he smashes into a million little pieces.) Bastard. [Cut to Dr. Berenson's office.] Dr. Berenson: I-I'm sorry, um, when you say she shattered you, I assume that's... Piper: Metaphorically speaking. (Leo gives Piper a look.) Dr. Berenson: Perhaps we should try to explore all this a little more fully. [Cut to the attic. Phoebe and Paige have come out of hiding.] Paige: Okay, you didn't tell me you blew up Leo too. Phoebe: Don't worry, he'll be fine, just as long as we don't mess anything up. What? You said you wanted to know what we were like before we met you, right? (She chuckles.) Voila. Paige: Okay, does evil stump lady come back with the book anytime soon? Phoebe: No, which means we have to figure this out by ourselves. I don't remember anything about a warlock with the power to jump through time, do you? Paige: No, but I still think he's from the past. Phoebe: Why? Paige: Because Katrina, our innocent, says she knew us from the past. The warlock's after her so hey, it only figures, right? Phoebe: Yeah, that makes sense. But I don't know how he's jumping us through time. Or why. Paige: Maybe he's not, maybe there's some other reason. Phoebe: Maybe. But if he is behind this, we have to figure out a way to force him to bring us back. Paige: I think I know a way how. Remember the muses? Remember the potion that Piper made to blind the warlock and keep him from blinking? Phoebe: Yeah, do you remember how to make it? Paige: Yeah, if the right herbs are in the kitchen. (They hear Past Piper and Past Phoebe's voices.) Past Piper: So what are we supposed to do now? Past Phoebe: I don't know, kll innocents? Past Piper: No, I mean about Prue. (Phoebe grabs Paige's arm.) Phoebe: Orb us, orb us outta here. Past Piper: How are we supposed to find her without the book? (They start to orb out, bump into something and orb back in.) Phoebe: Whoa, what happened? Paige: It's like we got bounced off something. I think we're stuck. [Cut to Dr. Berenson's office. Piper is pacing up and down the room.] Piper: Of course, I don't wanna lose Leo, that's why I'm here. It's just, I don't know, sometimes it seems like our entire relationship has been one big fight. Dr. Berenson: Really? Piper: And I don't mean arguing, fighting, I mean... Leo: All the obstacles we had to overcome. Especially early on. Piper: And honestly? Sometimes I've wondered whether we're really meant to be together at all. Leo: Even on our wedding day. [Cut to the attic. Phoebe and Paige are hiding behind a table. They disappear.] [Cut to the living room. Phoebe and Paige appear in the middle of the room.] [Scene from episode 3.15 "Just Harried". Prue is sitting on the back of TJ's motorbike. We only see the back of Prue.] Past Piper: What the hell is going on? Past Phoebe: Prue, get your astral ass back here! Phoebe: Oh, no, Piper's wedding. (Phoebe and Paige hide around the corner. Past TJ rides off, knocking the cake table. Past Piper gasps. The three tiered cake falls on the floor.) Past Phoebe: Honey... Past Piper: Alright, that's it! The wedding is off! (She throws her veil on the floor and heads for the door.) Past Phoebe: Piper, Piper, you can not just leave. Past Piper: Yes, I can. A demon I could have handled, but my big sister ruining my wedding, I can not handle that. Past Phoebe: Okay, just listen to me for one second. All we have to do is find a way. Past Piper: No, no, I don't wanna find a way to get married on my wedding day. It's-it's too hard. There must be a reason. (Past Leo walks over to them.) Past Leo: Piper... Past Piper: Leo, I'm sorry, but this is just the final straw. It's just not meant to be. (Past Piper leaves the manor.) Past Leo: What just happened? (Past Leo walks into the living room and sits down. Phoebe and Paige sneak around the corner into the conservatory.) Past Cole: Are you okay? Past Phoebe: (sarcastic) Oh, yeah, great. Past Victor: Maybe Piper's right. Maybe the wedding just wasn't meant to be. Past Patty: Victor. Past Victor: All I'm saying is maybe the gods are just trying to spare them the pain that we went through. Past Leo: No. All I need is what's inside of me to know that Piper and I are meant to be together. (He stands up.) What happened here today... Past Phoebe: Piper and Leo's love has touched us all. We have to fix this. Past Darryl: I gotta go fend off the parse. Paige: I can't believe Prue ruined Piper's wedding. (Kit meows and walks over to Phoebe and Paige.) Phoebe: Oh my god. Kit. (Phoebe picks up Kit. She looks at the triquetra collar.) It is Kit. Paige: I didn't know you had a cat. Phoebe: Yeah, she ran away a couple of years ago. (The Warlock blinks in. They stare at each other, surprised. The Warlock steps back and smashes to bride and groom figurine from the wedding cake. The Warlock blinks out.) Okay, that was weird. We gotta work on that blinding potion. Paige: Uh. Didn't he just change history? [Cut to Dr. Berenson's office. Piper gasps and grabs her chest.] Leo: What's the matter, honey? What is it? Piper: I don't know, I just got a sharp pain in my heart. [Cut to the manor. Living room. Present day. The bride and groom figurine in the cabinet glows and vanishes.] Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Past Kitchen. Phoebe and Paige are there. Phoebe is standing near the door, keeping an eye out. Paige waves her hands over a smoking pot.] Paige: Oops. Phoebe: Paige, shh! Paige: What? Potions go poof, that's what they do. Phoebe: Just hurry up. Paige: I'm done. I just hope I didn't use any herbs we're gonna need in the future. I've already been to one alternate reality, I don't care to go home to another. (Phoebe groans.) What's the matter? Phoebe: I don't know, this whole thing is sort of odd, it doesn't make any sense. Paige: Like half the things we go through do? Phoebe: I know, but didn't the warlock seemed surprised to see us in there? Paige: Yeah, now that you mention it. Why? Phoebe: Because I'm beginning to think that maybe he didn't have anything to do with this, maybe he's stuck in this same weird time loop just like we are. Paige: Yeah, well, he's still dangerous. It'll probably be easier for him to kll us in the past without Piper around. Phoebe: Yeah, and I'm also beginning to think that Piper's the reason we're stuck here. I mean, think about it. What's the common denominator in all of this? Piper and Leo, right? Every past event has centred around the two of them. Paige: You think this is a spell? Phoebe: Yeah, one gone awry obviously. I think Piper took my advice to heart with the marriage counsellor. They're taking a walk down memory lane... literally. Paige: But it seems too real just to be a memory. I mean, what are we doing here? Phoebe: They obviously have a lot of issues to work through. Paige: Yeah, well, I hope they work through them soon. (Paige bottles the potion.) [Scene: Dr. Berenson's Office. Piper has a drink of water.] Piper: Thank you. Leo: You feel any better? Piper: Yeah, a little bit, that was really weird. Dr. Berenson: Piper, you know, sometimes bringing back old memories, old feelings, can have a psychosomatic effect. Especially when you're dealing with inner demons. (Piper and Leo look at each other.) Let's talk about before your wedding, about when you knew for the first time that you really loved Leo. (Piper and Leo look at each other. Leo smiles as he remembers.) [Cut to the past Kitchen. Phoebe and Paige disappear.] [Cut to the attic. Scene from episode 1.21 "Love Hurts". Phoebe and Paige appear. They crouch down at the back of the room. Past Leo is lying on the couch, unconscious. Past Piper is kneeling beside him crying. A tear drop falls on her hand and it glows.] Past Piper: I found it. Leo, I love you. (She holds her glowing hand over Past Leo and she heals him.) Can you hear me? I love you, Leo, please hear me. (Leo wakes up.) Past Leo: Piper. (They hug.) Past Piper: Oh, thank God. I tried so hard and I couldn't make it work before. Why didn't you tell me? Past Leo: That love was the trigger? You had to find that out on your own. Why couldn't you tell me? Past Piper: I don't know. I was afraid, I was afraid if I admitted how I really felt it would hurt more if I lost you. I'm so sorry, I should of said it before. Past Leo: It's better late then never. Come on. (Past Leo orbs out with Past Piper. Phoebe and Paige stand up, moved at what they just saw.) [Cut to Dr. Berenson's office.] Dr. Berenson: You know, Leo, the fact that you seem to be able to relive your wife's experience to such a degree is very telling. Leo: It is? Dr. Berenson: I think you might have some co-dependency issues. (Piper nods and smiles slightly. She turns her head when Leo looks at her.) [Cut to past Attic. Paige is sitting on the floor. Phoebe hands her a tissue.] Phoebe: Here you go, my sweetie. Here you go. You okay? Paige: Yeah, this is better than home movies. They've just been through so much. Phoebe: Yeah, we all have. It's good to remember, even for me. It makes me realise how much I really have changed. (Kit runs in.) Kit? (The Warlock runs in after Kit.) Whoa. Okay, throw the potion! Warlock: Don't bother. (He blinks out.) Phoebe: Wait a minute. Is it just me or is he not after us? Paige: No, I think he's after your cat. (Kit meows and walks around their ankles. They pat her.) Phoebe: Kit? Really? Why? Paige: I don't know. (to Kit) Unless there's something you're not telling us. It's funny, she's so familiar to me though. It reminds me of this old stray that used to hang outside my loft. Phoebe: Wait a minute, you just said something. Paige: I did? Was it smart? (Phoebe goes over to the Book of Shadows.) Phoebe: Oh, I am so glad the book is still in this memory. Paige: Why, what'd I say? What are you looking for? Phoebe: I am looking for... (she turns to a page) Familiars. That's what I'm looking for. Paige: "Enchanted creatures who follow and guide new witches to protect them while they learn the craft." Phoebe: (to Kit) Hey, is there something you haven't been telling me? (Kit rubs around their ankles.) Huh, Kit? Hey, don't you kiss up to me. Answer the question. Paige: You sure you didn't know about this? Phoebe: What, that Kit was our familiar? No, we just thought she was this cat that we found on the porch. Paige: Better hope the warlock doesn't get her in the past otherwise our future... Phoebe: Is screwed. [Cut to Dr. Berenson's Office. Leo stands up.] Leo: I'm screwed. This is a no-win situation. I work, she says I'm never around. I quit my job, she says I'm around too much. I gave up everything for her. Piper: Ha! Co-dependent, thank you. Leo: Okay, so what? Maybe I am. But you wanna talk co-dependent? Ask her about her damn sisters. They're frickin' inseparable. The Power of Three. (Piper throws her hands up.) Dr. Berenson: Um, I think we should go back to talking about some of your more positive memories, things that you've overcome as a couple. Free associate. Let the memories flow. Whatever comes to mind. (Leo sits back down.) [Cut to the past Attic. Phoebe and Paige disappear.] [Cut to downstairs. Phoebe and Paige appear. They look into the conservatory. Scene from episode 1.08 "The Truth Is Out There... And It Hurts". Past Piper and Past Leo are there. Leo has spilled something on his shirt.] Past Leo: Truth is caffeine makes me a little clumsy, you know. (Past Leo heads for the door.) Past Piper: Leo, wait. Past Leo: Yeah? Past Piper: Can I ask you a question? Past Leo: Sure. Past Piper: Do you need another shirt? Past Leo: No, I got one in the truck. Thanks. Past Piper: Leo, wait that wasn't my question. Past Leo: It wasn't. Past Piper: No. I was just wondering, do you ever... think of me? Past Leo: Yeah. Past Piper: In what way? As a friend sort of way or... Past Leo: You have beautiful eyes. Past Piper: That's a good way. Past Leo: I'm sorry. (They laugh.) That was totally inappropriate wasn't it? Past Piper: No, not at all. Ah, what the hell... Leo, how do you feel about women who make the first move? Past Leo: I don't know, I'm still waiting for it to happen. Past Piper: Goodness. (Past Piper kisses him.) Past Leo: Ahh... how do you feel about guys who make the second move? Past Piper: Love 'em. (They kiss again.) Paige: Nice kiss! (She grins. Phoebe and Paige disappear.) [Cut to outside P3. Scene from episode 3.03 "Once Upon A Time". Past Piper walks out into the car park. Phoebe and Paige appear and crouch behind a car. Past Piper walks towards her car and the trolls trip her. She falls on the ground and all her stuff falls out of her purse.] Past Piper: (looks up at the sky) I bet you guys think this is real funny, don't ya? Haven't you taken enough from me? You have to send trolls to kick me while I'm down. I am a good person, I am a good witch and damn it I would've made a great wife. And how dare you take that from me. I deserve... no, you know what? I demand that you send him back to me. You hear me? Right now. I am going to stand in this very spot until you send Leo back to me. (Nothing happens. Phoebe and Paige disappear.) [Cut to the manor. Conservatory. Phoebe and Paige appear.] Phoebe: Enough already. (Kit runs past Phoebe and Paige. They hear a crash and a dog barking.) Paige: The warlock. (A white dog runs past them, following Kit.) Phoebe: You said you always wanted to meet Prue, right? That's another little spell gone awry. [Scene from episode 3.21 "Look Who's Barking". Kit runs up the stairs and Piper, Phoebe and Leo come down the stairs. They stop Prue.] Past Piper: Prue, no! No-no-no-no, very bad, Prue. Very, very bad Prue. (Prue growls.) Hi, Kujo, who you growling at? Past Leo: Maybe I'd better go check with the elders and see if they know how to vanquish a Banshee. Past Phoebe: Wait a minute, don't tell me you're afraid of Prue. Past Leo: Yeah. Past Piper: Well, wait a minute, hold it. What if we find the Banshee in the mean time? Past Leo: Well, you blew up the last demon you fought, didn't you? Past Piper: Yeah, but I was trying to freeze him. Past Leo: Just remember what we talked about. Just try and relax. (Past Leo orbs out.) Past Piper: I really wish everybody would quit telling me to relax. (Phoebe and Paige disappear.) [Cut to a Castle. Phoebe and Paige appear under a table. Scene from episode 4.06 "A Knight To Remember". Past Piper and Past Phoebe are chained to a wall. Leo runs in.] Past Leo: Piper! Phoebe. (Past Leo tries to unlock the chains.) Past Piper: Easy, easy. (A guard comes up behind Leo.) Past Phoebe: Behind you! (The guard pushes Leo away. Leo grabs a sword off the wall and starts sword fighting with the guard. The guard trips Leo.) Paige: Finally, one I remember. (Leo and the guard continue to fight. Leo hits the guard and head butts him, knocking him out.) Past Piper: Nice! Past Phoebe: Wow. (Leo goes over to the girls.) Past Piper: Leo! Past Phoebe: I thought you were a pacifist. Past Leo: I didn't kll him, did I? Past Piper: I gotta tell you, I find this side of you very sexy. Past Leo: Really? Past Piper: Yeah. (They hear a noise.) Past Leo: Paige. Past Piper: Potion, potion. (Past Piper, Past Phoebe and Past Leo run out of the room.) Phoebe: Past Paige, remember? They're going to rescue you. (Paige nods. They disappear.) [Cut to the manor. Upstairs hallway. Phoebe and Paige appear. Kit runs past them and goes into the bathroom.] Paige: Okay, if that warlock doesn't kll the cat soon, I will. Phoebe: I'll get her. (Phoebe walks into the bathroom. Scene from episode 3.17 "Pre-Witched". Past Piper and Past Leo are in the shower together.) Past Piper: Phoebe! Phoebe: Sorry, I didn't know you guys were in here. I'm not interrupting anything am I? Past Piper: No... not yet. Phoebe: Okay, that's good, that's really good. Past Piper: Phoebe, would you just get outta here. And cover your eyes. Phoebe: Oh. (She covers her eyes.) Sure, okay, getting out. Past Piper: Hey, did you change your hair? Phoebe: Me? No. (Phoebe walks towards the door, eyes still covered.) Piper: Watch out for... (Phoebe runs into the door frame.) Phoebe: Oh! Ow. I'm okay, I'm okay. (Phoebe reaches behind her and closes the door on her way out. She walks over to Paige.) Paige: Eh, that was a bit close. (They disappear.) [Cut to P3. Top of the stairs. Scene from episode 3.09 "Coyote Piper". Past Piper is dancing on top of the bar wearing black leather pants and red leather halter top. Phoebe and Paige walks down the stairs.] Paige: Oh... my... god. I've never seen this side of Piper before. [Cut to Dr. Berenson's Office. Dr. Berenson looks at Piper, speechless.] Piper: Don't ask. Next memory. [Cut to the manor. Toilet. Phoebe and Paige appear. They look around, confused. They hear Past Leo's voice on the other side of the closed door.] [Cut to the bathroom. Scene from episode 3.01 "The Honeymoon's Over". Past Leo is talking into the mirror.] Past Leo: Every time I see you, I love you even more. You're so beautiful. You're so special. I can't imagine my life without you. (Past Piper walks in.) Piper! Past Piper: Leo, who are you talking to? Past Leo: Me? Uh, nobody, just myself, you know. Past Piper: Yourself? You were telling yourself how much you love you? Past Leo: No, of course not. Uh, I mean, it's, it's not like that at all. Um, let's go downstairs and I'll explain. Past Piper: Leo, what's the matter? Why are you acting so weird? Past Leo: Can we go downstairs please? Past Piper: No, why? Past Leo: Okay, fine, um, here's good. Um, I've been thinking a lot actually about our situation. Past Piper: Leo... Past Leo: No, no, just let me finish. Um, I think I've come up with a solution, a way for us to be together no matter what they say. (Past Leo gets down on one knee and Past Piper's eyes widen. He takes Past Piper's hand.) Will you marry me? [Cut to the toilet. Phoebe hears Kit hissing through the vent.] Phoebe: Paige. Paige: Wait, I wanna hear the answer. Phoebe: We already know the answer for god's sakes. Kit's in trouble. Orb. Paige: What if I can't? Phoebe: Just try. (Paige orbs out with Phoebe.) [Cut to the attic. The warlock is on the floor kneeling over something. Paige orbs in with Phoebe. He turns around holding the bloodied Knfe.] Warlock: Looks like curiosity just klled your cat. (He blinks out. They see Kit lying on the floor with a Knfe wound on her side. Kit morphs into Katrina.) [Cut to the living room. Present. Katrina is there. She doubles over in pain.] Katrina: Ow. Ohh. (She looks at her arm and it starts to vanish.) Oh, no. (Her other arm followed by her head and chest, and the rest of her body vanishes from the room.) Commercial Break [Scene: Dr. Berenson's Office. Piper and Leo are now sitting close, holding hands.] Dr. Berenson: It's easy for a couple over the years to lose sight of what brought them together in the first place. In your case, a very remarkable case I might add, it's probably even more important than it would be for most... (Leo leans forward and touches his head.) Leo: Ow. Piper: What's the matter? Leo: (quietly) Freeze him, hurry. (Piper freezes Dr. Berenson. Leo stands up, touching his temples.) Piper: What? Talk to me. Leo: Something's gone terribly wrong. People are crying out in pain. Witches, they're all under attck. Piper: What? Why? Leo: I don't know why. We gotta get home, fast. Phoebe's Voice: (in Piper's head) Piper? Piper: No, wait. Phoebe's Voice: (in Piper's head) Piper, can you hear me? Piper: Phoebe? [Cut to the manor. Past Attic. Phoebe is calling out.] Phoebe: Piper, can you hear me? It's Phoebe. Paige: Are you crazy? What are you doing? Phoebe: What does it look like I'm doing? I'm trying to contact Piper. Paige: Yeah, but she'll hear you, she'll come running in and ruin our future. Phoebe: Our future's already ruined unless she can somehow give us a second chance and let us replay her last memory. Paige: Wait, are you talking about present day Piper? Phoebe: Yeah, yeah. Why not? I mean, she dragged us into this spell, consciously or subconsciously, we might as well take advantage of it, right? Besides, if she really is reliving this, she ought to be able to hear me. Hm? Piper! It's your sister Phoebe. Now, I know you're having big problems because of this. [Cut to Dr. Berenson's Office.] Leo: You're kidding me? Your sisters are involved with this? Can we do nothing without them? Piper: Shh! I'm trying to concentrate. Something about our last memory? Leo: Last memory... The one where I proposed? [Cut to the past toilet. Phoebe and Paige appear.] Past Leo's Voice: Every time I see you, I love you even more. Paige: It worked. Phoebe: Okay, now orb. (Paige orbs out with Phoebe.) [Cut to the attic. Paige orbs in with Phoebe. Kit runs in. Paige pulls out the potion. The warlock runs in.] Phoebe: Hey! (The warlock stops.) Paige: Remember us? (Paige throws the potion at his feet. A thick cloud of smoke rises and smothers the warlock. He drops his Knfe and covers his eyes. Phoebe picks up the Knfe and sab the warlock.) Phoebe: What's the matter? Cat got your tongue? (The warlock bursts into flames and is vanquished. Paige goes over and picks up Kit.) Paige: Alright, cat. Start talking. [Cut to Dr. Berenson's Office.] Leo: The cries are gone. Everything's back to normal. Piper: Oh, no it's not. It's not until I reverse this spell. Even I don't want to be this close to my sisters. (She starts to write a spell on a notepad.) [Scene: Manor. Living room. Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Katrina are there sitting on the couch. Piper walks in carrying a tray of cups and a tea pot.] Piper: Are you sure I can't get you anything? Coffee, tea, a saucer of milk? (Phoebe laughs.) Phoebe: Good one. Katrina: No, I'm fine. (serious) Although I wouldn't mind some kibble, if you got some. (Piper stares at Katrina. Katrina smiles.) Piper: That's not funny. Paige: It's a little funny. Piper: No, see, you didn't live with her for three years. And by the way, what was with the scratching of my bed post? What was that? Katrina: I had to keep my nails sharp. Piper: Yeah, see, that's just very creepy. (Piper sits on the couch.) Leo: Well, at least we know how important she was as your familiar and how painful things could've been without her. Phoebe: I'm just glad to finally know you are. I mean, it makes it easier to understand why you ran away. You know, as a cat. Katrina: You didn't need me anymore. Once the Charmed Ones were reconstituted, it was time for me to move on. Paige: Don't you mean moving up? You know, complete the evolutionary cycle and all. Leo: Yeah, only special Familiars like Katrina are rewarded for their service by becoming human. Katrina: To guide other Familiars. That's why the warlock was after me. Take out Familiars and you leave their witches defenceless, vulnerable. Phoebe: Well, it's a good thing you got nine lives, that's all I have to say. Although, you're probably down to your last seven or eight, so... Katrina: I'll watch my back. Well, I've gotta get going. I've got a hungry litter waiting for me. (She gets up and looks in Wyatt's bassinet.) You call me when he comes into his powers? (Piper nods.) Blessed be. (She leaves. Phoebe and Paige get up and sit next to Piper.) Paige: So, how are we doing? Leo: We? Piper: Oh, simmer down, honey. We, meaning Leo and I, are doing just fine, thank you very much. We did learn that we have some issues to work on. Like, somebody needs to get a life first. Leo: And one of us needs to be a wife first. Phoebe: Oh, easy on the rhyming, no more spells. Piper: Gladly. (Piper gets up and walks over to Leo.) But the point is, we need to spend more time as a couple. (She puts her arm around Leo.) So that we don't forget. Leo: Right. (They hug. Phoebe and Paige get up and leave the room. They walk past the cabinet with the missing Bride and Groom figurine.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x18 - Cat House"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Andrea Stevens & Doug E. Jones Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 19 Episode Number: 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Woods. Night. Three nymphs dance around a small fre while their Satyr plays a song on his pan flute. The nymphs giggle and frolic around their Satyr, then pass a creeper plant which suddenly blooms. Xavier, a demon, appears.] Xavier: I guess my invitation must have got lost in the mail. (The nymphs gasp and stop dancing.) I told you I'd find you again, Satyr. Satyr: There's nothing for you here. Leave this place or... Xavier: Or you'll what? You're gonna play your flute? (Xavier throws a stream of fre at the Satyr and he burns and disappears. The girls hold each other, frightened. Xavier walks over and picks up the pan flute.) Miranda: Who are you? What do you want? Xavier: I want you to show me the eternal spring, that's what. Unless, of course, you want to end up like your poor Satyr here. Miranda: Only he can tell us when to reveal the spring. Xavier: Now I'm telling you. Where is it? (The nymphs run away. Xavier throws a stream of fre at them but misses. They run into the trees and vanish.) I will find you! [Scene: A hotel suite. A dinner party is finishing up and people are leaving. Phoebe grabs her purse.] Woman: Congratulations again, Phoebe. Phoebe: Thanks, sweetie, good night. Woman: See ya. (Phoebe rummages around in her purse.) Phoebe: Where are you? Where are you, where are you? (She walks over to the couch and sits down. She tips the stuff out of her purse onto the coffee table. Jason walks over to her.) Jason: You lose something? Phoebe: Oh, just my brain. And my keys. Jason: Well, I've got some cabs waiting to take us home down stairs. Phoebe: I need to find my keys so nobody has to wake up to let me in. Piper will kll me if I wake up the baby. Jason: Well, why don't you stay here? I mean it, I got the place for the whole night, somebody ought to use it. Phoebe: Oh, that's sweet, thanks, but I-I can't. Jason: Sure you can. I insist. Columnist of the year. Come on, you deserve it. Sleep in, have breakfast, get a massage. It's on me. (Phoebe chuckles.) What? Phoebe: Your just a really nice guy, you know that? Jason: Yeah, that's just the champagne talking. Phoebe: No, it's not. Okay, maybe it is a little. But, no, you are. Renting this suite, making sure everyone gets home okay, the speech you made. Jason: Well, you guys deserve all the awards, not me. All I did was buy the paper. Phoebe: I'm glad you did. Jason: Me too. Woman: Good night, boss. Jason: Good night. (The last people leave. Jason stands up.) Well, I, uh, I better get going. Phoebe: Yeah. Jason: Good night. Phoebe: Good night. (He kisses her quickly on the side of her mouth. They look at each other and start kissing passionately.) I'm not sure we should be doing this. Jason: Yeah, me neither. (Jason falls on the couch and Phoebe falls on top of him.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper is there cooking something. Paige walks in.] Paige: Ehh! Gosh, what's that smell? I hope it's not breakfast. Piper: I'm making an herbal sleep remedy. Paige: Oh, remind me never to get insomnia. (Wyatt giggles and gurgles through the baby monitor. Paige picks the monitor up.) Cute! Piper: Cute is a sleeping baby. That baby woke up every fifteen minutes last night and if I don't make something to help him sleep, you are gonna have one cranky mum on your hands. Paige: Going to have? Piper: Now, where is the dried dill? I can't find anything around here. Paige: Oh, it's in that middle cupboard, bottom right. (Piper points to a cupboard. Paige nods.) See, I switched things around. I wanted to separate the herbs that we use for potions from the ones that we use for cooking. Piper: But we use dill for both. (Piper opens the cupboard.) Paige: Well, that's why I put it there with the herbs and spices that we use for cooking and magic. It's a whole new system, see. (Piper picks up the dill.) Voila, you have your dill. Piper: Okay, but, uh, what was wrong with the old system? I mean, it worked perfectly well for about five years. Paige: Nothing was wrong with it, honey, it just didn't work for me. You know, your mind is just a little more linear, that's all. Piper: Well, you know, I know with Wyatt and everything lately that you've had to, you know, take on more responsibility for all things wiccan lately, but, um... (Piper looks around) you know, you don't need to shoulder the burden all by yourself anymore. (Paige opens a drawer.) Paige: Sweetheart, it's not burden. (Paige pulls out some measuring cups.) That's why I quit my job after all. (She hands the measuring cups to Piper.) Piper: Yeah, but still, I mean, it's not fair to you. Now that I have Leo being Mr. Mum, I've got a little bit more time on my hands. Paige: Oh, well, I don't mind taking the lead. (Phoebe walks in through the back door, carrying her shoes, her purse and her award.) Phoebe: Morning. Never mind, don't ask. (Phoebe leaves the kitchen. Piper and Paige follow her.) [Cut to the bottom of the stairs. Phoebe heads for them. Piper and Paige walk in.] Piper: Hey, somebody's doing the walk of shame. Paige: Details, details. Phoebe: I knew I wasn't going to get away with this one. Phoebe: Not a chance. Spill it, sister. Phoebe: Ugh, okay. I think I did something really bad. I slept with my boss. Piper: Jason? Phoebe: No, Elise. Yes, of course Jason! Paige: Wow. That is bad. (Phoebe gives her a look.) Uh, for future employment's sake. Unless, of course, you know, maybe it'll work out and you guys will get married and have kids and you can own half the newspaper. Phoebe: Paige. Paige: Sorry. Piper: How did this happen? Phoebe: It was very fast. Paige: Ooh, downer. Phoebe: No, that part wasn't fast, that part was... ooh... (She makes noises and smiles.) Piper: So that's good, right? Phoebe: Yes... No. I don't know. See, I'm very conflicted about this whole thing because it's not just the fact that he's my boss, it's just I didn't plan on this all happening right now in my life. Piper: Well, honey, unfortunately, that's when these things usually happen. Paige: Yeah. Can we go back to the whole (makes a noise) part? (Leo orbs in.) Talk about orbus interruptus. Leo: Sorry, guys, but I just got an alert from the Elders. What do you know about wood nymphs? Piper: Wood nymphs? Paige: Yeah, you know, frolicking little tree sprites, protectors of the forest, always in the company of a satyr. Piper: Yeah, I know what they are, it was a rhetorical question. Phoebe: What about 'em? Leo: Well, I guess a couple have been spotted in the city by mortals and the Elders were worried about exposure. Piper: Well, that doesn't make any sense because they don't abandon their forest unless... Paige: They're flushed out... Piper: By a demon. Piper, Paige: I'll get right on it. Paige: You're tired, honey. Piper: I am. I'll also be in the attic. (Piper throws a baby bottle to Leo and heads upstairs.) Phoebe: Paige, will you orb to the office and grab my laptop? I have to finish this article and I don't wanna see Jason. Paige: I'm sorry, I really can't. (Paige orbs out.) (from attic) Ask Piper! Piper: Hey, that's cheating! (She runs up the stairs.) [Scene: City Plaza. A man is sitting on the floor playing his flute. The three nymphs dance around him. A crowd of people have gathered around them.] Daisy: Why is he still playing this melody? Miranda: Maybe he doesn't recognise us. Lily: He must be our new Satyr. Look how many people have gathered to adore him. (The nymphs giggle.) Daisy: He's not playing the melody. (Xavier approaches the crowd and watches the nymphs. The police officers make their way through the crowd.) Officer #1: Excuse me, pardon me. Alright, girls, you've had your fun, let's go. (The crowd groans.) I know, I know. Daisy: What should we do? Miranda: Uh, flee. (The nymphs run away.) Officer #1: Hey, hey! (The girls run into a near by garden and vanish. Xavier looks into the garden.) [Cut to the woods. Day. Xavier's brother, Tull, is there trying to play the pan flute. Xavier appears.] Xavier: What are you doing? Tull: I'm practising. In case you can't find the nymphs, I thought maybe I could try and lure them to us. Xavier: How many times have I told you, Tull, only a Satyr can master that thing. I don't know why you keep trying. Tull: Well, because father... Xavier: (yells) Father's dad, don't you understand? And we're never gonna get our revenge unless we find that damn spring and become unstoppable. Tull: I'm just trying to help you find them, Xavier. Xavier: I already did. They escaped into the city just like I thought they would. But they're out of their element. Lost without nature, confused. Tull: So how do you know where they are? Xavier: They found an oasis in the middle of it all. A fountain. One which they'll return to tonight when the moon is full. Tull: To rejoice in it. Oh, Xavier, can I come? Please, can I join you? Xavier: No. You aren't strong enough to help. But don't worry, you will be, once you drink from the spring. Until then, keep practicing. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Main room. Phoebe sneaks in through the main door. She looks around and walks towards her office. Jason comes out of his office.] Jason: Phoebe. Phoebe: (whispers) sht. (She turns around.) Hey. Jason: I didn't even see you come in. Phoebe: I just came by to get my laptop, I'm gonna work from home. Okay, bye. (She turns to leave.) Jason: Wait, there's a staff meeting. You have to stay for that. Phoebe: Ah, that's right, I totally forgot. (Jason moves closer to her and lowers his voice.) Jason: Uh, listen, about last night... Phoebe: It was a huge mistake, I agree, it should have never happened. Jason: Actually, that was not was I was going to say. Phoebe: No? Jason: I thought it was a amazing. I think you are amazing. Phoebe: Really? See, but that's not the point. The point is you're my boss and I don't want my professional and personal life to collide. Jason: Isn't it a little late for that? Phoebe: No. We can stop this right here and now before it gets any worse. Jason: Before what gets any worse? Phoebe, we have nothing to be ashamed of. We're two intelligent adults that happen to be attracted to each other. What's so wrong with that? Reporter: Sorry to interrupt, Mr. Dean, but it looks like those Godiva girls popped back again. (They look at the TV and see the nymphs on the news.) Phoebe: Oh, no. (Phoebe grimaces and slowly backs away.) Jason: Anybody know who they are? Reporter: Not yet but everybody wants to know. Jason: Then let's be the first to find out. (Phoebe leaves without being noticed.) Pull Bill and Jean from Metro, get Francesca online. I don't wanna trail this story, I wanna lead it. Reporter: Understood. (Jason turns around to find Phoebe gone.) Jason: Phoebe? [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Paige are there. Piper is scrying and Paige is writing something on a piece of paper.] Piper: What exactly are you doing over there? Writing a dissertation? Paige: No. Actually, since wood nymphs are considered the personification of nature, I am devising a spell using the four elements to try to locate their home. Piper: Well, what good would that do? The Elders said the nymphs were running loose in the city. Paige: Yeah, but I'm thinking that if we find out where they lived, you know, we can find out what flushed them out and see what demon's after them. (The crystal points to a spot on the map. Piper has already marked five other places on the map.) Piper: Wow, talk about your roundabout methods. Paige: No, actually, it's like that cliché thinking outside the box. It kind of applies here. Piper: Well, me, I'm just gonna stick to good old-fashioned scrying to find him. Paige: Oh! How's that working out for you? (Piper puts down the crystal.) Piper: Let's just say it's been a busy day for evil in the city. I wonder if nymphs have any natural enemies? (Piper walks over to the Book of Shadows and notices different colour tabs sticking out of the book.) What are all these? Paige: Oh, I indexed the Book of Shadows to make our searches more efficient. Piper: You colour coded the Book of Shadows? Paige: Mm-hm! Piper: When? Paige: Yesterday. Now you see, demons and warlocks will be under red, angels and beings of light under white, and, you know, wood nymphs because they're spirits of nature, will be under green because green represents... Piper: I know what green represents. Paige: Great. Then you'll just love it. Piper: I don't think so. (Wyatt cries from downstairs.) Paige: Oh, isn't that Wyatt calling you? Piper: Nice try. Leo's got him. You're not going to get rid of me that easy. Paige: I am not trying to get rid of you, alright? I'm just trying to take point because your life is so busy now that I thought I would just try to help a little bit. Piper: I got your busy right here, lady. (The phone rings. Piper answers it.) Hello? Phoebe: Hey, it's me, I'm stuck at work. I forgot their was a staff meeting. Have you seen the news yet? Piper: No, we're too busy fighting over the best way to find nymphs. Phoebe: Okay, well, stop arguing and turn on the TV because they're all over it. Piper: What? What do you mean? Paige: What's she saying? Phoebe: Nobody knows who they are yet, but believe me, the demon's not the only one looking for him now. Piper: Where were they last spotted? Phoebe: Uh, downtown, City Plaza. Maybe they'll go back there. Piper: Well, if they do, there's gonna be a demon waiting for them. (Piper looks at a place on the map where she's marked.) [Scene: City Plaza. Fountain. Night. Piper and Paige are there hiding behind two columns.] Paige: Okay, how much longer before you realise this is not working? Piper: Hey, Phoebe was the one who said they were here, not me. Paige: No, excuse me. You were the one that said a demon was here waiting, I was the one that said they'd be stupid to come back. Piper: And you think they're not? Half of San Francisco has spotted them. (The three nymphs appear in the fountain, giggling and splashing around in the water.) Paige: Well, at least it looks like they're having fun. (Piper starts to move forward.) Hold it. Shouldn't we see if the demon attcks? (Xavier appears near by.) Xavier: Ladies. (He throws a stream of fre at Lily, engulfing her in flames and she disappears.) Piper: Wait's over. (Piper and Paige come out from behind the columns. The two nymphs hold each other, frightened.) Xavier: Last chance. Where's the spring? (The nymphs see Piper and Paige walking towards them.) Miranda: Oh, please, please, help us. (Xavier turns around and Piper tries to blow him up. She blows his right arm below the elbow off. He groans in pain and falls to the ground.) Paige: Why didn't he blow up? Piper: Uh, let's get out of here. (The two nymphs run over to Piper and Paige.) Paige: First thing we've agreed on all day. (Xavier throws a stream of fre towards them but they orb out just in time.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Daisy runs for the back door. Piper grabs her around the waste.] Piper: No, no, no! No, no, no! Daisy: But we need to be outside to find our new Satyr. Piper: No, no, you don't. Not when there's a demon out there, you don't. Paige, a little help, please. (Miranda opens the conservatory double doors. Paige orbs out and orbs back in in front of her.) Paige: Sorry Miss Nymph, you're stuck here. (Paige closes the doors.) Miranda: But, but, but you're suffocating us. But we're meant to be outdoors. Daisy: We were born to be wild. Piper: I hear what you're saying. Miranda: Nature's apart of us. (She waves her arm and a vine appears on the door.) We're meant to preserve it, to nurture it. Paige: Well, that's really great, honey, but our job is to preserve you, okay? Piper: Alright, inside, inside, inside. (Piper pulls Daisy inside.) Daisy: Whoa! (Leo walks in.) Leo: What's going on down here? Who are they? Piper: Nymphs, Leo, clearly nymphs. (The two nymphs giggle and dance around Leo.) Leo: Oh, hi there. Uh, no wonder the Elders were worried about exposure. Daisy: Who's the sexy beast? Piper: The beast is married. To me. Now, I don't mean to rain on anybody's parade, but didn't you two just lose a sister? Shouldn't you be, I don't know, grieving? Daisy: Oh, we don't mourn death, we celebrate it. Miranda: It's the way of nature. The eternal spring we protect ensures that life is always renewed in the forest. Paige: So she'll be reborn or something? Miranda: If not in the plants and trees, then in the wind and rain that brings them sustenance. Daisy: Isn't that awesome? Miranda: Still, without her, we may not find our new Satyr. We need three to perform the dance or we may not hear his call. Piper: I'm a little confused. See if you guys protect the spring, what do you need a Satyr for? (The nymphs giggle.) Daisy: Oh, because that's the way it's always been. Piper: Oh, okay. Paige: So do you know who the demon is? Miranda: No, only that he wanted us to bring him to the eternal spring to-to drink from it we assume. Leo: Which would make him immortal, indestructible. Piper: We need Phoebe. Phoebe's Voice: Hello? Anybody home? Piper: Ask and you shall receive. (to Leo) Try and keep and eye on them. (The nymphs giggle and run around the room. Piper and Paige walk into the foyer where Phoebe is. Phoebe is carrying a vase of flowers.) Hiya, where you been? Phoebe: Avoiding Jason. (Phoebe hands Piper the vase.) Apparently it didn't work. (Phoebe picks up a vase of flowers off a table and moves them to a side table. Piper puts the other vase in its place.) Paige: Yeah, uh, well, we found something. (They hear the nymphs giggle. They look into the conservatory and see them all over Leo.) Phoebe: I thought there was three of them? Piper: Yeah, the demon got one. Paige: Yeah, but on the plus side, you got some really pretty flowers. Phoebe: Yeah, see, I don't wanna talk about that. Tell me about the demon. Paige: Well, Piper, let him get away. Piper: Oh, come on, I blew off his hand, didn't I? Paige: Yeah, but the rest of him got away. Piper: Yeah, well, okay, demons don't always go poof when you want them to, you know? Phoebe: What the hell is going with the two of you? Piper: It seems that Paige thinks she's the lead witch all of a sudden, that's what's going on. Phoebe: Ohh. Paige: I don't think I'm lead witch, I've just had to be for the last few months. It's all I do. Piper: Maybe while I was maternity leave. But you know, it's like sports, you can't lose your starting job due to injury. Paige: Vanquishing demons is not a sport, Piper. Piper: It is if you're good at it. (Leo brings the two nymphs into the foyer.) Leo: Alright. Piper: Where are you going? Leo: Wyatt's crying. They are all yours. Daisy: We need to frolic. We need to find our Satyr. Paige: Okay, I would like to frolic too but I actually have work to do. Miranda: Are you always this tense? (The nymphs circle the girls.) Piper: Uh, look, we need to find this demon before this demon finds them. Alright, I'm gonna go check the book. Paige: I'll go. Miranda: Wait, let your sister go. Piper: Ha-ha, thanks. Paige: Why? Miranda: You'll see. Phoebe: Something wrong? (Daisy waves her hands above the flowers and they instantly bloom.) Daisy: Not anymore. (They giggle.) [Scene: Woods. Night. Xavier and Tull are there. Xavier is lying on the ground while Tull cleans his wound.] Tull: I will have your revenge, Xavier, I swear it, they will not get away with this. Xavier: It's not the nymphs you have to worry about, it's the witches. You're not strong enough to stand up to them. Tull: But I will be once I drink from the spring. Then I'll use the immortal water to heal you. Xavier: Always a dreamer. You'll never trick them into thinking you're their new Satyr. Tull: No? Watch me, brother, watch me. [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper is there flipping through the Book of Shadows.] Piper: Demons and warlocks are red, beings of light are white. Oh, yeah? Well, what's a Bunyip? Because it's not good or evil. So what the hell colour is that? (She turns to the Bunyip page and it has a red and a white tab on it.) Oh, well, that's confusing. (Leo walks in.) Leo: Everything alright? Piper: Yeah, sure, fine, if you call Paige defacing the Book of Shadows, alright. (Leo walks over to her.) Leo: She defaced the book? Piper: For all intents and purposes. Look at this. This is a sacred book. It looks ridiculous. Leo: Well, look, these things just come right off, see? (He peels a tab off.) Piper: That is so not the point. Leo: It's not? Piper: No. She's done this a lot lately and it's not just this. The kitchen, the least she could do is discuss it with us before hand. Leo: You're right, she should've discussed it with you. But that's not what's making you angry. What are you really feeling? (They walk over to a couch and sit down.) Piper: Okay, you know what? Just because we've gone to counselling, doesn't mean that you're a shrink now. Leo: I'm just saying that this whole competitive thing you got going... Piper: I'm not competitive, she is. Leo: You both are. And you both need to stop otherwise you're never gonna help the nymphs reclaim their forest. Piper: I know, I know. I just can't help but feel like I'm being pushed aside. Leo: She's not pushing you aside, she's just picking up the slack. Piper: Okay, just so you know for future reference, you're supposed to be on my side in these situations. It keeps us out of counselling. Leo: I am on your side, honey, always. I-I'm just saying that maybe you should look at this like an opportunity. Now this is me talking, this isn't a shrink. You're always complaining about how you're not able to have a normal life because of witchcraft and maybe letting Paige take the lead once in a while will allow you to have that. Piper: That's some good reverse psychology there. I'll think about it. Leo: Okay. (He quickly kisses her on her head and leaves the attic.) [Cut to the kitchen. Phoebe and Paige are there. Paige is bottling a potion. The two nymphs are near by giggling and arranging a vase of flowers.] Phoebe: So how do you know the potion's gonna work? Shouldn't we wait for Piper to find the demon first? Paige: She won't. That's why I went ahead and made this garden variety kick ass vanquishing potion. Phoebe: You guys have to stop butting heads. We work best when we work together. Paige: Well, tell her that, don't tell me that. Daisy: (to Miranda) Are you sure she's the one? Miranda: She needs us as much as we need her. (Phoebe turns around to the nymphs and looks at the vase of beautifully arranged flowers.) Phoebe: Wow, that looks beautiful. You guys should be florists. Daisy: We are. That's what we do, in the woods I mean. Phoebe: Right, of course, sorry. Miranda: That's alright. Most people don't even know we exist. They take us for granted, they take the forest for granted, as if it will always be there. Phoebe: That's why we have to help you. Miranda: Helping us helps you. After all, all of nature is intertwined, forests, flowers... Miranda, Daisy: Love. Miranda: It's in the air. Paige: Ha, not where I'm standing it isn't. (The doorbell rings.) Phoebe: I'll get it. Miranda: Good. (The nymphs giggle and dance over to Paige.) You know, Paige, we think that you need to get back to your... Miranda, Daisy: Wild side! Paige: Girls, you might just have a point. Daisy: You're right, she is the one. (They giggle and dance around her.) Paige: The one for what? (They stand on either side of Paige and kiss her cheeks. She instantly changes into a nymph, with really long hair and wearing a green dress.) Miranda: The one to help us find our new Satyr. [Cut to the foyer. Phoebe opens the front door. Jason stands there.] Jason: Hi. Phoebe: Jason! Hey, what are you doing here? Jason: We never got to finish our talk. Phoebe: Yeah, uh, now's not really a good time though. I'll call ya. (Jason walks into the foyer.) Jason: Did you get the flowers I sent you? Phoebe: I did, I did, they were beautiful, that was very sweet. Jason: Look, I know this is awkward for you because of work and all that, I-I think we can work this thing out. Phoebe: It's a lot more complicated than that. Believe me. Jason: Phoebe, we have to talk. Phoebe: I know, and we will soon, I promise. Jason: Phoebe, what's wrong? Is there something going on here that you're not telling me about? Phoebe: No, of course not. (They hear the nymphs giggling from the kitchen.) Jason: What was that? Phoebe: Uh, what was what? (More giggling.) Jason: What was that! Phoebe: Oh, that? (The nymphs including nymph Paige frolics into the room and dances around Jason.) Oh my god, Paige! (They stroke Jason's arms and shoulders.) Paige: So handsome. Jason: You found them? Isn't that your sister? (The three nymphs go outside.) Phoebe: Yeah. Paige! Jason: She's one of the Godiva girls? Phoebe: Uh, no, she is not. (Phoebe goes to the door.) Paige, you get back here right now! Jason: What's going on here? Phoebe: Ohh, I don't suppose you can just forget about everything you just saw, right? Jason: Personally or professionally? Phoebe: Both? Jason: Phoebe... Phoebe: Okay, look just promise me you won't do anything until we talk, okay? For me. Jason: Talk? Talk when? Phoebe: We're gonna talk later. (She pulls him out the door.) Okay, thanks for the flowers. I like your jacket. Okay, bye. (She closes the door.) Piper! Leo! [Cut to P3. The band, Louder Milk, is playing on stage. Nymph Paige and the other two nymphs walk down the stairs.] Miranda: Uh, we really need to be out looking for our new Satyr, Paige. Paige: I thought all we had to do was dance to hear his call. Daisy: But it's her first night as a nymph, Miranda. Let's see what she can do. Miranda: Alright, why not? Paige: Follow me, girls. [Cut to the manor. Kitchen. Piper, Phoebe and Leo are there. Piper and Phoebe are looking through the Book of Shadows. Leo is trying to sense Paige.] Leo: I can't sense her. Probably because she's not a witch anymore. Piper: Mm-hm. No, of course not, because thanks to me she is now a nymph. Leo: Thanks to you? What did you do? Piper: I had to be the one in control. I had to be the one to find the stupid demon, which by the way, I have not done yet. (Piper slams the book shut.) Phoebe: Well, thanks to me my paper is gonna get an exclusive on her because I slept with Jason. Piper: Oh, good, so this is all your fault then? Phoebe: Mm. Piper: Perfect. Leo: Let's forget about who's fault this is, okay? Either way we need to figure out a way to find Paige before the demon does. Piper: Well, it's not gonna do any good unless we come up with a vanquishing potion. Phoebe: Uh, Paige already did that. Piper: She did? Phoebe: Yeah. Piper: Huh. (The phone rings. Leo answers it.) Leo: Hello? (listens) Oh. Oh. (He hangs up.) I think we found Paige. [Cut to P3. Paige and the nymphs are up on stage dancing with the band. Piper and Leo walk in.] Piper: I don't see her. (Leo looks up on stage.) Leo: You don't want to. Piper: Oh, that cat's out of the bag. Leo: Come on. (They walk over to the stage.) Paige, what are you doing? Paige: I'm dancing, Leo. Do you want to come dance with me? Piper: No, Paige, come down here. Before somebody recognises it's you. Guy From Audience: Alright, Paige, looking good! Piper: Ah, so much for that. Leo: Come on, Paige, we're getting outta here. Paige: I can't. I can't leave until I find my Satyr. Leo: You Satyr? Get... (Leo grabs her hand and pulls her off stage.) Talk to her. Piper: Paige, honey, listen, we need you. We can't save your fellow nymphs without you. Paige: You don't need me. Piper: The hell I don't. Paige, listen to me. You are not a nymph, you are a witch and a damn good one at that. That is your true nature. (The band manager walks up to them.) Band Manager: Hey, Piper. You've gotta get those groupies off the stage, they're distracting my band. Piper: I know, I know, I'm working on it. (They notice Paige and the nymphs heading for the door.) Leo: Piper. Piper: Paige, wait! Paige: Where are we going? Daisy: To our new Satyr. Do you hear his call? [Cut to the fountain. Tull is there playing the pan flute. The nymphs frolic out of the near by plants and dance around him.] Tull: Welcome, my little nymphs. Welcome. (He continues to play the pan flute and they dance around him.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Leo are there. Piper and Phoebe are sitting on the couch with open books all over the floor in front of them.] Phoebe: I don't know how the hell to find her. Piper: Well, maybe if we knew why they decided to turn her into a nymph in the first place, that would help. Phoebe: That's because they needed a third sister, right? Piper: Yeah, well, the book also says that only certain types of magical creatures can be turned into a nymph, so what type was she? Leo: The type that needed a change maybe. Phoebe: From being a witch? That's ridiculous. Paige loves being a witch. Piper: Not until I came roaring back. And I didn't just push her aside, I actually pushed Paige right out the door. Phoebe: Oh, are we back to blaming you again? Piper: Yeah. Phoebe: Just checking. Leo: Maybe the nymphs sensed that she was overdue for some fun. She has been working around the clock lately. Piper: Well, she had plenty of fun at P3 last night. Phoebe: Ooh, film at eleven. (They hear Wyatt crying through the baby monitor.) Leo: I'll take care of it, you guys stay on it. Piper: Okay, what haven't we tried? Phoebe: I think we've pretty much tried everything. Piper: Right, well, then it's time we start thinking outside the box. Phoebe: Come again? Piper: It was Paige's theory and it worked pretty damn well for her. (They get up and walk over to a table.) Paige was working on a spell to locate the nymphs using the four elements of nature. Phoebe: Wow, that's a novel concept. Piper: Yeah, well, I mocked it. But if she's right, it should lead us to where the nymphs live and therefore Paige. Phoebe: Here's water and fre. (She picks up a water bottle and some matches. Piper picks up a fan.) Piper: A little bit of wind. Phoebe: Okay, so all we're missing is earth. (Phoebe's phone rings.) Piper: I'll go get some dirt from the backyard. (Phoebe answers her phone.) Phoebe: Hi. Hello? Jason: Hey, it's Jason. Phoebe: Hey, I can't really talk right now. Jason: It's not about us, Phoebe, it's about your sister. Phoebe: What about her? Jason: I'm not the only one who saw her. There was a photographer at your sister's club last night because of the band. I've got pictures. Phoebe: And what are you gonna do with the pictures? Jason: Well, if I don't print them, I'll be the only paper in town that doesn't. Phoebe: You know what? Just print them. Jason: Phoebe... Phoebe: You know, f hadn't slept together you never would have known that she was one of them. Jason: If we hadn't slept together I wouldn't have hesitated to print them. Phoebe, will you please tell me what's going on here? Phoebe: No comment. (She hangs up.) [Scene: Woods. The two nymphs giggle behind Tull as they walk through the woods. Paige is following behind them. The two nymphs place a wreath on Tull's head.] Tull: No, no, I don't want any wreath. (The try to feed him some berries.) No, no berries. I just want the spring. Miranda: (to Paige) What's the matter? Why aren't you dancing? Paige: Something doesn't feel right. Tull: Is this much farther? Daisy: We're almost there. Tull: Good. Paige: How did you know we needed a new Satyr? Tull: You called me with your little dance, didn't you? Daisy: Oh, forgive her, she's new. Tull: Well, then she should be silent, shouldn't she? Paige: Shouldn't we be worried about the demon that klled the last Satyr? Tull: I'll take care of him. Paige: How? Tull: Enough with your questions, nymph. (The nymphs stop and stand beside Paige.) Miranda: It's not our place to question him, we only wish to please. Paige: But you don't know him. Miranda: We protect and nourish the forest while caring for our Satyr, that's all we need to know. Daisy: It's in our nature. Paige: It's in your nature. Miranda: It's in our nature. You're one of us now. Daisy: We're here. Tull: Where? Where is it? Show it to me. (They run over to a large rock and place their hands on it. It glows and the place around them spins into a blur. The blur settles and reveals a beautiful garden and spring.) Paige: It's so beautiful. (Tull walks over to the spring and laughs.) [Cut to the woods. Xavier is there. Piper and Phoebe appear. Piper clears her throat.] Xavier: You? Piper: Hi. No offence but we were looking for some wood nymphs. Phoebe: Wait, you two know each other? Piper: Yeah, I was the one that blew off his arm. Wow, that looks like it hurts. Xavier: It does. Phoebe: You sure we even need this? Piper: Well, that depends on how many parts I gotta blow off before he tells us where the nymphs are. Xavier: You're too late. My brother's found them already. Phoebe: Oh, your brother? Where is he? Piper: You know, we can just keep doing this but he is never going to talk. And then he's just gonna try and fry us, we're gonna have to dive out of the way, get all dirty and we're just gonna end up vanquishing him anyway. Phoebe: So should we just cut to the chase? Piper: I don't see why not. (Phoebe is about to throw the potion.) Xavier: No, wait. I'll tell you. (He throws a stream of fre at the girls and they dive out of the way. Phoebe throws the potion at Xavier and vanquishes him.) Piper: Told you. Phoebe: Oh, man. Now how are we gonna find Paige? (They get up.) Piper: Well, we can just sit and wait for his brother to come back. Phoebe: Oh. (They sit on a log.) [Cut to the garden and spring. Tull drink from the spring.] Paige: I thought no one was supposed to drink from the spring? Miranda: They're not. (Tull glows.) Tull: At last. Daisy: Satyr? We should leave now. Tull: Your Satyr is dad, nymph. My name is Tull, brother of Xavier. Son of Naides. And I will have our revenge. (The nymphs hold each other, frightened.) That's right, nymphs, be afraid, there are no witches here now to protect you. Paige: Oh, no? (Nymph Paige changes back into herself.) Hurry, close the spring. Tull: No! (He hits Paige across the face and she flies across the garden, landing on a rock. The nymphs run over to the rock and Tull runs over to the spring to fill up a water skin. The garden and spring spin around them in a blur and takes them back to the woods. The nymphs run into the trees and vanish.) No! No! (He looks at an unconscious Paige and then disappears.) [Cut to the woods where Piper and Phoebe are waiting. Tull appears.] Tull: Xavier. Xavier, where are you? Phoebe: You're stepping on him. Tull: What? (Tull looks down to see him standing on a pile of ash.) No. No. (Piper and Phoebe stand up.) Piper: Now, you should tell us where our sister is unless of course you want to join your brother. (Tull throws a stream of fre at the girls. Piper blows up the stream of fre and the force sends Piper, Phoebe and Tull backwards.) Throw it! (Phoebe throws the potion at Tull and makes a small explsin but doesn't harm him.) Paige, calls that a potion? (Tull throws another stream of fre.) Commercial Break [Scene: The woods. Tull's stream of fre hits a pile of rocks. Piper and Phoebe crawl away.] Phoebe: If we kll him then how are we gonna find Paige? Piper: What have you witnessed in the last few minutes that leads you to believe we're gonna kll him? Phoebe: Just try it. Piper: Hang on. (Piper stands up and tries to blow up Tull but only makes a small explsin.) Tull: Your powers have no affect on me. I'm immortal now. Piper: Arrogant. (She tries again twice to blow him up. Tull throws a stream of fre at Piper and she dives behind a rock.) Okay, run. (Piper and Phoebe run through the woods.) Paige! Phoebe: Oh, god, what if she's... Piper: Don't go there. Paige! Phoebe: You know, maybe we shouldn't be calling for her, maybe we should be... Piper: Ah, yes! Daisy! Miranda! Phoebe: Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! You don't need a Satyr to tell you what to do anymore. Piper: Come on! Phoebe: We need you! And helping us helps you, remember? (Daisy and Miranda appears out of the bushes and grabs their hands.) Miranda: Come with us. Phoebe: Oh! Here we go. (They run off. They find Paige lying on the the ground, unconscious.) Paige! Piper: She's bleeding. Phoebe: We have to call for Leo. (Miranda takes off her necklace.) Miranda: Here, I think this will help. (She holds the necklace above Paige's head wound and a drop of water drips onto it, healing it.) Phoebe: What is that? Daisy: Water from the eternal spring. Wood nymphs wear a drop to remind us of what we protect. (Paige wakes up.) Piper: Are you alright? Paige: Yeah, I'll be alright if you tell me you got that bastard. Tull: (roars) Nooo! (Paige stands up.) Paige: Oh, I guess you didn't. (They see Tull coming down a hill.) Daisy: He drank from the spring. Piper: Yeah, we noticed. Phoebe: You think you can orb us outta here? Paige: Uh, no, but maybe we don't have to. If we can't vanquish him, maybe we can turn him into something else that's also immortal... like a tree. Miranda: Yes, even when they die they're reborn into new life and new growth. Tull: Vengeance will be mine! Phoebe: Piper, do you have any idea what they're talking about? Piper: I think so. Phoebe: Good. Tull: I will avenge my brother Xavier! Paige: Uh, "Changing seasons changes all, life renews as creation calls." Piper: "Nothing is immune, everything transmutes, so take this demon and give him roots." (Tull slowly turns into a large tree. He roars in pain.) Phoebe: Ouch, that had to hurt. Paige: Nice job, sis. Piper: You're not so bad yourself. Phoebe: You know, you two make a great one-two punch. Paige: Yeah, well, who's number one? Piper: Ah, we'll talk about that later. (to nymphs) Ah, thank you for your help. Phoebe: Told you you didn't need a Satyr. Miranda: Oh, we don't know. We can't imagine protecting the forest without him. Daisy: It's never been any other way. Paige: Changes are good... for all of us. [Scene: Manor. Nursery. Piper and Leo are there watching Wyatt in his crib.] Piper: He's so innocent. If only he had any idea what mummy and Aunty Paige did today. Leo: They turned a very bad man into a very big tree. Piper: Shh. (They turn off the light and walk into the bedroom.) He's gonna have enough problems growing up around me as it is. Leo: Are you kidding me? He is lucky to have you. Piper: Yeah, well, lucky or not, he's got me. I so missed not being around him today. (Paige knocks on the door and walks in.) Paige: Hello? Piper: Shh! Paige: Sorry. You guys, I just wanted to let you know that I'm, um, going out. Piper: Ah, trolling for Satyrs, are we? Paige: No, not trolling. I'm just gonna go out with one of the guys from the band. Leo: Oh, really? Don't you think he's gonna be expecting the wild child? Paige: Never know. I just might have to give him a little something, something. Piper: Paige and I have decided to share the responsibilities of head witch so that I can spend more time with Wyatt and she can... Paige: Rock on. (Paige holds up her hand with her thumb and middle finger down. Leo chuckles.) Good night, you guys. Leo: Right, rock on! (He tries to copy the hand sign.) Rock on. Piper: Don't do that. Give it up, man. Leo: What? Piper: Give it up. Leo: I'll show you give it up. (Leo picks up Piper and spins her around. Piper laughs.) You give it up is what I'm saying right now. (He carries her over to the bed and they fall onto it.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Jason's Office. Jason is there. Phoebe walks in and looks at a droopy plant near the doorway.] Phoebe: Your plant could use some water. Jason: I'll get right on that. Phoebe: I saw tomorrow's advance copy. I noticed that you're running the article. Jason: Yes, I am. Phoebe: And I also noticed that Paige's name wasn't in it. Jason: No, it isn't. Phoebe: Thank you. Jason: You know, it's ironic. (He stands up and walks around his desk.) You were the one who was worried about sleeping with the boss. How it might affect your job. Turns out it affected mine. Phoebe: How so? Jason: I didn't buy this paper to bury stories like this one, Phoebe, but that's basically what I just did. I don't know what your sister's involved in but the truth is I-I, I care about you too much to cause you any hurt. (Phoebe moves closer to him.) Phoebe: That's not very professional of you. Jason: I know. Phoebe: Maybe you should fre you. Jason: Maybe. (They kiss.) I am still a little curious about what you know of these Godiva girls, though. (She kisses him again.) Where they come from. (She kisses him again.) What happened to them. (She kisses him again.) You're not gonna tell me are you? (She kisses him again.) I didn't think so. (She puts her arms around him and they kiss. The pot plant near the door suddenly blooms.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x19 - Naughty Nymphs"}	foreverdreaming
Teleplay by: Daniel Cerone and Krista Vernoff Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 20 Episode Number: 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Paige is there singing to Wyatt in his bassinet.] Paige: (singing) "Hush little baby don't you cry, aunty's gonna buy you a pumpkin pie. And if that pie doesn't taste real good, aunty's gonna buy some other kind of food. (Paige's date, Nate, stands at the doorway to the parlor.) And if that food doesn't fill your tummy..." (Nate claps lightly.) Nate: He's a lucky baby. (Paige walks over to him.) Paige: Sorry, it's the only thing I can soothe him now days. Nate: Why would you be sorry? Paige: Because normally I don't like to embarrass myself until the fifth or sixth date. (They sit down on the couch.) Yeah. Nate: Humiliate? Why? You've got a great voice. Better than most of the singers I book at the club. Paige: Oh, you're just being sweet. Not that I mind sweet. Nate: Well, what do you like to sing? Paige: Uh, something called eighth grade, graduation. I was supposed to sing the school song. Eight hundred people were watching, the band is playing, I get up but no sound comes out of my mouth. I completely froze. To make matters worse, I ran out and missed my own graduation. Nate: No. Paige: Yeah. Nate: I think the eighth grade sort of sucks for everybody. Paige: Yeah, mine just kinda sucked publicly. (They kiss.) That was nice, I haven't had that in a while. Nate: Had what? Paige: Well, I like talking to you. Nate: I like talking to you to. Paige: And I like kissing you. Nate: Kissing's good. Paige: And I'm kind of nervous. Nate: Me too. Paige: I should get you more wine. Nate: I'll get it. It's in the kitchen, right? (Nate kisses Paige quickly and heads for the kitchen. A Kazi demon appears from behind Paige and grabs her head. Thick veins travel through her head and she moans in pain. She orbs out of his grip and orbs back in across the room.) Paige: Leo! Piper! Help! (Leo and Piper orb in wearing evening clothes.) Piper: What the... (The Kazi demon heads for Paige and Piper quickly blows him up. The rug catches alight. Paige rushes over and stomps it out.) Leo: Are you okay? Paige: Get out! Get out! Nate's he... (Nate walks into the room carrying a glass of wine.) Here. Leo: Hey, Nate, buddy, how you doing? Nate: Good, good, I didn't here you come in. Piper: Yeah, how about that. Kinda like magic. (Piper looks at Paige.) [Scene: Crone's Lair. It's dark. The only source of light is a dozen of lit candles. A burst of fre appears in the room and the Kazi demon appears on the floor. He roars and looks around.] Kazi: (angrily) What? Where am I? (He stands up.) Crone: You're back from the dad, dear. Kazi: What? How? Crone: A simple thank you will suffice. Kazi: Wait a minute, who are you? Crone: Let's not strain your mind with too much information. All I want in exchange for your life, is a meeting with your king. Kazi: My king? He'll never agree to it. Crone: Or I could put you back where I found you. Tell your king that if he works with me, I'll serve him all three Charmed Ones on a platter. Kazi: You're after the Charmed Ones? Crone: No, dear. I'm after their baby. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. There are boards with paper pinned to them. Piper, Phoebe and Wyatt are there. Phoebe is talking on her cell phone. Piper is trying to take photos of Wyatt who is lying on some pillows on the chair.] Phoebe: Yes, Jason, I'm meeting with the syndication consultants today. But I've been doing some preliminary research and we've got Ann Landers, Dear Abby, and E. Jean. Piper: (to Wyatt) Okay, ready? (She takes the picture. Wyatt doesn't smile.) Phoebe: But if Atlanta folds, the south will be mine. Piper: I bore him. (Piper makes a face at Wyatt, trying to get him to smile.) Phoebe: Yeah, well, I don't care if the south thinks my column is too edgy, okay. I think the south could use a little edge. (Phoebe notices the burnt spot on the carpet from the Kazi vanquish.) (whispers to Piper) What is that? What is that? Piper: Kazi vanquish. Phoebe: Another one? Piper: Paige is on it. Phoebe: (on phone) Yes, of course I'm excited. Can't you tell that I'm excited? I just miss you. When are you coming home? Piper: Okay, mummy's got one last picture left. Are you ready? Here we go. Smile, smile, smile, one, two, three. (She takes the picture.) Alright, I give up. (Leo walks in carrying a baby outfit.) Leo: Hey, big guy, you wanna do the popcorn machine? (Wyatt smiles and laughs. Piper stands up and Leo sits down in her place.) Oh, yes, he does. (Wyatt laughs.) Pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop. Piper: Yeah, see, now he smiles. Leo: Okay, let's get you ready for the fair, okay? Piper: I'm telling you, it's not gonna fit. Nothing fits anymore and if he keeps growing at this rate, we're gonna have to send him off to college by next week. (Leo holds up the baby outfit.) Leo: Well, he will in these, I just got them yesterday. Piper: Uh-huh. (Leo starts to unbutton Wyatt's outfit. Wyatt starts to fuss.) Piper: Are you hurting him? Leo: No, he's just hungry. Piper: Are you sure? Phoebe: (on phone) Hang on a sec. (She picks up a bottle and hands it to Leo.) (to Piper) That's his hungry cry. Leo: Thanks. Piper: People, I am a terrible mother. I am bad at this. I don't even recognise my own child's cries. Leo: It's a subtle difference. Piper: Okay, well, what about this maternal bond I hear so much about? (They hear an explsin coming from the attic.) Phoebe: (on phone) Jason, I gotta call you back. Piper: Paige? [Cut to the attic. Paige is there making a potion. Piper, Phoebe and Leo walk in.] Piper: Everything okay? Paige: Better than okay. I am gonna have a love life. Phoebe: You're making a love potion? Paige: No, I'm making a stun potion. Piper: So, that lovers will be stunned by you? Paige: No, so Kazis will be stunned by me. Phoebe: You're in love with a Kazi demon? Paige: Try to stay with me, people. I am making a stun potion so that I can maybe have a date that doesn't end with, "Nate, you gotta leave. I have to clean some demon guts off the ceiling." Phoebe: Nate, much cuter than a Kazi demon. (Paige hands them a vial of potion.) Paige: The potion you hold in your hand is designed to stun, but not kll Kazis. Piper: But I so enjoy klling them. Paige: Yes, but since the Kazi king creates his demon minions out of his own body... Phoebe: If we get the king, then we get the Kazis. Piper: But we don't know where the king is. Paige: Yes, but that's why I did the stun potion, so if we capture one of his minions, we can trture him... Phoebe: Then the king will feel the pain and come in for the rescue. Piper: Or the minion will break and spill his guts on the whereabouts of the king. Phoebe: Mm. Piper: Aha! Paige: Okay, the finishing sentence thing, not cute. Phoebe: We're just trying to tell you it's a good plan, an oldie, but a goodie. (Leo walks in with Wyatt.) Leo: Okay, let's go, guys. The fair waits for no witch. Phoebe: Oh, no, the fair's today? I have to wor... Piper: No, you will not finish that sentence. We are going to the fair as a family, you promised. Phoebe: I know I did, and I really, really wanna go, but the syndication meeting is this afternoon. Piper: Do you really wanna miss Wyatt's first street fair? He doesn't have a lot of firsts left, you know. Paige: Yeah, he does. He's got his first date, first bad grade, first backfired spell. Many, many firsts. Phoebe: I'll bring my cell phone. Paige: Bring the potions too, just in case. Phoebe: Got mine. [Scene: Crone's Lair. Crone is there, stirring a large cauldron. The Kazi King appears and roars.] Kazi King: How dare you summon me here? Do you have any idea who you're dealing with? Crone: Save your thrat, they bore me. Are you interested in the Charmed Ones, or not? Kazi King: What exactly do you propose? Crone: A partnership, but you'll get all the credit for the kll. The power, glory you've been seeking, yes? Kazi King: And what will you get? Crone: I'll get my hands on the child. Kazi King: There's a law. klling that child is punishable by death. Crone: I know, I wrote the law. And I have no intention of klling him. Kazi King: Then why? Crone: I had a vision. A mere taste of the future, of the child, of power like we've never known. But I didn't see enough. I need to know more. (She picks up a monkey totem.) I must lay hands on the child. Which is why I'm going to help you take out the witches. Kazi King: How? Crone: With this ancient magic, I can both weaken them and gain their child's trust. [Scene: Street Fair. Wyatt is fast asleep in Leo's arms. Piper videotapes them as they stand in front of a pony.] Leo: Come on, Wyatt, wake up. Come on. Pony, see, pony. Why don't you take him over to see the clown? Piper: No, clowns are scary, and besides, balloons are a no-no for infants. Leo: Come on, Piper, put the camera away, you're missing all the fun. Piper: Taking pictures of him is fun for me. I mean, if you want to talk to someone about missing out, talk to Phoebe. (Leo turns around and sees Phoebe near by talking on her phone.) Phoebe: Hi, Elise. No, I'm not on my way yet. (A mime follows Phoebe and copies her moves.) I'm at a fair with my nephew. Well, yeah, of course I'm gonna be at the meeting. (A crowd of people gather around and laugh at Phoebe and the mime.) I will be there, I will be ready, I will be on. Yeah. I know, I know. (Paige walks over to Phoebe holding some cotton candy. She taps her on the shoulder and points to the mime. Phoebe turns around.) You know what? Let me call you back, let me call you back. (She hangs up.) Paige: Kinda sad when a mime is making fun of your phone usage. (to the mime) Everyone hates mimes, you do know that, don't you? (She gives the cotton candy to the mime and they walk over to Piper and Leo. They stand near a booth where a Capuchin monkey is sitting on top of it.) Phoebe: Okay, so I have five minutes. Is there a ride I can go on with him real quick? Paige: Okay, that's pathetic. Piper: Phoebe, you are pencilling in rides with your nephew? For crying out loud, it's Saturday. Phoebe: I know, but I think I'm gonna be working Saturdays from now on. Do you think I'm happy about this? There are many things I have been in my life. Workaholic is not one of them. Paige: If you're not happy with it, why are you doing it? Phoebe: Who says I'm not happy? Leo: You just did. Phoebe: Oh. Piper: I blame your very handsome, but very pushy boyfriend. Phoebe: National syndication is a huge opportunity and yes, it was Jason's idea, but I agreed to it. And I am happy, I'm really happy. (Her phone rings.) Ohh. (She answers it.) Hello? Yeah, okay. (Suddenly, the monkey sitting on top of the booth, jumps onto Phoebe's shoulder.) Whoa! (The monkey touches Phoebe's ear. It then jumps onto Paige's shoulder.) Paige: Don't like monkeys! (The monkey touches Paige's mouth. The crowd laughs and giggles at the monkey. It then jumps on Piper's shoulder.) Phoebe: (on phone) Let me call you back. Leo, germs, cover the baby. (The monkey touches Piper's eyes and jumps off.) Piper: Alright. (Wyatt starts to whimper.) Leo: I don't think Wyatt liked mister monkey. Did he scare you? He did, he scared you. Piper: It's okay. Is he hungry? Phoebe: No, that's his tired cry. Leo: Yeah, I think he's just over stimulated. Maybe we should go home. Piper: Alright, you guys are the experts. Um, why don't you orb and I'll go develop this film. Leo: Okay, we'll walk you to the car. (Piper rubs her eyes.) Piper: I think that stupid monkey got dust in my eye. Phoebe: Do you hear that ringing? (Paige clears her throat. They walk away. The monkey on top of the booth disappears.) [Cut to Crone's Lair. Crone is there. The monkey appears and jumps onto Crone's shoulder.] Crone: All done? (The monkey makes a noise.) Good boy. (She feeds the monkey a treat and it jumps down from her shoulder. The Kazi King walks out of the shadows.) Kazi King: It's time then. I can send my warrior in. Crone: No, the witches are infected. But the monkey's curse are designed to punish, so it won't take their senses until the moment the witches need them the most. Commercial Break [Scene: The Bay Mirror. A Room. Elise and three other people are sitting at a table. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Hi. Elise: There you are. Phoebe: Yes, I'm so sorry. Elise: Uh, Phoebe, this is Mark Roberts with the syndicators. Phoebe: Hello. (Phoebe shakes his hand.) Elise: Laura Robbins with marketing. Laura: Hi. Phoebe: How are you? Elise: And, uh, Richard Jean our image consultant. Phoebe: Richard. Hi. (Phoebe sits down.) I'm so glad you guys could make it, thank you so much. Jason tells me you're the best at what you do and I look forward to hearing your thoughts. Elise: Glad you could make it. Phoebe: I'm really sorry. Do you hear that buzzing? Richard: Well, if I can start. I would just like to dive in with a congratulations, Phoebe. I lo-huh-ove your column. And I also wanna say I'm not only an image consultant but I'm a fan as well. (Phoebe leans in closer.) Phoebe: I'm sorry. Richard: I said I'm a fan. Phoebe: Oh! That's sweet, thank you so much. Thank you. (She rubs her ear.) Richard: I think you're beautiful, stylish, approachable. That's why I don't want to alter your look to much. Phoebe: Author a book? Wow! I don't know if I'm ready for that. You know, one step at a time. Richard: I'm sorry? Phoebe: What? Richard: I'm sorry, sometimes I mumble. I said your look, not your book. Phoebe: Oh, right, the hook. Yeah, to be honest with you, she has the answers, it's kind of lame, right? Any ideas? Richard: Uh, well, I mainly do image. Laura: Actually, I'm the advertising consultant. (Phoebe leans in and tries to hear them. Elise touches her shoulder and Phoebe looks at her.) Elise: (mouths) Are you okay? (Phoebe freaks out and stands up.) Phoebe: Uh, I-I'm, I think I'm gonna have to leave because I'm not really feeling too well. (She walks backwards.) So thank you... (Phoebe runs into a picture sitting on a stand.) Um... (She leaves.) Elise: Phoebe! [Scene: Piano Bar. A band is playing. Paige is on a date with Nate.] Nate: You look beautiful. Paige: You've already said that. Nate: Yeah, but you look crazy beautiful, so it bears repeating. Paige: Okay, now I'm blushing and my lipstick won't match my cheeks. Nate: Well, since you're already blushing, I have a little bit of surprise for you. But don't hate me, alright? Paige: You're not gonna propose are you? Nate: No. Paige: In that case, I like surprises. Nate: Good. (Nate clicks his fingers and a man walks over to the microphone on stage.) Man: Uh, ladies and gentlemen, we have a special treat for you tonight, to make your happy hours just a little happier. Local girl, Paige Matthews, in her debut. (Everyone claps.) Paige: Are you kidding? Nate: Come on, I thought you liked surprises. Paige: This is a bad surprise, bad. Nate: Eighth grade was a long time ago, Paige. Come on. (He holds her hand and takes her up to the stage.) Paige: Uh, yeah, but that turned out to be the worst day of my life. All my friends laughed at me, Bobby Maynard dumped me. Nate: You dated a guy named Bobby Maynard? Paige: That is not the point. (She coughs.) Look, I'm already losing my voice. This-this is the sound of panic. Nate: Look, Paige, you don't have to sing if you don't want to. You just strike me as the type of girl who likes to face her fears, not run from them. (Paige gives in and Nate sits back down. Everyone claps. Paige gets up on stage and whispers something to the pianist. She stands in front of the microphone.) Paige: This one is for all the Bobby Maynard in the world. (The pianist starts playing.) "Isn't it..." (She clears her throat and tries again. Nothing comes out. She has lost her voice. She panics and races out of the room.) Nate: Paige, wait. [Scene: Piper's car. Piper is driving along the road. Her phone rings and she answers it.] Piper: Paige? (She hears beeping.) Paige, is that you? (She hears more beeps. She looks down at the phone and her vision starts to go blurry. She drops the phone. She drives the car into the other lane, nearly crashing into the car beside her. Drivers beep their horns. She blinks several times but her vision disappears completely. She runs off the road and smashes into a tree.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living Room. Phoebe is there turning the volume up on the TV. She can't hear a thing. She gives up and turns off the TV. She walks through the house.] Phoebe: Paige! Piper! If you're here, I need you to come out into the open and like, flag me down or something, okay? (Paige walks in behind her. Phoebe continues to walk through the house and Paige tries to catch up with her and get her attention.) Hello? Oh, anyone? Hello! (Phoebe walks into the kitchen. Paige throws her bag at a vase and it smashes. Phoebe doesn't hear it. Paige orbs out.) [Cut to the kitchen. Paige orbs in, in front of Phoebe.] Paige: (mouths) What are you doing? Phoebe: (yells) I lost my hearing during the biggest of my life! I can't hear a thing! (Paige motions to Phoebe to quieten down.) What!? I can't hear you! (Paige motions again to quieten down and points to her ear. Phoebe lowers her voice.) Oh, okay, okay. I need your help. Magic has got to be behind this. (Paige scratches her head and side and acts like a monkey.) What are you doing? Oh, I get it! I get it! Charades! Okay, ya, ya. (Paige acts like a monkey again.) You're a monkey. (Paige nods.) Okay. You're a monkey. (Paige gets a ferocious look on her face.) Ooh, you're an angry monkey. You're pissed, you're... PMS monkey? (Paige shakes her head.) No, no, of course not. Okay. (Paige makes an invisible ball with her hands and throws it.) Ball? (She then makes an explsin with her hands.) Fireball! (She acts out the monkey again and the fireball.) A demon monkey stole my hearing! (Paige points to her mouth.) And your voice too? (Paige nods.) Oh, honey! (They hug. Paige pulls a face.) [Cut to the conservatory. Leo orbs in with Piper and Wyatt.] Piper: I don't understand why you can't heal my eyes. Leo: I don't know, your vision is just gone. [Cut to the kitchen. Paige hears Piper and Leo's voices.] Phoebe: You hear something? (Paige motions talking with her hand.) You hear puppets? [Cut to the conservatory. Leo helps Piper sit down.] Leo: I'll find Phoebe and Paige after I put the baby down. Piper: Where am I? Leo: In the conservatory. Just try to stay calm and try not to worry. (Piper sighs.) [Cut to the kitchen.] Phoebe: You hear voices, voices. (Paige pulls Phoebe out of the kitchen.) [Cut to the conservatory. Phoebe and Paige walk in.] Phoebe: Piper! (Piper gets up and walks straight pass them.) Piper: I'm so glad you're hear. (She stands in front of a map on a stand.) I can't see a thing and I wrapped my car around a pole and... Phoebe: Piper! Piper: I know it sounds crazy but I think it has something to do with that mangy monkey. Phoebe: Piper! Piper: Where are you? (Piper turns around and hits a table.) Ow! Who put that there? Phoebe: Oh my god, Piper, you're blind! (Paige gives Phoebe a look.) Piper: Yeah, Phoebe, I just said that. Now can we talk about how a monkey could do that? Phoebe: What did she say? Piper: What did who say? The monkey? The monkey didn't say anything. (Paige writes down "How?" on a notepad and shows it to Phoebe.) He covered my eyes and stole my eyesight. Phoebe: (yells) I think the monkey stole your eyesight when he covered your eyes! Piper: Ugh, Phoebe, are you listening to me? That's just what I said. You are acting like you can't even hear me. Phoebe: (yells) Oh, Piper, it's no use. I can't even hear you. The monkey stole my hearing. Piper: Oh, he got you too? Which means somebody sent that flea-infested primate after us. We've gotta find Paige. (Paige claps.) Why are you clapping? This is not funny. Phoebe: What's the matter, Paige? Piper: Paige? Where's Paige? (Piper walks across the room and Phoebe and Paige grab each of her arms. Leo walks in.) Leo: What's going on? Piper: Huh! (Piper covers her eyes. Paige covers her mouth and Phoebe covers her ears.) Leo: I see. Piper: Well, I don't. Where is Paige? Leo: Uh, she just can't talk. Phoebe: (yells) Excuse me! This is either someone's sick, sick joke, or someone's working on a massive evil plan! Leo: Whatever it is, you guys are in danger without your senses. (Phoebe looks at Leo trying to read his lips.) Piper, you're the most vulnerable. So I want you to stay next to Wyatt, his force field will protect you. Piper: Okay. Leo: Paige, a Kazi attck could be deadly right now. Make sure we're stocked up on stun potion. (Paige leads Piper over to the stairs.) Piper: Where are we going? Leo: Phoebe, check the Book of Shadows, see what you can find out about evil monkeys and demons who control them. (Phoebe nods her head even though she has no idea what Leo just said.) Come on. (Paige and Piper reach the stairs and Piper falls flat on her face.) Piper: Ohh! Paige! [Scene: Crone's Lair. Crone and the Kazi King are there.] Kazi King: First we wait on a monkey and now what? What are we waiting on now? Crone: You're waiting on me. Get used to it. Unlike you, I don't charge in like a wild bull. I prefer to take my time... and succeed. Kazi King: I say enough time has passed. Crone: Perhaps. First we need to find out if the monkey's magic has taken effect. If so, you can send in your warrior while I make my move for the baby. Kazi King: How do we figure out if the monkey has done his job? Crone: Common sense. Kazi King: You dare mock me? Crone: On occasion, but not at the moment. This totem was created to trap senses, but with my magic I can borrow what's inside here. Kazi King: So that's what this is all about? You want to steal the Charmed Ones' senses. Why? Crone: You'd be surprised what you can do with a set of eyes, a pair of ears, a voice. You might even be able to trick an infant into believing you're one of the family. Now... let's see that beautiful baby boy. (Her eyes glow.) [Cut to the manor. Piper's Room. Piper is sitting on the bed holding Wyatt. Wyatt whimpers.] Piper: Okay, little guy, what is it? What is it? Do we need a diaper change? (She checks his diaper.) No, not that. Okay. Um, how about the popcorn machine? That always works for daddy, right, right? Okay, here we go. Pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop. No popping. Okay, forget the popping. Okay, it's alright. (She hears footsteps.) Hello? Leo? (Leo walks in.) Leo: Yeah. Just came to check on you. (He sits on the bed beside her.) How'd you know it was me? Piper: Well, you shuffle your feet. You're a shuffler. Leo: Looks like your other senses are already taking over for your vision. Piper: Uh-huh. Not fast enough. Okay, tell me what I'm doing wrong here. Leo: Uh, well, that fussy noise usually means gas. Try putting him over your shoulder. Piper: Okay. (She positions Wyatt over her shoulder.) Alrighty. Here we go, oh, I know. Leo: Better? Piper: No, not better. I don't know all his tricks and noises like you guys do. And at least before I could see him. Leo: Well, the love is there, the rest will follow. You know, it's just a myth that all mothers instantly bond with their children. Piper: Well, I'm not worried about all other mothers, I'm worried about this one. Leo: From where I stand, you look like a pro, he's already calmed down. Piper: He has? Oh, he has. Okay, good. Phoebe's Voice: Leo! Bring Piper up here, I think we found something! Piper: Here, take him. (She hands Wyatt to Leo.) I don't want him left alone for a second while this stuff is going on here, okay? (Piper makes her way into the hallway and steps on a squeaky toy. She gasps. She bends down and feels around for it. She picks it up and heads for the stairs, passing Crone on the way. Crone takes the monkey totem and it glows, letting her hear what is being said in the attic.) Phoebe's Voice: The monkey didn't come after us on his own. Someone very powerful is behind all of this. [Cut to the attic. Phoebe and Paige are there. Phoebe is looking through the Book of Shadows.] Phoebe: The question is who? (Piper walks in.) Piper: Hello? Anybody in here? Give me a sign. (Paige bangs on the table.) Alright, speak and spell. Tell me what you two know. (Piper reaches out to feel where she's going and knocks some books onto the floor. Phoebe looks up from the book. Piper makes her way through the room and touches Paige. Paige writes 'News?' on a notepad and holds it up.) Phoebe: Oh. Okay, listen to this. "Centuries ago, a sorcerer created a monkey to steal his enemies senses, only the sorcerer mistreated the little fella, so the monkey stole his master's voice and was turned into a wooden totem as punishment." Piper: So this whole monkey business about, you know, speak no evil, hear no evil, see no evil is a real thing? Phoebe: (yells) What? Piper: Never mind. Read my lips. Is there anything in here that will get our senses back? Phoebe: Piper, I can't hear you! Piper: Ugh. What do we do? (Paige writes "kll Monkey" on a notepad and holds it up.) Phoebe: (yells) Oh, Paige is proposing volence against the monkey! Piper: Well, I'm inclined to agree, but I really think the monkey is the least of our worries. Phoebe: (yells) Yeah, I didn't hear what you just said but if you were wondering who was behind this I was about to look in the book. (Piper gives her two thumbs up. Phoebe's cell phone vibrates and she looks at the caller ID.) Oh, no, it's Elise. Piper, you're the only one that can talk to her. Tell her I'm sick. (She hands Piper the phone.) Tell her, tell her... Piper: I got it, I got it, I got it. Okay. (She answers the phone.) Hello? Hi, Elise. Uh, Phoebe? Yeah, she's here, she's lying down. (The Kazi demon appears behind Piper and Phoebe.) Um, I don't know. Inner ear infection maybe? (Paige sees the demon and bangs on the table.) Shh! (on phone) Oh, no, not you. Paige: (mouths) Phoebe! Piper: We've just got workers banging around here all day. (Phoebe sees the Kazi demon dive towards her and she levitates out of the way. He goes crashing into a table.) What is going on over there? Phoebe: Kazi demon! Piper: Gotta go! (Piper hangs up.) Phoebe: Three o'clock! Six o'clock! Twelve o'clock! (Paige grabs a potion off the table. Piper blows up the table beside Paige and sends Paige flying across the room.) Piper: Did I get him? (Phoebe grabs Piper's arms.) [Cut to Piper's room. Leo is there reading a book. He hears noises coming from the attic.] Leo: Wyatt, danger. (Wyatt's force field surrounds him. Leo gets up and runs out of the room. Crone walks in.) [Cut to the attic. The Kazi demon runs across the room. Phoebe points Piper's hands in the direction of the Kazi and she tries to blow him up. The Kazi jumps over a couch and Piper blows the couch to pieces.] Piper: How about that time? (Phoebe walks over to the couch.) Phoebe: You klled Aunt Pearl's couch. Piper: Did I get the Kazi? Phoebe: I can't hear you still. (The Kazi demon stands up behind Phoebe and puts his hands on her head. Thick veins run through her face.) Aah! Piper: Phoebe? What's happening? Phoebe? Talk to me. (Leo runs in and picks the potion off the floor beside Paige. He throws it at the Kazi demon. The Kazi demon lets go of Phoebe and he falls to the floor, stunned.) Phoebe? [Cut to Piper's room. Wyatt is in his bassinet with the force shield surrounding him. Crone is standing beside the bassinet holding the monkey totem.] Crone: (singing it Paige's voice): "Hush little baby don't say a word, mama's gonna buy you a mocking bird, and if that mocking bird won't sing..." [Cut to the attic. Leo is healing Paige.] Piper: Is she going to be okay? Leo: I think so. (Paige wakes up and sits up. Phoebe places five crystals around the Kazi demon to create a crystal cage.) Phoebe: (yells) Crystal cage is ready! (The Kazi demon gets up and touches the cage. It shocks him. Piper hears singing.) Piper: Do you hear that? Leo: I don't hear anything. Piper: It sounds like signing. Leo: Wyatt. (He races out of the room.) [Cut to Piper's room.] Crone: (signing in Paige's voice) "And if you let this force field down, you'll still be the best little baby in town." (The force field disappears. Crone reaches in the bassinet. Leo races in.) Leo: Piper! Wyatt, careful... (Crone zaps Leo and he flies across the room. Wyatt starts to cry and makes his force field appear.) Phoebe: (upstairs) Leo, what's going on? Crone: You'll pay for that. (Crone walks over to Leo and disappears with him. Piper, Phoebe and Paige race in. Phoebe goes to the bassinet.) Piper: Is Wyatt okay? Phoebe: Wyatt's okay. (Phoebe looks around.) Where's Leo? Piper: Leo? Why isn't he answering us? Commercial Break [Scene: Crone's Lair. Crone and the Kazi King are there. Crone has the monkey totem up to her ear.] Kazi King: Where's my warrior? Crone: Captured. Kazi King: That's your fault. You said you would weaken them. Crone: And I did. However I failed to account for their Whitelighter. But don't worry, he won't get in our way again. (Leo is trapped in a water tnk.) Kazi King: I say we launch another attck now. Crone: First I need to know the witches aren't on to me. If they figure out that I want their baby, I'll never get my hands on him. Now please, let me concentrate. (She holds the monkey totem up to her ear.) [Cut to the attic. Piper is sitting on a couch holding Wyatt. Phoebe and Paige clean up the mess in the attic.] Piper: There you go, is that better? There you go. That's better. It's okay, baby. Daddy'll be home soon. Phoebe: (yells) You did it! You calmed him down! Piper: Shh! Phoebe. It's strange after, you know, I lost my vision, I was forced to use my maternal instincts, which is good 'cause I wasn't really sure I had them. (Paige holds up a notepad with "We'll find Leo" written on it.) I know. Phoebe: I'm getting pretty good at reading lips, I think you just said 'I know'. What do you know? Piper: That we'll find Leo. Phoebe: Okay, that's weird. How did you know that's what Paige wrote? I mean, you can't see it and I didn't say it, so how did you... Piper: I'm not sure. I guess maybe we're developing some sort of sixth sense. It's what it must be, right? Phoebe: Well, whatever it is, we gotta use it to help find Leo. (to Paige) Start the interrogation. (Paige heads over to the Kazi demon. Piper stands up with Wyatt.) Piper: We will be in the nursery. Phoebe: Are you gonna be okay to get down the stairs? Piper: Oh, yeah. I'm getting the hang of this blind stuff. Besides, I grew up in this house. (Piper makes her way out of the attic. Paige holds up the notepad in front of the Kazi. It reads "Where's our Whitelighter". The Kazi doesn't answer and Paige throws a tiny crystal at the cage. It shocks the Kazi and he yells out in pain.) Phoebe: Wrong answer. (Paige throws another tiny crystal at the cage and shocks him. The doorbell rings. Paige goes over to the window.) Is somebody here? (Paige looks out the window and sees Nate waiting on the porch. Paige walks back over to Phoebe and mouths the word "Nate".) Nate is here? (Paige nods. She shoo's Phoebe.) You want me to get rid of him? (Paige nods.) I can't do that, Paige. I mean, first of all, I'm not the best listener right now and second of all, he's your boyfriend. (Paige puts her hands together and begs. She then pretends to hold a microphone and sings. She then promptly waves her hand in front of her mouth.) You lost your voice when you were singing? With hi... Wait, how could that be? You were with him at his... (Paige pretends to play the piano.) Piano bar. (Paige nods.) You lost your voice when you were on stage singing, because he wanted you to sing for him. Oh, that is so romantic! And humiliating. Yeah, I see your point. (The doorbell rings again.) Okay, I'll go deal with him but you owe me one. (Phoebe leaves the attic.) [Cut to the foyer. Phoebe opens the door to reveal Nate there holding a bunch of flowers.] Nate: Oh, hey, Phoebe, is Paige here? Phoebe: (yells) Paige isn't home. (He turns to look at the driveway.) Nate: I saw her car in the driveway. (Phoebe taps him on the shoulder and he faces Phoebe.) Phoebe: Can you repeat that? Just slowly. Nate: Yeah, I said I saw her car in the driveway. Phoebe: Oh! Yeah, her car. Uh, see what I meant to say is that she just can't talk right now. Nate: Right, yeah, that's my fault. I tried to show her off at the club, I mean, she's got such a good singing voice, and I thought maybe I could help her get over her fear... (Phoebe leans in and tries to read his lips.) Why are you looking at my mouth? Phoebe: Huh? Nate: Have I got something in my teeth? Phoebe: Okay, look, um, I got a little swimmer's ear going on. Yeah, fell asleep in the tub last night. So I'm not really getting a lot of this but I did get the part about your teeth, and they're very nice. White. Nate: I just wanna say I'm sorry. If I could just speak to her for a second, maybe I could clear this up. Phoebe: Not a word. Not a word. (She takes the flowers.) Um, I'll tell her you came by and I'll have her call you, okay? Nate: Alright. Phoebe: Goodbye, Nate. (Phoebe closes the door.) [Cut to the attic. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Okay, I would pretty much do anything for my sisters, but making me do that was plain mean, Paige. (Paige holds up the notepad that reads "Kazi's are tough to crack".) Yeah, don't try to change the subject, Paige. Here's your flowers from Nate, (Phoebe throws them on the couch) and personally, if you ask me, I think that Nate deserves more. (Paige holds up the notepad and it reads "Where's our Whitelighter?".) Hey, do you ever think that maybe your Kazi buddy here can't read? Kazi Demon: I tried to tell her that. Phoebe: He did? (Paige writes "Demons lie" on the notepad.) Yeah, but not about literacy. Kazi warriors are base-level demons. Where's our Whitelighter? Kazi Demon: I don't know. (Paige points to "Demons lie" on her notepad.) Phoebe: Yeah, I know, we'll see. Who sent you? (No answer. Paige goes to throw another tiny crystal.) Kazi Demon: Wait, wait! Hold on a minute, please, I'll tell you. It was the Crone. Phoebe: The Crone? The Crone sent you? Kazi Demon: Yeah. Phoebe: Check the book, see what you can find out about the Crone. (Paige hands Phoebe the tiny crystals and heads over to the book.) What does the Crone want with us? Kazi Demon: If I tell you that she'll kll me. (Phoebe throws a small crystal at the cage. He yells in pain.) [Cut to Crone's Lair. Crone is listening in on their conversation through the monkey totem.] Kazi King: My warrior's suffering. I can feel his pain. He needs my help. Crone: He needs a muzzle. He just gave them my name. If he tells the Charmed Ones my plan, I'll never get my hands on that baby. (The Kazi King falls to his knees and groans in pain.) Kazi King: He wouldn't have a chance to tell them anything if we would just attck. They're torturing him again! Crone: Very well. I'll spare your warrior anymore suffering. Along with you. (She throws a fireball at the Kazi King and vanquishes him.) [Cut to the attic. The Kazi demon is vanquished.] Phoebe: Okay, I didn't do that. Someone else did that, I did not do that. Did you find anything in the book? (Paige points to a page on the Crone.) Yeah, the Crone, that's what I was afraid of. Is there a vanquishing potion for her? (Paige points to the writing on the page.) Good. Okay, let's ht the kitchen. We've gotta be prepared for anything. (Paige writes "Piper?" on the notebook.) She's okay, she's with Wyatt. His force field will protect her. Come on. [Cut to Piper's room. Piper is there holding Wyatt. Crone appears in the room and walks over to Piper.] Piper: Who's there? Crone: (Paige's voice) Leo found the monkey totem, and I got my voice back. Piper: Oh my god, where is he? Crone: (Paige's voice) In the kitchen with Phoebe. They're working on the potion to vanquish the Kazi King. Don't worry, I'll take care of Wyatt. Piper: Okay. (She puts Wyatt in his bassinet.) Okay. Be right back. (Piper walks past Crone.) Whoa. What's that smell? It's like charcoal. Crone: Burnt Kazi flesh. We just vanquished his warrior. Piper: Oh, that must be it. (Piper leaves the room. The force field surrounds Wyatt.) Crone: (Paige's voice) There, there, now, Wyatt. Don't be afraid. I just wanna hold you. "Hush little baby, don't say a word, mama's gonna buy you a mocking bird." Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Phoebe and Paige are there working on a potion. Piper makes her way in.] Piper: Okay, let's go, people, mama wants to see again. (Paige taps Phoebe and points at Piper.) Phoebe: (yells) Piper! (Piper nearly jumps out of her skin.) We think the Crone is behind this so we're making a vanquishing potion so we can get her! Piper: Phoebe, I am blind, not deaf. And Paige said we were going after the Kazi King. Phoebe: What'd she say? Piper: Leo? Is that you? (Paige walks over and takes Piper's hands. She puts Piper's hands on her head and shoulder.) Paige? But you're supposed to be watching Wyatt and you said Leo had come back. (Paige puts Piper's hands on her head and she shakes her head.) Oh my god. (Piper leaves the kitchen and Paige follows. Paige motions for Phoebe to follow. Phoebe grabs the potion and follows behind.) [Cut to Piper's room.] Crone: (Paige's voice) "Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring." That's my sweet boy. You're safe now. (The force field disappears and Crone picks Wyatt up. Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk in.) Piper: Hands off, hag. Crone: (in Paige's voice) Wyatt, help, we're in danger. (The force field surrounds Wyatt and Crone.) Piper: What's going on? Phoebe: His force field is protecting her. Piper: If you hurt him I will kll you! (Crone places her hand on Wyatt's forehead and a red light shines around her hand.) Phoebe: What is she doing to him? Piper: Paige, can you orb him to you? (Paige mouths "Wyatt" and nothing happens.) Phoebe: She can't. Piper: I know. Phoebe: Should we, uh... Piper: I don't know, try it. (Piper and Phoebe touch Paige.) Piper, Phoebe: Wyatt. (Wyatt orbs into Paige's arms.) Crone: I've seen everything. Such power. Such power! Piper: You wanna see real power, lady? (Phoebe throws the potion at Crone. She bursts into flames and is vanquished.) I can see! I can see! (to Wyatt) Hi! (She takes Wyatt from Paige.) Phoebe: I can hear. Paige? Paige: Can I just say... Phoebe: What? Paige: Anything. Damn, it's good to hear me speak. Phoebe: Okay, so we're all good. Piper: What about Leo? Phoebe: Oh, no, did I kll the hag too soon? Piper: Oh, if she hurt him, you know I'm gonna have to revive her and kll her again. Paige: Hurry, see if you can get a premonition off the smudge mark. (Phoebe goes over and touches the smudge mark on the carpet.) Piper: (to Wyatt) It's okay, honey, we'll find daddy, you know, sooner or later. (Suddenly, Piper and Wyatt orb out.) Paige: What just happened? How did she... Phoebe: Because my nephew is a genius. Takes after me. [Cut to Crone's Lair. Piper and Wyatt orb in. Leo yells.] Piper: Oh, god. (Piper blows up the tnk and Leo falls out. He coughs.) Are you okay? Leo: The Crone. Piper: d*ad. Leo: And you can see? Piper: Yeah. It was strange, like when it mattered most, we could almost read each other's minds. Leo: Yeah, it's always been there. Piper: We never noticed before. Leo: Maybe not consciously, but it's always been apart of what's made the power of three so strong. (Leo coughs.) Piper: Sorry I couldn't get here sooner. Leo: It was awful, I couldn't orb. Piper: But guess who could. Apparently he sensed his daddy in need. Leo: He sensed me and he orbed? Piper: Yeah, he's coming into his powers really, really fast. Leo: You nervous? Piper: A little. You know, a lot. Leo: Well, he's gonna be fine. We all are. Piper: I know. (They orb out.) [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Phoebe's there taking down the posters pinned to the boards. Piper walks in.] Piper: Hmm, not going so good? National syndication's a big deal. Phoebe: Yeah, that's what Jason said when he told me. And Elise and all the other reporters. And I was so busy listening to all them, I didn't ask myself what I wanted. Piper: Which would be what? Phoebe: To spend time with my family. Piper: Yay! Oh, sorry, go ahead. Phoebe: To ride rides with my nephew and to not be one of those annoying cell phone people that the mimes make fun of. Piper: So what are you gonna tell Jason? Phoebe: Mm, I'm gonna tell him exactly what I just told you. And as my boss he's not gonna like it. But as my boyfriend, there are ways of bringing him around. Piper: You do have ways. Phoebe: Mm-hm. [Scene: Piano Bar. Paige is standing on stage in front of the microphone.] Paige: I was supposed to sing a song for Bobby Maynard but he didn't inspire me much. So, Nate Parks... (Nate, sitting at the bar, turns around.) This one's for you. (The band starts playing.) "Never know how much I love you / Never know how much I care / When you put your arms around me / I get a fever that's so hard to bear / You give me fever / When you kiss me fever when you hold me tight / Fever / In the morning / Fever all through the night / Now you've listened to my story / Here's the point that I've made / Fever / Do you sizzle / What a lovely way to burn / What a lovely way to burn / What a lovely way to burn / What a lovely way to burn." End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x20 - Sense and Sense Ability"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Henry Alonso Myers, Alison Schapker & Monica Breen Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 21 Episode Number: 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Nate's Apartment. Bedroom. Paige and Nate are in bed. Nate is asleep. Paige lies awake and touches Nate's tattoo on his shoulder. Nate wakes up.] Paige: Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you. Nate: It's alright. I'm just glad you're still here. Paige: You didn't think I would be? Nate: Well, you're a woman of mystery, Paige. (Paige touches his tattoo again.) Paige: The celtic wheel of being. Four elements, all balanced, all connected to each other. Nate: How'd you know that? Nobody knows that. Paige: I just read a lot about different things, sometimes magic things. Do you ever read about magic things? Nate: I just got it 'cause I thought it'd look cool. I'm joking, I'm kidding. (Paige's cell phone rings. She sits up.) Aw, come on, let the voicemail get it. (Paige picks up her phone.) Paige: Oh, it's my sister. (She answers it.) Hello? Piper: I found a way to vanquish the leader of the creepers. Paige: Okay, and not a good time. Piper: Well, sorry, the potion's already been made and strike while the iron's hot. Paige: No can do. Piper: Look, we take him out, we take out his entire clan, which means there's no demons left out there to thrat the wiccaning. Paige: Timing bad. What part of that don't you understand? Piper: Okay, fine. If you don't want your nephew to be blessed by his ancestors, than you don't mind him falling prey to evil. Paige: Alright, alright. (Paige hangs up.) Nate: Is there a problem? Paige: Always. (Paige gets out of bed.) Nate: What, are you leaving? (She grabs a shirt.) Paige: No, I'm, uh, just going to the bathroom. I'll be right back. Promise. (Paige goes into the bathroom and closes the door.) [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper is there. She dials a number on the phone. Paige orbs in wearing only Nate's shirt.] Paige: Alright, let's get it over with. Piper: Oh, sorry. Paige: Yeah, me too. Whattaya got? (Piper hands her a notepad.) Piper: You summon, I will vanquish. (Piper puts down the phone and picks up a vial of potion.) Paige: "Demons who dwell in slivers of night, uncloak your shadows to witch's sight." (A gust of wind blows through the attic and a very large demon with a creepy face and wearing a black cloak appears behind them.) Piper: Aahh. (She throws the potion at the demon and he bursts into flames and is vanquished.) Ugh. Creepers, check. Paige: We done here? Piper: Yes, sleaze away. Paige: Yeah, well, at least I get some. Piper: Yeah, yeah. (Paige coughs and orbs out.) [Cut to Nate's apartment. Nate is standing outside the bathroom door, knocking.] Nate: Paige? (Paige opens the door.) Paige: I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. Nate: You didn't hear me? (Nate sniffs the air.) It's alright, you don't have to hide in there, I know what you were doing. Paige: You do? Nate: Yeah, you smoke. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Piper's room. Phoebe and Wyatt are there. Phoebe is sitting on the couch beside the bed and pulls two lipsticks out of her makeup bag. Wyatt is lying on the bed.] Phoebe: Okay, so we have one Woodmist, which is kinda natural and earthy or Rouge Sensation, which definitely has more of that, you know, va-va-va-voom feel. (She smiles at Wyatt and moves to sit beside him.) You're a guy. What do you think Jason will like more, huh? (She holds the lipsticks in front of Wyatt.) We got this one or this one? (Wyatt smiles.) Okay, Rouge Sensation it is. Very good. (She puts on the lipstick.) You are so cute. Yes you are. Your grandmother is just going to eat you up when she meets you. But no spitting up and none of that toxic poop that you like to do because she hasn't been around babies since she was alive, okay? (Paige walks in.) Paige: Piper's gonna freak if Wyatt's not down in his Sunday best in like five. (Paige sits on the bed.) Hey. Phoebe: I know, I got a little side tracked. Paige: Hey, what's with the come-hither makeup? Phoebe: Um, Jason called from his corporate jet and I'm gonna meet him at the airport. Paige: Ah, he's back from Hong Kong? Phoebe: Yeah, just for the day. Paige: International booty call. Most impressive. Phoebe: Hey, there's a minor in the room, Paige. Paige: Sorry. But you know what'll be good? Piper and I don't have to see you moping around the house anymore. Phoebe: I was not mopey. Paige: You are too mopey. Phoebe: Okay, well, that's because I missed him, and I didn't expect to miss him as much as I did. Paige: Ohh. Um, I'm just curious. Has anyone ever tried the truth spell that's in the book? Phoebe: Yes, and don't. Paige: Don't what? Phoebe: Don't try it. Especially not on Nate. Paige: I wasn't going to. Phoebe: (to Wyatt) Where you going? Paige: Okay, fine, maybe I was. But, you know, how else am I supposed to find out if he can handle the big dark secret? Phoebe: Don't you think it's a little early in the relationship to start thinking about that? Paige: No, I don't think so. He's the first guy I've really liked since Glen and I actually think he might be able to handle my being a witch. Phoebe: Really? How do you know? Paige: I know this sounds insane but he's got this kind of cool, mystical celtic tattoo and he actually knows what it means. Phoebe: (to Wyatt) You could be on the cover of GQ, you're so handsome. Paige: I don't think it would really hurt anything if I did the spell because, you know, it does wear off after twenty-four hours and he'd forget anything anyway. What's the harm? Phoebe: It could hurt a lot. You never know what you're gonna get when you cast that spell. Paige: I know what I'm gonna get if I don't. I'm gonna have to dump him. It's not gonna work otherwise. Piper: (from downstairs) Guys! Come on, hurry up! Phoebe: Okay, we're coming! Paige: Coming! [Cut to the living room. Piper and Leo are there. Piper is placing lit candles on the floor in a circle.] Piper: So you think the green outfit is cute? Because I can have them put him in the one with the clouds on it. Leo: It's her great grandson. I don't think she's gonna care what he's wearing. Piper: Yeah, but she's not coming as a great grandmother. She's coming in an official capacity as the matriarch of our family. Leo: Well, she's not gonna come at all unless we summon her. (They finish placing the candles and step aside.) Piper: Okay. "Here these words, hear my cry, spirit from the other side, come to me, I summon thee, cross now the great divide." (Colourful lights swirl inside the candle circle and then Grams appears.) Grams: Well, it's about time, Piper. What took you so long? Piper: Hello to you too, Grams. Grams: Oh, I'm sorry, I'm just so excited. (She steps out of the circle and becomes corporeal. She hugs Piper.) How are you, my dear? Piper: Excited too. Leo: Hi, Grams. Grams: Leo. So, where's the little one? (Phoebe and Paige walk down the stairs. Phoebe is carrying Wyatt.) Piper: Right behind you. (They turn around and Piper takes Wyatt off of Phoebe.) Grams, meet the next generation of Halliwells. (Piper hands Wyatt to Grams.) Grams: Ohh. Piper: Baby Wyatt. Grams: Wyatt? That's a silly name for a girl, isn't it? Phoebe: Grams. It's a boy. Look at the outfit. Grams: What? Paige: You didn't know? Grams: Well, no, I-I mean I just assumed it was a... What went wrong? Leo: Wrong? Grams: Oh-oh, well, I don't mean wrong, wrong. It's just that we've always had girls. (She hands Wyatt to Leo.) Piper: Now we have a boy. Grams: Right. Well, um, okay, well, we've got a lot of work to do before I perform the wiccaning. Piper: Work? What work? Grams: Are you kidding? I'm gonna be calling every matriarch in our family since the witch trials and we've got to make sure the manor is safe. Piper: Oh, we've got that covered. Uh, every demon that could attck their spirits has been taken out. The zombies, the rigors... Paige: Creepers. Piper: We're all set. Grams: What about the Necromancer? Piper: Who? Phoebe: Okay, you guys discuss this. I have to pop by the airport and pick up my friend Jason. (She gives Grams a hug.) Grams: Who's Jason? Phoebe: Just a guy, Grams. Don't start the wiccaning without me. Be right back. (Phoebe leaves.) Paige: Actually, I have to check on my man too. (She gives Grams a kiss on the cheek and leaves.) Grams: You know, they'd be better off with a dog. More loyal and they die sooner. Leo: Excuse me? Grams: Oh... (chuckles) Don't mind me. You know, I never have very much luck with men. Leo: But you've been married four times. Grams: Exactly. Piper: So can we get back to this, uh, Necromancer? Grams: Yes, we should, and fast. The last time he attcked was during your mother's wiccaning. (Piper and Grams head up the stairs.) And we can't take any chance on that happening again, so chop-chop. Leo: (to Wyatt) Now you know why we don't summon her more often. Yeah. [Scene: Necromancer's Catacombs. The room is filled with skeleton heads and spider webs. The transparent Necromancer is there. His assistant, Skreek, appears in the room holding a jar with a fairy inside.] Necromancer: You've got to be kidding. Skreek: Don't judge it by its size, sir. She's not just any fairy, she's a queen. Necromancer: I don't know. It hardly seems worth the trouble. You, uh, forgot to put holes in the lid. Skreek: No, actually, I didn't. (The fairy runs out of air and collapses, dad. Her spirit rises out of the jar.) Go for it, sir. (The necromancer zaps the fairy's spirit and sucks it inside his body. He becomes corporeal.) Necromancer: Well, that won't sustain me for long. Skreek: Okay, well, what? Maybe I should get you an ogre? Necromancer: Or maybe I should just devour you. Skreek: Ah, but sir, you need me, remember? Necromancer: A century ago I didn't need anyone. I was a powerful demon, a ruler. Alive! (He swings his hand and grabs a handful of cobwebs.) I grow weary of it all. Scrounging around for magical spirits just to get a taste of life. Skreek: Uh, actually, I do all the scrounging. Necromancer: I wanna live again, do you understand? I wanna be resurrected. I will be resurrected. Commercial Break [Scene: Hotel room. Phoebe is looking out the window with a blanket wrapped around herself. Jason wearing a robe walks up behind her and wraps his arms around her.] Phoebe: I am so glad you're home. Jason: Well, if leaving means more reunions like this, I'll go away more often. (She turns to face him.) Phoebe: No, don't go away ever. Jason: I'm afraid I have to. Phoebe: What do you mean, baby? Jason: Well, we just bought an Asian Media Conglomerate. I gotta go back to set it up. Phoebe: Oh. Well, for how long? Jason: Six months. Maybe longer. (Phoebe sighs and sits on the bed. Jason pulls a gift out of his robe pocket and hands it to Phoebe.) I got you something. Open it. (She does so and pulls out a book.) It's a dictionary. Chinese-American. Phoebe: Thank you. Jason: You don't like it? Phoebe: No, I do. It's just I found out that I'm not gonna see you for the next six months. I was kinda hoping for jewellery or something. Jason: Well, jewellery won't help you get around Hong Kong. The dictionary will. Phoebe: What? (He takes her hand.) Jason: Come back with me, Phoebe. Phoebe: Wh-. Jason: That's why I flew out to see if you'd fly back with me. It leaves tomorrow morning. Phoebe: Are you serious? I can't just pick up and-and leave and move to Hong Kong for the next six months. Jason: Why not? Phoebe: Well, uh, for starters I have a job. Jason: Well, I'm your boss. I'll transfer you. Phoebe: Okay, and how about my family? My sisters and my new little nephew? Jason: You can use the jet whenever you want. It'll be at your disposal. I missed you Phoebe. Phoebe: I missed you too. Jason: Well, I don't want to miss you again. Come back with me. [Scene: Nate's Piano Bar. Nate sits at the piano, talking on the phone.] Nate: Yeah, what's this gonna cost? For a new thermostat? Come on, you can do better than that. (Paige walks in.) Hey, let me call you back, alright? (He hangs up and walks over to Paige.) Hey. Paige: Hi. Nate: Nice to see you. What are you doing way out here? Paige: I just, um, I kinda wanted to talk to you. Do you have a minute? Nate: Yeah, yeah, yeah. We're not open for another hour. You wanna have a seat, you wanna drink or something? Paige: No, it's okay. Nate: What's the matter? Are you alright? Paige: Maybe nothing, but there's only one way to find out. (Paige pulls a piece of paper out of her pocket.) "For those who want the truth revealed, open hearts and secrets unsealed, from now until it's now again, after which the memory ends." (Coloured lights swirl around him and he waves his hands.) Nate: Did you see that? Paige: Okay, here goes nothing. Nate, I'm a witch. A real witch with real magical powers and I just kinda wanted to see if maybe you'd be open to that. Nate: What are you talking about? Paige: I'm talking about this. (She orbs out and orbs back in on the piano.) Behind you. (Nate turns around.) Nate: How'd you do that? Paige: I told you, I'm a witch. I just kinda wanted to see how you'd feel about it before I went any further into the relationship. I can see that you don't feel so very good about it. Nate: No, let me just get my head around this. I mean, you don't see stuff like this every day. (Paige gets off the piano.) Paige: Maybe you would be okay with it? Nate: Yeah. Hell, yeah. I-I mean, I sort of thought this stuff was real, you know, I just didn't really know it was really real, you know?. Oh my god, my wife is gonna love this. Paige: Excuse me? Nate: Did I just say wife? Paige: You're married? You never told me you were married. Nate: Yeah, I didn't tell you I had children either but... Uh, did I just say kids too? [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper and Grams are there. Piper is looking at the Necromancer page in the Book of Shadows.] Piper: See I was right. You vanquished this demon sixty years ago. Grams: The Necromancer is not a demon. He's a ghost of a demon. And it wasn't a vanquish, I banished him back into the spirit realm. Piper: Well, then you should be a little more specific in your wording. Grams: But the point is he's had about seventy years to find a way out of the spirit realm and that man, that demon is nothing, if not confident. Piper: Well, I guess I'll take your word for it considering you seem to know so much about him. "Enjoys Clark Gable movies", "Favourite dinner: Lamb chops with mint jelly". Grams: Well, you know me. You never know what could be useful. Piper: So what do you suggest? That I go to the video store and you get cooking? Grams: Oh, don't be so literal. I was just trying to show how much he craves life, the sensuousness of it. Food, drink, sex... Piper: Don't! I don't wanna hear about a dad demon doing the dirty. Grams: He wants to be resurrected. Piper: It says that he has dominion over the dad. You would think that would be enough. Grams: Not for him it isn't. He only uses his power over the dad to absorb their spirit and get a temporary fix of life. But he was always searching for magical spirits with enough power to resurrect himself for good. Piper: Like all the spirits of the Halliwell matriarchs. Grams: That's what he attcked at your mother's wiccaning. Now you see why I'm so worried. Piper: Okay, so if he's out, we'll send him packing back to the spirit realm because nothing is going to get in the way of Wyatt's wiccaning. Grams: Good, and I know just the potion to use on him too. (Grams walks over to the potion table.) See we'll need some, oh, dragon root, uh, eel skin, bloodwort. You know, Piper, I'm still surprised that you had a boy. Piper: Well, fifty-fifty chance. Grams: Not in our family. Three hundred years and not a male in the bunch. Piper: I guess our family's changing. Grams: Mm. I mean, it begs a few questions, don't you think? I mean, we've never had a male witch and, you know, men are just so... (Paige storms in.) Paige: They're just evil, that's what they are. They are just plain evil. Piper: Oh, I take it Nate wasn't too happy about you being a witch. Paige: Oh, Nate was fine with my being a witch. It's maybe his wife that would have had a problem. Piper: He's married? Paige: Yeah, with two kids. Piper: Oh, honey, I'm so sorry. Grams: I told you, she should've gotten a dog. Piper: What did you do when you found out? Paige: Plenty. I mean, I'm sure plenty will happen to him, karmicly speaking. Cheat. Grams: Well, there's no wrath like a witch scorned, I always say. Care to take it out on him? (She shows the picture of the Necromancer in the Book of Shadows to Paige.) [Scene: Necromancer's Catacombs. The Necromancer is lying on a crypt. He hears a noise.] Necromancer: What measly crumbs have you brought me this time? Grams: Nothing you're gonna like. (He turns to see Piper, Paige and Grams standing in the room. He quickly gets up.) Necromancer: Penny! Piper: Penny? (Grams uses her power and sends him flying across the room. He lands on some large vases.) Grams: What are you waiting for? Throw the damn potion. (Paige throws the potion at him and he bursts into flames. He is vanquished. Grams turns to the girls.) What? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Piper's room. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there.] Phoebe: Wait, so he called her by her name? Piper: Penny. Yeah. Kinda weird, huh? Paige: Yeah, and he acted like he liked her. Phoebe: Twim-gee. That's Chinese for excuse me. Piper: Fascinating. Phoebe: Did you guys vanquish him? Paige: No, he's already dad, he can't be vanquished. But we did send his sorry male ass back to the spirit realm. Piper: Okay, let's not jump on Grams' male bashing bandwagon, please. Paige: Grams is a wise woman. Piper: I'll be sure to let Wyatt know. Paige: Don't worry, we're not gonna let him grow up to be a slime bag. Piper: Great, so let's focus on blessing him in light and goodness. Okay, we don't got a lot of time. (She holds up some baby shoes.) Now white or patent leather. Phoebe: Bok! That's white. Paige: Okay, what is with the Chinese thing? Phoebe: It's a little souvenir that Jason brought me back from China, when he was there on his business trip. Paige: Oh! Business trip, yeah, business trip. A likely story. Phoebe: What is that supposed to mean? Paige: I'm just saying. He could be leading a double life, he could be married, he could have a mistress, he could be gay. You don't know, there are many variables. (The phone rings.) Phoebe: Or he could be perfect for me. Paige: Don't be so sure. Men are full of surprises, that's all. Phoebe: Funny you should mention surprises because, uh, he had a little surprise for me. (Leo walks in carrying Wyatt.) Leo: Paige? Darryl's on the phone, he's pretty pissed. Something about your boyfriend? Paige: He's not my boyfriend, he's my ex-boyfriend. (Paige leaves the room.) Piper: What are you doing with Wyatt? I thought Grams was gonna spend some time with him. Leo: Well, she didn't want to. (Piper laughs.) Piper: What? That's ridiculous. Leo: Really? Then why didn't she want to touch him or change him or feed him? Piper: Well, she's probably just resting before the ceremony. She said she was gonna do it as soon as we get rid of the Necromancer. Leo: Piper, this has nothing to do with the Necromancer and you know it. Grams doesn't like the fact that Wyatt's a boy and she makes no bones about it. [Scene: Necromancer's Catacombs. Skreek places several bones and skulls on the ground to make a pentagon. He picks up a chalice of red dust and sprinkles it into the pentagon. He chants and inside the pentagon starts to swirl. The swirling stops and the Necromancer appears.] Necromancer: Am I really back? Skreek: Yes, and I, uh, summoned you in record time too. Necromancer: Bet Penny didn't count on that. She can't fool me. She's a spirit too, I can tell. Skreek: Uh, who's Penny? Necromancer: Penny Halliwell. The witch who stole my heart. You should have seen her. The glint in her eye, the way she held up her hand and sent me curdling into that wall. Skreek: Youch. Necromancer: Didn't hurt as much as the potion did though. I can tell she made it herself. The flames were excruciating. She was furious with me, which can only mean one thing. She still feels the passion, the heat. Skreek: You sure that wasn't fre? Necromancer: If only I knew why she came back here. Why leave a cosy eternity up there? Skreek: Uh, it could have something to do with the new baby. Necromancer: Baby? What baby? Skreek: It's the talk of the underworld. One of the Charmed Ones had a kid. It's a powerful one too, one we're not supposed to mess with. Necromancer: That's it, she's here for the wiccaning. I'll need you to get me a troll. No, better yet, an elf. I'm gonna need all my energy if I'm going to take on Penny Halliwell. [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Grams is leaning over the empty bassinet, touching the triquetra symbol on the blanket. Piper walks down the stairs.] Piper: Grams? (Grams straightens up.) Grams: Oh! Piper, you scared me. Piper: Hm, I didn't know you could scare a ghost. We need to talk. Grams: About? Piper: I think you know what about. Leo seems to think that you don't want to be around Wyatt for some reason. And I'm beginning to wonder myself. Grams: Oh, this is all my fault. Maybe if I lived longer, been around longer, maybe things would've worked out the way they were supposed to. Piper: What are you talking about? Grams: This. Wyatt. Piper: Oh, you mean because he's not a girl? Grams: Piper, you know as well as I do that the charmed line is supposed to be lead by women. Not men. Piper: Who says? Grams: Tradition says. Destiny says. Tell me that you didn't hope to have a little girl, expect to have a little girl, just like you foresaw. Piper: Well, of course, but so what? Grams: So what is something went wrong. Terribly wrong. This is not the baby you were meant to have. Piper: Grams. Grams: You saw it yourself when you went to the future. Piper: That was also the future where Prue was still alive and witches were brned at the stake. Things change. Grams: Not this. Oh, it's just that I'm worried about the family, you know. We don't know what to expect. Piper: I know, and that's precisely why we shouldn't treat him any differently because he's a boy. That's why we're going to do the ceremony. At the very least he deserves that. Grams: I'm sorry, Piper. I can't. [Scene: Police Station. Jail cell. Nate is there. Paige is standing on the outside.] Nate: Come on, this is outrageous. Look, I'll sue you for false imprisonment and when I get out of here I'm gonna tell everybody about you, you witch. Paige: For your information, Nate, spells can do a lot more than just make you tell the truth, something you might wanna think about. (Darryl walks up to Paige and pulls her aside.) Darryl: Are you out of your mind? You can't just orb him here and think that's gonna fly, 'cause it's not! Paige: Why not? Do you know what he did? Darryl: I don't care what he did. Get him outta here now! Nate: Listen to the donut hog. Darryl: What?! (Nate grabs a pillow and buries his face in it.) Paige: Men. Darryl: Do you know how much trouble I'm in? The man's got a constitutional right, you know? Paige: Oh, constitution, schmonstitution, Darryl. Darryl: Look, he's a jerk, fine, but cheating is immoral, it's not illegal. Paige: Alright, I understand that, and I can't deny that I'm taking some sort of personal pleasure from this because I am. But that's not the main thing that's happening here. I cast a truth spell. Darryl: Oh, no. Paige: It's just a little one. But you know? It's a good thing I did, otherwise I wouldn't know what a cheating jerk he is. Darryl: This is so not my problem. Paige: Actually it is. Because see, if he goes out, he's gonna be telling people that I'm a witch and also about my special friend, a cop who helps the witch. Darryl: What am I supposed to do? Keep him in here indefinitely? Paige: No, not indefinitely. Just like the next twenty hours or so. Darryl: What am I supposed to tell the other cop if they hear him? (Nate stares at them and makes pig noises.) Paige: Just tell them he's insane. [Cut to the manor. Parlor. Piper and Grams are there.] Piper: You are crazy! This isn't about him or our legacy. This is about you. Grams: Piper, you don't understand. Piper: That you don't want to perform a blessing on my son? You are damn right I do not understand. Grams: You see him as an innocent little boy. But he won't be like that, not for long. Piper: So you can't even hold him because some day, some very far away day he will become a man? Grams: Men can not be trusted with magic. They can't handle it, they're weak and evil will eventually win out. Piper: That is silly! Look at Leo. Grams: Well, Leo, I mean, he's an angel, you can't count Leo. (Phoebe walks down the stairs.) Phoebe: Hey, what's going on here? Piper: Your grandmother hates her grandson, that's what's going on. Grams: That is not true. Piper: Oh, I'm sorry, you just hate men, is that correct? Grams: No, I don't trust men. There's a difference. And there is a reason that they don't last long in this family because they're always trying to take advantage of what we have. Phoebe: That's not true. Grams: Isn't it? Look what Cole put you through. Look what your father did to your mother. Phoebe: So we're supposed to give up on trying to find love just because we might get hurt? Grams: Oh, no, you will get hurt. That's part of our legacy too, unfortunately. Piper: You know what? Forget it. You couldn't even bless my son with any kind of goodness because you are too consumed by your bitterness. Grams: Piper. Piper: And since his father is an angel, we will take our chances without a wiccaning! (Skreek appears on the stairs and throws a beam of light at Piper, sending her across the room. He throws a beam of light at Phoebe and she dives over the couch.) Grams: Leave them alone! (Suddenly, she is pulled backwards in a blur and into Necromancer's arms.) Necromancer: Surprise. (Skreek walks down the stairs.) Phoebe: Piper! (Piper blows up Skreek. Necromancer disappears with Grams.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there. Phoebe is holding Wyatt.] Piper: Well, let's face it. Grams would not be in this position if she hadn't sent us after the guy in the first place. Phoebe: Not helpful. We have to summon her back here fast. Leo: We can't. The necromancer will follow and if you don't have a way to stop him. Paige: How did he get a clean sht of her anyway? Weren't you guys with her? Phoebe: Uh, we were fighting with her. Paige: Fighting? About what? Piper: Yeah, later. Let's just focus on the vanquishing and the saving. Phoebe: Yeah, but I don't know how to. I mean, it's not like we can even vanquish him, he's a ghost. Paige: Well, ghosts can still feel pain. Maybe I can just orb his testicles somewhere. Piper: Paige, there will be no talk of testicle orbing in front of the child. Leo: And not around his daddy either. Paige: Oh, criminy, I'm just trying to help. (Leo takes Wyatt off of Phoebe and leaves the room. Phoebe moves closer to the Book of Shadows which is sitting on the coffee table.) Phoebe: Okay, there's got to be a weakness in here somewhere. I mean, he must have a weakness, right? Piper: Well, do mint jelly and Clark Gable movies count? She wrote it. Phoebe: Oh my god. That's why she's so obsessed with him. Grams was the Necromancer's lover. (Piper gasps.) Paige: That's disgusting. Piper: Oh, no, I think you're right. That would explain everything. Grams was alive when she banished the Necromancer, right? Phoebe: Right. Piper: Okay, so now she's dad. Paige: You sound so happy about that. Phoebe: No, that's not what she means. The ghost vanquishing spell. (Phoebe flips through the Book of Shadows.) Piper: You've gotta be dad to use it, right? Phoebe: It's worth a sht. [Scene: Necromancer's Catacombs. Grams is lying on a crypt asleep. The Necromancer stands beside her and leans in.] Necromancer: Your spirit is strong, Penny. Almost strong enough to sustain us both. Almost. (He moves away from her.) Awaken! (Grams wakes up and sits up.) No need to worry, Penny, you're safe here. (Grams holds up her hands, ready to use her power.) Ah-ah-ah! You're well aware of my powers, Penny. I covet your spirit, and any spirit I covet, I control. Grams: You son of a... Necromancer: Shh! Of course you know, the more you fight me, the more I know that you still love me. Grams: Are you crazy? I hate you! Necromancer: Yes. But you only hate me because you once loved me. After all, we only hate those who've gotten close to us, don't we? Those who've gotten close enough to touch our hearts. Grams: You used me. You prayed on my affections just to get to my family. Necromancer: And for that I am truly, truly sorry. I was just trying to survive. I never intended to fall in love with you either. Grams: What do you want, Armond? Necromancer: What I wanted then. Life! With you! Think about it. Think about it, Penny. There's enough magic in the Halliwell line to resurrect us both. To give us a second chance together. All you have to do is call up the spirits of the matriarchs. I'll do the rest. Grams: No-no, you'll never make me do that. Necromancer: I can if I have to. Grams: I'll tell my granddaughters, they will destroy you. (He waves his hands and Grams gets a loud ringing in her ears. She gasps. The ringing stops.) You haven't changed one bit. Necromancer: Isn't that why you loved me? Because I was dangerous, exciting, why your heart beats a little faster when I'm near you. Or when I do this. (He kisses her.) You still love me, Penny. You know it and I know it. You're going to help us both to live again. Forever. [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there. Piper lights five candles that are sitting on the floor in a circle.] Piper: Alright, as soon as we summon her, we've gotta get her straight to the book because the Necromancer's gonna be right behind her. Paige: All over it. Piper: Okay, let's do this. (The door bell rings. Phoebe walks over to the window.) Who is that? Phoebe: It's Jason. Paige: Guys really do have bad timing, don't they? Phoebe: Yeah, I kinda owe him an answer. Piper: Answer to what? Phoebe: He asked me to go back to Hong Kong with him. To live. (The doorbell rings again.) I'll be right back. (She leaves the room.) [Cut to the foyer. Leo answers the door.] Leo: Sorry, Jason, now's not really a good time. Jason: Please, I need to talk to her and I don't have much time. (Phoebe walks into the foyer.) Phoebe: It's okay, Leo. Leo: What about...? Phoebe: Don't worry about it. (Leo leaves the foyer.) Come in. (Jason walks in and Phoebe closes the door.) Jason: Hi. Phoebe: Hi. Jason: Uh, listen, Phoebe, I've been thinking. Phoebe: Yeah, me too. Jason: I shouldn't have asked you to come with me like that. Phoebe: You shouldn't have? Jason: It's not that I don't want you to, I do. I just, I think I sorta blindsided you with it and I feel bad about it. Phoebe: Jason... Jason: And-and-and it was unfair of me to spring it on you like that knowing how close you are to your family. Phoebe: That's really sweet but... Jason: I just, I don't want to pressure you into deciding. And I wanted you to know that if-if you need more time to think about it... Phoebe: I don't. Jason: You don't? Phoebe: No, I don't. I do love my family and I don't wanna leave them. But I think if I don't, at least for a little while, then I'm gonna wind up like my grandmother and I don't want that. Jason: I don't think I understand. Phoebe: You don't have to understand. What time does the plane leave? Jason: Ten. In the morning. Phoebe: I'll be there. Jason: Yeah? Phoebe: Yeah! Jason: Yeah? Phoebe: Yeah! (They kiss each other's cheeks and they move towards the door.) Okay. (Phoebe opens the door.) Jason: Alright. (The kiss again and Jason leaves. Phoebe grins.) [Cut to the attic. Piper and Paige are looking out the window.] Piper: Go on, go on. (They quickly race to the centre of the room. Phoebe walks in.) Paige: Well? Phoebe: How do you guys feel about intercontinental orbing? Piper: We'll, talk about that later. (Piper hands Phoebe a piece of paper.) Read. Phoebe: "Here these words, here my cry, spirit from the other side, come to me, I summon thee, cross now the great divide." [Cut to the Necromancer's Catacombs. Grams hears there call.] Necromancer: They're calling you, my love? Don't, don't try to fight it. You have no choice but to do as I wish. (Grams disappears in a swirl of bright lights.) [Cut to the manor. Attic. Grams appears in a swirl of bright lights.] Paige: Welcome back, Grams. Grams: Girls. Piper: No time for apologies. Come on, come on, this way, this way, this way. (They take Grams over to the Book of Shadows.) Phoebe: That is a spell to vanquish a ghost. But only a ghost can read it and that's you. Grams: You shouldn't have done this. Piper: Oh, come on, Grams, we're not that mad. Grams: You will be. Piper: Grams, he's gonna be here any second. Grams: I know, I know. It's just that I don't think that... (Grams get a painful ringing in her ears. She gasps.) Paige: Are you alright? Grams: Yes. I never meant to hurt you or Wyatt. Piper: Right, okay, look, we kind of need to focus on the demon at hand here, okay? (A gust of wind blows through the attic.) Phoebe: Whoa. Incoming! (Necromancer appears in a puff of smoke.) Paige: Now, Grams! Piper: Grams, read the spell. Necromancer: Don't bother. She's with me now. (He moves closer to Grams.) It's time, dear. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Continued from before.] Paige: Piper, blow him up or something. Piper: A ghost? You want me to blow up the ghost? He's already dad. Grams: "I call forth from space and time, matriarchs from the Halliwell line..." Piper: Paige, the truth spell. Use it on Grams. Grams: "Mothers, daughters, sisters, friends..." Paige: "For those who want the truth revealed, open hearts and secrets unsealed..." Grams: "Our family's spirit without end..." Paige: "From now until it's now again, after which the memory ends." Grams: "Gather now in this sacred place..." (Coloured lights appear around Grams.) Necromancer: Penny, finish the spell. Piper: Grams, tell him how you really feel about him. Tell him the truth. Grams: I love you. Paige: Any other bright ideas? Grams: And now I know that you didn't just use me, that you really did love me too. Necromancer: I still do. Grams: I know. But the truth is that our love isn't nearly as powerful as the love I have for my family. "Ashes to ashes, spirit to spirit..." Necromancer: Penny? Grams: "Take his soul." Necromancer: Penny, what are you doing? Grams: "Banish this evil." (The Necromancer is vanquished.) I am so sorry. I never realised how much my anger, my bitterness affected my life, or yours. And I'm most sorry for what I did to my great grandson, and you. And if ever I wanted a second chance, it would be with him, and you. (Piper smiles and hugs Grams.) Don't make the same mistake I did. Don't ever give up on love. [Scene: Police Station. Jail cell. Nate is still there. Paige stands on the outside.] Nate: Paige, you gotta let me out of here sometime. You can't keep me in here forever. Paige: Don't worry about it. When the spell wears off, you won't remember a single thing. Although, I've got a couple of things I'd like to say to you before it does. Darryl: Say it fast will you? Paige: Shush. Nate: You know, Paige, I've been thinking. I've been in here a long time and I realise what I did to you was really wrong. I hope you're buying this. Paige: You know, I thought you would have a problem with magic, I didn't think you'd be a problem on a basic human level. Nate: I was gonna tell you about Morgan and the kids at some point. No, I wasn't. Paige: For what it's worth, Nate, I don't hate you. You're just too pathetic. It doesn't matter anyway. It's gonna be over in like a second. (Coloured lights appear around Nate.) Nate: What happened? Why am I in jail? Paige: I don't know, why don't you ask your wife. (Paige storms off. Darryl laughs.) Nate: What's so funny? Darryl: You'll never know. (He opens the cell door.) Friendly advice. Don't ask any questions, don't call Paige and walk away as fast as you can. Nate: Is that a thr*at? (He walks out of the cell.) Darryl: Actually, Nate, it is. [Scene: Airport. Jason is standing near his private jet. A woman walks over to him.] Woman: I'm sorry, Mr. Dean, but if we don't leave very soon, you're gonna miss your meeting. Jason: I know, I know. (She walks away. Jason turns towards the jet. Phoebe comes running towards Jason.) Phoebe: Jason! Jason: Phoebe. Wow, you're cutting it pretty close aren't you? Where are your bags? Phoebe: Jason. Jason: You're not coming, are you? Phoebe: No, I'm not. I want to, more than you know. Jason: Well, then why don't you? Phoebe: It's hard to explain. I-I just feel like for now at least, that my place is here, you know, this is where I need to be. Not forever, god, I hope not forever. Just for now. Jason: I guess I should've gotten you jewellery after all. (They kiss.) Phoebe: Hurry back. (Jason gets on the jet.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. The room is lit by candles. Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Grams are there. Piper walks in carrying Wyatt, who is dressed in a white wiccaning outfit. She stands between Phoebe and Leo.] Grams: You know, I think he looks a little like your grandfather. Oh, trust me, that's a good thing. He was a good man. Phoebe: Nice to know. Piper: Shall we? Grams: I call forth from space and time, matriarchs from the Halliwell line, mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, our family's spirit without end, to gather now in this sacred place, and help us bring this child to grace." (Matriarch spirits from different time periods appear in the room. Grams turns to the matriarchs.) The next generation has been born into our family, our legacy. (Piper hands Wyatt to Grams.) We pledge to be with this child, this beautiful boy always. Apart but never separate, free but never alone. He is one of us and because of that, we will bless him with all the goodness that we are. Welcome to the family, Wyatt Matthew Halliwell. (She kisses Wyatt on the cheek.) Blessed be. Matriarchs: Blessed be. Piper, Leo: Blessed be. Phoebe, Paige: Blessed be. (Grams hands Wyatt back to Piper.) Grams: Take good care of my great grandson. (Grams steps back and stands beside the other matriarchs. They all disappear.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x21 - Necromancing the Stone"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Krista Vernoff & Curtis Kheel Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 22 Episode Number: 110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: P3. Night. Phoebe is sitting at a table with a guy.] Phoebe: I am really glad Elise made me call you. You're exactly the kind of guy I've been looking for. Guy: Is that so? Phoebe: Oh, it is so so. You're cute, you're sweet, you're smart. And from what I hear, you're raking in the dough. Guy: Well, you have quite the way with words, don't you? Phoebe: Yeah, well, when it comes to helping needy children, I'm shameless. Come on, Evan, please do the charity auction. It'll be fun. Evan: It'll be fun to be auctioned off like a side of beef? (They laugh.) Phoebe: Yeah, well, it's not like we're asking you to marry the highest bidder, it's just, you know, one little date. And one little tax deductible donation, you know, to match your lady's bid. Evan: Is there any chance Ask Phoebe will be doing some bidding? Phoebe: Well, you will just have to sign up to find out, hm. (She shows him a clipboard and he writes his name down.) [Cut to Paige and a guy sitting at the bar.] Guy #2: Then I graduated from Stanford law in '98. Paige: Harvard law. Hm, that's impressive. So do you want to give to a charity, or what? Guy: I said Stanford, not Harvard. Paige: Let me ask you something. Have you been having any kind of end of the world, fre and brimstone, doomsday kind of dreams lately? Guy: Wait a minute, is this some sort of religious charity? Paige: Huh? (Phoebe walks up to them.) Phoebe: No, it's not. It's for children. Guy: Right. Yeah. Hey, to each his own, but I'm not into the whole fre and brimstone thing. (The guy walks away.) Phoebe: Paige, you're supposed to be flirting with the bachelors, not frightening them. Paige: I'm sorry, I guess I'm just a little off. Phoebe: Well, my boyfriend moved to Hong Kong, I'm thoroughly depressed. But I still managed to sign up six people and you have... Paige: I have none people. Phoebe: None people. Paige, I know you've been in a bad mood but this is getting a little crazy. Paige: What? I've barely slept all week. I keep having these strange dreams about ancient wars and weird magic. All very disturbing. Phoebe: Do you think they mean something? Paige: I don't know. It could be hormones. More likely, it could be my subconscious trying to tell me something. [Scene: Snow-Covered Mountains. A cave. A demon kneels before two huge frozen people. The demon reads from a scroll.] Demon: Emergo dormio lebertus chilus dechio. Emergo dormio lebertus chilus dechio. (The ice surrounding the people starts to crackle. Suddenly, the ice explodes, knocking the demon backwards. The people are free - Titans from Ancient Greece.) It worked. You're alive. (The demon stands up.) Male Titan: How long? Demon: How long? Three thousand years, give or take a century. Female Titan: What! (A pot across the room bursts into flames.) Male Titan: Who are you? Demon: Me? I'm the demon who spent decades trying to free you. Now you're gonna return the favour. It wasn't easy either. The world's forgotten about you. But I had a vision. If I could somehow revive you, I could use your power to bring myself to glory, rule the underworld as I was always meant to. (The male titan zaps the demon and vanquishes him.) Male Titan: Imbecile. (The female titan smiles.) Female Titan: I love it when you smite so unexpectedly. (They kiss passionately.) Male Titan: We have to find Cronus and free him as well. Female Titan: Do we have to? I know he'll be furious. Male Titan: I am counting on it. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper and Phoebe are there. Piper is sitting on the chair fanning herself with sheets of paper. Phoebe opens the doors to the yard.] Phoebe: With the love that is everything good and pure, why have we never bothered to get air conditioning? Piper: Because we live in San Francisco where the temperature rarely goes above 75º. Phoebe: Okay, well, it's at 90 now, can we get one today, please? Piper: Yeah, we could if it was not for this little expenditure here. (Piper hands her the phone bill.) Phoebe: Uh-oh. Yeah, that's a lot of phone calls to Hong Kong. Piper: Yes, it is. Phoebe: Okay, before you start yelling, let me just explain to you I'm trying to figure out where Jason and I stand, and to do that it requires a lot of phone calls. You're gonna throw that glass at me, aren't you? Piper: No, honey, I get it. You know, it is a very big phone bill, but if you have to choose between true love and air conditioning, I'd say it's a no brainer. Phoebe: Who are you and what have you done to my sister? Piper: What? I can't be in a good mood? Phoebe: No. Mary Poppins wouldn't be in a good mood in this kind of heat. Piper: Well, Wyatt is finally sleeping through the night and my hormones are back in wack and, you know, Leo and I are finally... Phoebe: Back in the saddle. Piper: So to speak. Phoebe: Yay you. God I miss sex. Piper: I gotta tell you, life is feeling pretty damn good at the moment. Phoebe: So where is your lucky husband and my perfect nephew? Piper: They are shopping for a present for Darryl's son. Phoebe: Look at you. You're like soccer mum. Dare I say it, your life is almost normal. (Paige walks in.) Paige: There is nothing normal about this heat. Phoebe: Good morning, sunshine. Paige: Oh, save the quips and pass the caffeine. I have work to do. (Phoebe hands Paige a glass of iced tea.) Piper: What are you gonna do? Scry for mother nature and have a wiccan word with her? Paige: Okay, you're way too perky, alright, and you're frightening me. I'm just saying. Phoebe: So you think this weather is demonic? Paige: I don't know, there's just something weird. I keep waking up all week long with these fiery dreams. What am I supposed to think? Piper: Uh-oh, you're not getting like a god complex or something, are you? 'Cause, you know, they've got medication for that. Paige: I didn't say my dreams caused it, I'm just... I don't know what I'm saying. Phoebe: Honey, maybe you need to get out of the house a little more. Paige: Well, this isn't just me being obsessive... okay, maybe a little bit. But it's not just psychological or emotional, I really, really think there's something... Piper: Magical. Paige: Yeah, for lack of a better term. Listen, I don't wanna be a downer but I'm gonna go ht the books so I can go figure out what the hell is going on. (Paige leaves the room.) Phoebe: Should we be worried? Piper: I don't think so. But I just wish she'd stop looking for trouble, 'cause with our luck, she's gonna find it. [Scene: Snow-Covered Mountains. The two titans are standing in front of a frozen Cronus, another Titan. The male titan is melting the ice with his power.] Male Titan: There he is as raffle as ever. Female Titan: All the more reason to leave him be. Male Titan: Careful, Meta. Meta: Demetrius, I'm telling you, we don't need him. We've more than enough power to rule without him, you know that. Just imagine, a new plague every day, a monsoon every week. It would be devastating. (Demetrius chuckles.) Demetrius: Nevertheless, we will need his strength to revenge our captors and that is something we all want. Oh, now, don't pout, Meta. You might start a hurricane and alert them. (He kisses her.) Now, go and find the Whitelighters. Won't be long before I free Cronus and you know how impatient he can get. (Meta disappears. Demetrius turns into a tornado and floats to the sky, turning into dark clouds. A lightning bolt flashes down and hits the ice surround Cronus.) Commercial Break [Scene: Park. A birthday party. Piper and Leo are sitting on chairs with Wyatt beside them in his pram. Darryl is cooking some sausages on the barbeque. Darryl's son runs up to him.] Darryl's Son: Daddy! Daddy! Show us your trick! Darryl: Trick? I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about. (Darryl kneels down in front of his son.) Hold on a second, wait, you have something in your ear. Darryl's Son: I do? (Darryl reaches behind his son's ear and pulls out a coin.) Yeah! (Darryl's son gives him a hug.) Leo: You call that magic? (Leo laughs. Piper playfully hits him on the arm. Darryl's wife, Sheila, walks over to them.) Sheila: Okay, who wants hot dogs? (Leo puts his arm around Piper and they cuddle happily.) Darryl: Let me guess. First time the baby slept all night, huh? Piper: How'd you know? Darryl: First few months after my kid was born was rough, you know. No sleep, no time for each other. Leo: Sounds familiar. Sheila: Yeah, but right about three, four months, things started to level off. Really good again. Darryl: 'Til he hits two. Sheila: Oh, don't scare them. (The Elders call Leo.) Leo: Uh, Piper, I have to go. Piper: But we just got here. Leo: I know, baby, but it's the Elders. (Piper looks at Darryl.) Darryl: Don't worry, she knows. Sheila: Ah, secret's safe with me. Argue away. Leo: Honey, I'm sorry, but it sounds urgent. Piper: Okay, well, then I need to express to you that this is going to make me feel a little abandoned. Leo: Alright, well, I understand, I acknowledge your feelings and I want to let you know that I love you, even though I have to go. (Darryl laughs.) Sheila: Darryl, stop. Piper: What's so funny? Darryl: Nothing, um, just marriage counselling, huh? Sheila: Honey, we did it too. We recognise the tools. Piper: I think I hate the tools. I'd rather just snipe later than be honest and open about my feelings now. Darryl: Yeah, we felt the same way. Wife: But you know what? Turns out the tools really helped. Leo: Piper, I have to go. Piper: Fine, go. I mean, thank you for considering my feelings and I love you and I will see you later at home. Leo: Okay. (They kiss and Leo leaves.) Sheila: Very good. [Scene: P3. Phoebe and Elise are there. Other people are setting up for the children's charity.] Elise: So you'll introduce the bachelors from here and then they'll enter from over there. (Phoebe watches a cute guy walk past.) Phoebe, are you with me? Phoebe: I am all over him... I mean it. All over it. Elise: Phoebe, the newspaper only sponsors one charity event a year and I want this to go off without a hitch. Phoebe: It will, I promise. Elise: Okay, that's what I like to hear. Oh, and please thank your sister again for donating her club. Phoebe: I just hope everyone doesn't melt by the time they get here. It's gonna be kind of hard to auction off bachelor soup. Elise: It is bizarre weather, isn't it? I spoke to Jason this morning and he says it's the same way in Hong Kong. Phoebe: You spoke to Jason? Did he mention me? Elise: Look, not that it's any of my business but are you sure you want to tether yourself to a boyfriend who's half way across the world? Phoebe: I know. And the truth is this heat's kind of making me boy crazy. It just feels really to end a good relationship so abruptly. Elise: He's the one who moved away, Phoebe. Phoebe: I know. Elise: And at the risk of advising an advice columnist, I say you bid on a bachelor or two tomorrow. That way I can live vicariously through you. Phoebe: Oh, Elise, you brazen hussy. Elise: Hehe hehe hehe hehe. (Paige orbs in near by, holding two thick coats.) Phoebe: Oh my god. Elise: What? What is it? Phoebe: Nothing. Hold that thought. Elise: What thought? (Phoebe goes over to Paige.) Phoebe: Paige, are you out of your mind? Paige: As it turns out I am not. Listen, we are in big trouble. Phoebe: Yeah, you almost exposed our magic to a room full of people. Paige: No, listen. I studied the I-ching, tarot cards, runes and tea leaves and they're all giving me the same reading. Phoebe: That you need a good night sleep? Paige: No, that there's something big going on in the supernatural world. If my reading is right, it's not just the thunder and heat, we could be in store for a big earthquake or worse. Phoebe: Okay, so what do you want us to do? Do you have a plan? Paige: Not so much a plan as a location. I scryed for evil and one place kept coming right up red hot. (She hands Phoebe one of the jackets.) Take this, you're gonna need it. We're going on a trip. [Cut to the Snow-covered Mountains. Cave. Phoebe and Paige walk into the cave wearing the jackets. Phoebe is shivering.] Phoebe: Okay, there's a reason nobody lives in this part of the world because they all died from the cold. Paige: I thought you said you wanted air conditioning. Phoebe: This sucks. (Paige spots a scorch mark.) Paige: Scorch mark. See if you can get a premonition. Phoebe: I don't have my gloves. Paige: Tough it out. I got us this far. Phoebe: Okay, fine. (Phoebe kneels down and touches the scorch mark.) Paige: Did you get anything? Phoebe: Yeah. Frost bite. Shush. (Phoebe gets a premonition.) Ooh! Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot. Paige: Hot? Phoebe: No, not here hot. In my vision. Paige: Vision, good, tell me what it is. Phoebe: Ah, two very large someone's coming out of that wall. (She points.) Paige: Who? Phoebe: I don't know. (Suddenly, the roof caves in on top of them.) [Cut to outside. A lightning bolt hits a frozen Cronus and he is freed. Demetrius appears.] Cronus: Demetrius. Demetrius: My lord. Cronus: They did this to me. To me! Demetrius: They will be punished. Cronus: Punished. I will obliterate them! [Cut inside the cave. Phoebe and Paige make their way out from under the snow.] Paige: Earthquake. Did I call it or what? Phoebe: Did I mention this sucks? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and Paige are there. Phoebe has a blanket wrapped around her and she is shivering. Piper walks in carrying a box.] Piper: Okay, I know it's cooled off a little bit since this morning but what are you doing? Phoebe: Defrosting. Paige: Is this them? (Phoebe looks at the Book of Shadows.) Phoebe: No. Piper: Who's them? Phoebe: We're not sure yet. How was the party? Piper: Oh, just super fun. Leo got called away and I got to use my tools. Phoebe: What? Paige: Is that them? Phoebe: No, they looked a little bit more... ancient. Piper: Will someone please tell me what's going on? (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Ah, a Whitelighter's disappeared. Phoebe: A Whitelighter? Like from a Darklighter? Leo: No, a Darklighter's poison is slow and painful, this was more instantaneous and the Elders have no idea what it could have been. Paige: It's all connected. Piper: What's connected? Paige: Whatever it is that escaped from the ice cave. Leo: You were in an ice cave? Paige: Heat wave, earthquake, my dreams, this is way bigger than any one Whitelighter. Phoebe: I'd better drop out of that charity benefit. Leo: Yeah, maybe we should cancel counselling, honey. Piper: Hold it, wait a minute, no. This is exactly what we're supposed to be learning in therapy. When to put our lives on hold and when not to. Paige: But Piper, a Whitelighter was klled. Piper: We don't know that. He could've just clipped his wings and he's in hiding. Phoebe: Is that possible? Leo: Yeah, I guess. Piper: Look, people, we just need to manage our lives our little bit better. Dr. Berenson says that needless worry and panic serve absolute no purpose except to prevent the possibility of happiness. Phoebe: I am all for the possibility of happiness. Piper: Good, so we need to address the immediate the problem at hand and circle the wagons only when we have to. Paige: Okay, Leo, maybe you should get the Elders to put a ban on Whitelighters orbing until we figure out exactly what's going on. Leo: Okay, I'll meet you in therapy. Piper: Okay, don't be late. Is it safe for you to orb up there right now? Leo: Yeah, no worrying remember? (He kisses Piper and orbs out.) [Cut to Up There. Everything is white. Elders wearing gold robes walk around talking in their clickety-clack language. Leo orbs in and looks around. He walks over to two Elders.] Leo: What's going on? What's with all the activity? I just left here. Roland: It's not your concern. Cecil: Roland, please. Actually, we're not sure, Leo. But we do know something is not quite right. Leo: Why? Has another Whitelighter... Cecil: No. It's something else. Roland: Something we're not at liberty to discuss outside the council of Elders. Leo: Anything to do with heat waves? Earthquakes? Cecil: What do you know? Leo: Not much. Just that Paige has been having these strange dreams lately. Dreams that seem pretty prophetic. Cecil: You think she foresaw these earthquakes? Leo: Yes. Roland: That's not her power. Leo: It's not a power, it's more of an instinct. Roland: An instinct? That's what you're basing this on? Leo: Well, it hasn't let her down so far, has it? Look, excuse me, but I've just learned to rely on her instincts. All of their instincts. Cecil: As well you should have, Leo. Now, what did you come up here to tell us? Leo: Just that the girls think, we all think, maybe we should ground all Whitelighters until we know for sure that it's safe. (The Elders look at each other.) Cecil: We agree. We'll initiate the orders as soon as you've returned to them. In the mean time, keep them working on this, it's important. Leo: You're worried, aren't you? Cecil: You know me better than that. At the end of the day, even we can't change what's meant to be. Just remember, no matter what happens, you must always follow your instincts too. [Scene: A park. Night. A stone statue is there. A witch is unconscious on the ground with a wound on her forehead. Meta is standing near by. A woman Whitelighter orbs in.] Woman Whitelighter: Krista! Meta: It's about time you came to heal your charge. Woman Whitelighter: Who are you? What do you want? Meta: A Whitelighter. (Meta's eyes glow and turns the Whitelighter into stone.) [Cut to the snowy place. Demetrius and Cronus are there. Meta and the two stone statues appear.] Meta: It's good to see you again, my lord. Cronus: You never were a good liar, Meta. Where's the third one? Meta: Unfortunately, Whitelighters are not as easy to find in this time. Much has changed. Magic is no longer practised so openly. Cronus: Much may have changed, but you certainly haven't. You know, it's always amazed me how someone as beautiful as you could so easily turn a mortal to stone. (He touches her cheek.) You haven't changed a bit, have you? She stays behind. Demetrius: No, she can't. We are stronger as three than two. We will need every ounce of that strength that we are to take revenge on our captures. Cronus: But if we wait, we risk them finding out we've been awake, and then even with orbs, we will not be able to break in. Demetrius: Then that is a risk we will have to take. Cronus: Says who? You, Demetrius? Are you challenging me? Meta: No. No, of course he's not, Cronus. I've got power enough for both of you. You can take them and use them to find a third Whitelighter for me. Cronus: And if we can't? Meta: Then I suppose I'll just have to let you boys handle it. (Demetrius and Cronus walk over to the statues and suck the power out.) [Scene: Outside Dr. Berenson's office. Waiting room. Piper is sitting on a chair with Wyatt. Leo walks around the corner.] Piper: Leo? Leo: Sorry, honey. Piper: I was starting to get worried about you. Leo: I know, I-I-I know. I came as fast as I could. Piper: Well, what happened? What took so long? Leo: I don't know. They don't know. But we can talk about it later. Right now our first priority is us. Piper: That's a good answer 'cause I don't think there's enough tools in the box to handle being stood up at the shrink. (The Elders call Leo.) Leo: Uh-oh. Piper: No way. Are you kidding me? Leo: It sounds important. Piper: But you were just there. Leo: I know. Look, I acknowledge that this is very difficult for you. Piper: You know what? Screw that, damn it! I'm just scared. Leo: I told you it was safe orbing up there. Piper: No, not about that. I'm scared that every time something good happens, every time I actually think we can have a normal life together, something goes wrong. (The Elders call Leo again.) Leo: Piper, I have to go. Piper: I know. And I know that it's not your fault. It's just the way that it is. Leo: I love you. (He kisses her forehead and leaves.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Paige is there looking at the Titans page in the Book of Shadows.] Paige: Phoebe! Hey, Phoebe! (Phoebe runs in.) Phoebe: Did you find something? Paige: Do Titans ring a bell? Phoebe: Titans like from Ancient Greece? You have got to be kidding me. Paige: No, ancient gods who were entombed because it was the only way to stop them. Phoebe: Okay, well, even if it is them, how'd they get out? And why go after the Whitelighters? Paige: I don't know. Maybe one of them was hurt maybe they needed healing powers? I do know that because of the Elders' no orbing edict, that the only way they're gonna get another Whitelighter is if one... Phoebe: Oh, no way, Paige, forget about it. Paige: Why not? If I'm right, they will come right to us. Phoebe: And you're saying this like it's a good thing? Paige: It is. This is why I haven't been sleeping. This is what I've been preparing for all year. I have got potions here that are stronger than the ones that we used on the Source. Phoebe: OKay, devil's advocate, until we figure out how powerful they are, we shouldn't use you as bait. Paige: Witch's advocate, there are evil gods running around on the loose that we should eliminate before Wyatt gets home. Phoebe: Mm, that's dirty. Why do I feel like you're making me choose between my sister and my nephew? Paige: Because you're slightly overdramatic? Phoebe: I'm a little overdramatic? Paige: Well, can we just do this please? (Phoebe sighs.) Phoebe: Okay, fine. Bring on the earthquake causing gods. Paige: Watch this. (Paige orbs out and orbs back in. They hear a rumble and Meta appears. Paige throws a potion at her. Meta's eyes glow. Phoebe throws another potion at Meta but nothing happens. Meta uses her power and sends Phoebe flying across the room. Suddenly, a 20-year-old guy orbs in in front of Phoebe.) Guy: Don't look into her eyes! (They guy throws three potions at Meta but doesn't harm her. Meta disappears. The guy helps Phoebe up.) Are you alright? (Phoebe looks over at Paige who has turned to stone.) Phoebe: Oh my god, Paige. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe is looking at Paige.] Guy: Don't worry, she's alright. (Phoebe gives him a look.) Well, I mean, she's not completely alright, obviously, but she's not dad. Phoebe: Are you sure she's not? Guy: Frankly, you see this a lot. Museums, universities, town centres... Most of those statues, not really statues. They're people like your sister here who have been, uh, turned into stone. Phoebe: Who are you? Guy: Chris. Chris Perry. I'm from the future. (Piper walks in.) Piper: Oh! My god, tell me that's just a really good likeness of Paige. Phoebe: Oh, it's Paige. Chris: Titan turned her to stone. Piper: Who-who are you? Phoebe: That's Chris. He's from the future. Chris: Yeah, but just like twenty years or so. Piper: Uh-huh. Friend or foe? Phoebe: Not so sure yet. Chris: What do you mean? I saved Paige, didn't I? Phoebe: Oh, you call that saving, do you? Chris: Hey, I'm the one that put my life on the line here. I didn't have to drop everything I was doing just to orb in and save her butt... Piper: You-you orb? You're a Whitelighter? Chris: Look, where I come from, history shows Paige didn't get turned into stone on this day... she died. And with her death the power of three died too, allowing Titans to rule and create a world you don't wanna see, trust me. I'm hear to alter history. To help you save the future. Phoebe: Who sent you? Chris: I can't answer that. Phoebe: Why not? Chris: Because anything I tell you could risk changing the future in ways we don't want. Piper: Who's we? Chris: All I gotta say is, is that if I hadn't got here when I did, Paige would have been the third Whitelighter victim. Phoebe: Wait, third? I thought only one was missing? Chris: Not anymore. Piper: Leo! Leo! (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Honey, I'm sorry I missed counselling but... Piper: Forget that, we've got bigger problems. Leo: What happened? Piper: Forget that too. How many Whitelighters are missing? Leo: What? Piper: How many? Leo: Uh, two. That's what the Elders just called me for. Chris: Believe me now? Leo: Who's he? (They hear a crash coming from downstairs.) Phoebe: What was that? [Cut to the stairs. Piper, Phoebe and Leo walk down them. A fairy flies past. They look down into the parlor where there are dwarves, leprechauns, wood nymphs, elf nanny and other creatures.] Dwarf: Sorry, we'll pay for that. (He points to the broken vase on the floor.) So long as you can keep the world from ending. [Scene: Snow-covered Mountains. Demetrius, Cronus and Meta are there.] Cronus: It was a trap. You were tricked. Meta: Still, there are other Whitelighters. Cronus: No, we have been discovered. Your incompetence has endangered us all! Meta: My incompetence? I only went where I was told. My lord. Demetrius: It doesn't matter. We can go back. They will be no match for the three of us. Cronus: Out of the question. We have to attck our enemies now while we still can. Demetrius: I won't leave Meta behind. Cronus: It's alright, Demetrius, you won't have to. (Cronus throws a fireball at Meta and vanquishes her.) Careful, Demetrius. Either you're with me, or you're with her. [Cut to the manor. Piper and Leo are taking everyone into the conservatory.] Piper: Come on, come on, prance this way. Here we go. Here we go. Move it, move it, move it. Today. Dwarf: Hey, quit manhandling us. We're not your pets. Piper: No, you're just a pain. Now, go on. And don't let the neighbours see you. (A muscly man wearing no shirt, holding a crystal ball walks into the conservatory.) Phoebe: Whoa, check out the size of that Oracle's... ball. (Piper closes the conservatory doors.) Piper: Phoebe, focus. (Piper gasps. She has the fairy stuck in the door.) I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. (The fairy flies away.) Stay away from those windows. (She steps into the parlor.) What the hell is going on around here? (The Elf nanny walks in, holding onto a drumstick.) Elf Nanny: If you haven't noticed, the world's a mess out there. Something terrible's going on. Everyone senses it. Phoebe: The Titans? Leo: Must be. Piper: So you guys just all came here figuring that we would stop them? Elf Nanny: Well, you are the Charmed Ones, aren't you? (Wyatt cries from upstairs.) Do you always leave the little one unattended? Piper, Phoebe: No! Elf Nanny: Well, it just sounds like he needs to be changed. I'll take care of it. (She turns for the stairs.) Piper: Hold it! You are not the nanny. We rejected you. Elf Nanny: No, I rejected you. But I suppose I can fill in, just for a bit. (The Elf Nanny faces the stairs and disappears.) Phoebe: Did she just hire herself? Piper: (to Leo) You need to go watch her. Leo: What about the Elders? I need to let them know the Titans are back. Phoebe: Can't Chris tell them? I mean, he's a Whitelighter, isn't he? Piper: Wait a minute. Where is he? Phoebe: Upstairs with Paige. Leo: And the book. Piper: (to Leo) Alright, you, to the Elf. (Leo goes upstairs.) You keep an eye on our magical house guests. Herd them into the basement or something. I'm gonna go see what future boy is up to. [Cut to the attic. Chris is flipping through the Book of Shadows. Piper walks in.] Piper: What are you doing? Chris: What does it look like I'm doing? I'm trying to find a way to free stone-cold Paige over here. Piper: Step away. Chris: Please, like I haven't looked in this before. By the way, you should update your goblins entry. It'll come in handy some day. Piper: Goblins? Chris: Yeah, trust me. It's gonna get ugly. Look, obviously you don't trust me, but I touched the book, right? And the book thinks I'm good. Shouldn't you? Piper: Well, maybe you found a way around that. Chris: Piper, come on. I'm just trying to help. Piper: Well, then if that's true, why don't you tell me how to vanquish the Titans? Chris: Except you can't vanquish them. Piper: You mean, not without the power of three. Chris: Maybe not even with that. The only way the Elders could stop them three thousand years ago was by infusing some mortals with a hell of a lot of power. Way more than you guys have. Piper: So they can do that again. Chris: Not after what happened last time. When the mortals trapped the Titans, the power went to their heads. They declared themselves gods and forced the world to worship them. The Elders swore they would never allow that to happen again. Piper: Hang on a second, I'm having a ninth grade flashback. You're talking about the Greek gods, Zeus, Athena, Aphrodite? They were mortals? Chris: Mythology left that part out. Not the only inaccuracy by the way. (Phoebe, the dwarf and Finnegan the Leprechaun walk in.) Piper: Phoebe, what are you doing? You're supposed to be... Phoebe: I know, I know. But I thought they could help us free Paige. After all, a leprechaun's luck has helped us before. (She pats the dwarf on the shoulder.) Dwarf: He's the leprechaun, I'm one of the seven dwarves. Try to keep it straight, will you? Phoebe: Sorry. (Finnegan walks over to the statue.) Finnegan: It's gonna take a lot more than just me luck to free this one. We're gonna need some pixie dust too. Dwarf: I'll get a fairy. Left my axe downstairs anyway. (The dwarf leaves the attic.) Phoebe: Okay, so where are we? Piper: Screwed. Possibly. One thing I'm still not clear about. If the Titans are roaming around, why are they klling Whitelighters? Chris: Because they need their orbing power. Piper: Their orbing power? What on earth would they wanna do with... oh my god. Leo! (Piper races out of the attic.) Phoebe: Wh-What'd I miss? What did she just figure out? Chris: Nothing good. [Cut to the nursery. Leo and the Elf Nanny are watching a crying Wyatt in his crib. She uses her magic and a blanket appears wrapped around Wyatt.] Leo: How'd you know he was cold? Elf Nanny: Babies are what I do. (Piper races in.) Piper: Leo? The Titans are after the Elders. Leo: What? Piper: You have to go warn them but don't stay up there too long. Hurry. (Leo orbs out. Piper looks down at Wyatt and smiles slightly.) [Cut to Up There. Leo orbs in and sees the Elders' bodies lying dad on the floor. There are black scorch marks everywhere. Leo sees Cecil's body near by.] Leo: No. (He falls to his knees.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe, the dwarf, Finnegan and a fairy are there. The fairy throws magic dust on the Paige statue and Finnegan holds out his gold nugget, hitting the statue with good luck.] Finnegan: Now, laddie! (The dwarf hits the statue with his pick but nothing happens.) Dwarf: Don't know what else to try. Finnegan: Running out of gold too, I'm afraid. Phoebe: Okay, well, there's gotta be something we can do. Just keep trying. (Phoebe walks over to Chris who is looking at some things on a shelf.) What are you doing over here? Chris: Nothing. You guys keep this stuff forever, you know that? Phoebe: You knew the Titans were after the Elders, didn't you? Why didn't you tell us? Chris: I told you, there's some things I can't tell you. Some things you need to figure out on your own. Phoebe: Even at the risk of making things worse? (Piper walks in.) Piper: Alright, what's going on? Leo is not responding to any of my calls and it's been over five hours. Chris: I really don't know. Piper: Well, I really think you do. Chris: Look, you're the one who wanted him to go up there in the first place, not me. Alright, fine, maybe I do know. And if I'm right, he's gonna need some serious alone time. Piper: You know what? Cut it out with the cryptic crap. You need to go up there and bring him back now. No more games. Chris: Okay, fine, I'll go. But if I were you two, I'd focus on freeing Paige because you're gonna need her. Soon. (He orbs out.) Piper: I swear to god, if he does not come back with Leo, I'm gonna blow his ass back to the future, orbs and all. Phoebe: You know what? Why don't you go be with Wyatt and I'll take care of everything up here. I will call you if anything happens, I promise. You're not breathing. Piper: Nope. Phoebe: Breathe. (Piper leaves the attic.) Okay, next sister. [Cut to Up There. Leo is sitting beside Cecil's body. Chris orbs in.] Chris: Leo. (Leo gets up and walks towards Chris.) Leo: Why didn't you tell me? Why did you let this happen! (He pushes Chris against a wall.) Chris: Easy, easy! Leo: Why! Chris: Because this had to happen. It had to happen so you could do what has to be done. Leo: What are you talking about? They're all dad. Gone. Chris: No. Not all of them. Some of the Elders escaped back to earth but it won't be long before the Titans hunt them down too. But you can still stop them. You can still defeat the Titans. Leo: How? Chris: I think you know how. Leo: It's too dangerous. The Elders forbid it. Chris: True. But then again, the Elders aren't around to stop you now, are they? That's right, Leo. This is what it's all about. This is why they had to die so you could do something they'd never do. To save a future for your family, for your son. Leo: This is crazy. Chris: Maybe, but it's our only chance. Like it or not, you've been put in this situation for a reason, Leo. We both have. Leo: Says you. How do I know you're not trying to manipulate the situation for your own future? Just the way you've manipulated everything else. Chris: You don't. But what choice do you really have? There's certainly no future unless you do something. Leo: I don't know. Even if I were to believe you, even if I were willing, I couldn't. I'm no Elder. Chris: Well, you better start acting like one. [Cut to the manor. Attic. The fairy sprinkles magic dust on the Paige statue.] Phoebe: Now. (Finnegan holds out his gold nugget, hitting the statue with good luck. Phoebe throws a potion at the statue.) ht it! (The dwarf hits the statue with his pick. The stone crumbles and frees Paige.) Honey, hi! (Phoebe hugs Paige.) Oh, I'm so happy to see you. Are you okay? Paige: What happened? Where's the Titan? What the hell are these guys doing here? Phoebe: Long story, I'll tell you on the way. (Phoebe and Paige leave the attic.) Dwarf: You're welcome! [Cut to the living room. Piper is sitting on the couch. Phoebe and Paige walk down the stairs.] Phoebe: There you are. (They walk into the living room.) Paige: Okay, I get the whole epic Titan thing, but what I'm not getting is the Chris thing. Phoebe: Yeah, we're still trying to figure that part out. Look who's not stoned. Piper: Welcome back. You've missed a lot. Paige: Yeah. I can't help but think it's kind of all my fault though. I'm the one who lured the Titans here. Insert I told you so. Phoebe: Done. Paige: I just kind of was obsessed with the whole weird dreams thing and... but I am so sorry for any distress I might have caused you, Piper. Piper: Don't worry about it. I should've listened to you in the first place. Just trying not to worry or to panic. I've just got this terrible feeling in the pit of my stomach. Phoebe: What kind of feeling? Piper: That Leo's not coming back. Phoebe: Oh, sweetie. (She sits beside Piper.) Of course he's coming back. How could he not? Piper: I don't know, it's just something that Chris said about Leo having to go through this alone. I don't know. What the hell is he doing up there? (The dwarf walks in.) Dwarf: Sorry to interrupt but we're all leaving now. Phoebe: Wait, why? Dwarf: Didn't you hear the distress call? The surviving Elders have all been flushed out and they need protection. Paige: Surviving? Dwarf: The Elf will stay behind to take care of the kid while you battle the Titans. Ciao. (He leaves.) Phoebe: Wait, who said anything about us battling the Titans? Piper: Leo. Commercial Break [Scene: Up There. Chris is there.] Piper: (down below) Leo! (Some doors open and Leo walks in holding an urn.) Leo: Piper. Chris: No. Leo: But she needs me. Chris: Not as much as the rest of us do. You need to stay here, even afterwards, to coordinate. Leo: Alright. Then you should go otherwise the girls won't understand. Chris: Good luck. (Chris orbs out. Leo takes the lid off the urn.) LEo: Ekre oh-gee, akman minento. (A bright light rises out of the urn.) Piper: (down below) Leo! Leo! [Cut tto the living room.] Piper: Leo, for god's sakes, if you can hear me. (Chris orbs in.) You? Where's Leo? Chris: He's safe. For now. Paige, hi. Paige: Hi. Piper: Forget that. What do you mean for now? Phoebe: What is this about us supposedly battling the Titans? Chris: You're about to find out. Paige: What's that supposed to mean? (A tornado of light swirls around the girls. It disappears and reveals them wearing outfits from ancient Greece. Phoebe has extremely long and thick blonde hair. Paige is holding onto a trident. Phoebe gasps. Chris smiles.) Chris: That's what that means. Paige: What happened? What are we? Chris: You're gods. To be continued...	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x22 - Oh My Goddess, Part 1"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Daniel Cerone Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 5, Episode 23 Episode Number: 111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Chris are there. The girls have just been turned into goddesses and they're wearing ancient Greek outfits.] Piper: You expect us to bat the Titans dressed like this? Maybe at a costume party. Chris: That's not a costume. That represents your new position and power. Paige: Power? Power's good. I like power. (She thinks for a moment.) Why do I like power? Chris: Because you are the goddess of wr. Paige: Ahh. Well, I guess that explains the pitch fork. Chris: It's not a pitch fork, it's a trident. Be careful, that's a formidable wapon. Paige: Right on. Who wants to fight? Phoebe: I'm a lover, not a fighter. Chris: You're the goddess of love. Piper: Naturally. Well, then that must make me the goddess of sanity because I find this ridiculous. Chris: Actually, Leo gave you dominion over the earth and all it's natural elements. Piper: Wait a minute, you're saying that Leo did this to us? Phoebe: Chris? You never told us, do you have a girlfriend in the future? Chris: (ignoring Phoebe) As you can see, all of you have drives and urges based on your powers. Don't let them distract you, alright? Stay focused, focused on the Titans. Piper: Hold it, pal. I don't know what kind of game you're running here, but Leo is not in the god-making business. Phoebe: (to Chris) How old are you, anyway? Piper: The Elders forbid it. And if anything, Leo is a company man. Chris: The Elders did forbid it. And guess what, they're dad. Most of them. Leo's in charge up there now and he's taken a huge risk that you three won't lose your humanity like the ancient Greeks... Whoa! (Paige sticks her trident into Chris's shirt and holds up in the air.) Paige: You klled the Elders. You could've prevented it. I say we castrate. Chris: A little control here, ladies, please. Phoebe: Can't we figure out something else to cut off? (Chris orbs out and orbs back in across the room.) Chris: I told you, stay focused. In my future, all the Elders were klled. That's why I came back to help Leo give you the power so this would never have to happen again. Paige: Hey, guys, watch this. (She points her trident at the piano and a bolt of lightning flies out of it hitting the piano. The piano breaks into pieces.) Piper: Put that thing down, you're gonna hurt someone. Paige: I certainly hope so. Do you know the kind of damage this thing could do? Chris: A lot. Phoebe: Paige, make love, not, you know. There's no door love can't open, no wall love can't climb, not hurdle love can't... (She thinks.) Hurdle. Piper: This is Leo's strategy? Well, he must have lost it up there because these girls can't be seen in public, much less... Phoebe: Ooh, that reminds me. I'm late for the bachelor auction. I'm gonna go pick up a guy or two, or twelve. (She claps her hands and a pink misty heart appears. A pink swirl of mist surrounds her and she disappears from the room.) Chris: Phoebe? Paige: Ooh, that's a good idea. I'm gonna go get in some target practice with some demons. Watch out Titans. (Lightning bolts surround her and she disappears from the room.) Chris: I knew this was gonna happen. You gotta go after them. Piper: Oh, no-no-no. This was your big plan, you clean up the mess. Chris: No, your role is to provide balance. That's why you feel so grounded and in control. Piper: Wow, Chris, that was actually pretty good. You almost sounded like a Whitelighter. Too bad I already have one. And if he would like me to do something, he can come down and tell me himself. (to the roof) Do you hear that? Chris: You want Leo, hm? Then vanquish the Titans. If you can't do that, you're gonna find out what a world of darkness feels like. My world. [Scene: Snow-covered Mountains. Cronus is waiting there. Demetrius appears.] Demetrius: I can sense what's left of the Elders. They're scared and running for their lives. Cronus: You're still angry with me for klling her, aren't you? Demetrius, I'm sorry. Meta was a distraction. Once we control the heavens, you can have any woman you want. I want you to know, I did what had to be done. We needed to ht the Elders hard and fast, and we did, alright? Demetrius, let's go finish off the Elders. (They disappear.) Opening Credits [Scene: P3. The bachelor auction is taking place. Elise is up on stage behind a podium.] Elise: Ladies, prepare your cheque books because here comes Evan. (A handsome man stands up and walks onto stage. Everyone cheers and whistles.) Lady From Crowd: He's mine. Elise: Oh, my, my, my. Somebody turn the heat down in here. Evan: I don't have to take off my clothes or anything, do I? (The ladies cheer.) Elise: That's entirely up to you. Okay, ladies. Evan is an internist from Sausalito. And he promises the highest bidder a free physical on their first date. So who'll start the bidding? Lady From Crowd: Four hundred! Elise: Excellent! Do I hear five hundred? Phoebe's Voice: One thousand dollars! (Every turns to look at Phoebe walking down the stairs.) Elise: Phoebe. (The guys stare in awe as she walks through the crowd toward the stage.) Evan: Uh, can I bid on her? (Phoebe chuckles.) Phoebe: If you insist. Elise: That isn't... This isn't... I don't really... Evan: I've got a ten thousand limit on my credit card. Elise: Well, okay then. Man From Crowd: Eleven thousand! Man #2: Twelve thousand! Man #3: Thirteen thousand! Man #4: Fourteen thousand! Man #3: Fourteen five! Man #2: Fifteen thousand! (Phoebe makes her way onto the stage.) Man #3: Sixteen thousand! Phoebe: Easy, boys, there's plenty to go around. [Scene: Woods. Paige and three other demons are there. Paige is pointing her trident at them.] Paige: Come on, now, ht me with your best sht. (A demon throws an energy ball at Paige and she catches it. She distinguishes it.) Give me one firm spot on wish to stand and I will move the earth. (She points her trident at the demon and zaps him, vanquishing him.) Archimedes said that. Great warrior. And he didn't even have a trident. Okay, on your knees. Kiss the hand of the Paige. Demons: Yes, my liege. (The kneel in front of her.) Paige: Mm, being a goddess does have its perks. (Leaves fly around in one spot and Piper appears.) Piper: Paige, what are you doing? Paige: How'd you find me? Piper: Apparently it's one of my powers to keep an eye on you. What is going on here? Paige: Oh, I'm just building an army. I figured what better way to smite the Titans than with hordes of demons, right? Piper: Wrong. All of you out. Demon: We answer only to our liege. (Paige smiles and nods.) Piper: I see. Paige: See, they're very loyal. And you know what? I don't know why I was wasting my time studying witchcraft when I clearly should have been earning my general stripes. Piper: I said go! Now! (The ground shakes. The demons disappear, frightened.) Paige: What'd you have to do that for? I had followers. Piper: You can't have followers. None of us can. Now come on before I unleash my wrath on you. (They disappear.) [Cut to the manor. Foyer. Piper and Paige appear.] Piper: Not in the house. (Piper takes the trident off of Paige and puts it aside.) Now let's go find Phoebe. (The Elf Nanny walks in pushing the baby pram.) Elf Nanny: My word, this is a house of ill repute. Hardly suitable for an infant. (She walks off.) Piper: Wh- What do you mean? (They hear voices coming from the living room.) Man's Voice: How does that feel, Phoebe? (Piper and Paige walk into the living room. Phoebe is lying on a red sofa, surrounded by half-naked men. Some are fanning her with a large feather, another is massaging her feet, and another is feeding her grapes.) Phoebe: Oh, make sure you peel those for me, will you? Piper: Phoebe? We need to talk. Phoebe: Yes, we do. The world would be over flowing with peace and love if only we just talked more. Piper: Mm-hm. What are they doing here? Phoebe: Oh, worshipping me, adoring me, exalting my name. There is so much love in this room I can barely stand it. Piper: Me neither. It's time to send your groupies away, now. Phoebe: But serving me makes them so happy. (One of the men hands Phoebe a chalice.) Thank you, bachelor number three. Piper: Alright, all of you, show is over. Move along. Evan: We live to serve Phoebe. Phoebe: Oh, you do, don't you? That's so sweet. Piper, you need to get some followers of your own. It's a really great confidence builder. Paige: Are you eyeing me, soldier? (Chris walks in.) Chris: What the hell is this? Goddesses gone wild? I told you to keep them in line. What would happen if the Titans attcked right now? Piper: Chris, I've got it. Thank you. All of you, out! (A gust of wind blows through the room and the men land in the foyer all on top of one another. They quickly get up and race outside.) Chris: Now that's what I'm talking about. Piper: Time for a morality check. Leo did not give us this power so we could form armies or love cults. (Phoebe looks at Chris and flirts.) The ancient Greeks indulged in their whims that way and look what they became. Chris: Petty, evil, vindictive. Piper: Thanks, I've got it. Now... hi! (She pokes Phoebe with a pillow.) Can you two get it under control? Paige: Reason and judgement are the qualities of a leader. Tacitus, 100 A.D. Phoebe: Love will keep us together. Captain and Tennille. 1970s. Piper: Fascinating. Now, can we figure out a way to bat the Titans, 'cause I for one would like my family back. Soon. (They hear the Elders call.) Phoebe: Is that a jingle? Paige: There are no Elders up there. Who's jingling? Chris: It's Leo. Piper: Leo can jingle? Chris: Yep. He says an Elder's under attck. Like it or not, it's time to face the Titans. [Cut to the woods. Finnegan stands in front of Roland the Elder. The Titans are standing a few feet away from them.] Finnegan: Stand back, wise one. Cronus: Such bravery in the face of death. Finnegan: We ain't the ones who'll be dying today. (He waves his shillelagh and says some Irish words. A rainbow appears and sucks up Finnegan and Roland. Cronus throws a blast of fre into the air hitting the tail of the rainbow. Finnegan screams and Roland falls out of the rainbow onto the ground.) Cronus: Remind me when we're through with the Elders to do something nice for the Leprechaun community. Roland: We've beaten you before, Cronus. We'll do it again. Cronus: How? Your numbers are dwindling. By day's end, the great Elders will all be dad and we'll own the heavens. (Piper, Phoebe and Paige appear.) Who are you? Paige: The Supremes. (She points her trident and a bolt of lightning heads for Cronus. He blocks it with a wave of his hand.) Demetrius: She wields the powers of the gods. Cronus: Just kll the Elder. (Cronus and Demetrius throw a stream of fre and a lightning bolt at the girls. They hold up their hands and a light shields them. Piper: Somebody get the Elder out. Phoebe: I can't. I can't move. Paige: Me neither. (The Titans move closer to them.) Piper: Leo! (They all orb out.) Demetrius: Where'd they go? Commercial Break [Scene: Sewer. The remaining Elders are there, clicking away. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are standing off to the side.] Piper: Is everybody okay? Phoebe: No. Is my hair singed? Piper: You're fine. Paige: I guess we're not so all powerful after all. How'd we get out of there? Piper: I guess Leo must have orbed us out. But I don't know how, he doesn't have that kind of power. Paige: Well, he must have because we're out of there. What is this place, a sewer? (Roland turns to them.) Roland: This is sanctuary. Phoebe: Oh, my, my, my. (She walks over to him.) Aren't you just the edible Elder? Have you taken a vow of celibacy? Piper: Phoebe. Stay on target. Phoebe: Right. Piper: What do you mean this is sanctuary? Roland: It's a safe house. Set up by Leo to protect the Elders. Paige: Well, it doesn't look so safe to me. I can see unprotected points of entry all over the place. Roland: Don't worry, the Titans can't sense our location. We're hidden from them by a web of fairy magic. Another of Leo's ideas. Piper: Leo did all this? Roland: I was surprised myself. I'm afraid I was one of the Elders who always sold Leo short. What with him marrying a witch and all. No offence. Piper: Offence taken. Roland: I will never make that mistake again. Without Leo we'd all be dad. He's out there now tracking Elders as we speak, moving them here. We owe Leo everything. Piper: I guess so. Roland: Well, good luck with the Titans. Phoebe: One more question. What are you wearing under that robe? Roland: More robes. (Paige laughs. Roland walks away.) Phoebe: Oh, that is so hot. Piper: This is getting tired. Paige: A warrior preparing for battle cannot be weary. Piper: No, I'm tired of getting all this information second hand. I would like to hear it from Leo. Phoebe: Piper, I'm sensing a blockage in your spiritual energy. What's wrong, sweetie? Piper: I need to talk to my husband. I-I appreciate him becoming a magical folk hero for the masses and all, I really do, but enough is enough. Leo! Remember me? Your wife! (Leo jingles.) Don't you jingle me. I need more than a jingle here, mister. You will get down here right now! (The sewers shake like an earthquake.) Paige: Are you trying to alert the enemy? Phoebe: Piper, I'm sure as soon as Leo figures out how angry you are, he's gonna come running down here. (They look up and wait a moment.) Okay, you can come running now. Look, sweetie, it's not like he's not busy. He's saving the world. Paige: And buying us time to vanquish the Titans. Although, I don't know where we're gonna get the strength from. They had no problem with my power. Phoebe: Then let's try my power. [Scene: Manor. Living room. Phoebe sits on the red sofa. Demetrius walks in.] Phoebe: I've been waiting for you. (She gets up and walks over to him.) My whole life. Demetrius: You have? Why? Phoebe: Why? It doesn't matter. (She picks up a feather and strokes his face with it.) The only thing that matters is that you're here and I'm here. Do you know what that means? Demetrius: We're here. Phoebe: Right. Together. Do you want me? Demetrius: Very much. Phoebe: I'm all yours. (He leans in closer.) But wait, what would Cronus think? Demetrius: I don't care what Cronus thinks. (Cronus walks in behind him.) If he tries to stop me, I'll just... Cronus: What are you doing, Demetrius? Demetrius: The goddess wants to seduce me. I was just playing along until you got here. (He goes over to Cronus. Phoebe sighs.) Phoebe: Fooey! (The Titans throw a stream of fre and a lightning bolt at Phoebe. Paige walks in and waves her hand. The Titans flicker away.) Paige: End the wr game. Phoebe: My way didn't work. Paige: Nothing's working. I need a break. Phoebe: How did the Greeks do it? (They walk into the parlor and sit down.) Paige: Well, for one thing there were more of them. Like an entire mountain top full of them, till their powers consumed them. Phoebe: Maybe declaring themselves as gods gave them the strength to defeat the Titans. Paige: I'd rather be flayed alive. Phoebe: Not an option for me. God, I miss Leo. (Chris orbs in.) Leo? Paige: Oh, it's just you. Chris: Hello, to you too. So the Elders are taken care of. Where's Piper? Phoebe: She's upstairs with the baby. Um, could you bring us Leo? Chris: He's busy. How's it going here? Paige: Not so good. I keep trying to come up with a plan to defeat the Titans but every battle simulation ends the same way. Phoebe: With our death. Paige: We could really use Leo right about now. Chris: I'm starting to get that impression. Phoebe: Could you bring him back? Chris: For the last time, no. What is wrong with you two, huh? You're acting hopeless. Phoebe: I don't know. I mean, I guess I always feel like this right before a big battle, and then Leo comes down and I don't know how he does it but he makes me feel like I have the power to do anything. Paige: Really? It's different for me. It's like I forget that I even have any training and I, and I can't concentrate and Leo helps me focus and calm down. You know, I'm starting to think that we take Leo for granted. Are you sure you can't get him. Chris: Leo-Leo is up there, okay? And he's gotta stay up there until... You know, what? I'm not gonna go over this again. What can I do to help you two get over the hump here? Phoebe: Try saying this. It always works for Leo. Your power comes from your emotions. Paige: What about this? Trust the power of three. Phoebe: Or how about this one. I'm gonna go check with the Elders. Do you actually thinks he checks with the Elders? Paige: Ha! No, he probably just orbs to a sports bar and buys his buddies rounds of drinks. (in a manly voice) Yeah, my wife thinks I'm up there. Here's to the Elders. (They giggle.) Chris: You really are helpless without him. [Scene: Heavens. Cronus and Demetrius are there.] Cronus: Somebody's still alive up here. Demetrius: We don't know that, Cronus. Maybe the world's magic has increased since we were frozen in that... Cronus: Demetrius. The trident, she had the trident. The Greek gods have been recreated which means somebody up here released their essence as mortals, which means somebody is still up here. Demetrius: If you're right and the gods have been recreated, (Leo peers around a large pillar) then we should be after them now before their powers grow too strong. Cronus: No. Whoever's up here will just create new gods. That thrat must be dealt with now. I am sensing something. Demetrius: Where? Cronus: It's faint. (He points to the pillar where Leo is hiding.) There. (They move slowly towards it.) Whoever created these gods, whoever's hiding, they're trapped. They can't dematerialise without exposing themselves to us. (Suddenly, Leo turns invisible.) There's only so many places up here they can hide. (They look around the pillar and see nothing.) I could have sworn. Demetrius: I don't see anything. Cronus: Keep looking. (They walk away. Leo becomes visible.) [Cut to the manor. Piper's Bedroom. Piper is there holding Wyatt.] Piper: I know you miss him. I miss him too. (Chris walks in.) Chris: I need help. Piper: Uh, excuse me, this is my bedroom. You can't just walk in here anytime you want to. Chris: Yeah, I know, but your sisters need you. I got them working on the Titans but I don't know how long that's gonna last. (Piper puts Wyatt in his bassinet.) Piper: I thought you needed me. Chris: I did. I mean, I do. I need you 'cause they need you. Actually, they need Leo. Look, will you please just go deal with them? Piper: What's the matter, Chris? The all-knowing running out of answers? Chris: Yes, yes, I am. If that will motivate you, yes. I'm losing control because I'm watching history repeat itself and nobody's willing to do a damn thing about it. Piper: I feel your frustration. Chris: Piper, if it helps, I get it, okay? I do, really. You need Leo. Your sisters need Leo. But if you can't stop... Piper: You forgot the baby. The baby needs his father too. Chris: Fine. But if you can't stop missing your husband long enough to see the bigger picture... Piper: There is no bigger picture than my family. Chris: Well, then pay attention because the world I grew up in families hardly existed. I never had a chance to know mine. Piper: Not my fault. Chris: Not yet. Piper: Is that what this is about? You blame us for what happened to you? Chris: I just want you to get it right this time. Use your power of three. Use your power as gods. Save the world from going to hell. Piper: If that's what you want, then I will say it one more time and maybe you will hear me. We need Leo. Now excuse me, I have to go warm up a bottle. (She leaves the room. Chris walks over to the bassinet. Wyatt's force field surrounds the bassinet.) Chris: Don't worry, you'll come to trust me in time. They all will. Commercial Break [Scene: Heavens. Leo is hiding behind a pillar. Chris orbs in beside him.] Leo: What are you doing? You're gonna expose us? Chris: Shh! That's the idea. Cronus: Did you sense that? Demetrius: Someone orbed. (Chris peeks around the pillar and whistles. Cronus throws a stream of fre at Chris. He quickly pulls back behind the pillar.) Chris: Hurry, go, Piper needs you. (Leo orbs out. Chris peeks around the pillar and Cronus throws another stream of fre. Chris orbs out. The Titans disappear.) [Cut to the manor. Piper's room. Piper is lying on the bed. She sighs.] Piper: Leo, how could you leave us? (Leo orbs in with the hood of his robe over his head. Piper sits up.) Who are you? (Leo removes the hood.) Leo: Hi, Piper. Piper: You're home. (She goes over and hugs him.) You heard my calls, right? Leo: Of course I did, honey. But I had to make sure the Elders were safe and then I was cornered by the Titans. Piper: I'm just thankful you're okay. My mind was just racing. Leo: I know. I felt it. Good thing Chris came when he did. Piper: Chris? Leo: He distracted the Titans so I could escape. Right now they're probably following his orb trail so we don't have... (Piper looks at his hair.) Piper: What's wrong with your hair? Leo: What? (She touches a patch of white hair on his head.) Piper: Um, it's white. Leo: Is it? (He looks in the mirror.) Wow, it must be from staying up there for so long. Piper: I guess so. Leo: Where are your sisters? Piper: Well, they can wait a minute while we spend some time alone and then you need to hold your son. Leo: Spoken like a true earth goddess. Piper: What are you talking about? Leo: You need to channel your hearth and home instincts to fight the Titans. Piper: Leo, I was speaking from the heart not the hearth. Hi, I'm your wife, remember? Leo: I do, but Chris can only throw off the Titans for so long. We need to be ready with a battle plan. Now, let's find your sisters. (Piper and Leo walk out into the hallway. The Elf Nanny walks around the corner.) Elf Nanny: Ma'am, I was just coming to check on the baby. Piper: That's okay, 'cause he is actually sleeping, so... (The Elf Nanny looks at Leo and her jaw drops.) Elf Nanny: Welcome, wise one. Piper: Oh, no, this is just my husband. He's not an Elder. He's just wearing this robe because... Why are you wearing this robe? Leo: It was windy up there. Piper: See, so you can take a break 'cause, you know, Wyatt's asleep. Okay, here we go. (Piper and Leo go downstairs.) [Cut to the parlor. Phoebe and Paige are there. Phoebe is reading up on Zeus.] Phoebe: It says in here that Cronus swallowed his new born children to keep them from over throwing him. Paige: What if you lure the Titans to a field, Piper lifts them with a tornado, and I ht him with my lightning? Phoebe: I'm afraid there's no way to bat a man who eats his own children. (Piper and Leo come down the stairs.) Leo: Those stories are fables. Phoebe: Leo! (Phoebe hugs Leo.) Paige: Welcome home, Leo. Leo: What do you have for me? Phoebe: Paige ran every battle plan she knows which as a wr goddess is basically every battle that's ever been fought. Paige: No matter how you spin it - warrior, seductress, earth mother - we don't have the power to defeat the Titans. Phoebe: We can't bat them. They're too strong for us. Piper: See how much this family needs you? Leo: No. I don't. You can do this without me. And it's not because you have the power of gods or the power of three. It's because you are the greatest force of good that I know and that's why I chose you. Phoebe: Oh, see I could just feel the confidence wash all over me. He's doing it. Piper: What is he doing? Leo: Paige, you know exactly where to find the power to conquer the Titans. Paige: I do? Leo: Yes. You just need to focus. Paige: We have to declare ourselves gods. Leo: It's how the ancient Greeks did it. Piper: Chris told us not to do that. Leo: Well, Chris is wrong. He doesn't know you like I do. Phoebe: But Leo, the ancient Greeks lost their humanity. Leo: You're not the ancient Greeks, you're the Charmed Ones. I didn't give you anything you can't handle. Phoebe, you lost yourself to the darkest love that ever existed and you came back. Of course, you can handle being the goddess of love. Phoebe: I never thought of it that way. Leo: Paige, you're the goddess of wr because you've been consumed with gaining power but you've never let the power consume you. Piper, is it any wonder I made you the goddess of earth? You are everything that is good and beautiful in this world. The mother of my son. Piper: You really have that much faith in us? Leo: Do you really even need to ask that? It's like I've always said, your power comes from your emotion and right now you need to dig deeper than you ever have before. Whatever motivates you. Your heart, your soul, your darkest fears. Whatever it takes, you need to find that and channel it into power. Power not to capture the Titans, but to destroy them forever. (Suddenly, Leo glows all over.) Piper: Leo? Leo: What's happening to me? Commercial Break [Scene: P3. It's empty. Cronus and Demetrius appear.] Demetrius: He's not here. Another dad end. Cronus: No. The orb trail's getting stronger. We're getting closer. We'll push ahead. Demetrius: Wait, wait. Do you sense that? Cronus: An Elder out in the open. Demetrius: Do you think it's our target? Cronus: There's only one way to find out. [Cut to the manor. Piper's room. Leo is playing with Wyatt who is in his bassinet. Wyatt is giggling.] Leo: I'll never leave you, I promise. (Piper walks in.) Piper: Why would you? Leo, what's going on? Leo: I'm not sure. Piper: What do you mean you're not sure? Chris! Where ever you are, get your ass over here! Leo: It's okay, Chris. (Chris orbs in.) Chris: This better be an emergency. You are going to lead the Titans straight to us. Piper: What's happening to my husband? Chris: Something amazing. Piper: You know what? Cut the crap. You knew the Elders were gonna die. You coached Leo up there. You knew all of this was gonna happen. Leo: Did you? Chris: You're not serious. Piper: Whatever it is you think you're doing, you need to make it stop. Chris: Piper, nobody chose this. It chose Leo. What he did up there for all of us was nothing short of a miracle. Now he's receiving the ultimate reward. A chance to become... Piper: Don't you dare say it. Chris: The world needs sources of good to watch over it. Do you know a source of pure goodness better than Leo? Piper: Leo is not... He's not an Elder, okay? Because Elder's don't live on earth. They don't have families. Okay, just tell him you're not an Elder. Leo: I don't know that I can. Chris: I think you should get back to your sisters. Piper: No. Not until you tell him. Chris: They're waiting for you. Leo: Chris is right. You need to get back to Paige and Phoebe. Piper: No. Not until you say it. Chris: The Titans are gonna be here any moment. Piper: I said no! (Piper points at Chris and sends him flying across the room. He hits the door and is knocked unconscious. Leo rushes to him.) Leo: He'll be okay. You did it, Piper. You found your power. Now control it, don't let it control you. (They hear a crash from downstairs.) Phoebe: (from downstairs) Piper! [Cut to the conservatory. The Titans send Phoebe flying across the room.] Cronus: Where is the Elder that created you? (Phoebe gets back up. The room starts to shake. Piper appears. Cronus and Demetrius sends lightning bolts and a stream of fre at Piper. It doesn't harm her.) Piper: It's not nice to piss of mother nature. (Piper holds out her hands and the room starts to shake. A hole opens in the ground in front of the Titans. A chandelier above, falls from the roof and into the fiery pit below. A dresser falls into the pit. Paige grabs her trident and zaps the floor at the Titans feet. It crumbles and they fall into the fiery pit. The hold seals back up. Leo rushes down the stairs.) Paige: So much for the Titans. Phoebe: Thank god. Piper: You're welcome. Leo: You did it, Piper. You found the power you needed. You all did. Now it's time to give it back. (Piper disappears.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. It's raining and thundering outside. Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Chris are there. Paige is standing in front of Leo. Leo is holding an urn.] Leo: Are you ready? Paige: Just get it out of me. (Leo lifts the lid of the urn and Paige's god powers return to it.) Leo: How do you feel? Paige: Phew. Free. Anything on Piper? (Paige sits next to Phoebe who is scrying.) Phoebe: Nope, I still can't get a read. Chris: Just keep trying. Paige: Okay, even if we do find her, how are we gonna get her back? She's on this major power trip. She destroyed the Titans, not even the Greek gods could do that. Chris: We've just gotta hope she has some humanity still left inside. Leo: If anyone can come back from this, it's Piper. I've gotta go now. If you need me Chris knows how to get in touch. Paige: Where are you going? Leo: The Elders have returned to the heavens and they're calling for me. (He orbs out.) Phoebe: Did he just bail on us? Is that what he did? Paige: Uh, what about, you know, helping us find his wife? Chris: He's trusting in you to do that. You need to find Piper and talk her down before she sets up shop somewhere and throws the world into chaos. Then it'll be too late for her. Phoebe: Okay, maybe you missed the part about Piper being Leo's wife. Chris: Look, you have to understand. Things have changed. The Elders need Leo up there to help restore order. Paige: Cut to the chase, future man. Is this about Leo being turned into an Elder, or what? Chris: He's on the path. Phoebe: Okay, don't give us that creepy pod-people smile. Okay, in your world, being an Elder may be cool but in our world it pretty much sucks. Leo is our brother-in-law... Paige: And our Whitelighter... Phoebe: And our friend. Paige: And we don't want to lose him. Phoebe: So listen, you go up there and tell him... (Suddenly, a tree branch hits the window, smashing it. Phoebe screams.) What is going on with this storm? (Paige realises something.) Paige: Piper. Piper's what's up with this storm. Phoebe: What do you mean? Paige: Remember when the Titans were first released, the major weather shifts, and the earthquake. Phoebe: Yeah. Paige: When you have power over the earth like the Titans did, it's bound to suffer your emotional baggage. Phoebe: And like Leo says, our power comes from our emotions. Okay, okay. So if you're a god and you're angry and you're taking it out on the city, where would you go? Paige: Somewhere high where I could enjoy the damage I'm inflicting. [Cut to a high mountain just before the Golden Gate Bridge. Piper is standing there soaking wet from the rain. She raises her arm and several flashes of lightning strikes down on the city. Phoebe and Paige orb in holding an umbrella.] Paige: Piper! Piper: Stay away from me. Paige: We're taking you home. Phoebe: To your family. Piper: What family? Phoebe: To your son. Wyatt. Remember him? Paige: He needs his mother. Phoebe: He already lost his father, don't take his mother away from him too. (Piper disappears.) [Cut to the heavens. The Elders are there. Piper appears.] Piper: Where is he? Where is Leo? (Leo goes over to her.) Leo: Piper, what are you doing here? Piper: How can you do this? Leo: Uh, excuse us for a minute. (Piper and Leo move across the room.) Piper: You asked me to marry you and I did. You wanted a family and I gave you a son. And now you want me to watch you just walk away? Leo: It's not that simple. Piper: Then make it simple. Because I'm trying really hard to understand. Leo: Piper, if I had a choice in any of this, I would choose you. I always have. Piper: Then choose me now. Then let's go home. (She holds out her hand.) Leo: Don't you think I want to? Piper: I don't know. And that's what scares me the most. (Piper sniffs.) Leo: The Elders were wrong about us. They didn't think our love could survive but it did. Our love blessed us in ways they couldn't even imagine. It gave you the strength that you needed to take over from Prue, it produced a baby with a greater future than any of us, and it made me... Piper: An Elder. Leo: Our love it transcendent, Piper. It lifted me up so high that this was the only possible result. Being an Elder wasn't my destiny, but yet here I am because of you. (She starts to cry.) Piper: I can't just give up. I don't know how. Leo: You can't fight this. Not this. (The god powers leave Piper and float back into the urn behind the door.) Piper: How am I supposed to do this alone? Leo: You have your sisters. Piper: It's not the same. Will I ever see you again? Leo: I don't know. I'll always be watching over you. Piper: But you won't be there for Wyatt. You're gonna miss so much. Leo: I will never leave Wyatt's side. He will always feel my presence. It's not the same as human love, he needs you for that. Piper: He's got me. And I hope that's enough. But what if it's not? (She cries.) Leo: As an Elder I have the power to take your pain away. Piper: You can't make me forget you. Leo: No. Help you find peace. (They hug. Leo glows and then Piper glows.) [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Phoebe and Paige are there. Phoebe is on the phone. Paige is making a pizza.] Phoebe: (on phone) I know, Elise, yeah, it really was a great costume. I'm just glad that the night was a success. Okay. You too. Bye. (She hangs up.) Well, I managed to raise $18,000 for The Bay Mirror children's foundation. Gotta admit, being a goddess did have its perks. I even got a second date with Evan. Paige: What's Jason gonna think? Phoebe: You know, I miss Jason, I really do but I can't put my life on hold for him. You know, if he comes back to San Francisco then we'll give it another sht. How about you? You miss being a warrior princess? Paige: No, I do not miss being a warrior princess. In fact I don't think I'm even gonna miss being super witch. Phoebe: What do you mean? Paige: I've been on this crazy magic journey for so long now I just think it's time to slow down a bit. You know, I've kind of let my career slide, let my friends slide. I think I'm just tired and I need a break. (They pick up food trays.) Phoebe: Got it? (Paige nods. They walk into the dining room where the table is set.) You know, Paige, you should be really proud of yourself. All that hard work paid off. We bat the Titans. Paige: Yeah, I am, it's great. I guess I'm kind of looking forward to a change, you know, to help me take my mind off what we're losing. Phoebe: Sweetie, you can't look at it that way. We didn't lose him, he'll be watching over us. Paige: It's different. (The doorbell rings.) Phoebe: Come in! (Darryl and Sheila walk in.) Sheila: Hi. Darryl: Hey. Paige: Hi. Sheila: Are you sure you want us over today? Darryl: Yeah, I mean, we don't wanna intrude. Phoebe: No, you're not intruding. This was Piper's idea. Sheila: I can only imagine what she's going through. How's she doing? Phoebe: We're not really sure. Paige: She wanted to be alone with the baby last night. Darryl: Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if she didn't come out of her room for like a year. (Piper comes down the stairs all cheery.) Piper: Hi, guys, I'm so glad you could come. Darryl: Hi. Sheila: Hi. We wanted to show our support. (She hands her a bunch of flowers.) Piper: Thank you. Darryl: Yeah. Leo was... is... somebody... (There's an awkward silence.) Piper: Oh, come on, guys, this is a celebration. Leo got promoted. We should all be happy for him. I am. Paige: You are? Piper: Of course I am. Phoebe: Piper, you don't have to put on a brave face. We're all here for you. Paige: Suppressing emotions in this family can be dangerous. Piper: No, I'm not suppressing anything, really, I'm okay. Now let's eat before the baby wakes up from his nap. Oh, I forgot the baby monitor. Here. (She gives Phoebe the flowers.) Be right back. (Piper runs upstairs.) Phoebe: Okay, let's eat. Darryl: Yeah, come on, honey. (Darryl and Sheila go into the dining room.) Phoebe: Something's wrong with Piper. Paige: Maybe she's moved on. Phoebe: Piper doesn't move on, she fights. I'm telling you, that wasn't Piper. [Cut to outside. Chris is sitting on the stairs. Leo orbs in.] Chris: So the Elders decide what to do with me yet? Leo: Well, you've been the subject of heated discussion. One thing we agreed upon is you can't return to the future. Chris: I figured as much. The timeline's changed, I don't even know what I go back to. So what did they decide? Leo: The Elders voted to make you the Charmed Ones' new Whitelighter. Chris: They did? Leo: As a reward for helping to defeat the Titans but then somehow I figured you knew that. You know, I can't stop thinking about what Piper said and wondering myself if this wasn't part of your plan all along. Take good care of them, Chris. Don't forget, I'll be watching over you. (Leo orbs out and as the white orbs leave, Chris waves his hand and the white orbs explode into nothing. He looks around and gets up. He walks inside and closes the door with telekinesis.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "05x23 - Oh My Goddess, Part 2"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: On the beach. A KQSF Beach Bash is taking place. Smash Mouth is performing on a stage. A large crowd of people in swimwear are dancing along. The song ends and everyone cheers. Phoebe and Chad the DJ, are sitting under a canvas shade shelter holding microphones.] Chad: Give it up for Smash Mouth! Let's here it, come on! Hanging Chad coming back live at the KQSF annual Beach Bash. Winding it up with our special guest, the stunningly, beautiful, Phoebe Halliwell, the Ask Phoebe fame. Okay, so what's your deal? Are you psychic, is that it? Phoebe: I'm sorry? Chad: I mean, you gotta be don't you? Your column has sky rocketed, all the critics rave about how amazingly insightful your advice is. How else do you explain it? Phoebe: I just think I read people really well. Chad: Oh, you do, do you? Can you read me? (The crowd cheers.) Phoebe: I don't know, write a letter and we'll see. Chad: Come on, give it a sht. Crowd: Yeah! Chad: You guys wanna see her do it, dontcha? Crowd: Yeah! (They applaud.) Phoebe: Oh, alright, alright. Ah, what do you want advice on? Chad: Okay, let's see. There's this woman that I like and I'd like to ask her out but I'm afraid she'll say no. What should I do? (Phoebe looks at Chad and thinks.) Phoebe: Well, why don't you just ask me and find out? (Phoebe laughs. The crowd applauses.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Chris is standing back from the Book of Shadows' stand. He is chewing on a pen as he flips the pages with telekinetic powers. He stops at a page that reads Trok Demon and walks closer to the Book of Shadows. He takes the pen out of his mouth and writes something down on a notepad. Suddenly, a portal opens up in the attic and Mist, a Valkyrie walks out of it.] Chris: Hey, are you out of your mind? What are you doing here? Mist: Freyja sent me. She wants to know what's taking so long. Chris: Freyja? You know, for a mythical character she sure does worry a lot. Mist: She's not the only one who's worried. He's an Elder, Chris. How much longer do you really expect us to keep him? Chris: Don't tell me he's complaining. Mist: Yes, a lot, actually. Chris: I don't believe it. Banish the guy to an island filled with beautiful women and he still complains. I can't win. Mist: How much longer? Chris: Until I'm ready. Look, I'm sorry but I haven't finished what I came here to do yet. And I need Leo out of the way until I can. More importantly, the sisters can't find him before I'm ready or else... Mist: I know. We all understand the risks. Chris: I'd never hurt you, Mist. (He moves closer to her.) You know that. Mist: You would if you had to. I know that too. Piper: (from downstairs) Chris, are you up there? Chris: You better go. (They kiss.) Mist: Please... (the portal opens) Hurry. (Mist walks into the portal and it closes. Piper walks in carrying a basket of laundry.) Piper: Hey, do you have any laundry? Chris: Ahh... (He seems distracted.) No. No. I'm good, thanks. I'm gonna get your sisters though. You have another demon to vanquish. Piper: Okey-dokey. (She leaves the room.) [Scene: On the beach. Chad is pouring some juice into a cup at the refreshment table. Phoebe walks up to him.] Phoebe: Hi. I'm sorry if I embarrassed you back there. Chad: Hey, I'm just glad it was only on the radio. Phoebe: I don't know why I answered like that. It was... Chad: dad on, that's what it was. It's exactly what I was feeling. Nervous about asking you out. Phoebe: Really? You were? Well, then maybe I should ask you out and just take the pressure off. Oh! (laughs) I just don't know what's the matter with me. It's gotta be the heat or something. (Chris orbs in behind a van near by.) Chad: Bayview Cafe, say 1:00? Phoebe: I'll be there. (Chris comes out from behind the van and walks towards Phoebe.) Chris: Phoebe. Phoebe: Chris, what are you doing here? Chad: Um, listen, I gotta get back. Don't be late. Phoebe: I won't be. (Chad walks away. Phoebe raises her eyebrows at Chris.) Chris: Trok Demon, remember? Phoebe: Oh, Chris, get a life. Chris: Come on. Phoebe: Uff. [Scene: Neighbourhood. Paige is running down the sidewalk holding onto five dog leads. She is having trouble controlling the dogs.] Paige: Stop! Stop! Please? (She lets go of the leads and the dogs run down the sidewalk.) Sit! Heal! (She looks around and then orbs out. She orbs back in in front of the dogs.) Stop! (The dogs stop.) I gotta get a real job. (She picks up the leads. Chris orbs in behind her.) Chris: Trok Demon. Paige: What now? Can't you see I'm working? (A bulldog starts humping Paige's leg.) [Cut to the manor. Phoebe's there. Chris and Paige orb in with the five dogs.] Phoebe: Alright, can we get this started because I have to go... (She notices the dogs.) Where did they come from? Paige: He wouldn't let me take them back first. Phoebe: Back? Paige: Yeah, I'm a... dog walker. The temp agency messed up. Chris: Okay, do you guys mind? We have to summon the Trok Demon while he's still on our plane. Piper! Phoebe: Oh, Chris, lighten up. Sending us after all these demons is getting to be a real drag. Paige: Yeah, you're working us like dogs. Chris: I don't see Piper complaining. Phoebe: No, because Piper doesn't complain about anything anymore. Ever since Leo left to become an Elder, all she does is walk around the house all... chipper. Chris: So? Paige: So, it's unusual. What's worse, it's not Piper. (Piper walks down the stairs carrying Wyatt. She's on the phone.) Piper: I'd love to have a play date. Maybe we could call Jenny and she can bring baby Josie. And then I'll bring the juice and maybe bake some muffins and... (She sees the dogs.) Aww, how cute! (She walks into the kitchen.) Phoebe: She's getting worse. Paige: Definitely. Phoebe: (to Chris) Do you have a spell? Chris: Right out of the book. (He hands her a piece of paper.) After you summon him, make sure Piper freezes him. Otherwise you'll never get the spell off. Paige: Here, take these guys to the attic, they'll be fine there. Chris: Wait, me? Paige: Yeah, you. Go. (She hands Chris the leads and the dogs pull him upstairs. Piper walks in all cheery. She's wearing an apron.) Piper: Alrighty, are we ready? Paige: Alrighty. Piper: Phoebe, have I told you how much I love your new 'do. It's fabulous. Phoebe: Very chipper. Okay, let's do this. You take this. (Phoebe hands Paige the spell. Piper grins. Phoebe closes her eyes and concentrates. Suddenly, a two-headed demon with one eye on each head appears.) Piper, freeze him. (Piper blows off one of his heads. He whimpers. Piper giggles.) What did you do that for? Piper: I don't know, I didn't mean to. (The Trok Demon roars and sends the girls flying across the room. They land on the floor. Phoebe grabs the spell.) Phoebe: "From other worlds far and near, let's get him the Trok, out of here." (The Trok Demon bursts into flames and is vanquished. Piper smiles.) Is everybody okay? Piper: Yeah, that was awesome. (Phoebe rolls her eyes.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Living room. Paige walks in with her hand against her shoulder. Chris follows her in.] Paige: What kind of Whitelighter can't heal? Chris: For the record, you can't heal either. Paige: I'm half-whitelighter. How come you didn't tell us about this before we hired you? Chris: Because you didn't hire me. I was assigned by the Elders. (Phoebe walks in carrying a tube of cream.) Phoebe: Any other little surprises you would like the share with us? Chris: No. (Phoebe sits down beside Paige.) Look, I haven't been a Whitelighter very long, okay? And healing, it's big, and takes a little while to learn how to do. (Phoebe dabs some cream on Paige's shoulder.) Phoebe: Great. Student-lighter. Paige: Okay, you could've told us about this like, I don't know, maybe a month ago. Phoebe: Well, I know one thing for sure, we're gonna stop all this demon fighting for a while. Chris: Wait, why? Piper's Voice: Can somebody please fold the towels in the dryer when it's done? Phoebe: That's why. (Piper walks in carrying Wyatt and her purse.) Piper: I put a casserole in the oven, you can check it in about an hour or so. I will be at the club if you need me. Have fun! (Piper leaves.) Phoebe: Oh my god, she is so sad. Paige: Sad? Where are you getting sad from? Chris: How about this. Three more demons, then we can talk about taking a little break. Paige: What, do you have a quota or something? Chris: Look, I've already told you this before. I know from future knowledge that a demon is gonna come after Wyatt. These are all pre-empted strikes. Phoebe: Okay, look, Chris, we like you a lot. But we have been doing this a lot longer than you have. Trust me, you have to pace yourself and you gotta let us have a life. (She looks at her watch.) Ooh, speaking of which, I have to go get ready for my lunch date. (She stands up.) Paige: Oh, I didn't know your boss was back in town. Phoebe: No, it's not with Jason, it's with Chad, the DJ, who I'm not really interested in. Chris: Two demons, how about that? Two. Phoebe: No, Chris. And especially not until we figure out what's wrong with Piper, and more importantly Piper's powers. Paige: I swear, I think Leo did something to her before he left. Phoebe: You know what? I think it's about time we orb him down here and ask him. Chris: I don't think that's possible. Phoebe: Well, then make it possible. Look, even if he doesn't care about Piper as his wife, as an Elder he at the very least should care about what happened to her powers. Chris: I can't. Paige: Yeah, you can. You just go up there and tell him to get his butt down here. Chris: That's not why I can't. Look, I didn't wanna tell you this because I didn't want to worry you two but... Leo's missing. Phoebe: What? Paige: Missing? How long? Chris: Since the last time you saw him. Anyway, the Elders think he's been kidnapped. Phoebe: By whom? [Scene: A wr zone. A helicopter flies past. Soldiers pull wounded men onto a jeep. It drives away. One soldier runs towards a burning jeep and gets sht multiple times. He falls to the ground. He lifts his head to see a portal open up in front of him. Mist walks out of the portal.] Soldier: What the... Mist: Shhh. It's alright. You don't have to be afraid. You're one of the chosen few. (The soldier dies and his spirit rises out of his body. The spirit stands up and looks at himself, confused.) Don't worry, I promise you'll understand soon enough. (She removes the lid off a small bottle and the spirit is sucked into it. She puts the lid back on and steps back into the portal.) Commercial Break [Scene: P3. There are toddlers there playing with toys. Piper walks over to the bar with Darryl and Sheila following her.] Sheila: You are amazing, Piper. Piper: Sorry? Sheila: I mean, seriously, I don't know how you do it. I mean, I could barely take care of myself when little Darryl was a baby, let alone run a day care. Piper: Well, you know, nobody was using the club during the day anyway and I was running out of room at home with all of Wyatt's play dates. Sheila: Well, I think it's great, really. I mean, especially with everything you're going through. (Darryl and Sheila look at each other.) Piper: What? Darryl: Sheila's just been a little concerned about you lately. You know, with Leo and all. Sheila: I can't even imagine how hard it must be for you. Do you ever even talk to him? Piper: Oh, no, it's probably against the rules. But, you know, no use crying over spilt milk, and besides, you know, I've just got to push ahead for Wyatt. Well, better get these treats to the little ones. (She picks up a tray of snacks.) Um, is Darryl junior staying late? Darryl: Yeah. Sheila: Uh, yeah, yeah. Piper: Super. (Piper walks over to the toddlers.) Hey, guys. Darryl: I gotta get back to the station. (Phoebe and Paige walk in.) Phoebe: Hi, guys. Sheila: Hey. Darryl: Hi. (Phoebe looks at Sheila.) Phoebe: Whoa. What's the matter? Sheila: Sorry? Phoebe: Something's bothering you, I can tell. Paige: Phoebe? Phoebe: What? Oh, sorry. Darryl: So, Piper's doing fine, huh? Phoebe: Yeah, but you don't think she is. Paige: Don't mind her she's just being a little annoying. Um, would you excuse us for a second? Sheila: Yeah, sure. Darryl: Yeah. Sheila: See you later. (Darryl and Sheila leave.) Paige: What is going on with you? Phoebe: I don't know, it's weird. Lately I've just been feeling a lot of weird vibes, I don't know what it is. Paige: Vibes? Check it out, I can really, really only deal with one whacked out sister at a time. Phoebe: Huh, got it. Paige: Piper? (They walk over to Piper.) Piper, you got a minute? Piper: Uh, can't it wait? Phoebe: No, actually, it can't. It's about Leo. Piper: Oh, did he call? Paige: Not exactly. Phoebe: There's no easy way to break this to you so I'm just going to come out and say it. Leo's missing. We just found out that the Elders haven't heard from him since he left us to join them. Piper: Wow. Phoebe: So did he happen to say anything to you the last time you saw him that could potentially help? Piper: No. All I remember him saying is that he was leaving to become an Elder and I wished him good luck. Phoebe: That's it? That was your big goodbye? Piper: Yeah, as far as I can remember. But I wouldn't worry about it too much, he'll turn up sooner or later. Excuse me. (Piper turns back to the babies.) Paige: So much for that shocking her back into reality, huh? Phoebe: Unfortunately, I think only Leo can do that. [Scene: An island in the middle of the Indian Ocean. A beautiful rainforest. Mist walks down a path into a clearing. Men are there training to fight. Some are making wapon. Mist walks past a Valkyrie Trainer.] Valkyrie Trainer: Greetings, Mist. (One of the men training flips in mid-air. He falls on his butt. The Valkyrie Trainer helps him up.) You under rotated. Now watch. (She flips in mid-air and lands on her feet.) [Cut to Mist. She is walking through the rainforest. Two other Valkyries, Freyja and Kara wander out of the shrubs. Freyja, the head Valkyrie, kisses Mist on each cheek.] Freyja: You were gone a while, Mist. I was beginning to worry. Mist: I wanted you to be pleased. (Mist opens the small bottle a releases the soldiers spirit.) Kara: Cute. But can he fight? Mist: Like no other. Freyja: We'll see. Soldier: Am I in heaven? Freyja: Warrior heaven. Until I see how well you go against our champion, anyway. (She blows on the soldier and he becomes corporeal.) [Cut to a cave. A large cage is there. The soldier is thrown into it. A Valkyrie waves her hand and it locks. Six Valkyries including Freyja and Mist sit across the room, watching.] Soldier: What do you want from me? Freyja: We want you to fight. (A man wearing leather armor, a metal helmet and wielding a sword and shield walks into the cage. He kicks up a shield and the soldier catches it. The two men fight. The man slashes the soldier across his stomach and he falls to the ground.) Freyja: He fought well enough. Heal him, get him into training. (They all stand up. One Valkyrie opens the cage and grabs the soldier.) Valkyrie: Come. Man: What about me? (The man tears off his helmet. It's Leo.) Leo: I don't belong here and you know it! Freyja: No? You're an Elder aren't you? You have much to teach my warriors. (Leo looks around at the cage.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Chris is looking out the window. Paige is scrying for Leo on three maps - a map of San Francisco, the world, and the solar system. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Where exactly are you trying to find Leo? Jupiter? Paige: Well, when an Elder gets kidnapped, they're probably not gonna just take him to Chinatown, right? I think everything is game, even the cosmos. Phoebe: Still, I don't see how the crystal's gonna find him. Especially not without something of his to focus it better. (Paige picks up one of Leo's shirts.) Paige: I've got one of his plaid shirts. Phoebe: I was thinking something a little more special than that. Paige: Leo loved those shirts. His entire closet's full of them. (Phoebe suddenly turns to Chris.) Phoebe: What's your problem? (He looks around.) Chris: Huh? Phoebe: You're nervous, I can feel it. Paige: Hm, watch your vibes. (Phoebe walks over to Chris.) Chris: I just think you guys should be focusing on helping Piper, not Leo. Phoebe: Ha, I was right. Paige: Hey, finding Leo could help us with Piper. Chris: Well, then you better find another way because you are not gonna find him. (There's silence.) I mean, you haven't found him yet have you? I'm telling you, you've just got to leave it up to the Elders, alright? Just let it go. Paige: Let it go? He's Wyatt's father. Phoebe: And our brother-in-law. Chris: Ex-brother-in-law. Look, I'm just trying to get you two to focus on your sister here. That's all. Because with her powers messed up, you guys are all at risk. Paige: He's right. Phoebe: I know. But if Leo did do something to block Piper's pain, how do we unblock it without him? (Paige gets an idea.) Paige: A magical laxative. Phoebe: Okay, eww. Paige: But think about it. If we can write a spell to help her remember her pain, I don't know, it could even help us find Leo. (Phoebe picks up the phone and dials a number.) Who are you calling? Spells-R-Us? Phoebe: No, I'm calling the Bayview Cafe. I'm gonna cancel my lunch date with Chad, which I'm already late for. Voice on Phone: Bayview Cafe. Phoebe: Hi, can I speak to Chad Carson please? I was supposed to meet him for... Voice on Phone: Yes, he couldn't make it. Phoebe: What? Voice on Phone: He called and he cancelled. Phoebe: He cancelled? Voice on Phone: Yes. Phoebe: Wait, are you sure? 'Cause he didn't even call... Voice on Phone: He told us to let you know that he's very sorry. (Phoebe hangs up.) Phoebe: Huh! He stood me up. Chris: Wait, weren't you just calling to cancel on him? Phoebe: Yeah, but I called him. That's cancelling. He called the restaurant. That's standing up. (Paige nods in agreement.) Chris: Oh. Phoebe: This doesn't make any sense, I don't understand. He liked me, he really liked me, I felt it. Paige: Well, um, excuse me, it didn't seem like your heart was in it anyway. (Phoebe puts down the phone and heads for the door.) Where are you going? We have a spell to write. Phoebe: And I have a DJ to grill. [Scene: On the beach. KQSF Beach Bash. A man is cooking sausages on a barbeque. He places a sausage on Chad's hot dog bun.] Cook: Here you go, Chad. Chad: Thanks, Billy. (Phoebe walks up to Chad.) Phoebe: Hey, I hear they have hotdogs at the Bayview Cafe. Chad: Phoebe, what are you doing here? Phoebe: That's funny, I was about to ask you the same thing. Chad: Listen, I can explain. Phoebe: That's good, because that's why I'm here. I was just hoping you could help me understand something that's baffled women since the beginning of time. Why don't men call after they ask us out? And why do they cancel at the last minute and even worse, stand us up. Chad: Look, I'm sorry, but I had something really important come up. (Phoebe gets a vibe.) Phoebe: Are you intimidated by me? Chad: What? Phoebe: Because you weren't intimidated by me when you asked me out. Chad: Hold on, you asked me out, remember? Phoebe: Oh, wait, are you saying that you didn't want me though? Because I know you did, I felt it. Chad: Whoa, wait a minute. (Phoebe gets another vibe.) Phoebe: You don't like successful women. Chad: I gotta go. Phoebe: Wait, are you telling me that everything I've worked so hard for in my life, everything I've fought to achieve makes me less attractive to men? Because if that's what you're saying I just... (A little girl falls off her bike near by and scraps her knee. She starts to cry. Her mother tries to calm her.) Just hurts. It hurts so much. Little Girl: It hurts so much, mummy! Chad: Don't you think you're overreacting just a little? Phoebe: No I don't! (She calms down.) Actually, yeah, I do. Little Girl: It hurts so much, mummy! (Phoebe looks at the little girl and realises something.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Paige is on the phone. The bulldog starts humping her leg.] Paige: Sir, what does it matter when I bring the dogs home? Their owners aren't there, that's why I got the job in the first place. (to the bulldog) Why don't you go hump a dog. Did you ever think of that? (on the phone) No, not you, sir. (The other dogs tear up the attic, pulling things apart and jumping on tables.) Look, you know, when I came to the agency, I really went with the idea that I would be helping, you know, people, not animals. And what I really mean to say is that it's, sir, it is time for me to strike out on my own. Yeah, I'll have the dogs back in an hour. (She hangs up.) Chris: (from downstairs) Piper's home! Paige: Coming! [Cut to downstairs. Chris is carrying a baby in a bassinet. Paige comes down the stairs.] Paige: Hey, who's that? Chris: Ask her. (Chris walks into the conservatory. Piper walks into the hallway.) Piper: Hi, how's it going? Paige: How's it going? Uh, what are you doing? (Piper picks up another baby in a bassinet.) Who's babies are these? Piper: Well, their mummies couldn't pick them up in time so I offered to bring them home for a while. Paige: Oh, you did? Um, what about, you know, Leo? Piper: I don't know, what about him? (They walk into the conservatory where Wyatt and the other baby is in a playpen.) Look, Wyatt, look who's here. Another friend for you to play with. (Chris notices Paige holding onto a piece of paper.) Chris: Is that the memory spell? Paige: Yeah. (Piper puts the second baby in the playpen.) Piper: And she can stay as long as she likes. Chris: Cast it. Paige: "Powers and emotions tide, a witch's heart is where it hides, help her through her agony, bless her with her memory." (A white mist rises out of Piper. She stands up.) Piper? Are you okay? (She turns around.) Piper: I'm sorry, do I know you? (Paige laughs.) Paige: Very funny. (Piper looks at Wyatt.) Piper: Aww, cute. Yours? Paige: No, yours. Piper: Mine? What do you mean? Wait, who am I? What am I doing here? Chris: Great, Paige, you didn't restore her memory, you erased it. Paige: That's impossible, it's a good spell, I know it. Unless it interacted badly with Leo's magic. (A fly buzzes around Piper and she waves her arm around. She accidentally blows up a window. She gasps and the babies cry.) Piper: What happened? How did that happen? Paige: Uh, it's okay, you're gonna be okay. Chris: Just don't point at anything, okay? Just keep your hands down. Like this, okay? Piper: Can somebody please tell me what's going on. Paige: We're gonna tell you that. Just as soon as we know ourselves. (Paige takes Piper into the living room.) Okay, you come in here and you have a seat and, uh, take a load off. And, um, keep those arms down. (She walks back into the conservatory.) Oh my goodness. Okay, don't freak out because magic got us into this and magic'll get us out. (Wyatt cries loudly. Paige looks over at him. Suddenly, the baby's pacifier orbs out of her mouth and orbs into Wyatt's mouth.) Did you see that? Chris: See what? Paige: Wyatt. He orbed his pacifier. Chris: What? Paige: I think I know how to find Leo. Chris: Leo? Will you please forget about Leo. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper is there. Phoebe rushes in all excited. Piper jumps up.] Phoebe: Piper! Hi! You're never gonna believe this. I think I have a new power. It would certainly explain a lot of my weird behaviour lately like why I wanted to date Chad, why my advice has been so amazingly accurate. I know, this is huge, right? Huge. So what's my new power you ask? Well, I'll tell you. Um, do you remember that empath we helped a couple of years ago? That guy that could feel what other people were feeling? (Chris walks in.) Chris: Uh, Phoebe... Phoebe: Just a sec. I think that's what I am now. An empath. I am an empath. That's my new power. Or at least an advancement of my premonition power, I don't know. Chris: Neither does she, I'm afraid. No that is, anything. Paige erased her memory. Piper: Can you blow things up to? (Phoebe laughs.) Phoebe: Oh, boy. Paige! (She and Chris go into the conservatory where Paige is holding onto Wyatt while scrying.) What did you do to our sister? Oh, you poor dear. You feel awful about it, don't you? I'm so sorry. Paige: Thanks, I think. Chris: That's it? That's all the ass kicking you're gonna go out? You're supposed to be sisters. Phoebe: She's clearly devastated about this. Chris: But you can't let her off the hook. You need enough guilt to get her to fix it. (The crystal points to the Indian Ocean on the map.) Paige: I think I just fixed it. I think we just found Leo. Phoebe: We? (Paige stands up.) Paige: Yep, Wyatt and me. I mean, nothing's more important to Leo than him, right? (She puts Wyatt back in the playpen.) There you go, big boy. Let's go. Chris: Go? Go where? It's pointing to the middle of the Indian Ocean. Paige: There must be something there, I trust Wyatt. Chris: No, this is crazy. Phoebe: Chris, she's feeling really strongly about this. (Phoebe stands beside Paige and Paige puts her arm around her.) I have a new power. I'll explain on the way. Paige: (to Chris) Oh, hey, can you take the dogs back for me? The addresses are in the book. Chris: No, there's no way. (Paige orbs out with Phoebe. Chris kicks one of Wyatt's toys across the room. Wyatt's force field appears around himself.) If anyone should be protecting themselves, it's me from you. (Piper walks in and looks at a cabinet. She sees her and Leo's wedding photo.) [Cut to an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Phoebe and Paige are walking down a path in the rainforest.] Paige: It's so beautiful here, it's like paradise. But why isn't it on the map? Phoebe: They obviously don't want anyone to know it exists. Like the island has some sort of magical camouflage or something. Paige: That's a hell of a lot of magic. Male Voice: Over there. (Phoebe and Paige hide in the bushes. Three men run down the path, past where Phoebe and Paige are hidden. Once gone, Phoebe and Paige come out of the bushes.) Paige: That was close, I hope they're not looking for us. (Phoebe gets a vibe and pushes Paige on the ground. She rolls on top of Paige and pushes her elbow on Paige's throat.) Are you out of your mind? (Phoebe gets out of her vibe and helps Paige stand up. Paige coughs.) I know you're upset about the memory spell, but this is ridiculous. Phoebe: I'm so sorry. I must have tapped into what they were feeling. Paige: Okay, well let them kll me, not you. Let's go look for Leo. [Cut to the cave. Phoebe and Paige walk in and look around.] Paige: Anything? (Leo races into the cage.) Leo: Phoebe, Paige. Phoebe: Leo! Oh my god. Paige: I can't believe it. Leo: I can't tell you how good it is to see you guys. Hey, you cut your hair. Phoebe: (happily) Yeah, yeah, you like it? Paige: Hello, people. Phoebe: Oh. Paige: What are you doing in here anyway? Leo: Somebody put me here, that's what. (Two Valkyries run in.) Watch out! (The girls turn around and the Valkyries fling them across the room with telekinetic powers. The Valkyries run over to them and they start fighting. The Valkyries hold Paige and Phoebe up against the wall by their necks. Leo grabs two swords and throws them at the Valkyries, sab them in the back. They fall to the ground.) Phoebe: Oh, oh, thank you. (They go back over to Leo.) Paige: Wow, Leo, I didn't know you had it in you. Leo: I've changed. You need to get out of here before the other Valkyries find you. If you orbed in here, they've already been alerted, believe me. Phoebe: Valkyries? Who are they and what do they want with you? Leo: You can't orb out from here, it's protected. (They hear voices.) You need to get out of here now. Go, run! Phoebe: We'll be back. (Phoebe and Paige run out of the cage and orb out. The Valkyries run in and see the two other Valkyries dad. They look at Leo.) Leo: I told you, I don't belong here. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Dining Room. Phoebe, Paige, Chris and the bulldog are there. Paige is looking through the Book of Shadows.] Chris: You could have been klled, you know that? Huh? What were you thinking? Paige: We were thinking of finding Leo, which we actually did if that matters to you. Phoebe: What was up with that skirt he was wearing? Paige: At least the skirt wasn't plaid. (Phoebe laughs.) Chris: I don't believe this. It's like neither of you guys are taking this very seriously. (The bulldog barks at Chris.) Hey, do you mind? Paige: Well, I can't help it if he doesn't like you. Hey, you were supposed to take him back home anyway. Chris: I tried but the owners weren't there. Besides, the dog, he's not my job, he's yours. Paige: I know, don't remind me. (The dog growls.) Hey, Oscar, lay down. (Oscar walks over and lays down beside Paige.) Phoebe: Aw, look, Paige, I think he likes you. Paige: Yeah, great, don't tell me you can read his feelings now too. Phoebe: No, but if I start licking your toes, run. Where's Piper? Chris: I put her in her room hoping that it might jog her memory. Since nobody else seems to be trying to. (Paige finds the Valkyries in the Book of Shadows.) Paige: Here it is. "Valkyries. A powerful race of demigoddesses who scout the battle grounds for dying warriors." Phoebe: "Then take their souls to Valhalla where they prepare them for the final world battle." Paige: Valkyries, huh? Phoebe: Does that mean they're good? Paige: How can they be good if they've got Leo? Phoebe: And how did they even get Leo? He's not a dying warrior, he's an Elder. Chris: Look, why don't you guys concentrate on helping Piper and I'm gonna go fill in the Elders and see what they wanna do. Phoebe: But Chris, we don't have time for that. We have to go back for Leo now. Chris: Why? It doesn't sound like he's in any sort of trouble. Paige: He's only stuck in a cage. Phoebe: They tried to kll us when we tried to save him. Chris: My point exactly. It's too dangerous, you're not going back. Phoebe: Wait, let me get this straight. Are you telling me that you'd rather just let Leo rot there? Is that what you're saying? Chris: No, but... Paige: He needs our help. Phoebe: Not to mention, he may be the only way we have to save Piper. (Chris sighs.) Chris: You can't orb into Valhalla undetected. The only way to get there safely is with a Valkyries pendant. But that still won't get you close enough to Leo. He's too well guarded now. Paige: How do you know all this? Chris: I've crossed paths with Valkyries before. In the future. Anyway, I can get you the pendants but the only way to get close to Leo is by proving to the Valkyries you're one of them. Phoebe: How are we supposed to do that? Chris: Easy. Just arrive with a warrior's soul. Paige: Oh! Easy. Phoebe: Where are we supposed to find a warrior's soul? Chris: Beats me. (Chris orbs out.) [Scene: Sewer. A cop is sht. He falls to the ground. The sht runs out. A portal opens and a Valkyrie walks out of it.] Leysa: It's alright, you don't have to be afraid. You're a brave warrior. I'll take care of you. (Chris orbs in.) Chris: I don't think so, Leysa. Not this time. Leysa: What are you doing here? Chris: My plans have changed unfortunately. The witches, they found Leo sooner than I would have liked. Leysa: That's not my problem. We kept our end of the deal. Chris: I know. And I'm forever grateful. But I can't risk them finding out what I'm up to. I'm truly sorry. (He tightens his fist and Leysa gasps. She grabs her chest and falls to the floor. Chris walks over to her and takes her necklace.) Forgive me. (Leysa vanishes. Chris kneels beside the wounded cop. He lifts his arm and hesitates. He takes the cop's radio.) Officer down. Eighth avenue sewer, we need an ambulance. [Scene: Alley. Darryl leads a criminal out of a building into the alley.] Criminal: You ain't got nothin' on me. Darryl: Shut up. (He take him over to the car.) Get in there. (Phoebe and Paige orb in near by and waves him over.) Wait here. Criminal: Yeah, like I'm going anywhere. (Darryl shuts the door and goes over to the girls.) Darryl: Are you out of your mind? What are you doing here? (He leads them further down the alley.) Phoebe: Darryl, we need your help. Darryl: Does this have anything to do with you asking Sheila to watch Wyatt? She just called. Phoebe: Yes, actually. But we don't have a lot of time. It's about Leo. Darryl: You found him? Paige: Actually, yeah, we did. Phoebe: And we need your help to save him. Darryl: Sure, you know that, just ask, anything. Phoebe: Great! We just need to borrow your soul for a couple of hours. Paige: Yeah, we'll get it right back. Phoebe: It's perfectly safe, really. You're body will just slip into a coma and as long as we get your soul back in time... Paige: Which we will. Phoebe: You'll be fine. Just a little headache, that's all. What do you say? (Silence.) Darryl: You're serious, aren't you? Phoebe: Please, Darryl, it's the only way we can save Leo. Darryl: No! I ain't doing it. Phoebe: Darryl, please. Darryl: No, absolutely not! Listen, I love Leo like a brother but you know, there's a limit to what you ask me to do. (He turns and walks off mumbling to himself. Paige throws a potion at him and his body drops to the ground, leaving just his soul walking along.) Paige: Uh, Darryl? Darryl: What? (He turns around. Paige points to his body on the ground.) Darryl: Oh. That's just great. (Phoebe opens a small bottle and his soul gets sucked into it. She puts on the lid.) Phoebe: I hope this works. [Cut to the manor. Living room. Piper and Chris are there. ] Chris: Just remember everything I told you and you'll be fine, okay? (He places the Valkyrie's necklace around Piper's neck and it glows. She turns into a Valkyrie herself and is now wearing a leather skirt and sleeveless top. Phoebe and Paige orb in.) Phoebe: Okay, we got the... Oh my god, what did you do to Piper? Chris: I turned her into a Valkyrie. And convinced her she's one too. Actually, it wasn't that hard really, considering the fact that her mind is basically a blank. Paige: But why? Chris: Because you might need the power of three to get Leo out of Valhalla and this is the only way you'll get her in Valhalla. Phoebe: Well, if Piper ever gets her memory back, she's gonna kll you. Chris: Why? Phoebe: Because she hates wearing those costumes as much as we do. Paige: Mm-hmm. Chris: Yeah, well, in that case, you're gonna kll me too. (He holds out two more Valkyrie necklaces. Paige's eyes widen.) [Cut to Valhalla. Rainforest path. A portal opens and Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk out all wearing Valkyrie outfits.] [Cut to the cave. The Valkyries are there. Two pull out a warrior from the cage. Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk in.] Kara: Can I help you? Phoebe: We've brought you a warrior. Kara: Warrior? Phoebe: Is there a problem? Freyja: How come I don't recognise you? (Piper steps forward.) Piper: Perhaps you'll recognise this. A warrior's spirit worthy of Valhalla. (She opens the bottle and Darryl's spirit escapes from it.) Freyja: Well done. Commercial Break [Scene: Valhalla. Cave. Darryl, now corporeal, is thrown into the cage, along with a shield and sword. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are sitting near by. A man offers them some fruit but Phoebe shakes her head.] Paige: Not a bad afterlife if you ask me. (Darryl looks at the girls.) Phoebe: You're doing great, honey. (Leo walks into the cage with the helmet on. He sees Darryl and looks at the girls. Paige waves.) Paige: Okay, I know how we're gonna save Leo but how are we gonna save Morris? Phoebe: I have know idea, that's why they call it winging it. Piper: What are you two talking about? Phoebe: Nothing. (Leo and Darryl walk around the cage.) Freyja: What are you waiting for? attck! (Darryl attcks Leo and knocks off his helmet.) Piper: Leo? Paige: What are we gonna do? Phoebe: It's Piper. Her pain is back, do something. Paige: Uh, kll him! (Leo kicks Darryl and he falls flat on his back. Leo jumps on him and they roll around the floor.) Leo: Take the fall. Darryl: What fall? (Leo head butts Darryl.) Leo: Stay down. (Leo stands up and raises his arms.) Yeah! (The Valkyries are disappointed.) Piper: What is he doing here? What are we doing here? Paige: Piper, shh! (Phoebe feels her pain.) Phoebe: Ow. Do something. (Paige stands up.) Paige: We just wanted to apologise for sending you such a weak warrior. We can get rid of him for you. Mist: Get rid of him? Paige: Yeah. You know, like send his spirit onto the hereafter or something. Freyja: Very well. (The Valkyries go their separate ways. Piper goes up to the cage.) Piper: You left me, didn't you? Phoebe: Potion, potion. (Paige throws a potion at the door and it opens.) We gotta get out of here. (Leo helps Darryl up.) [Cut to outside the cave. Leo and Darryl run outside.] Leo: It's clear! (Phoebe, Piper and Paige walk outside. Phoebe doesn't look so good.) Paige: I'll open the portal. Phoebe: Uh! (Phoebe grabs her chest.) Paige: Phoebe. Phoebe: It's Piper. Her heart is breaking. Leo: Piper... Piper: Don't. Stay away from me. Leo: I promise I will explain everything when we get home but right now we need to go. Piper: Home? We don't have a home. You left us. Phoebe: Leo, talk to her! Leo: I didn't have a choice. I became an Elder, it's not something that I wanted, it's something that just happened. Piper: Yes, see I know all of this. Why didn't I remember it? Leo: Because I used my powers so you wouldn't have to. Your anger almost destroyed a city, and then your pain almost destroyed you. I wanted to help you so you wouldn't have to deal with it all at once. Piper: So you took my feelings away? Leo: No, never. I was gonna reverse the spell slowly so you could feel a little more every day but then somebody did to this to me, somebody put me here so I couldn't. I'm sorry. Darryl: Look, I don't wanna rush you two, but we have to go. Paige: I have to second that. (Piper shakes her head and looks at Phoebe. The empath inside Phoebe kicks in.) Phoebe: You bastard. How dare you do this to me. To our son. Paige: Phoebe? Phoebe: We had a life together, a family and you destroyed it, you destroyed me. You left me alone to raise our son by myself. How could you do this? How could you do this! (She yelled it so loudly that the camp near by hears.) How could you! (Phoebe punches Leo in the face twice. She suddenly stops before she can h*t him a third time. She looks at Piper.) I don't feel Piper anymore. (They hear voices in the distance.) Paige: We have to go. (Paige touches her necklace and the portal opens.) Phoebe: Come on, Piper, we've gotta go. Piper: Go? Go where? Paige: Home, hurry. (The warriors run down the path.) Phoebe: We gotta leave her. Come on. (Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Darryl run into the portal leaving Piper behind. Three warriors run in after them. The portal closes. Freyja, Mist and Valkyrie #2 run down the path. They see Piper standing there.) To be continued...	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x01 - Valhalley of the Dolls, Pt 1"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Alley. The criminal Darryl put in his car is still there. He is so angry from waiting so long that he is trying to kick down the bars between the front and back seats. A portal opens up near by and Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Darryl walk out of it.] Phoebe: Be careful, Darryl's body. Darryl: Thank you. Is he... I mean, am I still alive? Phoebe: Barely. Darryl: Barely? Leo: We've gotta go back and get Piper. Phoebe: How? By force? She won't come, she's withdrawn. Paige: Plus we can't go back now. Leo: But we can't just leave her there. Phoebe: Leo, they're not gonna hurt her. They need her to get to us. Darryl: Listen, about my body... Paige: Oh, I'm sorry, you can just step right back in. Darryl: That's it? Even though I'm still solid. Paige: You're still a spirit, trust me. Phoebe: Okay, we gotta go figure out what to do. Thanks again. (Phoebe, Paige and Leo orb out.) Darryl: Don't mention it. (Darryl walks over to his body and crouches down above it. His spirit is sucked back into his body. He jumps up. A portal opens up in front of him and three warriors walk out.) Great. That's just great. (The warriors throw Darryl across the alley and he lands hard on his car.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Living room. Phoebe, Paige and Leo orb in. Chris walks into the room.] Chris: Geez, it's about time, I was starting to get wor... Where's Piper? Leo: You son of a bitch! (Leo punches Chris in the face and pushes him against the wall.) Why'd you do it? Chris: Do what? (Leo throws him across the room.) Paige: Leo, stop it! (Chris starts to orb out but Leo grabs him and throws him across the room, hitting a cabinet.) Phoebe: Leo, enough! This hostility is klling me. Paige: What is wrong with you? You been playing Gladiator too long? Leo: You didn't tell them did you? Phoebe: Tell us what? Leo: That he was the last one to see me. Right afterwards I was mysteriously trapped in Valhalla. Chris: Oh, so what, that makes me responsible? Is that what you're saying? Paige: Okay, why would Chris do that? Leo: Why else? To get rid of me. Paige: That doesn't make sense. Leo: Doesn't it? He manipulated things so I could become an Elder. Forced me out of the house, didn't he? Chris: So you could save the world. Phoebe: Alright, Leo, I know how upset you are. And by know, I mean I literally know. But you're way off base here. Chris has been the model Whitelighter since you've been gone. He's done nothing but good. Paige: He's sent us after so many demons, if anything, he's been too good. Phoebe: He's the reason we were able to save you. Chris: You're welcome. Leo: Where'd you get the pendants? Phoebe: Leo! Leo: Alright. Alright. I'll let it go for now. So where's Wyatt? Can I see him? Paige: No, you can't, he's staying with Sheila until we can figure out how to rescue Piper. Phoebe: Which is gonna be hard because she doesn't want to be saved. Paige: Well, if we're gonna save her, it's gonna have to be as witches, not as Valkyries. (They pull off their Valkyrie necklaces and they return to their normal selves.) Book of Shadows? Phoebe: Got it. (They head for the attic.) [Scene: Valhalla. Cave. Piper, Freyja, Mist and Kara are there. Piper is sitting on a chair. Mist is standing beside her waving her arm in front of Piper's face.] Freyja: Well? Mist: She's Valkyrie. It's not pure. Deep inside I sense... Kara: Witch? Mist: Yes. Kara: I told you, she came with the other witches, she has to be one too. Mist: But it's very faint, I can barely read it. Kara: Still, she helped to escape the warrior, didn't she? Mist: Yes, but she didn't escape with them. Kara: Maybe they left her behind. Mist: Why would they do that? Kara: Because they would've been caught if they hadn't. Freyja: Either way she'll be a value to us. She wouldn't be the first witch to convert. And if she has, then we've gained a powerful sister. But if it is just a spell and she's not truly one of us, then we'll use her to lead us to the other two. After all, we can't have anybody knowing where to find us and risking what we do, now can we? Kara: What about the warriors who followed them? Aren't you concerned about them being exposed? Freyja: They're well trained. They'll know how to avoid it. Besides, hopefully they'll find the witches and take care of the problem for us. What do you think about that? (Piper stands up.) Piper: I think that if they don't, we will. [Scene: Street. Outside a Warehouse. It's dark. The three warriors are there and have just klled several innocent men.] [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Chris are there. Paige is looking at the Book of Shadows.] Chris: I don't understand. Why don't we just storm the place and find her? It's not like we don't know where she is. Leo: Because they'll be expecting you, that's why. It'll be su1c1de. Chris: We got you out safely, didn't we? Leo: But it cost us Piper. Phoebe: Okay, you guys, would you knock it off. I'm still reeling from Piper's emotions, I don't need this. Chris: Sorry. Phoebe: So how's it going? Paige: I am almost done. Um, I don't mean to burden you with my emotions but I don't quite see how reversing the memory spell's gonna help. Phoebe: Piper needs to believe she's a Valkyrie because it's too painful for her to be herself, way too painful, believe me. I almost passed out back there. Chris: Well, then believing she's a Valkyrie is the perfect option. To serve the greater good they're always in control. And they don't have to deal with pain or loss. Phoebe: Well, that's why we have to make Piper believe she's Piper again. Because if we don't get her back mentlly, it won't matter if we get her back physically. Paige: Okay, but Piper wasn't exactly back before the spell either. Leo: What do you mean? Paige: Well, that little magical whammy you performed on her kind of, um, backfired. Phoebe: Yeah. You see, after you left, Piper was really... Paige: Chipper. Yeah. Incessantly, increasingly, annoyingly chipper. Phoebe: What she said. Leo: I was supposed to make her feel less pain, I guess with me not around to pull it back a little bit, she got happier and happier. Paige: Uh, no, psychotically chipper. (Chris claps.) Chris: Way to go. Phoebe: Chris. Chris: What? Phoebe: Oh, I swear my new power is going to drive me crazy. Leo: You'll get the handle of it, just be patient. Phoebe: Are you sure? Because I remember Prue almost being destroyed that time she was an empath. Leo: Well, she wasn't supposed to become one, you are. Maybe all this with Piper has made it happen a little sooner but you can handle it, I know you can. Phoebe: I just wish I knew how to turn it on and off. I feel like I'm at the mercy of everyone else's feelings and it sucks. Paige: Bright side? Maybe you can actually find out how Jason feels about you. Phoebe: Yeah, but what if it's not good news? Paige: Then you dump him before he dumps you. (Phoebe laughs.) Uh, I think the spell's finished. (The doorbell rings. Oscar barks and runs in.) Oh, great. Leo: You got a dog? Paige: No, I got a career. Chris: Sore subject, don't ask. (Oscar barks again.) Paige: Alright, I'm coming. (Phoebe and Paige go downstairs.) [Cut to the foyer. Phoebe and Paige open the door. Darryl is standing there with cuts and bruises on his face.] Phoebe: Oh my god, Darryl, what happened? Darryl: I think I just got attcked by Attila the Hun. [Scene: Valhalla. Piper, Freyja and Mist are sitting in front of a beautiful waterfall. Kara comes rushing over.] Kara: Freyja, I need to speak with you. (They stand up.) In private. Freyja: You can speak freely. Kara: The warriors have followed the witches. They've klled civilians. Mist: What? Freyja: Innocents? Kara: I don't know. But they turned off the locators. Piper: What does that mean? Mist: They're trained to do that. When the final battle between good and evil begins. Kara: We have to stop them. Mist: But how can we? We have no way of finding them in the city. Piper: I'm from the city. I can help you find them. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Phoebe, Paige, Leo, Chris and Darryl are there. Leo is healing Darryl.] Leo: Feeling better? Darryl: Yeah. Thanks, it's good to have you back. Leo: Thanks for helping me get back. Chris: Ah, don't mention it. (Phoebe hits Chris on the leg.) Phoebe: How long after we left did the warriors show up? Darryl: Not long. Maybe a couple of seconds. Phoebe: They must have followed us from Valhalla. Paige: Great. That means they're after us now. Darryl: Except they didn't hang out long enough to ask me where to find you. Granted I was looking through swollen eyes but they just seem lost and confused. Chris: So what, they just took off? Darryl: Thank goodness they did because... Phoebe: We should have never put you in that situation. We should have come up with another way. Darryl: Forget it. You know, it worked. Chris: Yeah, for you maybe. What about the next poor guy that runs into those warriors? They're trained Kllers. (Oscar jumps into Paige's lap.) Paige: Yeah, but they only kll evil. Chris: He's not evil. Leo: Chris is right. Not everything is black and white in this world. Warriors can't always tell the difference between good and evil. Phoebe: What do we do? Leo: Well, we need to find them fast. Darryl: That shouldn't be too hard, they're gonna stand out. Even to San Francisco. Leo: Which is why we need to move fast. If they're exposed, so are the Valkyries. Paige: You're awfully forgiving considering everything they put you through. Leo: They still have a noble purpose to perform. Keeping their secret is key to them fulfilling it. Besides, it's not the Valkyries fault that I ended up there. (He glances over at Chris.) Chris: Which bring us back to the warriors. Phoebe: And let's not forget about Piper. Leo: Maybe we should split up. You should go to the police station. They're gonna show up on the radar screen in a big way. (Darryl's pager beeps.) Darryl: You know what, the officer's paging me anyway. Leo: Alright, make sure you're the first cop on the scene, we might need you to buy us some time. Darryl: Okay. (Darryl leaves.) Phoebe: Uh, maybe I should go to the newspaper and do the same thing. Leo: Good idea. Paige... Paige: I should take Oscar home before I get fired. Leo: You're kidding, right? Paige: No, I promised the temp agency I'd have him back in the morning and, huh, it's the morning. Listen, before you say anything, you've been gone, some things have changed and one of those things is that I am determined no more than ever to have a life separate from being a witch. Leo: Fine. But now? Paige: Yeah. I've already done the reversal spell, can't do it without Piper and we don't know how to get her, so, I'm just an orb away if you need help. (Paige leaves the room.) Leo: Paige. Phoebe: Let her go. It might seem silly to you but it's important to her, I know. Chris: See, it helps to be an empath. Phoebe: No, it helps to be a sister. And while we're on that subject, we have to come up with another plan to get Piper out of Valhalla. Leo: She's right. Let's go. (Leo grabs Chris's arm.) Chris: But... (Leo orbs out with him.) [Scene: Valhalla. Cave. Two warriors walk in.] Leo's Voice: Come on, in here. Chris: Easy. (Leo and Chris walk in.) Warrior #1: Who goes there? Leo: What's the matter? Don't your recognise me? Warrior #1: Leo. But we heard that the witches had broken you out. Leo: Disinformation. Enemy's favourite tactic, don't fall for it again. Warrior #1: Right, sorry. It's just that everyone's a little on edge, especially since the alert's been sounded again. Leo: I know. I caught the intruder. Where's Freyja? She'll want to question him. Warrior #1: She's not here. She went after the warriors in the city. Leo: And the new Valkyrie, where's she? Warrior #1: They took her with her. Leo: Alright, then I'll have to question him myself. (Leo grabs Chris and throws him in the cage.) Alone. (The warriors leave. Leo gets in the cage with Chris and shuts the door. He picks up two swords.) Chris: What are you doing? Leo, what's going on? Leo: I am gonna get the truth out of you one way or another. No sisters around here to help you this time. No orbing, no way out. (Chris trips over a skull.) Just you and me. (He throws the sword at his feet.) Chris: You're joking, right? I mean, shouldn't we be getting back to fill in Phoebe and Paige and find Piper? Leo: I already lost Piper. Pick it up. Chris: You know, this isn't funny anymore. This isn't very Elder-like either. Leo: Being trapped here for five weeks and fighting for my life has changed me a lot. Pick it up. Chris: Forget it. (Leo kicks up a shield and Chris catches it. Leo attcks him and he falls to the ground.) I didn't do it. (Chris tries to get up and Leo knocks his sword out of his hand. Leo holds his sword up to Chris's throat.) You can't kll me, I'm a Whitelighter. Leo: No? Then why are you sweating? I'm gonna find out the truth. I'm gonna find out who did this to me, I promise. Right now we're gonna go catch up with Phoebe and Paige and have a little chat with the Elders. Commercial Break [Scene: Outside the Warehouse. Police have arrived at the crime scene. Piper, Freyja, Mist and Kara walk out of a portal in a near by alley.] Kara: This was the last place they were before they turned off their locators. Freyja: Why did they do this? This is not what we're training them for. Piper: Maybe they were confused by all the evil in the city. It's everywhere. Mist: Then how do we find them before they hurt anybody else? Piper: I could scry for them. Kara: You mean like a witch can? Freyja: What do you need? Piper: Something of the warriors. The Knfe. (A Knfe disappears out of the dad man's stomach and reappears in Freyja's hand.) Freyja: Anything else? (A biker guy walks out of the back door of one of the buildings.) Biker Guy #1: Well, hells bells, what have we got here? (He laughs.) What, is there a Xena convention in town or something? (He laughs again. Kara steps forward.) Kara: On your knees. Biker Guy #1: Excuse me? I got a better idea. How about you get on your knees instead. (Kara stretches out her arm and the Biker Guy falls to his knees. She moves closer to him.) Kara: Who are you to speak to us that way. Freyja: Kara. Kara: You don't command us. We command you. (Piper walks over to Kara and pushes her arm down.) How dare you. Piper: This isn't Valhalla. You don't have dominion over men here. (The biker guy runs back inside.) Freyja: Then how do you train them? How do they take orders? Piper: They don't, they do what they want. (The biker guy comes back out with about a dozen other bikers following him, wielding wapon.) You know, I have an idea of how we can blend in better. [Time lapse. Piper, Freyja, Mist and Kara are sitting on the bikers' motorbikes wearing leather clothes. They start them up and drive off, passing tied up bikers. The drive down the street past the crime scene. Darryl looks over and notices Piper.] [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe walks in talking on her cell phone.] Phoebe: A motorcycle, Darryl? Are you sure? That just is so not Piper. Leo did say that she might be back. Alright, I'll call Paige and you keep an eye... (Jason walks into the room.) Oh my god. (She holds up her phone in front of her face trying to hide behind it. Jason spots her. She puts the phone back against her ear.) Let me call you back, let me call you back. (She hangs up.) Jason! Hi! What are you doing here? Jason: Who me? I own the place. Phoebe: Right. I work here, that's why I'm... (Jason walks up to her and kisses her passionately. Everyone in the office stops work and stares.) Wh-What was I saying? Jason: Did you forget I was flying in today? Phoebe: No. Of course I didn't forget that you were flying back today. Just a little scattered, that's all. (She laughs, flustered.) Is the air conditioning not working in here or what? Jason: Uh, it feels fine to me. Phoebe, you look great, really. I like your hair. Phoebe: Thanks. I like yours too. (They walk into Phoebe's office.) Jason: Uh, listen, I was gonna go home, unpack, take a shower. But, uh, I was hoping that maybe later we could get together and have some dinner, you know. I know we didn't have anything planned officially but, you know, I was thinking that... (Phoebe grabs Jason and kisses him passionately.) I'm gonna take that as a yes then. (Phoebe steps back.) Phoebe: Oh, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no. (Jason walks closer to her and she moves away, around her desk.) Jason: No? Alright, uh, I just really missed you, Phoebe. Phoebe: Oh, I know, I can tell. (She backs right around her desk with him following her.) It's just, uh, it's very hard. I-I mean, hard to explain, that kind of hard. You know, not the other kind of hard, you know. Am I making any sense? Jason: Phoebe... Phoebe: No, no, don't come any closer, it'll just get harder. (She turns to face the door. He comes up behind her and kisses her neck.) Oh, god. I-I-I c-c-can't. P-P-P-Piper. (She gives in, turns around and kisses him. Jason looks up and sees the whole office looking in from the hallway. He closes the door. They all groan in disappointment.) [Scene: Warehouse. The three warriors are there. The Valkyries and Piper ride in on the motorbikes. The warriors pull out their wapon. Freyja gets off the bike.] Freyja: No, wait, it's me. You're making a mistake. (Piper, Mist and Kara get off the bikes too.) This is not the final battle, we've come to take you back to Valhalla. Warrior #2: What do you think? Warrior #3: I think the enemy wears many masks. (The warriors attck.) Commercial Break [Scene: Street. Paige is taking Oscar for a walk. She's talking on her cell phone.] Paige: Well, you're the agency. How could you not know they were leaving town? They abandoned their dog. That, that is animal cruelty, okay? No! I-I can't take care of the dog. I've got responsibilities, pressing ones too. And besides, I need to make a statement to my family. This is not helping here. Hello? Hello? (She hangs up.) What am I doing? (Oscar barks.) Okay, I've just got to trust the universe, things happen for a reason. (Neighbour dogs bark.) What is going on here? Male Voice: Bad ass fight, that's what. (Paige looks around.) Paige: Who said that? Male Voice: Whoa, wait, you mean you can here me? (Paige looks down at Oscar. He's talking.) Well, hallelujah, it's about time. Paige: Please don't tell me you're talking to me. Oscar: Are you kidding? I've been trying to get your attention for two days now. I'm in serious trouble here. Paige: Okay, it's okay, Paige. You've dealt with weirder things than this. Maybe, maybe my powers are just advancing, maybe I can understand animals now. Oscar: Oh, please, give me a break. Until you accepted that there might be a reason you got this job, you weren't gonna be open to helping me. Paige: Help you do what? Oscar: Reverse an evil witch's curse and make me human again. Come on, if I'm evil too, it won't work, you know that. What have you got to lose? Paige: Well, it's a good point. This day couldn't get much suckier. Okay, here goes. Uh, "I call upon the Halliwells, I call our powers to undo this spell, make right again that we must, reverse the curse that made this mutt." (Oscar turns into a tall, good looking guy.) Oscar: That's better, thanks. Paige: Alright, don't mention it. As long as you don't hump my leg anymore we'll be cool. Oscar: Yeah, sorry, it's just what dogs do when they like someone. Paige: Oh, that's very sweet. So, why did an evil witch turn you into man's best friend, anyway? Oscar: Well, it's kind of complicated. Let's just say there's a million reasons. But let me help you. All those dogs out there? They're barking because there's some serious magic in the air. The kind of magic you might be looking for. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Phoebe and Jason pop up from behind her desk. They put their clothes back on.] Phoebe: I am so sorry. I didn't mean for that to happen. Jason: Why not? Why are apologising? You were unbelievable. Phoebe: Oh, please don't say it. Just don't. Jason: Well, it wasn't just you, you know. Phoebe: Oh, yeah, I know, I just, I, uh, wasn't myself, that's all. Jason: I don't understand. Phoebe: Yeah, I know you don't and that's okay. (She walks to the front of her desk.) As long as you stay on that side of the room everything should be fine. It's the only way I really know what I'm feeling. (She sits on a red couch.) Jason: Phoebe... Phoebe: Please, please, please, please, don't. Jason: Hey. What's the matter? You can talk to me. We like each other, Phoebe, you don't have to be afraid of that. I'm not gonna hurt you. Phoebe: Really? Jason: Really. Come here. (She gets up and hugs him. She gets a vibe.) Phoebe: Oh, no, not again! Jason: What? Phoebe: What do you mean what? Don't think I don't know. (There's a knock at the door. Phoebe opens it.) Paige: Hi. Phoebe: Hi. Paige: Excuse us. You got a minute? Phoebe: Yeah. (Paige pulls Phoebe out into the main office.) Paige: What is the matter with you? Weren't you supposed to be... Phoebe: Okay, you don't have to yell at me because I can sense how mad you are. Paige: Okay, just because you can sense doesn't mean I can't vent. Phoebe: Where are we going right now? Paige: To find Piper. Phoebe: Do you know where she is? Paige: Yeah, a little doggy told me. (They leave.) [Scene: Mechanic Shop. The warriors are fighting with the Valkyries. One of the warriors throws Kara down onto a car. He jumps down beside her. Piper jumps up onto another car and grabs onto a long chain hanging from the roof. She swings across to Kara and just before the warrior can sab Kara, Piper kicks him out of the way.] Piper: Come on, get up. (Kara looks at Piper, shocked. They continue fighting. Piper uses a Valkyrie power and a hub cap floats to her. She uses it as a shield. Phoebe and Paige orb in near by.) Phoebe: Ooh, way to go Piper! (Paige hits her arm.) What? She's good. (Piper knocks down one of the warriors and notices Phoebe and Paige.) Piper: I'll take care of them. (She walks towards them.) Phoebe: Reverse the spell! Reverse the spell! Paige: Alright. Uh, "Spell was cast, now make it pass, remove it now, don't ask me how." (Piper waves her arm and Paige flies across the room.) Phoebe: Well, it serves you right. What kind of spell was that? Okay, Piper, I know why you'd rather be one of them. It's because you don't wanna feel pain. But you have to feel the pain because if you can't feel the pain, then you can't feel the good stuff either, you know? Right? (Piper kicks Phoebe and Phoebe lands on the floor.) Paige: Oh, and that was so much better. (A car screeches outside and then Darryl runs in wielding a gn.) Darryl: Freeze! Drop your wapon! (The warriors and Valkyries stop fighting. One of the warriors pulls out a dagger.) Phoebe: Piper! (The warrior throws the dagger at Darryl and Piper freezes it just in time. Darryl turns around and looks at the dagger. Freyja opens a portal.) Freyja: Now do you believe me? Go, get in. (The warrior grabs the dagger out of mid-air. They step into the portal.) Piper, let's go. (Freyja and Mist steps into the portal.) Paige: Piper, don't go. Kara: Hurry. Phoebe: Please. (Piper rushes over to the portal and Kara and her step into it.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Chris are there.] Phoebe: There's gotta be a way to get Piper out of there. I know it. Paige: Well, unfortunately the reversal spell as you so kindly pointed out didn't exactly help Piper remember who she was. Phoebe: What do the Elders think? Chris: They think it had to be a demon who stuck Leo in Valhalla. Leo: But they're not sure. Chris: Still, it's their leading theory. Paige: Guys, this is about Piper. Leo: Actually, the Elders believe that your new power is key to helping save Piper. Phoebe: My new power? How do they figure? All it's done is make things worse. Leo: There's a reason you received it. They... We believe it's to help save Piper. So what exactly did you feel the last time from her? Phoebe: Not much. Paige: You said you felt something familiar, little things. Phoebe: Well, I mean, obviously I felt pain... and desire... to help. Paige: Well, she helped Darryl and that wasn't with her Valkyrie powers that was with her Charmed powers. Chris: The witch within must still be alive. Leo: And that's how you're gonna reach her. Phoebe: Yeah, but how? I mean, just because I can feel some glimmer of Piper's feelings doesn't mean she can. She's completely cut off from them. Chris: Wait-wait-wait, hold it. Isn't there a spell in the book that allows somebody to feel what you feel? Which in this case will be Piper feeling what you're feeling Piper should be feeling. Did that make sense? Paige: Um, frighteningly it did. What about that spell I used on Cole last year. The one to make him sense whether or not you loved him. I could reword it for Piper. Phoebe: Actually, that's worth a sht. Chris: Problem is you still have to get close to her to try it and that's not gonna be easy. Paige: Yeah, especially with Piper's powers. Leo: Maybe I could orb you. Phoebe: No, Leo, you're the reason she's in this emotional cocoon, you need to stay far away from her. No offence. Paige: Well, then the question is how do we get close enough to her without her kicking our butts? Phoebe: I can use my new power to counteract hers. Chris: How do you figure? Phoebe: Well, our powers are emotion based, right? If I can channel Piper's feelings, why can't I channel her powers and then use them against her. [Scene: Valhalla. Rainforest. Piper is walking down the path. Phoebe and Paige come out of the bushes. Piper stops.] Piper: What are you doing here? Phoebe: We're here to take you home. (Piper uses her Valkyrie power and Paige flies backwards.) Paige: Why does she always pick on me first? (Phoebe stares Piper in her eyes. Piper tries to use the Valkyrie power on Phoebe but it barely works. Piper looks at her, confused. She tries again but nothing happens. Phoebe waves her arm and Piper flies backwards. She does it again.) Phoebe: Paige, now! Paige: "Open Piper's heart to reveal, that part which only Phoebe feels, send it back from whence it came, but don't protect her from the pain." (Red sparkly lights leave Phoebe's body and then hits Piper's body. A dozen or so Valkyries run out of the bushes and surround Phoebe and Paige.) Piper: No, wait. Freyja: Did they harm you? Piper: No, they helped me. I know what you do here, I understand its purpose so you can trust that your secret is safe. But I think it's time for me to go home. (Freyja smiles.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Night. Phoebe's standing outside Jason's office out of sight. Jason is sitting in his office. They're on their cell phones.] Jason: Jason Dean. Phoebe: Hi. Jason: Hi, Phoebe. I was starting to get a little worried. Did you get all my messages? Phoebe: Yeah, I did and I'm sorry I didn't call you back but... Jason: Let me guess, something came up? You are a mysterious woman, Phoebe. Phoebe: Is that a bad thing? Jason: No, it's a good thing. Except for when I'm trying to figure you out. Phoebe: Well, if it makes you feel any better, I'm having a hard time figuring myself out these days. Jason: I'm glad. I mean, I'm, you know, not that you're having trouble, it's just that it's not about me. It's not about me, is it? Phoebe: No, it's not about you. It's just that, uh, my feelings have been a little mixed up lately. Jason: Well, long distance relationships are not easy. Phoebe: No, they're not. Jason: So am I gonna see you again before I leave? Phoebe: Ah, I want to, I really do but I'm not so sure that's a good idea. Jason: I understand. That's a lie, I don't. It's just that my favourite advice columnist once wrote that it's important for guys to be more understanding. So how am I doing? Phoebe: You're doing great, really great. Jason: So should I call you? Phoebe: Yeah, you better call me. Have a safe flight. Jason: Thanks. Phoebe: Bye. Jason: Bye. (They hang up.) [Scene: Manor. Living room. Chris is there cleaning up the broken cabinet. Paige walks in all dressed up.] Paige: Hey, Chris. What are you doing? Chris: Wow, you look amazing. Paige: Thank you. Um, leave it, I'll help you clean it up tomorrow. Chris: It's okay, I don't mind. It's the least I can do. Paige: What do you mean, the least you can do? Chris: You know, for fighting with Leo. Paige: He attcked you, don't worry about it. Chris: Yeah, I know, like I said, it's cool. (Phoebe walks in through the front door.) Phoebe: Hi. Paige: Hey. Guess it didn't go that well with Jason? Phoebe: Well, I went all the way down there to talk to him and then I figured maybe it wasn't such a good idea that I even see him. At least not until I can control my new power. Paige: Judging by how its been going it might be just a little bit. Phoebe: I know, but what am I supposed to do? I'm gonna have to figure out how to use it sooner or later. And until then I'm just gonna stay away from horny men. Paige: Huh, good luck. Chris: Well, at least your power helped save Piper. That's gotta be a good thing, right? Paige: Yeah, we'll help her with what she's going through though. Phoebe: But at least she's going through it now. And that is a good thing. Paige: Yeah, well, let's hope. Well, I'm off to see Oscar. (Paige heads for the door.) Chris: Whoa, wait. Oscar the dog? Paige: Yeah, he's having a bit of a tough time adjusting. I don't really want him roaming the streets by himself. Especially since I am the one who rescued him. You know, I was having trouble with the whole idea of that temp agency thing. But I'm kind of digging it now, it's alright. Phoebe: Wait, wait, about Oscar. Paige: Bye. (Paige leaves.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Piper's room. Piper is there sitting on a couch with Wyatt. Leo knocks on the door.] Piper: Who is it? Leo: It's me. Piper: Come in. (Leo walks in.) Piper: Hi. Leo: Hi. Piper: You want to hold him? Leo: Are you kidding? (Piper stands up holding Wyatt. Leo walks over and takes Wyatt from her.) He's gotten so big. Piper: Yeah. (Leo puts him in in his playpen.) Leo: Look, Piper, I wanna say I'm sorry for taking away your feelings. Piper: Leo, you don't have to apologise. I know that you were just trying to help me, I do. And it wasn't your fault, you weren't around to take the spell away. Leo: Well, it's somebody's fault, and I'm gonna find out whose. The other Elders want me to stick around until I do. To make sure nobody's targeting us again. Piper: So you're still an Elder then? Leo: Yeah. Piper: Um, I need to ask you a favour. Leo: Anything. Piper: I need some space from you. I mean, who knows this might actually turn out to be a good thing for me in the long run. I might be able to live some semblance of a normal life. Not being married to an angel. I get why you have to leave, Leo, and I understand that you can't ignore your calling, but I do have to deal with it somehow. With being alone, with being a single mother, and I can't really do that with you hanging around the house. I'm sorry. Leo, please, I need this. (Leo kneels down beside Wyatt.) Leo: I won't be far. (to Piper) You deserve a normal life, Piper. I really hope you find it. (He orbs out.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x02 - Valhalley of the Dolls, Pt 2"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Manor. Parlor. Piper, Phoebe and Paige orb in. Piper is holding Wyatt.] Paige: We don't have much time, they're gonna follow us. Phoebe: How are we supposed to stop them? Piper: But we have to do something. We can't just let them take Wyatt. (Magical lights appear in the room.) Paige: Uh, incoming. ("The Cleaners" wearing white suits appear.) Cleaner #1: It's pointless to run. Piper: You can't have him. (Piper tries to blow them up but he just catches it in his hand.) Cleaner #1: You're only delaying the inevitable I'm afraid, now if you don't mind, we have a lot of cleaning to do. (They wave their hands and Wyatt disappears and reappears in Cleaner #2's arms.) Piper: No! (Cleaner #1 waves his arm and the girls are thrown off their feet and slide backwards along the floor.) Leo! (Leo orbs in.) Wyatt. Cleaner #1: An Elder. Good. Perhaps you can explain it to her. (The girls get up.) Phoebe: Explain? Explain what? Piper: Do something. Don't just stand there. Leo: I can't. Nobody can. Paige: What the hell are you talking about? Piper: Please, he's just a baby. It won't happen again, I won't let it happen again. Cleaner #2: Sorry, we can't take that risk. Cleaner #1: Don't worry, you won't remember any of this anyway. (Cleaner #1 waves his hand and any baby things laying around the room disappear. Even Wyatt's room upstairs returns to a closet. The Cleaners disappear. Piper looks at Leo, confused.) Piper: What are you doing here? Leo: I don't know. Better go. (He orbs out.) Paige: What were we talking about? Piper: I don't know. Phoebe: I'm bat. I'm gonna go up to bed. (Phoebe goes upstairs.) Paige: Yeah, I'm tired too. (to Piper) Are you alright? Piper: Yeah, I just feel like I'm forgetting something. Paige: Like what? Piper: I don't know. Must not be very important. (Paige goes upstairs. Piper looks around.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper's there making breakfast. The TV is on.] Weather Man: (on TV) Say goodbye to yesterdays rain and good morning sunshine. It is a beautiful Wednesday in San Francisco and if you're like me, you'll want to forget all about yesterday. (Paige walks in.) Paige: Any infomercials for stain remover on there? Piper: You have a stain that needs removing? (Paige goes to the fridge.) Paige: Yes. I spilled coffee on my blouse yesterday, so that dork walking around the office with the big old stain on her shirt, that'd be me. Piper: Have you tried baking soda? Paige: No, it's dry clean only, so it's gonna eat up half a day's pay. Piper: The pay is lousy, your boss is a sexist pig. Why don't you just quit? The job sucks and it's just a temp job anyway. Paige: Because if I want a life outside of magic, I can't just quit every time a job starts sucking. Besides, I stuck around with the dog walking job and hey, I wind up helping somebody. Piper: Yeah, but that was once. What are the odds of something like that actually happening again? Paige: I don't know. But sometimes they say you gotta ride a lot of different horses on the merry-go-round before you find what you're looking for. Piper: Carousel. Paige: Sorry? Piper: Well, a merry-go-round has lots of animals. A carousel only has horses. Paige: Okay, why do you even know that, weirdo? (Piper stops to think.) Piper: I have no idea. (Piper hears a baby's voice.) Did you hear that? Paige: Hear what? Piper: Now it's gone. Paige: Now what's gone? Piper: I know this may sound crazy but I think I just heard a baby. Paige: Yeah, you're crazy. Phoebe's Voice: Piper! Paige: Oh my god, I heard something. Piper: Oh, be quiet. Coming! Paige: How long do you think she's gonna spend down there anyway? The rest of her natural life? Piper: Yeah. Long enough to be sure she doesn't shove her tongue down the throat of the next delivery guy. Phoebe's Voice: I heard that! (Piper picks up a tray and she and Paige head for the basement.) [Cut to the basement. Phoebe has set up a desk in the corner of the room. She's sitting behind it.] Phoebe: For your information, we're lucky that guy didn't sue me for sexual harassment. (Paige and Piper walk down the stairs.) Paige: Well, you were channelling his emotions. Phoebe: That's not the point. The point is I have to figure out how to work my new power, I'm gonna have to lock myself down in this basement for the rest of my life. Whoa, whoa, whoa! (Piper and Paige suddenly stop before the bottom of the stairs.) Stay behind the yellow line. (Piper and Paige look down to see a thick yellow line drawn on the ground.) I might channel what you both are feeling. Piper: So would you like me to toss you your breakfast? (Paige notices a band-aid stuck to Phoebe's forehead.) Paige: What happened to your head? Phoebe: This? I don't know. I've been so scattered lately I must have bumped it or something. Now, are either one of you feeling any strong emotions? Anger? Sadness? Paige: Annoyance? Phoebe: You may proceed. Paige: Thanks. (Phoebe gets a vibe.) Phoebe: Wait a minute, one of you is feeling insecure. (Phoebe looks at Piper.) Piper: What? I'm just feeling a little off today, that's all. Stop looking at me like that. (Piper puts the tray on Phoebe's desk.) Phoebe: You cut the crust of my toast and cut my eggs into little bits and look, there's apple sauce and milk. Piper, I'm not in second grade. Piper: I just thought maybe you'd like some milk for some strong bones. Paige: Okay, what is going on with you, lady? Carousels, hearing babies, and now milk for strong bones. Phoebe: Wait, you were hearing babies? Piper: Forget it, I'm sure it's nothing, forget it. (Phoebe's cell phone rings. She answers it.) Phoebe: Hey, Elise. How'd you like that...? What? Elise's Voice: Just get in here! Phoebe: No, I can't come in today because... I am very sick. (She coughs.) Elise's Voice: Yesterday you completely turned the place upside down! Phoebe: Wait, but I didn't come in yesterday. I did? Oh. Oh. Oh. Okay. (She hangs up.) Paige: What was that about? Phoebe: Uh, that was Elise and she wants me to come into work asap or it's my job. Piper: Your job? Why would she say that? Phoebe: I have no idea. Something about yesterday. I must have bumped my head pretty hard, huh? Paige: It looks like you're gonna have to brave the big bad world. Want me to give you a ride? Phoebe: No, I'll drive. So I can get in and out fast. (Phoebe gets up and she and Paige head upstairs.) Piper: Hey, don't forget your coats. It might rain. Paige: Will you stop mothering us, please. [Scene: Ritz Teukolsky Ruben building. Office. Paige is at the reception desk answering the phone.] Paige: Ritz Teukolsky Ruben please hold. (Presses a button.) Ritz Teukolsky Ruben please hold. (Presses a button.) Who are you holding for? You wouldn't happen to need any help with anything, would you? (Flo walks past carrying a box of stuff.) Flo, what happened? Flo: I just got fired, that's what happened. Paige: What? (on phone) Oh, not you. You call back or something. (Paige walks around the desk.) I don't understand. Why? Flo: You oughta know. Paige: Uh, no, I-I don't and I want to help, believe me. But I can't help you unless you tell me, you know, why you were fired. Flo: So Mr. Stewart gets me in his office and says I either go out with him again or he fires me. I didn't take his offer. So he told me to pack up. My word against his, you know. Paige: I would have gone in with you if you asked. Flo: I did, I asked you yesterday. Obviously I don't rank high enough in importance for you to remember. Paige: No, no, seriously, I would remember that. (Mr. Stewart walks over to them.) Mr. Stewart: Excuse me, do you mind? (Flo storms out.) Back to the phone, Francine. Paige: Paige, my name is Paige. Mr. Stewart: Whatever. You're a temp. You want to help people? Sit your pretty ass back down, answer the damn phone. Commercial Break [Scene: P3. Day. Back room. Chris is there lazing back on a couch drinking a beer. Leo orbs in.] Leo: Hey. Chris: Hey. (Chris gets it together.) Leo! (He jumps up.) Hey. I didn't know you were coming here. Leo: I can see that. Are you drinking beer? Chris: I was gonna pay for that. Leo: Chris, what are you doing sitting around here? Aren't you supposed to be getting to know your new charge? (A girl wearing only a man's shirt stands at the doorway.) Girl: Oh, hi, Leo. Chris: Okay, look, before you get mad, you were the one who wanted me to have a charge in the first place, remember? Leo: Yeah, to protect her. Girl: Oh, he was using protection. Chris: Yeah, I don't think that's what he meant. Leo: Chris, are you out of your mind? Besides from this being out of line, it's completely against the rules. Chris: Yeah, you're one to talk. Girl: Oh, I don't think that's his point. Why don't I just, um, leave you two alone. (She leaves.) Chris: Look, I was just having a little fun. What's the big deal? It's not like I have anything pressing to do anyway. Leo: You don't have anything pressing? Then why exactly did you come back from the future in the first place? Chris: Ahh, I don't know. I forgot. Leo: You forgot. (Chris laughs. Leo hears a baby's voice.) You hear that? Chris: What? Leo: Never mind. We'll talk about this later. (He orbs out. The girl comes back in.) Girl: Is he gone? (Chris nods.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe walks in. She looks around and notices everyone in the office has a wound. Broken bones, bandages, black eyes.] Man: I don't care what she says, Phoebe. I always wanted to do what you did and man was it good to see you do it. Phoebe: Oh, thanks for your support, Frank. (She turns to meet Elise, who has a black eye, and they go into her office.) Okay, Elise, what is going on out... Elise: Sit. (Phoebe sits down.) I wanted to talk to you alone before I involved any lawyers. Phoebe: Lawyers? What? Elise: Now I'm not going to pretend that the only reason you're still working here is that you're an asset to the paper. But what the hell came over you yesterday? Phoebe: Yesterday? Elise: Because there are three workers out with injuries. Jackie has got a broken nose. Not to mention... (She points to her black eye.) Phoebe: Yeah, that does look like it hurts a lot. Elise: It's all I can do to keep lawsuits from pouring in. If there were perhaps a reasonable explanation for your behaviour yesterday. Phoebe: Elise, I'm sorry but I honestly have no idea what you're talking about. Elise: Phoebe! (Elise grabs her shoulders and Phoebe gets a premonition. In the premonition Phoebe is in the office punching everyone out. The premonition ends. Phoebe coughs and stands up.) Phoebe: I'm feeling a lot worse. I gotta go. [Scene: Outside a store. Piper is there. A man walks out of the store carrying a crying baby, a grocery bag and a pack of diapers. He's having trouble carrying all three.] Man: Okay, here we go. Come on, sweetheart, don't be fussy. (Piper looks over. The man drops the diapers. Piper rushes over and picks the diapers up for him.) You want a bottle? Piper: You know, if you bounce a little, make a little shushing sound, it usually helps. (The man does as she says.) (to baby) Hi. Man: Wow, that was amazing. How did you calm him down so fast? Piper: Well, the shushing sound supposedly reminds them of the womb. Man: Amazing. You must be a terrific mum to know all this stuff. Piper: No, actually, I don't have kids. Man: Really? I guess I just assumed. Piper: Oh, well, I always wanted them. I babysat a lot. I should go. (She heads for her car.) Man: Um... (She turns back around.) My diapers? Piper: Oh. Sorry. (She balances the diapers on top of the grocery bag.) Piper: Got it? Man: Yep. You okay, sweetheart? You want some chips? (The man walks off.) [Scene: Manor. Piper's bedroom. Leo is there looking at the closet, deep in thought. Piper walks in.] Piper: Leo? Leo: Piper? What are you doing here? Piper: What am I doing here? Leo: No, that's not what I meant. Just... I shouldn't be here. Piper: No, you shouldn't. I mean, I asked you to stay away for a good reason so that I could learn to live without you. Leo: I know. Piper: And if you just keep orbing in whenever you feel like it, that's not really gonna help me. Leo: Right, I'm sorry. It's just... Never mind, I should be going. Piper: What were you gonna say? Leo: Nothing. Piper: You haven't by any chance, now this is gonna sound a little weird, um, been hearing things lately, have you? Leo: Hearing things? Piper: Yeah, you know, like I could swear a couple times today I heard a... Leo: Baby? Piper: You too? Leo: Pretty strange, huh? Do you think it means anything? Piper: I don't know. I mean, maybe it's just that we both regret not having children. Which why didn't we? Leo: I don't know. We both wanted to. I guess it just wasn't meant to be. Phoebe's Voice: Piper, I need you upstairs. Piper: Be right there. Uh, you should probably go. Leo: But what if you need help. What if it's a demon? Piper: Leo, you're not our Whitelighter anymore. Chris is. Leo: Except he's busy. I gave him another witch to look after yesterday. Piper: Well, then I guess we're just gonna have to handle it alone, won't we. (Piper leaves the room.) [Cut to the attic. Phoebe and Paige are there.] Paige: So you're saying you started a riot but you don't remember? (Piper walks in.) Phoebe: Yeah, it must have been how this has happened and why Elise was so mad at me. Paige: I thought Elise was just like that. Phoebe: Well, yeah, she kind of is. (to Piper) Hey, are you okay? I'm feeling a very emotional vibe from you right now. Piper: I'm fine. Stop that. What I don't understand is if you don't remember the riot, how do you know you started it? Phoebe: I had a vision. And by the way, the vision occurred yesterday. Paige: Maybe you were channelling somebody else's anger. Phoebe: Probably, I just don't remember. Piper: So you both have events that you can't remember from yesterday. Phoebe: Yeah, there was the riot and Paige's blouse. Paige: And this thing with this girl Flo from work. Did you forget anything? Piper: You're asking me to remember what I've apparently forgotten? I don't know, I remember getting up, I remember going downstairs, but the rest is kind of a blur. Paige: I think somebody is messing with us. Phoebe: Making us forget. Piper: But these all seem like such random moments to forget. Where's the connection? Paige: Well, that's why we wrote a spell to fill in the blanks. Phoebe: We know you might be reluctant because of what happened last time we cast a spell on your memory. Piper: No, you're right, let's do it. Phoebe: Really? Piper: Something's going on. The only thing we don't know is what. Paige: Alright, here we go. "Moments lost make witches wonder, warlocks plot or demons plunder, if this is not a prank, help us to fill in the blanks." (The room spins around and when it settles down, Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there wearing the day before's clothes.) Piper: It's raining. Paige: And your band-aid's gone. Phoebe: And you're wearing that blouse. Paige: Except for I've got no coffee stain. (They hear a baby.) Piper: Oh my god. (Piper races out of the room.) [Cut to the conservatory. Piper picks Wyatt out of his playpen. Phoebe and Paige come downstairs.] Piper: I remember now. I'm a mum. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Wyatt are there. Phoebe throws a newspaper on the table.] Phoebe: Today is yesterday. Paige: Well, the spell didn't return our memories, it just rewound the day. Phoebe: Yeah, but why? Paige: Why else? To help us remember what somebody obviously wants us to forget. Piper: Okay, but how could I have possibly forgotten about Wyatt? What could have happened to make that happen? Phoebe: Piper, it's not just you, we were all made to forget about him. Paige: And a whole bunch of other things. Piper: But I'm his mother, it's my job to protect him and I failed. Paige: Don't be ridiculous, you did not fail. (Wyatt starts fussing.) Piper: Okay, now he's fussing. Come on, sweetie, it's okay. And now I can't get him to stop fussing. (Phoebe gets a vibe.) Phoebe: You're just feeling insecure. And Wyatt is feeling very, very sad right now. Poor little guy. You see, this is why I lock myself in the basement, I am a wreck. Paige: Okay, guys, we're kind of against the clock right now, maybe we should just take it in the other room. Phoebe: I think that's a good idea. Piper: Okay, bud, here we go. (Piper puts him back in his playpen. She picks up an old teddy bear.) Hey, lookie, how about this? You like this guy? Hello. No? Pheebs, a little help here. Phoebe: We hate that toy. It's yucky and crusty and gross. Piper: Okay, then what does he want? (Phoebe points to the TV.) Phoebe: That. Piper: Yeah, see, I am a failure. Piper: No, you're not. We just happen to have more pressing concerns right now than the media's influence. Okay? (Phoebe and Paige leave the room.) Piper: Okay. (Piper turns on the TV to a learning channel.) Okay, sweetie, mummy will just be in the next room, okay? Okay. (Piper leaves the room. Wyatt looks at the TV and the channel changes to gymnastics. He blinks and the channel changes to dragons.) [Cut to the living room.] Paige: Okay, we remember everything that happened before today, right? Phoebe: Yeah, but... Paige: And we know we're not gonna remember everything unless we do something about it, right? Phoebe: Paige, don't be impatient with me. I'm feeling so much today I don't need this too. Paige: Okay, all I'm saying is whatever caused us to forget is what's gonna happen next. We just have to relive this day and see where it leads us. Piper: Yeah, but if we're not careful, where it leads will be right back where we started, without Wyatt. Paige: Except we know something is going to happen to him, so all we have to do is look for clues, keep our eyes open and stop it. Phoebe: How are we supposed to know what's important and what's not? Paige: It's all important because it's all connected to Wyatt. So just have to see what the connection is. Piper: So what, you're just supposed to go to your temp job and wait for coffee to be spilt on you? Paige: Yeah, exactly. So much for my life outside of magic. Now you, you have go to go to work and... Phoebe: Start a riot and get a cut on my head and lose my job? No thank you. Paige: You have to, it's the only way to save Wyatt. Phoebe: Oi. [Cut to the conservatory. Wyatt blinks again and one of the dragons orbs out of the TV and orbs back in outside the house. It pushes on the doors and they open. It flies away.] Piper: So I guess I'm supposed to stay home... (They hear a crash.) Wyatt? (They walk into the conservatory and see the doors wide open.) How did those open? Paige: Must have been the wind. Piper: But they were locked. Phoebe: Could be a clue, let's remember it. Paige: Are you gonna be okay here by yourself? (Paige closes the doors.) Piper: Do I have a choice? Phoebe: Wanna switch with me? Paige: Okay, just call us if anything weird happens. (Piper looks at the TV and then at Wyatt.) [Scene: P3. Leo and Chris are there sitting at the bar.] Chris: You're kidding, right? I don't have time for another charge. Leo: Why not? Chris: Because I just don't. Why do you want me to oversee another witch, anyway? Leo: Because I wanna see what you can do, what you can handle. Chris: Oh, please, you just don't want me around the sisters all the time because you don't trust me. Leo: Chris, protecting charges is what we do. Besides, when I was a Whitelighter I had other charges. Chris: Leo, I didn't come all the way from the future to protect and oversee other charges. I came for one reason and one reason only. Leo: To protect Wyatt. Chris: Yeah. Leo: From some demon who will attck in the future but you're not sure which one. Chris: Hey, man, fine, whatever, don't believe me. All I'm saying is there is no way I am taking on another charge and that's... (A blonde woman walks in.) That... Woman: Hi, Leo, sorry I'm late. Leo: That's okay. Woman: You must be Chris. I'm Natalie. Chris: (to Leo) Maybe just one more. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe walks in.] Woman #2: Phoebe, thank god you came in. The server crashed and we lost your column. Do you have a hard copy? Phoebe: Uh, I'll check in my office. (A man storms out of Elise's office with Elise following.) Man: It's not what you did, Elise, it's how you did it. Elise: Well, lucky I'm editor so I don't have to care what you think. (He heads for the door.) Don't think we're done here, mister. Man: Screw you Elise. (Phoebe's vibes kick in and she gets angry. She taps Elise on the shoulder and when she turns around, Phoebe punches her in the face. The man points and laughs.) Security Guard: You think that's funny, huh? (He punches the man in the face. They grab each other and start fighting.) Phoebe: Hold it! Wait! Don't! (Phoebe tries to break them up but they push her and she hits her head on a desk. She touches her bleeding forehead.) [Scene: Ritz Teukolsky Ruben Office. Paige and Flo are there.] Paige: Stay calm, stay calm. Just, you know, tell me what happened. Flo: Mr. Stewart has been asking me out ever since I got here. Paige: Okay, so you went on a date. Flo: Well, if you could call it a date. He tried to grab my ass, I threw a drink in his face. I have avoided him ever since. God, I'm so stupid. I shouldn't have gone out with him in the first place. Paige: Okay, so tell me what happened next. Flo: Next. Next he wants me to meet him in his office tomorrow morning bright and early. He says it's official. I need this job but I'm afraid to face him alone. Do you think maybe you could come with me? Paige: Of course, absolutely. I don't know how I could forget this. Flo: Forget what? Paige: Oh, nothing. (The large dragon flies past the window.) Flo: This is just so typical of my luck with men. I mean, not that you need to hear me complain but... (An employee sees the dragon and without looking walks straight for Paige.) Oh, hey, watch it. (Paige turns around and the employee bumps straight into her, spilling his cup of coffee over her shirt.) Paige: Oh, coffee. Employee: I am so sorry. Paige: It's okay. Employee: Something weird just flew by the window. Paige: Something? Something what? Employee: Um... Paige: Spit it out, spit it out. Employee: Well, to be honest with you, it looked a little like a dragon. Paige: A dragon? (She looks out the window and sees the dragon in the distance.) Oh, that is so not good. [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper is there looking at the Book of Shadows. Wyatt balls his eyes out. Piper puts the book down and goes over to him.] Piper: Oh, Wyatt, sweetie, come on, mummy's gotta find something to make sure nothing happens to you. Here, look-look-look. (She picks up the old bear.) Right, you hate this. You hate this. (She puts the bear down.) Okay. I'm sorry. (She picks him up.) Did I forget how to be a mummy too? (They start to orb out.) Wyatt, what are you doing? Wyatt. (They orb out.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Everyone in the office is fighting with each other. Paige walks in.] Paige: Oh my god. Phoebe: Son of a bitch! (Phoebe punches someone in the face.) Paige: Phoebe, no! (Paige pulls her away.) Phoebe, no. Snap out of it. Phoebe: Oh, no, did I do all of this? Paige: Forget all that, we've got to get out of here. Phoebe, I figured out what we're supposed to be remembering. Phoebe: I'd be happier just forgetting, I think at this point. Paige: No, no, you wouldn't. Phoebe, there's a dragon loose in the city. Man: Did you say a dragon? Paige: Come on. [Scene: Street. Piper and Wyatt orb in near a tunnel.] Piper: Wyatt, you're making mummy very nervous. What are we doing here? What is it? (Piper's phone rings. She answers it.) What's up? Paige: Where are you? Piper: Where am I? I'm standing outside of the Presidio tunnel where your nephew just orbed me. Paige's Voice: What did you just say? (Paige and Phoebe orb in.) Paige: He did what? (They hang up.) Piper: Are you out of your mind? Aren't you afraid of exposure? Paige: Yeah, that's why we called. Piper: What do you mean? What are you talking about? (They hear a roar and a car screeches out of the tunnel on fre.) Phoebe: I think she's talking about that. (The dragon flies out of the tunnel and breathes fre. The girls duck.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there. The TV is on.] Reporter: Police are at the tunnel saying it's a miracle no one was hurt although three cars were destroyed. They haven't ruled out terrorism of course, but at the moment they're focusing on some rather bazaar reports of a giant bird which one witnessed one on record was saying sht fre out of its mouth at cars like a dragon. (Paige turns off the TV.) Paige: Well, as far as clues go, I would say that's a pretty huge one, wouldn't you? (Piper places a band-aid on Phoebe's forehead.) Phoebe: Ow. Piper: Sorry. Phoebe: No, it's not my pain I'm reacting to, it's your pain. Piper: Oh, well, then you should be feeling a little irritated then too. Phoebe: Piper, why are you blaming yourself? It's not your fault. Piper: Okay, number one, I haven't actually verbalised guilt yet so in the future let me confess before you analyse. Phoebe: Right. Piper: Secondly, it is my fault because I'm the one that plopped Wyatt in front of the electric babysitter. Phoebe: Do you have any idea what she's talking about? Paige: No, not a clue. Piper: You want some clues? Try this one on for size. Before you left, Wyatt was watching a TV show about, wait for it, dragons. Phoebe: No, he was watching a kids show. Piper: Well, apparently he magically changed the channel. Of course, that was before he magically orbed me to the tunnel to find his new friend. Phoebe: He did all of that? Paige: Wait a second, so you're saying Wyatt conjured a dragon? Piper: Yep, right out of the TV. Phoebe: Oh, you must be so proud. Piper: Yeah, or a little irritated. Phoebe: Right. Paige: Okay, if this is true, your little boy is developing some serious powers. Piper: Yeah, the kind that unleashes Godzilla on an unsuspecting city. How am I supposed to handle this? Paige: Well, at least now we know how we lost our memories and obviously anything connected to the dragon no matter how remote was erased. Coffee stains, riots. Piper: The question is by whom? Phoebe: Come on, you guys. So Wyatt made a little magical mess. We've dealt with worse, we'll fix it. (The Cleaners appear near by.) Cleaner #1: Perhaps we can help. Phoebe: Who are you? Cleaner #1: We're known as the Cleaners. And we're here to help. Paige: Cleaners? Cleaner #1: When magic is exposed, we're the ones who cover it up, remove all evidence, erase any memories, whatever is necessary. Piper: You were the ones who were going to take Wyatt. Cleaner #1: Well, we won't have to if you can eliminate the exposure risk. Piper: Exposure? You're here to take my son away you son of a bitch! (She tries to blow him up but he just catches the blast in his hand.) Cleaner #1: I understand your anger, now you need to understand our position. We're a neutral party. We exist only to protect magic, to that end your son has become a problem. Phoebe: (to Piper) Easy. Cleaner #1: However, based upon your past success in covering up your own magic, we've decided to give you a chance. Cleaner #2: One chance only. Cleaner #1: To take care of the problem yourselves before it gets out of hand. Paige: And if we can't? Cleaner #1: Then we'll take care of the problem for you. Piper: You can't make us forget everything. Cleaner #1: There may be some distance echoes that remain, maybe a sense of deja vu here and there, but like most people you'll just pass it off as absent mindedness and move on. Piper: Well, we're not like most people. Cleaner #1: It won't matter. Clean it up. Cleaner #2: Or we will. (The Cleaners disappear.) Paige: At least now we know what happened. Too bad we just won't remember any of it. Phoebe: I think we have the upper hand on this one, don't we? I mean, we know we're recalling the same day, they obviously don't. Paige: Well, none of this is gonna help unless we figure out how to eliminate Wyatt's dragon. (Piper heads for the stairs.) Phoebe: Piper. Piper: Go to the book, work on the dragon, do not take your eyes off Wyatt. Paige: Where are you going? Piper: To call a higher power. [Cut to Piper's bedroom. Piper walks in.] Piper: Leo! Leo, I know you can hear me. I know I told you to go away but I really need you. Wyatt's in trouble. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: What do you mean? What happened? Piper: There's no time. Just tell me how to stop the Cleaners. Leo: The Cleaners? Are they after him? Piper: Yeah. Leo: What the hell happened? Piper: Well, he conjured a little dragon. Leo: Piper, how could you let that happen? Piper: How could I let that happen? You take off and suddenly I'm responsible for every little thing? Leo: This is not a little thing. Piper: Yeah, well, where the hell were you? Why weren't you watching over his every move up there on your lofty perch? Leo: Okay, that's not what I meant. Piper: Then don't say it because I'm beating myself up enough already about this and I don't need you beating me up too. Leo: Sorry. I'm just scared. Piper: Yeah, so am I. That's why I called you. Because I'm about to lose our son and I don't know what to do. So please help me. Leo: Piper, if I could... Piper: No, don't say it. Don't say anything about Elders or rules because you know what? He is your son, Leo. There are no rules. Leo: I'm telling you, the Cleaners are empowered by both good and evil, you can't stop them. Piper: There has to be a way. Leo: You don't understand, there isn't. Cleaners have the power to rewrite history, you can't fight that. Piper: No, you don't understand. I can't do this! I can not lose Wyatt too! Leo: Piper, you weren't put in this position to lose Wyatt, which means there is a way, you just have to find it. Piper: But how? Leo: I don't know. But if anybody can find it, you can. And maybe it's not a magical solution, maybe it's maternal. Deep down inside you can find it. I know you can. [Cut to the attic. Phoebe, Paige and Wyatt are there. Phoebe is making a potion while Paige looks through the Book of Shadows. Piper walks in.] Phoebe: Hey, are you alright? Piper: I don't know. Ask me again when this is all over. Paige: Was Leo any help? Piper: I'm not sure yet. Anything on the dragon? Paige: No, dragons predate the book. One thing I do know is that we're gonna have to get a tooth, scale, some piece of him in order to make the vanquishing potion to even work. Phoebe: Yeah, we're just kind of winging it, making the most powerful potion that we can. (Phoebe doubles over in pain.) Paige: Phoebe. Piper: What happened? Are you alright? Phoebe: I am but someone's not. Actually, a bunch of people aren't. Piper: People? Like people out there people? Phoebe: I don't know. All I know is I've never felt such pain and fear before in my life. Paige: The dragon? Piper: Grab the potion. Wyatt, sweetie, come on. (She picks Wyatt up.) Remember your friend mister dragon? What do you say we find the dragon? [Cut to the street. People are running away in fear. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Wyatt orb in. They walk down the street passing burning cars.] Phoebe: It looks like a wr zone. (They approach a large pile of cars and other items off the street. They see the dragon's tail poking out of the pile.) Paige: Oh, god, it looks like it made a nest. Let's hope it's not laying any eggs. Piper: Do you think you can steal a scale for the potion? Paige: Uh, I'll try. Scale! (A scale orbs off the dragon's tail. The dragon gets angry.) I think I woke it up. Phoebe: Oh, no, I think you pissed it off. (The dragon roars and stands on top of the pile.) Paige: Okay, if you're sensing any fear, it would be mine. I think we should go. Piper: Wait. Paige: Wait for what? Piper: Wyatt. (Piper hands Wyatt to Phoebe.) Phoebe: What are you doing? Piper: I don't have time to explain. Just make sure he sees me. (Piper moves closer to the dragon.) Paige: Piper, come back! Piper: Come on, you fre breathing lizard! Come and get me! (The dragon flies up into the air.) Paige: Piper, are you nuts? Piper: Stay there! Paige: We have to stop her. (The dragon circles the area.) Phoebe: I think I know what she's doing. Piper: Come on, Wyatt, don't let mummy down. (The dragon flies down towards Piper. He opens his mouth and fre starts to escape from it. Wyatt raises his arm and the dragon explodes into a million orbing lights. It pushes Piper backwards. The dragon disappears.) Paige: Piper. Piper: I'm okay. (She gets up.) I'm okay. (to Wyatt) Hi, little man, you did it! (She takes Wyatt off of Phoebe.) I knew you could do it. Good job. Paige: Okay, I'm confused. What just happened? Phoebe: That was the greatest power there is. The mother and child bond. Especially when that child is Wyatt. Paige: So you're saying he vanquished the dragon and you knew he was gonna do it. Piper: Well, I was hoping he wouldn't want anything bad to happen to me. Paige: Okay, well, that solved that problem. Now what do we do with this mess? Phoebe: We'll figure it out. (The Cleaners appear.) Cleaner #1: No, actually, you won't. Piper: Wait, we did what you asked, we got rid of the dragon. Cleaner #1: But not the exposure risk. Cleaner #2: The boy. Paige: No, you can't. (Paige orbs Piper, Phoebe and Wyatt out.) [Cut to the manor. Foyer. The girls and Wyatt appear.] Paige: We don't have much time, they're gonna follow us. Phoebe: How are we supposed to stop them? Piper: Well, we have to think of something, we can't just let them take Wyatt. (Magical lights appear in the room.) Paige: Uh, incoming. (The Cleaners appear in the room.) Piper: I will not lose him. (Cleaner #1 waves his hand and Wyatt disappears. He reappears in Cleaner #2's arms.) No! (Cleaner #1 waves his arm and the girls are pushed backwards.) Cleaner #1: Don't worry, you won't remember any of this anyway. (He waves his arm again and all of Wyatt's things vanish. The Cleaners disappear.) Piper: Do you remember? Phoebe: Absolutely everything. Paige: The spell must have worked. Piper: But not for Wyatt. He's gone. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there. Piper is looking out the window, Phoebe is looking through the Book of Shadows and Paige is scrying.] Paige: Ugh, nothing, I can't find the Cleaners anywhere. Phoebe: Well, they have to exist somewhere, don't they? Paige: Not necessarily, not even on our plane, not even in our time. I don't know, maybe we should just summon them. Piper: And then what? Paige: I don't know. Maybe we should call Leo again. Piper: I don't think he can help anymore than he already has. Paige: How did he help last time? Piper: By reminding me that I can do this. You know, maybe we're going about this all wrong. Maybe instead of trying to stop them, we should be trying to get them to stop us. Phoebe: You lost me. Piper: Well, when magic is exposed, it's there job to clean it up, right? Phoebe: Yeah, so? Piper: So why can't we expose our magic and force them to deal with us. Phoebe: Yeah, but if we do that, what's to stop them from erasing us? Piper: They wouldn't dare. So let's give them something to clean up. [Cut to a news room. The weather man is discussing the weather in front of the cameras.] Weather Man: Doppler radar for the Bay area show us that storm is already on its way out, so looks like San Francisco is finally going to get some good news. Scattered showers overnight, to a partly sunny morning... (Suddenly, Phoebe and Paige orb in beside him.) Whoa. What the... Phoebe: Hi. How you doing? Why don't we get a sky-cam view of that, shall we? (Phoebe grabs the weather man and levitates up into the air.) Weather Man: Help! Get me down from here! Kinesha: I don't know what's happening here. I... Paige: Well, it's called magic, Kinesha. Witchcraft, specifically. I really love your... jacket! (Kinesha's jacket orbs right off her back and into Paige's hands. The weather man drops down behind Kinesha. Phoebe levitates back down.) Phoebe: Wanna see more magic? Let's check in with Piper at the Golden Gate bridge. Take it away, Piper! (The Golden Gate bridge shows up on a TV screen. Then Piper steps in.) Piper: "Let the object of objection become but a dream, as I cause the seen to become unseen." (The Golden Gate bridge vanishes.) You might wanna take an alternate route to work in the morning. [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Paige orb in.] Paige: Hmm, not so bad, you should get out more often. Piper: Yeah, Pheebs, time to come out of the basement. Phoebe: Maybe you're right. (The Cleaners appear.) Cleaner #1: What do you think you're doing? Are you out of your minds? Piper: Oh, hey, hi. Did you see our little magic act? Cleaner #2: How is it you still have your memory? Phoebe: Oh, I think we still have a few surprises that you don't know about. Paige: Yeah, and if you don't return our nephew, you might find out about just a few more. Cleaner #1: This is pointless. Whatever you do, we'll simply erase. Cleaner #2: Or we'll erase you. Piper: You can't. Not if you're truly neutral, that is. 'Cause you see, if you get rid of us, you'll tip the balance of power from good to evil and now that's hardly being neutral, now is it? You will give me my son back or I swear to you the only thing you'll be doing for the next fifty years is cleaning up after us. Cleaner #1: If we do return him, how do you know you'll be able to control him? Piper: I'm his mother. If anybody can, I can. (Wyatt and his playpen appear in the room. Piper goes over to him and picks him up.) Cleaner #1: Everything is as it was. We've erased all evidence of your son's magic. We'll leave him in your care. Cleaner #2: For now. Phoebe: Oh, wait, one more thing, please, if you could just do me a little teensy-weensy little favour and erase that whole riot I caused at the office. You know, 'cause I don't wanna lose my job. That would really suck. Might throw off that balance thing because I'd be distracted, you know. Cleaner #1: It's done. Good luck. Because believe me, you're going to need it. (Phoebe takes Wyatt off of Piper. The Cleaners disappear.) Phoebe: Are you okay? I'm so happy to see you. Piper: Don't smash him. Phoebe: I'm just so happy to see you. I can't help it, this is just very exciting. He's back, we're back. Paige: Coffee stain and all. Phoebe: Yeah, what are you gonna do about your job? Are you gonna keep it? Paige: Yeah, I think I will just so I can see what happens next. Commercial Break [Scene: Ritz Teukolsky Ruben building. Mr. Stewart's office. Mr. Stewart and Flo are there.] Flo: Exactly what are you saying? Mr. Stewart: Unless you make it worth my while, I may find your performance here lacking. Flo: Mr. Stewart, please, I need this job. Mr. Stewart: And that is why I'm giving you an opportunity to keep it, if you catch my meaning. Flo: Absolutely! You know, I like a man who knows what he wants and isn't afraid to ask for it. Now, are you afraid to come get it? (She sexily plays with her hair.) Mr. Stewart: You mean, right here and now? Yeah? (into the intercom) Cancel my calls, please. Secretary Voice: Yes, Mr. Stewart. (Mr. Stewart stands up and heads towards Flo.) Flo: Flower pot! (The flower pot orbs over to Flo and she throws it over Mr. Stewart's head. He groans. Flo shapeshifts into Paige. She shakes her head. She opens the door and Flo is standing there.) Flo: Oh, Paige. Uh, I thought you were out... (Mr. Stewart groans.) What happened? Paige: Well, you see, I overheard Mr. Stewart thrat you. He'll be real lucky if you don't sue. Just go with it. Flo: Thanks, Paige, for whatever you just did for me in here. Paige: I was wondering why I took this job and now I know. Thank you. Flo: Thank you. [Scene: P3. Back room. Chris is there putting his shoes on. Leo orbs in.] Leo: Hey. Chris: Hey. I didn't know you were coming here. Leo: What are you still doing here, Chris? Shouldn't you be getting to know your new charge? Chris: Yeah, about that. I'm, uh, going back to what I originally said. I don't have time for her. Leo: Chris. Chris: Leo, I mean it. Because whether you believe me or not, I'm here to protect Wyatt, not other charges. Other than the sisters of course. Leo: If that's how you feel about it I guess I'll reassign her. Chris: Thank you. (Leo orbs out.) [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper is there sitting on a rocking chair holding Wyatt.] End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x03 - Forget Me Not"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there wearing unusual outfits. They close the door behind them.] Piper: It's okay, you're gonna be okay. Phoebe: Okay? That demon wiped out that whole family of innocents. How will I ever be okay? Piper: You learn. Paige: If that demon is anywhere in that book, I'm gonna nail his sorry ass. (They walk over and sit on the couch.) Phoebe: Oh, those poor children. They were so scared. I could feel their pain. Piper: Okay, maybe you could feel there pain a little less, Phoebe. Paige: Remember, she's an empath now. Piper: I know what her powers are. Okay, I think a little sister bonding is in order for all of us here. I'll get the tea. Paige: No. Did you see that demon? Did you see those teeth flying out like razor blades? Phoebe: We need to kll that demon. For the children. All six of those children. Piper: Fine, we'll ht the book now, tea later. (Piper walks over to the book and when she touches it, it glows and closes up. She tries to touch it again and it jumps off its stand onto the floor. She walks over to it and dives for it. It moves away.) Told you it wouldn't work. Phoebe: Well, it's her fault. Who's ever heard of a demon with razor flying teeth before? Paige: My fault? I'm not the one who made the innocents into the Von Trapp family. Phoebe: Did not. Paige: Did too. Piper: Knock it off. (Piper shape shifts into a blonde woman.) Mabel: It's my fault for going along with you two. We can look like the Charmed Ones but lets face it, our acting sucks. If we want the Book of Shadows we need to become them. It's time to try my identity theft spell. (Phoebe and Paige shape shift into two other blonde women.) Mitzy: No way. They'll come after us, it's a su1c1de mission. Margo: And it's dangerous too. Mabel: So what? You want to be chisellers your whole life? It's time to think big and thinking big means making the whole world believe that we are them. Mitzy: I don't want to be them, I want to be bad. Margo: Me too, bad's better. Mabel: Then stick with me, 'cause once we get the book we'll steal their powers and then form our own power of three. And you know what that means? Margo: No. Mitzy: We'll be the untouchable sisters. Piper's Voice: Phoebe, Paige, are you up there? Mitzy: Perfume, girls! (They pulls out spray bottles of perfume and spray it over themselves. They disappear. Piper walks in and picks up the Book of Shadows. She places the book back on its stand and looks around.) Opening Credits [Scene: P3. Day. Piper's there talking on the phone. Jack the bartender is standing near by.] Piper: What time did he go to sleep? Okay, can you call me as soon as he starts to stir? Okay, thanks. (She hangs up.) Uh, Jack, the band is coming in an hour to set up and do a sound check. Can you take care of them for me? I want to be home when my baby wakes up. (Phoebe walks in.) Jack: I'm on it. Phoebe: Hey, you ready for lunch? Piper: I was thinking I could make you something fabulous at home instead. Phoebe: Piper, every new mummy needs a little grown up time. That's why we got the nanny, right? Piper: Right? Phoebe: So let's go-o-o-o-o-o. Piper: Was that a moan? Phoebe: (whispers) Piper. Piper: (whispers) What? Phoebe: (whispers) That new bartender guy is checking you out. (Piper turns around and he smiles. She smiles back.) Piper: (whispers) Are you telling me that you're feeling what he's feeling for me? Phoebe: Yes, I still can't control my new pow-owwwwww. (Piper hits her with a napkin.) (to bartender) Alright, take your shoes for a walk, buddy. (Jack walks away.) Piper: That's creepy. Phoebe: I know, it's horrible. You should have seen it the last time Jason was in town, I couldn't keep my hands off of him. I don't know what I'm gonna do this weekend. Piper: Jason is flying in from Hong Kong again? (Phoebe nods.) Wow, I'd say that guy is falling for you. Phoebe: You think so? I think so. I hope so. But all I can feel is this strong sexual desire for me. Piper: And that's a bad thing. Phoebe: Well, yeah, that's a bad thing if that's all he's feeling. And if it is all he's feeling, I want to know now, you know? So I don't get hurt. Piper: Well, why don't you take him to a restaurant where you can't get buck wild and ask Jason how he feels. Phoebe: Mm, the direct approach. Very sneaky of you. (They head towards the door.) Piper: Mm-hm, and if that doesn't work, ask him about the weather in Hong Kong. (Chris orbs in.) Piper, Phoebe: No! Phoebe: We're not demon hunting, we're going to lunch. Chris: Hey, I am not unreasonable. We can hunt demons after lunch. By the way, anyone seen Leo? Piper: No, I have not. Phoebe: I haven't seen him either. Chris: Well, if you do, let me know. There's a rumour floating around up there that he has a lead on whoever sent him to Valhalla. Piper: Well, I'm sure that's very important stuff but I have another question. Did either one of you leave the book on the floor last night? Chris: On the floor? Phoebe: No, I didn't. Piper: Chris? Chris: I vaguely remember a story that started like that in the future. Someone's after the book. Piper: Demons are always after the book. What's new? Chris: No, I think this time they get it. You should take this thrat seriously. And tell Paige. Where is Paige? Phoebe: She's at her new temp job. Chris: She's still on that kick? Piper: It's not a kick, Chris. It's her quest for happiness outside of magic. Chris: Yeah, but it's a temp job. Who finds happiness on a temp job? [Scene: North Shore Citrus packing plant. Paige and several others are packing oranges into boxes.] Woman: Straighten your back. Do you want to get out of bed in the morning? Paige: Back straight, check. Woman: No, no, Mira, don't reach, let them come to you. Paige: Okay. (She drops an orange.) Woman: Ai, forget it, keep the line moving. Paige: Okay. How long have you been working here anyway? Woman: Eight years and two herniated discs. Didn't know what you were getting into on this one, did you? Paige: No, I can't say that I did. But it's fun, you know, I get to work with my hands and it's kind of like nature and best of all there's no magic. (The woman gives her a look.) Markers, magic markers, I'm crazy, crazy allergic. (Paige sees two gremlins whiz past.) Oh, no. (The gremlins push on two crates of boxed oranges.) Watch out! (Paige pushes the woman out of the way just before the crates of oranges fall right on top of her. The gremlins laugh. The boss runs in.) Boss: Is everybody okay over here? (Paige and the woman stand up.) Woman: She saved my life. Paige: It was nothing. Boss: Alright, everybody take twenty until we can perform a safety check here. Woman: That is the third accident this month. I think this place is maldito, cursed. Paige: I think I'm maldito. Commercial Break [Scene: House across the road from the Manor. Mabel and Margo are there. Mabel is looking through the window at the Manor. Margo is looking in a mirror.] Mabel: I can't tell if anyone's home from here. Margo: If I get Piper's powers, first thing I'm gonna do is freeze these unwanted facial lines. Mabel: I'm the oldest, I get Piper's powers. You'll get Paige's. Margo: Well, in that case maybe I'll orb away this blemish. (Mitzy walks in carrying bags of snacks.) Mitzy: Stake out take out, anyone? (She puts the food on the table.) Margo: Ooh. (Mabel and Margo go over to the table.) Mabel: All I asked for was a scrying bowl. Margo: Just because we klled the owners here, doesn't mean we should let their food go to waste. (Mabel pours a black liquid into a glass bowl.) Mabel: "Give me sight through the blackest bile, show me the faces I revile." (Piper and Wyatt show up in the liquid.) Piper's the only one home right now. We need all three sisters together for my spell to work. Mitzy: Eww, she's with the baby. I can't wait to orb that thing into a volcano. Margo: Um, as the baby in the family, I'm afraid I'll be doing the orbing. We get our powers by sorority. Mitzy: That's seniority, Margo. And that's not fair, I wanted Paige's power. Margo: Don't talk to me about fair. I always got less growing up. And usually two years out of style. Mabel: There is nothing wrong with Phoebe's powers, Mitzy. You'll be able to levitate. Mitzy: Yeah, six feet in the air. Margo will be orbing around the world. Margo: I'll send postcards. Mabel: Don't forget you'll also have the power of premonition and empathy. Mitzy: Like I care what happens to people or how they feel. Margo: Well, maybe you should care, Mitzy, instead of this me, me, me attitude all the time. Mitzy: Oh, you know what? You're about to get your teeth knocked in if you don't back off. Mabel: Enough! What is wrong with you two? We have worked way too hard to let it all fall apart now. (The doorbell rings. Mabel answers it.) Salesman: Hello, are you the lady of the house? Mabel: Go away. (She slams the door.) This is the biggest con of our lives. If we don't get this right, we're gonna be two-bit magic hustlers forever. Is that what you want? (The doorbell rings again. Mabel answers it.) Salesman: But you haven't seen the amazing new Kelby 3000. (He holds up a vacuum cleaner.) Mabel: Just get inside. (The man happily walks inside. Mabel closes the door and walks back over to her sisters.) The secret of the Charmed Ones lays in their sisterhood, the Power of Three. Well, guess what. We've got our own sisterhood, our own Power of Three right here. If we can just stick together, we can have it all. Salesman: You'll never have it all until you own the Kelby 3000. (A dagger appears in Mabel's hand.) I'm telling you this baby is gonna change your life... (She sab the salesman and he falls to the floor.) Mabel: So who's with me? Mitzy: I'm sorry, sweetie. Margo: Oh, me too. (They hug.) I'll orb you anywhere you want to go. Mabel: That's more like it. Now, let's sit back, relax, until the other two get home. [Cut to the manor. Dining room. Piper is trying to feed Wyatt.] Piper: Alright, look, mummy try it. Mmm. (She tastes it.) So horrible! Wow, is that horrible. (Leo orbs in.) Leo, what are you doing here? You're not supposed to be here. (Leo kneels down beside Wyatt.) Leo: I was looking for Chris, I heard he was asking about me. (Leo tickles Wyatt and he giggles.) Piper: He was, he thinks you found the person that sent you to Valhalla. Leo: He does? Piper: Mm-hm. But he's not here but even if he was, I mean, why can't you use your Elder powers to sense... (Leo pulls a face at Wyatt.) Like you sensed me here with... (Leo and Wyatt laugh.) Leo: Sorry. Piper: For missing your son? It's okay. Leo: As an Elder, I watch over him every minute but it's not the same, you know. When he's sleeping, sometimes I orb into the nursery just to hold him. (They hear the front door open and close.) Paige: Piper, are you home? (Leo stands up.) Leo: I should go. (Leo orbs out. Wyatt screams.) Piper: Oh, sweetie. (Paige walks in.) Paige: There are gremlins at the fruit packing plant and I am the only one who can prevent serious workplace injury. This is not what I planned. Piper: You lost me at fruit packing plant. Paige: It's my new temp job. I keep trying to find a life away from magic and all I get is magic, magic, magic everywhere. (Wyatt screams.) Oh, don't worry, little dude, I'm not gonna let the gremlins get you. Piper: It's okay, I think he just misses his dad. Paige: Ohh. I'm gonna go upstairs and check on the Book of Shadows and see what it says about the capture and control of gremlins. Piper: Did you leave that book on the floor last night? Paige: No, why? Piper: Uh, I don't know, it's probably nothing. Uh, just be on the lookout. Chris said somebody may be after it. Paige: Duh, people are after it every week. (Paige goes upstairs.) Piper: (to Wyatt) You're okay, you're okay. (The Elf nanny walks in pushing a stroller.) Elf Nanny: Fussy babies need fresh air. Piper: Oh, that's a good idea, I'll go get my sweater. Elf Nanny: Nonsense. Let me take the boy for a walk. Piper: Alright. (Piper puts Wyatt in the stroller.) Just don't forget a hat for those ears. Elf Nanny: I always keep the baby warm. Piper: I meant yours. (The Elf nanny covers her ears with her hair.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe and Elise are walking down the corridor.] Elise: You are on a real hot streak, kiddo. Your advice column has never been more, more revealing. (They walk into the main office.) Phoebe: Yeah, well, I just think that I'm really in touch with what other people are feeling right now. Elise: Whatever it is, keep it up. (Elise walks away. Phoebe turns around and sees Jason in her office.) Phoebe: Hi. (She walks into her office.) You're back. Jason: God, I missed you, Phoebe. (He kisses her hand. She gets a vibe.) Phoebe: Oh, no. No, no, not again. Jason: What's wrong? Phoebe: Nothing is wrong. H-How is the weather in Hong Kong? Jason: Weather? Phoebe: Yeah, I hear it gets very balmy there. Balmy? Jason: I suppose. You really wanna talk about the weather? Phoebe: No, I don't actually, I just don't want to be alone with you. Jason: Huh? Phoebe: I mean, I do want to be alone with you, just not alone with you here. You know, I just wanna be alone with you in a public area. Jason: You're, you're still a little shaken up over my last visit. You know, your behaviour wasn't all that bad. Phoebe: Humiliating and embarrassing it was. Yeah. Look, I just would appreciate if we could take things slower, you know? Maybe go out for dinner and talk. Jason: I'll pick you up at seven. Phoebe: Yay, okay. Can't wait to talk. [Scene: House across the road from the Manor. The blonde sisters are looking out the window. They see Phoebe pull up outside the manor.] Mitzy: You know what this means. It's spell time. (They walk away from the window.) Mabel: We've got one sht, so pay attention. After we read this spell, the world will see us as the Halliwell sisters. Mitzy: You mean I'm going brunette? Mabel: No, you'll look like you do now but the world will know you as Phoebe. Margo: Let's go, let's go. I'm dying to orb some place far away and exotic like Fort Lauderdale. Mabel: Not so fast. The spell only gives us their identities. They keep their powers until we can get to the Book of Shadows, which we should be able to do once we lure them out of the house. Okay, everyone ready? Mitzy: Mm-hm. Girls: "Blinking faces blank and ho-hum, we are they and they are no one, grant to us the Power of Three, and turn them into nobody." Mitzy: Did it work? Mabel: One way to find out. Let's call our Whitelighter. Chris. (Chris orbs in.) Chris: Why did you change clothes, Piper? You can't hunt demons in heals. Go switch your shoes and we'll get started. Margo: Hey, (she puts her arm around him) slow down there, angel. It's all good in the Charmed universe. What's your hurry? Chris: Paige, did you just call me angel? Mitzy: She did, and I can clearly see why. Chris: Okay. What are you doing over here? Mitzy: Oh, well, we were just, um... Mabel: Solving a mrder. Evil has been here, probably spying on us. (She pulls the dagger out of the salesman and hands it to Chris.) Chris: This could be connected to whoever's after the Book of Shadows. Mabel: Could be. See that symbol carved into the handle? We think that represents the astral plane. Chris: I don't know. The astral plane's a realm of spirit and energy. It's not like they manufacture athames there. Mitzy: All the more reason you should orb over and investigate. Leo: You want me to orb to the astral plane? Mitzy: Immediately. And don't come back until you find out where that Knfe came from. Margo: Can I have a kiss goodbye? Chris: No. (Chris orbs out.) Margo: Oh, well, a girl's gotta try. Mabel: You know what this means. Mitzy: We are Charmed and dangerous. (They do a little dance.) Oh, yeah! Commercial Break [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Mitzy walks in and goes over to Elise.] Mitzy: Excuse me, Elise? Elise: Phoebe, I thought you left. Mitzy: I did, now I'm back. That's not against the rules, is it? Elise: Whatcha got there? Mitzy: Oh, it's a new article for tomorrow's paper. I didn't like what I wrote before. (She hands Elise a sheet of paper.) Elise: Is this crayon? Mitzy: Eyeliner, actually. I didn't have a pen. Elise: Well, it's a little late for a new copy but I'll see what I can do. Mitzy: Awesome. I mean, thank you. (Jason walks in.) Jason: Phoebe. (Mitzy turns around.) I thought you were getting ready for dinner. Mitzy: Wow. You are hot. Jason: Are you okay? Mitzy: Never better. Did you say we were hooking up tonight? Jason: I'll swing by at seven. Mitzy: Great, I'll be ready for you, sugar. (He kisses her on the cheek and walks past her.) Ooh. (She grabs him and kisses him passionately. Elise's jaw drops.) [Scene: Manor. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there. Piper's on the phone and Phoebe and Paige are making a potion.] Piper: I did not fre your band. I need them to play tonight. Today at rehearsal? No, that's impossible, I have been home all afternoon. Okay, listen, I'll be right there. (She hangs up.) Uh, I gotta go to P3 so tell the nanny to give Wyatt dinner if I'm not back in time. Paige: Okay. Bye. (Piper heads for the door and passes a wedding photo of Leo and Mabel.) Okay, this vanquishing potion is more like vanquishing goo. Can you check the last ingredient in the book for me? Phoebe: Sure. (Phoebe reaches for the book and it glows and closes itself.) Whoa, that was different. Paige: Try it again. (Phoebe reaches for it again and it slides off onto the floor.) Phoebe: It's like it's not recognising us. Paige: Okay, that's weird, I was just holding it in my hands ten minutes ago. Phoebe: Wait, Chris said something might happen to the book, remember? And we just kind of blew him off. Chris? Hello, are you there? (Their cell phones ring.) Is that you? Who is that? Paige: Both of us. Phoebe: Oh. (They answer their phones.) Paige: Hello? Phoebe: Hey, Elise. Paige: There's a union rally at the fruit packing plant? Phoebe: No, I did not advocate multiple sex partners. Paige: No, I'm not leading the rally, I'm at home. Phoebe: I didn't say that alcohol cures depression. Paige: Of course I believe in equal pay for workers. Phoebe: This is Phoebe. Phoebe, Paige: Hello? (They hang up.) Phoebe: Emergency at work? Paige: Yeah. Phoebe: Unfortunate coincidence? Paige: Not likely. Phoebe: I don't know about you but I wanna keep my job. Paige: Yeah, me too. I'll leave a note for the nanny, she's out walking Wyatt, and I'll try to put the book away. Phoebe: Okay, um, I'm gonna change in case I don't make it back in time for my date with Jason. Alright, meet back here as soon as possible. (Phoebe rushes off. Paige bends down and tries to pick up the book. It glows and slides under the couch.) [Scene: P3. The band is packing up their stuff. Piper rushes in.] Piper: Hey, Ray, did the band leave yet? Ray: I'm sorry, ma'am, we're not open yet. Piper: Hahaha, very funny. Ray: You'll have to come back tonight. Piper: Look, Ray, I'm missing dinner time with my kid because the band cancelled, okay. I'm not in the mood for jokes. Ray: They didn't cancel, the owner fired them. Too bad too, they were good. You one of their groupies? Piper: Wh? No, I'm your boss and I'm gonna fre you if you don't move it. Ray: Look, lady, there's a bar open up the road if you really need a drink, okay? (Mabel and Jack walk out of the back room, straightening their clothes.) Jack: I have to admit, Piper, when you said that there'd be fringe benefits, you weren't kidding. Mabel: Oh, I'm all about job satisfaction. Jack: Yeah? What about after hours? Piper: Yeah? So do I! And you're gonna be one sorry dude if you don't move. (Mabel sees Piper and hides behind Jack.) Mabel: Oh, uh, you know what? There is some work I have to deal with but I'll try to wrap it up early. Why don't you come by the house after your shift. Piper: Like you could! (She freezes Ray and walks past him. Mabel goes in the back room. Piper unfreezes Ray and walks over to Jack.) Why is Ray acting like he doesn't know me? Would you please tell him who I am? Jack: Sure. Who are you? [Scene: Fruit packing plant. The rally is taking place. Margo is there holding a "Union" sign. Paige orbs in near by.] Crowd: Equal pay! Shorter days! Equal pay! Shorter days! Equal pay! Shorter days! Paige: What a circus. (The boss steps in.) Boss: Everybody quiet down! I talked to my supervisor and he's replacing all of you if you don't get your asses back on that line. Margo: Oh, you mean the line of unsafe working conditions? Crowd: Yeah! Margo: No medical benefits? Crowd: Yeah! Margo: And third world wages? Crowd: Yeah! Margo: I don't think so. Crowd: Equal pay! Shorter days! Equal pay! Shorter days! (A security guard stands in front of Paige.) Security Guard: May I help you, miss? Paige: Oh, it's okay, I work here. Who's that girl on the conveyer belt? Security Guard: I'd like to see some ID please. Paige: Oh. (She shows him her ID. He looks at it and sees Margo's picture on it.) Security Guard: Who'd you steal this from? Paige: What are you talking about? Security Guard: Come on. Let's go. (He grabs Paige.) [Scene: Manor. Foyer. The door opens and Mabel, Mitzy and Margo walk in.] Mabel: Split up, fan out, find the book. We don't have much... Chris: I'm on to you three. (They turn around to see Chris sitting on the couch.) Margo: (whispers) What do we do? (A dagger appears in Mabel's hand behind her back.) Chris: You thought you could fool me but you can't. (He stands up.) This athame isn't from the astral plane. You sent me on a wild goose chase so you wouldn't have to hunt demons, didn't you, Piper? Mitzy: Busted. Margo: Guilty. Mabel: You figured us out, Chris. (The dagger disappears. Mitzy moves closer to Chris.) Mitzy: We are so sorry. Chris: Yeah, you should be. Look, there's an evil out there after Wyatt, (Mitzy rubs her face on Chris's chest) and we need to find him before he... Phoebe, what are you doing? Mitzy: Finding comfort in my Whitelighter. Margo: You're all over him. Mitzy: You're just jealous 'cause I got to him first. Chris: Look, Phoebe, I know Piper hooked up with her last Whitelighter but I'm really, really not interested, okay? Can we get back to hunting demons, please? Mabel: Actually, Chris, we can't. We didn't ditch you to play hookie. We needed time to investigate the death across the street. Chris: Well, why didn't you say so in the first place? I would have given you time off for legitimate Charmed duties. Mitzy: Well, we're asking now. We believe that athame belongs to witches. Margo: Really smart, pretty witches. Mabel: We just don't know who they are. Chris: So why don't I check around this realm for them? Mabel: It's like you read my mind. Chris: See, I can be reasonable and helpful. All you gotta do is be honest with me. (Chris orbs out. The girls sigh with relief.) Mabel: Okay, now we really are running out of time. We need that book. You two search down here, I'm gonna take upstairs. Oh, and from now on, keep your hands off the Whitelighter. That's an order. [Cut to P3. Ray throws Piper out the door.] [Cut to the fruit packing plant. The security guard throws Paige out the gates.] [Cut to The Bay Mirror. Security throws Phoebe out the doors. She looks up and sees Mitzy's face on her Ask Phoebe poster.] [Scene: Manor. Living room. The blonde sisters have found the book. Margo is furiously flipping through it.] Mitzy: Hurry, hurry, before they get home. (She stops at a page.) Mabel: This is it, this is what we want. (Piper, Phoebe and Paige orb in.) Piper: Alright, who do you think you are? Mitzy: Oh, you haven't heard? We're the Charmed Ones. Margo: Nice dress. Phoebe: Thanks. Paige: Nice book. Mabel, Mitzy, Margo: "Powers of the witches rise..." Piper: Hey, hey. (Piper tries to freeze them. Bright magical lights rise out of Piper, Phoebe and Paige.) Mabel, Mitzy, Margo: "Course unseen across the skies, come to us who call you near, come to us and settle here." (The bright magical lights sink into the blonde sisters.) Mabel: Let's see, what was that freaky little hand thing you did? Like this. (Mabel flicks his hand and a vase blows up. Piper is pushed backwards. She looks at her bleeding leg.) Piper: Ooh, I'm down. (Phoebe jumps up and kicks Mabel, sending her across the room. Phoebe turns around Mitzy and she has levitated in the air. She kicks Phoebe and sends her flying over the couch. Margo grabs the lamp.) Paige. (Paige orbs out just before Margo whacks her with it. She orbs back in.) Paige: I can still orb. Margo: Hey, that was supposed to be my power! (Paige quickly orbs out Piper and Phoebe.) Freeze them! Mabel: I don't know how. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Mabel, Mitzy and Margo are there. Mabel is looking through the Book of Shadows and Mitzy is scrying.] Mabel: You guys have got to see this. There's spells, potions, charms for everything. Once we get rid of the Halliwells, this book is gonna change our lives. Mitzy: You guys, my arm's getting sore here. How about a little relief? It never takes this long to scry for a witch. Mabel: That's because they're not witches anymore. We've got their powers. Margo: Uh, excuse me, you got their powers. I got a big fat nothing. As usual. (Mitzy gets a vibe.) Mitzy: Margo, please, ease off the resentment pedal there, you're dragging me down. Mabel: Oh, this is great. Vanquishing tips on all of our competition. Margo: Paige orbed. How could she still do that? Mabel: We cast a spell to call a witch's power. Paige's orbing must come from her Whitelighter side. Margo: Well, then let's call for her Whitelighter's power. Because I wanna orb! Mitzy: Yo, Margo, get over it already. Your negativity is giving me a migraine. Margo: You think it's bad now? Just keep flaunting that empath power at me. I'll start hitting on you for real. Mabel: Hey, we're in here. Mitzy: We made the Book of Shadows? (Mitzy and Margo go over to see.) What, no picture? Margo: Just a paragraph. A really, really tiny paragraph. Mabel: The Stillman Sisters. Mabel, Mitzy, Margo. Common witches known for their small time hustles and cons. Not worth vanquishing. If they become a nuisance, try a simple spell to bind their magic. Margo: Oh. Well, at least we got an entry. Mitzy: Yeah, but look at what they think of us. Common witches not worth vanquishing. Mabel: Is that right. Well, check what these common witches just did. We're standing in the home of the Charmed Ones, we've got their powers, we got their book, and we got blonde multi-tonal hair. Who's the nuisance now? Margo: We are! Mitzy: Oh, yeah! (They laugh.) Mabel: So let's use all these powers to find the Halliwells. We can not rest until their dad. (The doorbell rings.) Mitzy: Phoebe's boyfriend. She had dinner plans with him tonight. Mabel: Go. Margo and I will work on the spells. Mitzy: Wait, what? Why does she get to go on a date? Mabel: We have to keep up pretences. If Leo or Chris find that we're impostors, they're gonna send the entire magical community after those girls and then we'll never find them. Go. (Mitzy gets a vibe.) Mitzy: (to Margo) I felt that, Miss Blackheart. (Mitzy leaves the room.) Mabel: Let's get to work. [Scene: Motel. Phoebe and Paige help Piper inside a room.] Phoebe: Okay, okay. (Phoebe places a bag of stuff on a dressing table. Piper and Paige sit on the bed.) Let's see what we got here. Let's see. (Phoebe pulls up Piper's pant leg.) You right? Piper: Yeah. Phoebe: You sure? Piper: Yeah. Phoebe: Ohh! It's bad! It's really, really bad! Piper: Okay, just do what you can, we have to get back to the manor fast for Wyatt. (Phoebe gets some bandages out of the bag.) Phoebe: They're not gonna hurt Wyatt, they won't risk exposure, not while we're still alive. Paige: How are we gonna stay alive? How are we gonna fight without our powers? Phoebe: At least you can still orb. Piper: I wish you could orb to Leo. I'd give anything for one of his unwanted visits right... ow! Phoebe: Piper, we really should get you to the doctor. Piper: No. Phoebe: Why? Piper: The same reason we paid cash for this room. Because without picture IDs we've got no credit cards, we got nothing. It's like we don't exist. Paige: Everyone in the world thinks we're these trashy blondes. I do have to hand it to them though, they've taken identity theft to a whole new level. Piper: What about Chris? What if we get him in the same room with the blonde ones so we can prove to him they're fakes. Paige: How? He can't hear our call. Going into the manor right now would be su1c1de. Phoebe: Wait a minute. I have an idea. Maybe we can find some magical creatures to help us. Like fairies or muses. What do you think? Piper: We won't be able to see them, we're not witches anymore. Paige: You're not, you can't see them. But I'm still half Whitelighter and I actually happen to know where a couple of handy dandy gremlins like to hang out. Piper: You mean, the fruit packer klling variety? Phoebe: No-no-no-no. This could actually work. Gremlins are fast, right? They can move between realms, they could actually help us find Chris. Piper: What if they say no? Paige: Well, if they say no then I'll just have to thrat their little butts with my vanquishing gel. Phoebe: Okay, Paige, you orb to the plant and find those gremlins. Chris has got to be back to the manor by midnight. Piper, you stay here where you're safe. Piper: Where are you going? Phoebe: I am going to hand out a personal invitation. (Phoebe leaves the room.) [Scene: Restaurant. Mitzy and Jason are sitting at a table. Phoebe sneaks in and hides behind a plant. Mitzy pulls a necklace out of a jewellery box. She gasps.] Mitzy: Hey, now! Who'd you knock off for this? Jason: Ah, it's nothing. There's, uh, there's so much I want for us, Phoebe... Mitzy: How many carats are these? (An elderly man turns to Phoebe.) Elderly Man: Miss, miss, could we have a wine menu here, please? Phoebe: Sure. (Phoebe takes a menu off another man and hands it to the elderly man.) Man: Hey! Mitzy: Wow, you just earned yourself a bit fat thank you. (She drops a napkin on the floor.) Oops, better get that. (She gets down under the table. Phoebe's eyes widen.) Jason: Uh, Phoebe, what are you doing under the... whoa! Elderly Man: My wife was wondering if you have any champagne. Phoebe: How dare she. Elderly Woman: Well, I only drink it on special occasions. This is our forty-second wedding anniversary. Phoebe: You slut. Jason: Uh, can I talk to you, Phoebe, up here where I can see your face? (Mitzy pops up from underneath the table.) Mitzy: Huh? (She sits back down. Phoebe sneaks over and sits down at the next table.) Jason: Today you said you wanted to talk and now you're groping me under the table. What's going on? Mitzy: Well, if you didn't interrupt me, you would've figured it out. Jason: Look, Phoebe, maybe you got the wrong guy here because this isn't what I'm about. Phoebe: Really? (Phoebe gets up.) Do you really mean that? Jason: Who are you? Mitzy: She's nobody, baby, let me take care of this. (She stands up.) Listen, sweetie... (Phoebe punches Mitzy right in the nose and Mitzy receives a premonition. In the premonition, Piper, Phoebe and Paige orb into the manor. The premonition ends.) Jason: Lady, what the hell's going on here? Phoebe: I'm so sorry, I thought she was someone else. I'm sorry. Sorry. (Phoebe rushes off.) [Scene: Fruit packing plant. Paige is there looking for the gremlins. She is holding the green vanquishing gel.] Paige: Hey, little blue fellas! Come on out! I won't hurt you. (She walks into another room where a gremlin is jogging on the conveyer belt.) Hey, will you slow down for a second? I have an offer I would like to discuss with you. (The other gremlin swings on a chain towards Paige. She orbs out and the gremlin swings straight into the other gremlin, knocking him off the conveyer belt. Paige orbs back in.) What's it gonna be? (She holds up the green gel.) [Scene: Manor. Piper's room. Mabel and Jack the Bartender stumble in kissing furiously, unaware of Leo sitting in the corner with Wyatt. They fall back onto the bed.] Leo: Piper. (They stop.) What are you doing? Mabel: Isn't it obvious? Leo: Yeah. But in front of our son? Mabel: Well, the lights are off. Jack: I think I'd better go, Piper. I'll see you tomorrow at work. (They get up.) Mabel: Well, no, wait. (Jack leaves.) Oh, man. Look what you did. Aren't we like divorced or something? What are you doing here? Leo: I told you, sometimes I visit Wyatt in the nursery to hold him. It's the only chance I get to spend any time with him. Mabel: You know what, you're right. I'm a terrible mother. I don't deserve a son, you should take him. Leo: Careful, I just might. Mabel: Great, it's settled, he's yours. Leo: Piper, what's the matter with you? You're not acting like yourself. Mabel: I'm sorry, Leo, I think I'm just post-partem. I've just been so tired and overworked. It would really help out if you could take Wyatt off my hands for a while. Please? (Leo orbs out. Mitzy stands at the doorway.) Mitzy: Don't worry about the bartender. We've got bigger fish to fry. [Cut to the conservatory. The clock strikes 12:00. Piper, Phoebe and Paige orb in.] Paige: Okay, if the gremlins found Chris, he should be here by now. Piper: Well, he better hurry. (They try to leave the room and the doors close on them.) Phoebe: Oh, this is not good. (They try to go out through the other doors and the close as well.) Piper: Okay. (Another door closes. Mabel, Mitzy and Margo walk in.) Mabel: You Charmed Ones think you're so clever. Mitzy: Surprised to see us? I got my first premonition tonight. Phoebe: I know you did, you genius. I planted it to lead you here. Mitzy: Oh. Margo: Well, from where I'm standing that seemed like a stupid thing to do, and I know a lot about stupid things. Piper: Yeah, see, she's got us there. (Chris orbs in.) Chris: You wouldn't happen to know any gremlins, would you? Paige: Uh, it's about time. Phoebe: Chris, thank god. Look at them, look at them, they're impostors. They stole... Chris: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down. Who are you? Mabel: They're witches. They're the ones that klled that guy across the street. Piper: No, Chris, she's lying. Remember this morning when you said something was gonna happen to the book? Well, this is it. It's happening now. Mitzy: Ugh, enough of this. Piper, blast them. Chris: How do you know what I said to Piper? Paige: Because she is Piper. And I'm Paige and this is Phoebe. And they cast an identity spell to make the entire world think they're us. Margo: That's ridiculous. Everyone knows the Charmed Ones are blonde. Mabel: If you're Piper, then show me your powers, blast me. Piper: I can't, you stole them. Mabel: Okay, so we stole your identities and your powers. Wow, we must be good. Definitely worth more than a paragraph. Margo: Oh, yeah. Mabel: It's time to take care of you witches and your delusions. Paige: Wait! Wait. I can prove that we're telling the truth. I can still orb, I'm half Whitelighter. Chris: Okay, go for it. (Paige tries to orb but nothing happens. She tries again.) Margo: (whispers) What do you think of my anti-orb spell? Chris: Go ahead, Piper, blast away. (Mabel tries to blow them up but misses and gets the window.) Phoebe: She missed, Chris, when have you ever known Piper to miss? Mabel: Even I'm entitled to a bad day. Margo: Come on, try again. (Mabel blows up a pot plant.) Paige: Uh, Chris, a little help here. Piper: Oh, you know what? She's getting angry. And our powers don't work so good when we're angry. Mitzy: We've got them now. Piper: Yeah, you've got us now so why don't you blow us up? Phoebe: Piper, death bad, life good. Paige: Don't worry, this bimbo couldn't ht the broadside of a beauty parlour. Check out that dye job. (The blonde sisters gasp.) Mabel: How dare you! (Mabel blows up the doors.) Piper: Run! Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Paige run in.] Phoebe: Oh my god, oh my god, we need wapon. Paige: Uh, demon leftovers. (They run over to a large chest and pull out a crossbow.) Phoebe: Piper, Piper, for you. (They hand it to Piper. They pull out an axe.) Okay. (Paige pulls out a spiked ball.) Ready? Paige: Yes. (Piper crouches behind a couch and Phoebe and Paige stand on each side of the door. The blonde sisters walk in.) Now! (Piper pulls the trigger on the bow and an arrow heads straight for Mabel. She puts her hands up in fear and she freezes Piper, Phoebe and Paige. She plucks the arrow out of the air.) Mabel: Oh, so that's how it works. Margo: Uh, could we like, not stand here right now? (They move out of Phoebe and Paige's line of fre.) Mitzy: Now what? Mabel: Now we kll them. (Chris orbs in.) Chris: You did it. Nice work, babe. (He walk over to Mitzy and kisses her passionately.) Margo: This is not fair! First, I get ripped off in the power department, then you bag the bartender, and the boyfriend lays diamonds on you. That Whitelighter belongs to me. Mitzy: Ow, my head. You know, you really need to learn to control your emotions. I can't help it if Chris chose me. Margo: Did you sleep with him? Mitzy: No. Chris: Yes. Mabel: You did what? I gave you a direct order, that Whitelighter was off limits. Mitzy: You know what? I am sick and tired of your orders. We both are. Margo: Stay out of my feelings. Mabel: Oh, are those your feelings? Margo: The hell yes those are my feelings. You boss us around like we're idiots. (Mitzy gets a vibe.) Mitzy: What? She thinks we are idiots. Mabel: I didn't say that. Chris: Yeah, but I bet she felt it. My little empath feels everything. Mitzy: He's right. You despise us. (Chris looks over at the book and the triquetra on the front glows.) In fact, until I became an empath I never realised how much you truly hate us. Chris: You know what? Come on, baby, lets go, who needs them? (Chris grabs Mitzy's arm.) Mabel: Oh, you're not going anywhere. We've got to stick together or our plan falls apart. Margo: See? There you go, bossing again. Mitzy: Mm-hm. Margo: Just let the little chippy run off if that's what she wants. Mitzy: Don't call me a chippy. (She pushes Margo.) Margo: Don't push me! (She pushes Mitzy back.) Mabel: Just shut up! (Mabel pushes them both and the triquetra on the book splits apart. Piper, Phoebe and Paige unfreeze.) Chris: You should be able to handle these women now. (Piper punches Mabel and Paige punches Margo. Phoebe walks over to Mitzy.) Mitzy: Not the nose, please. Phoebe: I think you have something that's mine. Mitzy: Sure. (She takes off the necklace.) It's yours. Anything you want. Phoebe: Thank you. (Phoebe punches Mitzy in the nose.) Paige: (to Chris) I take it this was all your doing. Chris: Hey, you're the one who got me here. Piper: How did you know they weren't us? Chris: In all my life I have never seen you take the bait the way that witch took it from you. Phoebe: In all your life? You've only been our Whitelighter for two months. Chris: Let's just reverse the magic. (Chris opens the book and hands it to them.) Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "Powers of the witches rise, course unseen across the skies, come to us who call you near, come to us and settle here." (White magical lights rise out of the blonde sisters and sink into Piper, Phoebe and Paige.) [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Leo and Wyatt are there. Leo is playing with Wyatt. Piper is standing at the doorway.] Piper: So we binded their powers and handed them over to Morris. There was enough evidence across the street to book 'em for m*rder and if that doesn't stick, they're wanted in eight other states. Looks like you two had a good time. Leo: Yeah, he loved all the clouds up there. Piper: I bet. Leo: Well, he just finished a bottle, he's probably ready for a nap. I should get going. Piper: Leo, wait, um, don't go too far away from Wyatt, okay? I mean, feel free to sneak in and hold him any time I'm not around. Leo: Thanks. (Chris walks in.) Chris: Leo, can I talk to you for a second? Leo: (to Wyatt) See ya, buddy. (Leo and Chris go out into the foyer.) Chris: There's a rumour floating around up there that you've got a lead on whoever scattered your auras. Leo: Yeah, I know, I floated it. Chris: You did? Why? Leo: To draw out the guilty party. Chris: Did it work? Leo: You tell me. So far you're the only one to come forward with any questions. Chris: It's an interesting experiment. When you find out who did it, let me know. Leo: Oh, I already know who did it, Chris, and when I get enough proof to expose him, he'll be the first one to know. [Scene: Car Wreckers. Paige is there talking to the gremlins.] Paige: I don't know why I keep running into magic but thanks to you two I have my identity back and the fruit packers are unionised. So for now I'm just gonna go with it. However, you two can't hurt people anymore and that's why I brought you here so you can tinker away to your heart's content. Well, how about it, little blue dudes. (The gremlins zip off into the pile of cars.) Commercial Break [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Jason's Office. Jason is sitting as his desk. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Hi. Jason: Hi. Phoebe: Can we talk? Jason: About? Phoebe: Us. Jason: I thought we tried that earlier. Phoebe: I was kind of hoping we could forget about that. Jason: Okay. Phoebe: You're still mad. Jason: No, no, actually, I'm confused. I swear, every time I see you, I never know which Phoebe I'm gonna get. You either wanna talk, or you want... Phoebe: Yeah. I know. But I don't know how to act around you either. You know, you fly in for a few days and we're supposed to squeeze everything that we're feeling for each other in those few days and it's just, it's just really hard. Jason: I know. Phoebe: And that's why I wanted to go to dinner, you know? Just so we could talk. Figure out how we feel about each other. Jason: How's your nose? Phoebe: My nose? Oh, yeah, my nose. It's pretty good. I'm a fast healer. Well, I should probably let you get back to work, huh? (She heads for the door.) Jason: What are you doing right now? Phoebe: Trying to make a classy exit. Jason: You want to go to a classy lunch? We'll just, we'll talk. Phoebe: I'd love to. (Jason grabs his coat and heads for the door.) Jason. Jason: Yeah. Phoebe: Thanks for my diamonds. End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x04 - The Power of Three Blondes"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Building. Temp Agency. Paige and Carl are there. Carl is flipping through a rolodex.] Carl: Uh, mail clerk at Dutton and Houser, greeter at Yarn Mart, pre-school assistant... how are you at diapers? Paige: Maybe I'm not making myself clear. Carl: No, well, let's see, how about this. Bagger at Grocery Plus, cashier at Lucy's Landscaping, computer programmer... I don't think so. Paige: Listen, I was just curious. Why have all the temp jobs you've sent me out on been so unusual? Carl: Unusual? What's unusual about a fruit packer? Paige: Okay, well, maybe it's not the job, it's just kind of what happens you know, after I get there. Things just kind of go a little wonky. You wouldn't happen to know anything about that, would you? Carl: No. Paige: No. No, you wouldn't, okay. Well, maybe it's just a coincidence, although honestly, you know, I don't believe in coincidences. Okay, look, here's the thing. I'm not picky, I'll take anything as long as it's really, really normal. Carl: Oh, you want normal? I've got the perfect thing for you. (He pulls a card out of the rolodex.) [Scene: Callaway House. Bathroom. Paige is holding a bedpan. She flushes the toilet and walks out into the hallway.] Paige: This is not what I had in mind. (She pulls off her gloves. She looks over at Grandma Callaway who is sitting at a table near a window. She peeks at Paige's hand of cards.) Wasn't someone supposed to call a trump? (Paige walks over to her.) Grandma Callaway: Oh, yes, right, trump. (Paige sits down.) I was just waiting for you. Paige: Oh, I see. (Grandma Callaway laughs.) Grandma Callaway: Still can't believe you would know how to play pinochle. Not a lot of young people do anymore, you know. Paige: See, I used to play with my grandma all the time. Grandma Callaway: Really? Lucky me. Paige: No, actually lucky me. Grandma Callaway: Babysitting a sick, old lady. How is that lucky for you? Well? Paige: Well, I think it's time for your medicine. (Paige stands up and an energy ball comes flying through the window, hitting Paige in the chest. It knocks her to the ground. She looks at her bleeding wound. Grandma Callaway's son, James, runs down the stairs.) James: Mother? What? Are you okay? Grandma Callaway: I'm okay. The sons of bitches missed me. Really, I'm okay. (She looks at Paige.) Paige: So much for normal. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Piper and Phoebe are there. Piper is vacuuming while Phoebe is meditating and levitating up in the air.] Phoebe: Piper, do you mind? I'm trying to meditate up here if you haven't noticed. Piper: Well, can't you block out the noise? Phoebe: Yeah, the vacuum cleaner I can block out, your nerves I can't. Piper: My nerves? Phoebe: Oh, for god sakes, woman. I'm sorry, you're anxious, I'm anxious. Piper: But it's my first date, it's not yours. Phoebe: But unfortunately, it feels as though it's my first date. Piper: Well, can't you control it? Phoebe: What do you think I'm doing up here? Cleaning the chandelier? Piper: Now that would be helpful. (Paige walks in through the front door. Phoebe loses her concentration and falls to the floor.) Phoebe: Talk about your psychic ht. Paige: Hi, how's it going, don't ask. Piper: Are you hurt? What happened? Paige: It's nothing, I'm fine. Phoebe: You're not fine, Paige, you're scared to death. Why don't people in this family own their emotions. Paige: Okay, this empath thing, very annoying. Piper: Copy that. (Paige goes into the kitchen.) Piper: Hey. (Piper follows Paige. Chris orbs in.) Chris: You haven't seen Leo, have you? Phoebe: Oh, Chris, not now. [Cut to the kitchen. Paige is pressing a towel against her wound. Piper walks in.] Piper: Paige. Paige: It's nothing, I'm fine. Piper: It doesn't look like nothing to me. Was that an energy ball? Paige: I don't know, I was playing pinochle, I didn't see. I'm temping Grandma, she's got some deep dark secrets, let me tell you that. (Phoebe walks in.) Piper: Uh, another temp job involving magic? Paige: Yeah, right, I'm never gonna get away. Phoebe: But you want to. Piper: Shush. Phoebe: Sorry. Piper: Do you want me to get the book? Paige: No, actually, I don't. I wanna follow this one through all by myself. Piper: Oh. Phoebe: She's feeling a little suppressed by us. Piper: You are? Paige: You know, what I was talking about, the temp job thing. Why I am trying to find my own path, just separate from... Piper: From us? (Chris walks in.) Chris: So I checked the house, no sign of... Piper: I should cancel my date. Phoebe: What? Why? Piper: Because we're having issues. Phoebe: No, the issue is you're afraid to date, Piper. But you can't let your fear stop you. (to Paige) You on the other hand should. Paige: Gee, I wonder why I'm feeling suppressed. Piper: Phoebe, this is ridiculous. It's just getting worse. Phoebe: I know. So what should I do? Should I just keep all your feelings to myself? Would that make you guys happy? Piper, Paige: Yes. Phoebe: Okay, then that's what I'll do. Someone's hiding something from me. Chris: Just let me know if anyone sees Leo, okay? (Chris leaves.) Paige: I've gotta go back and check on grandma. Phoebe: Wait, you're still going? Paige, you're scared to death... Paige: Apple! (An apple orbs out of the fruit bowl and into Phoebe's mouth. Paige throws the towel on the table and leaves the kitchen.) Piper: Well, that's one way to do it. (Phoebe bites into the apple. Piper smiles and leaves the kitchen.) [Scene: Cave. Chris and an elderly man with missing front teeth are there. The man is mixing something with a mortar and pestal.] Man: All sold out I'm afraid. Good for me, bad for you. Chris: Well, how long will it take you to make more? Man: The potion you desire is pricey for a reason. The main ingredient is quite rare and hard to come by. What secret are you so eager to hide? Chris: Just tell me how long. Man: Hard to say. Six weeks or months. Demonic suppliers are notoriously unreliable. Chris: Well, I can't wait, alright. I need it now. Man: The impatience of youth. Then again he takes a young heart to brave grave danger. Chris: Spare me the Morpheus speech, old man. What are you saying? (An invisible figure appears near the wall.) Man: Swamp Land is where you'll find the Kotochul egg your potion requires. Now you understand the difficulty. Chris: Fine. I'll get you your damn egg. Just make sure you're ready by the time I get back. (He starts to leave and the invisible figure disappears. He looks at the wall and orbs out. The invisible figure reappears and then becomes visible. It's Leo.) [Scene: Outside the Callaway house. Paige is talking into the intercom outside the gate.] Paige: Hi, it's me Paige. Paige, your home helper. Please buzz me in. Look, I know you're there. I am not going to expose you, I promise. I just wanna help. (Richard Montana walks down his driveway across the street.) Richard: Don't you think it's a little risky coming back here? Paige: Please buzz me in, Ms Callaway. Richard: No, seriously. In case you didn't notice, there's kind of a wr going on between these two homes. Paige: I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about. Richard: Don't you? Paige: It's me! Pinochle girl. Richard: Hey. You're not the first, you know. Others have come to try to help. Maybe you should leave before you get hurt. Paige: I'm sure I can handle it, thanks. Richard: You're not a muse that's for sure. Or a Whitelighter. You're a witch like us. Paige: How do you know that? Richard: Ever since I was a kid, one sort of magical being or another has come to try help in the feud. Hasn't worked though. I mean, this last truce was the longest but... (An energy ball comes flying out of the Callaway's house, heading straight for them. He grabs Paige and pulls her out of the way. The energy ball flies past and hits the letterbox across the street.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Bathroom. Piper and Phoebe are there. Piper is sitting on the counter while Phoebe puts on Piper's lipstick.] Phoebe: Good. Alright, take a look. (Piper looks at herself in a handheld mirror.) Piper: Yeah, okay, think newly single mum, not two-bit hooker. (Phoebe hands her some tissues.) Phoebe: Okay, we try again. (Piper wipes off the lipstick.) Piper: You're a little distracted. Phoebe: I'm having a very hard time concentrating. I think this empath power is driving me crazy. (Phoebe tries another shade of lipstick on Piper.) Piper: You? Phoebe: Well, you try having PMS for three sisters every month. It's a good thing no one in this family is having sex, I'd be feeling that too. Piper: Yeah, okay, so let's skip the vamp red. Phoebe: You know, if I can't ignore the bloating and the cramping and the mood swings, how am I supposed to ignore the fact that my sister is scared to death. Piper: Phoebe. Phoebe: Right, okay, I'm just gonna mind my own business. Piper: All we have to do is respect what Paige wants. And clearly what she wants is not our help. Phoebe: You know, she thinks that's what she wants but I know what she really wants, and what she really wants is our help. Piper: That's it, I'm staying home. Phoebe: What? Why? Piper: To make sure that you leave Paige alone. (Pipers jumps off the counter.) Phoebe: Piper, no, you have to go out, you need to go out. (Piper goes out into the hallway and Phoebe follows.) And this is not me channelling, this is just me talking. Trust me, as soon as you get back on the dating horse, the easier it will be. Piper: No, I know, you're right, you're absolutely right. It's just the truth is I'm a little scared. I mean, I was married to an angel for crying out loud, who is gonna compare to that? Phoebe: I know but Piper, but you also dated a demon, a warlock and a ghost, you know, that's what you should be scared of. Piper: Super pep talk, sis. (The doorbell rings.) Phoebe: You look beautiful. Piper: Mm. [Cut to downstairs. Foyer. Piper opens the door. Phoebe is standing behind the door. A handsome looking man, Seth, is standing there.] Seth: Hey. Piper: Hi. Seth: Wow, you look great. I-I'm not surprised, that's just that you normally... Piper: Oh, yeah, no bottle, no binky. Seth: No spit up. Piper: Yeah. Phoebe: Pssst. Seth: So you ready? Wanna go? Phoebe: Psst. He likes you, I can tell. Piper: One second. (whispers) Leave Paige alone, I mean it. Phoebe: (whispers) I will. I will. (Piper grabs her bag.) Piper: Okay. (Piper walks outside.) Phoebe: Have fun, have fun, I will leave Paige alone. (Phoebe closes the door.) I can't, I can't. Chris! (Chris orbs in. He has dust on his shirt.) Chris: Yeah. Phoebe: Hey, I need you to watch Wyatt for me. Chris: What? No, no way. Phoebe: What's wrong? Why you worried? Chris: What's wrong? What's wrong is I don't do babies. One and under crowd, not my thing. Leo, however. (Leo orbs in.) Great with kids, especially his own. (to Leo) You're not following me are you? Leo: Why? Should I be? Phoebe: Oh, there's a lot of love in this room. Okay, so, um, there's a bottle in the fridge if Wyatt wakes up and the diaper rash cream, only if he needs it, okay? We've gotta keep that butt moist. (Phoebe rushes off to the kitchen.) Chris: Did you get that? (Chris orbs out. Leo runs after Phoebe.) Leo: Phoebe, Phoebe, wait-wait-wait. I can't do this right now, I gotta follow... up on some things. Phoebe: Well, I have to check on Paige and make sure she's alright. Leo: Where's Piper? Phoebe: Piper is... she's kinda, uh... Piper's on a date. Leo: Oh. Phoebe: I'm so sorry, you're hurting. I'm here for you, I just can't be here for you right now. I'm gonna be in there for you though... checking on Paige. (Phoebe runs into the kitchen.) [Cut to the kitchen. Phoebe picks up the bloodied towel from Paige's wound.] Phoebe: "Lead me back from whence this came, help me help my sister's pain." [Scene: Montana House. Richard and his father Benjamin, walk out of the study. Richard is carrying a glass of pink liquid.] Benjamin: I want her out of here. Richard: She wasn't sent by the Callaways, she wants the fighting to stop. (They walk down the hallway.) Benjamin: Yeah? Then how come to fighting started up the minute she showed up. Richard: Probably just a coincidence. Benjamin: I thought you didn't believe in coincidences. (Benjamin walks away. Richard walks into the living room where Paige is sitting.] Richard: Hey. Here, drink that. (He hands her the glass.) Paige: What is it? Richard: It's a family recipe, it'll make you feel better, speed up the healing process. Look, I'm the one who shouldn't trust you, remember? Drink up. (Paige has a sip. Rosaline Montana walks past the room carrying a tray of potions.) Paige: Are those potions? Richard: Yeah, I told you we're witches. Paige: Good ones or bad ones. Richard: What do you think. Paige: Well, I don't know, you did just try to fry an eighty-year old grandma with an energy ball. Richard: We didn't do that, that was the Callaways. They made it look like it was us. It was a set-up. Paige: Okay, so they're the bad ones? Richard: Well, no, they're not bad, they're just, they're bad to us. (Steve, his brother, comes running in. He has scars on one side of his face. He picks up a tray of potions and leaves.) See those scars? Years ago the Callaways cast a plague on us. Of course in return we cursed them with boils. Or was it the boils and then the plague? I don't know, I can't remember. A feud this long you start to lose track, you know. Paige: How come you don't have scars? Richard: You can't curse people that don't practise magic. I don't do that anymore. Paige: Why not? Richard: Last time I did it it brought me to a place I don't wanna go again. (He points to a photo of a woman.) That's Olivia, my fiancé. Olivia Callaway. Paige: Ooh, sleeping with the enemy. Richard: She was actually klled in the crossfire last year. Paige: I-I'm really sorry. Richard: It's alright, you didn't know. She'd be more upset than anybody if this truce ended. She, she wanted peace. Paige: Maybe that's why I'm here, to help. (Olivia's spirit floats out of the photo. She floats through the wall and into the study where Benjamin is.) Olivia: Boo! Benjamin: What? Olivia? But you're a... Olivia: A ghost? Yeah. Sucks too, believe me. Benjamin: What do you want? Olivia: What you took from me. My life, my love. (An energy ball appears in her hand.) And one way or another, I'm gonna get them both back. Benjamin: No, just wait a minute, don't. There's a Charmed One here, she'll come after you. Olivia: I'm counting on it. (Olivia floats outside the window and throws the energy ball. It smashes through the window and hits Benjamin. The whole family and Paige rush in.) Rosaline: Oh, please, god, no! Oh my god! (Paige looks out the window and sees Phoebe across the street in the Callaway house. Phoebe looks out the window and waves at Paige.) Commercial Break [Scene: Restaurant. Piper and Seth are on their date. The waiter is taking Piper's order.] Piper: Um, I'll have the salmon and fusilli with the eggplant. And could you make sure they use basil and not Italian parsley. And could you ask them to sauté the eggplant lightly and also grill the salmon after the pasta is done, that way it won't dry out. Thank you. (The waiter walks away.) What? Seth: Nothing. I just never dated an ex-chef before, that's all. Piper: Oh, was I being too picky? Seth: No, no. Piper: Yeah, I was. I'm sorry, I'm just a little... Seth: Nervous? Piper: Is it that obvious? Seth: It's my fault, this is not a very good first date place. Piper: Oh, no, no, it's fine, it's just, you know, I haven't dated in a while. Seth: How long were you married? Piper: Two years but we were together four. Seth: It gets easier. I think I went on five, six dates after my divorce until finally I started feeling comfortable dating people again. Piper: Oh, so I guess you don't mind being the guinea pig then. Seth: Not at all. (Chris orbs in near by.) If you don't mind me asking, when's your divorce finalised? Piper: My divorce? Seth: You filed, right? Piper: Um, not exactly. It's, uh, kind of a weird arrangement, it's hard to explain. (Chris walks over to them. He has mud on his shirt.) Chris: Piper. Piper: What are you doing here? Why are you covered in mud? Seth: Excuse me a second. Who's this? Chris: Me? I'm from the future. Seth: What? Piper: Excuse us. (Piper grabs Chris and they walk across the room.) Are you crazy? Chris: You're not serious about that guy are you? Piper: Well, uh... You know what, that is none of your business. Where have you been? Chris: That's none of your business. Look, you better get home before your sisters kll each other. Piper: What? Why? What happened? (She gasps.) Oh, no, Phoebe? (Chris nods.) [Scene: Manor. Phoebe and Paige are walking through the dining room.] Phoebe: Paige, I said I'm sorry, what more do you want from me? Paige: Sorry doesn't begin to cover it. Phoebe: Look, I was worried about you, I thought you were in trouble. Paige: If you were so worried, why were you at the Callaways? Phoebe: The spell was supposed to take me to you, not them. How was I supposed to know you were across the street? Paige: You weren't supposed to know because you weren't supposed to be involved. (Piper and Chris orb in.) Phoebe: Well, it's a good thing I did get involved because obviously there's a wr going on over there. Paige: I can handle it. Phoebe: Oh, really? (Piper whistles.) Piper: Hi, hey, what is this about a wr? Paige: Ask Miss Buttinsky over there. She was with the Callaways when they klled Richard's dad. Phoebe: Paige, I'm telling you they didn't kll anyone. Paige: I was there. Paige: Yeah, so was I. (Leo walks down a few stairs.) Leo: Hey, can you guys keep it down? I just got Wyatt to sleep. Piper: What are you doing here? (Leo walks down the stairs.) Phoebe: Okay, in the living room, in the living room, let's go, let's go. (Piper, Phoebe and Paige go in the living room.) Chris: Can I go now? Leo: No. (Leo grabs Chris and pulls him in the living room.) [Cut to the living room.] Phoebe: Paige, I'm telling you the energy ball did not come from the Callaways. Paige: I saw it come through the Callaways' window. Phoebe: It couldn't have. Paige: Oh, she's not only butting in, she's taking sides. Phoebe: Look, Paige, it's not only what I saw but it's what I felt. Don't you think if they just tried to klled someone I would have felt some intense anger coming from them? But I didn't. Paige: I don't know. Are you sensing any intense anger coming at you right now? Phoebe: No, but what I can sense is that maybe your attraction to this Richard guy is clouding your better judgement. Paige: I hate talking to an empath. Piper: Wait a second, hold it. Didn't they fre on the Callaway grandmother when you got hurt? Maybe this is just retribution. Paige: No, Richard said his family didn't fre on them. I believe him. Phoebe: Then where did the energy ball come from? They don't just materialise. Piper: Maybe they do. Leo: What do you mean? Piper: Well, if Richard says it was no one in his family, maybe it was somebody else, maybe a third party. Leo: If so, the two families need to know before this escalates any further. Piper: You've been in both houses, do you think you can get them to come here? Paige: What do you mean, like peace talks? Piper: Yeah, why not. Chris: You've got an Elder right here, who better to mediate. Good luck. (Chris orbs out.) Phoebe: I actually think this could work. Paige: I don't know, this feud's been going back for generations. I don't even think they know how it started. Piper: Still, it's worth a sht. [Scene: Cave. Chris hands the egg to the old man.] Man: Nicely done. These aren't easy to find. Chris: Tell me about it. How long before it's ready? Man: You'll have it when you need it. (The man cracks the egg and drops the yolk into the cauldron.) [Scene: Montana House. Study. Richard is standing by the window holding a potion. Paige orbs in.] Paige: What are you doing? (He turns around.) Richard: Paige, get out of here, it's none of your business. Paige: I thought you weren't using magic. Richard: Just save me the speech, okay, I don't need it. Go save an innocent or something. Paige: Yeah, I'm trying. Richard: Look, they klled my fiancé, they klled my dad. What do you want me to do? Just sit back and watch? Paige: We don't know the Callaways even did it. Richard: Who then? Paige: I don't know. Richard: You don't know. Great. Just go, please, before you get hurt. (Paige orbs out. Richard heads for the door and opens it. Paige orbs in in front of him.) Paige: Hi. You have two choices. Either you can go over to the Callaways and use your considerable influence, not to mention your fairly neutral reputation, and bring them to the peace table. Richard: What? Paige: Or I can orb your butt down to purgatory and you can spend all of eternity getting a lovely sunburn. Richard: You're crazy. Paige: Quite possibly. More importantly I'm actually serious. Look, it's the only way to end the feud. It's what Olivia would've wanted, right? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper is making a potion. Leo walks in holding a top with blood on it.] Leo: Is this it? Piper: That's it, drop it in. (Leo puts the top in the potion.) Leo: What are you looking for? Piper: I wanna see if Paige was actually ht by an energy ball after all. Leo: What else could it be? Piper: Let's see. Leo: So, um, how was your date? Piper: Short. Leo: Oh, I'm really sorry. Short, you mean like, uh, leprechaun short? Piper: No, Leo, he wasn't short, the date was cut short by this. Leo: Oh, right, sorry. So, uh, don't you think you should use protection? (Piper gives him a look. He chuckles.) I mean for your hands, the soup. Piper: Okay. Leo: Look, I know this is awkward me being here and all. Piper: It's just as I expected. Leo: What does that mean? Piper: Not you, the pan. Keep up will you? The shirt, it's getting lighter, which means Paige was not ht by an energy ball, she was ht by a plasma ball. Leo: Plasma? Piper: And plasma only occurs on the spiritual plane. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Okay, they're all here and these people are in major need of peace talks. Piper: Actually, what they need is a séance. [Cut to the attic. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo and the Callaways and Montanas are there.] James Callaway: You think a ghost is trying to break the truce? Piper: Uh, an angry relative maybe? You know, someone who is still tethered to the feud, someone who can't or won't let go. (Piper walks over to a table where Paige is.) Paige: Why didn't you tell me about this? Piper: No time, sorry. Steve: This is ridiculous, it's just another one of their tricks. (He heads for the door but Richard stops him.) Richard: No, it's not. I asked them to come, just let it play out, alright? (Piper lights five red candles.) Piper: By summoning this spirit, we bring them into our plane, so be careful not to break the circle until we've helped it move on. Or else we're gonna have some angry spirits running a muck. Everybody ready? Phoebe: Ommmmmmm. Ummmmmmm. Piper: Phoebe? Phoebe: Oh, sorry, it's just there's... everybody's like... oof. (They all stand in a circle and join hands.) Piper: Paige. Paige: "Unknown spirit we call to thee, those who wish to set you free, cross on over so we may help, come to use reveal yourself." (A gust of wind blows in the centre of the circle.) Piper: Hold on. (Magical lights appear in the circle and form into Olivia.) James: Olivia. Olivia: Hello, daddy. Miss me? (She turns to Richard.) Richard. James: I don't understand. You attcked us. Why? (She turns to James.) Olivia: Because you didn't avenge my death, that's why. Rosaline: But you were ht by one of your own. Olivia: Or so you were lead to think. But that's not exactly true, (she turns to Steve) is it, Steve? Steve: It was an accident. Craig Montana: We were set up. (Rosaline tries to let go of James' hand but he holds on tight.) Paige: Okay, don't break the chain. (Olivia turns to Paige.) Olivia: No, we wouldn't want that now, would we Paige? Phoebe: Okay, we have to move this along now because whoo. Richard: This can't be right. That can't be you. (Olivia turns to Richard.) Olivia: I was wrong about the feud, Richard. It can never end, I know that now. But that doesn't mean we can't still be together. Once I have my revenge. (She disappears and a big blast of wind knocks everyone backwards, breaking the chain.) James: Your son klled my daughter. Rosaline: And your daughter klled my husband. James: Come on. (Everyone walks out of the room.) Paige: Richard, don't go. Okay, next time I tell you to butt out, butt out. (Paige runs out of the room.) [Cut to the hallway. Paige runs down the stairs.] Paige: Richard, wait! (Olivia's spirit appears in front of Paige.) Olivia: Why don't we go after Richard together? (Olivia's spirit enters Paige's body.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper is there making a potion. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Hey, what are you doing? Making soup? Piper: Um, not exactly. (Phoebe looks at the page the Book of Shadows is turned to.) Phoebe: "Banishing a ghost." Wait a minute, I thought we weren't gonna try and help Paige anymore. Piper: We're not, we're assisting. Phoebe: Oh, we're assisting. Piper: Mm-hm. We're just giving her a little amo should she need it. (Piper pours the blue potion into a vial.) You know, that was one really pissed off ghost. Phoebe: That was also one very pissed off sister. Piper: Which is why we're not helping her, not directly. We're just giving her an option. Phoebe: You're worried. Piper: So? Phoebe: So you can actually worry and really you're just worried, where as if I worry, people think I'm psychically intruding. Piper: Precisely. Now I need to call Leo so he can baby-sit. Phoebe: I can call him if you want me to. Just trying to help. I know you want me to though. [Scene: Montana House. Study. Richard is there. Paige/Olivia walks in.] Paige: Knock, knock. Richard: Do you ever give up? Paige: Never. Penny for your thoughts? (He gives her a look.) What? Richard: Olivia used to say that. Paige: Oh. I should be more careful. It must have been hard, seeing her again after all that time. Richard: Yeah. She just seemed so bitter, you know. Paige: Bitter? She wasn't bitter, she was pissed. I mean, I would be if I lost everything. Richard: It just wasn't like her. Paige: Well, maybe she was lonely. Maybe she was just reaching out, or maybe she just wants some justice. Richard: Justice? She wants revenge. Paige: There's something to be said through revenge. Richard: Weren't you the one advocating peace? Said you send me to purgatory if I didn't agree. (Paige chuckles.) Paige: Well, a girl's allowed to change her mind, right? And if Olivia's right and if you can't be stopped, then the last man standing wins. Besides, I'll be there, you won't be alone. Richard: Why are you doing this? Paige: Because it's the right thing to do. (Paige touches his shoulder.) Together we can't lose. (They move closer and kiss.) [Scene: Cave. Chris and the old man is there. The old man is pouring the potion into a vial.] Chris: Are you sure this is gonna work? Man: As long as it doesn't make you violently ill. Side effects, you never know. Chris: Thanks for the tip. Man: You sure it's worth the risk? Chris: I wouldn't be here if it wasn't. (Chris takes the potion.) Man: He won't tell me. Chris: Tell you what? Leo's Voice: What you need the potion for. (Leo becomes visible.) Other than to hide your secrets that is. Chris: What? This was all a set-up? Is this even legit? Man: It's legit alright. But I'm afraid you have to answer to a higher power now. Chris: Go ahead, take it. (He throws the potion to Leo.) It wasn't for me anyway. Leo: Really? Chris: I got it for the sisters. Phoebe's new power is wreaking havoc on their relationship, or haven't you noticed? Leo: You expect me to believe this wasn't meant to protect your secrets? Chris: No, I don't. But seeing as you haven't figured me out yet, why would I even need it? Leo: Don't get too cocky, kid. Wouldn't want me to clip your wings now, would you? (Whitelighter sound.) Chris: Whoops, looks like Wyatt needs another babysitter, dad. (Leo orbs out.) Alright, I have to ask you to make another one. [Scene: Montana House. Study. Paige and Richard are standing by the window. Paige is holding a potion vial.] Paige: Take it. Don't be afraid, you can do it. (Steve runs past the door.) Steve: They're attacking! (Richard grabs the potion and runs out of the room.) [Cut to the living room. James and his two sons run into the room. Steve runs in and throws a potion at them. It hits a wall. One of the Callaway sons throws an energy ball at Steve, grazing him and knocking him to the floor. Richard runs in and throws a potion. It heads for James and James dives behind the couch. The potion hits one of the Callaway sons in the chest and he and flies backwards into the wall. Richard helps a wounded Steve up and helps him across the room. James gets up and throws an energy ball at them. They dive onto the floor. The energy ball hits the TV. Steve winces in pain and looks at the large wound on his leg.] [Cut to outside the Montana house. Piper and Phoebe pull up in Phoebe's car. They see flashes of light and hear explsin from inside.] Phoebe: Think she needs help now? [Cut to inside. Living room. Richard throws a potion at one of the Callaway sons. Rosaline walks into the room and goes to help Steve. James throws an energy ball straight at Rosaline and hits her, sending her flying.] Steve: Mum! (Richard looks at his mother and gets angrier. He turns to James and throws an energy ball straight for him. Piper and Phoebe walk in and Piper blows up the energy ball in mid-air. They look at Piper and Phoebe. James throws an energy ball at Richard and he is pushed across the room. He slams into the wall and falls to the floor. Rosaline sits up. Paige runs in and rushes to Richard's side.) Paige: Richard. Richard, please wake. Richard, please wake up. It's me, it's Olivia. Piper: Oh, no. Paige: If I can't have him in life, then I'll have him in death. (Paige orbs out with Richard.) Rosaline: Oh, Richard! Richard! (Rosaline cries.) [Scene: Crypt. It's pitch black. A match is lit which lights up the crypt. Paige and Richard are lying there. Paige lights a candle.] Paige: It's okay. You're alright, sweetheart. (Richard slowly wakes up.) We couldn't be together before, but we can be together now. (Richard turns his head and sees a skeleton lying beside him. He yells.) Commercial Break [Scene: Cemetery. Crypt. Richard is breathing heavily, he's running out of breath.] Paige: Don't fight it, just breath. Richard: Olivia, please don't do this to me. Paige: It's the only way, the only way we can be together. (He looks over at the candle which is almost melted.) Dying's not so hard. That's it. Just breathe. (The candle dies out.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Leo are there. Piper is standing in front of the Book of Shadows and Phoebe is scrying.] Piper: "Blood to blood I summon thee, blood to blood return to me." It's not working. Phoebe: Neither is scrying. I knew I should have followed my instincts, I knew that she was in over her head. Piper: Phoebe. Phoebe: What? I know I am driving everyone crazy with my power but doesn't mean I'm not right. Leo: We're all understandably tense, but that's not gonna help us get Paige back any faster. Phoebe: Well, what is? It's like she doesn't even exist anymore. Leo: That's because Olivia's energy is suppressing her. Phoebe: So maybe we should be scrying for Olivia. Only we'd need something of hers to scry with. (The doorbell rings.) [Cut to downstairs. Piper answers the door. James and Rosaline is standing there.] James: We think we know where they are. Rosaline: We want to help end this before we lose anyone else. Piper: Come on in. [Scene: Cemetery. Crypt. Piper, Phoebe and Leo are standing there. Piper blows up the lid of the crypt. Leo rushes over to Paige and Richard. They are unconscious. Olivia's spirit rises out of Paige.] Olivia: You're too late. Leo: No, we're not. (Paige wakes up. She sits up.) Paige. Paige: I'm okay. (An energy ball appears in Olivia's hand. Piper blows it up. Olivia gasps.) Piper: Phoebe, the potion. Paige: You don't need to banish her. You felt her anger but I felt her pain. I know how much you loved him. How much it hurts to have lost him. But you have to let him live. It's the only way for you to move on and get out of limbo. Olivia, please, come away from vengeance, and come back to forgiveness. Back to who you were. Just let the feud end with life and not with death. (Richard wakes up.) Olivia: I'm scared. Paige: I know. Olivia: (to Richard) Forgive me. (Olivia disappears.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe is there sitting at a desk. The door is locked. Piper and Paige are standing outside the door.] Paige: Come on, Phoebe, you can't stay in there forever. Phoebe: Yes, I can. Piper: Phoebe, this is nuts. Open the door. Phoebe: No. Piper: Phoebe. Phoebe: Okay, let's see if this one works. "In the name of the Halliwell line, bind my sisters from this power of mine." Piper: Phoebe. (Phoebe turns to the door.) Phoebe: It's not working, I can still feel your frustration. (Piper, Paige and Chris orb in.) I don't know what else to do, I've tried everything. Piper: Hi! (Phoebe turns around.) Phoebe: You know, people lock doors for a reason. Paige: Yes, well, I figure if you can use your powers to intrude on my life, then I can use mine to intrude on yours. Piper: Come on, Phoebe. None of us like this new power of yours anymore than you do, but it's pointless to isolate yourself. Phoebe: Well, if I can't read you, I can't hurt you. Paige: Well, how about instead of trying to control your power, maybe you try to, I didn't know, control yourself? Phoebe: Because, Paige, I can't. And I can sense how annoyed you are right now and that's hurting me. Paige: Well, what's annoying me if I've discovered I have this magical destiny and I can't trust you to leave me alone for me to follow it. Phoebe: What do you think I'm trying to do up here? Piper: Okay, let's look at the bright side. We settled a family feud, we set free a tortured soul, maybe your new power and Paige's new solo path away from the sisterhood, is some kind of synergy, that it's all working together in some kind of divine way. Phoebe, Paige: Nah. Chris: I don't get it. Leo didn't give you the empath blocking potion? Piper: What potion? Leo! (Leo orbs in.) Where is it? Phoebe: Give me, give me, give me. Faster. Piper: Come on, come on, come on. Chris: They're really anxious about that potion you got for them. Leo: Yeah, only I think you should wait to take it. Phoebe was given her power for a reason. Piper: Forget that. (Leo hands Piper the potion. She drinks some of it and then passes it to Paige. Paige drinks some.) Phoebe: Nothing, nada, zilch! Paige: Yes! Piper: Hallelujah! Paige: Well, I have to go finish a game of pinochle with grandma Callaway. Phoebe: Maybe you'll run into Richard. Paige: I'm sorry? Phoebe: That was a sister thing, not an empath thing. (Phoebe gets up.) Come on. (Phoebe and Paige leave the room.) Chris: So it worked, right? No nausea, queasiness, nothing like that? Piper: Nope, nothing. (Piper leaves the room.) Chris: Looks like we're one big happy family again. Leo: You're not family. (Leo leaves the room. Chris pulls a potion out of his pocket and drinks it.) [Cut to the hallway. Piper and Leo are there.] Leo: Piper. I wanna apologise. Piper: For what? Leo: For being around so much. I know you asked for your space and I wanna honour that but it's just with Chris. Piper: Yeah, no, I understand, I'm not upset. Leo: Good. Piper: Actually, I don't really think it's necessary anymore. Besides, I can't really think of a better babysitter for Wyatt than his daddy. Leo: Really? Anytime. Piper: I know this hasn't been easy for you either, but I really appreciate it, it's given me some time to think. Leo: About? Piper: About where we go from here. And I think it's time maybe we make it official. You know, legal. (The phone rings.) Leo: Oh. I understand. Phoebe's Voice: Piper, Seth's on the phone. Leo: Guess you better get that. Piper: Yeah. (Piper walks into her room and closes the door.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x05 - Love's A Witch"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: On the set of TV show "Chit Chat This & That". Phoebe is a guest host there, interviewing Nina Halter.] Phoebe: Today we're going to be talking about the five minute orgasm. A new book written by Nina Halter. Hi, Nina, welcome. Nina: Thank you, and it's an honour to be on your show, Phoebe. Phoebe: Oh, you're gonna get me in trouble. It's not my show, I'm just the guest host. Nina: Oh, well, I'm sorry, I've been watching all week and I love, love, love your topics. So provocative. Phoebe: Thank you very much. And speaking of provocative, we should probably talk about this book here of yours. Nina: It's wonderful, isn't it. Phoebe: Well, to be honest with you, I haven't been able to read the whole thing because I haven't had time, but I love the title. "The Five Minute Orgasm", amazing. Okay, so I guess the first question would be, why only five minutes? I mean, don't you think that's rushing it a bit? Nina: You misunderstood. It's not about having one in five minutes, it's about having an orgasm for five minutes. Phoebe: Oh, oh, well. Is this my copy? Nina: Uh-huh. (Phoebe giggles.) Phoebe: Okay. So, uh, let's just cut to the chase here and I'm gonna ask you, how does one experience this phenomenon? Nina: Well, it's really quite simple really... [Cut the the manor. Conservatory. The television is turned on.] Nina: (on TV) First... (The television turns off. Piper and a demon are there. The demon has created a hole in the floor which is sucking everything into it, including the TV. Piper is hanging onto the door frame. She tries to blow him up with one hand but instead blows up a vase of flowers.) Piper: Chris! (Chris orbs in.) Chris: Piper, let's go. Piper: No, Wyatt's upstairs. Just go get my sisters. [Cut to the "Chit Chat This and That" set.] Phoebe: This is just fascinating stuff. (Chris orbs in near by.) Um, I have to ask you, does it work for guys too? (Chris waves his arms around trying to get Phoebe's attention.) Nina: Well, there is a technique but it's quite dangerous. Phoebe: Dangerous? Really? (Chris gives up and orbs out.) [Cut to the manor. Conservatory. Piper blows up the chandelier above the demon and it lands on him. He falls to the floor and the hole in the floor closes up. The demon gets up and runs through the house.] Piper: Oh, no you don't! (Piper chases after the demon and he runs into the dining room. He opens the hole back up and Piper quickly grabs onto the stairs railing.) [Cut to a retirement village. Many elderly people are sitting around watching another elderly man perform a magic act. Paige is lying in box which the man is trying to cut in half. His assistant, an elderly woman wearing a short red dress is standing beside him. Chris orbs in near by.] Charlie the Magician: I don't understand it. This trick worked in '68. Mrs. Rawls the Assistant: You forgot the saws, dear. Charlie: Forgot the what? Paige: It's okay, I got you covered. (Paige orbs the saws in the centre of the box. The elderly magician pulls the box in two so Paige's head is sticking out of one and her feet are sticking out of the other. The elderly people applaud. Paige looks over at Chris. He orbs out.) [Cut to the manor. Piper loses her grip and starts getting sucked into the hole. She tries to blow up the demon and grazes his shoulder. The hole closes and he disappears.] Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Chris are there. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are cleaning up the huge mess. Chris is looking through the Book of Shadows.] Phoebe: So wait, a vortex did all of this? Piper: Vortex, whirlpool, I don't know, whatever. Paige: Well, if it was a whirlpool, there'd probably be some water. Chris: The fineries of what almost klled Piper aren't important. The point is she was almost klled and no one was here to help. Paige: You're right, I'm sorry, I was kind of tied up... or cut in half. Phoebe: And I was interviewing the most fascinating woman. Piper: Oh, the orgasm lady. That show was great, at least what I saw of it until the TV was sucked into oblivion. I hope you brought home that book. Phoebe: Mm-hm. Chris: Piper, doesn't it bother you had to vanquish that demon alone? Piper: Yeah, well, sure, but, you know, we all have lives which is why I need this place cleaned up before my guests arrive. Paige: Who's coming? Piper: Mary has designed a fashion line and she wants to show us all. Paige: I love clothes. Chris: Not so fast, we've got a demon to hunt. If I could just find him in here. Piper: Okay, but regardless of what you find in there, I'm gonna hang out with my friends because I will have a normal life if it kills me. (She slams down her hands on her thighs.) Ow. (She looks at her bandaged hand.) Phoebe: Piper, why don't you have Leo heal that when he comes to pick up Wyatt. Piper: Because I don't need magic to heal a cut. Paige: I'd use magic for everything if I could. Piper: Well, if I had done this fighting a demon, that would be one thing. But I did it in the kitchen. The chef did it in the kitchen, so that person will wear this bandage for the shame of it all. Chris: Well, this book is not going to help us. But I've seen vortexes like that before. (Paige puts a huge bunch of roses on the table.) Paige: You know, this job would be so much easier if there weren't so many roses. Piper: What's with all the roses? Phoebe: I think Jason thinks that he's losing me. And as an empath, I don't know who's feeling what anymore and I just, I have my guard up. Chris: You should be aware that these vortexes suck their victims into pocket realms of alternate realities. Paige: You know, sometimes guys can be funny like that, you know. The more you pull away, the more they come back at you. Phoebe: Yeah, but I'm not pulling away, I really like him. Chris: Dangerous alternate realities, people. Based on fantasies, desires, dreams. Piper: So stop worrying about it and let him wine and dine you. I mean, a little wooing never klled anyone. Chris: But a demon can, so can we please, please, let's focus. Piper, you were almost sent to another world, that takes serious magic. Paige: Magic. Brilliant idea. "Let the object of objection become but a dream, as I cause the seen to be unseen." (The mess orbs away.) Well, call me butter 'cause I'm on a roll. Piper: Wow, that's much better, thanks Paige. Paige: Yep, well, gotta get back to the temp job. Don't know how much longer those old folks are gonna be alive. (Paige heads for the door.) Phoebe: And I'll walk you out because I have to meet Jason for lunch. (Phoebe follows Paige.) Chris: No! No, no, no. We have a demon to hunt, get back here. Paige: See you later, Chris. Phoebe: We'll talk about it later. (Phoebe and Paige leave. Piper walks over to Chris and leans on his shoulder.) Piper: You are our new favourite Whitelighter and all, but you need to lighten up. Chris: No, you three need to get serious, because if you keep putting your personal lives before your wiccan duties, you're gonna pay for it. Piper: Maybe so, but not today. I scared away the demon, he's not coming back, I have friends coming, and I also have chocolate chip cookies in the oven. (Piper leaves the room. Chris turns to Wyatt.) Chris: It's your fault I have to do this now. (Chris orbs out.) [Cut to a cave. The vortex demon is there groaning and tucking towels under his shirt on his wound. Chris orbs in.] Demon: You! Chris: Wait, before you... (The demon opens the vortex and Chris is sucked into it. Chris orbs out just before it closes. He orbs back in beside the demon.) Would you just relax? I didn't come here to vanquish you. Demon: How did you find me here? No one's ever been to my lair. Chris: I don't have to find you, Gith, I know you. I'm from the future. I came here to give you what you want. The Charmed Ones. [Scene: Restaurant. Phoebe and Jason are sitting at a table.] Jason: So I'm sitting there in the middle of this board meeting and I completely lose all concentration because all I could think about is you. It's like they were speaking a foreign language. Phoebe: Well, you were in Hong Kong. Jason: Point is I flew straight back. Phoebe: So you could regain your concentration? Jason: To concentrate on you. Phoebe: Well, I will try to keep your mind from wandering? Jason: So what's it gonna be tonight? Box seats at La Bohme or backstage with Metallica? (A woman walks up to them holding a book.) Woman: Phoebe. Oh my god, I'm sorry. Could you? (She hands Phoebe her book.) Phoebe: Yeah, absolutely. (Phoebe signs her book.) Woman: I've been watching you on TV all week. You are huge. Phoebe: Oh, well, the TV does add ten pounds. Woman: Oh, no, no, no. (She laughs.) I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it like that at all. (Phoebe laughs.) Phoebe: I know what you meant. (She hands the book back.) Woman: Thank you. Bye. (The woman leaves.) Jason: She's right, you know. You could be huge. Phoebe: I'm taping my last show today. Jason: It doesn't have to end. I own TV stations all around the world. Phoebe: Are you offering me the world, Jason Dean? Jason: Yes. All except Kazakhstan, I don't have stations there. Phoebe: Look, I appreciate you hopping on your jet to see me and the roses, all ten dozen of them. And the shows and the dinners and the private concert by the San Francisco Symphony. Jason: But? Phoebe: No, no buts. I like you, I like you a lot, you don't have to try so hard. Jason: I know. Phoebe: You do? Jason: You're a very easy girl to please and I love that about you but have you ever stopped to consider that maybe I enjoy doing these things for you? Phoebe: No, actually, that never occurred to me. (Jason leans in closer to Phoebe.) Jason: I don't like to talk about it but you're dating a minor media mogul here, so can I make a suggestion? Phoebe: Sure. Jason: Let go. Lose control a little bit. Trust me and just enjoy the ride. Phoebe: You mean, like you drive? I don't know, I'm a very good pas... (Jason kisses Phoebe.) Senger. [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper and Wyatt are there. Piper takes some cookies out of the oven. Wyatt is sitting in a high chair. Leo orbs in.] Piper: Oh, look, daddy's here! Leo: We need to talk. Piper: No, you need to orb. There are diapers in the bag. Here. (She hands him a bag and bottle.) Wyatt is very excited to spend the afternoon with you. (Wyatt sneezes.) Leo: Was that a sneeze? Are you feeling alright, buddy? Daddy will heal you up right away and then take care of mummy's hand. Piper: No, no, no, no. No magic, really. He has a common cold and babies need to develop immunities. Leo: Not when his father's a miracle worker. Piper: No, really, if I'm gonna lead any kind of a normal life, there will be no healing for any of us. Leo: So you just want him to suffer? Piper: Oh, don't be so dramatic. If he had a serious illness, I would be the first one to call you, but he doesn't. So in the mean time, just watch him and fret like a normal person. Now go. Leo: Well, that's... I can't take Wyatt today. Piper: You can't take Wyatt? What do you mean? You asked to take Wyatt. You know, father son bonding. Leo: Yeah, that was until I found out about this. (Leo holds up a Valkyrie pendant.) Do you know where Chris got it? Piper: A swap meet? Leo: He klled for it. The Valkyrie who owned this pendant was mrder. Piper: Leo, this is not cool, I have people coming here in ten minutes. Leo: Chris isn't who he says he is, Piper. I know he's the one who banished me to Valhalla and this proves it. Piper: You know what, Leo? Nothing will ever change with you. You will always find a way to make your job more important than your family. Leo: Taking care of my family is my job, Piper, and right now I need to find out what Chris is up to. Commercial Break [Scene: Gith's Lair. Chris and Gith are there. Gith is dabbing his wound with a cloth.] Gith: You must think I'm pretty low on the evolutionary ladder. Chris: That's not true. Gith: A minor horned demon, a lesser slime devil, or some other common fiend with no power. Chris: I have the greatest respect for your power. Gith: Then don't insult me. Whitelighters don't kll their charges. Chris: Well, I'm not your typical Whitelighter. I came from the future because I needed the power of the Charmed Ones. Gith: To do what? Chris: None of your concern. All you need to know is they're drifting apart. Gith: How do you mean drifting apart? Chris: They're putting their desires before their duties and that makes them useless to me. Gith: You said desires? Chris: You caught that, huh? That is what you feed off of, right? But I never quite understood how one could eat a desire. Gith: Do you know how much energy is contained in an unfulfilled desire? People spend their whole lives wanting something, usually never getting it, I feed off that energy. Chris: Just think how much power the Charmed Ones pack. Gith: You know their desires? (Chris pulls out a piece of paper.) Chris: It's all right here. With this, no messy vortexes, you can bring them into your world with the comfort of your own cave. (Gith takes the piece of paper and walks across the room. Chris takes the bloodied cloth and puts it in his pocket.) Gith: They'll die, you know. Victims of their own desires. Is that what you want? Chris: I'm counting on it. Why else would I offer to help? (Chris takes a piece of parchment and puts it in his pocket.) So good luck and for the sake of both our lives, don't screw this up. (Chris orbs out.) Gith: A normal life with normal friends and no magic. Ask and you shall receive. (He holds his hand above a well and an image of Piper and Wyatt in the manor appear in the water.) [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Piper is there holding Wyatt. Wyatt sneezes.] Piper: Was that a sneeze? (A wave of light passes Piper. The doorbell rings.) Okay, I'm gonna put you down here for two seconds, okay? (She puts Wyatt in his playpen.) Hang on, hang on. Okay, you're good. (Piper walks into the foyer and answers the door. Mary and Elizabeth are standing there.) Women: Hi! Piper: Hi. Elizabeth: It's been too long. Piper: I know. Mary: Oh, I hope you don't mind, a few friends tagged along. Piper: Oh, no, not at all. Elizabeth said you might be bringing a few friends. (More women walk into the manor and greet Piper as they pass.) Five. (The women just keep on coming.) Or eight. Elizabeth: Oh, see, I told you, you should have called her. Piper: Oh, no, no, really, it's-it's fine. You have no idea how long I've been waiting to do this. Elizabeth: Okay, living room, girls. (Everyone goes in the living room except Piper and Mary.) Mary: They're all dying to see my new line of lingerie. Piper: Oh, you design lingerie? Mary: Mm-hm. You're gonna love it. Piper: Oh, sure, just as long as I don't have to try any of it on. Mary: Well, you'd look silly if you did. You don't have what it takes to fill the pouch. Piper: The pouch? (Piper goes to close the door but Mary stops her.) Mary: Meet my models. (A handsome man walks in.) Piper: Oh, sorry. (Another walks in.) Hi. Oh, yeah, the pouch. (Another walks in.) Model #1: So where can we change? Piper: Uh, my bedroom's free. Mary: Right this way. Come on, honey. [Scene: Retirement Home. The elderly people are sitting around watching another magic trick. Charlie is trying to pull a rabbit out of a hat. Paige and Mrs. Rawls is standing beside him.] Charlie: And abracadabra. (He reaches inside the hat.) Uh, where's the rabbit? Mrs. Rawls: The rabbit died last year, dear. Charlie: Oh. (A wave of light passes the room. Charlie grabs his chest and groans. Paige and Mrs. Rawls lowers him to the floor. The nurse races to his side.) Paige: Okay, somebody call 911. Mrs. Rawls: It's his heart. Charlie, can you hear me? Nurse: Hold on, Mr. Rawls, we're calling an ambulance. Mrs. Rawls: We don't have time for an ambulance, he needs help now. Paige: Uh, alright, I can get him there faster but everybody's gotta clear the room. Nurse: I can't leave his side. Mrs. Rawls: Please, he's gonna die. Just use your magic and orb him to the hospital. Paige: How do you know? Nurse: I think it's a good idea, you should orb him. Paige: You know too? Nurse: That you're a witch? Everybody knows. (The elderly people nod.) Mrs. Rawls: Please, we're running out of time. Paige: Alright, alright, just keep it a secret. (Everyone agrees. Paige orbs out with Charlie.) [Scene: Backstage of Chit Chat This and That. Phoebe is getting makeup put on by a make-up artist. Jason walks over to her.] Phoebe: Hey. I can't believe I'm taping my last show today. This week just flew by. Jason: Usually what happens when you're having a good time. Phoebe: Yeah, I have to admit it has been fun. Thank you, Brett. (He walks away.) Jason: You know it doesn't have to end. Phoebe: Oh, don't start with that again. (The assistant director walks in.) Assistant Director: Ms Halliwell, you're on in thirty seconds. Phoebe: Okay. Jason: You said you'd enjoy the ride. Phoebe: Right. Jason: So enjoy it. When you step out on that stage today, don't hold back. I want you to lose yourself in the moment, okay? You might be surprised. Phoebe: Yeah, but I don't like surprises. (A wave of light passes Phoebe.) Assistant Director: Okay, you know the drill. And we're going in five, four, three, two... (Phoebe pushes open the doors and walks onto the stage. The live audience cheers.) Phoebe: Hi. Welcome to the show. (Phoebe turns around to see a big "Ask Phoebe" illuminated sign on the back wall.) Welcome to my show. Commercial Break [Scene: Outside the Studio. Phoebe, Jason and a bodyguard is walking the pathway.] Phoebe: That was amazing. Jason: You were amazing. Phoebe: To be in front of a live audience like that and feel all the passion. Jason: So you liked it? Phoebe: How did you pull it off so fast? Jason: I bought off a lot of people. Phoebe: Did you buy them too? (Phoebe points to a large crowd of people standing on the street behind road blocks.) Jason: No, those belong to you. They've been coming out all week just to get a glimpse of you. Blake, can you stay close? Blake: No problem. Phoebe: Who's Blake? Jason: Your bodyguard. (They walk over to t crowd.) Phoebe: What? I thought he was a grip. (Phoebe signs some autographs.) Hi. There you go. Thanks. (Someone gives her a bunch of flowers.) Oh, they're beautiful, thank you. Hi. There you go. Fan: You saved my marriage. My Janey was gonna leave me until I read your column. Thank you so much. Phoebe: You're welcome. Jason: It's like walking with Ghandi. Phoebe: Thank you everyone for coming! (They head over to their limo. Blake opens a door.) Thank you, Blake. (Phoebe and Jason get in the limo.) Jason, I appreciate everything you're trying to do for me but a lot of this doesn't make sense. Like, I swear those people weren't here a few hours ago and the elaborate stage, how did you get them... Jason: Hey, you promised. Phoebe: I know, just sit back and enjoy the ride. Jason: Home, Blake. I got a big surprise for you. Phoebe: Wait, bigger than all this? (The card drives off and the crowd yells and waves. A guy holds up a sign which reads "Marry Me Phoebe". He then turns around the sign and it reads "Or Die".) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Chris is there making a potion. Leo orbs in.] Leo: We need to talk. Chris: Sorry, not now. Leo: Oh, yeah, now. (He holds out the Valkyrie pendant.) Look familiar? Chris: I don't have time for this. Leo: You had time to kll a Valkyrie. Whitelighters don't kll, or did you not read the manual? Chris: But it's alright for an Elder? You had Valkyrie blood on your hands too. Leo: Fighting to protect the sisters. You went out, hunted a Valkyrie to steal her magic. Chris: Oh, so that makes you the noble one, right? Leo: Face it, Chris, I got you this time. This is enough to get your Whitelighter status stripped and your soul sent back down to earth for recycling. Chris: You do what you have to do. Leo: I already did. I arranged a hearing with the Elders tonight. I expect this to be your last day as a Whitelighter. Chris: That's quite possible. Excuse me. Leo: Why are you making a vanquishing potion? Chris: To help the sisters. Leo: Why aren't they making it? Chris: Because they're busy. Leo: I can't sense them. Chris: Don't worry, I'm on it. Leo: You know, Chris, if I can't sense them it means they're not in this world. Chris: I said I'm on it. (Chris heads for the door but Leo stops him.) Leo: Where are you going? Chris: To bring them back, now lay off. Leo: Until I find out what's going on, I'm not gonna let you out of my sight. Chris: You don't trust me. Fine, I get it. But get this, if I don't show up where I'm supposed to be alone, they'll die. Your call. (Chris orbs out. Leo picks up the parchment from Gith's lair.) [Scene: Hospital. Room. Mr and Mrs Rawls are there. Mr Rawls is laying asleep in a bed. Paige walks in.] Paige: Hey, they said I could come back. Is Charlie going to be okay? Mrs. Rawls: Thanks to you. Paige: No, thanks to the doctors. I was just his cosmic taxi. Mrs. Rawls: Oh, Paige, you saved his life. Paige: Well, it felt nice to help out. I'm just curious, how did you know that I had a, uh, a power? Mrs. Rawls: A power? You mean, your magic? Paige: Okay, shhh, let's keep it down, because it's just our secret. Mrs. Rawls: Oh, Paige, don't be shy. Your magic's a godsend. If you hadn't been a witch, I would be a, I would be a widow right now. Paige: Okay, just don't say the word witch because someone might here you. Mrs. Rawls: Well, so what if they do. This ain't Salem, honey. There's no shame in being a witch today. You should use your magic with pride. [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper and her friends are cheering on one of the models dancing around the room in nothing but red tight underwear. He moves away and the next model walks in wearing tight leopard skin underwear.] Piper: That's great design detail there. Mary: Thanks. I try to use the natural contours of a man's body along with clean simple lines to convey an image of sensuous sophistication. Elizabeth: I just think it's hot! Piper: It doesn't provide a lot of support though, now does it? Mary: That's the point. Piper: So you guys do this a lot? Mary: You mean, stare at half naked men under a social accepted pretence? Piper: Yeah. Elizabeth: Every chance we get. Mary: Our lives used to be very Sex and the City, then we got married, had kids and its celibacy in the suburb. Piper: I've just missed so much, haven't I? (Mary catches the leopard skin underwear.) Mary: I guess you could say that. (Piper hears Wyatt cry through the baby monitor.) Piper: Speaking of families, I think all this noise woke up Wyatt. I'll be right back. (Piper leaves the room.) [Cut to the nursery. Wyatt is in his crib crying. Piper races in.] Piper: You're okay. What's the matter? (She picks him up.) Come here, come here. You're alright. (She feels his face.) Actually, you're burning up a little. (Piper grabs a thermometer.) Okay, look, look, look. Let me see. (She places the thermometer in his ear, waits a few seconds and it beeps. She takes it out of his ear and looks at the temperature.) One hundred and two. That's not good. Leo! Leo, come on, Wyatt needs you. (She walks out of the room.) [Scene: Limo. The glass dividing the driver and the passengers winds up.] Phoebe: No offence, Blake. We're alone. Jason: I wasn't joking when I said I wanted to give you the world, Phoebe. That live audience wasn't just to impress you, that was a test run for a nationally syndicated talk show starring you. Phoebe: What? Are you kidding me? Jason: I have commitments from my O and Os. That's twelve major TV markets, and don't worry, once they see the test run everybody in the world's gonna wanna Ask Phoebe, live. So what do you think? Phoebe: I think this is moving very fast. Jason: Yeah, isn't it great? (The dividing window winds down.) Blake: We're coming to the penthouse. Phoebe: Wait, the penthouse? I thought you were taking me home. Jason: That is your home. Well, it's your new home. (The limo arrives at the penthouse and more fans are waiting there. They run over to the limo and surround it.) Phoebe: Okay, Jason, enough is enough here. I know that this is all coming from a really good place but you can't just take over my life. I'm not even sure I want to star in my own... Blake: We need to get inside. Jason: Clear a path. Phoebe: Where did all these people come from? (Blake gets out of the car.) Blake: Back up. (Blake opens the door and Phoebe and Jason get out.) Fan: Phoebe, I've read every one of your columns. They're on all my walls. Phoebe: Great, thank you. (to Jason) This is too much. Jason: Isn't it great? Phoebe: No, I don't think any of this is real. I think something's wrong. Jason: What? Phoebe: I said I think something is wrong. Man: My wife left me because of you! (Someone holds out a photo for her to sign.) Phoebe: Yeah, I never posed for that. See, this isn't my world. Man: Do you know how much pain you caused me? Phoebe: This isn't even my fantasy. Jason: Wait till you see the penthouse I bought you, it's got the best bay views of the city. Phoebe: No, no, no, we can't go in there. I know this isn't gonna make any sense to you but I don't think any of this is real. I think we're in some kind of alternate reality. Jason: What are you talking crazy for, Phoebe? This is real, it's me. I'm real. (The man holds up a gn.) Blake: gn! (The crowd screams and runs away. The man points the gn at Phoebe.) Phoebe: It's time for you to feel pain. (Jason grabs Phoebe. The man sht and hits Jason. Phoebe and Jason fall to the ground.) Jason: Better get you inside. (The man runs off.) [Scene: Gith's Lair. He is looking at images of the girls in the scrying pool.] Gith: I don't understand. (Chris orbs in.) Chris: Something wrong? Gith: The boyfriend took the bllet. It was meant for the witch. Chris: You tried to kll one of them already? Gith: I create worlds, I don't control them. They work in their own way, in their own time. This is the first time a victim's ever escaped a direct attempt on her life. Chris: Yeah, well, pretty good, aren't they? Gith: It's okay. Their desires will kll them eventually. After all, that is what you desire, isn't it? Chris: Actually... (Chris pulls out the vanquishing potion. A crossbow materialises in Gith's hand. Chris goes to throw the potion but Gith sh*t him with the crossbow, hitting him in the stomach. Chris falls to the ground and drops the potion.) Gith: I could sense your desire from the beginning. You never wanted to kll your charges, just teach them a lesson. That's right, Darklighter arrow. (Gith smashes the potion with his foot.) Poison shouldn't take long but with luck, you may just live long enough to watch the Charmed Ones learn their lesson after all. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper walks in carrying Wyatt. She heads over to the Book of Shadows.] Piper: Okay, mummy's gonna take care of everything right now. (She opens the book and all the pages are blank.) What is this? No-no-no-no, this can't be happening. Leo! Chris! Anybody! (Mary and Elizabeth walk in.) Mary: There you are. Is everything okay? Piper: No, Wyatt has a hundred and two temperature and I think it's getting worse. Leo! Come on, your son needs you. (Mary and Elizabeth look at each other.) Mary: Honey, Leo's not here. You two split up, remember? Piper: Uh... Elizabeth: A hundred and two? Piper, that boy needs a doctor. Let me drive you. Piper: No, no, I got it, it's okay. [Scene: Hospital. Paige walks past a woman lying in a bed. She has a wound on her face. She grabs Paige's arm.] Woman: I heard that woman say you were a witch. Paige: Oh, that, she was just being silly. Woman: You have to help my daughter. Paige: Okay, I've landed in twilight zone and I... (The woman squeezes her arm tight.) Woman: Please. Paige: Okay, that hurts. But I need to wake up now. Woman: Demons attcked us. I hid Susie but they're gonna find her. You're a witch, you can save her. Paige: Okay, this can't be happening. Chris, I need some help here. Woman: Please. She's just a little girl. Paige: Okay, it's gonna be okay. Tell me where you left her. [Cut to an alley. Paige orbs in. A man runs past with a demon chasing him. The demon throws a fireball.] Paige: Fireball! (She orbs the fireball towards the demon and it hits him in the chest. He explodes and turns to ash. Paige runs into a storage room near by and goes down the stairs. A demon is there looking for Susie.) Demon: Where are you? (The demon faces Paige and creates a fireball.) Paige: Pipe! (A pipe orbs into the demon's chest and he bursts into flames, vanquishing him.) Susie? Susie, it's okay, you can come out now. (Susie comes out from behind a barrel.) It's okay, your mum sent me. That's it, it's alright. It's okay. Okay. (Susie goes over to Paige. Paige puts her arm around her.) Let's get out out of here. [Cut to the alley. Paige and Susie walk out of the building. All these people come out from their hiding places and cheer at Paige.] Paige: This can't be real. (Two demons appear and one throws a fireball near Paige and Susie.) Go wait in there. (Susie goes back into the building. Paige orbs out and the demons look around. Paige orbs back in in between them.) Looking for me? (The demons throw an energy ball at Paige but she orbs out and the energy balls ht each other, vanquishing themselves. Paige orbs back in.) Anyone else? Voice: Watch out! (Paige dives behind a dumpster as another energy ball flies past.) Paige: What the hell is going on? [Scene: Outside the Penthouse. Phoebe and Jason are sitting on the ground.] Phoebe: You're gonna be okay, baby, we're gonna get you out of this. Leo! Jason: Who are you calling? Phoebe: Uh, my brother-in-law. He's a healer. Jason: No offence, babe, but I don't think he can hear you. Isn't Blake calling 911? Phoebe: Yeah, he is. I know this isn't gonna make a lot of sense to you, but I don't think this world is real, you know, I don't know if there are paramedics here. Jason: This world isn't real? Phoebe: Yeah. If I had to guess, I would say it's a world of desire, but it's not my desire, it's your desire. I can feel how much you want all of this for me. Jason: It's true, Phoebe, I want everything for you including sanity. So if I die, promise me I'll see a doctor. Phoebe: You're not gonna die. [Cut to Gith's Lair. He is watching the girls in the scrying pool.] Phoebe: We're gonna get you out of here. Gith: An empath. You didn't tell me the middle sister was an empath. Chris: Sorry. Gith: She must have been feeling his desire when I created her world. It's no matter, my worlds always kll their victims. You know why? Because desires are empty. They lack foundation. This world will fall too, it's only a matter of time. Jason: I'm getting thirsty. Phoebe: Okay, I'll try see if I can find something. (Chris waves his hand and Phoebe's world moulds into Paige's.) Gith: No! (Gith kicks Chris.) [Cut to the alley. Phoebe is standing there.] Phoebe: Jason? (Paige grabs Phoebe just as a fireball flies past. They crouch behind a dumpster.) Thanks. (They peek around at the demons. A fireball heads straight for them.) Paige: Fireball! (The fireball hits the dumpster.) Welcome to my world. Phoebe: Wait, you have a world too? Paige: Yeah. All magic all the time. Just what I wanted. Phoebe: So you figured it out. Paige: Well, yeah, if you mean the whole vortex of deadly desires thing. How'd you escape? Phoebe: I have no idea, it just sort of happened. But I have to go back there because Jason was sht and I just left him there. Paige: Oh, no. Phoebe: Paige, I gotta get back. Paige: Yeah, we definitely need to get out of here but I think we're gonna need Piper to do that. (The demons throw fireballs at the dumpster.) [Cut to Gith's Lair. He is watching through the scrying pool.] [Cut to the alley. The demons walk over to the dumpster and look around at Phoebe and Paige's hiding place. They're gone. The demons look around the alley. Phoebe and Paige orb inside the dumpster.] [Cut inside the dumpster. The girls push away bags of rubbish. Paige picks a lettuce leaf out of Phoebe's hair.] [Scene: Piper's car. Piper is driving down the street. Wyatt is in the back seat screaming.] Piper: You're gonna be okay. We're almost there. (Piper drives through an intersection and hears a horn beeping. A car heads straight for them and smashes into the passenger side of the car. The car spins around the road.) Commercial Break [Scene: Gith's Lair. Gith is watching the girls from the scrying pool.] [Cut to the alley. Inside the dumpster.] Paige: Okay, I think they're gone. Phoebe: How are we gonna find Piper? Paige: I don't know, maybe try feeling her? The demon created these worlds by using our emotions, right? I don't know, maybe use him as a conduit to tap into our feelings. Phoebe: Okay, it's worth a sht. Paige: Are you getting anything? Phoebe: No, I'm smelling something. (Phoebe sneezes.) [Cut to the alley. The demons hear the sneeze. One of them whistles.] [Cut inside the dumpster.] Paige: Bless you. Phoebe: Thanks. Paige: Okay, try again. [Cut to the alley. More demons join the others. The throw fireballs around the place.] [Cut to inside the dumpster. Phoebe is concentrating. The dumpster shakes.] Paige: Are you okay? Phoebe: I feel her. She's really scared and she needs our help. (The demons throw fireballs at the dumpster.) Paige: These worlds were fuelled by our desires, right? Well, our desires can find her. Phoebe: Okay, so maybe our combined desires can actually bring us to her, right? Paige: Yeah. Phoebe: Uh, try to focus, focus, focus. [Cut to Gith's Lair.] Gith: You've ruined everything. Now they'll find the oldest sister and come for me. Unless I get to her first. (He pulls out a Knfe and disappears into Piper's world.) [Cut to the street. Gith appears. Piper, holding Wyatt, walks out from behind her car.] Piper: You're not demon enough to kll me. Gith: Ah, the sweetest desire of them all. The desire to survive. (Gith walks towards Piper. Phoebe and Paige suddenly appear crouching in front of Gith. Phoebe trips him over. Paige rushes over to Piper.) Paige: Are you okay? Piper: Yeah, it's about time you guys showed up. Paige: Athame! Piper: Yeah, sorry, no magic here. (Gith gets up and attcks Phoebe. Phoebe grabs him and throws him against the car.) Phoebe: How's that shoulder feel? (Phoebe kicks him right in his wounded shoulder and knocks him to the ground. He screams in pain. Phoebe sees gas pouring out of the car.) Come on, we've gotta get out of here. We gotta get out. (Piper with Wyatt, Phoebe and Paige run off.) Gith: There's nowhere to run! You're in my world! (The car explodes and engulfs Gith in flames. The girls and Wyatt vanish from the world.) [Cut to Gith's Lair. Smoke rises out of the scrying pool and Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Wyatt appear.) Paige: Where are we? Phoebe: Who cares? Where's Jason? Piper: Jason? Phoebe: Yeah, he was in my world and he should've come out when we got the demon, right? Paige: Are you sure it's really Jason? Phoebe: I don't know, what do you mean? Paige: I mean, in my world, there's all these people that I know from the old folks home, maybe your Jason is just a creation of your world. Phoebe: Oh, god, I hope so. (Wyatt coughs.) Piper: Wyatt needs help. (Paige spots Chris.) Paige: Oh my god, so does he. (Paige rushes over to Chris.) He's still breathing. Piper: Leo! (Leo orbs in.) Leo: You're back, where were you? Piper: Heal now, ask later. (Leo heals Wyatt and then heals Chris.) [Scene: Manor. Nursery. Piper, Leo and Wyatt are there. Piper tucks Wyatt into his crib.] Leo: He's fever's down. He should sleep pretty well tonight. Piper: Yeah, he had quite a day. (Wyatt gurgles.) You're okay. (Piper and Leo walk into Piper's room.) Leo: Well, I'm glad you made it out of that other world alright. Piper: Yeah, and you have Chris to thank for that. Leo: Chris. Yeah, well, he should have taken me with him to that cave or at least told me where my family was. Piper: Leo, give him a break. He earned it today. Leo: So what about you? I heard your social life was interrupted again. Piper: Yeah, but, you know, there's always tomorrow. Leo: You never give up, do you? Piper: No, not a chance. I firmly believe there will be one day without demons, magic or pocket realms. Leo: Goodnight, Piper. Piper: Hey, um, before you go, could you do me a favour? (She removes the bandage off her hand.) Leo: You want me to heal your hand? I thought you wanted a normal day. Piper: Yeah, I did, and apparently that's not gonna be today. (Leo heals her hand. There's a knock at the door and Chris walks in.) Chris: Hey. Piper: Hey. How are you feeling? Chris: Better. Thanks. So it's almost time for my hearing with the Elders. I thought I'd give you the pleasure of taking me in personally. Leo: Yeah, well, maybe I'll just give you this instead. (He holds out the Valkyrie pendant.) Chris: I don't understand. Leo: Neither do I. Just take it before I change my mind. (Leo gives Chris the pendant and leaves the room. Chris smiles.) Piper: Thanks for trying to warn us about the demon. We should have listened to you in the first place. Chris: Well, as long as you learn something at the end of the day, that's all that matters, right? Piper: Right. Commercial Break [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe knocks on Jason's office door. Jason opens it.] Jason: Hey, I got your message, you sounded so... (Phoebe hugs him.) Are you alright? Phoebe: Yeah, I just needed to see you. Jason: And feel my back. Phoebe: You're okay. Jason: My doctor will be pleased. Listen, now that I have you here, I have a surprise for you. Phoebe: Uh-oh. Jason: No, this is good. The station manager's a friend of mine and we got talking about you. Now, Phoebe... Phoebe: That's not what I want. Jason: You don't know what I'm gonna say. Phoebe: Yeah, I think I do. (She sits on his lap.) And I appreciate the gesture but I have everything I want right here. Jason: You do? Phoebe: Yeah, I do. You've got me, Jason Dean. I'm yours. So no more wooing. Jason: Okay, no more wooing. I guess I'll cancel our helicopter to Carmel for dinner. Phoebe: No, no! Maybe a little bit more wooing. (They kiss.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x06 - My Three Witches"}	foreverdreaming
Soul Survivor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Curtis Kheel Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 6, Episode 07 Episode Number: 118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Law Firm. Office. Night. Larry and Paige are there. Larry is sitting at his desk signing papers and Paige is standing beside him.] Paige: Okay, sign there... and there... and give me your John Hancock right there. And you're done. Larry: Great. And what about the Smith case? Paige: Settled. Larry: And the amendments to my living trust. Paige: Filed. Larry: Did you take care of my donation to the... Paige: Children's foundation. Got it covered. It's going through in the morning and may I say that is a very generous donation. Larry: Yeah, well, it's the least I can do, believe me. I don't think I could have gone through all this without you, Paige, you have been a miracle worker. Paige: Thank you. You should have seen me at my other temp jobs if you want to see miracles. (Larry pulls an envelope out of a drawer.) Larry: This is for you. (He hands it to you.) It's just my way of saying thank you. Paige: I really couldn't. Larry: Just take it. I know a good soul when I see one. Paige: Thank you. (Larry looks at the clock. 11:57.) Larry: So, you better go. I'm sure your family would never forgive me if I kept you here past midnight. Paige: Okay, well, I'll see you tomorrow. (Paige leaves the room. Larry stares at the clock.) Larry: I wouldn't count on it. [Cut to the hallway. Paige walks over to the elevator and pushes the button. She looks inside the envelope to find several hundred dollar bills.] [Cut to Larry's office. The clock changes to 12:00 and a demon flames in. Paige walks in. The demon throws Larry to the floor.] Larry: Behind you! (A demon holding an energy ball stands behind Paige, ready to attck. Paige turns around grabs the demon's arm and throws him against the wall. The demon lands on his own energy ball and is vanquished. The other demon creates an energy ball and faces Paige.) No! Wait! (Larry jumps in front of Paige and the demon throws the energy ball, hitting Larry.) Paige: Larry? Demon: Forget it, witch, you lost him. (The demon flames out. Larry's soul exits his body. Paige kneels down beside his body.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper and Wyatt are there. Piper is feeding Wyatt.] Piper: Let's try just a little bit. (Phoebe walk in.) Phoebe: Good morning. (Phoebe kisses Wyatt.) So how was your date? (Phoebe drops her laptop, handbag and shoes on the table.) Piper: Don't ask. You need a hand? Phoebe: Uh, sure, if you want to get my car washed, go to the dry cleaners for me, and go to work for me too, that would be great. Piper: Sure, if you go run the club for me, go to the dentist, and raise Wyatt for me. Phoebe: Today I would trade with you in a second. Do you remember Spencer Ricks? That slimy advice columnist? Piper: Uh, the one you turned into a turkey? Phoebe: Uh, yeah, well, I should have kept him that way. Elise just hired him away from the competition to work with me. (Phoebe smiles at Wyatt.) Look how handsome he looks. Piper: Why would she do that? Phoebe: I don't know. I guess to promote his hiring, she wants us to pick a letter and each give advice on it. So, you know, one, sensitive and caring and the other one, chauvinistic and... Piper: Slimy? Phoebe: Thank you. I have half a mind to call Jason and complain about it but I don't want to use our relationship for leverage. Piper: What's the use of sleeping with your boss then? Phoebe: Because I actually enjoy sleeping with my boss. Piper: Yeah, don't brag. Phoebe: Not getting any is making you bitter. Piper: Hello, hi, excuse me. Phoebe: Oh, he doesn't know what we're talking about. He's ten months old, he thinks we're talking about milk for god's sakes. Piper: Phoebe, he conjured a dragon, I wouldn't put anything past him. Phoebe: That's a good point. Piper: Now if he can only find a way to keep guys from bolting every time they lay eyes on him. It's not easy dating as a single mum. Phoebe: Oh, come on, there's got to be lots of guys out there that like kids. Piper: Yeah, I haven't met any so far, so I'm just gonna cut to the chase. I've got three dates lined up, they're all gonna meet Wyatt on the first date, and if they don't like it, tough. Phoebe: You could always turn them into a turkey. (Phoebe holds up a potion. Paige walks in through the back door.) Where you been? (Paige keeps walking.) Paige? [Cut to the dining room. Phoebe follows Paige.] Phoebe: Paige? What happened? What's the matter? (Paige walks to the bottom of the stairs.) Paige: What time is it? Phoebe: Eight. Were you out all night? Paige: Yeah, I guess I was. (In the dining room, Piper puts Wyatt in his playpen.) Piper: You hang on right there. Phoebe: Okay, sit down here for a second. (Phoebe and Paige sit on the step. Piper walks in.) Talk to us. Paige: I lost an innocent last night, a demon klled him right in front of me. Phoebe: Oh, god. Piper: At your temp job? Paige: Yeah. I should have seen it coming. Every other job someone's wound up needing my help. I just don't know why I didn't see it. Paige: Well, maybe you weren't meant to. Paige: No, I was, I just didn't. Even worse, when I tried to save him, he wound up saving me. I just wish I knew what was going on. Why they were after Larry in the first place and how he knew they were coming for him. Piper: What do you mean he knew? Paige: He just did. He was finalising his will, making donations, trying to get me out of there, he knew. Phoebe: How could he have known? Piper: I don't know, unless maybe he wasn't so innocent, which is probably why you weren't meant to save him. Paige: No, I don't believe that. Phoebe: Look, Paige, even if he was an innocent, you can't save everybody. I mean, that's just the lesson we've all had to learn unfortunately. Paige: I know. Piper: Paige, you can't blame yourself for what happened. If you were meant to save him, you would have. You have to believe that. Paige: I can't. (Paige goes upstairs.) [Scene: Alley. Leo is there. He walks over to a brick wall and touches it. Suddenly, Chris falls out of the wall through a portal and lands on Leo.] Chris: Leo, what are you doing here? Leo: Get off of me. (Leo pushes him off.) Chris: Are you following me again? (They stand up.) I thought we were past these issues. Leo: What is that? Chris: That? Nothing. Leo: No? (Leo grabs Chris's arm and shoves his head in the portal. He pulls Chris back out and he's wearing a knight's helmet.) What the hell? (Chris lifts up the face guard.) Chris: Long story. (He takes off the helmet and throws it in the portal.) Leo: What is that? A time portal? Is that what that is? What are you using that for? Chris: I don't have to answer that. Leo: I thought you said you had nothing to hide. Chris: I don't have to answer that either. Leo: Wanna bet? (Leo grabs Chris and they both go into the portal.) [Cut to a large rocky mountain. Leo and Chris fall out of it and roll down it. They stop rolling and get up.] Leo: Where are we? Chris: How the hell should I know? That's what I was trying to tell you, I don't know how to control it. Leo: Yeah. (They hear a roar and Chris looks behind him. He runs off. Leo looks around and sees a Tyrannosaurus Rex heading straight for them. He runs off too.) Commercial Break [Scene: Law Firm. Hallway. Paige is there talking to Larry's wife.] Paige: So if there's anything I can do. Mrs. Henderson: Thank you. I just can't believe that he's gone. Paige: I know. Mrs. Henderson: I'm just grateful that he wasn't alone when it happened. I know he didn't know you very long but I'm glad you were with him. Paige: I just wish I had have gotten there sooner. Mrs. Henderson: There's nothing you could have done. He had a heart attck, it was his time I guess. Paige: Yeah, I'm not so sure about that. I just, I mean, that he was so young. And from everything that people have said, he was just this great guy, you know, it just doesn't seem fair. Mrs. Henderson: No, it doesn't, does it? Paige: So, Mrs. Henderson, I feel weird asking you this, but was he acting any differently before... (A woman approaches Mrs. Henderson.) Woman: I'm sorry, I have to go now but if there's anything you need just call me. Mrs. Henderson: Yeah, okay, thank you. (They hug and the woman leaves.) Paige: I don't mean to be taking up all your time. (Paige starts to leave.) Mrs. Henderson: No, wait, please. What made you ask that? Paige: It's just some of the things that he asked me to do for him before... It's just almost as if he knew that something was going to happen. Mrs. Henderson: Actually, he knew about a lot of things before they would happen. In fact, some times I almost thought he was clairvoyant. Paige: Really? Mrs. Henderson: I mean, at least in business, anyway. Up until a couple of years ago we had nothing. Flat broke, going nowhere. And then just all of a sudden. Paige: All of a sudden... Mrs. Henderson: I don't know, it was like he won the lottery or something. Suddenly he couldn't lose. Every deal he made was golden. And at first he was happy of course, but then he wasn't. And whenever I would ask him how he did it or how he knew, he would just say that he could sense what was about to happen. What could that possibly mean? (A man approaches Mrs. Henderson.) Man: Excuse me, his brother's on the phone. Mrs. Henderson: Excuse me. (She walks away. Richard walks out of the elevator and over to Paige.) Richard: Hey, Paige. Paige: Richard. Richard: Last time I saw you you were kind of saving my life. How are you? [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Spencer Ricks is sitting at Phoebe's desk with his feet up on it, reading letters. Phoebe walks in and rolls her eyes.] Spencer: As I live and breathe. Pheeble. Where you been? What, are you keeping bankers hours? Phoebe: Turkey. Okay, first of all get your feet off my desk, and secondly get out of my chair. Spencer: Aw, and here I thought we were gonna be friends. Phoebe: Now. Spencer: Alright, alright. Geez, keep your panties on. (He gets up. Phoebe walks around to the back of her desk and Spencer has a glance of her butt.) Nice. (Spencer heads for the door.) Phoebe: Okay, let's get a couple of things straight here. I didn't ask for this and I don't like it so don't push it or else... Spencer: Or else what? Phoebe: You know what? Let's just pick a letter. Spencer: Well, let's start with there is nothing good in this pile of dribble. I mean, there's some lady who wants to break up with a loser, another who wants to be closer to mummy, and this one, she's worried about losing her virginity. It's like a freakin' PMS convention. (Phoebe pulls out the turkey potion.) Let me ask you a question. Do you ever get letters from anybody other than a bunch of whiny chicks? (Phoebe throws the potion at Spencer and he turns into a turkey. She thinks for a second and then pulls out another potion. She throws it at the turkey and it turns back into Spencer.) Phoebe: As you were saying? [Scene: P3. Day. Piper is sitting at the bar, waiting. A good-looking guy walks in wearing a suit.] Guy: Piper. Piper: Ryan, hi, good, you got my message. Ryan: Yeah, my secretary caught me before I left. I thought we were gonna meet at the restaurant? Piper: Yeah, sorry about that, something came up. Ryan: Is everything okay? Piper: Yeah, everything's fine, it's just that, um, my babysitter cancelled at the last minute. Ryan: Babysitter. You have a baby? Piper: Uh-huh. (Piper reaches behind her stool and wheels Wyatt around in his walker.) What do you think? Ryan: I think... he's adorable. Piper: You do? Ryan: Absolutely. What's his name? Piper: Wyatt. So you're okay with this? You still wanna go out? Ryan: What, are you kidding? I love babies. Although, I think maybe we should go to Chuck E. Cheese now. Do you mind? Piper: No, I'll just grab my purse. Ryan: Sure. (Piper gets up and walks out the back. Ryan picks Wyatt up.) Hey, there big fella. You wanna go with mummy and me to lunch? Huh? (Wyatt's eyes glow with a blue light. Ryan panics and puts Wyatt on the floor. He rushes outside. Piper walks back in.) Piper: We should probably take separate cars because of the baby... seat. (Wyatt walks over to Piper.) Hi. What are you doing? (Piper picks up Wyatt.) Well, fine. [Scene: Street. Paige and Richard are walking down the sidewalk.] Richard: Actually, I'm all by myself in the house now. My mum moved out east, family followed. It's weird to think the only thing holding us together was a feud. Paige: Makes me sorry I helped end it. Richard: Don't be. It's an amazing freedom. You're really beating yourself up, huh? Paige: Yeah, I guess I am. You know, I think I was put in Larry's life for a reason and it probably wasn't to watch him die. Richard: You really believe in that stuff, don't you? Paige: What? Richard: Fate, destiny. Paige: Yeah, don't you? Richard: I didn't, not until I met you. All these magical wars in my family, I mean, if there's some kind of grand plan, it sucks. (Paige smiles.) What are you smiling at? Paige: Nothing. It's just kind of nice to talk to someone about all this magi-ky stuff. I mean, other than my sisters of course. Richard: What do they think you should do about Larry? Paige: Basically just let it go. Richard: Well, if you'd let it go with me, I probably wouldn't be alive right now. Paige: Still, I wouldn't even know where to start. Richard: Start with Larry. It wouldn't be the first ghost you summoned. [Scene: Underground. Auction house. Souls of men and women are in shackles, standing along the edge of the room. More souls are behind bars above on a second floor. Larry's soul is standing in the centre of the room, facing demon bidders. The auctioneer is wandering around in the centre of the room.] Auctioneer: The cream of the crop, ladies and demons! The best souls you'll find up for auction anywhere in the underworld. Guaranteed or your powers back. (to Larry) Straighten up. Take for example, Larry Henderson here. I'll spare you the pitiful details of his life and only say that thanks to me, he became one of the most prominent lawyers in San Francisco. Friends, don't let this one get away, he's a true prize for any soul collector, eater or trader. So, whats say we start the bidding at two powers? (Magical lights circle around Larry and he disappears. The shackles drop to the ground.) Find him! [Cut to the manor. Living room. Paige and Richard are there. Paige has placed five candles on the floor. Larry's soul appears in a swirl of magical lights.] Paige: Welcome back, Larry. Larry: What? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Continued from before.] Larry: Uh, okay, you-you-you've got to send me back before Zahn gets pissed. Paige: Zahn, is that the demon that... Larry: klled me? Yeah, for all intense and purposes, yes. Come on, reverse the spell, come on. Paige: I can't, not until we figure out what's going on. Larry: Paige, I'm begging you. Richard: Larry, give it up, she's stubborn when she wants to be. Trust me. Larry: Do I know you? Richard: Uh, no, you know my family, you did some accounting for us. Larry: Exactly how are you involved with this? Richard: Just, uh, fate. Larry: Great, fate. Well, you wanna talk about fate. If I don't live up to my end of the deal, my wife's fate is screwed too and I'm not gonna let that happen. Now come on. Paige: What, did you make some sort of Faustian deal? Larry: Yeah. Yeah, I did. Look, I'm not proud of it, alright. But Zahn came to me five years ago when I was down and hurting and he promised to pull me out of it in exchange for my... for my soul. And, uh, last night payment came due in full. Richard: So that's how you built up your firm? Larry: Among other things. But then when I realised how Zahn was making me rich off of other peoples pain and all the freak accidents. I tried to stop it, I tried to break the deal but when I realised I couldn't, I tried to make amends and tried to give away everything before it was too late. (Piper walks in the front door with Wyatt. She looks in the living room.) Piper: Paige? Paige: Oh, hey, you, um, remember Richard. Piper: Hi. Richard: Hey. Piper: What's going on? Paige: Oh, you know, just, uh, summoning a ghost. (Piper walks into the conservatory and puts Wyatt in his playpen. Paige follows.) What was I supposed to do? Just let him rot in hell or wherever he was. Piper: Paige, that's the thing, you don't even know where you summoned him from. How do you know that all the demons in the underworld aren't out looking for him? Paige: Yeah, but that's all the more reason to save him. Piper: Save him? He's dad. Paige: No, he hasn't moved on yet which means I have a chance to save his soul before Zahn gets it. Piper: And who is Zahn? Paige: That's the demon he made a deal with. Piper: No, that's not what I mean. What is his level? What are his powers? Paige: I don't know, I haven't checked the book yet. Piper: So you have no idea what you're up against? Paige: No. But does it really matter? Piper: Paige, look, I know this search is important to you and you need to maintain a separate identity but you can't keep going off on your own, it's not how we work. Paige: Well, if I hadn't, Larry's soul could have been lost by now. Piper: He sold his soul, it was his choice. Paige: Yeah, well, so he makes a mistake in life. Does that mean he has to pay for it in his afterlife too? Piper: Yeah, maybe, because actions have consequences and we can't go around cleaning up after everybody's mistakes, especially mistakes like this. Paige: So what, do you want me to just send him back? Piper: I think that if you bring danger into this house you need to talk to us about it before hand. Paige: I did, but you weren't exactly supportive. Unlike Richard who actually was. Piper: What does Richard have to do with this? You barely even know him. Paige: Maybe, but he seems to get me more than you. (Paige walks back into the living room.) Hey, listen, thanks so much for your help but, um, I think maybe you'd better go. Richard: Are you sure? Paige: Yeah. But I'll call you later. Richard: Okay. Paige: (to Larry) And you, come with me. Larry: What? Where are we going? Paige: We are going to save your soul. (Paige and Larry go upstairs. Richard looks over at Piper before leaving.) [Scene: Rocky mountain. Leo and Chris are running from the dinosaur.] Chris: Come on. (They get to the top of the mountain and run around a large rock.) Let's go. (The dinosaur roars. Leo and Chris hide in a space under a large rock. The dinosaur loses them and walks away.) I don't understand, why can't we orb? Leo: Prehistoric. Magic won't be around until there's people around to use it. Chris: Perfect. We'll just hang out for the next million years or so, no problem. Leo: More like sixty-five million. It's the cretaceous period. Chris: Man, you are old. I think he's gone. He looks gone. Do you think he's gone? Leo: No. Chris: Neither do I. (They continue walking along the mountain.) Leo: The sooner we get back to our time, the less we'll have to worry about. Chris: Yeah, that's gonna be a problem. Leo: What do you mean? Chris: I mean, you just don't create time portals out of thin air, it's not like that. Leo: Well, you coming back from the future originally seemed like an exact science. Chris: That was a spell, alright? A one way door. It only goes backward in time, not forward. Leo: So, what, you're creating portals to get back to the future, is that it? Why? Chris: To see if it changed, okay? To see if I stopped the demon who was after Wyatt. What? You still don't believe me? Leo: All I care about right now is getting back home. Chris: Well, all you gotta do is find the portal that dumped us here. Good luck. Watch out for the dinosaurs. Leo: You'd like, wouldn't you? Get rid of me once and for all? Chris: You were the one who sent us back to Jurassic Park, alright? Not me. Leo: Wouldn't be the first time you tried to get rid of me. Chris: Think what you want, but know this. If we don't find a way back, Wyatt's screwed. If you don't believe me, believe that. [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper and Wyatt are there. Wyatt is in his high chair. Piper is talking on the phone.] Phoebe's Voice: Have you tried calling for Leo? Piper: Yeah, he's not answering either. He's probably out chasing after Chris and god only knows where that is. Phoebe: We're gonna have to talk to those guys. They're never around when we need them anymore. Piper: Yeah, I think we need to talk to Paige first, because this little power of one kick of hers is getting out of control. Phoebe: Yeah, but didn't we promise her we wouldn't but in anymore? Piper: Yeah, but that was when she was just helping Richard, she wasn't yanking souls away from angry demons. (The doorbell rings.) Look, I'm not saying that we need to gng up on her, but this is clearly becoming a pattern and we need to remind her that we have a shared destiny to worry about too. Phoebe: Okay, I'll be right there. Piper: Okay, bye. (Piper hangs up. She moves over to Wyatt.) Alright, let's get this over with. What do you think? [Cut to The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Phoebe grabs her bag and heads for the door. Spencer blocks her way.] Spencer: Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa. Where are you going, toots? Phoebe: Home if you must know. Spencer: Home? Are you nuts? We got a column we gotta write. And I have just found the perfect letter for us to respond to. "Dear Phoebe, I am a breast man at heart but the problem is this girl I like is flat as a board. Should I even bother asking her out?" (He laughs.) Now this is a letter I could respond to. (Phoebe throws a potion at him and he turns into a pig.) Phoebe: Must have been the wrong potion. Excuse me. (She walks out of her office and closes the door, locking the pig in.) [Cut to the manor. Foyer. Piper opens the door half way and a good-looking guy is standing there.] Piper: Brett, hi. Brett: Piper, I didn't think you were, uh... (Piper opens the door fully to show that she's holding Wyatt.) Home. Piper: Oh, sorry it took me so long, I had to go get my baby. Brett: A baby? I actually didn't realise you were a... Piper: A mum? Brett: Right, yeah. Why didn't you tell me? Piper: Well, you know, some guys just don't hear that very well. Um, go figure, right? Uh, I don't mean to be rude but, um, something's come up and I can't go out right now, so if you don't want to reschedule, it's perfectly understandable. Brett: Why wouldn't I? Unless you got ten more of those somewhere. Piper: No, um, just the one. Brett: Not a problem. Did I past the test? Piper: With flying colours. (They hear an explsin. Piper turns around.) Paige? (Wyatt turns his head to face Brett and his eyes glow. Brett panics and runs off.) I, uh, I better... (She turns back around.) Go. (She closes the door.) [Cut to the attic. Paige, Larry and Zahn are there. Zahn throws Paige across the room.] Zahn: You know, ordinarily I'd be upset you summoned me, but seeing how you just helped me find Larry, I'll be merciful. Larry: Don't hurt her, Zahn, please. She didn't know, she was just trying to help me. Zahn: Help? Really? What, you thought vanquishing me would set him free? Is that it? Paige: As a matter of fact. (Paige throws a potion at him. He freezes it in mid-air and then zaps it with an energy ball.) Zahn: You were saying? Paige: You're a low-level demon, you're not supposed to have that power. Zahn: Lady, I haven't been low-level in years. Not since I started trading souls for powers. Wanna see? (He creates an energy ball and Paige orbs out as he throws it at her. She orbs back in. Piper walks in.) Piper: Paige? (Zahn uses a telekinetic power and throws Piper against the door.) Paige: Piper! (Paige rushes over to her.) Zahn: And just for future reference, even if you could vanquish me it would only make it worse for Larry. Paragraph five, subsection six, line three. All souls in my possession will burn in eternal flames upon my untimely demise. Believe me, it's a fate worse than anything that could possibly happen at auction. Little protection clause I put in all of my contracts. (He walks over to Larry and waves his hand. The shackles appear on Larry's arms and legs.) Consider yourself repossessed. (Zahn flames out and takes Larry with him.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Paige are there. Piper is laying on a couch and Paige is looking through the Book of Shadows. Phoebe walks in holding an ice pack.] Phoebe: This would all be so much easier if someone that could heal you (louder) was actually listening. (Piper sits up.) Piper: It's no big deal, I've had worse. (Phoebe sits down beside Piper and places the ice pack on Piper's shoulder.) Phoebe: Still, those two need a talking to I'll tell you. Paige: I don't understand. Faustian deals have been around for more than a century but there is nothing in here on how to break them. How is that possible? Piper: Maybe because they can't be broken. Piper: It can't be, there's gotta be a way. I am not giving up on Larry now. Phoebe: Listen, sweetie, maybe you should. I know you feel guilty about what happened. Paige: That's not it. Phoebe: It's affecting all of us now, not just you. Paige: I said I was sorry. Piper: That's not the point. Paige: Listen, I just want to save his soul. Piper: But you can't. Paige: Larry said that Zahn keeps his contracts locked up somewhere, so if we can find them and destroy them, then we can set all those souls free. Piper: I don't think so. Paige: Why not? Phoebe: We think we should go after Zahn, stop him before he gets anymore powers. Paige: What, and just let all those souls burn? Piper: They're already lost, Paige, he's already got them. (Phoebe sighs.) Phoebe: I think it's important that you stop him before he becomes unstoppable. Paige: No. Piper: Paige, we don't like this anymore than you do, but this is where we're at. Paige: He's my innocent. Piper: Yeah, but this is our problem, and one that we did not ask for by the way. Paige: No, I'm not sacrificing him. Piper: You don't have a choice. This is beyond your control, I'm sorry. (Paige storms out.) [Scene: Richard's House. Study. Richard is sitting the at the desk looking through some papers. Paige walks in.] Richard: Hey, Paige. Paige: Hey, your housekeeper let me in, I hope you don't mind. Richard: No, it's fine. (He gets up and walks over to her.) Are you okay? Everything alright? Paige: No. [Scene: Rocky Mountains. Leo and Chris are still walking along the rock mountains.] Chris: This looks familiar, doesn't it? Leo: Yeah. Chris: Maybe we should split up, find the portal faster. Leo: Wait, if one of us gets caught, the other one needs to keep going. For Wyatt's sake. Chris: Oh, you believe me about it now? Leo: No. I just wanna let you know what's gonna happen if you get caught. (Chris's hand goes through the rock.) Chris: Found it! (The dinosaur roars and Leo turns around. He slips on some loose rocks and he slides down the hill.) Leo! (The dinosaur appears behind him. Chris runs over to Leo and helps him up.) Come on, come on, go, go! (They run up the hill and the dinosaur snaps at them. They jump through the portal just as the dinosaur snaps again.) [Cut to a grassy meadow. Leo and Chris fall out of the portal and roll along the ground.] Chris: You okay? Leo: Thanks for not listening to me. Chris: Any time. (Seven soldiers surround Leo and Chris and point sht gn at them.) Soldier: You boys Yankees? (The soldiers grab them.) [Scene: Richard's House. Living room. Paige is sitting there. Richard walks in holding a drink.] Richard: Here. (He hands Paige the drink.) Paige: Thank you. (She has a sip. Richard sits down beside her.) Richard: So, uh, what are you gonna do? Paige: Well, I got a plan on how to save Larry but it's kind of risky. Richard: Maybe you shouldn't go through with it, I mean, maybe your sisters are right. Paige: You're the one who told me to follow my gut instincts. Richard: I know, I just, uh, I don't want you to get hurt. Paige: Listen, I'm gonna need your help to pull this off. Richard: Paige, if I do magic... Paige: No, I am not asking you to do that. I'm just gonna need you to get my sisters when it's time. I need their help too but they can't know about it until it's too late to stop me. Richard: Won't they get pissed? Paige: Yeah, probably. Guess I'm pretty stubborn, huh? Richard: Yeah, in a good way. Paige, you have a gift, don't fight it. Paige: Thank you. Got any candles? [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Phoebe are there. Piper is lighting some candles which are placed on the floor and Phoebe is making a potion.] Piper: How do we know she's not gonna just summon him herself again? Phoebe: Who, Zahn? She won't try that again, not without a potion. Piper: Well, what about Richard? He can make potions. Phoebe: Isn't he on the witch wagon though? Piper: I'm just saying I wouldn't put it past her. I can't believe it's even got to this point. Phoebe: It'll work itself out, it always does. Piper: I don't know about that. I mean, we've all disagreed with each other at one point or another over the years obviously, but this is different. Phoebe: So maybe we should call her again and talk to her about it. Piper: Or we can just summon Zahn and vanquish him quickly before she gets her pig-headed self klled. Phoebe: Oh, no, pig. Piper: Hm? Phoebe: I'll take care of it, don't even ask. Piper: Okay, we give him one chance at giving up Larry's soul and that's it. Phoebe: Okay. (Phoebe hands Piper a potion and they stand near the candles. They join hands.) Piper: "We call upon the ancient powers, to summon one to save a soul." [Cut to the underground. Auction house. The souls, including Larry are lined up. Zahn walks along and then pats Larry on the cheek.] Zahn: You will be first up for auction again. Alright my fellow demons, let's start the bidding shall we? (Bright magical lights surround Zahn.) Oh, great, not again. (Zahn disappears.) [Cut to the attic. Zahn appears in a swirl of magical lights and then disappears in a swirl of magical lights.] Phoebe: What happened? Piper: Where'd he go? [Cut to Richard's house. Living room. Paige and Richard are standing in front of lit candles. Zahn appears in the centre of the room.] Zahn: You again. This time it's going to cost you. Paige: Wait. I'm gonna make you an offer you can't refuse. [Scene: Zahn's Lair. Paige and Zahn are there. Zahn slides the Faustian Deal across the table over to Paige.] Zahn: I think you'll find that everything's in order. Paige: You don't mind if I look it over first? Zahn: Suit yourself. But it's exactly as we discussed. You'll use the same clause I mentioned earlier, to protect me from your sisters of course. Paige: You're not gonna have to worry about them. Zahn: Good. (A feather materialises.) Just sign on the dotted line. Paige: First Larry. (Zahn clicks his fingers and Larry appears in the room. Larry: Paige? What are you doing? Paige: Exactly what I said I'd do. Saving you. (Paige signs her name on the Faustian Deal.) Larry: No, Paige, don't! Zahn: Have a nice afterlife. (Zahn waves his hand and Larry glows and rises up into the sky. Paige grabs her chest and drops to the ground. Her soul rises out of her body.) You must really be a good soul to do what you've just done. (He rolls up the Deal and a door opens up leading into the vault that stores thousands of other deals. He places Paige's deal in an empty space and closes the door.) It's been a pleasure doing business with you. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Piper is on the phone while holding Wyatt. Phoebe comes down the stairs.] Phoebe: Did she answer? Piper: No, it's just her voicemail. What about scrying? Phoebe: Nothing, I can't find her anywhere. You don't think Zahn... Piper: I don't know, but if he didn't I will. What was she thinking? Phoebe: Chris! Leo! Where are those guys? Piper: Forget it, they're not answering either. Phoebe: What are we gonna do? (The doorbell rings. They answer the door.) Richard. Richard: Hey. Phoebe: Hi. Piper: Have you seen Paige? Richard: That's why I'm here. Phoebe: Okay, inside, inside. (Richard walks in and Phoebe closes the door.) Where is she? Is she alright? Richard: I don't know. Piper: What do you mean you don't know? What does that mean? Richard: It means, uh... (Wyatt's eyes glow like orbing lights.) Does he do that a lot? Piper: Wyatt? Phoebe: What is he doing? Why is he doing that? Piper: Apparently he's trying to scare away all of my dates. You little runt. Did your father teach you that? Phoebe: So not the time. Piper: You're right. You're grounded. (Piper passes Wyatt to Phoebe.) Phoebe: Back to Paige. Richard: She's with Zahn, or rather her soul is right about now. Phoebe: What? Richard: Yeah, it's all part of her plan, that's why I'm here. You don't have much time. She told me to tell you to reverse a "To Call a Lost Sister" spell to take you right to her. Piper: To do what? Richard: To save her. [Scene: Underground. Auction house. Zahn stands in the centre of the room.] Zahn: Please, everyone, may I have your attention, please. Tonight I have a special treat for you. A once in a life time opportunity to purchase one of these most unique souls there is, or ever was. A Charmed One, ladies and demons. (Paige walks up onto the stage wearing shackles.) One of only three in existence, and I have her here tonight. Both soul and body. (Paige's body appears on a table near by.) To be auctioned off separately of course. Paige: Hurry up. Zahn: Shall we start the bidding at say, ten powers? Grimlock: I'll give you fifteen. Demon: Twenty! Zahn: I have twenty. Demon: And another twenty for the body. Zahn: Do I have thirty? Demon: Thirty just for the soul. Zahn: Anymore? Demon: Thirty-two. Zahn: Thirty-two. Demon: Thirty-six. Zahn: I have thirty-six. Demon: Forty and I'll throw in all my minions. Zahn: And minions! (Piper and Phoebe appear in a swirl of lights.) Demon: More Charmed Ones. Grimlock: One hundred for all three. Piper: Sold to the dad Grimlock. (Piper blows up the Grimlock. A demon throws an energy ball at them at Phoebe channels it back at her, vanquishing her. The demons star running away.) Way to channel. Hey-hey-hey. (Piper blows up another demon.) Paige: Piper, hurry! Blow up the vault. (Piper blows up the vault where all the Deals are kept. They all burn. Paige's soul enters her body. She gets off the table.) Zahn: My contracts! Paige: Cut it a little close. Piper: What the hell's going on? Paige: Bitch later, vanquish now. (Piper and Phoebe throw a potion each at Zahn. He is vanquished.) Phoebe: I love watching lawyers explode. Piper: Now can I bitch? Paige: No, let me explain. I had to lure you down here, it was the only way to destroy the contracts. All I had to do was find them first. Piper: But by dying? Paige: No, I'm not dad. See, your brain has to be dad before you can die so I'm still alive. (Piper and Phoebe look at each other.) Phoebe: Okay, so where's Larry's soul? Paige: Larry's saved. He's moved on. Piper: And that was worth risking your life for? Paige: No, I wasn't risking my life. See I knew no matter how pissed off you got, you'd still come and save me. We are sisters. [Scene: P3. Steadman is performing on the stage. Piper and Phoebe are there.] Phoebe: Piper, how did you have time to book Steadman in your club? Between raising my nephew and trying to date and vanquishing... Piper: The sister? Phoebe: Does that mean you're still mad at Paige? Piper: Well, yeah, aren't you? Phoebe: Well... Piper: I mean, come on, she didn't just risk her own life, she risked ours as well. Not to mention the power of three. Phoebe: Yeah, I know, but don't we kind of do that every week anyway? Piper: No, not unilaterally we don't, ever. I'm not saying she has to answer to us all the time or that she can't go find her bliss, whatever that may be. But not at the risk of what we do. Phoebe: I totally agree, but still, we have to figure out a way to work it out with her, you know, let her feel like she has a voice in this whole thing. Compromise. Piper: Since when did you become Solomon all of a sudden? Phoebe: I have surrendered to being the middle sister. Piper: Or does it have more to do with this? (Piper holds up a newspaper with Phoebe's and Spencer's column.) Phoebe: Uck, look at that pig. And I don't mean literally, at least not anymore. (Leo and Chris walk up to them.) Hey, look who it is. Where you two been? Leo: Long story. Chris: We just got a little lost, that's all and took some time to find our way back. Leo: So, uh, what'd we miss? (Phoebe laughs.) Piper: You lay into them, I have a date. Phoebe: A date, really? Does he know about Wyatt? Piper: No, and he's not gonna any time soon. At least not until after the honeymoon. (Piper walks away.) Leo: Whoa, what'd we really miss? Phoebe: You know what? It's a long story. (Phoebe walks away.) Chris: Come on, I'll buy you a drink. Leo: Whitelighters don't have any money. Chris: It was a gesture. Leo: Two cold ones, Billy. Billy: You got it, Leo. Leo: It's on me. Commercial Break [Scene: Richard's house. Living room. Paige and Richard are there. Paige lights a candle.] Paige: For Larry. May your soul find freedom and peace. Richard: You okay? Paige: Yeah. Richard: What about you and your sisters? Paige: Well, we're gonna be fine, just a few growing pains. I wanted to thank you though, for everything you've done. Richard: Hey, I just delivered a message. Paige: No, I couldn't have done it without you. Richard: Any time. Paige: Lucky I ran into you. Richard: Luck. It was fate. (They kiss.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x07 - Soul Survivor"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Paige and Richard walk in, arms around each other.] Richard: It's looks like they're all asleep. Maybe I should sneak out of here. Paige: No. Why don't you stay for breakfast? (She turns and faces him.) How do you like your eggs? Richard: What about your sisters? Paige: What about them? (Paige walks backwards and trips over a pair of legs.) Richard: Whoa! (Piper and Paige stand up.) Piper: Oh! Sorry. You okay? Paige: What are you doing? Piper: Trying to fix the garbage disposal. What are you doing? Paige: Messing around. Piper: Ohh. Richard: Sorry, I should have told you I was here. Piper: No, don't be silly. Paige is a big girl, she can hang out all she wants to. Not that she does, a lot, I mean. Paige: You can stop now. Piper: Great. Richard: Hey, you mind if I take a look? Piper: Sure. Go ahead. (Piper offers the screwdriver to him but he doesn't take it.) Richard: Okay. (Richard turns on the power and the disposal makes a loud noise.) Paige: What's wrong with the disposal, anyway? Piper: Not disposing. Washer not washing, cable not cabling. Paige: Don't forget the sink upstairs. Piper: It's next on my list. Paige: Sounds like fun. Piper: It's my life, actually, all about fun. (Richard holds his hand above the sink and the dirty water empties down the drain.) Richard: There you go, as good as new. Paige: He's handy to have around. Piper: Yeah. I thought you didn't use magic anymore? Richard: Just once in a while, for little things. You want me to fix the washer? Paige: Yes. Piper: No. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Can you guys help me pick out some earrings? (to Richard) Hi, I didn't know you were here. Richard: Hey, yeah, we got in late last night. Phoebe: I see. Piper: He fixed the garbage disposal. Phoebe: Really? Piper: Mm-hm. Magically. Phoebe: Really? (to Piper) Can you help me with my earrings out here, please? Piper: Sure. (Piper and Phoebe leave the room.) Paige: So how do you like your eggs? Scrambled or over easy? [Cut to the dining room. Phoebe is waiting on a chair. Piper walks in and Phoebe jumps up.] Phoebe: Okay, listen. Was that weird? (They walk to the bottom of the stairs.) Piper: Why are you so dressed up? Phoebe: Because I have a date with Jason, but that's beside the point. Didn't Richard lose it the last time he used magic? I mean, like really lose it? Piper: Uh, I can assure you that he stayed in complete control over the garbage disposal. Uh, it's seven o'clock in the morning, how can you have a date? Phoebe: Oh, because it's seven here but it's evening in Hong Kong. Okay, so you're not concerned about Richard using magic? Piper: Yeah, I am, but I'm more concerned with Paige being really pissed off because we butted into her business again. Phoebe: Yeah, I know, but we're sisters, that's what we're supposed to do. Piper: Uh, back to your date. I don't understand, is Chris orbing you to Hong Kong? Phoebe: No, we're video conferencing. We just open our laptops and there we are in colour. Piper: Mm-hm, in each other's laps. Phoebe: So do you think we should talk to Paige about Richard? Piper: We don't really know him. Phoebe: I know, we don't. And neither does she, that's the problem. What, can't I worry? Piper: From afar, yeah. Now, excuse me, I have to go unclog a sink. (Piper goes upstairs. Phoebe holds up her earrings and tries to decide.) [Cut to the bathroom. Piper walks in with a tool box. She looks at the clogged sink.] Piper: Well, maybe a little magic couldn't hurt. (She puts down the toolbox. The water in the sink bubbles and forms a face of a woman. Piper steps back.) Woman: Help me. [Cut to a lake. Piper, Phoebe and Paige orb in on the grass.] Paige: Okay, so water lady pops up from the sink. Are you sure she's not a demon? Piper: I'm sure she needed help. Phoebe: What else did she say? Piper: That was it. Pretty park, pond and poof. (The pond starts to bubble and a sword rises out of the water.) Over there. (A woman made of water, holding onto the sword, rises out of the water and floats over to land. She becomes solid and heads for the girls. A man wielding a dagger and shield and wearing a black cloak, shimmers in.) Woman: They're coming. Take this, it does not belong to them. (The man throws a dagger at the woman and sab her. She falls and the sword flies over some trees. The girls run over to the woman. Two demons wearing black masks and carrying battle axes shimmer in. A sword materialises in the man's hand. Phoebe and Paige go over to the demons and fight them.) Paige: Axe! (The axe orbs into Paige's hands and she hits the demon, vanquishing him. Phoebe gets the axe of the other demon and hits him, vanquishing him too. The man approaches Piper and the woman and Piper tries to blow him up. Phoebe and Paige run over.) Phoebe: I'm liking these odds. (The man shimmers out. They drop the battle axes.) Paige: Wuss. Woman: The sword. The sword is... (The woman turns to water.) Phoebe: Where'd she go? What'd she say? Piper: Uh, she said something about the sword. Where is it? Paige: It's in the stone. (They look over and see the sword sticking out of a large rock.) Phoebe: The sword and the stone? Piper: Uh, you gotta be kidding me. Right? Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Paige and Richard are there. The sword and the stone is sitting in the middle of the room. Piper is sweeping around it.] Piper: Okay, could you maybe miss the table? Paige: I'm sorry, I've never orbed anything that heavy before or that historic. (The sword glows.) Richard: Do you see it glowing? Piper: No, it's the sun room, there's a lot of light. Paige: What part of this reality aren't you getting? Sword stone, lady lake? Piper: It was a pond. Richard: Do you think she's from Avalon? Paige: Yeah, I think she was flushed out by whoever's after Excalibur. The maker of kings. Piper: Look, we're not talking about Camelot, right? Because that's not real. Paige: So you're saying you never believed in King Arthur and the knights of the round table? Piper: Yes, I did, when I was seven, and then I grew up. Paige: Yeah, you grew up to be a witch that fights demons and silly looking dragons. Piper: That's different, that's real. Paige: And this isn't real? Piper: What is real are those hooded freaks. Richard: They're not gonna give up now that the sword is in the open. Piper: How do you know? Richard: Whoever has Excalibur is unstoppable. (Phoebe walks in carrying the Book of Shadows.) Phoebe: Okay, there is definitely nothing in the book. Oh, hi. How ya doing? Piper: Phoebe, please, put a stop to this nonsense. Phoebe: Didn't realise you were still here. Paige: That's okay, you can talk freely in front of him. Lord knows, we've been through enough. Phoebe: No, not really. Piper: Phoebe. Richard: Look, I should probably go. Phoebe: Don't ridiculous, you're great. Paige: Okay, anyway, book, Excalibur. Phoebe: Yeah, nothin, nada. Paige: Really? Piper: Told ya. Paige: You know, hey, maybe it's been out of circulation since ye olden days, and maybe no Halliwell has come across it before. Phoebe: Well, we have run across these guys. Executioner demons. Low-level bad asses for hire. Piper: Who hired them? (Phoebe turns to a page.) Phoebe: This higher-level bad ass. (Piper goes over to look.) Piper: A power mad paladin of destruction. Paige: Maybe, you know, maybe we should just kind of hang out later. Richard: Yeah, okay. Bye. Piper: Bye. (Richard heads for the front door. Paige follows.) Richard: Be careful in all of this. Paige: Always. I had a really good time last night. Richard: Me too. Paige: What? Richard: Uh, I just don't think your sisters like me very much. Paige: Oh, that's not true. Richard: Really? Paige: Okay, maybe they're just doing the over protective sister thing. Richard: Well, that's a good thing because I don't want anything to happen to you. Paige: Don't worry. (They hug.) [Cut to the conservatory. Phoebe is watching Paige and Richard.] Piper: So he's an upper level demon which means you should be able to make a vanquishing potion. Phoebe: Okay. Wait, me? Why me? Piper: Because... hello... I have a few hundred things to do around here in addition to raising a small child. Phoebe: I know, you have so much to do, you're my hero. But I can't, I have to go to work. I still don't have an assistant and I'm swamped. (Phoebe heads for the door.) Piper: Phoebe. (Paige walks in.) Paige! Potion? Paige: Oh, I'm sorry, honey, the temp agency's already got me a new job. Piper: But that hardly compares with... (She points to the sword.) Paige: Come on, you know there's a magical reason that I had every one of these jobs and who am I to interfere with destiny? Piper: Okay, so you want me to add baby-sit the sword and mix vanquishing potion to my never ending 'to do' list? Paige: Look, sword is stuck in the stone. You know it, I know it, the bad guys know it. Nobody's going to get it out until King Arthur pulls it out and when that happens there'll be lots of fireworks. Piper: And when might that be? Paige: How should I know? Maybe in a couple thousand years. (She starts to walk out then stops. She turns around and walks over to the sword. She grabs it and tries to pull it out. It won't budge.) Well, you can't blame a girl for trying. [Scene: Cave. The Dark Knight pushes a demon against the wall and holds his sword up to his neck.] Dark Knight: Oh, but I do blame you. The sword is now locked in stone. You promised me mrder, what you delivered was cannon fodder for witches. Demon: Those weren't just witches. Dark Knight: Tell me, demon, will your thick head still spout excuses when it's cut from your neck? Demon: If the sword is with the Charmed Ones, it means we need a better class of executioners, that's all. (The Dark Knight lowers his sword.) Dark Knight: And how much more will this cost me? Demon: The Charmed Ones are formidable. Dark Knight: How much? Demon: To provide you with more executioners, and the training needed to drown the Charmed Ones in their own blood... (The demon walks over to a round table with a large pentagon carved out of the top.) A seat at the table. If your goal is to unite all evil under the corrupted power of the sword, you can do far worse than have me at your side. Commercial Break [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Phoebe is sitting at her desk. A woman walks in and places a manilla folder on her desk.] Woman: Responses to last week's column. Phoebe: How'd you get into my email? Woman: Your email account is maxed out, so your fans are using ours. Phoebe: Oh, I tell you, Elise better find me a new assistant because pretty soon she's gonna have to ask Phoebe to take my foot out of her... (The phone rings. The woman leaves. Phoebe searches for the phone under a pile of papers. She finds it and answers it.) Hello, Phoebe Halliwell. Oh, hey Laura. (She picks up her date book.) Uh, I have that down for... (She looks inside.) This morning. Oh my god, I missed it. I'm so sorry. No, of course I can reschedule, absolutely. (Paige stands at the doorway and clears her throat.) Actually, Laura, can I call you back when I have my book in front of me? Okay, great, I'm so sorry. Thanks. Bye. (She hangs up.) Hi. (Phoebe buries her head in her hands.) I thought you had a new temp job today. Paige: I do. Phoebe: Why aren't you there? Paige: Apparently I am. (Phoebe looks up.) Phoebe: What? Here? Paige: Yep. Phoebe: As my assistant? Paige: Well, I think I prefer being called your desk manager. Phoebe: Wait, I thought you get all of your temp jobs for divine reasons. Paige: Usually I do. Phoebe: Yeah, but I don't need divine help. I need filing and faxing and desk management help. Paige: I'm your girl. I really am. We'll just, you know, see if the divine stuff kind of appears later. Usually does. Phoebe: Yeah, but I can't tell you what to do. I mean, how weird is that? Paige: Well, it's no weirder than usual. Phoebe: Oh, I see. Paige: Just kidding, sort of. Listen, you get back to your column, I will call Laura and reschedule, I will... (She picks up a bunch of messages.) Help... stuff. [Scene: Manor. Laundry room. Piper is there looking at the washing machine. It is making an awful noise and there are soap suds on the lid. She puts down a monkey wrench and reaches over and pulls the plug.] Piper: Perfect. (She walks into the kitchen and a pot is boiling over. She turns the stove off and wipes up the mess.) Male Voice: Hey, lady. (Piper looks around the bench to see one of the seven dwarfs standing there.) We could really use an authority figure out there Piper: What are you doing here? Dwarf: What am I doing here? I'm getting pushed around, I just lost my place in line. Piper: What line? (The dwarf leaves the kitchen. Piper follows.) [Cut to the conservatory. Creatures of all shapes and sizes are standing in a line beside the sword and stone. A woman is trying to pull out the sword but it doesn't budge. She gives up and the next in line has a go.] Piper: What is this? Dwarf: Natural selection. Naturally I hope the sword selects me to be king. Finally get a little respect around here. (The creatures laugh.) Piper: You people, you creatures, whatever, you can't be here, you gotta go. Ogre: We have a defying right to try our hand. Piper: Wow. Dwarf: Yeah. Ten feet is pretty much the distance. Creature: Back of the line, please. Hoof it, sister! Piper: Chris! Chris! Get down here. (Leo orbs in.) Where's Chris? Leo: Busy. (Leo looks around.) What's going on? Piper: Busy with what? Leo: Other charges. I took him off your account again. Piper: Our account? Leo: You know what I mean. (Leo sees the sword and stone.) Whoa, is that what I think it is? Piper: No, no, it's not, okay. Now look, you gotta get all these people out of here because I can't do this right now. (Leo reaches for the sword.) Creature: Hey, hey, hey! No cuts, buddy. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe walks out of a room.] Phoebe: Hey. Woman: How was the staff meeting? Phoebe: Endless. How's my new assistant working out? Woman: Oh, she put a fre under the interns, that's for sure. Phoebe: Really? (Phoebe heads for her office.) [Cut to Phoebe's office. Paige is sitting at the desk. Three guys are sitting in front of the desk.] Paige: Okay, who can help me with that? (They all raise their hands. She points to one.) Great. You got it. And what about collating and cross referencing? (Two raise their hands.) You, and so you would have databasing. (Phoebe stands at the doorway.) Alright. Great, you boys have your marching orders, I will check back with you in a couple of hours. (The guys get up and leave the room. Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Wow. (She sees her tidy desk.) Who works here? Paige: You do. Who rocks? That would be me. By the end of the day we're gonna have a system in place that tracks your column ideas, your columns written and your columns considered, plus a separate file for your questions, comments and fan mail. Phoebe: I can't believe it. Paige: Well, believe it because you my dear, are never going to miss anything again. (Paige stands up and Phoebe sits down.) Phoebe: That's good. Paige: It is good news because you my dear, need to concentrate. Phoebe: Yes, I do. Paige: Yes, you do. Starting with tomorrow's column. Phoebe: I already wrote tomorrow's column. Paige: Yeah, you did. Phoebe: Uh, is there a problem with it? Paige: Well, I mean, I'm no expert but I was just thinking about this one question. Okay, the girl's family wants her to break up with him because they think he's an alcoholic and absent of any proof you're telling her to end it. Phoebe: Well, you know, not really end it, just slow it down a bit. Paige: Okay, but slowing it down by not seeing each other is in affect ending it. Phoebe: I just think you should keep your eyes open. Paige: Keep my eyes open? Phoebe: I-I mean I think that she should keep her eyes open. You know what I mean. Paige: Yeah. This column's about Richard and I, isn't it? Phoebe: No, it is not about Richard. Don't be ridiculous. Paige: You hate him. I can tell and what's worse, he can tell. Phoebe: Look, Paige, if you're sensing anything from me, it's just concern. I'm concerned you're falling too fast for a guy you barely know. But it's none of my business. Paige: You're right. It's not any of your business. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Hey, Piper needs your help now. [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. A tiny fairy is trying to pull the sword out of the stone. The ogre pushes her out of the way and she flies across the room.] Ogre: Pest. (The ogre tries to pull out the sword. Phoebe, Paige and Leo orb in.) Phoebe: Oh, my. Paige: I was afraid this would happen. Piper: Do you think you could have mentioned that? Phoebe: And they won't leave? Piper: Oh, no, no. More show up every minute. Paige: But no bad guys yet, right? Phoebe: What is that stench? What is that stench? Piper: We gotta get this thing out of the manor. Leo refuses to orb it. Leo: Hey, the Lady of the Lake came to the Charmed Ones for help. I'm not messing with that. Piper: Oh, for god's sakes. (She gets up and heads for the sword and stone.) If you will not get rid of it, then I will. (She holds onto the sword and pulls it out of the rock. Phoebe gasps.) Creature: Your majesty. Piper: Wow. (The creatures kneel. A man appears in the room and walks over to Piper.) Man: I bet you didn't expect this when you got up this morning. Piper: I... (Phoebe covers her mouth in shock.) Man: The sword has chosen. You are the new saviour. The champion of good, the master of Excalibur. Welcome to your new destiny. Piper: Aw, crap. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Phoebe is pushing the dwarf out the door.] Phoebe: Okay, let's go, nothing to see here anymore, no more show, audios, scram. Dwarf: Your majesty, seriously, if you need anything, anything at all, castles built, suits of armor. You name it, I got connections. (The dwarf zips out the door and Phoebe closes the door.) [Cut to the living room. Piper, Leo and Mordaunt are there. Piper is looking at the sword. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Is it just me or does it still smell like ogre in here? (Phoebe sits down. Piper sits down and places the Excalibur on the coffee table in front of her.) Piper: I'm telling you guys, this is all just a big mistake. (The Excalibur glows and slides closer to Piper.) Stop that. Mordaunt: It's drawn to you, just like you were drawn to it. Piper: Do I look like I'm drawn to it, pal? Mordaunt: You will be in time. Piper: No, I don't have time to play Queen Arthur. (Paige walks in carrying Wyatt.) Paige: Oh, come on, Piper, have a little fun. Don't you realise what this means? (Paige hands Wyatt to Leo.) Piper: One more thing on my to do list? Paige: No, it means you my dear, are the chosen one. The first in centuries to have power over the sword. Tell her all about it, Merlin. Mordaunt: Oh, actually, the name's Mordaunt. Merlin was just a fairy tale. Piper: Ha! Mordaunt: But Camelot was not. Paige: Ah ha! Mordaunt: And thanks to you it can rise again. Phoebe: So what are you? A wizard? A sorcerer? Mordaunt: Actually, I'm neither. I'm just a humble teacher in service of the sword. And we must begin instruction immediately before your enemy attcks. Paige: The Dark Knight. Mordaunt: You know him? Phoebe: Yeah, we've already kicked his ass. Piper: And if he shows up again we have a vanquishing potion ready and waiting. Mordaunt: What's in it? Piper: It's a mandrake variation with a little bit of griffins blood. Mordaunt: Good, if you're going up against a pustouous knave which you're not. If you want to fight the Dark Knight with magic, this is what you need. (A piece of parchment materialises in his hand.) Leo: I thought you said you weren't a sorcerer. Mordaunt: I picked up a few things along the way. (He hands Phoebe the parchment.) The Dark Knight is no trifle. You have to ht him with everything you have. Phoebe: I've never even heard of half of these ingredients. Leo: It looks like you picked up quite a bit. What do you think? (Phoebe looks at Mordaunt.) Phoebe: Can't get a read on him. Mordaunt: Distrust is expected but don't let it blind you. If I haven't taught Piper how to master the sword before the Dark Knight returns, your survival depends on that potion. Phoebe: Okay, so where are we supposed to get the ingredients? Paige: I think I know a place. Leave it to me, your trusty assistant. (Paige orbs out with Phoebe.) Leo: Alright, I guess I will go check with the other Elders and see if they know. You want me to take Wyatt? (Piper admires the sword.) Piper? Piper: Hm? Leo: Do you want me to take Wyatt with me? Piper: Yeah, sure. (Leo orbs out with Wyatt.) I'll be fine. (Piper stands up with the sword. A sword materialises in Mordaunt's hands. He attcks Piper and she screams. She blocks his hits with the Excalibur.) Mordaunt: Not bad. Better than Arthur's first time. Piper: Really? Mordaunt: Now, I'm gonna come in low. Believe in Excalibur, just let it flow through you. (They sword fight some more.) [Scene: Cave. The Dark Knight and a demon are walking past masked demons making wapon.] Dark Knight: Is he your best? Demon: The highest quality. They'll get the job done. Dark Knight: They better. If they don't, it's not me they'll have to answer to. Demon: I thought you were the... Dark Knight: I serve a greater power. Demon: Whose? (A masked demon walks in carrying a sack over his shoulder. He clears a table and puts the sack down. The sack moves and the dwarf gets out of it.) Dwarf: Well, should've figured you'd be after the sword. Masked Demon: Tell them. Dwarf: Kiss my grubby ass. (The masked demon pulls out a dagger and holds it up to the Dwarf's throat.) Masked Demon: Tell him. Dwarf: You're too late. Piper Halliwell has Excalibur and she's been trained how to use it. Dark Knight: By who? Who's training her? (The dwarf shrugs. He punches the masked demon in his groin and zips away.) Demon: Does this change anything? Dark Knight: It changes everything. [Scene: Richard's house. Phoebe, Paige and Richard walk into a room full of ingredients. Richard turns on the light.] Richard: I think we got everything you need. Plant roots, fungi, herbs, creature parts, insects... Phoebe: Creature parts? Richard: Fairy wings. Phoebe: Wait, fairy wings? Richard: Well, I didn't kll them if that's what you're wondering. Phoebe: Then how did you get them? Paige: Uh, Phoebe? Phoebe: What? Fair question. Richard: Actually, I'm not sure. My family's been stockpiling this stuff for years because of the fued. Phoebe: Yeah, but the feud's over, right? Paige: Hey, you know, I think we're gonna need a mortar and pestle for the potion. Do you have one? Richard: Yeah. (Richard leaves the room.) Paige: What are you doing? Phoebe: What? Paige: You don't have to treat him like he's evil. Phoebe: Paige, I'm just reacting to what I see. I mean, how many guys do you know that stockpile gremlin ears? Paige: Okay, first your not so subtle column, and now this. Why don't you just come out and admit it. You hate him. Phoebe: Paige, I don't hate him. I'm just worried. Paige: Well, don't worry because I know what I'm doing. Phoebe: Okay, so are you telling me that it doesn't bother you at all that he's using magic again? Or that he has this-this room hidden? Paige: What part of this is not your business aren't you getting? Paige: Oh, Paige. I'm worried about you, okay? Just like you were worried about me when I was dating a demon. Paige: Richard is not a demon. Phoebe: No, I know he is not a demon, Paige, but he has a dark side and powerful magic, and that is a very dangerous combination. I-I'm worried about you, okay? I'm sorry. (Richard walks in.) Richard: Here. (He hands Paige the mortar and pestle.) Paige: Thanks. (She puts it on the table.) Richard: Everything alright? Paige: Let's just get this over with. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Mordaunt barge into the room, sword fighting. Piper knocks his sword out of his hands and pushes him against the wall.] Mordaunt: You're a quick study. Piper: You're a good teacher. Mordaunt: So, you feel the sword's power? Piper: Yes. Mordaunt: How's it feel? Piper: Not bad. Mordaunt: You and Excalibur are becoming one. Soon nothing will matter. Nothing except the desire to rule. (The Dark Knight, the demon, and two masked demons shimmer into the room.) Dark Knight: You. Mordaunt: I was wondering when you would show up. Take him. (The Dark Knight attcks Piper. Mordaunt grabs his sword and the three other demons attck him.) [Scene: Richard's house. Ingredient room. Phoebe and Paige are making the potion.] Paige: Wearboar tusk, one pinch. (Phoebe puts it in the potion.) Nymph hair, one lock. Phoebe: Oh, I hope this isn't from someone we know. (Phoebe throws the hair into the potion.) Paige: Wraith essence, three drops. Phoebe: One, two, three. Paige: And black poppy, one level teaspoon. Phoebe: I've never even heard of black p... Richard: No! (Richard uses his telekinetic power on Phoebe and she slides out the door. Paige races over to her. Phoebe gets up.) Paige: Phoebe, are you okay? (Richard grabs a pinch of poppy and moves back.) Richard? Richard: Wait, watch. (He throws the poppy into the potion and it explodes.) Don't ever mix wraith essence and black poppy. Never. Paige: Why would Mordaunt do this? Richard: Because he wants you dad. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Mordaunt are still fighting the Dark Knight and the three demons. Piper vanquishes the demon and a masked demon. The Dark Knight grabs Mordaunt.] Dark Knight: I thought we made a deal. Mordaunt: I don't need you to get to the sword anymore. I've got her. (Mordaunt pushes him away. Piper sab the masked demon and the Dark Knight and vanquishes them.) Your assimilation is complete. You are now one with Excalibur. Piper: Now what? (Paige and Phoebe orb in. Piper turns to them.) Paige: It's just us. Phoebe: He's not what you think he is. Paige: He tried to kll us. Phoebe: He wants the sword. Piper: But the sword chose me. Paige: No, he's just using you, he wants the power of the sword for himself. Phoebe: You're not meant to control the sword. Piper: But I do control it. And you don't think I can. Mordaunt: Perhaps we should leave. Phoebe: Paige, Paige, Paige. Paige: Excalibur. (She tries to orb the Excalibur but it doesn't leave Piper's hands.) Piper: Don't do that again. Mordaunt: It appears your queen has spoken. (Piper and Mordaunt disappear.) Phoebe: Her majesty has left the building. Paige: Or her madness. Commercial Break [Scene: Cave. Piper and Mordaunt are there. Piper is wearing black clothes and is standing in front of the round table.] Piper: It doesn't look like much of a kingdom. Mordaunt: This is just where it begins. Where you form your inner circle. Piper: Let me guess. The knights of the round table? (He moves closer behind Piper.) Mordaunt: The knights of your round table. You're on a new path now, a new destiny. Piper: That's good because I was getting a little bored of the old one. Mordaunt: A world of adventure awaits you. Warfare, conquest, Camelot. Piper: And what exactly is Camelot? (She turns around and faces him.) Mordaunt: Whatever you want it to be. It's your kingdom to make. Piper: Could you be a little more specific? Mordaunt: There will be no one above you, no one to challenge you. You will have free reign to reshape the way things are. To create a world of your dreams. All will bow down before you. (He caresses her cheek.) All will serve your every desire. Piper: Including you? Mordaunt: Especially me, my queen. (They kiss. Mordaunt reaches for the sword and it moves away. He moves away from Piper.) Piper: What is it? Mordaunt: Well, we must build your kingdom first, and to do that we need to fill your round table with knights. Piper: Very well, I have a few ideas. Mordaunt: No. Let me be your council. I know best who will serve you well. But they will not come easily. You must challenge them on fields of battle. Force them to join you. (Piper picks up the Excalibur.) Piper: I think I can do that. [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there. Paige is scrying.] Leo: Anything? Paige: Nope, can't find Piper anywhere. Leo: Well, keep looking, she's bound to show up somewhere. Paige: Yeah, to do what? Phoebe: I don't understand. If she wasn't supposed to pull the sword out of the stone, then why was she able to? Leo: Because according to the other Elders, she was only meant to pass it on to whom ever it was really meant for. Phoebe: So she's not the new King Arthur but she is the new Lady of the Lake? Leo: Basically, yeah. Paige: Well, why is it turning her evil? Leo: Because only the ultimate power on earth can handle Excalibur. That's why the Lady stayed in the lake to insulate herself from the power of the sword. Paige: Okay, so we should find Piper and then drown her. (Leo gives her a look.) Oh, I'm just kidding, Leo. Leo: It's no joke, it's the only way to keep the power from consuming her, destroying her. Phoebe: Still, what does Mordaunt want with Piper? I mean, he's tricky, but he's hardly the ultimate power on earth. Leo: But he can use Piper to become that power. (The crystal points to a spot on the map.) Paige: Guess who just surfaced. [Scene: Piper and Mordaunt are there. A demon flies through the air and hits a stack of hay. Piper walks over and points the Excalibur at the demon.] Piper: Should I kll him? Mordaunt: You're the Queen. Piper: I need one more knight to set up my round table. Care to join me? Demon: Join you? Which side are you on? Mordaunt: All we're interested in is the greatest power. Become one of us. Piper: What he said. Demon: What do I get out of it? Piper: You, you get to live. (Phoebe and Piper orb in.) Paige: Piper. Demon: I should have known it was a trap. (The demon gets up.) Piper: You stay put. (to the girls) You, I warned you. Phoebe: Sorry, your majesty. (Phoebe throws a potion and Piper destroys it with the sword.) Paige, now, orb her. (Paige orbs out just as Piper throws the Excalibur at her. Paige orbs back in behind Piper and grabs her. Piper throws Paige over her shoulders and she lands on the ground in front of Phoebe. Piper holds out her hand and the Excalibur returns to her.) Mordaunt: Impressive, huh? Now, make your queen proud. (Phoebe helps Paige up. The demon throws electricity bolts at Phoebe and Paige and their bodies fall to the ground, leaving their spirits behind.) Paige: What just happened? Phoebe: I don't know, but I don't think it's good. (Piper, Mordaunt and the demon disappear.) Paige: Leo! [Scene: Cave. Three other demons are sitting around the round table. The demon appears in the forth seat.] Piper: Welcome. I assume you're all wondering why you've been gathered here. But don't worry, if I wanted to kll you I would have done so already. You are the chosen few who will help chart a new world order, united under me. Mordaunt: Excuse me, your majesty, we're getting ahead of ourselves. Piper: Are we? Mordaunt: The small matter of the loyalty oath. Piper: Oh, yeah, that's right. Uh, administer that oath. Mordaunt: Yes, your majesty. If you will all put your left hand... (One demon growls.) Or claw on one of the five points of the pentagram in front of you. (Mordaunt sits down in the fifth seat. He puts his hand on the point and chants. The pentagram glows and the demons shake.) Supreme demonic powers, leave your host and find a new home in this willing heart. Piper: What are you doing? Stop! (The powers leave the demons and they are vanquished one by one. The powers enter Mordaunt.) You vanquished all my knights. Why? (The Excalibur floats into Mordaunts hand.) Mordaunt: For filling my centuries old quest. To control Excalibur. Piper: But it belongs to me. Mordaunt: No, it doesn't. It never did. But thanks to you and the combined powers of your knights, now it belongs to me. I'm the ultimate power. Piper: I don't understand. Mordaunt: It's simply transferred power, that's all. And now all that remains to do is to eliminate the true recipient of Excalibur before he grows old enough to fulfil his destiny as the son of a Charmed One. Piper: You can't hurt him, he's protected. Mordaunt: I couldn't before, but I can with this. (He sab Piper with the Excalibur.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there. Phoebe is scrying and Paige is laying on the chair.] Paige: Ow. Leo: Feeling any better? Paige: No, I'm pretty sure 'ow' signifies that I am not in fact feeling any better. (Paige sits up.) I am getting tired of this whole soul separating from my body thing. It's getting to be a disturbing pattern. Leo: It's pretty close too, your souls were getting ready to move on. Paige: Move on to where exactly? Leo: Nice try. Phoebe: I can not believe, Piper. Did you see that look in her eyes? Paige: Hey, at least it looked like she was having fun for once. Leo: Find her yet? Phoebe: No, nothing. Leo: Alright, keep trying. Just like last time, they can't do anything until they resurface. Paige: Yeah, unless Mordaunt wants her to help him rule the underworld. Phoebe: There's gotta be another way to get her out of this. Paige: I just wish we knew who King Arthur is. Phoebe: Wait, what do you mean? Paige: I mean, if we need to separate Piper from the sword, what better way than to figure out who she's meant to give it to. (Wyatt gurgles from the playpen.) No. Phoebe: It's Wyatt, oh my god, it has to be. (Leo groans in pain.) What's the matter? Leo: It's Piper, she's hurt. (The crystal points to a spot on the map.) Phoebe: Harding Park, let's go. Paige: I got Wyatt. (Phoebe orbs out with Leo.) [Cut to Harding Park. Piper and Mordaunt are there. He lowers Piper to the ground.] Mordaunt: Don't worry, it'll all be over. Once they come for you, I'll go for him. (Phoebe and Leo orb in. Mordaunt disappears.) Phoebe: Hurry, hurry. (Leo runs over to Piper and heals her. She gasps.) Piper: Where's Wyatt? [Cut to the manor. Conservatory. Mordaunt walks up to the playpen holding the Excalibur.] Mordaunt: My apologies, King Wyatt. I guess it just wasn't meant to be. (Mordaunt sab the lumpy blanket bundle in the playpen. He lifts up the bundle and it's a teddy bear wrapped in a blanket.) What! (Paige orbs in holding Wyatt.) Paige: Ohh, and that's his favourite teddy bear. (Piper, Phoebe and Leo orb in. Piper takes Wyatt from Paige.) Piper: Bet you didn't expect this when you got up this morning. Mordaunt: But I still got Excalibur. Phoebe: Not for long. Leo: Go for it, Wyatt. (Wyatt orbs out the Excalibur and it orbs back in, hovering in front of Wyatt. Wyatt points and the Excalibur flies across the room and sab Mordaunt. Mordaunt explodes and is vanquished. The sword drops to the floor.) Piper: Okay, sweetie, that's very, very good. But we need to put this away, so you don't put an eye out. (She walks over to Excalibur and picks it up.) At least until you're eighteen. (Piper walks over to the stone and pushes the Excalibur into it.) Paige: How are you? Piper: Oh, fine. Do you think you could orb this into the attic? Paige: Absolutely. (The sword and stone orb out.) Piper: Away from any furniture? (They hear a crash from upstairs.0 Paige: Sorry. Piper: Don't worry, I'll just add it to my list. (They all laugh.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Phoebe is there typing on her computer. Paige stands at the door.] Paige: Hey. I just finished the last of the filing. Phoebe: Great, thanks. Paige: Is that, uh, tomorrow's copy? Phoebe: Uh, yeah, I'm just doing some last minute changes. This woman right here is worried that her mother might be marrying the wrong guy. Paige: Really? Phoebe: Yeah, she thinks he might be the devil incarnate. Paige: Didn't we vanquish the devil incarnate? Phoebe: I told you that unless she has absolute proof, she should probably but out and let her sister live her own life. Paige: I thought this was about her mother? Phoebe: Yeah, well, you know what I mean. Paige: Yeah, I think I do. It's funny, this is the first job I've gotten without a magical reason behind it. Phoebe: Well, there may not have been a magical reason, but there's definitely a reason. I just have to learn to take my own advice. Paige: Yeah, well, don't start worrying about me too much. Phoebe: Okay. (Richard walks in.) Richard: Hey. Sorry to interrupt. You ready to go? Paige: Yeah, um, we're going out. Do you wanna join? Phoebe: I would love to, actually, but, uh, I'm gonna take a rain check. It's been a long day. Paige: Okay, good night. (Paige and Richard start to leave.) Phoebe: Hey, Paige. You're fired. Paige: Actually, I quit. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Wyatt are there looking at the sword and stone.] Piper: Listen, I want you to promise me before we take that thing out of storage, that you're gonna play lots of football and baseball and have lots of normal toys, and maybe we can get a dog. (Leo walks in.) What do you think? Leo: How are we doing? Piper: Uh, his highness seems content. Leo: What about you? Piper: I'm doing alright. At least I have my priorities straight now. I was so busy doing stuff and all I really wanted to do was hang out with him. Leo: Well, you should have more time for that now. I fixed the washer. Piper: You did? Leo: And the sink, and the cable, and the toilet. Piper: Wow, I forgot how handy you were to have around the house. Leo: Pretty strange, huh? Piper: Kind of scary, actually. Leo: Why? Piper: Well, we've seen what he can do without the sword, I can't begin to imagine what he could do with it. Leo: Well, whatever it is, it's meant to be. Piper: It doesn't make it any less scary, though. But that's tomorrow's problem. I'll worry about it then. Okey-dokey. (They leave the room. The sword glimmers.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x08 - Sword and the City"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Restaurant. Phoebe and Jason are sitting at a table, kissing. A waiter walks up to the table and clears his throat.] Waiter: Pardon me. (Phoebe laughs, embarrassed.) Phoebe: Hi. Sorry, I didn't see you there. Waiter: Oh, no, no, please, never apologise for a kiss, signora. Especially for one like that. (He shows them a bottle of wine.) '95 brunello di montalcino. Jason: Great. Decant it, please. Waiter: Of course. (The waiter walks away.) Phoebe: Oh, wow, is that embarrassing. Jason: You heard what the man said, never apologise. Phoebe: I'm so happy for you. Jason: Yeah, I still can't believe it. Really, I wanted to buy my granddad's winery ever since he lost it. I just hope he knows that somehow. Phoebe: Believe me, he does. Jason: You talk as if you have inside information. Phoebe: Well, maybe I do. Jason: You are special, Phoebe. (Phoebe gets a vibe.) Phoebe: I love you too. Jason: I'm sorry? Phoebe: Who said that? Jason: Did you say too? Phoebe: No, I just said you twice. I said I love you you. What I said, oh god... (She knocks over a wine glass.) Whoa! Male Voice: Daniel, table three. (Daniel walks over and wipes up the spill. Paige orbs in near by.) Phoebe: Oh, thanks. (Paige walks over to them.) Paige: Hi. Phoebe: Paige. Paige: I am so sorry to interrupt but Piper's kind of got a bit of a, um, a power problem. She kind of needs some more. Jason: Why doesn't she just call the power company? Paige: Tried and the line is busy. So if you could come like, right now, she'd really love it. Phoebe: Oh, oh, please don't use that word. Please don't use that. (Phoebe stands up.) Okay, alright, so I should go and we will, you know... (Phoebe starts backing back.) Jason: Talk. Phoebe: Talk, yeah. (Phoebe backs into a waiter holding a tray full of food.) Sorry. I'm sorry. Sorry! Okay. Paige: Okay. (Phoebe and Paige head for the door.) Phoebe: (to a man) Oh, the stuffed shells, great choice. Okay. Bye everyone. [Scene: Alley. Piper is there. She is watching a creature standing over a demon. The demon is screaming in pain. Phoebe and Paige orb in.] Paige: Okay, let's vanquish this demon. Piper: Shh. Something bat us to the punch. Phoebe: Eww, what is it doing? Piper: Apparently eating the demon. Paige: Or storing it. (The demon dies and turns to dust.) Phoebe: What is it? Piper: I don't know, and I don't want to find out. Let's get out of here. (The demon spots them and pokes its lizard-like tongue at them. It whizzes toward Phoebe and Paige and pushes them down the alley. Piper tries to blow it up and screams when she can't. She continues to try and blow it up.) Phoebe: Paige, do something. Paige: Power line! (The power line orbs and falls on the creature, electrocuting and vanquishing it. Phoebe and Paige get up and race over to Piper.) Phoebe: Are you okay? Piper: Peachy. (They hear a baby sound near by. The walk over to a pile of blankets and pull them back. A baby is laying there. He sticks out his lizard-like tongue and the girls gasp.) Paige: Cute. (He sticks out his tongue again.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Phoebe and Paige are standing there watching the baby in the playpen.] Phoebe: I still can't believe we vanquished its mummy. Paige: Yeah, but we didn't know it was a mummy and besides, mummy tried to kll us. Phoebe: I know, still, look at how cute he is. So adorable. Oh, except when he does that weird little thing with his tongue. Paige: I wonder why he looks so human? Phoebe: I don't know, but he won't for long. (Piper walks in.) Piper: Okay, Wyatt's upstairs, so at least he's... (Wyatt orbs into the playpen.) Safe. Phoebe: Don't worry about Wyatt, he's got his protective bubble. He'll use it if he needs it. Paige: Plus, it looks like he likes his new friend. Piper: That is not a friend, that's a demon. Paige: No, he's just a baby. Piper: Excuse me, were you at the same vanquish as me? Because it took all three of us to stop his mother. Paige: It doesn't mean he's gonna turn out that way. Phoebe: Paige, he doesn't have a choice, it's genetic. Paige: No, I don't think so. Okay, maybe I'm a little biased because I am in fact adopted, but I really think there's something to that whole nurture versus nature thing and predicting how a kid is gonna turn out. You know, the classic environment versus biology argument. Piper: But this is not a child, it's a demon. Paige: Okay, why don't you go over there and see if you can sense anything evil. Phoebe: Alright. (Phoebe walks closer to the playpen.) Nothing. Good or evil. Paige: My point exactly. Clay to be moulded. Piper: Yeah, I don't know about that. Phoebe: Still, the question remains what are we supposed to do with him? (Chris orbs in.) Chris: So you vanquished the demon? Piper: Yes and no. Paige: Well, the good news is the demon you sent us after is in fact gone. Phoebe: And the bad news is whatever ate it, left us that. (Chris looks in the playpen. The baby wiggles his lizard-like tongue at him.) Paige: I think he likes you. Chris: I don't care. Vanquish it. Phoebe: Chris. Chris: I mean it. Now. Paige: No, we are not vanquishing a baby. What's wrong with you? Chris: I'm just concerned that this could be the future evil that gets to Wyatt. Paige: Don't be ridiculous. Chris: What? I'm being ridiculous? There is a demon in the playpen. (The phone rings.) Paige: I'll get it. (She heads for the phone.) Phoebe: Hey, if it's Jason, tell him I'm in the shower. Piper: Are you avoiding him? Phoebe: Uh, kind of. I, um, sort of told him that I loved him last night. Piper: Oh, and this is bad? Phoebe: No, except I said 'I love you too' as if he said 'I love you' first, which he didn't. Piper: So wait, you told him that he loves you before he tells you that he loves you? Phoebe: Mm-hm, mm-hm. Piper: Yeah, that's not good. Phoebe: Yeah, I'll be lucky if he doesn't move to Hong Kong permanently now. I really thought I had my empath power under control. Chris: Forget that. What are you gonna do? Phoebe: What am I supposed to do? I mean, you know, you tell a guy that you love them and they bolt, you know, it's just what they do. Chris: About the baby, I meant the baby. We gotta do something. (The baby scoops up a pacifier with his tongue.) Fast. [Cut to the kitchen. Paige is there talking on the phone.] Paige: I can't hear you, Darryl, speak up. Darryl: I know I've never asked before but I'm asking now. I need help on this one. Magical. Paige: Alright, what's going on? Darryl: This stupid kid, and he's got hostages. Only I know him and he wouldn't hurt anybody, but I've ran out of time to talk him down. SWAT's ready to move in. I don't wanna lose him, Paige. Paige: Alright, alright. I'm coming. Okay. Hold your horses. (Paige hangs up and grabs her keys.) [Cut to the conservatory. Piper and Phoebe are leaning over the playpen. Piper is covering her eyes.] Piper: Where's Wyatt? Where is he? Look, look, wait, listen. Where's Wyatt? (She uncovers her eyes.) There he is! Look, look. Where's Wyatt? Where's Wyatt? There he is! Alright. Chris: Okay, I don't think distracting him is the answer. Piper: Wyatt? Bad demon, very bad demon. (Paige walks in.) Phoebe: Hey, was that Jason? Paige: No, that was my raison d'etre. Phoebe: Pardon? Paige: That was Darryl. I've been wondering why the temp agency hasn't called and now I know why. I needed to be free to help him. Piper: To do what? Paige: Well, to save an innocent. Why else would he have called? And more importantly, why else would I have been the one to answer the phone? Phoebe: Because you were the closest to it? Paige: No, because it's my reason for being. Call me if you need help. (She leaves.) Chris: What, you're just gonna let her go? Piper: You're welcome to try and stop her. Phoebe: You know, I should go talk to Jason. Piper: And her too. Chris: Wait, stop, where are you going? Are you slightly concerned that there's a demon in the house? Phoebe: Chris, this is a baby, okay? Relax. (to Piper) And you call me if you need anything. Piper: Love you too. Phoebe: Don't. Piper: Sorry. (Phoebe leaves the room.) Chris: And you're okay with this? Them dumping this on your lap like that? Piper: Well, they don't seem too worried. Chris: Well, they should be. I need to figure out what kind of creature we're dealing with here. [Scene: Alley. A creature wearing a cloak is wandering around looking for something. He spots a blanket on the ground and roars.] [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Hey, is he in? Man: No! I mean, yes, he is but he asked not be disturbed. Phoebe: Yeah, but that can't possibly mean me. Man: Actually, it specifically means you, Phoebe. Sorry. Did you guys have a fight? Phoebe: No, but we're about to. (Phoebe hands the man her bag and storms into Jason's office.) Listen, Jas... (Three other people are in the room with Jason.) Oh. Oh, I'm sorry. Jason: Phoebe, what are you doing? Phoebe: I didn't know you were in the middle of a meeting. Jason: Yeah, that's why the door was closed. Phoebe: Really? Because I was told the door was closed specifically for me. (Jason says something in Italian and stands up.) I didn't know you spoke Italian. Jason: Outside. (Jason and Phoebe walk out of his office.) Phoebe: How come I didn't know you spoke Italian? Jason: Is that what you came here to ask? Phoebe: No. No, of course not. I just wanted to talk about last night. Jason: Okay, fine. But, uh, can we do it later? I'm in the middle of a very important meeting right now. Phoebe: Of course, yeah. I'm sorry about that. So how about tonight? Jason: Tonight? Tonight's not good. I'm flying to Rome. (Phoebe laughs.) Phoebe: Wait, what? Jason: I've been meaning to tell you, it just came up. Phoebe: Really? When? Right after I told you I loved you? Jason: Oh, come on. Phoebe: I mean, I've heard of guys running when they hear the L word, but running all the way to Italy? That's gotta be some kind of new record. Jason: Could you keep your voice down, please? It's got nothing to do with that and you know it. Phoebe: That's a crock. We both know how you really feel about me. The only difference is I'm the only one who's not afraid of it. Ciao! [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper and Chris are there. Chris is looking at the "Manticore" demons in the Book of Shadows.] Chris: "Vicious demons with supernatural strength and venomous claws. Manticores communicate with high-pitch cries and tend to travel in packs." Great. Well, I say we get rid of the little brat before the pack comes looking for him. Piper: Okay, fine. What do you suggest we do with him? Call social services? Chris: No, I suggest you vanquish it. Piper: Chris, I'm a mother, I can't go around vanquishing babies, no matter how evil they are. Chris: It's not how evil he is, it's how evil he's gonna be. You gotta stop looking at him like he's a little baby and start looking at him like he's an unstoppable klling machine, because that's what he is. Piper: I realise that, but still. Chris: But still nothing. You're supposed to protect the innocents, right? Well, think of all the future innocents you can save by vanquishing him right now. Piper: Don't you think I know that? I'm scared to death of what he can possibly do to Wyatt but I can't even separate them. Chris: Piper, there's one thing you can do and you know it. And you better do it fast before any other Manticore show up. There's no known vanquishing potion. Piper: I just can't do it. Chris: Okay. Well, if you won't listen to me, maybe you'll listen to Leo. (Chris orbs out. Piper looks over at the babies and the Manticore baby shimmers out. He shimmers back in and then shimmers back out. He shimmers back in and laughs.) Commercial Break [Scene: Post Office Car Park. Police have surrounded the building. The SWAT team arrives in their van and get in their positions.] SWAT: We're in position, lieutenant, we've got a clean sht. (Paige stands behind a barricade along with other people who are watching.) Paige: Darryl! Darryl! Over here. Darryl: (in his radio) Stand by. (He heads over to Paige.) It's okay, let her through. (Paige passes the barricades.) What took you so long? Paige: Darryl, I would have orbed here but it could have been more magic than you had in mind. Darryl: I'm not sure what you could have done anyway. He's not letting any of the hostages go and SWAT's ready to move in. Paige: Well, forget that, I'm not giving up, this is my raison d'etre. Darryl: Excuse me? Paige: Listen, I came to help, that's exactly what I'm going to do. So, you know, what do you need? Darryl: I don't know, if I could just talk to the kid without getting sht. Paige: I think I have the perfect spell for this. Darryl: Whoa, spell. What spell? Paige: Just go with me, okay? "Blessed with powers from my destiny, I bless this hero with invincibility." (A blue light hits Darryl.) How does it feel? Darryl: It's feels good. Paige: Alright, go get him, tough guy. Darryl: Yeah. (Darryl walks across the car park.) SWAT: Where's he going? (Darryl gets out his gn.) Lieutenant, what are you doing? Darryl: I got it, don't worry. (Darryl walks up to the post office door. A teenager and hostages are in the post office. The teenager points a gn at Darryl.) Teenager: Hey, turn around! Get out of here! I swear to god, man, I'll sht! I'll sht you, man! I swear to god I'll do it! (He grabs a hostage.) Darryl: Put your gn down, son. I just wanna talk. (The teenager sh*t at Darryl three times but the bllts just bounce off his skin.) That's ok, hold your fre. I'm going in. [Scene: The Golden Gate Bridge. Leo is standing on the very top of the bridge. He has his arms outstretched and has his eyes closed. Chris orbs in beside him.] Chris: Leo, I have been looking everywhere for you. What are you doing up here? Leo: Communing with the others. Chris: Can anyone see us? Leo: Not me. But you look like a lunatic standing up here talking to yourself. What do you want? Chris: It's about Piper. Leo: Is she alright? Chris: Yeah, she's fine, don't worry. It's Wyatt I'm worried about. Leo: Why? What happened? Chris: Well, nothing yet. Just out of curiosity, what's the Elders policy on vanquishing demon babies? Leo: Why? Chris: No reason. There's just one playing with Wyatt in his playpen as we speak. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper walks in carrying Wyatt.] Piper: Okay, listen to me. You will not orb down to your little friend, do you understand me? No orbing. (Piper puts Wyatt in the playpen and the Manticore baby shimmers in beside Wyatt. Piper sighs.) I give up. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Phew, I have had it with men. They are incorrigible. Piper: Well, let me tell you, little boys aren't much better. Phoebe: I mean, I can understand running, if he didn't love me back, you know. Fight or flight, it's the nature of the beast. Piper: Speaking of that. Phoebe: But he does love me, I know, I felt it. So what's the big deal? You know, why is he running? Piper: Well, if it makes you feel any better, you probably won't be alive much longer to worry about it. Phoebe: Thank you, yes, that makes me feel so much better. Piper: I'm just saying if this doesn't work then we won't be able to vanquish the Manticores when they come to pick up their little one. Phoebe: Oh, you figured out what they are? Piper: Yeah, and it's not good, believe me. Phoebe: So maybe Chris is right. Piper: Yeah, I know, but I can't. Phoebe: Piper, you said it yourself, he was born evil. Piper: I know and I still believe that, I do. But something just doesn't add up about him. I mean, why isn't Wyatt using his protective shield? Why doesn't Wyatt think he's evil? Phoebe: Well, we gotta keep Wyatt away from him. (Phoebe goes over to the playpen.) That's for sure. Piper: Phoebe, wait. (Phoebe picks Wyatt up from the playpen. The baby starts crying.) Phoebe: You stay away from my nephew, okay, and don't shimmer after him or I'll bind your powers. (The baby starts screaming.) Piper: Phoebe, hurry, put him back down. Phoebe: What? Okay. (Phoebe puts Wyatt back in the playpen.) Why? (A creature shimmers in behind Phoebe.) Piper: That's why. (The creature hits Phoebe and she flies across the room, landing on Piper. Wyatt's protective shield covers the playpen. The creature reaches into the playpen and the shield zaps him. He tries again and it zaps him again. Piper gets up and tries to blow him up.) Hey! You get away from my kid! (She continues to try and blow him up until he shimmers out. He shimmers back in behind Piper, grabs her and shimmers back out.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe is there, scrying. Paige walks in and looks in the playpen. The baby is asleep. She walks over to Phoebe and hands her an ice pack.] Paige: I feel really bad that I wasn't there to help you earlier. Phoebe: Oh, I don't think you could have helped even if you were there. Thanks. That thing was just as powerful as the Manticore. Paige: Are you sure it wasn't the Manticore? Phoebe: Yeah, I'm positive, it was more, I don't know, beast-like. Paige: What do you think it wanted with the baby? Phoebe: I don't know, but I think it's really weird that it showed up right after the baby started crying. You know, as if it could hear him. Paige: Maybe we can get the baby to cry again and lure the beast here and trture him into coughing up Piper. Phoebe: That's a great idea but we don't have a potion yet. I can't believe I can't find Piper. Paige: Okay, let me get started on the potion. The good news is if he wanted to kll Piper by now he probably would have. And undoubtedly he's holding her hostage somewhere, probably magically cloaked. And I think he's gonna use her as leverage to get that baby. Just you watch. Phoebe: Since when did you become an expert on hostage situations? Paige: About an hour ago. (Leo and Chris orb in.) Chris: Hey. Paige: Shh, shh, keep it down, don't wake the baby. Trust me. Chris: (whispers) Where's Piper? Phoebe: That's a really good question. Leo: Wait, she's missing? Chris: Did the Manticores take her? Phoebe: No, some other creature that wanted the baby. Chris: Damn it, you should have listened to me, you should have vanquished him when you had the chance. Paige: Well, it's good that we didn't because we're gonna need the baby to get Piper back. Phoebe: You guys, shh, keep your voices down. Paige: I am not convinced that that baby is inherently evil. Which means he's probably not even responsible for any of this. Chris: Oh, come on. Will you please talk to her? Leo: Not everyone is born morally neutral, especially not demons. They're pre-disposed to evil. Paige: Pre-disposed, yeah, but it doesn't mean they can't be raised to overcome it. You can't predict whether a kid is gonna be good or evil based on his genetics. Chris: Paige, we're not talking about kids, we're talking about demons. Paige: No, we're talking about a demon kid who has so far played nothing but nice with Wyatt. Phoebe: Okay, you guys, this is all irrelevant. We need the baby to find Piper so let's just focus on that, shall we? Leo: She's right. Although I think I should take Wyatt just to be on the safe side. Phoebe: What if the other baby wakes up? Leo: They won't be able to follow me where I'm going. (Leo goes over to Wyatt and picks him up.) Paige: He's gonna scream bloody mrder and call half the Manticores in the city to come save it. Maybe the beast too. Phoebe: We have to be prepared. (to Leo) Okay, go, just quietly. (Leo orbs out with Wyatt. Chris orbs out too.) Let's get started on that potion. [Scene: A dark house. The rooms are a wreck. There are broken furniture and stuff all over the floors. Piper is tied to a post by her hands. She is rubbing the rope against the post. The creature is sneaking around in another room.] Piper: Hello? Who's there? (He peeks around the corner.) Creature: I want the child. Piper: Who are you? Creature: I want the child! Piper: Yeah, I heard you the first time. (The creature runs behind a bookcase and peeks around it.) Look, if you're trying to scare me, it's not gonna work, because I've seen worse, really. Creature: I doubt it. I don't want to hurt you but I will if you don't do as I ask. Piper: Who are you kidding? You need me. Otherwise I'd be dad already. Creature: Don't mock me! Piper: Okay, easy, easy. Sorry. You're not a Manticore, are you? So why do you want the kid, anyway? Creature: That's not your concern. Piper: Well, it is if you want my help. I'm not just gonna serve him up to you as a snack. Creature: That's not why I want him. How'd you get him away from his mother anyway? Piper: We vanquished her. Creature: You have no idea what you've done. Piper: We got a baby away from a demon and I'm not gonna give him up to another one. Creature: Then you'll die. Piper: The hell I will. (Piper blows up the rope around her hands and then blows up a bookcase behind the creature. She runs for the door and when she tries to open it, it zaps her. She runs into another room and hides.) [Scene: Post Office Car Park. The SWAT team are still in their positions.] SWAT: Any sign of the lieutenant? SWAT: (on radio) Negative. SWAT: Alright, we give him five more minutes to talk him out, then we'll... (They hear gn and some SWAT members sht.) Hold your fre! Hold your fre! (The hostages start running out from the post office.) Hostage: Don't sht, we're hostages! (The police run out and help the hostages to safety. They wait and Darryl comes out of the post office with the cuffed teenager.) Darryl: No sweat! I got it! This lieutenants on the job, kicking butt, taking names, yeah, that's right. That's me. No sweat. (The police and SWAT come out.) Yeah, give me five. (Police clap. Darryl takes the teenager over to the car.) Teenager: How'd you do it, man? How did those bllts bounce right off your chest like that? Darryl: Because I'm a bad ass, that's what. (Darryl grab the car door handle and pulls the door right off its hinges.) Teenager: What the hell was that? Darryl: Shut up. (Darryl throws him in the car and he flies right out the other side and lands on the ground.) What the hell are you, man? [Scene: Creature's house. Piper looks around the room. The coast is clear so she sneaks across the room to another hiding place. She knocks some broken glass and gasps. She picks up a photo frame and looks at the photo of a man. She then picks up a baby rattle. She turns around to see the creature standing right behind her. He pushes her against the wall.] Creature: Last chance. Help me get the child or die. Piper: What are you doing with this? (She holds up the baby rattle. He gets angry and throws her across the room. She lands on the bed.) Creature: What is the matter with you? Do you have a death wish? I've come to far, I've gone through too much to lose him now. Don't make me kll you! Piper: Why don't you just do it? What are you waiting for? Get it over with. Creature: I can do worse than kll you, I can keep you here and you'll never see your child again. Think about it. (He shimmers out.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and Paige are there making a potion. Paige puts in an ingredient and the potion smokes.] Paige: Well, can't think of anything else to add. This is the most powerful potion we've ever made. Phoebe: I agree. I guess it's time to wake up the baby. (Paige nods. Phoebe's cell phone rings. She answers it.) Phoebe: Hello? Jason: Hey, it's me. Phoebe: Oh, hey, Jason. Jason: I, uh, I didn't wanna leave like this. Phoebe: Uh, I can't really talk right now. Kinda busy. Jason: Oh, really? Come on, Phoebe, why do you always have to make things so difficult. Phoebe: Oh, I make things so difficult? And how exactly do I do that? By being honest with my feelings? And by making you be honest with yours? (The baby wakes up and starts crying.) Jason: You know it's not that simple. (The baby starts to scream.) Phoebe: Okay, I really have to go now. Jason: Phoebe, wait. Phoebe: Have a good flight. (Phoebe hangs up.) Toss me a vile. (Paige does so. A Manticore demon shimmers in and hits Paige. She flies across the room. Phoebe throws the potion at it and vanquishes it.) Paige, are you okay? (Paige groans. Two more Manticores shimmer in behind Phoebe and ht her, sending her across the room. They walk towards the girls. The creature shimmers in and attcks the Manticores. The creature reaches into one of the Manticore's chest and rips his heart out, vanquishing him. He turns to the other Manticore and it shimmers out, leaving a puddle of green blood on the floor. The creature walks over to the playpen.) Paige: Phoebe, get the vile. (The creature picks up the baby. Phoebe grabs the vile off of the floor and throws it at the creature, hitting his shoulder. He roars and shimmers out.) Phoebe: So much for our leverage. Commercial Break [Scene: Creature's house. Piper is there trying to blow up the door's shield. She blows it up several times until the door sparks. She opens the door and looks outside. She sees a beautiful, peaceful neighbourhood. She hears the creature breathing heavily and goes back inside. He has tucked the baby in bed and is rubbing his tummy.] Creature: You're okay. It's alright, you're home now. (The creature looks over at Piper.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and Paige are there. Paige sucks some of the Manticore's blood into an eyedropper and hands it to Phoebe.] Paige: This had better work. Phoebe: Oh, it will. (Leo and Chris orb in.) Leo: We just got back to talking to the Elders and they're at an agreement. If we can't return the baby safely to the Manticores... Chris: We'll vanquish it. Paige: Talk about your moot points, people. Chris: What's that supposed to mean? Phoebe: Well, do you notice anything missing? (They look over at the playpen.) Leo: The baby? Chris: What happened? Paige: The beast took him. Right after the Manticores kicked our asses. Phoebe: This is all Jason's fault. Leo: How's that? Phoebe: Oh, you're a guy, you wouldn't get it. Chris: Wait, how are we supposed to get back Piper if we don't have the baby? Paige: Well, we're gonna try to have another little get together with the Manticores, see if we can't start some sort of deal. Phoebe: If we can join forces with them to kll the beast, then they can get their baby back. Paige: And we can get our sister back. Leo: And what if they don't want to join forces? Paige: Well, we hope we have enough of these fancy little things to go around. (She holds up a vile.) Chris: No, no way, it's too risky. Phoebe: Well, blood is thicker than water. (Phoebe drips some Manticore blood on the crystal and starts scrying.) [Scene: Creature's house. Piper is dabbing the creature's wound with a cloth. The creature growls in pain.] Piper: Well, quit moving around so much, you're just making this more difficult. Creature: Just leave me alone. Piper: Why? So you can die? Hey, it's your choice. I'm just saying, if we can't stop this bleeding... Creature: Fine. But just hurry up. Piper: You're welcome. Who did this to you? Creature: Your sisters. Piper: Oh. Sorry. Actually, if they used the potion I think they did, you're lucky to be a live. You should have been blown to pieces. Creature: How do you know? Piper: Well, 'cause I made it. (The creature roars.) Come on, show a little spine. What kind of demon are you? Creature: I'm not a demon. Piper: Then what are you? I saw a picture of a man in the bedroom. Oh, come on, I've been around a lot of demons and they don't usually live in neighbourhoods right out of Home and Garden. Creature: You don't want to be helping me. You think this is some sort of hideous curse or something. Piper: Yeah, basically. (The creature gets up.) Creature: Well, then go. I don't need your pity. It's not what happened and that's not who I am. Not anymore, anyway. Just leave us. Go. Piper: Us? You mean you and your son? (Piper gets up and walks over to him.) What happened? Creature: Manticores mate with humans to create hybrids, so they can blend in, hide in plain sight. They kll their mates after conception but I got away. Ever since all I could think about was saving my son. So he wouldn't have to be raised like them. The only chance I had to do that was to turn myself into this, to become powerful. Piper: But then, um, how? Creature: I just started mixing potions using whatever I could steal from them. I didn't know what I was doing but I didn't care. All I cared about was finding a way to fight them, to find him. I didn't care what happened to me, I just wanted my son. Piper: You know they're gonna try and take him back. Creature: I know. Piper: So let's get you fixed up so we can fight them together. [Scene: Manticore Cave. Several Manticores are eating a demon corpse. Phoebe and Paige orb in. They pull a face.] Paige: Hey! (The Manticores look up.) Sorry to interrupt. (The Manticores jump up ready to fight.) Phoebe: Ah-ah! I wouldn't do that if I were you. (Phoebe and Paige hold up two potions each.) Paige: Do you think we have enough potion? Phoebe: So, who wants to go hunting with us? (The Manticores look at each other.) [Scene: Creature house. Piper walks into a room holding a wet towel.] Piper: This is gonna be a little cold. (She places the towel on his wound.) The bleeding's not stopping. You should come home with me and we can do more there. Creature: No, I can't. Piper: If you're worried about my sisters, I'll... Creature: It's not your sisters I'm worried about. It's the Manticores, they'll be looking for me there. They'll be looking for him there. Piper: But you don't understand, we have somebody who can heal you once we turn you back into... Creature: You can't turn me back. No one can. Not unless I die. Piper: So how were you planning on raising your son? Creature: I wasn't. I figured I'd find someone after. All I cared about was saving him. That's exactly what I'm gonna keep on doing. (He gets up and heads for the door. Piper grabs his arm.) Piper: You can't run forever, you know. Not for long, not with that. And who's gonna save him when you're dad? Creature: You have a way with words, you know that? Piper: I ad-lib a lot. (Phoebe and Paige orb in.) Phoebe: Piper, duck! (They throw a potion each at the creature. Piper blows the potions up.) Paige: What are you doing? (Two Manticores shimmer in and hits the creature. They push him out of the room. Another one shimmers in and whizzes Piper to Phoebe and Paige.) Phoebe: Let's get her out of here. Piper: No, wait. (They orb out. The Manticores maul the creature. The baby cries.) [Cut to the manor. Foyer. Paige orbs in with Piper and Phoebe.] Piper: What the hell are you doing? Paige: Saving your life. Piper: No, no, no, you don't understand. We have to go back, hurry! (They orb out.) [Cut to the creature's house. The creature is laying on the floor. The girls orb in.] Piper: Oh, no. (She kneels beside the creature. Piper looks over at the bed. The baby is gone. The creature turns into the man in the photo.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Paige orbs in with Piper, Phoebe and the man. The man orbs onto the couch.] Piper: Leo, we need you! (Leo and Chris orb in.) Hurry, he's dying. Leo: Who is he? (Leo goes to his side.) Phoebe: The beast. Heal, heal, hurry. Chris: Where's the baby? Paige: Manticores have him. (Leo starts to heal the man.) Chris: Oh, so the plan worked? Phoebe: Yeah, a little too well. Paige: Yeah, now we just have to get the baby back. Chris: What? Piper: Paige, will you go fill up some potion viles, please? Paige: Yeah. Piper: Lots of them. (Paige leaves the room.) Chris: What, hold up. Are you serious? You finally get rid of the demon child and now you wanna risk your lives trying to get it back? (Leo heals the man completely. He sits up.) Man: He's not a demon child. That's my son. Piper: How are you feeling? Are you alright? Man: I can't believe I'm human again. Piper: Aren't you glad you didn't kll me now? Leo: Not funny, I don't think that's funny. Chris: Agreed. Phoebe: Oh, what, are you two on like the same team now? We're gonna get your baby back, I promise. Chris: Do we not have a say in this? Leo: No, we don't. One thing you gotta learn about being their Whitelighter is once they make up their mind, that's it. Besides, I'm a father first. Phoebe: So we're gonna have to separate the baby before we attck. You know that, right? Man: Why? Piper: Well, because the potion vanquishes Manticores, and your son is half Manticore. [Scene: Manticore cave. All the Manticores are asleep. The baby is sitting in the middle of them all. Paige orbs in with Piper and Phoebe.] Piper: I see him. Phoebe: Let's just hope he sees you before they see us. Paige: Should I just orb the baby to us? Piper: No, he'll probably just shimmer back and then we'll be in really big trouble. This is gonna work. Phoebe: Hurry, hurry. (They get out a lot of potions from a pouch. The Manticores get restless.) Piper: Peekaboo. You can do it. Come on, come on, come on. (The Manticores sit up.) Peekaboo. (The Manticores smell their scent and stand up, looking around.) Come on, you can do it. (The baby shimmers out. The Manticores look around for him and spot the girls. Two whiz towards them and Piper and Phoebe throw a potion each at them, vanquishing them. The rest whiz towards them and they throw the rest of the potions, vanquishing them all. The baby shimmers back in, giggling. The girls go over to him.) You're okay. Hi. Hi. (Piper picks him up.) Good job. Paige: So much for nature being more important than nurture. [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. The man is looking at his son in the playpen. Piper walks in with a stroller and a brown paper bag.] Piper: Here's some clothes and a stroller. Man: You sure you don't mind? Piper: No, not at all. Wyatt hasn't grown at all and I don't see myself having more kids anytime soon, so enjoy. Man: Thanks. For everything. I just, I wish there was something I can do for you. (Paige walks in.) Paige: Well, you could tell us your name. Man: Sorry? Paige: I mean, unless you prefer being called 'the beast'? Man: Derek, my name's Derek. Piper: It's nice to meet you, Derek. Paige: What's his name? Derek: I never gave him one, actually, I never had the chance. Piper: Well, now you do. Derek: Well, I guess I should be going, that is if I can pry him away from Wyatt. Piper: Yeah, good luck. (The baby shimmers out and shimmers back in in the stroller.) Paige: That is cute. (The phone rings.) I'll get it. (Paige leaves the room.) Piper: You know, if you ever need us to bind his powers... Derek: No, thanks, that's really sweet but it's not necessary. He's a good boy so it's just up to me to make sure he stays that way. Piper: In that case he's in good hands. Well, take care. Derek: You too. (Derek pushes the stroller out of the room. Paige walks back in and groans.) Piper: What? What'd you do? Paige: I kind of forgot to reverse the spell I put on Darryl. [Scene: Police Station. Darryl's Office. The whole office is a mess. There's broken door handles, broken filing cabinet drawers, coat stand broken in half. Darryl is sitting in his chair and he breaks the phone in half. He careful puts the phone down on the desk and the whole desk breaks and crashes to the floor.] Darryl: Paige! Commercial Break [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Night. Phoebe walks in and looks in Jason's office. She turns around and sees him standing at the main door.] Phoebe: Hi. Jason: Hi. Phoebe: What are you doing here? I thought you were on a plane. Jason: I cancelled the flight. I mean, it is my plane. Phoebe: What about the winery? Jason: It'll be there in the morning. I, uh, just wasn't sure whether you would be. I didn't want to take the risk. Phoebe: Really? (They walks towards each other.) Jason: Really. You were right. I was running but not for the reason that you think. I am not afraid of how I feel about you. It doesn't scare me one bit. Phoebe: Then why? Jason: It's a little unnerving to have somebody tell you how you feel all the time before you know it yourself. Phoebe: I know, I'm sorry. Jason: You do that a lot too. You're very intuitive. It's, uh, it's pretty amazing actually, it's a real gift. Phoebe: Yeah, well, sometimes it can be a curse too. Jason: Tell me about it. Look, all I'm saying is that I'd like to be able to express my own feelings in my own time from now on. If that's alright with you. Phoebe: Perfectly okay. Jason: Good. (They hug.) Phoebe: So while we're on the subject, how do you feel about me? Jason: I love you too. (They kiss.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x09 - Little Monsters"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: P3. Night. Piper and Phoebe are sitting at the bar. Paige walks up to the bar and sits down.] Piper: Paige, where you been? You're late. Paige: I know, I'm sorry, I got tied up. Phoebe: Where? At Richard's? Paige: No. I was at work. Get your mind out of the gutter, missy. Phoebe: Hey, you're the one who orbs home to find lingerie. (Phoebe laughs.) Paige: Two times, I did that twice. Piper: Yes, it's about the only time we see you anymore. Paige: Why did I come here? To get picked on? Phoebe: Because we love you. Piper: I kinda miss ya. Paige: I am not at Richard's that much. Fine, okay, maybe I am. But, you know I am just an orb away if you need help. Piper: Yeah, the thing is we've just gotta be careful because if we stray too far away from each other, demons take advantage. We've learned that lesson the hard way a few times. Paige: I know, I know, I get it. I just really don't want to think of us living together in fifty years. Piper: Ah, twenty, thirty years tops. Phoebe: We can always move to Hong Kong so I could see Jason whenever I want to. Piper: How do you say dream on in Chinese? Phoebe: Ni Tsai Tsua Mung. Piper: Impressive. Phoebe: Berlitz. Okay, what about you, missy? Spill it. Piper: Spill what? Phoebe: Come on, you and Greg. Put out any fires lately? Piper: Is that supposed to be a subtle fireman reference? Phoebe: Yeah, you like it? Paige: Wait a minute, you're going out with a fre fighter? Piper: Proof positive, you haven't been around much. Phoebe: Let's see. They've been seeing each other for about three weeks and someone, I won't say who, (whispers loudly) although it's not the fireman, is avoiding taking it to the next step. Piper: I am not avoiding, I'm just a little reluctant. That's all. Paige: My dear, it is time to get back in the saddle. Piper: Now a cowboy reference. Phoebe: Piper, you just need to relax and let it happen. Piper: Yeah, easy for you to say, you weren't the one sleeping with an angel for three years. Phoebe: Yeah, but you were nervous when you and Leo first started, you know. I seem to remember that you used to freeze him during all the good parts, right? Hey, maybe you should, uh... Piper: No, I'm not freezing Greg. I'm so nervous I'll probably blow him up. Phoebe: Well... Piper: Gutter, gutter, gutter. (Phoebe laughs. Chris walks up to them.) Chris: What are you guys talking about? Phoebe: Stuff. (He starts to walk away.) Paige: Hey, where are you going? Chris: I gotta go work on the next demon... stration. Phoebe: Chris, why don't you relax and come have a drink with us? Chris: Thanks, but I didn't come here to relax. (Chris walks away.) Phoebe: That is one bitchy Whitelighter. Piper: You're telling me. Paige: Hey, Piper, why don't you go talk to the guilt machine over there. [Cut to the back room. Chris walks in and turns on the light. A girl about Chris's age is there. He closes the door.] Chris: Bianca. (He walks over to her.) I don't understand. What are you doing here? Bianca: Shh, there'll be time to explain later. But for now... (She runs her finger down his chest. She has a red symbol on her wrist. She reaches into his chest and starts draining his powers. Piper walks in.) Piper: You know, all work and no, hey! (Bianca pulls her hand out of his chest and creates an energy ball. Piper blows her up. Chris drops to the floor.) Are you okay? Chris: Yeah, I think so. Piper: What happened? Who is she? Chris: I don't know. [Cut to an alley outside P3. A small tornado appears and forms into Bianca. She looks back at P3 and then shimmers out.] Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Chris are there. Piper and Paige are looking through the Book of Shadows. Paige points to a symbol in the book.] Paige: Is that the mark? Piper: No, it looked more like a bird. Paige: A bird. So you're saying maybe the Audubon society sent the demon after us? Piper: Just keep looking. Chris: Guys, I'm telling you I'm fine, don't sweat it. Leo: You sure she wasn't a Darklighter? Piper: I'm sure. Phoebe: What else would be after a Whitelighter? Leo: I don't know, that's what worries me. Chris: She's gone. Piper blew her away, what's the big deal? Phoebe: The big deal is someone tried to kll you, Chris. Chris: Look at me, not a scratch, nothing. Leo: You know, how did she get that close to you, anyway, if you didn't even know who she was? (Chris takes a step and the floor boards squeak.) Chris: We really oughta fix that, you know. Leo: Come on, Chris, who's after you? Chris: Has it crossed your mind that maybe she wasn't after me? Maybe she was trying to get to them. Paige: It kind of makes sense. Chris: Finally, somebody's listening. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some work to take care of. (Chris leaves the room.) Leo: He's not telling the truth. Paige: Leo, maybe there's nothing to tell. Leo: Could you sense anything? Phoebe: From Chris? No, I can never sense anything from him. Piper: What are you thinking? Leo: I'm thinking that if we can figure out who she was, we might be able to find out who Chris is. Paige: Well, we're not gonna find it in here. At least not until we have more to go on. So guys, you know where I'm gonna be if you need me. (Paige heads for the door.) Phoebe: Yeah, I gotta go too. (Phoebe heads for the door.) Leo: Wait, you're just gonna let them go? Piper: What do you want me to say? They have lives too. Besides, what more can we do? Leo: We can try to figure out who the demon is and make sure nobody else is after him. (The doorbell rings.) I'll get it. You just keep checking on the book, okay? Piper: No, Leo, really, I'd rather you... (He orbs out.) [Cut to the foyer. Leo orbs in and opens the door. Greg, the fireman, stands there.] Leo: Can I help you? Greg: Uh, yeah, is Piper home? Leo: Uh, who's asking? Greg: I'm Greg, she's expecting me. (Piper walks in with her coat on and carrying her purse.) Piper: Uh, Leo, I got it. Sorry, I'm running a little late. Greg: Leo? Is he your, uh... Piper: Yeah, one in the same. Leo, Greg, Greg, Leo. (They shake hands.) Greg: Nice to finally meet you. Leo: Thanks. Finally. Piper: So you're gonna be okay taking care of everything? Wyatt and Chris? Leo: Uh, yeah, absolutely. Really, everything will be fine. If anything comes up I'll call you. Piper: Okay, thanks, good night. (Piper and Greg leave.) [Cut to the bathroom. Chris is looking in the mirror. He opens his shirt to reveal a large wound on his chest. He pulls a ring out of his pocket.] [Scene: Future. A park. The city around the park is pretty much destroyed. Chris and Bianca are there. Chris is proposing to Bianca. He slips the ring on her finger.] Chris: Will you marry me? Bianca: You're asking me now? Chris: Mm-hm. Bianca: Here? Chris: This is still our spot, Bianca. No matter what he's done to it. Marry me. Bianca: On one condition. You come back to me, safely. Chris: Have I ever let you down before? (They kiss.) Bianca: What's that? (A flying object hovers over them and shines a light in Bianca's eyes.) Chris. (Chris uses telekinetic powers and throws the object against a brick wall and smashes it.) Chris: Are you okay? Bianca: Yeah, yeah, I don't think it had time to transmit. Chris: Aagghh! I can not believe he's sending probes after us now. I'm gonna kll that son of a bitch. Bianca: No, no you're not. You're gonna stick to the plan. Chris: But he knows. Bianca: If he knew he wouldn't have sent the probe. You have to go back, Chris. It's the only way to stop them. It's the only way to change all this. [Scene: Manor. Bathroom. Chris is still there. He sighs.] Commercial Break [Scene: Richard's house. Bedroom. Paige is in bed. Richard walks in carrying a tray with breakfast on it.] Richard: Morning. (Paige sits up.) Paige: Wow. Richard: Wow. One of the most powerful witches in the world and all you can say is wow. Paige: I don't know, maybe I just need a little more inspiration. (They kiss.) Richard: Well? Paige: I, um, still think wow pretty much covers it. You'd better be careful because a girl could get used to this. Richard: That's the plan. Did you tell your sisters you were moving out? No. Paige: Look, it just, it hasn't really been the right time. Things have been a little funky and... Richard: There's never a right time. Paige: You don't understand. Piper will probably blow a major gasket and then we've got family obligations and like it or not, we're stronger together. Richard: You gotta do something for you. (Paige's cell phone rings.) Can I get that? (Paige nods. Richard gets the phone off the side table and hands it to Paige.) Paige: It's the house. Hello? [Cut to the manor. Conservatory. Leo and Wyatt are there. Leo is looking at the Book of Shadows. Paige orbs in.] Leo: Paige, when I said I needed you, I meant a fully clothed you. Paige: Oh, please, Leo. What's the big emergency? Leo: What would you say if I told you whoever attcked Chris was called a Phoenix? Paige: Well, I would say what's a Phoenix and then you'd probably tell me. Leo: They're a family of assassin witches who are very elite, very powerful and who were born with a distinct birthmark symbolising the rise from Salem's ashes. Paige: Well, does the book say what they want? (Leo shows Paige the book.) Leo: Just whatever bounty they're after, which in this case is Chris. Which means they're still after him. They won't stop until they succeed. Paige: Did you call Phoebe and Piper? Leo: No, Phoebe's at work and Piper came in kind of late so I didn't want to disturb her. Paige: Oh. Did she, um, come home alone? Leo: I don't know. (Piper walks in.) Piper: Hey. Talking about me? Leo: Morning, hi, no. (Leo hands Wyatt to Piper.) Uh, listen, Wyatt's been fed and I'm gonna get some coffee and Paige'll fill you in. (Leo leaves the room.) Piper: What's going on? Paige: Oh, Leo just found out that a coven of assassin witches called the Phoenix are after Chris. Piper: So that's what you guys were talking about? Paige: Yeah... in the beginning and then I just kind of asked him if you maybe came home with anybody. Piper: I see. Paige: Did you? Oh, come on, if a girl can't ask that what can a girl ask? Piper: Actually, uh, no. Paige: I'm sorry, maybe he's just not the right guy. Piper: No, it's not Greg, it's just me. It's just weird now that I'm a mum, I feel like I'm betraying Wyatt some how. Paige: I think you're just betraying yourself. Piper: Yeah, I know, it's just weird. So, uh, coven of assassin witches? Paige: Yeah. Piper: Maybe we should call Phoebe. Paige: No, I think we can do this by ourselves, I don't think you have to bother her. Piper: Well, what if we need the power of three after we find them? Paige: Well, you didn't need the power of three to blow up the last one. Piper: No, but... Paige: So we need to try out this whole power of two thing, learn how to be flexible, right? So you stay here, I'm gonna go get the scrying crystal. (Paige leaves the room.) Piper: Hm. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Phoebe and Elise are there.] Elise: Phoebe, I offered you the time off. Take it. Go see Jason in Hong Kong. Phoebe: It's just another airport, another city. Elise: You could always send in the column. Email, fax machine. It's the twenty-first century and I'd like to welcome you to it. When I say take time, I don't mean a vacation. Go live there for a while, give it a sht. Phoebe: Elise, I... Elise: No, I want you to listen to me. It's time I gave you some advice for once. Don't let it be work. Phoebe: What do you mean? Elise: There's a whole generation of women out there who followed the dream, built successful careers, but at the expense of everything else. Now I'm not saying I think they all made mistakes because some of them are very happy. But some of us aren't. Trust me, you don't wanna wake up one day and realise that all you've got is your career. [Scene: An apartment. A woman answers the door. Piper and Paige are standing there.] Piper: Hi, how's it going? Woman: Can I help you? Piper: Hopefully. Paige: Yeah, see, we just moved in from outer state and we wanted to get to know our neighbours. Woman: Oh, well, welcome. Where did you move from? Piper: Phoenix. Woman: Really. Please, come in, come in. Paige: Thank you. (Piper and Paige walk into the apartment. The woman closes the door and locks it.) Piper: Wow, nice place. Paige: Yeah, real nice. Woman: Thank you. (A little girl runs in.) Girl: Mummy, mummy, mummy, can I play with...? Woman: Bianca, sweetie, can you give mummy a minute, okay? (Piper and Paige see the red birthmark on the girl's wrist.) Bianca: Okay. Woman: Go and play with your toys. I'll be right in, okay? Bianca: Okay. (The woman takes the girl to her room.) Paige: Now what? (The woman turns around and throws an energy ball at the girls. It flies past them and hits the wall. Piper blows the woman up.) Piper: The kid. (They go into the girl's room and the woman reforms.) Woman: Hurry, Bianca. (She grabs the girl and shimmers out.) Paige: They can reform? Piper: Apparently, which means the one that attcked Chris can too. [Scene: Park. It's the same park as in the future but it's a lot nicer now. Chris orbs in slowly and sits down on a bench. Bianca walks out from behind a statue.] Bianca: You really shouldn't try to orb anymore, you know. It could kll you. Chris: Is that what you want? Bianca: If that's what I wanted you'd already be dad. All I want is to bring you back. Chris: How'd you know I'd be here? Bianca: Same reason you'd know I'd be waiting here. This is still our spot, isn't it? Chris: No. This is what we hoped it would be. This is what we were trying to preserve for our future. Do you remember? Bianca: We were naive to think we could change anything, to stop him. Chris: You don't believe that. Or at least you didn't. Bianca: Well, I do now. Chris: What happened to you, Bianca? How did he turn you back? Bianca: That's not important. What is important is I was interrupted in stripping you of your powers. And if I don't finish what I started, you'll die soon. Think of it as an infection, and I'm the only one with the antidote. Chris: Here or there, I am dad anyway. Bianca: No. He gave me his word he wouldn't hurt you. Please, Chris, don't make this any harder than it has to be. (Chris orbs out and she tries to catch him.) [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there.] Phoebe: Wait, how old is the little girl? Piper: I don't know, four, five? (Chris orbs in and falls to the floor.) Paige: Chris! Chris: Bianca. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Chris are there. Chris is laying on the couch. Leo unbuttons Chris's shirt to reveal the large wound on his chest.] Phoebe: Oh my god, what is that? Leo: I don't know. Piper: It doesn't matter, just heal him. (Leo starts to heal Chris.) Paige: Why didn't he tell us about that? Piper: Why doesn't he tell us about a lot of things? (Leo frowns.) What's the problem? Leo: He's not healing. Something's draining his powers and blocking mine. It's like a virus. Piper: A virus named Bianca. Phoebe: You think she did this? Piper: It's gotta be. Paige: Yeah, but it doesn't explain why she would come back from the future just to kll him. Piper: Well, somebody had to have sent her, she's a hired gn. Phoebe: Well, we have to find her to save him. Figure out what she did... (She senses something.) Whoa. Leo: What is it? (Phoebe moves closer to Chris.) Phoebe: Oh my god, he loves her. Paige: Loves who? Bianca? Phoebe: Yeah. She broke his heart. (Phoebe looks in Chris's hand and finds a ring.) Engagement ring. Paige: Obviously an acrimonious split. Piper: Well, at least we have something to scry for her now. You guys work on the vanquishing potion in case she's not in the mood to help. Chris: Bianca. Bianca. [Scene: Future. Manor. A tour guide is showing people around the house.] Tour Guide: Welcome to the Halliwell memorial museum. A tribute to magic and of course, the Charmed Ones. Please remember there is no digi-capturing, no holographing and most certainly no magic allowed while inside the museum. That's a big one. Don't worry about those probes, folks, they're merely scanning for witches. Now, as we pass through the foyer, note the family portraits hanging on the walls. (The people walk through the house. Chris and Bianca walk behind them. Chris waves his arm at the probes and they turn away from them.) Bianca: Nicely done. Tour Guide: Around here you'll notice just a few of the many mythological creatures the legendary sisters transformed into in their demon fighting hayday. (The sisters' superhero outfits are on mannequins and also Phoebe's mermaid outfit.) Actually, the Charmed Ones were responsible for well over a thousand demon vanquishes before they were finally vanquished themselves. Now, the time is twenty-five years ago. Imagine yourselves standing here on this floor when the Charmed Ones were reborn. (A holograph appears in the centre of the room of Piper, Phoebe and Paige in "Charmed Again" where the Power of Three is united again.) Paige: (in holograph) Okay, what was that? Leo: (in holograph) I think that means you're supposed to be here. (In the holograph, Shax barges through the door and knocks the girls down. The crowd gasps. The tour guide turns off the holograph.) Tour Guide: Scares them every time. Okay, let's head over to the kitchen where many of the sisters' classic potions were brewed. Some of which are available from purchase in the gift shop on the way out. (They all move into the kitchen.) Of course, the attic was the preferred spot for potion making, principally because that's where they kept the famed Book of Shadows. Which is where we're headed next. A little background on the manor itself, it was actually... (Everyone leaves the kitchen except Chris and Bianca. A guard shimmers in.) Guard: Hey, you two, move along. Bianca: Wait for it. (The guard moves closer to them and a dagger materialises in Bianca's hand.) Guard: Are you deaf? I said... (Bianca sab him in the stomach and vanquishes him. Bianca walks over to the basement door.) Bianca: Come on. [Cut to the basement. They walk down the stairs. Bianca's dagger disappears.] Bianca: We should be safe here until the museum closes. Then we'll go get the book. (She looks at Chris.) What's the matter? Chris: Nothing. It's just sometimes I forget who you really are. Bianca: Hey. (She pulls him closer.) You mean who I used to be, Chris. Before I met you. Chris: So what do we do now? Bianca: We say goodbye. (She takes off her top and they kiss.) [Scene: Apartment. Biana walks over to a cupboard and starts searching through it. The woman shimmers in.] Woman: Who are you and what do you want? Bianca: Where's the Grimoire? (The woman creates an energy ball.) Woman: One more time. Who are you? Bianca: Who do you think I am? (She holds up her wrist to show the birthmark.) Mother. Woman: Bianca. (The energy ball disappears.) Bianca: In the flesh. Now where's the Grimoire? I have to get the Charmed Ones off my tail fast, I need a spell to do it. Woman: I don't understand, how is this possible? Bianca: Look, I don't have time for reunions, okay? And I'm not about to make the same mistake a thousand other demons have made. Now where's the damn book! (The woman waves her hand and the Grimoire appears on a table.) Thanks. (She picks it up.) Do you know where the inhibitions spell is? Woman: How is that gonna help? Bianca: Look, I know the Charmed Ones, I studied their history. This is when they all want their separate lives. If I can release their inhibitions, maybe I can get them to pursue them. Woman: The spell won't last long. Bianca: It doesn't have to. Just long enough to distract them so I can get what I came for. (She rips a page out of the book.) Got it. Thanks. Woman: Wait, do you have to leave so soon? Can't I help? Bianca: Yeah. Someday when I ask you what it feels like to kll, don't lie to me. Don't tell me you don't feel a thing. (She shimmers out.) [Scene: Manor. Living room. Leo and Chris are there. Chris is laying on the couch. Leo is dabbing Chris's forehead with a towel. Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk in.] Leo: Hang in there, buddy. Piper: We found Bianca, she's at her mother's. Leo: Little Bianca? Piper: No, the one we want. Here, something for Chris to remember her by. Or not. (Piper hands Leo the ring.) Paige: Got the vanquishing potion so after we orb over there, I'm gonna... (A blue light washes over the girls.) Leo: You're gonna what? Paige: I'm gonna move into Richard's house. Piper: Are you? Good for you. Phoebe: That's a great idea. And I think I'm gonna go check out what's going on in Hong Kong. Paige: Cool. Leo: Hang on a second, this isn't you guys. You must be under some kind of spell, you have to fight this. Phoebe: How can you fight your heart? Piper: Or your hormones. Paige: Yeah. Phoebe: Will you drop me off on the way to Richard's? Paige: I would love to. Leo: Paige, Phoebe, listen to me. Phoebe: Zay jen. (Paige orbs out with Phoebe.) Piper: Hm. (Piper leaves the room.) Chris: (mumbles) What do I tell them? [Scene: Future. Manor. Attic. Chris and Bianca walk in.] Bianca: Don't tell them anything. Just stick to your cover story. The less they know about the future, the better. Chris: But what if they find out who I really am? Bianca: They won't. Not as long as you can pass yourself off as their Whitelighter. Chris: And you're sure I won't lose my powers when I go back? Bianca: Not with this spell, that's why we need it. Look, just remember, protect baby Wyatt and you protect the Charmed Ones. Keep them alive for our future. Chris: Great. No pressure there. Bianca: Chris, you know you're the only one who can do this. You're the only one who can save us. Chris: If I make it back. Bianca: Baby, you have to make it back. If you wanna marry me. (They kiss.) Chris: You really know how to motivate a guy, you know that? (They walk over to a holograph of the Book of Shadows.) Bianca: You sure you can summon the real book? Chris: Yeah. Bianca: Away from him? Chris: Yeah. But we won't have much time once it gets here. His demons will be all over us. Bianca: I won't need much time. Just long enough to send you back to them. (Bianca walks over to a wall and starts drawing on it with chalk.) [Scene: Present. Manor. Living room. Chris is still laying on the couch.] Chris: (mumbling) Hurry, before he finds us. Leo: Paige, Phoebe, get back here right now, that's an order. (Piper walks in all dressed up.) Piper: Wyatt's sleeping and the monitor's in the kitchen. Leo: Piper, but you can't go anywhere. What about Chris? Piper: Wish me luck. (Piper leaves. Bianca shimmers in and kicks Leo in the head. She goes over to Chris.) Bianca: Come on, we're going home. (She shimmers out with him.) Commercial Break [Scene: fre Station. Piper and Greg are laying on top of a fre engine, making out.] Greg: Wait, hold it. Piper: Why? Greg: Because I just wanna make sure that you're sure about this. Piper: What's the matter? Am I not acting sure? Greg: Yeah, it's just that, well, you've been a little reluctant until now, and I guess I'm just curious why the change. Piper: Um, who knows? Who cares? All I know is I want... (Leo orbs in.) Oh my god! (Piper freezes Greg.) What, are you out of your mind? What are you, a peeping Elder now? (Leo throws a potion at Piper.) What's going on? What am I doing here? Um, what are you doing here? Leo: Counteracting a spell that Bianca apparently cast on you. Piper: What kind of spell? Leo: One that lowers your inhibitions. (Piper laughs.) Piper: Oh, boy. Leo: Yeah, yeah. Piper: So did she get Chris? Leo: Yeah, and I'm hoping that if we can break the spell on Phoebe and Paige, we might be able to get Chris back. Piper: Right, uh-huh, okay, so let's go. Um, you need to turn around because you don't get to see anymore. [Scene: Richard's house. Bedroom. Paige and Richard are making out under the covers. Piper and Leo orb in.] Piper: Hi, how's it going? Paige: What are you doing here? Piper: Moving you back home. ht her. (Leo throws a potion at Paige.) No time to explain. Come on, we gotta get Phoebe or we're never gonna get Chris. (She throws Paige her bra.) [Scene: Apartment. Bianca is removing Chris's powers.] Bianca: Just let me finish what I started. You'll feel better soon, I promise. That's it. Easy does it. (She pulls her hand out of his chest.) Slow breaths. Chris: What'd you do to me? Bianca: I just saved your life. Chris: By taking away my powers? (Bianca walks over to a wall and pulls off a picture frame. She then starts drawing on the wall with chalk.) How are you gonna bring me back, anyway? That spell's a one-way door. It only goes backwards in time. Bianca: He created a new spell because of you. One that works both ways. Chris: I'm touched. Bianca: You should be. He's gone to a lot of trouble to get you back. Chris: Yeah, I see that. Bianca: You know, you don't have to believe me, Chris, but this really is for the best. Chris: Oh, really? How's that? Bianca: Because this is your only chance to live. If I fail, he'll just keep sending more assassins back and all they'll have to bring home is a body. Chris: Doesn't matter. There's nothing left in the future anymore, anyway. (He puts the engagement ring on the table.) [Scene: Future. Manor. Attic. Bianca finishes drawing a large triquetra on the wall.] Bianca: It's time. Chris: I don't wanna go. I don't wanna leave you. (She takes off her engagement ring.) Bianca: Here... (She gives him the ring.) This will remind you of why we're doing this, what's waiting for you here. (They hug.) Chris: Just make sure you take care of the guards, okay? Then get out of here. Because if he finds you, if he knows you betrayed him, he'll kll you. Bianca: Don't worry. I can take care of myself. (They walk over to the hologram of the Book of Shadows. Chris pulls out a piece of paper.) Chris: "I call upon the ancient power, to help us in this darkest hour, let the book return to this place, claim refuge in its rightful space." (The Book of Shadows appears on its stand.) It worked. Bianca: The spell, find the spell. (Chris flips through the book and finds a spell.) Chris: "Hear these words, hear the rhyme, heed the hope within my mind, send me back to where I'll find, what I wish in place and time." (A portal opens where the drawn triquetra is. A demon shimmers in behind Bianca and grabs her.) Bianca! (She fights him off.) Bianca: Go! Go! (Chris walks into the portal.) [Scene: Present. Apartment. Chris and Bianca are there.] Chris: You really expect me to jump into this thing like before? Bianca: Not without a fight, no. Chris: How can you be so cold? How can you just stand there and pretend like we never meant anything to each other. Bianca: I don't have a choice. Chris: Bianca, please don't do this. Don't give up on everything that we fought for. Bianca: I'm not. I'm just hoping we can find another way. Ready? (Piper, Phoebe and Paige orb in.) Piper: Hey, future girl. (Piper throws a potion towards Bianca. Bianca throws a dagger and smashes the bottle in mid-air. Bianca shimmers out. Piper freezes the dagger. Bianca shimmers back in beside Piper, grabs the dagger and holds it against Piper's throat.) Bianca: You were saying? Phoebe: Wow, she is good. (Paige moves towards Piper.) Bianca: Uh-uh. I can kll her in half the time it takes you to even think about it. Paige: Yeah, we still have enough potion to vanquish you. Bianca: Maybe. But then you really will have to hope the power of two will do. Won't you, Paige? You'd be surprised what's in the history books. Now put the viles down slowly. Chris: Bianca, don't. Let her go and I promise I'll go with you. Paige: Chris, what are you doing? Chris: If you kll her, there won't be a future for either one of us to go back to and you know it. Phoebe: What are you talking about? Bianca: You'll see if you live long enough. (Bianca and Chris walk towards the wall.) Paige: Piper, freeze them. (Piper tries to freeze them but can't.) Piper: Uh, okay, I get why she didn't freeze but why didn't he freeze? Phoebe: I don't- Unless he's a... Chris: I'm a witch too. That's right. Part witch, part Whitelighter. Just like you, Paige. Paige: You lied to us? Chris: I had to. It was the only way I could get you to trust me. Phoebe: Trust you? Chris: Never mind, it doesn't matter anyway. Piper: So that's it? You're just gonna leave? Chris: I don't have a choice. She strip my powers. Looks like Leo's gonna have to fix that floorboard without me. Let's go. (Bianca waves her arm and a portal opens.) [Cut to the manor. Future. The portal opens and Chris and Bianca walk out of it. Six demons are waiting for them.] Voice: Welcome home, Chris. (The demons part and a man is standing in the dark. He moves into light.) Chris: Hello, Wyatt. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there. Phoebe and Paige are looking through the Book of Shadows.] Phoebe: There's gotta be a spell in here somewhere. Paige: To take us to the future? I don't think so. Phoebe: Bianca's a witch, she could do it. How could she do it? Paige: We don't know how. Piper: How did we do it five years ago? Leo: The Elders made that happen, remember? Piper: Well, you're an Elder, make it happen. Leo: That was a unique situation. Paige: This isn't? Leo: Hey, I don't like this either, don't you think I want to save him too? Phoebe: I don't know if I want to save him or kick his ass. Leo: That still doesn't change all the good he's done. Paige: Hmm, you're certainly singing a different tune. You've come along way, baby. Leo: Okay, despite all his secrets, I still believe that he came back to protect Wyatt and that is enough for me to want to save him. Piper: The question is, how? (Leo steps on the squeaky floorboard.) Leo. Leo: What? Phoebe: "Fix the floorboard". Paige: Maybe he was trying to tell us something. Leo: Who, what? Piper: Maybe. Maybe that's where Bianca was taking him. To the attic in the future. Phoebe: But that would still be there in the future, wouldn't it? Paige: Yeah, unless we fixed it. Piper: Or used it to send him something, something that he needed. Phoebe: Like what? Paige: His powers. [Scene: Future. Manor. Attic. Wyatt walks towards Chris.] Wyatt: They're no thrat to me. (The demons shimmer out.) Et tu, Chris? Of all the people to betray me. Chris: I didn't go back to betray you, Wyatt. I went back to save you. Wyatt: Save me? From what? Chris: From whatever evil it was that turned you. Wyatt: That's always been your problem, Chris. Stuck in the old good versus evil morass. I'm so past that. It's all about power, it's as simple as that. Chris: And whoever has the most power wins, is that it? Wyatt: That's it. That's why I keep this museum in tact. To remind everyone the power from which I was born and that which I possess. Chris: Too bad the rest of the city isn't fairing as well as your little shrine here. Wyatt: You know if anyone else tried what you tried, I'd kll them on the spot. But you... I've forgiven Bianca, I can forgive you too. If you promise never cross me again. Chris: I think you know me better than that. Wyatt: I thought you said you could talk some sense into him. Chris: Leave her out of this. (Wyatt raises his arm and Chris starts choking.) Wyatt: Pardon me? (Wyatt flicks his hand and Chris flies across the room.) [Cut to the present manor. Paige is writing a spell.] Phoebe: Hurry, hurry, hurry. Paige: I'm trying, I'm trying. (Paige tears off the page and hands it to Phoebe. Phoebe rolls it up and hands it to Piper.) Phoebe: There you go. (Leo pulls up the squeaky floorboard and Piper throws in the paper.) Put it back. (Leo puts the floorboard back in place.) [Cut to the future manor. Chris flies across the room and smashes into a table.] Bianca: You promised you wouldn't hurt him. Wyatt: You promised you'd turn him. It's like I turned you, or at least I thought I had. (Bianca runs over to Chris.) Bianca: Chris, please, I didn't bring you here to die. Chris: Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. (Wyatt steps on the squeaky floorboard.) I think. (Chris runs towards Wyatt and Wyatt grabs him and throws him across the room.) Wyatt: Have you lost your mind? (Wyatt levitates Chris into the air.) I don't need you. (Wyatt creates an energy ball. Bianca runs behind Wyatt and reaches into his back. Chris drops to the floor.) Bianca: Whatever you're gonna do, do it fast. I can't hold him for long. (Chris races over to the squeaky floorboard and pulls it up. He gets out the spell.) Chris: "Powers of witches rise, come to me across the skies, return my magic, give me back, all those taken from the attck." (A blue light washes over Chris. Wyatt turns around and kicks Bianca. She lands on a broken table leg.) No! (Chris waves his arm and Wyatt is thrown across the room. Chris rushes to Bianca's side.) Bianca. No, no, no, no. Bianca: (painfully) Haven't we been here before? Chris: Maybe we will be again. Bianca: Maybe. Chris: No. (Bianca hands her engagement ring back to Chris.) Bianca: If you can finish what we started... (Wyatt groans.) Hurry. Take the spell so he can't send anyone else. Go. (Chris runs over to the Book of Shadows. Wyatt gets up.) Chris: "Hear these words, hear the rhyme, heed the hope within my mind... (Wyatt throws an energy ball towards Chris and he ducks.) Send me back to where I'll find, what I wish in place and time." (The portal opens and Chris runs into it.) [Scene: Present. Manor. Attic. Chris lands hard on the floor.] Paige: Oh my god, are you okay? Chris: Yeah, I'm fine. (He gets up.) Nice spell. Phoebe: Yeah, but we just put it in there like two seconds ago. Leo: Yeah, well, you see, the way time travel works... Phoebe: Yeah, I don't wanna know, I already have a little headache. Thanks. Piper: You have some serious explaining to do, young man. Chris: I know. Listen, I'm sorry I lied to you. I really am, but... Piper: No, no buts. It's about time you tell us the truth, now. Chris: I can't. But not because I don't want to, but because there's only so much I can tell you without the future being changed too much. Paige: Um, isn't that your whole point? To come and change the future? Chris: Yeah. But that was supposed to be more like a surgical strike. Leo: To save Wyatt. Chris: To save Wyatt. Phoebe: What about Bianca? Chris: Bianca won't be a thr*at to anyone anymore. Phoebe: I'm sorry. Chris: Me too. So you guys still alright with me hanging around here? Leo: Absolutely. The next time you're in trouble you gotta tell us. Trust works both ways. Chris: Okay. (Chris leaves the room.) [Cut to the hallway. Chris passes Piper's room. Wyatt is in his playpen. Chris stops and looks at him.] Chris: If I can't save you, I swear to god I'll stop you. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Dining room. Phoebe and Paige are there. Piper walks in.] Phoebe: Hey. Piper: Hey. Phoebe: What's going on? (Piper sits down.) Piper: Uh, well, I've been thinking. Paige: Uh-oh. Does that mean I'm in trouble? Piper: I think it's time we make some changes around here. Phoebe: What kind of changes? Piper: Like I think you should move to Hong Kong with Jason, and you should move in with Richard. Paige: I never said I wanted that. Piper: You didn't have to, the spell did that for you. And you too. Phoebe: Well, we can't leave you alone, we have to stick together. Piper: No, I know, believe me, I know. But you can't keep sacrificing your lives forever and neither can I. Mum did that, Grams did it and even Prue. And look what happened to them. It's not a legacy I want us to inherit. Paige: What if it doesn't work out, us going our separate ways? Piper: Well, we'll worry about it then. Phoebe: You sure about this? Piper: Yeah, I am. End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x10 - Chris-Crossed"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Warehouse. Piper and Chris are waiting there.] Chris: She's supposed to be here by now. Piper: So, she's a little late. Chris: No, she's a lot late. Paige used to be the first one to a vanquish. What's wrong with her? Piper: She's in love, that's hardly wrong. Chris: It is when it interferes with her responsibilities as a Charmed One. Piper: Why don't you just let me handle this one alone. Chris: Because you've handled the last four vanquishes alone. I swear, you should've never let them move out. Piper: Hey, you don't see me complaining, I'm happy for them. And you should be too. So where is this demon and what's its name? Chris: No one knows its name. And it's too strong for one witch to handle alone. (The warehouse door opens and Darryl pokes his head in.) Darryl: How much longer is this gonna take? Piper: (to Chris) Go see what Phoebe's doing. (Chris orbs out.) Darryl: Where'd he go? Piper: Hong Kong. Darryl: Hong Kong? This is the last time I work ground control for you guys. (Darryl closes the door. Chris orbs in with Phoebe. Phoebe is wearing a kimono.) Piper: Hi! Wow. (They hug.) Phoebe: Oh, how's Wyatt? I miss him so much. Piper: He misses you too. Is this a bad time? Phoebe: No, this is a great time. Jason's away at a conference, I was just practising my origami. This is a tiger, you can have that. (Phoebe hands Piper an origami tiger.) I'm sorry I didn't visit. Piper: No, no, don't be silly. You've obviously been really busy folding. I'm sorry I have to ask for your help, but... Phoebe: No, it's okay. I mean, if you don't enter the tiger's cave, you may never get the cub, right? Piper: Come again? Phoebe: Ancient Chinese proverb. Means nothing ventured, nothing gained, you know? Chris: Can we get the show on the road here? Phoebe: Sure. (to Piper) Keep that. [Cut to outside. Darryl is talking to impatient workmen.] Darryl: Look, when the safety hazard's clear you can go to work. Just be patient. Work Man: Yeah, easy for you to say. I've got four mouths to feed. Workmen: Yeah! [Cut to inside.] Phoebe: Okay, what do you want me to do? Chris: You're the bait. All you've gotta do is levitate into the air and when this demon senses your magic, it's gonna come fast and hard. Phoebe: Okay. Be careful of my origami, that tiger took two frickin hours. Chris: Okay, let's do it. (Phoebe levitates into the air and something charges for her underground. A large, green blob flies out from underground and tries to swallow Phoebe. Piper screams and blows the blob up.) [Cut to outside. The men hear the explsin. The door opens and Piper walks out covered in green goo.] Piper: All clear! Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper and Phoebe are there cleaning to goo off of themselves. There's pile of clothes near the sink.] Phoebe: Maybe you should just take me out back and hose me down. (Paige orbs in.) Paige: Oh my god, I'm so sorry I'm late, did I miss the vanquish? Piper: Ask her. Phoebe: Hi! Hi! Hi! Paige: Hey! (They hug.) Oh my god, Phoebe, how are you? Phoebe: Great. Paige: How's Jason? Phoebe: He's great. How's Richard. Paige: Fabulous. He was taking his sweet time getting out of the house this morning, that's why I couldn't orb. Phoebe: Wait, you don't orb with him in the house? Piper: She's asked Richard to not to use his magic. Paige: Yes, so I'm trying to be supportive and, you know, not use my magic in front of him. Phoebe: Wow, a magic-free life. You're the last witch in the world I'd expect that from. Paige: It's not magic-free, it's just magic light. Piper: Yeah, it's still a lot to give up. Paige: What I get from him is kind of more than makes up for it I think. Phoebe: Eww. Paige: How's Hong Kong? Phoebe: Fascinating. I'm studying numerology and the Chinese zodiac. But you know, distant waters doesn't quench the immediate thirst. Paige: Huh? Piper: Ancient Chinese proverb. Phoebe: Just means that I miss my family. Piper: Well, that's good because your family misses you too. I mean, I don't have a lot of people to hang out with aside from my baby who doesn't really say much and then one really neurotic Whitelighter. Phoebe: Yeah, how is my little buddy, Chris. Last time I saw him he wasn't in such good shape. Piper: He's trying his best to hide it, but he's still really shaken up. Phoebe: Well, he lost his fiancé, you know, I don't blame him, it's huge. Paige: Yeah, and there's something in the future that's really freaking him out. Piper: Yeah, he's more determined than ever to protect Wyatt from evil which means there's a new demon hunt everyday. Phoebe: I feel like such a bad sister, leaving you guys alone to handle all this. Piper: No, no, we're fine. Wyatt and I actually enjoy having the manor to ourselves. Paige: Really? Piper: Yeah, I-I mean, we have room to spread out and life is very quiet and calm and best of all, everything stays clean. (Little blobs of green goo crawls off the pile of clothes. Piper picks up the clothes and heads for the laundry.) Phoebe: Well, if we're gonna hang out, I better go change my clothes. I think I left some here. Paige: I'll go with you. [Cut to the laundry. Piper puts the clothes in the washing machine. As she grabs the detergent, the green goo crawls out of the washing machine and into the vent.] [Cut to the hallway. Phoebe and Paige are walking towards Phoebe's bedroom.] Phoebe: Well, being born under the year of the ox is a good thing, it means you're a natural born leader. (The walk into Phoebe's room and see all her furniture has been replaced with gym equipment.) What happened to my room? Paige: Holy. I guess when Piper said she was gonna spread out, she wasn't kidding. Phoebe: But where's all my stuff? I mean, I have stuff, you know, lots and lots of stuff. Paige: Well, being an ox, I can take charge of this. You can borrow something from my room until we straighten this out. [Cut to Paige's room. Paige's furniture has been replaced with Wyatt's furniture. Leo, Chris and Wyatt are there. Phoebe and Paige walk in.] Phoebe: Oh, hi, baby. (Phoebe rushes over to Wyatt.) Paige: This one too? Phoebe: Yeah, you move, you lose it in this family. Chris: You could lose a lot more than a bedroom when this is over. Phoebe: Hi, Chris, I'm fine thank you, and you? Leo: It's his job to offer his opinion. Chris: You know the only reason why she's even here is Paige missed a vanquish. Leo: Another one? Chris: Yeah, that makes, what? Five in a row now? Paige: You guys are such nags. Phoebe: When did you two become so chummy? (A piece of green goo crawls out of the vent in the floor and crawls onto Chris's shoe.) Leo: We're not chummy, it's just he's gone through a lot protecting Wyatt and I figured instead of doubting him I should help him a little. (Piper walks in.) Piper: So what do you guys think? Do you like Wyatt's new room? Paige: I like it. I just like my room too. Phoebe: And I like it, I just like my room too. Piper: Well, you guys were the ones that moved out, not me. Phoebe: So where are my clothes? [Time lapse. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there. Phoebe and Paige are pulling clothes out of boxes.] Paige: God, it's really kind of hitting home. Piper: What's that? Paige: Well, that I don't live here anymore. Phoebe: I know what you mean. Paige: Richard's just doesn't feel like home yet, you know? I don't know, I guess I just had more fun here. Piper: Yeah. 'Cause this place is a riot. Paige: No, I just, I don't know, I guess I'm more free here. Free to be me. (Piper looks in a box.) Piper: Oh, wow, Phoebe. (Piper pulls out red knee-high boots.) These are some boots. Phoebe: No, they're not mine, but I wish they were 'cause they're hot. Paige: The box says 'Penny'. Penny as in Grams Penny? Phoebe: No way. I refuse to believe that Grams ever wore anything this hot. Piper: Yeah, I figured her more for steel toed orthopaedics, you know, the better to kick your ass with. Phoebe: They're your size, Paige, try them on. Paige: (groans) I don't know. Phoebe: Oh, come on, just do it. (Paige takes off her shoes.) Paige: They're kind of sixties. Phoebe: So what's wrong with the sixties? Paige: The sixties was like the worst fashion era. Hello! (Paige puts on the boots.) Bad clothing, bad hair, and extremely questionable personal hygiene. Hey, they fit! (Paige suddenly disappears in a puff of smoke.) Phoebe: Right. Where'd she go? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Bedroom. A woman is there with bright coloured lights surrounding her. Paige appears.] Paige: Um, pardon me. Woman: Hold on, I'm adjusting my aura. You know how those blocked shockers can get. (The light disappears.) There. (She faces Paige and sees the red boots.) You brought my go-go boots. Right on. Paige: Actually, they brought me. Woman: That's because I cast a return to owner spell on all my favourite stuff. I'm always taking my clothes off and forgetting them somewhere these days. Paige: Excuse me, who are you? Woman: Penny. Paige: Penny. As in Penny Halliwell, Penny? Penny: Yeah, who are you? Paige: I'm Paige, I'm your grea-- I'm your grandest fan. I've heard so much about you. Penny: Far out. Paige: Far out. (Paige sees the date on a wall calendar - January 1967.) You have no idea how far out. (A woman stands at the doorway.) Woman: The Whitelighters are putting on a light show. Penny: Come on, Paige. You don't wanna miss this. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe, Leo and Chris are there.] Chris: What do you mean you lost Paige? Phoebe: Well, it was really weird. I mean, one second she was here and the next second... poof. Piper: It kind of happened after she put on a pair of Grams' boots. Leo: Grams used to cast a spell on her clothes when she was younger. Phoebe: Wait, you knew Grams when she was young? Leo: Yeah, we crossed paths once or twice when I was a young Whitelighter. Piper: Eww. Leo: Well, I barely remember it. Piper: Huh. Phoebe: Eww. Piper: Huh-huh. Chris: Well, if the boots did belong to your grandmother, then we better summon her from the dad. Maybe she can tell us what happened to Paige. Phoebe: Okay, let's get the candles. Piper: But you... (Phoebe pulls Piper away.) [Scene: 1967. Manor. Paige, Penny and the woman are standing on the stairs. In the living room, there are about a dozen people in sixties outfits sittng on the floor. Some Whitelighters are standing in the middle making shapes in the air with orbing lights.] Penny: Outta sight. Woman: I'm Robyn, by the way. So what do you think? (Paige looks closer at one of the Whitelighters.) Paige: Oh my god, is that Leo? (Leo is wearing sixties clothes and has long hair.) Penny: You know him? Paige: I thought I did. (The light show ends and everyone claps.) What are all these people doing here? Robyn: Oh, they're not just people. They're witches, with a few Whitelighters thrown in. Paige: I don't suppose any of them know how to open a time portal, do they? Penny: Anything's possible when you free your minds. That's why we're gathering here tonight for a magical bein'. Paige: Oh, like a human bein'. When Timothy Leary said tune in, turn on, drop out. Penny: No, there's no asset allowed in the manor, Paige. We're all on a contact time. Paige: I'm not on drugs. Just having a bad trip. Robyn: How do you know what's gonna happen at the human bein'? It's tomorrow at Golden Gate Park. Paige: I just kind of know things. Like I know I wanna go home. Robyn: Do you have an active power? Paige: Yeah, I can orb. Penny: Groovy. Hey, everyone, we have a witch here who can orb. Leo: Right on. (Leo moves closer to Paige.) Lay some orbs on us, sister. Paige: Fine. If it'll help me get out of here. Uh, big fat tape thingy. (Nothing happens.) Oh, my powers must be down. Must be the past... past few minutes. This patchouli oil. It's really making me light headed. Leo: Performance anxiety. (Leo puts his arm around Paige.) Listen, if you want some private coaching, there's an empty room upstairs if you dig. Paige: Ahh, no, I don't dig. (Leo walks away.) Penny: You okay, honey? Paige: Yeah. I don't know how I'm gonna get home without my magic. (They walk into another room where a man is playing the guitar and people are sitting around listening.) Wow, I've never seen so many witches just hanging out. Penny: Wait till the magical being. This house was built on a spiritual nexus. We're gonna tap into its power tonight and ride the magic wave. Paige: Are you sure you're Penny Halliwell? (Suddenly the whole room freezes, except Robyn, and a warlock blinks in.) Warlock: Everything on schedule for tonight? Robyn: They're lining up like lambs to the slaughter. Warlock: It's gonna be a mssacre. Robyn: I wish we could take them out now. I can't stand these peace lovers. Warlock: Just keep it together a little while longer, we want this place packed. And I see a few new arrivals since my last visit. (He looks at Paige.) This one's dressed a little strange, don't you think? Where's she from? Robyn: I don't know. She just got here. Warlock: Well, keep an eye on her. The attck takes place on schedule tonight. And if you need anything, I'll be close by. (He blinks out. The room unfreezes.) Penny: So what do you say, Paige? Join us tonight? Paige: You know, as much as I consider myself a free spirit, I really can't, I need to go home. If there's any way you can help me write a spell so I can find my way... (A car horn beeps outside.) Penny: Ooh! Allen's back! [Cut to outside. A brightly painted van is parked on the street. Allen gets out of the car and runs up the stairs. Paige, Penny and Robyn run outside.] Penny: Hi! Allen: Hey! (Allen picks Penny up and spins her around. They kiss.) Penny: Where's Patty? Allen: I dropped her off at my sister's, she's gonna crash there tonight. Paige: Patty, like, mum Patty? I mean, your mum. Allen: Janice? Paige: Excuse me? Allen: I just came back from my sister's pad, and for a second I thought I was looking at her again. Penny: Paige, this is my old man, Allen. He's not a witch, but he's cool with it. Paige: Allen, your first husband. Penny: My first and only. I'm not that into free love. Allen: Listen up, I passed this groovy drum circle on the way here. Who wants to check it out? Penny: Count me in. Paige: I think I'm gonna do some light reading. Is your Book of Shadows in the attic? Allen: I swear, it's like you could be my sister. Paige: Or your granddaughter... if you had a granddaughter, that is. Which you won't. (whispers) Unless I get home. Robyn: You can't leave now. We need as many witches as possible tonight. Penny: She's right, Paige. Come with us. Who wants a ride on the rainbow bus? (Everyone gets in the van and drives away.) [Scene: 2004. Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe, Leo and Chris are there. Phoebe lights some candles.] Piper: You know, if I hadn't taken over Paige's room, this never would've happened. This is all my fault. Leo, Chris: What's done is done. Phoebe: Okay, you two really need to get a room. Piper: Yeah. Phoebe: "Here these words, here my cry, spirit from the other side, come to me, I summon thee, cross now the great divide." (The green goo on Chris's foot multiplies and covers his whole shoe. Grams appears in a swirl of lights.) Grams: Well, it's about time you called to say hello. (She hugs Piper and Phoebe.) Oh, my darlings. Piper: Ah, we got a problem. (Grams looks at Chris.) Grams: Well, you're not the only one. (The green goo rises up both of Chris's legs.) Leo: Orb out. Chris: No, magic makes it grow. Summoning her spirit already gave it power. Grams: Oh, you must be Chris, the new Whitelighter. (The green goo covers his body.) You know, he doesn't look very qualified for the job. Piper: Chris, just let me blast it. Phoebe: She's right. Orb. Grams: Oh, for heaven sakes, listen to them. We'll find a way to vanquish the foul thing later. (Chris orbs out.) Leo: Now. (Piper blows up the goo and it scatters into a million pieces. Chris orbs back in. The goo disappears into the floorboards.) Phoebe: Ah, oh. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper, Phoebe and Grams are there.] Grams: And Paige moved out? When? Phoebe: Uh, a few weeks ago. But we're handling everything. Grams: Dear, you have Paige stuck in the past and a demonic blob roaming the manor. Exactly how are you handling things? Piper: We're still in an adjustment period. Grams: There would be no adjustment period if you were living under one roof. Why in heaven's name did you move out? Phoebe: To be with Jason. You said it yourself, never give up on love, remember? Grams: I didn't say give up on your sisters. (to Piper) And you! You're the oldest, how can you let them move out? Piper: You know, it really wasn't that hard because they deserve a sht at a normal life. Grams: They're not normal, Piper, and neither are you. When are you going to learn that? Piper: Well, I guess never. Grams: All this over men. How many times have I told you? Men are utensils. You use them, wash them, and throw them in a drawer until you need them again. (Leo and Chris walk in.) Leo: Shh. Everyone quiet. (They listen to the house making strange noises. Chris puts his ear up to the wall.) Chris: I can hear it. I think it's in the wall. (The wall cracks.) Leo: Yep, it's in the wall. Chris: Okay, we're gonna need Paige. It took the power of three to vanquish this thing in the future. Piper: What? If you knew that, why didn't you tell me that in the first place? Chris: Because I could barely get two of you together, let alone three. Besides, this thing's not that big right now and I thought two could handle it. Grams: Leo, you take point. Chris here is much too green to guide my girls. Chris: What? You know what? You can just stop that right... Grams: Ah-ah! Quiet. It's time to give this floundering ship a rudder. Now, which boots did Paige put on? Piper: Red go-go boots. Grams: We've got a problem. Those boots took Paige back to the summer of love, which was one of the most crucial times of my life. Phoebe: What do you mean crucial? Grams: Your grandfather, Allen, rest his soul, was a sweet man, but he lead me straight down the hippy-dippy trail. Phoebe: You were a flower child? Grams: Yeah, well, don't rub it in. What's important is that Allen was klled by my best friend. I didn't know it then, but she was evil. And I walked in right after it happened. Piper: What'd you do? Grams: Well, let's just say that my peacenik days ended fast, along with that bitch Robyn. If she hadn't klled Allen... Leo: You'd still be a flower child. Grams: And the Charmed Ones would be dad. I know I'm a ball buster. But it kept me alive to protect my girls from all the demons that came after them as kids. I cast my return to owner spell on a lot of clothes that summer, so... Phoebe: So we get to go back there? We get to meet our grandfather? Grams: Don't make too much out of it because whatever you do, you can't change the past or tell anyone you're from the future. Phoebe: Well, why does he get to? Chris: Because I know what I'm doing. Grams: Not from where I'm standing. I'll stay here with Leo and the newbie to contain the slime, until you can bring Paige back to vanquish it, okay? Okay, go, get dressed. You are going to the summer of love. [Scene: 1967. Park. All the witches are sitting around on the grass. Some a playing drums and Allen is standing in the middle reciting a poem.] Allen: Hear the drums, liquid beats, crashing down upon parched shores, hounding like the feet of ten thousand soldiers, whispering whys. Why! (Paige stands up.) Paige: Right on! (Everyone claps.) Sorry, I just got a little carried away. Allen: Don't be sorry, that was gone. Paige: Gone. That's right, that's exactly what I should be, gone. Because I'm actually starting to dig th... like this. It's kind of cool, everybody being so free. Voice: Robyn, come here! (Robyn walks away.) Penny: You are exactly what we're all about, Paige. You wanna hear my dream? I dream of a crusade to rid the world of evil. Not through fighting or the inner anger that makes us want to fight, but through the magic power of love. Paige: Are you sure you're Penny Halliwell? How long have you felt this way? Penny: Ever since I met Allen. Paige: Must be so great to share this together. Allen: Your old man's not into magic? Paige: He's not so old but, uh, nah, not so into it either. (Suddenly, Piper and Phoebe appear beside them, wearing sixties clothes.) Piper: Hey, groovy girl. We've been looking for you. Penny: Welcome. I'm Penny. Any friends of Paige's are friends of ours. But you shouldn't use magic so openly. Phoebe: (whispers) That's Grams. Allen: I'm Allen. Peace and love. Phoebe: Oh, yes, love. Lots and lots of love. I have so much love for you, man, you have no idea. Penny: You here for the happening at the manor tonight? Piper: No, we were just looking for our friend Paige, actually. Excuse us. (They move away.) Paige: I'm so glad you guys found me. Piper: We need to get out of here. (Police car sirens are heard and a couple pull up.) Allen: It's the pigs. (The police get out of their cars.) Officer: (through a megaphone) Okay, everybody, let's break it up. Let's go, everybody out. Move it! Guy: This is a park, man. You can't control god's green earth. Officer: It's a tax payers green dollars that pay for this park, and you're loitering. So move it. Everybody: Hell no, we won't go! Hell no, we won't go! Hell no, we won't go! Penny: "They have no right, they have no power, turn their hate sticks into flowers." (The cops' batons turn into a bunch of flowers.) Robyn: Let's jam. If the cops catch us we'll miss tonight. Phoebe: Piper, freeze them. Piper: I can't. (The cops handcuff Piper and Phoebe.) Penny: Paige, come on. Commercial Break [Scene: Jail Cell. An officer locks Piper and Phoebe in it.] Piper: If what's happening tonight at the manor is what I think it is, this might be the night that grandpa dies. Phoebe: Let's just hope that Paige tries to get us out of here first because I don't wanna be raised by that flower child loose on the park. We'd never make it to puberty. (Darryl's father, Luther is in the next cell. He looks exactly like Darryl but with an afro.) Luther: You don't own me! You think you own me! But the man will never own Luther Morris. Guard: I said keep it down! (Phoebe taps Piper.) Piper: Nooo. Luther: What are you two looking at? [Scene: Manor. Paige, Allen and Robyn are there.] Paige: Please, there's gotta be a way to get my friends out of jail. Allen: Stay cool, Paige. We've all been hassled by the pigs. It's a right of passage. They'll let your friends go... after a night in jail. (Penny walks down the stairs holding a bag of crystals.) Penny: Okay, everybody, time to prepare for the party. Take a crystal, bless it and hide it outside the manor. We wanna form a perimeter. Robyn: What are those? Paige: Uh, those are pyrite crystals. They resonate a harmonic tone when exposed to evil. Kind of like a demonic alarm system. Penny: How did you know? Paige: I was taught by the best. Robyn: I thought our gathering tonight was a peaceful one. Penny: I wanna give peace a chance as much as anyone, Robyn, but I'm not dumb. Do you know how many covens are coming tonight? We'll be sitting ducks. Robyn: Right. (Robyn walks away.) Paige: I would really love it if my friends could come tonight. If there's anything that we can do to help them. Allen: I tell you what, I got a friend who's an A.C.L.U lawyer. I'll call them. Right after we set the crystals. Paige: Thank you. [Scene: 2004. Manor. Wyatt's room. Leo, Wyatt, Chris and Grams are there.] Grams: The way I see it, we're all targets for the slime. We need a plan to control it until the girls get back. Chris: In the future, everyone tried to control the demon with no name. But it can't be done. Grams: That's hardly a winning attitude, young man. And why in heaven's name couldn't the people in the future find some name for that thing? Leo: Speaking of the future, what's so awful that happens to Wyatt? Chris: You know I can't tell you that. Leo: Come on, I'm an Elder. Grams: Excuse me, back on point. Uh, the slime? I'm taking suggestions. (Wyatt, standing in his crib, reaches for his bottle sitting on a table next to him.) Leo: We could orb it to an ice drift. Leo: Nah, that's bad. Grams: It's not bad, it's awful. You can't orb that thing, it feeds on magic. Chris: So what's your great idea? Grams: Are you giving me lip? Chris: No. (Wyatt orbs his bottle and the slime demon sht out of the wall.) No! (Leo grabs Wyatt and they all run downstairs. Pieces of the roof falls in.) Leo: Hold on. I think it's stopped. Chris: Get Wyatt out of the house. If it tries to follow, I'll fre off an orb or two to distract it. (to Grams) You okay with that? Grams: Yeah, it's just what I had in mind. Chris: Good. (Leo carries Wyatt towards the front door. Green slime oozes up into the windows, blocking off the doorway.) [Scene: 1967. Jail Cell.] Phoebe: Any sign of Paige? Piper: Nope. We're not gonna reach her before Grandpa's attcked. (Phoebe looks at the guard.) Phoebe: Should we try a spell? Piper: Why not? Let's try a spell. Luther: Leave it to the man to lock the brother up with the crazies. Piper: Shush. (Piper looks at the guard.) "Come to me and be seduced, I have a girl to introduce, fall for her you can't resist her, trust me mister, she's my sister." Phoebe: Why me? Piper: 'Cause he's not my type. Phoebe: Oh. (to guard) Hi. (The guard moves towards the cell.) Guard: Hi. Phoebe: You know what I think is really hot? A guy in a cage. Yeah. Why don't you come in here with me? Guard: Alright. (He opens the cell and walks in.) Phoebe: Take off your shirt. (The guard takes off his shirt.) Luther: Hey, hey, hey, hey. Luther don't wanna see this. (Phoebe throws him the guard's shirt.) Phoebe: Put this on. You're gonna lead us to freedom, Luther. Luther: Brother could get used to this. Piper: Mm, so could a brother's son. [Scene: Manor. Leo walks up to Paige.] Leo: There's my little psychedelic sunshine. Are you ready for your private session? Paige: Uh, yeah, real soon. Um, have you seen Allen? He was supposed to call his lawyer friends for me. Leo: My name is Leo, like the zodiac sign. (He takes Paige's hand.) Astrologically speaking, Leo represents the sun constantly burning and highly energetic. Paige: Okay, starshine. Could you just please point me in the direction where I might find Allen. (He points to the stairs.) Thank you. (Paige heads upstairs.) [Cut to the attic. Robyn is there.] Robyn: "And so I call upon the crone, let evil roam inside this home." (Allen walks in.) Allen: I thought you were acting strange. Robyn: Allen, are you spying on me? Allen: How could you, Robyn? What about our dream? Robyn: My only dream is helping my warlock friend put all of you weak creatures out of misery tonight. (She creates a fireball. Paige walks in.) Paige: Robyn! (Robyn throws the fireball at Paige and Paige dives out of the way.) Allen: volence isn't the answer, Robyn. Let love replace your fear. I know you felt our love. Robyn: Yeah, and I still got the stink of it all over me. Paige: Over here! (Paige knocks off a can of marbles and Robyn slips on them. The fireball is thrown up into the air and then lands on Robyn, vanquishing her. Allen is knocked back from the blast. Piper and Phoebe walk in.) Allen! Allen: I'm alright. Paige: Uh-oh. What'd I just do? Piper: Oh, nothing much. Just changed our entire future. Phoebe: Or erased it. [Scene: 2004. Manor. Kitchen. Leo, holding Wyatt, and Chris walk in.] Leo: What'd it do? Split in half? Chris: How do we get out? Leo: I don't know. Orb? Chris: The last time I orbed, that thing almost swallowed me whole. Leo: What do you think, Penny? (Grams stands in the doorway wearing tie-dyed sixties clothes.) Grams: I think love conquers all. I think that we should take the demon into our arms and make it feel safe. (Leo and Chris look at each other.) Commercial Break [Scene: 2004. Manor. Kitchen. Continued from before.] Chris: Leo, could I talk to you for a second, please? Leo: (to Grams) Do you mind holding him for a second? Grams: Of course. (Leo hands Wyatt to Grams.) Come here, moonbeam. Leo: Wyatt. His name's Wyatt. (Leo and Chris move away.) Chris: One of the sisters must have changed the past because Penny clearly never meant to change from flower child to demon hunter. (Grams sings to Wyatt.) Leo: Clearly. Think the girls can fix the timeline and get back here? (The slime demon oozes up into the back door.) Chris: I don't know. But this thing is trying to back us into a corner. Take Wyatt and Joan Baez here into the conservatory. I'll get what we need to fight it off. (Leo, Grams and Wyatt leave the kitchen. Chris grabs a blender.) [Scene: 1967. Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Allen are there. Penny walks in.] Penny: Has anybody seen Robyn? We've got a lot... What happened? Paige: Robyn. She attcked. Penny: Are you hurt? Allen: No, I'm alright, alright. She said something about a warlock attacking tonight. Piper: So? That's no problem, we have a house full of witches. Phoebe: Piper's right, you could all take on the warlocks, all you've gotta do is fight. Penny: It's not who we are. We don't believe in mrder. Phoebe: No, neither do we, but we do believe in vanquishing evil. Penny: I'm sorry, I don't see volence as a solution to anything. I thought you understood that, Paige. I thought you were one of us. Allen: Let's go, Penny, let's send everyone home. I don't want anyone else getting hurt. (Penny and Allen leave the room.) Phoebe: Oh, she is driving me nuts. That is not the Grams we all know. Piper: The Grams we know found her husband dad tonight. Paige: I know we're supposed to turn her into a bit of a kller or whatever, but what if this happens to be her new destiny, with Grandpa. Phoebe: If Grandpa was supposed to die tonight, death will come after him again. Piper: And the first thing we have to remember is we're not here to change anything. We just need to keep Grams alive and unfortunately we don't have our powers to do that. (Phoebe opens the thin Book of Shadows.) Phoebe: Well, it's a lot thinner than we're used to but I'm sure we can find something in here to help us make a potion. (to Paige) Will you help me? Paige: Yeah. Piper: I'll be downstairs on the warlock watch. [Scene: 2004. Manor. Dining room. Leo, Chris, Grams and Wyatt are there. There's a pile of kitchen appliances sitting on the table.] Leo: Why isn't it attacking? It's like it cornered us and now it's just waiting. Chris: I think we need the toaster oven. (Leo grabs the toaster oven.) Grams: You know, that's a disaster waiting to happen. Chris: That's the idea. You saw how the slime reacted to electricity. (Leo adds the toaster oven to the pile.) Well, if we can get it to attck this pile, maybe we can get to zap it. (Leo looks for room on the power board where all the appliances are plugged in.) Leo: If I can find a place to plug it in. Grams: No offence, you know, but my dear Allen would have taken the path of peaceful resistance. Have you tried talking to the slime? Leo: No, I haven't, and you shouldn't either. (to Chris) But if you're up to some light conversation, maybe you wanna tell me what happens to Wyatt in the future. Chris: Uh, nice try. Leo: Got it. (Leo plugs in the toaster oven and the power goes out.) Chris: Damn it! Grams: I told you, boys, volence is not the answer to anything. Chris: Where's the fuse box? Leo: It's in the basement. Find a flashlight in the laundry room. [Time lapse. Chris stands at the top of the stairs to the basement. He points the flashlight at the floor of the basement.] Chris: Leo! (He runs out of the basement and shuts the door. Leo runs in.) Leo: What is it? What is it? Chris: The slime, in the basement feeding on the Nexus. Leo: How big was it? (Leo opens the door and shines the flashlight on the floor. The slime is covering the entire floor. Leo quickly shuts the door.) Big. Chris: Yeah. Big. [Scene: 1967. Manor. Foyer. Penny and Allen are there. A woman gives Penny a hug.] Woman: We are going to make history. Penny: I know, honey. (The woman leaves. Piper is in the living room.) Piper: We need to talk. (Penny and Allen walk into the living room.) Allen: I agree. We need to talk with the warlock and find a path of peaceful resistance to resolve this situation. Piper: The first thing my Grams taught me was not to reason with demons. Penny: Your grandmother fought demons? Piper: Yeah. She was a great woman. And she knew that you can't reason or negotiate with demons. They kll, and they keep klling until a force of good stops them. Penny: If your grandmother hurt other living creatures, she doesn't sound to great to me. I'm sorry. Allen: Penny's right. You can't be a saviour and a mrder at the same time. Piper: Really? What if a demon attcked somebody you loved, like your daughter? Would you fight them? (They suddenly freeze and the warlock blinks in.) Warlock: Where are all the witches? Where in the hell are all the witches? (He waves his arm and they unfreeze.) Where are they? Piper: Well, that depends on who you're looking for. Warlock: Everybody! Allen: We sent them home. The manor's yours, we won't fight you. (The warlock hits Allen across the face and knocks him to the floor. Penny gasps.) Piper: Do something. Penny: "May peace and love, from the moon above, flow through your heart, on the wings of a dove." (The warlock freezes Piper and Penny.) Warlock: Did you just try and cast a love spell on me? I'm a warlock. What is this world coming to? (Allen gets up. The warlock creates a fireball and throws it towards Penny. Allen throws himself in front of Penny and the fireball hits him. He knocks Piper and Penny to the floor.) Penny: No. Allen! (She cries.) Warlock: Your turn to join him, sweetheart. (Phoebe and Paige walk in.) Paige: Hey. (Paige throws a potion at the warlock and it throws him across the room. Phoebe throws another but he blinks out before it can ht him.) Phoebe: I think he's gone. Paige: For now. (Piper gets up.) Piper: This isn't right. Phoebe: What do you mean? Piper: Well, Grams flew into a rage when she found Grandpa dad. It-it made her what she was. Does that look like a demon kller to you? [Scene: 2004. Manor. Kitchen. Leo, Chris, Grams and Wyatt are there. Chris is holding two wires.] Chris: If the demon comes at us, I'll try and hold it off with this. (Grams opens the basement door and walks in.) Grams: Don't be afraid of us. We won't hurt you. Leo: Penny, get back! (The slime demon grabs Grams and sucks her in.) Commercial Break [Scene: 1967. Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Penny are there. Penny is making a potion.] Phoebe: How are you so calm right now? It's okay for you to be angry, that warlock klled your husband. Penny: I am angry, at myself. That's why I'm mixing a binding potion. Piper: Binding your magic is not the answer. Penny: It is for me. I tried to save Allen and I failed. What good is my magic if it can't save my family? Paige: It's a lot of good. Remember your dream? You can't turn your back on it now. What would Allen think? Penny: It doesn't matter, he's dad. No one will ever compare to him. I'll probably end up hating men for the rest of my life. Piper: Well, she's got us there. Phoebe: Magic can save your family. I mean, my sisters have saved... Penny: You said these were your friends. What's going on? Who are you? Piper: Don't. Can't change history. Paige: It's a little late now, isn't it? We're your granddaughters. Phoebe: Hi, Grams. Penny: I'm your Grams. The demon hunter? Paige: Yeah, and these fancy boots, brought me from the future. Piper: And these earrings. Phoebe: And this ring. Penny: No, you're trying to trick me. Piper: No, afraid not, Grams. Look, it's payback time. You need to get your act together. We love you but if you don't start fighting now, all the people we're meant to save... (The warlock blinks in and throws a fireball at the potion.) Warlock: You didn't think I'd forgot about you? Piper: Those were our potions. (Phoebe runs up to him and he blinks out before she can kick him. He blinks back in.) [Scene: 2004. Manor. Kitchen. Chris is holding the basement door closed. Leo helps him.] Leo: Wyatt's secured in the living room. There's no sign of the demon in the rest of the house. Chris: I figured it was distracting us before so he could feed on Nexus. Leo: What about Penny? Is she...? Chris: I don't know. (The slime creeps under the door and Chris grabs two wires and zaps it. Another chunk of slime creeps under the door and he zaps it again.) I can't keep up with it, we've gotta get out. Leo: No, we have to keep fighting. It's what Penny would want us to do. [Scene: 1967. Manor. Living room. Piper and Paige is thrown onto a coffee table.] Warlock: Not quite the slaughter I expected. (Piper and Paige stand up.) But it'll have to do for a night's work. (He creates a fireball. Penny stands behind him.) Penny: Stop. (He turns around.) Warlock: What are you gonna do? Cast another love spell? (Penny points at him and he flies across the room.) Phoebe: Well, it's about time. Penny: Like you said, Piper, it's okay to fight for someone you love, right? (She waves her arm and the warlock flies across the room.) Paige: Welcome back to your destiny, Grams. (Penny sends a table sliding across the room and crashes into the warlock.) Piper: Now she's just showing off. Phoebe: Okay, the grandfather clock. (Penny sends the grandfather clock crashing down on top of the warlock.) Penny: What do I usually do at this point? Phoebe: You usually do something very final if you catch my drift. Penny: "Snuff this warlock, his days are done, but make him good for the ecosystem." (The warlock explodes into a bunch of daisies.) Piper: Now that's what you call flower power. Paige: Not exactly ruthless but a fine start. Penny: That was for Allen. So, now what? Piper: Now we gotta get home fast because we have a slimy demon of our own to deal with. Paige: How are we gonna do that? Phoebe: Grams just has to reverse the spell. Penny: Glad to know I have groovy grandkids. Just the same, I think I'm gonna work on a forgetting spell for after you go. You know, keep the cosmic order. Paige: Aww, I like this Grams, I don't wanna forget you. (Paige hugs Penny.) [Scene: 2004. Manor. Kitchen. Leo and Chris are holding the basement door closed.] Leo: Get out of here, go. Chris: Not without you. Leo: This thing's gonna swallow you whole. Chris: Most likely. (Piper, Phoebe and Paige appear.) Piper: Stand back, fellas. Paige: "Drawing on the power of three, destroy this evil entity." (The slime demon is vanquished.) Piper: Where's Wyatt? Chris: He's in the living room. Phoebe: What about Grams? Leo: She didn't make it. (The basement door opens and smoke pours out. Grams walks out, coughing.) Grams: Nonsense. You can't damage an old wr horse like me. I'm already dad. Phoebe: Yay, Grams, I'm so glad you're back. (Phoebe hugs Grams. Wyatt cries in the other room. Piper leaves the kitchen.) Paige: Hey there, sun god. Leo: Hey, that was a long time ago. Let's just keep that between us, okay? Grams: Hey, I wanna thank you two for not giving up the fight. I'm really proud of you boys. You did good. [Cut to Wyatt's room. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Wyatt are there.] Piper: Grams gone? Paige: Yes, but not before yelling at us for moving out. Phoebe: It was good to hear her yell at us for a change. Piper: So did she convince you to move back in? Paige: No, but she did give us her blessing after she was done yelling. Piper: Really? Phoebe: Well, she gave up a lot to be a witch. You know, she lost Grandpa. Paige: And her dreams. Phoebe: I don't think she wants that to happen to us. But she did make me promise that I would keep in touch more. Paige: And that I have to promise to keep using my magic. Piper: Well, I guess Grams really is a softy underneath it all. So, you guys going home? Paige: Home is a relative term, but yeah, we're heading home. Phoebe: I should get back and finish my origami dragon. Piper: Yeah, I understand. Well, you guys know you always have a home here and a room when you want it back. I mean, if you want it back. (They all hug. Phoebe and Paige orb out. Leo walks in.) Leo: Everything alright? Piper: No, it's not. I mean, I know it seems to them that I'm moving on with my life and everything's fine but it's not true. I wish they were still here. Leo: You should tell them that. Piper: No, I shouldn't. I should just go to bed. Good night. Leo: Good night. (Piper leaves the room. Leo walks over to Wyatt in his crib.) Good night, moonbeam. End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x11 - Witchstock"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Snowy Mountains. Piper and a guy are there. The guy is holding skies.] Guy: Come on, let's go skiing. Piper: Ah, I want to but... Guy: But what? What's holding you back? Baby's Voice: Mama, mama. Piper: Wyatt? Guy: He must be pretty special, for you to give up everything. (The guy vanishes.) Baby's Voice: Mama. [Cut to the manor. Piper's room. Piper is asleep on the bed. The baby monitor is sitting beside her. Wyatt screams. Piper wakes up and quickly gets up.] Piper: Wyatt? [Cut to Wyatt's room. A demon stands over Wyatt's crib holding a wand-like object above him. Wyatt's protective shield is up.] Piper: Wyatt. (The demon turns around and raises his arms. He drops the wand and it disappears. Piper runs in and blows up the demon. Wyatt's shield goes down. Piper goes over to Wyatt.) Hey. It's okay. (She picks him up.) It's okay, it's okay. [Cut to a cave. A dozen robed men are standing around chanting. A bright light with an image of Wyatt is in the centre of the room.] Head Demon: At last, we have found you. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Wyatt's room. Piper is sitting there with Wyatt on her lap. She gets up and puts him in his crib. She looks over at a picture of herself, Leo and Wyatt.] [Cut to downstairs. Foyer. Phoebe and Paige walk in carrying shopping bags.] Phoebe: I think she's upstairs. Paige: Ahh, I got a neck spasm. Phoebe: Don't drop the bags, she'll hear you. Paige: Thanks for your concern. (Darryl and Sheila walk in after them.) Sheila: Are you okay? Paige: Yeah, sometimes it flairs up under stress. Darryl: Yeah, you got enough stress in your life, that's for damn sure. (They walk into the dining room and put the bags on the table.) Sheila: What you guys do, I'm surprised it doesn't flair up all the time. Paige: It's not the demons, it's this birthday stuff, especially Piper's. I always screw up the surprise. Darryl: I'll take these to the kitchen. Paige: Oh, thanks. (Darryl grabs a bag and goes into the kitchen.) Plus, I have no idea what I'm gonna get her and obviously time is running out. Phoebe: Paige, I told you, you can come in on the dinner with me, I don't mind. Paige: I appreciate that, but I don't want to jump on your bandwagon. I wanna do my own thing. Sheila: Well, being a mum, I can tell you that a nice normal dinner with friends and family is the perfect gift. Especially since you guys don't live here anymore. Phoebe: No, the perfect gift actually doesn't exist anymore. Paige: Do tell. (Darryl walks in.) Darryl: Hey, do these go? Paige: Ah, no, grab those two. Phoebe: The charm bracelet that mum gave Piper and Piper loved it but then Prue lost it. Paige: Why don't we just cast a... Phoebe: A lost and found spell? I tried it, it didn't work. Sheila: Is Jason coming to the party? Phoebe: No, he's in some far away land, like Zimbabwe or something. Sheila: It must be fun you guys travelling around the world together. Phoebe: Yeah, it's-it's nice. I just, I really miss home. I'm happy to be here right now. Darryl: What about your beau? Is he coming? Paige: Richard? No, he's kind of got a bit of a problem with magic. Or it has a problem with him. Darryl: He doesn't like it? Paige: No, magic just doesn't like him. It's a long story. Sheila: So it's just us then? Darryl: What about Leo? Phoebe: Yeah, we kind of thought that that was inappropriate. (They hear footsteps upstairs.) That's her. Out, out. Hurry. Darryl: We'll see you tomorrow then. (Darryl and Sheila rush out the door.) Phoebe: Paige, the groceries. (Paige grabs the bags and orbs out. Piper comes down the stairs.) Hey. Piper: Hey, how's that surprise party going? [Cut to the kitchen. Paige is stuffing the bags into a cupboard. Piper walks in with Phoebe racing after her.] Phoebe: Wh-What do you mean, surprise party? There's no surprise party. Piper: Just do me a favour and don't invite Greg. Or any other guys for that matter, because I'm done with them. Paige: I'm sorry? Piper: It's kind of an epiphany I had, um, right after I vanquished a demon in Wyatt's room. Phoebe: Wait, excuse me? Piper: You know, an epiphany, a revelation. Phoebe: No, I know about the epiphany. What do you mean a demon? Paige: Okay, why didn't you call us? Piper: Well, I didn't want to bother you. It's no big deal, I blew him up, he's gone. Paige: Okay, do you know every time you say that, they come back with a vengeance? Phoebe: Kiss of death. Piper: It doesn't matter because I'm on it full time now. I'm actually thinking of selling the club, 'cause I have a new mission in life and it's all become very clear to me. Paige: Would you care to elaborate? Piper: Do you guys know that Wyatt called me mama? Phoebe: He did? Oh, his first word. Piper: Right after he was attcked. I don't think I'm gonna be putting that in his baby book. (Piper leaves the kitchen. Phoebe and Paige follow.) Paige: Back to giving up guys. Piper: It's kind of freeing, actually, you know, not having to play the dating game. It was just a big waste of time for me anyway. I mean, I gave it my best sht, I did. But it just didn't work out for me. (They head for the front door.) Paige: Okay, that is completely ridiculous. You've been single for six months. Piper: No, that's fate, it's my fate, and I accept it. Apparently you only get one soul mate in a life time, so I guess Leo was mine. And now I'm ready to devote my life to protecting and raising Wyatt. (Piper opens the front door.) Phoebe: What about sex? (Piper gets the mail out of the letter box and walks back inside.) Piper: Well, you know, I'm the mother of one of the most magical creatures ever. Sex rather pales in comparison, don't you think? (Piper leaves the room.) Paige: She doesn't need a party, she needs an intervention. [Scene: Cave. The robed demons are standing around a glowing image of Wyatt.] Head Demon: He led us long ago, and once he returns, he will lead us again and we'll reward you for your unwavering fate. (The demons chant. A demon steps forward and takes a wand from the head demon.) Help us to cleanse him of the poison that has corrupted him. Turn him that he might lower his guard so that we may return him to the fold, to his destiny. (The demon holds up the wand and a pink beam of light shines into Wyatt's eyes. The demon reaches into the image and the demon catches on fre. He screams and is vanquished. The wand drops to the floor.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Paige is there, making a potion. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Okay, Piper couldn't find the demon in the book. Any luck up here? Paige: Uh, actually, I'm working on something else. Phoebe: A vanquishing potion? Paige: No. A birthday present. Phoebe: A birthday present. Paige, you're not going to be able to find the charm bracelet. Paige: Trust me, this will be even better. The perfect gift. Phoebe: Okay, what are you talking about? Paige: I figured Piper has no love in her life right now, so I think she needs a little love back in her life. Phoebe: Okay, so you're making a love potion? Paige: No, I'm making a love machine. I am making the perfect man. Phoebe: Are you kidding me? Are you out of your mind? Paige: No. I don't think I am. Listen, we've conjured magical beings before, so, you know, hey, what's the big deal? Phoebe: The big deal is they always come back to bite us in the ass. Paige: No-no-no-no. This one won't. He's just be around for her birthday from midnight to midnight. Phoebe: Paige, we can't just conjure up a a sex toy. Paige: Listen, I figure magic owes Piper. It has taken away the love of her life, and now it's thrat to take away love from the rest of her life. Look, I get Wyatt is super important, I do get that. But I think this could be for the greater good. Phoebe: Mm-hm. Paige: Okay, let's write down some qualities. Phoebe: Qualities, what do you mean qualities? Paige: You know, qualities for the perfect man. Phoebe: Oh. Okay, well, I think she would want someone that, um, lives near by and, you know, doesn't travel a lot. Paige: Yeah, well, I would write down something about somebody who I could do magic in front of but these are you qualities you and I would want, not qualities that Piper would necessarily want. Phoebe: Right, okay, um. I think she wants, you know, a strong man but someone that's not afraid to show his sensitive side. Paige: Sensitive but not a wuss bag. (Paige writes that down on a piece of paper and throws it in the potion.) Phoebe: And someone that is a good listener. Paige: Okay, good cook.. Phoebe: Handy around the house. Paige: Good with kids. Phoebe: Gets the whole normal life thing. Paige: Has a really big... Phoebe: Paige. Paige: Uh, is this the perfect guy or what? Phoebe: Alright, throw it in. [Cut to Piper's room. Piper and Chris are there. Piper is flipping through the Book of Shadows.] Chris: How am I supposed to protect Wyatt if you don't tell me when a demon attcks until hours later? Piper: Because, Chris, I'm taking care of it. Chris: That's fine, but what happens if this demon was the one? The one who was after Wyatt. The reason why I came back. Piper: Well, then you're in luck because I blew him up. Not to mention, how many demons have you said that about so far? Chris: Piper, I've just got Wyatt's best interest in mind. Piper: So do I. Demon's not in here. Chris: Well, what's it look like? Piper: Tall, robed with a metal rod thingy. Chris: Really? Well, that narrows it down. Piper: If another one shows up I'll be here. Chris: That's just my point, Piper, what if you're not here? What happens if you have a date with the fireman or whoever else you're seeing this week? Piper: Look, Chris, I don't want to go into it. But I'm not gonna be out on a date with the fireman or anybody else for that matter, anytime soon, so that I can focus more on Wyatt. Chris: What? Piper: Did I stutter? Chris: Piper, you can't give up on love. Ever. Piper: Why not? Chris: Because you just can't, that's why. It's not natural. Look, all I'm saying is you don't have to make that type of sacrifice to protect Wyatt. That's why I'm here. Piper: Well, you weren't here earlier, were you? (Piper leaves the room and walks down the hallway. Chris follows.) Look, the only thing that matters right now is what's best for Wyatt. Chris: This is not what's best for Wyatt, Piper. Piper: How do you know? Chris: Because I've seen the future and this isn't supposed to happen. Piper: So what is supposed to happen? Chris: Come on, you know I can't answer that. Piper: Well, since you're sent from the future to change it, maybe this is one of the things that needs to be changed. Chris: No, it's not. (Piper goes into Wyatt's room. Chris follows.) Believe me, it's not. Piper: Shh. (Piper sees a present on the dresser.) Who left this? Chris: Look, if you're so concerned about protecting Wyatt, there's other ways to go about doing it, you know. (Piper opens the card in the present.) Piper: Like what? Chris: Like letting Leo take him up there for a while. (Chris moves near the crib and Wyatt puts up his protective shield.) You could always bind his powers. Piper: Leo left me a birthday present. How sweet. Chris: Will you think about what I said? Piper: About what? Chris: About binding Wyatt's powers. Piper: No way. Chris: Why not? Nobody would ever be after him and you'd have your life back. Piper: But that would be selfish of me, wouldn't it? Put my needs before his destiny. I'm not being a martyr, Chris, I'm not. I just get it now. I'm the mother of a very special child that if I do my job right, his gonna grow up to do very special things. What could possibly be more important than that? (Wyatt stirs and whimpers.) Sweetie, go back to sleep. I will be right back. [Cut to the attic. Phoebe and Paige are finishing up the potion. It explodes.] Phoebe: Okay, I can't think of anything else. Paige: One more thing. (Paige picks up a bottle.) Magical pheromones. Phoebe: Magical pheromones? Paige: Yeah, see, it's just one thing to give him an extra sht, to help Piper be a little more receptive since he's only got a day. Phoebe: I hope we're doing the right thing, I hope this doesn't backfire, you know. Paige: I don't think it will. If this were a date, honey, this would be the martini. (Paige throws in some pheromones.) Phoebe: Okay. Phoebe, Paige: "A perfect man we summon now, another way we don't know how, to make our sister see the light, some where out there is mister right." (Magical lights rise out of the potion and floats to the centre of the room. A naked man appears and turns to face Phoebe and Paige.) Man: Hello. Phoebe, Paige: Perfect. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Phoebe, Paige and the man are there. The man is carrying a tray. They walk out of the kitchen.] Paige: Okay, so, remember she's gonna freak. Phoebe: Big time. Paige: So you just get as close as you can to her... Phoebe: Yeah, really, really, really close. Paige: And you just let those pheromones do their magic. Phoebe: So you can do your magic. (They reach the bottom of the stairs.) Man: Ladies, ladies, please. You created me to know exactly what Piper wants. Don't worry. (The man walks upstairs.) Paige: I have a question for you. Since when is Piper into hot Latin types? Phoebe: Since I put in the hot Latin type ingredient. Paige: Oh, Phoebe. Phoebe: What? Are you complaining? [Cut to Piper's room. Piper is asleep in bed. The man walks in.] Man: Happy birthday, Piper. (Piper sits up quickly and gasps.) Eggs benedict, easy yolk. Steamed asparagus, fresh fruit, orange juice, no pulp. How do I do? Piper: Phoebe! Paige! (Phoebe and Paige come around the corner.) Phoebe: Yeah? Piper: Wh-What's going on? Who is this? Paige: Well, uh, this is your birthday present. From me. Although, you know, Phoebe helped. Piper: The breakfast? Paige: No, the muchacho. (Piper laughs and gets out of bed.) Piper: You, you, you hired a guy for my birthday? (Piper puts on her dressing gown.) Phoebe: No, we would never hire a guy for your birthday. Paige: We made him. Magically. Phoebe: Ah, you know what? This is Paige's present for you. Mine's the surprise birthday party. Man: I know you're pretty mad, aren't you? (Piper leaves the room.) Paige: Traitor. Phoebe: I knew we should've used more pheromones. (Phoebe runs after Piper.) Paige: Hey, you. Come with us. [Cut to the stairs. Piper is walking down them with Phoebe following.] Phoebe: Piper, wait. Piper: No, not until you send him back to wherever the hell you conjured him from. (Paige and the man walk down the stairs.) Paige: We can't, not until your birthday's over. Phoebe: Yeah, so why not take advantage of him while you can. I mean, figuratively speaking of course. Paige: Ah, hell, literally. It is your birthday. Piper: I can't believe you guys did this. Did you not hear me yesterday? Phoebe: No, we did, loud and clear. Paige: No, we just wanted you to change your mind. Piper: So you whipped up a magical gigolo? Paige: Oh, criminy, just give him a chance. Phoebe: How could you resist him? Did you look at him? Piper: This is like something we would do years ago before we knew better, but now we do know better, at least we're supposed to. Paige: You know what? Desperate times call for desperate measures. (Paige pushes the man into Piper. Piper nearly falls back but he catches her.) Man: I'm sorry. Are you alright? Piper: Yeah, no, I'm pissed, remember? Are you wearing cologne? Man: No. You don't like cologne. Piper: No, I don't, do I? Phoebe: But what does she like? Man: Well, she likes long walks on the beach, shopping at the embarcadero, lunching at Zuni, deep tissue massages. Piper: Well, that, yeah, that sounds great, but... Man: So what are we waiting for? Piper: No, I can't, 'cause, uh, the demon. Phoebe: We'll take care of the demon, it's done. Piper: Well, what about Wyatt? I can't just leave him. Man: Can't we take him with us? Maybe go to the fair. Or perhaps, the zoo. Piper: I'll get dressed. Man: I'll get him. Unless you don't want me to. Piper: No, no, you can get him. Man: Okay. Excuse me, girls. (He walks up the stairs.) Phoebe: Bye. Paige: Cool your jets, lady, it's for Piper. Phoebe: Right. Stay on target. Paige: Yeah. [Scene: Golden Gate Bridge. Chris is standing on the very top of it. Leo orbs in beside him.] Chris: Uh, finally, I've been calling you for hours, man. Where have you been? Leo: What's up? Chris: What's up? Your son was attcked yesterday. Leo: What? Chris: Don't worry, he's fine, Piper vanquished the demon. Leo: Who was he? Chris: That's the problem, he's not in the book. Leo: Well, we have to figure out who he is in case there's another attempt. Chris: On that point I have a radical suggestion, a way of protecting Wyatt from any and all future attempts. Leo: I'm listening. Chris: We get the sisters to bind Wyatt's powers. Leo: No way. Chris: Come on, Leo, binding Wyatt's powers solves all our problems, believe me. Leo: No. Wyatt wasn't brought into this world to be bound, I can't condone that. Unless there's something you're not telling me. Alright, then we need to figure out who's after Wyatt. Chris: Okay. How? Leo: Right here. Above the din of the city. It's why I come up here. Just close your eyes, rely on your inner senses. Listen to the wind. [Scene: Cave. The robed men are there. Another robed demon is vanquished by the image of Wyatt. The wand drops to the ground and the head demon picks it up.] Head Demon: We're running out of volunteers. Demon: If we can't turn the model, if we can't get it to lower its guard, we won't be able to turn the child either. Head Demon: I find your lack of faith disturbing. Demon: It's because of my faith that I raise the concern, your eminence. The acolytes grow restless, the search has been long. Without reassurance that he can be converted, their evil may splinter off, scatter. Head Demon: What do you suggest? Demon: Another encounter with the child. To read his mind again to better see how his morals have been twisted. I offer myself to the cause. Head Demon: Your sacrifice will be rewarded. But the witches will be better prepared this time, which means you will have to go in as somebody they know, trust. (He moves towards the image of Wyatt and holds out his hand. The image changes to several different people and then to Darryl.) Him. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Phoebe is there talking on the phone. Paige walks in holding a box of crystals.] Phoebe: Fly to New York right now, Jason? Oh, you're so cute, I would love to but... Paige: But she's busy setting a demonic alarm system. (Phoebe laughs.) Phoebe: No, she said we're busy watching a mechanic set up an alarm system. You know us girls, can never be too careful. (They walk into the conservatory. Paige puts down a crystal and it glows.) Baby, can I call you back later? Okay, I love you too. Bye. (She hangs up.) Cute, very cute. Paige: Just trying to help. Phoebe: What, are you trying to blow my secret? Paige: Well, you said yourself you're gonna have to tell him sooner or later. (Paige puts down another crystal.) Phoebe: Yeah, but I want to be the one to tell him, not AT&T. Hey, why are you in such a good mood? Paige: Well, it's nice to practice magic without feeling guilty. I guess we all have guy problems, right? (Paige puts down another crystal. Leo and Chris orb in.) Leo: Where's Piper? Phoebe: Uh, she's out. Why? Chris: Because we know who attcked Wyatt and we think they're gonna attck again. Paige: Who? Leo: A demonic cult called the Order. They used to be the most powerful force until their leader was vanquished. Chris: And guess what. (Chris picks up a rattle.) They think he's been reincarnated. Paige: Wyatt? Leo: He's young enough to be turned evil. Especially by them. Where is Wyatt? Is he with Piper? (They hear the front door open.) Piper: Anybody home? A little help here. [Cut to the foyer. Piper is there wearing a balloon hat, holding shopping bags and a bunch of flowers. Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Chris walk in.] Paige: Where have you been? Piper: Well, everywhere, actually. First we went shopping and then we went for a boat ride and then we had a picnic in a park, and then we stopped at the fair. (She puts the stuff down and takes off the balloon hat.) Chris: Piper? Piper: Huh. Chris: Where's Wyatt? Piper: Oh, he's coming. (The guy pushes Wyatt in his stroller through the front door. Wyatt has his face painted.) Man: "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands." Hello. Leo: Who are you? Phoebe: Uh, he's, he's, you know, just a date. (Leo and Chris look at Piper.) Paige: A guy. Piper: You know, you don't have a name yet, do you? Chris: What does that mean, he doesn't have a name? Man: Why not call me David. You've always liked that name, no? Piper: No. I mean, yes. Isn't he perfect? (Phoebe and Paige sigh.) Leo: What the hell's going on here? David: You don't have to feel thrat by me, Leo. No one will ever replace you in Wyatt's eyes. And Piper wouldn't want anyone to. Leo: Phoebe. Phoebe: Yeah, okay, why don't you guys put Wyatt down for a nap, I'm sure he's really tired from all this excitement. Come on. David: Okay. "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands." (David pushes Wyatt towards the stairs. Piper follows.) Paige: And don't forget to turn off the demonic alarm system, you know, in case the baby mistakes him for a demon. (She looks at Leo and Chris.) Alright, fine, so I made him out of my own little brew. Leo: You what? Phoebe: Piper was gonna give up on love, on her birthday nonetheless. Chris: So you conjured a man? Paige: No, not just a man, the perfect man. See, he's somebody who knows exactly what she wants and he's just gonna be here long enough to strain her out. Phoebe: Twenty-four hours, that's it.. That's great, right? Paige: Yeah, not even twenty-four, really eight and then sadly he goes poof. Phoebe: Yeah. You don't want her to live life without love, do you Leo? Leo: We'll talk about this later after we deal with the Order. Phoebe: Okay. (Darryl walks in through the front door.) Darryl: Is this a bad time? I just wanted to drop this off. (He holds up a tube.) Paige: Darryl, why didn't you just wait till dinner? Darryl: Dinner. Actually, this is for Wyatt so he has a little something to open up too. Phoebe: Oh, that's so sweet. (Phoebe goes over to Darryl and takes the tube off of him.) Darryl: Ah, Sheila's idea, actually. You mind if I give it to him? (He takes it back off Phoebe.) Phoebe: Oh, sure, yeah, they're upstairs. Darryl: Thanks. (Darryl heads for the stairs.) Chris: Don't you think maybe we should cancel the dinner party? Paige: No. [Cut to upstairs. Darryl walks down the hallway. He spots a crystal on the floor for the security alarm. He walks into Wyatt's room and spots two more crystals on the window sill.] David: Shhh. Darryl, right? Darryl: Right. How's it going? (Piper walks in.) Piper: Hi, what are you doing here? Darryl: Oh, just brought the little guy a present. Piper: Oh, that's really sweet but we just put him down for a nap. Darryl: I'll sneak it in so he can see it when he wakes up. He'll never know I was here. Piper: Okay. Shh. Darryl: No problem. (Piper and David leave the room. Darryl walks over to the crib and Wyatt's shield appears. Darryl shape shifts into the robed demon. He opens the tube and pulls out the wand. He turns off the baby monitor.) [Cut to downstairs. Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Chris are standing at the bottom of the stairs. Piper and David walk down the stairs.] Piper: What's up? Phoebe: We need to talk. Wyatt may be in danger. (The baby monitor Piper is holding crackles.) Chris: Why is it doing that? (Piper and Leo run up the stairs.) Leo: (to David) You stay here. [Cut to Wyatt's room. The robed demon is holding the wand over Wyatt. A light is pouring out of the wand. Piper runs in. The robed demon drops the wand and it vanishes. Piper blows up the demon. Wyatt cries. Piper rushes over to him. Leo runs in followed by Phoebe, Paige and Chris.] Leo: Is he okay? Piper: You're okay, you're okay. (Piper picks Wyatt up.) Paige: Did he hurt him? Piper: No, I think he's okay. [Scene: Cave. The wand appears in the Head demon's hand.] Robed Demon: Success. Head Demon: We shall see. (He points the wand at the image of Wyatt and a light beam shines into his eyes. The demon reaches into the image.) He's ready to come home. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Phoebe, Paige and Chris are sitting there. Leo orbs in.] Phoebe: Darryl? Leo: He's okay. He said they didn't go anywhere near him. Phoebe: Oh, thank god. Paige: My question is how did they even know to impersonate him? Leo: Well, they must have been watching you. See who he trusted and let near him. Phoebe: That's really creepy. Chris: It's gonna get a lot creepier if we don't stop them from getting to Wyatt. (Piper, holding Wyatt, and David walk down the stairs.) Piper: We might have a thought about that. Leo: We? Piper: Yeah, well, we've been talking and I think we need to give Chris's idea another chance. Phoebe: What idea? Piper: About binding Wyatt's powers. Phoebe, Paige: What? (Piper sits down with Wyatt.) Piper: Well, I'm just saying we should consider it. I mean, if you think about it, it makes sense. Leo: You can't be serious. David: Actually, she's never been more serious. Leo: Excuse me, I was talking to her. Paige: This doesn't sound like you, Piper. David: Doesn't it? Piper wants to protect her son. She wants a normal life. This way she can have both. Chris: Hey, that was my argument. David: Well, that's a good one. Phoebe: No, that's not a good one. That's a bad one, a very, very bad one. One that's been discussed and discarded already. Piper: Yeah, but that was before a demonic cult started targeting him. Chris: I mean, this could be... Paige: Oh, what? Just another big bad evil thing that's coming after him? Yeah, yeah, yeah, we got it. Leo: It still isn't a good enough reason. David: Piper, thinks it is. Phoebe: Hey, buddy, don't forget who made you. Chris: That's right, you did make him, didn't you? Phoebe: Piper, I don't understand. Yesterday you were willing to give up everything for Wyatt's future. Why this now? Piper: Well, you should know. You're the one that, um, showed me what I really wanted and really need. Paige: She's got us there. Phoebe: Yeah, well, it doesn't matter because it's gonna take the power of three to bind someone as powerful as Wyatt and I'm not gonna support it. Paige: Neither am I. Piper: Well, then we have a problem because I am. Chris: Alright, why don't we all just take a deep breath, okay? Leo, why don't you orb Wyatt up there until we figure this thing out. Leo: Gladly. (to David) Do you mind? David: Oh, please. (Leo goes over and picks Wyatt up. He orbs out with him.) Chris: Alright, and why don't we, David, right? David: David. Chris: Why don't you come with me and let the girls talk alone for a minute. (Chris and David leave the room.) [Cut to the attic. Chris and David walk in.] Chris: So you've got quiet an influence on Piper, don't you? David: Well, I just reflect what she wants. Chris: Interested. So, what, they just wrote down what she wanted and that was that? David: I don't know. I guess. Chris: Huh. Let's see. (Chris writes something down on a piece of paper and throws it into the potion. David glows for a second.) David: What were witches talking about? Chris: Uh, Paige, and what she looks for in men. David: Paige. She wants a man who she can openly practice magic around. One she won't feel suppressed by. Chris: Good, very good. And what about Phoebe? (He writes something else down and throws it in the potion.) David: Phoebe. She wants the same thing. Plus, she wants him to be available to live near her heart, that's what she wants. Chris: This potion packs a hell of a punch, doesn't it? Of course, in order for them to be with the perfect man, is if they're happy with each other first. (He writes something else down.) And the only way they can be happy with each other first is agreeing to bind Wyatt's powers. (He throws the paper into the potion. David glows.) Pheromones. Ah, what the hell. (Chris pours in some pheromones.) [Cut to the dining room. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there.] Piper: This is my son we're talking about. Phoebe: Piper, you're not listening to reason. Piper: Phoebe, his life is in jeopardy and binding his powers may be the only way to save him. Phoebe: That's all that saved him. Paige, please help me. Paige: Well, I think that... ow. (David walks in.) David: Oh, here, allow me. (David starts massaging Paige's shoulders.) Just relax, okay? You keep all the tention in your shoulders. Paige: You're right. I love your cologne. Piper: Hey, that's my birthday present. David: All day and all night. (Chris walks in.) Phoebe: Hey, what's going on? I thought you were gonna keep him occupied. Chris: I was, but then I figured I had to break the impasse between you three, so. Phoebe: Really? How? Chris: Uh... (Chris pulls David away from Paige.) Paige: Hey. (David stands behind Phoebe and starts massaging her neck.) Phoebe: Oh. David: Don't worry, I'm hear for you, Phoebe. Not off taking care of business in some far away land. Phoebe: Yeah, I like the sound of that. Chris: So what do we think about binding Wyatt's powers? (The front door opens and Darryl and Sheila walk in carrying presents.) Darryl: Knock, knock. Sheila: Surprise! (Darryl picks up a crystal sitting near the front door.) Darryl: Do you guys need this? I found it by the door. (Phoebe gets up.) Phoebe: Yes, we need it by the door. (She takes the crystal off of Darryl.) Don't touch our crystals. Paige: At least we know it's really Darryl. (Phoebe puts the crystal back in front of the door. David stands behind Piper and starts massaging her shoulders.) Darryl: Hey. Sheila: Ah, and who's he? Piper: Oh, ah, this is David. David: Hi. Chris: Actually, guys, the dinner's been cancelled. Sorry. David: Why? The girls still want to party, don't you? Paige: Yeah! Phoebe: Woo hoo! Chris: But the dinner hasn't been made. Paige: Oh, I can fix that. "On Piper's day set this table, with all the favours you're able." (Food and plates appear on the table, along with champagne glasses, candles and a cake. Decorations appear on the ceiling above.) Ah, not bad, huh? Chris: No, no, this isn't right, this isn't what they want. David: Hey, if it makes them happy, it's what they want. Come on, have a seat. Chris: What about Wyatt? Anyone? (Everyone sits down.) [Cut to Wyatt's room. Three Order demons shimmer in. They see Wyatt's empty crib.] Order Demon: The child, he's gone. Order Demon #2: Can you sense him? Head Demon: No, but they won't keep him away for long. We'll wait. (The demons vanish into the wall.) [Cut to the dining room. Everyone is eating.] Sheila: So, how long have you known the girls? David: Fourteen, fifteen hours, I guess. Darryl: Did you say hours? David: Mm-hm. Paige: Oh, yeah, I made him. Magically. Phoebe: Actually, we both made him. Piper: For my birthday. Darryl: Hell of a gift. Phoebe: Yeah, we just wanted to remind Piper the importance of love. Sheila: Love? David: Spiritual, emotional, deep in your heart love. The kind you should never ever stop searching for, Piper. Piper: I know, you're right, I know. David: You're going to have it too. I promise... your normal life. Phoebe: Psst. (David turns to Phoebe. In her eyes he's wearing a suit.) What about me? David: You shouldn't have to hide your secret anymore. I understand you. Phoebe: I know you do. Paige: What about my dinner? (He turns to Paige and in her eyes he's wearing a leather jacket.) David: Magical, Paige. Just the way I like it. (He eats a pea.) Mmm. Paige: They're really good peas. Chris: Excuse me. Wyatt, anyone? David: Later. (David takes Paige's hand and she sits on his lap.) Darryl: (to Chris) Is this some kind of demonic thing? Chris: No, it's some sort of messed up thing. Sheila: Maybe we should go. Chris: Good idea. (Darryl and Sheila get up.) Piper: Hey, y'all need to make your own present. Hey. (She pulls Paige off of David.) Off of the lap! (Paige grabs a handful of food and throws it at Piper. Piper stands up. Paige grabs the birthday cake and throws it at Piper. Piper freezes it in mid-air.) Oh, I see. We're gonna play with cake now. (Piper grabs the cake out of the air and throws it towards Paige.) Paige: Cake! (The cake orbs out and orbs back in heading straight for Phoebe. It hits her right in the face. Piper laughs.) David: Girls, girls! Come on, there's plenty of me to go around. (The girls start throwing food at each other.) Darryl: Thanks for dinner. Sheila: Happy birthday. (Darryl and Sheila leave.) Chris: (to David) How the hell are you making that happen? Now they're fighting! Get them to bind Wyatt's powers now! [Cut to the attic. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Chris and David walk in.] Phoebe: Are you sure about this? David: What you want more than anything is to get along. And this will help you do that. Paige: Um, I'm pretty sure what we want more than anything is, um, a good dry cleaner. Chris: Leo! (Leo orbs in with Wyatt. He puts him in the playpen.) Leo: What happened? Chris: You don't wanna know. Piper: We're binding Wyatt's powers. Leo: What? (The three Order demons appear.) Piper: We already decided. Leo: You can't be serious. (The head demon shines the wand in Wyatt's eyes. Wyatt's eyes glow and his shield pops up. The shield hits Leo which sends him flying across the room, knocking over the girls and Chris. The Order demons walk into the shield.) Order Demon: He's one of us now. (They shimmer out with Wyatt.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are moving towards Chris.] Chris: Listen to me, what are you doing? Phoebe: The pheromones wore off. Piper: Right after they took my son. Chris: You don't seriously believe this is my fault, do you? Paige: Oh, right, so it's just a big coincidence we all fell under Mr. Right's spell? Phoebe: And suddenly we all want to bind Wyatt's powers? David: You see, Chris, what they really want is for you... Paige: For you to leave. David: I knew that. Chris: This is crazy. Leo, tell them. Leo: Tell them what? I'm wondering the same thing myself. Chris: Okay, so what if I did? I was only trying to protect Wyatt. Piper: By tricking us? Chris: I had to. Phoebe: Why? Chris: Because the only reason I came here was to keep Wyatt from turning evil. Leo: Turning evil? Paige: Wait, don't you mean stopping evil from hurting him? Chris: I didn't think you'd help me if you knew the truth. I knew you wouldn't. The evil from the future I came back to stop isn't a demon. It's Wyatt. Piper: You're lying. Chris: No, I'm not. He's gonna grow up and terrorise people with his powers, take over. kll even. Leo: Why should we believe you after all the lies? Chris: Because you have to. Piper: No, Chris, we don't, actually. Chris: Fine, then don't. Either way, we need to save Wyatt now and I'm the one who knows how to do it. Phoebe: Really? How? Chris: The Order. They used their powers to turn him, to reverse his morality. See, he thinks bad is good now, and good is bad. That's why his shield repelled you. Leo: So? Chris: So Wyatt brings his shield up around me. He thinks I'm a thrat. Piper: Yeah, so do I. Chris: Listen to me, they reversed his sense of morality. That means his shield will protect him from you but not from me. Please, I'm the only one who can save him. Let me help. Piper: Chris, we don't need your help. I will get my son back, and when I do, I don't wanna see you anymore. Chris: I'm sorry. (Chris orbs out.) [Scene: The Order demons are there, chanting. The head Order demon is holding Wyatt above an altar.] Head Demon: Behold. He has returned to us. To his rightful place, (Piper, Phoebe and Paige orb in) who one day lead us back to... (The girls att*ck the demons. Piper blows some up. The head demon sits Wyatt down. Piper goes over to them and Wyatt puts up his shield, knocking Piper backwards.) He protects me now, not you. (He creates a fireball. Chris orbs in and jumps on the head demon. The head demon is vanquished by his own fireball. The rest of the Order demons shimmer out.) Chris: Pick up the scepter and point it at Wyatt. (Piper picks it up.) Trust me. (She points it at Wyatt and Wyatt's shield vanishes. Piper picks him up.) Paige: How come he didn't raise his shield back up for you? Chris: I don't know. Looks like he trusts me now at least. [Scene: Golden Gate Bridge. Chris is sitting at the top. Leo orbs in beside him.] Leo: Good place to think, isn't it? Chris: What do you want? Leo: Just to talk. You know, trust, Chris, is a precious commodity. Once you lose it, it's pretty hard to get it back. Chris: What, did you read that out of a fortune cookie? Leo: Don't be a smart ass, it doesn't help your cause. Chris: My cause? Pretty much screwed that up, don't you think. Leo: I don't know. Chris: What, you're saying you still trust me? Leo: It's not my trust that matters, it's the sisters. Chris: I know. So what do I do? Leo: Just be straight to them, that's all. Don't manipulate them. Even if it is for the right reason. And for what it's worth, yes, I do trust you. After all, you saved my son from turning evil, didn't you. Chris: For now. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Stairs. David is sitting on the stairs. Piper walks over to him.] Piper: Hi. I was just coming up to find you. David: I know. Piper: Yeah, see, that's still kind of weird to me. David: I know that too. Piper: Listen, thanks for cleaning up the mess. You really are a perfect guy. David: My pleasure. Well... (He stands up and moves closer to her.) I already said goodbye to your sisters. Now it's your turn. Piper: I feel like I should apologise or something. David: Why? I'm okay with what's about to happen. Really. I was made that way. Piper: Weird. David: Did you at least have a good birthday? Piper: Um, it was interesting to say the least. David: You can't live without love, Piper, we both know that. That's all your sisters were trying to tell you. (The grandfather clock chimes.) Don't ever stop dreaming about me, and never stop looking for love. (They kiss.) Happy birthday, Piper. (He vanishes.) [Cut to Wyatt's room. Piper tucks Wyatt in his crib.] Piper: You go to sleep. (Piper walks over to the dresser and opens her present from Leo. She pulls out a charm bracelet and smiles. The card reads "Happy birthday Piper, Always Leo".) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x12 - Prince Charmed"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Manor. Dining room. Phoebe, Paige, Jason and Richard are there. They have just finished dinner.] Paige: Okay, this has been really fun, guys, but Phoebe actually brought us here tonight to say something, didn't you, Pheebs? Phoebe: No, no, I-I-I just think that we don't get to see enough of each other, that's all. (She laughs nervously.) Jason: Might be a little longer too, seeing as we're off to Paris in the morning. Paige: Yeah, about that French merger... Phoebe: Oh, Hong Kong, Rome, gay Pa-Ree, it's enough to send a girl's head spinning, you know. Paige: But wasn't there something you really wanted to say about... Richard: Ah, you must have great business karma. Jason: Oh, karma? I don't believe in that stuff. Richard: Not at all? Jason: Well, I mean, you know, if somebody cuts me off on the road, I'd like to think that they're gonna get what's coming to them, if that's what you mean. Richard: That's karma, the great cosmic justice system. You reap what you sow. Paige: Great, fabulous, anyway, Phoebe. (Paige kicks Phoebe under the table.) Phoebe: Ah! Uh, okay, alright. Uh, Jason, there is something that I want to share with you right now, and, uh, that would be... a toast. A toast to your new merger. Paige: Pheebs, could you help me with the cobbler. (Phoebe and Paige leave the room.) Jason: Am I missing something? [Cut to the kitchen. Phoebe and Paige walk in.] Paige: Okay, that was a three course meal, not including the fruit and cheese plate, I gave you a million openings. What do you want? A drum roll? Phoebe: Actually, that's not a bad idea. Paige: You are going with him to France tomorrow. You've been putting this off for too long, you have to tell him you're a witch. Phoebe: I'm just thinking maybe we should wait until we get there to tell him, you know. And then if there's an emergency you can orb us back, okay? Paige: You've probably been caught almost like a million times. You can't keep taking that risk. Phoebe: I know. You know, maybe I should wait until tomorrow until after the big banquet so I don't upset his big day. Paige: I think that you have a big problem with avoiding conflict and one day, missy, it is gonna come back and bite you in the ass. (Richard walks in.) Richard: Hey, he's getting a little antsy in there. Paige: And you, what is it with this whole karma thing? You're supposed to be making it easier for her. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Piper's under attck, she needs your help fast. Phoebe: Saved by the orb. Great. Keep Jason occupied. (Phoebe and Paige orb out.) [Cut to dining room. Leo walks in holding a pot of coffee and a dish of dessert. Richard walks in behind him.] Jason: Leo? What are you doing here? Leo: Uh, just bringing dessert. You want some? Richard: The girls are just tidying up. [Cut to a tunnel. Piper is there. She blows up a demon and another one appears.] Piper: Crap. (The demon throws a fireball at Piper and she dives out of the way. Phoebe and Paige orb in.) Phoebe: Piper. Piper: About time. (They help her up and Piper blows up the demon.) Phoebe: It wasn't easy to find you in these catacombs. Paige: You were supposed to wait until after dinner so I could help. Piper: Well, I thought I could handle it. Except I must have missed something in the book. Phoebe: I guess so. Piper: Look, every time I ht one, two more show up. (Piper looks around the corner and sees two more demons. She tries to blow them up but they duck and she misses. They throw two fireballs.) Phoebe: Okay, back up. (Phoebe walks around the corner.) Hey, boys! (They throw a fireball each at Phoebe and she channels them straight back at them, vanquishing them. Four more shimmer in. Piper and Paige pull Phoebe back behind the wall.) Piper: Okay, new plan. Blast and then bail. Phoebe: Okay. [Cut to the manor. Kitchen. Jason walks in with Leo and Richard following.] Jason: Hey, Phoebe, what's taking you so long? Wh-Where'd they go? Richard: Uh, must be an emergency or something. Jason: It's always some emergency or some phone call or some marathon pee-break. What's going on? (Piper, Phoebe and Paige orb in, in front of Jason. He faints.) Piper: Oh. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Phoebe watches Jason drive away in his car. She closes the door and walks into the living room where Leo is healing Piper's wound on her forehead.] Leo: I'd better go check on Wyatt. (Leo leaves the room.) Phoebe: I've never seen him like that. He looked at me like he had no idea who I was. Paige: He doesn't know you. Not the witch you, anyway. Piper: He's just gonna need some time. Phoebe: Why didn't I just tell him? And no I told you so's. Paige: We all make little mistakes, honey. Phoebe: This was a very big mistake. I can't imagine how he's feeling right now, what he's going through. Paige: The good news is it's out in the open now and, uh, you know, you guys have no more secrets. (Richard walks in.) Richard: Food's away, table's cleared, anything else I can do? Paige: No, thank you. Richard: Hey, I feel awful. I'm sorry about what happened. Phoebe: It's not your fault. Richard: Well, actually, it is. Piper: Why? Did you shove Jason into the kitchen? Richard: No, but my karma did. I'm serious, I'm convinced I'm carrying around the burden of my family's karma. We did so much bad with magic, now magic's doing bad to me, and those I care about. Paige: Now that is completely ridiculous. Richard: The feud has lasted for decades in my family, and so many people were hurt in the crossfire. Somebody's gotta inherit that bad karma, right? Piper: Not really how karma works. Phoebe: You live a double life with your boyfriend, and you pay the price. If anyone's karma made this happen it's mine. Paige: That's true. You had the chance to clean this up tonight and you didn't. Phoebe: See, there's that 'I told you so', huh? Paige: Only to make a point. Phoebe: No, you're right. I've been avoiding conflict my whole life. Richard: And it just happened the night I was here? It's all I'm saying. Piper: Hey, you guys, this mea culpa game is real fun and all but we're not gonna solve anything. Um, there's multiplying swarm demons on the other hand. Paige: That's right, we riled them up, didn't we? Piper: Yeah, and if they attck right now we won't know how to deal with them. So why don't you two ht the book and I'll catch up after I check on Wyatt. Phoebe: Uh, would you guys mind if I sat this one out? I kind of feel like I need to go see Jason. Piper: Well, maybe after we... Paige: No, we can handle it. [Cut to Wyatt's room. Leo lays Wyatt down in his crib. He covers him with a red blanket. Piper walks in.] Piper: Leo, no, no, no. Leo: What? What? What? What is it? (Piper pulls off the red blanket.) Piper: This, this. Leo: What, my grandmother's quilt. Piper: Her red quilt. The colour of anger and volence and all things bad. Leo: Bad? I used that quilt. Piper: Well, you can have it back. Wyatt is now using the powder blue baby blanket. Did you turn off the serenity Mozart CD? Look, we need to bathe Wyatt in goodness and nurture peace and serenity. Happy things. (She plays the Mozart CD on the CD player.) Leo: Piper, don't you think you're overreacting a little bit? Piper: Leo, there's no such thing as overreacting when it comes to the future of our child. Leo: Okay, but aren't the swarm demons the last on the list of thrat? Piper: Yes, but... Leo: Okay, and when they're gone, are you gonna stop worrying a little bit, right? Piper: No, because I've sent Chris to suss out if there's any new thrat. Leo: Okay, not to press a point but didn't you just have an epiphany about not focusing all your energy on Wyatt? Piper: Yes, well, that was before Chris informed us that our child is going to grow up to be the future of all evil. Besides, it's not all I do. I have the club, I have friends. Leo: Wow. Piper: Look, it's just that Wyatt still comes first. Which is why you're going to take him up the Elders so he's safe while we figure out how to deal with the swarm demons. And while you're there, can you ask them if there's anything they can do to ensure goodness in Wyatt, you know, pull a few strings. Leo: Piper, we don't need any strings pulled. We can protect our son ourselves. Piper: Well, in the future apparently we don't. Okay, so look, there are blue booties in the bag in case it gets cold, so don't be afraid to use them, okay? (Piper leaves the room. Leo picks up Wyatt.) Leo: Don't ask me, she's your mother. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Paige and Richard are there.] Richard: Look, you and I both know in order to make this work you can't repress yourself. Paige: I'm not. Look, practising magic. Richard: Yeah, but you don't want me to. Paige: Every relationship is gonna have its challenges, right? Look at Phoebe and Jason. Richard: I'm telling you, that was me. Paige: No, that was them not being truthful with each other, and as long as we are, we're gonna be fine. Richard: Fine would be if I could start over with a clean slate. Paige: You just be the wonderful person that you are and it's gonna make up for all the bad things your family ever did. Richard: Not in this life time. I wanna start over. Paige: It's not possible. If it were, everybody would do it. Richard: Okay, everybody's not a powerful witch. Paige: Look, karma is the DNA of the universe. It's what balances everything out. You start screwing with that, you could mess up the entire cosmic order of things. Richard: Maybe you can help me cast a spell. Paige: What part of no shortcuts are you not you getting? There's an aura cleanse, a chakra cleanse, but no karma cleanse. If it were possible to be cleansed, it would be in there. But there's no spell, it can't be done. (Piper walks in.) Piper: Got anything? Paige: Yeah, let's see. (Piper and Paige look at the open book.) They are distant relatives of kazis and vampires, which means they come from a hive. Did you even read this? Piper: I skimmed it. So they were drones that we were klling. Well, no wonder they just kept coming back. It says you have to kll the king to kll the hive which requires a power of three spell. I'll call Phoebe. (She heads for the door.) Paige: Hey, just slow down there, okay? Take it easy. Piper: Okay, you orb out and get Phoebe and I'll start on the potion. Paige: Why don't we just track the leader down. You and I. That way Phoebe and Jason can have a little bit of time alone, yeah? Piper: Well, what if the swarm attcks before... (Paige gives her a look.) Okay, fine. We'll locate the ruler first. Paige: Brilliant idea. (to Richard) Hey, can I orb you anywhere? Richard: No, it's okay. I drove my car here. Paige: Okay. I'll see you soon. (Piper and Paige orb out. Richard walks over to the Book of Shadows and starts flipping through it.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Jason's office. Jason is there. Phoebe walks in.] Jason: You stay away. Phoebe: We need to talk. Jason: No, no, I don't wanna talk. You're, this is your... this-this is-is-is so beyond, this is so far beyond my reality, you know. I-I-I I'm just still trying to figure out how-how you could... fifteen months I didn't know. Phoebe: I wanted to tell you. I really did, but I couldn't. And you know now, so can we talk about this please? Jason: Oh, okay, fine, let's talk. Alright, what was this, huh? The Godiva girls. Was that magic? Phoebe: Yeah. Jason: Okay, what about that-that funny looking little cousin of yours, cousin Shamus. What the hell was he? One of the seven dwarves? Phoebe: Uh, no actually, he was a leprechaun. And not really my cousin. Look, Jason, I know how you feel. Jason: How do I feel, Phoebe? Huh? Tell me because I don't know. But you, you always seem to know. So tell me, how's it gonna feel when I crash? 'Cause I-I-I see one coming. Is it gonna feel like when you said 'I love you too'? Because that, that was magic, wasn't it? Phoebe: But I do love you. Jason: I-I-I don't have time for this. Phoebe: I didn't want you to find out like this, believe me. Jason: I, uh, I have to concentrate. I'm speaking in front of a hundred share holders celebrating the, uh, second biggest French media merger of the decade, okay? So, I need to, I need to focus. [Scene: Tunnel. Piper and Phoebe are walking around.] Piper: Hey, you're the one that wanted to look for the swarm king in the first place, remember? Paige: Yeah, that's when I thought it was a hive, not so much a maze. Oh, no. (She spots some footprints.) Is this starting to look familiar? Are we...? Piper: Going around in circles? Paige: Let's just orb home. Piper: Why are you in such a rush to go home all of a sudden? Paige: It's Richard. Anytime he's alone for too long bad things start to happen. (They hear footsteps. Piper gets ready to blow up whoever's about to walk around the corner.) No. (Paige takes her around the corner out of sight.) It only attracts them more, remember? (A dozen swarm demons walk past.) Should we follow them? Piper: Good idea. (They start to follow the swarm demons but more appear behind them.) Now? Paige: Yeah. (Piper blows them up.) [Cut to the manor. Attic. Richard has the Aura Cleanse spell open in the Book of Shadows. He is writing down a spell on a piece of paper. He picks up the paper and grabs a pinch of sand and walks over to some lit candles. He sprinkles the sand on the floor.] Richard: "I call to thee, pure witch's fre, through vortex flow the heavenly mire, cleanse brackish karma of debris, from dark to light sweep history." (A bright light circles Richard.) [Cut to downstairs. Phoebe walks in through the front door.] Phoebe: Hello? Anybody home? (She hangs up her coat. The light disappears from Richard and reappears downstairs, hitting Phoebe. She gets a vision of French soldiers fring at a target. Phoebe is thrown backwards.) Qu'est-ce que c'est? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Piper and Paige orb in. They look tired and sore.] Piper: How many did we get? Fifteen or sixteen? (Paige yawns.) Paige: I don't know. I stopped counting at dawn. I'm gonna go crash. Actually, I'm gonna go check on Richard and then go crash. Piper: But wait, we know where the king is now. So we gotta get Phoebe so we can go back and get him. Paige: No. I am taking a hot bath and curling into a nice warm bed. Piper: You know, living at Richard's mansion has made you soft. Paige: Oh, shush. Piper: I'm serious. What if this is the demon that gets to Wyatt? Paige: Well, then it's all the more reason for us to be well-rested, right? (Piper sees a broken vase on the floor.) Piper: What happened here? (Phoebe comes down the stairs wearing very little.) Phoebe: Bonjour! Bonjour! Paige: Bonjour? Piper: What the heck are you wearing? Phoebe: Oh, just a little something to help me win my boyfriend back. Showing a little skin never hurt. Paige: Oh, I'll file that away. Piper: I guess it didn't go so good with Jason last night? Phoebe: No, unfortunately. Je ne sais pas pourquoi. Paige: Since when do you speak freedom fry? Phoebe: I don't know actually, it's kind of weird considering I hate the French. Piper: No you don't. You love everything about France. Phoebe: I do? Oh, then maybe I just hate being dumped. All the more reason to go get him. Piper: Uh, just there's one thing. See, we kind of need the power of three for a vanquish, you know, to save your nephews future and all. Phoebe: Yeah, sorry, I can't. (She heads for the door.) Au revoir. (She leaves.) Piper: Please tell me she didn't... Paige: Cast a spell on herself? I think she did. [Scene: Tunnels. The swarm king and dozens of swarm demons are there.] Swarm King: I can feel their pain. This is where they fought and died. Correct me if I'm wrong but this was your division. Swarm Demon #1: I'm afraid it was. Swarm King: Remember, this is going to hurt me much more than it hurts you. (He vanquishes Swarm Demon #1.) It is time to bring the fight to them! Let the Charmed Ones feel our pain! [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Paige are there looking at the page the Book of Shadows is open to.] Piper: I'm confused. How does cleansing her aura get Jason back? Paige: No, Phoebe didn't cast the spell, Richard did. Piper: Richard wants Jason back? Paige: No, Richard wants to cleanse his karma. Oh my god, that's what he used the book for. Damn it, I shouldn't have left him alone. Piper: Wait a second, what does this have to do with Phoebe? Paige: Karma is not something you mess with. Especially not magically. Whatever Richard did could have gone wonky and affected her somehow. I mean, there's all this unfinished karma just floating around out there waiting to complete its cycle. Piper: What the hell are you talking about? Paige: I'm talking about Richard screwing with the karma wheel and Phoebe getting smacked down by it. She said it herself, she's been lying to Jason, living a double life, if that doesn't attract bad karma, I don't know what does. Piper: Someone's unfinished bad karma? Paige: Exactly. Except who's? Piper: Well, I'd guess a French hooker by the way she's been acting. Paige: Or worse. Okay, you go get Phoebe, I'll go get Richard. Piper: But what if he's infected too? Paige:Well, I'll save him and then I'll kll him. (Paige leaves the room.) [Scene: Richard's house. Study. Richard is there. Paige storms in.] Paige: Cast any spells lately? Richard: No. Alright, yeah, one. It didn't work though. Paige: How do you know? Richard: Because... Alright, I was cleansing my soul... Paige: Yeah, yeah, skip down to the bottom. What happened when you said the spell, exactly. Richard: Energy and light came down from the ceiling, it surrounded me... Paige: And ht Phoebe. Richard: No, I was there alone. Paige: Oh, yeah, you were alone. Okay, then how do you explain my sister suddenly walking around like she's in the nudie version of La Miz. Richard: I don't know. I don't know why it affected her and not me. Paige: Maybe because your family is surrounded by so much bad karma that there's no room for anybody else's. What were you thinking? Richard: I was thinking about us. Paige: Us? Richard: Yeah. I don't want my past to hurt you. Paige: Richard, I know that you mean well, I really do. And I get that it must be so hard to not practise magic when you can, but you can't... Richard: How can you be with a guy that's got a problem with the very thing you're all about? I have an idea. I have a potion that'll help Phoebe. (He heads for the door.) Paige: Richard. Richard: What? Paige: Stop. Richard: I can't. I did this. I need to fix it. Paige: No, hey. Please. Just no more magic. [Scene: Office. Steve's there. Richard walks in.] Richard: Hey, bro. Steve: Richard. Man, how the hell have you been? (They hug.) Richard: Good, good, you know. Wow, you look good, and you got your hair cut. Steve: Yeah, for court. I'm doing pro bono now. Richard: A do-gooder. Wow, you. Steve: Yeah, I needed a change in my life. So, mum's been worried. No one's heard from you. Staying out of trouble I hope. Richard: Yeah, more or less. Steve: So, uh, you still seeing Paige? Richard: Absolutely. I can't imagine life without her. Steve: It sounds serious. Richard: I hope so. Steve: Well, here, man, take a seat. Richard: Actually, I can't, I gotta go. Listen, I've been going through some of the old potion books just for the hell of it, and I can't find that one dad used to use to banish spirits. Do you know where it is? Steve: I thought be both agreed not to mess with that stuff anymore. Richard: I'm not. Not really. It's hard to explain. Do you know where it is? Steve: Richard. Richard: Look, save the speech. Can you help me or not? Steve: Why? What'd you do? Richard: Nothing. Steve: Are people hurt? Do you need... Richard: Damn it, Steve! Can you help me or not? Please. [Scene: Outside a building. Phoebe is waiting on the sidewalk. Jason pulls up in a limo. He gets out.] Jason: What are you doing here? And what are you wearing? Phoebe: I'm looking for you. (She pulls him closer.) Mon petit choux. Jason: Look, I don't have time for this. (He pulls away.) This is crazy. (She grabs him.) Phoebe: You have every right to be very upset with me, I know I've been a very, very bad girl. Please let me make it up to you. Jason: I don't think so. Phoebe: What do you mean you don't think so? Jason: Hey, take it easy, Phoebe, we'll talk about it later, okay? Right now I'm running late. Phoebe: There's always time for l'amour. (She tries to kiss him.) Jason: Whoa. Uh, listen, this is, I, this merger is very important to me, okay? I need to keep a clear head if that's at all possible. Phoebe: Are you saying you don't want me? Jason: Not right now. Phoebe: Cochon. You pig. Quel est ton probleme? Fils de pute!. Jason: You're crazy. (He walks towards the building.) Phoebe: You think you can just walk away from me? You think I'm crazy? You think this is crazy? Just wait. [Cut to inside. Jason is standing up on a stage talking to a room full of people in suits. There is a table full of food in the centre of the room.] Jason: In the climate of this world economy, diversity is essential. And that is why this merger is essential if we want to grow as a company. Combing resources will allow us to tap into markets that would have otherwise remained beyond our reach. (They applause.) And so today we celebrate a new Franco-American business community, in which bilateral trade is not only encouraged... (The microphone makes a high-pitched noise. The people split in two groups to make a clear path down to the stage. Phoebe is standing near the back and walks down the clearing the people have made. She walks up onto the stage.) What the hell are you doing? Phoebe: You turned on me, you rejected me, and I'd say you'll live to regret it but you won't. Jason: This isn't a game. Phoebe: Viola! Jason: Phoebe, you can't do this. (He takes off his coat and wraps it around Phoebe.) Phoebe: Oh, no? Pourquoi pas?. Watch me. (She pulls away from him and his coat.) Curses on this merger. (The champagne bottles pop and squirt champagne everywhere. The food turns into snails and toads and pigeons. The people scream and run around the room.) Jason: Phoebe, stop this. (He grabs her.) Phoebe: You let go of me! (She pushes him onto the floor.) Jason: Are you trying to ruin me? Phoebe: Oh, that's just the hors d'oeuvre. Wait until you see the entree. It's to die for. (Suddenly everything freezes including Phoebe. Piper walks through the people.) Piper: Leo! (She walks onto the stage.) Leo! Leo! (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Whoa. Piper: Yeah. Leo: Wh-Why is Phoebe frozen? Piper: That's not Phoebe. Leo: What do you mean? Piper: Long story. Let's get out of here. Leo: What about all this? Piper: Later, later. (Leo orbs out with Piper and Phoebe. The room unfreezes.) Jason: Phoebe? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there. Paige is reading a book. Phoebe sits on a chair.] Piper: Sit down and put this on. (She throws her a blanket.) Phoebe: I'm not finished with my revenge. Piper: Sit or I will freeze. We need to figure out who's karma you got. Phoebe: I'll never tell. Je ne fait pas ca. Paige: Okay, she's French. Bad karma... Napoleon? Piper: Probably not. Leo: Phoebe's not our only problem, that entire auditorium saw her use magic. Piper: Well, we fix Phoebe first and then we take care of the swarm king and if we're still alive after that, we'll worry about it then. (Phoebe sighs.) Maybe you should go check on Wyatt and make sure he's okay. Leo: He's fine. Okay, I'll go check. (Leo orbs out. Piper walks over to the Book of Shadows.) Piper: See if I can piece together a spell to de-karma Phoebe. Paige: Okay, what about, uh, Marie Antoinette, Queen Isabella, the she-wolf of France? Phoebe: Oh, now you insult me. I can't stand France. Piper: Vital clue there? Paige: Okay, let's see. Speaks French, hates the country, more than willing to strip in public... Oh my god, I saw something in here. Famous female spies... Mata Hari. Piper: Wasn't she one of the Bond girls? Paige: No. Look, an exotic stripper in Paris, Dutch born, double agent for Germany during World wr I. Says here Mata Hari was convicted by French officials and excuted by a fring squad. Piper: Well, no wonder she hates the French. Phoebe: Not half as much as I hate you for keeping me here. I need my freedom, I need my revenge. Piper: What does her karma have to do with Phoebe? Paige: Well, duplicitous, living a double life... Ring any bells? Phoebe: Enough! (Phoebe gets up.) Piper: Where are you going? Phoebe: Au revoir. (She goes in the other room. Piper freezes her. Piper and Paige walk over to Phoebe and unfreeze her.) Piper: Hi. Look, it's two against one and you are not going anywhere. (Two swarm demons appear and throw fireballs at them. Phoebe and Paige dive behind the couch. One of the fireballs hits Piper on her arm. She blows them up.) Why am I always the one getting ht? (Three more swarm demons shimmer in but are facing the wrong way.) Phoebe: Behind you! (The swarm demons turn around and Piper blows up one. Another one shimmers in and throws a fireball, hitting Paige on the arm.) Swarm Demon: Take her! (He points to Phoebe. One of them grabs Phoebe and shimmers out with her. The other two shimmer out.) Paige: Am I crazy or was she trying to save them from us? [Scene: Swarm Demon hive. Two Swarm Demons are holding onto Phoebe.] Swarm King: I didn't tell you to bring her here, I ordered you to kll them. Swarm Demon: The Charmed Ones were all together. We were lucky to grab one and get away. Phoebe: Oh, luck had nothing to do with it, I saved your butts back there. Excuse me, are you in charge here? Swarm King: I am. (Phoebe pulls away from the two Swarm Demons.) Phoebe: Good, because I'd like to get in bed with you. Not literally. Although, there may be time for that later. What I'm saying is, if you'll help me, I'll help you. Swarm King: You think I'm a fool? Saving my drones to gain my favour? I'm not one to fall for tricks. Phoebe: This isn't a trick. Hands off me. The witches have double crossed me. They wanna keep me against my will. Swarm King: So do I. Phoebe: Yeah, let me guess. To lure them here so you can kll all of us? Yeah, see you're not the first demon to try that and fail. They've got good karma. Centuries of it. It's what protects them, us. Swarm King: And what is it that you suggest? Phoebe: Well, I was hoping that you would help me create some bad karma for them by, oh, I don't know, maybe klling an innocent. Swarm King: Who did you have in mind? [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Jason's office. Jason is there. Richard walks in.] Richard: Jason. Jason: What are you doing here? Richard: I'm looking for Phoebe. Have you seen her? Jason: Not since she destroyed my career, no. Listen, uh, I've gotta give a press conference, try to salvage what's left of my reputation. Richard: Don't go, alright? I know how you feel. Jason: Oh, you know how I feel? You know how it feels to have the woman you love lie to you? To turn your one shining moment into chaos, and to strip in front of a packed auditorium. Richard: No. Look, it's not her fault. If you want to blame somebody, blame me. I cast a spell that... Jason: Hold on, you too? Richard: Yeah. Look, there's no time to explain. (He pulls out a potion.) Just, just take this, please. The moment you see Phoebe, throw this at her, she'll be back to normal, I promise. Jason: Wait a second, what is that? Richard: It's a potion. Jason: Get out of here. Richard: Look, I screwed up big time, alright? The only way to fix this is to use this on Phoebe. (He puts the potion in Jason's shirt pocket.) If you love her you'll do it. [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper and Paige are there dabbing each other's wounds.] Paige: Ow! Piper: Well, if you would just hold still. Paige: Fine. There. Done. Piper: Ow. Paige: You know, we wouldn't even be in this mess if it weren't for Phoebe not being able to deal with conflict. Piper: Actually, we wouldn't be in this mess if your boyfriend could handle his magic. (Piper pushes on a band-aid on Paige's wound.) Paige: Ow! You did that on purpose. Piper: Yes, I did. Paige: Maybe we should just focus on how to save Phoebe. Piper: Well, we could storm the hive but then again, she'd probably just help them stop us. Paige: Well, that's just Mata Hari coming through, using whoever she can to exact her revenge. Piper: But against who? The men who put her to death are long gone. And besides, doesn't her real karma eventually lead to her own self destruction anyway? Paige: Well, I think that's why we need to figure out why she's using Phoebe before it's too late, right? Piper: Which brings us back to Mata Hari's revenge. Paige: Okay, she's spent her life pleasing men, only to be betrayed by them at the end... Piper: Oh, no. Paige: What? Piper: What if she wants to return the favour? [Cut to outside The Bay Mirror. Piper and Paige orb in behind a truck. Jason goes over to the limo with reporters chasing him.] Jason: Listen up, folks. I'll answer everything at the press conference. Please, do me a favour and hold your questions until then. (Jason gets in the limo and Phoebe's waiting there.) Phoebe: Hello, Jason. Jason: Phoebe, I've had enough. Phoebe: Shh. (Two swarm demons shimmer in beside him.) I always get my man. Jason: Wait. Hang on a second. (They shimmer out with Jason. Piper and Paige walk over to the limo and look inside.) Commercial Break [Scene: Swarm Demon tunnels. Piper and Paige are there.] Paige: I swear this is where we found the king last time. Piper: Well, maybe your orbing was off. Paige: My orbing was not off. They've just moved. Piper: Well, we should be hearing the swarms, so why don't we? Paige: I don't know, 'cause there's like a jillion miles in this stupid maze. They could be anywhere. Piper: We don't even know if Phoebe is here. Paige: Well, it's our best bet. I swear, if she is hurt, I am never going to forgive Richard. Piper: I think Jason's the one we need to worry about right now. [Cut to a cave. Phoebe, Jason and the swarm demons are there.] Phoebe: Such a sweet man, such a horrible way to die. I almost want to cry. Almost. Jason: What are you doing? Please stop this game. Phoebe: Life is a game. The last one standing wins. And that would be me. Jason: I get it, you're trying to teach me a lesson, I get it. Phoebe: No lesson, I just don't like being betrayed. Jason: Well, what about him? Won't he betray you? Phoebe: Goodbye, mon amour. Jason: Phoebe, please, I'm begging you. Phoebe: Oh, don't beg. I stared at my kller right in the eye. So much more dignified way to die. Jason: Richard was right. Phoebe: Who? Swarm King: Enough! Can we please get on with this? Phoebe: Ready? (The swarm demons create fireballs.) Aim. (Jason reaches in his pocket and pulls out a potion. He throws it at Phoebe. Mata Hari leaves her body.) No! (Piper and Paige walk around the corner.) Swarm King: fre! (Phoebe faces the swarm demons and they throw the fireballs. She channels the fireballs back to them and vanquishes some. The rest dive behind rocks and throws more fireballs. Phoebe and Jason run around the corner.) Phoebe: Oh, thank god, I'm so happy to see you guys. Paige: You're you. Phoebe: Yeah. Piper: Reunion later, slay now. Swarm King: fre at her! Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "Demon swarm that serves as one, vanquish him from which they come." (The Swarm King is vanquished along with the rest of the swarm demons.) Phoebe: Jason. I'm so sorry. I'm so, so sorry. Jason: Me too. Piper: I hate to break this up, I really do, but we've gotta go. Paige: How did you get rid of Mata Hari's karma? Jason: Who? Piper: Don't ask. Phoebe: Where'd you get the potion from? Jason: I got it from Richard. He said it would be the only thing that might save you. Paige: Richard. [Scene: Richard's house. Richard opens a door to a room full of potions and ingredients. He walks in and closes the door.] [Scene: Manor. Wyatt's room. Piper, Leo and Wyatt are there. Piper puts Wyatt in his playpen.] Leo: Are you okay? Piper: Oh, yeah, you know, considering I'm the mother of the future leader of all evil. Leo: No you're not. Okay, maybe he won't be now that you took care of the last thrat on him. Piper: You know as well as I do that was not the last thrat. There'll be others. Leo: And you'll take care of them too. Especially now that we know what can happen. After all, well aware is half there. Piper: Did Phoebe give you that psycho babble? I just don't understand how someone so sweet could possibly turn so bad. Leo: I don't believe he will, despite what Chris says. Or maybe because of it we won't let it. You know, Piper, all parents worry about their kids, it's part of their job description. We just have to have faith. Piper: Yeah, but Wyatt isn't just any kid. Leo: And we're not just any parents either. Piper: Well, at least we know he'll inherit all of our family's good karma, and that should help. Leo: I hope it helps Phoebe too. She still has what happened to Jason's banquet to worry about. Commercial Break [Scene: Outside a Hotel. It's raining. Jason gets out of a limo and the doorman holds an umbrella above him. They walk to the door, under cover. Phoebe runs across the road.] Phoebe: Jason! Jason! Jason: Phoebe? Phoebe: I wanna talk to the press. I wanna tell them everything. Jason: Right. What are you gonna do? Tell them you're a witch? That'll make the headlines. Phoebe: Uh, actually, I didn't think about what I was gonna say them. I just know that I can't let you take the fall for this. I am so sorry about everything. The lies and... Jason: Hey, don't. Remember you saved me. Phoebe: Yeah, but that was after I tried to kll you. Jason: Well, there was that. Phoebe: If I could do it all again, I would tell you the truth. Jason: Give me a break, Phoebe, what are you gonna do? What are you gonna tell me? And besides, I was so wrapped up in my career and dragging you around the world, I never gave you a chance. Phoebe: So, um, what do we do now? Jason: I don't know. Maybe we should just both take some time. They're waiting for me. Phoebe: I wish you'd let me talk to them. Jason: No, no, what you and your sisters do, what I saw you do, it, uh, put some perspective on my work. I wanna protect that. Phoebe: You might lose the merger. Jason: I've lost worst. (They kiss and Phoebe walks away.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x13 - Used Karma"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: A day care centre. Children and their parents are there playing games and having fun. Wyatt is sitting in the corner of the room all by himself. Piper is near by talking to a woman.] Woman: All I'm saying is that you're way behind with little Wyatt. You really should have applied before this. Piper: Yeah, well, you know, he's not even a year old yet. Woman: So? I had my Jake signed up for "Mommy and Me" when I was still pregnant with him. Piper: Really? You can do that? Woman: Oh, absolutely. In fact, I'm surprised that they let you sign up this late because everybody wants to get in here because it gets you into Adlebery pre-school which is a feeder for Hoskins Elementary, and Bentley Middle School. (She looks over at Wyatt.) Doesn't have any siblings, does he? Piper: Uh, no. How did you know? Woman: Because he doesn't play well with others. Oh, don't worry about it, it's a common problem among only children. All the more reason to start developing their social skills early. First things pre-schools look for, you know. Piper: Yeah, well, that's why we're here. (Phoebe and Paige walk in.) Excuse me. (Piper goes over to them.) Hi, thanks for coming. Phoebe: Oh, of course, you know, anything for our little nephew. What exactly are we doing for our little nephew? Piper: Showing family support. They look for that, especially when the father's not around a lot. Phoebe: What are you talking about? Leo's around all the time. Piper: Yeah, for Wyatt, but he won't be for the school, he can't be. (Piper dials a number on her cell phone.) What are you doing? Put that thing down. Paige: I'm trying to get a hold of Richard, I can't find him. Piper: Yeah, well, you've been trying to call Richard for the last couple of days, maybe you should give it a rest. Paige: I know, but I'm just afraid he's off on some magical freak out or something, you know, and I just wanna be able to help him. Phoebe: Maybe he just needs a little time alone. Paige: It just makes me question whether or not I can even save an innocent if I can't save my boyfriend. No offence. Phoebe: Oh, no, don't worry about it, I'm over it. Paige: Jason? Phoebe: Yeah, when you get to be my age, you can't spend the time crying over spilled milk, you know? Paige: Your age? Phoebe: Yeah, the whole biological clock thing. It's very real and it's echoing. Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick. Piper: Okay, neurotic people, can we get back to my neurosis right now, please? Phoebe: Sure. Which one were we talking about? Piper: The one where I'm a rotten mother who's raising an anti-social child. Paige: Oh, that is ridiculous, and not true. (Paige dials a number on her phone.) Piper: Is it? He doesn't have any friends, Phoebe. You and I had each other when we were growing up, but he doesn't have anybody, he's all alone. Paige: Hey, I was all alone. Piper: Yeah, but you didn't know you had powers, so it was safe for you to have friends. Your mother didn't have to worry about if you were gonna orb out during a play date or something. Phoebe: Piper, do you think you're overreacting a little? (Wyatt orbs out.) Piper: No. [Cut to the manor. Wyatt is standing at the bottom of the stairs. He watches a door appear in the wall halfway up the stairs. Piper, Phoebe and Paige orb in.] Piper: You can not keep doing this, sweetie, really. (Phoebe picks Wyatt up. Paige notices the door.) Paige: Oh, guys? Phoebe: Oh, what the... Oh, this is not good. Voice: (behind door) Help! Piper: Orb him out of here. Go. (Phoebe hands Wyatt to Paige and she orbs out. The door opens and a bald man with glasses, and wearing a black robe walks out.) Man: Oh, thank god you're home. (Suddenly, the headless horseman appears behind the man and slices off his head with a long sword. The door slams shut.) Piper: What the hell was that? (They see the man's head on the stairs.) Man: That was the headless horseman. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Phoebe places the man's head on a table. She straightens his glasses.] Phoebe: Okay. Man: You're very kind. Phoebe: Yeah, can I just ask you one question? How are you still talking? Man: Yes, well, fair question. Uh, fortunately the rest of me is still at magic school, otherwise I'd be... Piper: I'm sorry, magic school? Man: Yes, that's right. Anyway, as I was saying, uh, as long as my body remains on grounds, I can't, uh, well, you know, die. It's all part of the magic thankfully. Piper: Like the doorway in the middle of my stairway. Man: Sorry, I didn't know where else to put it, it's the only way in or out of the school, I had to reach you somehow. Phoebe: Do you have a name? Man: Sigmund. But I'm afraid we don't have much time for pleasantries. I really need to get you back before he strikes again. Piper: The headless horseman. Sigmund: Right. Piper: Fabulous. (Paige and Leo orb in.) Where's Wyatt? Paige: He's upstairs in his room. I thought I should bring Le... Oh my god, and apparently I was right. Sigmund: Leo! Oh, so good to see you again. Leo: Sigmund, what happened? Phoebe: Wait, you guys know each other? Sigmund: Gideon sent me for your help, all your help. Paige: Gideon. Who's Gideon? And who are you? Piper: Alright, all you people with legs follow me. Phoebe: (to Sigmund) You wait here. Sigmund: Hurry. (Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo walk away from Sigmund.) Piper: Just so you know, this is what's keeping your son from developing social skills. Paige: And me from helping Richard. Phoebe: And me from helping... me. Leo: What? Piper: I'm talking about our lives. We can't just drop what we're doing every time someone's head comes rolling down the stairs. Leo: I don't believe you're saying this. You don't understand, this isn't supposed to happen. Magic school is supposed to be protected from evil. It's the only way Gideon can teach magic to the next generation, Wyatt's generation. Piper: I think Wyatt is more concerned with nursery school right now then magic school. Leo: Are you sure? Paige said he orbed back in front of the door. He was drawn to it. Phoebe: Okay, you know what? I think we should help the magic school, because we can't just keep that head on our foyer table, you know? What is it, a centre-piece? Piper: Okay, fine, but we can't take Wyatt, sorry. Leo: Alright, I'll get Chris to watch him. Piper: What? After everything he's done? No, I don't think so. Leo: He was just trying to protect Wyatt. Paige: Oh, please. Leo: Look, I think his intentions are good. He deserves another chance. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Stairs. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo open the door to the magic school and walk in. Piper is carrying a pillow case. They see Sigmond's body laying on the floor. Piper looks inside the pillow case.] Piper: Um, are you sure you can breathe in there alright? Sigmund: Yes, I... (The door slams shut.) We must move quickly. Piper: Alright. Sigmund: Just step around it, someone will be along for it shortly. (They look around and see a very, very long hallway.) Paige: Wow, impressive. Piper: How long is this hallway? Sigmund: No one really knows. It's endless. Piper: Great. Paige: So how are we gonna find this dude Gideon, anyway? Leo: He's not a dude, he's an Elder, my old mentor, actually. Piper: Really? You've never mentioned him before. Leo: We met a long time ago when I first became a Whitelighter. He helped me out, took me under his wing. He actually fought for us to get married, to break the rules. Piper: Really? (A wolf appears behind them. Phoebe looks around.) Phoebe: Okay, I don't want to freak anybody out but there is a wolf following us. Paige: What? (They look behind them and see nothing.) Phoebe: There was a wolf following us, I swear. Sigmund: Not everyone sees the same things here, Phoebe, only what they're meant to see. Phoebe: Who you got in there, Confucius? (A student levitates past while reading a book.) Okay, you all saw that, right? Sigmund: Eleventh grade levitation. She's late. We should keep moving, the great hall is just ahead. (They walk further down the hallway and reach a large wooden door. It opens up and they walk inside the room.) Gideon's Voice: Leo, good, thanks for coming. Although I do wish it was under better circumstances. Leo: Gideon. Gideon's Voice: And the Charmed Ones. Lovely to see you again. Although you probably don't remember meeting me, you were just little girls. Piper: Leo. (Piper hands Leo Sigmund's head in the pillow case.) Leo: Gideon, I do believe your invisibility shield is still up. (Gideon becomes visible as he pulls off his hood.) Gideon: I'm sorry, I'm just a little distracted with everything that's been going on around here. Piper: Yes, we heard. (Leo puts Sigmund's head on a table.) Gideon: Sigmund, oh, I'm so sorry. Sigmund: It's alright, sir. It didn't stop me from delivering the message now, did it? Phoebe: Okay, would somebody please tell me what's going on here? Gideon: Always were a restless one, just like your Grams. Well, it all started innocently enough actually. Pranks really. Setting rats loose from the Pied Piper, turning the north dawn into a gingerbread house. Kids. Leo: And then... Gideon: And then someone cast a spell that brought forth the darkness, and days became nights, nights became terror, and the headless horseman has roamed the campus ever since, targeting teachers. Sigmund: Forgive me, sir. Perhaps you'd like to orb me over to the other heads. Gideon: Right. Good thinking. Sigmund: Nice to meet you. Phoebe: You too, dude. (Gideon orbs Sigmund's head out of the room.) Paige: So what you're saying is somebody's trying to shut down the school by cutting off teacher's heads. Gideon: What else would it be? What better way for evil to gain an upper hand than to fought the next generation. Piper: Isn't it as simple as finding who conjured the horseman and reversing the magic? Gideon: Yes, except that no student possesses that level of magic, at least they're not supposed to. That's why I believe that a demon from the outside has somehow corrupted one of them into doing his bidding. Paige: So you find the student, you find the evil, right? Gideon: True, except you find much more than that here, Paige. The answers you each seek can be found within these grounds. You merely have to be open to them. Teaching will help you find the student in question, but it will also remind you of what you fear you have lost. Investigating our nursery school will help you with your worries over Wyatt. (to Phoebe) And if you follow the wolf, she will lead you where you want to go, but be careful. The deeper you look, the more you will discover and the better chance you will have of saving all this. (Gideon walks away and vanishes.) [Time lapse. Paige and a female teacher are walking down a hallway. They are both wearing long black coats.] Paige: Who does he think he is? Obi-Wan Kenobi? How could I be afraid of losing something if I don't know what I've lost. Teacher: Maybe that's why he wants you to take over Sigmund's class, so you can remember. Paige: Remember what? Teacher: Your gift perhaps. Now, whatever you do be strong, don't let them intimidate you. This may be advanced magic but they're still just kids. (She pushes Paige into the room. Inside the room are a bunch of teenagers laughing at another teenager who is floating up in the air. He is kicking his legs around, trying to get down. Paige closes the door and the teenagers turn around.) Boy #1: Help! Stop it! Paige: Oh my gosh. (They boy falls to the floor. Paige rushes to his side.) Are you okay? (He pulls away.) Boy #1: I'm fine. Boy #2: Telepathy isn't the coolest power now, is it, Zac? No. Paige: Did you do that? Excuse me, I'm talking to you. Boy #2: Yeah, so what if I did? Paige: What's your name? Boy #2: Quentin. (The class giggles.) Paige: What's so funny? (A boy walks in, identical to Boy #2.) Boy #3: What? Thanks a lot, Slick, get me in trouble why don't you. (Boy #2 shapeshifts into a different boy.) Slick: What's the matter, teach? You seem a little outta sorts. Paige: Me? No, I'm perfectly fine. (Another boy waves his hand and an apple appears in Paige's hand.) Thank you. You're a conjurer. Slick: Yeah. And I'd watch your pretty little neck if I was you. [Cut to a hallway. Phoebe is there creeping down the hallway.] Phoebe: Here wolfy, wolfy, wolfy, wolfy. Come on. I know you're here somewhere. Here wolfy, wolfy, wolfy, wolfy. (The wolf appears and growls.) Oh, hi, hi, sweet wolfy. Okay, you don't have to attck me because Gideon sent me. (The wolf runs off.) Where are you going? (She chases after it.) [Cut to a cave. A small fre burns in the centre of the cave. The wolf stands beside the fre. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Come on. (The wolf bursts into flames and turns into a woman.) Neat trick. Can you shapeshift into the headless horseman as well? Woman: I'm a shaman, not a shapeshifter. The wolf is merely a projection of your quest, a symbol. Phoebe: Fascinating. You didn't answer my question. Shaman: Do you really think I lured you out here just to kll you, Phoebe? You have the power of premonition, but it's unreliable. Especially lately. I can help you see your future more clearly. If you're willing to take the risk. [Cut to nursery school. Piper and Leo are there watching little kids playing together with magic.] Piper: I don't know what the hell Gideon was talking about, 'cause this is certainly not what I'm looking for. Leo: Still, Wyatt doesn't have to hide his powers. Plus, he's not gonna be all alone. Piper: No, he'll be surrounded by all the other freaks. Leo: They're not freaks. Piper: You know what I mean. I just want Wyatt to have a normal up bringing. At least as normal as possible. Is that too much to ask for? Leo: I don't know. Maybe. Piper: Well, we're not shopping for preschools, we're shopping for head hunters. So where is... (A teacher walks in with a little girl.) Teacher: Sorry, a little emergency. Go ahead. (The girl joins the other kids.) Now, where were we? Piper: You were telling us about your near miss with the headless... Teacher: Shhh. Don't want to scare the little ones. They may have powers but they're still innocent. Leo: How'd you get away? Teacher: I astral projected. Confused him, I guess, by creating two of me, thank god. Piper: Um, are you suggesting that one of these kids might be... Teacher: Involved? Oh, dear, no, no, never. Leo: Why would you be a target? Teacher: These children are the cradle of good magic, its entire future. Without proper guidance, nurturing, they can easily be turned. Piper: Evil? Teacher: Yeah. (They hear a siren.) Leo: What's that? [Cut to the great hall. Students are running around the place. Piper, Leo and Gideon run in.] Leo: Anybody hurt? Gideon: Not yet. (Paige runs in.) Paige: You guys okay? Gideon: Paige, you're a teacher now, you need to be careful. Leo: Come on, I'll take you back. Piper: Wait. (The headless horseman appears behind Piper.) Paige: Piper! (Piper turns around and the headless horseman slices off her head with his sword. Her head drops to the floor. The headless horseman disappears.) Piper: Great. Just great. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Paige and Leo are there. Leo places Piper's head on top of a cabinet.] Piper: Ow. Easy, easy. Ow, easy, watch the hair. Leo: Sorry. Paige: You doing okay up there, honey? Piper: Actually, I feel a little woozy. Leo: Well, maybe it's because we have you up to high. Are you sure you don't want me to move you down lower? Piper: No, I don't Wyatt to see me like this, he will freak out. Paige: Well, you know, on the plus side, this is a great way for Wyatt to get out and socialise. Piper: If I had legs I would kick you. (She looks at a spiky plant sitting beside her head.) Could you move this for me, please? (Leo points to it.) Yeah. (Leo takes the plant off of the cabinet.) Paige: You know, maybe I should just go upstairs and check the book and see if there's a spell that can fix us. Piper: Or we can find the little child that conjured the horseman and vanquish it. Leo: You think that would reverse the spell? Piper: I'm hoping. Paige: Yeah, I keep getting this weird feeling that it's one of the students in my class. Leo: Why? Paige: Because who better to turn than one of the most powerful kids there. Leo: What do you suggest? Paige: I think we should bring them here. Piper: What? Paige: Yeah, if we get them away from the school, they can't conjure the horseman. That way we keep them here long enough to figure out who it is. Leo: I say it's not a bad idea since you're targets now. Piper: Uh-oh. Phoebe. Leo: I'll go get her. Piper: No. I do not want Wyatt to have two headless parents. Send Chris. [Cut to Wyatt's room. Chris and a robed man are there. The robed man is standing over Wyatt's crib with a bright light pouring out of his hands. Paige and Leo walk into the room. The robed man shimmers out.] Leo: What the hell is going on? Chris: Wait, I can explain. (Leo rushes over to Wyatt.) Leo: Are you okay, buddy? Paige: What was he doing? Chris: Nothing. I mean, nothing bad, I swear. Paige: Nothing bad? He's a demon. Chris: But he wasn't hurting him, I promise. Wyatt's shield wasn't even up. Leo: I trusted you, I vouched for you. Chris: Look, just let me explain. Leo: Get out of here. Chris: Paige, please. Leo: Now! (Chris orbs out.) Paige: Is he okay? Leo: Yeah, I think so. Listen, I'm gonna take him up there where it's safe. Do you mind... Paige: Getting Phoebe? No, not at all. I just hope there's all of her to get. (Leo picks up Wyatt.) [Scene: Cave. Phoebe and the shaman are there.] Phoebe: So if you're so innocent, why are you hiding out? Shaman: I'm protecting myself. Phoebe: From what? You're a student. The bad guys are only after the teachers, right? Shaman: I'm not protecting my body, I'm protecting my powers. I sensed someone trying to invde mine, to use them for themselves. Phoebe: How do I know you're telling the truth? Shaman: You're an empath, you tell me. Phoebe: I can't tell. Shaman: It's because you're conflicted, questioning your own magic, your very future. It's affecting your powers. Phoebe: I'm not questioning my future. Okay, maybe just a little bit. But how do you know that? Shaman: The wolf is a pack handle, but constantly searching for something she craves. (She dips a cup into a pot and stands up.) But cannot find. Seeing it means you're searching too. Drink this, take the vision quest. There you will find the answers we both seek. Phoebe: I'm not drinking that. Shaman: No? Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick. (Phoebe drinks from the cup. She has a vision. In the vision, Phoebe walks down the manor stairs. A demon appears and throws a fireball. She ducks and throws him across the room. Another demon appears and grabs her from behind. She flips him over and he disappears. Another demon falls from the roof and pulls Phoebe to the floor as he lands. The vision ends and Phoebe falls to the ground of the cave.) Phoebe: Ow! (Phoebe looks at a cut on her shoulder.) You didn't tell me I could get hurt on this vision quest. Shaman: You didn't ask. The vision is of your future, Phoebe, it's no less real than anything else. Phoebe: And no less dangerous. Great. More demons in my future, it's exactly what I wanted. Shaman: But are there anymore beyond the light? That's what you really wanna see, isn't it? (Paige orbs in.) Paige: There you are, I've been looking all over for you, Pheebs. (Paige sees the cut on Phoebe's shoulder.) Are you okay? What happened? The horseman? Phoebe: No, uh, my inner demons, apparently. Paige: Well, it's good to see at least you have your head, unlike Piper. Phoebe: What? Paige: Yeah, the horseman got her. But, you know, she's doing pretty good considering the circumstances. A little grumpier than normal, but hey. Anyway, you really should get out of here before, you know, you get chopped. Phoebe: I think I should stay here. Paige: Why? Phoebe: Because Gideon put me on this path for a reason. And I believe that there are answers here. I'll be okay, and you know where to find me if you need me. Paige: Okay, but remember that she's a suspect too. (Paige orbs out.) Shaman: Ready to try again? [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper's head is still sitting on the cabinet. She hears a door open and voices.] Piper: What's that? Who is that? (Paige and her class walk out of the magic school door.) Paige: Don't worry, it's just me and some of the more unusual suspects. Zac: Wait, you think one of us is responsible? Slick: What, you didn't know she thought that? What kind of telepath are you, anyway? (He pushes him.) Zac: Stop picking on me. Slick: Yeah? Or what? Paige: Alright, guys, knock it off. You're in my house. Boy #4: The Halliwell manor. I don't believe it. It's just like in the text. Quentin: It looks like my Grandma's house. Paige: Alright, alright, move it along, people. Let's go, other room. (Paige closes the door to the magic school. Everyone walks into the conservatory.) Alright, is everybody here? Boy #4: Yes, ma'am. Quentin: (coughs) Kiss ass. (Everyone laughs.) Piper: Hey, watch your mouth. Boy #4: Whoa, it's Piper Halliwell. Slick: Yeah, but only part of her. And not the good part either. Paige: Slick. Piper: Can it. Paige: Okay, here's the deal, people. We know that one of you is behind this. So nobody is going to leave here until we figure out who it is. (They all moan.) So far nobody has gotten klled. Piper: Not yet, anyway. Paige: So far this has just been a really stupid prank. So please, let's not let it go any further than that. Zac: Is Gideon gonna shut down the school? Paige: Not unless he's forced to. Quentin: Why don't you start with the conjurer? Boy #4: Me? What about you, Quinton? You're the Sleepy Hollow buff. Zac: Yeah, but Slick's the shapeshifter. Slick: Hey, screw you, Zachary. Paige: Wait, you guys, just stop it. Slick: Seriously, why don't you just admit that you did it. (Paige looks around and sees Chris near by.) Zac: I would never do anything to harm a Charmed One. Slick: You're passing the blame like it's going out of style. Paige: (to Piper) I'll be right back. Piper: Where are you going? (Paige walks into the kitchen where Chris is.) Paige: What are you doing here? Chris: I need your help. Paige: My help? That's rich with what you pulled. Listen, I have enough juvenile delinquents to take care of. Thanks. (She turns to leave but Chris stops her.) Chris: Hey, please, just hear me out. I'm running out of time. Paige: What's that supposed to mean? Chris: Exactly that. Don't you see that's the only reason why I went to the demon. He can scan for evil. And maybe figure out who's gonna turn Wyatt since we haven't been able to. Paige: Okay, you're not making any sense. Chris: Paige, listen to me. I need you to trust me. And I need you to get Piper and Leo to trust me too, before it's too late. (They hear the kids scream in the other room.) Voice: The headless horseman! Piper: Paige! (Paige and Chris run into the conservatory.) Paige: What happened? (The headless horseman runs around the room swinging his sword. The conservatory doors open and he gallops outside.) Is everyone alright? Boy #4: I think so. Piper: Head count. No jokes, just do it. (to Chris) What are you doing here? Chris: Just trying to help. Paige: They're all here. (Gideon walks out of the magic school door.) Gideon: I heard the alarm. What's this doing open? Paige: One of the students must have opened it without my seeing. Gideon: And the horseman? Chris: Gone. Out those doors. Gideon: You have to stop him. Paige: Okay, well, we have to figure out... Gideon: No, you don't understand. People in the outside aren't protected like we are at school. They'll die. Paige: Then we need Phoebe. Chris: I'll get her. (Chris runs into the magic school.) Gideon: But you can't wait for her. You have to go after the horseman now. Paige: By myself? No. I can't vanquish him. Gideon: You don't have to. All you have to do is lead him back to the school, so that at least nobody will be klled. Don't make your concerns about Richard, make you question yourself. You can do this, I'll help you. (He takes her hand and they orb out. Slick starts to walk away.) Piper: Ah-ah-ah. Where are you going? (He looks at her.) Don't give me that look. I still got a mouth, I can turn you into a toad. [Scene: Alley. Night. Two men are there. One is running away from the other. The one chasing sht a gn and the man running away drops a bag. The man with the gn stops and searches through the bag. The headless horseman appears and chops off the man's head. Paige and Gideon orb in. The headless horseman runs down the alley. Gideon waves his hand and a door appears. The headless horseman runs into the door and the door disappears.] Paige: Well, at least we got him back. Gideon: Not soon enough I'm afraid. The death of an innocent means the death of magic school. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Paige and Gideon walk in through the front door.] Paige: I don't understand why the horseman targeted him. And why did he pass up so many others along the way? Gideon: Granted it could've been a lot worse but it doesn't change my mind. Paige: The police said he was a kller, Gideon. Gideon: It doesn't make it right. Paige: No, it doesn't make it right but you shouldn't shut down the school because of it. We have the horseman contained, now we just need to find... Gideon: It's too late. The damage has already been done. When I started this school I made a promise that the magic within would never harm a soul, otherwise... (The hear a toad croaking. They look in the conservatory and see a toad sitting on the floor.) Paige: Piper, are you okay? Piper: Hunky-dory. Paige: (to Gideon) You, come with me. Piper: Anybody else wanna try me? [Cut to the kitchen. Paige and Gideon walk in.] Paige: Leo! Gideon: What do you want him for? Paige: Reinforcements. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: What's going on? Paige: You have to talk him out of closing down the magic school. Gideon: Someone let the horseman out, Leo. He klled a man. Leo: Why? Gideon: Why else? To force my hand. Paige: If you let whoever's behind this win, all those kids are gonna lose. Is that what you want? Gideon: Of course not. But... Paige: But what? Big deal, you have one bad apple. Just give us the time to flush him out to save the next generations of magic. Gideon: I know. But the rules. Paige: Screw the rules. Listen, you are the one who talked me into doing this, you are the one who said I could do it, so don't give up on me now, please. Just let us finish the job that we started. Tell him, Leo. Leo: I think you just did. [Cut to the conservatory. The toad turns back into Slick.] Piper: Next time I give you warts. (The room freezes.) Hey, who did that? Where did you come from? (An arm reaches for Piper's head and grabs her by the hair.) Hey, hey, ow. Paige! (By the time Paige, Leo and Gideon run in, Piper's head is gone.) Paige: Piper? Oh my god. Piper! Gideon: The door's still closed. Leo: The kids are frozen. Gideon: Piper must have done it. Paige: Without hands? I don't think so. Leo: Someone from the outside? Paige: That's impossible, we got here too fast. It has to be one of them. Gideon: The students? No, they don't possess that kind of power. Besides, they're frozen. Paige: Then one of them's faking it. (They look closely at the kids.) [Scene: Cave. Phoebe and the Shaman are there. Phoebe falls to the ground.] Phoebe: Ow. Okay, you know what? Enough already. Shaman: Every journey requires a sacrifice. Phoebe: My whole life is about sacrifice. If that's all my future holds, then I don't wanna see it. Shaman: You're fighting it. Don't. Don't use your powers to get through. They're not working very well, anyway. Just let it come to you. Want it more than anything. (Phoebe drinks from the cup and has a vision. In the vision she walks down the stairs of the manor. She sees a screen of light in the room. A demon throws a fireball and it flies straight through her. The demon dives for Phoebe but lands right through her. She walks towards the screen of light. Two more demons try to attck her, but she ignores them and they pass right through her. She steps into the screen of light and ends up in the conservatory. Two boys are there. One is playing with a Game Boy. Piper walks in.) Piper: Wyatt, let your little brother play with the game too, please. Phoebe: Little brother? (Paige walks in wearing a long black robe.) Paige: Hey, Piper, can you take Phoebe to the doctor instead? I have so many papers to grade. Thank you. (She leaves the room.) Phoebe: The doctor? Piper: Yeah, we need to make sure our little niece is doing okay. (Phoebe looks down to see she is pregnant.) Little Boy: Aunt Phoebe? We need your help. (The vision ends. Chris is there looking at Phoebe.) Chris: Phoebe, can you hear me? We need your help. Are you okay? Phoebe: Uh, I don't know. Am I? Shaman: You tell me. What'd you see? Phoebe: Uh, I saw children, and my child. And a life without demons. Is that even possible? Shaman: With your powers you know by now what is truth and what is not. Embrace those powers again, embrace your path and it will lead you there. Phoebe: You don't know how much you've given me. Shaman: You should go. So you can use your powers to help save our school. [Cut to the manor. Phoebe and Chris walk out of the magic school door.] Paige: Oh, Phoebe, I'm so glad to see you, I was worried. Chris: What's the matter? Didn't you trust me? Leo: Separate subject. Phoebe: How's Piper? Paige: You're not gonna like it. Leo: She's been kidnapped. Phoebe, Chris: What? Paige: That's the bad news. The good news is that she's here, somewhere. Gideon: Well, if one of the students took her, I can't sense which one it is. Phoebe: Maybe I can. Thanks to your wolf. (Phoebe walks over to the frozen kids.) I can sense pain, and anger, a lot of anger, wants revenge. Do any of them hate the high school? Paige: Honey, they're teenagers, they all hate the school. (Paige points to Boy #4.) But he's a conjurer. Phoebe: No, it's not him. (Phoebe turns to Zac.) But who's this guy? Paige: A telepath. Phoebe: Yeah, he's telepathing a whole lot of rage right now. (Zac moves.) Zac: Well, look who just solved the case. Gideon: Zachary? Zac: Surprise. (Zac disappears.) Chris: What happened? Where'd he go? Leo: That wasn't Zachary, that was an astral projection. Gideon: He doesn't have that power. Paige: No, but a teacher here does. And Herman's a conjurer and Piper can freeze. Phoebe: He's using his telepathy to tap into other people's powers. Leo: Where's the real Zachary? Paige: He's at school with Piper. Chris: But why? What does he want with her? [Scene: Magic School. Great Hall. Phoebe and Paige walk in. Piper's head is sitting on a table.] Paige: You don't think he'll kll her, do you? Phoebe: You know what? I have no idea. Paige: He's a smart kid. I just hope he's not luring us here. (The headless horseman appears and chops off Phoebe and Paige's heads. He disappears.) Piper: Mm-hm. (Zac walks in.) Zac: You made me do this, you know. I didn't have a choice. Piper: So, now what are you guys gonna do? Commercial Break [Scene: Magic School. Great Hall. Piper, Phoebe and Paige's heads are sitting on a table.] Piper: So who's bright idea was this anyway? Phoebe: We were trying to save you. Piper: Yeah, good job on that one. Phoebe: And who went and got her head stolen? Piper: While you were off contemplating your naval, while you still had one. Paige: Guys, we're not getting anywhere arguing. Piper: Actually, we're not getting anywhere because we don't have any bodies. Phoebe: Okay, look, we said we were sorry. Paige: Can we try looking on the bright side? I mean, you know, we're still alive. Piper: Yeah, only because Zachary can't kll us in here. Paige: I don't think he would if he could, I mean, he practically apologised to us. Phoebe: I think she's right, actually, I didn't sense any anger from him, just a lot of sorrow. Piper: So what, he did this to us just to get us out of the way? To do what? Phoebe: To get revenge on the school. Paige: And Gideon. [Scene: Manor. Leo and Gideon are there. The kids are still frozen.] Gideon: How could I not have seen this? How could I not have sensed his pain? After all these years with him. Leo: It's not your fault, Gideon. Even you can't see everything. Gideon: I should have seen this. I should have focused more on the boy, then on his magic. (Paige walks in through the magic school door.) Paige: We have to get the kids out of here now. Leo: Why? What's the matter? Paige: It's Zachary. He's lost it. Gideon: Orb them out up there. I'll try talking to him. (to Leo) Just go. (Leo orbs out with the kids.) You should leave too. Paige: Why? (Paige shape shifts into Zac.) Zac: After all, I came here for you. (He waves his arm and Gideon flies across the room.) [Cut to the Great Hall.] Paige: You think the spell's gonna work? Piper: Well, now that we know who conjured the horseman, it should. Phoebe: We won't until we summon him. So let's just put our heads together and... You know what I mean, right? (They close their eyes and the headless horseman appears.) Okay, now, now, now. Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "Power of three unite, to end this grisly fright, reverse the rolls and make us whole." (The headless horseman explodes and disappears. Piper, Phoebe and Paige get their bodies back.) Paige: Oh, thank god, it worked. (Phoebe pats her body.) You want me to get you a room? Piper: Let's go, let's go, let's go. [Cut to the manor. Living room. Gideon is laying on the floor with a dagger levitating in front of his neck. Zac is standing in front of him with his arm outstretched.] Gideon: Why take it out on others, Zachary? Why not just come after me? Zac: Because I want you to suffer, Gideon. Like you made me suffer ever since I got here. I want you to see your precious school destroyed. Bit by bit. Gideon: But that doesn't give you the right to k*ll an innocent. Zac: You scolding me now? You gonna give me a demerit? That wasn't supposed to happen. I just wasn't the sisters out of the way. The horseman's only supposed to hurt evil. Gideon: Evil? You think teachers are evil? Zac: They are when they keep me here against my wishes. They take me away from my family, my home, without even thinking about what I want. Gideon: Why didn't you come to me? Zac: I did, damn it! Every time I snuck out, every time I got in trouble. But you didn't care, you wouldn't listen. Paige: We're listening. (Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk in.) It's okay, we're not gonna hurt you. Phoebe: We're here to help. Gideon: How'd you get out? Piper: Magic. Paige: See, sometimes it takes us away from our lives as well, a lot more than we'd like it to. Piper: But it's who we are whether we like it or not. We can't change that and neither can you. Phoebe: You have to accept it. Paige: You have to realise this is not worth throwing your life away for. Just let it go. That's it. Easy. (The dagger falls to the floor. Piper and Phoebe kneel beside Gideon.) Phoebe: You okay? Gideon: Yes. I just guess I've been more invisible than I realised over the years. Commercial Break [Scene: P3. Piper and Phoebe are sitting at the bar, listening to the band playing. Paige walks up to them.] Paige: Hey, guys. Wasn't Ziggy Marley supposed to play here before? Piper: Yeah, he had to reschedule. So how's Zachary? Paige: He's good. He's at home with his family now, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him back at Magic School someday. I think he, I think he heard us about accepting himself. Piper: So then you're not gonna bind his powers? Paige: No, he didn't want me to. But he gave me a good idea about maybe doing it for somebody else. Phoebe: Richard? Paige: Yeah. You know, if he can't handle it, why should he have to? Maybe I can finally help him accept that. Phoebe: You're gonna make a really good teacher one day, Paige. Paige: Teacher? Phoebe: Yes, in Magic School. I saw it with my very own... vision. Piper: Yeah, I don't think she's gonna be teaching Wyatt any time soon. Suddenly I'm more concerned about separating him from his family, than raising him as an only child. Phoebe: Actually, there might be a day that you don't have to be concerned about that. Piper: What do you mean? (Phoebe sees Chris across the room.) Phoebe: I'm just saying. Piper: What are you just saying? (Phoebe walks away.) Excuse me! [Cut to the back room. Chris walks in. Phoebe walks in after him.] Phoebe: Hey. Chris: Hey. So did you come here to kick me out? Phoebe: Uh, no, actually, I came here to ask you a question. Chris: What? Phoebe: I need you to be honest with me. No games, no running away, just the truth. Chris: Okay. Phoebe: Are you Wyatt's little brother? Chris: Only if I can get Piper and Leo back together in time. End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x14 - The Legend of Sleepy Halliwell"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe walks in and goes over to her assistant.] Phoebe: Good morning. Any phone calls? Assistant: Take your pick. We've got adulterers, cross-dressers, thirty-four year old virgins, and, oh, your nephew. Phoebe: Oh, Chris called? Assistant: No, Wyatt. Um, actually, I think Piper did the dialling, but. You have another nephew? Phoebe: Um, no, uh, but-but, you know, maybe some day I will. You know what I mean? Okay. (Phoebe goes into her office and Chris there. She gets a fright.) Chris: Phoebe, I need your help. Phoebe: I've been calling for you all week. Didn't you hear me? Chris: For the first couple of days, yeah. Then I put you on mute. Phoebe: You can put me on mute? Chris: I had to, I was busy. Now, I need your help. Phoebe: Oh, yeah, and I need yours too, because you come here, you drop this bmb on me, and you expect me to keep this secret? And I don't even know why I'm keeping the secret. Chris: Nobody can find out Piper and Leo are my parents. It can mess with the whole future. Phoebe: Yeah, well, if you didn't want anybody to know, I don't know why you told me. Chris: I told you because you busted me, and I'm glad you did. I have been so focused on protecting Wyatt, I've completely forgotten about me. This month is my conception date. Phoebe: Your conception date? Chris: That's where I've been. Oracles, fortune tellers, soothsayers they all say the same thing. If mum and dad don't screw, this month I'm screwed. Phoebe: Okay, I'm just trying to get used to you being my nephew. I never ht on you, did I? Chris: What? No. Phoebe: Oh, thank god. Chris: Can we focus here, please? Mum and dad need to have sex. Now who's gonna tell them? You or me? Phoebe: No, nobody's gonna tell them because we're not gonna reopen those wounds. Chris: Okay. So how do we get them back together? Phoebe: W-we? There is no we here. We don't. You're the one that split them up. And why did you split them up? Chris: Leo had to become an Elder to make room for me as your Whitelighter. It was the only way I could protect Wyatt from turning evil. Phoebe: You're unbelievable. I mean, the most kids who are the cause of their parents divorce actually feel guilty. And you're sitting here like it's part of your master plan. Chris: I'm sensing some real issues here. Phoebe: Oh, you're damn right there are issues. You can't just pop in from the future and play with people's lives because your big brother picked on you. Chris: He picked on the world, Phoebe. Phoebe: I'm not finished. Your parents were happy until you split them up. And now you want my help because you didn't think this all the way through? Chris: Feel better? Phoebe: Yes. Chris: Will you help me? Phoebe: No. Oh, I don't know. Chris: If I'm not conceived in the next couple of weeks, I'll disappear forever. (Chris picks up a letter off Phoebe's desk.) You are willing to help complete strangers. How about family? (Phoebe snatches the letter off Chris and receives a premonition.) What is it? What'd you see? Phoebe: A woman being attcked. Chris: Where? [Scene: Arabia. Cave. Phoebe and Chris are there.] Phoebe: Looks like a dig site. Chris: A desert in the middle east. Are you sure your scrying wasn't off? Phoebe: Maybe Jenny is an archaeologist. Chris: Yeah, why would an archaeologist in the middle east send a letter to an advice columnist in San Francisco? Phoebe: She said she was with a controlling man. Chris: Okay, you're missing my point. What happens if this is a trap? (Chris sees some bones on the ground.) What is that? (He bends down to have a look. A sword flies past above his head. They turn around to see two Arabians standing near the cave entrance. They shout words at Phoebe and Chris and move forward. Phoebe throws a potion at them and they are vanquished.) You think anyone heard them? (A ball of light hits Chris in the shoulder and knocks him to the ground. A guy on a flying carpet flies in. He is holding a bottle. Chris uses telekinesis to knock down some trestles in front of the man. He stops suddenly and drops the bottle.) Man: No! (Phoebe throws a potion which doesn't harm the man but he flies away. Phoebe rushes to Chris's side.) Phoebe: Are you okay? Chris: I'll be fine. Was that a flying carpet? Phoebe: What is that? (Phoebe goes over to the bottle and picks it up. She wipes off the dirt and pink smoke escapes out of the bottle. Jinny, the Genie appears.) Jinny: Thank you for responding to my letter. Phoebe: Wait, are you Jinny? Jinny: At your service, master. Opening Credits [Scene: Conservatory. Phoebe, Leo, Chris and Jinny are there. Leo is healing Chris's shoulder.] Jinny: I could heal him, master. Your warrior needs his strength. My last master will be coming back for me. Phoebe: I think he's got it under control. Jinny: Good idea, save your wishes. Leo: Did you get a good look at the demon? Phoebe: I did, and when we're done here I'll go up to the Book of Shadows and check it out. I also called Paige to see if she can keep an eye on Jinny for me. Chris: Thanks. Jinny: There is no need to guard me. Even if I was not bound to serve you I would do it anyway for sparing me from Bosk. Phoebe: Bosk? Jinny: My last master. He's cruel, even for a demon. And I would know. My bottle has been passed around from demon to demon for centuries. Leo: That's terrible. Jinny: You can not begin to know. That is why I got a message to Phoebe. I knew if she had my bottle she would wish me free. Phoebe: No wishes. I know all about Genies. You're tricksters. Leo: Listen, I gotta get back up there. You think you can handle this without Piper? Chris: Where is Piper? Leo: On a date. Chris: On a date in the middle of the day? Phoebe: Yeah, Greg works nights. Chris: (thinks) Greg, Greg. Greg, the fireman? You mean the one she's insanely sexually attracted to? Doesn't that bother you? Leo: No. If it's makes her happy, that's all that matters. Chris: Oh, come on! What about all this forbidden lovers, you and me against the world stuff? That just doesn't go away. Leo: You know, Chris, it's a little late for male bonding. Especially since I'm petitioning the other Elders to send you back to your time. Chris: What? Phoebe: Wait, are you serious? Jinny: You look tense, master. Neck rub? Leo: Even though Chris's intensions are good, his methods have put us all at risk. So, he's going back. Chris: You mean abandoning me again. Leo: Look, you did your job, you warned us about an evil that was after Wyatt. I think we can handle it from here. (Leo orbs out.) Chris: I've gotta stop him. Phoebe: Don't worry, I'll talk to Leo. Chris: No, no, not Leo. Greg, the fireman. He's about to sleep with my mum. (Chris orbs out.) Phoebe: I really wish you wouldn't do that. (Jinny puts her hands together and blinks. Chris orbs back in.) Chris: What just happened? Jinny: Your wish is my command, master. (They hear the front door close.) Paige: Alright, where's the Genie? (Phoebe and Jinny walk into the living room. Paige walks in.) Oh my god, you landed one. Phoebe: She's a Genie, not a trout. Jinny: You still have two wishes, master. I suggest you save one for Bosk. Phoebe: I told you, no wishes. We're gonna do this our way. Jinny: But you can not handle him. Nobody can. He has a flying carpet and an army of forty thieves. Phoebe: Thirty-eight. I vanquished two. Paige: Let me guess. He wanted a crew and a nice ride. Original for a demon's wish, yeah? Jinny: Yes. And if Bosk gets me back, he will force me to grant his third wish. Paige: What's his third wish? (Large diamond earrings appear on Paige's earlobes.) Phoebe: Did you do that? Jinny: No, but they are lovely. Who conjured them for you? Paige: My boyfriend, Richard. He's been showering me with gifts all week. Phoebe: I thought you were gonna talk to him about binding his powers? Paige: I have but every time I bring it up I just get another present. Luxury problem I know, but still. Phoebe: Yeah, not good. Back to the demon. Uh, what was his third wish? Jinny: Zanbar. Phoebe: Zanbar? Paige: What's Zanbar? Jinny: The lost city. Before being swallowed up by the desert, it was the seat of power for an evil empire. (Chris walks in.) Chris: Phoebe? Will you do something, please? I can't orb. (A large diamond bracelet appears on Paige's arm.) Paige: Damn him. Phoebe: You know, Paige, if he won't listen to you, maybe he'll listen to his family. Paige: Most of them are dad. Remember, the feud. Jinny: Please, we do not have time for this. If Bosk captures me, Zanbar will rise again from the dust. Paige: It's just a city. Jinny: A city of magic. Bosk has been using his thieves to search for his former site. If he finds it and wishes it back, there will be no stopping him. That is why you must wish me free, master. If I am not a Genie, it will solve your problems and mine. I beg you. Chris: Hey, a little help here, please? (Paige's clothes change into a black evening dress.) Phoebe: Okay, I'm losing my mind. Uh, Paige, go to Richard, deal with it so you can help us. Paige: Okay. (Paige leaves.) Phoebe: You, I will help you get your parents back together but it has to be on my terms. Agreed? Chris: Agreed. Phoebe: Go get Piper, we could use her help. Uh, I wish that he could orb. (Jinny puts her hands together and blinks. Chris orbs out.) And we need to find a vanquishing potion for that demon. Jinny: Oh, yes, master. Phoebe: Phoebe. Jinny: Yes, master Phoebe. [Scene: Greg's apartment. Piper and Greg are sitting on the couch, making out. Chris orbs in outside. He knocks on the door.] Chris: Piper! Piper! Piper: Forget it. Chris: I know you're in there. Please open the door now. Piper: Just a sec. (Piper gets up and goes over to the door. Chris continues to knock. She opens the door.) Go away. Chris: We have an emergency. (Greg walks over to the door.) Greg: Is there a problem here? Chris: Yeah, many problems, many levels. Piper has to come home now. Greg: Excuse me? Who are you again? Chris: I'm a friend of her husband's. Piper: Ex-husband, and he's not really a great friend. Um, it's okay, I got it. Greg: Well, I'm here if you need me. (They kiss and Greg walks away. Piper goes out into the hallway with Chris and closes the door behind her.) Piper: What is this big emergency? Can't it wait and hour or two? Chris: No, it can't. There's a demon on the loose, a Genie running a muck, and it took me two wishes to get here. Piper: You can't make wishes with Genies. Chris: See, we need you. Come on, let's orb. (He grabs her hand.) Piper: No, no, no. Listen. I am not gonna leave him high and dry again without an explanation. So your demon can wait five minutes. (She goes back inside.) Commercial Break [Scene: Arabia. Cave. Bosk is there.] Bosk: Open sesame. (A door opens in the cave wall. He walks through, going into another cave where there are thieves and treasure.) Thieve: What happened? Bosk: The Genie was stolen, thanks to your warriors. Thieve: They were my two best swordsmen. Bosk: Yeah, well swords don't work real well against potions. What the hell are witches doing all the way out here? Thieve: We have defences against their type. (The thieve picks up a pendant necklace.) The eye of Aghbar. It protects against witches magic. Bosk: I need that Genie. All this work for nothing if we don't get her back. Thieve: I'll gather my warriors, all my warriors. Bosk: No. No, you and your men, you keep digging. I've got to find out where Zanbar's buried before I wish for its return. I can't risk another demon beating me to the throne. Thieve: As you wish. [Scene: Richard's House. Paige is there walking through the rooms.] Paige: Richard? Richard. (Richard suddenly appears behind Paige.) Richard: You like your earrings? (Paige gets a fright.) Paige: Oh, you're materialising now. Richard: Yeah. Pretty handy, huh? So, uh, you like your earrings? Paige: Yeah, there's a bit of a problem. Richard: They're too small? No, they're too big. I can shrink them. Let's see, um... Paige: No, that's not the problem. I just, you've given me enough. Richard: I'm just trying to make you happy. I want you to know that I care. Paige: What would make me really happy is if you just stopped with all the potions and all the magic, just for a while. Richard: Didn't we have this conversation? Paige: Yeah, but apparently only one of us was listening. Richard: No, I was listening. I mean, that's why I'm doing this, to prove that I can handle it. I'm not turning into a dark beast, right? Paige: But that's not the point. Richard: Most women would thank a guy for that, but you're treating me like a common criminal. Paige: Well, I guess I'm not most women. Richard: I gotta go. Hope you like the earrings. (He walks off.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and Jinny are there. Jinny is looking through the Book of Shadows.] Jinny: He was my master once. And him too. And her. Phoebe: Boy, you sure got around. How did so many demons get a hold of you, anyway? Jinny: Some bought, some stole. I changed town so many times I lost track. Phoebe: I'm sorry I can't set you free. But wishing is just too risky right now. (Piper and Chris orb in.) Piper: Okay, let's go. Greg's not gonna wait forever. Chris: Well, then you should dump him. Piper: What is that supposed to mean? Phoebe: He's just being over protective. Piper: I take it you're the Genie. Jinny: Jinny. Phoebe: Jinny the Genie. Piper: Of course. Who's the demon? Chris: Uh. (Chris goes over to the Book of Shadows and looks at the page on Bosk.) He's a low level demon with minimal powers. There's a vanquishing potion. Phoebe: Yeah, that's what I'm working on. Piper: Good. Then you're almost done with me too. Okay, so what you're planning is summon him to us? Phoebe: Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Chris: What's the rush? Piper: Well, not that it's any of your business but Greg's shift starts in a few hours and I won't see him for three days. So I'm gonna go call him and I'd put the Genie back in the bottle just to be safe. No offence, but we've been brned before. (Piper leaves the room.) Phoebe: Do you mind? Jinny: Yes, master. (Jinny is sucked into the bottle.) Phoebe: I feel so bad. Chris: As well you should. If we don't do something soon, I can end up half fireman instead of half Whitelighter. Phoebe: Oh, for goodness sake. Chris: Look, I'm running out of time here. So what do you say we get to use that Genie to make mum and dad... you know. Phoebe: That's vile. And against the rules. I would think you wouldn't want to be conceived that way. Chris: Well, beats not being conceived at all. Phoebe: Look, I told you I would help you on my terms, okay? So back off. Chris: What are your terms? Phoebe: Hmm, not really sure yet. But I am done with this potion. As soon as Piper gets back we are ready to go. (Bosk comes crashing through the window on his flying carpet, knocking Chris to the floor. Phoebe throws the potion at Bosk but the pendent around his neck blocks it.) Bosk: Not this time, witch. Phoebe: Jinny, I wish you free! (Pink smoke escapes out of the bottle and Jinny appears wearing black clothes.) Jinny: Well, it's about time. Who's the master now? (Jinny throws a fireball at Bosk and vanquishes him. Piper walks in. Jinny reaches for the bottle.) Piper: Chris. (Chris holds out his hand and the bottle flies into it. Piper tries to blow Jinny up but Jinny ducks. Jinny jumps on the flying carpet and it flies out the window. Chris gets up.) Chris: Where's Phoebe? Phoebe's Voice: Here. In here! (Chris looks in the bottle and sees Phoebe dressed in a blue Genie costume.) Hello, master. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Chris are there. Piper is looking in the bottle.] Piper: Will you come out of there, please? Phoebe: I can't. I don't know how. Try commanding me. Piper: Uh, okay. Get the hell outta there. Phoebe: No, not you. My master. (Piper walks away and Chris looks in the bottle.) Chris: You mean me? Phoebe: Well, yeah, you did pick up the bottle, didn't you? Chris: Alright, get out of the bottle. I command you. (Blue smoke rises out of the bottle and Phoebe appears. Piper laughs.) Piper: You look ridiculous. Phoebe: I feel ridiculous. Piper: How am I supposed to get back to Greg now with this? Phoebe: Is that all you care about? Would you look at me. I am trapped in pantaloons right now. Where is the mirror? (She walks over to the mirror.) Oh, and why do I always get stuck with the wig? Piper: Trust me, you don't. Leo! Chris: Have you ever noticed that Leo is the first person you call in your time of need? (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Uh-oh. Phoebe: Yeah, right, uh-oh. Piper: I still can't believe you made a wish with a Genie. You know better than that. Phoebe: I thought she was an innocent. How was I to know that I was gonna unleash a demon. (Leo picks up the bottle.) Leo: It says so right here. Phoebe: Oh, right, right there in Arabic. Piper: There's a warning label on the Genie bottle? Leo: Yeah. An ancient sorcerer condemned a demon into the bottle for not marrying him. It says whoever tried to free her they have to switch places with her. Missed a big one here, bud. Chris: You wanna pin this on me? Phoebe: Leo, it's not his fault, it's my fault. Piper: How come your empathy thing didn't give her away? Phoebe: She tricked me and obviously the book too. Chris: Let's just figure out a way to fix this, okay? Leo: Well, the only way to fix it is to get the demon to wish Phoebe free, reverse the magic. Phoebe: That's what we need to do then. Piper: I'll call Paige. Phoebe: Yes. I do believe the element of surprise is very important here. Chris: You sure? Because we could always take our time with this plan, you know, keep Piper around just a little bit longer. Phoebe: Yes, master. Chris: Good, I'm glad you agree. Phoebe: Actually, I don't agree, but I-I can't... How am I supposed to take charge and take commands all at the same time? Leo: Well, you won't have to. Chris is coming back up there with me. The Elders have agreed to send him back to his time. Chris: What? Phoebe: You don't know what you're doing here, Leo. Leo: You don't belong here. And as your Whitelighter he's doing more harm than good. Chris: You're so full of it. This isn't about me being a bad Whitelighter, it's about you feeling like I've let you down somehow. So whatever issues you might have with me, I wish you would just get over it already. (Phoebe puts her hands together and blinks.) Leo? (Leo laughs.) Leo: Of course I forgive you, man. You don't have to yell. All you gotta do is ask. Chris: I did? Leo: Yeah. And listen, with all that whole going back to the future thing, you know, don't even worry about it because I'll talk to the other Elders and we're gonna work it all out, okay? It's no big deal, okay? Come on, give me a hug. (Leo hugs Chris.) [Scene: Richard's house. Paige is there talking on the phone.] Paige: What do you mean she didn't read the warning label? Piper's Voice: I'll explain later. The bottom line is we need you home now. Paige: Well, I can't. I'm kind of in the middle of saving Richard right now. (She looks over at Richard's relatives, dad and alive, sitting in the living room.) I'll be right with you. (to Piper) I took Phoebe's advice, I got his family here. Piper: I thought most of his relatives are dad. Paige: Uh-huh, they are. Piper: You're holding a magical intervention with ghosts? Paige: Well, I thought about and I realised that one of Richard's problems is that he's got no family here. He's got no support system. So the burden of helping him has kind of fallen on me. Piper: Okay, fine. Hey, maybe since you have all those ghosts there, you can get one to help us out when you're done. Paige: Help us do what? (Richard walks in.) Richard: What's going on here? Paige: Uh, I'll call you back. (Paige hangs up.) Richard: What are they doing here? Paige: Your family is here because they care about you. They've seen what happens to you when you use magic and I don't want it to happen again. Richard: You summoned them? Steve: We're here because we want to be here. We need you to listen to us. Richard: This is crazy. This is an intervention, right? I'm getting outta here. (Richard starts to leave.) Paige: Richard, wait. Richard: After everything I've done, this is how you thank me? By embarrassing me in front of my family? (The spirits disappear.) Paige: Look, if you keep doing this, something bad is going to happen, something terrible. I can feel it. Steve: She's right, Richard. Our family, they died because of the magic, I can't let yourself end up like that. Paige: I can make you a power stripping potion. It'll turn you back into yourself. Just let me help you. (Richard disappears.) Steve: What do we do now? [Scene: Arabia. Cave. Jinny vanquishes one of the thieves.] Jinny: Anyone else have a problem taking orders from an ex-Genie? Thieve #1: We are at your service, my queen. Jinny: Hmm, queen. I like the sound of that. Every queen deserves an empire. Have you found the location of the lost city yet? Thieve #1: We believe we've discovered the site. Jinny: Very good. Now all I need is that bottle. Gather your best fighters. We're going on a witch hunt. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Leo is there writing a letter. Chris walks in.] Chris: Hey, Piper says they're ready for those crystals. Genie Phoebe's getting on her last nerves down there. What are you doing? Leo: Writing you an apology. I just, I can't seem to get it right. Chris: Leo, come on, man, you don't need to do that. Leo: No, I know I don't need to but I want to. It feels good to forgive. Chris: Yeah, why don't you just hold onto that feeling, okay? We've gotta go help the sisters. Leo: Alright, well, in a minute. This is just as important. "Dear Chris..." Chris: Alright, alright, enough already. You said you're sorry, let's just not go overboard. Leo: Okay, but after everything I've put you through, I feel like I owe it to you. Chris: Honestly, a letter's not gonna mean a hell of a lot to me. I got plenty of them growing up. Leo: I'm sorry. Chris: Uh, from my father. He wasn't around much. Leo: That's awful. You wanna talk about it? Chris: No. What I want for you is to grab the crystals and go downstairs to where Piper is. Do you remember her? Leo: Sure. But right now I'm a little more concerned about you. You seem a little stressed. Chris: Yeah, you're damn right I'm stressed. I'm concerned about you two. You two need to get back together already. Any chance that's gonna happen? Leo: I don't think so. But thanks for caring, man. It means a lot. Chris: Wait. You still love her, I know you do. How could you just throw that away? Leo: It's a little personal don't you think? Chris: More than you know. Look, are you telling me that there is no chance that you and Piper are gonna hook up in let's say, I don't know, the next couple of weeks? Leo: Actually, yeah, that's what I'm saying. We've both moved on, and nothing short of a miracle can make that happen. [Cut to the conservatory. Piper and Phoebe are there. Piper is writing a spell. Phoebe looks over her shoulder.] Phoebe: Uh-uh-uh, the wording's not quite right there. Jinny is an upper-level demon. Piper: Hey, I don't need a bossy Genie on my back. I'm giving up a lot to be here. I'll write the vanquishing spell the way I want. Phoebe: You should invoke the name of... Piper: Do I need to call Chris to shut you up? Phoebe: You wouldn't. Piper: Keep pushing me. (Paige orbs in.) Back so soon? Paige: Yeah, the intervention was a complete train wreck. Richard wouldn't listen to anyone. Phoebe: Oh, Paige, I'm so sorry. (Paige laughs.) You're laughing at me? I'm trying to be sympathetic and you're laughing at me. Paige: I'm sorry. Maybe I needed a laugh after what I just went through. Phoebe: Yeah, it's okay. Is there anything I can do? Paige: Yeah, but don't you need to go help Major Nelson? (Piper and Paige laugh. Phoebe isn't impressed.) Piper: What? It's funny, this is kinda funny. Phoebe: Let's just finish the spell, okay? Piper: Alright, hey, I want this done just as badly as you do. Did you find us a ghost? Paige: Yeah, I got us Richard's dad. He's hanging out in limbo waiting for my call. Why do we need a ghost? Piper: Well, once we capture Jinny, he can possess her and force her to wish Phoebe free. (Leo and Chris walk in, chuckling. Leo is holding a box.) Leo: Here's those crystals you wanted. (He puts them on the table.) Paige: You guys sure are chummy. Leo: Yeah, I had a change of heart. Decided to let bygones be bygones. Piper: Really? Phoebe: Guys, there's something I have to tell you. Chris: Ah, after we talk in the kitchen. Phoebe: But... Chris: Phoebe. (He holds up the bottle. Phoebe disappears into it.) Now that was cool. If you'll excuse me, I'm gonna have a little one on one with the help. (Chris leaves the room.) Piper: What's he hiding now? (The doorbell rings.) Paige: I'll get it. (Paige leaves the room.) Leo: You know, Chris is a hell of a guy. You too should give him a chance once in a while. [Cut to the foyer. Paige opens the door. Richard stands there.] Richard: Hey. Paige: Richard. What are you doing here? Richard: I, uh, came to apologise. (A bunch of roses appears in his arms.) [Cut to the kitchen. Phoebe and Chris are there.] Phoebe: You wanna make them do what? Chris: We finally got dad in a good mood and mum, she's still sexed up from the fireman. This is the perfect time to ht them with the whammy. Phoebe: No, we are not going to make Piper and Leo sleep together, okay? We're gonna do this my way, mister. Chris: Master. Phoebe: Oh, you know what? Listen to me. Chris: I'm sorry, Phoebe, but I'm running out of time here. A guy's gotta survive. I wish for Piper and Leo to sleep together tonight. Phoebe: I'm not... (Phoebe puts her hands together and blinks. They hear a loud thud come from the other room.) Chris: What was that? (Phoebe and Chris rush into the conservatory. They see Piper and Leo fast asleep on the floor.) Oh, no. They're sleeping. You tricked me. Phoebe: No, you made me wish for them to sleep together. And they're sleeping together. Chris: This is a mess. I've only got one more wish to sort this thing out, so if you don't mind... (He holds up the bottle.) Phoebe: Oh, no, actually I do mind because Jinny could be here at any moment. Chris: You know what? I'll summon you when she does. I command you back into the bottle. Phoebe: When I get out this... (She disappears into the bottle.) [Cut to the foyer.] Richard: You're gonna break up with me over some flowers? Paige: Look, I'm sorry. It's me or magic. You just have to choose one. Richard: You can't give me that kind of choice. Paige: I just did. Richard: You wanna talk about dependencies, why are you always running off to be with your sisters? (They hear a crash in the conservatory.) Chris: Ow! Paige: Wait here. [Cut to the conservatory. Chris is thrown across the room by one of the thieves. He drops the bottle. The thieve pulls out his sword. Paige runs in. Chris stands up.] Chris: Mind the bottle, Phoebe's inside. (The thieve charges for Chris and they fight. Paige heads for the bottle and another thieve attcks her. She orbs out and orbs back in behind him.) Paige: Sword! (His sword orbs into Paige's hand and she sab him, vanquishing him. Jinny shimmers in and heads for the bottle. Richard walks in and sends her flying across the room. Paige sab the other thieve with the sword and vanquishes him.) Crystals! (The crystals in the box orbs out.) Circle! (The crystals orb back in making a circle around Jinny.) Got her. (Jinny tries to walk but the crystals zap her.) Chris: Where's the bottle? (They turn around to see Richard holding the bottle.) Paige: Richard. (Richard disappears with the bottle.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Paige and Jinny are there.] Jinny: You think these crystals can hold me? (She reaches out and the crystals zap her.) Paige: Nope, not for long. That's why we're putting you back in your bottle. Jinny: When I form my empire, the first thing I'm gonna do is rid the world of witches. Paige: Oh, yeah? Well, when you're back in your bottle, the first thing I'm gonna do is put you in the microwave. Ha ha. How do you like that? [Cut to the living room. Piper, Leo and Chris are there. Piper and Leo are asleep next to each other on the couch. Chris covers them with a blanket. Paige walks in.] Paige: Think she can scare me. They're still asleep? Have you tried smelling salts? Chris: It won't work, trust me. Paige: What's wrong with them? Chris: It's a long story. Paige: I don't know, why don't you give me the cliff notes version. Come on, Chris. You and Leo and Phoebe have all been acting weird since before the demon attcked. What is going on? Chris: Alright, I made a little wish. Paige: You did what? Chris: Two little wishes. Paige: Oh, great. It's not bad enough I have to worry about Richard, now I have to worry about you too. What did you wish for? Chris: For Leo to forgive me, which by the way was an accident. Paige: And? Chris: For Piper and Leo to sleep together. Paige: You! Oh my god, you are sick! What is wrong with you? You're disgusting! Chris: No... Paige: You are some creepy registered sex offender from the future. Chris: No, no, no... Paige: Oh my god, you are so gross. Chris: I'm Piper and Leo's son. Paige: What? Chris: They're my parents. I came back to save my family. Paige: You're serious. Chris: Yeah. Only now I've gotta save myself. Because if my mum doesn't get pregnant in the next month, there is no me. Paige: This is all so wrong. And this has been such a long day. Chris: Look, I'm gonna orb over to Richard's, okay, and grab the bottle. Paige: No, you can't. He's, uh, he's crazy right now, he might hurt you, okay? I need to strip him of his powers. It's a whole thing. Chris: Well, how's that gonna help? Paige: Well, he's been corrupted by magic and if I don't strip him of his powers, I might not be able to save him. Who else knows about this? Chris: About me? Just Phoebe. Paige: Alright, you watch Jinny, I'm gonna go make this potion, okay? Chris: Okay. [Scene: Richard's house. Richard is there. The bottle is sitting on a table. Phoebe is inside the bottle running from side to side, trying to tip the bottle over.] Phoebe: Come on, come on. (The bottle tips over and Phoebe escapes out of the bottle.) Oh, thank god. I thought a demon got me. Why didn't you let me out? Richard: I'm not ready for you yet. Phoebe: Hey, we're in the black magic vault. Um, is there a phone around because I'd really love to call Paige and just check in. Richard: No, you're not. I know I've got a book of wishes around here somewhere. (Richard looks through some drawers.) Phoebe: Wishes? Richard: Yeah. Gotta get the wording right. Phoebe: Yeah, maybe you should just wish for sleep because I'm really good at that wish. Richard: Look, I just want Paige to accept me the way I am with magic. It's the only way we'll work. Phoebe: I don't think magic is the answer to your problems, I think it's the cause of your problems. Richard: Got you brainwashed too. I'm gonna have to cast a spell on the entire family. Uh-huh. Here it is. (Paige orbs in.) Paige, I told you. Don't orb in and surprise me. Phoebe: He's not himself right now. Paige: How come you didn't tell me Chris was my nephew? Phoebe: Yeah, maybe we could talk about that later because your boyfriend's about to whoo-whoo! Richard: Look, I'm fine, alright? I just need to do some reading. I'll call you when I'm ready. Paige: This is for your own good. (Paige throws a potion at Richard and he uses telekinesis to send the potion and Paige flying.) Phoebe: Paige! [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Jinny is there with her eyes closed and her hands held out in front of herself. The doorbell rings.] [Cut to the foyer. Chris answers the door. Greg is standing there.] Chris: Aren't you supposed to be at work or something? Greg: I'm on a break. I came to surprise Piper. Chris: Oh. Little booty call, huh? Greg: Is she here? Chris: No, sorry, she's sleeping. (Chris starts to close the door but Greg stops him.) Greg: I don't believe you. Chris: Okay, see for yourself. (Greg walks in and looks in the living room. He sees Piper and Leo asleep on the couch. Chris waves his hand and Piper falls closer to Leo, and Leo's hand falls on her shoulder.) Do you want me to tell her you stopped by? Greg: Uh, no, that won't be necessary. (Greg leaves.) [Cut to the conservatory. The flying carpet creeps under the door and flies over to Jinny. The carpet hits the crystal shield and gets zapped. Jinny steps out of the crystal circle.] [Cut to the foyer. Chris closes the front door.] Chris: Sorry, mum, it's for the best. (Chris walks into the living room. Jinny is there holding a fireball.) Jinny: Take me to the bottle. [Cut to Richard's house. Richard helps Paige up.] Richard: Are you okay? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. Paige: It's okay. It's fine. Richard: I'll make it up to you. Phoebe: No, no, no, not that way. Paige: No more wishes. Richard: No, no, it's okay. It's not for me. Phoebe, I wish you free. (A blue tornado of wind surrounds Phoebe, rises up and then surrounds Richard. It disappears.) Uh, what is this? (Chris orbs in with Jinny.) Phoebe: What are you doing here? (Jinny throws a fireball at them and they duck. Chris attcks Jinny and she grabs his arm and throws him across the room. Jinny picks up the bottle.) Jinny: Genie, I wish the Charmed Ones dad. (Richard puts his hands together and nods his head. The girls fall to the floor, dad.) Chris: No! (Chris runs to their side.) Jinny: Now, into the bottle. (Richard is sucked into the bottle.) My condolences. (Jinny disappears.) Commercial Break [Scene: Richard's house. Chris is kneeling beside Phoebe and Paige.] Chris: No. You can't be dad yet. It's not your time. I know it's not your time. (Phoebe and Paige's spirits float out of their body.) I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, this is all my fault. She was gonna kll mum and dad. [Cut to the manor. Living room. Piper and Leo are still asleep on the couch. Piper's spirit floats out of her body.] Piper: Oh, no. Leo, wake up. (Leo stirs and a glowing light from his hand heals Piper.) But how... (Piper's spirit floats back into her body.) [Cut to Richard's house.] Phoebe: Hey, Chris, we're not moving on. Paige: Why aren't we moving on? Chris: Who cares? You're still here. Paige: Got any unfinished business? Phoebe: No. You? Paige: Yeah, now that you mention it, it would have been nice to find out I had another nephew before I died. Phoebe: I was gonna tell you but I just didn't get a chance. Chris: Guys we can fix this. We can reverse the magic. All we need to do is get the bottle. Phoebe: That's true, we're ghosts, we can possess Jinny. Where is Jinny? Paige: Well, she was planning to conjure the lost city. Phoebe: Don't worry, we're gonna take care of this. Should we go check on Piper first? Chris: No, no, no. Piper's fine. I mean, she has to be, right? If she was dad, I would have vanished. Paige: How do we reach Jinny? Chris: You're ghosts, you can haunt anybody you want. You should concentrate and it should wisp you right to her. (Phoebe and Paige close their eyes and they vanish.) Wait for me! [Cut to Arabia. Jinny and thieves walk over to a two-headed animal skeleton laying in the sand.] Jinny: You sure this is the site? Thieve: One of the hounds of the Zanbar. They guarded the city for the Sultan. Jinny: I could use a few of those myself. (to the bottle) You ready in there? I wish to resurrect the lost city of Zanbar. (A huge Arabian city rises out of the desert sands.) Finders, keepers. Paige: I wouldn't unpack just now if I were you. (They turn around to see ghost Phoebe, ghost Paige and Chris standing there.) Jinny: Why haven't you moved on? You're dad. Phoebe: So are you. (Phoebe's spirit jumps into Jinny's body. One of the thieves runs towards Chris and Chris throws him across the room. The other two thieves pull out their swords and runs towards them.) Paige: Watch out. Chris: Phoebe, a little help here. (Phoebe/Jinny throws a fireball at both the thieves, vanquishing them.) Phoebe/Jinny: I think I've got control of the body. (Chris grabs a sword and sab the last thief, vanquishing him.) Paige: Okay, all clear. (Phoebe/Jinny picks up the bottle.) Phoebe/Jinny: Richard, I wish you free. (Phoebe's spirit exits Jinny's body. Jinny is sucked into the bottle and Richard appears in her place.) Paige: Hi, honey. Jinny: Let me out of here! Richard: I wish the Charmed Ones alive again. Jinny: Yes, master. (Phoebe and Paige's spirit vanishes.) Chris: You okay? Richard: Take this, get it out of my site. Chris: Sure. Could you get rid of that thing first? Richard: Yeah. No problem. [Scene: Richard's house. Living room. Richard is there holding a potion vial. Paige walks in.] Paige: Hey. What's going on? Richard: Just thinking. Paige: Oh, yeah? What about? Richard: Everything. I mean, sometimes it feels like my life's just one big disaster after the next, you know? Like right from the start, being born into this stupid feud, all that family hatred. I mean, it's amazing I've gone this far without ending up like one of them. Paige: Well, Richard, you have. That's what's important, right? You are here for a reason, for a purpose, you just have to figure out what it is. Richard: How can you have so much faith, Paige. I mean, with everything out there, all the evil. Paige: Well, that's because I don't see all the evil, I see all the good too. Especially in you. Richard: Sometimes I'm not sure. Paige: I am. Richard: Well, I hope you're right because I'm giving up a lot... to see it too. My whole life I've had powers and magic and even if I didn't use it, it was just apart of me. And now, uh, it's kind of scary to think I'm gonna be losing it, and losing you too. Paige: Well, you have to take care of yourself first, right? And as long as I'm around and bringing magic into your life, you won't be able to. Richard: I know. Paige: Have you taken the power stripping potion yet? (Richard tips the vial upside down to show it's empty. Tears fall from Paige's eyes.) [Scene: Manor. Living room. Phoebe and Chris are there. The grandfather clock chimes.] Chris: They're not waking up. How come they're not waking up? Phoebe: Would you relax? Chris: Relax? I'm sorry, did you say relax? Because I'm about to disappear, vanish forever, cease to exist. Phoebe: Oh my god, you're so dramatic. (Piper and Leo wake up.) Hey, are you okay? (Piper quickly pulls away from Leo.) Piper: I think so. Wh-wh-what are you doing? Leo: Uh, I don't know, I swear. (Leo stands up.) What's going on? Phoebe: Arabic sleeping potion. Very strong, not good. Piper: You mean Jinny did this? Phoebe: Who else? Piper: Well, we've gotta stop her. Phoebe: We already did while you were sleeping. She's back in the bottle. (Chris picks up the bottle.) Chris: Which we were sort of hoping you could take care of for us. (He gives Leo the bottle.) Leo: So that's it? It's all over? Chris: Pretty much. I mean, you still forgive me, right? Leo: Of course. Chris: Good. Phoebe: I still wanna know why we all didn't die. What? I'm curious. Chris: Oh, sure, you don't mind them knowing that they almost died but not that... Never mind. Piper: What are you talking about? Phoebe: Jinny made a wish for the Charmed Ones to die and we almost did, but then we turned into ghosts and... Piper: Huh. So that wasn't a dream I had. I was floating over my body looking down at me and then, uh, you healed me. Leo: I did? Piper: Yeah. I called to you when you were sleeping and somehow you must have heard me and you wouldn't let me go. Chris: Well, then that must be the reason why Phoebe and Paige's spirits didn't move on. See the wish was for all the Charmed Ones to die, so saving you must have saved them. Piper: That was really sweet of you. Leo: Any time. So you wanna go with me to get Wyatt? Piper: Sure. (Leo orbs out with Piper.) Chris: Wait, wh... What about me? Phoebe: I wouldn't give up. There may be hope for you yet. End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x15 - I Dream of Phoebe"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Manor. Foyer. Piper, Leo and Wyatt are there. Parents and their kids are leaving the manor. Piper is handing goodie bags to them as they leave.] Piper: Here you go. Thanks for coming. Woman: Thanks for inviting us, it was a fun party. I still can't believe that Wyatt is one already. Piper: Oh, I know, you can't. Man: Nice to finally meet you, Leo. Leo: Yeah, you too. Woman: You know, Frank and some of the other dads get the kids together on Saturdays if you're interested. Leo: Uh, yeah. Thanks. Frank: Excellent. Woman: Bye. Frank: I'll call you. Leo: Okay, great. (They all leave.) Piper: Phew. (Piper closes the front door.) I am exhausted. Leo: (to Wyatt) Did you have fun? Did you like it? Piper: Yeah, he was a really good boy and only made mummy freeze the room once. Leo: He was excited. It's his birthday. Piper: He was excited to see you. He misses you. Leo: I know. I miss him too. (Paige walks in.) Paige: Hey, you guys want anymore champagne? Come on, we don't want it to go to waste. How about it, dad? Leo: Elders aren't allowed to drink. Paige: Oh, come on. When on earth you should do as earthlings do. Leo: Sorry. Piper: Not that I'm complaining or anything because you guys did such great work. But champagne? Chocolate covered strawberries? Oysters? Aren't the kids a little young for the aphrodisiacs? Paige: They're aphrodisiacs? Heh, who knew. Bubbly? Piper: Paige. Paige: What? Oh, come on, there were milk and cookies here too. You know, maybe if-if there were more kids living in this house, I would know what to get. Did you ever stop to think about that? Excuse me. (Paige heads for the kitchen.) Piper: She's been weird since she changed her hair colour. She'll probably change it back. [Cut to the kitchen. Phoebe is there. Paige walks in.] Paige: Okay, forget about the strawberries, she's onto us. Phoebe: What do you mean? She knows about Chris? Paige: No. She knows we're up to something. I can't believe how hard it is to get two people laid. Phoebe: Paige, that is disgusting. Paige: Well, it's what we're trying to do, right? Phoebe: No, we are trying to romance Piper and Leo together so they can conceive Chris, our nephew. Paige: And that's different how? Phoebe: Well, because what you said is very Springer, what I said is very Oprah. Paige: Oh. Well, whatever show we're watching, we're running out of time. At least Chris is. We should probably tell him. Phoebe: Yes. Chris! (Chris orbs in.) Chris: Hey. So how's it going? Paige: Not so good. Chris: What do you mean? What does she mean? Phoebe: We're running out of ideas. Chris: Well, that's too bad because it has to happen today or I don't happen. Phoebe: Wait, today? Chris: Yeah. I did the math. And if I'm not conceived by midnight tonight, that's it. I won't be born, which means I won't be coming back from the future to warn you about Wyatt turning evil. Phoebe: Yeah, see that time travel thing. Ooh. Chris: Hey, what about making a love potion and just, like, slipping it to them. Paige: No, we're not tricking your parents. Chris: Why not? I'm desperate. Phoebe: Hey, look, I have an idea. Call me crazy, but why don't we just tell them the truth? Paige: Sure, let's give them a massive case of performance anxiety. Phoebe: We're already out of options. Chris: And time. (They hear a crash coming from the other room.) [Cut to the stairs. A darklighter is running down the stairs and Piper is trying to blow him up. Leo runs towards Wyatt who is sitting in the foyer.] Leo: Wyatt! (The darklighter disappears and reappears beside Wyatt. He points his crossbow at Leo and sh*t. Leo orbs out and the arrow flies past Piper. Chris walks in and the arrow heads straight for him. Phoebe and Paige walk in and Phoebe pushes Chris out of the way of the arrow.) Paige: Arrow! (The arrow orbs out and orbs back in the darklighter's chest. Leo orbs in and picks up Wyatt.) Leo: I got you, I got you. (The darklighter disappears. Piper walks over to Leo and Wyatt.) Piper: You're okay, you're okay. Chris: Thanks for saving my life. Hope it wasn't for nothing. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper, Paige, Leo, Chris and Wyatt are there. Phoebe is in the foyer collecting some blood on the floor with an eyedropper. She joins the others.] Paige: Is that enough to scry with? Phoebe: Only one way to find out. Piper: At least he waited until after the party to attck. That was nice of him. Chris: You know what I don't understand is why would the darklighter attck at all? I mean, with all of us here at the same time. It's su1c1de. Piper: All the more reason to find him and stop him before he tries again. Leo: I don't think he was after a Whitelighter, I think he was after me. Or Wyatt. Paige: Well, then why don't you take Piper up there and take Wyatt too. Piper: Yeah, I'll go with you. Leo: But you're not allowed. Piper: Alright, so then we'll go to the magic school. You'll be safe there, you can't be hurt, right? Paige: That's great. One big happy family. Piper: You change him, I'll pack him. (Piper and Leo, holding Wyatt, leaves the room.) Chris: Think now's a good time to tell them? Paige: No. The sooner we take care of the darklighter, the sooner we make you. Phoebe: I'm gonna start scrying. (Phoebe leaves the room.) Paige: And I will go start the love potion. Chris: Wait, I thought you were against making the love potion? Paige: Not if it's gonna save one of my two favourite nephews. (Chris looks at the clock - 3:00.) [Scene: Underground. Cave. Demons are there making wapon. A demon is pulling the arrow out of the darklighter's chest. The darklighter yells in pain.] Demon: Nice plan, my friend. Darklighter: It worked, didn't it? Demon: Not yet it hasn't. Not until the witches come after you. Darklighter: How come? They always do. Demon: But will the Elder? I mean, now that he knows you're after him, won't he think it's too dangerous? Darklighter: Not this Elder. He's blinded by fatherhood, by his unwavering desire to protect his son. He can't be sure I'm not after the boy too. He'll come. But he won't be immune to the poison. I'll need a dozen more for later. Demon #2: They're being forged as we speak. Demon: You sure you're still alright to go through with this, Damien? Damien: A deal was struck, I was chosen. Besides, he deserves to get what he paid for, doesn't he? Leo out of the way. Just make sure the coat's properly prepared. We only get one sht of this. Demon #1: Alright, arm up. But remember we're only supposed to distract the witches, not harm them. They're not the target this time. The Elder is. [Scene: Magic School. A student is there putting books on a shelf using telekinesis. Gideon appears in front of her and catches one of the books.] Gideon: These aren't just books, Sarah. They're legacies. Handed down over the ages by other magical beings, and worthy of your great care. (He puts the book on the shelf.) Understand? Sarah: Yes, sir. Gideon: Good. (Leo walks up to Gideon.) Leo: Gideon. Gideon: Leo, what a pleasant surprise. How are you, my boy? Leo: I've been better. A darklighter attcked, I think he's after me. (They walk away from Sarah.) Gideon: Are you certain? Leo: I don't know, he may be trying to get me out of the way to get to Wyatt. I dropped Piper and Wyatt off at the nursery, I hope that's alright. Gideon: Of course, absolutely. Leo: Alright, I better get back to Phoebe and Paige, see if I can help. Gideon: No, you shouldn't, you should go back up with the other Elders where you'll be safe. Leo: What about the darklighter? Gideon: It's not your responsibility, that's for the sisters to handle, it's what they do. Leo: Alright, well, I can't just sit around while someone is after my son, I'm a father now. Gideon: No, you're an Elder now and it's time to start acting like one. Don't you see? You don't just put yourself at risk by staying here on earth, you put all Elders at risk too. If they catch you, they get access to us all. Leo: I know, but... Gideon: You can't justify staying here any longer, not with this, not anymore. Stand to fully accept your calling, and the necessary transcends the sins of the flesh. Family, even fatherhood. One that requires you to cut the ties that bind for everyone's sake. Leo: I can't. At least not until I know my son is safe. I'm sorry. (Leo orbs out.) Commercial Break [Scene: P3. Back room. Chris is there. Clarence the cleaner stands at the doorway.] Clarence: What are you still doing here? I thought you'd be out and about by now. Chris: Clarence, hey. Didn't hear you come up. Clarence: You mind? Chris: Please, come in. (Clarence picks up a bucket.) Clarence: Beautiful day outside, isn't it? Chris: Is it? I never really noticed. I've been too busy, uh, rechecking something. Clarence: Whole world seems to be too busy now days. Nobody's got time to just enjoy their day anymore. Chris: Well, it doesn't get any better in the future, either. I mean, I imagine. Clarence: Future don't mean squat to me. I'm too old to worry about it. Shouldn't to you either. You're too young. Chris: Unfortunately, I'm kind of obsessed with it. Clarence: You alright? Chris: Yeah, yeah, I just probably need to eat. Clarence: What you need is to get out of this hole. Get some sun, live a little. Chris: Believe me, I'm trying. Clarence: Do that. (Clarence leaves.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and Paige are there. Phoebe is scrying while Paige is making a potion. The potion explodes.] Phoebe: I thought you were making a love potion? Paige: I am. Phoebe: Then why did it blow up? Paige: Maybe I'm trying too hard. Phoebe: Or maybe it just wasn't meant to be. Paige: Phoebe. Phoebe: Come on, you weren't thinking the exact same thing? Paige: No. Okay, fine, but for like a second. The point is Chris is meant to be. Phoebe: But not if he changed too much by coming here. You know, messed up his own timeline. Paige: We're talking about his very existence. Phoebe: Paige, I know, but there's only so much we can do. Especially now with that Darklighter out there. I just think that we have to face the reality that Chris's destiny might have been just to come here and warn us about Wyatt, and that's all. (Chris walks in.) Paige: Hey. Phoebe: Oh my god, Chris, I'm so sorry. Chris: No, it's okay. I've actually been wondering the same thing. Paige: You have? Chris: Yeah. I've had the strangest feeling, like, I don't know, it's really hard to explain. But it feels like I'm, I'm floating, like I'm not really here, you know? Phoebe: Well, that doesn't sound good. Paige: Well, you have to fight it, we still have time. Chris: Not much. (The scrying crystal stops at a point on the map and spins around on the spot.) Paige: I've never seen it do that before. Phoebe: Maybe that means there's more than one? I'll go get Piper. (Phoebe leaves the room.) Chris: I'll go too. Paige: No, you stay here, okay. Finish the potion, when we come back your parents will be in the mood. [Scene: Street. Piper's car pulls up and Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo get out.] Piper: You sure this is the place? Phoebe: Yeah, down that alley. Paige: Thank god we didn't orb in. Leo: Well, we couldn't. They would've know we were coming. Piper: Maybe they know already. Phoebe: What do you mean? Piper: I mean, since when to darklighters hang out in broad daylight like this? It could be a trap, maybe you should stay here. Leo: No, I'm the bait, remember? Besides, if it is a trap, you might need me to help you orb back. Paige: Well, I've got Phoebe, you get Piper out of here for Chris's... for Wyatt's sake. Phoebe: Let's just do this. (They all walk down the alley.) I don't see anything. (A darklighter appears on the top of a building and points his crossbow at them. Piper sees him and blows him up. Two more appear on top of the building.) Paige: You take Piper. (Paige orbs out with Phoebe and they orb back in on top of the building. They each throw a potion at the darklighters, vanquishing them. Damien appears behind Phoebe.) Leo: Phoebe, watch out! (Phoebe turns around and Damien hits her across the face with his crossbow. She falls off the roof and lands on a dumpster. Piper gasps. Damien disappears and reappears behind Piper and Leo.) Paige: Behind you! (Piper and Leo turn around. Damien points his crossbow at them an Piper blows him up. He causes a huge explsin which engulfs Piper and Leo. The explsin disappears and so has Piper and Leo.) Piper! (Paige orbs out and orbs back in beside Phoebe.) Phoebe? Oh my god, you're bleeding. Phoebe: Yeah. Uh, maybe we should get me to a hospital. Paige: Yeah. (Paige helps Phoebe up.) I got you. (Paige helps Phoebe to Piper's car and they drive off.) [Cut to the ghostly plane. Street. The street is completely deserted. No cars, no people, only empty buildings. Piper and Leo walk out of the alley.] Piper: Phoebe? Paige? Where's my car? What's going on? Where'd everybody go? Leo: That's a good question. Piper: We'll, they gotta be here somewhere. Leo: I think we should get out of here. Piper: No, not without Phoebe, she's hurt. Didn't you see her fall? Leo: Yeah, but at least she's alive. Piper: What is that supposed to mean? Leo: I don't know, but I think need to get off the street while we figure this out. Piper: The hospital. If Paige couldn't get to you, she'd take Phoebe to the hospital. Memorial's just down the street. Leo: But Piper, you don't understand, we can't worry about them right now. We need to worry about us. (Damien walks out of the alley.) Piper: Leo. Damien: Piper, you're not supposed to be here. Piper: Yeah, well, you're not supposed to be here either. At least not in one piece. (Piper tries to blow him up but her powers don't work.) Leo: Come on. (Leo tries to orb out but can't.) Piper: What's wrong with your powers? (Damien loads his crossbow.) Leo: I don't know. Run. Go, go, go. (Piper and Leo run off.) Damien: You can run but you can't hide! You're in my world now! Commercial Break [Scene: Underground. Cave. A demon is yelling at a darklighter.] Demon: What part of don't hurt the witches didn't you understand? Darklighter: What was I supposed to do? They'd already klled three of us. Demon: So what? You're expendable. We all are for this. It's bad enough one's wounded now but none of them were supposed to end up there, none of them. We were only meant to separate the Elder from his protectors, to make the witches fear he'd died so they wouldn't try look for him. Darklighter: Still, just because she's with him doesn't mean she can protect him. No one has powers in the ghostly plane, that's why Damien wanted him sent there. Demon: But that's not the point now, is it? Damien may be forced to kll her now too, and that was specifically not what he was hired to do. Worse, the other witches may be less inclined to accept the death of a sister than of a brother-in-law. Especially with their history. Darklighter: All the more reason for us to keep them distracted. At all cost now. [Scene: Hospital. Room. Phoebe and a doctor are there. The doctor is looking at Phoebe's x-rays.] Doctor: No broken bones, no internal bleeding, other than a mild concussion, I'd say you are a very lucky woman. Phoebe: Great! Does that mean I can go home now? Doctor: Actually, I think I'd like to keep you here overnight just for observation. Phoebe: Oh, no, that's not possible. Doctor: Ms Halliwell, I don't have to remind you, you took quite a fall. It's possible you might have more than just a concussion. Sometimes other symptoms don't develop for twenty-fours hours. Phoebe: Yeah, well, I don't have twenty-four hours. I gotta go, gotta go. Doctor: You'll have to sign a release. Phoebe: That's fine. Doctor: If you feel any dizziness or light headedness, call me. Otherwise I'll see you in a week to remove the stitches. Phoebe: Thanks. (The doctor leaves.) [Cut to the hallway. Paige is waiting there. The place is crowded with doctors and nurses running from place to place. Paige walks into Phoebe's room.] Paige: Phoebe. Hey. What'd he say? Are you alright? Phoebe: Yeah, well, he's releasing me, isn't he? Okay, don't worry about this, Paige, we're gonna figure something out. Paige: Okay, but what about Chris? Phoebe: What about Chris? Paige: Well, what if he doesn't exist anymore because his mum and dad don't exist anymore. Phoebe: No, if Piper were gone, I would sense it, I know it. (They walk out of the room into the busy hallway.) Oh my god, what happened? Paige: A truck ht a bus. [Scene: Ghostly plane. Hospital. Piper walks in to find nobody around.] Piper: Phoebe? Paige? (Leo runs in.) Leo: They're not here, I'm telling you. Piper: They have to be here. Phoebe's hurt. Leo: Not in this plane, she's not. The blast, when you blew up the darklighter, must have knocked us into this other place. One that co-exists with our world but not with our lives. Piper: What are you talking about? What world? Leo: I don't know. I don't think we're here by accident, I think this is part of the darklighter's plan. To have us here without our powers and without your sisters. Piper: Phoebe! [Cut to the hospital. Phoebe and Paige are walking down the hallway.] Phoebe: Excuse us. Paige: Coming through. (Phoebe hears Piper calling.) Phoebe: Do you hear something? Paige: Hear what? Phoebe: I could have sworn I heard someone call out my name. Doctor: We're losing him. Two hundred and fifty CCs of lido. Flat lining. Come on, come on. Did anyone call the driver's family? Still got no pulse. Paddles. Two hundred jules. Nurse: Charging. Doctor: Clear! [Cut to the ghostly plane. Piper walks down the hallway of the hospital. Leo runs up behind her.] Leo: Piper, we've gotta keep moving, we can't stay here. Damn it, Piper. I don't want you to get hurt too. Piper: Okay. (They turn to see the bus driver standing there.) Driver: Am I dad? Piper: Leo, what's going on? Driver: Leo. Are you an angel? (The driver disappears.) Leo: I know what plane we're on. The ghostly plane. [Cut to the hospital.] Doctor: He's back. sab. (The driver wakes up.) Sir, do you know who you are? Do you know your name? Phoebe: Let's go. Driver: Leo. Leo. Must be an angel. Paige: Leo? (Phoebe grabs her arm in pain.) What? What's wrong? Phoebe: Piper. [Cut to the ghostly plane. Hospital. Piper has been ht in the arm with an arrow. Leo is fighting with Damien. He knocks Damien to the floor. He helps Piper up.] Leo: Come on. (Piper and Leo run outside.) [Cut to the manor. Phoebe and Paige orb in.] Phoebe: I'm telling you, I felt Piper, as if she were standing right next to me. Paige: But she wasn't. Phoebe: I know, I'm still trying to figure that part out. (Chris walks down the stairs.) Chris: Uh, Phoebe, Paige? Paige: Chris, you're okay. Phoebe: Which means Piper and Leo are okay. Chris: Well, I don't know about that but I'm, uh, definitely running out of time here. (Chris holds up his arm which is slowly fading away.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and Paige are there. Phoebe slams the Book of Shadows shut and groans.] Paige: What? Phoebe: I don't know what else to try. Paige: What do you mean? Phoebe: What do you mean, what do I mean? There's nothing else to try. Paige: Oh, great. Why don't you try telling that to Chris as he fades away. Phoebe: No, I can't. Paige: Right, well, here's the deal. You felt Piper, so that means she's gotta be out there somewhere, and if we can figure out where, then maybe we can figure out how to bring them back. You said we weren't gonna lose her. Phoebe: The bus driver. Paige: The bus driver what? Phoebe: Well, he was dad, right? I mean, at least for a little bit, so maybe that wasn't a coincidence, maybe he actually did see Leo in limbo. Paige: That's good. No, that's bad because that would make them dad. Phoebe: Not if someone put them there. Like the darklighter. Paige: The one Piper vanquished? Phoebe: Unless it wasn't really a vanquish, it was just made to look like a vanquish. (Phoebe flips through the Book of Shadows.) Okay, ghosts. Ghosts, ghosts. [Scene: Ghostly plane. P3. Piper and Leo are there. Leo is dabbing Piper's wound.] Piper: Ow. Leo: Sorry. Good thing you're immune to the poison. Piper: Yeah, too bad you're not. (Leo rips apart his flannelette shirt.) Oh, my, my. Leo: Impressed? Piper: Very. (Leo wraps part of the shirt around her arm, over the wound.) Leo: This should stop the bleeding. Piper: Thanks. Uh, I rather imagined meadows, waterfalls, maybe even a harp. Leo: Well, this isn't the afterlife. It's a place before that to ease the transition. Piper: Mm-hm. Lucky us we're stuck here. That is until our friendly darklighter helps us move on permanently. Leo: Well, we're not gonna let that happen. We've been through a lot more than this. Piper: Have we? Leo: Are you kidding? Ever since we met it's been one ordeal after the other. Piper: Wow, you make it sound so romantic. (He laughs.) Leo: It's not what I meant. I mean, look at everything we've been through, everything we've overcome. This is just one more thing. This isn't where it ends. I promise. Piper: Alright, so how do we get out of here? Leo: I don't know. I gotta figure the darklighter has a way, maybe a portal. Piper: Masked by the explsin? Leo: Maybe. Although somebody's gotta be helping him with a hell of a lot more powers than a darklighter. Piper: Do you think the portal's still there? Leo: Probably. Question is, how do we access it without our powers? Piper: We make Phoebe and Paige use theirs. I'm serious. We're on the ghostly plane, so why can't we, you know, haunt them? Make contact like other normal ghosts do. Leo: Because not all other ghosts do. It takes years to learn how to cross over. Besides, you need a connection. Piper: A bond? You mean like sisters? Come on, I know them, I know they're looking for us, and I know they were at the hospital. I can't explain exactly... Leo: You don't have to. Far be it for me to question the power of three after all these years. Piper: Okay, so let's go. They'll be at the house at the Book of Shadows. Leo: It's probably where the darklighter will be waiting for us. He knows us, he's studied us. [Scene: Ghostly plane. Across the road from the Manor. The darklighter is on the roof of the house. He loads his crossbow.] [Scene: Manor. Living room. Chris, now transparent, walks through the wall.] Chris: Whoa, not good. (Clarence is standing there.) Clarence: It's almost time, Chris. Chris: Clarence. What are you doing here? Clarence: Actually, I've come for you. It's okay, son, I know. Chris: Who are you? Clarence: Someone who was sent to make this easier for you. Chris: This? What do you mean this? Clarence: I think you know. Chris: You're an angel of death. Clarence: Yours is an unique situation, Chris. One which requires special handling. That's why I wanted to meet you early. So you could get to know me, trust me. There's really nothing to be afraid of. Chris: Yeah, that's easy for you to say. Clarence: Don't fight it, Chris. It'll only make it more difficult for you. Chris: No. Forget that, alright? I still got time. You stay away from me. (Chris goes upstairs.) [Cut to the attic. Phoebe and Paige are there. Phoebe lights a circle of candles sitting on the floor.] Paige: Are you sure a séance is the right move? Phoebe: Well, if they are stuck in the spirit realm, then they're ghosts, right? Paige: Hopefully. Phoebe: What, now you're a pessimist? Paige: Hey. A girl's allowed to vacillate, it's not like this is an exact science, right? Okay, the spell is done. Phoebe: Okay, let's do this. (Chris walks in.) Chris: Sorry, I don't mean to be pushy but... Phoebe: Yeah, we're working on it, we're working on it. Paige: You don't look so good. Okay. "Sister's spirit I call to thee, cross on over so we may see." (Chris disappears.) Phoebe: Wait, that wasn't supposed to happen, was it? Paige: I'm thinking no. [Cut to the ghostly plane. Manor. Attic. Piper and Leo walk in.] Leo: Okay, now what? Piper: I don't know, I guess we try to make contact. (Piper closes her eyes. Chris appears.) Leo: Chris? Piper: Not exactly who I was going for but I guess it'll work. Leo: What are you doing here? Chris: Ceasing to exist I think. (Chris disappears.) [Cut to the attic. Chris appears.] Phoebe: What happened? Where'd you go? Chris: I just say Piper and Leo. [Cut to the ghostly plane. Attic.] Piper: Where'd he go? Leo: I don't know. (Chris appears again.) Ask him. Piper: What are you talking about? What do you mean ceasing to exist? Chris: No time to explain. I'm a connection to your sisters and they wanna know how to get you guys back. [Cut to the attic. Chris appears.] Chris: They think somebody made a portal for the darklighter to pass through. Paige: Somebody who? (Two darklighters appear.) Chris: Darklighters! [Cut to the ghostly plane.] Piper: Chris, where are you? Leo: Shh, not so loud. (Leo looks around. An arrow flies through the window and hits Leo in the shoulder. It goes through his shoulder and comes out the other side.) Piper: Leo? Come on, come on. (Piper helps Leo out of the room.) [Cut to the attic. Phoebe and Paige throw potions at the darklighters, vanquishing them.] Phoebe: Piper's not here anymore, I can't sense her. Chris: It's too late, and not just for Piper and Leo. Take care. (Chris vanishes.) Paige: Chris? [Cut to the ghostly plane. Piper and Leo are walking down the street.] Leo: If there is a portal it's gotta be near by. Piper: No, what are you doing? Leo: I'm trying to save you. Piper: You mean, you're trying to save us, don't you? Look, you need to sit down. (They sit down.) Maybe since the arrow went straight through... Leo: It'll just take longer. They'll find a way. Piper: How? We never even had a chance to tell them where to meet us. Leo: They'll figure it out. I know them. Piper: In time? Leo: Look, Piper, no matter what happens... Piper: No. Leo: You have to keep trying to make contact. Piper: I don't wanna hear it. Leo: He's not after you, he's after me. Piper: Would you please stop trying to save me? Leo: I'm sorry I got you into this. Piper: Yeah, just one ordeal after another, right? (Leo touches her face.) Leo: I never stopped loving you. (They kiss.) Commercial Break [Scene: Magic School. Great hall. Phoebe and Paige are there. Gideon walks in.] Gideon: Phoebe, Paige. Paige: Gideon, we need your help. Gideon: What's wrong? Phoebe: Well, we think we may have lost Chris. Gideon: What? Paige: And Piper and Leo, and us too if we're not careful. Phoebe: Somebody's got a bunch of darklighters after us and one of them's got Piper and Leo trapped. Paige: In the ghostly plane. Phoebe: Or the spirit realm. Gideon: Same thing. Phoebe: Right. We made contact with them but then we lost them. Paige: And we lost Chris too, although we're not sure why because she can tell if Piper's dad. Phoebe: Yeah, and I can't. Paige: So she must still be around somewhere, we just don't know where. Phoebe: So we need to figure out how to use the darklighter's portal to get them out. Paige: And if you follow all that you're really are a very powerful Elder. Gideon: But darklighters don't have the power to make portals, let alone use them. Phoebe: Right, we have to figure out who can. Gideon: I warned Leo. I told him something like this might happen. What do you need? Paige: Well, we know where to find the portal, we just don't know how to reverse it. (Gideon picks up a book and opens it up to a page.) Gideon: There. Paige: Handy. [Scene: Ghostly plane. Alley. Piper and Leo are there. Piper is asleep sitting against a wall. Leo is standing up near by. Piper wakes up.] Piper: Leo? Leo: Morning. Piper: What are you doing? Leo: Just trying to sense them. Piper: Any luck? (He shakes his head.) You don't look so good. Leo: I know. Listen, about last night. Piper: I don't have any regrets if that's where this is going. Leo: It's not. But I'm glad you said that. Because I don't either. I just want you to know that I don't have any expectations. Because I know everything that you went through when I became an Elder. And it just, it wouldn't be fair to put you through that again. Piper: I'm not sure I understand. Leo: Well, neither one of us wanted me to become an Elder. (He sits down beside her.) But I did anyway. I was supposed to go up there right away but I didn't. Piper: Because you wanted to find out who Chris was and to protect Wyatt. Leo: They're not the only reasons I didn't go up there, Piper. I was holding onto you. And because of that I put you at risk and I put my son at risk. I can't let that happen anymore, I won't let that happen. (Damien walks around the corner.) Damien: Well, fortunately you won't have to worry about that for much longer. I'm a little surprised actually. Didn't really think you'd come back here. Thought I knew you better than that. Oh, well. (He points his crossbow at them.) Leo: Let her go, you don't want her. Damien: No, but I can't pass up my opportunity can I? It's in my nature. Besides, I wouldn't want a Charmed One coming after me when this is over. (They hear traffic noises and suddenly they are back in the alley. Phoebe and Paige are there.) Paige: I wouldn't do that if I were you because this time I'll vanquish you for real. Piper: Well, it's about time. Phoebe: Who sent you? (A darklighter on the roof sht his crossbow and hits Damien in the chest. Damien screams and is vanquished. Chris appears.) Chris: Yes! I'm back! Phoebe: Wait. What? How is that possible? Chris: Don't ask me, ask... (Leo falls backwards.) Them. Piper: Paige, come on, quick, we've got to get him to Gideon. (Paige orbs out with Piper and Leo.) [Scene: Golden Gate Bridge. Leo is standing on the very top of it. Gideon orbs in beside him.] Gideon: I thought I'd find you here. How are you doing? Leo: The wound is healed if that's what you mean. Gideon: No, it's not. Leo: You were right, I know that now. I can't justify staying here any longer. Gideon: Good. Leo: Still, it's not easy. And not just as a father. Gideon: I know. Leo: Do you? Does any Elder? Sometimes I wish you wouldn't have let us break the rules, you wouldn't have let us get married. Gideon: No, you don't. Love and loss forms you Leo. It's who you are and who you always will be. It's a life you'll treasure and an experience you will share. One that helps us better appreciate those we are intrusted to watch over. Leo: It's not fair. Gideon: Sacrifice never is. It's time. (Leo orbs out.) Commercial Break [Scene: P3. Back room. Chris is there all dressed up, looking into a mirror. Clarence walks in.] Clarence: Looking good. Chris: Whoa. Wait, what are you still doing here? Clarence: Don't worry, you're fine. I just wanted to say good luck. Chris: Thanks. Hey, just out of curiosity, why did you tell me all that stuff about living life and enjoying my day if you were coming for me all along? Clarence: Just in case I wasn't leaving with you. You've been given a second chance, Chris. Don't waste it. (Clarence disappears.) [Scene: Manor. Wyatt's room. Piper is there watching Wyatt sleep in his crib. She walks out and closes the door. She walks into her room where Phoebe and Paige are waiting.] Piper: Hi. Phoebe: Hi. Piper: What's going on? Phoebe: Maybe you should sit down for a second. Piper: Oh, that doesn't sound good. Phoebe: No, no, it's good, it's good. I mean, it's, you know, it's not bad. It's a really good thing, it's not a bad thing. I think it's a really good thing, don't you think? Paige: Yeah. I mean, it depends. Piper: Uh-huh, that sounds worse. Paige: No, it's-it's just complicated. Piper: Okay, so why don't you guys just tell me what's going on. Phoebe: Alright. Uh, Paige and I know what happened between you and Leo last night. (Piper chuckles.) Piper: What? Excuse me? Paige: Not because anybody told us or anything, it's just because of Chris. Piper: Chris? Wh-why would Chris know what happened last night? Phoebe: Well, because he wouldn't be here if it didn't. Yeah, see we've known for a while, we just didn't know how to talk to you and Leo about it. Piper: Talk to us about what? Paige: Is this my turn? Phoebe: Yeah. Paige: Yeah. Uh, Chris is your son. Phoebe: Wyatt's brother. Look, I know this is huge... Piper: No, it's, it's not huge because it's not possible, it's crazy because I'm not pregnant. Phoebe: Yeah. Paige: Yeah. Piper: No, I'm not. I mean, how could that happen? I mean, I know how that could happen but it... What am I gonna do? Phoebe: Maybe you should talk to Leo about it. Piper: No, I can't. Phoebe: Why? Piper: Well, because, because, because I can't. (There's a knock at the door and Chris walks in.) Chris: Is this a bad time? (Piper looks at Chris, speechless.) [Scene: Underground. Cave. Gideon and a darklighter are there.] Darklighter: I'm still not quite sure what this was all about. Why somebody of my kind had to die. Why my friend had to die. Gideon: All in good time. Darklighter: We still didn't even accomplish what you wanted. We didn't get the Elder. Gideon: Ah, but in a way you did. Leo's gone. Perhaps not in the way I originally intended, but gone, nonetheless. Darklighter: Well, wasn't he your friend too? Gideon: Yes, he was. We all have to make sacrifices for the greater good. Darklighter: I'm evil. What do I care about the greater good? Gideon: Leo's son is just as much a thrat to your kind as he is to mine. We made a mistake in allowing Wyatt to be born. And allowing such a concentration of power to be brought into this world in one being. But now that Leo is gone and the Charmed Ones are unaware, I'm one step closer to being able to correct that mistake, for good. End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x16 - The Courtship of Wyatt's Father"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Manor. Piper's room. Paige is there looking at Phoebe's high school year book.] Paige: Interesting. (She hears a toilet flush.) Are you okay in there? (Piper walks out of the bathroom.) Piper: I don't remember having morning sickness this bad with Wyatt. Paige: Oh, honey, that sucks. (Piper sits down next to Paige.) I'm just going over some pictures here, trying to educate myself before I go to Phoebe's reunion. Piper: Hmm, Todd Marks. I wonder if he's even still alive. Paige: Alive? What kind of school did she go to, anyway? Piper: Not a bad one, actually. It's just that Phoebe tended the hang out with the bad boy crowd. You know, anything to piss off Grams. Paige: Was he her first love? Piper: More like first lust. Talk about crazy though. Rick Gittridge, he was kind of the leader of their little gng. Paige: Phoebe was in a gng? Piper: Not the drive by kind, but he was kind of the type. If he is at the reunion I'd stay away from him. Paige: This is so weird. It's a whole different side of Miss Phoebe. Piper: Yeah, I think she missed mum in her life more than Prue or I did. And the more Grams tried to control her, the more she became rebellious. (They hear Phoebe scream. They run into the hallway. Phoebe is running towards them holding a dress.) Phoebe: Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. Piper: What happened? Phoebe: What happened? You wanna know what happened? The dry cleaner ruined my dress for tonight. That's what happened. Piper: Phoebe, you know better than to scream in this house if there isn't a demon. Phoebe: I'm sorry, but what am I supposed to wear to the reunion tonight? Paige: How about some prison stripes. Phoebe: You told her about the shoplifting? Paige: You little thief. Phoebe: No, I acted out. Okay, now back to what I'm supposed to wear tonight. Paige: I don't know, why don't you try your little black suit, the one with the thigh slit. You know, sexy, looks successful. Paige: No, I think black's too thrat. I'll be in my closet. (Chris orbs in.) Piper: Chris, hi. Chris: Hey, look, I need your help. I think I've got scabbars on my tail. Piper: Oh, well, I have some hydrogen peroxide in my bathroom. Chris: No, Scabbar demons. I went undercover to follow a lead on who turns Wyatt but I think they're onto me. Alright, I need a cloaking spell just in case. Is the book still in the attic? Paige: Yeah, last I saw. Piper: You want me to help you? (Chris goes upstairs.) He hates me. Paige: No, he doesn't. Piper: Yeah, he does. (Piper and Paige walk into Piper's room.) Paige: He's just distracted, that's all, by you know, imminent death. Piper: That's no excuse. I mean, he's been avoiding me for weeks, he won't even look at me. What could I have done in the future that would be so bad? Paige: Maybe he should have a father son talk. Piper: No, I can't do that to Leo. He had a hard enough time letting go. Besides, he doesn't even know that I'm pregnant. Paige: I know, but don't boys need their... Piper: I know, and that's why I called my father so he could figure out why his surly new grandson hates me. (Piper's stomach grumbles.) Uh-oh. Paige: I got you. (Piper and Paige go into the bathroom. Phoebe walks in holding a dress.) Phoebe: Guys, how about this one? Okay. (Phoebe sees her yearbook and reads the signatures in it.) I remember this poem. "Those who mock who I am, let them always remember when." (Phoebe changes into her teenage self and then changes back.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Piper opens the door. Victor is standing there.] Piper: Hi. Victor: Piper, honey, good to see you. (They hug.) Piper: Good to see you. (He sees her pregnant stomach.) Victor: Oh, whoa, you're pregnant! Piper: Yeah, it looks that way, huh? Victor: When did this happen? Piper: Oh, well, you know, I've been meaning to call you but, you know... Leo's the father. Victor: Leo? I thought you guys split up. Piper: We did. Victor: Well, then how... I don't understand. (They walk into the living room.) Piper: Uh, he was dying and I was crying... Um, it's all very complicated. (They sit down.) Victor: So Leo, he's, um, moved on? Piper: Yeah, but I'm happy for him, he really wanted to go. Victor: He wanted to die? Piper: No, no, no, no, he's not dad, he's just up there being a full time Elder. Victor: He doesn't know about this? Piper: No, no, not yet. Did I mention this was very all complicated? The point is he's not around. Victor: Was he ever? Piper: Were you? Sorry. Victor: No, no, no, I deserve that. I wasn't around enough for you girls, but I want to make up for that with Wyatt and this little... Piper: It's a boy. Chris, actually. Victor: Chris? Why'd you choose that name? Piper: I don't know, and he won't tell me. He's very secretive about the future. He's actually the reason I asked you to come. See, he, um, hates me and he doesn't want to talk to me and I need you to find out why. Victor: I don't understand your wiccan ways, but I'll try. (He leans towards Piper's stomach.) Hello, Chris. Chris. Hello, Chris. Can you hear me? Chris's Voice: Is someone calling me? Piper: Yeah, uh, sweetie, could you come here a sec? Victor: Geez, he can come out? (Chris walks in.) Chris: Can we air this out, 'cause I gotta... Grandpa! (Chris goes over to Victor and hugs him.) [Scene: School Reunion. Phoebe and Paige are outside walking towards the front door.] Phoebe: Okay, Paige, I should warn you, there's gonna be a lot of people in there that used to hate me. Paige: They're not gonna hate you. San Francisco reads your paper every day and they love you. Phoebe: I never dropped smoke bmb on San Francisco. Pep rallies, I hated them. Paige: Alright, well, after we're done tonight, they're gonna rename the gym just for you. Come on, conquering hero. (They walk inside. A woman gets her name tag and turns around.) Woman: Phoebe, hi. Wow, you look great. Phoebe: Oh, really? Thanks. Woman: Well, see you inside. Phoebe: Yeah. That would be great. (The woman walks away.) Paige: Who's that? Phoebe: I have no idea. (Phoebe and Paige walk over to the name tag table. A teacher is standing there.) Teacher: Well, I didn't expect to see you here, Miss Halliwell. Still testing the boundaries of the criminal justice system are we? Phoebe: Hi, Miss Hickock. No, actually, I'm a columnist now. Miss Hickock: Oh. Phoebe: I give advice. (Miss Hickock laughs a little.) On relationships. (She laughs harder.) Miss Hickock: I'm sorry, dear. I just never figured you for the advice giving type. You certainly never took it. (She hands Paige the name tags.) Enjoy. (Phoebe and Paige walk away.) Paige: Gym teacher? Phoebe: How did you know she was a gym teacher? Paige: Alright, lady, let's go in there, and show them your sordid past a thing or two. (They walk into the room. It is decorated with balloons and streamers and is packed with people.) Phoebe: Oh my god, everybody's looking at me. Paige: Uh, yeah, that's because you're a celebrity and you look fabulous and they probably all wanna be. Phoebe: Nice try. I'm an empath, I feel hate. (A woman called Ramona excitedly runs over to Phoebe.) Ramona: Phoebe! Phoebe Halliwell! Oh my gosh, I can't believe you showed up! (Ramona hugs her.) Phoebe: Hi. Ramona: You're so skinny. How'd you stay so skinny? Who's this? Paige: I'm Paige Matthews, her long lost sister. Ramona: Oh, wow. Are you famous too? You look famous. Okay, so, um, dweeb time, but, um, since I knew you when, can I have your autograph? Phoebe: Oh, yeah, of course. Uh, I usually charge twenty dollars for it. Ramona: I think I have a twenty here somewhere. Phoebe: No, I'm kidding! (Ramona laughs.) Ramona: I used to do everything Phoebe said. Hey, remember that night when you snuck me into the country club in the trunk of your car? And then you left me there so that you could go make out with Todd on the golf course. Phoebe: Yeah, I'm sorry about that. Actually, I'm sorry about a lot of the tricks we used to play on you. Ramona: Tricks? You made me feel like part of the gng. Those were the best times of my life. Paige: So I think you need to tell me more about this gng. What else did she do? (Todd walks up to them.) Todd: One time she broke into the principal's office, just to make out with some guy on his desk. Phoebe: See, now I remember that it was you that broke into the principal's office and I just tagged along out of curiosity. Ah, where's Paula? Todd: She's around somewhere. Ramona: This is so awesome! It's like the gng is all back together again. Well, almost. Paige: Oh, yeah, where's the ringleader? Phoebe: Rick, good old Rick. Where is Rick? Todd: I heard he got picked up for a liquor store robbery. Phoebe: Oh my god, are you kidding? Did he do it? Todd: Only what I read in your paper. And I read everything you write. Phoebe: Thanks. I'm flattered. So what are you doing now? (He pulls out a business card.) Todd: I'm a personal injury lawyer. Phoebe: Wow, that sounds interesting. Todd: Well, it's not. But it's legal, just barely. Pays the mortgage. I miss the fun we used to have. Phoebe: Yeah, me too. (Paula walks over to Todd.) Paula: Todd. There you are, sweetie. (to Phoebe) There you are. I was wondering if you had the nerve to show up. Phoebe: What do you mean nerve? Paula: Oh, you're the talk of the reunion. You know, you can fool San Francisco with your pithy advice, but you can't fool us. We all know you, sweetie. Todd: That's enough, Paula. Phoebe: What is that supposed to mean? Paula: It means you're a fake. The only thing you were ever known for was lying and ditching and stealing boyfriends. Paige: Phoebe, are you gonna let someone with a giant helmet that passes for hair talk to you like that? Ramona: God, Paula, just because Todd had a thing for Phoebe, you don't have to be so mean. Paula: I'm not being mean, I'm doing her a favour. To the rest of the world, you might be Ask Phoebe, but to us you'll always be freebie. (Phoebe walks away.) Paige: Are you okay? (Paige follows Phoebe.) Paula: Hey, let's dance. [Cut to the hallway. Phoebe and Paige walk in.] Paige: Hey. Why didn't you just tell that chick to go screw herself? (Phoebe flashes back to her teenage self and then flashes back.) Phoebe? Phoebe: Okay, what just happened? Paige: You tell me. Phoebe: I have no idea. I was just standing here and then I had some weird high school flashback. Paige: Yeah, your whole body just flashed back. Phoebe: What? Are you kidding me? I just felt... Paige: Pissed? Phoebe: Very. Paige: Well, as someone whose seen Carrie, both versions, I'd say the reunion is over. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper, Chris and Victor are sitting at the table.] Victor: So we're close? Chris: Yeah. You're awesome, Grandpa. Victor: (to Piper) Did you hear that? Awesome. Chris: Yeah, after the event happened, we got really close. Piper: What event? Chris: I can't tell you. Piper: Is this, um, event my fault? Is that why you're treating me like a non-person? Chris: I can't talk about it, it will mess with the future. Victor: But you did say I was awesome, right? You can talk about that? Chris: Yeah. You're the best, I love hanging out with you. Victor: I gotta admit, I'm a little surprised. I mean, it's no secret I wasn't the greatest dad. It means a lot to me that I could do something to make up for it. Chris: You do. Piper: After the event. Chris: Right. Piper: That you won't tell me about. Chris: I told you, I can't talk about it, okay? Victor: Hey, don't talk to your mother like that, okay? Chris: You're right. I'm sorry. Paige's Voice: Piper! [Cut to the foyer. Phoebe and Paige walk in through the front door. Piper and Victor walk in from the kitchen.] Piper: Hey, what's going on? Phoebe: Hi, daddy. Victor: Hi, sweetie. (They hug.) Paige: Okay, I hate to cut this reunion short, I think we've had enough of those for today. Now you go upstairs until we figure this out. Phoebe: Bye, daddy. (Phoebe goes upstairs. Chris walks in.) Chris: What happened? Paige: Well, you've heard of recapturing your youth, I think Phoebe's youth is trying to recapture her. Piper: Explain. Paige: I don't know, it's like one minute she was totally normal, the next it's like she's freaky Phoebe. Chris: Great. Who else saw? Paige: No one. She changed back before anyone noticed. Victor: I'm having a little trouble keeping up here. Phoebe's being chased by, what, demons? Paige: Maybe inner demons or a spell gone wrong? It seemed to happen after someone named Paula Marks called her 'freebie'. Piper: Oh, yeah, that'll do it. Paige: You wanna go upstairs with me and check the book, see if there's anything? Piper: Okay. Chris: You two go ahead. I need to get back to the Scabbar demons before they know I'm missing. Piper: Hey, wait, what, and leave your awesome grandpa alone? Grab a sandwich, grab a beer, get an answer. (Victor pulls out two cigars from his coat.) Victor: Cubans? [Cut to Phoebe's room. Phoebe is walking around her room.] Phoebe: I am not that person anymore. I am not, so whatever you think you're doing, we're... (She walks past the mirror and her teenage reflection shows up in the mirror. Phoebe faces the mirror and sees her normal self.) What is happening to me? (Her phone rings and she answers it.) Hello, this is Phoebe... I think. Todd: Hey, where'd you go? Are you okay? Phoebe: Oh, yeah, yeah, I'm fine. Todd: Listen, I'm sorry about Paula. It always brned her up, you know, you and me together. Phoebe: Yeah, hey, listen... Todd: The only reason I came to this thing was because of you, hoping I'd see you again. (Silence.) You there? Phoebe: Yeah. I need to ask you a question. Um, was I really a different person when you knew me? Todd: Different? How do you mean? Phoebe: Well, you know, what Paula said. Todd: Phoebe, we were kids. We were young, we were dumb, we didn't let anything stand in our way. Phoebe: Yeah, I remember. Todd: I don't know about you, but I miss it. When was the last time you were wild, you know? Really wild. The way we used to be. Phoebe: Actually, quite recently, to tell you the truth. Paula's Voice: Who is that? Who are you talking to? Is this Freebie? (Phoebe changes into her teenage self.) Phoebe: You bet your ass. And I'm coming to get you, bitch. (Phoebe hangs up and goes over to the window. She climbs out.) [Cut to outside the conservatory. Chris and Victor are there smoking the cigars. Chris coughs.] Victor: Sorry, bad idea. Chris: It's cool, it's just strong. Victor: I was just trying to help us bond a little, you know. Chris: We don't need help bonding, we're cool. Victor: In the future, but I haven't been there yet, you know. I'm feeling a little out of sync here. Um, well, are you hungry? Do you wanna grab a bite? Chris: Yeah. Yeah, that'd be great. Just, um, let me change first, okay? Victor: Okay. Chris: Uh, listen, about those things, you might wanna pick up a different habit. To avoid future problems if you know what I mean. Victor: Oh, geez. (He quickly puts the cigar out.) Thanks for the tip. (They go inside. Phoebe climbs down the trellis.) [Scene: School Reunion. Teenage Phoebe walks in the room. Everyone turns and stares. She walks over to Todd.] Todd: Phoebe? When you said you were feeling wild you weren't kidding. What happened to your hair, your clothes? (Phoebe kisses him.) Paula: Oh my god. Get off him! (Paula pushes Phoebe to the floor.) Ramona: This isn't high school, Phoebe, they are married now. (to Todd) And what the hell are you thinking? Paula: No, no, no, let her go. Todd's a personal injury attorney and I have a hundred witnesses here. I'm sure Ask Freebie has very deep pockets. Phoebe: Yeah, well, I'd rather be rich than a bitch. (Suddenly Paula turns into a dog and runs through the room.) Ramona: What the hell was that? Phoebe: I have no idea but that was so cool. "The past is the future and the future is the past, let's welcome back the senior class." (Everyone starts dancing.) That's more like it. Commercial Break [Scene: School Reunion. The party is getting out of hand with people hanging off the chandelier, writing on walls, break dancing. Phoebe and Todd are making out under the table.] Todd: I haven't felt this way since... Phoebe: Homecoming game. Underneath the bleachers. Todd: Yeah, and crowd cheering. How did you make this happen? Phoebe: Magic. I think I'm a witch. Todd: You're a witch, huh? How come I'm not scared of you? Phoebe: 'Cause you're under my spell. (Paige orbs in near by.) Paige: Phoebe? Phoebe? (Someone dives across a table. Paige calls Piper on her phone.) Piper: Hello? Paige: Okay, I found Phoebe. I have good news and I have bad news. Piper: Give me the good. Paige: Well, I think I now know what Phoebe was like as a teenager. That's also the bad news. Piper: How bad is it? Paige: In a word... bad. (Phoebe sees Paige.) Phoebe: Let's get out of here. (Phoebe and Todd get out from under the table and head for the door.) Paige: Phoebe! Phoebe! Ramona: Hey, wait for me! [Cut to outside. Phoebe, Todd and Ramona are running down the street.] Ramona: So where are we going, guys? Todd: Anywhere. I don't care, I don't want this night to end. Phoebe: The night is young. (The cops pull up outside the reunion.) I can't get busted. Todd: Don't worry, I'm gonna get us outta here. Phoebe: Wait, you wanna steal a cop car? Todd: No, not steal, borrow. (Phoebe sees Paige walk out of the building.) Phoebe: Yeah, yeah, great idea, let's go. (Phoebe, Todd and Ramona get in the car and drive off.) Paige: Phoebe! [Scene: Restaurant. Chris and Victor are sitting at a table. A waiter is taking their order.] Chris: Uh, what is the gi-got? Waiter: Ze gigot is your choice. Leg of lamb or mutton. Chris: Oh, what is that, meat? Waiter: Yes, is meat. Comes from a sheep, you know? Baa-baa. Victor: Why don't you just bring us a couple of steaks, please. Medium. Thank you. (The waiter walks away.) Sorry, I thought you might like a fancy meal. Chris: Why? Victor: Trying to live up to my rep. Chris: With cigars and mutton? Sorry, grandpa, that's not how you did it. Victor: Did I take you to batting cages? Chris: No. Victor: Strip clubs? Chris: God, no. Victor: What did I do? You gotta tell me because I am crashing here. Chris: Nothing. You just... we talked. Victor: Oh. Chris: Look, we should just get back. I'm under cover with some demons who are gonna be looking for me very soon. Victor: No, no, no, wait. Let's talk. We need to talk. Chris: Let me guess. Piper asked you here to find out what's wrong with me, right? Victor: She just wants to know why she's such a terrible mother. Chris: She what? No, no, she's great. Victor: Then why are you treating her like she doesn't exist? Chris. If what we do is talk, talk to me. Chris: Because she doesn't exist in my future, okay? She dies when I turn fourteen. Victor: That, that's the event? How? Chris: I can't, alright. I've already said way too much. The point is after I save Wyatt, I have to back to where she isn't. I can't get close to her because I don't wanna lose her again. Victor: Maybe that's all the more reason to get close to her. [Scene: An abandoned gas station. Phoebe, Todd and Ramona have parked the cop car there. Cop cars drive past outside.] Todd: Proving once again that we are smarter than the cops. Ramona: Can I play with the siren now? Phoebe: No. I'm cleaning the fingerprints, we've gotta ditch the car here. Todd: Hey, what's the rush? The coast is clear, the night is young and so are you. (Phoebe and Todd kiss.) Ramona: Um, guys, I'm not gonna crawl in a truck again so you two can make out. Hey, we could T.P. Gabby Fernandez's house, how about that? Todd: How about lame. Phoebe: Yeah, I have to agree. This is a special night, we need imagination. Ramona: Hey, Rick always said he had imagination. Phoebe: That's exactly what I was thinking. Todd: This is reunion night. Let's get the gng back together. Ramona: Yeah, um, but Rick's locked up in county. Todd: So? Ramona: So, the jail's closed. Phoebe: Well, just think of me as your get into jail free card. Ramona: You wanna break in? Phoebe: Just to say hi. It's something to do, right? Ramona: Right. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Paige are there. Piper is looking through the Book of Shadows while Paige scrys for Phoebe.] Paige: Damn it, I thought I had her. She's on the move again. Piper: Well, we better find her soon because we're gonna need her if those Scabbar demons come after Chris. I can't believe I let him go out with dad. What was I thinking? Paige: Honey, you weren't thinking, you were actually feeling which is allowed in this family. (Chris orbs in with Victor who has a sick look on his face.) Piper: You're okay. Victor: Who says I'm okay. Chris: Don't worry, you'll get used to orbing in the future. Piper: I thought something might have happened to you. Chris: No, we're fine, we just talked. Really, I'm fine. Paige: Yeah, well, Phoebe's not. She's out there running around with her old gng. Victor: I thought she was downstairs. Piper: No, she's out the window. Paige: And even worse, she's under the influence. Chris: Of alcohol? Paige: No, adolescence. Piper: She stole a cop car as a prank. Victor: That's not a prank, that's a felony. Paige: Yeah, well, teen Phoebe also happens to have her adult powers and she cast a spell on her entire reunion class. Chris: What? Piper: Don't worry, Paige was able to reverse it all, but... (Piper stumbles back. Chris and Victor grab her arms.) Chris: Are you okay? Piper: Yeah, I'm just a little light headed. Chris: Sorry. You know, about me. Piper: Huh. Must have been some hell of a talk there. Victor: Yeah. Go get off your feet, honey. (Piper and Victor leave the room.) Chris: Look, we need to stop Phoebe before she gets into some trouble we can't get her out of. Paige: I'm trying, she keeps moving, she keeps moving. Uh. (The crystal points to a place on the map.) I got her. (Two Scabbar demons appear and Chris orbs out. They spit yellow acid-like goo and it hits a cabinet, smashing the glass. Paige kneels behind a table. Chris orbs in behind her.) Glass! (A piece of broken glass orbs into one of the Scabbar demon's stomach. It just melts away, not harming him. He spits more acid goo and it hits the table, melting it away. Piper and Victor run in.) Piper: Get back! (Piper pushes Victor back out the door. Piper tries to blow one of the demons up. The other demon spits towards Paige.) Paige: Icky stuff! (The yellow goo orbs back to the demon, vanquishing him. The other one disappears.) Piper: Icky stuff? Paige: It worked. (Victor walks back in. Chris hands Paige the Book of Shadows.) Chris: Here. Sorry about all this. Piper: It's okay, kids are messy. Chris: They'll be back. Piper: Then we'll handle it. Paige: Uh-oh. (Paige picks up the melted scrying crystal.) Any idea how we're gonna find Phoebe now? [Scene: County Jail. A room. A man and two women are waiting there. A guard brings Rick into the room.] Rick: You're not my lawyers. Man: Well, Mr. Gittridge, we're here at the request of your public defender. May I call you Rick? Rick: No. You don't look much like a defence team to me. Guard: Sit down, Gittridge. (Rick sits down and the guard leaves the room.) Woman: Mr. Gittridge, did you at one time provide Phoebe Halliwell with a smoke bmb during a school assembly? Rick: Alright, what is this? (The man and women laugh. One of the women morphs into teenage Phoebe. Rick jumps out of his chair.) Stay away from me. (Phoebe waves her hand and the other two morph into Todd and Ramona.) Geez. (Rick picks up the chair.) Todd: Chill out, Rick, it's us. Phoebe: We just came by to say hi. Ramona: Hi. (The guard comes back in the room and Rick hits him over the head with the chair. He closes the door.) Rick: Alright, what the hell's going on? How'd you guys do that? Phoebe: Wait, are you crazy or just stupid? Rick: Tell me how you did that! Todd: It's Phoebe, she does things like magic, but for real. Rick: Wow. We'll see how real.. Ramona: Um, this isn't supposed to happen, it's a prank. We just came to say hi. Phoebe: You want me to use my magic to get you out of here? (Rick unlocks the handcuffs with the keys hanging on the guard's belt.) Rick: Oh, I know you are. Only way you're getting outta here too. In for a penny, in for a pound. Let's go. Commercial Break [Scene: Abandoned Gas Station. A guard holding a gn walks in and looks around.] Guard: All clear. (Phoebe, Todd and Ramona walk in. Phoebe waves her hand at the guard and he changes into Rick.) Rick: Sweet. What is this? Is this a spell or something? Phoebe: Or something. Rick: I need believed in much of anything before but I am a believer now. Phoebe: Whatever. Have a good life. Come on, you guys. Rick: Hey, wait, don't get all attitudinal on me. It's not like we did anything wrong here, guys. Todd: Rick, you ht a cop. Rick: That was an accident. You guys had me so freaked out with that magic, I didn't know what was going on. Ramona: He does have a point, Phoebe. Rick: Yeah. Phoebe: Don't buy into his crap. He made us break him out of prison. Rick: That was justice. You guys, I never ht no liquor store, I mean, I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Todd: You expect us to believe that? Rick: I'm being straight with you. You guys, you know me. I'm a trouble maker, not an armed robber. Phoebe: Could have fooled me. Rick: Okay, I grabbed the sht gn to scare you. I was desperate to get out of there, be with you guys. I'm one of you. Ramona: What do you think, Phoebe? Phoebe: He's capable of hurting people, that's what I think. Todd: I vote we let him stick with us. Ramona: Just doesn't seem right to leave him out. Rick: It's two out of three, babe. Guess we're all back together again, huh? This is great. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Chris are there. Piper puts a crystal on the window sill.] Piper: The crystal's should protect you. They won't be able to find you as long as you stay in the attic. Chris: You sure about that? Piper: Well, I'm pretty sure. Chris: Okay. Well, you and Wyatt need to go some place safe. I'm gonna go get him. Piper: No, you are not leaving this room. Chris: What about you? Piper: What about me? I have to stay here and help Paige summon Phoebe. Chris: I'm part witch, remember? I can help Paige do that. Piper: You can't vanquish the demons if they come and attck again. Chris: Well, I can try. (Victor stands near the doorway.) Victor: Listen to your mother, Chris. Chris: What if something happens to her? Piper: Nothing's gonna happen to me. Unless you know something that I don't. Victor: Nothing's gonna happen to you, honey. Not now. Piper: Oh, so when? Chris? Is that what you've been living with, knowing that something happens to me? I see. Well, does it happen soon? Chris: I can't tell you that. It could change the future in even worse ways. Piper: Right. But isn't that why you came here in the first place? To make the future better? How do you know you haven't already changed mine? Victor: She's got a point. Piper: Well, whatever it is, it obviously doesn't happen until you're born, so save it. You got it? Chris: I got it, mum. Piper: Huh? (Piper smiles.) [Scene: Abandoned Gas Station. Phoebe, Todd, Rick and Ramona are there.] Ramona: And then while I keep Miss Hickock busy on the telephone, you three creep up to her house and egg her car. Todd: I haven't egged a car in years. I get first sht. Rick: Hold it together. You're acting like you're still in high school. Phoebe: Because they are. I cast a spell. Rick: That explains so much. Listen, I picked up a tip today at lockup, and I got a better idea of what we can do tonight. Phoebe: Knock off another liquor store? Rick: No. An Armored car. Ramona: You're joking, right? Phoebe: No, he's not joking, he's psycho, look at him. Rick: You're wrong. Look, I would have never even considered it before, we got magic now, right? I mean, we can pull this off. Todd: An Armored car, huh? A little bit big league, don't you think? Rick: That's right, we're not kids anymore, we've gotta think about our futures. Come on, what do you say, Ramona? You in? Ramona: Um, I don't know, I don't want to go to jail. Rick: See, we're not gonna get caught, we got Phoebe, alright? Now we need a majority vote here, so what do you say? Ramona: No. I wanna go home. Rick: You're not going anywhere. In for a penny, in for a pound, remember? Phoebe: The cops aren't after us, they're after you. Todd: She's right. Phoebe: Come on, you guys, let's get out of here. Todd: It's over. (Rick hits Todd over the head with the gn.) Rick: Nothing's over until I say it's over. (Teenage Phoebe turns back into her normal self.) Whoa. What's going on? What are you doing? Phoebe: I kll demons everyday. Do you think I'm afraid of you? Rick: Stay right there. (Phoebe disappears in a swirl of bright lights.) [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper, Paige, Chris and Victor are standing there. Phoebe appears in a swirl of bright lights.] Victor: Honey, are you okay? Phoebe: No, I'm not. You have to send me back. Paige: You're not a teenager anymore. Phoebe: Very good, Paige. Now please, send me back. Piper: But wait, we need the power of three to vanquish the demons that are after Chris. Phoebe: No, Piper, it's gonna have to wait. There are innocents in danger. Piper: Well, what if you revert back? Phoebe: I won't. Look, there's a crazy man with a sht gn, now please send me back. [Cut to the abandoned gas station. Todd is laying unconscious on the ground. Phoebe appears in a swirl of lights.] Phoebe: Todd. Todd! Are you okay? (Rick walks out from behind the cop car.) Rick: Did you go to the cops? Phoebe: No, I didn't, I swear. Where's Ramona? Rick: Somewhere safe. Phoebe: What is that supposed to mean? Rick: I got nervous when you took off. I didn't know where you went so I decided I need a little leverege. Phoebe: Where is she? Rick: Don't take a tone with me, Pheebs. Not if you don't want to see your friend again. She's locked up tight, now if you want her to keep breathing, you're gonna do what I say. Don't you just love reunions? Commercial Break [Scene: Alley. Phoebe and Rick are driving down the alley in the cop car.] Rick: They should be passing by any minute. You stop up there. Phoebe: You don't have to do this, you know, you have a choice. Rick: A choice? Here's my choice. Freedom with money to burn, or life in prison. Phoebe: You won't get life. Rick: Maybe not, but I'll get thirty to forty years. That robbery was my third strike. Phoebe: So you did do it? Rick: Yeah, but you knew that. Even before you got all grown up. Phoebe: Don't do this, Rick. Don't make things worse than they already are. Just tell me where Ramona is. Rick: I get what I want, she'll go free. Phoebe: Yeah, except guys like you never get what they want. Rick: I'm not for lack of trying, that's for damn sure. I got a feeling this time it's gonna be different, 'cause I got magic on my side. Phoebe: God, what happened to you? Rick: Me? What happened to you? You're the one who changed. You got all different. Phoebe: Yeah, I did. (An Armored truck drives around the corner.) Rick: Go. (Phoebe pulls out in front of the truck so the truck so the truck is now following them.) You're gonna do this just like I said, then you're gonna give me a new face. And not one of them lawyer faces you used, something new. Or Ramona dies, are we clear? (Phoebe stops and the Armored truck stops behind them. Rick looks in the side mirror.) Go, go, go. (Phoebe turns the corner.) Phoebe: I can't guarantee you a perfect spell, you know? Rick: What do you mean? I saw you do magic. Phoebe: No, you saw a hormonal teenage witch with no fear of consequences. Rick: Leave the consequences to me. (The Armored truck continues to follow them. Rick slams his foot on the break and the Armored truck runs into the back of them.) Go, now! Phoebe: "Make them see what can not be, flames that leap to make them flee." (Flames appear in the truck and the two men jump out of it. One of the men is on fre.) Oh my god, he's on fre. Rick: Yeah, wasn't that the idea? Phoebe: No, it was just supposed to be an illusion. (Rick runs over and attcks one of the men. Phoebe hits the man on fre with a coat to put the fre out. Rick knocks the man out and points a gn at him. Phoebe dives on Rick and they fall to the ground. They struggle with each other to get to the gn. Rick gets to it and points it at Phoebe.) Rick: It wouldn't be the first time I klled someone. Let's get the money. (Rick goes inside the truck.) Phoebe: "Make him hear what isn't there, his deepest worries come to bear." (Rick hears sirens of police cars.) Rick: Damn it! Where'd they come from? Phoebe: I think your time's running out. Rick: Let's go, let's go. (He grabs Phoebe and they walk down the street.) [Scene: Manor. Wyatt's room. Piper and Victor are watching Wyatt sleep.] Piper: Mm, I wish I was asleep. Victor: You should sleep. Piper: No, I can't. Not until Phoebe's back and Chris's demons are vanquished, and I accept the fact that apparently I die young. You know, don't you? When it happens? Victor: It's like you said, the future could have changed. I do know that Chris loves you. Piper: Yeah? Victor: Yeah. I love you too. (They hear a crash.) Piper: Wait here. Wyatt's force field will protect you. (She heads for the door. Paige stands at the door way.) Paige: You stay put, I'm gonna take care of it, okay? Just keep Chris in the attic. (Paige walks away.) [Cut to the foyer. Phoebe is laying on the floor. Rick is standing in front of her.] Rick: Okay, no more stalling. Do it. Phoebe: Where's Ramona? Rick: You think I'm stupid? I tell you where she is, I lose my leverage. (Paige walks in.) Paige: What's going on? (Rick points the gn at Paige.) Rick: Who are you? (Phoebe gets up.) Phoebe: Don't. She's my sister. Rick: Yeah? She a witch too? Paige: Yeah. You could say it runs in the family. Rick: Good. Then maybe she can give me a new face. Phoebe: You know, we'd been more than happy to give you a new face once you tell us where Ramona is. Rick: What the hell. You're my leverage now anyway. She's locked in a tnk under the pumping station. Phoebe: How do we know you're telling the truth? Rick: You don't. Now, my face. Make it different. Heartbreaking, charming, young. (Phoebe gets an idea.) Phoebe: You know, I'm thinking maybe you should use our nephew for inspiration. Paige: "Who you were, you're now another, take the face of Wyatt's brother." (Rick turns into Chris. He looks in the mirror.) Chris: Yeah, I like it. This'll work. Paige: Pheebs, watch out, this could get messy. (Phoebe and Paige hide behind a wall. Three Scabbar demons appear in the room. Rick sh*t at them but doesn't harm them. They spit the green acid goo at Rick which melts him to nothing. The demons disappear. Phoebe and Paige come out from behind the wall.) You okay? Phoebe: Yeah. Paige: You know you had to, right? Phoebe: I know. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Phoebe's room. Phoebe is there looking through her year book. Paige walks in.] Paige: Hey. Phoebe: Hi. Paige: How are Todd and Ramona? Phoebe: They're shaky but they're okay. Paige: Yeah? Do they remember anything? Phoebe: No, once I reversed the spell, the past was... Paige: Forgotten? Phoebe: Some things are best forgotten. Paige: Yeah, like, freaky Phoebe. Phoebe: My god, I was such an angry little teenager, huh? Paige: Well, it's a good thing you didn't have your powers back then. Phoebe: Tell me about it. I'm just glad that's all behind me, you know. Paige: Yeah, still, it's good for me to see you have a couple of chinks in your armor. As an older sister you're quite a bit to live up to. Phoebe: Shut up. Paige: I swear to it. Phoebe: Get out of here. Paige: I'm telling you the truth. Phoebe: I'm embarrassed now. [Cut to the foyer. Piper and Victor are heading towards the door.] Piper: Next time I ask you to drop by I promise I will keep the demonic drama to a minimum. Victor: Yeah, now you know why I don't come around that often. Piper: Dad. Victor: Just kidding. (They hug.) Sort of. Take care of yourself. You've got a great kid growing inside of you. Look forward to really getting to know him someday. Piper: I still can't believe you like orbing in the future. Do I live to see that? Victor: Ooh, nice try. Don't worry so much about the future. Spend time with him while you can, talk to him. Piper: Every moment counts, is that it? Victor: Yeah, something like that. Uh, Piper, be careful. (He leaves. Piper walks in the conservatory and sees Chris and Wyatt sitting on the floor, playing with toys. She feels the baby kick and she smiles.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x17 - Hyde School Reunion"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: P3. It's dark. Chris is sitting at the bar reading his future with tarot cards. He flips over the judgment card and sighs. The lights turn on in the room and a guy walks down the stairs.] Chris: Dennis, what are you doing here? Dennis: I work here, remember? Chris: No, I know, I mean, what are you doing here so early? Dennis: Piper called. Wanted me to set up for the band. Chris: Piper called? From where, the doctors? Dennis: I don't know, maybe. Is something wrong? Is she okay? Chris: Yeah, it's just a regular check up for the baby, I'm sure everything's fine. Dennis: You mind if I ask you a question? Chris: Sure. Dennis: You know Piper pretty well, don't you? I mean, you guys seem close. Chris: Yeah, real close. Dennis: What's the deal with the ex of hers, Leo? Dude gets her pregnant, right? Then what, just skips town on her? I mean, what's up with that? Chris: It's a long story. Dennis: As far as I'm concerned, she deserves a hell of a lot better. Chris: Couldn't agree with you more. [Scene: Doctors Surgery. Hallway. Piper and Paige are standing by the elevator doors with about five people frozen behind them.] Paige: Are you hormonal or just plain crazy? Piper: One woman can only take so much. Paige: Okay, if these people walk out of their offices, what do you think they're gonna see? Piper: Well, I think they won't be touching my stomach anymore, that's what I think. Paige: Piper, that is not a good enough reason to freeze people. Piper: I think it is. (The elevator doors open. Piper unfreezes the people and walks in it. A lady that was standing behind Piper stumbles forward. Paige catches her.) Paige: It's okay, it's okay, we all just get a little vertigo sometimes. (Paige gets in the elevator with Piper.) No wonder Chris grows up to be such a neurotic little freak. (The elevator doors close.) So you excited? Piper: About what? Paige: About what the doctor said. That it's gonna be a healthy baby. Piper: Well, I know he's healthy. I've seen him twenty-two and walking around. Paige: Well, you never know, something could happen. Piper: Oh, don't be such a worry wart. Now you're starting to sound like... (Chris orbs in.) Chris: Hey. Piper: Chris. Paige: Okay, if this is about demons, I don't wanna hear it, 'cause I am on my lunch break. Chris: No, no, no, I just wanted to know how it went with the doctor. Piper: Well, you'll be happy to know that you're a boy. (Piper holds up an ultrasound picture.) Chris: That's not what I meant. Paige: I don't see it. Piper: Oh, see, it's this little thing right here. Chris: Whoa! (He snatches the picture off her.) Excuse me. Do you mind? [Cut to the car park. The elevator doors open and Piper, Paige and Chris walk out.] Piper: Why are you so edgy, anyway? Relax. Chris: Well, it's not me in there I was thinking about, it's you. I'm just making sure you're okay. Paige: See, that's where I'd ask for money to go to the movies. Chris: Very funny. Actually, in the future, you're the one I go to for money. Paige: Ooh, why, am I rich? Chris: I can't tell you that. Piper: What about me? I'm your mother. Why didn't you come to me for money? Chris: Because I don't want to bother you, you'll have too much to deal with. Paige: What about your dad? Chris: Uh, Leo's not much of a factor. Paige: What does that mean? Chris: I'd rather not talk about it. Piper: Future consequences? Chris: More like future issues. Paige: Ooh, father-son problems. Chris: I have an idea, let's change the subject. Paige: To what? (A woman drops in front of them from the roof and Chris pulls Piper out of the way. The woman scratches Chris's neck.) Extinguisher! (The fre extinguisher flies towards the woman and she jumps over it. Piper tries to blow her up but she turns into a spider and runs away. Chris helps Piper up.) You guys okay? (Chris touches his neck.) Chris: I don't know. Am I? (They look at three scratches on his neck.) Am I? Piper: I don't know. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Paige and Chris are there. Piper is dabbing Chris's wound with a cloth. Paige is looking through the Book of Shadows.] Chris: So I'm okay, right? I mean, mini me in there? Piper: Well, if he wasn't, I think you'd be the first to know. Now, sit still. Chris: Well, then why were you so worried back there? Piper: I wasn't worried. Alright, I was a little worried about the force field. Chris: What force field? Paige: The one she had when she was pregnant with Wyatt. Chris: Wait, you had a force field with Wyatt but not with me? Piper: Well, I didn't have one, he had one. It was all his doing. Chris: From the womb? He had powers from the womb? That's unbelievable! It's not like I don't have an inferiority complex with him already. Thank you. Piper: (to Paige) Did you find that demon yet? Paige: Yes, actually, I did. It's the Spider Demon. An evil creature that emerges from its hidden lair every hundred years, to capture and feed off the most powerful and magical demon it can detect. In this case that would be you. Chris: And me. Sorta. Piper: You must be so proud. Paige: It's kinda creepy how she knew to lay a trap for you. Obviously she didn't count on us being there. Piper: Well, at least there's a vanquishing potion here. Okay, what do you say we make this eight-legged freak wish it'd never been hatched. Chris: Whoa, hold it. You are not going anywhere, mum, this is way too risky. Paige: He's actually right. Without the Wyatt force field thing. Chris: Okay, do you have to keep rubbing that in? Paige: Aren't there any therapists in the future? Chris: We need Phoebe. Piper: No, I don't want to interrupt her date with Mark. Paige: Actually, it's Mike this week. Chris: No, it's Mitch. But who cares, we need her. Paige: Ever since she had that vision thing in magic school, you know, the one about a demon-free life, and her being with child, she's kind of been on that whole future thing. Piper: And she wishes to accomplish that by speed dating? Paige: I don't know. Chris: So does that book say anything about that spider being poisonous? [Scene: A Cave. It is covered with spider webs. The Spider Demon walks over to a body wrapped in spider webs. Spider Demon: Miss me? Man: I was hoping that you would let me die in peace. Spider Demon: I'm sorry. I was raised to never leave any food on my plate. Man: Please, have mercy. Spider Demon: Oh, don't worry. There's not much of you left to dine on, anyway. Man: My misery will soon be over but I suspect yours is just beginning. Spider Demon: Oh, how so? Man: You've come back empty handed. You will starve. Spider Demon: Hardly. I've already found my next meal. A powerful witch, a Charmed One. Man: A Charmed One? I've heard of their coming. Spider Demon: Really? Must be more powerful than I thought. Hope my eyes aren't too big for my stomach. Man: You will never trap one. Spider Demon: But I already have. I have infected her Whitelighter. Soon he'll be my ally. As for you, my little wizard, it's been a pleasure. (She digs her finger nails into the wizard's sides and sucks in all his powers. The wizard turns into a skeleton.) [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper, Paige and Chris are there. Piper is dabbing Chris's wound.] Chris: Gentle, please. Piper: Oh, quit your complaining, I'm almost done. Paige, could you call the club for me and tell them I'm gonna be a little bit late? Chris: No, I thought we already discussed this. You're not going anywhere without a force field. Piper: Why? Because it's so much safer here? I have to go to work, I booked a band tonight. Chris: Let Paige cover for you. Paige: No, I can't, I have to go back to my temp job. I'm already late. Chris: Blow it off. This is more important. Paige: My temp jobs are important. It's how people who need help find me. Chris: Okay, I get that, I do, but right now your sister needs your help, okay? Paige: Why don't we just call Leo? Chris: No, no. Paige: Why not? He can help us. Besides, Piper's in danger, which means the baby's in danger, which means you are in danger. Chris: Because we don't need him. Piper: Yeah, he's right, I don't want to open up that can of worms. Paige: He doesn't even know you're pregnant. Piper: This is my point exactly. Paige: Look, I'm not suggesting some sort of reunion... Chris: He has been gone for six months. If he's not there for us in the future, why is he there for us now? (Piper sits down on the chair.) Paige: Hey, are you okay? Piper: Yeah, I just need to sit down for a minute. Paige: Okay, well, I'll go deal with the club, you work on the vanquishing potion and call Phoebe and I when it's done. (Paige leaves.) Chris: I'll clean up. (Chris closes the first aid kit and his hand sticks to box.) Commercial Break [Scene: Cafe Le Blue. Phoebe walks up to the host.] Phoebe: Hi, I'm supposed to be meeting someone. (He points to a guy sitting at a table.) Thanks. (Phoebe walks up to the guy.) I'm so sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Guy: It's okay. (He stands up and helps her sit down.) Phoebe: Thanks. Last time I ride BART for a while. The train, not the guy. Guy: Right, right. Well, you look, you look amazing, Phoebe. Phoebe: Oh, that's very sweet, Mike, thanks. Guy: Mitch. Phoebe: Mitch! Mitch, right, of course. I'm sorry, I knew that, you know, it's just, I think I'm a little nervous. Mitch: You're nervous? It's hard to believe. Phoebe: Yeah, well, we both have a lot at stake here, don't you think? Mitch: Yeah, yeah, I guess we do. Phoebe: You know, we don't want to waste any time, I think we're both over the serial dating thing, the loveless sex thing. Mitch: We are? Phoebe: Don't you just want a family? Kids? Mitch: I don't know, I-I haven't really thought about it to be honest. (Phoebe touches his hand and concentrates.) Phoebe: Yeah, nothing. (She stands up.) Alright, so it's great seeing you, you take care. Mitch: But, Phoebe... (Phoebe turns around and Chris is standing there.) Phoebe: Chris, hey. Oh my god, you're sweating. What happened to your neck? Chris: Uh, Piper was attcked by a demon. She's okay though. We need you back at the house to help with the vanquishing potion. Phoebe: Okay. Take care, Mark. Mitch: Mitch. (Phoebe walks away. A fly buzzes around Chris and he catches it in his hand.) Phoebe: Chris, are you coming or what? Chris: Yeah. [Scene: P3. Paige and Jeremy are there. Paige's phone rings and she answers it.] Paige: Hello? Voice: You didn't show up today. Paige: Hi, yeah, I meant to call, I really did, I just got a little hung up at, um, at work. Voice: What do you mean you were at work? Don't you care about these temp jobs? Paige: Yes, of course, the temp jobs are important to me... (A very tall leprechaun walks up to Paige.) Leprechaun: Excuse me, Miss Matthews? I hate to bother you, love, but... Paige: Now's not a good time, okay? Leprechaun: Huh, you're telling me. I'm supposed to be a leprechaun. Paige: Okay, pal, the bar's not open yet. Why don't you try down the street. Leprechaun: You don't understand. The wicked witch of the enchanted forest put a dastardly curse on me. I know you helped Shamus. Paige: Um, let me call you back. (She hangs up.) You knew Shamus? Leprechaun: He was me brother. Of course, all leprechauns are, but the point is we were close. Paige: Give me a second. (She turns to Jeremy.) Uh, Jeremy, could you check on the beer in the back? Jeremy: No worries. (Jeremy goes out the back.) Paige: Okay, uh, how did you find me? Leprechaun: I didn't for sure. I was told to find you at your temp jobs but you don't seem to be there anymore. Paige: Tell me about it. Leprechaun: And I didn't want to bother you at home. Paige: Thank you, I appreciate that. Okay, what did this wicked witch do to you? Leprechaun: Uh, isn't it obvious? She made me tall! Paige: Oh, that's the problem. Leprechaun: Oh, it's just not who I am, love. Am more importantly, it's taken away my power to dole out luck too. Is there anyway you can turn me back? Please. Paige: Okay, uh, I'm sure I can improvise something. "You who found me in this bar, turn back to who you really are." (The leprechaun shrinks to his original size. He chuckles.) Leprechaun: Oh, god bless you, Paige. The name is Riley and I am forever in your debt. Paige: Great, you're welcome, but if you don't mind, you probably should get out of here. Riley: Not before I leave you with a token of my appreciation. (He hands her his shillelagh.) I hope you get that wicked witch. Paige: I'll try. (Riley whizzes off. Jeremy walks back into the room.) [Scene: Manor. Dining room. There are a potions on the table. Chris is there. Phoebe walks in from the kitchen.] Phoebe: Okay, let's do this. I have a future to get back to. Chris: Who doesn't. You blessed this? Phoebe: Yes, I blessed it, I sang to it. What's the matter with you? (Chris sits on the stairs. Piper comes down the stairs.) Are you okay? Chris: Yeah, I think I'm just coming down with something. Piper: What do you mean? From the attck? Chris: Now who's the worry wart. Look, we still need Paige to bless this. Did you call her? Piper: Yeah, she's on her way. She was helping me out at the club. Phoebe: Who's watching Wyatt? Piper: Uh, Sheila. He should be safe there until after this is over. (A spider crawls in from an open window.) Phoebe: Okay, well, we gotta get a move on here. Because I need to find my husband, like, yesterday. Seriously. What? I did the math. It's gonna take me like a year to fall in love, and there's the whole engagement and the wedding, and then the year of wedded bliss. (Chris notices the spider.) And then I have to wait a year to find out if I really want to have his kid, you know, and the pregnancy's, like, nine months. Well, ten months, they just tell you it's nine months. So clearly, let's move on here. I'm sorry, what's so funny? Piper: This whole family needs a shrink. (Paige orbs in holding the shillelagh.) Phoebe: Hey. Where'd you get that? Paige: Don't ask. Chris: You need to bless this vanquishing potion. Paige: Wow. Hello to you too. Chris: Hey, the book says for all three of you to bless it. Phoebe will help you. Piper, can I talk to you, please? Piper: Piper? What happened to mum? Paige: How exactly do I bless this thing? Phoebe: With your blood. Come on. (Phoebe and Paige walk in the dining room.) This'll just hurt a little. (Paige pulls a face.) [Cut to the conservatory. Piper and Chris walk in.] Piper: What is it? What's the matter? Chris, your eyes are dilated. Chris: Are they? (The spider turns into the spider demon. Web flies out of her hands and wraps Piper up in it. She gets stuck to the wall covered from head to toe in a spider web cocoon. Phoebe and Paige walk in.) Phoebe: Okay, we got it. She didn't even... (She sees the spider demon.) Faint. (Paige throws a potion towards the spider demon and Chris catches it.) Paige: What are you doing? (Chris knocks Paige to the floor and then attcks Phoebe. Phoebe fights back and he drops the potion. The potion rolls over to Paige. Phoebe kicks Chris in the head and knocks him to the floor. Paige throws the potion at the spider demon, missing. She turns back into a spider and crawls away.) Phoebe: Get it! Get it! (The spider crawls out the window.) Piper. (They turn around and see Piper wrapped in a cocoon against the wall.) Paige: Oh, no. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Paige is there. She walks up to Piper and touches her. The web zaps her and Paige is knocked backwards.] Paige: Well, there's a force field that works. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Alright, I locked Chris in the basement. What are you doing on the floor? (Phoebe helps her up.) Paige: Well, not having a lot of luck, that's why I'm on the floor. I've tried orbs, knives, spells. Nada. Phoebe: God, I hope Piper's okay in there. Paige: Don't. Phoebe: So do you think we should ask Chris for help? Paige: Yeah, let's get the mutant who put her in there in the first place to help. Phoebe: Missy, that is our nephew, he needs help too. Paige: Okay, fine. How should we help? Uh, how about Leo? Phoebe: Are you kidding? Piper will kll us. Paige: Well, she can kll us after she's saved. Phoebe: Paige, Piper doesn't want Leo to know that Chris is his son, okay? So I don't think I can keep that secret. Paige: Try. Leo! (Leo orbs in wearing a gold robe.) Leo: Phoebe, Paige, how are you? Phoebe: Not so good, we have a problem. Leo: Perhaps we should meditate. Paige: No, I don't want to meditate. Piper, right there. (Leo turns around and sees Piper wrapped up in the spider web.) Leo: Ah, the Spider Demon. She cocoons her victims before feeding on them. Paige: Great, well, can you get her out of there? Leo: Uh, well, the only way to get her out of there is to vanquish the Spider Demon. But it's okay, the cocoon is meant for preservation, so she's safe for now. Phoebe: Good, that means Chris is too. Leo: Chris? He's in there too? Paige: No, he's not in there, Leo, he's in the basement. Phoebe: Yeah, he was acting a little crazy so I locked him in the basement. Paige: Yeah, after the Spider Demon infected him, he got a little crazy, went after... Leo: I'll talk to him. (Leo heads for the basement.) Paige: Ay, be careful. Good thinking. Phoebe: I'm telling you, he has a right to know. Paige: No, he doesn't. [Cut to the basement. It's dark. Leo walks down the stairs.] Leo: Chris? Chris? Chris, I'd like to talk to you, it's Leo. (Chris walks out of the shadows.) Chris. Chris: Bastard! (Spider webs sh*t out of Chris's hand and Leo orbs out before the webs ht him.) [Cut to the kitchen. Leo orbs in and quickly closes the door. Phoebe and Paige run in.] Paige: What happened? Leo: He attcked me. Paige: I tried to warn you. Phoebe: He's got issues. Leo: Issues? Paige: Yeah, from being infected. Phoebe: No, I think his issues precede that, don't you, Paige? Leo: Something you're not telling me? Phoebe: Actually... Paige: No. Phoebe: Look, he's gonna find out sooner or later and I'm gonna bust. Leo: Find out what? Phoebe: If he's gonna help us, we're gonna have to tell him. Paige: It's Piper's business. Leo: Tell me what? (Phoebe tries to hold it in but can't.) Phoebe: Chris is your son. Don't we all feel better? I know I feel so much better. (Leo sits down, speechless.) Leo: How... Phoebe: Uh, spirit realm, six months ago, you and Piper... Leo, she's pregnant. Leo: Why didn't she tell me? Phoebe: Well, honestly, I think she knows how hard it was for you to leave one son behind. She didn't want to make it any harder. (Paige's phone rings.) Paige: Great. Excuse me. (Paige leaves the room.) Leo: Why is he so mad at me? Phoebe: I don't know, sweetie. He's real tight lipped about the future. It's a lot for you, huh? Well, uh, you gotta try to pull it together because we need you. Your family needs you. Leo: Right. You're right. Phoebe: That's the spirit. Leo: Well, uh, if I remember correctly, the Spider Demon's last victim was a wizard. So maybe I should go to magic school and see if there's something there that I can use to scry for him. Phoebe: Okay, and what about Chris? Leo: Check the Book of Shadows, I think there's an antidote. Phoebe: Okay. Welcome home. (Leo orbs out. Paige walks in.) Paige: Hey, will you watch Piper? I have to go back to the club. Phoebe: Wait, now? Paige: Yeah, the wicked witch has struck again. (Paige orbs out.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Basement. Chris is sitting on the floor, groaning.] Spider Demon's Voice: Chris. Chris. Come to me, Chris. (Chris stands up.) That's right. Over here. Come closer. (Chris walks over to an archway and spins a web in the corner of it. An image of the Spider Demon appears in the web.) You are learning quickly. Chris: What did you do to me? Spider Demon: I think you know. Now bring me the cocoon. Chris: No. (Chris groans in pain and falls to his knees.) Spider Demon: You can't resist it, what's happening to you. Don't fight it, embrace your new powers. Use them. Chris: I don't understand. Spider Demon: You will, my sweet. All in good time. (She chuckles.) All in good time. (Chris stands up and pulls down the spider web.) [Scene: P3. Paige, Jeremy and a man wearing a green dress is there. Jeremy is unconscious on the floor.] Paige: Who did this? The wicked witch? Man: Uh, no, actually, that was me. Paige: You? Why? Man: I couldn't let him open the club, let all those people in here. Not until you turn me back into a wood nymph. Paige: Okay, well, who's to say that there's not more coming after you? I can not keep the club closed all night. Piper will kll me. Man: Cry me a river, sister. (A man and a woman walk down the stairs.) We have lives too, you know. Without me, nature falls out of harmony. Flowers wilt, trees wither, streams dry up. It ain't pretty. And this guy... Man #2: Hi. Man: He's an ogre. A giant, terrifying ogre. Now tell me, does he look imposing to you in the least? Paige: No, not so much. Woman: And me, I'm supposed to be a fairy. Guy: You see the problem. Man: Witches curses spread like wild fre. Pretty soon there won't be any of us magic folks left. Paige: No offence, but you don't sound like any of the wood nymphs I've ever met. Man: It's the curse, I'm telling you, the curse! Paige: Alright, alright. (Paige picks up a pen and a notepad off the bar.) Man: Paper and pen? You've got to be kidding. What, are you gonna right the wicked witch a letter? Paige: Hey, I don't tell you how to save the forest. No, I don't. Okay, tell me everything you know about the wicked witch so we can get rid of her once and for all. [Cut to a cave. The wicked witch is there cackling while stirring a cauldron. She stops.] Wicked Witch: Uh-oh. (The wicked witch disappears in a puff of smoke.) [Cut to P3. The people turn back into their proper creature selves.] Paige: Ding dong. Nymph: Thank you, thank you, thank you. Ogre: We owe you, Paige. Paige: Yeah, great. Now, why don't you guys get out of here because I know a witch who's gonna really put a curse on me unless... [Scene: Magic School. Great Hall. Leo and Sigmond are there looking through books.] Sigmond: What about this one, sir? "The wizard wrath metre." He created over five hundred spells and potions before mysteriously disappearing in 1904. Leo: Sounds like the right year. Any chance you have this wand here? Sigmond: It should be in the collection. (Leo and Sigmond turn around to find Gideon standing behind them.) Gideon: Would you excuse us please, Sigmond? Sigmond: Of course. Leo: Not now. Gideon: Leo, this is a serious matter, and one that we have been over countless times. You abandoned the other Elders without so much as a warning. Leo: Yeah, well, something came up. Gideon: You can't just pop on down whenever you feel the need arise. You're not just putting yourself at risk, you're putting all Elders at risk too. Leo: I'm trying to save my son. Gideon: Wyatt? Has something happened to him? Leo: No, not Wyatt, to Chris. I know, I just found out myself, I don't have time to explain. If I don't find the demon who hurt him, I may not be able to figure out why he hates me so much. Gideon: Hates you? (Leo gets the wand out of the cabinet.) Leo: Got it. Listen, I dropped Wyatt off in the nursery just to be on the safe side. I hope that's alright. Gideon: Of course. (Leo orbs out. Sigmond walks in.) Sigmond: Chris is his son too? Gideon: Apparently. Actually, come to think of it, that does explain why he came all the way from the future to save Wyatt. Sigmond: Save him from us you mean. Gideon: If he knew he wouldn't still be searching. When the time is right, Wyatt will be sacrificed and the greater good will be served. [Scene: Manor. Dining room. Phoebe and Paige are there making a potion.] Paige: You need anything else? Phoebe: No, sweetie. I just hope I'm not too late. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: I stopped off in the attic on the way back. Phoebe: I gotta tell you, Leo, whatever Chris has against you in the future, it can't be your lack of determination. (A spider crawls out of the vent and runs along the floor.) Leo: Still, you might not be in this mess if I hadn't been gone so long. Paige: Well, you have to do what you have to do. Phoebe: My god, Leo, can't you think of anything but yourself? Paige: Phoebe. Phoebe: Yeah, that was kind of weird. Paige: Yeah. Phoebe: You totally bailed on us. Paige: What the hell? Phoebe: Okay, I think maybe I'm channelling Chris's anger? Leo: But he's in the basement. Can you empath from so far away? Phoebe: I don't know, maybe my powers are expanding. Paige: Or he's closer than we think. (The spider crawls into the parlor and turns into Chris. Phoebe and Paige run in.) Phoebe: No! (Spider webs sht out of Chris's hands and hits Phoebe, sticking her to the wall by her wrists. Paige throws a potion at Chris and he covers it in spider webs. He then sticks Paige to the wall also by the wrists. Leo runs in.) Leo: Chris, stop, this isn't you. Chris: Wanna bet? (Chris pushes Leo against the wall.) Phoebe: Chris, don't. Paige: He's your father. (Chris throws him up the stairs and sticks him to the wall with spider webs. He walks over to Piper and orbs out with her.) Bug spray, we should have used bug spray. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Stairs. Phoebe, Paige and Leo are still stuck to the wall.] Phoebe: Okay, I can't break free. Can you orb? Paige: No, I tried. Leo: Damn it. Paige: Are Elders even allowed to swear? Leo: No, but fathers are. Especially ones whose kid tries to kll him. Phoebe: Well, technically you can't die. Leo: It's not the point. Paige: Well, it wasn't Chris, Leo, it was a demon. Leo: No, some of it was Chris, I saw it in his eyes. Phoebe: I think he's right. I think that's why he can still orb. He can be saved. Paige: Yeah, well, can we? (Phoebe sees the shillelagh near by.) Phoebe: Maybe with a little luck. Paige: Shillelagh. (The shillelagh orbs and taps on the floor three times. A rainbow appears and so does Riley.) Riley: Somebody called. Paige: Hey, over here. (He laughs.) Riley: Now there's something you don't see everyday. Paige: Yeah, thanks a lot. Can you just get us down from here, please? Riley: I can try, but as you know, luck can go either way. Good or bad. Take your chances. Phoebe: Yeah, well, we'll take our chances. Riley: Very well. Slainte is tainte! (Paige falls from the wall and lands on a table, smashing it. Riley chuckles.) I tried to warn you, love. [Scene: Spider Demon's cave. The spider demon, Chris and the Piper cocoon are there.] Spider Demon: I knew you wouldn't disappoint me. Chris: Thanks to you for showing me how. Now what? Spider Demon: You've been ever so helpful. But if you don't mind, I prefer to dine alone. (The spider demon digs her fingernails into Piper's sides and starts draining her powers. Chris falls to the ground in pain.) So divine. Chris: What's happening? Spider Demon: I gather you weren't counting on this. It's not just her magic I'm feeding on, it's her baby's too. Yours. [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Phoebe and Leo are there. Leo is scrying.] Leo: I don't understand why this isn't working. Maybe I have the wrong wizard. Phoebe: Or maybe because there's nothing to find. Leo, you gotta stop beating yourself up over this, okay. It's not your fault. Leo: I just, I don't understand why he hates me so much. Phoebe: Yeah, but Leo, it's in the future, it hasn't happened yet, so you can change it. Leo: If Chris lives long enough to tell me what to change. Why am I scrying for the wizard? The demon has Piper, I should be scrying for her. Phoebe: Here, use her keys. (Phoebe grabs Piper's keys and hands them to Leo. He continues to scry. The crystal points to a place on the map.) Leo: Got her. Phoebe: Okay, I'll take the antidote, you take the vanquishing potion. Paige! Leo: Piper didn't bless it. Phoebe: It's all we've got. Leo: But we need the power of three. How are we gonna make up for Piper? (Paige walks in with the nymph, fairy and ogre following her.) Paige: Well, how about with a little help from our friends. [Cut to outside the Spider Demon's cave. Phoebe, Paige, Leo and the ogre are there. The ogre throws a rock at the cave entrance and the cave's force field sends the rock flying back to the ogre. He catches it.] Paige: Nice catch. Ogre: Thank you. Phoebe: So wait, we can't get in? Leo: No, it's impenetrable. Phoebe: Great plan. Paige: Well, maybe we can draw her out? Leo: How's that? Ogre: I could just knock. Phoebe: Good thinking. [Cut to inside the cave. The spider demon is still sucking out Piper's powers. She hears the ogre banging.] Spider Demon: Damn it. Can't a demon eat in peace? [Cut to outside. The spider demon walks out.] Spider Demon: You're pissing me off, you know. Paige: Yeah, that's the idea. Spider Demon: You think you can take me? Without your sister? Paige: We're just gonna have to see. Now! (The fairy flies in front of the spider demon's face. The spider demon hits Paige across the face and she falls to the ground. Phoebe kicks the spider demon. The nymph comes out of the bushes and throws the potion at the spider demon. It misses when she turns back into a spider.) Step on her. (The ogre steps on the spider and squishes it into the ground.) Phoebe: That's gross. Ogre: Sorry. (Paige gets up.) Paige: Give me the antidote. Leo: No. This is my responsibility. [Cut to inside. Piper is now out of the cocoon. She pulls the spider webs off her clothes.] Leo: Piper, are you okay? Piper: I think so. What are you doing here? Leo: Uh, it's a long story. (They hear a noise.) Piper: What's that? (Chris walks in.) Leo: Our little boy. You gotta get out of here. (Leo waves his hand and Piper orbs out.) [Cut to outside the cave. Piper orbs in.] Paige: Oh, hey, welcome back. Phoebe: Where's Leo? (Chris blocks the cave door with spider webs.) [Cut to inside the cave. Chris walks towards Leo.] Leo: Alright, Chris, come on, can we just talk about this a minute? (Chris grabs Leo by the throat.) Chris: A minute? We have the next hundred years. Commercial Break [Scene: Outside the cave. Piper is trying to blow up the blocked door.] Piper: I can't get through that thing. Ogre: You want me to try knocking again? Phoebe: Uh, I don't think that's gonna work this time. Paige: That's okay, we'll take it from here. Nymph: Are you sure? Paige: Yeah, we're positive. But thanks for everything. (The nymph, ogre and fairy disappear.) Piper: I told you guys not to bring Leo here. Phoebe: I think he just saved your life. Piper: Yeah, at his expense, and maybe Chris's too. [Cut to inside the cave. Leo is stuck to a large spider web.] Chris: Well, at least we'll have plenty of time to get to know each other... dad. Leo: See, that's what I'm talking about. That's not the demon talking, that's you talking, Chris. It's not too late, you just have to fight it. Chris: Why fight it when I've already won? (He throws out more spider webs which covers Leo's hand.) Leo: Tell me why you hate me so much, Chris. Huh? What did I do to become such a bad dad? Chris: It doesn't matter anymore. Leo: No? The hell it doesn't. Deep down you hate my guts. Huh? Admit it. Come on, admit it. What, you afraid? Chris: I'm not afraid of you. Leo: No? Then why don't you tell me what I did to you? What, did I miss a school play? Did I take away your favourite toy? Did I play favourites with Wyatt? (Chris gets angry and grabs Leo. He throws him across the room. He runs over and pushes him against the wall.) Chris, don't! Chris: You don't know me. (He punches Leo in the stomach and throws him over his shoulder.) [Cut to outside. Paige rubs her neck.] Phoebe: Paige, you should take the antidote. Paige: No, no, I'm fine. It didn't even break my skin, it just hurts. Phoebe: Yeah, but still. Paige: No, we need to save it for Chris. Phoebe: Paige. Piper: Ow. Phoebe: What's the matter? Piper: Kidney sh*t. Phoebe: Maybe he's trying to tell you something. Piper: Maybe he is. Give me that. Phoebe: What? Why? Piper: So I can take it. Paige: What? Piper: You've been saying whatever happens to little Chris happens to big Chris, and that's what you've been so worried about. Paige: So? Piper: So if I take this, then the baby's inoculated and Chris is just fine, right? Paige: Do you follow that? Phoebe: Not a word. Piper: Just give it to me. (Piper snatches the antidote off Phoebe and drinks it.) [Cut to inside. Chris is punching Leo.] Chris: You don't know me, you don't know me! You don't know me! (Chris turns back to normal and the spider webs blocking the entrance disappears. Chris continues to punch Leo in the face. Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk in.) Piper: Chris, no! Chris! Chris, look at me! (She pulls him away from Leo.) It's okay. It's over. (Chris leaves the cave.) [Scene: Magic School. Piper, Leo and Wyatt are there. There are packed bags beside them.] Leo: (to Wyatt) You gotta eat all your vegetables and brush your teeth everyday. Then you get to play a lot. (Sigmond walks in.) Sigmond: Are these the last of them? Piper: Yeah, thank you. (Sigmond grabs the bags and leaves the room. Leo hugs Wyatt.) You're suffocating the boy. Leo: It's just, you know. Piper: Over compensating? Leo: No, I just miss him a lot. Piper: I know. Leo: So you think you're gonna be alright here? I mean, at least until after the baby's born? Piper: Yeah, I think so. And Gideon's right, this is the safest place for me and that's the most important thing, right? Leo: I think so. Piper: Besides, I'm only an orb away if the girls need me. Leo: No, I told them to call me first. Piper: You? You're not going back up there? Leo: No. My family needs me here right now. Piper: Yes, we do. You know, Leo, you can get through to him. You just can't give up. He's just as stubborn as you are. (to Wyatt) Can you wave goodbye? Okay, let's go. Come on, let's go. (Piper takes Wyatt's hand and they walk down the hall. Gideon walks in.) Leo: Take good care of them, Gideon, will you? Gideon: Absolutely. (Leo orbs out.) [Scene: P3. A band is playing. Phoebe and Paige are there. Paige is behind the bar. Phoebe walks over to her.] Phoebe: Hi, this place is hopping, huh? Paige: Yeah. Not a bad guy over there. Is that Nick? Phoebe: Uh, no, actually, that's Ron. Paige: What, did you skip some letters in the alphabet? Phoebe: Q's are hard to find. Paige: I hear ya. Well, at least he's handsome. Phoebe: He's cute, right? Okay, have fun. Bye. (Phoebe goes back to Ron. Paige picks up a tray of drinks and takes it over to Riley, the nymph and the ogre.) Paige: Okay, drinks on the house. Riley: God bless you, love. Cheers. [Scene: Golden Gate Bridge. Chris is sitting at the very top. Leo orbs in beside him.] Leo: Can we talk? Chris: There's nothing to talk about. Leo: I think there is. Quite a bit, actually. Chris: It doesn't matter. Leo: It does to me, Chris. You're my son. I think I deserve to know what I did that's so bad. Chris: You were never there for me. You were there for everybody else. For mum, Wyatt, half the world, but you were never there for me. You didn't have the time. Leo: So maybe you came back from the future not just to save Wyatt, maybe you came back to save us too. Chris: I doubt it. (Chris orbs out.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x18 - Spin City"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Street. Phoebe and Paige pull up in their car, and Darryl pulls up in his car. They get out.] Paige: You sure this is the right place? Phoebe: It's just as I saw it in my premonition. Paige: Yeah, but you kind of forced that premonition. Phoebe: Darryl, will you hurry up, I got a date. Darryl: Where's he gonna be? Phoebe: At a restaurant down town. Darryl: No, I meant where's the kller going to be? Phoebe: Oh, he's going to be robbing a pawn shop in the alley. Darryl: So exactly how do we know that he's possessed? Paige: When the phantasm comes out of him and tries to annihilate us. Darryl: Whoa, wait. So the perp's not responsible for the other killings? It's this, whatever you call it? Phoebe: No, no, he is. The phantasm only possesses bad guys. To make them worse. Okay, shall we? (Phoebe heads for the alley.) Darryl: She really wants this demon, doesn't she? Paige: No. She really wants her date. [Cut to the alley. Phoebe and Paige are hiding beside a dumpster, watching the burglar break in to the pawn shop. Darryl joins them.] Phoebe: Okay, go, go. Darryl: Okay, just make sure you do your thing before any annihilating occurs, okay? Phoebe: Have we ever let you down? Go. (Darryl stands in the middle of the alley and points his gn at the burglar.) Darryl: Freeze! Police! (The burglar turns around. Phoebe comes out from behind the dumpster.) Paige: Wait. Not yet. (The burglar pulls out his gn and sht. Phoebe pushes Darryl out of the way just in time. The burglar sht again. Darryl sht at the burglar and hits him in the chest. He falls to the ground.) Throw the potion. (Phoebe throws the potion and hits the burglar. The phantasm rises out of the burglar's body.) Darryl: Mother of god. Phoebe: Now. Now. (Paige holds up a wand and sucks the phantasm into it. It screams as it gets sucked in.) Paige: Want it? Phoebe: No. Darryl: You guys saved my life. Paige: That's okay, we put you at risk. Again. Phoebe: You caught a kller and you saved an innocent. Not bad for a night's work. I gotta go. Tell Sheila I said hi, okay? (Phoebe and Paige rush out of the alley.) Darryl: Uh, yeah, I'll call it in. You guys better get on out of here before... somebody sees you. [Cut to the street. Phoebe and Paige walk towards their car. Paige sees a car parked near by.] Paige: Hey, was that car there before? Phoebe: Geez, Paige, relax. You act like we've never done this before. [Cut to inside the car. Inspector Sheridan is there holding a video camera. She replays the footage and shows everything that just happened in the alley.] Inspector Sheridan: Gotcha. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Phoebe is there making a potion. Paige walks in.] Paige: Morning. How was your date? Phoebe: Good. Other than the fact that he's not the man of my dreams. Paige: You can tell that from one date? Phoebe: I can tell that because I see nothing in the future for us besides sex, and I'm not interested in that. Paige: Sex? Phoebe: No, wasting my time. Either you're the father of the child that I saw in my vision or not. So I'm moving on. Can you pass me the asphodel root? Paige: Yeah. What, are you demon hunting? Phoebe: No, lunch date. I want to make sure I get a ht off of him before the entrees come. No sense wasting those calories, right? Paige: Wait a second. So now you're trying to force premonitions on your dates? Phoebe: Well, it's the quickest way to find out who I'm looking for, right? Paige: Does it even matter to you that you're breaking every wiccan rule that exists? Phoebe: I think after all these years, I know what I'm doing. Besides, with Piper in magic school, we're down a power. We could use the extra boost. Paige: Maybe. I just hope we don't misuse it. (Chris orbs in.) Chris: There's the book. Do you mind? Phoebe: No, knock yourself out. Chris: Been working some demonic connections. I think I have a new theory on who might be trying to turn Wyatt evil. Paige: Oh, a new theory. What's that, the third one this week? Chris: What? Are you keeping score now? Phoebe: She's just grumpy because she hasn't had her coffee yet. Paige: I am not grumpy. Okay, fine, maybe a little bit, but you have to admit you've had a lot of different theories lately, and none of them have panned out. Chris: That's why they call them theories. Paige: Do we even get along in the future? Phoebe: How's Piper? Have you seen her? Chris: She's good. Uh, big. You know, I keep thinking how weird it's gonna be to actually see myself being born. Phoebe: And how's Leo? Chris: Leo? Don't know. Haven't seen him. Phoebe: That's because you're avoiding him still, aren't you? Chris, he's your father. You have to talk to him. How are you gonna change anything in the future if you don't? Chris: That's not the future I came back to change. Thanks. (Chris orbs out.) Paige: Hey, don't look at me. I'm grumpy. (The doorbell rings.) [Cut to the foyer. Phoebe opens the door. Sheila is there crying.] Phoebe: Sheila. What's the matter? Come in, come in, come in, come in. (Paige walks in.) Paige: What's going on? Sheila: It's Darryl. Phoebe: What about Darryl? Is he okay? Sheila: They just arrested him. For mrder. (Phoebe and Paige stand there shocked.) [Scene: Police Station. Room. Phoebe, Paige and Darryl are there.] Darryl: I don't really know what happened. It's all kind of a blur. Phoebe: What are you talking about? It was self defence. He sht first. Several times. Darryl: He did? Paige: You don't remember any of that? Did you get ht on the head or something? Maybe when you pushed him down. Phoebe: No, he was fine after that. Something weird is going on here. (A lawyer walks in.) Lawyer: Lieutenant Morris. I'm sorry, but we really have to prepare for your arraignment. Darryl: It's okay. They're my friends. Phoebe: Yeah, and there's a problem here because this man is innocent. Lawyer: Yeah? How do you know? Phoebe: Because I was there... driving around in the area. Lawyer: Perjuring yourself isn't going to help any, lady. The prosecution's evidence is overwhelming, trust me. Paige: Evidence? What evidence? Darryl: It's okay. Show them. (The lawyer inserts a CD in his laptop and a video of Darryl and the burglar shows up on the screen. Darryl is pointing his gn at the burglar.) Burglar: Please. Please don't kll me! No! Don't kll me! (Darryl sht his gn three times.) Phoebe: That's not what happened. [Cut to the office. Inspector Sheridan is sitting at her desk. Phoebe and Paige walk up to her.] Phoebe: Inspector Sheridan. Inspector Sheridan: Yes. Phoebe: We would like to talk to you. Paige: Easy. Phoebe: Do you have a personal grudge against Darryl Morris? Inspector Sheridan: Morris? Phoebe: Yeah. We know you faked the images on the tape, and we're here to let you know that we're not gonna sit around and watch you frame our friend. Paige: She's a little upset. Inspector Sheridan: Yes, I can see that. And you are? Phoebe: Phoebe. Phoebe Halliwell. Inspector Sheridan: Halliwell. Hm. Your name certainly pops up in his file plenty. For the record, I didn't fake anything, 'cause I was there, undercover, and I saw it go down with my own eyes. I've been investigating Morris for a few weeks now, trying to figure out why so many of his suspects over the last five years just vanish or mysteriously wind up dad. Now I know. He takes the law into his own hands. Excuse me. (She walks away.) Paige: Well? Phoebe: If she was lying, I couldn't sense it. Paige: Then how do you explain what happened? Commercial Break [Scene: Market. The street is full of people walking around. Phoebe and Paige orb right in the middle of everyone. They all run away frightened.] Paige: Sure hope this works. Phoebe: It will. Coffee cart. Paige: Orb away. (The coffee cart orbs out.) Phoebe: "Flowers that bring desire, make them turn into fre." (The flower stall goes up in flames. People scream. Suddenly the whole place freezes. The Cleaners appear.) I see you got our message. Cleaner #1: What do you think you're doing now? Phoebe: Well, we didn't know how else to call for you. Figured you weren't listed in the yellow pages. Cleaner #1: What do you want? Phoebe: We want to know why you framed Darryl Morris. That was your doing, wasn't it? Cleaner #1: Magic was exposed. We were forced to clean it up. Cleaner #2: Change what was. Cleaner #1: To protect you. Phoebe: I thought we resolved this the last time you guys tried to intervene. We clean up our own magical messes. Cleaner #1: But you didn't even know about this one. You didn't realise you were being followed. Taped. Paige: Yeah, well, we always manage to fix these things somehow. Cleaner #1: No, you wouldn't have. That's why we were put on the case to begin with. It was anticipated. Phoebe: You know what? I don't care. If you don't free Darryl Morris, we're just gonna keep exposing magic and... (He holds up his hand.) Cleaner #1: This will not be like our last encounter, Miss Halliwell. We're under strict orders not to negotiate with you this time. Paige: Strict orders from whom? [Scene: Magic School. Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Gideon are there.] Leo: The Tribunal. It's a council made up of Elders and demons to monitor magic, to make sure nobody ever finds out about its use. Gideon: At whatever the cost. Leo: Which is why they created the cleaners and gave them the power to erase events, memories. Paige: Or in this case, to change them. Leo: Well, it's just part of the grand design, to allow magic to influence but not take over free will. Gideon: It's the one thing both sides could agree upon. Phoebe: Okay, so how do we find this tribunal? (Piper walks in.) Piper: Hey. What are you guys doing here? Uh-oh. What's wrong? Leo: It's Darryl. Paige: Our friendly Cleaners have struck again. He's in jail for mrder. Piper: What? Why? What happened? Paige: Someone was in a hurry. Phoebe: Oh, wait. Are we blaming me for this? Did we or did we not catch the demon? Paige: Yeah, but you forced the premonition, so maybe we could've been more careful, and maybe we could've seen that somebody was watching. Phoebe: And if I hadn't, we would've never caught the kller. Leo: Alright, guys, this isn't helping. Phoebe: I know, it isn't. There's only one thing that will. [Scene: The Tribunal Council. Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Gideon orb in on the white floor. The floor is surrounded by black.] Paige: Where are we? Gideon: Nowhere. Anywhere. You don't want to know. You should know that the tribunal is not like anything you've ever faced before. They are not a power to be trifled with. Phoebe: We understand. Gideon: Do you? You might not like what's been happening to your friend, but be aware before you embark upon this journey that where it ends might just be worse. Phoebe: Call them. Gideon: "Di! Ecce hora! Uxor mea me necabit!" (The faces of Crill, Thrask and Aramis, the tribunal, appear in the black area.) Crill: What reason have you to call the tribunal? Gideon: To challenge the actions of the cleaners on behalf... of the Charmed Ones. Thrask: The Charmed Ones? But there are only two. Aramis: The other is with child. I assume the sisters will speak for her in abstentia. Phoebe: Yeah. In abstentia. Your... Greatness? Paige: There's four of them. How do they break a tie? Leo: You don't want to know. Adair: Your request has been granted. (Barbas flames in.) Phoebe: Barbas? What the hell is he doing here? Barbas: You missed me. Paige: Didn't we vanquish you? Barbas: To the fires of hell. I've been granted a temporary leave of absence in order to act as your opposing counsel. Crill: We liked his pitch. Leo: Pitch? What pitch? How did he even know about it? Thrask: We have the right to choose anybody we wish. Phoebe: Gideon. Gideon: Your Honors, in the interests of facts... Barbas: On that fairness issue, I submit that in order to expedite matters and to keep the Charmed Ones honest... Paige: Us, honest? Barbas: Uh, for their own good, we graphically remind them as to what exactly is at stake here so they do not foolishly try some trickery in order to slip away like they did the last time they faced the Cleaners. Aramis: It is done. Phoebe: What is done? Gideon: I'm not sure. (A hologram of Darryl and Sheila in a jail cell appears in the middle of the room.) Paige: Darryl? (The lawyer stands at the cell doors.) Lawyer: The governor denied the stay. Leo: What stay? What's going on? Crill: We have accelerated time. But only for the execution. Paige: Execution? Adair: You have until midnight to convince us, or his sentence will be carried out. Aramis: Magic will be protected one way or the other. Commercial Break [Scene: Tribunal Council. Phoebe and Paige are sitting on chairs.] Paige: We didn't know that signing up for this would put Darryl on death row. Gideon: I warned you about invoking the tribunal. Phoebe: Yeah, well, you didn't warn us that they would call upon our worst enemy. Aramis: Gideon, your case. Gideon: Yes, your honour, in just a few more moments, if you please. Thrask: We don't. You're the ones who called for us. Proceed. Phoebe: We called for justice, not the Demon of Fear. Barbas: I don't see the problem with me being here. Phoebe: There's a conflict of interest, and we believe that the tribunal should recognise this. I think this is a setup. Leo: Phoebe. Adair: How dare you question our integrity. Phoebe: Not yours. Theirs. (Phoebe stands up.) Barbas has tried to kll us three times in the past. (Phoebe walks out onto the white floor. She steps on a round blue tile in the centre of the floor. She quickly steps back and a hologram appears.) [The hologram shows:] [Scene: From Fear to Eternity (1.03). Property. Phoebe is there.] Phoebe: Mrs. Joffee. It's SWA Properties. Mrs. Joffee's Voice: Hello, dear. (Phoebe turns around to see Barbas.) Barbas: Thanks so much for coming out. (Barbas waves his hand in front of Phoebe's face.) Phoebe: I know how you kll, but there are no elevators around here. Barbas: Elevators? That's what you think your greatest fear is? You mortals need to look deeper, down where the real truth lies. Your greatest fear is losing a sister, and I get two for one. (The hologram disappears.) Barbas: Ha, the good old days. Phoebe: What the hell was that? Gideon: The circle of truth, it's enchanted. It reads thoughts and shows what needs to be seen. You must be careful. Paige: Maybe you better just sit down. Barbas: If I may, it is not my past evils that's in question here. What is in question here is these three witches' so called right to be continually cleaning up after their own magical asses. Phoebe: We have to get out of here. We have to figure out how this happened. Gideon: You can't. If you leave, Lieutenant Morris dies. Paige: Does it really matter if we were set up? The point is, we were exposed. Leo: But if we can prove he orchestrated the exposure, it might. Phoebe: Go find out what you can. Hurry. (Leo orbs out.) Barbas: Was I boring him? Gideon: With all due respect, if it truly is our case to present, may I? To better put this particular situation into its proper context, it bears reminding your honors of the long history, the long, successful history, the Charmed Ones have of shielding their magical tracks. If I may show you some examples... [Scene: Magic School. Piper and Leo are there.] Piper: I'm going. Leo: No, you can't. Piper: Well, I can't just let him hang either, Leo. Leo: Piper, if it wasn't safe for you before, it's even less safe now with Barbas there. Please? Piper: Well, what about Darryl? Does he even know what's happening? Leo: No, and I'm not going to tell him either. I need to concentrate on proving that Barbas set him up. Piper: How are you gonna do that? Leo: I was hoping that you would call Chris and get him to use his demonic connections. Piper: Why don't you ask him? Right. Chris? (Chris orbs in.) Chris: Yeah, mum, what do you... (He sees Leo.) Need. Piper: We need your help. [Scene: Tribunal Council.] Gideon: The point being, the Charmed Ones have never once failed in their duty to keep the big secret. Witness. (The hologram appears.) [The hologram shows:] [Scene: Womb Raider (4.21). Cole's Apartment. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Darryl are there.] Darryl: I made an appointment for you at missing persons today. Paige: Wait, you want Phoebe to report Cole as missing? Darryl: She has to. Otherwise somebody else will, and she'll become the prime suspect in his disappearance. Phoebe: So you want me to pack up his stuff so it looks like he left me? Darryl: That's right. We cannot give the police any reason to suspect foul play. I mean, technically, you three did kll him. Paige: "Let the object of objection become but a dream, as I cause the scene to be unseen." (The hologram disappears.) Gideon: As you've just seen, Lieutenant Morris whom the Cleaners would have die to cover magic, is here instrumental in keeping it protected. Barbas: Could you play that hologram just a tiny bit longer? Humour me. Crill: Do it. (The hologram appears.) [The hologram shows:] [Scene: Cole's Apartment. Paige moves closer to Phoebe.] Paige: I just wish I could make the rest of your pain go away that easily. Phoebe: So do I. You mrder witch! (Phoebe smacks Paige in the face.) (The hologram disappears.) Phoebe: That's not fair, I was under the influence of evil. Barbas: Yes, you were, but then it seems like you girls so often are under the influence of one thing or another. (Another hologram appears.) [The hologram shows:] [Scene: Womb Raider (4.21). Police Station.] Inspector Miles: Your husband fits the classic profile of a deadbeat dad. (He turns away and a flame appears in Phoebe's hand.) Leo: Make it go out. Phoebe: I can't make it go out. (Phoebe throws the fireball into a trash can.) Darryl: Phoebe? I-I mean, fre! (The hologram disappears.) Barbas: Wait, you're gonna love this one. (Another hologram appears.) (The hologram shows) [Scene: Bride and Gloom (3.13). Manor. Foyer.] Marie: So glad you're home. We have some new floral sketches we'd like you to see. Leo: Now's not really a good time. Piper: They're welcome to come in, Leo. Craig: I've revisited the dinner menu, Piper, and you are going to be thrilled. I have some dynamic choices that I... Piper: I want pigs in blankets. (The wedding planners laugh.) Marie: It's nice to see a bride who still has a sense of humour this close to the big day. Piper: No, I want pigs in blankets. (Craig turns into a pig wearing a blanket. Marie screams.) (The hologram disappears.) Gideon: I frankly don't see the relevance of any of this. It's wholly beside the point. Barbas: No, no, no. That is precisely the point. The Charmed Ones are so influenced by outside forces, how can we ever expect to continue to trust them to clean up after themselves? Phoebe: We cleaned up after each and every one of those situations. Barbas: But how close you came to not. Aramis: Continue, Gideon. Phoebe: (to Paige) Where is Leo? [Scene: Underground. Chris is holding a demon over a firey pit. Leo is standing beside him.] Chris: Barbas escaped the fires of hell, and so did you. I know he helped you. Demon: Please, I don't want to back down there. Don't throw me back down there. Leo: Chris, I don't think this is the best way. Chris: Last chance, Phinks. Phinks: Okay, okay, okay, okay! Phantasms. We used phantasms. Leo: How? Phinks: Uh, Barbas buddied up to a couple of them down there. He used them to do stuff for him, you know, since they can travel back and forth and all. Chris: What kind of stuff? Phinks: I don't know. I swear I don't know! But whatever it was, he said it could resurrect him somehow. It could give him new life, permanently too, he said, if he won something. Leo: The case. He must have used the phantasm to cut a deal with the demon members of the tribunal. We need proof. Chris: What do you think he is? Leo: He's a demon. They'll discredit him. Chris: It's better than nothing. Leo: It's a waste of time. Chris: It's the best we've got. Leo: Then we need to do better. Chris: Look... (Chris accidentally drops Phinks in the firey pit.) sht! Now look what you made me do! Commercial Break [Scene: Tribunal Council. They are watching another hologram.] [Scene: House Call (5.13). Piper, Paige and Leo stand where the manor once was.] Paige: Piper, what did you do with the house? Piper: Oh my god. What have I done? Leo: The spell, Piper. You need to reverse it fast. Piper: I'm not sure I can. Paige: Well, then you'd better make us disappear, because this one's gonna be tough to explain. Leo: You can do it, Piper. Come on. Piper: "Let the object of objection return, so that its existence may be reaffirmed." (The manor appears around them.) Paige: Nicely done. (The hologram disappears.) Gideon: So then, despite what Barbas would have you believe, regardless of outside influences, the sisters have always managed to protect magic, and therefore based upon all the evidence, we ask the tribunal, no, we demand that the cleaners be forced to reverse what they have done, that Lieutenant Morris be freed, and that The Charmed Ones be allowed to do what they have always done so well... cover their own tracks. Respectfully. (Barbas claps.) Barbas: Bravo! Really very compelling stuff, counsellor. In fact, I think that you've just successfully argued my case for me. Paige: Now what's he up to? Barbas: Now, obviously this whole thing has now become much, much bigger than just a simple case of whether the good lieutenant bites the dust, because as we have just seen, the recklessness displayed by these three witches has now become of epidemic proportion. Gideon: Objection! May I remind my counterpart that this is simply a question of whether or not the situation should be reversed. It is not an indictment on the Charmed Ones. Barbas: Maybe it should be. Phoebe: This is what he's up to. (Another hologram appears.) Barbas: Voila! [Scene: Witches in Tights (5.05). Building Roof. Superhero Phoebe is holding Edward Miller upside down over the edge.] Edward: They don't have to move! They can stay for a year! Ten years! Phoebe: What about the cockroaches? Are you gonna do something about the cockroaches? Edward: First thing tomorrow. Just please don't drop me. Please! (Cole appears behind Phoebe.) Cole: Uh, Phoebe? Phoebe: Cole. What are you doing here? Cole: Well, I got a call from one of the tenants saying that Wonder Woman was terrorising the landlord. What the hell are you doing? Phoebe: Well, I'm teaching my buddy here how important it is to be a better person. Cole: I don't know what's going on here, but this is not you, literally. Phoebe: Are you kidding? This is better than me. This is new and improved me. Now not only can I help my readers, but I can help the entire city. Cole: Careful. He's got ears. Phoebe: Oh, please, relax. The only thing he can hear right now is the blood rushing to his brain. (Phoebe pulls Edward up and throws him onto the roof.) Okay, Cole, I gotta go, because I've got a lot of loyal readers that need my help. Okay? Cole: Okay. (Phoebe whizzes off and jumps from roof to roof.) (The hologram disappears.) Barbas: And last, but by no means least, where were the Charmed Ones to clean up this mess? (Another hologram appears.) (The hologram shows:) [Scene: Sam I Am (5.09). Bar. Cole is sitting at the bar, unshaven, drinking a sht of whiskey. Two thugs with gn walk in.] Thug #1: All your valuables, all your money! Hurry up! Watches, wallets. (The bartender reaches behind the bar and pulls out a gn. He points it at the thugs and before he can sh*t, is sht down by Thug #1.) Come on, nothing's changed. Give me the money. Hurry up! (A biker makes a run for the exit and Thug #2 sh*t continually trying to ht the biker. The biker runs past Cole and a bllet sht straight through his chest, breaking the glass of whiskey in his hand. The thug looks at his gn, wondering how Cole is still alive. The bllet wound in Cole magically heals. He turns to the thugs and telekinetically sends the thugs crashing against the wall. Everyone runs for the exit. Thug #1 reaches for his gn and Cole throws an energy ball, incinerating him.) (The hologram disappears.) Phoebe: That is absurd. That was Cole. We weren't responsible for that. We weren't even there. Barbas: Ah, but you were there, Phoebe. It was your cold rejection of his love that drove him to that reckless despair. So I say that you were responsible. Hexes, possession, evil influences, affairs of the heart. I say we're lucky that all the magic has not been exposed beyond repair long before now. If we want to protect all that we are, all that this tribunal stands for, then I say we should not be just deciding the fate of some poor, pathetic mortal. No, we should be deciding the fate of these three, and whether they should ever be permitted to practice magic again. Aramis: So be it. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Leo and Chris are there. Leo is looking through the Book of Shadows.] Chris: Okay, I get the fact that Barbas used the phantasm to cut a deal so he could try the case. But that still doesn't explain how he set up the girls. Leo: To get it to possess the kller, so the sisters would get onto him. Chris: But that's only part of it. Alright? How did he even know Darryl was under investigation in the first place? Leo: There is nothing in here about phantasms that we don't already know. Chris: Hey! Did you listen to a word I just said? Leo: What? Chris: Never mind. Leo: You know what? This is ridiculous, okay. It's obvious you hate my guts, Chris. I understand. I'm a horrible father in the future, okay, but there's nothing I can do about that right now. So can we concentrate on working together to save Darryl and save the girls, please? Chris: Fine. Leo: Great. Alright, let's start with what we know. How about phantasms? Chris: Wait, that's it. Phantasms, plural. Phinks said Barbas buddied up to a couple of them, right? Well, that means there must be another one out there for us to find. Leo: See? I knew we could work together. [Scene: Tribunal Council.] Gideon: Are you sure about this? Paige: Yeah. If they're gonna put us on trial too, it might be the only way to save Darryl. We have to stand on our record. Phoebe: If all the good we've done in the last six years isn't good enough, then nothing is. Gideon: Very well. (to Barbas) Your witness. Barbas: Now, let's see. So many holograms, so little time. Thrask: Barbas. Barbas: Oh, well, I guess I should ask one of the cleaners a few quick questions. Crill: As you wish. (Cleaner #1 appears in the witness chair.) Barbas: You have been assigned to watch The Charmed Ones since they first became witches, have you not? Cleaner #1: That is correct. Barbas: Would Lieutenant Morris be the first policeman to die in order to clean up one of their little magical messes. Cleaner #1: No. Phoebe: Uh-oh. (A hologram appears.) (The hologram shows:) [Scene: Déjà vu All Over Again (1.22). Manor. Foyer. Piper and Phoebe are there.] Piper: Are you okay? Phoebe: Yeah. (They look in the living room to see Andy laying on the floor.) Oh. (They run over to Andy and Piper checks his pulse.) Piper: Oh my god. He's dad. (The hologram ends.) Barbas: Truly tragic. That was their sister Prue's first true love. I wonder whatever happened to her. (Phoebe goes to stand up.) Gideon: Don't. It's not worth it. Barbas: Anyone else? Cleaner #1: Yes. Inspector Reece. We had to keep a close watch on him. (Another hologram appears.) [Scene: Death Takes A Halliwell (3.16). Manor. Foyer. Phoebe opens the front door. Inspector Reece stands there.] Phoebe: Inspector. How can I help you? Inspector Reece: You can tell me where to find Cole Turner. I know he's alive, and I know he's in town. Phoebe: Really. Inspector Reece: Yeah, really. Want to know how? Because his former landlady was found brutally mrder at his address. Phoebe: Oh my god. That's awful. Inspector Reece: Awful like you can't imagine. Phoebe: I know what you're thinking. And I know what this looks like. And I am, I am so sorry for what happened to... Inspector Reece: You're sorry? Her eyes were frozen open in terror. Her skull was punctured in two places. And by the time the police got there, most of her brain had spilled out onto the floor. Be sick, be horrified, but don't stand there lying to me and say you're sorry. I'm gonna find him, Miss Halliwell, and then I'm gonna bust his ass. And then I'm gonna bust yours. (The hologram disappears.) Barbas: And did he find him? Cleaner #1: No, he did not. [Scene: Death Takes A Halliwell (3.16). Church. A Seeker comes up from behind Inspector Reece and bites him on the neck. Phoebe and Piper stand behind locked gates.] Piper: Open the gate! (The hologram ends.) Barbas: We were lucky one of those demons came along and tied up that loose end, aren't we? It's a rhetorical question. Never mind. Cleaner #1: There was another. An FBI agent. Barbas: That's right. (Another hologram appears.) (The hologram shows:) [Scene: Witch Way Now? (4.22). Manor. Dining room. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Agent Jackman are there. He slides a thick folder to the girls.] Agent Jackman: In case you're wondering, that's just a copy. (They flip through the file to find photos of them.) Phoebe: Nice way to engender trust, Agent Jackman. Agent Jackman: If I wanted to expose you, I could've done that six months ago when that file first crossed my desk. Paige: Expose us as what? Agent Jackman: Witches. It's the only logical explanation for all the unsolved cases, the missing persons, the mysterious deaths. (The hologram ends.) Paige: That is out of context. He was a witch hunter, he tried to kll us. Barbas: The only context I'm interested in is what happened to yet another officer of the law. Witness. (Another hologram appears.) [Scene: Witch Way Now? (4.22). Park. Agent Jackman sh*t his gn at Phoebe. The bllet flies through the air in slow motion. Cole near by, uses one of his powers to switch Phoebe and Agent Jackman. The bllet hits Agent Jackman in the chest.] (The hologram disappears.) Barbas: Seems like that stream of unsolved deaths left in the Charmed Ones' wake just keeps right on growing, doesn't it? So I guess the obvious question is how many more Inspectors must die before it comes to an end? Gideon: Another rhetorical question? Barbas: Actually, no. In fact, that is what I think becomes the salient question because the deaths could end with Lieutenant Morris. That's what I think. What do you think? Phoebe: Objection. Why should we care what he thinks? Gideon: Phoebe. Crill: I care. Phoebe: Yeah, well, of course you care. You're a demon. Adair: I care too. Phoebe: Oh. Well, then never mind. Cleaner #1: I think that there will always be another Inspector Sheridan to pick up on their trail. Paige: Wait a minute. Barbas: Unless... Cleaner #1: It ends with Morris. Phoebe: (to Paige) What? Barbas: No further questions, rhetorical or otherwise. (Barbas waves his hand and Cleaner #1 disappears.) Oh, sorry. Did you have more questions of him? Gideon: Yes, as a matter of fact. Paige: No. We're fine. Carry on. Gideon: Paige, what are you doing? Barbas: Unfortunately for us, ending the stream of deaths with Morris only solves our problem of the past. It does absolutely nothing to protect us against our future problems. So how much longer can we afford to tempt the gods of fate with the recklessness of the Charmed Ones, and at what point does that day finally come when it's just simply too late to clean up after one of their little magical messes? And then all of magic is exposed to the world forever because of them, and that is the question you're going to have to answer because I rest my case. Aramis: Gideon. Gideon: Nothing further. Crill: We will return with the verdict. (The tribunal council disappear.) Phoebe: Okay, this better be good. (Paige nods.) Paige: Leo! (Leo and Chris orb in.) Hey, you guys are speaking now. Chris: Uh, let's not make a big deal about it, okay? Paige: Fine. What'd you find out? Leo: Okay, you know that phantasm you vanquished? Apparently Barbas sent it so you'd follow it. Chris: And apparently he gets a get out of hell free card too if he wins the case. Phoebe: I knew this was a setup. Leo: But we can't prove it, so we've been trying to find another phantasm, but we can't seem to... Paige: If it's anywhere, it has to be inside Inspector Sheridan. It's the only way Barbas knew she'd be in the right place at the right time. Phoebe: Okay, go get her. Bring her back here. Hurry. (Leo and Chris orb out.) [Scene: Jail Cell. Darryl and Sheila are there hugging. Piper suddenly appears.] Darryl: Piper. What are you doing here? How'd you do that? Piper: That's why they call it magic school. Come on. I'm gonna get you out of here. Darryl: What? Piper: Right now. Let's go. Sheila: You mean, just leave? Piper: That's the idea. Darryl: No. Piper: What do you mean, no? We'll figure it out. We'll fix it later. Darryl: Uh, no, Piper. I can't. What if you can't fix this? What am I supposed to do then? Run? Hide? That's not right. I'm no fugitive. I'm a cop. (Piper disappears.) [Cut to the tribunal council. Piper appears behind Phoebe and Paige.] Piper: How did I get here? Phoebe: Piper! What are you doing here? Piper: I don't know. Paige: Why don't you go back? Go. Thrask: She can't. We have brought her to hear the judgment. Adair: Since it impacts all of you. Phoebe: This doesn't look good. Paige: Where the hell is Leo? Aramis: As to whether or not the Charmed Ones shall be allowed to continue to practice magic, the judgment is... in favour of the sisters. Crill: But against the Lieutenant. The trail of exposure must end with him. [Scene: Jail Cell. Darryl and Sheila are there. The lawyer opens the cell door.] Lawyer: I'm afraid it's time. Sheila: No, no, no, no. Please don't take him. Darryl: Please, baby. Please. Sheila: Please don't. No, no, no. (They kiss and Darryl walks out of the cell where two guards are waiting. Sheila cries.) Commercial Break [Scene: Tribunal Council.] Phoebe: You have got to be kidding me, right? I mean, you can't really be doing this. Gideon: Phoebe, they have already. Phoebe: Look, he doesn't care about protecting magic. All he cares about is himself and getting out of purgatory. So not only did he set us up, but he set you up too. Barbas: Always trying to blame somebody else, aren't you? Phoebe: You son of a... Gideon: Listen to me, you have to stop this. Do you understand? They haven't taken away your powers yet, but they still can. Paige: Then let them. If this is the thanks that we get for all of our good work, if this is the way the system works, then you can keep our stupid powers. Gideon: Paige! Piper: No, she's right. If Darryl dies, that's it. We're done, we quit. Barbas: You know, that would solve any of our future exposure issues, now, wouldn't it? Aramis: You'd have us erase your memories? Change all that you know? Adair: All that you are? Phoebe: If necessary. Aramis: Very well. [Scene: Execution Room. 11:58. Darryl is strapped to a chair. A guard turns a machine on.] [Scene: Tribunal Council. Leo and Chris orb in with Inspector Sheridan.] INSPECTOR SHERIDAN: Get off of me! What is this? Wh-where am I? Chris: That's a nice act. It's very convincing. Barbas: Objection! He cannot bring a mortal down here. It is outrageous. Leo: Sit down and shut up. Crill: What is the meaning of this? Chris: Watch. (Chris pushes Inspector Sheridan onto the blue part of the floor and a hologram appears.) (The hologram shows:) [Scene: Police Station. Inspector Sheridan sits at her desk. A phantasm appears behind her and enters her body. She gets up and walks over to a filing cabinet. She pulls out Darryl's file.] (The hologram disappears.) Inspector Sheridan: (to Barbas) What now? Barbas: Oh, surrounded by idiots. (Leo throws a potion at Inspector Sheridan and the phantasm escapes her body. Chris holds up the wand and sucks the phantasm into it. Inspector Sheridan faints.) Piper: Huh. Guess there's some cleaning up to do there. Aramis: What do you have to say for yourself, Barbas? Barbas: I'm a demon. What do you expect? Gideon: Based on the evidence, I beg you to reverse the decision before it's too late. [Scene: Execution room. Only seconds till midnight. They put a needle into Darryl's arm. Darryl squeezes his fists and closes his eyes.] Sheila's Voice: Darryl. (Darryl opens his eyes. He's no longer in the execution room, but sitting at his desk in the police station. Sheila stands in front of him.) Sheila: Did you forget we were gonna go out tonight? (Darryl gets up and hugs Sheila. Inspector Sheridan walks past. The Cleaner walks in near by and looks around. Satisfied with everything, he disappears.) [Cut to the tribunal council.] Aramis: It is done. Adair: And as for you, Barbas... Barbas: Oh, no. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Now just because I'm the one who set this whole thing up does not necessarily mean that I am not right. The Charmed Ones are reckless with magic. Paige: Oh, please. Barbas: You've seen it, I've seen it, we've all seen it time after time, and it doesn't even include what got them into this whole mess in the first place. Phoebe: Uh, I think that would be you. Barbas: Ah, Phoebe, that would be you, with your ongoing zeal to force your premonitions, to short-circuit the process, take the easy way, and for what? Each and every time, it was for personal gain. I don't know, but it just seems to me like selfish behaviour like that, there's got to be some consequences, or, well... what's the point? (The tribunal look at each other.) Crill: Phoebe will be stripped of her powers. Phoebe: What? ADAIR: Just your active powers. Empathy, premonitions. Thrask: Levitation. Adair: You can earn them back, but only if you're more careful with your powers. Aramis: If you're all more careful. (The tribunal vanish.) Paige: You can't just say that and leave. Piper: Gideon, get them back here now. Phoebe: No. It's okay. I mean, it might be kind of refreshing to not rely on my powers so much anymore, you know? Besides, they're not the only ones that think I've been misusing them. Piper: Are you sure? Phoebe: Yeah. Let's get out of here. (They orb out.) Barbas: Ah, looks like I did just enough to win the case. You know what that means? That means I'm back! Oh, I know, counsellor. I know. You're afraid. (Barbas waves his hand in front of Gideon.) That your greatest fear is that somehow they're going to find out that you're the one that's after Piper's son. But don't be worried. I won't tell anyone. I promise. Nary a soul. (Barbas flames out.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x19 - Crimes and Witch Demeanors"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and Paige are there. Phoebe is laying on a couch and Paige is standing in front of a pin board with all bits and pieces pinned to it.] Paige: Come on, I know we can figure this out. Phoebe: You've been saying that for three weeks now. Paige: Lady, can I get a little help over here, please? Phoebe: Okay, but you don't have to yell at me, I feel bad enough as it is. Paige: Look, it's not your fault that the demon is one step ahead of us. Phoebe: Yeah, but if I hadn't lost my powers, we would have found him by now. Paige: Well, you did, so we just have to keep doing what we're doing. Phoebe: You mean what you've been doing, which is pretty much everything around here. You're like the last sister standing. I don't know how you're doing it. Paige: I've just been taking lots of naps. Phoebe: Yeah, I've noticed. (Phoebe stands up.) You know, part of me just thinks we should let him do his thing, you know. I mean, a demon klling other demons. Is that so bad? Paige: Well, it is when we don't know who it is or why they're doing it. You know, it could be some sort of power base coming along to take us on. Phoebe: Yeah. Should we get Piper out of magic school? Paige: No, she's safe there, she stays. Phoebe: There's just no rhyme or reason to his attcks, you know. They're just wacky. Paige: My gut says he's gonna go after the Smoker demons tonight. Phoebe: Why? Paige: Because Mercury is in retrograde and that is when they surface. Phoebe: That's an interesting theory. Paige: Yeah, well, all I know is that the sooner we nail this guy, the sooner I get back to my naps. [Scene: Church. A Father is there. Two Smoker demons appear in the room. Then two blonde women wearing skimpy leather outfits appear in front of them. They each throw a potion at the Smoker demons and vanquish them.] Father: Dear god. Woman: Not quite. Guess again. Run! (The Father runs away.) Woman #2: Potions worked pretty well. But I still don't know why we didn't use it on the old man instead. Woman: Because we were told not to. Now let's get out of here before... (Phoebe and Paige orb in.) They show up. Paige: Nuns? (The women pull out throwing star wapon.) Phoebe: I don't think so. (One of the women throws the star at Paige and Paige orbs out. The other woman throws the star at Phoebe and she dives onto the floor. Paige orbs back in. They throw another wapon.) Paige: wapon thingy! (The wapon orbs back to Woman #1 and vanquishes her. Woman #2 disappears. Paige helps Phoebe up.) Phoebe: Thanks for saving my life again. Paige: Yeah, no problem. Uh, well, at least we got a good look at who's behind this. And better yet... (She picks up a star wapon.) A clue to find them. Phoebe: Yeah, they've gotta be working for someone else. What powerful demons do you know that would dress that tacky? Paige: Good point. Uh, I'll go check the Book of Shadows. Phoebe: No, you've done enough already. I wanna do it. You just go home and relax, take a load off. Paige: Okay, if you insist. I think I will. [Scene: Manor. Paige's room. Paige walks in.] Paige: Candles! (Three candles orb in on the floor. She lights them.) "A perfect man I summon now, another way I don't know how, bring him now into the light, come back to me, Mr. Right." (A good-looking guy appears in a swirl of bright lights.) Welcome back. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe is there sitting at a table. She reads from a notepad.] Phoebe: "Dear Sad in San Jose. Try viagra." (Phoebe scrunches up the piece of paper and throws it over her shoulder. She buries her head in her arms. Leo walks in.) Leo: Long night? Phoebe: Leo! Yeah, hey, I'm just working on trying to find that mystery demon, trying to come up with some summoning spells. Leo: Any luck? Phoebe: No, but I gave that thing that they threw at us to Chris, hoping he could get a lead with the underworld contacts, you know. (Leo picks up the scrunched piece of paper and reads it.) Leo: "Dear Sad in San Jose, if your husband is impotent, try a cold shower." Nice spell. Phoebe: Give me that. Don't ask. Leo: I'm asking. What's the matter? Phoebe: I don't know, I just feel like I can't do anything anymore. And I'm beginning to think that maybe I relied on my powers more than I realised. Leo: Your advice comes from your heart, not from your powers. Besides, you were an advice columnist long before you were an empath. Phoebe: Yeah, and before that I was a witch, and before that, I don't remember what the hell I was. And I'm afraid I'm right back to where I started again. Leo: Just because you don't have your active power anymore, doesn't mean you're not a witch. You can still write spells, make potions, kick ass. You'll find your way again, you just have to be patient. Phoebe: You promise? Leo: I promise. And it wouldn't hurt to rely on Paige for a while. She relied on you for years. Where is she, by the way? Phoebe: She's sleeping, and don't wake her, she's exhausted. She was tossing and turning all night last night. [Cut to Paige's room. Paige and Mr. Right are laying in bed.] Paige: Shh, shh, shh. Quiet. When my sisters find out they'll... Mr. Right: kll you? I know, don't worry. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and Leo are there.] Leo: What did the throwing thing look like? Phoebe: It's not in the book, I checked. Besides, I really wanna do this without your help, okay? Leo: Well, I came down here to help, remember? At least until the baby's born. Phoebe: Yeah, and what's gonna happen after the baby's born? Leo: What do you mean? Phoebe: Between you and Piper. Have you guys even discussed it? Leo: Uh, not exactly. Okay, not at all. It's just things keep getting in the way. Phoebe: Well, Leo, you can't just get the woman pregnant and then pretend like nothing happened. Leo: I'm not, okay. It's just, it's complicated. Phoebe: Yeah, but it's not gonna get any less complicated after Chris is born. (Chris orbs in.) Chris: You talking about me? Phoebe: No, your foetus. Did you find something? Chris: Not something, someone. Demonatrix. Phoebe: Chris, what you do in your spare time... Chris: The wapon you found belongs to a group of deadly assassins known as demon... atrix. Phoebe: Ohh. Leo: Did you find out who they work for? Chris: No, but, Leo, check this... Phoebe: Dad. Would it kll you to call him dad? Chris: Apparently, this demon gives his assassins vanquishing potions. Charmed Ones vanquishing potions. Phoebe: What? How is that possible? Chris: The book? Leo: No, they wouldn't be able to get near it. Chris: Well, then how? Leo: Well, one of them must be reading your minds, like the telepath did at magic school. Phoebe: Magic school. Chris: Mum. I'd better go check on her. Leo: No, we'll go. You get underground, see if you can follow the assassins to the demon. Chris: But... Leo: No, we'll take care of it. We'll make sure nothing happens to her, Chris, I promise. (Chris orbs out.) Phoebe: I'll go wake up Paige. [Cut to Paige's room. Paige and Mr. Right are sitting on the bed kissing. There's a knock at the door.] Paige: Uh, just a minute. (Paige pushes Mr. Right off the bed. Phoebe opens the door.) Phoebe: Sweetie, sorry to wake you up. Paige: Oh, no, I'm fine. I'm fine, yeah, I'm up. Phoebe: Leo and I are gonna go to magic school and check on Piper. Paige: Is she okay? Phoebe: Yeah, yeah, she's fine. She's fine, don't worry about her. We'll let you know if we need you. We'll call you, okay? Paige: Okay. Phoebe: Okay, go back to bed. (Phoebe closes the door. Mr. Right pops up from behind the bed.) Mr. Right: My thoughts exactly. (He jumps on the bed.) Paige: Uh, I really, really do have to go. Mr. Right: She said not to worry about it, so don't. Paige: I can't help it. Mr. Right: Yes, you can. That's why you made me, to focus on yourself for once. Paige: But I still have responsibilities. Mr. Right: Yes, to yourself as well. To your raison d'etre. Which if you keep ignoring, you're gonna be useless to your sisters. (He gives her a kiss.) Paige: I think I made you too many pheromones. Mr. Right: No, you made me to understand you, to pamper you, to fill your every neglected need. Paige: Yeah, but what I really need is... Mr. Right: A vacation. Driving through Tuscany... topless. Paige: Topless? Mr. Right: Not you, the Porsche. With the wind in your hair, the sun in your face, free, unburdened, loved. Paige: Okay, keep going. Mr. Right: Someday, I promise, I'll take you away from all this. But right now, you need to eat. (He waves his hand and a tray full of food and drink appears on the bed.) Paige: Wow. Mr. Right: Voila! Just the way you like it. Paige: Wait a second, you can do magic? Mr. Right: I can do everything you made me do, remember? Paige: Well, then, don't mind if I do. [Scene: Vincent's Lair. A Mr. Right look-a-like, Vincent, is there along with a dozen Demonatrix.] Vincent: Three weeks ago, I came to you, and what did I say? (He pulls on one of the girl's hair.) What was the first thing I told you? Anyone? Let me remind you. Trust me, trust in me and my raison d'etre. But one of you did not. I specifically told you the Smoker demons would make their move when mercury was in retrograde. And I told you the sisters would figure that out! Demonatrix #2: I'm sorry, Vincent, you know that I live only to please you. Vincent: Shut up. "What once resided in this place, shall soon be gone with no haste, make this girl age in time, as punishment for her heinous crime." (She ages and turns into a skeleton and then turns to dust.) Now, any questions? No? Good. Till we ht a right. I don't want the sisters finding me, especially Paige. Not until I'm ready. (Vincent walks into another room that looks the same as the Halliwell attic. One of the demonatrix follows him and strokes his body.) Demonatrix #3: Which demon are we after next? Vincent: Not a demon, a porsche. Commercial Break [Scene: Magic School. Piper and Sigmund are there. Piper is looking through books and Sigmund is levitating in the air, getting books from the top shelf.] Sigmund: Sorry, Piper, it must be checked out. Can I come down now? Piper: Not yet. Check Lazardo's Book of Prophecies, Volume 1. Sigmund: Okay. (He levitates across the room.) Levitating, not my favourite, it's very high. (Leo orbs in with Phoebe.) Phoebe: Surprise! Piper: Hey, hi, I didn't know you guys were coming. Is something wrong? Phoebe: No, why would something be wrong? Does something have to be wrong for me to come visit my sister? Piper: Usually. Sigmund: Sorry to interrupt. Piper: Oh, good, you found it. Float on down. (Sigmund levitates back down to the floor.) Phoebe: (whispers to Leo) Oh, the good ol' days. Leo: We don't want to worry her, remember? Phoebe: Yes, I know. So, whatcha been doing? Piper: Oh, you know, same old, same old. Trying to figure out who turns Wyatt evil. By the way, have you seen Chris? Leo: Uh, yeah, actually, we have him working on something. Phoebe: But nothing big, you know, nothing to worry about. Just your every day demon stuff. Piper: Huh. Okay, well, if you see him, tell him I'd like to talk to him when he has a chance. (Piper heads for the door.) Phoebe: Where are you going? Piper: To pee. (Piper leaves.) Phoebe: Where do we start? Leo: Sigmund, is Gideon around? Sigmund: No, he's conferring with the other Elders, which if I may say so, is where you should be too. (Phoebe walks over to Sigmund and puts her hands on his shoulder.) Can I help you? Phoebe: Just trying to get a premonition, see if you're legit. Leo: Phoebe, you don't have premonitions anymore. Phoebe: It doesn't hurt to try. Leo: Sigmund, have you noticed any breaches in security, students, teachers, anyone suspicious? Sigmund: None that I know of. Why? Leo: Never mind. Um, just keep any eye out, especially around Piper. Sigmund: Of course. (Sigmund leaves the room.) Phoebe: Do you believe him? Leo: No reason not to. Which means the demon could be tapping into your mind or Paige's. Phoebe: Alright. I'll go back to the house and keep an eye on Paige. You stay here and maybe you and Piper can talk. (Phoebe stands there and screws up her face. Leo laughs.) Leo: What are you doing? Phoebe: I'm trying to orb. Leo: You don't orb. Phoebe: Now's not the time to rub that in. A little help here, please. (Leo waves his hand and Phoebe orbs out. Piper walks in.) Piper: Hey, where'd she go? Leo: Back to work. Deadlines. Um, can I help? [Scene: Spellman Automotive. Vincent, Demonatrix #3, and a salesman is standing in front of a porsche.] Salesman: Ahh, the Carrera S-4. Excellent choice. Turbo styling, all-wheel drive, zero to sixty in under five seconds. You wanna feel the wind in your face, this is definitely the car for you. Vincent: May I? Salesman: Oh, absolutely. (He points to the lit cigar in Vincent's hand.) Although, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you to put that out first. Vincent: Of course. (He hands the cigar to Demonatrix #3.) Salesman: Thank you. (Vincent gets in the car and starts the engine.) Beautiful, isn't it? No other car sounds like it. Vincent: She'll love it. We'll take it. Salesman: Excellent. Cash or lease? (Demonatrix #3 chuckles.) Demonatrix #3: No, we'll just take it. Salesman: What? (She picks him up and throws him across the car yard.) Vincent: No! Rolls! (A Rolls orbs under the salesman and he falls onto the backseat.) I told you, we don't hurt innocents. (Chris orbs in, in front of the car.) Chris: That's a new one. Vincent: You! (Vincent slams his foot on the accelerator and Chris orbs out. Vincent speeds out of the car yard. Chris orbs back in and the Demonatrix disappears. Chris grabs the cigar off the ground and jumps in a car. He speeds off out of the car yard and follows Vincent down the street. Vincent and the car orb out. Chris stops right in front of a cop car. The salesman runs down the street.) Salesman: Stop him! He's trying to steal it! Cop: Don't move. Chris: Unbelievable. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe is there talking on the phone.] Phoebe: I promise I will have the column in by the deadline. Uh-huh, yeah, I'm just finishing up. (Chris orbs in.) Uh, I gotta go. Tic toc, tic toc. (Phoebe hangs up.) Finally, where have you been? Chris: Jail. Phoebe: What? Chris: Don't worry, it's fine, nobody saw me orb out, and I talked to Darryl, he's gonna cover for me. Phoebe: How did you end up in jail? Chris: Let's just say I had a little run in with our mystery demon. And when I say run in, I mean literally. The guy, he tried to run me over with his porsche. Not cool. Phoebe: A demon that drives a porsche? That's different. Chris: So is one who can orb and wants to save innocents. (Chris starts scrying.) Phoebe: Forget tapping into us. It sounds like he wants to be us. Chris: Why? Phoebe: Why else? To kll us. (The crystal points to a spot on the map.) Did you find him? Where is he? Chris: Yeah. He's here. Phoebe: Here? Where here? Chris: Paige. [Cut to Paige's room. Mr. Right is massaging Paige's shoulders. Phoebe and Chris barge in.] Phoebe: Paige, are you... What are you doing? Chris: You? Paige: Uh, just, uh, napping. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Stairs. Phoebe, Paige, Chris and Mr. Right walk down the stairs.] Phoebe: Paige, I don't even want to talk about this. I mean, how could you do such a thing? Paige: Oh, what, like you've never conjured stuff before. Phoebe: Yeah, well, never for myself and never a sex toy. Mr. Right: I am not a sex toy. Phoebe: Quiet, you. Paige: Well, we did it for Piper before. Phoebe: Yes, but that was different. We were trying to convince her to not give up on love. We were desperate. Paige: Well, maybe I am too. Chris: Excuse me, shouldn't we be focusing on the bigger issue here? (Chris points to Mr. Right.) Phoebe: How long has this been going on? Paige: About three weeks. Phoebe: Three weeks! Paige: Give or take. You're the one who kept telling me I needed a break. Phoebe: Yes, but I meant take a day off, you know. Go to the spa, have a pedicure, get a massage. Mr. Right: I massage her. (Phoebe gags.) Chris: Breathe. What I wanna know is, how come when we were scrying for the demon, we got him instead? Paige: I don't know. Chris: You might wanna know because he looks a hell of a lot like the guy who just tried to kll me. Paige: What? That is impossible. Phoebe: Didn't the demon start klling the other demons around the same time? Paige: I'm telling you, there's no way he's a demon, I made him to be good. Phoebe: Well, maybe you also made one to be bad. I don't know. Paige: No. Phoebe: How do you explain the scrying then? Chris: And the fact that he makes potions, and has your powers. Talk about your personal gain consequences. Paige: Personal gain. I'm so tired. If I hear those two words again, I tell you what. Mr. Right: Nevertheless, it's there for a reason. It's why Phoebe lost her powers. Paige: Whose side are you on? Mr. Right: I know what you know, Paige, and we both know they're right. Paige: Wow. Did you conjure him or clone him? Chris: Okay, this is so stupid. Why don't we just un-conjure him so they'll both go away. Paige: I can't. I make him to last 24 hours. The spell's not done yet. Chris: Great. So how long do we have to wait? Paige: Till after midnight. Phoebe: Well, let's just hope we find him before he finds us. (The doorbell rings.) Maybe that's another one of your suitors that you've conjured for your own personal gain and pleasure. Paige: Oh, I hope so. (to Mr. Right) No offense. (Phoebe opens the front door. Darryl's there.) Phoebe: Hey, Darryl. Uh, now's not really a good time. Darryl: I'm here about Chris. Phoebe: Yeah, he told me you covered for him. That was great. Darryl: I'm taking him back. (Two cops walk in behind them.) Chris: What? Phoebe: Wait, what's going on? (The cops handcuff him.) Darryl: I'm taking him back to county. Chris: Hey! A little help here, please? Phoebe: What do you want me to do? Cop: Let's go. (They lead Chris out the door.) Paige: Uh, Chris, don't worry, we'll figure it out, I promise. Phoebe: Darryl. Darryl: Don't even ask. This time it's by the book. Do you understand? Paige: Why? Darryl: Why? Because I almost got klled covering for you last time, that's why. Paige: Okay, but we always almost get klled. Darryl: But last time was different, way different. I'm not going through that again, I'm not putting my family through that again. You understand? Phoebe: We'll just have to get him out of there ourselves. Darryl: And risk exposing magic? I don't think so. Listen to me, Phoebe, I'm not covering for you anymore. I mean it. (Darryl leaves.) Phoebe: Could this day get any worse? [Scene: Vincent's Lair. Vincent is there. Demonatrix #3 walks in.] Vincent: Well? Demonatrix #3: The car's waiting for you, as you wish. Vincent: Mm, it's beautiful this time of year, isn't it? In Florence. Demonatrix #3: As good a place as any to kll a Charmed One. Vincent: It's not for klling one. It's for loving one. For loving Paige. Demonatrix #3: But I thought you said that... Vincent: That's for after, when she's by my side, when I can give her what she wants. More than anything. Freedom, independence, power. Demonatrix #3: But doesn't she already have power? Vincent: Not the kind that gives her independence. Demonatrix #3: Still, with all do respect, how do you know what she wants? Vincent: Because it's what I want. We are one in the same. I exist solely to please her. And I intend on doing exactly that. Demonatrix #3: How will you get to her? Vincent: I won't have to. She'll come to me. After all, she knows my every move. [Scene: Magic School. Piper and Leo are there. Piper is writing on a notepad. Leo stares at her.] Piper: What? Leo: Uh, nothing. (Silence. Piper stares at Leo.) What? Piper: Nothing. I mean, thanks for helping with this. Leo: Well, he's my son too. Piper: What about your other son? How are you and Chris getting along? Better? Leo: I hope so. I don't know, I mean, it is so hard for me to wrap my mind around the idea that he has issues with me. Because he hasn't even technically been born yet. Piper: Well, that's our boy. And hopefully you'll get a second chance with him. Leo: Hopefully. What about with you? I mean, we haven't even really talked about us since we... well, you know. Piper: Yeah, I do know. Leo: Have you thought about it? Piper: Of course, I have, a lot. But honestly, I can't even go there. I mean, it's not an option, is it? You're still an Elder. (Paige orbs in.) Paige: Hey. I'm not interrupting, am I? Piper: Actually, kind of. As a matter of fact, you are. Could you... Paige: Sorry. See, I have to talk to Leo about something real quick. Come with me. Piper: Alright, that's it. What is going on? Paige: Nothing. Piper: Come on, I'm pregnant, not stupid. What is it? Leo: Uh, well, we didn't want to alarm you. But there is a demon consolidating powers, using Charmed knowledge. Piper: What? Paige: Yeah, and see, the problem is, I kind of conjured Mr. Right version of him. Piper: Wait, wait, wait. Mr. Right, as in my Mr. Right? Paige: No, that would be gross. My Mr. Right. Leo: Paige, there are rules. Paige: Oh, please. Listen, anyway, you guys are confusing me. That's not why I'm here. I came to tell you that Chris has been arrested. It's a long story. Leo: Did you call Darryl? Paige: Yes, that would be the other problem because Darryl arrested him. Longer story. Piper: Okay, take me home. Leo: No, no, no, it's too dangerous, you stay here. Piper: No, I can't stay here when all hell is breaking loose there. Piper: Stay here. You save one son and I'll go save the other. [Cut to the manor. Attic. Phoebe is there making a potion. Mr. Right walks in.] Mr. Right: Can I come in? Phoebe: Shouldn't you be off peeling Paige a grape or something? Mr. Right: She doesn't like grapes. Uh, actually, she's not back yet. What are you doing? Phoebe: I'm making a vanquishing potion for your evil twin. Or at least I'm trying to. Mr. Right: Maybe I can help? Phoebe: No, I think you've done enough already, thank you. Mr. Right: Okay. Look, I know you're mad at her and me, and you have every right to be. Phoebe: I know. Mr. Right: But you know Paige. She doesn't think it's fair for magic to take away so much away from you guys, without ever giving anything back. Phoebe: Yeah, but that still doesn't justify... Mr. Right: I know, it doesn't. But she was going crazy. She was overloaded. She didn't want to complain, she didn't want you to have to feel guilty for having lost your powers. Just don't stay mad at her too long, okay? It hurts her, Phoebe. She looks up to you, a lot more than you know. Phoebe: Really? Mr. Right: Yeah. I think you're missing one key ingredient for this potion to work. (He picks up a pin.) My blood. After all, it's his too. (He pricks his finger.) Phoebe: Ouch. Doesn't that hurt? Mr. Right: No. I only feel what Paige feels. After all, I'm not real. Although, the more I come back, the more I wish I was. (Paige and Leo orb in.) Paige: Phoebe, I thought about it and I just wanted to say that you're right and... Phoebe: Stop. You apologised already. It's okay. Okay, so we have the potion, all we need is the demon. Leo: Any idea who he'll go after next? Paige, Mr. Right: Komodo demon. Paige: I like the way you think. Mr. Right: Right back at you. Phoebe: Eww. [Scene: Alley. A burning pile of ash is on the ground. Leo, Phoebe and Paige orb in.] Leo: Looks like we're too late. (Vincent walks around the corner.) Vincent: Actually, you're right on time. So glad you could make it. Leo: Paige, throw the potion. Vincent: You wouldn't hurt me, would you? (Paige glows.) Leo: Paige. Phoebe: Give me that. (Phoebe grabs the potion off of Paige and throws it at Vincent. Nothing happens.) Vincent: Sorry. Paige didn't conjure me to go away until it's time. (Vincent orbs out and orbs back in behind Paige.) You can't resist me, remember? (He orbs out with Paige.) [Cut to Vincent's Lair. A room that looks very similar to Paige's bedroom. Vincent orbs in with Paige.] Paige: What's going on? Where am I? Vincent: You're home, Paige. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Hallway. Phoebe, Leo and Mr. Right are there.] Phoebe: "Use my blood", you said. "It's his blood too", you said. Mr. Right: How was I supposed to know the potion wouldn't work? Phoebe: I thought you knew him. Mr. Right: No, I said I knew Paige. There's a difference. Phoebe: What? Testicles? I thought you guys were like three peas in a pod. Mr. Right: No, Paige is real. We're not, remember? Leo: He's right. She didn't make them vulnerable because she didn't want them to go away. Mr. Right: Until it's time. Phoebe: Well, we have to find her before midnight. God knows what he'll do to her by then. Mr. Right: He won't hurt her. He loves her. That much I know. That's why she went with him. Phoebe: Yeah, but why is she staying? Why hasn't she orbed out of there? I mean, she may want a lot of crazy things, but she'd never want to be with a demon. Mr. Right: Don't count on it. Paige has a dark side like everybody else. He's appealing to that, to what she secretly wants. Leo: And what is that? Mr. Right: To be free, independent, to be able to use her magic without fear of consequence. That's extremely seductive to her. Phoebe: And so are those pheromones I bet. Mr. Right: Especially when used by evil. Phoebe: We've gotta figure out a way to vanquish this guy. Leo: Yeah, but how? She made him invincible. Mr. Right: Then why not make him real? Break our magical bond. Phoebe: I'm sorry? Mr. Right: It's what Paige would do if she was here. I mean, I know it's whacky but it might work. Leo: It'd certainly make him vulnerable to a potion. Phoebe: Guys, this is not Pinocchio, we can't just make things real. Mr. Right: We're not making things real. Just him. And he's already half way there just by being conjured. I know you can do it, Phoebe. Phoebe: Thanks... Paige. Still, it doesn't help us find her. Leo: Maybe we can. Or at least maybe Chris can, like he did before. Phoebe: Have you forgotten he's in jail? Leo: Not for long he's not. (Leo orbs out.) Phoebe: Well, it looks like I'm the last sister standing now. You, come on. [Scene: Vincent's Lair. Paige and Vincent are there.] Vincent: It's an exact duplicate. Exactly as you know it. Of course, given time, I can recreate the entire house for you. Well, what do you think? Paige: My head's still spinning. Vincent: It's hard for you to accept when good things happen to you, I know. But this is everything you've ever dreamed about, wanted. Instead of fighting you, the demons will bow down to your feet. Instead of reigning in your powers, you can use them at will. You're free, unchallenged, loved. Paige: Why Vincent? Vincent: You don't remember? The name of your first love. A boy who promised you the world. Now you've got it. Paige: What about my... Vincent: Your sisters. They're a burden, aren't they? Forever forcing you to sacrifice yourself, your needs for them. Paige: You're right. It's not fair. Vincent: No, it's not. And unfortunately, unless we do something, they'll try to stop us, won't they? [Scene: Police Station. Darryl is there. Leo walks in and goes over to him.] Leo: We need to talk. Darryl: Hello, Leo. Knew you'd show up sooner or later. (Darryl walks into his office. Leo follows.) Leo: Darryl, Paige is in trouble. A demon took her and I need Chris to help find her. Darryl: Sorry, I can't help you. Leo: What is that supposed to mean? Darryl: Exactly what it sounds like. Look, I told the girls, and now I'm telling you. I'm not doing it anymore. Forget it. Leo: Look, I understand... Darryl: Hey. You don't understand. It's over, Leo. When those beings who erase memories allowed me to remember what happened after last time, I changed. I saw the light. This is your fight. It's not mine. Leo: Well, I am fighting to try and save my sons. Alright, they are in trouble. Wyatt might be in trouble too. You're a father. Darryl: I'm a cop. All I know... all I'm supposed to know is Chris got caught stealing a car. That's it. Son or no son, he's busted. Leo: Yeah, well, sooner or later they're gonna figure out who he is, and then what, huh? Darryl: It's not my problem. Excuse me. [Cut to a jail cell. Chris is sitting on the bed. A guard walks past the cell. Leo orbs in.] Chris: Took you long enough. Leo: Shh. Not so loud. I'm getting you outta here. Chris: Great. So Darryl's gonna cover? Leo: Forget about Darryl. Come on. Chris: Whoa, whoa, whoa. We're just gonna orb out of here? What about exposure? Leo: Right now I'm a more worried about them exposing you. Chris: Yeah, but... Leo: Look, son. I'm not gonna let you hang here, okay. Now come on, you've got an Aunt to save. (Chris stands up.) Chris: Thanks, dad. (They orb out.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and Mr. Right are there making a potion. The potion explodes.] Mr. Right: Does that mean it's done? Phoebe: Or over done. I'm not so sure about this. (Phoebe puts the potion into a vile.) Mr. Right: Well, why don't we try it out. On me. Phoebe: Are you kidding? It might kll you. Mr. Right: Well, then at least you'd know I was real. Look, if it works on me, it's gonna work on him, right? Phoebe: Okay. (Phoebe throws the potion at his feet and a cloud of smoke covers him. He gasps.) How do you feel? Mr. Right: Alive. (He walks around a picks up a Knfe.) Phoebe: What are you doing? Mr. Right: Seeing how much I feel. (He cuts his hand with the Knfe.) Ow! Phoebe: Ow is good though, right? Ow means you're... Mr. Right: I'm real. (He laughs.) I can't believe it. This is amazing. You have no idea what you've done for me, Phoebe. Phoebe: I hope you didn't just trick me into doing that. Mr. Right: No, but I did help you realise you're not as powerless as you thought. (Leo and Chris orb in.) Phoebe: Chris, you're out. Chris: Yeah, thank god. Leo: So how's that potion coming? Did it work? Mr. Right: Perfectly. (He holds up his hand.) Leo: Okay, great. Chris has an idea on how you can find Paige. Phoebe: Me? Chris: You're gonna have to sneak in. Leo: And then once you're in, we'll bring you the potion that makes the demon real. Phoebe: And how exactly am I going to sneak in? [Scene: Vincent's Lair. A group of Demonatrix's are there. Phoebe is amongst the Demonatrix's wearing leather and a blonde wig. Vincent walks in.] Vincent: You're right on time. Demonatrix #3: My aim is to please. Where's Paige? Vincent: Coming. You know of course that she can't be a part of this. At least, not directly. They are after all, still her sisters. Demonatrix #3: I understand. (Paige orbs in with Piper.) Piper: Paige, what are we doing here? (Paige stands next to Vincent.) Paige: You know how I've always felt tied down? Well, I thought you'd like to know how that feels. Rope! (A rope orbs around Piper's hands.) Piper: What the hell are you doing? Paige? (Paige and Vincent walk into another room.) Paige. Commercial Break [Scene: Vincent's Lair. Demonatrix #3 pulls out a throwing star.] Piper: Leo? Chris? (Suddenly, Demonatrix #3 bursts into flames and is vanquished.) Phoebe: Oops. I missed. (Phoebe pulls out a throwing star and throws it at a Demonatrix. She kicks two and they fall to the ground. Phoebe runs over to Piper and Piper screams.) It's just me, it's Phoebe. Piper: What? Phoebe. (She chuckles.) Are you here to save me or kll me? Phoebe: I haven't decided yet. Turn around. (She unties Piper.) Okay. Piper: Is there a plan involved in any of this? Phoebe: Well, there was until Chris and Leo didn't respond to your call. Piper: Great. [Cut to the manor. Attic. Leo and Chris are waiting there.] Leo: Something's wrong, I can't sense her. Chris: I'm going back down there. Leo: No, you can't. Chris: Leo, she needs the potion, alright? Leo: It's too dangerous. I'm not risking you too. Phoebe will figure it out, she always finds a way. [Cut to Vincent's Lair. Piper and Phoebe are looking around a wall at a bunch of Demonatrix's in another room.] Piper: Let me just see if I can get a clear sht. Phoebe: And risk exposing the baby? Absolutely not. This is what we're gonna do. I am going to go after the two on the right first. Piper: Okay, then what? Phoebe: Then go after the two on the left. Piper: Oh, sure. Phoebe: Okay, ready? Piper: No. Phoebe: Go. Piper: No! (Phoebe runs into the room and the two on the right throw throwing stars at her. Piper freezes them in mid-air. Piper blows up the two on the left. Phoebe plucks the throwing stars out of the air and throws them at the two on the right, vanquishing them.) Hey, not bad for a chick who can't levitate. Phoebe: We're not done yet. Piper: But you said you didn't have the potion. Phoebe: We don't need it. (Phoebe walks off.) [Cut to Paige's duplicate room. Paige and Vincent are standing there kissing. Piper and Phoebe barge in.] Phoebe: Alright, break it up, you two! Vincent: Phoebe, I'm impressed. I underestimated you. Phoebe: Really? Well, that means she did too, and I'm not quite sure how I feel about that. (to Piper) Blow him up. Piper: Huh? Vincent: You can't. I'm not real, remember? Phoebe: I'm betting on if Mr. Right is real, then so are you. (to Piper) Just do it. (Piper blows him up and vanquishes him. Paige glows.) Paige: What are you wearing? [Scene: Magic School. Piper and Wyatt are there. Leo orbs in.] Wyatt: Dad-da. Leo: Hey, slugger. How's you mummy doing? Is she alright? Piper: As long as one of her sisters doesn't try to kll her again, she'll be fine. Leo: Well, now you know why we didn't tell you about it. Piper: I'm glad you did otherwise I would've been totally in the dark when Paige kidnapped me. Leo: Have you forgiven her yet? Piper: No. Not to her face, anyway. But that's okay, she can suffer a little bit. So what's going on with Chris? Leo: The car salesman dropped the charges. He had a sudden loss of memory. Wouldn't testify. Go figure. Piper: Leo. Leo: Magic was already exposed, so I had to do something, right? Piper: You know, you're a good father. Leo: Yeah? Thanks. I hope you say that again in twenty-three years. I wonder where we'll be then. Piper: Me too. [Scene: Manor. Living room. Paige is there sitting on the couch. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Hey, sweetie. Paige: Hey. How you doing? How's the column? Did you finish? Phoebe: I did. Just barely. But at least Sad in San Jose won't be so sad anymore. Paige: See, you didn't need your powers to give good advice. Wait a second, you didn't get your powers back, did you? Phoebe: No, and I'm not in any hurry to, either. I think we've both been relying on our powers a bit too much, don't you? Paige: Oh, subtle. Very subtle. That's what I like about you. All the same, I'm not entirely sure what I was thinking. Phoebe: Well, you were thinking that you needed a break. And those needs came from a real place. You just have to figure out a way to honour them without using magic. (Mr. Right walks in.) Paige: Got any advice for him? Phoebe: No. You're on your own with that one. (to Mr. Right) Good luck. Mr. Right: Thanks. (Phoebe leaves.) Paige: Hey. Mr. Right: Hey. Paige: You all set? Mr. Right: To tell you the truth, I'm not sure. I'm a little nervous. Paige: Aww, well, don't worry. Leo will take good care of you. He's the best, and after all, he's come and gone from this world several times. Mr. Right: So have I. Thanks to you. Paige: Well, don't thank me just yet. If you're anything like me, and I have a sneaking suspicion that you are, you might get into a little bit of trouble out there. Mr. Right: Well, if I'm anything like you, I can handle it, right? Will I ever see you again? Paige: Only if you get into too much trouble. (She kisses him on the cheek.) Mr. Right: Well... Paige/Mr. Right: Take care. End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x20 - A Wrong Day's Journey Into Right"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Underworld. "Witch Wars" studio. The "Witch Wars" logo flashes up on the TV screen and still images of Piper, Phoebe and Paige.] Corr: (voice over) Welcome back to Witch Wars. Tonight on a very special episode, you'll see the ultimate battle when the Gamemasters themselves take on, not just any witches, but the legendary Charmed Ones. (Corr shimmers into the studio and faces the camera.) Corr: It'll be winner takes all, and we will take all. Their lives, their powers, and last but not least, their progeny. ("12 hours earlier" shows up on the screen in flaming letters.) [Scene: Magic School. Great Hall. Phoebe and Paige are sitting at a table. Piper and Chris walk in.] Piper: Sorry I'm late. I'm not moving real fast these days. Are you sure you don't want to be born anytime soon already? Chris: Don't be in such a hurry. Phoebe: Okay, I hate to rush things, but what do we say we get this family meeting started, huh? Piper: You know, you could cut back on those triple lattes a little bit. Paige: Hey, where's Leo? Gideon: He's on the witch kller path, which you all should be focusing on as well. Phoebe: We actually have bigger things to deal with, Gideon. Like trying to figure out who's after Wyatt. And I think I might have an angle on that. Paige: You found the demon? Phoebe: It may not be a demon. Look, we've relied on magic all this time and it's gotten us nowhere. And since I can't rely on my premonitions to help, I've had to resort to statistics. Piper: Statistics? Phoebe: Yes. Did you know that fifty percent of violent crimes are perpetrated by someone the victim knew. So don't you see? Whoever turns Wyatt evil might actually be someone we know or even care about. Gideon: A mortal? Impossible. Phoebe: Really? Because the crime reporter at the newspaper said that it's usually someone you least expect. Piper: Alright, now you're making me nervous. Gideon: Phoebe. (He slams a book shut.) This theory might make some sense in the lives of normal people but you aren't normal people. There's an entire underworld of demons out there who want you dad and today is no exception, which brings me back to the witch kller. Chris: Hold on. Phoebe's onto something here. I mean, we've practically over turned every demonic stone, right? I mean, at least this is something new. Gideon: I don't believe this. Someone is klling witches, possibly as we speak. How is that not your only priority? Chris: Because we're running out of time, that's why. Piper: What do you mean? Why? Chris: I should've told you sooner. Paige: Told us what? Chris: What happens to Wyatt happens before I'm born. Paige: What? Phoebe: And you're just telling us this now? Chris: I thought I'd given myself enough time. I'm so sorry. Gideon: Then how do we know that this witch kller isn't the one that's after Wyatt? Given this new information it seems to time out properly. Phoebe: Okay, it's time to divide and conquer. Paige and Chris, you help Leo with the witch kller, I'm gonna go chase my theory. And Piper, you don't worry. We're gonna find this guy, I promise. [Cut to Gideon's Office. Sigmund is there polishing a crystal ball. Gideon walks in and slams the door shut.] Sigmund: Is something wrong, sir? Gideon: Yes, as a matter of fact, there is. I think they're just about to figure us out. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Attic. Paige, Chris and a demon are there. The demon is laying on the floor surround by five crystals. The crystals are zapping him and he is screaming.] Demon: What'd I ever do to you? (Paige picks up one of the crystals and the zapping stops.) Chris: You're sure he's a demon, right? Demon: Does that give you the right to commit unprovoked act of volence against me? (Paige puts the crystal back down and zaps him again. She picks it back up.) Paige: Tell us everything you know about the witches that were mrder. Demon: I don't know anything, I swear. (Paige puts the crystal back down and zaps him again. He screams. She picks it back up.) Oh, the witches. The one last night, she put on a great show, she sht fre from her hands, and-and she put up a great fight. (Paige throws a potion at him and vanquishes him.) Chris: Why did you just do that? He was just starting to talk. Paige: He was lying. A) There was no witch mrder last night and B)... (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Another witch was klled last night. Chris: You were saying? Paige: Okay, that's just a coincidence. There's no way he could've been there to see that. Chris: Did she have power to sh*t fre out of her hands? Leo: Yeah. How did you know? Chris: More to the point, how did he know? Paige: Huh? Chris: Maybe he was working for an upper level demon. Paige: Alright, we just happen to trap the apprentice to the exact demon that we're trying to catch and know nothing about. Leo: What are we talking about? Chris: Oh, the fact that Paige just vanquished our lucky break. Paige: You don't know that. Leo: What do we know? Paige: Well, we know that one demon can't possibly be doing all of these killings, so I'm thinking that someone is getting demons to join forces. Leo: So you think somebody is trying to organise the underworld? Paige: Seems like it. And unfortunately, I seem to be the only person that is concerned about the fact that Phoebe is out there roaming around the world without any powers. Chris: Without her active powers. She can still cast spells. Paige: Great. So when the demon attcks her, let's hope that Phoebe can come up with a little rhyme just in time. No, no, no. I'm gonna go bring her some potions. Chris: What should we do? Paige: Pray that she doesn't get attcked. [Scene: Witch Wars studio. Corr, Clea and an upper-level demon are there.] Upper-Level Demon: And what do I get out of it? Corr: Fame, glory, the respect of the entire underworld and of course, the powers of the witch you kll. Clea: If you win. Upper-Level Demon: If I play, I'll win. Corr: A demon of your considerable power we have no doubt. As long as it's entertaining. Upper-Level Demon: Just out of curiosity, how did you come up with the idea, anyway? Clea: Well, we can't take all the credit. You'd think demons would've invented reality television, but somehow humans bat us to it. Corr: Still, it's the best idea we ever stole. And demons everywhere love to watch. So if you're ready to play just draw your blood and sign on the dotted line. (He picks up a sheet of paper and a Knfe.) Upper-Level Demon: Draw my blood? Why? Corr: So that your powers, should you for any reason lose, will revert to us. Upper-Level Demon: My powers? You've gotta be kidding me. There's no way I'm signing... Corr: I'm sorry, I thought you were planning to win. Clea: And if you don't, you'll be dad, so you won't need your powers anyway. Upper-Level Demon: But it doesn't mean I want you to have them. It's quite a racket you got going on here. Get all these guys to sign their powers over to you and risk their lives all for the chance to kll some stupid witch. (He starts to leave.) Corr: The witch is not the point, the point is fame. The point is... Upper-Level Demon: Fortune, yeah, I got it. That may work on the silly morons you have playing this game so far, but it won't work on me. (He shimmers out.) Clea: If we don't get an upper-level demon to play, we will never collect the powers we need. Corr: We just have to be patient. As the game gains in popularity, more and more powerful demons will want to play. Clea: How do you know? Corr: Because if human beings are foaming at the mouth to humiliate themselves on national television, and they are, then demons are an easy mark. Clea: Upper-level humans? (He pulls her closer to him.) Corr: Donald Trump has his own show. Just be patient, my love, and together we'll rule the underworld. Voice: It's an old goal, but a good one. (A fireball appears in Corr's hand.) Disarm, and I will reveal myself. (The fireball disappears. Gideon appears sitting in a chair near by.) Corr: What is that, an Elder? Clea: kll him. Gideon: What I have to offer is far better than anything my death will ever bring you. Commercial Break [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe walks up to the crime reporter, Kyle.] Phoebe: Hi, I'm sorry to bother you again. You seem super busy. You're always super busy. Kyle: That's why I chose crime bat. So many bad guys, I knew I'd never be out of work. (Phoebe laughs.) Phoebe: That's funny. You are funny. Um, thanks for those statistics yesterday, they really helped me a lot. Kyle: Are you flirting with me? Phoebe: What? Kyle: Because when a woman who looks like you flirts with me, it generally means they want something. Phoebe: Okay, yeah, you got me. Um, I'm interested in dedicating a month of my column to the protection of our children and I was sort of wondering, you know, if something, god forbid, were to happen to my nephew Wyatt, what do you think the police might do to to try to figure out who did it? Kyle: They'd make a flow chart. Phoebe: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, a what? Kyle: You do realise that I'm on a deadline here, right? Phoebe: Should I go back to the flirting? Crime Reporter: I guess I could use some coffee. Phoebe: That's great. You are great. I'm buying. (She sees Paige orb into her office.) Oh my god. Kyle: What? Phoebe: You gotta just give me one second. (Phoebe races into her office and closes the blinds.) Have you lost your mind? Paige: No. Another witch was klled last night. Phoebe: Oh, no. Paige: Oh, yes. And she had active powers. So I need you to go home where I can keep an eye on you. Phoebe: Paige, you're my baby sister, not my baby sitter. Paige: Oh, that's clever, you're very clever. And I'm glad that while I'm panicking, you have the time to be clever. Phoebe: Okay, it's very sweet that you're worried about me, but I am fine, and I have a lot of work to do here. Paige: Great. Do your work from home. Phoebe: I can't do it from home because Kyle Donie is not at home. Paige: Who is Kyle Donie? Is this about a guy? Phoebe: No, it's not about a guy. It's about a reporter, one who knows everything there is to know about crime and criminal investigation, and since we don't have Darryl's help anymore, he's the only resource we have. Paige: Fine. (She hands her bottles of potions.) explsive, acid, smoke bmb. Use them. Phoebe: Thanks, mum. (Paige orbs out. Phoebe walks out of her office and back over to Kyle.) Okay, where were we? Kyle: Oh, uh, you were flirting with me poorly, and I was helping you find your bad guy. [Scene: Witch Wars studio. Gideon, Corr and Clea are there.] Gideon: If I can find you through my demonic contacts, then how long do you think it'll be before the Charmed Ones find you and shut you down. They already know about the witch killings, so it's really only a matter of time. Clea: And you're here to warn us? Gideon: No, I'm here to help you. Corr: Now, why don't I believe that? Gideon: I need the Charmed Ones distracted for a while whilst I accomplish an important mission. I thought your game might be the perfect thing. Corr: You want us to target the Charmed Ones? Gideon: No, I want you to use them, make them your next stunt if you will. We'll plant a witch in their care, have her be the next target in your game. You're contestants will have to get past them to get to her. Clea: Get past the Power of Three? That's a su1c1de mission, no one will sign up. Gideon: The Power of Three isn't a factor at the moment because Piper is convalescing at my school for the duration of her pregnancy. Corr: It would draw upper-level demons. Clea: I don't trust him. Why would an Elder wanna sacrifice an innocent witch and put the Charmed Ones in danger? Gideon: I don't, and that's part of the deal. There will be no blood drawn. You will set up a series of tasks, have the demons, oh, I don't know, steal something from the witch to begin with, let it escalate from there. Clea: Steal something? Gideon: If you kll innocents or in anyway harm Charmed Ones, then your game will be over and you will be dad. Understand? Clea: We don't take kindly to thrat, Elder. Corr: Or, um, how would we put the witch target into their care or say, put them under surveillance? Gideon: Get the contestants ready. Put a witch under non-lethal attck, and I'll take care of the rest. The cameras? (Corr picks up a box with five black crystals in it. Gideon picks up a crystal and his face shows up on a screen.) Clever. Clea: Thanks. Gideon: Don't disappoint me. (Gideon takes the box and orbs out. Clea hits Corr on the arm.) Clea: What's the matter with you? Why do you trust him? Corr: I don't. But with all the powers that we'll get from the demons who sign up, we'll have more than enough to kll him when the time comes. As well as the Charmed Ones. (Clea giggles and they kiss.) [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Leo and Chris are there. Chris is looking through the Book of Shadows.] Leo: So what is it we're looking for? Chris: Uh, any demon that can be powerful enough to be organising the underworld or any demon who might be running some sort of training camp for younger demons or any demon who could be... Leo: So basically any demon. Chris: Yeah. This sucks, you know that? We're running out of time here and we've got nothing, repeat nothing, to go on. Leo: We've faced worse. Chris: What's worse than not knowing? For over a year now I've been looking and you didn't know this deadline was looming but I did. I knew every single day. That's why I was never able to relax. Leo: Why didn't you tell us? Chris: Because I didn't want to get you involved. I was trying to protect you. Leo: Chris, we're your parents, we're supposed to protect you, not the other way around. (Paige orbs in.) Paige: Hey. I got a new scrying crystal. Amethyst. I thought we could use the extra power boost. Leo: What exactly are we scrying for? Paige: Witches under attck. I don't want anymore of them getting klled, and that includes my sister who is now determined to stay at the office, ever since your son dropped his little bmb this morning. Chris: I already said I was sorry. Leo: And he shouldn't have to say it again. Paige: Alright, dad. (Gideon orbs in.) Leo: Gideon, what are you doing here? Is Piper okay? Gideon: Hardly. Thanks to Phoebe's ludicrous new theory, everybody's now a suspect in her mind. She's terrorising the entire school. Leo: So you want me to talk to her? Gideon: I'd be eternally grateful. (Leo orbs out. Gideon sees Paige scrying.) What are you scrying for? Paige: Witches under attck. (Gideon waves his hand without them seeing and the crystal immediately points to a place on the map.) Ooh. Caught one. In the mission. Gideon: You should both go. Hurry. (Paige and Chris orb out. Gideon holds out his hands and the box with the crystal cameras appears. The lid opens and with a wave of his hand three of the crystals fly up into the corner of the walls and disappear out of sight.) [Scene: Alley. A witch is being attcked by a demon. She swings a pipe several times at the demon but misses.] Witch: Help! (A mattress near by morphs into another demon.) Shapeshifter: Not what you were hoping for? (The witch hits the Shapeshifter with the pipe, knocking him to the ground. Paige and Chris orb in. Paige throws a potion at demon #1 and vanquishes him. Another demon shimmers in behind the witch and rips her necklace off from around her neck.) Demon #3: Got it. (He shimmers out.) Shapeshifter: Damn it. (Shapeshifter shimmers out. Paige and Chris help the witch up.) Chris: What the hell just happened? Paige: I don't know. Witch: Who are you? Paige: Um, I'm a Charmed One. Come on, I'll take you somewhere safe. (They orb out.) [Cut to the Manor. They orb in.] Tali: Where are we? Paige: It's okay. You're gonna be safe here. What's your name, anyway? Tali: I'm Tali. How can I ever thank you guys for saving me? Paige: Okay, I don't think you need to, because I don't think we did. I'm not even sure they were after you. Chris: Yeah, they were after your necklace. Tali: Oh, my grandmother's amulet. Chris: Amulet. Is it magical? Does it have any power? [Cut to the Witch Wars studio. The scene continues on a TV.] Tali: No, no, not at all. Paige: This is all very strange. Demon #3: Wait, this thing is powerless? Then why did you want us to steal it? Corr: It got the Charmed Ones involved. didn't it? Shapeshifter: So when do we get our sht at them? Corr: Be patient. This was only round one. (He turns to the camera.) Stay tuned. [Cut to a Demonic bar. A room full of demons are watching Witch Wars on a TV. The Witch Wars logo shows up on the screen and they all cheer.] Commercial Break [Scene: Magic School. Piper pushes Wyatt down the hall in his stroller. She sees Mrs. Winterbourne.] Piper: Mrs. Winterbourne? Hold it right there. Mrs. Winterbourne: Oh, hi, Wyatt. Hi, Piper. Piper: Never mind that. I just wanted you to know that Wyatt will not be in your class tomorrow or ever again, for that matter. Mrs. Winterbourne: Why? Is there a problem? Piper: A problem? You mean like when Wyatt was playing with that little girl at the play-doh table this morning? Mrs. Winterbourne: You mean Emily? She's such a sweet little psychic. Piper: She stole his dough, right out of his hands, and you did absolutely nothing. Mrs. Winterbourne: Well, stole's a little harsh, don't you think? She's only two years old. Piper: No, that's not the point. (Leo walks in.) What message is this sending to him? That people can just take from him? That people can hurt him? That grown adults will not be there to protect him? Leo: Piper. Piper: What? Leo: We need to talk. (to Mrs. Winterbourne) Would you mind taking Wyatt for a stroll just for a minute, please? Piper: What! Leo: It's alright, go ahead. Mrs. Winterbourne: I'll be right over there. (She pushes Wyatt down the hall.) Piper: Are you out of your mind? Leo: Piper, do you realise you're driving everybody nuts around here? Piper: Well, I don't really care, see I'm trying to protect our son. Leo: From who? His "Mommy and Me" teacher? Piper: Hey, how do you not know that she's the one who's after him? If Phoebe's right... Leo: She's not. Piper: How do you know? Leo: Because why would anybody we know want to turn to Wyatt evil? It just doesn't make any sense, just like Gideon said. Piper: How do you know it's not him? Or us for that matter. Leo: Piper. Piper: No, I'm serious. What if he saw what this life did to us, and-and how hard it was and just decided to take the easy way out. Leo: That's not what happened. Piper: How do you know? Leo: Because Wyatt is surrounded by love. We love him whether we're together or not. He's got a brother that risked everything just to save his life. Plus he's got two aunts who would rather gauge out their own eyes than see anything bad happen to him. (Piper sighs and hugs Leo.) Piper: Just promise me we'll keep him safe. Leo: I promise. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Paige, Chris and Tali are there. Chris is flipping through the Book of Shadows while Paige and Tali watch.] Paige: That-that's him, the Brute demon. Chris: Okay. "Upper-level demons with overwhelming physical strength. They work alone, generally crushing skulls of their victims." You're lucky he wasn't after you. Paige: Okay, this isn't making sense. Are you sure that that amulet did not have magical powers? Tali: Positive. It was just a family heirloom. Chris: Well, do you have anything else of your grandmother's? Tali: Her wedding ring. Why? Paige: That's a great idea. We can use it to scry for the amulet. Chris: And find out where the demon went. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Okay, people, heads up. I need your address books, your phone books, basically all your books. Hi, I'm Phoebe. (She shakes Tali's hand.) Paige: This is Tali. She was attcked by three upper-level demons today. Phoebe: Wow, and you lived to tell about it? Congratulations. (to Paige) Okay, about those books. I'm kind of in a hurry. Paige: Phoebe, we actually need your help. Phoebe: How bad was it? Tali: Well, um, they stole my grandmother's amulet. Phoebe: Really? How powerful was it? Could they use it for like, mind control or something? Tali: Oh, no, it was just decorative. Phoebe: Decorative. Tali: Yeah, pretty much. Phoebe: Hmm. Saving my nephew or kleptomaniac demons. I really need those books, guys. Paige: Pheebs... Phoebe: What? This is important. I'm gonna draw up a police flow chart of everyone in Wyatt's life who can possibly be a suspect, and I don't want to forget anybody. Paige: Fine. My book is in my bedroom. Chris: Mum's is down in the kitchen. Phoebe: Great. I hope you find your amulet. Okay, I'll be at the office if you need me, but please don't need me because I really think I'm onto something here. [Cut to Gideon's Office. Gideon and Sigmund are watching Witch Wars.] Gideon: Stubborn little witch! She's not playing along. Sigmund: What if she finds us out? Gideon: She won't. Sigmund: How are you going to stop her? (Gideon orbs out.) Thanks for sharing. [Cut to the Witch Wars studio. Corr and Clea are there. Clea sab an athame into the table. Gideon orbs in.] Gideon: Athames. I thought we'd agreed nobody would be hurt. Corr: The wapon are part of the game. It's how powers are taken. Clea: But don't worry. Only the players'll be using them on each other. Gideon: More dad demons? Not a problem for me. Clea: Hmm. More dad Elders wouldn't be a problem for us either. What do you want? Gideon: This whole distraction isn't working as well as I'd hoped, especially not on Phoebe. She's meeting with a reporter again, and I won't have him feeding her any more information. Corr: You want him dad? Gideon: No, of course not. I want him out of the way. Clea: Now how are we supposed to do that without klling him? Gideon: Be creative. Plant more cameras. Make him part of the game. Use the Shapeshifter. I like him. Corr: Still, he is a demon, which means there's only so much we can control in the risk department. Gideon: I expect you'll do your very best. (Gideon orbs out.) Clea: Did he just give us an opening? Corr: He must be more desperate than we thought, which means that maybe he won't shut us down after the first witch dies. [Scene: Demonic Bar. Demons are there drinking, playing darts and pool. A male demon sinks the black ball into one of the pool table's pocket. A female demon sab the male demon with her pool cue and vanquishes him. She chuckles.] Female Demon: Next? (A demon playing darts throws a dart and hits the bullseye.) Demon: Right, finally. (Witch Wars comes up on the TV screen. The demons cheer.) Witch Wars, yeah! Demon #2: Witch Wars! Demon #3: Shh! (Demon #2 vanquishes Demon #3.) Demon #2: Nobody shushes me! Corr: (on TV) You want battles? You thirst for blood? You ain't seen nothin' yet. Of course, that warlock won't be seeing anything ever again, will he? In round two, these three upper-level demons will again have to get past the Charmed Ones to get to the witch. But this time they're not going after her necklace. They're going after her life. [Cut to the Witch Wars studio. The scene continues.] Corr: Before we get started, let's introduce our newest contestant. He's a Darklighter all the way from the northeast underworld. It's good to have you with us. Darklighter: Good to be here. Corr: Now, remember, your athames will absorb the powers of your victims as well as each other. The last demon standing will be awarded all of the powers collected at the end. For the winner, a serious power boost. For the losers, certain death. Oh, one more thing. Since the Shapeshifter failed to get the witch's amulet at the end of round one, he must now take on the added risk of confronting a Charmed One directly. In this case, Phoebe. Shapeshifter: Oh, great! Corr: And the Brute Demon, having won round one by claiming the amulet, has won the rights to make the first move. Brute Demon: Yeah! Corr: Now the players will enter the confessional cave to share their strategies with the audience. Let's watch. (They leave the room. The Brute Demon shows up on a screen in the room.) Brute Demon: One of the Charmed Ones is getting ready to scry for the amulet, right? To find me. Good. I'll be waiting for her, and when I take her out, the witch will be mine. (The shapeshifter shows up on the screen next.) Shapeshifter: It's su1c1de to go up against a Charmed One. But if I could persuade Phoebe to invite me home with her, she'd be leading me right to the witch. (The Darklighter shows up on the screen next.) Darklighter: All's I gotta do is bide my time, wait for that stupid brute to get himself klled, then make my move. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe and Kyle are there.] Phoebe: Okay, so we have the immediate family and then close friends of the family. Who's next? Kyle: Uh, anyone the child originally came in contact with in the last six months. Phoebe: Okay, but the child's been in seclusion for the last six months. So are we talkin' kids in the nursery and teachers? Kyle: And his mother's hairdresser, or your handyman or clergyman. Phoebe: Ok, let's just say, hypothetically speaking, that the police are running out of time. And they can't possibly research everyone the child's met in the last six months. Who do they focus on then? Kyle: Immediate family. Phoebe: They've ruled out the immediate family. Kyle: Okay, I kind of preferred the fake flirting to this. Phoebe: Yeah, I'm sorry. I just get very emotional when things have to do with my family. Kyle: Well, that's why the cops usually do this part and not the parents, or the aunt. Phoebe: Okay, so what would the cops do next? Kyle: Phoebe, it sounds to me like you're looking for some kind of magic formula, and there just isn't one. (The Shapeshifter peeks around the corner near by.) Phoebe: Well, can't you just narrow it down a little bit? Kyle: Uh, statistically, when it's not a crime of necessity, you're looking at white men between the ages of twenty-five and fifty, usually someone you least expect, maybe even trust. Think on that. I'll get coffee. (Kyle walks into another room where the Shapeshifter knocks him out. He shapeshifts into Kyle and walks into the room.) Shapeshifter/Kyle: Making any progress? Phoebe: No, not yet. I thought you were getting coffee. Shapeshifter/Kyle: I changed my mind. If I have caffeine this late, I can't sleep. Phoebe: Well, I'm not gonna sleep until I figure this out. [Scene: Manor. Leo orbs in at the bottom of the stairs. Chris walks down the stairs.] Leo: Hey, how's it going here? Chris: Paige and Tali went to get her grandmother's ring. How's mum doing? Leo: She's scared. She's holding up. Chris: And how are you doing? Leo: About the same. (Paige and Tali orb in.) Paige: Got it. Tali: So what are you planning to do when you find them? I mean, could this be some kind of trap? Paige: Honey, it could always be some kind of a trap. (Paige starts scrying for the Brute Demon.) Leo: Which is why you shouldn't go alone. Chris: He's right, Paige. If these are the witch Kllers... (The crystal points to a spot on the map.) Paige: Got it. Tali: Why don't you guys both go with her? I mean, if they wanted to kll me, they would have done it when they had the chance. Right? Paige: No, I'm sorry. Can't leave you unprotected. Chris: I'll stay. Paige: (to Leo) Come on. [Cut to a warehouse. The Brute Demon is there.] Brute Demon: Lambs to the slaughter. (The Brute Demon lays Tali's necklace on the ground, then hides out of sight. Paige and Leo orb in. Paige sees the necklace.) Paige: Okay, that looks like a trap. Leo: Let's get outta here. (The Brute Demon jumps in front of them and attcks Leo. Leo knocks him to the ground. The Brute Demon drops a red crystal. Paige throws a potion at him and vanquishes him.) [Cut to the Demon Bar. The crowd groan.] Demon: Told you he'd eat it. Bald Demon: That's gonna leave a mark. [Cut to the warehouse. The red crystal is projecting the Witch Wars show on the wall.] Leo: What's that? Paige: That's us. (The projection cuts to Chris and Tali in the living room.) Chris: (in projection) We've got to get going. Is there any place we can go... Paige: Okay, what's going on? (In the projection, a darklighter appears in the living room and sht Chris with his crossbow.) Leo: Chris. (Leo orbs out. Paige picks up the red crystal and Tali's necklace and orbs out.) [Cut to the manor. Paige and Leo orb in. The darklighter is standing there carrying a dad Tali.] Darklighter: I win. You lose. [Cut to the Demonic Bar. The crowd cheers.] Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Paige, Leo and Chris are there. Leo heals Chris's wound.] Chris: I am so sorry. I didn't even see him coming. Paige: It's okay, it's not your fault. We're being watched. Chris: What? Paige: Sons of bitches. Where are the cameras? Chris: What cameras? Leo: There's some kind of live feed going on in the crystals. Paige: Yeah, except for I think they cut it off. I'm not seeing anything. Chris: Well, who? Paige: I don't know. I vanquished the Brute Demon before I could ask him. What is this, some kind of game? Chris: Actually, it might be. Leo: What are you talking about? Chris: Well, I heard something when I was down in the underworld. But I thought it was just a rumour. Paige: You thought what was a rumour? Chris: Well, that there was this demonic game show. Kind of like Survivor, but only for demons. Paige: And you didn't tell us this why? Chris: Because I didn't think it was relevant. Paige: Okay, that's your theme song of today. Did you notice? Leo: Paige. Paige: Look, I'm sorry. Well, at least it explains how the demon we trapped today knew that the witch died. He was watching it on TV. Pretty sick. Leo: No sicker than any other reality tv show. (Paige and Chris give him a look.) I'm just saying. Chris: Except this one's about klling witches for entertainment. Paige: Yeah. We have to get out of here. Because they are listening to us. We're gonna find you. [Cut to the Witch Wars studio. Corr and Clea are watching them on a TV.] Clea: We need more powers, fast. Corr: Don't worry. Cue the confessional. (Corr walks into the confessional room. The darklighter is there talking into the camera.) Darklighter: One demon down, one to go. All I have to do is wait for Phoebe to kll the Shapeshifter. Then I can make my move. Corr: What if she doesn't? I mean, why wait? Why not just eliminate the competition yourself? Darklighter: Good point. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe is talking on her cell phone.] Phoebe: A Reality what? You have got to be kidding me. Alright, I'll be home as soon as I can. Shapeshifter/Kyle: Is something wrong? Phoebe: Kind of. Listen, thanks. I-I have to get going. Shapeshifter/Kyle: I was having a really good time. Phoebe: Really. Shapeshifter/Kyle: Yeah. Phoebe: Well, thanks again for all your help, and maybe we can talk more tomorrow. Shapeshifter/Kyle: Or since you're heading home, I could just come with you. Phoebe: I'm sorry? Shapeshifter/Kyle: Uh, to check out your place... look for any, you know, easy entry points. I mean, most bad guys usually attck at home. Phoebe: Are you sure about that? Because I think I've heard... Shapeshifter/Kyle: I'm the expert, right? (Phoebe grabs her purse.) So let me just come home with you, make sure everything is alright. Phoebe: Yeah. Well, that's not gonna happen. See, I'm not going home. I, uh... have to go somewhere else. My fam... (He attcks her.) Shapeshifter/Kyle: Take me to your house, witch. Now! (Phoebe hits him in the face and backs away.) Phoebe: Chris! Leo! (The shapeshifter moves towards Phoebe. She jumps up and grabs onto the doorframe and kicks him in the chest. The Darklighter appears behind him. The shapeshifter stumbles backwards and the Darklighter holds out an athame, sab the shapeshifter in the back. He is vanquished. Chris orbs in.) Chris: Phoebe! (Phoebe picks up the athame the shapeshifter dropped.) Darklighter: You still alive? (He sht his crossbow and Chris orbs out with Phoebe, the arrow missing them.) [Cut to the Witch Wars studio. Corr is waiting there for the Darklighter to return. The Darklighter appears beside him.] Darklighter: The witch is dad, and I'm the last demon standing. That's the game, my friends. That is the game! Corr: Well, not quite. Darklighter: What? Corr: Well, as you know, all good reality tv shows have one final... (Corr sab the Darklighter in the back and vanquishes him.) Twist. (Clea excitedly runs over to Corr and puts her arm around him.) Now, it's our turn to play. [Cut to the Demon Bar. The crowd cheers.] Bald Demon: Gotta admit. It's a good twist. [Scene: Magic School. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Chris are sitting around a table flipping through books. Paige finds the athame in her book.] Paige: Found it. Power-sucking athame. Piper: And? Paige: Well, and that's it. Phoebe: Wait, it doesn't say anything about what kind of demon uses it or what the WW stands for? Paige: No. Phoebe: Well, that's not a big help. Okay, well, we could scry with the athame or the crystal thingie. Paige: No, I tried. Phoebe: How about a return to sender spell? Paige: Tried. Our magic is blocked. Phoebe: So then, we've got nothing. Paige: Yes, we have nothing but a houseful of cameras, and an underworld full of voyeurs. Leo: Piper, why don't you go relax? We can take it from here. Piper: No. I'm fine. I mean, and relax? Relax where? We're being watched. Leo: Not here. Not at magic school they're not. Phoebe: Leo's right. You should go lay down. We've got it under control. [Cut to Gideon's Office. Gideon and Sigmund are watching them through a crystal ball. They see Piper get to her feet and Leo getting up to help her.] Piper: You don't touch me. You're the reason I look like this. (Gideon waves his hand and the vision disappears.) Sigmund: You have to put a stop to this. Gideon: You're missing the bigger picture, Sigmund. Sigmund: Sir, another witch is dad. Gideon: That wasn't supposed to happen. Sigmund: You're dealing with demons. What did you expect? Gideon: Sacrifices must be made for the greater good. Sigmund: How far are you willing to go? Phoebe was nearly klled. Gideon: No, she wasn't. She's strong. She protected herself as I knew she would. Sigmund: She shouldn't have had to. They weren't supposed to go after the Charmed Ones. Gideon: Yes, they were. That was my plan all along, to get the Gamesmasters to try to kll the Charmed Ones. Sigmund: But why? (Gideon walks over to a book shelf and grabs a book.) Gideon: To get them off my trail! To get them believing that it's the Gamesmasters who are after Wyatt, as if they've been after him all along. Sigmund: But what if they succeed? What if they kll the sisters? Gideon: I have no intention of letting that happen. I only want Wyatt eliminated, not them. (Gideon leaves the room.) [Cut to the hall. Gideon walks up to the table and shows them a page in the book.] Gideon: I think I might have found something that can help. Paige: It's the crystal thingy. Gideon: It's actually an ancient form of magical voyeurism. The ronyx crystal predates even the crystal ball. Our demon friends must have found a way to put a new spin on an old idea. Phoebe: Wait a minute. It's got an incantation to activate it. "Mallock cormon alli-tas." (Gideon shakes his hand without anyone seeing and the crystal emits a projection of Witch Wars.) Corr: Welcome back to Witch Wars. Tonight, on a very special episode, you'll see the ultimate battle, when the Gamemasters themselves take on not just any witches, but the legendary Charmed Ones. It'll be winner takes all, and we will take all. Their lives, their powers, and last but not least, their progeny. Commercial Break [Scene: Magic School. Phoebe, Paige, Chris, Leo and Gideon are there.] Phoebe: That's what their show is about? klling us? Chris: Then either me or Wyatt... Gideon: It has to be Wyatt, which means... oh, yes. This makes perfect sense. Paige: What about any of this makes perfect sense? Gideon: Don't you see? These Gamesmasters are the demons that you've been looking for all along. The ones who are after Wyatt. Phoebe: What? Gideon: Think about it. They've been collecting powers, hoping to gain enough to be able to collect yours. Chris: And then get Wyatt's. Paige: Well, it kinda fits into Phoebe's theory then, right? We don't know who they are. But they know who we are. Leo: I'm gonna kll them. Gideon: No, Leo, you're an Elder now. Non-violent, remember? Leo: Watch me. Phoebe: We're gonna have to find them first. Do you think we could trace the signal back to them? Paige: No, not without Piper. I think they're too strong already. Phoebe: No, we don't need Piper. (She picks up the athame.) Because we have this, and they're not going to kll us on TV. We're gonna kll them. [Scene: Witch Wars Studio. Corr and Clea are there.] Clea: What if they never go back to the manor? Corr: They will. If there's one thing I know about The Charmed Ones, they never run away from a fight. (On the TV screen, Paige and Chris walk into the attic.) Paige: (on TV) What exactly are we looking for? Chris: Anything that will let us vanquish the gamemasters without the Power of Three. Corr: It's show time. (Corr and Clea kiss passionately, then Corr shimmers out. Leo orbs in with Phoebe.) Leo: Hi. (Clea attcks them.) [Cut to the manor. Attic. Corr shimmers in.] Corr: Anybody wanna play a game? (Chris grabs a box and throws it at Corr. He telekinetically knocks it aside. Paige throws two potions at him but they don't harm him.) Paige: When are they coming back? (Corr throws a fireball.) [Cut to the Witch Wars Studio. Phoebe kicks Clea in the face and she is knocked backwards. She gets back up and creates an energy ball. Leo orbs in behind her and sab her in the back with the power-sucking athame. She is vanquished.] Phoebe: Now that's good television. Give me the athame. Leo: Are you sure about this? Phoebe: It's for Wyatt. (Leo gives Phoebe the athame and it glows and sparks with electricity. Phoebe glows for a second as the powers enter her body.) Feels good to have powers again. Leo: Give 'em hell. (Phoebe shimmers out.) [Cut to the attic. Paige and Chris dive over a couch as a fireball heads straight for them.] Corr: This game's over. (Phoebe shimmers in.) Phoebe: I couldn't agree more. (She throws an energy ball at Corr and vanquishes him. She turns to the camera.) See what happens when you make a play for our baby? Who wants to play next? [Cut to the Demonic Bar. The room full of demons are still watching Witch Wars.] Phoebe: (on TV) What's the matter? Scared of me? (Phoebe shimmers out and shimmers back in in the Demonic Bar.) Well, are you? Are you? (The demons make a run for the exit. Phoebe throws energy ball after energy ball vanquishing all the demons. She throws one at the TV screen and smashes it.) Looks like your show's just been cancelled. [Cut to the Manor. Attic. Paige and Chris are sitting on the couch. Leo orbs in.] Leo: Where's Phoebe? Chris: That's a good question. (Phoebe shimmers in.) Phoebe: God, that was great. I wanna kll somebody else. Who can I kll? Chris, find me another demon to kll. Paige: Okay, we gotta get these powers outta her. Phoebe: What? You're the one who wanted me to have a power, remember? Paige: Yeah, not a demonic power. Phoebe: Well, beggars can't be choosers. Oh, poor little powerless Phoebe. She can't even take care of herself. Paige: Okay. I'm sorry. I admit it. I was, I was wrong. Phoebe: What did you say? Would you mind repeating that, please? Paige: I'm sorry. I was wrong. I clearly underestimated you. You are very powerful. Phoebe: That's all I wanted to hear. Now who wants to sab me? Paige: What? Leo: It's the only way to get the powers out of her. Phoebe: Come on. I dare ya. I double dare ya. I triple dare ya. I super duper dare... Paige: Oh! (Paige grabs the athame off of Phoebe.) I'll sab her. Leo, be ready to heal. (Paige gets ready to sab Phoebe and...) [Scene: Magic School. Everyone's there. Paige is pouring champagne into glasses.] Piper: You sab her? Paige: Oh, you would have too. Chris: She was pretty obnoxious. Phoebe: Yeah, demonic powers on an empty stomach. Not such a good thing. Piper: No, it was a great thing. You saved Wyatt. Phoebe: We all did. Piper: So we're a hundred percent certain these were the demons we were looking for all along? Phoebe: To our nephew. May he always be safe. (They all clink their glasses together.) Chris: I can't believe it's finally over. Leo: Believe it. You just saved the future. Wyatt: Mum. Piper: Yeah, I know. Commercial Break [Scene: Gideon's Office. Gideon and Sigmund are there watching them through the crystal ball. Gideon waves his hand and the vision disappears. Sigmund paces across the room.] Gideon: Sigmund, try to relax. We were successful today. They're off our trail. Even better, their guard is down which makes it that much easier to eliminate the thrat. Sigmund: His name is Wyatt. Gideon: I'm sorry? Sigmund: What if Phoebe was right? What if future Wyatt wasn't turned evil by a demon? He's just an innocent baby. What if, in trying to eliminate a thrat, we are actually creating a monster? That's such a tender age to be betrayed by those who have sworn to protect you. What if that's what turns him? Gideon: It's possible. Anything is possible. But armed with this future knowledge, we have to try to make sure that it doesn't happen this time. Sigmund: The only way to be sure is to stop this now. Gideon: Sigmund! This child should never have been born. He is enormously dangerous. Why am I the only one who seems to understand that? Sigmund: That's a very good question, sir, and with all due respect, it's why I can't let you go through with this. I'm going to tell the sisters the truth. (Sigmund walks towards the door. Gideon raises his hand and Sigmund stops at the doorway, gasping for breath. Gideon walks over to Sigmund.) Gideon: I'm sorry, old friend. But this too, is for the greater good. Forgive me. (Gideon claps his hands together and Sigmund explodes into a million little pieces.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x21 - Witch Wars"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Magic School. In the great hall, Chris stands on the ladder and pulls out a book from the bookshelf. Paige and Gideon are below, writing a spell.] Chris: You know, your time travel section is due for a serious overhaul. I mean, I can find more information Googling. Gideon: Googling? Chris: Never mind. (Chris steps down.) Any luck with that spell yet? Paige: You mean since the last two minutes you asked me? Chris: Look, I'm just getting nervous here, okay? My birthday is in two days, and if I'm not outta here before I'm born Paige: What? Something bad you don't know about could happen? Chris: I just don't want to take any chances. Besides, I came here and did what I had to do, and that was to save Wyatt. Now it's time for me to go home. (Piper and Leo walk in. Leo's pushing Piper's suitcase.) Paige: Sooner than you might think. Chris: Oh, no. No, no, no. Not yet. You're early. Piper: Oh, relax. I'm just getting a jump on things. I'm not in labor. I'm sending some stuff back to the house. Chris: Just don't scare me, okay? Leo: What's the matter? Isn't the spell ready? Gideon: I think it's ready. It should work. Leo: Should work? What do you mean? Gideon: Well, there are no guarantees with time travel, Leo. You should know that better than anyone. Sorry. There's always a chance that something might go wrong. Leo: All right. We're not taking any chances. Chris: We might have to. I'm running out of time here. Leo: No. I'm not sending you through a one-way portal unless I know where you're gonna land. Gideon: You can never be certain, unless, of course, you went too. And even then Leo: All right. Let's just forget the spell and start to work on that potion again. Gideon: But the spell has a better chance of working. It's the Power of Three. Leo: Yes, but if something goes wrong, he'll have extra potion with him and he can come right back. Piper: I agree. It sounds safer, so why don't you guys get to work on that? Paige, can you orb these home for me? Just squeeze them into the nursery or something. Paige: Nursery? Piper: You did clean out the nursery, right? Paige: Yeah. No. I was working on the spell. I'm sorry. Piper: Well, you better hurry, or else Baby Chris will be sleeping in your room. Paige: Yeah, don't worry. I'm all over it. (She goes over to the bags and orbs out.) Piper: Don't forget diapers. Lots of diapers. Chris: Okay. Gotta get outta here. [Scene: Gideon's office. Gideon comes in and closes the door. He goes over to a curtain and pulls it back, revealing a mirror.] Gideon: They're preparing to send the boy home. (Gideon sits down in a chair. His reflection, Evil Gideon, stays standing.) It's time. Evil Gideon: For our plan to work, we have to get the sisters Gideon: And Leo and Chris out of the way. Don't worry. We will. Opening Credits [Scene: Outside Halliwell Manor. Phoebe gets out of her car and heads toward the Manor. A woman walks over to her.] Woman: Hello, Phoebe. Excuse me, Phoebe. Hello. (Phoebe stops and turns around.) Phoebe: Hey, Mrs. Noble. What's up? Mrs. Noble: What's up is you parked in my driveway again. Phoebe: Yeah. Unfortunately, there's nowhere else to park. Mrs. Noble: So I should suffer? Phoebe: Well, you know, Piper's brining home the baby in a couple of days, and I did a little shopping Mrs. Noble: This is getting to be a real problem. Phoebe: You know what? Just do me a favor. Let me run inside and put these bags down, and then I'll come outside and move the car. (A police car pulls up.) You called the patrol guy? Mrs. Noble: This is the third time this week you've blocked me. Phoebe: Yeah, well if your dumpster didn't take up half the block, then I wouldn't have to park in your driveway. (Mrs. Noble's jaw drops. The patrol officer comes over.) Mrs. Noble: This is against neighborhood association rules. Phoebe: (To Patrol Officer) Excuse me, can you write her a citation for that ugly eyesore dumpster there, please? Patrol Officer: Homeowner's got a permit. Phoebe: I don't have time for this. (She leaves. Patrol Officer places a ticket on Phoebe's car.) [Scene: Piper's bedroom. Paige is trying to put the bassinet together. Phoebe enters.] Phoebe: Oh, look at how cute. I remember when baby Wyatt used to fit in there. (Phoebe puts down her bags.) Paige: This is not cute. This is the bassinet from hell. Do you know how to put this together? Phoebe: No, that would be a Leo thing. I still can't believe we're bringing home a baby. (Paige sits on the bed.) Paige: Yeah, well, this baby's not gonna have anywhere to sleep. Phoebe: I know. What made us wait so long to do this baby room? Paige: We were busy trying to keep Wyatt from turning evil. Phoebe: Here, let me help you. (She takes off her jacket.) Paige: Yeah, which I'm glad we did, but it just means that he's gonna need a bedroom. (Phoebe picks up the bassinet.) Phoebe: Yeah, well, even if he was evil, we'd need another bedroom. Paige: Yeah, but now with everybody coming home plus one, we're a room short. Phoebe: Well, I guess I can sleep on the couch. I just really think we need to focus on the baby right now. Paige: And on getting Chris home. Oh, remember him? You know? The nephew? The one you've been avoiding? Phoebe: I am not. Paige: Okay, so why weren't you helping Gideon and I with the spell? Phoebe: Because I was helping Leo trying to find the burdock root. It was very hard to find. It's back-ordered everywhere. (She puts the bassinet down.) You're right. You know what? We're just gonna get Chris a new bassinet. (She sits on the bed.) Paige: I'm gonna miss him, too, you know. Phoebe: It sucks. I mean, I know he's going back to a better future and all. It's just we're just getting to know him you know? Paige: I know. (The doorbell rings.) Phoebe: I forgot to move my car. (She leaves the room.) [Cut to downstairs. Phoebe answers the door.] Phoebe: Sheila. (Sheila is standing in front of her, crying.) Sheila: It's getting to be a habit, isn't it? Me showing up a wreck. [Time lapse. Phoebe and Sheila are sitting on the couch in the living room. Phoebe hands Sheila a box of tissues. She takes one.] Sheila: We never fight, that's the thing. At least we never used to, but lately, Darryl's just been so on edge, you know? Phoebe: Any idea why? Sheila: Actually, I was hoping you might know. Phoebe: Me? Sheila: I went to his work the other day just to say hi and I saw an arrest warrant on his desk, for Chris. Phoebe: Chris? Are-are you sure? Sheila: I'm positive. I even asked him about it, if he was gonna make it go away, and that's when he just lost it. He told me to stay out of it and stay away from you girls from now on. Did something happen that I don't know about? Phoebe: A couple of weeks ago, Darryl got really scared when he was trying to cover up for us, and we felt horrible, you know, but obviously, it really affected him. Sheila: Enough not to cover for Chris? Phoebe: He got really scared. Maybe you just need to give him some time. Sheila: Yeah, but that doesn't help you right now, and it doesn't help Chris. Look, I-I love Darryl, and I-I know this is eating him up inside, but you girls are like family to us. You don't turn your back on family. (Phoebe smiles.) [Scene: Magic School. Chris draws a large triquetra symbol with chalk on the wall.] Chris: I wonder how different the future's gonna be, how much different my life is gonna be. (Chris steps back. Leo walks up to him.) Leo: I just want you to get home safely. Now remember, if anything seems different, we have another vial of this to get back right away. (Leo gives him a potion.) Chris: You worry too much, you know that? I'll be fine. Leo: I'm your father. It's my job to worry. Now listen, when you get back there, you gotta take it easy on Wyatt, okay? You can't hold a grudge. Chris: Hey, as long as he's not Ruler of All Evil, I'm cool. Leo: I'm serious. He's gonna be different. Good. He's not gonna remember he wasn't. So if you really want to change the future, you gotta start with a clean slate. Chris: Okay. Okay, I get it. How about you? Are you starting with a clean slate? Leo: How do you mean? Chris: Like you and mom. Look, all I'm saying is I'd like to know where you two are headed before I go back, that's all. Leo: It's complicated. I'm an Elder. I made a commitment. Chris: So? It's not like you haven't broken the rules before. I'm living proof of that. Leo: Yeah. We'll see. Listen, we have enough of this stuff if you want to try a dry run before everybody gets here. What do you think? Chris: Yeah. Let's do it. (Leo throws the potion at the triquetra. Before it hits the wall, the potion breaks. Leo and Chris fold their arms.) Leo: That should have worked. I'll get you home, buddy, I promise. (Leo turns away. After a moment, Chris does too. Drops of blood appear on the floor, heading out the door.) [Scene: Gideon's office. The door opens. Gideon appears as he pulls down his hood. He has a cut in his left palm. He TKs the door close. He TKs the curtain open. Evil Gideon is licking the blood of his cut on his right hand.] Evil Gideon: Their potion almost certainly would have worked. Gideon: We stopped them just in time, though it Evil Gideon: Wasn't supposed to hurt. (They pull a large glass shard from their palms.) Shall we? (They put their palms up toward each other and heal each other.) Gideons: Thank you. Gideon: At least now they'll be forced to use our spell. Evil Gideon: The sooner the better. Wyatt's magic grows stronger by the day. Gideon: That much power in one being Evil Gideon: Is bound to turn him Gideon: Evil. Evil Gideon: Good. We have to get those that protect him out of the way. Gideon: Starting with Leo and Chris. (There's a knock on the door. The door opens and Leo pokes his head in.) Leo: (Echo) Gideon? (He sees him.) Hey, it looks like we're gonna need that spell after all. Is there an echo in here? Gideon: It's poor acoustics. Have Piper gather her sisters, and I'll get the spell. Leo: Okay. You know, I don't understand what happened. That potion should have worked. Gideon: Like I said, time travel is tricky. You will still be escorting your son? Leo: Well, I think so. I think it's safest, don't you? Gideon: Absolutely. Gather everyone together. I'll be right along. (Leo leaves. Gideon goes back to the mirror and meets Evil Gideon.) Gideons: Here they come. [Scene: Outside Police Station. A police car pulls up into the drive. Phoebe and Paige run to Darryl.] Phoebe: Darryl. Paige: Hey Darryl. Phoebe: Darryl. Stop. (They stop in front of Darryl.) We just need to talk to you. Darryl: We have nothing to talk about. Paige: Look, Chris is going home today to his future home. Phoebe: Yeah, and we were hoping you know, that you could find it in the goodness of your heart, even though we know that you're mad at us, you know, just, throw away his file. Paige: The one with the little arrest warrant in it. Darryl: Apparently, I haven't made myself clear. I am done covering for you. Done. Now if you'll excuse me. (Darryl tries to walk past them, but Phoebe stops him.) Phoebe: Darryl, think about it. Okay? The cops are gonna come for Chris, and what are they gonna find? They're gonna find a little itsy-bitsy baby. Paige: And then they're gonna find us, which risks exposure. Darryl: Well, maybe you should have thought of that before you broke Chris out of jail. Inspector Sheridan thinks that Chris' breakout was an inside job, which, if I'm not careful, could point back to me. I've got a family to think about, too, you know. (He sees Inspector Sheridan.) Great. (She stops next to him.) Inspector Sheridan. Sheridan: Have you seen Chris lately? Phoebe: Chris who? Sheridan: (To Darryl) When you have a minute. (Sheridan and Darryl walk into the office.) Paige: At least Chris isn't gonna have to deal with her in the future. [Scene: Magic school. Leo pushes Wyatt into the Great Hall. Piper walks in. Chris is there.] Chris: Where are Phoebe and Paige? Piper: I'm sure they'll be here soon. Chris: Soon? Soon is when Dad and I have to go. Piper: Dad? What do you mean? (To Leo) Wait, you're gonna go too? Leo: Just long enough to make sure he gets where he needs to be. Piper: And when exactly where you gonna tell me about this? Chris: I told him he didn't have to come. I don't need him. Leo: No. It's too dangerous. Remember the last time you went through a portal? You were almost dinosaur kibble. I have to go. (Gideon comes in.) Gideon: Sorry. I just wanted to go over the spell one more time, make a few tweaks. Piper: Tweaks? Let me see that. (Piper takes the spell from Gideon's hands. Phoebe and Paige orb in.) Chris: Finally. Where have you two been? Paige: Sorry. We were a little, uh held up. Phoebe: But we're here now, so let's get this show on the road, you know? The clock's a-tickin'. Tick-tock, tick-tock. Piper: Since when are you in such a hurry to say goodbye? Phoebe: Well, since something happened with the thing, and the thing, with the thing. Chris: Huh? Phoebe: There's a warrant out for Chris's arrest. Leo: What? Paige: Yeah. I tried to get Darryl to bury it, but he's not on our side anymore. Phoebe: It's okay. We've been through worse. We'll get through this. We'll figure it out. And if you get back to the future and we're in jail, you just have to bust us out. (She smiles.) You just go back to that beautiful, peaceful world that you helped create. (She and Chris hug.) I'm really gonna miss you. Chris: I'll miss you too. Paige: Aw. Here comes the huggin' part. (She gives him a hug. Chris hugs Piper.) Piper: Thank you for coming here. I love you. Chris: I love you so much, mom. Piper: Now go on. Hurry. You be safe. Chris: Thanks for all your help. Gideon: You did a noble thing in coming here. (Chris looks at Wyatt and makes a sh*ting sound.) Chris: Pow. Be good. (They turn to the triquetra.) Piper/Phoebe/Paige: In this place and in this hour, we call upon the ancient power, open the door through time and space. (The portal opens.) Create a path to another place. (Chris and Leo walk into the portal.) [Scene: Magic School. Leo and Chris walk through the portal and see the Evil Charmed Ones and Evil Gideon standing in front of them. Evil Gideon has a hand on Evil Phoebe's shoulder.] Chris: Where are we? [Cut to Magic School. The portal closes. Evil Leo and Evil Chris are there.] Evil Leo: I have no idea. Commercial Break [Scene: Magic School. Takes off from before. Gideon walks up toward Evil Leo.] Gideon: Something's gone wrong. Don't let them leave. (Evil Leo pushes him backward into Phoebe. They fall down. Chris makes a Darklighter's crossbow appear. He fires an arrow at Paige. Piper freezes it.) Piper: Are you out of your mind? (She knocks the arrow down.) Evil Leo: (To Evil Chris) Follow me. (They dark orb out. Piper gasps.) Phoebe: What the hell was that? (She and Gideon stand up.) Gideon: I'm not sure. Paige: You're not sure? Chris just tried to kll me, and you're not sure? We were supposed to send him back to the future, not turn him into a Darklighter. Piper: Excuse me, people. Those were black orbs. Where did they get black orbs from? Phoebe: Breathe. Breathe, Piper. You don't wanna go into labor yet. (Phoebe rubs Piper's stomach.) Paige: Well? Gideon: Perhaps the spell wasn't specific enough. Phoebe: Meaning what? Gideon: Meaning it worked, obviously. It opened up a portal. Not to another time, but to another world. A parallel world, not just any parallel world. One that's the exact reverse of ours. Paige: Reverse like what? Reverse like evil? Gideon: Precisely. You see, it's all part of the grand design. A universe destined to maintain balance. Light and dark, yin and yang, good and evil. For good to prevail in this world, then an equally evil world must also exist. Paige: Well, that's quite a faulty design, isn't it? Gideon: No, it's not Paige. Balance is everything. Without it, the cosmos doesn't spin. Piper: Are you telling me that when our Leo and Chris stepped in there, their evil selves stepped out? Gideon: Yes. It's a mirror world. Whatever happens there happens here. Phoebe: So our Leo and Chris are in their evil world. Piper: Well, we gotta go get them. Phoebe: You can't go get them. You're not going anywhere. Paige: Besides, what about those evil fellas that just came through here? Piper: We'll go get them later. Gideon: Actually, I think you should go after them now. Phoebe: Why? Gideon: Because for every second that they're in our world, they risk throwing off the balance by doing something evil. [Scene: Golden Gate Bridge. Evil Chris drinks some beer as Evil Leo stands by.] Evil Leo: You ever see anything so good? Evil Chris: It's disgusting. Can you believe all the liquor stores are closed in the mornings here? What's up with that? Evil Leo: Didn't stop you from kicking down the door to get in. (Evil Chris nods.) Why didn't you orb in? Evil Chris: What's the fun in that? (He takes another drink. Evil Leo chuckles. Evil Chris drops the beer bottle.) Evil Leo: Strange. Everything seems the same, but kinda different, you know? It's cleaner, it's happier, it's more civilized. (A car crash is heard.) Evil Chris: Now that's what I'm talking about. Evil Leo: This place makes me sick. I gotta get out of here. Evil Chris: Gives you an idea of what kind of awful, saccharine future I came from, why I had to come back and change it so bad. Evil Leo: And I'll always be proud of you for that. You saved Wyatt from turning good. You gave us a second chance. The least I could do is get you back to your future, back to evil. Evil Chris: Thanks, dad. Evil Leo: First we gotta get back to our world, though. We're gonna need the Power of Three to do that. Evil Chris: Well, we can't trust those Pollyanna witches. They're too good. God, who do I have to kll so we can get out of here? Evil Leo: I think I might know somebody, somebody we can use to force the sisters to help us. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe is scrying while Paige gets the crystals.] Phoebe: I don't understand. If they're just like our Leo and Chris, then why do we need a crystal cage to trap them? Paige: So they don't try to kll us again, for one thing. Phoebe: Yeah, I don't think they were trying to kll us. I think that they were just surprised, like we were. Paige: Yeah, well, I am not taking any chances. Hey, did you get any hits yet? Phoebe: No, nothing. They must not be doing anything evil. Paige: Yeah, well, if Gideon's right, it's just a matter of time. (In British accent) Besides, we wouldn't want the cosmos to stop spinning, would we? Phoebe: It's so weird to think that there are evil twins of us out there doing the exact same things as we are right now. Paige: I can't think about that. It hurts my brain. (The crystal drops on the map.) Phoebe: Oh! I got them. [Scene: Alleyway. Evil Chris smashes the garbage lid over Darryl, being held by Evil Leo. Darryl's already beaten up. He falls down. Evil Chris tosses the lid aside.] Darryl: What the hell's wrong with you? I'm a cop. Evil Leo: Pretty wimpy-looking one too, if you ask me. Evil Chris: Nothing like our Darryl. I think that's the cheapest suit I've ever seen. What's the matter, huh? Girls not paying you enough? Darryl: Paying me? What has gotten into you? (Evil Chris grabs him by the collar.) Evil Chris: Let's just say I don't like you coming at me in either world. (He throws him across the alley.) This almost isn't any fun. (Darryl point a gn at them.) Darryl: I don't care if you are under some kind of spell. Come any closer, I'll sh*t. I swear. Evil Chris: gn. (The gn black orbs out of his hands and into Evil Chris' hand. He laughs.) Now this is fun. (He points the gn at Darryl.) Evil Leo: Not yet. We still need him for leverage. He's no good to us dad. Not yet, anyway. (He hands Evil Leo the gn. Paige and Phoebe orb in behind Evil Leo and Evil Chris. Paige puts two crystals down.) Darryl: See? This is the crazy-ass kind of stuff that makes me not wanna have anything to do with you people. (Paige orbs out.) Evil Chris: Who are you talking to? Phoebe: Us. (They turn around. Phoebe kicks the gn out of Evil Leo's hands.) Evil Leo: That's not gonna stop us. (Paige orbs in behind them.) Phoebe: No, but Paige: This will. (Paige puts the crystals down, activating the cage.) Evil Leo: Son of a bitch. (He powers up an energy ball. He throws it. It bounces of the cage and they duck.) Paige: Nice firepower, Leo. I didn't know you had it in you. Phoebe: Don't go anywhere. (Phoebe and Paige go to help Darryl. He gets up.) Darryl: Stay away from me. Phoebe: Darryl, let us take you to Gideon. He can heal you. Darryl: No! Stay away! Paige: Darryl, please. Darryl: I said no! Damn it! Leave me alone. I don't wanna have anything to do with you people anymore. Don't you understand? (He leaves.) Phoebe: Well, I don't think that helped our cause any. [Scene: Gideon's study. Gideon and Evil Gideon are playing chess at the mirror.] Gideon: My Charmed Ones will be joining you soon. Are you certain you can keep Evil Gideon: Mine away? Absolutely, I told them to wait at the manor for the good Leo and Chris to come to them. I'm taking your knight. (Black knight moves over and smashes the White knight into pieces.) Gideon: I knew you'd do that. So the next move, of course, is Evil Gideon: Piper. Once she's in labor, we'll have a clear sht at the boy. Gideon: If we impress upon her the extent of the danger her sisters are in Evil Gideon: It will expedite matters. Gideon: But everything has to happen quickly. We're tinkering here with the grand design, risking its tenuous sab Evil Gideon: By creating an imbalance of power on one side. I know. But it's a far greater risk to allow Wyatt to grow up. Gideon: To thrat both worlds, I agree. (Gideon TKs a White knight and it smashes the Black Queen. Evil Gideon smiles.) Evil Gideon: I like the way you think. Phoebe: (From another room) Gideon? (Gideon stands up.) Evil Gideon: No echo. Gideon: A good sign. (Evil Gideon stands.) Evil Gideon: They can never know we were behind this. Gideon: They won't. (Gideon leaves.) [Cut to Great Hall. Paige and Phoebe are there. Gideon enters.] Gideon: Did you catch them? Paige: Yeah. Stuck them in a classroom, and, you know, they can't orb out of there. Phoebe: They are a little feistier than the real Chris and Leo. I don't know how we're going to get them to cooperate. Gideon: Hmm. Well, I'm sure your evil counterparts are anticipating exactly the same problems since, other than morality, you're one and the same. Phoebe: How does that help us figure out what we're supposed to do? Gideon: Perhaps you should trade yourselves. You go into their world, they'll come into ours. You can each retrieve your respective Leo and Chris. Paige: Kind of makes sense. Phoebe: And what about your evil counterpart? Will he be hip to this plan? Gideon: I have every confidence that he will be waiting there exactly as I am here. But remember, good or evil, we're all after the same thing Leo and Chris returned and the cosmic balance restored. Phoebe: Get Piper. We're gonna need the Power of Three. [Scene: Magic School. Mirror world. A portal opens and Phoebe and Paige walks through. They see the Magic School darker and more evil.] Paige: Okay, where is everybody? Isn't Piper supposed to be here? Phoebe: This is weird. I don't think we should be here. We should get out of here. (Suddenly an energy ball flies at them. They scream and duck. Evil Gideon walks up to them.) Evil Gideon: What are you doing? You're not supposed to be here. (Paige and Phoebe look back at the portal. It closes.) [Cut to Good Magic School. Piper sees the portal close.] Piper: Why didn't they come through? Where are they? Gideon: I don't know. (Piper takes panicked breath. She puts a hand around her stomach and goes toward a chair.) Easy Piper. Try to relax. (Piper sits down.) We wouldn't want you to go into premature labor now, would we? (He looks at Wyatt.) Commercial Break [Scene: Evil Magic School. Phoebe, Paige, and Evil Gideon are there.] Evil Gideon: You have no idea what you've done. Just by coming here, you may have thrown both worlds irreversibly out of balance. Paige: Okay, well, doesn't klling us sort of do that, too? Evil Gideon: Don't be ridiculous. If I wanted to kll you, I would have. I was just, caught off guard. Phoebe: Well, you need to relax there, tiger. Evil Gideon: It's a different world, Pheebs. One filled with distrust, even amongst allies. Phoebe: I don't understand. Where are your Paige and Phoebe? Evil Gideon: Out looking for your Leo and Chris. They were supposed to bring them back here. Phoebe: Well, your Leo and Chris are at our magic school waiting to be rescued. (Evil Gideon puts a hand on Phoebe's shoulder.) Yes. Paige: Okay, this is just one big mess. What happened to the whole yin-yang business? Evil Gideon: It's been thrown off, possibly as a result of the exchange of Leo and Chris. Two worlds that mirror each other when they're in balance. And they no longer are. Paige: Okay, if it's already bad, what's gonna happen now that we're here? Evil Gideon: With both sets of sisters on the same side, the balance is dangerously at risk. We have to work quickly to correct it. Phoebe: If you are suggesting a plan, don't. We've got it covered. You don't worry about it. We need to find his Piper. Evil Gideon: If you do, she'll probably kll you. She's evil, remember, and she's got a terrible temper, worse when she's pregnant. (Phoebe and Paige shake their heads.) Phoebe: Yeah, that's not much different in our world. Trust us, we can handle it. Paige: Yeah. Evil Gideon: Your instincts are right to distruct me. I am evil, after all. But we both want the same thing. Paige: Okay, well there's a little problem with that because your girls didn't uphold their end of the bargain. They did not find our guys. Evil Gideon: But you will. You know them, know how they think. Phoebe: Okay, so we're gonna bring you your Chris and Leo, and then what/ Evil Gideon: You'll have our Piper for a Power-of-Three spell. She'll know it's the only way to get her men back. And if you encounter your counterparts, be careful. They will kll you. (Paige and Phoebe orb out.) [Scene: Prescott Street. Rats are on trashcans. Broken cars are in the streets. There are unkempt and dirty yards around the houses with trash littering in the streets. People yell at each other. A man steals a purse. The other neighbors ignore it. Paige and Phoebe duck out from behind an abandoned car. They look around.] Paige: Okay, this place isn't just evil, it's ugly. Phoebe: Oh, I don't think they're home. And I don't wanna go in there to find out. Paige: Charmed Ones working for evil. Who would've thunk it? Well, I'm with ya, especially after Gideon's little warning. (A kid rides by on a bike and breaks a car window with a metal rod.) Phoebe: Hey! Paige: I don't think Chris and Leo would've gone into that house either. Phoebe: Maybe they went to see Darryl like their evil counterparts did. I think we should talk to Darryl. Paige: I don't think if Darryl wants to talk to us in the good world, he's not gonna wanna talk to us in the evil world. (A neighbor walks out with a dog. The dog barks at Phoebe. She and Paige see an advertisement on a taxi roof: Ask Phoebe. Read me or else.) Phoebe: Maybe he will, if he thinks we're them. Paige: Okay, I really think we need to get out of here. (Paige takes out her cell phone.) Phoebe: What're you doing? (She dials.) Paige: I wanna see if this works in the parallel world. Ah! It does. (Into the phone) Hi, can I have Lieutenant Morris, please? Voice: Hey! (They look over and see the Evil Patrol Officer walking to Evil Mrs. Noble.) Lady, you want me to give her a second citation, it's gonna cost ya. Evil Mrs. Noble: Why, you greedy son of a haven't I given you enough already? Evil Patrol Officer: Hey, don't give me that! (He pushes her down.) Phoebe: Hey, leave her alone! (He sees them walking toward him and starts backing away.) Evil Patrol Officer: I, uh, I wasn't really gonna give you that citation. (He leaves. Phoebe helps Evil Mrs. Noble up. She sees her and screams and runs away.) Phoebe: Wow. We must be some bad ass witches in this world. Paige: Yeah. Remember that for when we meet up with bad ass Darryl. [Scene: P3. It's now a strip joint. Evil Darryl sits on a seat getting a lap dance from a girl. Paige and Phoebe walk in.] Paige: Well, it looks like everybody's enjoying themselves. Phoebe: Including Darryl. Ugh. Okay, juts remember, we're used to this. Paige: Right. Think mean. Think nasty. (They walk toward Darryl. A man walks up to Paige. She pushes him down. They walk to Darryl. Phoebe clears her throat. Some officers block them.) Evil Darryl: (To officers) It's all right. Let them through. (To Paige and Phoebe) I knew you'd show up sooner or later. Phoebe: How's Sheila? Evil Darryl: (To the dancer) It's all right, honey. I'll be here all night. (She leaves.) Sheila who? (He shows them his wedding ring and laughs with his buddies. They knock knuckles. Phoebe pushes Evil Darryl backwards She grabs a beer bottle, breaks it off, then puts it to Evil Darryl's throat.) Phoebe: Leo and Chris, where are they? Where are they?! Evil Darryl: Last time I saw them was at the police station. Me and my boys were trying to give Chris what he deserved. But Leo orbed him away. I've never seen him run from a fight before. Paige: Where'd they go? Evil Darryl: If I knew, do you think I'd be here waiting for you? Where you been anyway? Undercover in the Underworld? Phoebe: Why? Evil Darryl: Bright, happy colors? Not exactly your style. Get away from me. I don't want Sheridan to see me with you. She's been all over my ass. (Phoebe stands up and sees Evil Inspector Sheridan dancing on a pole.) Phoebe: (To Evil Darryl) Don't get up. (She and Paige walk away.) Paige: Now what? Phoebe: I think maybe we're looking at this all wrong. Maybe we all are. Paige: Come again? Phoebe: Well listen, if Darryl won't help Leo and Chris because he's evil, then they'd have to go to someone who's good, right, to help them? Paige: Okay, yeah, but who's not evil here? Where are the good guys? They hiding? Phoebe: Yeah, in the Underworld. Think about it. Reverse it. Who's good here? Paige: Demons. Phoebe: Right, and if I know Leo, he would have gone after the most powerful good demon there is. Paige: You're right. [Scene: Underworld. It looks like a peaceful garden. Good Barbas turns around. He's wearing white.] Good Barbas: I know the truth of all your hopes because I can feel your greatest hope inside here, the hope that one day to return home. (He's talking to Leo and Chris.) Oh, and of course, your presence here gives me great hope, the hope that someplace there really is a different kind of world, a world where the greater good, the, uh, the goodness of the heart prevails. (He walks past them, putting a hand on Leo's shoulder.) Chris: Is he for real? Leo: He must be. Demon of Fear in our world must be the Demon of Hope here. (To Good Barbas) Question is, do you have enough power to send us back? Good Barbas: Oh, alas, no, I do not, not if you were brought here by the Power of Three. But, however, hope springs eternal, so I may be able to persuade the sisters of my world to help us simply by relying on their greatest hope, the hope to reunite with your counterparts, and then, maybe (He waves his hand over Chris' face.) You will be able to return to your time before it's too late as you hope. (He begins to touch Chris, but he slaps his hand away.) Chris: Whoa. Don't touch me. (Paige and Phoebe orb in.) Paige: Oh, thank god. Good Barbas: Quickly, orb away. I will deal with them. I've done it before. Leo: No, it's okay. They're the good ones. Chris: Trust us. They're not evil. (Evil Phoebe and Evil Paige walks up.) Evil Phoebe: No, but we are. (Evil Paige waves.) [Scene: Good Magic School. Piper's bedroom. Piper is lying on the bed, in labor. Mrs. Winterbourne is there too.] Mrs. Winterbourne: Breathe, dear, in long, out short. One in three short. (She demonstrates.) In three short. Piper: Where are my sisters? Mrs. Winterbourne: Gideon's trying to find them, dear. Just try to focus on the breath. In (Gideon walks in.) Gideon: What happened? Mrs. Winterbourne: Her water's broke. She needs to get to a hospital. Piper: Did you find them? Gideon: No, not yet, but you can't wait any longer. It's not safe. (To Mrs. Winterbourne) Go. Hurry. (She nods.) Piper: Somebody has to stay with Wyatt. (Gideon looks over at Wyatt in his playpen.) Gideon: Don't worry. I'll take care of him. Commercial Break [Scene: Mirror World Underworld. Continues from before. Everyone's staring at Evil Phoebe and Evil Paige.] Phoebe: Nice knuckles. Brass? Evil Phoebe: No, Tiffany's. Paige: Ooh, what a waste of a nice blue box. Evil Paige: What'd you say, witch? Phoebe: Okay look, we didn't come here to fight. We just came to get Leo and Chris. Evil Phoebe: Well, so did we. Paige: Fine. You give us ours, we'll give you yours. Evil Paige: Right. Like we can trust you. You're good. Phoebe: Wait, you can't trust us? Who are the evil ones here? Good Barbas: Come on, ladies. Have some hope. We can work this out peacefully. Phoebes: Shut up! Paiges: Shut up! Evil Paige: We'll take care of you later. Phoebe: Psst. (Both Phoebes and Paiges turn around, their back toward the other.) (To Paige) Okay, we're gonna have to make a move because the longer the worlds are out of balance Evil Phoebe: The worse the damage is. Evil Paige: We have to get everyone back to where they belong. Paige: Problem is, there's no talking to those witches. I wish I could just vanquish them. Evil Phoebe: Me, too, but that'll really screw up the balance. We're gonna have to settle for Phoebe: Knocking them out so we can get Leo and Chris outta here. Evil Paige: Good. We'll orb out and grab them Paige: From behind. Phoebe: Perfect. (Both Paiges and Phoebes turn around. Paige and Phoebe orb out and Evil Paige and Evil Phoebe black orb out. The orbs ht each other in mid air, sending each pair of sisters back, landing and reforming. They all stand up.) Evil Phoebe: That sucked. Phoebe: (To Paige) All right. I'll take mine, you take yours. (Phoebe and Evil Phoebe step away. Evil Paige conjures a Darklighter crossbow. Paige gasps. Evil Paige fires at her.) Paige: Arrow! (The arrow orbs out. Evil Paige fires again.) Arrow! (The arrow orbs out.) [Cut to Phoebes. They are fighting, matching each other's moves.] [Cut to Paiges. Evil Paige fires again.] Paige: Arrow! (The arrow orbs out. Evil Paige tosses the crossbow aside.) Paiges: Rock! (They each orb a rock and throw it toward each other.) Leo: Look out! (He, Chris, and Good Barbas duck as the rocks smash in mid-air. It falls down in the center.) This is nuts. No one can win. They're too evenly matched. Chris: Well, they think alike. Paiges: Boulder! (They orb a large rock. Leo, Chris, and Good Barbas run and take cover behind a group of rocks. The boulders explode on impact.) Leo: We don't have time for this. I gotta get back to Piper. We gotta get you home. Chris: When Gideon said something can go wrong with the portal, I don't think he knew how wrong. Good Barbas: You said Gideon? Chris: Yeah. Why? Good Barbas: Because just maybe he did know how wrong it could go. [Scene: Piper's bedroom. Gideon and Wyatt are there. Gideon walks to his playpen. Wyatt puts his force field on.] Gideon: That won't protect you for long, my boy. Not for long. (Gideon puts his hands on the shield and bolts of electricity sht from his palms. Gideon orbs himself and Wyatt out of the bedroom.) [Scene: Mirror World Underworld. Phoebe and Evil Phoebe are still fighting.] [Cut to Paiges.] Paiges: Boulder! (They throw the boulders at each other and they explode.) Leo: What do you mean? Gideon is after Wyatt? Good Barbas: He was desperately hoping to eliminate Wyatt. (Phoebes are still fighting. They fall to the ground. Paige and Evil Paige finally give up and walk over to the other. Their cell phones ring. They pull them out.) Paiges: It's Piper. (They answer their phones.) Hello? Piper: (from phone) Where the hell are you? I'm in labor, for Christ's sakes. Get your ass down here. Phoebes: Is she okay? Paiges: She's in labor. Piper: (from phone) Who's that? You've got an echo. What the hell is going on? Paiges: I'm on my way. (They hang up. Leo, Chris, and Good Barbas stand up.) Paige: We have to go get Piper. Leo: And Wyatt. [Scene: Attic. Gideon is by the Book of Shadows, casting a spell.] Gideon: "Wanton powers in this blade, yield, penetrate that which would shield." (An athame is above him. It glows. He takes it and goes over to Wyatt, who's sitting in the middle of the carpet with his force field on. The athame touches the shield and it powers down.) I'm truly sorry, but this is for the greater good. (The athame orbs out of Gideon's grip and orbs back in, sab him. Gideon screams in pain. He pulls the athame out and goes to strike Wyatt, but feels a lot of pain. He hears chanting.) [Cut to Mirror World. Manor. Attic. Evil Gideon puts down the athame as both sets of Phoebes and Paiges are chanting a spell. Leo and Chris are there.] Phoebes/Paiges: We call upon ancient lore to punish with the power of four, strike down this thrat from both there and here, make him suffer, then disappear." (Gideon black orbs out. Evil Wyatt sits on the floor crying.) Phoebes: Wyatt, thank god. (Both Phoebes take a step forward. They stop. Phoebe backs up and Evil Phoebe goes over to pick up Evil Wyatt. Chris and Leo walk into the attic.) Evil Phoebe: (To Evil Wyatt) Did you give that bad man Gideon those wounds? Evil Paige: It looks like Wyatt can handle himself. (Leo picks up the athame.) Leo: Yeah, but for how long? Gideon's one of the most powerful Elders. If he wants him dad, he'll find a way. Chris: I can't believe it was Gideon all along. Leo: And he's still out there. If he wasn't vanquished here, he wasn't vanquished in our world, either. Paige: So what we need to do is get everybody back in the right place. Paiges: Yeah, fix this whole nutty balance Paige: Balance Paiges: Thing. Paige: I'm with ya. Leo: The problem is we don't have the Power of Three to open the portal. Phoebe: No, but we do have Evil Phoebe: The Power of Four. (Paige and Evil Paige go to the wall. Evil Paige gives Paige a thick piece of white chalk. They start drawing the triquetra.) [Scene: Magic School. Gideon's study. Gideon and Evil Gideon are healing themselves.] Gideon: At least we're still alive. Evil Gideon: Only because we barely made it back here in time. Gideon: Still, we healed each other and we can try again, especially now that we can breach Wyatt's shield. Evil Gideon: But the sisters know about us now. Worse, the imbalance has caused a shift in both worlds. Gideon: Which we should be able to use to our advantage to distract them whilst we complete our task. We created the imbalance. We should be able to repair the shift, and when we do, we'll make sure that the sisters forget everything. (Evil Gideon leaves.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. The portal opens and Leo, Chris, Paige, and Phoebe come through. Wyatt's on the floor.] Leo: There's my brave little guy. Quick, the portal's closing. We gotta get their men back through. Chris: I'll get 'em. (Chris orbs out. Leo picks up Wyatt.) Leo: Hey, buddy. I got ya. Phoebe: Okay, so if Evil Piper's in labor, that means our Piper must be, too. We gotta get to the hospital. Paige: Okay, we have to get the bag. (They leave.) [Cut to front door. Paige and Phoebe step out. They see the sun shining, the sky clear, and a beautiful rainbow over it. The streets are clean. Children play nearby. The neighbors and workers on the street wave to the sisters.] Worker: Hey, there! How're you doing? Paige: Okay, this is really strange. Man: Hi, neighbor! (Mrs. Noble is nearby.) Mrs. Noble: Yoo-hoo! Yoo-hoo, ladies! Yoo-hoo! (She goes over to them.) I've been waiting for you. Phoebe: Mrs. Noble. Hi. I was just coming out to move the car. Mrs. Noble: Oh, I know. You're a busy, busy, busy girl! Paige: Yeah, see, it's our sister Piper. She's in labor, and we're all a little crazy. (The Patrol Officer and some neighbors come up to them.) Phoebe: And I won't park there again, I promise. Patrol Officer: That's right. I know you won't. (He takes out his gn and shts Phoebe. She falls back and Paige catches her.) Wrongs must be righted. Paige: Help! Mrs. Noble: Have a super day! Paige: Help?! (Phoebe is on the ground.) Help! Somebody, help! (The Patrol Officer walks away.) Please, someone! (Mrs. Noble leaves.) Someone, help! Please, someone?! Someone?! Help! Someone, help! Leo?! Leo?! (An ice cream truck pulls up.) Someone, help! Please, someone?! Leo?! To Be Continued...	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x22 - It's A Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World, Pt 1"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Manor. Foyer. Leo carries Phoebe in.] Leo: Put him in the playpen. I don't want him seeing this. (Paige walks in, holding Wyatt.) Paige: But Phoebe Leo: Just do it! (He puts Phoebe on the couch. Paige puts Wyatt in the playpen.) Paige: Okay, there you go. There you go. (Leo starts to heal Phoebe.) Leo: Don't let him out of your sight. Paige: What's wrong? What's taking so long? Leo: I don't know. Paige: Damn it, Leo, you should have just healed her outside. Leo: Right, and risk you getting sht, too? I don't think so. (Chris comes downstairs.) Chris: Okay, so I just sent our evil twins through the portal, although (He sees Leo healing Phoebe.) What happened? (Phoebe wakes up and gasps.) Paige: Thank god. (She goes to Phoebe.) Leo: Stay with Wyatt. Chris: I got him. (Phoebe slowly sits up.) Paige: You okay? Phoebe: Yeah. Just remind me to never park on Mrs. Noble's driveway again. Chris: Will someone please tell me what the hell is going on here? Paige: The neighborhood patrol sht her point blank and nobody so much as blinked an eye. Chris: What? Why? Leo: Because by getting us all to the evil world, Gideon screwed up the balance, messed up with the grand design. Paige: Well, if you ask me, the grand design is pretty messed up in the first place. Phoebe: Wait, so are you saying because of what he did, our world is bad now, too? Leo: No, on the contrary. It's good. Too good. Where every little infraction is a capital offense and everyone just accepts it. Paige: Oh, so we're starring in a little movie called "Pleasantville"? Chris: Okay, how come we weren't affected? Leo: Because we must have been crossing over when the shift occurred. Paige: Well, that must mean Gideon's not affected, either. Leo: No, he wouldn't be because he's an Elder. Chris: How do we know he's not using the situation to his advantage, you know, come after Wyatt again? Leo: Because I'm going to find him first. Phoebe: No, you can't hurt him, Leo, not until he shifts the balance back, and you know he knows how to do that. (Pause) Paige: Oh, my god. We totally forgot about Piper. We have to get to the hospital. Leo: Who's going to watch Wyatt? Chris: I will. Look, I didn't come all the way from the future just to lose him now, all right? (Leo nods. He orbs out. Phoebe stands up.) Phoebe: I think we should drive. I don't want to risk orbing. Chris: Hey, just watch your speed, okay? (Paige and Phoebe leave.) [Scene: Underworld. Barbas's lair. Barbas appears, fre on his sleeve.] Barbas: Oh, give me a break! (He blows the fre out and whacks on his sleeve.) Gideon's Voice: You're lucky. It could have been worse. Barbas: Well, well, well, well, well, well. The new Peeping Elder. How the mighty have fallen, so to speak. Show yourself. Gideon's Voice: Only if you agree to a truce. I promise, it is in your best interests. Barbas: Why not? This particular day couldn't get much worse. (Gideon appears.) Gideon: Actually, it could. You could die. The world has changed, my friend, as you've obviously just witnessed. Barbas: If you're referring to the witches constantly hunting me, that wouldn't happen to be some of your doing, now would it, friend? Gideon: Not by intent, but it's why I'm here. If I'm to shift things back to the way things were, to give evil a fighting chance again, then you and I must work together. Barbas: Now why would you want to give me a fighting chance? Gideon: To restore the balance, the grand design, as I am honor-bound to do. Barbas: Just out of curiosity, how is it this, uh, imbalance happened to occur? Come on. You can say it. I know you can. "I made my move on the boy, and I screwed up." Gideon: I took a calculated risk. Barbas: You screwed up. Now you want to hide out down here with me, and just hope that the boy's aunties don't know how to find you. Isn't that about right, friend? Gideon: Believe me, you don't want this child growing up any more than I do, Barbas. His power is too great. He is an enormous thrat to both of us. (Barbas reads his fear.) Barbas: I see. Gideon: Any shift between good and evil is supposed to happen naturally over time. By intervening, I've allowed too much good to corrupt the other world, and the only way to get it back is for a Great Evil to corrupt ours. Barbas: Oh, and you just naturally thought of me? I'm very flattered. Gideon: I have to complete what I started, for everyone's sake. Help me distract the sisters and I will help you get your world back. [Scene: Golden Gate Bridge. Leo is trying to sense Gideon.] Elder: You won't find Gideon that way. (Leo turns around and an Elder orbs down.) We've already tried. Leo: What are you doing here? Elder: I am here to remind you of your responsibilities. Leo: My responsibilities right now are to protect my son. Elder: How, by taking revenge on one of our own? Leo: Gideon stopped being one of us when he went after Wyatt. Elder: Oh, that's not for you to decide. You're but one voice in a chorus, Leo. We can't allow you to take matters into your own hands. Leo: Gideon did. Elder: Yes, and look what he's wrought. The world is spiraling out of control. Innocents are being hurt, klled, all because one Elder acted alone. Leo: I know what I'm doing. Elder: Oh, Gideon thought he knew what he was doing, too. Truth be known, he was not alone in his thinking. There are others who share his fears of Wyatt, that your union with a Charmed One might've created too great a concentration of power. Leo: Wait, so you're on his side? Elder: No, of course not. What Gideon's done is inexcusable. Leo: Then let me handle him. Elder: Please, Leo, your emotions are clouding your better judgment. The fate of the world is more important than any one child. Leo: Not more important than my son. Elder: They're all your sons, your daughters. They're who you should be protecting. That's the greater good. Come help us find a way to restore what was while we still can. Leo: I can't. Not until I stop Gideon. (He orbs out.) [Scene: Hospital. There are a lot of people with missing body parts wrapped in white bandages are there. Paige and Phoebe walk in.] Paige: Wow, it's, uh just as creepy in here as it is out there. Phoebe: Actually, creepier. (They walk over to the reception desk.) Nurse: Ah, welcome to San Francisco Memorial. How can I help, help, help you? Paige: Well, you could take it down a notch. (Phoebe smiles.) Phoebe: Ohh, she's kidding. (She giggles.) She's a kidder. Uh, just out of curiosity, what happened here? Was it a freeway accident? Nurse: Oh, heavens, no! It's always like this around here. (Whispers) Lawbreakers, you know. Phoebe: Right. Nurse: You visiting? Phoebe: Uh, yes. Piper Halliwell? (She types on the computer.) Nurse: Halliwell, Halliwell uh, what was her offense? Phoebe: Oh, no, no offense. She's having a baby. Nurse: Ohh, a baby! Ohh, why didn't you say so?! Paige: Cause we were just too excited. Nurse: Oh, of course you are! There's nothing more exciting than a baby! (She looks at the computer.) Uh, room 1402, but don't dawdle. Visiting hours are almost over. You have a wonderful day, now, okay? Paige: Day? (She looks at Phoebe's watch.) It's almost eight o'clock. It should be dark now. Nurse: Dark? Why on earth would anyone say such a depressing thing? Imagine the sun going away, not having sunshine all the time! Anyone who'd want that should be, well-well, sht! (Other people look over there, along with a Police Officer. Phoebe turns around, laughing and heads toward the elevators.) Phoebe: She's joking! That's my sister the jokester! (Paige pushes the button.) We're going to go see our other sister now. She's having a baby. Yeah. Okay. Have a good day everyone. (They go in and the elevator doors close.) [Cut to Piper's hospital room. There's balloons in it. Piper's eating out of a JELL-O cup. Phoebe and Paige look in.] Piper: Oh, there you guys are. Where have you been? Paige: She seems normal. Piper: Come on, come in, come in. Phoebe: Piper, are you okay? Piper: Of course I'm okay. I'm having a baby, for crying out loud. (She holds out the JELL-O cup and smiles.) Jell-O? It's really yummy. Paige: No, thanks. (The Orderly walks in.) Orderly: Excuse me. How'd you like your dinner? Piper: Are you kidding? The frozen peas and processed turkey? It was to die for. (The Orderly goes to remove the tray.) Oh, here, let me give you a hand. (She notices his right hand's missing. They laugh.) Phoebe: Piper, that's not funny. Orderly: Oh, that's okay. It's my fault it even happened. Paige: Why is it your fault? Orderly: Oh, I used my cell phone in the hospital. Talk about your big no-nos. Hey, good luck with the little one. Piper: Thanks. (The Orderly leaves.) He really should've known better. Phoebe: Piper, snap out of it! This is crazy-making! Piper: What is? Phoebe: This, everything! You, the hand, the whole damn world! It's driving me insane! Piper: Phoebe, you really should not swear. They will cut your tongue out. Phoebe: Ohh! This is ridiculous. Paige: Okay, Piper, you have to listen to me. Wyatt is in danger. Piper: What do you mean? What kind of danger? Paige: It's Gideon. He's trying to kll him. (Piper laughs.) It's not funny! I'm being serious. Piper: That's ridiculous! He's an Elder. He couldn't hurt a fly. (Piper laughs. Doctor walks in the room.) Doctor: What's so funny? Piper: Oh, don't ask. (She feels a contraction and gasps in pain.) Doctor: Whoopsy! That's not good. Phoebe: What's not good? What's going on? Piper: Those darn contractions. They're a lot more painful than they should be. Paige: What does that mean? Doctor: It means visiting hours are over. Buh-bye now. Phoebe: No, we're not leaving her. Doctor: Oh, I'm sorry, but rules are rules. Did you want to keep your legs? Phoebe: We'll call you. (She and Paige leave.) Piper: Okey-dokey. (She has a contraction.) Ouchy! [Scene: Hospital. Paige and Phoebe walk down the hall.] Paige: Are you sure we should leave? I'm worried about her. Phoebe: We have to. We can't wait for Leo. We have to fix this. This isn't the world we want Chris to be born into. Paige: Okay, but how? Okay? Especially now that we're down a sister. Phoebe: Maybe we should have another little talk with ourselves. (They leave. An Orderly turns around after overhearing them. It's Barbas. He goes to the end of the cabinet.) Barbas: You were right. Piper's the only one of the sisters affected. Gideon's Voice: And therefore the only one that can affect her sisters. (He appears.) She can cast a spell on them, make them think as she does so that they won't be concerned about me either. Barbas: And your theory is that I'm going to make her do this. How, exactly? Gideon: By doing what you do best, tapping into her fear of losing her sisters. Barbas: I don't know. She's out in cloud cuckoo-land someplace. She's in a place where she doesn't even fear her own affliction. What makes you think she's going to fear losing a sister? Gideon: Family means everything to Piper, in any world. The sooner you ht that nerve, the sooner we both get what we want. (Gideon disappears. Barbas peeks in Piper's room and sees the doctor and Piper.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Chris is scrying. Leo walks in with Wyatt.] Leo: Anything? Chris: Yeah, I thought I had him for a sec, but then I lost him. Leo: Well, keep looking. Gideon's bound to surface again. (He puts Wyatt in his playpen.) Chris: Well, maybe you should ask the other Elders for some help. Leo: No. (Chris stops scrying.) Chris: Huh. Trouble in paradise? Leo: Let's just say we're not seeing eye to eye. Chris: Well, then maybe you should I don't know, quit. Look, the girls are going to need another Whitelighter the moment I'm gone anyway. Leo: That's not why you want me to quit, Chris. Chris: Okay, fine, I admit, I would like to go back to a future where my parents are still together, all right? Leo: It's just like I said when I was making the potion the potion Chris: What about the potion? Leo: Well, Gideon didn't want it to work, right? But he did want us in this other world, which means it probably does work, which means we can get you home. (Chris shakes his head.) Chris: No. I'm not going back. Leo: Chris, you have to. Chris: Not until I finish what I came here to do, and that's to save Wyatt from tur turning evil. Leo: What? Chris: Well, what I don't understand is, if Gideon always viewed Wyatt as a thrat, why did he turn him evil in my future? Leo: I don't think he did intentionally. I think Gideon tried to kll Wyatt in your future only just like in this time, he found out that Wyatt can protect himself. So, he probably had to get him away so he could figure out how to do it. Chris: You mean kidnap him. Leo: Imagine being taken away from us for weeks, maybe even months. (Chris leans forward and puts his head down.) Constantly fending off Gideon's attck. (They both look over at Wyatt.) Chris: I had no idea. Leo: We're going to change that future, Chris for both of your sakes. (Chris smiles.) [Scene: Magic School. Gideon's study. Phoebe and Paige walk in. They begin looking around the room. As they talk, their voices echo.] Phoebe: The Power of Four has worked before. Paige: Yep, but that was when we were in the same world. We can't even contact them now. (Phoebe picks up the telephone, puts it to her ear.) Phoebe: There must've been a way that Gideon contacted his evil counterpart. (She hangs up the phone and picks up a paper weight.) Hey, do you hear an echo? (She puts the paperweight down. She sees a fallen chess piece. She goes over to the mirror and pulls back the curtain, seeing Evil Phoebe doing the same thing. They smile.) Phoebes: I knew it! (Both Paiges walk to the mirror.) Paiges: Nice to see you. Phoebe: So, is your world as messed up as ours? Evil Phoebe: I've never seen everybody so miserable. It's like, every little good thing that happens Paige: Gets punished. Evil Paige: Limbs get cut off for saying gesundheit. Evil Phoebe: I never thought I'd say this, but I would kll for some daylight right now. Phoebe: Oh, we got plenty of it in our world. Paiges: It sucks. Evil Phoebe: So what do you think happened? Phoebe: I think we did too much good together when we were trying to get Gideon in your world. Evil Phoebe: My thoughts exactly. Evil Paige: Maybe we need to do some serious evil on your side to shift the balance back. Paige: Right. Evil Paige: The problem is, I don't know if our collective powers will work with us in different worlds. Evil Phoebe: Well, we better think of something fast, because Gideon's still after Wyatt in both of them. Paiges: The Power of Three. Phoebes: What? Paige: If we can cast a spell on our respective Pipers Evil Paige: We're back to full power again. Evil Phoebe: And bring us to your side so we could shift the balance back Phoebe: And then kick some ass. Phoebes/Paiges: I like it! [Scene: Piper's hospital room. Doctor looks over Piper's ultrasound charts. He puts a hand on Piper's stomach.] Doctor: Does it hurt when I touch here? Piper: Yeow! Boy, that smarts. Doctor: Huh. Well, we might be looking at a c-section here, Piper. Might be the only way to get the baby out safely. Piper: Safely? (Doctor smiles.) Doctor: Oh, let's get another ultrasound, shall we? I'll be right back. (Doctor leaves. Piper takes a deep breath and puts both hands on her stomach. Barbas flashes next to Piper, invisible.) Barbas: Ooh, it would be so sad if your sisters weren't here to help you through all this. You heard what they said about Gideon. Imagine saying such ugly lies about such a nice person. (He takes a step back. Phoebe and Paige enter.) Phoebe: Gideon is trying to kll Wyatt. We have to stop him. Piper: No, no, no, no, no. Stop it. He's an Elder. Paige: No, Piper, he's evil. Piper: No, he's not. Now, shush, before someone hears you. (Three Elders orb in.) No, no, no. Don't hurt them. (She hakes her head.) They didn't mean it. (They sh*t fre at Phoebe and Paige, burning them up. Piper gasps. The Elders disappear.) Barbas: You have to help them conform. Save them from themselves before it's too late and you lose them forever. (He disappears. Piper picks up a journal and a pen. She begins to write.) Piper: Call now the powers blessed be, to make my sisters happ-happy. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Chris is scrying. Leo paces the floor. Paige and Phoebe orb in.] Leo: What are you doing here? Is Piper okay? (Paige and Phoebe go to the Book of Shadows.) Phoebe: No, but she will be, thanks to us and our evil twins. Chris: Wait, you saw them? Where? (Phoebe opens the book.) Paige: In Gideon's office. Talk about your vanity mirrors. Phoebe: We have a plan. Paige: Yeah, we're going to shift the world back from Gideon so he can't use it to his advantage. Leo: How? Phoebe: We're going to use a spell to (They glow. Phoebe giggles. Paige smiles.) Chris: What just happened? Leo: I don't know. (To Phoebe and Paige) Are you guys all right? Paige: Yeah. Yeah. I've never felt better. (Phoebe nods.) Chris: Okay, so back to the plan. You were saying? Phoebe: Yeah, the plan was just to go see Piper in the hospital. Paige: That's a really good plan. (Phoebe giggles.) Phoebe: I know. (Paige and Phoebe leave.) Chris: Uh-oh. [Scene: Outside Halliwell Manor. A sky-writing plane draws a happy face above the Halliwell Manor.] [Scene: Manor. Attic stairs. Phoebe and Paige walk down. Leo, carrying Wyatt, and Chris follow.] Phoebe: No time to dawdle. There's a baby on the way. Leo: This is crazy. You can't leave like this. (They begin to walk to walk toward the first floor.) Paige: Well, we can't very well ignore Chris' birth. We have to celebrate. Chris: I'm the baby. I give you permission not to. Paige: What? And miss all the excitement? (They go down the stairs.) Seeing you for the first time, burping you, picking out a name? Chris: I already have a name. Paige: Oh, gosh. You do, don't you? (She gasps.) Well, now would be the perfect time to change. (Leo walks past them and puts Wyatt in the playpen.) Phoebe: How did you get your name? It doesn't start with a "P." Chris: It was Leo's father's name. Paige/Phoebe: Aww Phoebe: That is so sweet. Paige: I can't wait to tell Piper. (She gasps.) I'm going to get her bag. Phoebe: It's in the kitchen, all ready to go. (Paige leaves the room.) Oh! You are going to be so cute! (Baby talk) Yes, you are. Ooh! Yes, you are. Doo-doo, doo doo-doo doo. (She walks away from Chris.) Chris: Okay. We need to snap them out of this fast. Leo: Piper must have cast a spell. She's the only one who could do this to them. Chris: Why would she do that? Leo: She wouldn't unless Gideon wanted her to, to distract them like he did before, so he can go after Wyatt. (Paige and Phoebe come up with Piper's bag.) Paige: (Singsong) All set! (Phoebe holds the car keys.) Phoebe: Let's go. Leo: Wait. You guys can't leave yet. Gideon might be coming for Wyatt any minute. Paige: Oh, is he baby-sitting? Chris: No, he's trying to kll Wyatt. Don't tell me you don't remember. (Phoebe and Paige laugh.) You're laughing. That's great. Your nephew's almost klled, and you're laughing. Phoebe: You're silly. (Baby talk) Yes, you are. Ooh, yes, you are. Paige: Like an Elder would ever, ever do that. Leo: It must be the spell. They don't remember because Gideon doesn't want them to. Phoebe: A spell? What spell? (The doorbell rings.) Paige: Visitors. (Paige and Phoebe head to the door.) Chris: Hey, stay with Wyatt. (Chris follows. He steps in front of them.) Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait. Stop, stop, stop, okay? You cannot open that front door. What happens if it's the patrolman? Phoebe: That's a good point. I forgot to move my car. Chris: Finally. Phoebe: Well, I'll just have to take whatever's coming to me. (Paige nods. Phoebe steps past Chris.) Chris: What? (Phoebe opens the door. It's Darryl. He's smiling.) Darryl: Hi, ladies. Chris. Phoebe: Hi. (She shuts the door.) Paige: We thought you were the patrol guy come to sh*t Phoebe. Darryl: Sorry. Actually I'm here to get Chris. I'm afraid I'm going to have to take him into custody for asault me. Chris: Dude, I didn't asault you. Paige: No, but Evil Chris did. Chris: That wasn't me. Phoebe: You're still a fugitive anyways. Chris: Okay, you're not helping, thanks. Darryl: You know, I'm only giving you this chance because we used to be friends. Phoebe: That is so sweet, Darryl. Paige: And, evil double or no, someone has to do the time. (She gasps.) Take him away, Darryl. (Paige grins. Phoebe and Paige leave the house.) Chris: So, what? You're just going to leave? Darryl: Listen, young man, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. Your choice. Chris: I don't have time for this. (He telekinetically throws Darryl out the door.) Have a nice day. (He telekinetically closes the door, then walks over to Leo.) Leo: I was thinkin' if Gideon did get to Piper, maybe he left a trail I could follow. (Chris nods.) Chris: Hurry. (Leo leaves.) [Scene: Barbas's lair. Gideon paces around.] Gideon: If I know Leo, then right around now, he'll be figuring out that I made Piper cast the spell. Barbas: A little correction: I made her cast the spell, remember? Gideon: The point being, he'll go to Piper next to see if he can't find any magical clues to find me. Barbas: Find me, you mean. Gideon: Actually, yes. But then again, that's what we want. Barbas: Oh, really? Gideon: With the sisters sufficiently distracted, Leo is the last powerful being in my way, one who you should easily be able to distract, whilst I make my move on Wyatt. Barbas: Well, now, this all is starting to sound very interesting, but, uh, you know, it seems to me like I'm the one doing all the heavy lifting here. Have you noticed that? Gideon: Barbas! Barbas: While you-you're hiding out down here, relaxing in my lair, all safe and sound. What could possibly be wrong with that picture? Gideon: Leo is the last impediment, I promise. Paralyze him with his greatest fear. Keep him occupied, and we'll be one step closer to returning the world to a place where evil at least has a chance again. (Barbas chuckles.) Barbas: Oh you're such a tease. Okay, but Gideon, just so you know, I'm starting to lose my patience. Gideon: I understand. Barbas: Oh, good. Okay, now have you any ideas on what a particular Elder's greatest fear might be? Gideon: Don't think of him as an Elder. Think of him as a father. (Barbas smiles.) [Scene: Hospital. Leo orbs into a closet door, then walks out. He stops a woman nearby.] Leo: Excuse me? Uh, do you know where the maternity ward is? (The woman smiles.) Woman: Are you kidding? That's everyone's favorite hangout. Just go in that elevator and (Leo sees Paige walk in with a large stuffed animal and some balloons.) Leo: Thanks. Woman: You're welcome. (Leo goes over to Paige.) Leo: Paige. Paige: Leo! Well, it's about time the nervous father made an appearance. Leo: Where's Phoebe? Is she with Piper? Paige: Of course. We would never leave Piper alone at a time like this. Leo: Good, because I want to ask her if she's seen Gideon. Paige: Gideon? No, silly, not with the complication. Leo: Complication? (Paige gasps.) Paige: Oh, dear. You don't know? Leo: Know what? Is something wrong? Paige: Well, I'm sure the doctors are going to find out any minute, and everything is going to be just peachy. Leo: I gotta go see her. (Leo turns to leave, but Paige stops him.) Paige: No! That's against the hospital rules. Leo: Screw the rules. (Leo walks away.) Paige: Okay. (Singsong) but you're going to get in trouble. [Scene: Hospital Hallway. Leo walks down. He looks over and sees Wyatt standing there.] Leo: Wyatt? (Barbas, invisible, appears next to him.) Barbas: Watch as the thing you fear most comes to life and the future is lost. (He disappears. Wyatt grows into his adult form.) Leo: Wyatt? (Wyatt walks toward him.) Wyatt: What's the matter, dad? Don't you recognize me? I'm the Wyatt you're trying to save, the one from Chris' future. (He throws Leo hard into the wall. Barbas, invisible, appears as Leo stands up.) Barbas: You fear that there is no way to save him, that he is lost to evil. Wyatt: Excalibur! (The sword orbs into his hands.) Barbas: And it's your failure as a father. Leo: This isn't right. You're good. I'm here to save you. Wyatt: I don't think so. (He sab him. Leo gasps in pain and falls to the ground.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Wyatt's in his playpen. Chris is looking through the Book. He hears a floorboard creak. He looks up.] Chris: Hello? (Nobody's there. He looks back at the Book. There's another creak, like someone's walking. Chris goes over to the playpen and looks around the attic. He hears the walking.) Okay, it's time to get you outta here. (Chris is suddenly magically thrown across the attic. He falls on a wooden table. Gideon appears in front of Wyatt. He looks at Chris.) Gideon: Don't make me sacrifice you both. (As Gideon turns to pick up Wyatt, Chris telekinetically throws Gideon. Gideon makes an athame appear and vanishes from sight. Chris rushes toward Wyatt. Suddenly, Gideon appears next to Chris and sab him in the stomach. Chris falls to his knees, groaning in pain. Gideon pulls the athame out.) Chris: Dad! (Chris falls to the floor. Gideon stands up.) [Scene: Hospital. Leo falls to the ground. Wyatt walks away and disappears.] Chris's Voice: (Echo-y) Dad! (Leo looks up.) Leo: Chris! (Barbas, invisible, appears next to him.) Barbas: In trying to save one son, you have lost both sons. Very, very sad. (He disappears.) Leo: No-o-o-o-o! (He orbs out.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Leo orbs to Chris.] Leo: Oh, god. (He turns Chris onto his back. Chris groans.) Chris: Uhh Wyatt. Uhh! Wyatt. (Leo looks over to see Gideon holding Wyatt.) Gideon: It's for the best, Leo. (Gideon orbs out with Wyatt. Chris groans in pain.) Leo: Chris? Chris? [Scene: Barbas's lair. He is waiting. Gideon orbs in with Wyatt.] Barbas: Well, finally. (Gideon puts Wyatt down.) Now what are you doing? Would you come on? Let's get this thing over with. (Gideon backs away slowly.) Gideon: Not so fast. (He puts the athame on the counter.) This will take some thinking, and I prefer not to get sab again if I can avoid it. Barbas: How cute: The great big Elder's afraid of the teeny-weeny itsy-bitsy baby. Gideon: Oh, he's much more than that, trust me. Cocky, too. Notice, his shield's not even up? (Barbas heads over to the counter.) Barbas: His shield is not up because you've pierced it already. Fools and idiots. (He picks up the athame.) Why is it, that every time you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself? (Barbas goes to sab Wyatt, but he orbs out.) Gideon: No! (Barbas falls on the floor. Gideon pulls him up.) Barbas: Slippery little devil, isn't he? Gideon: Now look what you've done! Barbas: Well, you didn't tell me that he could orb. Gideon: I didn't know he could. That's why I wanted to be careful. Although I doubt he's able to orb out of the underworld. Even he's not that powerful yet! (Gideon releases him.) Barbas: Well, I suppose all of this means that you've lost your interest in fixing the world at this moment. Gideon: And allow the Charmed Ones the chance to rescue him? No! The world stays exactly as it is until Wyatt is eliminated. You and I will have to work together to find him, quickly! Barbas: Or, perhaps, we could work together in order to eliminate him, seeing as how much trouble you're having by yourself. Gideon: Interesting. It could work, especially if you bless the athame, too. But to try, we need to get him back! Barbas: Well, then, you track him with his orbs. I'm going to, uh (He licks his finger and holds it up in the air. He takes a deep breath, sniffing the air.) Track him with his fears. (Barbas flames out.) [Scene: Manor. Piper's bedroom. Chris falls on the bed, weak and in pain. Leo kneels down beside him, trying to heal him.] Chris: You have to find Wyatt. Leo: We're going to find him together. Chris: It won't work. You've already tried. Gideon's magic did this to me. He's the only one who can stop it. (He pushes Leo's hands away.) Just go. Saving Wyatt saves the future. You know that. Leo: Gideon doesn't know how to kll Wyatt, remember? We still have time. Chris: Only until the trauma turns him. Leo: I am not going to choose between you and Wyatt, Chris. I can't. Chris: You don't have to, dad. Find Gideon and you save us both. Leo: All right. All right, but I'm not leaving you alone. I'll be right back. Chris: Where are you going? Leo: To get one of your aunts to watch over you. (Chris breathes heavily.) You're going to be fine. Okay? I promise. (Leo leans over and kisses his forehead. He then orbs out.) [Scene: Hospital. Waiting room. Phoebe raises a camera. Paige is sitting nearby.] Phoebe: Okay, Auntie Paige, big smile! (Paige smiles. Leo orbs in next to Paige. The picture's token.) Leo! (She looks around and makes sure nobody sees him. Paige stands up and goes to Phoebe.) Don't you think you should be more careful? I mean, you don't want to bring back the witch trials. (She gives him a big smile.) Leo: Gideon got to Chris. He's hurt bad. Paige: What? Now, why would Gideon want to hurt Chris? Leo: To get to Wyatt, which he's done. Phoebe: Gideon is the paragon of all good. I told you that. Remember? Smile. (Phoebe takes a picture of Leo.) Leo: But he-he's not good. (He looks around to make sure nobody's listening.) He's trying to kll my sons, your nephews. How can that be good under any circumstances? Phoebe: Oh, I don't know, but there Leo: You don't understand. Chris is dying! (Paige and Phoebe stop smiling.) Paige: What? Leo: I have to find Gideon, but I can't leave Chris alone. Somebody has to be with him. Come on, I know deep down inside family matters to you more than this twisted sense of right and wrong. You love him. I know you do. And that's gotta trump everything, even this stupid spell that you're under. You have to help me save him. You have to help me save them both, please. (Paige and Phoebe glow.) Paige: What just happened? Phoebe: I think we were under a spell and he took us out of it. Leo: Okay. Come on, let's go. Phoebe: No. We can't all go. Uh, Piper's being prepped for surgery. Leo: Surgery? What's the matter? Paige: They're not saying. Don't worry. We're not going to lose either Chris. (To Phoebe) I'll go home. You stay here. (To Leo) And you, you go find Gideon. (Leo orbs away.) [Scene: Manor. Main hall. Paige orbs by the foot of the stairs.] Paige: Chris? (SWAT members come out from the closet, down the stairs, out from the dinning room, pointing their gn at Paige. She raises her hands.) Easy. Easy. (Darryl and Inspector Sheridan come in from the kitchen. They're smiling.) Darryl: We got one of 'em. Stand by. Paige: Darryl, what's going on? Sheridan: Good day, Miss Matthews. Where's Chris? Paige: Chris? Chris who? Sheridan: Ooh Darryl: Paige, please. We've been waiting here to give you one last chance to turn him in, for your sake. Paige: Go to hell. (Sheridan back hands her. She falls to the ground.) Sheridan: Watch your tongue. [Scene: Magic School. Gideon's study. Leo pulls back the mirror curtain to find Evil Leo doing the same thing. They stare at each other in surprise.] Evil Leo: He's got to be hiding in the underworld. Leo: I agree. It's the only place he can go to avoid being sensed. Evil Leo: Which means he must have both of our Wyatts there, too. Leo: Still, it's too vast. We have to narrow it down. Evil Leo: Wait. It is too vast. For Gideon, too, right? Leos: Somebody's got to be helping him. Leo: But who? Evil Leo: Whoever helped him get to Piper in the hospital. Leo: I went to the hospital and tried to pick up a trail Evil Leo: But I was overwhelmed with hope. Leo: Fear. Leos: Barbas. Leo: So, if we find Barbas Evil Leo: We'll find Gideon. Leo: For both of our sons. (Both Leos orb out.) [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Two demons are feeding off of flesh. Wyatt orbs in. They look up.] Male Demon: Check it out. Female Demon: How'd he get down here? Male Demon: Maybe the world's finally turning back in our favor. (He goes over to Wyatt. Wyatt blinks and the Male Demon is vanquished.) Female Demon: Or not. (Wyatt blinks and she is vanquished. Wyatt orbs out. Barbas flames in. He sees the ashes that was the demon.) Barbas: Damn. (He sniffs the air.) Ah! Missed him by that much. [Scene: Manor. Second floor hallway. Paige is there.] Paige: Leo! Leo! (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Sorry. I was in the underworld looking for (He sees her face.) What's wrong? (The bedroom door opens. Two SWAT members leave. Sheridan and Darryl come to Paige and Leo.) What's going on? What the hell are you doing here? Sheridan: Nothing. We didn't have to. Darryl: I'm sorry, Leo. (Leo rushes into the room.) Leo: Chris. (Chris weakly looks at Leo.) Chris: (Weakly) Hey. (Leo kneels next to him. Paige stands in the doorway.) Leo: Hey. I'm here now. You can hold on, okay? Hold on hold on. I'm here. You can hold on, okay? (Chris nods.) Don't give up, okay? (Chris nods.) Chris: You, either. (Chris closes his eyes.) Leo: No, no, no. Please no. No, please. (Chris dies.) No. (Paige cries. Leo starts to cry. He puts his head down. Chris slowly vanishes. Leo buries his face in the sheets. Leo looks up and sees Chris gone. Paige stands there, crying.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Leo screams and uses energy balls to break furniture. He screams and throws electricity, shattering mirrors. He's out of control. He throws another energy ball at some furniture. Paige is hiding behind a chair. He picks up a table and throws it. He roars and throws electricity at the windows. Paige rushes out and grabs his wrists.] Paige: Leo, stop it! (He pulls his hands away from her.) What are you trying to do, kll us? This isn't going to bring him back. Leo: I promised him I'd get him home safely. Paige: I know, but you can still save his future, and you can still save Wyatt. We just have to hurry, and you have to focus. Okay? Look, you were saying something about the underworld, about looking for something there. What? (He takes a deep breath.) Leo: Barbas. Paige: Barbas? What's he got to do with this? Leo: He's working with Gideon. That's how I think he got to Piper. That's how I think he got to me. Paige: Gideon teamed up with a demon for that? Leo: No. An act of Great Evil in our world restores the balance. (He shakes his head.) That's what I think he was using Barbas for. Paige: So, they're working together. That means they must be in contact with each other, right? Leo: So? Paige: So, that means maybe that's a way to find Gideon. The next time they try to contact each other, you just intercept it. [Scene: Barbas's lair.] Leo's Voice: Wyatt? Wyatt? (Pause) Can you hear me? It's daddy. Wyatt? Wyatt, can you hear me? It's daddy. (Wyatt orbs in. Gideon steps out.) Gideon: (In Leo's voice) Hello, son. (Wyatt turns around. Five crystals orb around Wyatt. The crystal cage is activated.) (Normal voice) So sorry to lure you like this. Barbas where are you? (He goes over towards Wyatt.) Barbas! (Barbas walks over.) It's time. Barbas: Took you long enough. Gideon: Your impatience is growing tiresome. (He holds the athame up.) I blessed it already. Now it's your turn. (Barbas takes the athame.) Is something wrong? Barbas: As a matter of fact there is. (Barbas sab Gideon.) Gideon: Why? (Barbas morphs into Leo.) Leo: Because you mrder my son. (He hits Gideon and sends him across the lair. Leo looks at Wyatt.) I'll be right back. (He goes over to Gideon.) Gideon: Leo, please, you have to understand. I am only doing this for the greater good. I swear. (Leo knocks the athame out of Gideon's hand.) Aah! (Leo picked up Gideon.) Leo: How is klling a child ever for the greater good, huh? Who the hell are you to decide that, huh? (He throws Gideon across the cave.) Gideon: Aaah! (Barbas flames in behind some rocks, spying on the fight. Leo picks Gideon up.) I'm an Elder! So are you! It's what we do. Leo: I'm not one of you anymore. Gideon: Leo, listen to me. You know what happens. You know what Chris came here to stop. (Leo throws Gideon to the floor. Barbas flames away.) Let me finish what I started. Let me save the future, the only way it can be saved. Leo: You're the reason the future's thrat, Gideon, not Wyatt Gideon: No Leo: But because of what you do to him. I'm about to make sure neither one of you get the chance again. Mirror! (He makes a hand gesture and the mirror appears behind Gideon. Evil Leo stands in it's reflection, in the Underworld garden.) Evil Leo: You ready? Leo: Remember, you can't do anything. I have to do this alone. Evil Leo: I know. Gideon: Do-do what? Leo: A Great Evil. (Leo's eyes glow white. With both hands, he gestures and fires a stream of electricity at Gideon. He cries out in pain. Gideon is lifted into the air. In the mirror, Leo's power lifts Evil Gideon into the air. Evil Leo stands on the side.) [Scene: Hospital. Maternity ward, waiting room. Paige and Phoebe are sitting down.] Phoebe: Fade away? What-what do you mean he just faded away? Paige: In Leo's arms, after he died. Phoebe: Yeah, maybe he didn't die. I mean, maybe he was just going back (Paige shakes her head. Phoebe sighs.) Oh, god. Ohh. (She sniffs.) Poor Leo. (Doctor comes into the hallway. Phoebe and Paige go over to him. Doctor removes his mask.) Dr. Roberts, how's Piper? Dr. Roberts: (cheerily) Well, that depends on how you look at it, I suppose. Me, I like to think she's moving off to a better place. Paige: What? Phoebe: What is that supposed to mean? Dr. Roberts: Well, I think you know what I mean. She's hemorrhaging. (He chuckles.) We can't stop it. It's everywhere. But let's all try to think positively, shall we? Phoebe: Now you listen to me. You get your ass back in that room and you save my sister and her baby! You understand me?! Dr. Roberts: Security! (Two security guards come towards them. Paige and Phoebe turn away.) Paige: Okay. They sht people here, remember? Phoebe: We got to get Piper out of here. We've got to get her to Leo. Paige: We can't. We don't know where Leo is. Phoebe: We can't just do nothing! (Security guards are about to take out their gn. Everything, except Phoebe and Paige, go in slow motion. Paige shakes her head.) Paige: What's going on? (Phoebe shakes her head. It becomes night. When the slow motion ends, the security guards walk past Paige and Phoebe.) Phoebe, it's night. Phoebe: Everything's back to normal? (They turn back to Doctor.) Doctor Roberts: I'll do everything I can. I promise. (Paige nods.) Excuse me. (He leaves.) Paige: Leo must've done something. [Cut to Underworld. Leo stops. Gideon drops to the ground in front of the mirror, smoking.] Gideon: (rasps) You have no idea what you've done. (He closes his eyes and dies. He turns into black dust.) Evil Leo: Didn't know you had it in you. Leo: Our worlds can never cross over again. Evil Leo: Take care of your family. Leo: You, too. (Both Leos explode the mirror. Leo goes over to Wyatt and kicks a crystal away. The cage breaks. Leo kneels down.) Hi. (He picks up Wyatt and hugs him.) I got you. You're safe now. I have you. I have you. [Scene: Hospital. Phoebe and Paige pace in the waiting room. Leo comes in, carrying Wyatt.] Phoebe: He found him. (They go over to them. Phoebe takes Wyatt from Leo.) (To Wyatt) Hey. Paige: Is he okay? Leo: Yeah. He wasn't with Gideon long enough to do any damage. Paige: What happened to Gideon? (Pause) Leo: How's Piper? (Dr. Roberts walks over to them.) Dr. Roberts: She's resting comfortably. Phoebe: Is she okay? Dr. Roberts: We stopped the bleeding, obviously had to perform a c-section, but I think she's going to be okay. Leo: And the baby, is he all right? Dr. Roberts: You tell me. (He turns to the recovery room. He pushes a button on the wall and the double doors open. He steps aside. Piper's bed wheels into position. A nurse carries the baby wrapped in a blanket over to Phoebe, Wyatt, Paige, and Leo.) Congratulations. He's perfectly healthy. Leo: Really? (The nurse puts the baby in Leo's arms.) Phoebe: Oh, look he's beautiful. Baby Christopher. (Leo looks down at his son and smiles.) (To Wyatt) That's your brother. (Paige starts to cry.) Paige: Looks like we didn't lose him after all. (Pause) Phoebe: Can we see Piper? Dr. Roberts: Well, maybe just one of you for now. (Pause) Phoebe: (To Leo) Go tell her we love her. (Paige nods. Leo smiles and walks over to Piper.) (To Wyatt) Where'd the baby go? That's your brother. (Piper smiles. Leo grins. Leo places the baby in Piper's arms. She smiles at Leo. Leo looks at Phoebe and Paige, smiling. The doors close.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "06x23 - It's A Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World, Pt 2"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Paige, Wyatt and baby Chris are there. Baby Chris cries while Paige changes him, and Wyatt sits in a high chair throwing food.] Paige: Help! Somebody help! Please? (Piper walks in.) Piper: Alright, alright, relax. I'm back. (She walks over to Wyatt and sees the mess.) What is this? How's his rash, does he need ointment? Paige: I don't know, I've been kind of procrastinating on that one. It's not my favourite thing to check. Piper: Why? You don't have a problem checking Wyatt. Paige: Yeah, that's 'cause I don't flash forward to Wyatt being twenty-two like you do with Chris. Piper: Oh, yeah, eww. Paige: Exactly. Stinky diaper. (The diaper orbs into the rubbish bin.) Piper: Hey, hey, are you using magic? Paige: Yeah. Wait till you see how I put the ointment on. Piper: Hi, personal gain. Do you want to lose your powers like Phoebe did? What if a demon attcks? Paige: Could liven things up around here. Piper: Excuse me? Paige: I'm just kidding. Sort of. Look, I love being a stay-at-home aunty, I really, really do, I just, I'm going crazy, I have to get out. You know, it wouldn't hurt you to get out a little bit too, I mean, you've been cooped up in here ever since... (Piper looks away.) You know, it's okay to talk about it, Piper. It won't hurt you, it could even help. Piper: Talk about what? Gideon's gone, Chris and Wyatt are safe, it all worked out. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Ohh, coffee, coffee, coffee. I can not believe how late for work I am again. Paige: Morning to you too. Phoebe: And if you guys can be dressed for the wedding, then when I come back I'll just honk and you guys can meet me outside, okay? (Phoebe walks into the dining room.) Piper: Wait. What? Wait. (Piper runs after her.) What wedding? Wedding? Phoebe: Christy's. Piper, don't tell me you forgot. Piper: Christy's wedding. That's today? Hmm, well, I can't go. The kids. Paige: Actually, the kids were invited too, so you can go. I think it would be good for them. I think it would be good for all of us. Piper: No, I can't go, the baby... Phoebe: Needs to be exposed to a germ or two. Get out of the house, you know, build up his immune system. Piper: He's too young. Phoebe: Piper, he's two months old. Piper: I know how old he is, thank you. Phoebe: Look, you can't protect them from the big bad world forever. They're going to have to leave the house at some point. By the way, how's Leo doing? Piper: Well, considering who betrayed him, he's doing as well as can be expected. [Scene: Alley. Leo orbs in. His face and clothes are covered in dirt.] Leo: I know you're here, Barbas. You can't keep running from me. (An invisible Barbas appears behind Leo.) Barbas: You're afraid that vanquishing me won't ease your pain. (Leo turns around and in an instant Barbas appears behind him again.) 'Cause it wasn't a demon, it was an Elder. You're very mentor who tried to kll your son. Leo: But you helped him. And that's why I'm gonna kll you too. (Leo walks down the alley.) Barbas! [Cut to further down the alley. Barbas re-enters his body. He looks at the wound on his shoulder and flames out. Leo walks around the corner and feels the air where Barbas was sitting. He orbs out.] [Cut to the top of the Golden Gate Bridge. And Elder is there meditating. Barbas flames in then flames back out. Leo orbs in.] Leo: Zola? Zola: Leo. Good, I've been calling for you. Leo: What do you mean? Where's Barbas? Zola: Who? (Invisible Barbas appears behind Leo.) Barbas: He's covering up for me. Oh, you know he is, you tracked me here. Zola: What's the matter? Are you alright? Barbas: One of your greatest fears. Not good guys, bad guys, all the same now. Hey, makes him just like Gideon. (Leo gets mad and bolts of electricity sht out of his hands. It hits Zola and throws him up against the bridge wall.) Leo: Where is he? Where's Barbas? Zola: I don't know! Leo: Tell me! Zola: I don't know! For god's sake, stop! (Leo stops the electricity and Zola falls to the ground.) Barbas: Damn. So close. (Barbas disappears.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Phoebe walks down the stairs. Paige is laying on the couch with a newspaper over her face.] Phoebe: Hey, have you seen Piper? Paige: Up in Wyatt's room. Phoebe: Oh, I'm sorry, sweetie, were you sleeping? (Paige takes the newspaper off her face.) Paige: Why start now? No, I was actually just trying to take a little break from nanny duties. Phoebe: Yeah, you are such a doll to help out like you've been. I wish I could help you, but I can't, I have to work. Paige: Tell me what it's like. Out there in the world where men don't poop or spit on you. (Phoebe laughs.) Phoebe: You really do need to get out, huh? Paige: You know, maybe we can just swap jobs for the day. You know, I'll pay you. Phoebe: Yeah? Paige: Uh-huh. Phoebe: Hmm, don't tempt me. Paige: What, you're miserable too? Phoebe: No, I wouldn't say miserable, I just, I don't know, I can't put my finger on it. I'm like in this rut or something, you know? I just feel really disconnected. Paige: Yeah, I agree. Phoebe: You agree? What do you know about my ruts? Paige: Well, um, I know you gave some great advice to "Lost in Los Altos" about finding a new love, but, uh, you gave the same advice to "Dumped in Daly" last year. Phoebe: What? Shut up, I did not. (Paige opens the newspaper to Phoebe's column.) Oh my god, I did. So maybe I should stop giving advice to people in finding love until I figure out how to find it myself. Paige: You'll find it, you foresaw it. Phoebe: Yeah, that was one big tease. I think that's what's messing me up. Paige: No, I think what's messing you up is Gideon. I think it's the same thing that's messing us all up. He didn't just betray Leo, he betrayed all of us. Zola's Voice: And those wounds don't heal easily. (Phoebe and Paige walk into the conservatory. Zola is standing there.) Forgive the intrusion. I thought it best I come to you first. Phoebe: Whatever it is we're not interested. Zola: No, I think you'll be interested in this. Leo, just tried to kll me. I didn't want the other Elders to find out, they'd think he was after us all now. Paige: Well, you can hardly blame him, can you? Zola: You're lack of faith is understandable given what Gideon has done, but one bad Elder doesn't make us all bad. We are on the same side here. Phoebe: Are we? Zola: Leo didn't really want to kll me, I know that. Still, if he had, there would have been no redeeming him. He would've had to been recycled. Paige: Recycled like what? Recycled like plastic? Zola: No, I mean like sent back, reborn to start the cycle of life over again. We don't want to punish him for klling Gideon. But we can't abide his harming innocents in the name of revenge. Which means if you don't stop him, we'll have to. Phoebe: Stop him from what? Zola: From his obsession with vanquishing Barbas. It's blinding him to reason, driving him over the edge. And if he succeeds, it won't make his sons any safer, or the betrayal any less painful. It won't heal his heart. Time is of the essence too, not just for his sake. We believe there's a powerful thrat looming on the horizon, unlike any we've ever sensed before. And for that, we'll need everybody back into the fold, and soon. (Zola orbs out.) [Cut to the attic. Leo is frantically flipping through the Book of Shadows. He hears a noise.] Leo: Barbas. I know you're here. Show yourself. (A ghostly head floats through the attic.) Voice: Don't let Barbas get away. Save your son. Leo: Who are you? What do you want? (Piper walks in holding baby Chris.) Piper: Who are you talking to? Leo: Nobody. How'd you know I was here? Piper: I didn't. Wyatt did. Must be that orbing thing you guys share. He looked up and said 'dadda'. Leo: Really? Piper: Mmm-hm. He misses you. We all do. Leo: I miss him too. Is there anything else on Barbas in here besides the main entry? Piper: No. Would you like to hold your child? Leo: Uh, I... I can't. Piper: Well, you need to, Leo. Chris didn't die. He's alive. You need to move on. Leo: Not until Barbas is gone, and they're both safe. (Leo orbs out.) [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Barbas and a Healer demon are there. The demon is cauterizing Barbas's wound with a hot iron stick. Barbas groans.] Barbas: Is that absolutely necessary? Demon: The wound is deep. Very easily could've been fatal. I wouldn't recommend going up against an Elder again if I were you. Barbas: The problem is that he's the one after me and I haven't figured out how to shake him. Demon: Ah, in that case then, this might all be for not. Barbas: Thank you very much for your vote of confidence. Actually, I don't even know what it is that I did to offend him, except for that rugrat incident, and that all came out okay in the end more or less, and it wasn't even me. That was after. (The ghostly figure floats through the cave.) Voice: But it should be now. Barbas: Whoa, whoa, whoa, what was that? Demon: What was what? Barbas: You didn't see that? Demon: See what? (The ghostly figure floats past.) Voice: Go after the baby. Barbas: That. Demon: What? (The ghostly figure floats past again.) Voice: He'll be blinded by rage. Vulnerable. Barbas: You're trying to tell me you didn't hear that? Demon: Maybe we should look at that wound again. Barbas: For god's sake. (Barbas throws an energy ball at the demon and vanquishes him.) A rotten healer anyway. Who are you? Friend or foe? Voice: Neither. But if you want to stop the Elder, go after the baby. (The ghostly figure floats straight towards Barbas and knocks him off his feet.) Barbas: Cool. Very, very cool. Commercial Break [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe walks in.] Elise: Phoebe, there you are. Phoebe: Elise, hi, I'm so sorry I'm late, it won't happen again. Elise: Of course it will. But, hey, if you keep getting responses like these, who cares. Look at these emails, all from this morning's column. Phoebe: Uh, yeah, about this morning's column... Elise: It was brilliant, Phoebe. I mean, you make us look so classy when your advice is provocative, insightful... Phoebe: Plagiarized. Don't worry, I stole from myself. Elise: I don't understand. Phoebe: Yeah, I don't understand either, Elise. But it turns out I gave the exact same advice to someone last year, and I didn't realise it until it was too late. Elise: So? Big deal. Columnists recycle stuff all the time. Phoebe: Yeah, but I don't. At least, I never used to, and I just, I don't think I should write anymore until I figure out why this happened. Elise: Don't be ridiculous. Phoebe: No, I'm not being ridiculous, I'm just being honest, Elise. I can't give people recycled advice, it's just not right. It's not ethical. Elise: Phoebe, you can't just quit. Phoebe: Oh, and I don't want to quit. Elise, I love my job, you know, I just don't think I can do it right now. Elise: Okay, alright, take a sabbatical, rest, recharge your batteries. A couple of months enough? Phoebe: Can I do that? Elise: Of course you can. I'm the boss, aren't I? Phoebe: And what happens to my column? I mean, do you just pull it? Elise: And watch sales drop? Are you kidding? (She thinks for a moment.) No. I'll hire someone to ghost write it for you. Your readers will never know you're gone. Phoebe: Wait, what? Assistant: Phoebe? Sorry, it's your sister, she says it's important. Elise: Go ahead, I'll handle this. Don't worry about anything. Rest up. (Phoebe walks into her office and picks up the phone.) Phoebe: Hello? Paige: Hey. I think I have figured out how to save Leo. If we can keep him from going after Barbas, then we can go after him ourselves. Phoebe: Wait, what? Paige: It's perfect. All we have to do is guilt Leo into taking Piper to the wedding. Phoebe: Yeah, but she doesn't even want to go. Paige: I know. That's why I will volunteer to take care of the kids and that way Piper won't have any excuse not to go. Then while you guys are all at the wedding, I'll be at the book, you know, trying to find Barbas. Phoebe: And then what? I mean, even if we find him, how are we gonna vanquish him without my powers and Piper's? Paige: You can still cast spells, can't you? Phoebe: Paige... Paige: I am telling you, this could work. Not only could it save Leo, but it can get him and Piper back together, at a wedding no less. I mean, think about it. Maybe it could reunite some sparks. You know, do it for the children. Hell, do it for me. Phoebe: I don't know about this. Paige: Do you want to get out of that rut or don't you? [Scene: The wedding. A gazebo is brightly decorated with Christy and Jeevan sitting inside, and friends and family are sitting on rows of chairs outside.] Priest: We have come together on this glorious day to wed Christy and Jeevan. Who are here to build a foundation of their marriage upon the earth. In the presence of the sacred fre, and among their family and friends. (Piper's car pulls up to the valet. Piper, Phoebe and Leo get out.) Phoebe: Oh, we are so late. Has the ceremony started? Valet: Yes, ma'am. Phoebe: Oh, no. Okay. Piper: I told you to just go ahead and go. Phoebe: Yeah, well, I don't understand why you couldn't leave the baby with Paige. (Leo gets the stroller out of the boot and Piper gets baby Chris out of the back seat.) Piper: When you're a mother, you'll understand. Phoebe: Okay, that's assuming I'm gonna have any eggs left. (Phoebe tries to open the stroller.) How do you do this thing? Leo: Here. (Leo opens it.) Phoebe: Oh, so nice to have a man around the house. Leo: Yeah, except I think I should still be after Barbas. Phoebe: Yeah, not until you can distinguish between a demon and an Elder. You're stuck with us. (Piper puts her phone to her ear.) Piper: Paige? Hi. Phoebe: What are you doing? Give me that. What are you doing? Piper: What do you mean, what am I doing? I'm checking on Wyatt. Phoebe: You just checked on Wyatt. Have you guys thought about seeing a shrink? Piper: Yeah, we did that. Phoebe: Okay, look, I know you haven't been out of the house in a very, very long time but this is Christy's wedding so please try and have fun. (They take the wedding programs off of a table and look at the illustration on the front.) Piper: Is this a wedding or an orgy? Phoebe: It's a Hindu ceremony. It's supposed to be very, very, very romantic. (Baby Chris cries.) Piper: Oh, see, I knew this would happen. This is over stimulation. We've gotta get out of here. (The valet drives off with their car.) Hey, excuse me! Wait! Phoebe: No, no, no. You know what? You guys go and I'll take care of Chris, okay? You guys go and have a good time. Have fun. Remember what that is? Fun? Come on. Diaper bag. Thank you. (Piper and Leo walk over to the ceremony and sit down.) [Cut to Phoebe. She is rocking the stroller.] Phoebe: You're okay, shh, you're okay, Chris. You're okay. (Darryl and Inspector Sheridan walk over to Phoebe.) Sheridan: Chris, huh? Interesting name. Same as the guy who died in your house a couple of months ago, isn't it? Phoebe: Are you following me? Sheridan: Yes, I am. Actually, I would have approached you sooner but Lieutenant Morris here thought that you might need some time to mourn your loss. He's very protective of you. Seems to know you real well, which is why I asked him to be my partner on this. You know, you and your sisters don't seem to be getting out much lately. Why is that I wonder? You're not hiding from me, are you? Phoebe: We've got nothing to hide. Sheridan: Good. Then you'll have no objections coming down town to answer some questions. You've just been served. Phoebe: Questions about what? Sheridan: About what really happened to... the other Chris. How he mysteriously broke out of jail, how come he doesn't seem to appear in any database, how come you didn't have a funeral for him, what happened to his body. You know, just stuff like that. Four o'clock. Don't be late. (She walks away.) Phoebe: You know, I can almost understand you not helping us. But to help her? Darryl: It's not like that, I swear. I don't want to be in the middle of this, but she knows that I know something. She knows we've got history. Phoebe: And you think if she exposes us she's not gonna bust you too? Sheridan: Coming, Lieutenant? Phoebe: You're gonna have to chose a side, Darryl. It's just the way it works. (They walk away.) [Cut to the wedding.] Priest: And now as the circle is a symbol of the earth and the sun and the universe, I call upon the goddess and god that created all things to bless this sacred union. (Two yellow clouds of light float down from the sky and hover above the gazebo.) And to consecrate upon them that... Piper: Are you seeing what I'm seeing? Leo: Yeah. But I don't think anyone else can. (The two yellow clouds of light ht Piper and Leo and they glow.) Are you okay? Piper: I don't know. I feel a little woozy. (She pulls out a tissue from her purse and Leo notices she now has six arms joined to her body.) Leo: Piper. Uh-oh. [Cut to Phoebe. Leo and Piper rush over to her. Piper is wearing Leo's coat to cover her extra arms.] Phoebe: Hey, is the wedding over already? (Piper opens the coat to show Phoebe her extra arms.) Oh my god. Leo: Let's get outta here. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there. Phoebe and Paige are watching Piper who is now wearing a Hindu dress. She feeds baby Chris and Wyatt, covers baby Chris with a blanket, brushes Wyatt's hair back, puts her own hair behind her ear, all at the same time using her six arms.] Paige: I don't understand how could this have happened. Phoebe: Beats the hell out of me. (Leo walks in wearing Hindu clothes.) Leo: Isn't she beautiful? (He walks over to Piper and she pinches his butt. They smile at each other.) Paige: I can't believe what I am seeing. Phoebe: Tell me about it. When was the last time you saw Piper grab Leo's ass? Paige: That's not what I'm talking about. Uh, we need to do something quickly. (The phone rings. Piper answers it.) Piper: Hello? Phoebe, it's for you. Phoebe: Okay. Uh, Book of Shadows, Hindu spirits. (Phoebe takes the phone off Piper.) Hello? Elise: Is this a bad time? Phoebe: Actually, Elise, yeah, I'm kind of up to my elbows in stuff. Elise: Well, I just wanted to give you the good news. The ghost writer that I was hoping to hire just happens to be in town and wants to do it. Isn't that terrific? Phoebe: Wait, what? Elise: And better yet, Leslie can start right away with tomorrow's column. Phoebe: Leslie? Okay, who's Leslie? Elise, don't you think I should have a say in this? Elise: So how soon can you get down here because I'd really like the two of you to meet as soon as possible. Phoebe: Yeah, no, now's not really a good time. Elise: Okay, well, how about in an hour? We'll see you then. [Cut to The Bay Mirror. Elise and a man are there.] Elise: She can hardly wait to meet you. Leslie: Well, likewise. [Cut to the Manor.] Phoebe: She hung up on me. I cannot believe she hung up on me. (Piper turns to Leo and they put their arms around each other.) Okay, I will just leave you two to go at it. [Cut to the attic. Paige is looking in the Book of Shadows. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Bright side? At least we know Piper and Leo still have the hots for each other. Paige: Yeah, well, you better be careful with that whole hots thing because it's contagious. Don't stand too close. It comes courtesy of Shakti, the Hindu goddess of creation, and Shiva, her lover, the god of destruction. Phoebe: Yeah, but why did this happen to Piper and Leo? I mean, any ideas? Paige: Why does anything happen to any of us around here? Phoebe: Good point. "Shakti and Shiva are commonly invoked at weddings because their considered to be the ultimate lovers." Paige: Well, I'm thinking it's meant to be symbolic. Phoebe: Unless they're magical lovers to hijack. Paige: Read on. Phoebe: "Shakti also called the ultimate mother and Shiva together created all things, and if they consummate their love again, all things will be obliterated and the universe will be reborn." Paige: Talk about your big bang theory. [Cut to downstairs. Piper and Leo are kissing passionately. Phoebe and Paige come down the stairs.] Phoebe: Oh! Alright, stop it! You two stop it right now. Stop it, stop it, stop it. (Phoebe and Paige pull them apart.) You go over there, you over here. (Piper slaps Phoebe with her six hands.) Oh, keep your hands to yourself. Piper: But you're interrupting us. Phoebe: And saving life as we know it. Leo: What are you talking about? Paige: Look at your outfit. Does that look like something you normally wear? Leo: Well, no. Paige: Exactly. This is not the first time we have been hijacked by gods. So you just have to fight it. Leo: I don't want to fight it. I haven't felt this potent in years. Phoebe: Over sharing. Any idea how to redirect his potency? Paige: Yeah. We should send him after Barbas. Leo: Barbas? Phoebe: And what about the risk to the Elders? Paige: I think the risk to the universe is greater. I've made a vanquishing potion, I'll go get it. Leo: I won't need it. I'll be back. Piper: I'll be waiting. (Leo disappears surrounded by lighting.) Wow, is that hot or what? Phoebe: Or what. Paige: Okay, I'm gonna go to magic school and try to find a spell to dispossess them. Phoebe: Take the babies with you. They'll be safer there. Piper: No. The babies stays with me. (Phoebe starts to leave.) Paige: Where are you going? Phoebe: I have to go to, you know, work. [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Barbas and a cave full of demons are there. The demons are all talking at once.] Barbas: Gentlemen! Gentlemen! Gentlemen! Please, one at a time, if you please. We're failing to see the problem here. Demon #1: You asked for help. You said we would share in the spoils. Then you tell us you're going after the Charmed Ones. Do you take us for fools? That's su1c1de. Barbas: No, no, no, we're not going after the Charmed Ones per se, just their little baby. Okay, it's obvious you're failing to grasp the big picture here, so I will explain it for you again for the umpteenth time. Okay, and going after the child, we are in a fact pouring salt into the still festering wounds of the father who happens to be an Elder. The Charmed Ones' Elder. Demon #1: So. Barbas: So his parental instincts kicks in. His vengeful little heart fills with rage and then with this tiniest little nudge from me, he makes a mistake, a fatal mistake. Demon #1: Leaving the witches unprotected by him. Barbas: Exactly. And leaving you with the best chances at knocking them off anybody's had in years. Almost sounds too good to be true, doesn't it? Demon #1: What about that creature you told us about? How does he fit into all of this? Barbas: See that's a very good question. One I don't have the answer to. But he did cloak this lair, so Leo couldn't track me, that makes him a friend. A very powerful friend. Commercial Break [Scene: Magic School. Teachers and students are packing stuff away. Paige orbs in with Wyatt.] Paige: What's going on? Mrs. Winterbourne: Oh, hi, Paige. We're packing up, closing down the school. Paige: What? Since when? Mrs. Winterbourne: Since Gideon died. Look, love him or hate him, he started this magic school and without him there's no one left to fight for it anymore. Paige: I'll fight for it. Mrs. Winterbourne: Against the Elders? You don't stand a chance. No offence, but Gideon was the only one that could stand up to them and convince them he could keep it safe from demons discovering us, or mortals for that matter. Paige: Well, what about the next generation? Where are they gonna learn what needs to be learnt? Mrs. Winterbourne: I don't know. Paige: Is the nursery still open? Mrs. Winterbourne: Yeah, another week or so. Paige: Okay, stop packing those books because I'm gonna need them. (to Wyatt) Come on, baby. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Elise. Elise: Good, you're here. Come and meet your new... Phoebe: Uh, yeah, just so we're clear, if I don't like this person we can find someone else, right? Elise: Absolutely. It's your column, you've gotta be happy with him. (Elise drags Phoebe into her office.) Phoebe: Him? What? I'm sorry, him? (A handsome man is sitting on Phoebe's chair, talking on the phone.) Leslie: (on phone) I'd better call you back. (He hangs up.) Hi. I hope it's okay, I just wanted to get started. Phoebe: Leslie? Elise: Surprise. Leslie: Expecting a girl, weren't you? Phoebe: Well... Leslie: So did my folks. That's how I got the name. You can call me Les. (They shake hands.) Elise: Now before you say no, just hear me out. He had his own advice column in Philly and it was totally hip, very hot, a perfect match for yours. (Phoebe rubs Les' hand.) Phoebe: Hot, huh? Wow. (She pulls away.) Oh. Not again. Elise: He's relocating to L.A. in a couple of months which works out perfectly for how long you want to be away. Phoebe: That's great, Elise, but he's a-a man. Les: Is that a problem? Phoebe: Uh, well, most of my readers are women. Les: And you don't think a man can give advice to women? Phoebe: Oh, no, actually, not as well as a woman can, no. Les: Well, what about Dr. Phil? (Les walks around and stands next to Phoebe.) Phoebe: Uh, Dr. Phil is a doctor, right? Dr. Phil. Les: Ah, so a man can give advice to women if he's a doctor. (Phoebe tries to get a look at Les' butt.) Phoebe: That's not what I meant. Les: Well, that's what it sounded like. Are you feeling alright? Phoebe: Me? Yeah. (She laughs.) Yes, I'm feeling alright. I'm great, are you kidding? Les: 'Cause you don't look like you do. Phoebe: What, are you a doctor now too? Les: Actually, I am. Of psychology. I wrote my doctorate on women's intuition... (Phoebe falls sideways and Les catches her.) Aced it. Phoebe: I bet you did. (They kiss passionately.) Elise: Phoebe! (Phoebe pushes Les away and walks outside. She walks back in and grabs her purse and walks back out.) Les: I guess that means I got the job. [Scene: Manor. Piper's room. Piper puts baby Chris in his crib. Two demons suddenly appear and throws fireballs near them. Piper blows them up. Another demon appears and she blows him. Three more appear and bolts of electricity sht out of her hands blwing up energy balls as they come towards her. Barbas appears behind Piper and creeps towards baby Chris. Piper blows up the three demons and turns around.] Piper: No! (Bolts of electricity sh*t at Barbas and he flies across the room. He touches his bleeding wounds and flames out. Baby Chris stirs.) It's okay, peanut, you're okay. Shh. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Paige walks down the stairs carrying a rubbish bin. Phoebe walks in through the front door.] Phoebe: Doctor. Doctor, my ass. I'd like to actually see proof that he's a doctor, you know. Paige: What are you muttering about? Phoebe: Elise. She hired a man. Can you believe that? I don't know what she was thinking. Paige: Hire a man for what? Phoebe: My job, that's what. Might possibly be the worst idea I've ever had. I don't know what I was thinking. Paige: You quit? Phoebe: No, no, I'm just taking a sabbatical. Well, I was taking a sabbatical, I'm clearly not anymore. Well, don't look at me like that, you're the one who said I was in a rut. Paige: Anyway, you'll never guess what happened while you were gone. Phoebe: I mean, it's just the most ridiculous... Have you even ever heard of a male advice columnist? I haven't. Paige: Try to guess. You won't be able to. Phoeb: But I don't care what the book says about the divine hornyness only being rubbed off if you're attracted to someone, because there's no way I'm attracted to him. Huh. Huh. Oh god, I hope he's not the one from my vision. I think I'm gonna be sick. Paige: Barbas tried to kidnap baby Chris. Phoebe: Paige, that is not funny. Paige: I am not trying to be funny. It's true. Phoebe: Oh, no. Paige: Oh, yes. Piper's upstairs putting him to sleep right now. He's okay, he didn't get hurt. Phoebe: Oh, thank goodness. Leo's gonna go ballistic. Paige: Yes. And that is precisely why Piper does not want us to tell him anything. (Leo walks in.) Leo: Tell me what? Phoebe: How much she wants you. Piper, she desperately wants you. Paige: You're not suppose to tell him that. Phoebe: I know, but you know me with secrets, I can't keep them. So how did it go with Barbas? Leo: It didn't. I couldn't track him. Paige: Really? You couldn't track him? Not even with all those powers cooped up inside of you? Leo: I know. Strange, isn't it? So where's Piper? Upstairs? (He goes upstairs.) [Cut to Piper's room. Leo walks in and sees broken furniture and scorch marks from the demon attck. Phoebe and Paige walk in.] Leo: What happened here? Paige: You're not gonna like it. [Cut to the foyer. The front door flies opens and Darryl and Inspector Sheridan walk in.] Darryl: So what, you're not even gonna give them a chance to cooperate with us now? Is that it? Sheridan: They had chance, they didn't show, now we've got a warrant. Darryl: That does not give us the right to bust in like this. Sheridan: Yeah, well, I wanted it to be a surprise. (Darryl grabs her by the arm.) You got something you want to say, Morris? (He lets go of her arm.) One way or another, I'm gonna find out who this Chris guy really was and what they're hiding. Now you're either with me, or you're against me. [Cut to Piper's room.] Paige: You see, this is why Piper didn't want us to tell you. Leo: I'm gonna kll him. I'm gonna rip the world apart until I find Barbas. Phoebe: Yeah, that's what we were worried about. Leo, you have to calm down until we know all the facts. Leo: What facts? He went after one of my sons again. Paige: Yeah, but he didn't get him. Leo: It doesn't matter. (Sheridan walks in pointing her gn. Darryl walks in behind her.) Sheridan: Police! Freeze! Hands in the air! (Leo telekinetically sends Sheridan flying across the room and she slams into the wall.) Darryl: What the hell's wrong with you? You're out of your mind. (Leo disappears surrounded by lightning bolts.) Phoebe: Yeah, I think he is. (Piper rushes in.) Piper: Shh, I just got the baby to sleep. What happened? Where's Leo? [Scene: Golden Gate Bridge. Zola is there meditating. Barbas flames in and then flames back out. Leo appears surrounded with lightning bolts.] Zola: Leo? Leo: Barbas, where is he? Zola: Barbas? (Invisible Barbas appears beside Leo.) Barbas: How many times do you to go through all this before you realise they're all working together. Zola: Leo, don't do this. You know better. He's after your boy, I'm after your boy, they're all after your boy. That's why it's your greatest fear. (Barbas disappears.) Leo: Where is he, damn it! Zola: Wait, listen to me, Leo, don't do this. (Invisible Barbas appears.) Barbas: kll him. kll them all! (Leo roars and bolts of electricity sh*t out of his hands. It pins Zola up onto the bridge wall and he explodes and vanishes.) Ahh, my, my, my, my, my. What have we gone and done now? (Barbas disappears.) Commercial Break [Scene: Magic School. Piper is there. Paige walks in with Mrs. Winterbourne.] Paige: Thanks. (Mrs. Winterbourne walks away.) Did you find Leo? Piper: Where's Chris? Paige: He's with Wyatt in the nursery. (Paige sees Leo sitting on the floor in the corner of the room.) What happened? Piper: Did you find the spell to fix us? Paige: Yeah, but... Piper: Cast it. (Paige walks over to a table and opens a book.) Paige: "We call upon the mortal ways, and gods who guide but may not stay, we seek those of divinity, to separate from and set them free." (Piper's extra arms glow and vanish. A golden light rises out of Leo.) Piper: (to Leo) Are you alright? Paige: Piper? Piper: Go get Phoebe and then go get Barbas. Paige: We still don't know how to find him. Piper: I wounded him. You should be able to scry with his blood. (Paige orbs out. Piper walks over to Leo and kneels beside him.) Leo: I klled another Elder. Piper: It's not your fault, you were tricked. Leo: Was I? What have I become? (Piper hugs Leo.) Piper: It's okay, it's okay. Nobody else has to know. [Scene: Manor. Living room. Paramedics are there checking out Sheridan. He shines a light into her eyes.] Paramedic: Just try to follow the light. Darryl: I still don't think this was a good idea. Phoebe: What did you want us to do? Send her to purgatory? We have to play it safe, she's too suspicious already. Darryl: Yeah, okay, but what if she remembers what really happened? Paramedic: Look to your right. Focus. (to other paramedic) Get the C collar and board. Do you remember what you were doing here, Inspector? Sheridan: Uh, we came to search for something. Paramedic: Do you remember what happened to you? Phoebe: Uh, she slipped. We're doing a lot of redecorating and she slipped and fell. Paramedic: Well, do you remember? Sheridan: Uh... I... no. Paramedic: Just take a deep breath. Darryl: She still remembers the search warrant. Phoebe: So what? What is she going to find? (Paige walks in.) Paige: What's going on? Phoebe: Uh, nothing, I think we have everything under control here. What's up? (Paige holds up a potion.) Paige: We've got some work to do. [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Barbas is there.] Barbas: Hey, why don't you come on down. Show yourself. All I want to do is thank you. It was such a very good plan. I mean, it worked perfectly. So, uh, how about we go after the witches now? (Phoebe and Paige walk in.) Paige: Works for us. Barbas: Well, well, well, well. What do you know? It really is true. Just ask and ye shall receive. Of course, this lair was supposed to be cloaked. Phoebe: Yeah, you should probably ask your invisible friend about that. Barbas: Yeah, well, maybe I will. Ah, come to vanquish me I see. What, again? Paige: Yeah, but I just have one little question first. Why the baby? What does that even get you? Barbas: Ah, the baby. That just gets me to you without the bodyguard. By the way, how is old Leo, anyway? Suffering nicely I hope. (Paige is about to throw the potion.) Ah, ah, ah, ah. I think we should check your fears first. How charming. Your greatest fear is that your nephews won't be safe. From me. How touching. Of course, such a great fear paralyses you. Can't believe you forgot about that. Paige: Oh, we didn't forget. (Paige throws the potion at Barbas.) Phoebe: We just knew our greatest desire would overcome our greatest fear. Paige: And our greatest desire is to protect our nephews from you. Barbas: Ah, you know I'll be back. Fear always comes back! You set me up! (Barbas is vanquished.) Phoebe: I never get tired of seeing that. Paige: I wonder who he was talking to? Phoebe: I don't know. And I don't wanna know. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Les is there with his feet up on the desk, reading the paper. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Making yourself comfortable, I see. Les: Sorry. You know, Phoebe, you really don't have to come in here bright and early anymore. Otherwise, it's not really a sabbatical. Phoebe: Yeah, I know. Actually, I'm gonna tell you the truth. After I met you I wasn't so sure I wanted to take the time off. Les: Ah, make quite an impression on you, did I? Phoebe: No, not really. Les: So you kiss all the new employees their first day on the job, do you? Phoebe: Yeah, well, that was, you know, not-not-not what you think it was. Les: Oh, really. Phoebe: Yeah. Les: And what do you think I think it was? Phoebe: Well, I don't know what you think it was but whatever you think it was, it actually wasn't. Anyway, uh, I thought I would wait until this morning and read what you wrote and see if I was still comfortable with my decision. Les: And? Phoebe: And I liked it. There was some good advice in there, considering you're a guy. Les: Well, thanks... I think. Of course, I wouldn't want to sully your good name. Phoebe: You'd better not. Good luck. Les: Hey, for whatever it's worth, you're a pretty damn good kisser, even though it didn't mean anything. [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper is there packing a bag and the kids are in the stroller near by. Paige walks in.] Paige: Oh my god, I'm so tired. I didn't sleep at all last night, and it's not even because of Barbas. Piper: Pray tell. Paige: It's the whole Magic School thing, you know? It's gotten me really depressed. I don't know why the Elders are just shutting it down. Piper: Well, they can do whatever they want. That's why they're them. Paige: Yeah, well, it's not fair. Piper: Well, who's gonna stop them? Paige: I am. Piper: What? Paige: Yeah. I mean, magic's the best thing that has ever happened to me, right? I mean, other than you guys. No offence, but you guys did kind of happen to me at the same time that magic happened to me. So if you really actually count it... Piper: Rambling. Paige: Right. Look, aside from Gideon, the school is a great thing, right? And I think I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna get back to my magical roots. Piper: I think that's a good idea. Um, any idea how you're gonna do it? Paige: Not a clue. Oh my goodness. Are you going outside? With them? Piper: Yes, I am. Now may I go or are you gonna tease me some more about it? Paige: I'd really like to tease you some more, but I will wait until you get back. What changed? Piper: Well, sharing a body with the ultimate mother, um, I got a few tips. Paige: Like what? Piper: Like, I can't protect them from everything. Or I'll probably end up making them neurotic. Paige: Lord knows we don't need anymore of those around here. Piper: No. So we're just gonna have to go out and brave the big bad world. Paige: What about Leo? Is he gonna join? Piper: No, he's still, um, dealing with some stuff. [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Leo is there touching the pile of Barbas's ashes.] Voice: Barbas was right. k*lling him doesn't end the pain of betrayal. Leo: Who the hell are you? What do you want? Voice: What do we want? We want you! (The ghostly figure floats straight towards Leo and then vanishes. Leo stands there frightened.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x01 - A Call To Arms"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Cafe. Piper, Phoebe and the kids are there. Piper has a blanket covering her chest, obviously breast feeding baby Chris. Wyatt is sitting in a stroller beside her. Phoebe is looking at an article with her picture beside it in the newspaper.] Phoebe: That's not me. Piper: Sure looks like you. Phoebe: No, I mean, the picture's me, just the column is not me. I knew a man couldn't give advice like a woman. Men are all about, you know, fixing the problem. Piper: Isn't that what advice columnists are supposed to do? Phoebe: No. I mean, yes, but first you're supposed to listen, then you're supposed to validate feelings. At least that's what a woman would do, but not a man, they go straight to fixing it. This "Glass Ceiling in Sausalito", Leslie tells this woman step by step how to deal with her boss. There are no feelings in there, no emotions. I mean, my readers are going to read that and know that I did not write it. This is a nightmare. Piper: Honestly, it's real subtle. They might not notice. Phoebe: Even the letters that he picks. They're all fix-it letters, you know? And I left him three messages about this yesterday, he did not call me back. Piper: I thought the whole point of this little vacation was for you to relax and recharge. Phoebe: Yeah, I know. But it's still my column, you know, I still care about it. Piper: Any big change takes some adjusting. So for a while you're just gonna feel a little lost. Phoebe: See, you just validated my feelings. Piper: Phoebe, you need to stop obsessing. Unless, of course, you know, you're obsessing because, um, you like him. Phoebe: No, I don't like him. He's like... eww. Piper: Well, then forget about it and find something else to obsess about. Phoebe: Yeah, I know, you're right, I have to find a way to channel my energy, find something to be passionate about. (Piper sees a couple and the manager staring at her from near by.) You know, Paige with Magic School, you saving Leo. Piper: I'm not saving him, I'm just hoping that by spending some time with the boys that he'll feel loved and needed, and realise that life isn't all that bad. (The manager walks up to their table.) Manager: Excuse me, ladies, but I'm afraid you're gonna have to take that some place else. Piper: Take what? Manager: You know... (He gestures towards baby Chris.) That. Phoebe: It's called breast feeding. Manager: Customers are complaining. Phoebe: Wh... What? Piper: Alright, let's go. I gotta go anyway. Phoebe: No, Piper, you are not going anywhere. You've done nothing wrong. (Phoebe stands up and faces the waiter.) You can't do this. Manager: Actually, yeah, I can. (He points to a sign that reads "Management has the right to refuse service to anyone".) Sorry. (He walks away.) Piper: It's no big deal, let's go. Phoebe: That's horrible. Piper: We're goin'. [Scene: Magic School. Paige is standing in the centre of the room surrounded by students and is facing three Elders.] Elder #1: This is a losing battle. Magic School was a noble experiment. But I'm afraid it's run its course. Paige: Well, what about these kids? Where are they going to go? Where are they gonna learn how to develop their magic? Elder #2: Where did you learn to develop yours? Paige: I learned from my sisters and they did from their mother and their grandmother. But not everybody has that. What these kids need... (Paige is ht with a spit ball.) What these kids need is guidance. Elder #1: The point remains that with Gideon no longer around, the safety of this institution, both to the students and to the outside world can no longer be guaranteed. Paige: I can guarantee it. (He gives her a look.) I mean, I can try to guarantee it. You see, I fight demons on a weekly basis and I think that more than qualifies me to be able to deal with some magical students. (A student sitting near a statue of Cupid, wiggles his finger and Cupid's arrow flies through the air, passes the Elders and hits a wooden crate.) Like I said, they need some guidance. Student #1: She can guide me any day. Duncan: Check it out, I just cast an awesome spell. (Duncan has a book open to a page and the page glows.) Paige: These kids are special. (It sht out a gold light and a grey light which forms into Lady Godiva on a horse and an invisible Lord Dyson.) Students: Whoa! Student #2: Naked woman! (All the male students race over and surround Lady Godiva.) Opening Credits [Scene: Magic School. Continued from before. All the guys are trying to get to Lady Godiva. Duncan turns to Paige.] Dunca: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to conjure her, I swear it was an accident. Paige: It's okay, Duncan, I know you didn't mean to. It's okay, just tell me what happened, fast. Duncan: I don't know, I-I was just bored, you know, messing around, flipping through the history book and then poof! Out popped Lady Godiva. Paige: That's Lady Godiva. That is so cool. I mean, it's not cool. But that's okay, you just send her back and everything will be fine. Duncan: Well, that's the thing, I don't know how to send her back. I only know how to conjure. Paige: Okay, that is bad. I mean, not that you're bad. It's just a bad situation, you know what I mean? But I know you didn't mean it, so you're not really bad. It's okay, it's okay. Uh, we'll fix it. I hope. (Lady Godiva gets off the horse and grabs a robe from near by and covers herself up. Paige pulls a robe off a teacher.) I need to borrow this. I'll have it dry cleaned. Elder #1: Is that who I think it is? Paige: Lady Godiva. Pretty impressive use of magic, huh? Elder #1: Don't you know how dangerous it is to mess with history? If we don't find a way to send her back before anything happens to her. Paige: I'm all over it. (Paige rushes over to Lady Godiva and shoos the kids away.) That's it. Shoo! Get out of here. Get out with your raging hormones. Bye. Bye. (Paige wraps the robe around Lady Godiva.) Lady Godiva: What happened? Where am I? What is this place? Paige: It's okay, you're safe. I'm gonna take you home, okay? [Cut to Duncan. He sits on a couch.] Simon: Well, well, well. That's one screwed up mess you made. Good job, Duncan. You scored big. Duncan: Shut up, Simon, leave me alone. Simon: Say goodbye to Magic School. (Simon walks away. Lord Dyson moves closer to Duncan.) Lord Dyson: Such intense frustration all pent up. Let me help you let it out. (Lord Dyson holds his hand up to Duncan's head and a reddish cloud is pulled from his head and is sucked into Lord Dyson's hand.) Simon: Pack your bags, boys. Duncan just got us evicted. (Duncan goes over to Simon and punches him in the face.) Duncan: Son of a bitch, leave me alone! Stop picking on me! Elder #2: Hey! Break it up! (Duncan hits Simon again. A teacher pulls him away and takes him down the hall.) Lord Dyson: Interesting. (The Elder helps Simon up.) I have a very good feeling about this. [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Phoebe helps Piper get the stroller through the front door.] Phoebe: Piper, I can't believe you of all people are against this. We have to do something. Piper: Shh. You are not writing a letter to Ask Phoebe about my breast. Leo! Phoebe: You're the one that said I needed a cause. Piper: Shh! Yeah, so you could keep your mind off of the column, not write a letter to it. Phoebe: How am I supposed to keep my mind off of the column when he's about to blow my cover, maybe even my career. Piper: Okay, you're obsessing. (They walk into the kitchen.) Leo! You're late! Phoebe: Well, I don't know what you're worried about, it's not like he's gonna pick the letter anyway, it's way too feminine. Piper: I'm worried because somehow I know you're gonna find a way to make him pick it. Phoebe: So what? Then we ht two Neanderthals with one stone. I can not believe you're not supporting me in this. Piper: What is there to support? Phoebe, it's already a law. Phoebe: So let's sue the manager. Piper: I don't have time to sue the manager. I have other things to worry about like work. Phoebe: Yeah, I'm on sabbatical, I don't have to worry about that. I'm lost. Piper: For crying out loud, Leo! (Paige orbs in with Lady Godiva.) That's not Leo. Paige: Hey, guys. Book still upstairs? (Paige and Lady Godiva start to leave.) Phoebe: Wait a minute. Piper: Hold it. Phoebe: What happened? Paige: Well, uh, this is Godiva. Say hello. Piper: Godiva? Paige: As in, um, Lady Godiva. In the flesh so to speak. Lady Godiva: Are they witches too? Paige: Yeah. See, the meeting kind of went long, got a little boring and the kids, they grew restless and... Phoebe: So they conjured a sex object? Lady Godiva: I am no sex object. I was riding through town in my natural state to protest my husband's unjust taxes. (The toast pops up in the toaster and Lady Godiva gasps.) Piper: Uh, wait. Riding? As in plucked out in the middle of? Paige, she has to finish that ride, or else it could change... (Lady Godiva walks over to the toaster.) Paige: Yeah, history as we know it. I got it. But even worse, if I don't send her back soon, I'm pretty sure the Elders are gonna shut down magic school. Piper: I don't think that's worse than changing the course of history. (Lady Godiva turns on the blender and squeals. Piper runs over to her.) Okay, okay, okay. (She turns the blender off. Lady Godiva rushes back over to Paige and hides behind her.) On the other hand, how much history could a naked lady on horseback really effect? Lady Godiva: Excuse me, my ride is important. Piper: Okay. Paige: Even so, we need to find a spell to send you back. (Paige and Lady Godiva leave the kitchen.) Piper: See what I mean? We have bigger naked breasts to worry about. Phoebe: Paige has her naked breasts to worry about, I've got yours. Piper: Leo! [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Leo is holding a demon up against the cave walls with beams of electricity which are streaming out of his hands. Piper and the kids orb in. Leo stops and turns around. The demon drops to the ground.] Leo: Piper. Piper: Sorry to interrupt but I'm late for work. So Wyatt's been fed, Chris has had his early nap, and, um, they're just very excited to see you. Leo: Now's not really a good time. Piper: Well, you know, but when is a good time? Sometimes we just have to make the time. Leo: Which I will do once I've taken care of any thrat towards them. Piper: Oh, but don't be ridiculous. You can't vanquish every thrat. Besides, even if you did, it doesn't change the fact that... Leo: I klled another Elder? Piper: Yeah, but it wasn't your fault. Leo: It doesn't change the facts. Piper: The fact is the boys need a father. And that's really all that matters, and I can't understand why you're focusing on all this bad stuff when you have some good stuff in your life. (The demon groans and Piper covers Wyatt's eyes. Bolts of electricity out of Leo's hands hits the demon and vanquishes him.) Uh, hi. Could you please not do that around the children? Leo: You brought them here. Piper: Actually, no, you're son brought us here. Leo: Look Piper, the word is there's a Scouter Demon in the swamp, and if I don't go there... Piper: If I don't spend some time at P3, we will lose our only source of income. Leo: I can't do this, you know. Piper: Yes, you can. Just make sure you burp Chris and you will be fine. Now I gotta go, so... help me out. (Leo waves his hand and Piper orbs out.) Commercial Break [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe walks into her office holding a pink envelope. She walks over to the desk. Les walks in and she hides the envelope behind her back.] Les: Phoebe. Phoebe: Hi. Les: What are you doing here? Phoebe: I-I came to look for my favourite pen. I know I left it in here somewhere and I can't seem to write a thing without it. Les: Well, I dumped all your stuff in this bottom cabinet here. Phoebe: Oh, you dumped? (He walks over to the cabinet and looks through it. While his back is turned, Phoebe puts the letter in his in-tray.) Les: What does it look like? Phoebe: Uh, it's a fountain pen. Nothing really special. Hey, uh, since I'm here, maybe I can help with stuff. Les: Help? Phoebe: Yeah, you know, maybe help pick tomorrow's letter or something. Les: I thought you were on sabbatical. Phoebe: Still my column. Les: Having a little trouble letting go, I see. Phoebe: No, I'm not having trouble letting go. I just came here to find my pen. Les: Give it a couple of weeks. You won't even notice. Phoebe: Yeah, I'm afraid my readers are already noticing. Les: That you can't find your pen? Phoebe: That I'm a man. I mean, that-that you're a man when you're supposed to be a woman. And you're not very good at picking the letters. You only pick problems that you can solve. Les: You know, for someone taking a break, you sure have given this a lot of thought. Phoebe: No, I'm just saying, you know, that-that... I mean, the point... What was I saying? Les: Something to do with "me Tarzan, you Jane". Phoebe: Yeah, cute, very cute. Let's see. (She picks up the red letter off the top of the in-tray pile.) What's this one? Oh, this looks like a great one. "Breast feeding in Bayshore." What do you say? Les: Breast feeding? (He takes the letter.) Seems a little causey, don't you think? Phoebe: Out of your league? Les: No, I like breasts. I just don't feel the need to give any advice on them, that's all. Phoebe: Yeah, like I said. You're not good at picking letters. So if you find my pen, please call me. (She leaves the office.) [Scene Magic School. Paige and Lady Godiva are there. Paige flips through a history book.] Paige: Okay. Queen Elizabeth, Catherine the Great, Joan of Arc... ah, Lady Godiva. Good thing you have long hair. Lady Godiva: I'm in the history books? Paige: Yes. And if I can keep anything from happening to you before I send you back, you'll remain there. (Lady Godiva looks at the illustration in the book. She sees Lord Dyson standing beside the horse.) What's wrong? Lady Godiva: Lord Dyson. Paige: Is that your husband? Lady Godiva: No. An evil land baron who feeds on the pain of peasants, suppresses them for his own gain. He's the weasel who convinced my husband to tax them. Paige: Were you scared doing what you did? I mean, that was what, about a thousand years before women received equal rights. Lady Godiva: It was the right thing to do. It was the only way to make my husband see that I was serious about my stand, to shock him. Paige: And history too, apparently. Okay, mount up. (Lady Godiva walks towards her horse. She stops.) Lady Godiva: Will it be painful? Paige: No, it's magic. You won't feel a thing. Lady Godiva: Magic. I didn't think it really existed. Paige: Oh, it exists. It's just something that's hidden, you can't see it. I see not a lot of things have changed. (Lady Godiva gets on the horse.) Uh, robe? Lady Godiva: Oh! I almost forgot. (She takes off the robe and throws it to Paige.) Good luck, saving all this. Paige: Thanks. Good luck on your ride. "From lands afar in time and space, take her now from this our place, one that dwells so must remain, send her back to her domain." (Nothing happens.) Lady Godiva: What's wrong? Paige: I don't know, should've worked. (They hear a crash from the other room.) Stay here. (Paige runs into the great hall. People are fighting with each other. Elder #1 helps a woman up.) What happened? Elder #1: You tell me. You were the one who said you could control these students. Paige: Okay, well, I don't see how conjuring Lady Godiva could've caused all of this. Elder #1: Unless she wasn't the only thing conjured. (A student telekinetically sends another student flying through the air.) Paige: Boxes! (A pile of boxes orbs under the student just as he falls, making a soft landing.) Well, at least this shows how much kids need help learning to control their magic. Elder #1: This is a disaster. A complete utter disaster! (Lord Dyson walks up to the Elder.) Lord Dyson: By all means, don't repress yourself. (He sucks the Elder's repression and becomes visible.) To be whole again. Paige: Who the hell are you? Elder #1: I've had it with you and your stupid ideas. (Lightning sht out of his hand and hits Paige on the shoulder, knocking her down.) Lord Dyson: So much repression to feed on. (Lady Godiva walks in.) Lady Godiva: You. Lord Dyson: My lady. (He creates an energy ball.) Paige: Watch out! (Lord Dyson throws the energy ball at Lady Godiva but it fizzles out before it reaches her.) Lord Dyson: No matter. I'll just collect more power and then I'll be back. (He shimmers out.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Lady Godiva are there. Piper is dabbing Paige's wound.] Paige: It's okay, it's just a graze. Phoebe: I still can't believe an Elder attcked you. Paige: I know, they're supposed to be pacifists, right? Piper: Have you seen Leo lately? Speaking of which. Leo! Paige: He's a little mad at me and I can't say I blame him. I did kind of mess things up. Phoebe: Well, that doesn't explain why he tried to kll you. Lady Godiva: Pardon me. Paige: I think the demon did something to the Elder, got him to free up his repressed anger somehow. Phoebe: Oh, probably wasn't breast fed as a child. Piper: Phoebe. Phoebe: What? Paige: Well, either way, we wouldn't even be in this situation, this demon wouldn't even be here if I hadn't have had the great stroke of genius to try to save school. Phoebe: So why do you think he tried to kll her? Lady Godiva: If I could just... Paige: Maybe he knew what I didn't know. Which is that since they came together, they have to leave together. Phoebe: Yeah, but why wouldn't he want to go back? Lady Godiva: If you would just listen to me. (She removes the robe she was wearing. Piper, Phoebe and Paige look away.) Phoebe: Oh! Piper: Wow! Lady Godiva: Which is apparently still the only way I can get anybody to listen to me. Piper: Woman, keep your clothes on, this is a family show. Really. (Lady Godiva covers herself up with the robe.) Lady Godiva: I know that man, or demon as you call him. It's Lord Dyson. Paige: The land baron? Lady Godiva: Except in my time he was different. Smaller, weaker. Piper: Okay, so how did he get stronger? (The doorbell rings. Lady Godiva looks around.) Paige: It's okay, doorbell, newfangled contraption. (Phoebe looks through the window.) Phoebe: Oh my god, oh my god, it's Leslie. Piper: Don't answer it. Phoebe: What if it's about my letter? Piper: Forget the stupid letter. Phoebe: Oh, what, can everyone have a cause but me? Piper: Yes. Upstairs, upstairs. (Phoebe goes to the front door and opens it.) Phoebe: Leslie, hey, what a surprise. Leslie: I brought you a peace offering. (He hands her a purple feather pen. He sees Piper, Paige and Lady Godiva race up the stairs.) Phoebe: Those are my sisters. Leslie: I thought you just had two. Phoebe: Yeah, the other one is a cousin, distant cousin... twice removed. Come in, come in. (Les walks in and they stand in the foyer.) So you drove all the way over here just to give me this lovely pen? Les: Well, it's your pen, isn't it? Phoebe: You know this is not my pen. Les: You're right. I bought that from a street vendor on my way over. Just looking for an excuse. You have a nice place. The paper pays you better than I thought. Phoebe: So what are you really doing here? Les: I thought you might like a chance to apologise. Phoebe: Oh? For what? Les: For trying to slip that breast feeding letter past me. Phoebe: What? Les: Look, I know you wrote it. I recognise your handwriting, Phoebe. I've studied all your work. Phoebe: You have? Les: Yeah, how else am I gonna get away with ghost writing a column for you. Phoebe: Yeah, see that's the problem. I actually don't think you're getting away with it. Les: Because I'm a man. Phoebe: No, because you pick letters a man would pick. Les: Ask Phoebe wouldn't pick a breast feeding letter. Phoebe: Oh, no? Les: No. Because it's a cause and she doesn't do causes. Phoebe: I know what kind of letters I pick. Les: Oh, yeah? Then why are you taking a sabbatical? Look, I'm sorry, it's just, the only reason I took this gig is because I'm a huge fan of yours. I mean of your column. I just want to do the best job I can, but see the thing is I can't really do that with you looking over my shoulder all the time. Alright? Phoebe: Alright. Les: Alright. [Cut to the attic. Piper is looking through a history book and Paige is looking through the Book of Shadows.] Lady Godiva: Would it be cheating too much if I peeked ahead to see what becomes of me? Piper: Well, seeing as you're probably not going to remember any of this, I don't see why not. Paige: Closest thing I can find is a demon who feeds off anger but you already got him. (She slams the book shut.) Ow. Remember when Leo used to come when you call him? Piper: Mm-hm. Says here your Lord Dyson mysteriously disappeared the day you rode through town. Paige: Well, I doubt that's just a coincidence. Lady Godiva: And the tax was repealed, which means I accomplished my goal. Piper: No offence, lady, but you drop your trousers, liberation for all and suddenly your demon vanishes off the face of the earth for all of eternity. Isn't that a little far fetched? Paige: No. Not if the demon feeds off of repressions. Maybe that's how he gains his strength. Piper: Well, then that would make the reverse true as well. Your ride starved him into oblivion. (Leo orbs in with the kids.) Please tell me you weren't vanquishing demons with the children. Leo: Chris was fussy. It calmed him. Piper: Oh. Really. Leo: Is that Lady... Piper: Yeah, yeah, yeah. A little healing, a little healing. (Leo walks over to Paige.) And then we need you to find out what they know about some sort of repressor demon. Leo: You want me to go up there? Piper: Don't worry, I'll get the Elfin nanny to watch the kids. Leo: That's not what I was worried about. Paige: Uh, hello? Heal, ouch, hurt. Focus. (He heals her shoulder.) Piper: I think it wouldn't hurt to have a little chat with the Elders to see what they think about the demon. Leo: What if they know about... Piper: I think if they knew, we would know by now. Lady Godiva: Are they talking about Lord Dyson? Paige: No, they're talking about something that Leo did that they don't want me to know about. Piper: Just go. (Leo orbs out.) Let's find out what we can about this repressor demon before it starts to feed off our repressions. Shall we? Commercial Break [Scene: Street. Lord Dyson is walking down the street.] Lord Dyson: So, this is the land of the free, hey? (He sees a man and a woman arguing.) Oh, infuriating, isn't it? Well, don't hold back. Let it out. (He holds out his hand a pulls the repression out of the woman. She punches the man in the face.) Such a plethora of repression, it's hard to choose. Who's next? Who's next? I love this century! (A police car speeds around the corner. Lord Dyson throws an energy ball at it and it blows up.) More. I need more. Who's still out there holding it in. [Scene: Top of Golden Gate Bridge. Leo is waiting there. A female Elder orbs in.] Female Elder: Sorry to have kept you waiting. Leo: Why'd we have to meet here? Why couldn't we meet up there? Female Elder: You didn't here? An Elder's gone missing, Leo. Perhaps klled. We can't be too careful. Leo: You think I did it? Female Elder: You klled Gideon. Leo: He tried to kll my son. I was protecting my family. Female Elder: We understand. But this is different. The Elder was Zola, Leo. And we understand that he was trying to reach out to you when he disappeared. We are your family, Leo, you are one of us. Leo: I don't know that I am anymore. Everything's changed. Female Elder: Just because of what Gideon did? Leo, good is not perfect, sometimes it messes up. But that doesn't mean it isn't still good, and we are. Leo: Are we? Female Elder: Listen to me, Leo. We have sensed a great and new thrat gathering, one which will take everything we've got to fight. And we need you for that. We're gonna need everyone. Leo: You know what I need? I need information on a demon that feeds on repression. Can you help me out or not? Female Elder: I'll see what I can do. Think about what I've said. (She orbs out. The ghostly creature floats past Leo.) Ghostly Creature: You can't trust her. You can't trust any of them anymore. Leo: Why are you doing this to me? Who are you? [Scene: Magic School. Piper and Paige are there.] Paige: I can't believe how empty this place is without students. Piper: Yeah, well, I'm hoping you'll find a way to save it after all this. Especially for your nephew's sake. Paige: Thanks, no pressure. (They walk into a room where Phoebe and Lady Godiva are. Phoebe is lighting candles and Lady Godiva is sitting on her horse.] Piper: Ready to summon? Phoebe: Yep. All ready to go. Paige: I still think we should wait for Leo and find out what he knows about the demon. Piper: No, it doesn't matter. After we send him back, history will take care of them. (to Lady Godiva) As long as you finish your ride. Lady Godiva: Promise. And thank you, for giving me a glimpse of what's to come. Phoebe: Thank you, for showing us you're more than a box of chocolates. Lady Godiva: I'm sorry? Piper: Never mind. Okay, here we go. "We look to find the evil set free, bring this demon before us three." (Lord Dyson appears.) Hi, there. (Piper tries to blow him up.) Phoebe: Uh, why didn't he explode? Piper: Chanting, chanting. Paige: Uh, okay, okay, okay. "From lands afar in time and space, take them now from this our place, two that dwell so must remain, send them back to their domain." (Lady Godiva and Lord Dyson disappear.) It worked. (The candles blow out and lights go off, leaving the room pitch black.) Uh-oh, that's not good. (Piper lights a candle.) Piper: Well, at least they're gone. Phoebe: Great. Will you guys drop me off at the office on your orb home? Paige: I thought you weren't looking over Leslie's shoulders anymore. Phoebe: Well, I'm not. But first I have to get him to pick my letter. Piper: Orbing. (They orb out.) [Cut to The Bay Mirror. Hallway. The girls orb in.] Phoebe: Okay, thanks. Meet you guys at home. (Phoebe opens the door and sees the women dressed in long black clothes with kerchiefs over their hair.) Looks like everyone took Elise's sexual harassment memo literally. (Les walks out of the office wearing a suit.) Les: Phoebe? What are you doing here? What are you wearing? Who's watching our children? Why aren't you at home with them? Phoebe: Excuse me? Piper: Come on. (Piper and Paige pull Phoebe back into the hallway.) Phoebe: Okay, what the hell is going on? (Piper sees a large poster on the wall with Leslie's picture on it. It reads "Ask Leslie - He'll tell you how to handle your women".) Piper: I think I know. Paige: Oh, I told you we should've waited for Leo. Piper: Shut up. Commercial Break [Scene: Street. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are walking down it.] Phoebe: It's not so bad if you like grey. Piper: I don't understand how everything changed so much. Paige: Well, we sent the demon back stronger than when he came. Strong enough to kll Lady Godiva. Phoebe: Still, it's hard to believe her ride affected just everything. Look at this. Piper: Apparently it had an impact on us women because it sent us back like a thousand years or so. Phoebe: We have to fix this. Piper: Oh, no. I left Wyatt and Chris with the Elfin nanny before... Phoebe: That's okay. They're boys. They're probably being treated like royalty right now. Hey, why didn't we change? Paige: Probably because we were at Magic School and protected? (People near by stare at the girls.) Okay, guys, uh, I think we're attracting a little too much attention out here. What say we orb back to the Book of Shadows. Phoebe: No, I don't want to go back home. Piper: Why? Phoebe: Did you hear what Leslie said? Paige: Well, we can't stay out here, we're attracting too much attention. Piper: Yeah, and we wouldn't want to be flogged. (They look up at a sign that reads "Women who talk in public will be flogged".) So much for your breast feeding campaign. Phoebe: Cute. (A man on a horse rides over to them.) Man: Hey. [Time lapse. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are locked in a jail cell.] Guard: Every peep out of you adds an extra flogging to your sentence. (He walks away.) Phoebe: What is flogging, exactly? Paige: I don't know. But how about we orb out of here so we don't have to find out. Piper: Where are we gonna go? We still have to fix this somehow. Guard: That's two extra floggings each! Piper: Okay. Look, we need to figure out something 'cause I need to feed someone, soon. Paige: What if Lady Godiva's still alive? Phoebe: Oh, Paige, I know you're upset, we all are. But we can't bring her back to life. Paige: No, no, no. Why can't we conjure her? That way she'd still be alive and her ride would still be ahead of her. Piper: I don't know how that's gonna get us back to our world. Paige: Maybe it will if she can finish her ride. Phoebe: We'd have to vanquish the demon first this time. Paige: We can do that. We just have to get out of here. Piper: (whispers) Leo. Phoebe: Oh. What if he's different in this world too? Piper: That's a mighty fine question. Leo! (Leo orbs in wearing a suit.) Leo: What are you guys doing here? What are you wearing? Piper: Uh, look, we're kind of in a hurry, so cliff notes version. Demon klled Lady Godiva which changed history, we gotta fix it, so are you with me or what? Leo: Lady Godiva? Phoebe: Yeah, she probably doesn't mean much to you, but apparently she means a lot to us. Paige: Duncan. We're gonna need Duncan to conjure her. Leo, can you take me to Magic School? Leo: Magic School? Magic School's been shut for years. Everyone's in hiding here, even demons. No one dare uses magic. Phoebe: Talk about repressed. Paige: Okay, but magic still exists, which means this kid Duncan has to be somewhere, right? [Cut to an alley. A dozen kids or so are there playing games and making potions using their magic. Paige and Leo orb in.] Leo: They've got no place else to go. We keep them here for their own safety. (Paige sees Duncan standing in a corner by himself.) Paige: Okay, go back to Phoebe and Piper, help them find the history book, we're gonna need it. Don't ask, it'll just give you a headache. (Leo orbs out. Paige walks over to Duncan.) Duncan? Duncan: Nobody by that name here. Paige: Uh, yeah, well, I don't have time to play games. Duncan: Yeah, neither do I, so if you're thinking of jackin' my stash, don't. (She takes a plastic bag from him.) Paige: Murdock root? This is your stash? (Duncan grabs Paige and pushes her against a fence.) Duncan: Lady, I'm warning you. Back off, understand? (Paige orbs out and orbs back in behind him.) You one of them freedom fighters? Paige: I don't know about that, but I would like to free you from this life you've got going here. I just need the conjuring spell. Duncan: Are you trying to get me hanged? Just because these guys are getting away with some piss-ass magic, doesn't mean we're not being watched. Paige: Look, I come from a world where good magic isn't wasted. And it can be that way again, I just need your conjuring spell. Duncan: You are one of the do-gooders always spewing that crap. Paige: No, this is crap, okay? Because I know you had dreams and I know you have hopes and you're just suppressing them. Duncan: But you think I'm scared of my dreams, don't you? No, because I'm not. Paige: You have a choice. You can either step up and be a man or you can crawl back into your little rat hole. It's up to you. [Scene: Magic School. Piper, Phoebe and Leo are there. Piper and Phoebe are looking through the history book while Leo lights candles around the room.] Phoebe: No Joan of Arc, no Catherine the Great, none of them are in here. Piper: Keep looking. Phoebe: It's pretty amazing this world is so much more repressed, and yet Leo seems freer. Piper: Yeah, I almost forgot what he was like. (Paige orbs in.) Paige: Okay, I got the spell. Did you find Godiva? Phoebe: Yep, right here. But talk about your fine print. Paige: Doesn't matter, as long as she's in there. Leo: So wait, I don't understand. If you return her back to just before she was klled, history will reverse itself? Paige: I warned you about the headache thing, right? Okay, so as soon as we get them here, you blast Dyson, then we send her back right away. Phoebe: I thought we had to send them back together? Paige: I'm hoping no. Not if Dyson doesn't exist anymore. Piper: But first we gotta make sure we're okay. There's no buried resentments that a hungry demon could feed off of? Phoebe? Phoebe: No, I'm fine. As long as Leslie's not in the room, I'm fine. You? Piper: No, I'm good. I pretty much tell you guys when I'm pissed off. Phoebe: That's a good point. Paige? Paige: Sometimes I feel repressed being the little sister. Piper: What, you want to be the oldest sister? Come on now, get over it. Paige: Okay, I'm over it. "Where royals once lived, so did she, bring forth the naked lady, from the eleventh century." (The illustration in the book glows and Lady Godiva and Lord Dyson appear in the room. The whole room glows as the world returns to normal.) That's more like it. (Paige rushes over to Lady Godiva and hands her a robe.) Lady Godiva: Paige. I thought you were sending me back? Paige: Change of plans. Lord Dyson: Perhaps I need a little more power. (He tries to suck the repression out of Phoebe and Paige but nothing happens.) Phoebe: Nice try. (He succeeds in sucking repression out of Piper.) Paige: Piper? Lord Dyson: So much bottled up anger. Piper; (to Leo) You know what? Enough with your moping. The Elders screwed you? What about me? Phoebe: Piper, what are you doing? Piper: I am not going to raise two little boys all on my own because you're too busy feeling sorry for yourself. Alright? So get over it. Seriously. Lord Dyson: Now, where was I? (He throws an energy ball towards Lady Godiva.) Paige: Energy ball. (The energy ball reflects back to Lord Dyson hitting him in the chest. He stumbles backwards.) Ooh, that's not good. (Piper blows up Leo over and over and he continues to orb back in.) Leo: Piper, enough. Stop. Phoebe: Okay, you get Piper, I'll get him. (Phoebe kicks Lord Dyson in the chest. Paige goes over to Piper and grabs her arm.) Paige: Piper, snap out of it. It's the demon doing this to you, not Leo. (Lord Dyson creates an energy ball.) Piper: No! (She goes to blow him up but he shimmers out.) Phoebe: Piper. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk into the conservatory where Leo and Lady Godiva are.] Piper: How am I supposed to know I'm so repressed? Paige: You couldn't tell? Piper: I'm a working single mother of two kids. I barely have time to brush my teeth, let alone self reflection. Phoebe: Well, maybe you should make time. Leo: Nothing that needed healing. She's just a little shaken up. Phoebe: I bet she is. Paige: Well, guys, we'd better come up with a plan because Lord Dyson is out there getting stronger as we speak. Thanks to Piper. Piper: Alright. Paige: Look, all we're saying is that when he comes back... Phoebe: And he will. Paige: He might be too strong to stop. Especially if he taps into Leo's repressed rage. Lady Godiva: I'm not going to be able to finish my ride, am I? (Lord Dyson shimmers in.) Lord Dyson: No, you're not. (Leo pulls Lady Godiva out of the way as Lord Dyson throws an energy ball towards them. Piper tries to blow him up. He stumbles backwards.) Piper: Orb her out of here. Paige: No, she won't stand a chance. He'll feed off Leo. (Lord Dyson throws another energy ball and Piper blows it up in mid-air.) Piper: Just get her out of here. We'll think of something. (Paige orbs out with Lady Godiva. Piper and Phoebe run up the stairs.) Phoebe: We'll think of something? That's the best you can do? (Leo runs up the stairs after them. Lord Dyson throws an energy ball and it hits the stairs railing. Leo stops and sht lightning bolts at Lord Dyson, but misses. He runs up the stairs.) [Cut to the hallway.] Piper: I'm officially open to other ideas. Phoebe: Okay, maybe we should let him get to Leo. Maybe a little overdose. Piper: Or become unstoppable. Phoebe: He already is that. (Leo joins them.) Leo: Okay, I am orbing you guys out of here. Piper: No, actually, you're gonna let him feed on you. See ya. Phoebe: Good luck, man. Leo: What? (Piper and Phoebe hide in a room. Lord Dyson walks into the hallway.) Lord Dyson: Let's see what you've been hiding from me. Oh, there's so much. So ready to come out. Let it out, let it all out. (He sucks Leo's repression.) Leo: You demons have it so easy. No morality to worry about, no attachments, no one to lose. Piper: (from bedroom) Yeah, you tell him, Leo. Leo: When you kll, you feel nothing! (Lord Dyson can't handle the repression. He yells and explodes, destroying the furniture around him. Piper and Phoebe come out of the room.) Piper: How you doing? Feels good to get rid of all that stuff, huh? (Paige and Lady Godiva walk into the hallway.) Paige: You did it. You vanquished him. Phoebe: Thanks to Leo. Lady Godiva: Finally, I'm free! (She drops the robe she was wearing to the floor.) Piper: Yes, you are. (Piper turns Leo's head.) [Scene: Magic School. Paige, Lady Godiva and Duncan are there. Lady Godiva is sitting on her horse waiting to go back.] Duncan: Me? Why don't you send her back. I don't want to use magic anymore. Paige: You can't stop using your magic anymore than you can stop breathing, Duncan. Duncan: Well, I don't want to be that way anymore. Paige: You don't have a choice. None of us do. Look, you messed up. Big deal. That's what you're here for, to learn, to gain control over your powers. You have to show that you can fix this for all our sakes. Duncan: What if they're watching? (He looks up.) Paige: I hope they're watching. You can do this. (He turns to Lady Godiva.) Duncan: So, uh, you ready to go back? Lady Godiva: I can't wait. (She takes off the robe and Duncan stares.) Paige: Duncan, the spell? Duncan: Oh, right. Right. "A time for everything and everything in place, return what's been moved through time and space." (Lady Godiva glows and returns to the history book.) Paige: I knew you could do it. (Elder #1 orbs in.) I got this one. Elder #1: You can't help yourself, can you Paige? You just can't leave well enough alone. Paige: If well enough alone means shutting down Magic School, then no, no I can't. If you don't give these amazing kids a place to go and express themselves, then you are going to be crushing their spirits and relegating them to hiding in caves and alley ways and abusing magic because they have nowhere else to turn. Elder #1: I think you've made your point. Paige: So... Elder #1: So we won't shut it down. Paige: What? Elder #1: As long as you can prove that you can keep running it. Paige: Me? Oh, no, no, no, not, no. I'll find someone. (He orbs out.) Duncan: You can do this. [Scene: Outside Cafe. Piper meets up with Paige.] Piper: Hey. This better be good. I was just in the middle of putting Wyatt down for a nap. Paige: Yeah, it looks like our Lady Godiva has quite an impact on our Phoebe's cause. (Piper looks to see Phoebe riding a horse naked down the street towards the cafe. Everyone stops and stares. The manager comes out of the cafe.) Phoebe: This man is still living in the eleventh century. He wants women to be barefoot and pregnant and stay at home. He thinks we should be ashamed of breast feeding, the most natural thing in the world. Well, shame on him. I'm not ashamed and neither should you be. (The people cheer.) And it's a shame that women have to take off their clothes to be heard. We shouldn't have to be exploited like this. Right? Everyone: Right! (The waiter takes down the "Management has the right to refuse service to anyone" sign.) Waiter: There. Are you satisfied now? (Everyone cheers.) [Cut to The Bay Mirror. Phoebe/Les's office. Les is looking out the window watching the whole thing. He sits down and picks up Phoebe's letter. He reads it and starts typing on his computer.] End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x02 - The Bare Witch Project"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Manor. Parlor. Phoebe, Paige, Wyatt and baby Chris are there. Paige has put down five candles on the floor and starts lighting them. Wyatt is playing with his toys, while Chris is in his bassinet.] Paige: I have things to do too, you know. I have all these parents on my back right now. Oh, and my freshmen's potions class, let's see, I ordered five hundred dried toads. What did I get? Mm, five hundred wet ones. Phoebe: Look, Paige, it's just really hard for me to get on board with this when Piper, the actual mother, is totally against doing the wiccaning. Paige: That's what Grams is here for. To convince her. Look at Wyatt. He didn't have one until he was six months old and he almost turned evil. (about Chris) Now, look at that little sweet face. You want a repeat of that? Phoebe: No, of course I don't. Paige: "Hear me now, hear my cry, spirit from the other side, cross now the great divide. (Grams appears with her back turned in a swirl of bright lights. Apparently she was in the middle of a conversation.) Grams: You mean she is still lying about her age? (She chuckles.) Um... wh... (She turns to face the girls.) Not a good time, girls. I'm busy. Paige: You're dad. Grams: Well, it doesn't mean I can't have a life. Ah, well, alright. (She steps out of the candle circle and becomes corporeal.) Phoebe: Hi. (She hugs Phoebe.) Grams: Hello, darlings. (She hugs Paige.) Aw, sweetie. Oh, so, what brings me down here? Paige: A wiccaning for your great grandson. Phoebe: Providing Piper doesn't kll us first. Grams: A wiccaning? I thought we already did that. Paige: Not for baby Chris. (Grams looks at baby Chris.) Grams: Uh, help me out here. Last time I knew he was a six-foot Whitelighter. Phoebe: Yeah, that was Chris from the future, this is baby Chris now. Piper and Leo had this night. Do you really need us to explain this to you? Or can you just be happy to see him? (Grams picks up baby Chris.) Grams: Wyatt has a little baby brother. Oh, aren't you sweet. So, um, when does Piper want to do this? Phoebe: Well, technically, never. Grams: Nonsense. You can't deny this child his ancestral blessings. It's a witch's compass for good. I mean, who knows what terrible evils could befall him otherwise. Paige: See, now that's the kind of stuff that Piper needs to hear. (Chris's pacifier orbs out of his mouth and into Wyatt's hands.) Grams: Wyatt, don't pick on your little brother like that. Now give it back. (The pacifier orbs back into Chris's mouth. Wyatt orbs out.) What was that all about? Paige: He's fine. He probably just orbed himself up to his room. Phoebe: He's having a hard time right now. His dad's never around, his little brother's getting all the attention, he's constantly being chased by the underworld, you know. Grams: Well, I'm afraid he just going to have to get used to it. Phoebe: He's two. Grams: Right. Okay. (She gives Chris to Phoebe.) I'll go up and apologise. (Grams goes upstairs.) Phoebe: Still think this was a good idea? (Paige pokes out her tongue.) [Cut to Wyatt's room. Wyatt is sitting in his bed with his force field surrounding him. A masked demon is standing over him. Grams walks in and gasps.] Grams: Girls! (The masked demon throws a lightning bolt at Grams knocking her into the hallway. Wyatt cries. Phoebe and Paige run in.) Paige: Shelf! (The shelf orbs off the wall. The masked demon shimmers out before the shelf lands on him.) Grams: Looks like I didn't get here a minute too soon. Opening Credits [Scene: P3. Piper is there talking on the phone.] Piper: Oh, no, that's okay, Jerry, just, you know, get here whenever you can. Okay, thanks, bye. (An employee, Rex, walks over to her.) Rex: Are you okay, Piper? Piper: Yeah. Why? Rex: Well, a beer shipment delayed so close to the weekend, just figured there'd be more fireworks. Piper: Oh, no, it's no big deal. We'll just charge more for the ginger ale. I'm kidding. Rex: See, there you go again. I don't know what, but something's going on. Piper: No. You know how people just leave things up to a higher power? Well, I'm trying to live my life without any powers. Makes for a lot less stress. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Piper. Piper: Until now. (Rex walks away.) Phoebe: What's that face for? Your sister can't come by without there being something wrong? Piper: What's up? Phoebe: Nothing. Nothing's up, you know. Why would you think anything is up? I just came by to tell my sister that I finally won a readers choice award. Piper: Congratulations. Phoebe: Thanks. Yeah, maybe there's one more thing, you know. Something happened today after we summoned Grams. Piper: What? What? Why, did you summon Grams? Phoebe: For Chris's wiccaning. It was Paige's idea, not mine, don't blame me. Piper: What did I say? I don't want any magic. Look, I know my kids can't have a completely normal life, but I've gotta give it a sht. Phoebe: Yes, absolutely, and I think we should start tomorrow, because, uh... A demon attcked Wyatt. Piper: And you wait until now to tell me? Phoebe: I didn't want to worry you. He's okay, Piper. [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Piper walks in through the front door.] Piper: Leo! Grams: Oh, hi, sweetie, how are you? Piper: Don't you sweetie me. Where are the boys? Grams: Oh, they're both perfectly fine. Paige took them to Magic School. Piper: Leo, now! (They walk up the stairs to the second floor.) Leo! Grams: Honey, are you sure you want him down here? I mean, considering that he can't even tell good from evil anymore. Well, you know, lost soul and all. Oh, uh, Paige filled me in. Piper: Okay, first of all our children's safety is Leo's number one priority, no matter how lost he may be. Leo! (Leo orbs in.) Leo: What's the matter? What happened? Piper: A demon attcked Wyatt. He's okay, he's at the school. Leo: What kind of demon was it? Grams: No idea. It had some sort of creepy mask. Oh, and it struck me down with a lightning bolt. Piper: I can't believe this is happening. I can't do this again. Leo: Don't worry, I'm gonna go back down there and I'm gonna find out who it was. Grams: Down there? As in the underworld? Hang out there a lot, do you? Leo: Best place to vanquish demons, isn't it? (Leo orbs out.) Grams: Listen, Piper, far be it for me to meddle. Piper: Then don't. Because you're already pressing your luck being here in the first place. Yeah, I know about the wiccaning. (They walk up the stairs into the attic.) Grams: I don't know why you're being so stubborn about it. I mean, what better way to ward off demon attcks. Piper: Demon went after Wyatt not his brother. Grams: Well, all the more reason to protect Chris. Piper: Except for the fact Wyatt's wiccaning didn't really protect him now, did it? Aside from the fact that it almost destroyed you, or do you not remember your friend, the Necromancer? I just need to find out who the hell is after my son. [Scene: Magic School. Paige's office. Paige, a young teacher, Wyatt and Chris are there. Chris's blanket orbs into Wyatt's hands.] Paige: I saw that, Wyatt, you give that back to your little brother while I find out who's trying to kll you. Ben: Well, whoever it is can't get to him here. These guys are protected. Paige: Yes, Wyatt is, but his little brother is not so protected from him. Ben: It's gotta be tough for him. He's a new kid on the block, suddenly he's yesterday's news. Paige: Spoken like a true older brother. (Suddenly, a stack of papers appear in the in-tray on the desk.) Student progress reports. But the year hasn't gone on long enough for there to be any progress. Ben: Afraid I can't help you with that, Miss Matthews. But I did find something on masked demons. (He shows her a book.) Paige: Paige, please. What do you got? Teacher: A couple of possibilities. Could be an Aztec demon, Chinese false face demon. Any of those look familiar? Paige: No, Ben, I'm sorry, they don't. When I took this job I had no idea just how much work there would be. (Wyatt orbs Chris out of his bassinet.) Who knows what I'm letting slip through the cracks. Ben: I think I just found the first thing. Paige: What? Ben: Your nephew. Paige: Wyatt, where did you orb your little brother? [Cut to the manor. Foyer. The doorbell rings. Piper is on the phone walking towards the front door.] Piper: No, Paige, he's not here. Where the hell is he? (Piper opens the door and Victor is there holding baby Chris.) Victor: I hope this is yours because it sure isn't mine. Piper: Thank god. I got him. (She hangs up. Victor hands Chris to her.) Piper: Hi there, you. And you. Victor: Hi. I stepped up on the porch and all of a sudden the little guy just flies into my arms. Piper: Yeah, his brother orbed him from Magic School. Victor: Oh, is that normal? Piper: Has been lately. (They walk into the parlor where Grams is sitting.) Grams: Victor, what are you doing here? Victor: And a big hello to you too, Penny. I was invited for a wiccaning. Grams: Oh, sorry. Wiccanings are only for magical family members. Victor: That's not what Paige says. Grams: Well, Paige doesn't know all the rules. Piper: Okay, I can see this is gonna go really well, but it really doesn't matter who was invited because there isn't going to be a wiccaning. Paige seems to think that if she crams enough family members down my throat that I'm gonna give in, but it's not gonna work. Because nothing is working. There is some creepy ass demon after my son, and now Wyatt wants to orb his brother all over creation for god only knows what reason. Victor: Well, isn't that just boys being boys? I mean, there's always going to be sibling rivalry? Piper: No, actually, it's not. This is not them fighting over toys. They nearly kll each other in the future. Grams: You know, there's an easy way to nip this thing in the butt. Piper: And what would that be exactly? [Time lapse. Attic. Piper, Grams and Victor are looking through boxes.] Piper: Snakes and Ladders, a very unfortunate halter top. But I don't see a little black book. Victor: I do. (He holds it up. Grams snatches it off him.) Grams: Thank you. Victor: Don't want me looking up the old boyfriends, huh? Grams: They were in a much bigger book, thank you. Now, these contain spells I used to use on the girls when they were younger. Victor: You used spells on my daughters? Grams: Oh, every now and then. Hey, you try raising three girls by yourself. Keeping them in line. How else was I gonna stop them from misbehaving? Victor: Gee, I don't know. By talking to them? Grams: Talking? Piper: Hey, how's about we just find that damn spell. How's that sound? Grams: That's your answer for everything, isn't it? I was essentially a single parent. Patty was dad and it's not as if you were ever around. Victor: You wouldn't allow me to be. Piper: Okay, do I need to find something to separate you two? (Piper snatches the book off Grams.) Grams: You know, your daughters only ended up saving the world every other week. Believe it or not, it might have had something to do with the way I raised them. Piper: Found it. Spell to resolve sibling rivalry. Grams: Oh, good, good. I'll get the boys and you call your sisters. We'll get rid of the rivalry and then you can use the power of three to vanquish the demon, okay. Piper: Great, more magic. Grams: Do you have any other suggestions? [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Les is there talking on the hands free phone while playing golf. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: I have a suggestion. The next time Ask Phoebe wins an award, you should probably try calling Phoebe. Les: Let me get back to you, Diane. (He hangs up.) Sorry, research. So what's going on? Phoebe: Uh, did you just hear what I said? Les: Yeah, I wasn't trying to snake the award from you. I was actually gonna accept it on your behalf because I was under the now great mistaken impression that you were actually taking some time off. (The phone rings.) Uh, just one second. (He answers it.) Yeah, this is Leslie. Hey, Rachel. Phoebe: Hm, research? Les: No, this is personal. Yeah, can I call you back? Great. (He hangs up.) Where was I? (He continues with his golf. Phoebe puts her foot on the green.) Phoebe: You were making some lame excuse about how you were about to accept an award for something you didn't write. Les: Actually, I did write it. (He hands her the article.) Phoebe: Oh. Congratulations. Les: You know, Phoebe, when I write these columns, I'm really trying to channel you... and your vibe. Phoebe: Spare me the false humility. Les: Yeah, it was pretty false. Well, look, why don't we go to this thing together? It's today, it's not too late. You can go and accept the award yourself. Phoebe: No, I think that you should go accept and maybe bring one of your phone pals with you. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Grams and Victor are waiting there. Paige orbs in with Wyatt.] Paige: Okay, let's make this quick. I have four real angry parents waiting for me in the office. Victor: Well, there's my other grandson. Grams: Come along, darling. (She takes Wyatt's hand.) I need you to stand by your little brother. (She takes him over to Chris's bassinet.) Right there. Victor: You do know what you're doing, right? Grams: Paige, dear, we're getting our wiccaning. Piper: I said maybe. We have a few more pressing issues to deal with at the moment. Paige: Mm, what changed your mind? Piper: Nothing. Although it's getting harder and harder to say no with the arrival of a new family member every five minutes. Grams: Alright, are you two ready to finally get along? "Cast your petty jealousies to darkest night, let these feuding siblings no longer fight." (A blue cloud rises above Wyatt and Chris.) Paige: Okay, shouldn't those stop now? Piper: Grams, are you sure this is the right spell? (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Warn me never to go on sabbatical again. (The blue light hits Piper, Phoebe and Paige. They start acting like children.) Because that Leslie is such a jerk-face! Paige: Oh, please, you so like him. Phoebe: I do not. Piper: Do too. Phoebe: I do not, Piper. Paige: You so like him. Phoebe: I do not, Paige. Piper: Do too. Phoebe: I do not, Piper. Piper: Why don't you just marry him already. (The masked demon appears behind Wyatt.) Phoebe: Why don't you just marry Leo? Piper: 'Cause I already did. (Wyatt's force field surrounds him. The demon touches the force field and is knocked backwards.) Grams: Girls, he's here. Piper, blast him. (Piper screams.) Girls. (The girls run out of the attic. Grams sends an athame flying towards the masked demon. He disappears.) Victor: Anymore great ideas? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Stairs. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Grams are walking down them.] Phoebe: I am so out of here. Piper: Phoebe, do not go out that front door. Phoebe: Try and stop me. Piper: Phoebe! (Piper accidentally blows up a pot plant.) Phoebe: Geez, blow my head off why don't you. Piper: Oh, come on, it was an accident. Grams: Paige, no one leaves this house until I reverse that spell. Piper: Phoebe, don't. Grams: I mean it, Paige. Paige: Sayonara. (Paige orbs out.) Grams: Paige. Phoebe, Phoebe, don't you are leave this house. Phoebe: Why not? Paige did. Piper: That doesn't count. She's probably went to Magic School. Phoebe: Yeah, well, I'm going to the Reader's Choice awards. Grams: Phoebe, you've got more important things to worry about than some silly award. (Phoebe leaves.) Piper: Way to go, Grams. Grams: Piper, don't be rude. Piper: Look, it's not my fault it's only the stupidest book ever, and you said the stupid spell would work and it didn't. So you know what? (Piper continues to ramble on. Victor comes down the stairs with Wyatt and Chris.) Grams: "Let this girl, quick as a sneeze, stop this snit and quickly freeze." (Piper freezes.) That's better. Victor: Why is my daughter a statue? Grams: She's fine. She'll thaw out in a minute. Victor: How do I know she won't be this way forever? That it won't backfire like your last brilliant spell. (They walk into the dining room.) Grams: Have you heard a peep out of those boys? No. Because the spell worked. Pulled the rivalry right out of them. Unfortunately it went into the nearest set of siblings. In this case, the girls. Anyway, they know everything that's going on in their adult lives. The only difference is they're not adults. Victor: Just tell me how to get them back to normal. Grams: Easy. I just have to figure out a reversal spell, hopefully before the demon returns. And we've got to get the boys to Magic School, they'll be safe there. Victor: Fine. Tell me how to get there. Grams: You don't. Magic School is not for mortals. Victor: Well, they'll just have to make an exception, won't they? Grams: Forget it, Victor. Call Leo. He'll take them. Victor: Leo! [Scene: Underworld. Seer's Cave. Leo is hiding in the shadows. The Seer waves her hand above a large pool of water.] Seer: Kind of an odd place for an Elder to visit. Then again, the word is, you can't get enough of the dark side these days. Leo: Someone from the underworld is after my son. I want to know who. Seer: You mean, a demon? Nah. I don't think so. They know better by now. Leo: Obviously somebody doesn't. Seer: Tell me. What makes you so sure it's not an Elder? Someone who thinks that maybe your friend Gideon was right. (He grabs her by the throat.) Leo: No other Elders are gonna die by my hands. I can't say the same thing for demons. Seer: Can you even tell the difference anymore? (He throws her across the room.) You know, I'm kind of liking this new side of you. It's not as goopy. Leo: Last time, who's trying to kll my son? Oracle: You want an answer? You'll find it in there. (He watches as the pool of water forms a face. Leo's face.) Looks like the only thrat to your son is you. (He grabs her by the neck.) Leo: No! You lie! Oracle: The pool never lies. (He lets go and she drops to the floor.) [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper and Grams are sitting at the table. Piper is fanning herself with a notepad.] Grams: Okay, try this. "Words that cast a sibling glow..." Piper. Piper: What? I told you I'm not doing this. I'm not writing anything down, I'm not doing magic. (She throws the notepad onto the table.) Grams: Do you remember the first time you were this age, when I sat you and your sisters down and we had the talk. Piper: Grams, I already know all about sex, and no offence but I don't want to talk about with you because that's really gross. Grams: No, not the sex talk, silly. The witch talk. Piper: So what did you tell us? Grams: That my being a witch was such an important part of my life and what it meant to me, and what it might mean to you someday. Piper: Did you tell us that Prue and mum were gonna die? That Leo was gonna lose his marbles. Or that demons were gonna be chasing after us all the time everywhere. Grams: Piper, I didn't know any of those things were going to happen. But if I did, I would've done everything in my power to stop it. (They hug.) I'd like to think that being a witch gave you the inner strength you needed to deal with all those sadness's in your life. Did you ever think about that? Piper: No. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: You called? Piper: No. But hi. Grams: Victor called you. He's in the other room. (Piper gets up.) Piper, where are you going? (They follow Leo into the conservatory.) Leo: What's up? Victor: Oh, hey, Leo. Hey, you don't look so good. Piper: You know what, dad? You could try maybe being a little bit nice to Leo. What do you think, huh? Leo: Piper, are you okay? You don't seem... Grams: Oh, she's fine. We're fixing it. Victor: Leo, we need you to take the boys to Magic School for their safety. Grams: Do you have a problem with that? Never mind, we'll, uh, we'll just keep them here. Leo: I can take them. Grams: You don't look like you can. Leo: What are you saying? Grams: I don't know what's wrong with you, Leo. Leo: Nothing's wrong with me. (Leo takes Chris from Victor and holds Wyatt's hand.) Grams: Where are you going? Leo: To protect my children. (Leo orbs out.) Piper: You know, I don't understand why you guys have to be so mean to Leo, you know. In case you haven't heard, he's kind of going through a hard time right about now. I mean, geez! (Piper storms off.) Grams: We've got to turn these girls back fast. I'm gonna finish the spell and get Paige. Uh, make yourself useful, okay? Get Phoebe. Commercial Break [Scene: Reader's Choice awards. A waitress carrying a tray of wine glasses walks past Phoebe.] Phoebe: Oh, I'll take one of those. (She takes a glass.) This is so cool. They didn't even card me. (Les walks up to her.) Les: Didn't expect to see you here. Phoebe: Yeah, well, I changed my mind 'cause it's my award and I'm not gonna share it with anybody, so there. Les: Phoebe, are you drunk? (A man stands behind the podium.) Man: If I could please have everyone's attention. This year's winner of the San Francisco Reader's Choice award for single best column is, The Bay Mirror's Phoebe Halliwell. (Phoebe giggles.) Les: Hey, it's not too late. If you still want me to go up there for you I can. Phoebe: Yeah, nice try. (Phoebe goes up on stage and takes the award.) Thank you. Wow. I mean, this is so awesome. This is so, like, totally, amazingly awesome. Really, totally awesome. Thanks. (The crowd applauses. A woman stands up.) Woman: In your column... Phoebe: Yes, you mean the bestest column in all the world. Woman: (unsure) Yes. You gave great advice to that woman. I'm just curious, was it based on something that happened to you? Phoebe: Um, yeah, actually, it did happen to me, it was very sad. Okay, next question. Woman: Wait, wait. Would you mind telling me what that thing was? Phoebe: You mean what, you mean what happened to me? (Leslie walks up to the stage.) Les: It was actually something that happened to me. If I could answer the question. Phoebe: Oh, yeah. Les: I'm lucky enough to have worked with Phoebe at the paper. Anyway, a few years back this girl, she dumped me, and I was really broken up about it, 'cause I thought she was the one, you know. And the whole thing made me gn-shy about relationships. So anyway, Phoebe takes me aside one day and she says, she says let me tell you about the one. The one is the person who sees you for the idiot you are but they still want you in their life. That's the one. And I told her, I said Phoebe, I think that's great advice, and not just for me. And I guess that's really how it got in her column. (The crowd applauses.) Phoebe: Thank you, yeah, that's what happened. Thank you. (They walk off the stage.) Oh my god, oh my god, Leslie, thank you so much. (She jumps up and hugs him and wraps her legs around his waist.) I was so scared up there and I was so nervous that I thought I was going to hurl. Les: You're welcome. Are you alright? You still seem a little... (She stands back on the ground.) Phoebe: Yeah, I'm fine. I can't believe I just hugged you. I have to go. (She rushes off.) [Scene: Magic School. Classroom. Ben is teaching a class. Paige stands at the doorway.] Paige: Ben? Ben: Miss Matthews. Paige: Yeah, stop calling me Miss Matthews. Paige. Ben: Okay, uh, Paige, is there something that I can help you with? Paige: I would actually like to talk to you for a little bit if I could. (They go into the hallway.) Ben: Paige, what's going on? What did you call me out here for? (She kisses him.) Paige: That. Oh my god, how old are you, anyway? Ben: Twenty-one. Paige: Okay, big mistake. No. One kiss, okay? Shh. That's it. We're not going to second base. Ben: Oh, come on. (Grams walks up to them.) Grams: She said no. Robbing the cradle, you should be ashamed of yourself. Come on, dear. Time to grow up. Paige: I'll dream about you. [Cut to the main hall. Leo, Wyatt and baby Chris are there. The masked demon appears beside Wyatt's playpen and Wyatt's force field surrounds himself. Leo throws a lightning bolt at the masked demon and he hits the wall. Streams of lightning sh*t out of their hands meeting in the middle. After a while, Leo's lightning over powers the demon's and the demon is knocked backwards. His mask falls off and reveals his identity. It's Leo.] Leo: What? (Paige and Grams rush in. Demon Leo disappears.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Phoebe is sitting at the table writing "Leslie is Hot!" on a notepad and chewing gum. Victor is standing by the door watching her. Phoebe picks up her cell phone and dials a number.] Les' Voice: This is Leslie. Hello? Hello? (She hangs up. Piper walks in.) Piper: Alright, give it to me. I'm calling him myself. Phoebe: No, don't you dare. Piper: Phoebe, do you want to know if he likes you or not? Phoebe: Yeah, but... Wait! If he asks, I'm not here, okay, I'm not even in the house anywhere. Piper: Okay, already. Phoebe: Okay. (Piper starts dialling.) Piper: (sings) Phoebe and Leslie sit in the tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g. (Phoebe grabs her.) Phoebe: Hey! (Paige, Grams, Wyatt and baby Chris orb in.) Grams: Stay here, protect the boys. (to Victor) You, come with me. (Grams and Victor walk into the kitchen.) Close the door. (He does so.) I found the demon who's after Wyatt. Victor: You did? When? Where? (Leo orbs in.) Grams: There he is! Leo: No, you're making a huge mistake. Grams: Get out of here, Leo. I'm warning you. Victor: Penny, what the hell are you talking about? Grams: I saw this monster attck Wyatt at Magic School. Leo: That wasn't me. Grams: Well, he sure as hell looked like you. Leo: I know it did. Look, I can explain. It must have been some kind of shapeshifter or something. Grams: I don't know any shapeshifters who can get into Magic School or any who have Elders powers. Victor: Whoa, whoa, whoa, what are you saying? Leo: He attcked me, remember? I was trying to protect Wyatt. [Cut to the conservatory. The girls are sitting at the table.] Grams' Voice: Yes, from yourself. Phoebe: I hate it when they fight. Piper: That's because this stupid magic is ruining our lives. Phoebe: It's already ruined mine because now Leslie knows I like him, and I can never leave the house again. Piper: Shh, shh, shh. [Cut to the kitchen.] Leo: This is my son we're talking about. I would never hurt him. Grams: Just like you would never hurt an Elder? Or kll one? Leo: Who are you talking about? Grams: I think you know who I'm talking about. Gideon. Victor: Look, I don't care what you say, Leo's right. He would never hurt his son. Grams: And how would you know? Victor: Because I'm a father. Grams: Victor, you have absolutely no idea what the magical world is capable of. Leo: He may not have an idea but I do. I am not capable of that. Grams: No? Even after all you've been through? Look at yourself. Is it so hard to believe that maybe some dark alter ego of yours might be acting on your true feelings? Leo: What true feelings? Grams: That maybe deep down inside you think Gideon was right. Your son doesn't belong in this world. Leo: That's ridiculous. Grams: Is it? And how else do you explain what happened? Where else could that demon have come from? (Leo orbs out.) Change of plans. We're not reversing the rivalry spell. At least not yet. Victor: Why not? I thought... Grams: No, listen. If adult Piper were to find out that Leo was trying to harm Wyatt, it would devastate her. She wouldn't be able to fight him off. Victor: We're talking about my daughter here, so I get a say in this. Grams: No, with birthdays and holidays you get a say. With magic and demons, what I say goes. Now if you'll excuse me. [Time lapse. Attic. Grams is putting Crystals around the room. Victor walks in.] Victor: I told the girls to stay downstairs until we settled this. Grams: There's nothing to settle. Now if you don't mind, I'm demon proofing the attic. I want to keep the children safe. Victor: Wait, believe it or not, I really appreciate what you've done for my daughters. Grams: Buttering me up won't do you any good. I'm not reversing the spell. Victor: I don't expect you to. But I do expect you to understand that even though I couldn't be there when they were growing up, I'm here now. And just like you, I want to do what's best for them. Grams: We already are. Victor: No, we're not. And since I wanna reverse the spell and you don't, I think we should bring in a third party to break the tie so to speak. Grams: A third party? Who'd you have in mind? Their mother? (Grams chuckles. Victor joins in.) Victor: Yes, that's exactly who I had in mind. Do it. Grams: Oh, alright. But she's not going to side with you, you know. (Grams waves her arm and Patty appears in a swirl of bright lights.) Patty: Mum. Victor. Victor: Wow, Patty, you look great. Grams: Oh, stop trying to sweet talk her. Patty: What's going on? [Scene: Underworld. Seer's Cave. Leo walks out of the shadows.] Seer: There's nothing more I can tell you about the demon. Leo: You can tell me where he came from. I have to know, did it come from me? Tell me. Seer: Oh, what's the matter? Are you in pain? Leo: Please... Seer: See, I have a problem. You kind of have a temper. And if I don't tell you then, well, you'll probably choke me to death. And if I do tell you and you don't like the answer, well, then you'll probably choke me to death. Leo: I won't hurt you. Seer: Yeah, that's not much of a guarantee. But you could swear on the head of your precious son. Leo: Leave him out of this. Seer: There's that temper thing. Leo: I'm not leaving here until I get an answer. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Grams and Victor are arguing.] Grams: I'm telling you, she would never get over it. Her own husband trying to kll their child? Victor: Oh, bull. We don't even know that it's Leo. Patty: Mum. Grams: What if it is? You trust Leo to look after those boys? Victor: Better than keeping them locked up in the closet. Patty: Okay, guys! Grams: Can I just say here... Patty: No. Victor's right. Grams: Patty. Patty: No, mum. We have to reverse the siblings spell and get the girls back to being adults so that they can vanquish this thing. Whoever it is. Grams: But the danger to Piper. Patty: She's in more danger if we don't. Grams: Listen, Patty, I know these girls. I've been with them every step of the way. Patty: But we're their parents. Grams: Oh. Oh, well, then fine. Patty: Mum. Grams: I can see I'm not needed here. Patty: No, come on, come on, I... (Grams disappears.) Victor: She always was a bad loser. Patty: Yeah, she'll get over it. By the way, Victor, I have a question. Why'd you call on me to settle this? Victor: Girls were in trouble and, um, you were the only person I could think of dad or alive. Patty: Oh. Still, it was teenage trouble. It's kind of unfamiliar territory for us. Victor: Look, I know we had our troubles but I think that if we've been given the chance, we had done a really good job raising those girls. You wanna see them? Patty: Are you kidding? Wait, wait, wait. When you said the girls reverted, what exactly did you mean? Victor: You'll see. [Time lapse. Parlor. Patty and Victor walk down the stairs. The girls rush over to Patty.] Phoebe: Mummy! Piper: Hi! Phoebe: Hi, mummy! (They all hug her at once.) Mummy, let's sing a song, okay? Patty: I see the problem. Victor: Well, there's another problem. Your mother took the reversal spell. Patty: That's okay, I've got one of my own. Okay, girls, calm down. Phoebe: Mummy, I met this boy and he's really, really cute. Patty: We'll talk about the boy later. And everything else. 'Cause we've got so much to catch up on. But right now I need you girls to stand over there. Piper: Is Leo a demon... Patty: Now! Piper: Okay. She said now, Phoebe! Phoebe: I heard her, Piper. Patty: Okay, okay. Piper: Today, Phoebe. (They stand in a line.) Phoebe: You're so bossy. Patty: "Reverse the spell from the book, and please restore what was... took." I made it up when I was nine. (A blue cloud rises out of the girls and enters Wyatt and baby Chris.) Victor: So how's this work exactly? You remember everything that happened? Phoebe: Oh my god. Yes. Leslie. Paige: Oh my goodness, I tongued a student. Victor: Piper, there's something I've gotta tell you about Wyatt and Leo. Piper: No, dad, I already know, and you're right, Leo would never hurt Wyatt. Paige: We overheard everything you guys were talking about. Piper: Okay, let's go. We've got a demon to kll and a child to save. (The girls go upstairs.) Patty: That's our girl. [Time lapse. Nursery. It's dark. Wyatt is asleep in his bed. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are sitting in the corner of the room.] Piper: Are you sure this is going to work? Paige: How many times are you gonna ask me that? Piper: Sorry, I'm just nervous. I just wish we knew what the hell was going on. Paige: Yeah, well, whatever's going on, I'm pretty sure the demon has something to do with Leo. What? I'm just saying. Phoebe: Do you ever wonder what it would've been like if mum and dad both raised us? Piper: All the time. (Demon Leo appears beside Wyatt's bed. The girls get up.) Oh my god. Paige: Piper, it's not Leo. Throw the potion. (Piper throws the potion at Demon Leo's feet. Nothing happens.) Okay, that should've worked. (Demon Leo picks up Wyatt.) Phoebe: Piper. (Piper tries to blow him up. He disappears with Wyatt.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Piper's bedroom. Baby Chris is asleep in the bassinet. Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk in.] Piper: You promised that the potion would work. Paige: It was supposed to. I couldn't have made it any stronger. Piper: Well, why didn't it? Are you kidding me? We can't stop someone from stealing my son. Phoebe: Okay, you need to calm down and just try to focus on how to find them. (Patty and Victor walk in.) Victor: Girls, I think your mother might be onto something here. Patty: It's just that this seems somehow vaguely familiar to me, that's all. Paige: Familiar how? Patty: I'm not sure. You said you saw the demon appear at Magic School. Do you know what Wyatt was doing before? Paige: Sleeping? Patty: Or maybe dreaming. Victor: He also appeared in the attic when everyone was arguing. Patty: In front of Wyatt. Phoebe: The demon showed up right after Grams snapped at Wyatt. Piper: Would somebody please tell me what's going on? Patty: When you were a little girl, right after your father and I split up. Victor: You started having a lot of bad dreams. Doctor called them night terrors. Patty: He said it was your subconscious way of blaming yourself for our break up. Paige: You're saying Piper is the cause of your divorce? Patty: No, no, no, of course not. It was... Victor: Other things. Piper: Right. Yeah, all this family history stuff is really interesting, but how is this gonna help us find Wyatt? Phoebe: I think what they're saying is it's the same thing. Wyatt is blaming himself just like you blamed yourself. Patty: Except because Wyatt is so powerful, he made his night terrors come to life whenever he felt conflict. Piper: But why would he make something up to hurt himself? And why Leo? (Leo walks in.) Leo: Because I'm the bad guy. As far as he's concerned if I hadn't klled Gideon and saved him, I wouldn't be so lost, I'd be around here, I'd be home. He thinks it's all his fault. Paige: That's ridiculous. Piper: No, it's not. I can relate. Phoebe: How did you figure this all out? Leo: Well, let's just say somebody helped me look in the mirror. Piper: So how do we find him? Leo: We go to where he thinks it all started. Where I klled Gideon. [Cut to a cave. Demon Leo and Wyatt are there.] Demon Leo: This is gonna get your mummy and daddy back together. One way or the other. That's what you want most af all, isn't it? (Demon Leo moves away. Several creepy looking demons appear and move towards Wyatt hissing and growling. Piper and Leo walk in and zap and blow up the demons. Demon Leo steps back into view.) Leo: It's not your fault, Wyatt. None of this is, you didn't do anything wrong. I'm the reason things are all messed up. Not you. You and Chris and mummy mean everything to me. You're the things that keep me from falling apart. Piper: Come on, baby, come home. Daddy's not going anywhere, I promise. (Demon Leo vanishes. Leo picks up Wyatt.) Leo: I'm so sorry. Piper: It's not your fault, it's not anybody's fault. Leo: Still, I don't know what to do. I don't know how to find my way again. Piper: Yes, you do, you just have to try. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Les is there sitting on the couch. Phoebe knocks on the door.] Phoebe: Can I come in? Les: Sure, it's your office. Phoebe: Can I sit down? Les: Please, please. (She does so.) Phoebe: I just came by to thank you for what you did yesterday. Les: What, are you kidding me? After that nice long hug, you know, I figured I came out ahead on the deal. Phoebe: Yeah, that-that was the three martinis talking. Les: Well, you had wine, and just one glass, but anyway. Phoebe: Well, I hugged you because I was just, you know, grateful for what you did. Les: I don't know, you squeezed me pretty tight. Phoebe: Yeah, I was pretty grateful. Les: Come on, there was nothing else besides gratitude behind that hug? Phoebe: What would you like there to be? Les: Just admit it. You like me. Phoebe: How can you be so sure of that? Les: Oh, I don't know. The twenty-eight phone calls in two hours. Caller ID. Phoebe: Yeah, well, that was because my redial button was broken, so it just kept redialling. Les: Ahh. Phoebe: Yeah, and you were the last number I called, you know, so it just... Les: Right. Phoebe: Well, thank you. (Phoebe walks out into the main room.) Les: If she turns around it means she likes me. Come on, Phoebe, don't let me down. You can do it, turn around. (Phoebe stops and looks back at Les.) That-a-girl. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Patty and Victor are there.] Victor: Are you okay? Patty: Yeah. It's just leaving is always the hardest part. Victor: Well, maybe I shouldn't have... Patty: No, no, I'm glad you did. I wanted to be here for this, for them. It's just hard, you know. Price I pay for being dad, I guess. We missed a lot. Not being able to raise them together. Victor: I know. But we made up for it a little bit today, didn't we? Patty: Yeah. (Piper (carrying Chris) Phoebe, Paige and Leo (carrying Wyatt) walk in.) Piper: Alright, already, break it up. Kids entering. Paige: Grams, are you coming down? Phoebe: Ugh, she's being a martyr. Paige: Grams, please. Piper: Last call, woman. Grams' Voice: Oh, very well. (She appears.) Just so we're clear, my way would've worked too. Nevertheless you're all forgiven. Except Leo. Leo: Why not me? Grams: Because I owe you the apology. I'm sorry I thought you were evil. Not that you could blame me. Leo: That's an apology? Victor: I'd take it if I were you. Piper: Alright, let's do this before I change my mind. (Piper hands baby Chris to Grams.) Grams: "I call forth from space and time, matriarchs from Halliwell line, mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, are family's spirit without end." (About a dozen women spirits appear in the room.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x03 - Cheaper By the Coven"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Manor. Attic. Leo is standing there. Piper walks in.] Piper: All set. The kids are asleep. Leo: What about Phoebe and Paige? Piper: You want me to put them to bed too? Paige is at school, and Phoebe went to the movies. Leo: Really? On a date? Piper: No. With a friend. Leo: Oh. That's good. At least she's taking advantage of not having to be at work in the morning. That's good. Piper: You're stalling. Look, don't make it a bigger deal than it is. You're just one Elder calling another to see if you can help. Leo: But what if they found out? Piper: They haven't. We already talked about this. Look, you're not gonna be able to move on if you don't let go of the past. That's the reason you're doing this, remember? What? Leo: You'll think I'm crazy. Piper: I already think you're crazy. What is it? Leo: It's just, I've been seeing things lately. Hearing voices that make me feel like I can't come back, and I-I don't know if they're real or not, but they seem like they are. Piper: Well, that's probably just self doubt. Ignore it. Leo: Or a guilty conscience. Piper: But you have nothing to feel guilty about. What happened was out of your control. All that matters is what happens next, so go play nice with the other Elders. (Piper leaves the room and walks down the stairs. She stops.) Please let him get through this. [Cut back to the attic. An Elder orbs in.] Elder: Hello, Leo. Leo: Hey. Thanks for coming. Elder: How have you been? Leo: Good. Great. Actually, that's sort of what I wanted to talk to you about. Elder: We can't let you back up there, if that's what you want. Leo: No, no. I understand. So, any word on who klled Zola yet? Elder: No. But we'll find who did it. We have to. So what can I help you with? Leo: Well, actually, I was hoping to help you. I mean, you know, as an Elder. Elder: Well, I don't quite follow. Leo: Well, I want to do what I used to do before Gideon. I'm just trying to find my way again. Elder: A couple of Whitelighters have lost track of their charges recently. Two in the last three nights. It may be nothing. Leo: Charges. You mean, Whitelighters to-be? Or witches? Elder: Witches. Just practitioners. Not powerful, but still... Leo: I'll get the sisters right on it. Elder: Good. Keep me posted. Ghostly Creature: He lies, Leo. He lies. (The creature appears and floats around Leo.) You can't trust him. You can't trust yourself. (The creature disappears.) [Scene: Alley. Brenda walks out of the back of a shop and locks the door. The fog thickens as she walks through the alley. She hears footsteps.] Brenda: Hello? (The footsteps get louder. She hurries down the alley. Glass smashes. Brenda runs through the alley.) [Cut to Brenda's apartment. Brenda walks in through the front door and locks it. Fog floats in through an open window. She walks over to close it and Reznor, a pirate, grabs her and holds her around her neck.] Reznor: Anybody tell you not to walk alone at night, Witch? Brenda: Help! Help! (Reznor carries her out the window and disappear into the fog. When he climbed through the window, a gold doubloon piece fell to the floor.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper and Leo are there. Leo is sitting at the table in front of the Book of Shadows, a map and scrying crystal.] Leo: Ahh, this should be so easy. You know, I don't understand why I can't find them. I tried sensing them, I tried summoning them, I tried scrying for them. I've got to be overlooking something. Piper: Or maybe there's nothing to overlook. I mean, let's face it, like the Elder said, this could be nothing. Leo: They're still missing, aren't they? Piper: Still. Maybe you're trying too hard. Leo: Piper, he wants me to do this. He wouldn't have given this to me unLess it was something. Piper: Okay. So what do we know so far? What are the common denominators? (Piper sits at the table.) Leo: Besides the fact that they're witches, uh, the fog rolled in just before they disappeared. Piper: Well, of course the fog rolled in. It's San Francisco. (Leo smiLes.) What? Leo: Nothing. It's just, I miss this. Piper: SleepLess nights and endLess exposition? Not me. (Paige orbs in.) Paige: Do I look like a ma'am to you? Piper: Morning, sunshine. Paige: I was just at Magic School taking Wyatt to the nursery, he's fine I might add, and a student bumped into me and said, "Excuse me..." Piper: A kid with manners? Alert the authorities. Paige: You didn't let me finish. He said, "Excuse me, ma'am." Do I look like a ma'am? Leo: He was being respectful. Paige: Something happened to me since I took over Magic School. Piper: Paige, you're obsessing. Paige: You're damn right I'm obsessing. I am far too young to be old. Piper: Okay, obsess about this instead. Young women disappearing around the city when the fog rolls in. Paige: That's what you've got? Leo: That's all the Elders know. We haven't been able to find out much else. Paige: You spoke to the Elders? Leo: Yes, and I promised we'd help. Paige: Good for you. You know, this actually sounds like a job for the young, kick-ass Charmed Ones. (Paige leaves the kitchen.) Piper: Where you going? (to Leo) Come with me. (Piper and Leo follow Paige through the dining room.) Paige: I'm gonna go scry for them. Piper: We already tried that. It didn't work. (Paige stops at the bottom of the stairs.) Leo: Too much time has passed since the last one disappeared. Paige: Okay. Why don't we try to find out if anyone has disappeared more recently? Leo: I'm sure the Elders would've told me. Piper: Not if they don't know about it yet. Paige: Hmm. Well, what about Morris? I'm sure he can ask Missing Persons. Piper: Yeah. Go ahead. You can go ask him. He's outside. (Paige walks to the front door. She goes outside and sees a car parked across the street. Inspector Sheridan and Darryl are inside the car. Paige goes back inside.) Paige: They're watching us? Piper: Staking us out. Paige: Uh, is that legal? Piper: Apparently, Sheridan wants us real bad. Leo: Which means you can't very well go running around the city looking for missing witches. Paige: UnLess there's a distraction. Phoebe still at home? [Cut to the car. Inspector Sheridan is on the phone.] Sheridan: Well, I don't understand. I sent the blood sample back east three weeks ago. What do you mean you can't find it? Darryl: You know they can see us, right? Sheridan: (to Darryl) I want them to see us. (to phone) Sheridan. Inspector Sheridan. S.F.P.D. The Halliwell Case. No, it's not a mrder investigation. I don't know what it is. That's why I need the damn blood results! (She hangs up.) I hate Feds! Darryl: So, uh, where'd you get the blood sample from? Sheridan: From Piper's bedroom when I was curiously knocked out. Darryl: What do you think the blood's gonna show you? Sheridan: What's really going on around here. (Piper walks up to the car carrying a breakfast tray.) Darryl: You might want to put on a happy face. Piper: Good morning, Inspector. You must be hungry. Breakfast? Most important meal of the day. Sheridan: Look, if you think that this is going to... Piper: Yeah. Okay. (She freezes Inspector Sheridan.) Wow. That's better. Darryl: Are you out of your mind? Will you unfreeze her right now? Piper: Sorry. Can't. We need to talk. Darryl: Listen, I've got nothing to say. I've already made that clear. Piper: Yeah, so I've heard. (Phoebe sneaks out of the house.) About the string of missing women that you're not telling the press about. Darryl: How'd you find out about that? Piper: Because they're witches and we need to find them. So have any been reported missing in the last twenty-four hours? Darryl: Piper, listen, you know I can't help you. Piper: Look, Darryl, if you want to help Sheridan hang us out to dry, that's your business. But this is not about that. This is about people who are in trouble. So are you gonna help us or not? Darryl: Listen, there was one on the missing report this morning. Brenda Castillo, twenty-two. She lives in The Heights. Roommate said she never came home last night, but until she's missing twenty-four... Piper: We'll find her in twelve. Thanks. Darryl: You're welcome. Now will you hurry up and unfreeze her? (Piper unfreezes Inspector Sheridan.) Sheridan: Get me off your tail... Piper: Now, Inspector, why would I want to do that? (Phoebe drives past them and covers her face with her hand.) Sheridan: Nice try. (Sheridan pushes the breakfast tray out the way. It falls to the ground.) Piper: Whoa! (Sheridan starts the car and drives off.) It's alright! I'll clean this up! (She dials a number on her cell phone.) Okay, Paige, you're on. Brenda Castillo, The Heights. [Scene: Treasure Island. Cave. Brenda and Reznor the pirate are there. Brenda is on the floor with her hands chained together. She wakes up.] Reznor: Don't bother screaming, love. No one can hear you. Brenda: What? What do you want from me? Reznor: We don't want nothing. However, my Captain would like a word with you. (Reznor pulls Brenda to her feet. Captain Black Jack Cutting and other pirates walk in.) Brenda: Oh my... Black Jack: God? Afraid not. You'll have to settle for Captain Black Jack Cutting. Parrot: Aye-yae, Captain. Black Jack: Don't you just love clichés? Well, don't just stand there, you fool, bring her closer. (Reznor pulls Brenda closer to him.) Black Jack: Ah, the stench of witch. I'd know that anywhere. Brenda: What do you want? Black Jack: I want you to die, but not too fast. (He pulls out a dagger.) Black Jack: One of your kind cursed me with this a very long time ago. Of course, then I used it to cut her heart out. (Black Jack cuts Brenda's arm.) Brenda: Ohh! Black Jack: Take her away. Reznor: But what about The Charmed Ones? Black Jack: All good things to those who wait. Do as I say, or I'll have you in irons! (Reznor takes Brenda away.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's Office. Leslie is there reading the paper. Phoebe knocks on the door frame.] Phoebe: Knock, knock. Les: Phoebe. Hey, uh, what are you doing here? Phoebe: I'm just returning your phone call. Les: Wow. Returning my call. Um, most people return phone calls with, uh, I don't know, phone calls. Phoebe: Yeah. Well, I kinda needed to get out of the house. We're experiencing a bit of a pest problem. Les: Ooh. Is it serious? Phoebe: Too soon to tell. So what did you call about? Les: Well, it was, a little timely, I had to make a decision, but you did give me free reign, didn't you? Phoebe: Yes. Absolutely. I mean, how else would I be enjoying my sabbatical, right? Les: Exactly. Phoebe: So that's it, huh? Nothing else you needed to talk to me about? Les: Um, nope. I can't think of anything. Phoebe: Ask me? Nothing? Les: Nah. Phoebe: Okay. (Phoebe starts to leave.) Les: Uh, wait. There was one thing, actually. I was, um... I was looking through some of your notes and ideas last week, and I found something about a contest. Phoebe: Oh, the "Win a Date with Phoebe" contest. Yeah, that was Elise's idea. Les: Yeah. I think it's a great idea. I mean, readers love to be talked to and not down to. I think going on a date gives you a chance to make them feel like you're really a part of their lives. Phoebe: Really? Les: You know, it's a great PR move. Phoebe: Still... Les: I really, I would love to leave you with more readers than you had when I came. Phoebe: That's really sweet, Leslie, uh, but I think I'm taking a break from the dating world, as well. Besides, you never know who's gonna win a contest like that. Les: Well, I would win it. I mean, just to protect you, of course. Phoebe: Are you asking me out on a date? Les: Strictly professional. Look, how about this? We go tonight. We get it over with. Phoebe: Get it over with? Les: Oh, yeah. So we don't infringe on your life away from here any more than we already have. Phoebe: Okay. Well, call me stupid, but shouldn't you actually run the contest in the paper before you decide who wins it? Les: Oh, details. I'll just, I'll hold the copy on the date and print it afterwards. So what do you say? Maxine's? Eight o'clock? Phoebe: Hmm. All right. Eight o'clock. (Phoebe leaves. Leslie looks at the paper. It reads: "Lucky Leslie Wins Date with Ask Phoebe".) [Scene: Brenda's Apartment. Hallway. Paige knocks on the door. Carly opens it.] Carly: Can I help you? Paige: Hi. I'm Paige Matthews. I'm here about Brenda Castillo. Carly: Are you from the police? Paige: No, I'm just somebody who's concerned about her. Carly: I'm sorry. (She starts to close the door.) Paige: No, please. Is Brenda a witch, by any chance? Because if she is, I think I can help find her. Carly: Come in. (Paige walks into the apartment.) Carly: Are you one too? A witch, I mean. Paige: Yeah. You? Carly: Oh, no. No, that's Brenda's thing. Paige: You don't believe in witchcraft? Carly: I will if it'll help find her. She wouldn't just not come home, you know? She never has. But the police, they won't do a thing. Paige: Yeah. It's the whole twenty four hour deal, right? You guys seem pretty close. Are you sisters, roommates? Carly: Um, no. Partners. It's another reason the police won't do anything, you know? They think it's just a lovers quarrel or something, like it's just a big joke. Paige: I know it's not a joke. Look, if I'm gonna find her, I'm gonna need something, anything to go off of. Carly: Maybe this will help. (She picks up the doubloon.) I found it on the floor when I got home. I've never seen it before. (She hands it to Paige.) What do you think it means? [Cut to Treasure Island. Cave. Paige orbs in.] Paige: Brenda? Brenda? Brenda? (She sees Brenda laying on the ground.) Brenda: Go away. Hurry. (Captain Black Jack and the pirates walk in.) Black Jack: Took you long enough, dearie. We've been waiting for you. Commercial Break [Scene: Treasure Island. Cave. Continued from before.] Black Jack: You wouldn't just orb out and leave an innocent stranded, would you, witch? Paige: You look like you've been out to sea for quite some time. Black Jack: Nearly three hundred years in a place beyond time and space. Only when the mystical fog rolls in do we get a chance to come and play in fair port cities like your own. Paige: You see, I would have chosen London. Black Jack: I did. They didn't have what I want. Paige: And what's that? Black Jack: You and your sisters. Only you can get me the treasure I so desire. Paige: Oh, I guess I forgot where I buried it. Black Jack: Oh, you're very quick with the tongue. Let me ask you, when the Gathering Storm arrives here, will you be making jokes then, huh? Paige: Gathering Storm. I'm so sorry. I don't speak pirate, matey. Black Jack: This is not pirate lore. This is something very real, very dangerous, and I don't intend to be stuck here when it arrives. (Reznor pulls out the athame.) Paige: Sword! (A sword hanging on the wall orbs into her hands. She sab Reznor. It doesn't harm him.) Reznor: (to pirate) Excuse me. Would you mind? (The pirate pulls out the sword.) Paige: Okay. You're supposed to be... Black Jack: dad? He wishes. (Black Jack cuts Paige's neck.) That's gonna leave a mark. (Paige orbs out.) Reznor: You let her escape! Black Jack: I let her go. She's no good to us alone. Reznor: But her sisters... Black Jack: Will come, when they realize they've got no choice. Are you questioning me, First Mate? You remember your oath? You do as I say when I say it, understand? You all will, or this hell we're in will never end. What about the Golden Chalice? Reznor: We've had trouble procuring it, sir. Black Jack: There may be another way. For now, make yourself scarce. We want the witches to rescue her, remember? Pirates: Aye. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there. Leo heals Paige's wound. Paige stands up.] Leo: Alright. You need to slow down and relax. Paige: Okay. I can't, because we need to find Brenda. Piper: Look, whatever their angle is, whatever their reason is, we can't go in there blind like you did, which, I may add, was very dangerous. Paige: All I did was scry for her with the coin. Is that so bad? Leo: And look where it got you. If you go back in again, you could be walking the plank. Paige: Cute. Piper: Strangely, there is nothing in here about pirates. Leo, do you know anything? Leo: About pirates? A little before my time. (Paige opens the Book of Shadows and closely looks at the pages.) Paige: Are you sure there's nothing in here? Piper: You need glasses there, ma'am? Paige: No. I'm just a little woozy. Leo: Which is why we need to know what we're up against. Paige: Yeah, well, okay. Then we need to go to Magic School since they're obviously not of this time. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Who's not? Piper: Oh, just, you know, pirates. Phoebe: Pirates? Like hot Johnny Depp pirates? Piper: Yeah, probably not. Tell her, Paige. Paige: Tell her what? Why we left an innocent stranded? Piper: No. Why we almost lost a sister. Paige: If they'd wanted to kll me, they would have. They're obviously after something else. Piper: Yeah, like wanting to kll all of us. Phoebe: Okay. What's going on, you two? Piper: We'll catch you up on the way to Magic School. Right now, we need to go brush up on our pirate lore. (to Leo) Can you watch the kids? Leo: Yeah, but... Piper: No, no. You already did your part. Now let us do ours. Phoebe: Okay. What if we don't find anything? I mean, pirates aren't known to be magical. Paige: Do you have a better idea? Phoebe: Actually, yes, I might. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe and a movie critic are there.] Movie Critic: Pirate movies? You want to know about pirate movies? Phoebe: Yeah, I do. Just tell me everything you know. Movie Critic: I thought you were on sabbatical. Phoebe: It's not for my column. It's personal. Movie Critic: Okay, well, I guess "Mutiny on the Bounty" is the very best pirate movie. The Clark Gable version. (Leslie walks out of Phoebe's office.) Les: That's not a pirate movie. That's a swashbuckler. There's a big difference. Sorry. I couldn't help but overhear. Phoebe: Do you have your doctorate in pirates as well? Les: Well, I grew up watching pirate movies with my dad. (to movie critic) Hey, I got this. "Captain Blood", "Cutthroat Island", "Blackbeard's Ghost". I mean, I've seen them all. Even "Yellowbeard". It was a great spoof. Phoebe: You're just full of surprises, aren't you? Les: Wait until tonight. We're still on, aren't we? Come on. You wouldn't want to break the pirate's oath. Phoebe: The pirate's oath? What's that? Les: Oh, yeah, pirate's oath. If a captain gives his word to his crew, he gotta hold to it or face mutiny. Phoebe: Hmm. And would I be the captain or the crew in that analogy? Les: Well, it is your column. Phoebe: Yeah, I wouldn't want to disappoint my readers. Les: So what else do you want to know about pirates? [Scene: Police Station. Darryl and Sheridan are there.] Sheridan: Tell me this isn't happening. I cannot freakin' believe he's gonna pull us off this case. Darryl: Listen, the truth is we don't really have that much to go on. Sheridan: Oh, we've got plenty to go on, Morris, and we'd have a hell of a lot more if you came clean. Darryl: You think I know more than what I do. Sheridan: Look, don't insult me, okay? We both know that you're covering for them. So don't pretend like you're not. Darryl: All I know is the Halliwells are really good people. They do good things. Sheridan: Yeah, like send us on a wild goose chase so that they can do god only knows what. Six years of unsolved crimes of all types, all mysteriously connected to them. I don't care what you say, Morris. That's not good people. (Sheridan picks up the phone.) Darryl: Who are you calling? Sheridan: The captain wants tangible proof. I'm calling the Feds, see what happened to that damn blood sample once and for all. (Agents Brody puts his hand on the phone.) Agent Brody: You want the Feds? You got him. [Scene: Magic School. Paige is there looking at bottles of ingredients. Piper walks in carrying a book.] Piper: I think I found something. Paige: Huh? Piper: I said I think I found something. What, are you deaf now too? Paige: Well, you're gonna go deaf first. Don't forget, you're the older sister. Piper: Yeah, I love you too. Okay. So does Black Jack Cutting sound familiar? Paige: No, actually. We weren't formally introduced. Piper: Well, it says here he tricked a witch into falling for him in the 18th century so she could give him immortality. Paige: Hmm. That's quite a spell. Piper: Yeah. It didn't help her much. Um, he cut her heart out with the same athame she used to curse him. Paige: Who? Piper: What do you mean, who? The Captain. The guy we're talking about. Paige: Right. Right. Right. Uh, wait. What was the question? Piper: Are you alright? You don't look so good. Paige: I look fine, and, yeah, I'm just concerned with Brenda, I guess. I don't know. Okay. Let's see. He did say something about a storm, a Gathering Storm. Piper: Well, there is nothing about a storm, just the curse. Paige: Huh. Well, I guess I better make these potions a little stronger. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Yo-ho, hello. Piper: Did you just call me a ho? How'd you get here? Phoebe: A pirate never betrays his vow of secrecy. Leo orbed me. Go ahead. Ask me anything you want to know about Buccaneers. I know everything. Piper: You see a movie critic, and suddenly, you're an expert. Phoebe: No. I ran into Leslie, and he taught me everything he knows. Piper: Hmm. I bet. Looking forward to your date tonight? Phoebe: No, I'm not. It's just a publicity stunt. Piper: Mm-hm. Right. (Paige drops an ingredient bottle and it smashes onto the floor.) Paige? (Paige's hands are shaking.) Phoebe: What happened, honey? What's wrong with your hand? Paige: Uh, I don't know. Piper: I think that athame did more damage than we thought. Paige: I'm just gonna go sit on the couch, okay? Um, maybe you guys concentrate on Brenda, and making more potions. (Paige walks over to the couch.) [Scene: Police Station. Darryl, Sheridan and Agent Brody are there. Sheridan is on the phone.] Sheridan: Are you sure that we're talking about the same man? Alright. Thank you. (She hangs up.) Okay, Agent Brody, you check out, for now. Agent Brody: Great. Now can we get to work? Darryl: What Agency did they say he was from? Sheridan: Homeland Security. Darryl: What Division? Agent Brody: The classified one. You're, uh, pretty protective of the sisters, aren't you, Lieutenant? Darryl: I've known them a long time. Agent Brody: Six and a half years to be exact. I did my homework. Sheridan: So what are you doing here? What do you want? Agent Brody: I wanna know where you got that blood sample from. Sheridan: Why? Agent Brody: Because whatever it is, it's not human. DNA showed a triple helix. Now, we've only got two. Plus plasma, platelets, Rh factors, they're all incredible. Somebody messed up. You were not supposed to find that blood. Sheridan: I don't understand. Agent Brody: You wanna explain it to her? Darryl: Explain what? Agent Brody: What kind of being that sample came from. Darryl: Being? How would I know? Agent Brody: Don't worry, Lieutenant, I'm not after you. I'm after the Halliwells. And the recent rash of missing women that you've been ignoring matches a pattern that goes back for decades. Barbados, Panama, Newfoundland, New Orleans, and now here. Except they aren't missing women. They're missing witches. Sheridan: Witches? Agent Brody: ust like the three sisters. And if I'm right, then, uh, one will lead us to the other. Sheridan: So you're saying that the Halliwells are not human? Agent Brody: No, no, they're human, alright, but this sample, it just came from something else. (to Darryl) So if I were you, I'd watch my step. People tend to disappear around these girls, especially cops. Now, I have been working for a long time to prove my theories. Now all I gotta do is catch them in the act. Sheridan: But how? Agent Brody: You got any Golden Chalices lying around? [Scene: Treasure Island. Cave. Piper and Phoebe walk in.] Piper: Maybe Paige scared them away. It's possible. Phoebe: Pirates don't run from fights. They lure you into them. (Phoebe finds Brenda on the ground.) Piper! Come here. Grab that lantern. (Piper grabs the lantern. Brenda is now very old.) Brenda: You must leave. Phoebe: Who did this to you? Brenda: The pirate. He cut me with the athame. Piper: Wait a minute. Who are you? What's your name? Brenda: Brenda. Save your sister. (Brenda dies.) Piper: We gotta go get Paige. (Piper and Phoebe leave the cave.) [Cut to Magic School. Piper and Phoebe run in.] Phoebe: Paige? Are you okay? (They see Paige sitting on the couch. She has turned very old.) Piper: Paige? Paige: Well, now I'm a ma'am. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Paige orbs in with Piper and Phoebe. Piper and Phoebe help Paige stay on her feet.] Phoebe: Oh! Easy, easy, easy. We got ya. Piper: We got ya. (They help her to the couch.) Paige: Took a little more out of me than I thought. Piper: Here. Couch. Couch. Leo? Get up here. (Phoebe starts looking through the Book of Shadows.) Paige: Are you two back together? I forget. Piper: Leo? (Leo runs into the attic.) Leo: What's the matter? What happened? Piper: Just heal this, now. Leo: Heal? Heal what? Piper: It's Paige. It's just Paige. She's just... Don't ask. Just fix her. Leo: Fix it? What happened? Piper: Well, she got cut by a cursed athame, and she's aging. Leo: Aging? Well, I can't fix aging. Phoebe: I can't find a reversal to the curse in here anywhere. Piper: Naturally. Phoebe: Still, Captain Cutting must be banking on us finding a reversal to the curse so that we can save them both. Leo: Maybe I should go check with the Elders, see if they know... Piper: No. We don't have time. She's gaining years by the hour. Paige: Forget about me. You have to save Brenda first. Phoebe: Sweetie, we lost her already. Piper: Yeah, but we're not gonna lose you too. (A parrot flies onto the window sill holding a piece of paper in its mouth.) Parrot: Shiver me witches. (Squawks.) Shiver me witches. Piper: You have got to be kidding me. (Piper raises her arm.) Phoebe: No, Piper, don't blow him up. Piper: Fine. Leo: Obviously he was sent here for a reason. (Leo walks over to the parrot and takes the paper.) Phoebe: What's it say? Leo: Captain Black Jack Cutting cordially invites you to Treasure Island. [Time lapse. Treasure Island. Four pirates have knives up to Piper and Phoebe's throats.] Piper: Uh, we were invited. Reznor: Invited? Or were you tricked? Phoebe: Now you wouldn't want to be violating parlay, would you? Piper: Phoebe, now is not the time for stupid pirate facts. Reznor: How would you know about parlay? Phoebe: Actually, I know everything about parlay. Everyone does. It's the sacredness of the Captain's word, right? Piper? Piper: Hmm? Phoebe: You remember. Pirates of the Caribbean? Piper: Okay, so? Phoebe: So, it's what keeps the crew from mutiny. Yeah, it's the oath of the pirates, right? As long as the Captain keeps his word, you're bound to him. Forever. Reznor: Yeah. And what's it to you? Phoebe: Well, quite honestly it just doesn't seem fair. I mean, he's the one that's cursed, not you, right? I mean, how are you ever supposed to move on? (Captain Black Jack walks in with the parrot on his shoulder.) Black Jack: What are you jabbering about over there? Bring 'em closer. (The pirates push them closer to Black Jack.) Piper: Whoa, easy. Black Jack: Come to save your sister, have you? How noble of you. Phoebe: You're wasting your time. We don't know how to reverse the curse. Black Jack: You don't have to. Just need to call forth the fountain of youth. (He points to a fountain behind them.) Piper: That's a myth. Black Jack: So are three hundred year old pirates who sail the high seas searching for revenge. Take it from me, the fountain of youth is very real. Only Ponce de Leon had it wrong. I've got it right. And finding it is the only way to save your precious sister's life. [Time lapse. Attic. Piper and Leo are there. Piper is writing a spell.] Leo: He wants you to do what? Piper: You heard me. Break into a museum. Leo: To find the fountain of youth? Piper: No, to steal a golden chalice that turns on the fountain of youth. Leo: Piper, you can't do this. Piper: I don't have a choice. Without the chalice I can't cast the spell, without the spell I can't save Paige. So there you go. Leo: What if you get caught? This is exactly what Sheridan wants. Piper: Forget about her. This is about family. A family, by the way, you have to be able to take care of if anything happens to us. Leo: Piper. Piper: No, I mean it, Leo. You need to promise me you'll be able to take care of them. Leo: I can't believe you're saying this. Piper: Well, believe it. Ignore the voices and you'll be fine. You have to be. [Scene: San Francisco Museum Hall. Front desk. The security guard suddenly freezes. Piper and Phoebe walk in wearing long black tight clothes.] Phoebe: So far so good. Piper: Oh, yeah? (The look down from the balcony and see the chalice surrounded by many lasers pointing at it.) Phoebe: Wow. If we pull this off Paige owes me Prada. Piper: And babysitting for a year. (Piper freezes the lasers. They walk down the stairs. Phoebe's phone vibrates.) You're getting a call now? Phoebe: Oh, no, oh, no, Piper, it's Leslie. I totally forgot about our date. Piper: Don't you mean your publicity stunt? Phoebe: What do you want from me? Piper: I want you to admit that maybe you like him a little. Phoebe: No. Piper: Well, aren't you gonna answer it? Phoebe: No, I'm not gonna answer it. We're a little busy right now. What am I gonna tell him? We're robbing a museum? [Cut to a restaurant. Leslie is sitting at a table for two. He's calling Phoebe on his cell phone. He gives up and leaves.] [Cut back to the museum.] Piper: Okay, deep breath. Clear your mind. Think positive, think positive. Ready, ready, ready? Okay, after you. (Phoebe rolls over a laser. She then slides under another.) Easy. (She steps over another one.) Careful. (She gets on her back and slides under a low laser. She stands up in front of the chalice which is inside a glass case.) Phoebe: Okay, now what. (Piper blows up the glass case and quickly freezes the pieces in mid air.) Nicely done. (Phoebe takes the chalice off its stand and sets off the alarm. They run.) Piper: This is bad. This is bad. (They run down the hallway. Darryl, Sheridan and Agent Brody come out of hiding.) Sheridan: How'd you know they'd be here? Agent Brody: What are you doing? Sheridan: What do you mean? I'm gonna bust them. Agent Brody: Not with that thing you're not. Besides, I don't want to catch them stealing. I want to catch them using magic. Commercial Break [Scene: Treasure Island. Captain Black Jack and the pirates are waiting there. Piper and Phoebe arrive with the chalice.] Black Jack: Welcome back, ladies. Phoebe: Stow it. Here's your chalice. Black Jack: What's your hurry? (He takes the chalice and stands next to the fountain of youth.) Now, the spell if you will. Piper: "With these offerings, I call on thee, the Goddess of Fertility, rise now, show us the truth, give us the gift of eternal youth." (The fountain pours magical water into the chalice. Black Jack drinks from the chalice and returns to his young self.) Pirate: He's young again. Reznor: Mother of god. (Black Jack puts the chalice down.) Piper: Now, my sister. Black Jack: What about her? Run them through. (The pirates pull out their swords and step towards Piper and Phoebe.) Phoebe: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. He just broke his oath. He promised not to hurt us, remember? Black Jack: I said kll them. What are you waiting for? Phoebe: He doesn't care about his oath, or parlay. All he cares about is himself. He promised you treasures, right? He promised you freedom, but where is it? He lied. He broke his oath, and now you can too. (Captain Black Jack grabs Reznor.) Black Jack: I'll have you drawn and quartered, sir. Raised from the highest yardarm until sun rots your skin. Then I'll feed you to the sharks. (Reznor pushes him to the ground and draws his sword.) Phoebe: Looks like mutiny to me. Black Jack: You'll die too, you know. You're only alive because of me. Reznor: It's a fate worse than death, I can assure you. (Reznor sab Captain Black Jack. Captain Black Jack ages and turns into dust.) Thank you. (All the pirates, even the parrot, turns into dust. Phoebe gets the chalice.) Piper: Nice speech. Phoebe: There's still some left. We've gotta get it to Paige. Piper: Wait. We don't want this happening any time again soon. (Piper blows up the fountain of youth. Darryl and Sheridan arrive behind them. Sheridan points her gn.) Sheridan: Hold it right there! I don't know how you did that, but just don't move. Piper: Uh-oh. Phoebe: Darryl, do something. Darryl: I can't. Sheridan: Face down, on the ground. Now. (Sheridan is ht in the neck by a dart gn. She falls to the ground. Agent Brody is standing behind her. Darryl turns around and points his gn.) Agent Brody: Dart g*n. (Darryl looks at the dart sticking out of Sheridan's neck.) Told you, Morris, I wasn't after you. She'll be alright. She's gonna wake up with a hell of a headache, though. Piper: Who are you? Agent Brody: Someone you owe now. Go on, get out of here. I'll take care of her. You got a sister to save, right? (Piper and Phoebe quickly leave the cave.) You think you can give me a hand with her? Seriously. I think I'm gonna need some help. [Scene: Piper's room. Leo, Wyatt and baby Chris are on the bed. Leo is asleep. Piper is standing at the doorway watching. Paige walks up behind her.] Paige: Hey. Piper: Hey. How you feeling? Paige: I feel young, I feel grateful. You're not gonna hear me complain about getting old again until I'm at least seventy-five. The good news is, you know, you'll be there before I am. Piper: You're right. Paige: Hey, uh, what did that Agent Brody guy want, anyway? Piper: I don't know. But that's tomorrow's problem. Paige: He did a good job. Piper: Yeah, he did. Paige: Think it'll stay that way? Piper: I hope so. Paige: Good night, sweetie. Piper: Good night... ma'am. (Paige walks away. The Elder orbs into the hallway.) Elder: It's not over yet, you know. His wounds won't easily heal. Piper: I know. Elder: Just don't give up on him, Piper. We're all going to need him back. Before the gathering storm. (He orbs out.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Les is there typing at the computer. Phoebe stands at the door.] Phoebe: Knock, knock. (Les gets up and walks outside to the main room.) Ohh, you're really mad, aren't you? Les: No, no, I get stood up all the time. Phoebe: Actually, that's not true. Listen, uh, I would've called you but... Les: But what? Why didn't you? Phoebe: You know what, it's kind of complicated. Les: You use that excuse a lot. I mean, is it something you're not telling me or do you just think I'm stupid. Phoebe: No, of course I don't think you're stupid. Les: Well, then what is it? What are you afraid of? Phoebe: Who says I'm afraid of anything? Les: You're afraid of commitment, aren't you? Phoebe: Commitment? What are you talking about? What commitment? I thought this was just a publicity stunt. Les: Oh, the hell you did. I mean, come on, why can't you just admit you like me? What is the big deal? Phoebe: Oh, you're one to talk, mister. You're the one that had to orchestrate this whole contest because you were too afraid to ask me out straight. Les: That is not true. Phoebe: Oh, no? Les: It's not true. Phoebe: Oh, really. Okay. Then how come you didn't tell me about it until after you already printed it? Until after you won the contest. Yeah, that's right, I knew the whole time. Les: And you didn't say anything? Phoebe: No, you didn't say anything. Les: You never called me back. Phoebe: Oh, you know what? That's lame. Les: If you knew about the contest, why did you agree to go through with it? Phoebe: Well, because... Les: Because of what? Come on. Phoebe: Honestly? You wanna know the truth? I didn't want to embarrass you. Les: Ehh, wrong answer. Phoebe: You know what? You don't know me. Les: You won't let me know you. Phoebe: That's not true. (They move closer to each other.) Les: You're afraid of getting involved with me, because you're afraid of getting hurt again. Phoebe: Save the advice for your readers. Les: You read me. (Phoebe kisses him. They kiss passionately and start removing their clothes.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x04 - Charrrmed!"}	foreverdreaming
Styx Feet Under -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Henry Alonso Myers Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 7, Episode 05 Episode Number: 139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Outside a Chapel. Piper and Paige are sitting in Piper's car talking on their cell phones.] Piper: This is ridiculous. We need more than ten cases of beer. Paige: Look, we can't keep doing this, Phoebe, because Piper and I actually have lives. Piper: Okay, call Phil at the beauty bar and he'll lend you a couple of cases of beer. I will call the distributor tomorrow. Paige: No, Phoebe, I haven't seen the demon or half-demon or whatever the hell he is. Yeah, I think demon fighting is important, but you, missy, are at home doing research. And Piper and I are here on the front line. Piper, Paige: I gotta go. Paige: Bye. (They hang up.) Why is it every time Phoebe runs away from a guy, that we actually pay for it. Piper: I know, she sleeps with Leslie and suddenly she's got us chasing demons all over town while P3 falls apart. Paige: And she has to get her active powers back because we can't keep picking up the slack. Piper: I wish the demon would hurry up and attck already. Paige: You know, it's okay. I cast a protection spell on the innocent, so it should be alright. Piper: Excuse me? You did what? Paige: I cast a protection spell. Because, you know, you can't keep watching him all the time. Piper: Paige, protection spells backfire, that's why we don't use them. Paige: Don't worry about it. I got the spell from my best grad student. I'm all over it. Piper: Well, you better be, because the chaplain's on the move. (Paige looks though the binoculars.) He's going in alone. Come on, put that down. Paige: I have to put my shoes on. [Cut to the chapel. The chaplain is praying. A guy walks in with a hood covering his face.] Guy: Come to pray, have you, Arthur? Arthur: Who's that? Kevin? Guy: That's actually my human name. Arthur: Human? (The guy shows his face. Half of his face is grey and scaly.) Wh-What's happened? Guy: This? It's just a little ritual I've been performing to reveal who I truly am... are. Who I hope to be soon. Arthur: What are you talking about? Guy: My real name's Sirk, from my father's side. He was a demon. And I will be complete as soon as I've eliminated the last of my human lineage. And that's where you come in. (He throws an energy ball at Arthur. Arthur goes flying through the room. Piper and Paige walk in. Piper tries to blow up Sirk but he is knocked backwards.) Ouch. That really stings. (He throws a lighting bolt at the girls and they dive behind the pews.) Piper: How many powers does this guy have? (Arthur gets up from behind the podium.) Paige: Arthur, get down. Sirk: What? (Sirk throws a fireball at Arthur.) Paige: Fireball! (The fireball orbs back to Sirk but Sirk shimmers out before it hits him. Piper rushes over to Arthur. Arthur stands up and he has a huge hole in his stomach.) Piper: Nice protection spell, sis. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Living room. Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Arthur are there. Leo is looking at Arthur's hole in his stomach.] Arthur: How did this happen? Phoebe: Uh, actually, we're not really sure. (Piper walks in carrying a coat.) Piper: Would you mind covering up? It's a little unnerving. (She hands the coat to Arthur and he puts it on.) Arthur: But how am I still alive? Paige: See, I kind of cast a protection spell. Leo: You cast a what? Piper: Already been there, done that. Arthur: A spell? Phoebe: Yeah, but the spell she cast was clearly a very, very bad idea. Paige: I had to do something. We couldn't just sit around and wait for demons to attck, because, you know, Piper and I actually have lives. Piper: Don't drag me into this. Paige: What? We agreed that the only reason we are out hunting for demons constantly is because Phoebe won't deal with her Leslie issues. Phoebe: Wait, I have Leslie issues? Leo: Okay, you guys, we have issues right now with the chaplain. Arthur: I have to get out of here. I gotta find my wife. (Arthur runs out of the room.) Piper: Uh... Phoebe: Uh, Paige, would you mind? (Paige orbs out.) Can't have him running around San Francisco like that with Agent Brody snooping around. (Paige orbs in with Arthur.) Arthur: What are you people? Phoebe: We're witches. It's okay. Just relax. Paige: Look, my spell got us into this mess, I'll figure out a way to reverse it. I'll just add it to the long list of things I have to do in magic school. Arthur: Can you tell me if I'm alive or dad? Leo: Uh, well, the thing is-is... we're not really sure. (The Angel of Death appears behind everyone.) Angel of Death: I might be able to answer that question. Phoebe: And you would be? Angel of Death: I'm the Angel of Death. (Arthur faints onto the couch.) I knew your sister, your mother, of course, and your grandmother. Leo: Alright, we get the point. What do you want? Paige: Do you kll people? Angel of Death: No, Paige, I don't kll. I merely claim the souls of those who've already died. Phoebe: And you're here for who now? Angel of Death: Oh, don't worry, not any of you. No, this time I'm here for him. The problem is, I don't seem to be able to claim his soul yet, even though he's dad. It's fascinating, really. I've never had this problem before. Any ideas why now? Paige: I cast a spell. Angel of Death: A spell? You trapped a soul with a spell? Paige: It wasn't intentional. Angel of Death: Reverse it now. Piper: Hey, listen, tall dark one. If we give you him, the demon gets what he wants, and then we won't be able to stop the demon. Angel of Death: You don't understand. (A list appears in a puff of smoke in his hand. One column reads "dad" and the other column reads "To Die".) People have to die in order, according to my list. Otherwise, the cosmic balance is thrown off. Phoebe: You have to give us some time to figure out what to do with the demon. Angel of Death: The demon is not my concern. I'm neutral. All I care about is maintaining the grand design, but in order to do that, I must claim the soul of the Chaplain soon. I'll be back. (He disappears.) Phoebe: Okay, this is what we're going to do. Paige: No. We are not doing anything, until you deal with Leslie. Phoebe: Paige, are you crazy? There's a demon on the loose. Paige: You're right, but you're not dealing with it. We are, because you don't have active powers. Phoebe: Ugh. This is ridiculous. Piper: Look, all I know is that since you've slept with the fella, all you've been talking about is demons and vanquishings and... Paige: And see, the thing is that Piper and I have lives. We're not on sabbatical. Phoebe: Okay, so what do you want me to do? Piper: Talk to Leslie. Phoebe: Fine. I will talk to him. Paige, you figure out a way to reverse your spell. Piper, you work on the vanquishing potion and take care of that innocent. I'm gonna go talk to Leslie. Piper: Good luck. (Phoebe leaves. Paige orbs out.) Okay, I think you should go let the Elders know what's going on. (Arthur gains consciousness.) Leo: I don't know if I can keep facing them, Piper. (While Piper and Leo's backs are turned, Arthur sneaks out of the room.) Piper: Yes, you can, Leo. You did great last time, and we really need you to do this. Please? (Leo orbs out. Piper turns around to see Arthur gone.) Oh, great. [Scene: Hospital. Emergency Room. A doctor uses the defibrillation paddles on a patient. The monitor flat line beeps.] Doctor: Call it. Time of death, 11:35 am. Nurse: 11:35 am. We'll make a note of it. (The Angel of Death stands near the door.) Angel of Death: It's your time. Doctor: Get his wallet. Get his I.D. Find out what happened from the paramedics. (The Angel of Death holds out his hand.) Angel of Death: Come. (The patient's soul starts to rise from his body. He stops halfway.) Patient's Soul: I can't move. Angel of Death: What do you mean? Your time has come. Now free yourself. (The soul returns to the patient's body. The monitor beeps.) Nurse: Doctor! Doctor: How in the world? (Sirk opens the doors slightly from the outside.) Sirk: Looks like we both have a problem. (The Angel of Death walks out into the hallway.) Angel of Death: How is it that you see me, demon? Sirk: It's simple. With each life I take, I absorb whatever gifts they have. Angel of Death: You can have your gifts. I just want my souls. Sirk: And I want you to have them. That's why I'm here, to help. The witches, they've really screwed up the natural order, haven't they? Angel of Death: The witches stopped one death with their spell, that's all. Sirk: No, no, no, no, no. They've stopped many deaths, just like the one in there. Don't you see it? By messing with the grand design, they've created a bottleneck, one where death literally ceases. That's the only explanation. Perhaps by combining our vast array of gifts, you can learn how to reverse the protection spell yourself. Then we can both just move on. Commercial Break [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Lobby. Phoebe is standing in front of the elevator trying to push the button.] Phoebe: Oh! You can do it. You can do it. Come on. I can't do it. I gotta go. (Phoebe turns to leave. Leslie walks towards her.) Les: Phoebe? Where have you been? I've been calling you for days. Phoebe: Hey! Yeah, well, you know, I'm just, I'm so busy, Les. You know me, busy little bee. (She tries to leave.) Les: W-w-wait. Weren't you, weren't you going in? Phoebe: No, actually, I was, I was coming out. Okay, I'll call you. Les: No, you won't. You're, you're avoiding me. Phoebe: I am not avoiding you. Okay. Maybe I'm avoiding you, but it's just, it's just a very, very little bit. Les: Are you sorry about what we did upstairs? Is it... Phoebe: No. No. I mean, you know, it was great. I mean, of course I'm not sorry, you know, but, uh, I just, I don't know. I think that maybe I feel like we don't really know each other. Les: Look, Phoebe, what happened was... it was great. Phoebe: Yeah. Les: We-we didn't do anything wrong. Phoebe: I know. I just, I don't know if I'm ready for this, whatever this could potentially be. I mean, I don't, I don't know if I'm ready for it. Les: Because of me or because you're in trouble? Phoebe: What, what do you mean, trouble? Les: Some cop came by yesterday asking questions about you. FBI or something. Oh, what was his name? Um, Brody. Agent Brody. [Scene: Police Station. Darryl's office. Darryl and Agent Brody are there.] Darryl: I don't know what you want with me, Brody. Agent Brody: Alright, clearly, you want to say something to me. (He puts his badge on the desk.) So go ahead. Pretend I'm not a Fed. No ranks. (Darryl closes the door.) Darryl: Look, I just don't want to end up like Inspector Sheridan, okay? Look, I got kids. Agent Brody: Sheridan? She got transferred to another district, that's all. Darryl: I saw you sht her in the neck with a tranquilliser dart. Agent Brody: She's fine. Trust me. Darryl: That's just it. I don't trust you. Agent Brody: Yeah, well, you're going to have to start, because I'm gonna need your help to get to the Halliwells. Darryl: Not this again. No. Agent Brody: What? You don't even know what I want with them. Darryl: No, and I don't want to know. Look, the sisters and I may not be getting along well right now, but I sure as hell don't wish them any harm. Agent Brody: I'm not going to harm them, okay? I just need their help. Darryl: With what? Agent Brody: With something. You know, if I wanted to harm them, I would've let Sheridan bust them, expose them. I have been on a trail for years that has just now led me to them, and as soon as they know that I know that they're magical and that I'm not a thrat to them, they're going to have to help me. So unLess you wanna get transferred like your buddy Sheridan, I suggest you help me. (He leaves the room.) [Scene: Outside Doctor's building. Harriet, Arthur's wife, walks towards the front door. Arthur catches up to her and grabs her.] Arthur: Hey. Harriet: Oh! Art. Goodness, I didn't see you there. What are you doing here? Are you alright? You don't look so well. Arthur: Don't worry about me. Listen, there's not a lot of time. Harriet: Are you getting sick? Arthur: No. I'm ... there's just so much I want to say to you, so much I have to say to you. I just wanted to see you. Harriet: Artie, you're scaring me. Arthur: Do you still have the keys to the safety deposit box? Harriet: Of course I do. Arthur: Well, everything's in there, you know, just in case something should happen to me. You know, I kind of worry about stuff like that. Harriet: Artie, I'm... Kind of late for the doctors. Arthur: Oh. Well, go, go, go, go. Harriet: Are you gonna be home for dinner? Arthur: Um... probably not. (He kisses her.) I love you. Harriet: I love you too. (Harriet goes into the doctors building. Arthur walks onto the sidewalk. Angel of Death is waiting there.) Angel of Death: Arthur? I've been looking all over for you. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper is there scrying. Paige orbs in.] Paige: Hey. Piper: Hi. Please tell me you found a way to reverse the spell. Paige: No. Not without losing the chaplain, I haven't, which means the demon... Piper: Demon will become whole. I know. But honestly, he scares me a hell of a lot Less than the Angel of Death does right now. If I don't find the chaplain... Paige: What do you mean, find him? Where'd he go? Piper: He ran off, and I can't find him because your spell is protecting him. (The crystal points to a spot on the map.) Or at least it was. You didn't lift the spell? Paige: No. I told you I didn't. Piper: Then who did? [Cut to an alley. Angel of Death and Arthur are there. Arthur is dad on the ground. Angel of Death waves his hand over Arthur's body. Piper and Paige orb in.] Paige: Uh, what have you done? Angel of Death: What I should have done in the first place. I've reversed your spell and took the Chaplain's soul. Piper: And you helped a demon in the process. Angel of Death: On the contrary. Your demon helped me. Piper: You can't do that. You're supposed to be neutral. Angel of Death: Circumstances were unusual. Your spell had unforeseen consequences. Paige: What kind of consequences? Angel of Death: People have to die in the order on my list. If one person doesn't, all death ceases. Now I have to work overtime to collect the souls I've been unable to claim, to undo the damage you've done to the grand design. Piper: Damage? We've done more than almost anyone to protect your grand design. Paige: Look, we should leave it. We have a demon to go after. Piper: We've given up a lot to make sure you have Less work. I have two kids and a business, and I still find time to fight demons, too. It's not our fault you can't keep up. (Piper and Paige start to walk away.) Angel of Death: That isn't my problem. Piper: It sure as hell isn't my problem. Paige: Stop yelling at Death! (Piper and Paige walk across the street and Angel of Death follows.) Piper: I don't care. He is getting on my last nerve. Angel of Death: You witches created this mess, not me. But you're going to help me clean it up. (He reaches out towards Piper and she falls to the ground.) Paige: Piper? (Some people rush over.) Man: What happened? Paige: I don't know. She just fell. Man: Call 911. (Piper appears beside her body wearing black clothes.) Piper: What's going on? Oh, no. Angel of Death: I told you, I need your help. Piper: What did you do to me? Angel of Death: It's a practical matter. If you're alive, you won't be able to help with the backlog, to take souls to where they have to go. Piper: No. Hold it, buddy. If you... Angel of Death: Do your job, and I'll return your soul. (The list appears in his hand.) I suggest you get going. You've a lot of catching up to do. (He hands the list to Piper and disappears.) Commercial Break [Scene: Street. Police cars have blocked off the street. Police are putting up crime scene tape across the street. People are standing behind the tape watching. Piper and Paige are still standing next to Piper's body.] Piper: Well, do something. Paige: What do you want me to do? It's easy for you to say, dude, you're dad. Piper: Well, that's just crazy, 'cause I'm not supposed to be. Paige: What are you yelling at me for? It's not my issue! (An inspector walks over to them.) Inspector: Excuse me, miss? Piper/Paige: Yes. Inspector: Again, I'm sorry for your loss. Paige: It's okay. Piper: Could you sound a little more upset, please? Paige: I mean, it's really sad. You know, I feel like my sister's spirit is around me. Inspector: Of course. Now, earlier, you told the officer that you two were walking by, and your sister just fell. No warning, nothing? Piper: Mm-hm. Paige: Yeah, no, no, no warning. Inspector: And you didn't happen to notice the body in the alley there, did you? Paige: No, I didn't. (A coroner walks up to the Inspector.) Coroner: Uh, forensics is done. We're gonna take the bodies, if it's okay with you. Inspector: Go ahead. (Piper gasps.) Piper: Where are they taking me? Paige: Uh, where are you taking her? Inspector: To the morgue. After the autopsy, we'll release your sister's body to you. Piper: Oh, no, no, they can't do that, they can't do that! Paige: Stop yelling in my ear. No. No, you can't do an autopsy because, you see, it's against our... religion. Inspector: I'm sorry. This is a mrder investigation. State law. If you think of anything that might be able to help, please, give us a call. (He hands Paige his card and walks away.) Piper: Okay, starting to panic. Paige: Oh, no. Piper: Oh, no? What could be more oh, no, than they're taking my body away for an autopsy? Paige: Agent Brody. (Agent Brody stands across the street watching Paige.) Yeah. Piper: What's he doing here? Paige: Mm, probably watching me talk to myself. [Cut to the Manor. Living room. Phoebe walks in. Paige orbs in.] Phoebe: Paige, where have you been? I was worried. Paige: Actually, I... Phoebe: Did you reverse the spell? Paige: No, but someone has. Phoebe: Wait a minute, missy. What's going on? Where's Piper? (Piper appears.) Piper: Whoa. Phoebe: Whoa, how'd you do... What are you wearing? Piper: You didn't tell her. Paige: No. Okay, fine. Piper's dad. Phoebe: What? Piper: I'm not dad. I'm Death. As if my life wasn't busy enough already. Phoebe: What? Paige: Okay, long story short. Um, Death has temporarily recruited Piper. (The list appears in a puff of smoke.) Piper: And now I have to collect all the souls on this list before the coroner starts cutting up my body. Phoebe: Cutting up your body? Piper: Autopsy. (Phoebe gasps. Piper sees the names change on the list.) Why are these names changing? Paige: I don't know. Maybe we should call Leo. Piper: Maybe we should call Death. Phoebe: So does this mean the demon's working at full force now? Paige: If he is, why hasn't he attcked? Piper: Excuse me. Can we focus on the person with the non-dad problem over here? Phoebe: Let me see that list. Piper: Well, it... (Phoebe takes the list from Piper.) Phoebe: So Sirk was klling his family members to become full demon, right? So that would mean he would have to get rid of his human soul. Paige: Huh? Phoebe: Well, if he succeeded, Sirk's name would be on the dad list, right? And it is not. Paige: Well, that would mean he has a family member alive somewhere. Phoebe: Right. So we just have to track down that person before he does. Piper: Excuse me, I have souls to collect. (Piper disappears.) Phoebe: Where did she go? [Scene: Hospital. Room. Piper is watching a woman crying beside her deceased husband. The man's soul appears beside Piper and Piper jumps.] Piper: You scared me. dad Man: I scared you? Who are you, and what's happening? Piper: Well, I think you might actually be, you know, dad. I know. Bummer, huh? dad Man: Are you here to take me away? Piper: I don't know. I think so. See, I'm kinda new at this. (Suddenly, Piper and the dad man are in the ghostly plane. The double doors open and they walk into the hallway.) dad Man: What's happening? Piper: Good question. (A vortex opens in front of them.) dad Man: Where does that go? Piper: I'm not sure, but I think I'm supposed to take you in there. What do you say? (She takes his hand and they walk towards the vortex.) If it makes you feel any better, I'm a little scared too. (They walk into the vortex.) [Scene: Underworld. Seer's Cave. The Seer and Sirk are there.] Sirk: You lied to me! (He throws an energy ball towards the Seer and she shimmers out. Once the energy ball passes, she shimmers back in.) Seer: I'm a Seer. Hello? I saw that coming. Sirk: I did everything you said. I klled every last member of my family, and yet, still, I'm part-human. Seer: Oh, so just 'cause I can see the future, it must be my fault? Sirk: Give me an answer! Seer: Relax. Did you kll all of your blood relatives? Sirk: Yes. Seer: Every last little one? Sirk: Do you want to join 'em? Seer: You'd think since your first thrat failed so miserably, you'd be a little bit nicer to me. You've obviously missed somebody. There has to be another. (She waves her hand over the pool and it ripples. Sirk laughs.) Sirk: Nice. [Scene: Conservatory. Leo is there watching the news on TV.] News Reporter: (on tv) It's unclear whether the death of local club impresario Piper Halliwell is related to the Death of Chaplain Arthur Casey, but police insist every possibility is being investigated. We'll have more on this story at 11:00. (Phoebe walks in. Leo turns off the TV.) Leo: This is really bad. Phoebe: Leo, relax. Piper's been dad before. Leo: Not like this, not on the midday news. What if the kids find out? Phoebe: They're at magic school. (Paige walks in talking on the phone.) Paige: (on phone) We're very, very sorry, too. Thanks for your condolences. Bye. (She hangs up.) Okay, I think this is too big for even us to cover. Phoebe: What about the Cleaners? Leo: No, they won't help, not after last time. If Piper suddenly wakes up in the morgue, you have to explain it. Paige: So what are we gonna do? Phoebe: Well, we'll figure something out. We always do, and in the meantime, we have to find the demon before he kills another relative. Paige: Okay, you know what? I'm gonna call Darryl and see if I can get him to postpone the autopsy. Leo: I'm gonna go to magic school and stay with the kids. (Leo orbs out. The doorbell rings.) Phoebe: Alright, now what? (Phoebe walks into the foyer and opens the door. Leslie smiles and moves in towards Phoebe.) Leslie! (She pushes him back.) Hold it. (She shuts the door on his face.) Paige: I thought you dealt with him. Phoebe: No. I said I saw him. I did not say I dealt with him. Paige: Well, you need to get rid of him, because we have a little bit going on right now, okay? (Phoebe goes back outside. Paige dials a number on the phone.) [Cut to the porch.] Les: I just can't believe it. You've gotta be in shock. Phoebe: Uh, yeah, you know, I am, but things happen, you know? (They sit on the stairs.) Les: I just don't understand. Was Piper even sick? Phoebe: No, she wasn't. It was all very sudden. Les: You sure are handling this awfully well. Phoebe: Yeah, well, you know, I'm okay. Uh, it's hard, but I'm trying to stay strong for Paige. Les: I understand. Phoebe: There's just so much to do. Les: Well, can I help with anything? Phoebe: I don't even know where to start. Les: Well, it's always good to start with people you need to contact. I could help make a list. Phoebe: Wait, what did you just say? Les: Make a list, you know, friends, family. People like that. (Paige walks outside.) Paige: Phoebe, um, can we talk? Phoebe: Yes. Just one second. (to Leslie) Thank you so much for coming by. I really appreciate it. (They stand up.) Les: I thought I was gonna help you make a list and... Phoebe: Yeah, I just really need to spend some time with my sister, you know. Les: Well, of course. Um, just call me if you need anything. Phoebe: I will. I will, definitely. Thanks. (Phoebe quickly kisses Leslie.) Okay. Bye! Bye. (Leslie leaves.) Paige: Okay, I struck out with Darryl. Phoebe: It doesn't matter. I think I know how to find out who the demon's going after next. Paige: How? Phoebe: Piper's list. The name will be on it. Come on. (They go into the house.) [Scene: Chapel. Harriet is sitting on the pew. Sirk sits on the pew behind her.] Sirk: Harriet? Harriet: Do I know you? Sirk: We've never met. I'm Arthur's cousin, Kevin. But you can call me Sirk. (He removes his hood. Harriet is frightened and tries to leave. He grabs her arm.) Ah, so it's true. You are going to be a mother. Harriet: How did you know? Sirk: I have many gifts, and unfortunately for you, I just need one more. (Harriet pulls away from him. He creates an energy ball. Piper appears beside Harriet.) Oh, no, you can't interfere. You're neutral. Piper: You're right. I can't. But they can. (Phoebe and Paige orb in behind Sirk. Sirk turns around and Phoebe kicks him in the face. He falls to the floor. Phoebe and Paige go over to Harriet.) Paige: It's okay. You're gonna be alright. (Paige orbs Phoebe and Harriet out. Sirk stands up.) Sirk: So how did you... Piper: Know? I saw her name on the list. (The list appears in a puff of smoke in Piper's hand.) But it's not there anymore. Sirk: It will be again. One way or another. (Sirk shimmers out. Piper looks at the list and "Phoebe Halliwell" appears at the top of the To Die column.) Commercial Break [Scene: Magic School. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there.] Phoebe: Wait, so now you don't want me to help you vanquish the demon? I don't understand. Piper: Phoebe, that's not the issue. Phoebe: Names come and go off that list all the time. Harriet's did. So what's the big deal? Piper: The big deal is sometimes the names don't come off the list. Phoebe: Well, ours does. Piper: Not always. (Leo walks in.) Paige: How's it going? Leo: She's resting. It's a lot to swallow. Your husband's dad, magic exists, and by the way, a demon's after you. How you guys holding up here? Piper: Fine. Once Phoebe realises that she's better off here where she's safe. Paige: Oh, here they go again. Phoebe: We've cheated death before, Piper. So why can't we do it again? Piper: Because we can't this time. I can't. Paige: Maybe you should just listen to her. Phoebe: Maybe she should focus on collecting the souls so her death isn't permanent. Piper: This is going nowhere. (Piper starts to leave.) Leo: Where are you going? Piper: I'm not in the mood to lose another sister. (She disappears.) Phoebe: So what's our next move? Paige: Our next move is for you to stay here because you are on top of the list, you have no active powers, and Leo and I are just going to go take care of the demon. Honey, you just need to accept it. (Paige and Leo orb out.) [Scene: Hospital. Piper is standing there. Angel of Death appears.] Piper: I'm not doing this anymore. I give up. I quit. Angel of Death: You can't quit, Piper. Not until you catch up. Piper: You can't make me take my sister's soul. I won't do it. Angel of Death: We don't get to decide who lives or dies. Only circumstances can change someone's fate. Piper: Well, then I won't collect any more souls. I'll go on strike. Angel of Death: So to save your sister, you would thrat to stop all death. Piper: You got it. Angel of Death: That's rather selfish of you, don't you think? Unless, of course, you think that death is pointless. Piper: Well, I... Angel of Death: It's not, you know. Far from it. Life only has meaning specifically because there is an end. Death is what forces people to live. Piper: Yes, but... Angel of Death: Which means that ending death effectively ends life, throws off the entire cosmic design, the whole point, and for what? A single fleeting life? This is bigger than your sister, Piper. Much bigger. [Scene: Underworld. Seer's Cave. The Seer and Sirk are there.] Sirk: The sisters had Death's list. They knew who I was trying to kll. Seer: And you knew about the woman's unborn child. Foreknowledge is a bitch sometimes. Sirk: But it didn't help me. I'm so close to losing this foul human soul, but the Charmed Ones still thwart me. Seer: Well, they are the Charmed Ones, and they're pretty good with the thwarting. Sirk: I want to peel the flesh from their bones while they still live. Seer: Okay, just because we're demons doesn't mean we always have to be so eww. Sirk: Just tell me how to defeat them. Seer: And you'll stop with the gross flesh peely talk? Because there is an old Seer's trick that might be able to help you here. Sirk: Oh, like you helped last time. Seer: Hey, premonitions don't come with a guarantee, okay? Do you want my help or not? See. Whenever someone knows the future, you can always get the drop on them by knowing the future too. (She waves her hand over the pool and it ripples.) So you can change it. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Paige and Leo are there. Paige is making a potion. Piper appears.] Piper: Where's Phoebe? Paige: She's back at Magic School. Piper: But she's still on my list, and she's next. Leo: What happened with the Angel of Death? Piper: He's stubborn. Did you find Sirk? Paige: No, he found us. Telepathically. He wants to call a truce. Piper: It's a trap. We need to keep Phoebe at magic school long enough... (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: It's too late. Piper: Phoebe? What are you doing here? Phoebe: Remembering what we're all about. Piper: What we're all about is keeping you alive. Phoebe: Not at the expense of an innocent. Piper: Phoebe, this death thing might not be very real to you, but it is very real to me. I've seen it. I am it. Phoebe: Piper, we've all seen it, and it's never stopped us before. Piper: That's before we knew you were next on the list. Why are you not listening to me? I'm trying to save you. Phoebe: Because this isn't just about me. Look, I don't wanna die, but I'm not gonna sit around and wait for an innocent to die either. And I think that's why I needed to take that sabbatical. To remind myself of that. (Piper disappears.) Are you finished with the vanquishing potion? Paige: Well, yeah, but... Phoebe: Paige, he doesn't know we know. We're gonna use this to our advantage. When he focuses on me, you just focus on him. [Scene: Alley. Sirk is waiting there. Phoebe and Leo orb in.) Sirk: Interesting. I was expecting more of a family affair, like, perhaps your other sister. Phoebe: You wanted to discuss a truce? Discuss. Sirk: Alright. Here's the offer. You give me my cousin's wife, and I won't kll you. Phoebe: That's it? That's your offer, huh? No deal. Forget it. Sirk: In that case, I guess I'll just have to kll... (He turns around and sh*t a lighting bolt at Paige.) Her. (Phoebe and Leo run over to Paige. Leo tries to heal her.) Didn't see that coming, did you? (Sirk disappears.) Phoebe: Why isn't it working? Leo: We're too late. Phoebe: What do you mean? (Piper appears. Paige's soul rises out of her body. She stands next to Piper.) Paige: What's going on? Why am I in this? Phoebe: Piper, do something. Piper: I can't. Commercial Break [Scene: Alley. Continued from before.] Phoebe: Piper, you can't do this. You can't take her. Piper: Do you think I want to take her? I don't have a choice. Phoebe: Yes, you do. Just don't take her. Take me instead. Leo: That's not how it works, Phoebe. Phoebe: I was on the list. Piper: Circumstances changed. Phoebe: Yeah, because I changed them. It's not her fault. Piper: It's not anybody's fault. (Piper and Paige appear in the ghostly plane.) Paige: This isn't good, right? Piper: I'm so sorry, Paige. It's much easier if you just let go. (The vortex opens up. They walk towards it.) Paige: Where does that go? Piper: To where you're supposed to go. Don't be afraid. I'll be with you the whole way. [Cut to Phoebe and Leo.] Phoebe: Oh, god, this can't be happening. This can't be happening. This can't be happening. (Phoebe receives a premonition. In the premonition, Harriet is running from Sirk.) I think I just had a premonition. Leo: What? How? Phoebe: I don't know. I must have earned back my powers somehow, or at least one of them. (Phoebe takes a potion out of Paige's hand.) We have to save Harriet. [Scene: Magic School. Sirk and Harriet are there.] Harriet: How did you get in here? She told me it was... Sirk: Protected. Oh, it is. From demons, not witches. That's just another little gift I picked up when I klled one of the sisters, uh... Paige, I think her name was. (He creates an energy ball.) Do say hello to her for me, won't you? (Phoebe and Leo orb in behind Sirk. Phoebe throws the potion at Sirk and he is engulfed in flames. Harriet runs over to Phoebe and Leo. Sirk turns back to his human self.) I'm human! (He falls to the floor, dad. Angel of Death appears.) Angel of Death: Interesting how our paths keep crossing, isn't it? (Kevin's soul rises out of his body.) Sirk: What happened? Angel of Death: Come. Phoebe: Ah-ah-ah! Not so fast. I want Paige's soul back. Angel of Death: Sorry. You know the rules. Phoebe: Yeah, I do, better than you think. Check your list. He's not on it. (His list appears in his hand.) We changed the circumstances. Angel of Death: First, you want to stop a soul from moving on, and now you want to add one. Leo: Not add. Trade. His soul for Paige's. Angel of Death: This is unprecedented. Sirk: What? No, you can't do that. Phoebe: Keeps your precious cosmic balance in order, doesn't it? What have you got to lose? Sirk: You can't be taking her seriously. Phoebe: Dude, you're dad. Start acting the part. Angel of Death: This has been quite a remarkable day. Even for me. Phoebe: So what do you say? Do we have a deal? [Cut to Piper and Paige. They are standing in front of the vortex.] Paige: Piper. I have something to tell you. Piper: Paige... Paige: You know that brown suede coat? You thought you lost it but, um, it's in my closet. And those earrings you liked. I borrowed them and I never gave them back. Piper: You're stalling. Paige: I know. But you can't blame a girl for trying. (Angel of Death and Sirk appear behind them.) Angel of Death: I wouldn't do that if I were you. Your sister made a trade. (The Angel of Death hits Sirk and he flies into the vortex. The vortex closes.) See you. (The Angel of Death disappears.) [Cut to the alley. Paige's body is still laying on the ground. Her fingers twitch and Paige wakes up.] [Cut to the hospital. Morgue. Several bodies are laying on gurneys covered with sheets. One body moves and sits up and pulls the sheet from their face. It's Piper.] Piper: Ooh. (She gasps when she sees Agent Brody sitting in the corner.) Agent Brody: Talk about your miracle recoveries. Piper: What are you doing here? Agent Brody: Confirming my suspicions. Confirming that magic really does exist, even though I don't quite understand it yet. Piper: What do you want? Agent Brody: I want to help you get out of this mess. I want to tell the local authorities that you were working undercover for me to help solve the chaplain m*rder. I want to tell them that I asked you to fake your own death. Piper: What's the catch? Agent Brody: The catch is that I'm going to need your help with something even greater. I'll be in touch. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Outside. Leslie walks up the stairs and reaches out to press the doorbell. He stops.] Les: Oh, forget this. (He walks back down the stairs and Phoebe walks towards him.) You didn't just see all that, did you? (She smiles and nods.) Phoebe: It's okay. It's probably what I looked like yesterday at the elevator. Les: Good. So we're even? Phoebe: Even. So... Les: So, let me get this straight. Your sister owns a nightclub, but she also moonlights as a government agent? Phoebe: Yeah. Kinda weird, huh? Les: And how often does she do that? Phoebe: Oh, not-not often at all. I mean, you know, that was just a one time thing, very unique situation. Les: Well, at least that explains why that Fed was looking for you and why you weren't broken up when I came to see you. Phoebe: Yeah, I wanted to tell you, but I... Les: No, look, I-I understand. Phoebe: And I really appreciate you coming by to see if I was okay. That was sweet. Les: I care about you, Phoebe. A lot. Phoebe: I like you too. I, uh, I just don't know where we go from here. Les: Neither do I. Maybe we should just see where it takes us. Phoebe: I'd like that. (She hugs him.) [Cut to inside the Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Leo and the kids are there. Leo sits next to Piper on the wicker seat.] Leo: Want anything? Piper: No. Just this. (She snuggles close to Leo and they watch their children.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x05 - Styx Feet Under"}	foreverdreaming
[Scene: Manor. Dining room. Paige is sitting at the table. The table is covered with drinks, cookies, chips and other snacks. Phoebe walks in holding a hot water bottle against her tummy.] Phoebe: Ooh. Any idea what this meeting's all about? (Phoebe sits at the table.) Paige: Oh, probably something to do with the kids. Phoebe: Why, did something happen? Paige: Oh, I'm sure they've gotten kidnapped by the latest demon or something. Phoebe: Paige, that is so not funny. Paige: You get so emotional when you're PMS-ed. Phoebe: And you get mean. Paige: I do not get mean. I'm above it all. Nothing happens to me. (Piper walks in.) Piper: All righty then! (Paige is startled and orbs out and back in.) Phoebe: Oh, right, nothing happens to you. You're above it all. Paige: Fine, I get a little jumpy. Piper: And I get a little pissy, so watch it. Phoebe, Paige: We know. Paige: The good news is we all get over it at the same time. Piper: As long as we don't kll each other in the process, which brings me to what we need to talk about. Paige: Ah, that sounds serious. That calls for ice cream with three spoons. (Ice cream orbs in in front of Paige.) Phoebe: Ah-ah-ah! Personal gain. Paige: I know, but screw it, it's too good. (Paige puts a spoonful of ice cream in her mouth.) Piper: Anyway, I've been wanting to tell you guys something for a while. Um, I just didn't know how to say it. Phoebe: Oh, my god, are you pregnant again? Piper: No, this is not a good thing. Do you guys remember Zola, the Elder who disappeared? Paige: Yeah. Piper: Well, he didn't disappear. He was klled. Leo klled him. Phoebe: Leo klled him? Paige: Heh! Piper: It was an accident. He didn't mean to. I mean, he was tricked. Paige: You might want to tell that to Zola. (The light bulbs in the chandelier above the table smash.) Phoebe, Paige: Oh! (Piper storms into the kitchen. Phoebe and Paige follow.) Phoebe: Hey, hey, what was that? Piper: I was angry. Paige: Uh, yeah, but you blew it up without even looking at it. Piper: Well, our emotions are tied to our powers so apparently I'm feeling a little weird. Paige: Well, okay, but... Piper: I was just hoping for a little understanding, that's all. Phoebe: I know. We're sorry. It's just, we're not big fans of the Elders right now. Paige: I mean, plus it's not like Leo could really hurt anybody anyway. We don't believe that he could actually do that. Piper: Well, unfortunately the Elders don't think that way. And if they can prove that he did do it, they won't think he did it by accident. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Sorry to interrupt, but I have to tell you something that you're probably not gonna like. Paige: Did you kll anybody else? I'm sorry. Leo: You told them? Piper: Well, I had to. It affects them too. Leo: More than you know. They want to assign you a new Whitelighter because of it. Phoebe: What? Leo: They're getting more suspicious about what happened. They want to make sure you're protected. Paige: Protected from what? You? Piper: They're out of their minds. Leo: Still, he's gonna be sent here tomorrow. Piper: Well, I hope I don't blow him up. Leo: Piper, you can't blow up a whitelighter. Phoebe: Why not? She blows you up all the time. Piper: Look, we have enough people orbing in and out of here on a daily basis and we don't need another. (The toaster blows up.) Leo: Got it. (He orbs out.) Phoebe: That was a great toaster. [Scene: Park. Danny, the new Whitelighter, is there meditating in the air. Leo orbs in.] Leo: You know, you probably shouldn't be doing that out in the open. Danny: Oh, please! Nobody's here. It's midnight. Besides, I would've sensed if anybody was coming. Leo: You didn't sense me. Danny: You're an Elder. Or at least you used to be. Leo: You know, I just here to tell you that maybe you don't want to go by the sisters' house tomorrow. Just a friendly warning. Danny: Oh, yeah? Did you warn Zola, too, before something happened to him? You see, the word's out, Leo. Nobody knows which side you're on anymore, which is precisely why I am going to the sisters tomorrow. It's a dream job for any Whitelighter. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to prepare myself. (Leo orbs out. Danny hears rustling in the bushes near by.) Danny: Leo? (Something growls. Then three black wolf-like creatures jump out of the bushes and attck Danny. Danny falls to the ground and screams as they maul him to death.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. The fre alarm beeps. Smoke is coming out of the oven. Piper and Leo walk in.] Piper: Oh, no. (She walks over to the oven.) Oh, no, no, no, no, no. That's the second batch. (She opens the oven and pulls out brned muffins.) Could you turn that thing off? Leo: Uh, I'll get the ladder. Piper: Oh, forget it. (She blows up the fre alarm.) Leo: Hey, what is going on with you guys? Piper: Witches with PMS. Look out. Great. Now not only am I exhausted but I'm starving. (Phoebe and Paige walk in.) Phoebe: Oh, I'll see your exhausting and starving and I raise you bloated. (She sees the burnt muffins.) Oh, no, no. That is so sad. Paige: Hey, no weeping. You promised. Leo: Have you guys seen the new Whitelighter yet? Paige: No, Leo. You probably scared him off. Leo: No, that's the thing. I didn't scare him off. He should've been here by now. I'll be right back. (Leo orbs out.) Piper: Better not be with that Whitelighter. Phoebe: Did anyone else have weird dreams last night? Piper: No, you? Phoebe: Yeah, and they were really violent and like painful. Paige: Hey, you wanna go somewhere with me? Phoebe: Where? Paige: I have to go over to Agent Brody's place and, uh, try to snoop around. Find out if he's a demon or not. Phoebe: You think he's a demon? Paige: No, I don't. But Piper does. Piper: I don't know what he is, but more importantly, we need to find out what he wants. We have enough to worry about around here without having to worry about him too. So can you go with Miss Jumpy here and make sure she doesn't orb out in front of him, just in case he is a Fed and nothing else? Paige: I can control myself. Phoebe: I can't go anyway. I have to go to work. Piper: I thought you weren't going back in for a couple of days. Phoebe: I'm not, but that's when Les leaves and I just -- I have this feeling that he's pulling away from me. Paige: Hey, maybe he's pulling away from you because he's, uh, I don't know, leaving. Phoebe: That might be true. Piper: Okay, would you please just be careful around Brody? And we'll talk about Leo moving in when I get back. (Piper leaves the kitchen.) [Scene: Magic School. Four Elders are standing around Danny trying to heal him. Leo orbs in.] Leo: Odin? (Odin walks over to Leo.) Odin: Where have you been? Leo: With the girls. Why, wh-what happened? What's wrong with him? Odin: You don't know? Leo: No, I don't know. Wait, you think I did this? Odin: We don't know what to think, except that he was supposed to report to the Charmed Ones and you didn't want him to. Leo: So that makes me guilty? How do you know a Darklighter didn't do this? Odin: Does that look like a Darklighter did that? You were the last one to see him, Leo. Just like you were the last one to see Zola. Leo: It wasn't me. Odin: No? Then who was it? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Wyatt's room. Piper is standing at the doorway.] Piper: Have a nice nap. Sweet dreams. (She closes the door and walks down the hallway. Phoebe and Paige walk up to her.) Phoebe: Hey, could we talk to you for a sec? Piper: What about? Paige: Well, it's about Leo, you know, moving back in. Piper: Is there a problem? Paige: Well, you know we love, love Leo, but, uh... Piper: But? Phoebe: Are you sure this is a good time for this? I mean, like you said, it's really crazy. So much is going on. Paige: Yeah, you know, Zola, the Elders. Phoebe: Agent Brody. Paige: And, um, he does hear voices. Piper: We all hear voices sometimes. (Piper starts walking down the stairs. Phoebe and Paige follow.) Paige: Yeah, we might hear voices, but we don't see little floating heads going along with them. Piper: All the more reason he should be here where he is safe. Phoebe: But what about the boys? Piper: What about them? Phoebe: Well, aren't you afraid they'll be in danger? Piper: From who? Leo? That's ridiculous. Phoebe: No, not from Leo. Whoever's after Leo. Paige: Have you thought it through? Piper: Look, I just want my family back. Isn't that enough? (A bunch of flowers in a vase sitting on a table at the bottom of the stairs blow up. Paige orbs out and orbs back in.) Phoebe: What is going on with our powers lately? Piper: I don't know, but it's getting awfully expensive. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: What happened? Phoebe: That's a good question. I'll be with Leslie. We'll talk about what we were talking about later. Piper: No, there's nothing else to talk about. (Phoebe leaves.) Paige: You want me to cast a spell and clean up? Piper: No more magic unless we have to. Leo: We might have to. I found out why the Whitelighter didn't show up. He was attcked. Piper: By a Darklighter? Leo: No, by me. At least that's what the Elders think. Piper: Oh, you've gotta be kidding. Leo: I was the last one to see him. Piper: Well, obviously not. Maybe the Elders are setting you up. Leo: Piper. Piper: Well, what? They haven't exactly been your greatest allies lately. Leo: I'm more concerned that it has something to do with you guys. I mean, he was gonna come here and be your Whitelighter, your guide. You know, maybe somebody doesn't want that. Paige: I'll go check the Book of Shadows. Piper: No, I'll do it. You should go find out about Brody. For all we know, he could have something to do with this. (Paige heads for the front door.) Leo: Listen, I'm sorry, getting you into all this. Piper: It's not your fault. Let's go prove it. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's Office. Les is there reading the paper. Phoebe walks in and looks over his shoulder.] Phoebe: Since when do you read horoscopes? Les: Since I decided to make "Conflicted in Castro" my last letter. She, uh, doesn't know if she should stay with someone, worries that their signs might not be compatible. Phoebe: I didn't know you believed in that stuff. Les: Well, I don't, but I know you do. I'm just channelling the boss here. Phoebe: Hmm. Let me see. (She takes the paper.) "Expect the unexpected when the mystical second blue of the year rises over the next three nights, and mars in Aries, romance can flourish." Hmm. Sounds promising. Les: Well, for her maybe. Phoebe: What is that supposed to mean? Les: Nothing. Phoebe: Les, something's wrong. I know it is, and I've been feeling it for the last few days. Les: Funny. I've been feeling the same thing from you. Phoebe: Okay, so do you want to talk about it? Les: What is there to talk about? I'm moving away, you're coming back to work and that's it, isn't it? Phoebe: Well, it doesn't have to be. Les: Doesn't it? I mean, what are we gonna do, fly back and forth and see each other? Phoebe: You're only moving to L.A. Les: Yeah, but then after that I'm moving back to Philly. Phoebe: So we'll work something out. Les: We barely see each other here. How are we gonna do it long distance? Phoebe: Wait, we see each other here. Les: Only when you don't bail on me at the last minute, which you do all the time. I mean, admit it. (The intercom beeps.) Yeah. Voice From Intercom: Editorial is waiting on your copy. Les: Alright, alright. (to Phoebe) I gotta do this. Phoebe: Okay, so when do you want to talk? Les: I don't know. Uh, how about tonight at dinner? Phoebe: I can't do dinner tonight. But I can do breakfast tomorrow, and then maybe dinner and then maybe breakfast again. Les: I'll hold you to it. (Phoebe leaves.) [Scene: Agent Brody's Apartment. Agent Brody looks out his window and sees Paige's car parked on the street with Paige sitting in it. He smiles and grabs his keys.] [Cut to Paige's car. She sees Agent Brody leave his apartment. She crouches down and orbs out.] [Cut to Agent Brody's Apartment. Paige orbs in.] Paige: Definitely a bachelor. (The door opens and Agent Brody walks in.) Agent Brody: Hey. (Paige orbs out and back in.) Whoa. Paige: Guess the secret's out. Agent Brody: Can you do that whenever you want to? Paige: Yeah. And apparently when I don't want. Piper's gonna kll me. Agent Brody: I won't tell her. Paige: Thank you. Agent Brody: Not as long as you tell me why you broke into my apartment. Paige: Blackmailing. I knew there'd be something. Agent Brody: Let me guess. You don't believe that I'm really a Federal Agent. You came here to find out if I'm a demon or something, right? Paige: Maybe. Agent Brody: The best way to find out is to test my blood, isn't it? Paige: Funny. For a guy who claims he's not a demon, you sure do know a lot about them. Agent Brody: No, I know a lot about witches. I know a lot about you. So go ahead. Forensics kit's right there. I've got nothing to hide. (Paige picks up a Knfe and a vial. He holds out his finger.) Paige: May I? Agent Brody: You may. (Paige sab the tip of his finger and the blood drips into the vial.) If that's o-positive, you owe me. Paige: I don't owe you anything. Agent Brody: I don't have much time, Paige. None of us do. Look, if I'm right, there's a new thrat coming, a new power unlike anything that you've ever seen before and you're gonna need my help to stop it. Paige: How do I know you're not the thrat? Agent Brody: I don't want to hurt you. (Paige orbs out.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Leo are there. Piper is looking through the Book of Shadows. Leo is pacing across the room.] Piper: I give up. Leo: We've gotta be missing something. Piper: The only thing that attcks a Whitelighter is a Darklighter. That's it. Leo: But he wasn't sht with a poisoned arrow. He was mauled. Piper: What do you mean mauled? Like by an animal? Leo: I don't know. Whatever it was, it's gotta be supernatural. Otherwise he would've orbed out. Plus, there's gotta be more than one of them. He was so messed up. Piper: So we'll set a trap. Leo: A trap? Piper: With the crystals. We've done it before. Leo: But what are you gonna use to lure the demons? Piper: A Whitelighter, if that's what they're after. Leo: No way. The Elders would never go for it. Piper: Look, nobody's gonna get hurt. We'll set the trap for whoever or whatever it is before they attck. If we don't find out who's really doing this, they're gonna keep blaming you. This could exonerate you for everything. Piper: I'll go get the boys ready. You should take them with you to magic school. (Piper leaves. The creature head floats through the attic.) Creature Head: You can't be saved. You're a danger to them all. [Time lapse. Attic. Phoebe, Paige and Marcus, a whitelighter, are there. Paige is making a potion. It explodes.] Paige: Whew! Well, that ought to do it. Phoebe: That ought to do what, burn down the house? Paige: Remember, we don't know what we're up against, so I just, you know, thought I'd throw in the works. Marcus: Wait, you're not ready yet? You're still working on the vanquishing potion? Paige: I'm refining it. Marcus: But you called me down here an hour ago. Paige: Because we don't know when they're gonna attck. Marcus: You mean maul me. Phoebe: Alright, you know what? For a Whitelighter you are really wimpy. Paige: (whispers) That's why they sent him. Marcus: I heard that. Paige: Relax, will you? Please, we're not gonna let anybody hurt you. Phoebe: Hey, where's Leo? Paige: He's at Magic School so he has an alibi for when they attck. Phoebe: And when they do attck, all we have to do is trigger the crystals, right? Paige: Well, theoretically, but that's why we have backup. (Piper walks in.) Piper: Did you test Brody's blood yet? Paige: Yeah, he's not a demon. Piper: Well, that officially makes him tomorrow's problem. How's it going in here? Marcus: The sitting duck is still sitting. Phoebe: Grumpy. Very grumpy. Paige: Yeah, well, remember, it's almost midnight, and that's when things get very exciting around here. Phoebe: Especially with the blue moon rising. Paige: Wait a second. That reminds me. Something I read in the Book about how if there are two blue moons in one year that seems to only happen every fifty years. Piper: That doesn't bode well. (Paige walks to the window and sees the blue moon rising.) Paige: Pretty. (Suddenly, Piper, Phoebe and Paige change into the black wolf-like creatures that mauled Danny.) Marcus: What the hell? (They attck Marcus and scratch him. He kicks them off and traps them in the crystal cage.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. The girls are laying asleep on the floor inside the crystal cage. Phoebe wakes up.] Phoebe: Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up! Piper: What? Where are the boys? Phoebe: The boys are fine. We're not. Paige: Keep it down. (Piper sees Marcus. She hits Paige on the leg.) Hey! Piper: Hey, yourself. Look! Paige: Oh, my god. What happened to him? Phoebe: I think we're what happened to him. Paige: What are you talking about? Phoebe: We're in the cage, that's what I'm talking about. I think we trapped ourselves. Piper: No, we didn't, did we? Phoebe: I think that dream I had was real. Paige: So you're saying that we did this to him? Phoebe: Do you have a better explanation? Paige: That is crazy. (Paige tries to step out of the crystal cage and she is knocked back onto the floor.) Phoebe: As you were saying? Paige: Okay. What does this mean? We're demons? Piper: No, we didn't turn into demons, Paige. Phoebe: We turned into monsters. Paige: I know we all get a little testy this time of month, but that's ridiculous. Piper: It can't be that. It's gotta be something else. Phoebe: Like what, the blue moon? Piper: We gotta get out of here. This is crazy. Paige, try to orb one of these crystals away. Paige: Crystal. (A crystal orbs out, through the glass window. A cat meows outside.) Blue moon? (They stand up.) Phoebe: Bright side, the Elders can't blame Leo anymore. Piper: No, now they can blame us. You gotta take him to magic school and find someone to heal him. Paige: How do I explain that? Piper: Well, tell them that we got knocked out, and whatever you do, stay calm and don't turn into anything in front of them. (Paige orbs out with Marcus.) Piper: We gotta find a way to stop this from happening again. Phoebe: I can't do that now because I have to go meet Leslie for breakfast. Piper: Oh, come on! Phoebe: I know, but if I don't show up again he's never gonna talk to me again. Gotta go. Piper: You better be home before the moon rises. And stay away from red meat. [Cut to Magic School. Paige, Leo and the Elders are there. The Elders are healing Marcus.] Odin: I thought you were supposed to trap them. Paige: It kind of caught us by surprise, you know? Odin: Did you see what they looked like? Were they demons? Paige: It was night. Odin: We have to find out who did this and vanquish them before they attck us. I'm ordering a lockdown on all Whitelighters until we catch these beasts. Paige: Beasts. That's a harsh word, don't you think? Odin: At least you've been exonerated. I'm, uh, sorry I doubted you. Leo: So am I. Odin: We have a lot of healing to do, Leo, I admit, but forgiveness must prevail if we're to work together. Now, this new power that we're sensing, it is coming closer and it's more thrat. Paige: Okay, new power. What new power? Odin: We don't know exactly, but if it is responsible for this attck, Elders could be next. Help us, Leo. (Odin orbs out.) Paige: Okay, I have to find Agent Brody. Leo: Why? Paige: Because he talked about that new power thing, so he must know something about it. Leo: Alright, but be careful. Watch out for those beasts. Paige: About those beasts? That would be us. Leo: What are you talking about? Paige: Those funky powers, the sharp fangs, the claws, we're the ones who've been attacking the Whitelighters. Something is transforming us. It may not be this blue moon thing after all. I have to go. [Scene: Outside a Cafe. Leslie is sitting at a table. He looks at his watch, finishes his coffee, and starts to walk off. Phoebe runs up to him.] Phoebe: Leslie! Hi! I am so sorry, but I'm here now. Things got a little wild back at the house. Les: Phoebe, it's a quarter to ten. Phoebe: I know, and I would've called but I-I just... (Leslie walks away. Phoebe follows.) Leslie, please. I said was sorry. Les: Yeah, I know you are. You always are. Phoebe: Don't be mad at me. Come on, I really wanted to be here. I did. Les: Let me guess. Something came up, right? Phoebe: Yes, something came up. Les: But you can't tell me what it is, just like you never can. Phoebe: Right, and it's not because I don't want to... Les: It's complicated. Yeah, yeah. I know. Phoebe: Would you stop finishing my sentences, please? Les: Well, why not? They all end the same way. Look, I'm sorry. It's just, I'm frustrated. I guess I didn't think I was gonna like you this much. Phoebe: Yeah, I know the feeling. Les: I gotta go to work. Wouldn't want to be late on my last day. [Scene: Agent Brody's apartment. Agent Brody is there. There's a knock at the door. He tucks a gn down the back of his jeans and opens the door. Paige is standing there.] Agent Brody: Paige. Since when do you use doors? Paige: Look, I need to talk to you. (Paige walks in.) Agent Brody: Great. Don't tell me I didn't check out. Paige: What? No. You checked out. You knew you would. I'm here because I need to talk to you about the whole new power you were telling me about. Agent Brody: Why, did something happen? Paige: I'm not sure. But let's just say that you aren't the only one who is concerned about them. Agent Brody: Did you see them, did they attck, what? Paige: Just curious. How do you even know about them anyway? Agent Brody: That's a, that's a long story. Paige: Why don't you give me the short version? Look, you said you wanted my help, didn't you? Agent Brody: No, I said that you would need mine. Paige: Please, will you just tell me what you know? Agent Brody: I just know they're coming. That's why I'm here. I don't know. Everything seems to fit a certain pattern. Paige: Pattern? What pattern? Agent Brody: All I know is that they come from ancient times when they were in power. I'm not sure why, but something happened and then they went away, and now they're trying to come back. They've been trying to come back for some time. And to do that, they need power. And that's the pattern. I mean, they're always after it. It won't be long before they come after yours. Paige: I think they may have already tried. Agent Brody: You can't let them. Paige, you've gotta do everything that you can to stop them, otherwise... Paige: Otherwise what? Agent Brody: They're gonna kll you. Just like they klled my parents. I was, uh, five when it happened. No one knew who did it. That's why I became a cop to find out. I never would've imagined that it would brought me to here, but it has. I am not leaving this city until I prove it. [Scene: Underworld. Cave. A bunch of demons are standing in the middle of the cave. Three creature head demons are swirling around them. The creature head demons zap the demons and vanquish all but one demon. The creature head demons turn into two men and one woman.] Alpha: You're certain he's the most powerful? Beta: He's their leader. Gamma: Was their leader. (The demon tries to shimmer out.) Alpha: You're not going anywhere. Demon: Why are you doing this? Who are you? Gamma: I still think a direct approach is best. Beta: We've tried that. It's not working. Leo's being drawn back to his family, back to good. Alpha: But he's not there yet. We must drive him away, make them afraid of him if we're to succeed. And you're going to help us do exactly that. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper and Leo are there. Piper is showing Leo vials of potions.] Piper: This one should work if the beasts are just possessing us. This one should work if the last one doesn't. It should knock out about ten of them. This one... well, this one only use if you really, really have to. Leo: Why, what is it? Piper: A little bit of everything, just in case. Leo: Piper, I'm not using these on you. Piper: You might have to. Leo: Look, it's the last night of a blue moon. All we have to do is wait until it passes. Piper: Unless it's not the Blue Moon that's doing this to us. No, Paige said that... Leo: The new power, I know. If it's only after power, why would it be doing all this? It doesn't make any sense. Piper: Better safe than sorry. Now, Paige and Phoebe are coming home in a couple of minutes. We need to get the cage ready. Leo: Piper, I know you're scared. Piper: I'm not scared. I'm worried we're gonna kll somebody. Leo: You're not gonna kll anybody. I promise. Look, you already saved me. Now let me save you, and then maybe it'll be time for me to move back in again. Piper: It already is. Grab those. (Piper walks out of the kitchen. The possessor demon appears.) Leo: Who are you? Possessor Demon: Actually, I'm about to be you. (The demon enters Leo's body, possessing him.) Piper: (from other room) Are you coming? Possessed Leo: I'll be right there. (He cracks his neck.) [Cut to the attic. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there.] Paige: Do you think we should put some snacks in the cage? Phoebe: Like what, a wildebeest? Piper: Please don't say beast. Paige: No, I'm just saying we don't know how long we're gonna be in here. What if I get hungry? Piper: Well, then we'll have Leo throw us Whitelighter. Don't worry about it. Paige: Well, I do worry about it. I just don't like not knowing what's going on. Piper: Leo thinks it's the blue moon for sure, so all we have to do is make it until morning without eating anyone and we'll be fine. Paige: What if Leo's wrong, you know? I mean, it's not like he's been himself lately. Piper: We've been through this. Phoebe: No, we haven't, not enough. Piper: Look, you guys, trust me. We don't have to worry about him anymore. (Possessed Leo walks in.) Possessed Leo: Talking about me? Piper: Where are the potions? Possessed Leo: Potions? Oh, I think I left them in the kitchen. (He cracks his neck.) Piper: What was that? Possessed Leo: What was what? Paige: Okay, uh, I'll get them from the kitchen. (Paige walks out of the attic.) Phoebe: So keep your eye on us after we transform and make sure we don't move any of the crystals. Piper: Oh, no. I don't want Leo here, in case we attck him. (The doorbell rings.) Piper: Who could that be? Phoebe: Oh, I think I know. I'll take care of it. Piper: Well, you better hurry. (Phoebe leaves the attic.) Possessed Leo: Why would you attck me? Piper: Well, technically you're still an Elder, and we feel the same way about Elders as we do Whitelighters, so just to be safe. Possessed Leo: So you view me as a thrat. Piper: Probably. (Leo cracks his neck.) [Cut to the foyer. Phoebe opens the door.) Les: Hi. Phoebe: Leslie, hey. Les: Let me guess. Bad time? Phoebe: Actually... Les: Look, I-I-I just wanted to apologise. Phoebe: For what? Les: Well, for the way I acted earlier. I was, I was just so... Phoebe: Yeah, really upset, I know. Les: Well, now who's finishing whose sentences? Look, I just didn't want to leave it like that, that's all. Phoebe: And I don't either, uh, but is it possible that maybe I could call you tomorrow? Les: We're running out of tomorrows. (They hear a loud crash coming from the attic.) Phoebe: Uh, yeah, I know. I'm gonna call you tomorrow. I promise. (She kisses him quickly.) Okay. (She closes the door.) [Cut to the attic. Possessed Leo throws bolts of electricity at Piper. She dives out of the way. Phoebe and Paige walk in.) Phoebe: Leo, what are you doing? Paige: Television! (The television orbs towards Leo and he orbs out.) Paige: Piper, you okay? Piper: No! Phoebe: Still think Leo's fine? Piper: That wasn't Leo. He was possessed or something. Paige: Again? Well, it seems to happen a whole lot. Phoebe: And if it did happen again, it can't be connected to the blue moon, 'cause it's not up yet. Paige: Maybe it's that whole new power thing. Maybe that's who's setting Leo up. Piper: But why? For what? Paige: Well, if Agent Brody's right, for power. [Cut to the Magic School. Leo and the Elders are throwing electricity bolts at each other. The girls orb in.] Phoebe: Okay, now what? Piper: Throw the potions. (to Leo) Hey! Over here. (He looks at the girls and they each throw a potion at him. Leo falls backwards leaving the possessor demon standing there.) Phoebe: Piper. (Piper tries to blow the possessor demon up but he shimmers out.) Odin: You have betrayed us again! (Odin zaps Leo and he falls to the floor.) Piper: What are you doing? Odin: I'm warning you! Stay out of this! (Piper steps forward.) Phoebe: Oh, no, Piper. Do not. Odin: You will be stopped. (The blue moon rises and the girls turn into the wolf-like creatures. They run towards the Elders and Odin throws electricity bolts at them, knocking them back unconscious.) Commercial Break [Scene: Magic School. Morning. Piper, Phoebe and Paige wake up.] Paige: Oh, what happened? Odin: You attcked us. Phoebe: Oh, really? Then how come I'm the one with the headache? Odin: We were forced to defend ourselves. Piper: Where is Leo? Odin: I sent him away. Piper: Away. Where? Odin: It's none of your concern now. You attempted to save him, you failed. That's that. Piper: The hell it is. Odin: He tried to kll two more Elders. Paige: No. He was Possessed. You just didn't see it. Odin: No. What I saw was what I never would've imagined. The Charmed Ones turning into demons. Phoebe: No, that wasn't demonic. That was, you know, that time of the month. Paige: No! It was a Blue Moon. Piper: The point is, we didn't have a choice. We can't control it. Odin: Which is why I'm keeping you here until we figure out what to do with you. Piper: What to do with us? You need to let us go so we can find the real demon is. Odin: Out of the question. Phoebe: Then I guess you won't be finding out about that new power. Only they could've sent the demon after Leo. Paige: You said yourself they may be coming after the Elders next. Odin: But what if you turn back into ... Phoebe: Oh, that was just the Blue Moon. That won't happen for another fifty years or so. Piper: Yeah, and by that time, we'll just be a menace to a rest home, so I think you're safe. Odin: Very well. See what you can find out. Piper: No. Not without Leo first. Odin: He can't be trusted. He wouldn't be vulnerable to possession if... Piper: You can give us Leo now or you can find your own damn connection to the new power. (Odin flicks his hand and Leo orbs in.) Leo: What's going on? Piper: You're about to be exonerated. Again. Book of Shadows. (The girls and Leo orb out.) [Scene: Underworld. Cave. The Possessor demon is there.] Possessor Demon: What else do you want from me? I did what you asked. You've got to protect me. They'll find me. Piper: We already have. (He sees Piper, Phoebe and Paige standing near by.) Paige: Who were you talking to? (He tries to shimmer out but Piper freezes him. She then unfreezes his head.) Possessor Demon: What happened? Did you just freeze me? Piper: She asked you a question. Would you rather I blew you up? Possessor Demon: Wait. Don't. If I tell you, they'll kll me. Phoebe: If you don't tell us, we'll kll you. Paige: You may want to pick your poison. Possessor Demon: They're more powerful than anything you've ever seen. Piper: Who is? (The creature head demon flies past the possessor demon, zaps him and then disappears. The possessor demon is vanquished.) Paige: Well, I guess Leo isn't seeing things after all. Phoebe: Can we get out of here now, please? Piper: Whoever you are, stay away from my husband. (They orb out.) [Scene: Agent Brody's apartment. Agent Brody is there. The phone rings and he answers it.] Agent Brody: Brody. Paige. Hey. I was getting worried. Paige: Yeah, I know. That's why I wanted to call you to let you know I was okay. Agent Brody: Well, I'm glad you did. So, uh. what happened? This new power wasn't really after you? Paige: No, it was actually after something else. Agent Brody: Oh. I mean, that's good, obviously. I was just hoping to, you know, get a lead out of this. That's all. Paige: If it makes you feel any better, they were after my brother-in-law. Agent Brody: Brother-in-law? Paige: Yeah, well, not directly. They actually used a demon to get to him. Agent Brody: A demon? Paige: Well, he's fine now, though. You know, we dis-Possessed him. Agent Brody: Wait. You did what? Paige: Well, we got rid of the demon. We get possessed all the time. It's no big deal. (She chuckles.) Hello? Agent Brody: Um, yeah, sorry. I guess I'm just a little new at this stuff. Paige: I thought you said you knew about demons. Agent Brody: Uh, no, I said I knew a lot about witches. The rest are just, um, theories. That is until I met you. Paige: Well, be careful what you wish for. Agent Brody: What do you mean? Paige: What you don't know can't hurt you, right? Agent Brody: Well, it's already hurt me. That's why I'm here. I'm glad you're okay, Paige. Paige: Thanks. Bye. Agent Brody: Yeah. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office. Les is there packing up his stuff. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Hey. Les: Hey. Phoebe: Packing up? Les: Yep, packing up. I left all your stuff in the bottom cabinet. I can put it back if you want. Phoebe: No, that's okay. I can do it. What time's your flight? Les: Noon. So you ready to come back? Phoebe: More than you know. Thanks to you. Les: Me? Well, I didn't do anything. I just kept the seat warm for you. Phoebe: You did more than that. And you know it. When I first met you, I was totally lost. That's why I needed to get away from all of this, you know? I couldn't give advice, especially not about love. And I realize that I was just afraid. But I'm not afraid anymore. (They kiss.) Thank you. Les: You're welcome. I guess it just wasn't meant to be, huh? You and me. Phoebe: Maybe not right now. But I do think our signs are compatible, so... (They hug.) Les: See ya. Phoebe: See ya. (Leslie leaves.) Commercial Break [Scene: Magic School. Piper is waiting there. Leo walks in.] Piper: Where were you? I was worried. Leo: I was just checking on the boys. Piper: We found the Possessor Demon right where you said he'd be. Leo: Did you vanquish him? Piper: No, uh, but some creature head thing did. Leo: You saw him? Piper: Yeah, we saw it. And I don't think we've seen the last of it. Leo: That's what I'm worried about. Piper: Come on. Let's go home. Leo: I can't. Piper: Well, the Elders said you were free to go. Leo: It's not the Elders I'm worried about, Piper. I'm worried about you. I'm worried about everybody. Look, the Elders were right, this new power was after me because I was vulnerable. You know, vulnerable enough to put my family at risk. Piper, you were almost k*lled because of me, because of what they did to me. I can't let that happen. I won't. Piper: Leo, I know you've been though a lot. I do, but you fought so hard, and the boys need you. I need you. Leo: It's too dangerous. I have to stay away from you for your own sake. I'm sorry. (Leo orbs out.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x06 - Once In A Blue Moon"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Rob Wright Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 7, Episode 07 Episode Number: 141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Street. A building is on fre. fre fighters are hosing down the building. Road blocks have been put up. Phoebe is standing near by. Paige pulls up in her car and gets out.] Phoebe: Paige, there you are. Paige: Anyone gotten hurt? Phoebe: Not as far as I can tell. Paige: Have you seen Agent Brody yet? Phoebe: What are we doing here? Paige: Well, he said for us to meet him here. He needed to talk to us about something important. Phoebe: Yeah, but Paige it's a fre. Paige: So? Phoebe: So we don't do fires. Firemen do fires. We do fireballs. Paige: Look, he said it was something connected to this new power thing he's been talking about. Phoebe: Yeah, well, we're not Brody's Angels. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's just I'm stressed, it's my first week back at work and I have a lot of catching up to do. (Brody walks up to them.) Brody: Follow me. Keep an eye on the third floor. Phoebe: Wait? Why? Brody: Somebody's trapped inside and if I'm right, he's gonna jump and he's not gonna get hurt. Paige: How do you know? Brody: It's just a hunch. Phoebe: Just a hunch, huh, Agent Brody? Brody: Kyle. Phoebe: Whatever. Look, I don't mean to be rude but we don't really know you and I know you were right about the whole new power thing but I-I... (A man climbs out of the window in the building. There's an explsin inside and he falls. As he falls he grabs onto the fre escape ladder and it slides down to the ground. Two firemen rush over to him.) Whoa. Paige: Okay, how did you know that? Brody: Because that's the forth person it's happened to in the last month. Which means if the pattern holds, he's about to die. Paige: Pattern? What pattern? Phoebe: What? Brody: (in walkie talkie) All right, guys, stay on the survivor. And keep recording. (They see a helicopter hovering above the building.) Phoebe: Guys? Is he talking to that helicopter? Paige: He's really cool. (The man that just climbed out of the window walks down the sidewalk and is about to cross the road.) Brody: Sir, no! (Suddenly, everyone freezes. A man dressed in white appears beside the survivor.) Guardian Angel: Stop. Watch for the... (A demon smokes in.) Who are you? Sarpedon: A thief. (The amulet around the demon's neck glows and sucks in the guardian angel.) Looks like you're on your own. (Sarpedon smokes out and everyone unfreezes.) Brody: No, no, wait! (The survivor steps off the sidewalk and is ht by a truck.) Damn it! Commercial Break [Scene: Street. They cover the man over. Agent Brody is talking to a police officer. Phoebe and Paige are standing near by.] Phoebe: I still don't understand how he knew this was gonna happen. Paige: I don't know why we couldn't have stopped it. Phoebe: Stop what? A man jumped out of a burning building only to get ht by a truck? I mean, what's the connection there? Paige: I'm hoping Kyle knows. Phoebe: Okay, you know, can we please call him Agent Brody until we can trust him? Paige: I trust him. (Agent Brody walks over.) Are you okay? Brody: No. I just wish I knew why this keeps happening. Paige: You said something about a pattern, right? Brody: Yeah. Every time something unusual happens, I investigate. The more unusual it is, the more it tends to lead me towards this new power that I was telling you about. Phoebe: Does this new power have a name? Brody: I don't know yet. Do you guys wanna walk? (They start walking down the sidewalk.) Paige: So you think that whole thing is what's klling these innocents? Brody: Well, I don't think they're literally running it down if that's what you're asking. But I do think they're doing something to cause them being klled. Phoebe: Hmm, what kind of something? Brody: I don't know. But whatever it is it's got something to do with taking powers. That's what they're all about. Phoebe: Wait. Powers? Innocents don't have powers. If they did, they wouldn't need us. Brody: All I know is things this unusual don't normally happen like this. Over and over. Something's going on here. Phoebe: Another hunch? Brody: Don't knock them, Phoebe. My hunches led me to you. Look, I can guarantee this is not going to be the last person that miraculously escaped a fre only to die moments later. If you guys want to help me figure this one out, you know where to find me. (A car pulls up and Brody gets in. It drives away.) Phoebe: What do you think? Paige: I think he's got some style. [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Sarpedon is waiting there. Another demon, Aku, smokes in.] Aku: How dare you summon me. Sarpedon: You said to call if I ever wanted to challenge you. Aku: You think you are ready to challenge me? The last time you tried it I spared your life. This time I may not be so merciful. Sarpedon: Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Aku: You've been around humans too long. What makes you think you're ready? Sarpedon: Like you said, I've been around humans. (Aku is wearing a glove with two long sharp spikes attached to it.) Aku: Shall we? (Sarpedon touches his amulet.) Sarpedon: Talk to me. (Aku throws an energy ball at Sarpedon. Sarpedon deflects it who is also wearing a spiked glove. Aku throws two more energy balls and Sarpedon dodges them. He smokes out and smokes back in behind Aku. Aku turns around and they start fighting.) Aku: You've come far, quickly. (Aku scratches Sarpedon on the arm.) Sarpedon: Not far enough. I need more. Aku: More what? Sarpedon: More guardians. I steal the ones who help save their humans that they can help me instead. Aku: All this just to defeat me? Sarpedon: No, so that I can protect myself from the great thrat you told us was coming. Bald Demon: Nothing can protect you from that. Unless you go into hiding until... Demon: I won't hide. If demons don't stand up to them who will? I just need more. (He smokes out.) [Scene: Magic School. Piper and Phoebe are there.] Piper: Could you do me a favour and call Rex and have them do a sound check before the show. I don't want to mess up The Donna's album release party. It's gonna be packed. Phoebe: Piper, are you even listening me? Piper: Yeah, yeah. Brody, fires, hunches. I got my own problems. Are you sure Enola graduated already? Phoebe: Yeah, I'm positive. Why? Piper: Because she might be the only one who can save Leo. Phoebe: What are you talking about? Piper: Well, she helped you see your future with the vision quest, right? Gave you something to look forward to, life after demons. That's what Leo needs. Phoebe: Yeah, but there's no guarantees that Leo would see that. I mean, a vision quest can take you anywhere and sometimes can even be dangerous. Piper: Couldn't be any more dangerous than what he's going through right now. With that stupid new power still after him. Phoebe: A vision quest still won't change that. Piper: No, but it may show him a way to fight them. He's alone and he's scared and he's forgotten who he is. I'm afraid if I can't help him now my children are gonna lose their father. Phoebe: Still risky. Piper: Yeah, but it's a risk I'm willing to take. (Phoebe picks up some ingredients.) What are you doing? Phoebe: I'm making the vision quest potion. She showed me how to do it. Piper: What about Brody? Phoebe: Paige can take care of Brody. I think she likes taking care of Brody if you know what I'm talking about. Besides, this is family. [Scene: Agent Brody's Apartment. Agent Brody is at the computer viewing camera footage of the survivor stepping off the sidewalk. He adds an EM filter to the footage and two shadows show up, a light and a dark. There's a knock at the door.] Brody: Nobody's home. (Paige orbs in.) Paige: You're quite the liar. Brody: Sorry. Didn't realise it was you. Actually, I'm surprised you even showed up. Paige: Really? Why would that be? Brody: I think it's pretty clear that your sister doesn't trust me very much. Paige: Should she? Brody: Yeah, I think she should. I think I've proven myself. I've saved you from getting exposed more than once. Paige: By the way, where is Inspector Sheridan? Brody: Does it really matter? Paige: Uh, it does if you hurt her. Brody: I'm not here to hurt anybody, Paige. I'm here to keep them from getting hurt, remember? Paige: The fact that you know that people may die is exactly what makes you so suspicious, Agent Brody. Brody: Kyle. (Paige looks at the computer.) Paige: What is that? Brody: That is a birds eye view of the victim just before he stepped off the curb. Now we sht this with the fastest digital imaging equipment known to man. Or at least Homeland Security, anyway. Now if you look at it in normal light it appears as though he's alone. I throw an EM filter on it, he's not. Paige: What are those? Brody: If I had to guess I'd say the light one's a protector of some kind. Paige: Protector of what? Like some kind of guardian angel thing? Brody: Mm-hm. That's one way to put it. What, you don't believe in them? Paige: You do? Brody: With all the scrapes that I've slipped out of, it's the only reason I think why I'm still alive. My guess is that's the power the dark figure wants. People have, especially strong protectors. That explains why someone would miraculously survive something and in the next moment, don't. (Paige looks at him and smiles.) What? Paige: Nothing. So, uh, how do we find out if that dark figure is what you think it is? Brody: We wait for the next fre. Interested? Commercial Break [Scene: On top of the Golden Gate Bridge. Leo is sitting there. Two creature heads appear and float towards Leo.] Leo: Leave me alone. Creature Head: Don't resist us. (They disappear.) Leo: Why are you doing this to me? What do you want? (Leo orbs out. The Avatars appear.) Gamma: Perhaps we've pushed him too far. Alpha: We have no choice. He must join us willingly. But first must see there is no other option. Gamma: His will is strong. Even for an Elder. Alpha: Which is why he is so valuable to us. (Alpha senses something.) Gamma: What is it? Alpha: There may be another way, another opportunity to show him that one can not ignore the truth forever. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Phoebe are there.] Piper: Leo. Leo. You see, I know he can hear me, he just doesn't want to come. Phoebe: Let me give this a try. Leo! Leo, you get your butt down here right now or we will summon your ass. (Leo orbs in.) Piper: Nicely done. Leo: It's not safe for me to be here. You know that. Phoebe: We'll take that risk. Leo: What about the boys? Piper: They're at school. Nice try though. We think we found a way to help you. Leo: Help me what? Piper: Help you stop running. Phoebe: It's a vision quest. Leo: A vision quest? No way. Piper: Leo, don't you dare leave. This is not just about you. You are a father and somebody's husband too. Leo: Which is why it's too risky for me to be here. Piper: Yeah, except you're the one that's in danger. Leo: I'm an Elder. I can take care of myself. Piper: Actually, you haven't really been yourself lately. Phoebe: Look, Leo, the vision quest helped me and we're just thinking maybe it could help you too, you know. Leo: It won't stop the creatures. Piper: How do you know? You've tried everything else. What do you have to lose? Your mind, your family, your life. You've already lost all those things, haven't you? Go ahead, tell me I'm wrong. Phoebe: I'll go get the potion. [Scene: Street. A building is on fre. fre fighters are hosing the building.] [Cut to inside the burning building. Paige orbs in with Agent Brody.] Paige: Okay, when I said I'd help you this is not what I had in mind. Brody: Just go, I'll be okay. Paige: Are you crazy? How is this gonna be okay? Brody: Because I believe in my guardians, remember? Look, if I'm right, whoever set this fre is out there waiting for mine. So just say your spell when I'm safe and we'll see what happens. Don't worry about me. Paige: Yeah, it's a little late for that. (Paige orbs out. Brody looks at the window and door which is covered in flames.) Brody: Which way? [Cut to outside. Paige waits on the street. Brody jumps out of a window and lands on the roof of the entrance. He rolls off and lands hard on the ground. Two firemen help him up.] Brody: Paige. Paige! (He races over to Paige.) Come on. Paige: "Show me what the evil sees, even if at lightning speeds". (Everyone in the street freezes except Paige. Agent Brody's guardian angel appears beside him.) So it is true. (Sarpedon appears.) Sarpedon: Well, well, well. What have we here? A witch? Paige: You're not getting his guardian. Sarpedon: Now why would I want his... when I can have yours? (Paige's guardian angel appears beside her and Sarpedon sucks her into the pendant. He smokes out. Everyone unfreezes.) Brody: What's the matter? Huh? What's wrong? Paige: I think I'm in big trouble. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Phoebe is there making a potion and talking on the phone.] Phoebe: No, I know, Elise but something came up. Yes, again. But you don't have to worry about my column, I promise... (She hears a thump in another room.) Uh, I gotta go. (She hangs up.) Paige, what's going on? (She walks out of the kitchen and finds Paige laying on the floor at the bottom of the stairs.) Oh my god, what happened? Brody: Par for the course, unfortunately. (Paige stands up.) Phoebe: Par for what course and what are you doing here? Brody: Trying to protect your sister. Paige: I lost my guardian angel. Phoebe: You lost your who? Brody: You know, protection spirits. Guides that are with us all the time. Phoebe: Yes, I know what guardian angels are, thank you. Paige: Not just the Hallmark thing. It's real. I actually saw mine. I'm surprised we have not seen them before. Brody: Yeah, the problem is without them, people tend to be a little vulnerable. Paige: In my case accident prone. Phoebe: Okay, I don't understand. How did you lose your guardian angel? Brody: Well, actually, we were trying to lose mine and this demon... demon, right? Paige: Demon. Brody: Yeah, demon comes along and takes hers instead. Phoebe: (to Paige) Can I talk to you for a second please over here? (Phoebe and Paige walk away from Brody.) What is going on? Paige: What's going on is that we've figured what is klling all of those innocents. The demon is stealing their protectors. We think it's somehow connected to this whole new power thing. Phoebe: And let me guess. This is another one of his hunches? Paige: No, it's one of mine. But you have to admit, all of his have panned out so far, right? Phoebe: Yeah, so far they have. So what's the next move? Paige: Well, I'm gonna go ID the demon. Hey, have you seen the Book of Shadows? It wasn't upstairs. Phoebe: Why? You're not gonna show him the Book of Shadows, are you? Paige: Yeah. I am. I trust him, I told you that. Look, if it considers him a thrat, it'll just nap him. Don't worry. Phoebe: Paige, you're my sister. I have to worry. Paige: Well, if it makes you feel better, why don't you just come with us. Phoebe: I wish I could but I can't. Leo needs some serious help. Paige: What's new? Phoebe: Just promise me you're gonna be careful. Paige: I promise. I think I can take care of one little demon. Phoebe: I meant Agent Brody. The book's in the kitchen. (Paige goes back to Agent Brody. Phoebe goes upstairs.) Brody: Everything okay? Paige: Oh, yeah, I'm fine. (She heads for the kitchen and trips over.) No problem. [Cut to the attic. Piper, Phoebe and Leo are there.] Leo: She lost her what? Phoebe: Agent Brody is watching her. She's okay. Leo: We can't leave her alone if she's lost her guardian... Piper: Phoebe said she's fine. Now would you please focus? Leo: What am I supposed to do? Phoebe: Don't fight it. Just let it take you to where you're supposed to be. Leo: What if I wanna get out? Phoebe: You won't be able to. Not until you see what you're supposed to see. (Phoebe hands him the potion. He pulls a face.) Piper: Just sip it. (He drinks the potion.) Leo: Now what? Phoebe: Make yourself comfortable. (Leo lays on some blankets and pillows.) Close your eyes and just let it all go. (Leo closes his eyes.) [Leo's vision: There is a wr happening. gn are being fired and grenades are exploding. Leo is watching himself tend to wounded soldiers.] Leo: What's going on? What am I doing here? Chris: Don't worry, dad. I'm gonna help you through this. Leo: Chris? [Cut to the attic.] Leo: Chris. (Piper and Phoebe look at each other.) [Cut to the kitchen. Paige is looking in the Book of Shadows. She knocks a glass off the table and Brody catches it.] Paige: Thank you. Brody: Yeah. Paige: Guess I never knew how much my guardian angel actually helped me. Even with the little stuff. Brody: Yeah, don't worry, we'll find her. Paige: I hope. You know, maybe it'd help if you looked at the book with me. (He walks over to the book and flips a page.) Brody: Feel better? Paige: What do you mean? Brody: I assume the book won't let anything evil touch it. Most magical tomes don't. What do I have to do to prove I'm not a thrat to you? Paige: Look, I'm sorry, I am. I can't seem to trust myself right now, let alone anybody else. Brody: Well, guardians did more than keep you upright. They're your inner voice, your conscience, instincts. Without them you tend to get a little lost. Paige: You really do believe in them, don't you? Brody: Yeah, I'm a believer, all right. Hunting the new power for years has made me realise that there are some awful things in this world. (He turns the pages in the book.) I just like to think there are some good things too to balance it out. Like you. Paige: You found it. "Celerity Demons. Celerity demons are powerful beings who can move at the speed of light and feed off lesser demons." Brody: Yeah, but guardian angels are hardly lesser demons. Paige: Well, whether they are or they aren't, he's able to steal them. The question is why? [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Sarpedon sab Aku with his spiked glove.] Aku: Well done. Sarpedon: Witches have powerful guardians. Especially a Charmed One's. Aku: How can you be sure that she was a Charmed One? Sarpedon: It's the only explanation. It's the most powerful one I possess. Aku: Still, it will not be enough when the Avatars come. Sarpedon: Perhaps not. Unless I get the other two. After all, legend holds that the sisters are magically connected. Stands to reason that the guardian should be as well. Aku: How will you get them? Sarpedon: I'll just listen to the one I've got. She'll whisper to me when the others need their guardians the most. When they're the most vulnerable. You taught me well, Aku. (Aku stands up.) Aku: I hope well enough. (Sarpedon throws an energy ball at Aku and vanquishes him.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper is sitting beside Leo. Phoebe is placing crystals around them.] Piper: Why isn't he saying anything? Do you think he's all right? Phoebe: Yes, I think he's doing exactly what he needs to be doing. Sure you don't want to help me out here? Piper: No, I'm fine right here. Phoebe: Sweetie, you said it yourself. This is something that he needs to do. Piper: Yeah, well, I can have second thoughts, can't I? I mean, what if something happens to him? Phoebe: Well, hopefully his guardian angels are taking care of him. Piper: I don't think angels have angels, Phoebe. It's redundant. You just protect ours so we can protect him. [Leo's vision.] Leo: So I don't understand. If I'm in the past, what are you doing here? Chris: I'm guiding you. Leo: So you're real? Chris: No. But I represent something that is. I died in your arms, dad. klled by everything you thought was good. I'm your root pain, okay. And I'm gonna be sticking with you until you're ready to let me go. Leo: How will I know when that is? Chris: Come on. Let's check out some parts of your life that you really need to remember. Leo: Do I have a choice? Chris: Hey, it's your vision quest. It's up to you. Come on. (In a flash they are standing in the ghostly plane in the episode "The Courtship of Wyatt's Father".) Leo: Where are we now? (He looks over to see himself and Piper. His other self strokes Piper's face and says "I never stopped loving you". His other self and Piper kiss.) Chris: That feeling's what it's all about, dad. You died fighting evil in the wr, then you were reborn as a Whitelighter to fight evil again. That led you to mum, love, to all that's good. (They flash to the scene in "The Day The Magic Died" after Piper gives birth to Wyatt".) To the day Wyatt was born. (The flash to "It's A Bad, Bad, Bad, World Pt 2" after Chris was born.) To the day when I was born. Do you understand now? All the pain, all the sacrifices, it's all been for good. That's what you're all about, dad. That's what you've always been about. That's what the future's about too. You just need to believe in that again. Go. Your family's waiting for you. [Cut to the attic. Leo wakes up.] Leo: Piper. Piper: Hey. How you feeling? Leo: Good. (The creature head appears and floats towards Leo.) Wait. (Piper and Phoebe look around but don't see the creature head.) Piper: What? What is it? (The creature head enters Leo's body. Leo falls back asleep.) Leo? Leo? Leo, wake up. Leo. Wake up. [Leo's vision: Leo wakes up in a white area covered in mist. There are headstones surrounding him. Alpha appears.] Leo: Who are you? What do you want? Alpha: I want you to see the truth, Leo. I want you to see the real future. (In front of Leo is a headstone reading "Halliwell: Penny, Patty, Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Wyatt, Chris".) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Phoebe are sitting beside Leo.] Piper: We've gotta do something. Phoebe: There's nothing we can do. He's back in the quest. Only he can get himself out of it. Piper: But he was just out. I think something made him go back in, something he saw. Phoebe: I don't think anything can get past the crystals. Piper: What about the new power? Phoebe: I didn't see any floating heads. Piper: Doesn't mean they weren't there. Leo: Why are you doing this? [Leo's vision.] Leo: Why are you doing this to me? I wanna get out of here. Alpha: You can't leave yet, Leo. You're not ready. You haven't seen what you need to see. Leo: Why are you haunting me? Alpha: Haunting? (He chuckles.) No. The creature heads were a necessary part of guiding you to the truth. To the truth that lies beyond good and evil. To us. Leo: Us? Alpha: Avatars. We are a power. One that offers a better way, a solution to this. You see, Leo, the future Chris failed to mention the death of all the people that you love. Sometimes peaceful, sometimes painful, but always inevitable. And all well before their time. Leo: Death is apart of life. Alpha: Natural death, yes. But not death caused by the pointless, endless battles between good and evil. Leo: It's not pointless, it's necessary. And when good wins... Alpha: Wins? Duality is self perpetuating. It feeds only on itself. That's why the battle has been raging since the dawn of time. There is no winner. Leo: There can be. Alpha: How? With good there is always evil, so the battle never ends. Not until there is nothing left. That is the future your fight is leading to. Not good, nor evil, only nothing. (Alpha waves his hand and they are surrounded by black.) Leo: No! [Cut to the attic.] Piper: Leo, who are you talking to? Phoebe: He can't hear you. Piper: Well, he's hearing someone. (Sarpedon smokes in.) Leo, Leo. (Sarpedon dives for them but he hits the crystal cage and it sends him flying across the room.) [Cut to the kitchen. Paige and Brody hear a crash upstairs.] Brody: What was that? Paige: Stay here. Brody: Why? Paige: Just stay. (Paige orbs out. Brody pulls out his gn.) [Cut to the attic. Sarpedon gets back up.] Phoebe: Guess your guardians didn't tell you about that. Sarpedon: That's why I want yours. So these kinds of things don't happen again. (Paige orbs in. She goes to throw a potion but trips over.) Paige: Damn it. Phoebe: Paige, quick, in here. (Paige throws the potion but the celerity demon deflects it. She orbs out and orbs back in in the crystal cage.) Sarpedon: You're getting to be a pain. You can't hide in there forever. (Agent Brody walks in.) Brody: Paige? What the hell? (He sh*t at Sarpedon and he knocks it out of Agent Brody's hand. He grabs Agent Brody by the neck.) Paige: Leave him alone! Sarpedon: No, there's too much at stake. Besides, I could use the leverage. (He smokes out with Agent Brody.) Paige: Oh, no. [Cut to the underworld. Cave. Sarpedon punches Agent Brody and he falls to the ground.] Sarpedon: You're not a witch. What are you? Brody: I'm a Federal Agent. (Sarpedon laughs.) Sarpedon: A what? And you know about all this? Magic? Demons? Brody: I'm getting a quick education. Sarpedon: It won't do you much good. I only need you long enough for the witches to attempt the rescue. And since they're obviously otherwise occupied and I'm a guardian, they won't all come at once. Someone will be left behind and that's when I'll attck. Brody: I'm just curious. What do you want with all these guardians? If you don't mind me asking. Sarpedon: I don't want them. I need them. Brody: Worried about the new power, are we? Sarpedon: You know about the Avatars? Brody: Avatars? So that's what they're called? (Sarpedon grabs Agent Brody around the neck.) Sarpedon: Yes, that's what they're called. And I for one won't be cast aside by them when the time comes for them to take power. Which is why I need more guardians. Which is the only reason I'm keeping you alive. (He throws Agent Brody across the cave.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Paige is scrying.] Phoebe: So what are you gonna do if you find him? Paige: What do you mean what am I gonna do? I am gonna save him. We are going to save him. Phoebe: But it's a trap. The demon said so himself. He just took him for leverage. Paige: So we're just gonna let him get klled? Phoebe: He's not gonna kll him, okay? He needs him alive. Paige: Yeah, but for how long? Piper, help me out. Piper: I'm with Phoebe here. Sarpedon is really powerful and he's got all those guardians. Paige: Yeah, including mine. Phoebe: And that's why you're not thinking straight. Paige, we can't go after him. It's ridiculous. Paige: Yeah, well, I'm not just gonna let him rot either. (The crystal points to a place on the map.) I'll go get him myself. (Paige orbs out.) [Cut to the underworld. Cave. Paige orbs in. She looks around.] Paige: Kyle? Kyle? Kyle? Kyle. (Kyle is tied to the cave roof, barely conscious.) [Cut to the manor. Attic.] Phoebe: Okay, so now that we know where they are, all we have to do is mix up a new vanquishing potion and get Paige's spell. Piper: Yeah, but that would mean we would have to go to the book which is in the kitchen, which entails us going downstairs, away from the crystals, which means the demon could slice and dice us. Phoebe: True, but for all we know, the demon could already have Paige. Piper: Us getting klled doesn't change that. Besides, I can't leave Leo. Phoebe: Okay, I know this is really hard for you, Piper, but there's nothing that we can do to help Leo. He's gotta fight this fight on his own. But we can help Paige. Piper: All right, let's just make it fast. Phoebe: Okay. Remember, if the demon attcks, grab the amulet. Piper: Oh, sure, yeah, no problem. (Piper and Phoebe walk down the stairs and head for the kitchen. Sarpedon smokes in behind Phoebe.) Phoebe! (Phoebe turns around and Sarpedon sab her in the stomach with his spiked glove. She falls to the floor. He turns to Piper.) Sarpedon: Next. Phoebe: Hey. Where's your amulet? (Phoebe holds up his amulet then falls unconscious.) Piper: No. (Sarpedon sab Piper and she blows him up. His spiked glove is left sticking out of her stomach. She falls to the floor.) Leo. Commercial Break [Scene: Leo's vision. Leo and Alpha are still surrounded by darkness.] Leo: What do you mean this is the end? The end of what? Alpha: The end of the battle. Between good and evil. Its outcome. Mutual destruction and the eternal void that necessarily follows. Leo: How is this possible? Alpha: I'm afraid it's unavoidable. A flawed design. There is however, another way. A better way. That is what we represent, Leo. But we'll need your help to implement and the Charmed Ones, of course, when they're ready. Leo: What way is that? Alpha: Utopia. A world where good and evil no longer exist. Where the battle is behind you, behind everyone. A world where you and Piper no longer have to suffer through the obstacles that have kept you apart. Leo: What's the catch? Alpha: Only the courage to change. Unless it's already too late. [Cut to the manor. Attic. Alpha is there. Leo wakes up.] Leo: Piper. Alpha: She's not here, Leo. I'm afraid there isn't much time. Leo: Piper? Piper! (Leo runs downstairs and Alpha follows. Leo finds Piper and Phoebe dad on the floor.) Why did you do this? Alpha: We didn't do this, Leo. Evil did. It might not be too late though to reverse it, if you join us. Leo: You can save them? Alpha: We can save everyone, Leo. With your help. (Leo nods.) So be it. (Alpha holds out his hands and a glowing light hits Leo. Leo glows for a couple of seconds.) Welcome to the fold. Leo: What do I do next? Alpha: Heal them. Leo: I can't heal them, they're dad. Alpha: You're an Avatar now, Leo. You have all you need. You have the powers. (Alpha disappears. Leo holds out his arms and a beam of light flows out of his hands and hits Piper and Phoebe. Paige orbs in with Agent Brody.) Paige: Leo? (The beams of light vanish and Piper and Phoebe wake up.) Leo: Piper. Piper: You're back. (Leo helps her up. Paige goes over to Phoebe.) I thought I was... Phoebe: dad? (Paige notices the amulet in Phoebe's hand.) Paige: Where did you get that? Phoebe: From the demon I guess. Brody: So that's it? It's over? Piper: Is it? Paige: I've never seen you heal anyone like that, Leo. Piper: Did something happen to you? Leo: What do you mean? Piper: In the vision quest, you seemed like you were in pain. Leo: Yeah, well, something I had to go through, I guess, to see the truth. [Scene: P3. The Donnas are playing on stage. Piper and Phoebe are sitting on the couches near by.] Piper: Thanks for getting Rex to do that sound check. They sounded great. Phoebe: Yeah, actually, I forgot to do that. What? I was very busy trying to save your husband. Piper: All right, down girl, easy, don't worry about it. Phoebe: I guess I get a little testy when someone kills me, you know. Piper: Oh, come on, we weren't klled, we were just maimed. Leo can't heal the dad. (Paige walks up to them.) Paige: Hey, ladies. Sorry I'm late. Oh, you guys look great for being recently deceased. Piper: We weren't dad. Ah, forget it. (A waitress with a tray full of drinks walks over to them.) Paige: Hey. (The waitress almost drops the tray and Paige quickly catches the drinks before they fall.) Waitress: Sorry. God, I'm sorry, my bad. (The waitress walks away.) Piper: I see you got your angel back. Paige: Thank god. No pun intended. Phoebe: What about Agent Brody? Paige: Who? Phoebe: All right, Kyle. You know, just because we almost got him k*lled, doesn't mean we have to trust him. Piper: Oh, come on, now. Enough of this already. Everything turned out fine like it always does. Well, almost always does. Paige: Except for the Avatars. Kyle said that that's what the demon called the new power. Phoebe: Doesn't ring any bells. (Leo walks up to them.) Well, well, well, look at you. Welcome back. Leo: Thank you. It's good to be back, believe me. Piper: No voices, floating heads, guilt trips? Leo: No, nothing. Paige: Ever hear of the avatars? Leo: Avatars? Why? Paige: Just they could be the big bad everyone's worried about. Leo: I will look into it. But first, a toast to being back together, new beginnings. Piper: I will drink to that. (They clink their drinks together.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x07 - Someone To Witch Over Me"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Curtis Kheel Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 7, Episode 08 Episode Number: 142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Magic School. Paige, Miss Donovan and a gnome are there. Miss Donovan and the gnome are going through some books.] Miss Donovan: Lord of the Rings? Gnome: Historically inaccurate. Miss Donovan: Harry Potter? Gnome: Filled with juvenile delinquents. Miss Donovan: Even the Wizard of Oz? Gnome: Disparaging to little people. Munchkins being persecuted. Filth! Paige: Oh, come on, seriously. Miss Donovan: It is the same story with all the books. None of them deserve to be banned. Gnome: I suppose you want another naked Godiva riding out of the book again. Paige: Is that what this is all about? Godiva? Miss Donovan: It's just an excuse and he knows it. He's using it to push his own agenda which is to stifle freedom of speech. (The gnome shakes his hand and Miss Donovan's mouth seals up.) Gnome: Now that's what I call stifling. Paige: That is uncalled for. You give her her mouth back now. (He waves his hand and unseals her mouth.) Miss Donovan: Why you little worm. I should... Gnome: Little. Did you hear that? She's a size-ist. Miss Donovan: What? I didn't... Paige: Okay, Miss Donovan, would you please just give us a moment, okay? (Miss Donovan sighs and leaves the room.) Gnome: It's always the ones you least expect. Paige: Professor, please, you have to understand she is a librarian. Books are her life. In fact, I don't think she's wrong. None of these books are dangerous. (Paige picks up a book.) Crossed, Double-Crossed? This doesn't even look magical. Gnome: Just look at the cover. It's filled with volence, I'm sure. Paige: You haven't even read that? Gnome: Didn't waste my time. It's garbage. Paige: Are you kidding me? The 30's were a fabulous era, okay? Drama, passion, intrigue. (Leo walks in.) Leo: Uh, excuse me, Paige, sorry. Can I talk to you for a minute? Paige: Just a minute. Professor, the next time you attempt to ban books, how about you attempt reading some. (Paige leaves the room with Leo. The gnome picks up the Crossed Double-Crossed book and opens it up. The book glows and sucks the gnome inside. The book drops to the floor.) [Cut to Paige's Office. Paige and Leo walk in.] Paige: Thank you for saving me from that little gnome. I was about to strangle him. Leo: You're welcome. How'd you like to return the favour by, say, babysitting tonight? Paige: Um, no. That's all I do here, Leo. I baby-sit. I baby-sit students, I baby-sit teachers, I baby-sit. Leo: Come on, Paige, please? It's the only way Piper will go out with me if I can get somebody to watch the kids. Paige: You asked Piper out and she said yes? Leo: Well, I haven't actually asked her out yet. She's been a little unapproachable lately. Paige: Maybe it's because you've kind of done this miraculous turn around. Maybe you should just ease into things a little. Leo: Well, that's why the date. Phoebe's been helping me plan it out. She's given me some tips. Come on, please. Paige: I don't want to. I just don't. Leo: Thanks, you're the best. (Leo orbs out.) Paige: Leo. (Paige hears a scream.) [Cut to the hall. Miss Donovan is there. Paige walks in.] Paige: What is it? What's wrong? (Paige sees the gnome dad on the floor with bllet holes in his chest.) What happened? Miss Donovan: I don't know. Opening Credits [Scene: Magic School. Miss Donovan is sitting on a couch crying. Paige hands her a box of tissues.] Paige: Miss Donovan, are you sure you didn't hear anything, see anything? Miss Donovan: No, and I came in and he was lying there, dad. Paige: Okay, what is so strange about this, is that Magic School is meant to be protected. Nobody can get klled here, let alone with bllts. Miss Donovan: Well, well, it did happen before. Once. Paige: What? What happened? Miss Donovan: Well, about 20 years ago, there was two students, brothers. One of them klled the other. Maybe it's him? (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Okay, let's make this fast. I got a city of lonely people and I'm playing cupid. Oh, Miss Donovan, why are you crying? Paige: It's one of our teachers. He... Phoebe: Oh, did he break your heart? Well, you called the right person. I can handle this. Paige: No... Phoebe: Shh. Cupid works alone. Now, did he hurt you? I know, I know, it hurts but you can't give up on love. It could be the biggest mistake you ever make. Now, I could fix you up with one of my readers because I'm doing this series in my newspaper where I'm playing matchmaker. And I actually have one in mind for you. Paige: Wait. He didn't break her heart he was mrder. Phoebe: Oh. Why didn't you tell me that? Paige: I tried to but cupid shushed me. Miss Donovan, until we figure out what is going on here and who did this, nobody can leave the school. Miss Donovan: I didn't kll him. Paige: Then I'm sure you don't mind staying until we figure out who did. Crystals, circle. (Three crystals orb off the side table and orb onto the floor around Miss Donovan to create a shield.) Let's go talk in the other room. Phoebe: Okay. (Phoebe and Paige walk out of the room.) So what do you think, Nancy Drew? Lovers quarrel? Paige: Hardly. She hated him. Everybody did. That means the entire school is a suspect. (They walk into the great hall.) Phoebe: Wait, a gnome was sht? That seems awfully human, doesn't it? Paige: Yeah. I'd say we are definitely out of our league. We don't do bllts. We need to call the police. Phoebe: Did you try Darryl? Paige: I tried, he hung up on me again. Look, the way he feels about magic he's not coming here anytime soon. Phoebe: So I guess we're on our own. Paige: We could try Kyle. Phoebe: What, Brody? You wanna tell Brody about the Magic School now? Paige: There isn't gonna be a Magic School if the Elders find out there was a mrder on my watch. So we need to solve this fast. Phoebe: Yeah, but Brody? Paige: Kyle. Phoebe: Okay, look, I'm sorry, I really am, and I tried, I did. But I don't trust him, therefore I'm gonna continue calling him Brody and you can call him Kyle because you have a crush on him. Paige: I do not have a crush on him. My interest is strictly professional. Phoebe: Right. Paige: Listen, I am the head mistress of this school, okay, so I decide and I trust him, I need him to do the CSI part of this. Can you please get Piper, check the book and you do the magical part. Phoebe: What about the whole date I planned for Piper? Did Leo tell you about the roses? The roses are great. Paige: Home! (Paige orbs Phoebe out.) [Scene: P3. Piper is there wiping some glasses. It suddenly turns into a rose. Then dozens of vases of roses suddenly appear around the bar.] Piper: All right, what's going on? Leo's Voice: Do you like them? (Piper turns around to see Leo walking down the stairs.) Piper: Leo, what if somebody saw this? Leo: I sensed. There's nobody here. (He walks over to her.) Nobody except the most beautiful woman in the world. Piper: Have you been on top of the bridge again lately? Because I'm telling you, there's not enough oxygen up there. Leo: It's not that. I'm just starting to see things more clearly now. And the thing I see most clear is you. I want us to start over again. Piper: Uh, like right now? As in today? Leo: Why wait? I'm not asking for much, just have dinner with me tonight. Piper: Um, I can't. Who's gonna watch the kids? Leo: Paige. And don't worry about the club, Rex said he can handle it. Piper: You talked to my manager before you talked to me? Leo: Well, I wanted your mind to be at ease. Piper: Yeah, that's not really working. Leo: Don't you want to be with me again? Piper: No, of course I do, it's just... Leo: It's just what? Piper: It's just different, you know. I've spent months trying to keep you from falling into this psychotic abyss and now that you're fine, I can't just flick a switch and be all lovey-dovey. I doesn't work that way. (The phone rings and Piper answers it.) Hello? Yeah, okay, I'm on my way. What? They're beautiful, Phoebe, now stay out of it. (She hangs up.) Leo: She's just trying to help. Piper: Yeah, I know. Look, Leo, I appreciate the gesture, I do, and I'm not saying no, I'm just saying I need some time. Leo: I understand. (Piper leaves. Alpha and Beta, a female Avatar, appear.) Alpha: The roses are lovely. Beta: But you could do so much more with our collective powers. Leo: What's the point if I don't get Piper back? Alpha: I thought we had shown you the point, Leo. A world beyond good and evil. A world without conflict. Leo: Without Piper. Beta: In time she may return but for now you must embrace your new life as an Avatar and help the sisters into the fold. Commercial Break [Scene: Brody's Apartment. Brody lets Paige into the apartment.] Brody: Come in. (She looks at the messy room.) Paige: Wow. Obsess much about the Avatars? Brody: Yeah. It's pretty much all I've been able to think about since we found out what they were called. I've been looking for a break like this for a while. Paige: Did you find anything new about them? Brody: No, not really. Just, you know, pieces. Not enough to figure out how to find them or what they want. Paige: Um, when was the last time you got out of here? Brody: A couple of days. Paige: Well, how about coming out with me and getting some nice fresh air. Brody: No, thanks. I really think I should, um... Paige: I think that you should come with me and focus on something equally mysterious. Brody: Yeah, like what? Paige: Like a mrder mystery. We could really use your help. Brody: Paige, come on, you know I didn't come here for that. Paige: I know. But if you help us, I can let you take a little peek at Magic School. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe is there flipping through the Book of Shadows. Piper walks in.] Piper: All right, talk to me. Phoebe: Okay, well, just so you know, the flowers were totally Leo's idea. It was just my idea to get a lot of them and to have you walk in... Piper: I was talking about the gnome, not the husband. Phoebe: Oh, right, of course. Um, well, according to the book, they don't have any natural enemies but as a species they tend to piss people off. Piper: But you said he was sht. Who would sh*t a gnome? And why is the G silent? Phoebe: That's a really good question. I think the fact that he was sht in Magic School is what worries Paige the most. Piper: I don't blame her. The boys aren't still there, are they? Phoebe: No, she brought them back, they're taking they're naps. Piper: I'm just getting really tired of this. Phoebe: Don't worry, we'll figure out who klled him. Piper: No, not the gnome, the husband. Phoebe: Oh, I can't keep up. He's just trying to reconnect with you, you know that, right? Piper: No, I know, I do, and I would like to do that as well, just, I don't know, I can't help but think... Phoebe: Your guard's up. Piper: Yeah, and... Phoebe: You wanna lower it, you just can't. Piper: But still, I... Phoebe: Feel vulnerable and don't want to get hurt again. Piper: Uh, could I possibly have a chance to express my feelings? Phoebe: Oh, yeah, sure, go ahead. Piper: I don't know what to do. I mean, he's been great, he's been really great and he's totally changed but I can't help but feel that something's just not right. It's too good to be true. But then I can't just shut up and be happy, right? [Scene: Magic School. Miss Donovan is there reading a book. Paige orbs in with Brody.] Miss Donovan: Well, it's about time. Paige: Sorry, sorry we took so long. Miss Donovan: Who's this? Brody: Uh, Agent Brody. Homeland Security. (He holds out his hand to shake hers and touches the crystal cage. It zaps him and he flies backwards.) Paige: Ooh. Sorry, forgot to warn you about that. (He groans.) You okay? Brody: No, I'm not. (He stands up.) So what is she? A demon, warlock or what? Miss Donovan: No. I'm a librarian. Paige: And a suspect unless you say otherwise. (Paige picks up a crystal.) All clear. (Brody picks up a book and holds it out towards Miss Donovan.) Brody: Yeah. Just checking. All right. (He opens a suitcase and puts on some rubber gloves.) If you could hold out your hands for me, please. Miss Donovan: Why? What are you gonna do? Brody: Well, if you fired a gn recently, this'll show the residue. (She holds out her hands.) Miss Donovan: I'm telling you it had to be the Mullen boy. Paige: Who? Miss Donovan: Eddie Mullen. I remember his name now. The kid who sht his brother 20 years ago here. Paige: Okay, but how and why would this person come back? Miss Donovan: I don't know. Brody: Well, she's... she's clean. She couldn't have done it. Miss Donovan: Thank you. Paige: Sorry about that. Can you do me a huge favour and find out everything you can about the Mullen brothers. And keep it quiet because I really don't want the Elders to find out. Miss Donovan: Very well. Paige: Thanks. (Miss Donovan leaves the room.) Brody: Where's the body? (They walk into the great hall.) Whoa. All these books on magic? Paige: Yes, they are. Brody: Any of them on the Avatars? Paige: I don't know but I'll let you look at all of them if you help me out with this. (They stand in front of the gnome.) Brody: Oh. What is he? Paige: He is a gnome. And one of my teachers. Brody: Gnome. Great. Now I suppose you're gonna tell me leprechauns and fairies exist now too? Paige: Well, actually, yeah. Brody: Never mind. I can only take so much at a time. (He kneels down beside the gnome.) Well, the body was moved, he wasn't sht here. Paige: How do you know? Brody: There's no blood spatter on the floor. (He picks the book off the floor.) "Crossed, Double-Crossed". (He stands next to Paige.) By the Mullen... the Mullen brothers. Paige: Mullen brothers? (Brody flips through the book and turns to a chapter.) It's not finished. Brody: "The streets were quiet after Shorty died. Too quiet." Paige: Shorty. Close the book. Brody: What? Why? (The book glows and sucks them into it. The book falls to the floor and closes.) [Cut to inside the book. It's the 1930's. Everything is in black and white. Paige and Brody appear in the middle of the street.] Brody: What happened? Where are we? (A car horn honks and heads straight for them. Brody grabs Paige and pulls her to the sidewalk.) Paige: Oh, god, I think we got sucked into the book just like the gnome. Brody: Sucked into the book? Paige: Oh, yeah, don't worry, magical things happen to us all the time but this is the first time in black and white. Brody: We're not black and... How are we in black and white? Paige, what the hell is going on here? (Two men in suits walk up to them.) Man #1: Well, well, what do we have here? A couple of new couples. Brody: Oh, man, you gotta be kidding me. Man #1: Pals of Shorty's? Paige: The gnome. Let me handle this. Yeah, maybe we are. What's it to you? Man #1: Don't get wise with me, Legs. You're here for the same reason Shorty was. Looking for the falcon, ain't ya? But it belongs to Johnny. Brody: Hey, look, guys, I think you've got us confused with somebody else. Man #1: I don't think so. (He pulls out his gn. Brody pulls out his gn and sht at the two men.) Brody: Orb us out of here, Paige. Paige: I can't, my powers won't work. Brody: Just run. Come on, run. (Paige and Brody run down the street. The two men sht at them.) Commercial Break [Scene: Inside the Book. Bogey's Apparel. Paige and Brody are changing into 1930's clothing. Paige is behind a changing screen.] Brody: You turned me into a felon, you know that, right? Breaking and entering, vandalism, theft. Paige: It's a fiction story in a fiction world. I highly doubt we're breaking any laws. Brody: It may be a fiction world but those bllts seemed pretty damn real to me. Paige: Yeah, well, that's precisely why we need to blend in before those gons come to get us again. (She reaches out and grabs a dress. She looks at Brody.) Are you peaking? Brody: No. Are you? (She pulls a face.) Have we any chance of getting out of here like the gnome did, only alive? Paige: I don't know, I think the book expelled him after he was klled. The same thing must've happened to the Mullen boy. Brody: Wait a minute, I thought he was klled by his brother. Paige: Well, I think everybody thought that because they disappeared at the same exact time. Maybe he's still here. Brody: Well, we gotta find him then. If he wrote the thing, he's gotta know how to get out of here, right? Paige: Although, if he does know, why wouldn't he have left? I mean, it's been 20 years. Brody: I don't know. I don't know. I mean, if we find him, maybe he can, uh, you know... (Paige walks out from behind the changing screen wearing a dress.) We can, uh... wow. You look great. Paige: Thank you. Do I look like Lana Turner. Brody: Right out of "The Postman Always Rings Twice". The good version. You know, um, you may not blend in very well in that outfit there, Lana. Paige: Well, I'm thinking as long as we're down here we might as well have some fun. (He looks through a phonebook.) Brody: Yeah, well, you have fun, I'm just gonna survive. Here it is, Mullen. (They hear sirens outside.) You think they're coming after us? Paige: I don't think we should stick around and find out. Brody: Come on, out the window. Let's go. (They go to the window.) I got it. (He opens the window and they climb out. Man #1 kicks open the door.) Man #1: Go around back, try and pinch them. You think they're after the falcon? Man #2: Isn't everybody? But if they think they're gonna get it before we do, they got another thing coming. [Scene: Magic School. Great Hall. Piper, Phoebe and Miss Donovan are there.] Miss Donovan: I'm telling you, I don't know where Paige is. I haven't seen her since she sent me to get these files. Phoebe: But you were her prime suspect. How did you get out of the cage? Miss Donovan: Well, she let me out after her cop friend exonerated me. Piper: Darryl? Phoebe: Brody. Piper: She brought him here? Miss Donovan: He wanted to see the body. That's why they came this way. That's odd. Phoebe: What's odd? Miss Donovan: That book, it's been moved. (Phoebe picks up the book and gets a premonition.) Piper: What? What did you see? Phoebe: I saw Paige on the best seller list. She's in this book. They both are. Piper: Well, what do you mean? Open it up, get them out. Phoebe: No, I can't. What if it sucks us in there too? Oh, god, we need Leo. Piper: Leo? Phoebe: Look, Piper, I know you need time but I don't think we have it. At least Leo will be able to sense them to make sure they're okay. Piper: All right, all right. Phoebe: Okay. Uh, but we should do this at home in case we need the Book of Shadows to get them out. (to Miss Donovan) Can you watch Wyatt and Chris? Miss Donovan: Oh, sure, of course. Oh, but take these. (She hands them a file.) They're the Mullen brothers' school records. It might help. Piper: The Mullen brothers? Who are they? [Scene: Inside the Book. Paige and Brody are standing in front of a door that reads "Mullen Bros. Detective Agency".] Paige: They're dicks. (Brody chuckles.) Brody: Dicks. Paige: No, like private eyes, detectives. Don't you see? They wrote themselves in as the heroes of their own book. Like Sam Spade or Phillip Marlow. (They walk into the office. Johnny and Eddie are there.) Paige: Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt. Johnny: The newcomers? Eddie, I thought you said you didn't know 'em. Eddie: Um, I don't. I've never seen them before in my life. Brody: Wait a minute. You're Eddie? Eddie: You got a problem with that? Paige: No, we were just expecting somebody older. Johnny: You like older, toots? Take a gander my way. Brody: Hey, why don't you gander somewhere else, buddy. Who are you? Johnny: My name's Johnny. Johnny the Gent. I think you made the acquaintance of a few of my boys. Brody: Johnny, right. Yeah, I think they dropped your name in between Tommy gn blasts. Johnny: Simple misunderstanding. Everyone's on edge on account of the falcon. Paige: The falcon as in the Maltese falcon? Eddie: Nah, everyone knows the Maltese was a fake. This one's the real deal. The Burmese falcon. Brody: Burmese, you can't be serious. It's a total rip off. Johnny: Rip off or no, I figure that's why you're here. You don't happen to know where it is, would ya? Paige: Maybe we do but that's between us and Eddie. We have business to discuss. Alone. Eddie: Thanks, I got enough business. Paige: No, please, you're the only one who can help us. See, we came from your school. We just can't seem to find our way back. Johnny: Be polite, Eddie. Here 'em out. Besides, it might be lucrative. (Johnny heads for the door.) I'll be in touch. (Johnny leaves.) Eddie: In all the books, in all the libraries, in all the world, you gotta get sucked into this one? (They walk into another room.) Brody: You don't seem too happy to see us. Eddie: Well, should I be? (Eddie picks up a cigarette.) Paige: What are you doing? Don't you know those things'll kll you? Eddie: If the smokes don't get me, the bllts will. Paige: Just like they got your brother? Brody: Look, what happened, Eddie? Who klled him? Eddie: It was a couple of corrupt cops. They were trying to stop him from getting the falcon before they did. Paige: Falcon? What is it with this falcon? Why does everyone want it so badly? Eddie: Because we wrote them that way, that's why. It's their whole motivation. Paige: Very impressive. Quite a magical world you boys have concocted here. Must have been very advanced students. Eddie: Dan was the creative one. It was his idea, I was just along for the ride. It was supposed to be fun. Brody: So why haven't you left yet? Eddie: I can't. The only way out is to end the story. Can't do that until the falcon's found. Paige: You don't know where it is? Eddie: No. Dan and I laid down the fundamentals at the beginning. The story's got a life of its own now. Brody: So what have you been doing for the last 20 years? Sitting on your ass? Eddie: 20 years? No, Dan just died yesterday. Paige: No, not on the outside he didn't. You guys have created some sort of different time in here, one where no one ages, apparently. Eddie: No, they just get klled. Thanks to me. Brody: This is ridiculous, all right? Look kid... (The phone rings. Eddie answers it.) Eddie: This is Eddie, hold the line, please. (to Paige and Brody) If you don't mind. Paige: Yeah, no problem. (Paige and Brody leave the room.) Eddie: Hi, go ahead, Johnny. No, they don't know anything about the falcon but I think they're gonna be trouble anyways. [Cut to outside the room.] Brody: I'm telling you. He knows more than he's letting on. He's hiding something. Paige: Yeah, he's hiding pain. Real pain. I don't think that's supposed to be part of the story. Brody: So what if he feels guilty? Doesn't mean he didn't kll his brother. We could be next. Paige: Look, I know an innocent, okay? I think the only way to get out of this is to figure out who to help him first. (Eddie comes out of the room.) Eddie: Good news. That was an anonymous source, gave me a lead on the falcon. Brody: Oh, well, that's great, that's great. So what, you just happened to get this tip just now? Eddie: Well, you guys coming here must have triggered the story to move forward. If we find the falcon, we can get out. Isn't that what you want? Paige: Yeah, of course, isn't that what you want? Eddie: Yeah, sure. Um, I'll go get my car. (Eddie leaves.) Brody: I hope you know what you're doing. (Paige sense something.) What, what is it? Paige: Strange, I almost feel as if someone's calling to me. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Leo are there. Leo is holding the book and sensing Paige.] Leo: Paige is still alive in there. I don't know about Kyle. Phoebe: Wait, you're calling him Kyle now, too? Leo: Well, that's his name, isn't it? Phoebe: I knew she should not have gotten him involved in this. This is a bad idea. I'm sure it's his fault. Piper: Forget about whose fault it is. We need to get them out of there without getting trapped ourselves. Leo: Maybe I can help. Piper: What are you doing? Leo: It's all right, I'll be okay. (He opens the book and it starts to suck him in.) Piper: Leo. (The avatars appear behind Piper and Phoebe. They hold out their arms and their hands glow. The book stops sucking Leo in and the Avatars disappear.) Phoebe: You must have shorted it out. How did you do that? Leo: I guess I'm just a little more focused now. (Piper and Phoebe look at the open book. Sentences are appearing on the page.) Piper: What is it doing? Phoebe: It looks like it's writing itself as if it were unfolding right now. (They look at the illustration.) Piper: Is that Paige and Brody? Leo: Who's driving? Phoebe: Eddie Mullen I think. Listen. "Riding in Eddie's car, Lana and the Fed..." Piper: Lana and the Fed? Phoebe: Hey, at least he's not calling him Kyle, you know what I mean? Piper: "Lana and the Fed had no idea they were being driven straight into a trap." Leo: He's setting them up? Phoebe: What do you expect? It's called Crossed, Double-Crossed. (Phoebe takes the book and picks up a pen.) Piper: What are you doing? Phoebe: I am trying my hand at being a novelist. See if I can write in a little twist to help Paige out. "Then suddenly they got a flat tyre." [Cut to inside the book. Paige, Brody and Eddie are in the car. The car gets a flat tyre.] Brody: What the hell was that? Eddie: It's a flat tyre but I don't understand, that's impossible. Paige: What, you can't get a flat tyre in your book? Eddie: No. It's too cliché. Paige: Okay, who put it in there? (Eddie starts to get out.) Brody: Whoa, whoa. Where you going? Eddie: What? It's just up around the corner, we can get there on foot. Brody: Oh, come on, you're lying. He's lying. Eddie, I want some answers and I want them now. (Police cars pulls up beside them.) Eddie: I think you got your answer. (Johnny gets out of the car.) Johnny: We were wondering what was taking so long, Eddie. We were waiting. Paige: Eddie, what's going on? Eddie: I'm sorry to do this to you. Really, I am. But, see, this story can never end. (The police point their gn at Paige and Brody.) [Cut to the manor. Phoebe is reading from the book.] Phoebe: "The couple knew they'd been double-crossed and there was no way out." Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe is scribbling on a blank page of the book but no ink is showing on the page.] Phoebe: Nope, this one's not working either. Piper: Try this one. (Piper hands her another pen.) Leo: The pens are fine. The book's just not letting you write them out. Phoebe: Yeah, but why not? Piper: Well, maybe it's against the rules. I don't know, the book is writing itself, maybe they have to save themselves. Phoebe: Then why was I able to write in the flat tyre? Piper: It's just another plot twist which we could add but we can't bail them out. Heroes have to be heroes. I read a lot. Phoebe: Yeah, I know you do. Maybe you should get out a little more. Piper: Easy, cupid. Leo: Maybe you ought to focus on the book. Maybe there's something in the prose that can help them. Phoebe: In the prose. Yes, let me check the prose, Leo. Actually, there's something in chapter ten. He says the only way out is to find the falcon. So all we have to do is find the falcon? Piper: Yeah, before the book spits out two more corpses. Okay, let's go talk to the parents and see if they know anything about the book. You be creative and just keep Paige and Brody alive. Phoebe: Oh, okay, right. No pressure. [Scene: Inside the book. Room. Brody and Johnny are there. Brody is sitting on a chair in the middle of the room. Johnny hits Brody behind his neck with a baton.] Brody: Ah! Johnny: Tell me all you know about the falcon. Brody: I told you, I don't know anything. Johnny: No? Gee, why don't I believe you? (He hits him again.) Brody: Ah! (Paige is sitting in the next room. She stands up.) Paige: Kyle. (A cop pushes her back into the chair.) Cop: You're not going anywhere, sweetheart. Not unless you want him to end up with a bllet in his ear, you'll tell us where the falcon is. Understand? (He grabs her shoulder.) Paige: Get your paws off of me. Cop: So tell me, what's a cute little package like you doing mixed up with that no-good Fed in there? [Cut to the manor. Attic. Phoebe is watching the story unfold.] Phoebe: Femme fatale. Flirt with him, Paige. Flirt with him. (She starts writing in the book.) [Cut to inside the book.] Cop: Come on, sister, don't you know how to play the game? Paige: Sister. Cop: You're a little heartbreaker, aren't you? A regular femme fatale. (Paige stands up.) Paige: Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. Maybe I'm just crazy. Crazy for cops. Tough cops. Kind of cops that'll arrest your heart. Make you long for a life sentence with them. (She pulls him towards her by his tie.) No any cops like that? [Cut to the other room. Johnny hits Brody with the baton. Brody falls to the floor.] Johnny: We can keep this up all night if you like. But if you can tell me where the falcon is and I'll end it but quick. (He pulls out his gn.) Brody: Is that supposed to be a choice? Johnny: Yeah. Either you die fast or you beg for death. But either way I'm getting a falcon out of you first. (Paige barges in with a gn.) Paige: Kyle. (Brody trips Johnny and grabs his gn.) You all right? Brody: I'll live. How'd you get in here? Paige: Well, I seduced a cop, grabbed his gn and knocked him out all thanks to Phoebe. Brody: Phoebe? Paige: I'm getting a little magical help from my sisters. That's the whole flat tyre thing, they were warning us about the trap. Doesn't matter, you're right, Eddie's not innocent. Brody: Actually, I think that you were right. I think Eddie is. Come on, I'll explain on the way, we've gotta find him. (They leave.) [Scene: Magic School. Piper and Leo are there talking to Mrs. Mullen.] Piper: Mrs. Mullen, if this is too difficult... Mrs. Mullen: No, no, no, I'm all right. I wanted to meet here, I miss coming here. So you said something about another sh*ting? Leo: Yes. Mrs. Mullen: Well, you don't think Eddie? Piper: No, of course not. Mrs. Mullen: Well, good, because he didn't kll his brother either. No matter what anybody says. He'd never do that, he loved Danny. Piper: You haven't heard from Eddie... Mrs. Mullen: In over 20 years, no. But believe it or not, his father and I still have hopes that, um, someday, somehow he'll come back to us. Sometimes it's the only thing that keeps us from falling apart. Crazy, huh? Do you have any children? Leo: Yeah, we have two boys too. Mrs. Mullen: Oh. Well, you treasure every moment together. Piper: Um, we were just wondering, did the boys ever mention writing a book together? Mrs. Mullen: What does that have to do with anything? Piper: Uh, we're not sure yet. Do you know anything about the book? Mrs. Mullen: Well, not much. He never let us see anything. Yeah, but I know it was Dan's idea. Yeah, I know he wanted to help Eddie with it. Leo: Help him out? Mrs. Mullen: To believe in himself, to feel confident. Piper: To be a hero? Mrs. Mullen: Yes, probably. Piper: (to Leo) Then he has to finish the story. Which means we need to help Paige help him. [Scene: Inside the book. Paige and Brody are walking down an alley.] Paige: This is ridiculous. I don't know why we're going to get Eddie. He's beyond hope. Brody: But didn't you hear him apologise when he turned us in? Criminals don't say they're sorry. Paige: Yeah, and innocents don't try to get you klled. Brody: Hey, Paige. I know that kid, I was that kid. Look, after my parents died, I fell in with the wrong crowd too. I was scared, lost, I thought I was to blame for what happened. Paige: I felt that way too but I didn't try to hurt anybody. Brody: I did. Relatives, social workers, cops. I'd do anything to push them away all because I didn't think I was worthy of being helped. Maybe Eddie feels the same way. Paige: Maybe but I think he crossed the line. Brody: Not necessarily. See, I think Johnny the Gent got him to set us up. He's playing Eddie. But what Eddie doesn't know is that Johnny is the one that klled his brother. Paige: I thought the cops klled him. Brody: No, it's classic noir. That's just a red herring. If the cops did it, they would've beaten Eddie until he told them where the falcon was but they're still looking for it. Paige: So the gangsters klled Dan? Brody: Who else would it be? Paige: Then maybe we need to end the story by calling the gangsters. All right, let's go, then back this way. Brody: Well, hold on, what about Eddie? [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Leo are there.] Piper: Eddie's the hero of the story so he must know where the falcon is. Leo: But he blames himself for what happened to his brother. Paige has to get him to see it's not his fault. Piper: So he has the confidence to finish the story. Phoebe: You guys are a great team. Piper: Match make later, save sister now. You need to get Paige to Eddie. Phoebe: I can't, she's going after the gangsters. Leo: What? She's gonna get herself klled. Phoebe: Well, Kyle is trying to stop her but she won't listen to him. Wait, when did I take his side? Piper: Probably around the time you started to call him Kyle. Leo: Try and block her path. [Cut to inside the book. Paige and Brody are walking down the alley. A piano falls in front of them.] Brody: You were saying? Paige: Thanks, guys, could you be any less subtle? Brody: Looks like your sisters agree with me. Paige: Don't gloat. Let's go get Eddie. [Cut to Eddie's Office. Johnny is there. Paige and Brody walk in.] Paige: Eddie. (Johnny points a gn at them.) Johnny: Sorry to disappoint you. (Brody pulls out a gn.) Drop it. Brody: Where's Eddie? Johnny: I sent him out to look for the two of you. I heard you got away from the cops. Too bad you're not gonna get away from me. (He sht Brody.) Paige: Kyle! Johnny: Forget about him, sweetheart. His number's up. Commercial Break [Scene: In the book. Office. Continued from before.] Paige: Please, we just wanna get out of here. That's all, I swear. Help. Johnny: I'm sorry but if I want to get the falcon out of Eddie. I can't leave any loose ends hanging about. Now listen, in a couple of minutes it's gonna be over for your friend over there. But you, you're a knockout. Please, don't make me waste a bllet on you. (Eddie walks in.) Eddie: What's going on here? Johnny: Eddie, I didn't expect you so soon. They came looking to get even for you setting them up. Paige: That's not true. He klled my friend in cold blood, just like he klled your brother. Eddie: What? What are you talking about? Johnny: Don't listen to her, Eddie. You know the cops klled your brother, you know that. Paige: That's not true. You didn't see it, did you, Eddie? It's just a story that Johnny's been telling you. Don't you see, he's been playing you. He tried to force Dan into giving him the falcon but he wouldn't give it up. So now he's trying to charm you out of it. Johnny: That's it. (He points the gn at Paige.) Say goodnight, Gracie. (He pulls the trigger but there are no bllts in the gn.) What the hell? Paige: Thank you. I could use a flashback right now. [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe and Leo are there.] Phoebe: Flashback. She wants a flashback. Leo: Why? Phoebe: To prove Johnny klled Eddie's brother. Piper: But we don't know that, we can't make it up, the book won't let us. Phoebe: It will if it's true. "Then Eddie found out how Dan really died. It was as if it was happening all over again." [Cut to inside the book. A flashback appears behind them.] Johnny: I know you found the falcon, Danny. Johnny: What the hell? Johnny: So you better tell me where it is if you know what's good for you. Dan: No. You can't kll me. I made you. (Johnny punches him and throws him to the floor.) Johnny: Never mind. I'll get it from your brother one way or the other. (He sh*t Dan.) Sucker. Johnny: You're not gonna believe that, are you, kid? It's some kind of smoking mirrors trick. It's a pictures show. Brody: Paige, save your innocent. Paige: Eddie, you have to stop punishing yourself. This is not your fault. Your brother would not want you to live this way as if you were in some kind of prison. He would want you to grow up, to live your life, to become part of the real world. (They hear sirens.) Johnny: Cops. (He grabs Paige.) That's it. You give me the falcon now or I will break her neck. Paige: Don't, it's your only way out. Johnny: I'll do it. Eddie: All right. Don't hurt her, I'll give it to you. Johnny: It better not be a trick, kid. Eddie: It's not. I should have done this a long time ago. (Eddie walks over to a painting and removes it from the wall. Behind it is a safe. Eddie opens the safe and pulls out a bird statue.) Johnny: Where did you find it? Eddie: It doesn't matter. All that matters is no one else dies because of it. Let her go. Johnny: Give it to me. Come on, come on, I gotta go. Paige: You can't. This isn't the way the story is supposed to end. Eddie: Trust me, it is. Johnny: Give it to me. (Eddie raises it above his head.) No, no, no! (Eddie smashes the falcon on the floor.) [Cut to the manor. Attic. Smoke rises out of the book.] Phoebe: Wow, wow, okay, we did it, we did it. (Paige, Brody and Eddie appear.) We did it. Paige: Leo. Leo: I got him. (Leo heals Brody.) Brody: Hey, you're in colour. Paige: We all are. So we having fun yet? Eddie: Hey, where are we? Piper: Story's over. You're a hero. Your brother would be very proud of you. Eddie: Yeah, well, what do I do now? Piper: You go home. Your parents will be thrilled to see you. They never gave up on you. Leo: Or each other. Phoebe: Don't forget this. (On the cover of the book, "and the Halliwell Sisters" appears after "by the Mullen Brothers".) Hey, look, we're novelists. (She holds out the book.) Eddie: Nah, you know what? You keep it. Now that it's finished, no one else will get sucked inside it. Paige: I actually think it belongs in the library at Magic School. Piper: (to Leo) Speaking of Magic School, after you drop off Eddie, why don't you pick up the kids and we can have a late dinner, talk. Leo: I'd like that. Eddie: I guess this is it then. Thank you. Brody: Stay out of trouble, man, will you? Paige: Bye. (Leo orbs out with Eddie.) Are you hungry? Brody: Starving. Paige: I think we should go then. (Paige and Brody head for the door.) Piper: All right, then, you all go. See you later. Phoebe: Lana and the Fed. Piper: Sounds like a thriller to me. Phoebe: More like a romance novel whether we like it or not. Commercial Break [Scene: Brody's Apartment. Paige and Brody are there standing close to each other.] Brody: Remember our deal, right? Paige: I remember there being talk of a deal. Brody: So I suppose that you'll find time to help me with the Avatars? Paige: I suppose you'll wanna look at the books at Magic School? Brody: I suppose I'm not thinking about those books right now. Paige: I suppose I'm hoping you're not thinking of those books. Brody: I wonder if I know what you mean. Paige: I wonder if I... Shut up and kiss me. (They kiss.) End	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x08 - Noir"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Natalie Antoci & Scott Lipsey Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 7, Episode 09 Episode Number: 143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Attic. 5:05am. Piper is sitting at a table drawing lines on a map. Leo walks in. Piper pricks her finger on a thumbtack.] Piper: Ow! Leo: What happened? Are you okay? Piper: Yeah. Nothing a little sleep can't fix. Leo: Here, let me heal that. Piper: No. Leo: Come on. Piper: I said no. Leo: Piper, this is ridiculous. We have to talk about this. Piper: Actually, what we need to do is find where the next demon attck is gonna be. And I think I just did. A pentagram, naturally. Leo: What do you want from me? What do I have to do to prove that I've changed, that I'm okay? (Piper walks towards the door.) Piper: Did Phoebe and Paige finish making the dye? Leo: You didn't answer my question. Piper: Oh, I have to answer your questions, but you don't have to answer mine? Leo: What question? Piper: The same question I've been asking you for several days now. What aren't you telling me? Leo: I don't know what you're talking about. Piper: Oh, right. Excuse me. (Piper leaves the attic. Leo follows. They walk down the stairs.) I can't get into this right now with you, okay? I've got an invisible demon klling innocents and for all we know they could be working with the Avatars. Leo: They're not working with the Avatars. Piper: Oh, yeah? How do you know? Leo: I don't. I mean, I just, I don't think they're the thrat everyone thinks they are. (Phoebe and Paige walk out of the kitchen.) Phoebe: Why? Leo: Because if they're so powerful, wouldn't they have attcked by now? Piper: Oh, sending a demon to possess you doesn't count? Leo: Still, I think that was their way of communicating with me, with us. Paige: Why didn't they just try calling you, Leo? Phoebe: Are you hiding something? Leo: No. Piper: Yes. (to Phoebe and Paige) Are you sure those are gonna work? Paige: Yeah. As sure as I can be at 5am. Leo: Before you go... Phoebe: Do you know where the demon's gonna attck? Piper: They're making a pentagram and there's only one point left, so we need to get there before sunrise. Leo: Piper, you can't walk out on this. Piper: You're right. We should orb. 16th and Mission. Paige: Got it. (Paige orbs Piper and Phoebe out.) Leo: Damn it. I said no! (Suddenly, the day is rewound and Leo ends up back in the attic with Piper at 5:05am.) Piper: Ow! Leo: What happened? Piper: Nothing a little sleep won't fix. It's fine. Leo: Didn't you just say that? Piper: What? Leo: Nothing. Piper: I think I found where the next demon attck is gonna be. A pentagram, naturally. (Piper heads for the door.) Did Phoebe and Paige finish that dye yet? Leo: I don't know. Piper: Excuse me. (Piper walks out of the attic. Alpha and Beta appear.) Leo: Why did you do this? Beta: We didn't. You did. Alpha: You need to be more careful about your new powers, Leo. Reversing time can be very dangerous. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Attic. Continued from before.] Alpha: Our powers are not meant to be used for personal reasons, Leo. You know that. Leo: I know. I didn't mean to, it just happened. Alpha: Yes, because you wanted it to happen. Beta: You must be more careful in the future, learn to control your emotions. Alpha: Control is the first discipline of an Avatar. Otherwise, our powers can become dangerous to others as well as to ourselves. Leo: What do you mean? Beta: Reversing time the way you did requires great power. It drains the Collective and it puts us at risk. Alpha: And we must remain at full strength if we are to defeat the forces of evil, if we are to implement the change. Leo: I get that but Piper's my wife. She knows something's up. I can't keep lying to her. Alpha: We understand your position, Leo. Beta: But to tell her outright might cause her to overreact and mistakenly view us as a thrat. Alpha: As might her sisters as well. Beta: They must come to the truth in their own time and in their own way, just as you did. Leo: What if they don't? What if Piper never sees the future you promised? Alpha: You must help her to see it, Leo. You must gently guide her to it. Beta: This is the burden that you took upon becoming an Avatar. Leo: I'm not just an Avatar. I'm a husband and I'm a father, and I joined you to get that back. Alpha: And you will get it back, Leo. You will once we have ended this perpetual battle between good and evil, once we have brought forth a better way. (The Avatars disappear.) [Scene: 16th and Mission. Alley. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there. Phoebe and Paige are sitting in an old car with no roof or doors.] Phoebe: Okay, it's almost dawn and nothing's happening. Can we go home and go to sleep now? Piper: Shh. Just stay focused. Paige: Right, focused. Phoebe: Maybe you drew the pentagram wrong. Piper: I know how to draw a pentagram, thank you. Phoebe: Yeah, but did you use a felt marker? 'Cause maybe the thickness of the tip led us astray a couple of blocks, huh? Piper: We are not going home. What's the matter with you guys? Do you wanna save an innocent or not? Paige: Of course we do. It's just, uh... Piper: What? It's just what? Now you're not telling me something? Paige: Leo's what. Piper: What? Phoebe: We just think that you may have been so eager to avoid Leo that you miscalculated the demon attck. Paige: What she said. Piper: All right, fine. I admit it. I may be avoiding Leo but that does not mean I am wrong about this. Paige: Why? Why are you so upset with him? He's been an Angel lately. Piper: Yeah, well, that's the problem. He's been too perfect, even for him, and I just keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. Phoebe: Why don't you just talk to him about it? Piper: I have, about a dozen times and he just thinks I'm crazy or something, which is why I am channelling my frustration into something useful. Paige: I just want this demon to attck soon, so I can make my breakfast date with Kyle. Phoebe: Yeah, see, breakfast is not a date. Dinner's a date, lunch is definitely maybe a date. Breakfast? Always just breakfast. Paige: As long as he doesn't talk about the Avatars, it can be breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and I will consider it a date. (Phoebe's phone rings.) Who is calling you at this hour? (Phoebe looks at the caller ID and ignores the call.) Phoebe: No one. Piper: Avoiding someone? (A car pulls up near by and a man gets out.) Paige: Is that our innocent? Piper: We're about to find out. Get the dye. They have to become visible to attck. Let's go. (The man opens the door to a warehouse and Malvoc the demon is standing inside.) Man: Who the hell are you? Malvoc: It won't matter. (Malvoc punches the man in the chest and the man flies backwards. Piper, Phoebe and Paige arrive.) Piper: Hey! (Piper tries to blow him up and sparks fly off his arm. He yells in pain.) Malvoc: kll them. (He disappears.) Phoebe: Throw the dye. (Phoebe and Paige throw vials of dye into the air. Piper blows up the vials and it falls onto three demons making them visible. One of the demons throws an energy ball towards them.) Paige: Energy ball! (The energy ball is deflected back at the demon, vanquishing him.) Phoebe: Heads up, guys. (Another one of the demons throws an energy ball at them. Phoebe grabs a piece of pipe and hits the energy ball back to the demon, vanquishing him. Piper tries to blow up the third demon and he disappears.) Piper: Well, that didn't go too well. They were a lot more powerful than I thought. Paige: He's still alive. Piper: Okay, let's get him to magic school, and we'll find out who they are. Phoebe: And make more potions. (Paige orbs out with the man.) [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Demons are there.] Malvoc: The innocent has been marked and territory staked. Soon, every mortal within the pentagram will be ours alone to prey upon. Vassen: But the innocent lives. Our rivals... Malvoc: Can no more easily kll than we can, now that the Charmed Ones are protecting him. Vassen: Then how is the territory staked? As long as he lives, the Sokols could still try to claim it for themselves. Malvoc: And we want them to try or, at least, make it look like they did. Witches don't know who we are, right? Vassen: Right. Malvoc: So we'll put them on our rivals' trail by making them think the Sokols attcked them. [Scene: Cafe. Paige and Brody are there having breakfast.] Paige: So, this place is great. Brody: Yeah? You sure? I mean, you like the place? Paige: Well, I've never had breakfast here but I'm sure it's terrific. Yeah. Brody: I guess I should've asked you out to dinner, huh? Paige: It's fine. I'm up this early anyway. Brody: Well, you know, I figured since we got the first kiss out of the way and everything. Paige: Out of the way? Brody: Sorry. I didn't mean that. I did not mean that. I-I just, you know, I'm rusty. Paige: All Avatars all the time? Brody: Yeah, something like that. It's just that I've been chasing them for so long, you know? It hasn't left much time for a social life. Paige: Well, um, maybe it's time you start changing that, don't you think? Brody: Yes, I think. It's just that they're so close, Paige. I mean, I know it, you know? I can feel it. Paige: Ah! You promised. Brody: You're right. You're right. That's it. No more Avatar talk, I swear. (His phone rings and he stops it.) Hm? Paige: Good. That's a good start. (He smiles.) What? Brody: It's, uh, it's vibrating. It just tickles a little, that's all. (He turns the phone off.) It's off. I promise. No more distractions. (Another phone rings.) That's my emergency line. I gotta take this. Sorry. (He answers it.) What? All right, as soon as you get those numbers, you call me, all right? (He hangs up.) Intel just detected another unusual power spike in the area. Paige, this could mean some serious Avatar activity. Don't you know what this means? Paige: Yeah, yeah, I do. It means that you eat alone. I'm sorry. (Paige leaves.) Brody: Paige, come on. I... (to himself) Idiot! [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper is there making a potion. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: You know, the good thing about getting up so early is how much you could get done. I mean, already today, I've made demon dye. I've saved an innocent. I e-mailed in my column, plucked my eyebrows. If it wasn't for sleep deprivation, I would be okay. Piper: What about the demons? Phoebe: Yeah, I couldn't find anything in the book to help identify them. But I did get to read up on the family history. Did you know that Beatrice Warren only had one leg? What is this? You making spaghetti sauce? Piper: No. That's, uh, demon blood. I got it from the salvage yard. I was gonna use it to scry for them after I make the vanquishing potion. Phoebe: Wow, jacklebeet. So, exactly which state are you trying to blow off the map? Piper: I don't wanna take any chances. Phoebe: We need two kitchens. Piper: Do you know where the beetle toe is? Phoebe: I think it's up in the attic. Boy, when you're avoiding something, you really do a number, don't you? Piper: I seem to remember someone doing some avoiding a little while back. Phoebe: Yeah, if you're talking about Leslie, you're absolutely right. But my big sister gave me some advice that I'm gonna give back to you. Stop dodging. Just talk to Leo. Piper: On the subject of dodging, who called this morning? Yeah. See, your "I'm covering something" look hasn't worked since the sixth grade, so spill. Phoebe: Okay, but you can't tell Paige, because I don't want her to get all paranoid. Piper: Why would she get all paranoid? Phoebe: Darryl actually thinks Brody had something to do with Sheridan's disappearance. Yeah. That's why I'm keeping it low-key. Darryl's on his way over. We're gonna talk about it while Paige is on her date. Piper: Oh, he's talking to us again? Phoebe: Kinda. Baby steps. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: Hi. Piper: Hi. I'll be in the attic. (Piper leaves the kitchen.) Phoebe: Well, go talk to her, would you? Hurry up. Go. Leo: Right. (Leo follows Piper. The doorbell rings.) [Cut to the foyer. Phoebe opens the door.] Darryl: Hey. Phoebe: Hey. Darryl: Is this a good time to talk? Phoebe: Uh, actually, yeah. Paige is out on a date. What did you find out? Darryl: Nothing. Phoebe: Nothing. Okay, well, nothing is good, right? Darryl: No. I mean, I can't find anything. It's like Sheridan's disappeared off the face of the earth. Phoebe: What are you saying? Darryl: I think that maybe Brody did something to make Sheridan disappear. Something bad, maybe. Phoebe: No. I don't believe that. Darryl: That's because you don't want to believe that. Brody may have saved your butts, I get that, but if he did something to hurt Sheridan, wrong is wrong. Phoebe: Okay. Well, maybe I can get a premonition and see where she is. Darryl: No. No magic. I told you. I've done some soul-searching. I wanna help again, but I don't wanna go there anymore. Phoebe: Darryl, you gotta get over this. I mean, really, one bad experience with magic can't outweigh six years of good, can it? (Paige walks in.) Paige: Hey. Darryl: Hey. Hey, Paige. Paige: Hey, Darryl. Phoebe: Uh, I thought you were on your date. Paige: Yeah. So did I. Darryl: Look, um, tell Piper I said hello, okay? Take care. Phoebe: Take care. (Darryl leaves.) Paige: We're friends again? Phoebe: Yeah. Weird. Bygones. [Cut to the attic. Piper is making the potion.] Piper: Leo, please, this is not the time or place. Leo: I just want my family back, Piper. I just want you back. Piper: I don't wanna talk about this right now. Leo: Why not? Piper: Because this is a little dicey here, okay? Leo: I know that and that's why we need to talk. Piper: No, not that, this. If I make one mistake, I can blow up the entire house, okay? So, this is a bad time. Leo: I just wish you'd trust me. Piper: Yeah, well, maybe you should try telling me the truth. Leo: This is so frustrating. (Piper suddenly freezes. The Avatars appear.) Alpha: This can't keep happening, Leo. We've had this conversation. Leo: I can't help it. I can't keep doing this. Beta: You must keep up pretences. There's no other way. Leo: There is another way. I could tell her the truth. Beta: Leo, you don't understand. Leo: I know Piper. She doesn't wanna live like this any more than I do. She hates hunting demons all the time. She wants nothing but the best for herself, for her family, for all of us. She can handle the truth. I know she can. Alpha: But if she can't, if she's not open to our way, it would risk everything we hope to achieve, everything we covet. Beta: And cause her to lose perspective in the process, ignore what shouldn't be ignored. Alpha: Which would put her at risk as well. There's too much at stake, Leo. Leo: She can handle it. Alpha: He needs to see for himself. Beta: But what of the risk? Alpha: It's no greater than that of him, tapping into the collective without intending to. Beta: Very well, but if anything goes wrong, everything may be lost. Our powers are not inexhaustible. (The Avatars disappear. Piper unfreezes.) Piper: What is the matter? Leo: I, uh, I need to tell you something. Piper: I'm listening. Leo: Well, the reason I know the demons aren't working with the Avatars is because I'm an Avatar. Piper: What? Oh, my god. (Piper drops the bottle of beetletoe into the pot and it explodes, sending her flying across the room.) Leo: Piper? (He rushes over to her.) Piper: No! You stay away from me. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper is picking up broken glass off the floor. Phoebe and Paige walk in.] Phoebe: What happened? Leo: Let me help. Piper: Don't. Leo: Piper, please. Paige: Can someone please just tell us what happened? Piper: The potion blew up, and, uh, Leo's an Avatar. Phoebe: What? Paige: What? Piper: Oh, you know, the gathering storm, looming thrat, that would be Leo. Leo: We're not a thrat. We're trying to save the world from itself. Phoebe: Wait, did he just say we? I think he just said we. Leo: You know, you wanted the truth, and I told you. They said you had to come to it on your own. I said you could handle it. Piper: Handle what, that you're what everybody is afraid of, even the Elders? Leo: They're afraid because they don't understand. They can't understand. The Avatars are beyond Good and Evil. They're everything we've been searching for, a life without demons. Paige: Okay, he's cracked. Phoebe: Absolutely. Leo: No. I have never been more clear about anything in my life. Piper, I beg you not to be closed to this. It's everything we've been searching for, everything we wanted, I promise. Piper: I think you need to take the boys to Magic School. Leo: But... Piper: Please. I need time to think about all of this. Paige: Are you sure you can trust him? Piper: I can trust my husband with our children. Now, please, go. (Leo leaves.) Phoebe: Do you think he's telling the truth? Piper: It would be a really stupid lie if he wasn't, don't you think? Sorry. Phoebe: It's okay. Paige: What are you gonna do? Piper: I don't know, but we have a demon to vanquish first and an innocent to protect, so... Paige: Yeah, but... Piper: Look, just remake the potion for me, and I'll go get cleaned up, and be careful of the beetletoe. (Piper leaves.) Paige: Okay, we have bigger things to worry about than potions. Phoebe: I agree. We have to save Leo. Paige: Yeah, we're gonna have to ask for Kyle's help. [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Malvoc and Vassen sab two Sokol Demons in the back. They remove their arm bands and are vanquished.] Vassen: Now what? Malvoc: Put them on. (They put on the arm bands.) Vassen: Why? Malvoc: Because we're going to attck the Charmed Ones next. Vassen: Malvoc, that's su1c1de. Malvoc: Only if we die, but I only plan to fight long enough for them to identify us as Sokols. Then our enemies becomes their enemies. Vassen: Fine. They'll vanquish them, but others will still come to challenge us for the territory. Malvoc: They won't be able to after we kll the innocent. Those ancient rules are etched in brimstone. And after they vanquish our rivals, they'll think the thrat to the innocent has passed and then return him. We'll need more of these. [Scene: Magic School. Leo is there. A female Elder orbs in.] Female Elder: Something's happened, Leo. Leo: Look, I don't have time for this. I have to get back to Pi... Female Elder: We've detected a power surge, a time shift. That could only mean one thing. The Avatars are making their move. Leo: How do you know it's them? Female Elder: Because no demon has this kind of power, not since the Source. Leo: So, what do you want from me? Female Elder: We want you to alert The Charmed Ones. We expect that the Avatars will be coming after them first. What is it? Leo: Nothing. I just don't know how much we know about them, that's all. Female Elder: We know they're a thrat. Leo: Why, because they have power? Female Elder: Yes. The kind of power that in the wrong hands could be a danger to us all. Leo: Okay, so, are we a thrat? Female Elder: I'm sorry. Leo: Elders. I mean, we have a great power, but we're only a thrat to demons. Female Elder: And your point is? Leo: My point is is that we don't know enough about them to fear them. How do we know they're not a benevolent power I mean, who are we to judge them before even meeting them? Female Elder: If they were benevolent, they wouldn't lurk, insidiously waiting to make their move. They would show themselves. This is no time to lose your faith in all that we're about, Leo, despite all that's happened in the past. We need you on our side. (She orbs out.) [Scene: Manor. Piper walks into the dining room. Leo orbs in.] Piper: Have you seen Phoebe and Paige? Leo: Aren't they upstairs making potions? Piper: No. How are the boys? Leo: They're fine. Miss Donovan's with them. Piper: And the innocent? Leo: Sleeping, still under the effects of the potions. How are you? Piper: How am I? Leo: I mean, with all this. Piper: I don't know. I have questions. Leo: Well, you can ask me. I can answer them now. Piper: What are they exactly? Or should I say, what are you exactly? Leo: I'm the same man you married, Piper, someone who wants nothing but the best for his family. Piper: And the Avatars are gonna give us that how? Leo: By using their powers, our powers, to change what has always been, to remake what is. Piper: That sounds like a load of crap. Leo: I know it does, but it's not. Piper: You know, for all we know, they're exactly like everything else we've been fighting. Leo: They wanna end everything we've been fighting against, put an end to the struggle once and for all. Piper: That's impossible. Leo: I know. I used to think it was, too, but now I know it's not. They wanna make the world better for everybody. Piper: And those floating heads that tormented you, they made your life better? Leo: That was just a way to get my attention, make me open to a new idea. Piper: Leo... Leo: Piper, think about it. A demon-free world? It's everything we always dreamed about. Don't you think we should at least consider that after everything we've been through? (Three demons suddenly appear. One throws an energy ball and Leo dodges it. The second throws another one and Leo dives onto Piper, pushing her out of the way. Leo gets up and throws electricity at one, vanquishing him. The second demon throws another energy ball and it hits Piper on the arm. Leo throws electricity at them and vanquishes the third demon. The arm band slides along the floor towards the second demon. He looks up to see Vassen standing behind a wall out of sight.) Piper: It's just a graze. (Leo walks up to the demon and sh*t electricity at him, vanquishing him. Vassen disappears. Leo walks back over to Piper and heals her wound.) They really want that innocent. I just wish I knew why. Leo: There'll be more of them. Piper: Yeah, well, at least we have a way to find them now. Leo: I don't mean just them, Piper. I mean demons. And they'll just keep coming back, over and over, just like they always have, unless we let the Avatars stop it forever. [Scene: Brody's Apartment. Hallway. Paige is about to knock on the door when it opens.] Brody: Oh, Paige, I was, uh... Paige: Hey. Brody: Okay. I'm sorry about breakfast. Okay, I didn't handle it well. And-and, look, I know what you're gonna say. I'm obsessed about the Avatars. I know. Paige: That's not it. It's just that... Brody: Look, it's not gonna happen again, all right? I promise. Paige: It's not that. Leo's an Avatar. He told us this morning. Brody: What? How? Paige: We don't know. He didn't say. He just kind of dropped a bmb on us this morning. We don't know exactly what it means. (Kyle walks over to a closet.) Where are you going? (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Parking sucks in this city. How's he taking it? (Phoebe's phone rings. She answers it.) Hello? Yeah. Darryl: It's Darryl. I'm stumped. Maybe you could use a little hocus-pocus to find out what Brody did with Sheridan. Phoebe: Okay, uh, but now's not really a good time, so can I call you back in a little bit? All right. Bye. (She hangs up.) Paige: (to Brody) What are you looking for? (Brody pulls out a suitcase.) Brody: This. Does he know where the others are? Paige: Others who? Brody: The other Avatars. (Brody opens the suitcase and pulls out a vial.) Paige: No, he didn't say. Why? Phoebe: What is that? Brody: It's a potion. Phoebe: For what? Brody: For klling Avatars. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Phoebe, Paige and Brody walk in through the front door.] Brody: Where is he? Paige: Kyle, would you stop, please? Phoebe: We are not gonna let you kll Leo. Brody: You don't understand. He's an Avatar now. Paige: No, he's actually our brother-in-law. Phoebe: How can you be so sure the potion's even gonna work? Brody: Because they klled my parents over it, that's why. Paige: One potion. That's all you have. You cannot get even with them all. Brody: Oh, the hell I can't. Their powers are all tied together. You kll one of them, it weakens them all. They become vulnerable. Paige: This is ridiculous. Leo did not kll your parents. Brody: If he's one of them, he did. Phoebe: He just became one of them. Look, we didn't come to you so you can kll Leo. We came to you to help us get rid of them. Brody: This is the only way to get rid of them. When my parents uncovered this, they didn't just discover a potion. They discovered a battle that happened five thousand years ago over our very future. They fought the Avatars then, and we gotta fight them now. (They walk into the dining room and see the mess.) Phoebe: What happened in here? Paige: Piper? Piper's Voice: Upstairs. Phoebe: At least we know she's okay. Paige: Well, looks like the demons didn't wait for us to go after them. They came here first. Brody: How do you know the Avatars didn't do it, huh? Phoebe: You know, he'll kll you first. You won't even be able to get that bottle out of your hand. Brody: We'll see. Paige: Look, I get that this is about your parents. I do, really. Brody: Yes. It is about my parents, and, no, you don't get it. Paige: The hell I don't. My parents were klled too, remember? Brody: Paige, my parents were mrder. Paige: Look. Leo is not the bad guy here. For all we know, he was brainwashed or possessed or something. Just, please, give us a minute. Just wait down here. Please? Brody: Just don't let him go, all right? I've spent twenty years looking for the Avatars. I'm not about to lose them now. (Phoebe and Paige go upstairs.) [Cut to the attic. Piper and Leo are there. Phoebe and Paige walk in.] Paige: Piper, what happened? Are you okay? Piper: No thanks to you. Paige: What is that supposed to mean? Piper: What it means is it would've been nice to have a vanquishing potion when we were ambushed, a vanquishing potion that you were supposed to make, by the way. Paige: Oops. Piper: Yeah, oops. Where the hell were you? Paige: I was at Kyle's. Leo: What were you doing there? Paige: Frankly? Trying to save you. Leo: Trying to save me. I don't need saving. I know what I'm doing. Paige: Do you know Kyle's parents were klled by the Avatars? Leo: That's impossible. It goes against everything they believe in. Phoebe: Well, you're gonna have to come up with a better argument than that if you go downstairs. Leo: Why is that? Piper: He's downstairs? Why is he downstairs? Paige: You don't wanna know. Phoebe: He thinks you're a thrat, Leo, to all of us. Piper: Well, he's wrong. Phoebe: How do you know? Piper: Because. Look, I know this is a shock to everyone, but he didn't have to tell us the truth. He wouldn't have if it was a bad thing. Paige: Piper, everything, and I mean everything, points to them being bad. Even the Elders think so. Leo: Because they don't understand. Phoebe: So, what, we're just supposed to take your word for it? How do we know you're not possessed or something right now? Leo: Come on. Phoebe: No, Leo, I'm serious. How do we know? Leo: Because they haven't thrat anything we believe in. It's all good. Piper: We at least need to think about it. Paige: Since when did you jump on this Avatar train? Piper: When I started thinking about what my kids' lives would be like fighting the battles we've been fighting our entire lives. Phoebe: But it's what we do. It's what we were born to do. Piper: That does not mean we have to die doing it. Paige: Yeah, maybe you should try to talk to Kyle, hear his side of the story. Piper: I don't need to. I need to vanquish demons again. (Piper picks up the armband and Leo orbs her out.) Phoebe: Now what? [Scene: Underworld. Cave. The Sokol leader and other Sokol demons are there. The leader pushes a demon against a cage.] Leader: How is it you're the only one who still lives? Demon: I wasn't with them. I swear. I don't know what happened to them. (The leader puts a fireball inside the demon's mouth and the demon explodes.) Leader: Something is not right. Why would Malvoc attck only to retreat? How would that help him get to the innocent? (Leo orbs in with Piper. Piper shows them the arm band.) Piper: Lose something? (She throws it on the ground. She throws a potion and vanquishes two of the demons. Leo throws out a huge force of electricity and fre, vanquishing them all.) What was that? Leo: All part of the package. Piper: That was a lot of power. Leo: Yeah, when it's used wisely. See, the Avatars could destroy us or force us to change, but they don't. Isn't that enough reason to trust them? [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Phoebe, Paige and Brody are there.] Brody: How could you let him go? How could you let the Avatar go? Phoebe: Okay, he's still Leo, so would you stop referring to him as the Avatar, please? Brody: All right, we gotta fix this, and we gotta fix it fast. Now, where did he go? Paige: I don't know. He orbed out with Piper. Brody: But how do you know he didn't go to alert the others? How are we supposed to stop them? Paige: He didn't. I promise. Brody: How do you know? Huh? How can you be so sure? I cannot believe you guys let him get away! Paige: Okay, something is wrong. He's not acting like himself. Phoebe: I think you need to orb that potion away from him before he does something stupid. Paige: What if he flips out? Phoebe: I think he already has flipped out. (Kyle sh*t Paige in the back with a tranquillizer gn. She falls to the floor.) What did you do? Brody: It's just a tranq. She'll be fine. (He pulls out his gn and points it at Phoebe.) Phoebe: What are you doing? Brody: I'm klling an Avatar, and nobody's gonna stop me. [Scene: 16th and Mission. Alley. Leo orbs in with Piper and the innocent.] Piper: He should wake up in a couple minutes. Leo: Thanks, Piper. Piper: For? Leo: For believing in me. Piper: I always have. I always will. It's the only way... Leo: I know. (The innocent starts to wake up and Malvoc appears. He throws an energy ball at the innocent.) Malvoc: Thanks for helping. (Malvoc disappears.) Piper: What just happened? We vanquished them. Leo: No, we didn't. Piper: Yeah, we did. Leo: No, we vanquished the wrong ones. He had different markings. Piper: What do you mean? Leo: We were tricked. Piper: Yeah, well, we wouldn't have been if Paige and Phoebe weren't off chasing Avatars instead of helping me. [Cut to the manor. Conservatory. Phoebe is sitting on a chair and Brody is standing beside her pointing the gn. Leo orbs in with Piper.] Piper: Paige? Brody: She's fine. You and I are gonna have a little chat. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Continued from before.] Leo: All right, let's just take a deep breath here. We can talk this out. (Leo steps forward.) Piper: Leo. Brody: I don't want to hurt her, but I will if I have to. Your kind is responsible for a nightmare that won't go away, for all those nights waking up in a sweat begging that the flashbacks were just a dream. Piper: Kyle, please. Brody: It's not a dream, though, is it, Leo? You Avatars are as real as the air that we breathe and just as vacant. My parents were viciously mrder by them. So if I were you, Leo, I'd do what I say. Leo: The Avatars couldn't have klled your parents, Kyle. They believe in peace. Brody: I'm gonna give you three seconds to summon one of your buddies here, so I can kll them. If you don't, I'm gonna kll you. Leo: I can't do that. Brody: One... Leo: Avatars aren't the enemy, Kyle. Brody: Two... Piper: Leo. Brody: Three. Piper: No! (Leo sht electricity at Kyle and Kyle drops the vial as he is knocked backwards. The vial breaks on the floor and a thick grey cloud of smoke enters Leo's body. Leo falls to the floor.) Leo? Leo: Piper, wasn't supposed to happen like this. Piper: No, it's okay. It's okay. (She starts to cry.) No, no, no, no, not now, please. (Leo groans.) Leo? Leo, come on. (She cries. Time suddenly freezes. Alpha and Beta appear.) Leo: I don't understand, how did this happen? Alpha: The potion is real, Leo. It kills Avatars. Beta: The Collective weakens with every last breath you take. We told you, the truth must come to them in their own time, not yours. Leo: But, Piper, she... Alpha: Understood, yes, but the others were not able to, and so we became the enemy out of fear and ignorance. Beta: And an innocent was lost because of it. Alpha: Everything was lost. Leo: I was just trying to make things right with Piper. Alpha: Of course. But you've learned, and now you can save yourself. You have it in you to rewind time to just before you told Piper the truth, if you hurry. Beta: If we all hurry. (They close their eyes and time rewinds.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Leo are there. Piper is making the potion but is still frozen.] Leo: It worked. Alpha: Yes, but at a price. All that's happened has taken a great toll on our power. As it is, we may not have enough to implement our plan. Beta: To rid the world of demons, to end the duality requires all that we had. Leo: But if the sisters come to the truth, won't their powers add to the collective? Beta: Yes, but it may not be enough. Alpha: You must not try this ever again, Leo. You can never tell Piper about us, not until she's truly ready. (The Avatars disappear. Piper unfreezes.) Piper: Leo, please, this is not the time or place, okay? I don't want to get into this right now. This is a little dicey. Leo: Okay. Piper: Thank you. Leo: You're distracted. Piper: Please, don't tell me how to demon hunt. Leo: I'm not. I didn't mean to. Let's just focus on getting the demons. Not too much beetletoe. You don't want to blow up the place, do you? Piper: No. Why are you being so nice all of a sudden? Leo: I don't know. I guess I just realized I can't force things on you. If you're gonna trust me, you're gonna come to it in your own time. Piper: Hmm. There may be hope for you yet. Leo: Bottle up the potions. I think I know where the demons are gonna attck next. [Time lapse. Piper and Leo are standing in the dining room. The three demons appear.] Leo: Now! (Piper throws the potions and Leo sht electricity at them, vanquishing them.) Piper: That was easy. Leo: Wait. (Malvoc appears behind the wall. Leo walks over and sees him.) Hey. (Leo sht electricity at him, vanquishing him.) All right, now all we have to do is get rid of the other gng and we can bring the innocent back. Piper: All right, I give up. How did you figure all this out? Leo: You don't want to know, believe me. Commercial Break [Scene: Rooftop. Paige and Brody are sitting at a table having a romantic dinner.] Paige: What? Brody: Nothing. Just, uh, glad you gave me another sht, that's all. Paige: You didn't think I would? Brody: Well, I didn't hear from you after I botched breakfast. Paige: Well, breakfast isn't really a date anyway, right? And dinner, much better. Brody: And dessert? Paige: Dessert, too. Dessert is good. You know, Agent Brody, you are a damn fine cook. Any other secrets I should know about you? Brody: Other than my crazed obsession with Avatars. Paige: Oh, you're not so crazed. Brody: No? Wait till I meet one. Forget that. Let's, uh, rewind, and you can ask me the secrets question again, okay? Paige: Do you, Kyle Brody, have any secrets? Brody: No. (They kiss.) [Scene: Manor. Bedroom. Piper is standing near the doorway watching the boys sleep. Leo walks up to the door.] Leo: They asleep? Piper: Yeah. Finally. Leo: Piper? Piper: Hmm? Leo: Look, I know you think there's something I haven't been telling you. Piper: Leo, not now. Leo: Just hear me out. There actually is something I'm not telling you, but not because I don't want to. It's because I can't. Piper: What do you mean you can't? The Elders won't let you? Leo: Well, I can't even tell you that. I can tell you you're gonna find out soon. (She looks at him.) You're gonna be okay with it. Piper: Oh, yeah? How do you know? Leo: I know you.	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x09 - There's Something About Leo"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Curtis Kheel Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 7, Episode 10 Episode Number: 144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Photography Studio. Piper, Leo, Wyatt and Chris are in front of a cloud backdrop posing for a family portrait.] Photographer: All right. Okay. How's this? Looks like a little angel. Piper: Uh, yeah, now that you mention it, not so big on the whole up there-y look. Maybe we should try the brown again. (The Photographer changes the backdrop.) Photographer: Okay, then. Let's do this. Piper: Uh, you know what? It is kind of blah, huh? I like the Moroccan one. Leo: Uh, Piper, other people are waiting. Piper: Yeah? Well, I've been waiting for years. Ever since Wyatt was born, I wanted a family portrait, and it's always one thing or another. He's going you know what and you're going bonkers. Leo: She exaggerates a little. Piper: Now that I have everyone here, I'm not gonna be pressured into making any hasty decisions. Leo: You know, at this point it wouldn't be. Piper: Look, can I help it if I just want it to be perfect? Leo: Piper, it's gonna be perfect no matter what the backdrop. You look beautiful. Photographer: Okay, then. Let's do this. All righty, then. Here we go. (He holds up a puppet octopus.) Happy octopus. (The Avatars appear near by.) Everyone say cheese. (The photographer takes the photo. Everyone freezes except Leo. He goes over to the Avatars.) Leo: Guys, this really isn't a good time. Beta: We wouldn't have come, but this can't wait. Leo: Neither can this. Gamma: It may be too late already. We've gotten word of something. Beta: Someone has information which could bring the sisters to us, help them to see the beauty of our way. Leo: Really? That's great. Are you sure? Alpha: Yes. But she's under attck by demons, even as we speak. You must save her and bring her home so she can share what she knows. Gamma: She may be our last, best chance at convincing the sisters. Leo: This isn't gonna go over very well. (Leo stands back in his position. The Avatars disappear. Everyone unfreezes.) Photographer: Good job. Nice smiles, everyone. Leo: Okay, got it, great. So, uh, I gotta go. Piper: Uh, we get three poses. Leo: I know, but something's come up. Photographer: Are we going to do this or what? Piper: It's the Elders, isn't it? What, we can't have a grace period? We can't have a normal family moment without them jingling? Leo: It's not always gonna be like this, Piper. Piper: And what, is it like a dog whistle now? Only you can hear it? Leo: You have keys to the car, right? (Leo leaves the room.) [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Four demons are there throwing fireballs across the room.] Demon: Try to see your way out of this one, traitor. (Leo orbs in and throws bolts of electricity at three demons and vanquishes them. One demon gets away. He walks behind a large rock and the Seer is laying there.) Leo: This can't be right. (He helps her up.) Seer: My hero. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Attic. Leo orbs in with the Seer.] Seer: Ooh, I have got a lump that won't quit from one of those little snits. Are you sure you can't heal a demon? Leo: Don't push it. I saved your life. Seer: Only because the stuffed shirts made you. Leo: You know, I still don't understand why you didn't just shimmer out. Seer: And miss you coming to meet me? That would've been rude. Plus, I'm eager to make a deal with your bosses. So, why did the Elders send you, anyway? They know we had a thing? Leo: We didn't have a thing. Seer: Mmm. Trying to put that ugly past behind you. I get it. Leo: Look, don't waste your seeing powers on me, okay? Seer: Don't have to be a Seer to know that. So, is this where it all happens? (She sees the Book of Shadows near by.) Oh, my god. Don't tell me. That's... (She gasps.) Leo: How about you tell me why your fellow demons are trying to kll you? Seer: The Elders didn't tell you? You know, you're hard to read. But that's okay. I like a challenge. Leo: Just answer the question. Seer: I'm selling them out for bigger and better things, and they're miffed. Not that they wouldn't do the same to me in a New York minute. Leo: All right. Well, I gotta fill Piper in. The sisters find you up here, they're gonna kll you. Seer: No, no. Actually, they won't. I've seen my death. No babes involved. Leo: All right, well, then they'll definitely kll me, so I need to break it to them gently. You stay here. (Leo leaves the room.) Seer: Okay. (The Seer runs over to the Book of Shadows and reaches for it. It closes itself and flies off its stand.) Damn. [Cut to the kitchen. Piper, Leo and Wyatt are there.] Piper: Don't make any loud noises. I have a soufflé in the oven and you have done enough damage for one day. Leo: I'm sorry. I know it was... Piper: I don't know what I was expecting. I don't know why I thought it would be different. I don't know why I thought we could have a normal family when you're just a blur. Leo: Well, that's a little extreme, don't you think? It's not like I'm running away all the time. It was once. Piper: No. No. I mean the picture. Mm-hm. (She shows him the family portrait.) In the picture you're just a blur. But you know what? What the heck. I'm gonna hang it anyway. Better than nothing. (Piper walks out of the kitchen. Leo follows.) Leo: I couldn't say no. It was important. (Piper walks up the stairs.) Piper: Yeah, and so is Paige's dinner date tonight with Kyle, so if you're done being errand boy for the Elders, can you give the kids a bath? Because I need to finish her dinner. (She takes a photo frame off the wall above the stairs and hangs the family portrait there instead.) Leo: They want us to protect a demon. Piper: They want us to do what? Leo: They want us to protect a demon just until, uh... Piper: Yeah. No, I heard you the first time and the answer is absolutely not. This is how things spiral out of control. [Cut to the bathroom. Paige is standing in front of the mirror wearing a black dress with sparkly trim. Paige comes up behind her holding a green top.] Phoebe: So I think you should wear this green top. It's really cute. You could wear it with jeans, and you'll be comfy, and he'll be comfy. Paige: I'm dressed. I am not changing. Go away. Phoebe: I know. But, honey, don't you think that's a little much for a house date? I mean, he's gonna walk in the door and wanna throw you down on the floor. Paige: Exactly. Phoebe: All right. But look at this one. It's sparkly. It's soft. It's cashmere. Paige: I already have butterflies in my stomach, honey. I just, I don't need Cupid fluttering around me also. Phoebe: You really do look beautiful. Here. Let me get this for you. (Phoebe zips up Paige's dress.) Paige: Thank you. Phoebe: I cannot believe that I have hooked up so many couples in this town and does my own sister listen to me? No. Paige: I took your advice and made a home cooked meal, even though I can't cook. Phoebe: Yeah. Minor detail. The point is, you'll be home, you'll be on your turf. You don't have to talk about Avatar stuff. Paige: I hope that's all that's holding him back. Phoebe: Oh, honey, he's a workaholic. I mean, there's chemistry between you guys, right? Paige: There is so much chemistry, I feel like I'm... Phoebe: Okay, you know what? I don't need to hear how you feel. This is gonna work out because it's too good for it not to. Paige: You think so? Phoebe: Yes, I do. (They walk into the hallway.) But just to make sure, I'd wear the green top. Paige: Enough with the green shirt. (The Seer walks into the hallway.) Seer: You're right. He'll love what you have on. Phoebe: Paige. Demon. No active power. Do something! Paige: Mirror! (The mirror orbs off the wall and heads for the Seer. The Seer dodges the mirror and it crashes into the wall.) Seer: Is that my bad luck or yours? Paige: Plant! (The Seer screams and runs.) Seer: Leo, a little help, please! Phoebe: Did she just call for Leo? [Cut to the Dining Room. Piper and Leo are walking through it.] Piper: There is a demon in the attic, and you didn't tell me? Leo: I tried, but you wouldn't let me. Piper: Oh, sure. Blame me. (Piper sees the Seer coming down the stairs.) Piper: Good god. (Piper goes to blow her up but Leo pushes her. Piper misses the Seer and hits the family portrait on the wall. The Seer hides behind Leo. Phoebe and Paige walk down the stairs.) What is your problem? Are you crazy? Leo: Hold your fre. I brought her here. We need to protect her. She has information that we need. Phoebe: I don't think so. Piper, are you okay? Paige: Okay, Kyle's coming tonight. There will be no demons in this house. Piper: Not any night. Seer: That surly one is your wife? Piper: Surly? Do you know her? Paige: Who cares? Just blow her up. Leo: You can't. Piper: Watch me. Seer: Fine. kll me. Who cares if I have enough to kll all upper-level demons? Leo: I really think you should hear her out. Seer: Especially after hunky guy here went to all that trouble to rescue me from those demons. Phoebe: So, wait. Are you telling me the Elders are getting us to save demons from other demons? Piper: Unbelievable. Leo: It's not what you think. The demons don't want her working with us. We just have to protect her until... (The doorbell rings.) Paige: Okay. That's Kyle. Get upstairs. Seer: Relax, relax. Everything's gonna be great, and later, everything's gonna be really, really great. (Phoebe and the Seer head up the stairs.) Paige: Really? Seer: (to Phoebe) Hey, easy with the goods there, sister. (to Paige) Just don't let him eat the eggplant. Piper: What? What's wrong with my eggplant? (Paige opens the door.) Paige: Hi. Brody: Hey. You look beautiful. (He hands her a bunch of white roses.) Paige: Thank you. Brody: You're welcome. [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Dozens of angry demons are there.] Thrull Demon: She's a traitor! Vulture Demon: The Seer must die! (They all start shouting.) Thrull Demon: Quiet! The Seer is protected by The Charmed Ones now. We'll never get to her before she sells us out. We have no choice but to release Zankou. Vulture Demon: No. Zankou can never be freed. Swarm King: She's right. The Source banished him for good reasons. He's too powerful. Demon's Voice: He'll control us all! Thrull Demon: We need his powers to go up against the witches. Shouter Demon: What the Seer tells them will destroy us all. She must be stopped or we'll die. I say free Zankou. (The Swarm King vanquishes the Thrull demon.) Or not. Swarm King: Anyone else afraid to go up against the Charmed Ones? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Dining Room. Brody is sitting at the table. Paige walks in with a dish.] Brody: So not only do you run a school and battle demons, you cook too? (Paige sits at the table.) Paige: Well, actually, I, uh... Would you like some eggplant? Brody: Um, actually, no, I can't. I'm allergic to eggplant. Paige: Really? Interesting. Brody: Besides, I'm stuffed. It was really great, though. I can't remember the last time I had a home cooked meal. Paige: Well, I'm glad we put a stop to that. So, I like you, you like me. I really don't see what the big problem is. Brody: Wow. You just say whatever pops into your mind, huh? Paige: And you're avoiding the question. Brody: Well, I don't really know how to answer it. Paige: Okay. Just... Why don't you just tell me what's on your mind? Brody: Okay. Do you remember a while ago, I, um, I told you I didn't have any secrets? Paige: Please tell me you're not married. Brody: No, no, no, no. It's nothing like that. It's more like... Paige, I don't want you to be disappointed in me. Paige: What if I told you I did not cook this meal? (He laughs.) Brody: You didn't, huh? Paige: No. I can't cook. I talked Piper into doing it for me. Do you hate me? Brody: No. No, I don't. (They kiss. The doorbell rings and they ignore it. Phoebe runs down the stairs.) Phoebe: Don't mind me. As you were. (Phoebe goes to the door.) Paige: I think maybe we should go upstairs. (Paige and Kyle head for upstairs. Phoebe opens the front door.) Phoebe: Darryl, hey. Now is not really a good time. Not that I'm not glad to see you. Darryl: Listen, um, I'm here about Inspector Sheridan, Phoebe, and what I think he did to her. Phoebe: Okay, well, what's going on? Did you find her? Darryl: No, and when I confronted Brody on it, he said that she jumped to a top secret task force, and that's why there's no record. Phoebe: So that's it, right? Darryl: No. There's always a record somewhere. So I looked for something that maybe you could scry with. Phoebe: And? Darryl: Listen. Her apartment, her records, her files, all have been cleaned out. It's like it was a professional job. Someone does not want me to find her. And I think that someone just went upstairs with your sister. Phoebe: Forget happy endings. We can't even have a happy beginning. (He pulls out a pen.) Darryl: Look, I found this jammed behind Sheridan's desk. I mean, it's a long sht. But, you know, if she used it. Phoebe: I'll see what I can do. [Cut to the attic. Piper, Leo and the Seer are there. Leo is placing crystals on the floor. The Seer is laying on the couch.] Seer: Oh, and, um, can you get me one of those cute little scrunchie-faced dogs? A shar-pei, I think they're called. Oh, I always wanted a pet. Oh, and if you could throw in a lap pool, that would be great. Leo: You know, you might wanna narrow it down to your top ten demands. Seer: Hey. I've got something you want, okay? And the minute I spill my guts, I have no more bargaining chips. So I'm milking it for all I can. Piper: Were the boys okay when you left? Leo: Yes. Miss Donovan was reading to them. Seer: Did you get the shar-pei down? Piper: You know, because Chris has that rash and Wyatt's been a little cranky. Leo: They're fine. I don't know why you're worried so much. We leave them there all the time. Piper: Exactly. They spend more time at magic school lately than they do at home. Seer: She's right, you know. Piper: You stay out of it. Leo: Look, I don't wanna leave them there any more than you do. But we need to take care of this before the demons attck. Seer: On that note, let's move this along, shall we? Piper: See? It's just endless. I'm never gonna be able to spend any real time with my kids while we're single-handedly trying to rid the world of demons. Seer: Hello? I'm a demon you can get rid of. Preferably before I'm ambushed again. Piper: Okay, here's her list. Go see what the Elders have to say. (Piper hands Leo the list.) Seer: Hold on there, Sugar. I've got one more thing I'd like to add to that list, and it's something only the Elders can give. And it's a deal-breaker. I wanna be made human. Piper: What? Why in the hell would a powerful demon want to be made human? Seer: Hell being the operative word, as in, I live there and it sucks. Piper: You know what? I don't think you know anything. I think it's all just one big scam. How do we have any proof? (Three demons appear in the attic.) Swarm King: Hello, beautiful. (He throws a fireball at the Seer and it scrapes her on the arm. She dives over the couch.) Seer: Ow! (Leo vanquishes the demons with streams of electricity.) I can't believe I slept with that guy. (Three more demons appear in the attic.) Piper: (to the Seer) Okay, apparently the cage is not working so great for you, so just stay down. (Piper blows up the demons.) [Cut to the hallway. Phoebe and Paige are heading for the attic.] Phoebe: How's it going in there? Paige: Not loving the demon interruptus. (They walk into the attic. The Seer comes out from behind the couch.) Seer: Is that proof enough for ya, sweetie? Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper looks at some broken baby furniture.] Piper: Well, I guess Chris won't be using this. I gotta stop trying to keep anything nice in this house. (Leo looks at the Seer's wound.) Seer: Ouch! You know, that hurts. Piper: Yeah, well, get used to it, 'cause if this is a setup. Leo: This is not a setup. Paige: Can someone please just remind me why, uh, we are protecting a demon? Piper: Well, apparently, she's selling out all of her buddies. So we're doing the witness protection thing. You know, if you want us to make a deal with the Elders to make you human, I think you need to give us something. Paige: Wait. Back up. Did you say human? Seer: I know, I know. I wouldn't actually have a soul, but I could live with that. Phoebe: This is so weird. Paige: Okay, and also a waste of my time. Because I was in the middle of something. Seer: Okay, okay, fine. I'll give you something. A little enticement. Paige: Bated breath. Seer: Okay, sure. I have a little black Book of Demons. But I also have the skinny on a little thing called the Avatars. Leo: What do you know about the Avatars? (Brody walks in.) Brody: Yeah. What do you know about them? Seer: (to Paige) Oh. Didn't I tell you he'd like the dress? Paige: Stop doing that. Brody: Can we get back to the Avatars, please? Seer: I know that they're close, closer than you think. Could be here any minute. (Brody walks out of the attic.) Paige: Kyle. (Paige follows Brody.) Phoebe: Okay, pow-wow. Pow-wow. Let's go. (Piper, Phoebe and Leo head for the door. The Seer follows.) Not you. You stay here. (Piper, Phoebe and Leo walk down the stairs.) Okay, here's what I don't get. Why does the Seer want to be human if the Avatars are so close? Piper: Yeah, you'd think she'd want to be evil if evil was about to take over. Leo: Unless the Avatars are good. Phoebe: Yeah, right. Is that possible? Piper: Either way, I just need her gone, and I want my boys home. (to Leo) So why don't you go up to the Elders and see if you can make a deal? Phoebe: Meantime, I'll stay with the Seer. Since we have similar powers, maybe I can tap into hers and find out what she really knows. Piper: Good. Go. (Piper and Phoebe walk away.) Leo: (whispers) You've put me in an awkward position. (The Avatars appear.) Why didn't you tell me I was rescuing a demon? Gamma: There wasn't time. She was about to be klled. Beta: Besides, we couldn't take the chance that you would say no. Too much is at stake. Leo: You're taking an even bigger risk by parking a demon in the house. Alpha: We know it's dangerous, Leo. But we're at a crossroads. Gamma: Agent Brody is a thrat we didn't count on. He has the means to destroy us and the passion to turn them against us. Alpha: We're taking a calculated risk in the hopes of guiding the sisters toward the right road. Leo: This isn't calculated. It's foolhardy. The Seer's unpredictable. She'd out me in a heartbeat. Beta: Except she thinks you're just an Elder since she sent her message to them. We simply intercepted it. Leo: She'll see through me. Gamma: She won't if you get her what she wants quickly. Make the deal. Leo: Think about it, Leo. With her power, she can literally show the sisters our future, help them to understand what we're offering in a way no one else can. Not even you. [Scene: Underworld. Cave. The demons are there.] Shouter Demon: They should be back by now. Vulture Demon: They're dad. The witches klled them. Shapeshifter: Yeah, well, we'll all be dad soon if we don't pull out all the stops. Vulture Demon: And what stops are you pulling out, Shapeshifter? You're a coward with no power. Shapeshifter: I'm just saying. Shouter Demon: I'm telling you, we should release Zankou. Vulture Demon: No way. [Scene: Manor. The Seer is there flipping through a photo album. Phoebe walks in.] Seer: You know, you girls really should take better care of your things. There are some singed pages here. Phoebe: Well, you should tell your demon friends to be more careful when they attck next. Seer: Look at this. You're like a family, and there's, like, pictures of fun times and stuff. Phoebe: Look at Wyatt. That's his first birthday. (Phoebe touches the Seer's hand.) Seer: Yeah. Phoebe: Are those my earrings? Seer: Yeah. Sorry. They called out to me. (Phoebe touches the earrings.) You're so close, and-and you like each other, and you're happy and... (Phoebe touches the Seer's shoulder.) Phoebe: Happy and...? Seer: And could you push a little harder on that right shoulder? If you're not gonna get a premonition, you could at least work out that knot. Phoebe: Can't blame a girl for trying, you know? Seer: Hey, when I first started getting my visions, I had to touch people too. Phone. Phoebe: Hm? Seer: Phone. (Phoebe's cell rings.) Phoebe: Oh, phone. You're good. (She answers it.) Hello? Uh, Darryl, now's not really a good time again. Let me call you back? All right. (Phoebe hangs up.) I mean, not that I'm okay with you stealing my stuff, but those earrings really do look amazing on you. Then again, what wouldn't? Seer: You know, Sugar, much as I enjoy the flattery and the bonding and even the touching, you're not getting anything out of me until you make me human. Phoebe: Okay. I get it. But what I don't get is why you want to be human. I mean, did the bad stuff just start to get to you after a while? Seer: No. The good stuff did. In my line of work, I see a lot and good and bad, and the good's just better. Problem is, I can see it, but I can't feel it. Phoebe: That's the thing about vision. It's a blessing and a curse. Seer: Yep. You know, being a demon is about feeding the endless emptiness, and I'm sick of it. I long for the subtle notes in between. Phoebe: And the Avatars have something to do with that, right? I'm just not sure what. (She looks at the Seer.) Right. Bargaining chip. Seer: Look, it's not like I'm being tight-lipped and mean for no reason. I can't give you what you want, or I won't get what I want. I see. You're not even sure I have anything you want. Phoebe: Look, I want to trust you. I really do. But you're a demon. Seer: How about I help you with your other problem instead? You know, the thing with the cop. Uh, Sheridan. If I find her for you, then would you trust me? (Phoebe hands her Sheridan's pen.) [Scene: Brody's Apartment. Paige and Brody are there. Brody pulls a suitcase out of the closet.] Paige: What the hell are you doing? Brody: We're wasting time. We should've orbed in. Paige: Well, yeah. That's why I drove, thinking maybe it'd give you time to chill out a little. Brody: Look, if the Avatars are on the way like the Seer says, we've gotta be prepared. (He takes the vial out of the suitcase.) Paige: Okay, what the hell is that? You're kind of freaking me out. Brody: It's why the Avatars klled my parents. It's a vanquishing potion that kills them. Paige: I didn't know one existed. Brody: Neither did they. They didn't even know what they found. All they knew was that this ancient civilization fought off this great power with it. The Avatars went into retreat -- till now. Paige: Well, I think that's great. Now you have the potion, we know where it is, and, uh, we can just put it away and bring it out if we need it. Brody: Paige, I have spent my entire life preparing for this moment when I can finally meet them face to face. Paige: Look, you have to let my sisters and I help. This is what we do. I know you've had a lot of pain. Okay? One potion is not gonna fix everything. Would you please just let us help you? Brody: No. This is my fight. You don't know what I've had to do to get this far. Paige: What do you mean? Brody: I told you. I've done some things that I'm not very proud of. Paige: We all have. (They kiss.) [Scene: Magic School. Leo and Odin are there.] Odin: We don't negotiate with demons. Leo: Well, she could give us everything we need to go after every upper-level demon. Odin: In exchange for making her human? I don't think so. We have more pressing concerns than demons, like the Avatars. Leo: She might know something about them too. Odin: What does she know? Leo: She's cagey. But I get the feeling that she might have foreseen something about them. Odin: Well. Then that might be worth bargaining for. But we need to know what she knows first. Then, and only then, will we see about giving her what she wants. (Odin orbs out.) [Scene: Outside Hawkbrook Mental Health Facility. Darryl is waiting there. Phoebe and the Seer appear.] Phoebe: Darryl. Darryl: You're late. Who is this? Phoebe: Uh, the Seer. Seer, Darryl. Darryl, Seer. Let's see if Sheridan's here, shall we? Darryl: Whoa, hold on a second here. You really think after all this time I wouldn't recognize a demon? I can't believe you brought a demon. Phoebe: Actually, she brought me. Seer: Go easy on him. His wife's had him sleeping on the couch all week. Darryl: How does she know that? Phoebe: Seer. Get it? She sees things. She's perfectly harmless and actually very good at what she does. I can't hold a candle to her. Seer: Oh, that's so sweet, and so not true. (to Darryl) And don't worry. She'll get over it. Just bring her some of that marzipan that she likes. Darryl: You think... You mean, like, the little fruit? I can't believe I'm listening to a demon. Phoebe: Don't be rude. She found this place. Let's go. Darryl: What a fool I was thinking that this crazy-ass stuff wouldn't happen anymore like-like this. (The Seer walks onto the grass and starts spinning.) Phoebe: I know. It's why you don't hang out with us anymore. But you got to admit it, you sort of miss it, don't you? Darryl: Phoebe, what is your demon friend doing? (Phoebe rushes to the Seer.) Phoebe: Uh-oh. Okay. There's plenty of time for this when you're human. Seer: Oh, come on. Take off your shoes and let me feel the grass through you. Phoebe: Yeah. We gotta get back before Leo does. Otherwise, he'll flip. You coming, Darryl? (They walk inside the building.) Seer: What kind of place is this? Phoebe: It's a mental hospital. Seer: Oh, whoa. I've never seen this side of good in my visions before. It's so bad. Phoebe: Yeah. Well, there's a downside to being able to feel things sometimes. Seer: Well, I'd still take good that's not always good over bad that's never good. Phoebe: Somehow, I know exactly what you mean. Seer: Yeah. (They walk to a door.) I'd try that one. (Darryl opens the door. The walk into an office. Across the room is another door.) There's more. (They open the door. Inside the room, Sheridan is laying in a bed.) Darryl: It's Sheridan. Phoebe: Oh my god. Darryl: I told you Brody did something to her. (Phoebe rings Paige on her cell.) Phoebe: Paige, please pick up the phone. Pick up the phone. [Cut to Brody's Apartment. Paige is in bed with Brody. Her cell phone vibrates on a table near by.] Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Phoebe, Leo and the Seer are walking down the stairs.] Phoebe: Leo, we need to get Paige away from Kyle before she ends up in a coma, too. Leo: You know, I just can't get over the fact that you were crazy enough to take the Seer out of the house. Phoebe: Well, I needed to find out if she was dating a madman, and I did, and she is. So please, Leo, you need to go get her. Leo: You know, you could've waited for me, and I could've taken her. Seer: I came back, didn't I? Leo: Because you need us. Phoebe: And because she likes us. Leo: Okay, are you two buddy-buddies starting to read each other? Seer: What are you afraid of, anyway? That I'm gonna tell her your dirty little secret? Leo: What makes you think I have any secrets? Phoebe: Hey, you guys, Paige is in danger. We have to get Piper out of magic school so we can get Paige out of Kyle's apartment, please. Please. Leo: Okay. But don't go anywhere, and make sure these potions are near you, okay? (He hands her a potion.) She's no good to us dad. And don't make me come back and separate you. (Leo orbs out.) Phoebe: So, okay, so if the Avatars are bad, wouldn't it be safer for you just to stay a demon? Seer: You're wondering if hubby is wrong about the avatars. Phoebe: Yeah. I mean, is it possible that they're good? Is it really possible? Seer: It's a smart question, one I'm sure to answer for you once I get my lap pool and the ability to feel. Phoebe: Fine. But first you're gonna have to ID some of your demon buddies for me. [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Demons walk down some stairs holding torches.] Shapeshifter: We could be making a huge mistake here. Shouter Demon: We don't have a choice. (They approach a small volcano-like dirt mound with a blue light rising out of the top. Inside the blue light is swarming black dots that are bee-like. The Wizard demon holds his staff against the mound.) Wizard Demon: Lexonero bestia! Lexonero! (The blue light disappears and the bee-like dots are freed. They form into Zankou.) Zankou: Finally. Too bad The Source isn't still alive. I owe him for this. One of you was against freeing me. Who was it? Vulture Demon: It was me. I figured The Source incarcerated you for a reason, because you're too dangerous. Zankou: I like an honest demon. Now, where's The Seer? Shouter Demon: You know about...? Zankou: I could sense it all from my prison. I even know about the Avatars. Shouter Demon: The demonic forces await your word. Zankou: A legion won't get past the Charmed Ones. But a Shapeshifter might. Shapeshifter: I'm a shapeshifter. Zankou: Good. Good. Good. (Zankou reaches into the shapeshifter's chest and absorbs his powers. The shapeshifter is vanquished.) Now I'm one too. [Scene: Brody's Apartment. Piper and Leo are in the hallway. Brody opens the door.] Brody: Piper, Leo. Come in. (Paige comes out from the bedroom wearing one of Brody's shirts.) Paige: Hey, guys. What's up? Piper: (mumbles to Leo) Oh, so much for breaking it to her before it's too late. (to Paige) Uh, what's up is, uh, that, you know how Morris was looking into how maybe Sheridan... Tell 'em, Leo. Leo: Phoebe and Morris found Sheridan in a mental institution. She was in a coma, and we believe you put her there. Paige: Yeah. I actually know. Kyle told me. Piper: You know? And you're okay with this? Paige: Well, um, we all do things we're not proud of sometimes. Right, Leo? Leo: I think that's a little different. He sht an innocent. Brody: With a tranq-dart. Piper: Then put her in a coma. Paige: He did that to help. To help us. She was gonna expose us. Brody: Look, guys, it's just temporary. Okay? She's completely safe. And I will bring her out of it, right after the Avatar thrat's over with. Leo: After losing a chunk of her life? Paige: You of all people should understand the sacrifice. Whatever he's done is to try to help rid the world of evil. Leo: It appears to me that he's the evil, not the Avatars. Brody: What, are you insane? Of course they're evil. Leo, they klled my parents. Piper: Okay. Uh, this is gonna take a while to figure out. Why don't you get dressed so we can go. Paige: I'm not gonna go, Piper. I'm staying here. (Leo orbs out with Piper.) That went swimmingly. [Scene: Manor. Dining Room. Phoebe and the Seer are there. Phoebe is flipping through the Book of Shadows.] Seer: Okay. Furies. Toxic. Emphasis on "ick". Hate me. Oh, the Grimlocks. Emphasis on the "grim". Hate me. Phoebe: Okay, so what I'm gathering is pretty much every demon in this book hates you? Seer: Pretty much. Which is sad because they're my family. Well, I mean, it would be sad if I had feelings. Phoebe: Well, don't worry, I'm gonna put something in the spell about that. Seer: Thanks. You really care about what happens to me, don't you? Phoebe: Yeah, I do, I guess. Seer: That's nice. I like that. (They smile. Leo and Piper orb in.) Phoebe: Hey. Where's Paige? Piper: She stayed with Kyle. Phoebe: What? Even after you told her? Leo: We didn't get a chance to. Kyle bat us to the punch. Piper: And apparently she's okay with it. Phoebe: Yeah, well, you know what? I am not okay with it. Piper: Well, neither am I. But first things first. We need to get this little demon creature out of the house. Leo: We need to get the information about the Avatars so I can use it as leverage against the Elders. Seer: You know my terms. Piper: Your terms are ridiculous. Leo: Look, what if I personally guarantee you get what you want? Seer: Oh, I'm supposed to trust you now? Piper: What is with you two? Seer: Look, all I know is the Avatars are a powerful force, and your secret wapon is locked in here. (She points to her head.) Piper: Ugh! Phoebe, would you please speak to her? Phoebe: Okay. Remember how you said that you can sense that I care about you? Seer: Mm-hm. Phoebe: Well, I can sense that you care about me too. So, please, give me the information that we need. Seer: I can't tell you. But I can show you. (The Seer holds out her hands. Phoebe places her hands on top of the Seer's. Their hands glow. Phoebe smiles.) Piper: Phoebe? [Cut to Phoebe's Vision. Phoebe is waiting outside a school. An older Wyatt, an older Chris and a girl run over to her.] Wyatt: Hi, Aunt Phoebe. Phoebe: Hi, Wyatt. (to Chris) Hi, big guy. Girl: Mummy, mummy! (The girl hugs Phoebe and Phoebe picks her up.) Phoebe: Hi. What are you doing, my little lady bug? Girl: Mummy, Chris was scaring me about the demons again. Phoebe: Chris, it's not nice to tease. What did I tell you about the demons? They don't exist anymore. Not since the Avatars. [Cut to the Dining Room.] Piper: She's smiling, right? That's good. Seer: She's seeing Utopia. No demons. Beyond good and evil. (Suddenly, Phoebe receives a premonition. In the premonition, the Seer is trying to run from Zankou.) Zankou: You betrayed me. And now you pay. (Zankou vanquishes the Seer. The premonition ends.) Piper: What? What was it? What happened? Phoebe: I saw the most beautiful thing ever... And the most terrible. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Piper, Phoebe, Leo and the Seer walk into the parlor.] Seer: Now you know why I'm doing this. Phoebe: Yeah. With no demons in the future, you'd be extinct. Seer: If I even get to that future, which, if Zankou has his way, I won't. Leo: But let's just keep in mind that the future's volatile, okay? The choices me make, the things we do, could change it. What you saw may never happen. Phoebe: But if the good part of what I saw can happen, that would be great, because it was incredible. I was so happy and calm and peaceful, and my little girl. Oh, god, she was so cute. Seer: Yeah. Not normally big on the rug rats, but she was cute. Phoebe: Now I'm even more worried about Paige. Kyle wants to destroy something that could potentially be really great. Piper: Okay, hang on a second. We don't know any of this for sure, and even you made the Avatar future seem thrat. Seer: Well, duh. If I made it sound peachy, you wouldn't have helped me. The fact is, I didn't see anything thrat. How about you, Leo? (Leo doesn't say anything.) Piper: Okay, seriously, what is it with you two? Seer: Are you gonna tell her, or shall I? I told you I liked a challenge. So what's it gonna be? Leo: Look, apparently what she has seen, is that I know the Avatars are good, because I'm an Avatar. Piper: What? That's insane. What does that mean? Leo: That means I believe in what they want. A world beyond good and evil. Phoebe: Wait. Are you saying that you've been living in our house as an Avatar, and you haven't told us? Leo: Look, I'm the same old Leo. Piper: Only not. Is this how you went from psycho crazy guy to happy-happy guy? Because you became an Avatar? Leo: What changed for me was knowing that we could have this life that we always wanted. A life without demons, you know? They showed me this peaceful world. Happy, like Phoebe saw in her vision. Piper: The point is not happy. The point is, why didn't you tell me? Leo: Well, I couldn't tell you until you were ready. Everybody has to come to the truth in their own time. Piper: Okay, Leo, you know what? Don't guru-talk me, because you are in far too much trouble if you think... Seer: Okay. Guys, guys, can we just put this on hold for a second? Phoebe: She's right. This can wait. She can't. I've seen her vanquish, and we have to make her human right now. She held up her end of the deal. Now it's the Elders' turn. Leo: Okay, well, I can't exactly go to the Elders and say, "The Seer saw Utopia." They're not gonna believe me. Phoebe: No, but they'll believe me. (to the Seer) Piper's gonna help you get your stuff together for your new life. And if I were you, I'd go upstairs and get the dress that matches those earrings, because you're gonna look amazing in it. We'll be right back with the spell. (Leo orbs out with Phoebe.) [Cut to Magic School. Odin is there reading a book. Leo orbs in with Phoebe. Phoebe clears her throat. Odin looks up.] Odin: What is she doing here? Phoebe: I'm here to give you what you want. Odin: So. The Seer told you something. Leo: Yes. She told us that the Avatars' future is a Utopia. Odin: That's not possible. Phoebe: I've seen it. Odin: It's gonna take more than that. Phoebe: That's why I'm here to show it to you. (Phoebe holds out her hands. Odin places his hands on top of hers. He receives the Utopia vision.) Odin: It's not possible. This must be some sort of trick. Phoebe: You've seen the vision. Take your time sorting it out. But I will need that spell. Odin: But this might be all a sham. Phoebe: Then it's not the Seer's fault. She's just the messenger. But you do have to honour your end of the deal. [Scene: Manor. Hallway. Paige orbs in. Piper walks out of a room carrying a bag.] Piper: Oh. Hey. I'm glad you're here. I was worried about you. Paige: Oh, I was picking up some clothes. Piper: Oh. Well, if you're looking for your red winter jacket with the missing button, I, uh, gave it to the Seer. Paige: Why? Do demons feel cold? Piper: Except she won't be a demon anymore. Paige: So, the Seer told us something about the Avatars? Piper: Even better. Because of their shared power, she was able to give Phoebe her vision. Paige: How bad was it? Piper: That's the thing. According to Phoebe, it was good. Paige: And you're willing to believe a demon over Kyle. Piper: I don't believe one way or another. I'm just trying to keep an open mind. Paige: Piper, everything we know about them, everything, points to them being K*llers. Piper: Don't you think that maybe we should explore what they're all about just in case? Paige: Explore what? How about this. Why don't you explore? When you find something out, give me a call, because I'll be there to vanquish it with Kyle's potion. Okay? (Paige storms off.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. The Seer is looking at herself in the mirror wearing a pink dress. Piper walks in.] Piper: You know, I don't think Phoebe would mind throwing in some shoes. Seer: Oh. Thanks, but I won't need them. Soon as I'm human, I'm hoping your guy will orb me to Golden Gate Park and I can finally run through that grass. Piper: Have you thought of a name for yourself? Seer: Oh! It's Kyra. It always has been. It's just everyone calls me, uh, the Seer. Okay, honestly, now. How do I look? I've never worn anything so... fun. Piper: Kyra, you look great. Seer: Thanks. (Phoebe walks in.) Piper: Did you get the spell? Phoebe: Oh, Leo's got it. He's downstairs trying to convince Paige not to leave. Piper: Yeah, I know, I already tried. Um, look, we're kinda pushing it here. The demon could show up any minute, so... Phoebe: Maybe you should get the spell. Piper: Yeah. (Piper walks out of the attic.) Phoebe: Hey, you look really great. Seer: Sure you don't mind me borrowing it? Phoebe: No, not at all. Although I'm much more of a black kind of guy myself. I think it's a lot more appropriate for a funeral. Don't you, Kyra? Seer: Wait. How did you... (Phoebe grabs the Seer by the neck. She shapeshifts into Zankou.) Zankou: Hello, Sugar. Seer: Did I call you that ever? What I meant to say was, "Hello, swirling particles of scum." Zankou: You always were amusing. But still, I can't allow you to betray us all just to save your own ass. (He pushes her backwards and throws bee-like particles at her. She screams.) It's good to be back. (Leo orbs in with Phoebe. Zankou disappears. Piper walks in. The Seer is vanquished.) Piper: That wasn't you. Phoebe: That was the demon from my vision. Piper: We can't keep doing this. There's gotta be a better way. Phoebe: There is a better way. She showed it to me, and it was beautiful. I think I want to meet them. Leo: And I want you to, but I think you need a clear mind to do so, and I don't know that now's the right time. Piper: Now is the best time. Leo: You sure? Piper: We're sure. Call them. (Leo closes his eyes and concentrates. The Avatars appear.) We're listening.	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x10 - Witchness Protection"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Mark Wilding Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 7, Episode 11 Episode Number: 145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper and Leo are there making breakfast.] Leo: I don't know what more proof you need. You told me yourself it sounds great. Piper: It does. Leo: So, what's the problem? Piper: Burning toast. Leo: What? Piper: The toast, it's burning. (Leo goes over to the smoking toaster.) Now, see, there's a question. Your Avatar friends are promising this big, bright future. Um, will there be burning toast? Leo: Piper, be serious. Piper: I am. You know, they say they're gonna rid the world of evil, bring about a better way. What else are they gonna get rid of? Leo: Nothing else. We had this conversation. Piper: Yeah, I know, but... Leo: You talked to the other Avatars, they answered all your questions. Piper: Still, I... Leo: What more do you need to know? Piper: Well, if you'd let me finish a damn sentence, I'd tell ya. Look, the more I think about the whole thing, the more it worries me. No, save the pitch. I've heard it. And I'm not saying it doesn't sound great. Obviously it does, especially after everything we've been through. But... Leo: But? Piper: But it's a huge decision. I mean, it's one thing to save the world from evil every week. It's another thing entirely to change the world just because we can. I mean, isn't that a little cocky? Leo: No. In this case, it's a leap of faith. One that I'm willing to fight for because I have faith in the Avatars. Piper: Yeah, but not everyone else has reached your level of faith yet. (Leo hears something.) Leo: Is that the front door? Piper: Phoebe? Paige? (They walk into the foyer and notice the front door wide open.) That's odd. Did you leave that open? Leo: No, I orbed in. (Kyle walks in behind them.) Kyle: You son of a bitch! (He throws the Avatar potion at Leo and it freezes in mid air.) Leo: That was close. (He notices Piper's also frozen. Alpha and Beta appear.) Alpha: Too close. That's the second time he's tried to kll you, Leo. We need to do something about this. Leo: All right, well, I'm not gonna do anything until you unfreeze Piper. I can't keep lying to her. (Piper unfreezes.) Piper: Watch out! What are they doing here? Beta: Saving his life. This vial contains an ancient potion that kills Avatars, Piper. Which means that someone must have told Agent Brody that Leo is one of us now. Leo: Paige. Piper: All right, what do you want from me? I'll kll her later. Alpha: Make no mistake, Piper, this is a serious matter. One that demands our immediate attention. If one of use were to die, it could weaken the collective to the point where we might not be able to implement the change. Piper: You know, well, maybe you should have thought of that before you klled Brody's parents. Leo: Piper. Piper: What? That's why he views them as a thrat. That's what he thinks happened. Alpha: Do you view us as a thrat, Piper? Piper: Actually, I'm still working on that one. Beta: We didn't kll his parents. That's not what we're about. Alpha: She'll discover what we're about in her own time as Phoebe already has. But we are running out of time. Agent Brody is not the only problem that we face. Even as we speak, the demon Zankou is mobilising the Underworld to try and stop us as well. (Alpha takes the vial from mid air.) If you truly desire a life beyond good and evil, Piper... we're going to need your help... which means you'll need to decide quickly. (The Avatars disappear. Kyle unfreezes.) Kyle: What happened, huh? What'd you do? Piper: Kyle, wait, listen to me. Kyle: No, you don't understand! That was the last potion! You have no idea what you just did. Piper: Okay, so you see why I'm having a little problem with the faith thing, right? Paige! (Paige orbs in holding a bag of groceries.) Paige: What? What's going on? Piper: Oh, you know, nothing. Your boyfriend tried to kll my husband. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Continued from before.] Paige: I don't know what happened. I told Kyle you were an Avatar at breakfast. He seemed okay with it. Piper: Yeah, well, you should have warned us you were gonna tell him. Paige: I would have if I would have known what he was gonna do. Not that I can blame him. Leo: Excuse me? Paige: I mean, not the whole klling thing, obviously. But his parents were klled by the Avatars. Leo: The Avatars weren't responsible for that. Paige: How do you know? Were you there, Leo? Leo: No, I wasn't, but now that I'm an Avatar, I can tell you they wouldn't do that because it goes against everything they believe in. Paige: Well, Kyle thinks otherwise, and he happened to be there. Piper: Paige, in all fairness, he was only five years old. Who knows what really happened? Paige: Why don't you try to convince him of that? (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Talking about Kyle, I assume? I just called him looking for you. He gave me an earful. You okay? Leo: Yeah. Piper: Good thing Kyle is out of potions. Phoebe: It still doesn't solve his problem. And until somebody does... I would assume that you're not gonna go along with the Avatars, right? Paige: What do you have up your sleeve? Phoebe: Well, I was just thinking, remember how Leo sent you back to find out what really happened to your parents? Paige: Yeah. Piper: Well, maybe we could do the same thing for Kyle and help him move on. Paige: Okay, but what if Kyle sees that they really did kll his parents? Phoebe: Well, if that's the case, then we'll kll the Avatars and help him move on that way. The sooner we help Kyle find out the truth, the sooner we can all move on. Piper: Move on to what? Phoebe: The future the Avatars promised us. The one I saw in my vision. Piper: Okay, but Phoebe, we all didn't see that. Phoebe: Yes, but you could if you and I swap powers. Piper: What? Phoebe: It would just be for a little while. Just long enough for you to see the vision for yourself. I promise you, it's beautiful. Piper: Okay, look, if the Avatars are exonerated, and I see what Phoebe saw, then we'll talk about it. (Phoebe looks at Paige.) Paige: Fine, I'll talk too. [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Zankou is standing in front of a fre pit, meditating. A group of demons stand nearby.] Laygan: Zankou, hi, sorry to disturb you. Zankou: What is it? Laygan: Well, we were just wondering, and I mean all of us, not just myself, when things were gonna move along. Seeing as how the Avatars are so close to wiping us off the face of the Earth and all. Zankou: The Avatars are not the problem. Laygan: Not the problem? Well, we unleashed you to save us from them, and now they're not the problem? I'm a little confused. Zankou: Would you like me to elaborate? Laygan: Yes, please. (Zankou hits him in the face and he falls into the group of demons.) Zankou: We can't stop the Avatars. We might be able to stop the Charmed Ones before they join forces with them. If we can do that... then the Avatars won't have the power they need in order to remake the world and eliminate us. Laygan: Destroying the Charmed Ones, it always sounds easy. Many have tried. No one's succeeded. Zankou: There's a first time for everything. Besides, I never had the opportunity to go up against them before. I sense... the chance is near. [Scene: Kyle's Apartment. Paige and Kyle are there.] Paige: Are you trying to get yourself klled? 'Cause, you know, that's what easily could have happened. Kyle: Yeah, it was a chance I had to take. You kll one Avatar, it weakens them all. They're connected. Paige: Kyle, you tried to kll Leo! Kyle: I don't care. Paige: I do, and if you actually cared about me, maybe you would too. Kyle: Now, see, don't lay that on me. Paige: Don't lay what on you? He's my brother-in-law. He matters to me. Kyle: Yeah, my parents mattered to me too! Paige: Okay. Even if the Avatars did kll them, Leo wasn't there. How can you even hold him responsible? Kyle: It was the only way I could get to 'em. Paige: So you would kll somebody who's innocent to exact revenge on whoever klled your parents. Gee, that makes you a whole lot better than those Kllers. Kyle: Look, I know who klled my parents. Paige: Do you? You sure? Kyle: I'm sure. Paige: You won't mind proving it? Kyle: What are you talking about? Paige: I'm talking about getting you past this, finding out who really did this. Are you interested? Kyle: Yeah. Paige: Good. Then you won't mind going on a little trip with me. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Phoebe are there. Phoebe is flipping through the Book of Shadows.] Phoebe: I know the power switching spell is in here somewhere. We're used it before. Piper: Yeah, and if I remember correctly, didn't it bite us in the ass? (Phoebe gives her a look.) I'm just saying. (Leo orbs in.) Leo: All right. As long as Kyle is willing, the Avatars said they'd send him back to the past. Phoebe: They've got the easy part. They should try dealing with a stubborn sister in the present. Piper: So I'm having second thoughts, sue me. Phoebe: I'm telling you, it's well worth the risk for you to see what I saw. Imagine a future with no demons, a future where we're all free, where our kids get to grow up happy and have normal lives? I mean, it's what we're always dreamed of. Piper, it's what you've always dreamed of. Piper: And you got all that from one vision? Phoebe: Actually, I did. (Leo smiles at her.) Piper: What are you smiling at? Leo: Nothing. (Paige and Kyle walk in.) Paige: Okay, we're ready. Phoebe: Good, I'm glad. And you will be too. Kyle: We'll see. Leo: All right, let me explain how this is gonna work. Kyle: Hold it. He's doing this? Piper: Uh, yeah. Is there a problem? Kyle: Yeah. How do I know he and the Avatars aren't gonna change the past? Make it look like they want it to. Leo: We can't change the past. Nor would we want to. Besides, you'll know if it's been messed with. It's your past. Kyle: And I've got the word of an Avatar on this? No way. Paige: Kyle, please, we have to do this. It's the only way we're ever gonna find out the truth, right? Kyle: All right. What do I do? Leo: Close your eyes. (He does so.) Concentrate on the day. See it. Paige: How do we get back? Leo: He'll get back when he finds the truth. (Leo waves his hands and a vortex opens in the room. Paige and Kyle hold hands and are sucked into the vortex. The vortex disappears.) Piper: Now what? Phoebe: Now we work on you. [Cut to a subway. The vortex opens and Paige and Kyle walk out.] Paige: You okay? (They walk up the stairs.) Kyle: Yeah. Still not used to this time travel stuff. (He looks around.) Oh my god. (There are Christmas decorations tied up on buildings and lampposts.) Wait a minute, something's not right. Paige: What? What's not right? (Kyle steps onto the street and a car slams on his breaks.) Kyle: Come on! Driver: Hey, buddy, watch it, huh? Paige: Where are you going? (Kyle goes to a newsstand and picks up a paper.) Kyle: December 28th, 1981. Paige: Isn't that the date? Kyle: Yeah. This isn't where it happened. This isn't where they died. Paige: You sure? Kyle: Yeah, of course I'm sure. They died in a warehouse near JFK, at 7:52 at night. I checked the coroner's report. This is Columbia University. This is where they taught. Paige: Maybe we're starting here for another reason. Kyle: The Avatars want me to miss seeing it. That's not gonna happen. We need to get to the airport. Hey, taxi! (Paige notices an advertisement on the top of the taxi.) Paige: Cool, Raiders of the Lost Ark. I always wanted to see that. (Kyle walks off. Paige follows.) Christmas in New York, nothing like it, right? Kyle: I think it's the first one I remember. Paige: What'd you get for Christmas? Kyle: Uh, a bunch of books, snow globe, Rubik's Cube. Paige: You must have been a smart boy to handle that. Kyle: I like puzzles. Hey, taxi! (The taxi stops across the street. Kyle and Paige walk over to it. A woman gets out.) Woman: (to inside the car) Come on. (Kyle looks at her and she looks back at him. They recognise each other. The woman faints and Kyle catches her.) Boy: (from inside the car) Mum? Mummy. Kyle: It's okay, son. She's all right. She just fainted. You wanna get your jacket. Paige: Do you know who she is? Kyle: Yeah. That's my mum. (The boy gets out of the car.) Which makes him... Paige: You. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Phoebe are there. Phoebe is looking through the Book of Shadows.] Phoebe: Found it! You ready? Piper: Uh, what if Zankou shows up? What are we gonna do then? Phoebe: Well, then I blow him up. We'll still have our powers, just in different bodies. Piper: What if that doesn't work? What if we need Paige too? Phoebe: Why are you procrastinating? What are you afraid of? Piper: Honestly, a lot of things, actually. I mean, even if this works, we're still talking about remaking the world as we know it. And frankly, that makes me a little nervous. Phoebe: I promise you, you will not be nervous once you see what I saw. Trust me. Piper, Phoebe: "What's mine is yours, what's yours is mine, I offer up my gift to share, switch our powers through the air." (Magical lights rise out of them and swirl around. Zankou appears and powers up some energy balls. The girls dive for cover as he throws them. The magical lights fly out the window.) Phoebe: Uh-oh. [Cut to outside. One lot of magical lights fly over to a man sitting in a car and enters him. The other lot enters a woman standing in front of her house.] [Cut to the Attic.] Zankou: Where's the third one? Phoebe: Uh, you know what? We're not really sure. So why don't you just come back later, okay? Zankou: Nah. (Leo orbs in and zaps Zankou from behind. Zankou flames out.) Leo: What happened? Why didn't you fre back? Piper: Go ahead, tell him. Phoebe: We sort of lost our powers. [Scene: Manor. Piper, Phoebe and Leo are walking down the stairs.] Phoebe: Maybe we should try calling for our powers. Piper: We already tried that. Phoebe: Maybe we should try again. Leo: Piper, where are you going? Piper: The powers went out the window, didn't they? Leo: So you expect to find them laying around on the front lawn? Piper: Don't get smart with me, mister. This was not my idea. Phoebe: I said I was sorry. I was just trying to get you to see what I saw. Piper: And now I can see that we are going to die. I don't need your powers for that. Leo: Maybe you should try scrying for them. Piper: Why would that work? Leo: Because they're alive. They still exist somewhere. Phoebe: Somewhere? Somewhere, where, like in people? Leo: Two very surprised people. Piper: Oh, we gotta get Paige back here before Zankou attcks again. Leo: We can't. After they find out who klled Kyle's parents. Phoebe: How did he know to attck us right when we were about to switch powers? Leo: He must have sensed you were vulnerable. Phoebe: Now I know why the Source locked him up. Piper: You need to take the kids to Magic School right away. Leo: And leave you alone without powers? Piper: You have to, there's no other option. We'll call you if we need you. But you gotta get them out of here. (Leo orbs out.) And we need to find our powers. (They hear a noise outside. Piper opens the door and sees small explsin inside the house across the road.) I think I just found mine. Phoebe: I'm going to find my powers. [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Zankou is there meditating in front of a fre pit.] Zankou: One of them's found her powers already, which means the other one will as well. Laygan: Does that mean we've missed our chance? Zankou: Not necessarily. Laygan: With all do respect, you said you knew when the Charmed Ones would be at their most vulnerable. Zankou: They were vulnerable. I sensed it. I just didn't anticipate the Elder coming to their rescue. Laygan: Maybe we should rethink things a little, maybe go after the Avatars instead. Zankou: With their powers we wouldn't stand a chance. Laygan: Some of us think we would. (Zankou throws energy balls at the group of demons standing near by, vanquishing them.) Zankou: Now they don't think that. Laygan: If you're still going after the witches, how do we get past the Elder? Zankou: By letting the other Elders know he's not really one of them anymore. [Scene: 1981. Columbia University. Paige, Kyle, Ruth and Young Kyle are there. Kyle hands Ruth a glass of water.] Ruth: Thank you. Young Kyle: Is my mum gonna be okay? Kyle: She's gonna be fine. Paige: Is there anyone we can call for you? Husband maybe? (Kyle's dad, Jack, walks in.) Jack: There's no need. He's right here. Hey. Kyle: Dad... (They give him a look.) Dad... is that your dad? Paige: Careful. Jack: What's wrong? A TA told me you're sick. Ruth: No, I'm fine. I had a fainting spell. Jack: Fainting spell? Ruth: I was so startled. He's the spitting image of my father. Paige: Crazy coincidences, right? Jack: Well, either way, thanks a lot for helping her out. I'm Jack, Jack Brody. (Kyle and Jack shake hands.) Paige: This is Kevin, Kevin Matthews, and I am Paige. And we're late for a movie. Jack: Oh, what are you gonna see? Kyle: Um... Paige: Raiders of the Lost Ark. Young Kyle: Cool. Can I go with? Ruth: No, you can't go with. You're too little. Kyle: Trust me, though. You're gonna love it. (The phone rings.) Jack: Oh, just give me a second. (Jack answers the phone.) Kyle: (to Young Kyle) You get this for Christmas? Young Kyle: Yep. Ruth: He loves reading about the Egyptian kings and queens. What's your favourite story, Kyle? Kyle, Little Kyle: The Mummy's Curse. Little Kyle: Owe me a soda. (Ruth gives him a look.) Kyle: I'm sure it's every kid's favourite story. My folks used to read it to me all the time. Ruth: Well, you have good parents. Kyle: Yeah. Paige: All right, then, Kevin, we should really be going. (Jack hangs up the phone.) Jack: We should too. That was customs. The manifest for the Cairo shipment is missing. They're gonna destroy the shipment unless we get down there and identify them. Ruth: They can't just destroy them. Jack: Apparently they can and will. So sorry to have to cut this short. Ruth: I hope we see you again soon. Kyle: Yeah, yeah, me too. Paige: Okay then, bye all. (Paige and Kyle leave the University.) Paige: What are you thinking? Kyle: I'm sorry, all right? I just thought it would be easier than this. Paige: You have to be careful. You can't risk changing the past. Kyle: Look, you said yourself that there's a reason why I came here first. Paige: That's not the reason. We came to see who klled them, not to save them. Kyle: All my life I just used to think that if I could just talk to my parents one more time, five minutes, even that would be enough. I don't know, I don't think I can just sit back and watch my parents die. Paige: You don't have a choice. We can't change the past. [Scene: Outside an apartment building. A woman is up on the balcony throwing clothes over to a man on the street.] Man: Oh, no, honey. No, don't. I... Look, baby, you gotta believe me. I did not hire a private eye to follow you. Woman: Liar! Man: Honey, you gotta believe me. (Phoebe pulls up in her car.) Wait, I'm the liar? You're the one having the affairs! Woman: Well, how did you know about them, huh? Man: I told you already. I don't know how. I just... I just saw it in my head. Woman: Well, now you can see your ass outta my life! Man: You're the one screwing around! (The man gets a premonition.) Phil? You slept with Phil too? (Phoebe walks up to him.) Oh my god, what is happening to me? Phoebe: I think I can explain. Man: Who are you? Phoebe: It doesn't matter. But I do know you've been seeing certain things, right, things that you can't explain? Man: Oh, no, no, no. Don't tell me you're sleeping with her too. Phoebe: No, of course not. I'm just here to help you. Man: Look, lady, no offence, but I don't think you can help me, okay? Oh, no, no, not the bowling trophy! (The woman throws the trophy over the balcony.) You broke my... (He gets another premonition.) Who the hell are you? Phoebe: Short version, I'm a witch. And you have my power of premonition. And if you don't come with me, you're probably gonna get klled by a demon. Got it? [Scene: On top of the Golden Gate Bridge. Zankou and two Elders are there. Zankou touches the air in front of him and his fingers spark.] Zankou: What's the matter? Don't trust me? Kheel: You said you had some information about the Avatars. We're listening. Zankou: Actually, I said I have information about one of the Avatars. A very special one. Sandra: He doesn't know anything. Let's go. Zankou: You know him actually. Very well too. Kheel: All right, who is it? Zankou: I believe his name is... Leo. Ring any Elder bells? Kheel: He's not an Avatar. Zankou: Sure, he is. He just doesn't want you to know it. Probably because he's planning on betraying you. But then again, I'm not one to gossip. I'm sure if you look back at it, it has to make a lot of sense, doesn't it? Kheel: You have any proof? Zankou: I saw his powers. More to the point, I... felt his powers. They made yours seem feeble. Sandra: Why are you telling us this now? What do you hope to gain? Zankou: My life... and those of my fellow demons. You see, the one thing you and I have in common is the Avatar's thrat. If they come to power, you will be out, and we will be gone. On the other hand, if you can deal with your little traitor... we might yet be able to save ourselves. Tick, tock. (Zankou flames out.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and the woman who has her power, Denise, is there.] Denise: Demons? What do you mean, demons? You mean they actually exist? Piper: Yes, Denise, they do, so I need my powers... Denise: Stay away from me! (She blows something up.) Why does that keep happening? Piper: It won't, if you just calm down a little and let me help you. Denise: Wait. You guys fight demons here all the time, don't you? Piper: Pretty much, why? Denise: See, I always thought that you threw wild parties, you know, things breaking, people screaming. I had no idea. Piper: Well, at least now you know why we never invited you. (Phoebe and the man who has her power walks in.) Phoebe: Found my... (Denise gasps and freezes them.) Piper: See, that's that other little power I was telling you about. Okay, so small gesture here. Nothing too hard. Don't wanna blow up the sister, okay? (Denise waves her hand a little bit and they unfreeze.) Phoebe: Power. Frozen? Piper: Yeah. Phoebe: Hi, I'm Phoebe, and you're... Denise: Really scared. Piper: Yeah, really, don't startle her. Ronnie: Ladies, what do you say we cut the chitchat and just fix this? Phoebe: You got it, Ronnie, let's do it. Denise: Wait, what exactly are you gonna do? Phoebe: Oh, just a little spell. You'll say it, we'll say it, everything should be back to normal. Piper: And then you can go home and never tell anyone ever, ever, ever about this, okay? Sounds good, huh? Phoebe: Gather around. Ronnie: Hold on, wait, wait, wait. What if say you wanted to use powers for something besides fighting demons? Like, uh, winning the lottery? Phoebe: No, my premonitions are bigger than that. Ronnie: What's bigger than winning the lottery? Denise: How about getting back at people who were really mean to you? Ever do that? Piper: No, no, 'cause that's under the category of personal gain and with the risk of exposure, those are really bad things in the witch world. Phoebe: Time's a-wastin'. Denise: No, no, no, I'm talking really mean. Like an ex-husband who clears out your savings account, runs off with his secretary and leaves you mortgaged to the hilt. Ronnie: You guys could get rich and get revenge on whoever you wanted. Phoebe: No, we couldn't. Denise: I don't believe you. Ronnie: Yeah, me neither. What do you say we get rich? Denise: Okay. Only if we can blow up my ex-husband afterwards. Ronnie: Sure. Phoebe: No, no. That would be personal gain and exposure, not to mention mrder. (Ronnie and Denise head for the door.) Piper: Hey, you can't leave! (Denise freezes them. They chuckle.) Ronnie: Oh, I think this is gonna be a lot of fun. (They leave.) [Scene: 1981. Airport. Loading Dock. Paige and Kyle are hiding behind some boxes. Jack, Ruth and Young Kyle walk in. A worker unpacks a box.] Jack: Whoa, whoa, whoa, you're gonna want to be extra careful with that one. Ruth: (to Young Kyle) Honey, this is gonna take a while. You want to go get a drink? Young Kyle: Mm-mmm. Ruth: No? (They open a wooden box and inside are the Avatar potions.) Agent: What's in these things? Jack: Well, I honestly don't know, but I can tell you what I think is in them. Kyle: (to Paige) They thought it was some sort of Egyptian healing balm. I went through the journals. They didn't know what they had unearthed, what it could do. They were completely innocent. Paige: So why did the Avatars kll them? Kyle: Because they knew what it could do. Paige: Are there any other vials? Kyle: No. They all got destroyed. Paige: When? Kyle: You'll see. (Young Kyle sees them.) Young Kyle: What are you guys doing here? Paige: Oh, actually, we're... Kyle: Can you keep a secret? (Young Kyle nods.) You know those imaginary friends of yours, the ones that watch over you? Young Kyle: How do you know about them? Kyle: How do you think we know? Young Kyle: Because you're them? Kyle: That's right. Here. (He sits Young Kyle on a barrel.) Now you got your own throne, just like King Tut. Paige: Can I talk to you for a second? (Paige and Kyle move away from him.) Don't you realise everything you say to him can change your past? Kyle: I'm not saying anything to him that he doesn't already know. Trust me. Paige: You can't keep him from going through this. Everything that you've gone through, your parents death, has made you who you are today. Don't you see that? He has to go through it. Otherwise, you won't. Ruth: Kyle? Where are you? Kyle: You better go. Young Kyle: Will you still be here? Kyle: Yeah. Go on, get outta here. Ruth: Honey? (Young Kyle runs off.) There you are. Want to go get that soda now? [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Phoebe are still frozen. Leo orbs in.] Leo: Piper? Phoebe? (They unfreeze.) Piper: Where'd they go? Phoebe: Hey. Leo: Where'd who go? Piper: Uh-oh. Phoebe: They froze us again. Piper: Apparently took off with out powers. Leo: Why didn't you stop them? Piper: Well, it's a little tough to do when you're frozen. Leo: Well, didn't you explain the risks? Demons, personal gain? Phoebe: Yeah. The demons, they were afraid of. Personal gain, not so much. Leo: Well, you need to find them. Piper: Yeah, thanks. Phoebe: Although, without our powers, I don't know how we'll convince them to give them back. (Phoebe starts scrying.) Piper: Well, we'll jump off that bridge when we get to it. (The Elders call Leo.) The Elders? Leo: Yeah, I don't know what they want. Piper: Do you think it's about Zankou? Leo: Could be. Or the Avatars. I'll be right back. (He orbs out. The crystal points to a place on the map but outside the San Francisco area.) Phoebe: Whoa, that's weird. That's never happened before. (Piper turns over the map.) Piper: Lake Tahoe? [Scene: A Casino. Ronnie and Denise are playing Craps and winning.] Stickman: We have another winner! (Everyone cheers. A waitress brings Ronnie a drink. He hands it to Denise.) Ronnie: Here you go, babe. (to waitress) Keep 'em coming. I feel kind of bad we haven't had a chance to blow up your ex yet. Denise: Oh, that's okay. We can do it tomorrow. Ronnie: All right. (He picks up the dice and gets a premonition of the results of the next roll.) Ten thousand dollar hard eight. Yo, stickman, give me the horn. Stickman: You got it. (Ronnie throws the dice.) Eight the hard way! (Everyone cheers. Piper and Phoebe show up.) Piper: All right, that was your last roll, Diamond Jim. Denise: What are you doing here? Piper: Come on, let's go. Fun is over. Ronnie: Fun's just getting started. Unless you want Denise here to put the whammy on you again. Piper: She wouldn't dare, not in front of these people. Denise: Wanna try me? Piper: Oh, sure, now she's fearless. Phoebe: Okay, I'll make you a deal. You try to get one more premonition, then afterwards, if you don't want to come with us, you can have our powers. Piper: Uh, Phoebe... Phoebe: I know what I'm doing. What do you say? Ronnie: Will it win me a bunch more money? Phoebe: Not a cent. But I guarantee you what you see will offer you more than this casino. (They walk into a back room.) Okay, I need you to close your eyes and clear your head. Piper: What are you gonna do? Phoebe: I'm gonna try to get him to see what I've been trying to get you to see. Piper: How the hell are you gonna do that with no powers? Phoebe: I saw it, didn't I? Okay, give me your hand. I'm gonna walk you through this, okay? (He holds her hands.) Close your eyes and picture an elementary school... outside, lots of happy kids. Can you see it? (Ronnie receives the premonition.) Ronnie: Aunt Phoebe? Phoebe: Yeah, that's it. Stay with it. There's Wyatt and Chris and a little girl. Denise: What's he seeing? Piper: Believe me, I wish I knew. Ronnie: Is that real? Phoebe: It can be... if we get our powers back. (He smiles and nods.) [Scene: Top of the Golden Gate Bridge. Leo and five Elders are there.] Kheel: All right, Leo, for the last time, are you or are you not an Avatar? Leo: I'm just someone who wants peace. Isn't that what you want too? Sandra: Please, Leo, the truth! Leo: All right. Yes, I'm an Avatar. But they're not a thrat. They seek what we seek. Kheel: What, the destruction of everything we hold dear? Leo: No, a world without good and evil. Without conflict. Sandra: It's not possible. Leo: It is if we have the courage to change, to evolve. Kheel: Evolution takes centuries. Millennia, even. It cannot happen overnight. It must be earned. Leo: I think we've earned it. Sandra: We can't let you go through with this, Leo. Leo: I already have. Kheel: So be it. (Kheel nods and a female Elder sht electricity at Leo. He's not really affected. They then all sht electricity at him and he falls backward. He groans in pain as they continue to electrocute him. They stop, a little confused.) How'd you... You should be dad. Leo: I would have been if I were still an Elder. Face it. The fate of the world is no longer in your hands. (The Elders orb out.) [Scene: Manor. Piper, Phoebe, Ronnie and Denise walk in through the front door.] Phoebe: We'll get the spell. (Zankou walks out of the living room.) Zankou: I wouldn't bother with that if I were you. Piper: Leo! Zankou: I wouldn't bother with him either. Something tells me he's not coming to your rescue this time. (He throws an energy ball at them.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Continued from before. The energy balls heads directly for them and they duck.] Denise: We're gonna die! Piper: No, no, you're gonna be fine. Remember what I told you. (Zankou continues throwing energy balls.) Ronnie: (to Phoebe) He's bad. Phoebe: Yes. You should be able to sense the next energy... Ronnie: Get down! (Phoebe and Ronnie duck.) Phoebe: That was very good. Ronnie: Thank you. (Zankou goes to throw an energy ball at Piper. Denise tries to blow him up but only causes a little blast, but enough to knock him down.) Piper: Nice job. Denise: Did I kll him? Piper: Not quite. But we'll take what we can get. Leo! (Zankou groans.) Zankou: Leo is still alive. Looks like the Avatar is more powerful than I thought. Which means we're all in trouble. (Zankou flames out. Leo orbs in. His clothes are all torn.) Leo: You guys all right? Phoebe: Yeah, thanks to these two. Piper: You on the other hand... Leo: I'll be fine. Piper: What happened to you? I thought you went to see the Elders. Leo: I did. We need to talk. [Scene: 1981. Airport Warehouse. Paige and Kyle are hiding behind some boxes. Jack and Ruth are examining some items. Kyle looks at the clock. It's 7:52.] Kyle: It's time. (A fireball hits the customs officer who is holding the box of Avatar potions. The potions drop on the floor and break. A demon is standing near by. Two more smoke in.) Demons. (One demon sab Ruth in the chest.) Jack: Ruth! No! (The other demon sab Jack from behind. Another customs officer pulls out his gn and sh*t at the first demon. The demon throws a fireball at him.) Demon #1: We needed those potions. Demon #2: I told you we should have waited. Demon #3: How will we protect ourselves? Demon #1: We won't. (They smoke out. Paige and Kyle come out from behind the boxes.) Paige: I'm so sorry. I had no idea. Kyle: Neither did I. I never really saw what happened. I thought I did, but I just assumed it was the Avatars because of the vials. Paige: At least now we know it wasn't them. Kyle: It doesn't help. (Young Kyle walks in.) Young Kyle: Mum? Dad? (He sees his parents on the ground and runs over to them.) Daddy! Daddy. No, please. (He sees a vial in his dad's hand and takes it. Kyle kneels beside Young Kyle.) Kyle: Kyle, look at me. Kyle. You're gonna be okay. We're gonna get through this, all right? Promise. (They hug.) Paige: We have to go. (Kyle sees an unbroken vial laying on the ground near by.) [Scene: Manor. Piper and Phoebe are there. Phoebe is sweeping. Piper blows up a lamp.] Phoebe: Hey, do you mind? Piper: Sorry, just checking. Phoebe: Oh, it's okay. I never liked that lamp anyway. Piper: I don't know how much good having our powers back is gonna do anyway. They didn't phase Zankou. Phoebe: Zankou. How do they come up with these names? Piper: After all these years, you ask now? Well, at least Denise and Ronnie get to go back to their normal lives. Phoebe: Did Leo use the memory dust on them? Piper: Yeah. Although, it's kind of a shame considering everything they went through. I mean, Ronnie got to see a better future. Phoebe: Yeah. Too bad you didn't get to see the future that Ronnie saw. Piper: I don't think I need to. I mean, I saw how just one glimpse changed that man forever. And the fact that the Avatars aren't Kllers helps a bit. That's enough for me. Phoebe: Really? Piper: It's worth a sh*t. It's gotta be better than cleaning up after demons all the time. (Paige walks down the stairs.) Paige: I agree. I've been thinking about it, and I'm ready to try too. Because I'm tired of all of... this. Phoebe: How's Kyle doing? Paige: He's pretty devastated, you know. But I think eventually he'll be okay. I mean, you have to be. It's Utopia, right? [Scene: Kyle's Apartment. Kyle opens a metal case. He pulls out an Avatar vanquishing potion from his jacket and puts it in the case.]	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x11 - Ordinary Witches"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Cameron Litvack Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 7, Episode 12 Episode Number: 146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Attic. Paige is at the Book of Shadows writing something down. Kyle knocks at the door and walks in.] Kyle: Hey. I let myself in, if that's okay? Paige: Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Sure. (She walks over to him.) Of course. Hey. (She gives him a quick kiss.) Kyle: Hey. Paige: How are you? (She walks over to the potion table.) Kyle: So, uh, what's going on here? Paige: Just scrambling. We've been on quite a roll knocking off these demons, thanks to the Avatars. Kyle: The Avatars. Paige: Yeah. They've been great helping us find these demons. Can't pick 'em off fast enough. Kyle: I guess that's why you haven't returned any of my phone calls? Paige: I'm sorry, I just assumed that you knew. Kyle: Knew what? Paige: Well, that I was helping them. Kyle: Creating Utopia. Right. Paige: Is that a bad thing? (He gives her a look.) Look, I thought when we figured out they didn't kll your parents... Kyle: Look, it still doesn't mean they're still not a thrat, Paige. Paige: Come on. Kyle: It doesn't change the ten years I spent learning who they really are, or why people fought them off for thousands of years before us. Paige: Haven't we been over this? Kyle: Obviously not enough. Paige: Actually, you know what, Kyle? I think we have. I'm sorry that you don't or won't understand. But my sisters and I, we actually do. Everything... Everything the Avatars have said or done has been totally legit. They didn't force this on us. It's something we really want for everybody. Kyle: All right. All right. So how's this gonna happen? The change, I mean. Paige: Well, they, uh... They're gonna help us write a spell. Kyle: What kind of spell? Paige: I don't know yet. Kyle: You don't know? They're getting you to remake the freakin' world and you don't know? Paige: I've been a little busy. Kyle: Well, it's kind of a fundamental question to ask, don't you think? Paige: I think it's more important to get rid of as many demons as possible. Kyle: Well, did you at least check with the Elders? Paige: No. I don't think they would understand. (She kisses him.) If you'll excuse me, I have one more demon to go after. Okay? (She orbs out. Kyle starts flipping through the Book of Shadows.) Kyle: Come on. Elders, Elders, Elders. (He finds the page on Elders in the Book. He closes his eyes.) I beg you, if you can hear me. I can help you stop the Avatars. I still have a vanquishing potion. (Suddenly, he gets sucked into the floor and appears in Zankou's cave.) Are you an Elder? Zankou: Hardly. Opening Credits [Scene: Zankou's Cave. Continued from before.] Zankou: You said something about a vanquishing potion. Kyle: How'd you know about that? Zankou: That's why I needed to bring you down here. Laygan: We intercepted your little cry for help. (Zankou gives him a look.) Sorry, Zankou. Zankou: About the potion... Kyle: Yeah. Look, it won't, it won't kll you. Not unless you're an Avatar. Zankou: Which is exactly why I want it. See, you and I have a lot in common. We both wish to stop what they're trying to do. We both desire to keep things as they are, yes? In order to do that, we're going to have to work together. With the Avatars' help, the Charmed Ones are decimating our ranks. We must stop them before they find us too. Kyle: I'm not helping you hurt the sisters. Zankou: I don't wanna harm them. Laygan: At least not yet. I mean, uh, we need them to help stop the Avatars, right? Zankou: Remind me why I tolerate you again? Laygan: Because you're running low on demons? Kyle: Look, I don't know what you guys are getting at, but you got the wrong idea here. I'm not gonna help you. I can't. I won't. I mean, you're demons. Zankou: Yes. Yes we are. Which makes us, for better or worse, fundamental to the Grand Design. It keeps things in balance. It gives the necessary contrast to all that you covet, to all that is good. And therein lies our mutual problem. You see, without the one, there can't be the other. Without evil, there can be no good. That is why I think you want to stop the Avatars just as much as I do. Kyle: Okay. How? Zankou: Your potion can kll one of them, which might just weaken the rest enough for us to kll them. The problem is the Avatars have insulated themselves now. Only the sisters can get to them, and only you can reach the sisters. Kyle: I'm not going after Leo again. Paige'll kll me. Zankou: He's not the only Avatar. Kyle: Still, they're never gonna let me use the potion on any of them. Laygan: Well, we can help that. Zankou: If we work together. Kyle: I can't. (Zankou walks over to him.) Zankou: You will. (Zankou flames out.) [Scene: Magic School. Paige, Alpha and Gamma are there. Paige is sitting at a desk. Gamma carries a book over to her.] Gamma: The problem is his powers go beyond the physical. Zankou has the gift of prescience as well. He anticipates where we'll be looking for him next. Paige: Yeah, but on the other hand, we've already got most of the high-level demons. Isn't that enough? Alpha: No. We shouldn't go through with this until we can find him. Gamma: Although we might not have a choice. The planetary alignment is correct for the change. The longer we wait... Alpha: We still have time. We must keep looking. Paige: Why? You said yourself we're not going to be able to knock off all of the demons beforehand. There will be others. Alpha: But Zankou poses a unique thrat. One that could bring enough conflict into Utopia to undermine it. And he's determined to do everything in his power to stop us. Paige: He's not the only one. Um, just out of curiosity, the spell that we're gonna cast, what exactly does it do? Unless, they don't want us to know. Gamma: We have nothing to hide, Paige. Paige: Then I'm all ears. Alpha: The spell will put everyone to sleep. But only for a few hours. Just long enough to erase the mindset of duality. Of good and evil. Gamma: To allow the original design, that which every human being has imprinted in their hearts, to take hold. Alpha: Utopia. Paige: So we go to sleep too? Phoebe's Voice: Hello? Anybody home? (Paige walks into the hall. Piper, Phoebe and Leo are there.) Paige: Yeah, it's about time. Phoebe: We weren't gone that long. Besides, we must have vanquished, like, what, six or seven upper-level demons. Piper: And a bunch of other disgusting things. (Piper wipes some green goo off her body.) Leo: Grimlock eggs. Piper: Disgusting! Phoebe: Doesn't matter, 'cause after tomorrow, we won't have to do this anymore. We're done. Alpha: We still have to find Zankou first. Leo: What if we can't? Paige: Then we, unlike the rest of the world, will not be taking a catnap. Piper: Catnap? What do you mean? Paige: A little something they neglected to tell us. Alpha: It's just the mechanics of how the spell works. To put people to sleep so that the transformation can occur. Paige: Well, I for one, am damn well not going to be taking a nap. Phoebe: Paige, what's going on? Paige: I wanna make sure we've really thought this out. Piper: Well, we've had this conversation about a dozen times. I mean, there's only so much we can know, the rest is a leap of faith. One I thought we were all ready for. Alpha: If it helps, Paige, we never intended that you or your sisters would join the others until much later. Paige: Why? Leo: Because there'll still be straggler demons. The ones that live and walk among us. Gamma: Ones you'll nevertheless need to vanquish though, so that conflict doesn't seep back in. Phoebe: So we still have to fight demons? Gamma: They'll be easy to spot while others are asleep, because they won't be. Alpha: But it shouldn't take long. And it will be up to you to decide when you're ready to make the change. Phoebe: (to Paige) You okay with that? Paige: Yeah. Yeah, I guess so. Leo: What about Zankou? Piper: I think I know how to find him. Phoebe: (to Leo) Will you give me a lift home? I wanna make sure I get my last column in. Paige: Last column? Phoebe: Well, yeah. How much advice can a world with no conflict need? I may be out of a job. Paige: You okay with that? Phoebe: I've got better things to look forward to. (Leo orbs out with Phoebe.) [Scene: Zankou's Cave. Three demons smoke in.] Demon #1: What are we doing here? Kyle: mrder! (Kyle runs over and grabs one of the demons.) Demon #1: Let go of me! Let go! Demon #2: What is this? Demon #1: This is his revenge. (Demon #1 morphs into Zankou.) Demon #2: Zankou. (Zankou throws fireballs at the demons and vanquishes them.) Zankou: They were the ones who klled your parents, weren't they? The ones who really did it? You owe me for doing something you could not have done without me. And you will repay me by doing something I can't do without you. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe is in her office throwing letters in the trash. Elise walks in.] Elise: Are you leaving us? Phoebe: I'm sorry? Elise: (reads from a clipboard) "The grass is greener." Kind of a goodbye column, isn't it? Phoebe: No, not necessarily. Elise: Phoebe, I've been doing this a long time. I know how to read between the lines. Come on, talk to me. Phoebe: It's just that things change. You know what I mean? Life changes. Elise: Don't you like your job anymore? Phoebe: Of course I do, Elise. I love my job. You know that. Elise: But? Phoebe: But like I said, things change. For the better though, you'll see. Elise: No, I don't understand. Phoebe: Um, okay. Have you ever gone through a period in your life where all you can think about, all you wanna do, is just get away from it? Elise: When I was married to my ex, James L. Connors. What a schmuck. Phoebe: Okay. And you were able to move on from him, right? Rebuild your life. Even though, at the time, you probably thought you couldn't. Elise: Yeah. Phoebe: Well, it's the same thing. That's what I'm talking about. One door closes and another one opens. Sometimes you just have to take that leap of faith. Elise: Phoebe, I don't... Phoebe: I promise you, Elise, this is gonna be great for everyone. Otherwise I wouldn't be doing it. Elise: Do what? Phoebe: I gotta go. Elise: No. Wait! But you... (Phoebe hugs her.) Phoebe: Thank you, Elise. Thank you for everything you've done for me. (She walks out of her office.) Goodbye, all of my dear, beautiful friends. I will see you tomorrow when a bright new sunshiny day begins. Michelle, you are the best. Donald. Donald, I gotta tell you, you... you are the man. Greg. I've... Well, we never really liked each other, did we? (Greg shakes his head.) Oh, well, that'll all change. Until tomorrow, everyone! Ta-ta! (She leaves.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Paige are there. Piper is looking at the Book of Shadows. Paige is sitting on the couch.] Piper: I was thinking if we adjust the tracking spell we used to find the Source, it might work on Zankou, considering they were working so closely. Paige? Are you listening? Paige: Yeah, that sounds great. Piper: Well, it would if you were listening to me. (Paige gets up.) Paige: I'm sorry, it's just a... big change. Piper: I know. And, you know, it's okay to be scared. I'm a little antsy, Phoebe's nostalgic and you're scared. That's how we do things. Paige: No, I'm not scared. Fine, maybe a little. Piper: Okay, why? Paige: Well, because Kyle still thinks the Avatars are a thrat. And he's asking some pretty damn good questions. Piper: And you trust him, so you trust those questions. Paige: Exactly. Piper: Okay, I admit I've asked myself those same questions about a hundred times. But we have the answers now. We're not going in blind. Paige: What are we going into? Piper: Apparently, what we've always wanted. For the past seven years we've been saving the world, being told that it's our destiny. Maybe this is part of our destiny. Paige: Bringing in Utopia. Piper: Putting an end to all this good versus evil crap. I, for one, am tired of sleeping with one eye open, wondering which demon is gonna finally get me. Or one of my sons. Paige: I've wondered the same thing. Piper: Well, you shouldn't have to. And neither should Phoebe. Paige: It's just Kyle, he has good evidence. And his hunches have been right so far. Piper: Okay, but all of these hunches are based on a myopic point of view. He's been trying to get even with these people his entire life. The fact that they're innocent is besides the point, as far as he's concerned. Paige: I know. Piper: We deserve this opportunity, Paige. We've earned it. Now let's go find Zankou. [Scene: Zankou's Cave. Zankou and Kyle are there. Zankou picks up a small box.] Zankou: You must be very careful with this. Use it only exactly as I say. Kyle: What is it? (He takes a crystal out of the box.) Zankou: Put simply, paranoia. A sorcerer once brought down an entire empire with this. Just by touching a little witch. It spread, of course, as paranoia is wont to do. And I'm betting it will do the same to the sisters. Kyle: No, I told you, I won't harm them. Zankou: I'm not asking you to. I just want you to make them a little... scared, uncertain. Laygan: Delusional. Zankou: Only long enough for the Avatars to be concerned that something is not right. Draw them out into the open. Kyle: So I can use the potion. Zankou: Precisely. Don't worry, you'll be immune to its effects since you're not a witch. Kyle: How do I know that you're not gonna try and harm them? (They hear a scream and an explsin.) [Cut to another section of the cave. Piper and Paige are vanquishing demons.] Paige: Fireball! [Cut to Zankou's Cave.] Zankou: Go! (The demons smoke out.) Take it. It's our last hope. Hurry! (Kyle takes the crystal.) Kyle: How do I reverse its effects? Zankou: I'll be in touch. (Zankou hits Kyle and he slams into the wall. Kyle groans. His shoulder's bleeding.) You're gonna need an alibi. (Piper and Paige walk in. Zankou flames out.) Piper: Damn! Paige: Kyle? (They rush over to him and help him up.) Kyle: I'm all right. I'm all right. Piper: Great. Then maybe you can start explaining what you're doing down here. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Paige, Leo and Kyle are there. Leo is healing Kyle's shoulder.] Paige: What's taking so long? Leo: He's resisting. Kyle: Can you blame me? Piper: He's not the one we just found in a demon cave. Kyle: You think I wanted to be there? Piper: You wanna stop the Avatars, and Zankou wants to stop the Avatars. So you see the connection there? Paige: Piper, you can't be serious. Piper: I'm just saying, I'd like to know. Kyle: He kidnapped me. Leo: Why? Kyle: Because he thinks I can help kll you, that's why. Piper: Don't you mean kll an Avatar? Kyle: Same difference. Paige: Okay, what I don't understand is why he would think that you still had a potion? Kyle: I don't know, you should ask him. Paige: All right, I will. Piper: Well, Zankou's not gonna still be there, he's on the run. Paige: So? We found him once before. I can do it again. I'm not just gonna sit around and wait for him to attck Kyle. Leo: You wanna protect him? Help the Avatars bring Utopia so Zankou can't stop it. Piper: He's right, you know. Kyle: You don't have to do that. Use me as bait. Wait till he attcks again. Paige: No, what if we're too late next time? Kyle: Well, so you are, I mean... You don't have to change the whole world just to save me. Paige: Don't we? Look, every demon that tries to stop us makes me just want to get through it faster. Let's just... do this. Kyle: Paige, look, I don't... Paige: No, my mind is made up. Besides, I think it's for the best. Piper: Tell them we're ready. (Leo orbs out.) Uh, I'll go see where Phoebe is. (Piper leaves the attic.) Kyle: I can't let you do this. Paige: You don't have a choice, honey. Besides, how bad can a place called Utopia be? (Paige starts to leave.) Kyle: Wait. (The crystal in his hand glows.) I'm sorry. (He kisses her and their lips spark.) Paige: Mm. What was that? Kyle: What? Paige: You didn't feel that? Kyle: No, it must have been static electricity. Don't be so paranoid. Paige: Okay. [Scene: Kyle's Apartment. Kyle walks in. He goes to the fridge and Zankou walks out of a room.] Kyle: Oh, god! Zankou: So... How did it go? Kyle: This better work. Zankou: I agree, for both our sakes. I see the Avatar's healed your wound. Too bad you didn't use the potion on him right there and then. None of this would have been necessary. Kyle: How do I reverse the paranoia? Zankou: Patience. All in good time. Kyle: Look, I held up my end of the deal. Zankou: As have I. You know, the problem with you humans is your conscience. You're all always so conflicted. Demons, on the other hand, don't have such weakness. Kyle: It's not weakness. It's how we stay honest. It's what helps us choose between good and you. Zankou: It also messes with your head. As it is clearly doing right now. Working with evil... to preserve good. It would give me a headache. Kyle: What do you want? What are you doing here? Zankou: I want the potion. Kyle: Well, I'm not giving it to you. I'm not gonna use it either. Not until I know the sisters are safe. Zankou: Which won't be for a while, I'm afraid. Not until the full effects of the paranoia take hold. To that end, I suggest you come with me. Kyle: Why? Zankou: We wouldn't want you falling asleep with everyone else, now would we? No. You are going to be the proverbial straw that breaks the camel's back. (Zankou flames out with Kyle.) [Scene: Magic School. Paige is there putting books on the shelves. Piper walks in.] Piper: Uh, hello? What are you doing? Paige: You know, just trying to organise some books. Just in case. Piper: Now? Everybody's waiting for you. Paige: Yeah, but I might not have a chance to do this afterwards. Piper: Uh, to do what? Paige: These are books on demons. We might not need them if there are no demons. What if they come back? Then we'll have to have them again. I better put them all back. Piper: Uh, sweetie, you don't really seem like yourself. Paige: I don't? Who am I? Piper: No, I mean... You're stalling. You know what, it's okay. We know what we're doing. We're ready for this. Paige: You sure? What if something goes wrong? Piper: Well, then we'll fix it like we always do. Come on. (Piper touches Paige's arm and gets zapped.) Ah! What was that? Paige: What was what? Piper: That! Paige: Well, I don't know. Why don't you tell me? Piper: Come on, everybody's waiting. Paige: Everybody. (They walk into another room.) Phoebe: Hey, I was just looking for you guys. Piper: Why, what's wrong? Phoebe: Nothing's wrong. I just wanna know what happened. Paige: Nothing happened. I think that's the problem. Phoebe: What? Are you feeling okay? (Phoebe touches Paige's forehead and gets zapped.) Oh! What was that? Paige: See? Piper: See what? (Piper looks around.) Leo: (to the Avatars) Guys... do you mind? Alpha: Are you ready? Phoebe: Yeah, I think so. Paige: Is there something that we should know that we don't know? You know? Alpha: No, Paige. Piper: Wait. We forgot about Zankou. What if he attcks? Phoebe: That's true. What if he does attck? Paige: Maybe we shouldn't do this. Leo: Okay, what is wrong with you guys? We discussed this. Gamma: You'll still have your powers afterwards. If Zankou attcks, you'll be prepared. Alpha: In fact, he'll be more exposed than ever. Especially as you continue to thin out the demonic ranks. Phoebe: How do we know you're not lying to us? Leo: Okay, let's... Let's do this. Alpha: Very well. (Alpha waves his hand and Beta appears.) Piper: Whoa! Where'd you come from? Leo: They're a little nervous. Beta: I understand. Place your hands on the cartouche. It's okay. (Piper, Phoebe and Paige hold the cartouche. The Avatars and Leo stand around the girls with their arms out, forming a circle. They close their eyes. The cartouche glows and lets out a orange/yellow beam of light.) [Cut to outside. The entire world falls asleep.] [Cut to Magic School. The cartouche stops glowing.] Alpha: It has gn. Commercial Break [Scene: On the Street. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Beta look around at the sleeping people.] Phoebe: I mean, is everyone okay? You sure nobody's hurt? Beta: The effect was gradual. They all fell asleep gently and safely. Piper: How do you know that for sure? Beta: Do you see anybody who's been harmed in any way? Piper: Well, that doesn't rule out internal injuries. Leo: Piper. Piper: What? Paige: So everybody's like this everywhere all around the world? Beta: All around the world. Phoebe: What about the aeroplanes and helicopters? How do we know they landed safely? Leo: Look, I'm sure the Avatars took care of that. Relax. What's gotten into you guys? Phoebe: Well, I think we have a right to be jumpy with everything that's going on, don't you think? Beta: Perhaps it would help to focus on the straggler demons. They hide amongst your kind. Which means if there are any nearby, they're only pretending to be asleep. Phoebe: I shoulda known. Piper: Why don't they just leave? Beta: Because they've got no place else left to go. Paige: Uh, over there, he moved. Phoebe: What? What? Where? Which one? Paige: That one in the bad suit. (Phoebe goes to throw a potion.) Beta: Oh, you must be certain. Phoebe: Okay. Go be certain. (Paige walks over to the man in the suit and nudges him. Nothing happens. Paige starts to walk away and the man gets up.) Leo: Paige, look out! (The man throws a fireball and Piper blows him up.) Paige: Well, at least I know I'm not paranoid. Leo: All right, so how long until the transformation is complete? Beta: Two hours. Which means we should get back until it's safe. Leo: Well, I'm not leaving them here alone. Don't worry, Beta, I'll be fine. (Beta disappears.) All right, let's split up. We'll find more demons that way. Piper, Paige, Phoebe and me. Any sign of trouble, orb back to the manor. Got it? Paige: Got it. (Phoebe and Leo walk off.) Piper: Why do you think he didn't wanna go with me? Do you think he's seeing someone else? Paige: Come on! Piper: What? [Scene: Zankou's Cave. Zankou, Kyle and a bunch of demons are there.] Kyle: I don't understand, what are we waiting for? (The vanquished demon appears engulfed in flames. Zankou freezes him.) Zankou: That... is what we're waiting for. Your death will not have been in vain, my friend. I promise you. (Zankou waves his hands and the demon disappears.) Kyle: What the hell was that all about? Zankou: He saw what I needed to see. Now I know which Avatar we'll be flushing out, and you'll be klling. Kyle: What? How? Zankou: I'm gonna need a volunteer. Laygan: Does it have to be me? Zankou: No. Laygan: Oh, good. I'll get right on it. Kyle: I don't like this. I don't like being kept in the dark about what's going on. Zankou: What are you gonna do? Kyle: Not kll an Avatar, for one. Zankou: Then you'll die. Kyle: Yeah, well, better me than the sisters, right? Zankou: How many times do I tell you, I'm not after them. Kyle: Then why won't you tell me what I'm doing down here? Zankou: That's what you get when you make a deal with the devil. Kyle: I'm not doing anything until I know the sisters are all right. Zankou: They're still alive, if that's what you mean, their paranoia growing. Kyle: What are we waiting for? Zankou: The opportune time to show yourself... (Zankou touches Kyle's shoulder and flames out with him.) [Cut to Kyle's Apartment. They flame in.] Zankou: Which nears. Kyle: When? Zankou: When I send one of the sisters to you here. The one you care so much about. Kyle: How does that flush out the Avatars? Zankou: Just say they wanted you to stay awake. Tell her it was the female Avatar, Beta. Your girlfriend will get so paranoid she'll demand an explanation. When the Avatar shows up to give her one, that's when you strike with the potion. Don't miss. You won't get a second chance. Kyle: First, how do I reverse the paranoia? (Zankou laughs.) Zankou: You are persistent, aren't you? Very well. You break the crystal. The sisters will revert immediately. Kyle: That's it? Zankou: That's it. Kyle: So why didn't you tell me this before? Zankou: Same reason you didn't tell me where the potion was. Leverage. Remember... don't miss. (Zankou flames out. Kyle picks up a snow globe and shakes it.) [Scene: Street. Phoebe and Leo are looking for straggler demons.] Leo: Phoebe, are you sure you're all right? Phoebe: Yeah, I'm fine. I just... I have a bad feeling about this. Leo: You've had a bad feeling about everything. Phoebe: Yeah, but I have a really bad feeling about this. You sure we're not being set up? Leo: Phoebe, not this again. Phoebe: I'm serious. What if the Avatars are like the Trojan horse? Remember the Trojan horse? Leo: Phoebe... Phoebe: They come into your life pretending to be the gift, but what they really want to do is kll you. Leo: This really isn't like you. Phoebe: Leo. Listen to me, okay? It's the ultimate conspiracy. Think about if for... (She hears a noise.) What was that? Leo: It was nothing. Look, you need to calm down. Phoebe: I am very calm, okay? I just can't help what I'm feeling, and what I'm feeling right now is... Demons! (Two demons stand up and throw energy balls at Leo. Phoebe hides. They shimmer out. Phoebe comes out of her hiding place.) I'm sorry. I'm sorry, again. Leo: Why did you run? Phoebe: I don't know. Leo: Something's wrong, I'm getting you out of here. (Leo orbs out with Phoebe.) [Scene: Alley. Piper and Paige are there.] Paige: I haven't seen any demons for a while. Piper: Do you think that means something? Paige: I don't know. You? Piper: I don't know. Paige: Why are you stopping? What do you see? Piper: Nothing. Shh. Relax. Paige: What if they get us? Piper: Who is "they"? Paige: They. They as in them, the ones who are always trying to get us. Piper: Shh! You're making me crazy. Paige: You're making me crazy. Piper: What is wrong with us? (Beta appears and scares Piper. Piper tries to blow her up and Beta falls backwards onto the ground. Beta gets up, not impressed.) Oh, sorry. Paige: You okay? Beta: Yes. But I'm afraid that your friend may not be. Kyle? Paige: What's wrong with him? Beta: We don't know. All we know is that he didn't fall asleep like everyone else did. Piper: What does that mean? Beta: That means that Zankou must have gotten to him again. Shielded him from us. Piper: But why? Paige: Because he thinks he still has the potion. I should never have left him alone. (Paige orbs out.) Piper: Hey! You can't leave me here alone! (A demon shimmers in.) Beta: Demon. Piper: What? Where? Beta: Go, get him! (The demon runs away and Piper runs after him. Beta morphs into Zankou. He smiles.) [Cut to Kyle's Apartment. Paige orbs in.] Paige: Kyle? Are you here? (Kyle walks out of the bedroom.) Kyle: Yeah. I'm right here. Paige: You okay? Did he hurt you? Kyle: Did who hurt me? Paige: Zankou. Come on, we have to get you out of here. Kyle: Wait. Why? Paige: Because he thinks you have the potion. He'll kll you. Kyle: Don't you think he would have klled me by now? Paige: Well, that's why he's keeping you awake. Because he thinks you still have it. Kyle: He's not the one keeping me awake, Paige. It's the Avatars. It's Beta. Paige: Okay, but she said Zankou did it. Kyle: Maybe you ought to call her here. Paige: Beta! (Beta appears.) Beta: What's the matter? Why isn't he asleep? Paige: You told me Zankou did it. Beta: I did not. Paige: Yes, you did. What the hell is going on? (Kyle throws the crystal on the floor and it smashes.) What was that? Kyle: I wanted to make sure you were back to normal before I... Paige: Before what? (Kyle takes out the Avatar vanquishing potion. Beta sees it and zaps Kyle with bolts of electricity. Kyle is thrown backwards and drops the vial. The vial releases a grey smoke and it enters Beta's body. She falls to the floor. Paige goes to Kyle and starts to cry.) Commercial Break [Scene: Kyle's Apartment. Continued from before. Kyle is barely conscious.] Kyle: Please don't hate me. Paige: I don't hate you. Of course I don't hate you. Kyle: I didn't want it to end like this. Paige: It's not gonna end this way. I promise. I'm gonna call for help... Kyle: No. You can't call for Leo. Paige: Why? Kyle: Because he's vulnerable. They all are. Zankou will kll them. Paige: Why did you do this? Kyle: To stop them. Paige: Leo! (Alpha and Gamma appear.) Alpha: He can't hear you, Paige. He's been affected by what's happened. We all have. Paige: Can't you just rewind time? Just go back and fix it? Alpha: I'm sorry, Paige. We've come too far to go back now. Paige: But he's dying. Alpha: Yes, and he's weakened the collective. Risked losing all we've worked to create. Gamma: The demon will try to take advantage of this to stop us. Alpha: He won't be able to if we consolidate power. Complete the transformation. Paige: What the hell are you talking about? What about him? Alpha: The needs of the one... must be sacrificed for the good of the many. You'll understand soon. Paige: I did not sign up for this experiment so you could play God! So, you fix this right now! Gamma: He's dad. (Paige lays next to Kyle.) Paige: Please don't go. Gamma: We must move quickly. We can't fight both them and the demon. Alpha: What about Leo? Gamma: He's one of us now. He'll understand. (Their eyes glow yellow.) Paige: (crying) Please... Please. (She falls asleep.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe and Leo are there.] Phoebe: I don't get it. I don't know what happened. I mean, one minute I feel like everyone's after me, and then the next minute I feel perfectly fine. Leo: Yeah, I don't. Phoebe: What's the matter? What are you feeling? Leo: I don't know. All of a sudden I feel weaker. Phoebe: Well, maybe you should sit... down. (Phoebe falls asleep.) Leo: Phoebe? Phoebe. Phoebe, can you hear me? Wake up. Piper. [Cut to an Alley. Piper is asleep on the ground. Leo orbs in.] Leo: Piper. Piper! (He runs over to her.) Piper. (Alpha and Gamma appear.) Alpha: She's just sleeping, Leo. She'll be fine. They'll all be fine. Leo: What have you done to her? Alpha: The same thing that's been done to everyone else. Leo: They weren't supposed to turn yet. Not until they were ready. Gamma: We had no choice. Leo: What do you mean you didn't have a choice? You can't do this. Gamma: Beta's dad, Leo. Leo: What? Alpha: It's why you feel less powerful. Why we all do. Leo: But how did...? Alpha: It seems that Agent Brody had another potion, after all. One that both he and Zankou hoped to bring down Utopia with, before it even began. Gamma: But we can't let that happen. The sooner we complete the transformation, the less chance he has of succeeding. Alpha: Which is why we need the power of the Charmed Ones with us. Now more than ever. I'm sure you understand. Leo: But we were supposed to talk to them first. Alpha: Ideally, yes. But Paige was inconsolable. Agent Brody is dad as well. We must press on, Leo. Now, or Zankou will win. All that we've done will have been for naught. We can still give them the world they've always wanted, Leo. The happiness they've never known. The happiness you've never known. But we must move quickly. And as one. Leo: I just... I don't see how Paige is gonna be happy after what happened. Gamma: She'll understand. Alpha: Everyone will understand, that those who bring conflict into the world cannot be tolerated. [Cut to outside. Everyone on the street wakes up. They are all cheery and happy. A man wipes up his spilt coffee.] Man #1: Hey, I'm sorry. This is my fault. Woman: Forget it. No big deal. Man #1: You sure? Woman: Absolutely. Man #1: I'm so embarrassed. [Cut to two men in their cars. One man has run into the back of the other car. They get out to inspect the damage.] Man #2: I am so sorry. I don't know what happened. Man #3: Have you got insurance? Man #2: Yeah. Man #3: Then don't worry about it. Man #2: Thanks. (They shake hands.) [Scene: Underworld. Zankou's Cave. Zankou and Laygan are there. Zankou is meditating.] Laygan: Well? Zankou: Utopia has gn. Laygan: What's that mean? We're screwed? Zankou: The Avatars have turned on the witches sooner than I anticipated. We can't change things back without their help. Laygan: Then we've gotta get out of here. They'll be coming for us too. Zankou: No, we have time. Laygan: How do you figure? It's over, Zankou. We don't stand a chance in this new world. Zankou: Still, we planted a seed. Let's see if it sprouts. [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Leo orbs in with Piper.] Piper: I don't know what you're so worried about. It's all good, as far as I'm concerned. Leo: Yeah, but they were supposed to wait until you were ready. Piper: Well, as you know, I've been more than ready for this for a long time. (Phoebe comes down the stairs.) Phoebe: Hey. I feel great. Don't you guys feel great? Piper: Yeah, pretty amazing. Phoebe: It's so weird, I remember the old way. You know, the demon battling and everything, but I'm just not stressed about it anymore. Piper: Yeah, that's because we don't have to worry about demons anymore, which leaves us a little time to live a little. Where are the boys? Leo: Magic School. Are you sure you're okay with this? Phoebe: Leo, of course, are you kidding? How could we not be? (Paige orbs in.) Paige: Hi. Piper: Oh, sweetie, I'm so sorry. Phoebe: Me too. (Piper and Phoebe go over to her and put their arms around her.) How you doing? You hanging in there? Paige: Yeah. Yeah, I'm holding up. It's, um... pretty damn sad. But he's going on to a better place, right? I'm gonna go upstairs and rest. (Paige goes upstairs and Piper and Phoebe follow.)	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x12 - Extreme Makeover"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Henry Alonso Myers Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 7, Episode 13 Episode Number: 147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Street. Leo, Alpha and Gamma are there.] Alpha: Look at them all, Leo. Without knowing why, things just seem better to them, even though they don't yet realise that everything is different. Gamma: Of course there will be a transitional period. But soon they will begin to understand that they no longer have to worry about evil, security, conflict, that this world is here to stay. Alpha: Is it not what we spoke of, Leo? Leo: It's impressive. Alpha: And you know, the only thrat to Utopia, to all that we've created here is conflict. And that, Leo, we simply cannot abide. Leo: I don't know, it's just the way the sisters reacted, especially Paige. Gamma: She grieves. Leo: I know, but not the way she's supposed to. It's just... It doesn't seem right. Alpha: Well, things are different, Leo, to be sure. But look around you now. Is not everyone better off? Are not the sisters better off? Leo: I don't know. Alpha: Then you must go to them, Leo. They're the people who mean the most to you. See for yourself. Understand. It's all good, Leo. It's all genuine. Gamma: But once you're satisfied, it is important that you return to us. Leo: Important? Why? Gamma: After the death of one of our own, the collective has been drained of power. You feel it too, do you not? Leo: Yes. Alpha: So the sooner you're reassured, satisfied, the sooner you can join us and help us maintain all of this. We have much work to do, Leo. Leo: What kind of work? Alpha: You'll see, when you're ready. You'll sense where to find us. (Leo walks off. Near by, a man is arguing with a police officer.) Officer: Please calm down, sir. Woman: Harold, get back in the car. Harold: I'm telling you, the light was yellow, just like last time! What, do you guys have it out for me? Woman: Harold, please. Harold: No, this is ridiculous! It's police harassment. I want your name and badge number! (Suddenly, Harold just vanishes. The Avatars walk away.) Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper and Phoebe are there. They are both mixing something in a bowl.] Phoebe: It's ready. Piper: So is this. Butter? (Phoebe throws the butter to Piper and she catches it. Leo orbs in front of Phoebe.) Phoebe: Hey, you're breaking the flow. Move it. Leo: Sorry. Piper: Where you been? Leo: With the other Avatars making sure everything went all right. Piper: Why wouldn't it be? Leo: You tell me. How you guys doing? Phoebe: Are you kidding? I feel great. Better than I have in, God, I don't even know how long. Piper: Six and a half years, but who's counting? Phoebe: Of course, we haven't been out in the real world yet. Piper: If it feels anything like it does in here... Phoebe: Then we have no complaints. Piper: None. Actually, we're gonna celebrate, we're gonna have a little party. Leo: A party? Today? Phoebe: Yeah, why not? Leo: Maybe you just wanted to make sure everything worked all right. Phoebe: Leo, it works, better than we expected. Besides, we have a lot of catching up to do. Especially with our friends. Piper: Yeah, I'm a little nervous. I'm not sure I know how to socialise with normal people. Phoebe: You'll be fine. Especially since no demons will be attacking. Leo: They're still out there. Phoebe: Yeah, but they won't be attacking. They're all on the run. Come on, just enjoy it. We have you to thank for all this. Leo: How's Paige? Piper: Better I think. Phoebe: It's gonna take her some time though. Kyle meant a lot to her. Piper: But it does help her to know he's gone on to a better place. Phoebe: Absolutely. Leo: Is she upstairs? Phoebe: She's at Kyle's apartment getting some stuff. And I think I'm gonna go to work and check out the real world. (Phoebe leaves the kitchen.) Leo: All right, well, I'm gonna go check on Paige. (Leo orbs out.) Piper: Okay, you two. But don't be late. [Scene: Kyle's Apartment. Paige is there looking at a snow globe. Leo orbs in.] Leo: Hey. How you holding up? Paige: Good, considering. I'm not really sure what to do with all of this stuff, though. Leo: That's not really your responsibility, is it? Paige: No, but he doesn't have a family. It's just so odd that he's gone. I really miss him. Leo: Good. I mean, that's normal. You don't want to go around just having it all be glossed over, you know. Paige: No. But still, I am happy for him. I mean, he is in a better place. And the thing is, he would really want me to enjoy this new world. Leo: Well, he died trying to stop it. Paige: That's why I owe it to him to be happy. Leo: Of course. Paige: Hey, uh, I have to go home and get ready for the party. You gonna come? Leo: I think so. Paige: Great. I will see you there, sir. (Paige orbs out. Leo looks at the snow globe. Zankou flames in. Leo zaps him and he falls backwards.) Zankou: You've been weakened, Avatar, by the death of one of your own. (Zankou waves his hand and Leo flies backwards into a wall.) We both have the same problem, you and I. Neither of us trusts this new world. We're both gonna have to do something about it. (Zankou grabs Leo and flames out with him.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe is there. Elise walks over to her.] Elise: Phoebe, what are you doing here? I thought it was your day off? Phoebe: Oh, I just came by to see how things were going. How are things going? Elise: They aren't. And that's good. Have you seen today's paper? (She picks one up.) Thinnest one we've ever had. There's no crime to speak of, no corruption, no scandal. It's like people have been taking happy pills. Thank god the obits are up. Otherwise, we'd just have a one-sheet. Phoebe: So things are just getting better, huh? Elise: Oh, I'm all for that. But I've been working here so long, I don't believe it. Something always happens. Phoebe: Maybe. Or maybe it's a shame when we don't trust when good things happen. Elise: What a nice thought. Now you should write about that in your next column. Best advice you could give your readers. Phoebe: Okay, but I gotta go home to do it. Tell Oliver I'll email it to him around six-ish, okay? Elise: Oliver. That's the only bad thing that happened today. Well, not bad for him, of course, just for us. Phoebe: What happened? Elise: I got a call from his family about an hour ago. He's gone. It happened early this morning. Phoebe: Oh my god. Elise: He was such a troubled young man. I really hoped he could turn things around. Phoebe: Yeah, me too. Elise: Well, at least we can take heart that he's in a much better place now. Phoebe: Yeah. I guess so. [Scene: Inside a Pyramid. Leo and Zankou are there.] Leo: Mind telling me where we are? Zankou: In an ancient tomb in an ancient pyramid where no one, especially not the Avatars, are gonna look for us. Leo: Why bring me here? Zankou: To show you the truth. To show you why you never should have turned your back on the Elders. And to decide whether or not you're willing to help me stop the Avatars. Leo: Why would I help a demon? Zankou: Because it is by far the better of your options. You could either work to change things back, or you can repeat the mistakes of the past. (They look at the drawings on the wall.) The Avatars were here before, thousands of years ago, when people believed in magic and demons. The Avatars promised to rid them of evil on that level, same as now. They were more or less successful. They remade the world, but they never told people of the ultimate costs. Leo: Who's that? The dog-headed figure, is that a demon? Zankou: Actually, that's a jackal's head. He's Anubis, the Egyptian guardian and protector of the dad. There's a price to pay for Utopia. A price that you suspect but don't yet know about. They knew about it though, and they rose up against the Avatars and stopped them the first time for good reason. Leo: Maybe so, but I... Zankou: Agent Brody realised the danger that the Avatars pose too. That's why he was willing to help me weaken them so that I could bring you here, so that you could help. He was willing to sacrifice everything to stop them. Leo: Brody was crazed. Zankou: Brody was right. You know, deep down, that there is something very wrong with this world, Leo. Something you never foresaw in your own myopic zeal to try and make it all better. People have no free will anymore. At least not completely. The Avatars now dictate their destinies. And you let it happen. The question is, are you willing to fix it? Leo: To do what, get back what we had before? Fight your kind again? Zankou: Well, nobody said the system was perfect, did they? But it's better than this, isn't it? You decide for yourself and decide soon. If we are to work together, we're gonna have to move quickly. (Leo orbs out.) [Cut to a black and white room. Avatars are standing around a circular table with holographic images in the centre of it. Leo orbs in.] Alpha: Leo. Welcome. How are the sisters? Content, I trust? Leo: They seemed okay. (Alpha nods.) What is this place? Alpha: This is where we maintain Utopia. Come. (Alpha shows Leo the table.) These are the others. You've felt them though you haven't yet met. Leo: What are they doing? Gamma: Monitoring for conflict. (An angry woman in the hologram is yelling. The Avatars shake their hands.) Leo: I don't understand. Alpha: In bringing this all about, we've modified the way people think, their belief systems, so that they can more easily accept a world without evil. So that they wouldn't keep looking for it. Gamma: And so that the demons who remain couldn't influence them into evil acts. Alpha: Unfortunately, however, some have already been damaged beyond hope. Their inner demons sometimes surface, causing... conflict. Gamma: And when that conflict passes a certain threshold, we must deal with it. Alpha: To protect Utopia. (On the hologram, two men are fighting. There are people around watching. The two men suddenly vanish. The people watching shrug and move on as though nothing happened.) Leo: Wait. You klled them. Gamma: We removed them. The one for the many. Alpha: We have an obligation to maintain the world that we've created, Leo. We can't let anything thrat it, and we won't. [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Phoebe walks in through the front door. She walks into the dining room and the table is covered with food.] Phoebe: Wow. Wow. Ooh! (Piper walks in.) Piper: No, no! No! No touchie-touchie. Phoebe: I just want to make sure it's not poison. Piper: No, I want everything to be perfect. We've waited a long time for this day. Phoebe: Piper, everything is perfect. It looks amazing. I can't believe you did all of this since I left. Piper: When I'm not mixing vanquishing potions all the time, I tend to get a lot more done. I forgot how much I like cooking. Phoebe: We're all good. Piper: Yeah, as long as Leo makes it to the party. Phoebe: I thought he was just going over to Paige's? Piper: I did too, but she came back without him and now she's upstairs getting ready. Phoebe: Well, maybe he had some Avatar stuff to do? Piper: I hope the Avatars don't keep him as busy as the Elders did. Phoebe: I don't think he'd put up with that, Piper, and you know it. He created this better world so that you guys could be together again as a family. Piper: Still, I worry. Phoebe: And next to cooking, that's the second thing you do best. (Paige walks in.) Paige: Hey. Phoebe: Hey, how you doing? Paige: Better. Thanks. Yeah. I am really looking forward to this party. You know, take my mind off stuff. I just need to remind myself Kyle's in a better place, right? Phoebe: Yeah, that's what I have to remind myself. This guy at work, he just went away. It was really unexpected. Piper: Well, I'm sure it must all be for the best, you know. Otherwise, it wouldn't have happened. Phoebe: Right. Piper: Well, anyway, why don't you go help the kids get dressed, their clothes are laid out, and you can help me in the kitchen. Come on, chop-chop, we have a party to throw. [Scene: Inside a Pyramid. Zankou is there. Laygan appears.] Zankou: I'm concentrating. Laygan: Yes, I'm sorry. This is important. Zankou: So is this. Somewhere in these drawings is the key to the potion Brody used against the Avatars. Laygan: Well, I'm glad to see that you're using your energy wisely. But the others are restless. They don't wanna sit around and die like dogs, while we wait around for the help of someone good. Zankou: Are you questioning my plan? Laygan: No. Not at all. Zankou, we're demons. We need to stand up and fight them on our own, not just sit around and wait. Zankou: That's just the point. We can't fight on our own. We don't have the power. Like it or not, our fate rests with Leo. Laygan: Oh, yeah? Then we'd rather die than leave our trust in the hands of an Elder. Zankou: Then we will surely die. You tell the others that they do as I say, when I say it, or the Avatars will be the least of their problems. You understand me? Laygan: Yes. Zankou: Now leave. He's coming. (Laygan disappears. Leo orbs in.) Welcome back, partner. Leo: We're not partners. Zankou: Oh, no? Then what are you doing here? Leo: I'm still not so sure. Zankou: Ah, yes, you are. You may not want to but that doesn't change the fact everything I told you about your precious Avatars is true. Now you want to stop them as much as I do. Leo: I'm not so eager to bring demons back into the world. Zankou: Ah, but there's the rub. Which world is worse? Which is the greater evil, mine or theirs? Leo: I know taking destiny out of people's hands is not right no matter what. Zankou: I couldn't agree more. Leo: Let's make something clear. If we succeed, we'll still be enemies, and I can make you a promise it will only be a matter of time before good defeats evil. Zankou: Well, we'll have to see about that, won't we? Now if you're finished with the macho posturing, let's get to work. The problem is, even if I decipher these, we're still gonna need the Charmed Ones to actually prepare the potion. Leo: They won't go against the Avatars. They wanted this world. Zankou: Not if they discover the catch. Not if they realise that the Avatars alone decide who lives or dies. Now of course you know the sisters better than I do, but I doubt even they want that. Which means you're gonna have to get them to see what the Avatars don't want them to see. Even if it will take you shocking them with another terrible loss. [Scene: Manor. Bedroom. Phoebe is with Wyatt and Chris.] Phoebe: (to Chris) Okay, you wait there. (She goes over to Wyatt.) We are going to have so much fun today. You're gonna meet so many new friends at the party. But you can't orb, okay? You have to promise me. We don't want to scare the guests away, got it? (Leo orbs in.) Like that. Leo: Phoebe, we need to talk. Phoebe: Yeah, you need to get ready for the party before your wife kills you. Figuratively speaking, of course. Leo: See, that right there. That's what I'm talking about. Phoebe: What are you saying? Leo: I'm talking about the fact that what you said, you felt you had to qualify it. Phoebe: Qualify what? Leo: I'm talking about the Avatars and what they've done to you, what they've done to everybody. Phoebe: Everything's better. You've made everything better. Leo: No, that was a mistake. I realise that now. I need you to realise that, before what happens to Brody happens to someone else we care about. Phoebe: Leo, you're scaring me. Leo: Good, you need to be scared because it's the only way you're gonna understand the truth, the only way you're gonna be able to feel it. You can help Piper and Paige understand, use your powers to feel the loss, to see what the Avatars are doing is wrong. Phoebe: Leo, this is what we all wanted. What's going on? (Leo turns on the baby monitor.) Leo: You'll see. (Leo grabs Phoebe's arm.) Phoebe: What... What are you doing? (Leo orbs out with Phoebe.) [Cut to Kyle's Apartment. Leo orbs in with Phoebe.] Phoebe: Leo, you can't just... (Leo picks up the snow globe.) What are we doing here? Leo: I need you to get a vision. I need you to see what really happened to Agent Brody. Phoebe: I know what really happened to him. He's moved on to a better place. Leo: Maybe so, but it doesn't change the fact that somebody klled him. (Phoebe sighs. She takes the snow globe and gets a premonition of Beta klling Kyle.) Phoebe: Oh my god. She klled him. Leo: Yes. The Avatars don't want you to know that, Phoebe. They don't want you to know why people just suddenly disappear. Phoebe: Why are you doing this? Leo: Because it's the truth, Phoebe. They changed you so you couldn't feel the true pain of death. They want it to seem like a good thing, so the next time it happens you don't even question it. Phoebe: No. Leo: Yes, and it's gonna happen again, Phoebe, as soon as they decide somebody in the world is creating too much conflict. Phoebe: Leo, we're not going back to the way it was. Okay? We tried it for seven years, and it just didn't work. Leo: Phoebe, please... Phoebe: No, Leo, listen to me, okay? We made the world a better place, and we're gonna live in it just the way it is now. Do you understand? [Cut to the Avatars. They are watching the conversation through the hologram. Gamma looks at Alpha.] Alpha: We just need to give him more time to understand. Gamma: We're running out of time. If he turns them, everything could be lost. I think it's time we face the facts. [Scene: Manor. Dining Room. The party has started. The guests are grabbing plates of food.] [Cut to the Living Room. Piper and Paige are there. Piper is fiddling with a baby blanket.] Paige: Would you just stop fussing and enjoy yourself already? Piper: I can't. I'm worried. Paige: About what? Look, everybody seems to be having a great time. I didn't even know we knew this many people. Piper: I'm not worried about them, I'm worried about Leo. He should have been here by now. Where the heck is Phoebe? She got the boys ready, and then she just took off. Paige: Maybe they're together. Or maybe you just don't know how to have a good time anymore. Piper: Is that a challenge? Paige: If it works. (Phoebe and Leo walk down the stairs.) There. You happy? Phoebe: I need a drink. Paige: Hey, what's the matter? Phoebe: I don't want to talk about it. I just want to have a good time. (Phoebe walks away.) Piper: (to Leo) What's going on? Leo: Nothing. Paige: Hey. (Piper gives her a look.) All right, then, I'll go mingle. Piper: Leo, come on, what's wrong? Leo: It's complicated. Piper: It's the Avatars, isn't it? Look, if working for them is gonna be as complicated as working for the Elders, then I... Leo: It's not that. Piper: Then what is it? Okay, you know what? I don't want to know. (Zankou flames in near by.) We're here to celebrate our new life with no magic and no demons, (Laygan and two other demons smoke in) so why don't we just enjoy it? Leo, did you hear what I said? (Zankou flames out.) Are you listening to me? What is the matter with you? Leo: Forgive me, Piper. If there was another way to do this, I would. Piper: Do what? What are you talking about? Leo: I have to fix a mistake. I love you. (Leo pushes her out of the way.) Piper: Leo! Leo: Everyone, get down! (All the guests duck. Leo throws bolts of electricity at the demons.) Phoebe: Oh, no. (The guests scream.) Piper: Paige, the children! (The demons throw fireballs. Leo throws bolts of electricity at the two demons and vanquishes them.) Laygan: Die, Elder, die! (Laygan throws a fireball at Leo and Leo deflects it. Electricity sht out of Leo's hands and pins Laygan to the wall. He is then vanquished. Leo looks around at the frightened guests.) Leo: (to Phoebe) Don't let them make you forget why I'm doing this, Phoebe. It's supposed to hurt. Go to the Book. Remember all the losses. Then go to Zankou. Phoebe: Wait, Zankou? (Leo vanishes. The guests get up and go back to chatting as though nothing happened.) Paige: Piper, you all right? Piper: I don't know. I guess so. Paige: I'm really sorry about Leo. Piper: Yeah, me too. But at least he's gone on to a better place. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Paige is at the door saying goodbye to the guests.] Paige: I'm so sorry things got out of hand, guys. [Cut to Piper and Phoebe in the dining room.] Phoebe: Don't you think that was all a little weird? Piper: Yeah, it was kinda touch-and-go for a second, when the demon attcked. But it all worked out okay. Phoebe: Still, it seemed a little, I don't know, off. Piper: Well, I certainly wasn't expecting any more attcks, but thank god Leo was there to take care of it. Phoebe: Yes, it would have been nice if Leo didn't have to go to a better place in the process, you know. Piper: I know, but... What he did, he did for his family, and for that I will always love him. (They walk into the kitchen.) Paige, can you make sure the boys are okay? Phoebe: It's really impressive that you can stay so calm after such a shock. Piper: Well, I'd be freaking out if I thought there were more demons out there. I'd like to think those days are finally behind us. (Paige walks in and groans.) Paige: I can't make them stop. They're so upset. Piper: Well, it's understandable. We're all upset about demons being in the house. Phoebe: Do you really think that's why they're crying? (Paige sighs.) Paige: What else would it be? Piper: Okay, mummy's coming! (Piper leaves the kitchen.) Paige: Are you okay? Phoebe: I don't know. Paige: It's like Kyle, you know. It's really a big deal. We're never gonna forget him. Leo's Voice: Don't let them make you forget why I'm doing this, Phoebe. It's supposed to hurt. Phoebe: Never forget. I have to check the Book of Shadows for something. (Phoebe walks upstairs to the attic. She stops in front of the Book.) Come on, Phoebe. (She slowly walks over to it.) Leo's Voice: Remember all the losses. (She touches the Book and receives a premonition of Andy's death, Grams' death, Miles' death, Piper's death in "All Hell Breaks Loose", Prue's funeral, Chris' death, and Cole's vanquish.) Phoebe: Oh my god. [Cut to the living room. Paige is with the kids. They are bawling their eyes out. Phoebe comes down the stairs.] Paige: It's okay. Oh my gosh, I can't get them to calm down. Even Piper couldn't. Phoebe: I can. Where's Piper? Paige: She's in the kitchen. (Phoebe walks into the kitchen.) Phoebe: Piper, I really need to talk to you. The Avatars didn't tell us everything up front. Piper: What? Phoebe: Pain, grief, mourning. These are all things we're supposed to be feeling when we lose someone we love, like Leo. Piper: Leo? Phoebe, he's moved on to a better place, and if you don't mind, I'd rather not dwell on such a painful memory. Phoebe: Okay, but if he's in a better place, then why are the boys crying right now? It's not because of demons. They were practically raised around them. Piper: Yes, well, but... Phoebe: Piper, listen to me. Leo is dad. The Avatars klled him. And the boys are just too young to feel it the way we do, the way that we were programmed to feel it. Piper: Programmed? Phoebe, what's gotten into you? Phoebe: This is what Leo was trying to show us. Leo allowed the Avatars to kll him so that we could understand what's going on here. Piper: I don't wanna hear this. Phoebe: I know you don't wanna hear this, but listen to your boys. That's pain, and it's real. Piper: Phoebe, stop. Phoebe: Piper, how can you not see it? The only reason you're okay with all this was because you wanted to be with Leo. And now they've taken him away? (Piper starts to cry.) Piper: Why? Why would they do that? Phoebe: Because Leo caused conflict. And this is the only way they could keep Utopia going. [Cut to Kyle's Apartment. Paige orbs in with Piper and Phoebe.] Paige: You better have a good reason for bringing me here because I don't wanna be here. Phoebe: And that's exactly why were are here. Paige, Kyle died, and now it's time that you feel it. Paige: I felt it. And it would have felt a lot worse, if I didn't know he'd gone on to a better place. Piper: Well, that's the thing. It should have felt a lot worse. The Avatars made our pain go away after they klled Kyle. Phoebe: I had a vision of him dying when I touched this. (She picks up the snow globe.) He attcked one of the Avatars with his potion, and she klled him. Do you remember that, Paige? Paige: Why are you doing this to me? Phoebe: He died right here, in your arms. I saw it, I felt it, and now you have to feel it too. Paige, it's the only way we can stop them. Paige: I don't want to. Piper: You have to. Just like I did. (Paige starts to cry.) Paige: I don't want to. (Piper puts her arms around Paige.) Piper: Shh, it's okay. Paige: Why did they do this? Phoebe: To give us what we wanted. What we thought we wanted. Paige: What do we do now? Phoebe: We're gonna do what Leo said... and go find ourselves a demon. [Scene: Inside the Pyramid. Zankou is there studying the drawings on the wall. A demon walks up behind him.] Demon: Sorry to interrupt, but... Zankou: What is it? Demon: Well, the others sent me to find out what we're gonna do. Zankou: Do? Demon: I just mean... Well, the Elder is dad. The plan has failed. Shouldn't we... retreat? Zankou: Not yet. Demon: But you said it yourself. If the Elder couldn't turn the sisters, there is no... (Zankou grabs the demon.) Zankou: I know what I said. I also know that Leo wasn't stupid. He wouldn't have given his life unless he knew something would come of it. Demon: Unless it was merely the act of a desperate man. (A fireball appears in Zankou's hand.) I'm just saying, the Avatars could move on us at any time. If we are gonna run, we should go soon. (The fireball disappears.) Zankou: Perhaps you're right. We should retreat. Demon: I'll let the others know. (Suddenly, the demon blows up. A spark flies off Zankou and he's knocked to the ground. Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk in.) Phoebe: What's the matter, Zankou? Chicken? Commercial Break [Scene: Pyramid. Continued from before. Zankou stands up.] Zankou: Good thing you girls got here when you did. I was about to leave. Phoebe: To go where? Zankou: To live to fight another day. Piper: You won't get that chance if you don't tell us what we want to hear. Zankou: Save it. You need me. That's why Leo sent you. Glad to see he didn't die in vain after all. Phoebe: Get to the point. Zankou: The point is Leo was working with me, same as Agent Brody before him to undo what has been done. Paige: Kyle was working with you? Zankou: How do you think he was able to get close enough to kll an Avatar? He realised then that the combined force of good and evil is our only chance to stop the Avatars. Piper: You have a greater reason for wanting to do that than we do, survival. Zankou: True, but you obviously want it too. Otherwise, we wouldn't even be having this conversation, now would we? Now you go ahead and talk amongst yourselves. I'm not going anywhere. (They turn their backs on Zankou.) Paige: I'm not so sure about this. Phoebe: Neither am I, but I don't think we have a choice. We're running out of allies. Piper: We can't work with a demon. Phoebe: Leo did. Piper: Yeah, look where it got him. Phoebe: But that was the Avatars, not Zankou. Piper: So how do we know he's not picking us off one by one? What if this is a setup? Paige: Well, he helped Kyle get rid of an Avatar. They're who he's really after, and so are we. Piper: Okay, fine. So, what if this works? Where does that leave us, we're fighting demons again? Is that what we really want? Phoebe: Is this? Paige: Just because we wanted it so badly doesn't make it right. Kyle knew it was wrong. He knew the Avatars couldn't be trusted. I just didn't believe him. Phoebe: Neither did we. Paige: Still, we can believe in him now. Leo too. We can finish what they started, so they didn't die in vain. (They turn back around to face Zankou.) Phoebe: So, what's the plan? Zankou: The plan... is for you to make a very special potion. [Scene: The Avatars' Room. Gamma is flipping through hologram images.] Alpha: What's the matter? Gamma: I can't find the sisters. Alpha: None of them? Gamma: I don't understand. I just had them. Alpha: Calm down. They'll have to surface sooner or later. Piper's Voice: You got that right. (The Avatars look around and find Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Zankou standing there. The Avatars run towards them. Zankou knocks them over with his telekinesis power. Paige holds up a potion vial.) Paige: Ah! I wouldn't do that if I were you. Gamma: What are those? Zankou: You know what they are. Phoebe: And you know what he is. Alpha: What is the meaning of this? Piper: I don't think we have anything to explain. We're not the ones going around klling people. Gamma: We only did what was necessary to maintain Utopia. Paige: A loophole you forgot to tell us about? Alpha: It was never our intention to deceive, Paige. We merely gave you the world you asked for. Piper: Again, except for the fact you were klling people. Alpha: Their fates are regrettable. But I guarantee you that fewer people by far will be lost under our rule than under the chaos of good and evil. Phoebe: Yeah, but at least with good and evil people knew what they were dying for. Piper: And given the choice of what we had and what you're offering... Paige: Now we know what "it" is. Paige: We'll take our free will back any day. Zankou: Here, here. Alpha: You'd seriously be willing to give up peace of mind, the normal life you so covet, to go back to the way things were? To fighting the likes of him again? Piper: Warts and all. Gamma: They're not ready for us. Alpha: Perhaps not. But they will be someday. What we want for the world is worth waiting for. Very well. We will use what remains of our power to rewind time to when Utopia began. Phoebe: Does that mean Leo will be alive again? Alpha: Of course. Paige: And Kyle? Alpha: That, unfortunately, is beyond our powers. Paige: Are you kidding me? You can bring everyone that you have klled back to life, but Kyle is beyond your powers? Gamma: The further something recedes into the past, the more power it takes to reverse it. Alpha: We can either bring back Agent Brody or return the world to the way it was, but I'm afraid we cannot do both. (Paige goes to throw the potion but Phoebe stops her.) Phoebe: Put the world back. Alpha: I'm sorry this didn't work out, for your sakes as well as ours. Zankou: Touching. I'm gonna miss you guys. (The Avatars stand around the table and a beam of yellow and orange light shines out of the middle.) [Cut to outside. Everybody wakes up.] Man: What the hell? Did you just dump your coffee on me? Woman: What are you talking about? You spilled yours on me, you son of a bitch. Man: Why, you moron, you dumped your coffee on me. [Cut to two men in their cars. One man has run into the back of the other car. They get out to inspect the damage.] Man #2: This is totally your fault. Man #3: My fault? You h*t me! Man #2: Yeah? All I'm saying is you better have some good insurance! Man #3: No, you better have some insurance 'cause I'm gonna call the cops on your ass! Man #2: Oh, please, give me your ID. Where's your insurance? Man #3: Where's your insurance? Man #2: Where's yours? Mine is right here! [Cut to Harold arguing with a police officer.] Harold: I'm gonna call my lawyer, okay? I'm gonna sue this whole city. [Cut to Piper and Phoebe walking down the street.] Piper: Wow, I've never been so excited to hear the sounds of people arguing. Phoebe: Tell me about it. It's good to be back... (They see Zankou near by.) Warts and all. [Scene: Manor. Foyer. Piper walks in through the front door.] Piper: Leo? Leo's Voice: I'm in here. (Piper walks into the conservatory.) Piper: Oh, thank god. Leo: It's okay. I'm all right. (They hug.) Piper: Wow, you kinda really scared me this time. Leo: That was the plan. I was banking on you saving me. Piper: Okay, well, next time come up with a different plan. Leo: Next time. Piper: So wait, you remember everything, even though you technically died, but then you didn't, because time rewound, so... Am I making any sense? Leo: Yeah. See, I remember everything because I was unaffected by the spell. And you remember everything because you broke it. And even though time rewound, we still experienced it. Piper: Headache forming. Leo: All that matters is that we fixed it, regardless of the consequences. Piper: Consequences? You mean Kyle? Leo: No, I mean the Elders. I went against them and sided with the Avatars. I can't go unpunished. Piper: Yeah, but everything you did, you did to make the world a safer place for everyone, including us. Leo: I don't think they're gonna see it that way. See, no matter what I did... Piper: What we did. Leo: Whether it was well-intentioned or not, it's gonna cost me. Piper: Well, at least it didn't cost you your life, which at this moment is the only thing I'm concerned with. I don't want to lose you ever again. (He puts his arm around her and they turn to watch their kids.) [Scene: Kyle's Apartment. Paige is there. She picks up the snow globe and shakes it.] Paige: Bye. Kyle's Voice: Hello, Paige. (She turns and sees Kyle standing there.) Paige: Kyle? Kyle: Careful. That used to mean a lot to me. (She puts the snow globe down.) Paige: Is this really you? Kyle: In the flesh, more or less. Paige: I saw you die. Kyle: That's right. You did. But as you know, sometimes it doesn't end there. Paige: Are you a Whitelighter? Kyle: Feels kind of weird. But at least I can still feel. Paige: How? Kyle: I guess the Elders decided I must have done something good with my life after all, which is a relief, considering the mess I made of it. Paige: You didn't make such a mess. Kyle: Come on. I got a little crazy there at the end, didn't I? Paige: A little crazy. But you did save the world. Kyle: Hence the reward. Paige: I just wish I could... Kyle: Paige, it's not your fault. I understand now that my life was supposed to end the way it did. How it did. It was my destiny. Just like it was our destiny to meet. To fall for each other. Paige: To lose each other? Kyle: Who says we're not gonna meet again? (Paige starts to cry. He kisses her on the forehead.) Take care of that for me, will you? (Kyle orbs out. Paige picks up the snow globe.)	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x13 - Charmageddon"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Curtis Kheel Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 7, Episode 14 Episode Number: 148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper is there talking on the phone while holding a crying Chris. Wyatt is sitting in a highchair.] Piper: Yeah, I get that, Rex, but I need you at the club. You're supposed to be there. Valentine's Day is gonna be a very busy night. Can't you ask her to marry you another night? (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Get off that phone. Piper: You know what, I'll handle it. Good luck. (Piper hangs up.) I hope she says no. Phoebe: Take a look at this. This is the new face of evil. (She shows Piper a newspaper.) His name is John Normand. He owns the phone company, and he's been stealing from us for months. Doesn't that just make you angry? Piper: Not really. Phoebe: Wait, he's been stealing from us, and he's probably gonna get away with it due to some loophole or something. (Piper puts Chris down on the change table.) Piper: Phoebe, I'm a little more worried about the actual demons in the world, you know, the ones we almost got rid of. Phoebe: Yeah, there's nothing we can do about them. We tried to save the world, it didn't work. The demons are gonna attck when they're gonna attck. Piper: And when they do, we're just gonna be right back to the same old... (Piper takes off Chris' diaper.) Wow! Phoebe: Whoa! You're not kidding. Wow! Piper: Okeydokey. (Piper puts a new diaper on Chris.) Speaking of which, could you do me a favour and watch the boys tonight? I need Leo to help me set up at P3, and apparently my manager is busy proposing. Phoebe: Yeah, sure, of course. It's not like anyone's proposing to me, or like anyone's sending me flowers or reciting me poetry. So much for the little girl I saw in my vision. Piper: Well, Phoebe, just because the Avatars are gone doesn't mean that you won't still find love. Phoebe: Easy for you to say. You have Leo. Piper: Yeah, but do I really? It's only a matter of time before the Elders punish him for becoming an Avatar, which they practically drove him to anyway with Gideon and everything. Phoebe: They made Kyle a Whitelighter, and that's good, right? Piper: Yeah, but it took him away from Paige. And believe me, they got their cosmic jollies off that one. Phoebe: Where is Paige? Piper: At Magic School, where else? Why? Phoebe: Just worried about her, that's all. [Scene: Magic School. Paige and Miss Donovan are there.] Paige: It really is another great application. Miss Donovan: A muse? No, no, no, no. You can't hire her as the next literature professor. She'll inspire them to write novels instead of reading them. Paige: Oh, that's a good point. I hadn't thought of that. Miss Donovan: Well, I did. And that's why you should hire me. Paige: What? You want to be a teacher? Miss Donovan: Well, isn't it time I moved up? Besides, I had a great rapport with the last literature professor. Paige: You hated that little gnome, arguing with him five minutes before he was klled. Miss Donovan: Well, that was our way. Besides, if the truth were told, he'd want me to have the job. I'm very well-read. Paige: It takes more than that, though. It takes being able to really connect with the students. Miss Donovan: I can do that. In fact, I've got some tricks you don't even know about. (Miss Donovan suddenly disappears and she sits up on the couch near by.) Paige: Did you astral project? Miss Donovan: Mrs. Winterbourne taught me before she went on sabbatical. Don't worry, I'll get used to it. Trust me. I am the best candidate for this job. (The hear a motorbike.) Paige: What the hell... (A guy on a motorbike suddenly appears and he skids across the floor and slams into a table.) Drake: That's gonna leave a mark. Sorry about the table. Paige: Are you okay? (He turns off the motorbike.) Miss Donovan: Who are you? Drake: I'm the new teacher. Opening Credits [Scene: Magic School. Continued from before.] Miss Donovan: You ride in here and nearly kll us, and now you want to teach here? Drake: If I wanted to teach parallel parking, you might have a point, but I'm here for literature. Miss Donovan: And what do you know about literature? Drake: Plenty. (He clicks his fingers and a sheet of paper appears in his hand.) My resume. (He hands it to Paige.) Paige: Drake. Huh. Well, maybe you should have sent this in so you didn't waste your time. Drake: Oh, I never waste my time. For life is but a walking shadow, the poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale... Miss Donovan: Tale told... Drake: Take it, sister. Miss Donovan: By an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying... Drake: Nothing. Paige: You two are not gonna make this easy for me. Drake: Come on, what are you talking about? No contest. It's right there on the resume. I studied at Juilliard, performed on Broadway, and I was penning a memoir that I intend to finish on my deathbed. Miss Donovan: Oh, I look forward to reading that. Drake: Well, thank you very much. Paige: Why aren't any of these credits more than a year long? Drake: Simple really. Before that I was a demon. Miss Donovan: What? A demon? Drake: Was a demon. Now human. Paige: Okay, and how exactly did that happen? Drake: Personally, I hate exposition, but if... All right. Fifty weeks ago I made a deal, the Sorcerer made me human. Paige: Just like that? Drake: There were a few minor stipulations. First of all, I get to keep my powers, and if I use them in any offensive manner, he gets them, and I burn for all eternity. Miss Donovan: What are you waiting for? Vanquish him! Drake: Vanq... Lady. Vanquish. I just want a chance to make up for my demon days. If you don't believe me, research me, look into my history. I've got almost nothing to hide. Miss Donovan: We'll see about that. Paige: Miss Donovan, where are you going? Miss Donovan: To prove that he's dangerous. (Miss Donovan leaves the room.) Drake: If that is safety, then I am dangerous. Boy, is she gonna be sorry when I get the job. Paige: Not so fast, Mr. Pompadour Motorcycle Guy. I don't know what to make of you. Drake: Why don't we consult the Book of Shadows? Want a ride? [Scene: P3. Piper and Leo are there. Piper slaps a cardboard heart onto the wall.] Piper: Okay, next. Leo: That one's ripped. Piper: So? The crowd will be too. Actually, this is taking far too long. Where's my staple gn? Leo: Staple gn? Since when do you staple decorations? Don't you want everything to be perfect? Piper: What's the point? It's all gonna be torn down tomorrow anyway. Leo: The point is not to worry about what's gonna happen tomorrow. The point is to stop and enjoy Valentine's Day. Piper: Well, some people can't forget. Some people would rather see the rips and the flaws so that they're not totally devastated when they're all torn down suddenly tomorrow. Leo: We're not talking about decorations anymore, are we? Piper: Look, Leo, I'm sorry, but I can't just stand here and pretend like everything is not falling apart again. We both know the Elders are not gonna be easy on you. Leo: When you change the world, you gotta expect consequences. Piper: Says who? The Elders brought this on themselves. It's just as much their fault as it is ours, maybe even more so. Leo: Well, I'm the one that chose to become an Avatar. I betrayed them. Piper: Because they drove you to it, with Gideon, what he did to Chris and what he tried to do to Wyatt. Leo: I don't think they'll see it that way. Piper: You need to make them see it that way, or else this may be the last Valentine's Day we spend together. [Scene: Underworld. Cave. A Sorcerer and a bounty hunter are there.] Sorcerer: Your leads are worthless, bounty hunter! Bounty Hunter: I'm not the one who lost Drake in the first place. That was you, Sorcerer. Sorcerer: Well, I never dreamt I'd need to keep tabs on him. By now, I thought he would have used his powers for sure. Bounty Hunter: And yet he hasn't. Sorcerer: He's stronger than I thought, which is why you must find him so I can force him to give in to temptation. Bounty Hunter: But we are running out of time. Sorcerer: In more ways than one, Mr. Rathbone. Zankou is moving in to take over the Underworld. If I expect to stop him and to seize the throne for myself, I must have Drake's powers! I'll double the bounty, but find him. (Three demons walk in. Two of the demons are holding onto Miss Donovan and she is struggling to get away.) Demon: Sir, excuse me, sir. We have a new lead. Bounty Hunter: A woman? You call that a lead? Demon: We caught her in the Underworld asking about Drake. She may know where he is. Sorcerer: Ah, is that so? Miss Donovan: I don't know anything. Let me go! (The Sorcerer holds up a Knfe.) Sorcerer: Think harder, my dear. [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Phoebe, Wyatt and Chris are there. Phoebe is on the phone.] Phoebe: No, you can not put me on hold again. When are you gonna send me a refund for my phone bill? What do you mean, never? Look, this is... You know what? Forget it. I have call waiting anyway, which you're probably overcharging me for, right? (She presses a button.) Hello? Darryl: Hey, Phoebe, it's Darryl. Phoebe: Darryl, shouldn't you be out arresting that thief John Normand? Did you read the paper today? It says that... Darryl: We got bigger things to worry about. Sheridan's back. Phoebe: What? Oh, no. Any more good news? Darryl: Your friend Brody came to visit me last night and told me that he brought her out of the coma. Didn't you say he died? Phoebe: Yeah, well, I never said it stuck. He became a Whitelighter. Darryl: The point is he did some mumbo jumbo on her where she doesn't remember anything that happened. Phoebe: Well, does she remember us? Darryl: I don't know yet. He told me to tell her that they went on some undercover mission and that he died and she wound up in a coma. Just how long do you expect her to buy that? Phoebe: I don't know. But as long as we don't trigger her memory, we should be fine. Darryl: What do you mean, trigger? Phoebe: Her memory could come back is she's reminded of us. You have to keep her away from us. Paige's Voice: Phoebe, I need you upstairs. Phoebe: Okay. Coming! Darryl, I'm sorry, I gotta go. You'll have to deal with this like the rest of us. (Phoebe hangs up.) [Cut to the Police Station.] Darryl: Phoebe... (Darryl turns around and Sheridan is standing there.) Sheridan: Phoebe. Do I know her? Darryl: I don't know. Do you? [Cut to the Manor. Attic. Paige is there with Drake. She is flipping through the Book of Shadows.] Drake: See? Right there. You have nothing to fear. Paige: What are you talking about? It says that you have the power to fre a thermal blast that can knock out ten demons at a time. Drake: Yeah, but I told you. If I use them, then the Sorcerer gets them, and that would be bad. It also says that I can be vanquished by the Power of Three. Hello. See? Right there. (He touches the Book.) What? Paige: You touched it. Drake: What? Paige: You touched the Book. Drake: Oh my god, so I did. I guess that means I'm good. (He touches the Book again.) Paige: Stop it. Maybe it does, and maybe it doesn't. The Book has been tricked before. So have we. Just recently, as a matter of fact. Drake: All right, then, that explains it. So what did this mistake cost you? A colleague? A friend? A lover? Paige: Actually, all of the above. Drake: No wonder you're so indecisive. Paige: I'm not indecisive. You think I'm indecisive? Drake: Paige, making mistakes is what makes us human. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Hey, sorry. I put the boys down for a nap. Who are you? Drake: Hi. Phoebe: Hi. Paige: Drake, Phoebe. Phoebe, Drake. Yeah. He's an ex-demon. Phoebe: What? Excuse me? Drake: I thought you guys had lots of experience with demons who were human. You married one, didn't you? Phoebe: Yes, and divorced. How did you know that? Drake: Gossip around the office cauldron. Anyway, the point is, girls, you don't know what it's like to be judged simply by the way you were born. (He clicks his fingers and suddenly he's wearing a French costume.) (in French accent) Look well at me and tell me with what hope this vile protuberance can inspire my heart? (Phoebe laughs.) Paige: He's very dramatic. Phoebe: I see that. I don't know why Cyrano's here but he should probably leave because we have our own problems. Drake: But, my dear Roxanne, feel'st thou my soul, here? Phoebe: You know, then again, I don't have a date for Valentine's Day. He's kinda hot. Paige: He's hot until you figure out how many people he's klled. Drake: Wait a minute. I never klled anyone. (He clicks his fingers and returns to his normal clothes.) Except demons. klled plenty of them. Phoebe: Join the club. It sucks, doesn't it? Paige: You're telling me in your whole demonic career, you have not klled one innocent? Drake: That's because since the day I was hatched, I've been reading books, and they taught me about feelings, human feelings, love, sadness, death. Since then I could never harm an innocent. I always found a way around doing that. Paige: (to Phoebe) What do you think? Phoebe: I kind of believe him. You? Paige: I don't know. I'm gonna ask Piper. Drake: Come on, Paige, tell her I'm the right man for the job. Phoebe: Job? What job? Paige: Fill her in. I'll be back. (Paige orbs out.) Drake: So you like Gene Kelly movies? Phoebe: Love 'em. Why? [Scene: On top of Golden Gate Bridge. Leo is waiting there. Two Elders orb in.] Leo: Thanks for coming. Sandra: Of course. After all that's happened, it's the least we could do. Kheel: Oh, please, don't apologise. If anything, we've been far too lenient with him. Leo: Lenient? You tried to kll me. Kheel: You left us no choice. Leo: Funny, I feel the same way. Sandra: Gentlemen, neither side is without blame. Perhaps we could put the past behind us. Kheel: And we will... once he's done the penance for his betrayal. Leo: That's why I brought you here. I should be able to defend myself before you issue judgment. Kheel: Really? And what would you say? Leo: That what I did was for my family. I was trying to create a better world for them, for all of us. Kheel: Too bad you failed. Sandra: Perhaps it would be best if Leo and I spoke alone, if you don't mind. (Kheel orbs out.) It hasn't been easy arguing on your behalf. Leo: Thanks for trying. Sandra: One word of advice, Leo. Stay out of magical affairs. Or you just might make things even worse for yourself. [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Drake is there dancing. Phoebe walks down the stairs.] Phoebe: Wow, let me get this straight. You do musical theatre as well? Drake: Oh, I'm full of surprises. (He clicks his fingers and Phoebe is suddenly dressed in a white dress and black vest.) Phoebe: What's this? Drake: Another surprise. (He takes her hands and they start dancing.) Happy Valentines Day. Phoebe: And to you. (They lean in to kiss but Piper and Paige walk in and interrupts them.) Piper: Get your paws off of her! Drake: So much for romance. Phoebe: Piper. (Phoebe giggles.) We were just having fun. You know, fun. Piper: With the demon? Phoebe, how many times have I told you not to play dress up with the demons. Paige: I'm sure it's harmless. Drake: Incidentally, Piper, I am an ex-demon. Piper: Look, buddy, we're not gonna let a demon or an ex-demon teach at Magic School. It's ridiculous. Paige: Maybe you're right. Drake, I'm really sorry. It's just not a real feasible thing for you to do. It could cause too many problems. Drake: Oh, no, you're making a terrible mistake. As an ex-demon, I can get through to these kids, I can keep them from going down the path of evil. Phoebe, talk to them, make them see reason. Phoebe: I can't. Look, I appreciate what you're trying to do, but it just... it's not really practical. I'm sorry. Drake: This is all wrong. The problem here isn't me. It's you three. You're shaken by the core by what's happened with the Avatars. (to Paige) You, you just lost faith in yourself, (to Phoebe) and you, you've been disheartened by the fight. (to Piper) And you, sweetheart, are just plain mean. (Piper laughs.) Piper: Watch it. (Paige giggles.) Drake: You're mean because you closed down your heart. You're petrified it's gonna get broken again, aren't you? You know, there's only one man I know who can solve all of these problems. (He clicks his fingers and Piper and Paige are suddenly dressed in leather, Phoebe is dressed in a white gown with long red hair, and Drake is dressed as Robin Hood.) Well, come on, Robin Hood. Paige: You, I'm gonna hire you just so I can fre you. Piper: Do we look merry to you? Drake: Well, perhaps you should see the world as Robin Hood would have. He believed in himself, also loved the thrill of the fight. And despite the thrat of imminent death, he found love with his dear Maid Marian. (He kisses Phoebe's hand.) Phoebe: That's very sweet. Isn't that... You should probably change us back. Drake: Very well. (Drake clicks his fingers and they change back to their normal clothes.) Piper: Kitchen, now, let's go. (The girls head for the kitchen.) Phoebe: (to Drake) You just give me one second. (The Sorcerer shimmers in behind Drake.) Drake: I thought they'd never leave. [Cut to the kitchen.] Phoebe: Vanquish him? Are you sure? Piper: Well, if he doesn't leave, we don't have a choice. Phoebe: But his heart is in the right place. [Cut back to the parlor.] Sorcerer: Now, let's see those powers, demon. [Cut to the kitchen.] Paige: On the other hand, he still has his demonic powers. Piper: Hi, waffle much? (They hear a crash from the other room.) [Cut to the parlor. Drake falls to the floor. The Sorcerer is standing over him with his arms outstretched. Drake is glowing red.] Sorcerer: "Darkness within cannot be undone. Embrace your true self." (Piper, Phoebe and Paige run in.) Piper: Here we go again. (Piper tries to blow him up and he flies across the room and hits the wall.) Sorcerer: Damn it! (He shimmers out.) Phoebe: Drake. Are you okay? (She runs over to him.) Drake: Drake? Who's Drake? I'm Robin... of Locksley. Paige: Of course you are. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Dining Room. Drake jumps around the corner wielding a bow and arrow.] Drake: Stand and deliver! (He aims for an apple but the arrow misses and hits a pillow.) Excellent. (He reaches for another arrow. Piper walks in.) John will be no match for me. Piper: Robin, you missed. And if you put a hole in my wall, you'll have me to answer to, not some prince. Drake: My apologies, my good woman, but my aim must be true if I am to right John's wrongs. Piper: Right. Just be careful. (Piper walks into the conservatory where Phoebe and Paige are sitting at a table. Phoebe is flipping through the Book of Shadows.) Please tell me you found a way to fix Robin in there. Phoebe: Not yet. Can't you just freeze him? Piper: Nope. Not freezing. Paige: I'm sorry, you guys. Another big mistake bringing him here. Phoebe: No, it's just our lives. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Paige: Yeah, but I don't understand why it went wrong. Why does the Sorcerer want to turn Drake into Robin Hood, of all things? Piper: I don't think he meant to. I think he meant to bring out Drake's inner demon so he could use his powers. But then I blasted him mid-spell, so instead we got his inner Robin Hood. Drake: Royal hound! (He sht another arrow and it smashes a vase of flowers.) Sorry, my fault. Paige: Another mistake for the Charmed Ones. Piper: It was an accident. Paige: Either way, we messed up. Phoebe: Okay. I found a vanquishing potion for the Sorcerer, but of course, there's no way to find him. Paige: How is finding the Sorcerer even gonna fix Drake anyway? Piper: Actually, I think it will because, if we vanquish the Sorcerer, then it should reverse his magic. Drake: Saxon dog! Paige: Okay, well, I'll go to the Magic School, and I'll ask Miss Donovan to look through things and see if she can find something that helps us find the Sorcerer. Phoebe: Or you could just do it yourself. Paige: Yeah, well, I don't know the archives that well. And, knowing me, I'd probably mess up. (Paige orbs out.) Phoebe: What are we gonna do with her? Piper: We'll fix her later. Right now, we need to deal with him. (They hear a crash and Drake slides along the dining room table. He picks up a sheet of paper.) Phoebe: What is he doing with my phone bill? (They rush over to him.) Drake: Marian, these taxes are outrageous. Prince John has gone too far. Phoebe: Okay, I'm not Marian, I'm Phoebe, remember? And give me that! (She snatches the phone bill off him.) Piper: Prince John has been dad for centuries. He's not taxing anyone anymore. Phoebe: Yeah. The phone company is owned by a different John, and he's, well, a really swell guy. Drake: Nonsense. The evidence of his misdeeds is right there on the parchment. (He points to the newspaper.) Piper: You left that out? Phoebe: Who knew? Drake: I think it's high time I paid John a visit. My steed! (He clicks his fingers and a motorbike appears.) Horsepower. Piper: What kind of Robin Hood rides a motorcycle? Phoebe: Forget that. What are we gonna do? We can't just let him go out there. Especially not with Sheridan back. Piper: Sheridan's back? Phoebe: Did I forget to mention that? Piper: Go with him. Phoebe: What? Piper: You're the Marian person. Go with him. Phoebe: Robin, wait. (Phoebe sits on the bike behind Drake.) Here we go. (He hands her his bow.) Oh, okay. Piper: Helmets please, people. (Helmets suddenly appear on their heads.) Drake: Hold on, milady. (The front doors fly open and they ride out of the manor.) [Cut to outside a building. Drake and Phoebe pull up on the motorbike.] Phoebe: Okay, well, no Prince John here. We should probably go home, huh? Drake: And give up without a fight? I think not. Those riches belong to the people of Sherwood Forest. We must see they're returned. Phoebe: I know. But we can't just steal from the rich and give to the poor. There's laws against that. Drake: Marian, have you forgotten what it is to do good? (They walk inside the building. There is a long line of people waiting inside. Drake walks past the line of people.) Man: Hey, that guy's cutting. (A man stops Drake.) Man #2: Hey, hey, Pocahontas. There's a line. Drake: Little John. You came to join our merry band. Excellent. Man #2: Who are you calling little? Office Manager: Excuse me. Man #2: You want to fight me? Is that it? (Phoebe rushes up to them.) Phoebe: No, no, no, no. No, Robin. Drake: You've put on a bit of girth. Office Manager: Excuse me. I'm the office manager here. Is there a problem? Man #2: This nutjob's trying to butt in line. Phoebe: He doesn't know any better. (Drake walks up to the office manager and grabs him by his tie.) Drake: You will tell me where Prince John is. Office Manager: Who? Drake: Prince John. Phoebe: Okay, we don't want to kll the peasants. That's not what we do. Drake: He is no peasant. He's an accomplice to the prince's thievery. Office Manager: What? I didn't steal anything. Man #2: The hell you didn't. I read the paper. I know you've been screwing us. Thanks to you, I can't afford to take my wife out for Valentine's Day. Woman: That's nothing. They cut off my phone service for no reason. And now they want to charge me to re-connect it. Man #3: What about their lousy technicians? I wasted a day of work waiting on them. Man #2: See, you're making all our lives miserable. Kick his ass, Robin! Phoebe: No, just tell him where John Normand is. That's all he wants to know. Office Manager: Headquarters, financial district. Phoebe: Great, we'll find it. Come on. Office Manager: Just don't tell him I sent you. (Phoebe leaves.) Drake: Good people of Sherwood, the prince has abused his power for far too long. He lives in riches while you live in squalor. Man #2: Yeah! Drake: It is high time we take back that which was stolen from you. All of those who wish to join my fight, you follow me! Everyone: Yeah! [Cut to outside. A security guard is standing near a Armored Services truck holding up a gn. Suddenly an arrow flies through the air and knocks the gn out of his hand. Drake walks out of the building pointing the bow and arrow.] Drake: Stand down if you know what's good for you. (Drake goes over to the Armored Services truck. Phoebe walks out of the building.) Phoebe: Hey! What are you doing? Drake: Marian, you're just in time. To the end of Prince John's tyranny! (He grabs some money out of the truck and throws it into the air. Everyone runs to try catch it.) Phoebe: You can't do this! Drake: Look what the prince has done to these people. How can you turn a blind eye to that? Or has your heart really grown that cold? Fill your hearts and fill your bellies! (Sirens are heard.) Phoebe: The police are coming. We gotta go. Let's go. (She pushes through the crowd.) Excuse me. (The Sorcerer is watching near by.) [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Miss Donovan is shackled to the wall. Her astral projected self is trying to unlock the shackles. The Sorcerer stands behind her, watching.] Miss Donovan: Oh, please. Please... Sorcerer: So you can astral project. That could come in very handy later. (He pokes her and she astral projects back into her body.) Morning, sunshine. Miss Donovan: What do you want with me? Sorcerer: I'm afraid I couldn't bring the demon out of Drake as I'd planned. I was interrupted by the Charmed Ones. Miss Donovan: Then they'll probably come for you. Sorcerer: Which is why I need you to serve as a distraction when the time is right. Miss Donovan: Oh, why did I ever come down here? I should have stayed in the library. Sorcerer: The library? Well, then you are indeed a prize. Miss Donovan: Why? What do you mean? Sorcerer: The witches' interference made my spell go awry. Drake is unstable now, and I need to use this to my advantage. So tell me... what do you know about Robin Hood? [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper is making a potion and on the phone.] Piper: No, Phoebe, you can't take him to John Normand's office. That is a very bad idea. You have to bring him back here. I said you have to bring him back here! Phoebe. Phoebe! Damn it. (She hangs up. Leo walks in.) Do I really need this today? Or ever? Leo: Relax. You can handle it. Piper: This coming from the man who refuses to help. Leo: I told you, I'm afraid that I'm gonna piss off the Elders, and they can recycle me, Piper. You don't want that, do you? Piper: No, of course not. But it's just, we were this close to a life without Elders, without demons, without freaking Robin Hood running through the streets, thrat to expose us. Leo: I know, but this is the life that we have now, and have to make the best out of it, okay? So relax, you can handle it, just like you've done before. Piper: Thank you, and don't remind me. (Paige orbs in.) Paige: Have you guys seen the news? Piper: No. Weren't you at Magic School? Paige: Yeah! We have satellite. (Paige turns on the TV in the kitchen.) News Reporter: He apparently threw the stolen cash into the crowd, inciting a near riot. Police have launched a search for the man who bystanders described as a modern-day Robin Hood. (Paige turns off the TV.) Piper: Still think I can handle this one? Leo: Just like the good old days. Piper: Bite your tongue. Paige: Okay, you know what? I should go warn Darryl. Because the cops have no idea what they're up against. Piper: No, no, no. Wait. I need you to write a vanquishing spell. Paige: Why? You have the potion. Piper: Not for the Sorcerer, for Drake. Paige: For Drake? Really? Piper: We need to be able to stop him. And this may be the only way. Leo, can you warn Darryl? Leo: What about the Elders? Piper: Oh, for God's sake. I don't think they'll strike you down for making a phone call. Leo: Right. Paige: You know what? I found a spell at Magic School and it should be able to summon the Sorcerer. That way we don't have to vanquish Drake. Piper: You mean Miss Donovan found it? Paige: No. I found it. Come to think of it, I haven't actually seen Miss Donovan in a little while. Look, anyway, the point is, with my spell, we can summon the Sorcerer. With your potion we can vanquish him and that kind of fixes the whole Drake thing, yeah? Piper: Maybe, but if that doesn't work, we need a plan B. We've gotta stop Drake somehow. Paige: Well, I guess it can't hurt. Piper: Exactly. The last thing we need is another news report like that one. [Scene: Police Station. Darryl is on the phone.] Darryl: He's a what? Leo: An ex-demon. But he still has powers, so be careful. You don't want the cops to provoke him too much. He could take out half the force. Darryl: If Sheridan finds out, that could be a trigger. Leo: Sorry? Darryl: For her memory. If she remembers she was after them, then she'll be all over us again. Leo: Oh, then, you can't let her find out. Darryl: Thanks for the tip, Leo. (Darryl hangs up. He grabs his coat. Sheridan walks up to him.) Sheridan: Good news, lieutenant. The captain wants us to work together. So where are we going, partner? [Scene: Street. Phoebe and Drake are there. They cross the road in front of a cab. He slams on his breaks.] Cab Driver: Hey, what's the matter with you, moron! Phoebe: So we're just gonna talk to the guy, right? We're not actually gonna kll him. Drake: No, of course not. As long as he promises to give back every last penny. Phoebe: What do you mean, every last penny? Look, I don't think this is a good idea. Drake: Marian, you've come so far. You must be strong enough to finish the fight, for those who cannot fight for themselves. Do not let all we've done be for naught. (They hear a siren. Darryl and Sheridan pull up.) Phoebe: Darryl. Drake: The sheriff of Nottingham. It's about time he arrived. Sheridan: Freeze! (She points her gn. Drake sh*t an arrow at her and it hits her in the arm.) Phoebe: Sheridan! (Phoebe runs over to her.) Drake: Marian! Marian! Phoebe: Oh my god. Are you okay? (Sheridan grabs Phoebe.) Sheridan: Yeah, I'm fine. But you're under arrest. (to Darryl) Where's the other one? Darryl: He got away. [Cut to inside a building. Office. John Normand is there. Drake kicks open the door.] Drake: Prince John! We meet at last. John: What the hell is this? (Drake points his bow and arrow at John.) Drake: The end of your reign. Commercial Break [Scene: John Normand's Office. Continued from before.] John: You'll never make it out of here, you know that. I mean, the cops will have you inside of two minutes. Drake: You need not worry about me, sire. John: What exactly do you want from me? Did my ex-wife send you? Drake: I'm here to rob you. John: Of course. Well, in that case, we'd better get right to it, and you can be on your merry way. Now, who should I make this out to? Drake: You will return all that you have stolen to every last person in your domain. John: But I have millions of customers. Drake: Then I suggest you get started. [Cut to outside. Police cars have pulled up. Darryl is talking on a walkie talkie.] Darryl: Hold your position, and nobody make a move unless I say so. (He walks over to Phoebe and Sheridan. Sheridan is holding a cloth up to her arm.) You should really get that wound checked. Sheridan: No, thanks. I've missed enough. Miss Halliwell here was just telling me a very interested story. Phoebe: Wait, you don't believe me? Sheridan: I think it's a little far-fetched, don't you think? You get kidnapped by Robin Hood, forced to go on a crime spree, only to be saved in the end by us. That's a nice touch. Darryl: Let her go, Sheridan. She's a friend. Phoebe: Hey, you know what? Sheridan, I'm a good person. And I really think that I can help you out in this situation if you'd just let me. Darryl: Do you really think you can? Phoebe: Yeah, I do. He and I have a connection. He's a little messed up right now, but I really think I could break through to him. But I gotta talk to him. Sheridan: That's completely out of the question. It's dangerous, and it breaks procedure. Phoebe: You know what? He's dangerous. You have no idea what he's capable of. Man's Voice: (on walkie talkie) Lieutenant, we're in position. We've got a clear sht. Darryl: Hold your fre. (to Sheridan) She's going in. Sheridan: What? Morris... Darryl: That's an order, inspector. Phoebe: Thank you, Darryl. (Sheridan uncuffs Phoebe and Phoebe runs off.) Sheridan: You know, there's something oddly familiar about all this. Darryl: You should get that wound checked. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Paige are sitting around a table. There are five lit candles on the table.] Paige: "Sorcerer of darkness, demon of fright, I call you now into my sight." (Nothing happens.) Maybe I can just try it again. Piper: No, Paige, you've tried three times. It's not working. He must be protecting himself somehow. Paige: I could have copied it down wrong. Piper: Paige, it's not your first day as a witch. It's just... We're running out of options. You saw the news. I think it's time we go to plan B. Paige: I think getting rid of him would be a big mistake. Piper: So would letting an innocent die. Look, if you're not gonna trust yourself, at least trust me because it's certainly not my first day. (Miss Donovan astral projects in.) Miss Donovan: Paige. Paige: Miss Donovan! Why are you astral projecting? Miss Donovan: Later. I don't have time. The Sorcerer took me prisoner. Piper: What? Miss Donovan: I swear, I was just trying to check out Drake. It turns out he's not so bad. It was the Sorcerer that I should have been worried about. Paige: It's okay, we know all about it. Don't panic. Now that we know where you are, we can scry for you and get you out of there and just vanquish him. Miss Donovan: Oh, thank you. Now I gotta go. (She astral projects out.) Piper: Looks like Drake just got a reprieve. [Cut to the Underworld. Cave. The Sorcerer is watching the attic through a crystal ball.] Sorcerer: Well played, my dear. Miss Donovan: I wish I could have told them what you were planning. Sorcerer: If you had, you'd be dad by now. At least now, you'll live a touch longer than the Charmed Ones will. You see, thanks to your message, they're not focused on saving you. Too bad my lair is protected against summoning and scrying. Miss Donovan: It won't take them long to figure it out. Sorcerer: But by then I'll have Drake's powers. Miss Donovan: How can you be so sure? Sorcerer: Well, you see, once a demon, always a demon. I just need to remind Drake of that, by casting a spell on Prince John. [Scene: John Normand's Office. John is writing out checks.] John: Come on, you cannot expect me to write all these checks. (Phoebe comes in. Drake points his bow and arrow at her.) Phoebe: Oh, Robin, don't sht! It's me, your Marian. Drake: Milady, how did you elude the sheriff? Phoebe: Oh, me and the sheriff go way back. Now listen. Don't you think it's time we let the prince go? I'm sure he's learned his lesson by now, haven't you, John? John: Oh, oh, yeah. I'm... I'm heartbroken here, man. I didn't realise what I was doing to those poor people. Thank you, Robin. You have really shown me the error of my ways. I swear, I am going to change. Phoebe: See? That's great, that's great. I know you don't want to hurt him. Drake: What about the money? He can't be trusted. Phoebe: Well, if you can't trust him, then trust me. Look, today you reminded me what it's like to do good, to make a difference and to help people. Now let me help you. Come with me, before you do something you'll regret. Drake: Sorry. (John briefly glows red.) John: Oh, I cannot believe that you actually fell for that. Drake: What? John: Oh, really. Do you think I give a rat's ass about some poor schmo who's too stupid to know he's been suckered? There's no way in hell I'm giving this money back. Phoebe: Oh, no, the Sorcerer. [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Piper, Paige and Leo are there. Piper is scrying.] Leo: I don't think Darryl can hold off the cops any longer. You're running out of time. Piper: What would you like me to do? The crystal's not dropping. Paige: This isn't right. We're being played. Piper: Come on, Paige, you're not gonna do any of us any good by waffling now. Paige: I'm not waffling. Look. Fine, I admit, okay. I've been out of it since the whole thing with the Avatars and with Kyle. But I can't keep beating myself up over the mistakes that we've made. I have to move on. I think we all do. Piper: I'm not sure it's that easy. Paige: Maybe not but I have to try, right? Drake said that I have to start trusting my instincts again. Otherwise, I'm not gonna be able to help him or Miss Donovan or anybody. Leo: So what are your instincts telling you? Paige: That Miss Donovan's just a distraction. Otherwise, we would have found her by now. Piper: Okay, say you're right. So you think the Sorcerer is after Drake? Paige: He wants his powers, doesn't he? Drake's bound to use those at some point or another. [Scene: John Normand's Office. Drake has his bow and arrow pointed at John.] Drake: You will give the money back. John: Or what? You're gonna sht me with an arrow? Come on. I'm evil. You can do better than that. Phoebe: Don't listen to him. He's under a spell. John: You gotta punish me, destroy me, or I'll keep doing evil. And I don't give a damn who gets hurt. Single mums, old people, kids, even your little maid here! (Drake throws down the bow and arrow.) Drake: She's not my maid! (Drake throws fireballs at John and he is knocked through the window. John grabs onto the window sill and hangs onto it from the outside of the building.) Darryl: (from the street) My god. John: Help me, please. (Phoebe grabs John's arm and tries to pull him up.) Phoebe: I gotcha. I gotcha. (Drake turns back to his normal self. The Sorcerer appears in the chair.) Sorcerer: Hello. [Cut to the manor. Conservatory. Leo sees the news on the TV.] Leo: Looks like your instincts were right. News Reporter: (on TV) We believe that John Normand is being hurled out of that window by some... Paige: Just wish I trusted them sooner. [Cut to John Normand's Office.] Sorcerer: A deal is a deal. (The Sorcerer holds out his hands and Drake glows red. The Sorcerer absorbs Drake's powers.) You, off to purgatory, my boy. (Drake is engulfed in flames. Piper and Paige orb in. Drake disappears.) Well, what are you waiting for? Come and get me. (He shimmers out.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Leo is there with Wyatt and Chris.] News Reporter: (on TV) This was the scene of chaos, just minutes ago when the man known as Robin Hood detonated what appears to have been a homemade bmb. Fortunately, billionaire John Normand escaped injury with the aide of local advice columnist Phoebe Halliwell. (Piper, Phoebe and Paige orb in.) Phoebe: Piper, we don't have a choice. We have to go after the Sorcerer. Piper: I realise that, but he knows we're coming. He'll set a trap for us. Leo: What happened? The news said Drake was missing. Paige: No, actually, we lost him. Phoebe: But if we vanquish the Sorcerer, we should be able to reverse the magic and get Drake out of purgatory. Paige: Well, if we can use the vanquishing spell I wrote to get rid of Drake, then it should work on getting rid of the Sorcerer. Piper: How can you be sure it'll work? Paige: I trust my gut. Helped us find the Sorcerer, right? Phoebe: And it was right about Drake. He is an innocent. We have to save him, otherwise everything he's done will have been for naught. Piper: For naught? Phoebe: The point is is we have to save Drake. Piper: I don't know, I think Drake's caused enough trouble for one day. Leo: I'll say. We'll be lucky if he doesn't trigger Sheridan's memory. Piper: Not to mention Prince John and all the magic he saw. Phoebe: Okay, John won't remember a thing. We can worry about Sheridan tomorrow. Piper: You worry tomorrow. I'll worry today. (Paige scrys for Miss Donovan. The crystal lands on a spot on the map.) Paige: Found Miss Donovan. Probably the Sorcerer too. Piper: See? Wasn't that a little too easy? I'm telling you, it's a trap. Phoebe: Maybe we should start thinking more like Robin Hood. Piper: Excuse me? [Scene: Underworld. The Sorcerer's Lair. The Sorcerer and Miss Donovan are there.] Sorcerer: It won't be long now. I've lowered the cave's protections, which means the Charmed Ones are on their way. Miss Donovan: To vanquish you, I'm sure. Sorcerer: Oh, I'm sure they'll try. But we're on my turf now. And they'll be no match for my new powers. (Another Miss Donovan appears in the room.) Miss Donovan #2: I'm not so sure about that. Sorcerer: Well, well, well. I'll give you this much. You're getting better at that. You don't even need to be asleep anymore. Miss Donovan: I'm a fast learner. Miss Donovan #2: Me too. Sorcerer: Well, that's wonderful, but I don't think I have time for this right now. (A third Miss Donovan astral projects in the room.) Miss Donovan #3: You should make time. Sorcerer: What the hell? Miss Donovan #3: Because you never know... (Another Miss Donovan appears in the room.) Miss Donovan #4: It's true. You never know when your time is up. Sorcerer: The Charmed Ones. Miss Donovan #4: "Evil blast we cannot use." (The three extra Miss Donovan's change into Piper, Phoebe and Paige.) Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "The power of three now lights the fuse." (The Sorcerer is engulfed in flames. He screams and disappears.) Piper: Nicely done. Paige: What about Drake? (Drake appears.) Drake: Ow, that's hot! That's not gonna... Phoebe: Drake. Drake: You saved me? Phoebe: Of course. What would you expect from Maid Marian? Paige: And your Merry Men. Piper: Women. Miss Donovan: Excuse me? Do you mind? (Paige goes over to Miss Donovan.) Phoebe: That was interesting, huh? Piper: I guess. I just can't believe we're back in the Underworld, back vanquishing demons again. (Paige is having trouble getting the chains off Miss Donovan.) Drake: I don't know. After all, it is pretty romantic, isn't it? Piper: You've gotta be kidding. Drake: No, not at all. (Drake clicks his fingers and Miss Donovan is freed from the chains.) Most of the world's greatest lovers were brought together during a time of epic conflict. Most of them were doomed, but they did find the romance in it. So why can't you? [Scene: Police Station. Darryl and Sheridan are there. Sheridan is looking at the front page of the paper. It reads "Ask Phoebe A Hero".] Sheridan: Hey. Thought you might want to see this. Darryl: A hero. Now, aren't you glad you didn't arrest her? Sheridan: Oh, I don't know. She didn't help us get the guy. Darryl: She didn't promise to. She promised to help. Sheridan: Yeah, but still, don't you think it's just a little weird? I mean, she goes inside, the perp gets away, but yet there's no trail to follow, no leads. I mean, it's almost as though he just disappeared. Darryl: We'll get him. Good night, Sheridan. [Scene: Magic School. Paige walks into the library. Drake is there wearing suit.] Paige: Oh, you look great in all your teacher-ness. Drake: Oh, that little old thing? Paige: Okay, well, I've brought you your class schedule and your student roster. And I have assigned you a TA. Miss Donovan. Drake: She's not sore for being passed over? Paige: She got freaked out by what happened. She did want to run back to the library, but I've talked her into helping you out in the class. Drake: I guess it's all for the best. Someone's gotta take over. Paige: What, are you planning on being absent a lot? Drake: In case it doesn't work out. We agreed it would be temporary at first. You may change your mind in a couple of weeks. I may need to move on. Paige: I will not change my mind, trust me. Anybody who can get though the thick skulls of my lovely sisters and I can definitely get though to those kids. Drake: Even though I'm a little crazy? Paige: Because you are a lot crazy. No, look, Magic School's protected. It's okay. Give it your best sht. (Phoebe walks in.) Phoebe: Hey. Drake: Hey. Phoebe: I just came by to see the new professor. Paige: All right, well, I promised Piper and Leo that I'd babysit for them tonight. They're going out celebrating Valentine's Day. Drake: Finding a little romance? Paige: Thanks to you, yeah. Drake: Oh, I'm not done yet. Phoebe: Really? Paige: Okay, well, great, awkward moment for me. So I'll be going. There's a night class in five minutes. Don't forget. (Paige leaves.) Phoebe: So I thought you'd like to see tomorrow's newspaper. (She hands him the paper.) Looks like Prince John is gonna give back everything he stole. Guess he just needed to be reminded of his mortality. Drake: Works every time. Phoebe, there's something I have to tell you. The deal I made that made me human, that only lasts a year. At the end of it, I gotta die. (Phoebe giggles.) Phoebe: What...? Are you kidding? Drake: No. Uh-uh. But listen, it was well worth the sacrifice. Now all I want to do is pass on what I've learned about literature, about life and about love. Phoebe: How long do you have? Drake: Two weeks. Phoebe: I mean, can't we try to fix it? Drake: You can't. And you know what? It's all good. See you. (Drake walks away.)	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x14 - Carpe Demon"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Eric Messer, Debra J. Fisher, Rob Wright Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 7, Episode 15 Episode Number: 149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Magic School. Library. Paige, a man, and his daughter are there.] Paige: So the wizard didn't realise the weight of the book. And after he put them on the shelves, they blew up everywhere and he had to re-conjure the entire library magically. But because he was a wizard, it only took him a couple of minutes. (The man and the daughter giggle.) Yeah, it's a cute story. (under her breath) The first couple thousand times you tell it. Man: Excuse me? Paige: Nothing. That's pretty much the bulk of the tour. Would you like to know anything about the facilities, students, teachers? (Suddenly, Drake comes flying out of a room and he crashes against a wall.) Drake: Boy. That was swinging! Hi. Paige: Hi. This is Professor Drake. This is April, one of the students who's applying. Drake: Oh, salutations. How do you do? Hello. Paige: Drake is our visiting lecturer on advanced magical compositions. Drake: In this case, magical musical compositions. That's the use of meter and tempo in spell casting and conjuring. (They hear a grunt and a loud noise coming from the room.) Oh, the troll is here. Why don't we see if he'll dance for us. Come on. (They stand at the doorway.) Hey, you put them down! All of 'em. April: Wow, will I get to take his class? Drake: Sure, why not? Paige: Yeah, actually, Professor Drake's gonna be going on sabbatical in about a week. Drake: That's right. I forgot about that little wrinkle. But with eager minds, and the power of magic, it's midsummer madness all the time. Now, if you'll excuse me, I gotta cut in. Opening Credits [Scene: Street. A security officer is standing in front of an abandoned building, pointing a gn. People are panicking and trying to get away from him.] Security Officer: They'll burn! They'll burn! Don't you understand? They'll burn. We have to help them. (The police pull up.) I don't want to hurt anybody. We have to help them! They're burning. (The police get out of the car and point their gn at him.) I don't wanna hurt nobody, but I need somebody to listen. We need help. (A police officer tackles him to the ground.) You don't understand. You don't understand. The fre... Police Officer: Relax, pal, you're under arrest. (He handcuffs him.) Get up. Security Officer: We gotta help Marie! Police Officer: Just calm down, buddy. Come on, everything's gonna be okay. Security Officer: No, it won't. You don't understand. The fre. You have to let me go so I can get help! They're gonna burn! They're gonna burn! (Screams are heard from a muddy hole in front of the building.) [Scene: Manor. Piper's Bedroom. Piper and Leo are there packing a suitcase. Wyatt is sitting on the bed.] Piper: Uh, rain gear for the kids? Leo: Yes. Piper: Camera and film? Leo: Of course. (Piper picks up an Italian dictionary and flips through it.) Piper: Extra room for my... Pattini? Leo: (thinks) Pattini. Piper: Shoes. It's not a vacation in Italia if you don't have new shoes. (Leo laughs.) What's the matter? Leo: I don't know. I guess I still don't think that this is such a good idea. Piper: Why not? In Hong Kong, we'll buy you some suits or bootleg DVDs or something. Leo: It's not the shopping. It's this whole world vacation thing. I just think we should stay here and wait for the Elders' decision on me. Piper: Absolutely not. That's precisely why we should be going. Look, we're all together, we deserve a vacation. And we're not gonna sit around and wait for the other pattini to drop, so that's that. We're going. Leo: But what about the travel and the cost? Piper: Oh, for god sakes, Leo. We're orbing. Leo: Okay, well, what about Phoebe and Paige? Piper: What about them? Leo: Well, they made us this big send-off dinner last night. Piper: Oh, please. They ordered pizza. Leo: Right. And we're not helping with the clean up. Piper: Wow, if that's the best you got, you really do need a vacation. Leo: But... Piper: Arresto! Look, Phoebe and Paige just remade the world. I think they can handle the kitchen. Now, unless you have any more objections... (They pick up Wyatt and Chris and their bags.) Leaning Tower of Pisa, here we come. (Leo orbs them all out of the room.) [Cut to the Kitchen. Phoebe is on the phone. Paige is at the sink cleaning the dishes.] Phoebe: I know, but Elise, why can't we just do the interview here? You know, kind of like an Ask Phoebe at home thing. Oh, yeah, the place looks great! (Paige makes a face.) Yeah, call them, I'll hold on. Paige: That sounds exciting. Phoebe: I guess. Paige: What do you mean? You have Cosmo profiling you. That'd be great at any time. Sheesh. Phoebe: I know, but I still want to make the most out of my day. Paige: Phoebe, you asked to meet me here at... 8:22. That's not making the most of your day. That's some sort of weird OCD thing. What's going on? Phoebe: I don't know. Maybe meeting Drake and realising what little time he has left has made me want to make the most of the time I have left? You know, time's a'wastin'. Paige: Yeah, well, at least you're not wasting all your time at Magic School. (The doorbell rings. Still on the phone, Phoebe heads for the front door.) Phoebe: (to phone) Yeah, Elise, I'm still here. Oh, they can move it, that's perfect. (Paige follows Phoebe to the front door.) Just as long as the sh*t's over by 3:00, 'cause I'm speaking at City College. All right, I'll be there in like twenty-five minutes. (Phoebe hangs up.) Paige: Sheesh, woman. You're a machine. Phoebe: Every moment counts. Can you do me a favour and help me get this place cleaned up by 2:00? Great, thanks. (Phoebe opens the door.) Hey, Darryl, how you doing? Gotta go. (Phoebe grabs her coat.) Darryl: Hey, hold on a second. I need your help. Hi, Paige. Phoebe: I was afraid you were gonna say that. Paige: What's the matter? Darryl: I'm not sure, but I think I've been around you guys long enough to know when something is not right. Paige: What do you mean? Something magically wrong? Darryl: I don't know what else it can be. Phoebe: Listen, I'm on the clock here, so you gotta speed this up a little. Darryl: Okay, look, my friend Mike, my mentor, actually. He's the one that brought me into the force. I think that... he might be, you know, possessed, maybe. He's not crazy. I don't care what anybody says. I mean, Mike would not hurt a fly. Paige: Whoa, wait. Back up to the possessed thing, please. Darryl: Well, since Mike retired, he's been working at this jewelry store as security on Market. And lately he's been having these... episodes. Phoebe: What kind of episodes? Darryl: Well, they've been happening more and more frequently lately until yesterday when he just snapped. He started waving his gn around, talking about he's gonna die in some terrible fre at Cabaret Fantome. Paige: I haven't heard of that place. Darryl: Look... I haven't asked you guys for help like this before. Phoebe: Okay. Well, if I move my staff meeting to 11:00 and my 1:00 to 1:30, I should be able to help you right now. So I will check the archives for the club, Paige, you go with Darryl and check out this Mike guy, and we'll meet back here at like, I don't know, 1:10. (Phoebe leaves. Paige shrugs her shoulders.) [Scene: Bay General Hospital. A Room. Mike is strapped to a bed. He is yelling and trying to get free.] Mike: No! I need... I need somebody to listen to me! I don't have much time. You understand? I don't have much time! (Paige and Darryl stand at the doorway.) Darryl: You see what I mean? Paige: It doesn't seem demonic. Darryl: Not demonic? I'm telling you, he doesn't even know who I am. He acts like he doesn't even know who he is. Mike: Help! Let me get out of here! Paige: He mostly seems afraid and panicky. All right, here goes. (They walk over to Mike.) Hi, I... I'm... Mike: Marie. Paige: No, I'm Paige. Who's Marie? Mike: My fiance. She's trapped too. Paige: Trapped where? Mike: At the club with everybody else. Paige: Cabaret Fantome? Mike: Yes! Yes, you know it? Yeah, yeah, yeah. You believe me? Darryl: Just relax, Mike. Mike: No! My name is George. I keep telling you that! We're gonna die. Don't you understand that? Darryl: If that's not possession, what is it? [Scene: Magic School. Phoebe and Paige are there. Phoebe shows Paige an old newspaper.] Phoebe: Cabaret Fantome, deadly fre. Maybe Darryl's friend isn't so crazy after all. The Count's club was the biggest, most corrupt in the city. Right until it brned down, klling everyone inside. Paige: Okay, why would the Count set the fre in the club, only to die in it himself? Phoebe: I don't know, maybe he couldn't get out fast enough? Paige: Maybe we should talk to George. Phoebe: George? Who's George? Paige: If I'm right, he's somebody who died in the fre. I think he's a spirit that's possessed Mike and he's crying out for help. Phoebe: Yeah, but why would he need help? The fre happened over a hundred years ago. (Drake walks in.) Drake: Help from the pain of being a lost soul, perhaps. Paige asked me to do a little research in between classes. (He drops a book on the table.) Phoebe: "Possessions, Confessions, and Ghostly Obsessions: A demon's guide to everything magical." Drake: Yeah, I used to sell these things lair to lair. Talk about a tough item to move. (The book opens.) Phoebe: "Lost souls are spirits of the dad, unable to move on because of spiritual confusion." Drake: That's when souls die a violent death together. The fires of Gomorrah, the Flood, Pompeii. (The book starts to shake.) I would step back. The book likes to show off a little, don't you? (A rope flies out of the book.) Phoebe: What the hell? Drake: Don't be afraid, it's simply illustrating a point. When souls die at once, the good ones can't move on because the bad ones are holding them back. And vice versa. They're lost, they're stuck in their respective afterlives, unaware of their tragic fate. It's really sad, actually. (The book slams shut.) Phoebe: Okay, but if they're unaware, how are we supposed to help George? Drake: We can't. Unless we enter his world and find out which one of those bad souls is holding him back. Phoebe: Excuse me? Drake: Well, this spell would get us there, but I'm not gonna tell you what it is unless you take me. Phoebe: Wait, us? Drake: How many chances do we have to go to the 1890s? Paige: It's not going to the 1890s that's the problem. It's getting back from the 1890s. Drake: Don't you worry there, little lady. The spell will only keep us with the souls till the moment they become lost. In this case, it's when the fre begins. Paige: Okay, how do we free George? Drake: I don't know, we wing it. Paige: Uh, okay. I don't know. I'm gonna go check out some other things. (Paige walks away.) Drake: All right. You don't have to go, but you do. Phoebe: I can't. I have an interview today. Drake: Interview shminterview. How does an interview weigh in against the fate of an innocent? And if we are to help, your premonition skills could prove essential. And it is the next logical step in our whirlwind romance. Phoebe: What whirlwind romance? Drake: The one we'd be having if we had time. Come on, I don't have long to live, I'm dying here. A soul needs your help. So, what do you say? (Phoebe sighs.) [Scene: Street. Phoebe, Paige and Drake pull up outside a large abandoned building.] Paige: Are you sure this is the place? Phoebe: It says here it's where the cabaret used to be. Paige: A vacant lot after 106 years? Drake: It's probably haunted. Or better yet cursed. Cool, let's go. Paige: Is there a special reason we can't do this from home? Drake: The closer we are to where the souls were lost, the better the chances of finding the exact one we are looking for. Excuse me. Safety first. (He gets out of his seat and climbs over to the back seat where Phoebe is. Phoebe giggles.) Phoebe: What are you doing? Drake: Getting comfortable. What else? You don't want my body... slumped in the front seat. It's too conspicuous. Phoebe, living isn't about tasks. It's about living. (Drake clicks his fingers and an old sheet of paper appears in his hand.) Phoebe: All right. Paige, are you gonna make sure Elise bumps my interview two hours? Paige: I'm all over it. Phoebe: And we will be back before two hours? Drake: Yeah. We'll return just when the fre begins. Which, based on what you said about George, seems imminent. "Free our souls from their shells, see where the lost spirits dwell, long enough to find their pain, quick enough to return again." (Phoebe and Drake fall asleep.) [Cut to inside Cabaret Fantome. 1890s. Phoebe and Drake appear on a staircase. Phoebe is wearing a red feathery dress and Drake is wearing a black tuxedo.] Phoebe: Oh, my. (They look around and see men and women drinking and talking. A man is playing a piano.) This is... Drake: Fantastic. Well, you look stunning. Phoebe: Why, thank you. You don't look so bad yourself. Drake: Well, thank you very much. (Phoebe takes Drake's arm and they walk down the stairs.) Phoebe: So, what do we do now? Drake: We mingle. (They walk through the room. A man sitting at a table near by with some women stands up.) Count Roget: Ladies, please. (The women walk away.) Toulouse, who the hell is that? (A man turns around and looks at Phoebe and Drake.) Toulouse: Never seen 'em before, boss. Count Roget: Nor have I. Find out who they are. (Phoebe and Drake notice Count Roget staring at them.) Commercial Break [Scene: Cabaret Fantome. Continued from before. Phoebe and Drake are walking through the room.] Drake: Pardon us. Phoebe: So all these people are stuck in some, like, ghostly limbo? As if the fre never happened? Drake: It happened. Otherwise they wouldn't be here. (Drake watches a woman walk past them.) Phoebe: All right, keep your eyes in your socket, buddy. We're here for George, remember? Drake: That doesn't mean we can't enjoy ourselves. Come on, it's 1899. You may not remember, but I do. What, the Gilded age? It's a time when everyone thought life couldn't possibly get any better. There was science, there was art. There was peace and love. And romance. Everything was a celebration. Phoebe: This is a celebration? Everyone's dad, just like... Woman's Voice: George? George? (A woman walks up to a fortune teller sitting at a table.) What did you do to him? Fortune Teller: I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about. Woman: Don't lie to me. I saw him over here talking to you and now he's gone. Fortune Teller: What can I say? He likes my cards. Still, I don't know where he is. Now, if you'll excuse me. (A man sits at the fortune teller's table. The woman walks away.) Phoebe: Uh, excuse me? I couldn't help but overhear. Do you know George? Woman: Who are you? Phoebe: That doesn't matter. But what does matter is that George came to us for help. About the fre? Woman: What fre? What are you talking about? I don't have time for this. (The woman walks away.) Phoebe: She doesn't know about the fre either? Drake: That's because it hasn't happened yet. Not as far as she's concerned. Not as far as they're all concerned. Phoebe: Huh? Drake: Don't you see? They're doomed to repeat the last few hours over and over again. It's like a never-ending loop. Phoebe: Well, that's just terrible. What could possibly cause such a thing? Drake: What or who? (They look over at Count Roget. Toulouse walks up to Count Roget.) Count Roget: Well? Toulouse: Well, they're not the law. I don't know where they came from. Count Roget: I'm more interested in how they got in. And if they're my way out. Toulouse: What do you mean? Count Roget: Toulouse, what if I was to tell you everyone in this room has been reliving this same night for over 100 years? Like rats on a wheel. I mean, nobody knows it but me. And what if, no matter what anybody did, or how hard they tried, there's absolutely no way out? And all the drinking and gambling and... the girls. Well, what if they didn't mean squat? What if, you'll love this, I told you that it was going to be like that forever? Forever. What would you say then? Toulouse: Well... Would I get to keep my tips? Count Roget: Bring me a Scotch. Champagne for the lady, and a cigar for the gentleman. I want them to be comfortable when I meet them. Toulouse: Yes, sir. [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Paige has put Phoebe and Drake on the chairs.] Paige: Okay, if you guys are not back in two minutes, I'm calling Piper. (The doorbell rings. Paige walks into the foyer and opens the door. Elise and the photographers are there.) Hey, Elise. What are you doing here? Elise: Well, what do you mean? I'm here with Cosmo for the photo sht. Where's Phoebe? Paige: Uh, Phoebe... Didn't you get her message? She said she's gonna have to reschedule. Elise: What? Paige: Yeah, just for a couple hours. (Elise walks inside and closes the door.) Elise: I never got the message to push the sht. Are you out of your mind? We're talking national exposure here for her column. The kind you can't buy, and the deadline is tonight! And no, I can't just... (Elise sees Phoebe asleep in the chair in the conservatory.) Phoebe? Phoebe, we talked about this. (Elise heads for the conservatory.) You blow it with Cosmo once, you don't get a second chance. What is the matter with her? (Paige stands in front of Elise, stopping her from walking any further.) Paige: Well... I'd say that she's got food poisoning. Elise: Food poisoning! Paige: Shh. I think the more she can sleep, the quicker she'll get better. Elise: When? When is she gonna get better? Paige: Well, like I was trying to say... A couple hours. Have you thought about doing it at the office? (They walk back towards the door.) Elise: Well, that is where I originally wanted it, but... Paige: See? You're brilliant. Really, a brilliant woman. Okay, I promise you'll have her there. Elise: She better be. (Elise leaves. Paige walks into the conservatory.) Paige: Piper! Piper, Leo! (Piper, Leo, Wyatt and Chris orb in.) How was the vacation? Piper: This better be an emergency. We were just about to go for a gondola ride. (Paige points to Phoebe and Drake.) Per l'amor di dio! (Leo translates.) Leo: Oh, for the love of god. [Scene: Cabaret Fantome. A fan dancer walks on stage and talks to the piano player. Phoebe and Drake are sitting at a table. Count Roget is sitting at a table beside them.] Drake: Hey, a fan dance. I love a fan dance. Wait'll you see this. (Phoebe looks uninterested.) Nevermind. Count Roget: Yes, it is quite a sight. A beautiful woman onstage, nothing between her and the audience except two ostrich plume fans. The allure of the dance is to watch how she moves with the fans. Showing only what she wants, not an inch more. Phoebe: Is the dance ever performed by a man? Count Roget: So tell me, my new friends, how exactly do you know George? Phoebe, Drake: What makes you think that we do? Count Roget: Well, I saw you talking to his fiance, Marie. She seems terribly distraught, doesn't she? Phoebe: She doesn't know what happened to him. Drake: Do you? Count Roget: I've been concerned about him recently. Keeping an eye on him, you know. He is my best barkeep, after all. Phoebe: And you don't know what happened? Count Roget: I wish I did. So, how did you come to learn about Cabaret Fantome? Phoebe: Word gets out. Drake: Hard to keep a place like this hidden forever. Count Roget: Do you like the cigar? Drake: Quite. Count Roget: They're hand rolled in Havana, and shipped to my dealer Philippe, special. He's right across the street actually. Would you like to take in the night air, pay him a visit? He loves new customers. Phoebe: Sure. Care to join us? Count Roget: Sadly, I am unable to leave the club. Drake: And why is that? Count Roget: Because as they say... the show must go on, right? Piano Player: Ladies and gentleman, please welcome your host, Count Roget. (Count Roget stands up.) Count Roget: Feel free to enjoy the show from here. It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Phoebe: We're dying to see it. (Count Roget walks up on stage. Everyone applauds. Suddenly, a glass window shatters and you can see a fre on the other side. Everyone screams and runs for it. The clock says 12:00.) Right on time. (Another window shatters near the fortune teller. Everyone screams.) Drake: Could have waited till after the show. Come on, we gotta get to the spot. (Everyone tries to escape and the doors slam shut. The place is going up in flames. Chandeliers fall.) Maria: George! (Phoebe and Drake head for the stairs.) Phoebe: We have to help her. Maria: George, where are you! Drake: We can't. We stay, we burn. Don't worry, she'll be back tomorrow. [Scene: Bay General Hospital. Room. Mike is struggling to get free from his bed. A nurse is trying to control him.] Mike: The fre! (Darryl runs in.) Darryl: What's wrong? What's going on? Go, go get some help! Nurse: Right away. (The nurse runs outside. Mike glows and calms down.) [Cut to the Cabaret Fantome. Phoebe and Drake are at the top of the stairs. George suddenly appears in the room.] George: Marie! (Marie runs over to him. They hug.) Just hold on. (Count Roget sits down at a table. He sees Phoebe and Drake vanish.) [Cut to the Manor. Conservatory. Piper and Paige are there. Leo walks in.] Leo: There's nothing in the Book that tells us how to get them back. So... Since I can't talk to the Elders... (Phoebe and Drake suddenly wake up.) Paige: Phoebe? Piper: Are you all right? Phoebe: I don't know. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Continued from before.] Phoebe: And that's when the good souls tried to escape, but couldn't. Piper: Couldn't? Drake: Yeah, all the exits were magically sealed. (Drake stands up.) I got dad leg. I'll be down here. Sorry. (He sits back down.) Leo: At least nobody knows they're gonna re-live it. Phoebe: The Count definitely knew. He just stood there watching everybody burn. Paige: You think he's a demon? Phoebe: No, if he was, he wouldn't be reliving it. Drake: No, but maybe he made a deal with a demon. If he's the one bad soul trying to hold everyone back, he'd do anything to keep from moving on. Piper: Doesn't seem like much of a deal, though. He's stuck as well. Drake: Yeah, but anything's better than purgatory. Trust me, it's... Besides, he's probably trying to buy time. Find another way out. Phoebe: Okay, so how do we help George and the other souls move on? Leo: First you've gotta find a way to separate their souls from the Count's. Phoebe: Yeah, but how? Piper: Find the demon who he made the deal with and get him to break it. Paige: Think that demon's around? Piper: Well, this one is. Drake: Yeah, but not for long. Besides, that's not really the point. I mean, enough about me. What do you think of me? Piper: Let's go check the Book. Andiamo. Drake: Ciao, ciao. (Piper and Leo leave the room.) Phoebe: Maybe we should go talk to George and see if he remembers what the demon looks like. Paige: Hello. Hello. Magazine. Interview. Cosmo. Canceling twice. Phoebe: Well, I think this is a little bit more important than Cosmo, don't you? Drake: Paige, there is a lot more to life than work. There's adventure. Paige: Really? I wouldn't know. Phoebe: Hey, I have an idea. Why don't you do it? Paige: What? Phoebe: Be me. You can glamour. You've done it before. Paige, it'll give you a little taste of life outside Magic School. And besides, if anyone knows me as well as I know me, it's you. Just fake it. Paige: Why don't I just go talk to George? Drake: Because if we have to go back at the Cabaret afterwards, the Count is expecting Phoebe. Feathers and all. Paige: Feathers? Phoebe: Don't ask. [Scene: Bay General Hospital. Hallway. Phoebe, Drake and Darryl are there.] Darryl: The doctors are saying that he's schizophrenic or something. First he's George, then he's back to being Mike again. Now he's George. Phoebe: That must be who we saw get back into the club before we left. Drake: Perhaps the fre starting is what pulled George back in the time warp. Phoebe: He knows what's really going on. Drake: And can only escape long enough to cry for help. Darryl: What are you two talking about? Phoebe: The fre that your friend's screaming about, Darryl, is real. Very real. Drake: That's how poor George died. Phoebe: And the only way he knows how to cry out for help is to possess your friend. Darryl: But why? Why Mike? Drake: Proximity. (They hear Mike screaming from the room.) Phoebe: You ready? Drake: No. Phoebe: Let's go. Drake: Okay. (They walk into the room.) Mike: I gotta get out of the fre! It's coming back! I need somebody to believe me! Phoebe: We believe you, George. Mike: George? Then you do believe me? Phoebe: Yes. Drake: We also saw Marie just as we left. Mike: You can go in and out without getting brned? How? Drake: Well, you kind of have to die first. Phoebe: We can go back in to free you and everybody else, but we're gonna need your help. Mike: Anything. Anything. Phoebe: What can you tell us about the Count? Mike: He's the one who did this. He cursed everybody to save himself. Phoebe: Yeah, we know. Drake: Maybe he was talking to someone else, maybe there's... Phoebe: Did you see him talk to anybody else, anyone unusual that night? Mike: Yes, yes! Every night before the show he sits with this frightening-looking man at the centre table. And then the Count, he signs something. Drake: That could be the deal. Phoebe: They might still be there. Drake: This may be a silly question. Is there anything we can do to make you more comfortable? Mike: Save Marie. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Leo is there writing in the Book of Shadows. Piper walks in.] Piper: Kids are down for the count. No pun intended. What are you doing? Leo: Me? Nothing. Piper: Yes, you are. You're writing in the Book? (Piper looks at the Book.) Leo: No, I was just looking for demons. Piper: "Tips for future Whitelighters." What? Leo: It's just something I was working on for the kids. You know... Piper: No, I don't know. Why can't you just tell them this yourself when they're ready? Leo: Because I might not be around. Piper: Come on. Leo: Look, Piper, I know you want to ignore everything going on with the Elders, but I can't. We don't know what they're gonna do to me or when. Piper: They can't just yank you out of our lives, Leo. Leo: How do you know that? Piper: Because they can't. And if they did, I'd quit. We'd all quit. Is that why you didn't want to go around the world in 80 orbs? Leo: Yeah, I just wanted to finish it. Just in case. Piper: Okay. Did you even look for demons? Leo: Yeah, I found this one. Sargon. Traders of souls, preys on the afterlife. Piper: Well, it certainly looks like our guy except... we vanquished him already. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Hallway. Paige walks in.] Paige: I can do this. I can do this. I can do this. (She sees a poster on the wall of Phoebe.) You owe me. (Paige glamours into Phoebe.) Paige/Phoebe: Hello, sis. (Paige/Phoebe walks into the office. Elise, the photographer and the interviewer are there. Elise rushes up to her.) Elise: Phoebe, there you are. You look great. You feeling better? You are so late. Paige/Phoebe: I know. Maybe we should just reschedule. Elise: Not a chance. Come meet everybody. Cameron: Hi, I'm Cameron. Paige/Phoebe: Hi, it's nice to meet you. So, you're the photographer? Cameron: Uh, I'm interviewing you. We spoke on the phone? Twice? Paige/Phoebe: That's right. I'm sorry. I got confused. I thought you said, "I'm the camera man." Get it? Cameron: Okay, so I'm gonna ask you questions while they sht. Is that all right with you? (She stands Phoebe in front of a background.) Paige/Phoebe: Sure. Cameron: Okay, great. Paige/Phoebe: sht away. (The photographer takes a photo. The flash hurts her eyes.) Cameron: Are you all right? Paige/Phoebe: Yeah. Yeah, it's just new contacts. Cameron: So why don't we start with what inspired you to become an advice columnist? Paige/Phoebe: That's a really good question. Well, I guess growing up as an only child... Cameron: I'm sorry, only child? Paige/Phoebe: I meant Paige grew up as an only child. I mean, that's how she grew up until she met her sisters, you know, us, me. And that had absolutely nothing to do with why Phoebe became an advice columnist. (Elise laughs.) Elise: She talks about herself in the third person. Paige/Phoebe: Yeah, what I meant to say was that Paige had a lot to do with my decision. Well, she opened up a whole new world for me, and made me see how much I really have to offer. And I can honestly say, that I would not be standing here today if it wasn't for Paige. Cameron: Oh, great. (Paige/Phoebe poses for the camera.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Leo are there. Phoebe and Drake walk in.] Phoebe: Hi, okay. According to Mike... Drake: George. Phoebe: Whatever. There was in fact a demon in the club that night who... Piper: We vanquished, five years ago. Phoebe: What? Are you serious? Piper: 'Fraid so. Leo: And according to the Book, there aren't other demons who could've made the deal either. Phoebe: Well, how do we get them to unmake it? Drake: We go back. Piper: No! What? No. Phoebe: No, I think he's right. It's the only way we're gonna be able to find the demon. Piper: But you said yourself you barely made it out alive last time. Besides, you don't even know what he looks like. Phoebe: Well, George told us where to find him. Drake: It's simple. We go back. I talk to him demon to demon, talon to talon, claw to claw. Make him unmake the deal. Phoebe: Hopefully, the souls'll be released. Drake: Yeah. Phoebe: Okay. Let's do it. (Phoebe and Drake sit on a couch.) This time no messing around, okay? We get in, we find him, we get out. Drake: Might wanna stay for the show. Piper: Wait. What are we supposed to do? Phoebe: What you always do. Worry. [Scene: Cabaret Fantome. Phoebe and Drake appear at the top of the stairs.] Phoebe: We're late. Drake: No, we're not. Let's go. (They run down the stairs.) Phoebe: There's nobody at that centre table. (Count Roget walks up to them.) Count Roget: Your demon is long gone. In fact, he left 106 years ago. Right after we made the deal. Long before the fre. You know... (in Mike's voice) The fre! It's coming back! You gotta believe me! (Phoebe and Drake see George and Marie sitting at a table near by. Toulouse has a gn pointed at them.) Please, you gotta help me and Marie! Or something like that? Phoebe: Oh my god, that was you in Mike's body. You tricked us! Drake: Slow down. Piano Player: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your host, Count Roget. Count Roget: I regret to inform you that tonight's fan dance is going to be cancelled. (He points a gn at Phoebe and Drake. All the windows shatter. Everyone screams.) Phoebe: You really think that gn's gonna do anything? Count Roget: Indeed. If you can burn, you can bleed. (He sht Drake in the chest. He falls backwards.) You really shouldn't bother. Both of you will die soon enough. Since your friend George has found a temporary way out, I now have found my permanent way out. (Count Roget walks to the top of the stairs and disappears.) [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper is pacing.] Leo: You know, they haven't been gone that long, relax. Piper: Oh, no. I can't relax. I worry, remember? (Drake wakes up.) Drake, what happened? Why isn't Phoebe waking up? Drake, did you hear me? What the hell is wrong with Phoebe? Drake: I suppose she didn't make it. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Continued from before. Count Roget/Drake is looking at himself in the mirror.] Piper: What do you mean she didn't make it? How is that possible? Count Roget/Drake: I don't know. (He hits the mirror and it spins.) Clumsy... (He hits the mirror again and it hits him in the head.) Piper: What's the matter with you? Count Roget/Drake: Nothing. Actually, I'm splendid. I mean... swell. Leo: Look, you have to go back and get her before the fre starts. Count Roget/Drake: It's already gn. Piper: Well, then you need to go get her. Go! Count Roget/Drake: No. What do you mean, go back there? Forget it. Leo: Why not? (Count Roget/Drake looks out the window.) Count Roget/Drake: Perhaps if I go... outside... Have a smoke, you know, like... Consider the possibility of going back. I gotta go. Excuse me. Piper: Who are you? Count Roget! (Piper tries to blow him up.) Count Roget/Drake: Oh, not bad. I guess I did choose the right body. (Leo puts up his hands. Piper stops him.) Piper: No, don't. You're in enough trouble already with... (Count Roget/Drake shimmers out.) The Elders. [Cut to Cabaret Fantome. The place is on fre. Everyone is screaming and trying to escape. Phoebe is kneeling beside Drake.] Drake: Go. I'm gonna die anyway. Get out of here. Phoebe: Not like this. If George can get out, we can too. We just have to think about this. We have to think about it. Drake: Fortune teller. Phoebe: Okay. (They go over to the fortune teller's table. They look in a book.) Perfect. Perfect escape from the ordinary. Five card spread. (She places tarot cards on the table.) Drake: Listen, odds are the Count's possessed my body. Until he's evicted, I got nowhere to go. Only you can get out into your body. Even though I'm into your body, I still can't get out. Phoebe: I'll come back for you. Drake: If he puts up a fight, you just vanquish my sorry ass. I don't care. But only as a last resort. Phoebe: Okay. Vita Brevis Abraxis. (Phoebe disappears in a cloud of smoke. Drake coughs.) Drake: Can I get a water? [Cut to the manor. Attic. Piper and Leo are there. Piper picks up a vial.] Piper: This should dispossess him, if we can find him. Leo: He's off the radar. There's nothing in the Book to help locate him. Piper: You were onto something a minute ago. (Phoebe wakes up and gasps.) Phoebe? Phoebe: Where's the Count? Piper: Wait a minute. What's my middle name? Phoebe: Uh, Surly? Piper: Ha. That's my girl. Phoebe: Whatever, where's Drake's body? Piper: We don't know. Leo: We can't scry for him. But we're thinking maybe he's in a pub, or a restaurant. Phoebe: Or a tobacco shop. I think I know where to find him. [Scene: Street. Count Roget/Drake is running from a couple walking their dog. He steps onto the road and a motorbike rides past him.] Count Roget/Drake: Whoa! What kind of terrible world is this? (Piper, Phoebe and Leo walk around the corner.) Piper: One you'll be leaving soon. Count Roget/Drake: No. They'll take me away! Phoebe: Go to hell! (Phoebe throws a vial at his feet. Drake's body falls to the ground leaving Count Roget's soul standing there. Black shadows surround him and he screams. They suck him into the ground. Piper, Phoebe and Leo watch as the souls from the Cabaret Fantome are freed and rise into the sky.) [Cut to Bay General Hospital. Room. Mike looks over at Darryl.] Mike: Darryl? Darryl: Mike. Is that you? Mike: Of course it's me. (He notices that he's strapped to the bed.) What's... what's going on here? (Darryl laughs.) Darryl: You wouldn't believe me if I told you. [Cut to the street. Drake wakes up. Phoebe tries to help him up.] Phoebe: Welcome back. Drake: Thank you. (Drake pulls Phoebe onto his lap. Phoebe giggles.) Thank you for bringing me back. This boy was getting hot. Phoebe: I'll bet. [Scene: P3. Piper and Leo are sitting at a table. Leo is reading out of a book trying to speak Italian.] Piper: Leonardo, it's bene. Leo: The vacation was a great idea. Piper: Just not great timing. Leo: Yeah, well, life is short, bella. Piper: Are you quoting Drake now? Leo: He's got a point. Thanks for trying to distract me from the Elders. Piper: I just wished it would've worked out the way I planned. Leo: Could be worse. Piper: I think from now on I'm gonna stop trying to control every little moment. The best ones kinda sneak up on you anyway. (They smile at each other and clink their wine glasses.) [Cut to another table. Phoebe is sitting there. Paige walks up to her.] Paige: Excuse me, have you seen Phoebe? Phoebe: Very funny. (Paige sits down.) Paige: Wow, I haven't seen you this relaxed in quite a long time. After having been you, I kinda see why. Phoebe: Well, I'm trying to take a step back and enjoy every moment. Hey, thank you. You did a great job. Nobody ever knew. Paige: Well, you're welcome. I think after reading the article, you'll find that your little sister got praised quite a bit. Phoebe: Deservedly so. Paige: I actually think I got more out of it than you did. I kinda miss being out there in the real world, you know. Phoebe: Maybe you should do something about that. Paige: Maybe I will. Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, P3 is proud to present a one night only show by... (Piper and Leo sit at their table.) Leo: What's going on? Announcer: Drake Demond. (Everyone applauds.) Phoebe: Oh my god. Piper: This is what happens when you have one week to live? Paige: What is he up to? Phoebe: Just be grateful it's not a fan dance. (Music starts playing. A spotlight shines down on Drake on stage. He sings "Everything's Kind Of Good". When he's finished the spotlight turns off and everyone applauds.)	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x15 - Show Ghouls"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Jeannine Renshaw Transcribed by: Janelle Hackbarth Season 7, Episode 16 Episode Number: 150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Alley. Paige and Piper orb in.] Paige: Weren't we here before? Doesn't that mattress look strangely familiar? Piper: It's probably because we saw one just like it in the last alley and the hundred and fifty before that. They all start to look the same after a while. Now, where is this paragon of good we're supposed to protect? Paige: Hey, slow down. We gotta be careful, okay? Piper: Okay. I just need to get home before Leo is sentenced. Paige: Don't worry. When the Elders hand down their punishment, you're gonna know. Piper: Well, this waiting business sucks. I mean, Leo was an Avatar for less time than it's taking them to make up their minds. Paige: Hey, it's gonna be okay. You're not gonna lose Leo again. The Elders still need him. They're not gonna do anything rash. Besides…it's Phoebe we should be worrying about. Her man's disappearing tonight. Piper: Her what? She didn't tell me she had a thing for Drake! Paige: Well, I mean, she didn't tell me either, but, come on, he's cute, he's funny, he's smart, and he's destined to leave. I don't know, that kind of sounds like her type to a ‘T'. I mean, really, how many times does a girl have to get hurt before she just kind of wakes up? (A woman walks in behind Paige, carrying flyers.) Piper: So you think she's…the innocent. Paige: No, I don't think she's the innocent. I think she definitely has a part in this and she absolutely… (The woman walks up to them. Paige is startled.) Piper: Behind you, the innocent. Woman: If you women need a hot meal and a place to crash, there's a… Paige: Okay, hi. I'm wearing lip-gloss. Do I look homeless? Piper: For god's sakes. (Piper freezes her. A demon shimmers in. Piper blows the demon up.) I think Phoebe's just been…unlucky in love lately. Paige: Do ya think?! Hey! (Three more demons shimmer in. Piper gets the woman out of the way. Two demons throw fireballs. The woman falls to the ground, unconscious. Piper and Paige take cover behind a dumpster.) Uh, ugly metal…thing! (She orbs a metal pipe. It vanquishes them. Another one blows a thorns. Piper blows her up, but one thorn hits her hand.) Piper: Ah! Ah… (Paige pulls the thorn out.) Did we know that the female spits thorns? [Scene: Manor. Paige and Piper orb in.] Paige: Okay, we really need to have Leo look at this. Piper: It's fine, really. Leo! (Leo comes down the stairs, wearing his Elder robes.) Why are you wearing those? Leo: The Elders made their decision. I have to go. Piper: Right now? You can't go right now. The boys are in school. We won't be able to see… (Leo walks down the stairs.) Leo: Honey, this isn't goodbye. I'm just going up there to find out what my punishment is. Piper: What do you mean ‘just'? You make it sound like it's no big deal. What if it's bad? Leo: Well, then we'll deal with it. Come on. You're the one who said the Elders couldn't yak me away, remember? Piper: Well, that was before I had all this time to stress out about it. Leo: Well, at least now we're finally gonna know. I mean, that's a good thing, right? The waiting's been klling us. (Piper sighs.) Piper: Yeah, I know. It's just…I have a bad feeling. Leo: Me too. (He sighs.) But we've been through worse. You just have to have faith, okay? (They kiss.) I love you. Piper: I love you, too. Paige: Good luck. (Leo orbs out.) [Scene: Golden Gate Bridge. Leo is there with two Elders (Female Elder and Male Elder).] Female Elder: Unfortunately, the council has been unable to decide your fate, Leo. Leo: So, that's good, right? I'm not going to be punished? Male Elder: We didn't say that. Female Elder: We understand and we fully accept how being betrayed by an Elder, by Gideon, led you to the Avatars. Male Elder: Still, that doesn't excuse your betraying us. Female Elder: The council has come to realize that the central problem is your effort to balance two distinctly different worlds – yours with us and yours with Piper. Male Elder: So the only solution is to find out which world you truly belong in once and for all. Leo: How? Male Elder: A test, if you will. Female Elder: You'll be made mortal, stripped of your powers and your memories, and then you'll be relocated. Male Elder: If the love you share for Piper is so strong that you're drawn back to her despite all odds, then you will live with her forever. Female Elder: To live fully as a human without any interference from us ever again. Leo: But what if I never find her, then what? Male Elder: Then it means that your destiny is with us and we will welcome you, although you'll never see your family again. Leo: Are you out of your mind? I won't do that. Male Elder: You have no choice. Female Elder: You have to know, Leo, this is not about punishing you. This is about helping you to find your way. Leo: Okay, but if I end up with Piper, how do I know you won't eventually butt in again? Or if I wind up with you as an Elder, how do you know I'm not gonna leave…by falling from grace? Male Elder: No Elder has ever done that before. Leo: You take away my family and I will. Female Elder: We are not taking away anything from you, Leo. This is about you making a choice, not us. Don't you see? This is the only way. Your heart will guide you to your true destiny, be it love or the greater good. Whatever way it turns out, we will honor it…as you also must. Leo: Fine. I'll do it. But first I'm going to say bye to Piper. Male Elder: It doesn't work that way. Leo: Look…I said I'd take your damn test. I'm going to say goodbye to my family. Male Elder: No. The test begins now! (He smacks Leo on the chest and Leo disappears in white orbs.) [Scene: Road in Texas. Leo is standing there. A truck horn beeps and swerves to avoid him. The truck flips off the road and over. Leo runs over.] Leo: Come on, we got to get you out of here. (The driver groans as Leo helps him away from the truck. The truck explodes.) Driver: Oh god…oh. (He groans in pain. Leo has a flashback) [Flashback: wr Zone. bmb fall and explode. Leo grabs a soldier and issues him orders as he runs.] [Present. Leo picks up a small stick.] Driver: Oh, hey, what the hell are you…you got any idea what you're doing? (Leo hands the stick to the driver.) Leo: Bite down. (The driver puts the stick in his mouth. Leo grabs his arm.) Get in there. (He resets the driver's shoulder. The driver spits the stick out and smiles.) Driver: How'd the hell you know how to do that? (Leo checks the driver's leg. He takes a piece of cloth and ties it around the driver's leg.) Leo: Doesn't look too bad. They should be able to sew that up. Driver: Finally got lucky for once, almost running over a doctor. You are a doctor…right? Leo: I don't know. [Scene: Manor. Piper is watering the plants in the dinning room. Phoebe, Drake, and Paige are there.] Phoebe: What do you mean you don't know? Paige: Leo went to speak to the Elders this morning. Haven't seen or heard from him since. Phoebe: Well, that's crazy. We've been to the Alps and back. How long does it take to hand down a sentence? Drake: Well, in defense of the Elders, when you live for an eternity, time does get a little skewed. Piper: Yeah, well, we're human, so this is trture. Phoebe: Well, this is ridiculous. (To ceiling) Hey! Listen, what the hell did you do to Leo? Paige: I tried that already. Didn't work so much. Phoebe: Well, you know what? I'm not saving another innocent until I find out what happened. (To ceiling) You hear me? I'm not saving another innocent until you tell us what's going on here. (Female Elder orbs in.) Female Elder: Don't worry. Leo's fine. Piper: So then where is he? Female Elder: Piper, the Elders came to the consensus that Leo has lost his way, so we've sent him on the path towards following his destiny. Drake: Like the prodigal son out to find his way in the world? Piper: Uh, you know what? This Elder-speak is not working for me. I need some straight answers. What exactly did you do to him? Female Elder: We erased his memories and put him back on Earth as a mortal, somewhere you'll never find him. Phoebe: What? He doesn't remember anything? He doesn't remember Piper or his sons – nothing? Female Elder: Not even having been an Elder. Piper: That's crazy. You don't have the right to wipe out someone's mind, an entire life, my life! Female Elder: Leo was not just someone, Piper. He was an Elder, by his own choice. He knew all that that entailed. Piper: Yeah, he was also a husband and a father by choice, and he would never abandon his family. Female Elder: This was not an easy decision for us. We love Leo up there as much as you do down here. He wasn't klled or recycled. I hope that you can find comfort in that. (Piper walks toward her.) Piper: I'm sorry. You just lobotomized the love of my life, and you want me to take comfort in what? You've got a lot of nerve, lady. Now, I don't want to see you again or any of your kind ever again. We're done with all of you. Now, please…go. Female Elder: Don't give up hope. Piper: You really need to stop talking now. Please get out of my house. (She orbs out.) That's ridiculous. (She walks into the parlor. Phoebe follows. Piper sits on the couch.) Phoebe: Okay, Piper, I know this seems really bad, but we can't give up hope. Leo is out there somewhere, and I'm sure there's lots of ways we can find him. Piper: How? Phoebe: Uh, I don't know. We can scry for him, although he doesn't have his powers, so that might b-be difficult. We could – I don't know. I just, I don't know. Paige: This is your idea of a rah-rah speech? You're supposed to be cheering her up, not pushing her off the ledge! (Phoebe sits.) Phoebe: Well, you know what, Paige? Maybe I'm just all rah-rah'ed out. Paige: Huh? (She sits on the coffee table.) Phoebe: Maybe it's time we face the fact that, you know, perhaps we're not meant to find love. Paige: That is ridiculous! Phoebe: Okay, think about it. How many Halliwell women have actually been able to hold onto their men? Piper: Name one. Paige: Okay, uh…oh my God, you're right. That's so depressing. Phoebe: Exactly. We're destined to be spinsters, all for the greater good. Piper: Might as well be nuns, with better outfits. Drake: Now, we, all right, let's… (He throws his gloves down.) Eighty-six that kinda talk, people. We will not give up on love. Repeat: Not give up on love. Love is everything. It's the only thing. It's why you're here. It's why I'm here. Paige: Uh, I thought you were here to teach at Magic School. Drake: There's that, but the point is, you're young, you're hot, you got magic powers. Come on, the whole life's ahead of you! Phoebe: That's really sweet, and we appreciate you trying, but you die tonight at midnight, and we have to keep fighting. Drake: Yeah, I may be toast, but love never dies. You might as well die with me if you're gonna give up on it. The point is, Leo and Piper's love, it's epic, it's massive. It's Romeo and Juliet, Anthony and Cleopatra, Brad and Jennifer. Piper: All tragedies, I might add. Drake: Better to have loved and lost and…yadda, yadda, yadda. But the point is, it's not lost. I mean, he's lost, but he's not lost, you know? All you gotta do is find Leo. Paige: Well, either way, if the Elders don't want us to find him, we're not gonna be able to. Drake: They didn't say that. They're gonna leave it up to him. Come on, precious time is a-wasting. The longer you take to look for Leo, the harder he's gonna be to find. Or we stay here and feel sorry for ourselves if you like. Piper: My husband just developed a serious case of amnesia, okay? Give me a moment. Drake: Phoebe? (He takes her hand and pulls her up. They dances her around.) If love isn't worth fighting fore then… (He dips her.) What is? (Phoebe laughs.) Phoebe: Okay. This is what we're gonna do. We'll look in the Book of Shadows and see if there's another way to find Leo. Drake: Amen. Paige: Okay. I guess I could check at magic school. Drake: Now we're talking. Phoebe: Piper, call Darryl. Now that Leo's mortal, he might be able to track him. Drake: Amen! Can we go upstairs? Phoebe: Wha…? Drake: The B-Book of Shadows. Phoebe: Yes! (Drake and Phoebe rush upstairs. Paige orbs out. Piper gets up, but wobbles.) [Scene: Texas Sheriff's department. Sheriff takes Leo's fingerprints.] Sheriff: Well, that ought to do it. Once we get you into the system, we'll be on the road to finding out who you really are. (He puts the fingerprint card aside.) Leo: Thanks. Sheriff: Are you sure you don't remember anything? I mean, normally, a person with amnesia remembers something. Leo: I wish I did. Believe me. Sheriff: Yeah. Well, at least we know you're one of the good guys. Saved old Clyde's life. (He chuckles.) You know, son, the paramedics told me that the way you fixed up his leg looked professional. Leo: Instinct, I guess. Sheriff: Seems to me that…you could be a doctor or medic or something. Anything ring a bell? Leo: No. Nothing. Sheriff: Well, okay. It's okay. It'll come to you. Just gonna take some time. You see that? Old Glen's got you in the database already. (The door slams. Leo is startled.) [Flashback: Leo is blasting a demon with a bolt of electricity.] [Present. Leo stares at the man.] Sheriff: Son, you're bound to be a bit jumpy. I'm guessing you went through some kind of hell to get here. Leo: Yeah. Yeah, maybe. (Sheriff picks up his hat.) Sheriff: Come on. Let me take you over to Nadine's, get you something to eat while we sift through the computer. Leo: I'd rather stay here. Sheriff: A man can't think straight on an empty stomach. Besides, chances are you got some loved ones out there looking for you, and once we get the word out…well, they'll find you soon enough. (He slaps Leo on the arm.) Come on. (He and Leo leave.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe is scrying. Drake sits.] Phoebe: We'll never find him, not scrying anyway, and I don't think we're gonna make it to the Taj Mahal by sunset. I feel terrible about…ruining your last day here. Drake: Hey, don't scry for me, Argentina. (Phoebe chuckles.) I'm exactly where I want to be. Phoebe: In a dingy attic? Drake: Helping those I'm leaving behind, yeah. Phoebe: Yeah, see, that's the other really irritating thing… (Phoebe sits down.) You're hell bent on helping Piper and Leo, and yet you won't let us help you. Drake: Phoebe, I made a deal. I got to be human for a whole year. Time's up. Phoebe: I know, but you made a deal with a demon. We're the good guys, the Charmed Ones. Why won't you let us help you? Drake: Because I've done all I need to do to die a happy man, all except for one thing. Phoebe: See Niagara Falls? Drake: Make sure you don't give up on love. Phoebe: Please. Not that again. (She goes back to scrying.) Look, I'm just being realistic, okay? I have been heartbroken so many times by love that I'm just beginning to think that I'm supposed to live my life without it. Drake: What…that is ridiculous. Nobody is. I've been demonic without love, so I know what I'm talking about. Love is transcendent. It's miraculous. It's also what can save Piper and Leo. Phoebe: Yeah, well, I hope so, because if it can't, I'm joining the convent. (Phoebe puts the crystal down. Paige orbs in.) Paige: Hey. Drake: Hi. Paige: Well, it looks as if the Elders had an original thought for once, because there's no precedence for what they've done to Leo. Phoebe: Yeah. We can't find anything here either. Paige: Okay, well, maybe I should try scrying for him. Maybe my Whitelighter side can tap into something in him? (Phoebe hands Paige the crystal.) It would be great to be able to tell Piper something good for once. (Paige starts to scry.) [Cut to downstairs. Piper's pacing on the phone.] Piper: Darryl, you have to do something, anything. Darryl: Look Piper, I'm doing the best that I can, but the only fingerprints that I have on Leo are from World wr II, and I can't use them because they don't match his photograph. He's…too young. Piper: Okay, Darryl, but you have to find him. Darryl: I will. I promise. It just might take a little time. Piper: Well, how long? Long enough that he has a whole new life, a new wife and new kids? That is not okay. That is not acceptable! Darryl: Piper, just take a breath. Piper: Okay look, I don't need to take a breath. I need to find my husband! (She hangs up. She breathes heavily and starts going upstairs.) Oh god. Someone please help me. (She collapses on the floor. She stands up and starts walking up the stairs. She looks down to see her body.) Oh no. Am I dad again? (Cole is standing nearby.) Cole: No. Well, not yet anyway. (He smiles. Piper goes over to Cole.) Piper: I don't know which is worse – the fact that I'm dying or that, apparently, I'm gonna be spending my last dying moments with you. Cole: I'd say that's what you should be worried about. You're not looking so hot. (He smiles.) What? Piper: What? Don't what me, Cole. What are you doing here? Cole: You called for me. (Piper chuckles.) Piper: I didn't call for you. Cole: You asked for help. Here I am. Piper: Like hell. You're the answer to my prayers? I don't think so. That's just plain… (Phoebe and Paige rush downstairs. Drake follows.) Phoebe: Piper? Paige: Oh my god! (They shake her.) Phoebe: Piper! Piper, wake up! Paige: Piper! (Piper waves her arms.) Piper: Yoo-hoo guys. Hi. Over here. Cole: They can't hear you. Paige: Oh my god. Cole: Or see you. Paige: The thorn demon. I know I should have had Leo heal her. Phoebe: Or maybe it's the shock of losing Leo? Drake: Or maybe both. (Piper waves her arms.) Piper: Guys, yoo-hoo! Look, really, over here. Watch. (She tries to knock over the lamp, but her hand goes through.) Cole: Nice try. Piper: Shut up. Drake: Ran into a few of these thorn demons myself. (He snaps his fingers and Piper's body appears in his arms.) Those pricks can be vicious. Pun intended. The poison works slowly, but it's also fatal. (He puts Piper's body on the couch.) Phoebe: Wait. Fatal? Okay, I don't see any other choice. We're gonna have to call the Elders to heal her. Piper: Over my dad body! Paige: Are you kidding? Piper will kll us! Phoebe: At least she'll be alive! Paige: But if it's slow working, that'll give us time. Maybe we can have some sort of options or something. Phoebe: You know what? I hate this. I feel so out of control, like there's nothing that we can do. Drake: There's something we can do. All right? We gotta find Leo. Paige: Except he can't help us anymore. Drake: Actually, he's the only one who can. You weren't paying attention to my little love rant. That's exactly what we're dealing with here. Phoebe: Are you saying she's lovesick? Piper: That's ridiculous! Drake: Yeah. And it could kll her. Happens all the time to the bereaved after they lose a loved one. Even if we heal Piper, she still needs Leo. Cole: Pay attention. He could be onto something. Piper: What do you know? Paige: Okay, uh, maybe you and I should go down to see Darryl and help speed this whole thing up. Piper: Unh, people, come on. It's a poison thorn. Could somebody please go check the book? Drake: I think I'm going to check the, uh, book upstairs, see what I can do for Piper down here. Phoebe: Call us if she gets worse. (Drake runs upstairs.) Drake: Don't worry. Love will conquer all! (Phoebe and Paige begin to leave.) Cole: What beauty. She doth teach the torches to burn bright. (Phoebe walks back and looks.) Paige: What? (They see nothing.) Phoebe: Nothing. (They leave.) Piper: Since when do you quote Shakespeare? Cole: It's a recent affliction, actually. But the demon is right, you know. It is all about love. Piper: What are you exactly? Ghost, demon, poltergeist, nightmare? Cole: None of the above. We're caught in a cosmic void…between life and death. Piper: I'm stuck with you? Cole: No. If you play your cards right, you can get out of this nasty limbo. I'm the one who's here for all eternity. Piper: Paying penance for your evil past. Cole: You always were the smart one. Piper: Cut the crap. Cole: And direct. I miss that. Actually no, I don't. Piper: Can you please just tell me what you're doing here? Cole: Simple. I'm here to help keep you and Leo together. Piper: Right. (She walks away. Cole appears.) Cole: I'm trying to do a good deed here, make sure that you don't end up like me, and this is the thanks I get. Piper: I know what you're doing. This is just a ploy to break out of your ungodly plane and back into our lives. See? I'm right. Cole: I'll be the first to admit I'm not above having an ulterior motive. Piper: Exactly. Cole: But I'm here for one reason and one reason only: To help you find your love while you still can. [Scene: Diner. Nadine's. Leo is finishing up a piece of pie at the counter. Waitress (Nadine) walks up and takes his plate.] Nadine: Well, looks like you worked up an appetite being the big hero this morning. You know what? Since it's on the house, why don't you try something a bit more substantial? (Nadine pulls out the menu.) Leo: No, this is amazing. I think it was the best pie I've ever had. Nadine: Oh, you know what? I'd take that as a compliment except that you can't remember tying your own shoelaces. You know what? I bet you have someone somewhere who cooks for you just fine, when it all comes back to you. Hmm? Oh, I'm sorry. I tend to stick my foot in it. Leo: No, it's-it's okay. I just wish I could remember (He wipes his mouth with a napkin.) Nadine: It looks like you had a wedding ring on, huh? Leo: Yeah, I-I guess. [Flashback: Leo gets on his knees. He slips an engagement ring on Piper's finger.] [Present.] Nadine: Maybe she dumped you. Leo: What? No. Nadine: Yeah, maybe she smacked you on the head with some cast iron for cheating on her and knocked you out. Wish I'd done that when I found my husband cheating on me. (She chuckles.) Leo: She didn't dump me. Nadine: Are you remembering something? Leo: It's just…a feeling. (He hears a woman giggling. Leo sees a young couple in a booth. He turns to the TV to see a man and woman kissing.) [Scene: Police Department. Paige is sitting behind the desk, talking on the phone. Phoebe is writing across from her.] Paige: (To phone) Yes. Amnesia. He doesn't remember a thing. His family's getting desperate. Yeah, we'll send a photo right over. Thank you. (She hangs up.) Well, a hundred and fifty police stations down and another ba-jillion to go. It's like searching for the proverbial needle in a haystack. Phoebe: I know it's daunting, but we can't give up hope. Paige: I'm thinking maybe that Elder didn't want us to. Phoebe: What are you saying? Paige: I think she was trying to say something to us or at least tell Piper something. Why would she tell Piper not to give up hope if all hope is already lost? Phoebe: So you think it's some kind of test? Paige: Well, if it is, it's one we'd better pass. (Darryl walks over with a file.) Phoebe: Hey. Any luck? Darryl: Well, besides the John Doe that you two found matching Leo's description, you know, my guys have come up with two more so far. Phoebe: Is there any way we could speed this up? Darryl: I have as many men as I can on it without drawing suspicion from Sheridan. (An officer walks over, handing Darryl a file.) Officer: This looks like something you might want to see. John Doe just saved some guy's life in Texas. [Scene: Nadie's. Leo steps out. He sees a big rig. It has a California sign on the front. The driver steps out. It's the Male Elder.] Male Elder: Can I help you? Leo: I don't know. Maybe. Are-are you going to San Francisco? Male Elder: Want a ride? Leo: Sure. Male Elder: Well, hop in. Leo: Thanks. (He and Male Elder gets in.) [Time lapse. The big rig drives out.] [Scene: Manor. Attic. Drake is looking through the Book of Shadows.] Drake: You got to have a remedy in here somewhere. Now, come on, damn it! (He hits the book. It flies to the floor.) Sorry. Sorry. Let a little bit of the old demon slip out there. Won't happen again. (He reaches for the book, but it flies away. Drake crawls toward the book.) Come on, would you? I… (He notices the page and pulls the book onto his lap.) Tips for future Whitelighters? (Drake sits and puts the book in his lap.) "To my sons Wyatt and Chris." Future Whitelighters, eh? (He reads the page.) [Cut to living room. Cole sits on a chair.] Cole: Stubbornness is definitely a family trait. (He picks up a photo of Phoebe.) You've tried going upstairs twice, out the front door four times, and through the wall five… (Piper gets thrown out of the wall and across the room.) Make that six times. But hey, you haven't tried the chimney yet. (Piper gets up.) Piper: I thought ghosts could go any damn place they pleased. Cole: You're still attached to your body. You're not a ghost. But you will be if you don't start trusting me. There is only one way out of here. Piper: The last Halliwell that trusted you ended up burying your demonic spawn. Cole: Not one of my finer moments, but Phoebe'll make a great mom. Can you blame me for wanting to be the dad? Piper: You're wasting your time. Cole: Now is that any way to treat family? Piper: And you're really starting to get on my nerves. Cole: Why? (He stands up.) Because I know you so well? Remember, I go all the way back to Prue. I was actually at your wedding. The fact is, Leo and I are a lot alike. We both tried to change the world to save our marriages. Piper: You are nothing alike and just because we have history doesn't mean you know anything about me or love. Cole: Like it or not, Phoebe and I were very much in love. Piper: Yeah, that is until she suddenly fell out of love with you rather quickly, remember? Cole: I'll never forget. That's why we're doomed. But you and Leo aren't. What you have is powerful, enduring. Piper: Yeah, a lot of good it's done us. He's wandering around aimlessly with no idea who he is, and I'm in a coma. Cole: Look, you have someone out there who needs you as much as you need him. Now, if you don't have faith in that love, it's not the only thing that'll die. [Scene: Nadie's diner. Phoebe and Paige are there.] Phoebe: Okay, if Leo's not here, we've got nothing. Paige: Maybe we should have come here first instead of traipsing all over the map. Phoebe: Well, he can't be far. The sheriff said that he just saw him here not too long ago. (Nadine comes our.) Hi. Uh, maybe you could help us. Look, uh, we're looking for somebody, this guy right here. (Phoebe shows the photo of Leo and Piper at their wedding.) Have you seen him? Nadine: Ah, yeah. Didn't think a fellow like that would stay lost for long. Yeah, he left about an hour ago, hitched a ride on a big rig. Paige: A big rig? Phoebe: Any idea where they were headed? Nadine: West, I think. Had some kind of California sign on the side. Paige: Okay, I'm gonna call Darryl, have him get in touch with the highway patrol. Phoebe: Okay, uh, look, we really need to find him and we're running out of time. We need a car. [Scene: Road. Phoebe drives a blue truck. Paige is with her.] Phoebe: What was that intersection? Paige: I don't know. Just keep going west. [Cut to the big rig.] Male Elder: It's a bumpy ride. I'm sorry about that. Newer rigs have better shocks. But, uh, hey, maybe it'll jog your memory. Leo: It does feel like it's starting to come back some. I know somebody needs me. Male Elder: I'm not surprised. I heard how you saved that man's life back there. Leo: Anybody else would have done the same thing. (Male Elder chuckles.) Male Elder: There. You are wrong there. Not everybody's got the calling. Say, maybe this means there are a whole bunch of somebody's out there that need you. Maybe it's your love of helping others that you're really looking for. You obviously have the healing touch. Leo: I don't know about that. Although it did seem familiar, like I had a purpose. Male Elder: Perhaps you were working for the greater good – you know, helping people when you lost your memory. Maybe deep down, you sensed that the people that you were helping still need you. Leo: I guess I have to hang in there till my memory comes back, huh? Male Elder: Yep. Listen to that inner voice. Leo: You know, you sound more like a man of the cloth than a truck driver. Male Elder: In a way, maybe I am. You learn a lot about life on the road. I mean, sure, it's lonely sometimes. But I take heart in knowing that whatever sacrifices I make personally, I'm still bringing people what they need, and to me, that's what it's all about. Say, I'm gonna be heading north here soon. You're welcome to join us if you want. Leo: Us? Male Elder: O-Others who, uh, who think like I do. You know, who want to help. Of course, if you think that you're meant to be somewhere else, I mean, that's okay, too. Because, I mean, look, it's up to you. [Scene: Manor. Living room. Cole and Piper are there.] Cole: I'm not quite sure what's so hard to grasp. Love transcends every plane of existence. All you need to do is believe in it with every fiber of your being and just send it out to Leo. Piper: What does that mean? I don't understand. Cole: I could never get through to you. I could always sense when there was something wrong with Phoebe. Piper: Well, clearly Leo is not sensing that something is horribly wrong with me. Cole: That's because he doesn't know who you are, which means it's gonna take a bigger jolt from you to jog his memory. Piper: You know, it's odd how invested you are in all of this, considering I'm the one who helped vanquish you. Cole: Well, you know, bygones and all, but you're changing the subject. Piper: Yes, I am. (She stands up.) And this is not gonna go any further until you tell me what you're getting out of this. Cole: Me? (Piper nods.) I don't know what you're talking about. Piper: Come on, Cole. I know you just as well as you think you know me. So if you want me to trust you, then you need to come clean first. Cole: I don't want Phoebe to give up on love. Piper: What? Cole: She hasn't been able to find love since me or at least hold onto it. And I know that's my fault. Piper: Well, maybe you should have thought of that before you decided to become the source of all things evil. Cole: Look, I already feel guilty enough, all right? Piper: Then why aren't you talking to Phoebe about this instead of me? Cole: Because you're my only hope. I'm cursed to live in eternity without love for what I've done, and I accept that. But I don't want Phoebe to be cursed, too. She needs love. She-she deserves it. But she's not going to keep looking for it unless you give her a reason to. Now, you and Leo are that reason. Piper: Okay. All right. So how do I do this love beacon thing? Cole: All you need to do is let go so that you can move onto the next cosmic plane. Piper: Oh, I see. You mean the one where I'm dad. Cole: I know it sounds crazy, but it's the only way to get through to Leo. Piper: No. I can't. I have a family. I have boys that need me. Besides, that doesn't even make any sense. Cole: Yes, it does. Think about how a person halfway across the world knows the instant their loved one is ht by a car. It's because they're struck with a sudden burst of love, a-a psychic shock, the kind of shock that can only come from the total loss of a loved one. You need to let go. You need to die. Piper: And what happens when that doesn't work? What happens when he doesn't feel this psychic jolt? Then I'm just plain dad. I can't take that chance. Besides, my sisters will figure out a way to save me. They always do. Cole: But then you risk losing Leo and your boys for good. Can you take that chance? [Scene: Big Rig. It stops where highway 40 meets highway 87.] Male Elder: Well, this is where I head north. What's it gonna be? Leo: You know, I've been thinking a lot about that work you're doing. Male Elder: I can assure you, there is nothing more rewarding. (Leo nods.) Leo: It would be nice to have a sense of purpose. (Male Elder sees a car stop behind him.) Male Elder: You need to make a choice. Every man does. Leo: I know. [Cut to Paige and Phoebe. They unbuckle their seatbelts.] Phoebe: This has to be it. I hope we're not too late. (They get out of the car.) [Cut to Male Elder and Leo.] Male Elder: Your destiny lies ahead of you. (He sees Phoebe coming towards them.) Which way is it gonna be? Leo: Let's go. (Male Elder slaps Leo's leg.) Male Elder: You've made the right decision. (Phoebe and Paige open the door.) Paige: Oh, Leo. Thank god. Leo: Sorry. Do I know you? Phoebe: (To Male Elder) What are you doing here, and what did you do to Leo? Male Elder: We let destiny run its course, and so should you. (He grabs Leo and orbs out.) [Scene: Manor. Parlor. Paige, Phoebe, and Drake orb in.] Paige: Piper? Drake: I got to you as soon as I could. Phoebe: The damn Elders. None of this would be happening if they didn't take Leo. Paige: Okay, you know what? You're right. We have to get the Elders down here. They're the only ones who can help now. Drake: That won't do any good. Even if they heal her body, only Leo can heal her soul. Paige: Well, unfortunately, Leo chose the Elders over Piper. It's not like we can get him here and force him to remember his wife. Cole: But you can. And you'd better do it fast. Trust me. It's your only hope. And hers. Your destiny is with Leo. You need to learn to trust that. (Piper turns into white orbs and moves back into her body.) Phoebe: This can't be a dad end. Paige: You know what? Let me double-check the book. Drake: I was very thorough. There's nothing there. (Piper gasps.) Phoebe: What? What was that? Piper: Leo. Phoebe: Wait. I know what to do. Orb me to the bridge. Paige: No, she just woke up. We can't just leave her. Drake: I'll stay with her. You go work on her spirit. Phoebe: Bridge, now! (Phoebe and Paige orb out. Drake runs upstairs.) Cole: You can do it, Piper. [Scene: Golden Gate Bridge. Paige and Phoebe orb in.] Phoebe: Look, we know you have Leo! Bring him down here now. (Male Elder and Leo orb in.) Leo, Piper's dying. You have to come with us. Leo: I'm sorry. Who? Male Elder: He doesn't know who she is or who you are. Paige: You did this to him. Male Elder: Leo has chosen his own path. Phoebe: By you leading him there? How is this a fair test? Male Elder: Some things are so important that they cannot be left to chance. Paige: You need to come home now because Piper needs you. Leo: Well, I'm there for all those in need. Paige: Look, this is not a test. Male Elder: He's made his own decision. It's done. Phoebe: No, it's not done. Leo and Piper are still in love. You can erase his memory, but you can't erase that. It'll seep into his consciousness until he remembers. Male Elder: I know this is a great loss for you and that you're going to need time to mourn. Phoebe: No. We won't. Because he's not gonna leave. You can't take him away from Piper. (Leo looks away.) Look, their love is true. It's true love, and it's bigger than you and—and the Elders and all of this. [Cut to Manor. Piper gasps.] Piper: Leo. [Cut to Golden Gate Bridge. Leo hears Piper.] [Cut to Piper. She gasps for breath.] [Cut to Leo.] [Cut to Piper. She falls unconsciousness and her hand falls.] [Cut to Leo.] Leo: (Whispers) Piper. Phoebe: Leo? (Leo steps to the edge of the bridge.) Leo, what are you doing? Paige: Leo? (Leo spreads his arms out and falls off the edge. His Elder robes vanish. Paige and Phoebe orb to him.) Phoebe: Oh my god. Leo. (Phoebe kneels next to Leo. Male Elder orbs in.) Leo: Phoebe. (Side of Leo's face is bruised.) Paige: What the hell just happened? Male Elder: He has fallen from grace. Phoebe: Leo, are you okay? Leo: Take me to Piper. She needs me. Male Elder: Destiny has spoken. He's made his choice. He's mortal now. You should hurry. [Cut to Manor. Drake is kneeled in front of Piper. Paige, Phoebe, and Leo orb in behind them.] Drake: You're too late. (He stands up to show Wyatt healing Piper.) Wyatt already healed her. Paige: Wyatt? Phoebe: Thank god. (Piper sits up and smiles.) Piper: Good job, baby. (Phoebe sits. Leo kneels in front of Piper.) Paige: Ah, okay. How did you know he could do that? Drake: I didn't. He did. He even put it in the book. (Piper smiles.) Looks like you got a second-generation Whitelighter on your hands. Phoebe: Did you heal your mommy? You're such a big boy. I'm so proud of you. (Phoebe kisses Wyatt's hands.) Piper: I thought you were never gonna find your way home. Leo: It was your faith that brought me back. I could hear you calling me, like you were right there next to me. Piper: I had a good coach, an old friend. I'll explain later. (She looks at Leo's bruises.) That looks like it hurts. Leo: Yeah. It doesn't matter. All that matters is that we're together again. I'm never leaving you again. (Piper picks up Wyatt.) Piper: Come here buddy. Come here. (She sets him on her lap.) Look who it is. Can you give daddy a hug? Hug, hug, hug. (They share a hug.) [Scene: Magic School. Drake is reading a book.] Drake: ‘Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore, so do our minutes hasten to their end'. Phoebe: I'm gonna miss Shakespeare. Drake: Mm, that's why I left you this. (He gives her the book.) The complete works to peruse at your leisure. Phoebe: Thank you. I can't believe it's been three weeks already. I mean, so much has happened. Drake: I know. It's been such a whirlwind. The burlesque, huh? Big fan. Sherwood Forest. I mean, come on. Hold the tights. Thank you very much, and a real life Romeo and Juliet. Phoebe: That's just a typical week for us. Drake: What do you expect? Come on. You're Charmed. Phoebe: Mm, you really helped me move on. Thank you. Drake: Are you kidding? Thank you. I couldn't think of a better day to die. Phoebe: Mm. Drake: Sorry. I also helped you find love, didn't I? Phoebe: Mm. Drake: Come on. I did, didn't I? (She shrugs.) Come on. I did. I did. (She smiles.) Phoebe: Yeah. You did. Drake: Whoo, close one. If that doesn't get me in heaven, I don't know what will. Phoebe: I'll never forget what you did for me. I guess I fell for the right guy this time. Drake: ‘Parting is such sweet sorrow'. He was right. I never knew what that meant till right now. Phoebe: I just, I have to ask you one question, okay? How is it that you came into my life at the exact right time? Drake: Oh, a little bird told me. Come on. What's magic without a little mystery? Right. Travel checklist. Uh, leave reference books for next instructor, bring a little wisdom to some young minds, save epic love…bask in your loving gaze. Yeah, that about covers it. (He sighs.) Alas, pumpkin time. No need you watching my messy demise. (Drake gets up. Phoebe pulls him back down. They kiss.) (Whispers) Think of me when you dance. (He gets up and leaves. The door closes behind him.) Phoebe: I'll miss you. [Cut to Drake. He walks in, rubbing his neck.] Cole: You did good. (Cole appears.) Drake: Thanks. So did you. I couldn't have tasted life unless you set me up with that sorcerer. I just wish I could save you, too. Cole: I've come to terms with my fate, especially now that I know it won't be Phoebe's, too. Drake: So that was a pretty bold move sending in those thorn demons. Cole: Well, I had to risk everything for this one. Drake: Understandably. (The clock chimes midnight.) Oh well. Here I go. (Drake collapses on the floor. His spirit rises. His body turns into dust. Drake's spirit stands up.) Okay, that was interesting. Ashes to ashes, huh? Cole: If it's any consolation, you did all that I asked for. You saved Phoebe. Drake: I did more than that, buddy. I fell in love with her. Cole: Understandably. Drake: Farewell, my friend. (Drake disappears in orbs. Cole vanishes.) [Scene: Manor. Piper's bedroom. Morning. Leo sits by the window. Piper gets up.] Piper: Leo, are you okay? Leo: I just can't believe it. I don't have powers anymore. I don't hear jingling. I can't orb. (Piper sits up and sighs.) Piper: Is that bad? Leo: Are you kidding? (He smiles.) It's great. It's everything I've wanted ever since the day I met you. (He and Piper stand up.) Piper: Me, too. (They kiss. Chris cries.) Leo: Hey, you wanted a normal life. (Piper smiles.) Piper: Yeah. Uh, you take Wyatt. I'll get Chris. (Piper starts leaving, but Leo pulls her back.) Leo: Um, I was thinking maybe pancakes and eggs. (Piper giggles.) How about you? Piper: Sounds normal. (They kiss and leave.)	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x16 - Seven Year Witch"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Andy Reaser & Doug E. Jones Transcribed by: Shay Fitzpatrick Season 7, Episode 17 Episode Number: 151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Leo walk in. Leo has his hand covering Piper's eyes.] Leo: Ready? Surprise! (He takes away his hand and Piper looks around the room. It is all neat and tidy.) Piper: Wow. Leo: Isn't it great? Piper: It's... it's something. Leo: You hate it. Piper: No, no. I don't hate anything. It's just... The dining room and then the living room and, you know, when you rearranged the kitchen... I did kinda hate that. Leo: Piper, you're always complaining about what a mess it is. Piper: Yeah, I know, but it's an attic, and it's supposed to be messy. Sweetie, it's not that I don't appreciate you helping around the house, because I do. It's just... it's just a little much. Leo: Well, you know, I just shuffled some things around. Piper: Shuffled? You call this shuffling? Honey, you built things. You hung things. You bagged things. (She picks up a small bag off the shelf.) I mean, what is this? Leo: Those are corks. You know, for the potion bottles. You leave 'em out and they get brittle. Piper: And that doesn't seem like overkill to you? (She goes to put the bag down and Leo clears his throat. She puts the bag back on the shelf.) Leo: I'm just trying to help. Piper: I know, honey, and that's very sweet. But, you know, I kinda liked the attic messy. At least I knew where everything was. (She sees a dollhouse that looks exactly like the manor.) Where did you find that? Leo: Under some blankets. Why? Piper: I just... I haven't seen it in years. Is it wet? Leo: Well, it needed some touch-ups. Piper: Have you gone crazy again? Leo: Look, this isn't easy for me. Piper: I know, sweetie. I know. You've been a Whitelighter, an Elder, an Avatar... Leo: Don't remind me. Piper: The point is, if it's magical, you've done it. So it's not gonna be easy to adjust to life without powers overnight. And tackling all these projects is... a little obsessive. Leo: Well, what am I supposed to do? I can't orb. I can't go to the Elders for information. I just want to fit in. Piper: I know. But brittle corks? Leo: Okay, I guess maybe that was a little much. Piper: Look, there is no how-to book on this, okay? But we're gonna get through it. Together. Besides, this is what we wanted. Normal. Leo: I guess I didn't expect normal to be so hard. Piper: Well, you can't force it. And you don't need to. We've got plenty of time. (They hug. A demon appears in the attic.) Leo: Demon! (The demon throws a boomerang-like object at them. Leo pushes Piper out of the way. The boomerang cuts Leo's arm.) Piper: Oh, no, you don't. (Piper tries to blow him up but he disappears before she can.) Leo: Still think we've got plenty of time? [Cut to the underworld. Cave. Zankou is standing in the dark. The demon appears.] Zankou: Did you wound him? Craven: Just as you've instructed. Zankou: Good. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Attic. Leo is flipping through the Book of Shadows. He is holding the boomerang. Piper walks in.] Piper: What are you doing? Leo: Trying to ID the demon. Piper: That's not what I mean. Why aren't you sitting down? You got ht. Leo: Yeah, but it's just a scratch. I think this crescent might be tribal. Piper: You're not listening to me. You're not vanquishing anybody. Leo: Why not? Piper: Well, for one thing, you can't self-heal anymore. Hunting demons is too dangerous. Leo: Okay, well, you can't self-heal either and it doesn't stop you. Piper: Yeah, but I can blow things up. Leo: Yeah, I noticed. Piper: Leo... Leo: Look, I don't know why you're making a big deal out of it. Piper: A demon tried to kll you. Leo: Okay, but demons try to kll us almost every week. What do you want me to do, hide in Magic School? Piper: It's a thought. Leo: I was kidding. Piper: Well, I'm not. Look, it's great that you gave up your powers to be with us and everything, but things are gonna have to change. You've only got one life to live and I'd like you to start taking care of it. Leo: Okay. Well, I didn't become a mortal to go run and hide. I'm staying put. Piper: Leo, please... Leo: I've made up my mind. (Piper presses a cloth against his wound.) Ow. Piper: Well, I have to clean it, don't I? (Wyatt is standing at the doorway.) Leo: Hey, little guy. (Leo goes over to him.) Hey, hey. Look, see? It's just a scratch, okay? It's nothing. (Leo hugs him.) [Scene: Magic School. Paige's Office. Paige is spinning around on her desk chair.] Paige: Oh, come on, come on. Advanced magical orbing. Tuesdays or Thursdays? (Piper walks in holding the boomerang.) Piper: Busy? Paige: Exactly what I need. Would you please throw that at the calendar? Piper: What? No! Look, a demon... Paige: You don't understand. I've been doing schedules all week and I'm going insane. That's exactly what I need to make decisions. Would you please throw it? Throw it? Piper: Fine. (Piper throws the boomerang and it lands on a calendar behind Paige. Paige looks at the calendar.) Paige: Fridays! Brilliant. Piper: I'm glad to see the future of magic is in such capable hands. Paige: Just trying to keep things lively. What's up? Piper: A demon attcked Leo. Paige: What? Is he okay? Piper: He's fine. But I need you to scry with that thing and then vanquish the demon. I'd do it myself, but I have to get home and protect Leo. Paige: Why didn't you just bring him here? Piper: He's being stubborn. So I had to set some crystals to keep him safe. Paige: He let you do this? Piper: He doesn't know. Paige: I think there's something you're not telling me, missy. Piper: Leo and I are just having a little trouble adjusting to him being human again. Paige: That would be a big adjustment. We are also gonna have to adjust to the fact that he can't heal us anymore. Piper: Or himself. And I don't wanna keep forcing Wyatt to tap into his powers before he's ready. Paige: Why not? He healed you before. Piper: Yeah, with some help. But we can't keep traumatising him like that. We've got to find another way. So, you can handle all this? Paige: Absolutely. Piper: You might wanna call Phoebe. That thing is probably from some sort of tribe. Paige: Got it. All over it. Piper: Thanks for the help. [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Zankou and a tribe of demons are there.] Craven: I have assembled my fiercest warriors. Zankou: They better be as capable as you claim. The Charmed Ones will be here soon. Craven: The Charmed Ones... are coming here? Zankou: As soon as they scry with your crescent. Why do you think I told you to leave it behind? (Craven chuckles.) Craven: So you're luring them into a trap... to destroy them. Zankou: You think you can destroy them with one small tribe? No wonder demons always perish at the hands of those witches. Craven: Well, then what exactly is your plan? Zankou: Your troops and I are gonna keep them busy while you return to the manor to locate the spiritual Nexus and with it... the Shadow. Craven: No demon has been able to harness the power of the Shadow before. Zankou: Don't get ahead of yourself, Craven. You're only gonna find the Nexus. You won't have time for anything else. Craven: And you're sure no one will be home? Zankou: That's why you wounded their former Whitelighter. If I know these witches, and I do, they're gonna strike back with the full power of three. But they won't do that unless Leo is somewhere safe. So, yes, the manor will be empty. Craven: Well, you see, I only ask because it seems that those that help you don't always... survive. Zankou: But you attcked at their home and lived. Few can boast that. Take your positions. We're about to have company. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's Office. Phoebe is sitting at her desk working.] Phoebe: Split infinitive, I don't think so. (Paige orbs in.) You know, you should really call before you do that. Paige: A demon attcked Leo and Piper wants us to take him out. Phoebe: Think you have enough potion? Paige: Better safe than sorry. Come on, we should go. Phoebe: Why do you seem excited about this? Paige: Well, because we need to protect our brother-in-law, and because we should make a statement. Because I'm really cooped up in Magic School. Phoebe: All right, let me just go tell Elise. (Phoebe walks out of her office.) Hey, boss, column's done. I'll see you tomorrow. Elise: Oh, no, you don't. This time I've got a family emergency, which means I need you to get the evening edition out. Phoebe: Wait, wait, wait, wait. What about Dillard? Isn't he your number two guy? Elise: Richard's out sick. Phoebe: Okay, but I'm just an advice columnist. Surely you're skipping some rungs on the ladder here. Elise: Don't sell yourself short, Phoebe. I have faith in you. Besides, you owe me. Think of the times I've covered for your family emergencies. Phoebe: Yeah, but that's different. Elise: How so? Phoebe: Because they were my emergencies. Elise: So your life is more important than mine? Phoebe: No, that's not what I meant. Elise: Good. I'm sure you'll do a fantastic job. (Elise leaves. A man walks up to Phoebe.) Tom: Phoebe. Just who I was looking for. Phoebe: Who are you? Tom: Tom Taylor, copy editor. I gotta cut Bauer's column to 1500 words and he's thrat to kll me. Phoebe: Gimme a sec. (Another man walks up to her.) Man: Excuse me, Phoebe. Elise said I should talk to you. Phoebe: Really? Man: Yeah, it seems we've oversold ad space. Phoebe: Well, okay. Elise... Woman: Excuse me. Phoebe: Hi. (Everyone gathers around Phoebe. Paige gives her a look.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Leo and Wyatt are playing with the dollhouse. Chris is in his playpen nearby.] Leo: That's the attic. Good. That's where we are right now. What's this right here? That's mummy and daddy's room, right. Yeah. (Piper walks in.) Piper: Hey. Leo: Hey. Piper: Everything all right? Leo: Yeah. Yeah, why wouldn't it be? Piper: Well, you know, seeing as how a demon tried to K I L L you. Leo: Right. Well, I'm fine. Piper: Why are you so defensive? Leo: I don't know. I guess maybe I feel like I have something to prove. Piper: Leo, I was just trying to protect you. Leo: I know, but you don't need to. Piper: Yeah, obviously I do. (Piper walks away.) Leo: Piper, wait. Okay, me and mummy have to have a grown-up conversation, okay? I'll be right back. [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Paige and Phoebe orb in.] Phoebe: Okay, we have ten minutes. What? I told 'em I'd be right back. Paige: Well, it's gonna take what it's gonna take. Phoebe: Yeah, I know, but I have a deadline. Do you know how much work goes into one edition? I can't believe Elise just dropped... Paige: Focus! Phoebe: Okay. So now what do we do? Paige: I don't know. (Zankou flames in.) Zankou: Greetings. Phoebe: Zankou. What are you doing here? Paige, what is he doing here? Paige: How am I supposed to know? Zankou: Where's your other sister, Piper? Paige: Why do you want to know? Zankou: I have my reasons. Phoebe: Okay, look, you know, we'd love to stay and chat, but we have business that we need to attend to. Zankou: I know. (He clicks his fingers and the tribe of demons appear behind him.) Paige: It's gonna take longer than ten minutes. (Paige throws the potion.) [Scene: Manor. Bottom of the stairs. Piper is adding water to a vase of flowers. Leo comes down the stairs.] Leo: Why are you so mad at me? Piper: Because you're gonna get yourself klled, that's why. Leo: Okay, well, I can... I can handle myself. Piper: Really? The way you handled yourself this morning? Leo: You know, I could have handled that. Piper: How? Leo: I would have thought of something. Piper: I'm so glad you would've thought of something. Now I don't have to worry. Leo: Okay, it was good that you were there. But that doesn't give you the right to hide crystals behind my back. Piper: I was just trying to protect you. Leo: I'm supposed to protect you. Piper: Is that what all this is about? Leo: It's part of it. It's my instinct to protect you, Piper. The reason I don't hide from demons is because I've never had to. Piper: I realise that. Leo: Okay. Well, Wyatt doesn't. And now he's seen me get hurt, and I don't want that to hurt him. Piper: Okay, look, we are going to get through this. Leo: I know we are. But you, yourself, said it was gonna take time. Which means, I'm gonna make mistakes. Okay, and when I do, I need you to be supportive. You know, not drown the plants. Piper: Well, I guess we all have our own ways of dealing with things. Leo: Guess so. (Three demons from the tribe appear. They're surprised to see Piper and Leo.) Demon: What are you doing here? (Piper blows up two of them. Craven runs away.) Leo: Dining room. Piper: I see where he went. Stay here. (Piper walks through the house. So does Leo.) Leo: Wyatt. (Leo sees Wyatt on the stairs.) Wyatt, get upstairs. (Craven throws the boomerang at Leo and it hits him in the shoulder.) Piper: Leo! (Piper finds Craven and tries to blow him up. He disappears. Piper goes over to Leo.) Leo? Are you okay? Leo: Yeah. No. Don't let Wyatt see me. Piper: Honey, why don't you go upstairs? Leo: Mummy and daddy are fine. Piper: Sweetie, what's the matter? What is he doing? (Suddenly Piper and Leo disappear. Wyatt orbs out.) [Cut to the attic. Wyatt orbs in. A miniature Piper and Leo appear in the dollhouse.] Leo: What just happened? Piper: Uh-oh. Commercial Break [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Phoebe and Paige hide behind a wall.] Phoebe: Why is he doing this? I have a paper to put out. Paige: I'm sure that factored into his decision making process. Phoebe: I don't understand. How'd we go from a demon attacking Leo to Zankou attacking us? Paige: Maybe because Leo's mortal, his making his move. Zankou: Don't be shy, ladies. You knew this day would come. Paige: (to Phoebe) Take one of these. (She hands Phoebe a potion.) Phoebe: We have to get back to Piper, and I have to get back to work. Paige: I wanna let him know we're in the game. (Craven appears beside Zankou.) Craven: One sister is still at the manor. Zankou: I know. I have the other two pinned down. (Phoebe's phone starts ringing.) Paige: Will you turn that thing off? Phoebe: Sorry, but you gotta admire the range. We're in the underworld. That's good. Zankou: You're making this too easy. (Zankou follows the noise of the phone. He turns the corner where they were hiding and finds the phone on the ground. He crushes it with his foot.) Phoebe: Looking for us? (The demons turn around and Phoebe and Paige throw the potions at Zankou. He deflects them and they ht the demons, vanquishing them.) Zankou: You missed. Paige: Okay, that's our cue. (Paige orbs out with Phoebe.) Craven: So much for your plan. Zankou: Gather the remaining tribe. This may still work. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Wyatt is sitting beside the dollhouse, playing. Piper and Leo are looking out the window of the dollhouse.] Piper: Wyatt. You need to make mummy and daddy big again. Leo: Maybe he can't hear us. (Piper touches the window and it zaps her.) Piper: Ow! Leo: What happened? Piper: I don't know. I think Wyatt put some kind of force field on the dollhouse. Wyatt! Let us out of here. Leo: We know you were trying to help, but daddy needs to get to the hospital. Piper: You're gonna scare him. That's probably why he put us in here in the first place, to protect us. Leo: Great. We're supposed to be protecting him. (Piper sighs.) Piper: Okay. Let me handle Wyatt. This requires a mother's touch. Wyatt Matthew Halliwell! You will stop this nonsense right now! Leo: Wow. First time you used his full name. Piper: It sounds better when I'm scolding him. Leo: I don't think he understands what's going on. All he knows is a demon tried to kll dad. Again. Piper: I don't understand why anyone would attck you. It's not like you're a thrat to anyone anymore. Leo: I don't understand how a demon thinks the house would be empty. (Leo lays down on the couch.) Piper: We're not gonna figure out anything from inside here. Leo: At least the furniture is comfortable. You know, for toy furniture. Where'd you get this dollhouse anyway? Piper: Grams made it. Leo: She made it? Piper: I didn't know she was a witch back then. So, obviously, she used some sort of magic. It's pretty perfect. (She turns on the light switch but nothing happens.) Almost perfect. (They hear footsteps.) Leo: What's that? [Cut to the attic. Paige walks in.] Paige: Wyatt and Chris, what are you doing up here? Piper: (from dollhouse) Paige! Paige, down here! Paige: Where's your mummy and daddy? I saw what happened downstairs. Okay. (Piper tries to blow up the window but she is knocked backwards and lands on a coffee table. She groans.) All right, babies, we're gonna go to magic school till we can figure out what happened. (Paige orbs out with Wyatt and Chris.) [Cut to inside the dollhouse. Piper sighs.] Piper: I see he's just as stubborn as someone else I know. [Scene: Underworld. Cave. Zankou is standing there with his eyes closed. The tribe of demons walk up to him.] Craven: Well? Zankou: The house is clear. (Craven touches his wound.) Craven: That's what you said last time. Zankou: A slight miscalculation. But the plan was to get 'em out of the manor, and they are. Probably circling their broomsticks in magic school. Craven: So I'm going back for the Nexus? Zankou: Except this time I'm coming with you. Follow me. (Zankou flames out.) [Cut to the manor. Parlor. Zankou flames in. The tribe of demons appear.] Zankou: The Charmed Ones' ancestral home. Craven: How do we know this isn't a trap? Zankou: We don't. That's why I asked for reinforcement. Give the command. Craven: Spread out. Find the Nexus. [Cut to the attic. Dollhouse.] Piper: How are we gonna get out of here? Leo: We can't. It's useless. Piper: That's all you've got for me? We're just supposed to sit here and do nothing while you bleed to death on the couch? Leo: What do you want me to say? I can't self-heal anymore. Without a doctor... Piper: You used to be a doctor. Leo: Yeah, like sixty years ago. Piper: Well, start acting like one! Come on, Leo, you have to stop focusing on what you can't do, and think about what you can do. Come on, improvise! Leo: All right. Grams used to like to sew, right? Piper: Yeah. Leo: Where? Piper: Wyatt's bedroom used to be her sewing room. Why? [Time lapse. Wyatt's room. Inside the room is clothes and an old sewing machine. Piper and Leo walk in.] Piper: Okay... Now what? Leo: Needle and thread. Piper: Excuse me? Leo: Don't worry, I'll walk you through it. Piper: Walk me through what? Oh, no. No, no, no. Leo: You're the one who said improvise. Piper: Well, since when does anybody listen to me? Leo: You can do this, Piper. Let's prove to Wyatt we can handle whatever's thrown at us. (Leo takes off his shirt.) All right, pull the skin together and stitch it through. Piper: Sure. Easy for you to say. Leo: I'm ready. Do it. Piper: Are you sure? Leo: Hurry. (Piper starts to stitch up his wound. He groans.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe is on the phone.] Phoebe: Where have you been? I've been trying to reach you all day! Elise's Voice: Funny, I've been trying to avoid you all day. Phoebe: That's a good one. Listen, I need to get out of here because there's a crisis at home. Elise: It's always life and death with you Halliwells. Man's Voice: Can I freshen up those drinks? Phoebe: Drinks? What drinks? Elise: Yes, thank you. Phoebe: Wait a minute. What exactly did you say your emergency was? Elise: I didn't. I'm so sorry about that, Richard. (Elise hangs up. Two men walk up to Phoebe.) Man #1: This moron's trying to take a butcher Knfe to my column! Phoebe: Okay, what seems to be the problem? Obviously, besides the butcher Knfe. Man #2: Phoebe, it's a great story. Really, it is. It's just a bit bloated. Man #1: Bloated? I'll show you bloated! (He rolls up his sleeves.) Phoebe: You know what? Please don't. Man #1: Look, lady. I've been working the bat in this town for 22 years. And no Ivy League trust funder is gonna tell me how to write the news! Phoebe: You know... (Another man walks up to them.) Man #3: Fashion editor. Sorry to interrupt, but our so-called film critic has been drinking coffee out of my teacup. Man #4: Yeah, I don't know what Jordan's all worked up about, it's a two and a half star coffee mug... at best. (Paige walks in.) Paige: Phoebe, we gotta go. Phoebe: Yeah, I know, I know. I wanna get Zankou as much as you do. Where's Piper? Paige: That's the problem. Piper and Leo have vanished. Phoebe: What do you mean? The boys? Paige: The boys are fine. We have to find their parents. Phoebe: (to the men) Let me ask you a question. Ever push the deadline for the evening edition? Man #1: No. Then it'd be the "sometime in the middle of the night" edition. Phoebe: All right, you know what? I'm gonna go into my office for a very important conference call. No interruptions! (Phoebe and Paige walk into Phoebe's office and close the door behind them. They orb out.) [Cut to the manor. Foyer. Phoebe and Paige orb in. They see the demons.] Paige: Oh, goodness. Phoebe: Hope you got a discount on all that leather. (Zankou walks in.) Zankou: That's something I admire about you ladies. Always a clever remark at the face of danger. Though... I'm insulted. Don't you think I warrant the power of three? Paige: Does he know where Piper is? Phoebe: No. How would he know about her nail appointment? Zankou: You'd think she'd be at Magic School attending to her husband. Phoebe: Yeah, well, she didn't want to pay the cancellation fee for the nail appointment. Zankou: You're lying. Somehow the power of two doesn't have the ring to it. (Zankou waves his hands and the front doors fly open. His uses his power to push Phoebe and Paige out the door. They land hard on the porch. He waves his hands again and the doors slam shut.) Phoebe: Now what? [Cut to the attic. Dollhouse. Piper is finishing up stitching Leo's wound.] Leo: Tie if off and cut it. Piper: Scissors. (Leo hands her the scissors.) Aren't you happy you became a mortal? Leo: At least now we can grow old together like every other couple. Piper: That is, if we survive this. Wyatt's so worried, he practically locked us up and threw away the key. Leo: I'll just have to prove to him that I can take care of myself and my family. Piper: Yeah, it would help if we were reinstated to our former size. (They hear footsteps from outside. Piper looks out the window and sees Zankou and Craven.) What's he doing here? Zankou: Post guards throughout the manor. So as they find their sister, they'll be back. We need to fend them off as long as possible. Craven: If we're to find the Nexus? Leo: The Nexus? Piper: Where are Phoebe and Paige? Zankou: I want more than to find the Nexus. I want to release the shadow. Harness its ultimate power. Craven: Can you do that? Zankou: Well, now that evil has taken over control of the manor, I can. And I will. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Dollhouse.] Piper: I've can't believe we've been miniature for two hours and demons take over the house. If Zankou taps into the Nexus... Leo: We're not gonna let that happen. Piper: Oh, yeah? How? We're three inches tall. Leo: We're gonna get to the book and contact Phoebe and Paige. Piper: Ah, that book? (She points out the window.) 'Cause A, we're trapped. And B, even if we weren't, those demons could squash us with one foot. Leo: Stay calm. Piper: Now you're telling me. Leo: Wyatt didn't put us in here to get hurt. He put us in here to protect us. There has to be something we're overlooking. Blasting doesn't work. Piper: Yeah, I noticed. Leo: All the doors, the windows are sealed. Listen, how did you play with the dollhouse when you were little? Piper: What do you mean? Leo: I mean, it's a toy, right? Piper: I think you've lost too much blood. Leo: No, listen to me. If it's a toy, it must open. The roof opens up or doors swing open. Piper: I don't know, that was a lot of years ago. Leo: It might be our only sht. Think. Piper: I think it swung open. Leo: Where? (They walk into a room.) Piper: Here. (Leo picks up a chair and smashes it against the wall. He uses a long piece of wood to try and pry open the wall. It doesn't budge.) Leo: Damn it. Blast it. Piper: Blasting doesn't work. Leo: Well, maybe the force field only covers the windows and the doors. So, you know, do it. (Piper winces as she blows up the wall. It comes apart enough for them to get out.) Piper: Now what? Leo: Follow me. (They run outside.) [Cut to Piper's room. Zankou is reading a diary. Craven walks in.] Craven: I believe we've located... Zankou: Do you have any idea how upset Piper was when her sister died? Craven: Sorry? Zankou: Listen to this. "Prue was always the strong one. Now that she's gone, I don't know if we'll have the strength to keep fighting for good. Or if it's even worth it." Craven: Yes, well, if only... Zankou: Humans are slaves to their own emotions. And the strongest emotion is love. That's why Piper didn't leave her husband's side to fight. That was my miscalculation. They would go through hell to stay together. (Craven clears his throat.) What is it? Craven: I believe we have found the Nexus. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's Office. Phoebe is there working. Paige orbs in.] Phoebe: You gotta give me one sec. Any luck with Piper? Paige: No, I've scryed the entire universe and there's no sign of her. Please come back to Magic School with me now. Phoebe: Give me two minutes. Paige: Our sister is missing. Phoebe: And there are fifty jobs on the line if the paper doesn't come out. Paige: You can cancel the subscription to our house if the demons don't get out. Phoebe: Just give me one minute. (Phoebe walks out of her office and over to Man #1.) Okay. Check this out. (She hands him a sheet of paper.) Man #1: Do you think I'm gonna let Ask Phoebe rewrite me? Phoebe: Read now, bitch later! Okay? (She walks over to another man.) So you oversold the space. Let me see the ads. Shrink 'em and print 'em both. Man: We can't do that. Advertisers were promised a certain size. Phoebe: Well, then, make the font bigger. And if they complain, send them a bottle of Cristal on my tab. Actually, on Elise's tab. (to Man #1) What do you think? Man #1: It works. Phoebe: That's what I like to hear. Who's next? (The fashion editor approaches her.) Fashion Editor: First, my teacup. Now he's on my computer. Phoebe: You know what? Isn't this kind of obvious? Fashion Editor: What? Phoebe: He likes you. (They look over at the man sitting at his desk and the man winks. The fashion editor walks away.) Any other questions? No. Okay. I will be in my office, in a meeting. (Phoebe walks back into her office.) Can you believe those guys? Paige: At least they're not pre-pubescent. Phoebe: Paige, Piper, demons. (They orb out.) [Scene: Manor. Basement. Zankou, Craven and two demons are there. The demons have dug a large hole in the ground.] Craven: Are you sure this is a good idea? The Nexus... Zankou: The Nexus is neutral. Controlled by whomever controls the manor. Craven: The shadow is the ultimate power. It could destroy us all. Zankou: Well, then if I'm wrong, it's been a pleasure. (Zankou chants a spell. A dark cloud rises from the ground and devours the demons.) Good must still be present in the manor. Craven: No, no. That's not possible. You expelled the witches yourself. Zankou: Only two. That means the third one must still be here. That's probably what they came here for. Craven: So, what do we do? Zankou: We find her. [Cut to the attic. Piper and Leo have climbed up onto the Book of Shadows.] Leo: Are you okay? Piper: My arms are a little sore, but I'm not the one with a hole in my back. Leo: All right. Let's tweak the scrying spell so Phoebe and Paige know where we are. Piper: Don't you think they've scryed already? Leo: Well, if they did, it wouldn't have worked. Wyatt's shield on the dollhouse would have protected us. It must be the same reason Zankou didn't know where we are. Piper: And now that we're out? Leo: We have to hurry. All right, help me flip these pages. Piper: Wait, I got a better idea. Leo: What? Piper: Look out. (Piper blows up the edge of the book and the pages turn. The demons standing near the door look around the room.) You think they noticed? Leo: I don't know. Piper: Hope this works. Leo: It has to. [Scene: Magic School. Phoebe and Paige are making a potion.] Paige: Okay, this whole calling a lost witch stuff is much harder without the book. Phoebe: Maybe we didn't scry hard enough. Should we try again? Paige: I told you it didn't work. Phoebe: Okay! Okay, you know what? It says a pinch of rosemary, Paige. A pinch. Paige: Sorry. I wasn't paying attention. Phoebe: I'm glad to know the future of magic is in such good hands. Paige: People have been telling me that a lot lately. (The scrying crystal floats into the air.) Oh my god. Are you seeing what I'm seeing? Phoebe: Yeah, and I don't believe it. (The crystal points to a place on the map.) Paige: That's our house. Piper must be there. Phoebe: Or it's a trap. Paige: But scrying is witch-to-witch stuff. It has to be her. Phoebe: Okay, but the house it crawling with demons. How are we gonna find her? Paige: One way to find out. Phoebe: Oh, god. (Paige orbs out with Phoebe.) [Cut to the manor. Bathroom. Phoebe and Paige orb in. Phoebe opens the door slightly and peeks out. A demon walks past.] Phoebe: We gotta get past the guard. Paige: We can't use anymore magic, otherwise Zankou will sense us. Phoebe: Can't use magic? What do you call orbing? Paige: Okay, fine. Then we won't use any more magic. Phoebe: I have an idea. [Cut to the kitchen. Zankou and Craven are there.] Zankou: She's here. She's here. I know she's not alone. Speed the search. We've got company. Craven: Yes, sir. But we may have already found Piper. [Cut to the hallway. The demon walks past the bathroom and Phoebe kicks him in the head. He falls to the floor.] Paige: Okay, that was a really great plan. Phoebe: Well, I didn't use magic, did I? Where do we begin? Paige: The book. (They go up to the attic and knock another demon unconscious.) Phoebe: Piper? Where are you? (Zankou comes out from behind the door, holding a box.) Zankou: Looking for these? (He opens the lid and inside are a miniature Piper and Leo.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. Continued from before. The tribe of demons have surrounded Phoebe and Paige.] Zankou: The mighty Charmed Ones. The most famous witches of all time. So many demons have tried to kll you. Piper: (from inside box) What do you see? Leo: (from inside box) Demons. Zankou: And now that the moment is here it's almost... anticlimactic. Paige: Maybe for you it is. (An energy ball appears in his hand.) Zankou: Perhaps you would like to go first. Phoebe: Hold on. You need us... to open the Nexus. Zankou: Nice try. Shall I start with you instead? Paige: No, because you need us to get the shadow. (The energy ball disappears.) Zankou: I'm listening. Piper: (from inside box) What are they doing? Demon: They're stalling. Craven: Just kll them and evil will control the Nexus this time. Paige: This time? What do you mean? You've tried before? Phoebe: I bet they lost some demons too. Yeah, we've had some experience with the Nexus. Craven: They're lying. Zankou: No. I read Piper's diary. I guess I'll need to make her big again for you to do this. Craven: Zankou. They just want you to restore the power of three. Paige: But what's that compared to the power of the shadow? Zankou: So what is in it for you? Paige: We live to fight another day. And if we do die, we go down kicking and screaming. Piper: (inside box) I'm not leaving you. Leo: (from inside box) You have to. Piper: (from inside box) If Zankou gets the shadow, then we'll never stop him. Leo: (from inside box) The shadow won't know where to go. Look, I might've lost my powers but I didn't lost what I know about magic. Trust me. Do what he wants. (Zankou reaches into the box and pulls out Piper by her hair.) Piper: Hey, put me down! Zankou: You try anything... Piper: Damn it, I said put me down! Zankou: And you will lose the love of your life. [Time lapse. Basement. Life-size Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk down the stairs. Zankou follows.] Phoebe: Any idea how we're gonna get out of this one? Piper: No, but I'm hoping Leo does. (They stand around the hole in the ground.) Zankou: Proceed. (He hands Paige a spell. The sisters say the spell and the shadow rises out of the hole.) What's happening? Piper: Leo? (The shadow enters the box and Leo becomes life-size. The shadow has entered Leo.) Zankou: What have you done? (Leo pushes Zankou against the wall with a blast of black smoke. The demons throw their boomerangs at Leo but they harmlessly rebound off him. Leo throws Zankou onto the floor and vanquishes the demons with the blast of black smoke. Zankou throws an energy ball at Leo but it does not harm him. Leo blasts Zankou up the stairs.) [Cut to the kitchen. Craven is there. Zankou lands hard on the floor. He stands up.] Zankou: So close. Craven: I told you we should have klled them. (Zankou throws an energy ball at Craven and vanquishes him.) Zankou: Never tell me "I told you so". (Leo runs up the stairs. Zankou flames out. Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk up the stairs.) Piper: Leo. Leo, you don't want this. Leo: (deep voice) Say the spell. Piper: "I am light, I am one too strong to fight..." Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "So go away and leave my sight, and take with you this endless night." (The shadow rises out of Leo. Leo collapses to the floor. The shadow goes back into the basement and back into the hole.) Piper: Honey, are you okay? (Leo groans and sits up.) Leo: Yeah. I'm all right. Paige: What happened? Leo: The shadows couldn't choose between Zankou's evil or the power of three. So it went to the only neutral territory... me. Piper: See, I told you it was a good thing you gave up your powers. (They smile at each other.) [Scene: P3. Collective Soul is performing on stage. The dance floor is crowded with people dancing. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are sitting on a couch at the back of the club.] Piper: So, all that power surging through your veins didn't make you miss the old days? Leo: No, I chose the girl. Remember? Phoebe: It would be a shame not to put all that magical knowledge to good use. (Paige sees Elise dancing.) Paige: Oh my god. Isn't that your boss, Elise? Phoebe: Oh my god, it is! Paige: So much for her family emergency. Phoebe: And she's with Richard Dillard. Paige: Who's that? Phoebe: That's the guy that should've been running the paper instead of me. Paige: Well, if she's here, maybe she wants you to know that she does have a life outside work. Phoebe: I guess. You know what? Good for her. Piper: You're not gonna call her on it? Phoebe: Well, I'm not gonna buy her a new BlackBerry, but all the times I've bailed, who can blame her? Piper: Wow. Enlightened. Phoebe: You learn a lot from walking in someone else's shoes. Paige: Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of, what Zankou has found out about us. Piper: Yeah, I don't think we've seen the last of him. Leo: Well, on that unhappy note, I gotta get back to the manor and clean up the mess after the demons. It's probably gonna take a while to sort it all out. Piper: Here we go again, huh? Leo: Yeah. (Leo leaves. Paige stands up.) Paige: As for me, as much as I'd like to find a little cutie to dance with, I should be getting back to Magic School to finish those schedules. Woo hoo. Au revoir, adults. (Paige leaves.) [Scene: Magic School. Piper and Leo walk into the great hall. Piper is covering Leo's eyes. She uncovers them.] Piper: Surprise. Leo: What, you want me to clean Magic School? (Phoebe and Paige walk in.) Phoebe: No. We want you to run it. Paige: Huh? What's going on here? Phoebe: We were thinking since you're dying to try something new... Leo: And Leo being perfect for the job. Considering your magic know-how you're practically a walking Book of Shadows. Paige: Well, I have wanted to get out and spread my wings. Piper: And with Leo, the school is still in good hands. Leo: Well, I... I don't know what to say. Paige? Paige: I'm good. (Paige orbs out.) Phoebe: Well, that was easy. Leo? Leo: I'd be honoured. Piper: Good choice. (Piper kisses him. Leo sees Wyatt standing nearby. He goes over to him.) Leo: Hi. Guess what? You don't have to worry about daddy anymore. 'Cause I'm gonna be okay. Okay? (He picks Wyatt up and hugs him.)	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x17 - Scry Hard"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Cameron Litvack Transcribed by: Janelle Hackbarth Season 7, Episode 18 Episode Number: 152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Alley. A woman runs in with a small box. She looks behind her, but is kicked to the ground. The box falls. She gets up and groans. A female demon jumps down.] Female Demon: It's Nina, right? Nina: You'll never get it. I won't let you. Female Demon: I didn't ask for your permission. (Nina stands up. Female demon chuckles.) It's only a matter of time before I get the box. Nina: Over my dad body. Female Demon: Now that's the thing with you Guardians. You're always dying for that damn box. Nina: Not always. (Nina blasts the demon, but she hovers and lands. She takes out a dagger.) Female Demon: Oh, come on, you can do better than that. (She throws the dagger at Nina, and she catches it. Female Demon smirks. They fight and grab each other. One of them is sab. The box disappears.) [Scene: Manor. Living room. Paige sits on the couch. She squints and covers her ears. A whine is heard. She opens her eyes.] Paige: Phoebe? Phoebe's Voice: Coming! (She walks in with a cup.) Coming. I used castor root this time. It should dull all the senses. (The whine fades out.) Paige: I don't care. Just give it to me. (Phoebe sits down. Paige takes the cup and a drink. Phoebe watches.) Thank you. (Phoebe smiles.) Do you mind? Phoebe: Do I mind what? (The whine starts up again.) Paige: Looking so psychotically perky… (The whining stops.) While I'm so miserable? (The whining starts.) Phoebe: You know, maybe it's psychosomatic. I mean, the inner ear has to do with balance, so maybe you're feeling imbalance because the whole magic school thing. (The whining stops.) Paige: Phoebe, come here. (Phoebe leans forward. Paige slaps her.) Phoebe: Ow! (She chuckles.) What was that for? Paige: Does that seem psychomatic to you? (Wyatt orbs in, dressed in a bathrobe.) Phoebe: Hey, big boy. I thought it was bath time. Leo's Voice: Uh, it is. (Leo walks in. He kneels down next to Wyatt. Paige puts the cup down.) Uh, hey, buddy. That was, uh, pretty funny, but I don't think mommy's going to think so. Phoebe: What's going on? Leo: Uh, I think the terrible twos have gn. Phoebe: Oh, well, magical boys will be magical boys. Leo: Yeah, well, try explaining that to his magical mama. (To Wyatt) Listen, I think you better orb back upstairs before mommy turns you into a toad. (Wyatt orbs out. The whining starts with pounding. Paige groans.) Paige: Ow! (Leo stands.) Leo: What's the matter? Phoebe: She has a ringing in her ears. Paige: No. It's more like a jackhammer. Leo: Really? Is it kind of like a dentist's drill that kind of goes in and out? (The whining stops.) Paige: Yeah. Phoebe: Why, you know what it is? Leo: Well, it could be your Whitelighter powers coming on. (The whining starts. Leo kneels down.) You know, you could be hearing the call from the Elders. (The whining stops.) Before I learned to control my powers, it used to drive me nuts. Paige: No. That's unacceptable. (The whining starts.) Leo: Okay. Well, you're half-Whitelighter. (The sound stops.) You can't deny that. Paige: Yes, I can. I want nothing to do with the Elders, okay? Leo: All right, well, if it is what I think it is, you're not going to have a choice. The only way to find out is to actually talk to an Elder. (Paige rolls her eyes.) Phoebe: Well, you can't bring one over here. Piper will freak out. Leo: All right, well, then maybe you should meet at Magic School. Look, do you want it to stop or don't you? Come on. I'll go with you. (Leo holds out his hand. Paige sighs, grabs it, and orbs out with him. Nina appears, gasping for breath.) Phoebe: Who are you? Nina: Please, you have to help me find it before it's too late. Phoebe: Find what? Nina: Pandora's box! Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Attic. Wyatt plays with his toys. Piper looks through the Book with Nina.] Piper: Well, I guess since Excalibur is real, I don't know why it'd be a surprise that Pandora's Box isn't as well. (Phoebe walks in and hands Nina a cup.) Nina: Oh, thank you. Piper: How did you know to come to us? Nina: You're the Charmed Ones. (She dabs at the bruise with a tissue.) Everyone in the magical community knows about you. Piper: Yeah. That's becoming a problem. (The Book orbs to Wyatt.) Hey! Um, mister? Excuse me. (She kneels down.) Listen, what did I tell you about the orbing? Okay? Only when I say so. Thank you very much. (She takes the Book and puts it on the stand.) Phoebe: Piper, you can't deny who he is, through the good, the bad, and the annoying. Piper: Ah, I see you've been talking to Leo, haven't you? Phoebe: Look, just because you guys have completely different parenting styles doesn't mean you can take it out on me. I'm just the sister. Piper: And whose side are you on, exactly? (Phoebe chuckles.) Nina: Back to the box? Piper: Right. Okay. Let me guess. A demon took it. Nina: No. But we better find the next Guardian before one does. Phoebe: Guardian? Nina: Like you, we're chosen beings, part of a magical lineage, one in which every generation a girl is born, meant to guard Pandora's Box. Piper: Right, hence the name ‘Guardian'. Got it. Nina: Only, each girl is trained by the previous Guardian, instructed carefully about the dangers and powers of the box, except the next one hasn't been. Phoebe: I'm not following. Nina: When Katya the demon attcked me, the box, perhaps sensing the danger, disappeared on its own, moving on to its next Guardian. Piper: And you don't know who that is. Nina: No. I guess I wasn't expected to survive. Phoebe: So, what does Katya want with the box? Nina: She wants to open it and release the world's ills: Sorrow, famine, plagues, all the evil inside. Piper: So, what's to keep the new Guardian from accidentally doing the same, especially if she doesn't know what's in the box? Nina: Nothing. [Scene: UC Berkeley. College dorm. Two girls walk through the hallway.] Blonde Girl: Seriously, Darcy, it's all good. Stop stressing about him. Darcy: I know, but how can I not? We're supposed to have this big talk. I mean, what does that mean, anyway? I was stupid to fall for him. Blonde Girl: Oh, come on, don't say that. I mean it. He's so not worth it. We got too much in life to be happy about than to let Adam Bice get you down. Darcy: You're right. Blonde Girl: Mm-hmm. Darcy: As always. Blonde Girl: Oh, not always. You should check my French Lit grades. Darcy: Ohh, that reminds me. (She looks at her cell phone.) Oh, I'm totally missing my chem lecture. I gotta go. (Blonde Girl waves to her.) Blonde Girl: Okay. (Darcy starts to leave, but her phone rings. She turns back.) Darcy: Wait! Oh, this is him. What do I do? Blonde Girl: Just be strong. Don't let him get to you, no matter what he says. Call me later. (Darcy nods and starts to leave.) Darcy: (to phone) Hello? (Blonde Girl goes into her room. She closes the door and puts her books down. Pandora's box sits on her bed and whispers come from it. She picks it up and opens the lid a crack. A screeching starts and black dust escapes. Blonde Girl quickly shuts it and starts coughing, dropping the box on the bed.) Blonde Girl: What the heck? (The black cloud goes through the air vent.) [Scene: Magic School. Paige hears the whine and covers her ears. She sighs. The whine fades out. Leo and Female Elder are there.] Female Elder: This is the global alert, Paige, one that only a Whitelighter can hear. You should be looking at this as if it was a gift rather than a problem. Paige: A problem, for me, is when Leo rearranges my books here. I would classify this as a root canal? (The whining starts.) Female Elder: Nevertheless, this is who you are, who you have become. (The whining stops.) Paige: Well, I don't want to become it, so fix it already! Female Elder: Fix it? Leo: Yeah, I don't think she wants to hear the call, ever. Female Elder: Well, that's impossible. She doesn't have a choice. (The whining starts.) It would be as if you wished to no longer breathe. Paige: If this ringing doesn't stop, maybe I don't want to. (The whining stops.) Look, I just left magic school, okay? The last thing I want to deal with is you Elders. Female Elder: I know, Paige, that in the past we have had our differences, but becoming a Whitelighter is as natural a part of your unfolding destiny as becoming a charmed one. Leo: Perhaps if you explained to her why you called the alert. Female Elder: We sensed a great thrat, one which we have not yet been able to isolate. That is why we need every Whitelighter to be vigilant. (The whining starts.) Paige: Well, not this Whitelighter. Okay, just make it stop already. (The whining stops.) Leo: You know, maybe if Paige…helped a Whitelighter-to-be instead? (The whining starts and stops.) Female Elder: That's a possibility. Paige: Why? What would that do? Female Elder: Helping others helps yourself…to find some clarity. (Paige winces. The whining starts.) Paige: Well, if clarity…makes this noise stop, whatever. I'll try it. (Female Elder smiles.) [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe, and Nina stand around the table as Piper scries.] Phoebe: Come on, come on. What's taking so long? Piper: Relax, or I'll give you a time-out. Nina: Here. Maybe this'll help. (Nina gives her a necklace. Piper continues to scry. An alphabet block orbs in, knocking the crystal down.) Piper: Wyatt! Time-out means no magic! Phoebe: Scry now, parent later. Piper: Well, you know, it would help if I wasn't the only one around here who had to discipline him. (Phoebe picks up the crystal and necklace.) Phoebe: Let me do this. Nina: Please, we have to hurry. If the box has been opened or if a demon's found it… Phoebe: We won't let that happen. I promise. Look, we do this all the time. (She starts to scry.) Piper: Maybe we need a stronger connection. Nina: I don't know what else to try. (The scrying crystal hits the map.) Phoebe: Oh! Piper: UC Berkeley. It's on the campus. (Nina starts to leave.) Whoa! Where are you going? Nina: You've done your jobs. Now I have to go do mine. Piper: Wait; you saw where that got you last time. Why don't you let us go with you? Nina: I can't let you risk it. Piper: Well, we can't let you risk it, either, not as long as there's a demon after that box. (Nina sighs.) Nina: All right, but I'll transport us there. It'll be faster. Phoebe: What about the Elders? Piper: What about them? Phoebe: Well, I mean, it's Pandora's Box. We should probably tell them something. Piper: All right, you tell them. Mommy needs a time-out. (Nina takes her and they disappear.) [Scene: UC Berkeley. College dorm. Arguing is heard. Piper and Nina walk in.] Piper: What's going on around here? Something's not right. Nina: She must've opened the box. It's the first wave of sorrow. (Crying is heard.) We have to hurry…before you become affected, too. (She walks to the door and holds her hand above a door.) Blonde Girl: (through the door) No, Darcy, we talked about this! Nina: In there. [Cut inside the room. She's on the phone.] Blonde Girl: (to phone) He's not worth it! (Someone knocks at the door.) Uh, just a minute! (To phone) Don't do anything stupid, okay? Promise? I'll be right there. (The knocking continues.) (To phone) Okay. Okay! (She hangs up and opens the door to find Nina and Piper.) Can I help you? Piper: Hi! My name is Piper, and this is-this is Nina, and we wanted to talk to you about something you…received, I guess, would be a good word for it. Blonde Girl: Uh, look, whatever you're selling, I'm not interested. My friend's in trouble and if I don't… Nina: You have come into possession of something more powerful than anything you have ever known. Piper: Yeah, okay, see, I was going to go with the less intimidating tactic, but… Blonde Girl: What are you talking about? Nina: The box. Where is it? Blonde Girl: Uh… (Nina walks over and picks up the box. Piper comes in and closes the door.) Nina: How did it come to you? Blonde Girl: I don't know. It was just there. What is going on? What is the… Piper: You haven't by any chance been taking some Greek mythology classes, have ya? Nina: Pandora's box, a gift the Gods gave to Prometheus, one that contained all of the evils of the world, until Pandora unleashed it on an unsuspecting people. (In Kayta's voice) I hope to do the same. Piper: Aw, crap. (Nina shapeshifts into Kayata. Blonde Girl steps back.) Oh yeah, this is not good. This is not good at all. [Scene: Manor. Attic. The Female Elder is there with Phoebe.] Female Elder: This explains the global alert. Phoebe: Alert? What are you talking about? Female Elder: The one that Paige heard and every other Whitelighter. Pandora's Box exists solely to tempt. It's part of the grand design. If mankind chooses to open it again, so be it, but Guardians are supposed to protect it from being opened by demons. Phoebe: So, then we should be fine. Piper and Nina… Female Elder: Nina never should've let it out of her sight. Phoebe: Well, apparently, she didn't have a choice. Uh, the box moved on to its next Guardian by itself. Female Elder: Oh, that's not possible. It can't move on unless the prior Guardian was already dad. Phoebe: Okay, you need to orb me to Piper immediately. [Scene: UC Berkley. Dorm room. Phoebe orbs in. The room is a mess.] Phoebe: Piper? Where are you?! (Piper peers around an overturned desk. Phoebe sighs.) Oh, thank god you're okay. (Blonde Girl peers out.) Who is she? Piper: Meet Hope, the real Guardian of the box. Too bad she doesn't have anything left to guard. Commercial Break [Scene: UC Berkeley. Hope's room.] Hope: Who-who are you people? Phoebe: Okay, Hope, can you just try to calm down a little bit? We're the good guys, I swear. Hope: Oh, good guys. (She laughs.) Oh, then what was she? Piper: She was a… Phoebe: A demon pretending to be… Piper: A guardian, just like you. Phoebe: Yeah, uh, Nina's dad, by the way. Piper: Yeah, I figured. Not now. Hope: (to Piper) You! You blew up my dorm…with your hands! Piper: Yes, and I am very sorry about that. Hope: Oh. Ha. Now you're both calm, like this kind of stuff happens every day! Piper: Well, it kind of does. Phoebe: You see, uh…we're witches. Hope: What? Piper: We can explain all of this in great detail much later, but right now, we need to get you goin'. Phoebe: And fast. I'm feeling a little… Piper: Bummed? Yeah, I know. Nina, or Katya I'm assuming, said that it was the first wave of sorrow from the box. Phoebe: Great, so like a little appetizer? And she's obviously immune to it, cause she seems more freaked than bummed. Piper: Well, can you blame her? Hope: What are you two talking about? (Piper smiles.) Piper: We just need to know one thing that's…kind of important. Did you open the box? (Hope shrugs.) Hope: Only for a second. Some sort of dust came out, and then I shut it. Piper: Well, from the sounds of the dorm out there, I'd say it was long enough. Shall we go? Hope: Oh, I am not going anywhere with you people. You burst in here talking about Pandora's Box and guardians and witches and god knows what else. (She begins to leave.) Now you expect me to leave with you. Phoebe: Okay, look; I know exactly how you feel. When we first found out we were witches, it was really scary because, well, we didn't have anyone to guide us, but we can help you. You just have to come with us. [Scene: Building. A father stands with his daughter in front of an elevator. The bell dings and the doors open. Paige, a man, and woman stand in there. Daughter goes into the elevator.] Father: Are you sure you don't want me to go down there with you? Daughter: I'm fine, dad. Father: Now, remember; go straight to mommy, okay? She's waiting for you in the lobby. Daughter: Dad… (The whine starts. The doors start to close. A businessman runs over.) Businessman: Hey, hold the doors! (The whining stops. The businessman sticks his briefcase into the elevator doors and they open. He steps in.) Thanks a lot. (He pushes a button. The whining starts.) Daughter: I saw you on my way up, like an hour ago. Paige: Yeah. I've been looking for someone. (The elevator starts going down. The lights flicker and the elevator jerks.) Woman: What's happening? (The elevator lights go out and it stops.) Businessman: Oh, you've gotta be kidding me. (The lights go on. The woman turns to the man.) Man: What? You're going to blame me for this, too? Woman: How dare you even imply that's part of my agenda? Man: I'm not having anything to do with your agenda. Woman: I'm just standing here! I had nothing to do with it. (Daughter hugs Paige.) Daughter: I'm scared. Paige: It's okay. Oh, my god, the ringing stopped. That means… (They stare back at her.) It's one of you. It…you… (She nods.) It stopped. [Scene: Underworld. An energy ball is thrown at Pandora's box. Nothing happens. Katya and a demon are there.] Katya: If my powers couldn't open the box, what would make you think you could? Demon: Hey, at least I didn't let the Guardian go. (Katya sighs.) Katya: There must be a way. Demon: Well, at least now that we've got it, she can't put the sorrow she let out back in. Katya: Yeah, but she didn't let out enough. Within lies the power to destroy cities, crumble empires, devastate all that is good in the world. Demon: All this just to impress Zankou? Hey, just asking. Katya: Oh, for too long I've had to watch lesser demons rewarded, been denied my proper place in the forefront. No. Zankou will no longer be able to deny me after this. Demon: Why don't you just shape shift into a Guardian? Katya: Mmm. Taking the physical form of a Guardian doesn't make me one. No. It will know. Demon: Then what are you going to do? Katya: I'll make her open it for me. (The demon and Katya smile.) [Scene: Manor. Living room. Piper and Leo enter. Phoebe sits with Hope.] Piper: There was nothing in the book on Katya, and scrying for the box did not work. Phoebe: Well, maybe we should try magic school. Hope: Wh…wait. Magic school? What is that? Leo: It's a place where you can learn more about your gifts. Hope: Are you a witch, too? Piper: No, he's a-he's-he's a long story. Leo: One that worked out well. Hope: This is all so complicated. Phoebe: Look, I know this is really hard to understand, but this is what you're meant to do. Hope: No. I'm meant to finish school, party, have fun. I don't even know if I believe in magic. (Wyatt orbs in with his teddy bear. Hope gasps.) Oh! Where did he come from? Piper: Ah… (She chuckles and pulls Wyatt toward her.) Uh, sorry. He's not supposed to do that without permission. Don't scare the pretty girl, okay? (Leo kneels down.) Leo: Okay, pal, listen, why don't you take Wubby upstairs for a little nap, ‘kay? (Wyatt orbs out. Hope stands up.) Hope: Oh! I'm getting out of here. (Phoebe stands up.) Phoebe: Hope, wait. Look, there's nothing that I can say that's going to make this any better. Hope: Can't you just make up a spell or something? Phoebe: Sometimes I wish I could, but then I realize all of this, you know, the good and the bad, makes me who I am, you know? (Hope's cell phone rings.) Hope: It's my friend Darcy. I have to help her. Piper: You know, you could help a lot of people by finding that box. Hope: You don't understand. She's like my sister. I have to go. (She heads for the door.) Phoebe: Hope, wait. Hope: No! (She turns around and sends a blast to Phoebe, sending her across the room.) Ohh…my god. (Leo goes over to Phoebe.) Leo: Phoebe, you all right? (Hope runs out of the house.) Piper: Phoebe? You okay? (Phoebe stands up.) Phoebe: God, aren't you tired of asking me that? Piper: It does get a little repetitive. We've got to go get her. Phoebe: It's okay. You can't force her to stay. Besides, she could obviously protect herself. Piper: Well, what are we going to do? Leo: Well, you've got to get the box back before Katya opens it. [Scene: Elevator. The woman is arguing with someone on the other end of the elevator box.] Woman: How are we supposed to stay calm? We're stuck! Man: Linda, please. (Businessman loosens his tie.) Female Voice: Ma'am, all I can say is we're doing everything we can. Linda: Well, it's not good enough. (Paige is on her cell phone.) Paige: No, I said I'm trapped. There's people all around. [Cut to Manor. Conservatory. Leo's on the phone.] Leo: What did you say? I can't hear you. Paige: I said, I'm trapped in an elevator. I can't just up and go. Besides, I don't want this ringing in my ears to come back. Leo: Wait, it stopped? When? Paige: Right when we got stuck. Leo: All right, then never mind. You need to stay there. Paige: No, wait, what about, uh… Leo: No. Your sisters can handle it. To help, and that's what you need to do. Paige: Okay. Who am I supposed to help? (The phone gets disconnected. Leo hangs up.) [Cut to Paige.] Paige: (to phone) Leo! Leo? (She hangs up.) Ohh! Damn these phones. Businessman: Yeah, mine's dad, too. (He sighs.) Looks like we're going to be here for a while, huh? (Linda tries the voice box again.) Linda: Are you still there? Hello?! Answer me! Man: Honey, why don't you just let them do their job? Linda: Don't ‘honey' me. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't even be here. Man: Oh, so now this is my fault? (Businessman rolls his eyes.) Man: You know, you were the one who wanted to go into counseling, not me. Businessman: I think the natives are getting restless, huh? (Daughter huddles by Paige.) Paige: Hmm. Yeah. Looks like. Businessman: So, what's your name? Paige: I'm Paige. (Mutters) Please don't let this be the person I have to help. (Businessman steps away.) Businessman: Oh, all right. Paige: (To daughter) It's kind of nuts we're being stuck here like this, right? Daughter: I want my mommy. Paige: Oh, sweetheart, I know you do, but you know what? We're going to be just fine, I promise. Daughter: How do you know? Paige: Well, because I know things like that. (Daughter coughs.) Honey, y-you okay? Daughter: I have asthma. Paige: Fantastic. But I bet you have an inhaler in that pretty little purse of yours, right? Daughter: My mommy has it. Paige: Of course she does. (Businessman climbs up to check the roof.) What are you doing? Businessman: I'm trying to get us the hell out of here. (He starts hitting the ceiling.) Paige: Brilliant idea. Businessman: Well, at least it's an idea. Man: No, she's right, you know. You could get hurt. Linda: At least he's doing something, Roger. Roger: What is that supposed to mean? Linda: You're acting like a little girl, Roger. (Daughter huddles closer to Paige.) Roger: I am not acting like a little girl. Linda: We're stuck in this elevator, and what are we supposed to do? Do you need your mother, Roger? Roger: Good luck. You'll have better luck with her, you know? [Scene: UC Berkeley. Hope's room. Hope enters.] Hope: Okay, Darcy? I'm here. (Kayta, from behind the door, closes it.) Katya: Mm-hmmm. (She holds Darcy's cell phone.) Wonderful devices these things. It makes luring someone into a trap so…twenty-first century. Hope: Where's Darcy? Katya: Oh… (She plays with Hope's hair.) You'll see. (She disappears.) Commercial Break [Scene: Magic School. Piper looks through books. Phoebe walks in with scrolls.] Phoebe: You'd think there'd be something about Pandora's box in a place called Magic School. Piper: Leo's been reorganizing. (Phoebe opens a book.) Phoebe: Well, maybe we should get him to help us. Piper: No, he's busy. Phoebe: Busy doing what? What could be more important than this? Piper: Globally, nothing. Personally, I need him to wrangle Wyatt for a day so he can see what I'm talking about. Phoebe: Piper, you know what Wyatt is going through is completely normal. Piper: No, temper tantrums are normal. Uncontrollable crying is normal. Orbing all over town is not normal. Phoebe: He's not orbing all over town. Piper: Not yet. Look, it's not that I have a problem with him being magical, because if I did I would've bound his powers at birth. It's just that he needs to learn that he can't use his powers whenever he wants to, and Leo needs to understand that, too. Phoebe: I think he does. I just think he deals with it differently. Piper: Well, we'll see how Mr. Mom deals with it after he's been chasing around the kid now that Leo can't orb. Phoebe: You guys will figure it out. Piper: You know, you have been much more optimistic lately. Phoebe: Yeah, I guess I have hope. I mean, we lost Hope the person, but I have, you know… Piper: I got it. I found something. Phoebe: About the box? Piper: No, the demon. Nothing new. Says she's a shape-shifter. Phoebe: Yeah, we found out about that the hard way. Won't happen again. Piper: She used to work for Demonic Dark Lords, then she went rogue. How very enterprising of her. Phoebe: She probably just wants to make a name for herself. Piper: Why is it that every demon who is trying to make a name for themself has to go and try to end the world? Phoebe: Why don't we ponder that fact while we scry for her? (She starts scrying.) Piper: Well, even if we find her, we have no way of getting there. We're short an orber. Phoebe: Well, we'll have to come up with something. I mean, this place is called magic school for a reason, right? [Scene: Underworld. Hope and Kayta are there. Kayta smiles.] Katya: I won't hurt you, Hope. I promise. I know you're new to all this, and I know all this can be very scary. Hope: Where's Darcy? She's not a part of this. Katya: Isn't she? I mean, she's merely a pawn in all this. A pawn like you are. Whatever they told you, I know it was a lot to handle. You know, I've been told that I'm part of something. A greater purpose I think they called it. But you know what? It was all a lie. I mean, who the hell do they think they are, ruining your life like this, telling you that you're meant to watch after Pandora's box? Hope: I don't even know what it really is. Katya: You shouldn't have to know. You didn't ask for this. You don't want it. It's unfair. Hope: I just want my life back. Katya: And I can help you get it back. All you have to do is help me. Open the box and you'll be free from it…forever. Hope: But won't that… Katya: End all this craziness? Well, that's what you want, isn't it? To go home…with your friend? Go ahead. Open the box. (Whispers are heard. Hope hesitates.) Hope: No…I can't. I won't. Katya: Fine. I tried asking you nicely. Now I'll have to make you do it. Lucius! (Kayta's demon appears in the doorway with Darcy. She's crying.) Hope: Darcy? Darcy: I'm scared! (They disappear. Darcy screams.) I'm scared! Hope: Don't hurt her. Katya: You know what I want. [Scene: Elevator. Businessman tries to find a way out.] Paige: What are you doing? Are you out of your mind? What if the elevator starts? Businessman: Relax, sweetheart. I know what I'm doing. (He opens a panel. Roger tries to open the doors. Linda is still arguing.) Linda: Hello! Is anybody there? What's going on? (Daughter struggles to breathe.) What is taking so long? (Paige goes to her.) Paige: Okay, honey, I need you to breathe. Just breathe. (Roger hits the doors.) Roger: Damn it! (Linda scoffs.) Linda: Big man. Paige: Can you two get along for two seconds? Linda: Hasn't happened in three years. Why do you think we're in marriage counseling? Roger: Do you have to air out all our problems? Linda: Oh, airing out our problems is your biggest concern? (Businessman gets zapped and falls unconscious. Roger pulls Linda aside.) Oh, my god! (Paige goes and checks on Businessman.) Paige: Uh…okay. (She kneels down.) He's not breathing. Roger: Oh, god. (Paige checks his pulse.) Paige: There's no pulse. (Daughter starts coughing and falls to the ground.) Linda: Oh, my god. (She rushes over to daughter.) Come on, sweetie. (She sits her up.) Roger: What are we going to do? Paige: (To Roger) Do you know CPR? Roger: No. Paige: Well, I need you to get down here and help me. You're going to learn. Roger: All right. (Roger kneels down.) Paige: (To Linda) I need you to sing to her. Linda: Sing? Paige: Just sing. Get her breathing in order. (Daughter gasps for breathe.) Anything. Just sing. (Linda holds daughter and starts singing "Hush Little Baby".) I need you to put two fingers above the xyphoid process. (Paige puts Roger's hands on Businessman's chest.) Roger: The what? Linda: Honey…you can do this, honey. (Roger nods.) Roger: All right. Linda: Come on. (She starts singing again.) Paige: Push down five times for every breath. Roger: Right. Paige: Go. Roger: One, two, three, four, five… Linda: Come on. Sing with me. (Daughter starts singing with her.) Paige: Good. Good job. (Daughter's breathing calms down. Linda smiles.) Linda: Good. (Roger compresses on Businessman's chest. He starts coughing.) Roger: He's alive. Okay. He's alive. Paige: Good job. (The elevator jolts. The lights shut off.) Linda: Oh, god! (The elevator shakes. The lights go on and the elevator door opens. Father is there.) Father: Wendy! Daughter: Daddy! (She goes and gives her parents a hug.) Paige: (to Businessman) You okay? (The EMTs peer into the elevator.) He was electrocuted. We gave him CPR. (Roger gets up. He and Linda hug.) Businessman: (To Paige) Thanks. (Paige sighs.) [Scene: Underworld. The box whispers to Hope.] Katya: Open it…or your friend dies. (Hope opens the box. Black dust rises up and gives an explsin, sending Hope to the floor. The black cloud leaves. Katya smiles, laughs, and pulls out a dagger.) It's done. Hope: But you said… Katya: That I wasn't going to hurt you? Yeah. I lied. (The demon appears in the doorway.) Since the next Guardian hasn't been born yet and with you dad, there won't be anyone around to put everything back. (She throws the dagger. Hope blasts the dagger away and stands up. Piper and Phoebe appear.) Piper: We're too late. (She blows the demon up. Hope gasps. Katya takes the box and disappears.) Minions! Phoebe: Hope, what are you doing here? Hope: She forced me to open the box. She took my friend Darcy. Piper: Where is she? (Hope points.) Hope: That way. (They go in that direction.) [Cut to Darcy. She sits in a cave crying. Katya appears and kneels down. She throws Darcy in the back. Katya smiles.] Hope: (from other room) Darcy! Where are you! (Katya sits down.) Phoebe: (from other room) Darcy? (Katya takes a deep breath.) Darcy! (Katya starts crying.) Hope: (from other room) Darcy, where are you? (She shape shifts into Darcy. Phoebe and Hope run up with Piper.) Katya: Get me out of here. (Hope nods.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor. Attic. The sisters, Hope, and Katya (disguised as Darcy) are there.] Paige: Okay, well, I guess your day trumps my day. Thanks for bringing me home to clean up the mess, though. Is anybody else feeling blue? Phoebe: It's the effects of the box being opened. Piper: Okay, there's still a demon on the loose, and the longer he is, the more we're all going to be affected. Katya: Yeah, exactly. Um, this is crazy. We need to leave. Phoebe: You're safer here. (Katya shakes her head.) Katya: No. Hope: It's okay, Darcy. They can protect us. Katya: Hope, that thing was trying to kll us. She wants to kll them. We're sitting ducks here. Piper: Not as much as you are out there. As long as Katya knows that Hope can put all the evils back in the box, she is a very large target. Phoebe: Which means you are, too. Katya: No, not if she doesn't go along with it. Look, no one says that you even have to care about this stupid box anymore. Paige: Actually, she does. You see, because it's her birthright. Katya: Says you. (Paige rolls her eyes.) Hope, listen to me, okay? We don't even know these people. For all we know, they could be the demon. Piper: Ah! That's ridiculous. Katya: Is it? She's done it before. That's what she does, right? (To sisters) Right? Hope, we can only trust each other. Hope: You're right. Piper: Hope… Phoebe: No, actually, I think she is right. Paige: Phoebe! Phoebe: We can't make her do something she doesn't want to do. This is her path to either follow or not. But before you leave, Hope; let Paige show you how to contact us, god forbid anything. (To Piper and Katya) We'll see you downstairs. (Piper takes Katya and leaves.) [Cut downstairs. Leo holds Chris.] Leo: Wyatt? (Piper and Katya come down. Piper smiles.) What's going on? Piper: I'm not sure. Where's Wyatt? Leo: Um…he, uh… (A noise comes from the kitchen. Wyatt giggles. Piper smiles.) Excuse me. Piper: Sure. (Leo leaves.) Katya: What's taking them so long up there? Piper: I don't know. What's your hurry? Katya: I just want to get out of here as soon as possible. Piper: Uh-huh. (Hope and Phoebe come downstairs.) Hope: Okay, let's go. (Hope and Katya start to leave.) Piper: I hope you know what you're doing. Phoebe: Trust me. [Cut to front porch. Hope and Katya exit. Katya glares at Hope.] Hope: What? What's the matter? (Katya grabs Hope's hair.) Katya: This is getting to be way too easy. (She shape shifts back into herself, laughs, and disappears.) [Cut to cave. Darcy is asleep. Katya and Hope appear. She tosses her away. Darcy opens her eyes.] Darcy: Hope. Hope: I'm okay. Katya: Actually, not for long. Hope: Okay, you heard me say it, and I meant it. I do not want anything to do with that box. I swear! Katya: But you will…in time. You'll come to believe in yourself, your powers, just like Pandora did. And then you'll want to get the box back, put the sorrows back…but, see, I can't let that happen. (She takes out a dagger. Hope stands up.) Hope: You won't have a choice. (Katya laughs. Darcy stands up.) Katya: What? You think you can stop me? (She throws the dagger.) Hope: Dagger! (The dagger orbs and hits the wall.) Katya: But…Guardians can't orb! Hope: No, but Whitelighters can, and into anything they want, too…or anybody. (She orbs into Paige.) Paige: Sorry we haven't met before, but I've been otherwise engaged! (She throws a potion at Katya. She is vanquished.) Darcy: What-what is going on here?! Paige: It's okay. It's okay. I'm here to get you home, all right? Pandora's box! (It orbs to Paige.) I need you to give this to Hope for me. I'd give it to her myself, but there's somebody I have to see. (She waves her hand.) Home! (Darcy orbs out.) [Cut to Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe, and Hope are there. Darcy orbs in.] Piper: Darcy? Darcy: Will someone tell me what the hell is going on here? Hope: That's her. (Phoebe takes the box and smiles.) Phoebe: Just didn't want to make the same mistake twice. Okay, Hope, we need your help. You're the only person that can do this. (She gives the box to Hope.) Hope: I don't… Phoebe: Listen to me. This is your destiny. Piper: Just like becoming witches was ours. Hope: I just…uh, don't know if I can do this. Darcy: You're forgetting something about Pandora's box. According to myth, when all the sorrows are released, there was one thing left at the bottom of the box—hope. Phoebe: You can do it. (Hope opens the box. The black dust comes and swirls around, then goes back into the box. It closes.) Told you you could do it. Hope: Thank you. [Scene: Golden Gate Bridge. Paige is there. Female Elder orbs in.] Female Elder: How are the ears? Paige: Better, thank you. It was pretty risky of you, sending me off to help a future Whitelighter. Female Elder: Was it? Paige: Yes. We almost didn't get Pandora's box. Female Elder: But you did get it back. Paige: Yes. Female Elder: Which proves that you can handle both your Charmed and your Whitelighter responsibilities. Paige: I don't see what that has to do with… Female Elder: Didn't it make you feel so proud, accomplishing what you did in that elevator? Paige: Of course, I did. Female Elder: And you did it all by yourself, without your sisters. Maybe this is what you have been searching for, Paige, your separate identity. Being a Whitelighter can give you that and much more. Paige: Like what? Female Elder: Fulfillment. You're a natural, Paige. Everything you've been and done in your life has been preparing you to be a Whitelighter. Everything you needed to help those people has been inside of you all along. Paige: Well, it did feel good to save them. Female Elder: Then don't fight that. Embrace it, not for me, not for the Elders, but for yourself. Think about it? (Female Elder smiles.) Paige: Wait. Just out of curiosity, who was the future Whitelighter I was supposed to save? Female Elder: You were. (Paige chuckles. Female Elder orbs out.) [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Leo holds Chris. He gives Wyatt, who's on the floor, a ball. Piper walks in.] Piper: So how was your day? Leo: Very funny. Actually, it was all right. It calmed down a bit once Wyatt tried to orb a toy to himself and ht himself in the head. Piper: Oh, no. Leo: It's okay. It was just a little bump, but it was enough to teach him that he shouldn't do it again. Piper: Is that your way of telling me that magical boys will be magical boys again? Leo: No. You know, we both need to teach him when and where to use his powers, though it's not going to be easy. Piper: And on the other hand, we do need to realize that he is who he is, and even though I want a normal family. (She sits down.) I don't want it at the expense of them finding their own identities. Leo: Well, uh, Chris here is going to be coming into his powers shortly. It could get a little nuts around here. Piper: As opposed to what? (Leo chuckles.) Leo: Yeah. Piper: We'll deal with it as it comes, together. And until then… (To Wyatt) Why don't you show mommy all those cool tricks you've been learning? Go ahead. It's okay. (Wyatt uses his power to move his toys.)	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x18 - Little Box of Horrors"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Mark Wilding Season 7, Episode 19 Episode: 153 [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Kitchen] (Leo is on his hands and knees cleaning up the spilled food from under the baby high chair.) (Paige walks into the kitchen.) Paige: Leo, I need your help. Leo: Why, what's the matter? (Leo turns and looks at Paige. He gets to his feet with the mess.) Paige: The Elders have assigned me a charge. Leo: Paige, that's great. (He heads over to the sink.) Paige: No, actually. It's not great. You have to help me get out of this. (He puts the tray and the mess into the sink. He turns to look at Paige.) Leo: You can't get out of it. You're a whitelighter. Paige: I'm also, like, a chick in her twenties who'd like to have a life. I don't have time for this. Leo: You're nervous. (Paige sighs as she puts her head in her hand, resting her elbows on the counter.) Paige: (groans) Oh, I'm just busy. (bat) All right, fine. Maybe I'm a little nervous. (Leo is clearing the table.) Leo: You know what? It used to happen to me all the time before I met my first charge. (Paige straightens and looks at Leo.) It's a good thing. It means you don't want to let him down. Paige: Or maybe I'm just not ready. Leo: Trust me, you're ready. Paige: Yeah? Then ... why don't you tell that to my stomach? Because it really hurts right now. Leo: Look, here, try this. (Leo picks up a plate with some toast on it. Paige picks up a slice.) Paige: Toast? Leo: Yeah. It helps calm the butterflies. Paige: You've been a Whitelighter for ... sixty years, and toast is what you got for it? (Leo starts gathering the various breakfast items off the counter.) Leo: Well, it's not like you haven't had charges before, Paige, okay? (Paige takes a bite of toast.) Paige: (muffled) Right. Okay, fine. But ... I always had Piper and Phoebe to back me up. (Leo puts the items in the fridge.) All right? Now, I'll be solo. (deep breath) What if I fail? Leo: You won't fail. Paige: That's easy for you to say 'cause you have a job. (Leo shuts the fridge door.) You got your wife. You got your kids. You got ... breakfast. If I make a mistake, someone knows. Leo: You done? Paige: Yeah. How'd you know? Leo: Toast and venting, works every time. Paige: Yeah. (reluctantly) Guess I could try. Leo: I know you can do it. Good luck. Paige: Thank you. (She puts the toast down, sighs and orbs out.) (Leo goes back to cleaning up the kitchen.) [Scene: San Francisco. Street] (Open on Michael Haines getting a morning hot dog from a sidewalk vendor.) Vendor: Here. Mitchell Haines: Thanks a lot. (As he leaves, he pauses. Paige orbs in right behind a nearby newspaper stand. He turns, sees her and rolls his eyes, less than thrilled at her presence.) (Paige walks out.) Paige: Mitchell Haines? Mitchell Haines: Yeah. Paige: Hi. I'm, uh -- (glances around) -- your new whitelighter. Paige Matthews. Nice to meet y-you. (She holds out her hand, but it's obvious that he's not happy to see her. At all.) Mitchell Haines: Not interested. (He brushes past her and walks down the sidewalk, trying to ignore her.) Paige: But you can't just walk away from me. Mitchell Haines: No? Watch me. (He lifts the hot dog to his nose, but suddenly, he's not interested in eating anymore. He tosses the hot dog into the nearby trash without breaking his stride.) Paige: Aren't you at least going to hear me out? Mitchell Haines: Let me guess. (He stops and turns around to look at her.) That I'm a witch with great powers? You can help bring them out for me? Master them? Paige: Well, yeah. Mitchell Haines: I don't want your help. (He turns to leave. Paige rushes forward to block his path.) Paige: Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Look. I know you've had some problems in the past, but maybe you just haven't had the right person help you. Namely me. Mitchell Haines: My last Whitelighter said the same thing. They ever send anybody who hasn't read the Elder playbook. Paige: I'm not just anybody, okay? I am a Charmed One. I ran magic school for a year, and I'm a whitelighter. Hello, triple-thrat. Where are you going to find somebody with that kind of experience? Mitchell: Good. You can use it to help your next charge. (Mitchell walks past her and leaves. Paige turns around watching him go, incredulous with his stubborn attitude.) [Scene: P3] (From outside, we hear the sounds of blasting and vanquishing.) (Piper waves her hands, blasting the demon in front of her. He explodes.) (Behind her, another demon steps out holding a fireball in his hand. Piper turns around and he throws it at her. She duck; the fireball hits the wall behind her.) (Piper holds her hands up.) Piper: Okay. Wait, listen. (The demon stops to listen.) New rule. I will not tolerate demon activity in my house or in my club. Got it? (She waves her hands and blasts him.) (Another demon, Lantos, appears in the club just as Paige also orbs into the club. Paige sees him. She looks around.) Paige: Uh, barstool! (She orbs the barstool, throwing it at Lantos. It hits him, knocking him over.) (Lantos looks at Piper, then shimmers out. Piper waves her hand, her blast just barely catching him as he disappears.) (Paige walks over to Piper.) Paige: Are you okay? Piper: (sighs) Yeah. I'm fine. Paige: What the hell do you think they wanted? Piper: (looks around) I have no clue. Paige: At least you're okay. (Piper sees something, her gaze settling somewhere off screen.) Piper: Yeah, but he's not. (Just outside the open back door is the delivery boy unconscious on the ground near his hand truck full with cases of beer.) (Camera holds on Paige and Piper.) [Scene: P3] (The paramedics roll out the delivery boy on a gurney. The officer at the scene talks with Piper and Paige.) Officer: He has a concussion, needs a few stitches, but otherwise he's fine. Piper: Oh, thank god. Paige: Did he say whether, you know, he'd seen anything? Officer: He was ht from behind. Last thing he remembers was loading a case of beer from his hand truck. Piper: Oh, that was good. I mean, you know, that he remembers something because that probably means he doesn't have any brain damage. Officer: Well, stick around. The detective's going to need to take a statement. (The officer turns to talk with another person. Paige and Piper step aside.) Paige: Probably doesn't have any 'brain damage'? Smooth, Piper, real smooth. Piper: Well, that's the last time I call 9-1-1. Paige: Well, sadly, now that Leo can't heal us, I think we're going to be calling that number a lot more. Piper: I can't believe this. They attck me at work now? What, is no place sacred? Paige: Well, I thought we covered pretty well. Piper: Yeah, this time, but what about next time and the time after that? Paige: Well, we'll just deal with it when it happens. Piper: No. I'm going to deal with them now. Paige: Well, before you do that, can you help me out? Reason why I came here. That guy Mitchell ... blew me off. (Piper stares at her blankly.) My charge. Piper: Oh. Paige: Oh? That's all you have for me is "oh"? Piper: Well, I can't really help you out with that whole whitelighter thing. You should probably talk to Leo. (Behind Piper, Inspector Sheridan approaches. Paige sees her, her eyes widen.) Inspector Sheridan: Excuse me. (Piper turns around.) You're Phoebe Halliwell's sisters, right? Piper: Right. Paige: Um, yeah. Inspector Sheridan: I'm Inspector Sheridan. I met Phoebe a couple weeks ago on a different case. Piper: Oh. Well, it's nice to meet you. Uh, where is Lieutenant ... Inspector Sheridan: Lieutenant Morris? He's out of town. Just taking some personal time. I'll be covering for him while he's gone. So, could you describe the suspects? Tall? Short? White? Black? Paige: Didn't really get a good look at him. Piper: Yeah. We were in the back, and by the time we came out, they were - Paige: Gone. Yeah, gone. Inspector Sheridan: What I don't understand is why would they rob the place in the middle of the day. Before you even opened. Paige: We have been asking ourselves the same question. Inspector Sheridan: Hmm. Well, we'll stay in touch. (Sheridan turns and leaves.) Paige: Well, good news is I don't think she remembers meeting us. Thank god for memory dust. Piper: Yeah, but it's not a hundred percent guaranteed. If we give her the slightest cause, her memory could come flying back, which is another reason we need to find the demon who did this. [Scene: Imara's lair.] (Lantos hesitantly approaches Imara, the sorceress, as she sits in front of her vanity mirror brushing her hair.) Imara: Come closer, Lantos. You can tell me why you failed from here just as easily as from there. Lantos: I'm confident the witch will be alone again soon. (Irritated, Imara puts her hair brush down and stands up. With her are two handmaids.) Imara: I don't have time for soon. (Imara advances on Lantos.) I need a lock of hair now. The only way to weaken Zankou is to take out his most trusted lieutenants. Daleek, Benzor, Linson ... all above ground. All of whom I can only get to with the help of the beautiful Charmed Ones. (She smirks at him.) Tell me, Lantos. (she runs her fingertips down the side of his face) Do you think I'm beautiful, too? Lantos: Of course. (One of the pretty handmaidens laughs under her breath. Imara rounds on her, grabbing her by her hand and turning her around to reveal two ugly scars running down the side of her face across her cheekbones.) Imara: Do you want another scar? I can make you look like me in no time, you know. To your chambers. (The two handmaidens leave.) Imara: We can't wait any longer. I reported to the source. I won't do the same with his successor. Lantos: Then I'll need at least a half a dozen more demons. Imara: You can't overcome the sisters with force, especially not Piper. And since she'll be expecting another attck, I need you to go after a different sister instead now. Phoebe. Lantos: Why not Paige? She's less intuitive, more predictable. Imara: But she's also a whitelighter now, which puts her in constant contact with the Elders. Besides, Phoebe's a celebrity ... idolized, envied. The way I deserve to be. And someday will be. (Lantos nods, turns and leaves.) [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Kitche] (Phoebe storms into the kitchen to join Piper who is cooking up potions at the stove.) Phoebe: Lawyers! There should be a special place in hell for each and every one of them. Piper: Okay, before you freak out, let me tell you about -- (Piper turns to get something from the spice cabinet.) (Phoebe paces the floor.) Phoebe: (interrupts) I mean, talk about an attck! Piper: Exactly! Phoebe: The paper's been sued by just a few people, and now the whole legal department is clamping down on the reporters. Piper: So, you're not a reporter. Anyway, as I was-- (Piper puts a jar back in the cabinet.) Phoebe: (interrupts) No. But I'm a columnist. And they're saying that I could actually be sued if I give bad advice. So they want every one of my columns to be reviewed by a professional shrink. Piper: Okay. Well, technically, you're not a real shrink. So, as I was - Phoebe: (scoffs) Excuse me? Bachelor's degree, four years. And besides, my readers don't care about my credentials, all they care about is my insight. Piper: Yes, that is true. Now, why don't you direct that famous insight towards the fact that I was attcked at P-3 today? Phoebe: Oh, my god. Are you okay? Piper: Well, I'm alive, which the demons won't be when I'm done with them providing I can find them. Phoebe: Wait. They're not in the book? Piper: Well, too many fit the description. Phoebe: God, that's so weird. Demons never attck at P-3. Piper: Even weirder, I don't think they wanted to kll me. One of them could've easily nailed me with a fireball, but then didn't. Phoebe: Huh. Piper: Here. (Piper hands her a potions vial filled with red liquid. Phoebe looks at it.) Phoebe: What's this? Piper: New policy. We carry them for protection at all times. Phoebe: Yeah, but if we don't know what kind of demon it is-- Piper: Well, it doesn't matter. If it doesn't kll them, it will at least stun them. Phoebe: Wow. And I thought I was on a rampage. Piper: Well, I'm sending the underworld a message. Basically, back off, and let me live my life. Phoebe: And I'm going to help you with that, but first I have to deal with my column. You want me to have a life, too, don't you? Piper: If you must. (And with that, Phoebe leaves the kitchen.) [Scene: Magic School. Leo's office.] (Leo is at work.) Assistant: Is there anything else, sir? Leo: I need a copy to go to every teacher and tell Mr. Feeney a definite yes on the after-school TK classes. Assistant: I'll take care of it right away. (The assistant leaves. Leo turns back to Paige who is sitting across his desk.) Leo: So you bmb with your charge, huh? Paige: Yeah. I'd say majorly. Leo: Well, don't let it get you down. Reluctant charges come with the territory. Paige: Well, I'm kind of wishing the Elders could've maybe given me a little bit more to go on. Let's see. I know that they told me he's had several whitelighters, and he has the power of hyperspeed. I pretty much could've found that out on Google. (There's a jingle.) Leo: Hold that thought. (Leo looks over at Paige's right.) Leo: Yes? (Lawrence appears in the office clutching his stomach.) Lawrence: I'm not feeling very well. Could you fill in for meat corporealizing class? Leo: No problem. Go on, get some rest. Lawrence: Thanks. (Lawrence vanishes. Paige looks at Leo and smiles, impressed with what she's seen.) Leo: What? Paige: Nothing. You're just impressive, that's all. Leo: What do you mean? Paige: Well, I was the headmistress of this school for a year. And, uh, you make it look easy, and I know it's anything but. Leo: Thanks. Paige: So, you need an assistant? (She smiles at him.) Leo: Paige. Paige: What? I don't think I'm cut out for this whitelighter stuff. And I still don't trust the Elders. Leo: Why, because they didn't tell you everything you needed to know about Mitchell? They don't tell you anything. They want you to get to know your charges yourself. Paige: Okay, then why do they send me out to some guy who hates whitelighters and doesn't even want to talk to me? Leo: Well, you've got to find a way to make him talk. It's your job. You're his guide. Look, Paige, if you don't get him to use his powers, there's a lot of future innocents that are going to be lost. Paige: Gee, thanks. No pressure there. Leo: The Elders wouldn't give you this assignment if they didn't think you could handle it. Use your instincts. Be creative. Look, once I had these charges who were a little less than willing to use their powers. So I had to assimilate myself into their lives, get them to trust me before I could help them. Pretended to be a handy man, worked like a charm. Paige: Let me guess. You married one of them? Leo: Well, let's just say that the Charmed Ones make Mitchell look like a piece of cake. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Hallway.] (Phoebe presses the elevator button. She's on the phone.) Phoebe: I don't care what they say in the legal department. That guy is not touching one word of what I've written. (The elevator bell dings and the doors open.) Phoebe: Uh, you know what? I'll be right there in a second. (Phoebe shuts her phone off as she steps into the elevator. The man and the woman inside step out. Phoebe presses the button and the doors close.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Elevator.] (Two demons shimmer into the elevator behind Phoebe. She's unaware of their presence.) (Lantos takes out a pair of scissors. The other grabs Phoebe from behind. She immediately starts struggling. She uses the wall, runs up it and flips herself over bringing her back between the two demons.) Phoebe: Aah! (She kicks Lantos behind her in the stomach while pushing the second demon back against the wall in front of her. She takes out the potion and throws it at the second demon. He explodes into a white cloud of smoke.) (Lantos comes up from behind Phoebe and quickly snips off a lock of her hair.) (Phoebe turns around, grabs the hand holding the scissors and twists it down. She hits Lantos across the face. With the scissors in her hand, she turns and sab it at him.) (Lantos shimmers out.) (Phoebe hits the elevator wall.) (She starts to tug at the scissors with both hands trying to get it out of the wall.) (The elevator bell dings.) (The doors open to Phoebe pulling the scissors out of the wall. She turns and sees a woman in the hallway waiting for the elevator.) (The woman looks at her strangely.) (Phoebe brushes the linger white smoke with her hand trying to clear it.) Phoebe: (sheepishly) It's my favorite scissors. I knew I left them somewhere. (Phoebe steps out of the elevator. She coughs as she walks past the people in the hallway.) (The man and the woman in the hallway peer into the elevator before stepping inside.) [Scene: Underworld. Imara's lair.] (Imara looks at the lock of Phoebe's hair.) Imara: What pretty hair she has. This is going to be fun. Lantos: I was lucky to get out of there alive. Her powers of intuition - Imara: (interrupts) Won't do any good once she's trapped inside my cage. Lantos: Still, if her sisters can anticipate like she can - Imara: They can't. Phoebe's power is unique. I wonder how men look at her. With lustful hearts, no doubt. Lantos: Maybe we should hold off on the transfer until we're sure. Imara: How long have we been watching them? By now, we know The Charmed Ones better than anyone, including Zankou. Lantos: But their bond is strong. (Imara gives him an irritated look, tired of his interruptions.) Lantos: To fool them even for a day-- (She walks over to him and pushes him back. Lantos goes flying across the room, landing on the floor with a thud.) Lantos: uhh! Imara: Like I've said, we've learned enough. (She turns back and puts the lock of hair on the tray held by a hand maiden.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office.] (Phoebe is on the phone. She's looking at her compact trying to get a glimpse of the back of her head.) Phoebe: I cannot believe they cut a piece from my hair, and I just spent $250 on a cut and color. Piper: (from phone) What? [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Kitchen.]] (Piper is on the phone as she carries Wyatt and Chris' food to them.) Piper: You spent $250 on a haircut? You could have bought a week's worth of groceries with that. Phoebe: Okay. I don't think the price of my haircut should be your main concern right now. Piper: (sighs) Okay, you're right. Actually, this is good news. Phoebe: For whom exactly? Piper: All of us. I mean, how many demons specialize in cutting someone's hair? It should make them easier to find. What did he look like? Long coat and greasy hair? Phoebe: Yeah, and wielding some mean scissors, which, by the way, I have. Piper: Oh, good. We can use them to scry with. (Phoebe looks up and sees Dr. Randall in the bullpen.) Phoebe: Okay. I'll drop them off at home as soon as I deal with someone else who wants a piece of me. I've got to go. Piper: Wait. Phoebe, wait ... (Phoebe hangs up.) (Dr. Randall walks into Phoebe's office.) Dr. Randall: Ms. Halliwell. Hello. I'm Dr. Randall. Phoebe: Yes. I know exactly who you are. You're the guy hereto ruin my column. Dr. Randall: Hmm. I sense some displaced anger. Phoebe: Oh, no. It's very well placed. And you can put your red pencil away because you're not touching a thing that I've written. Dr. Randall: Well, I'm afraid you don't have a say in the matter. Phoebe: Oh, really? Because the column is called "Ask Phoebe." So I'm pretty sure I do. [Scene: Underworld. Imara's lair.] (The large cauldron bubbles as Imara holds the lock of hair and chants.) Imara: (chanting) Ekat ym lous. Ekat a demrahc enu. Edart meht won. (She drops the lock of hair into the pot. It explodes. Imara falls back to the floor. Black smoke rises out from Imara and disappears through the cavern ceiling.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office.] (Dr. Randall continues to talk with Phoebe.) Dr. Randall: Let me remind you, you're not the doctor ... I am. After all, I don't see any diplomas on your walls. (Dr. Randall walks over to the wall, his back turned to Phoebe.) (Phoebe glows, a white haze is pulled out of her and disappears down into the floor while the black smoke rises up and infuses itself in her body.) (Imara's soul, now in Phoebe's body, picks up the compact, opens it and looks at herself in the small mirror. She likes what she sees.) Imara (IN Phoebe): Nice. [Scene: Underworld. Imara's lair.] (Two demons drag Phoebe, now in Imara's body, back into a golden cage.) Phoebe (IN Imara): What's going on? Where am I? Demon2: You're with us now, Phoebe. (They put her in the cage.) Demon2: Get in the cage. (The demon closes the door on her. Lantos steps forward waving a red crystal in his hand. The crystal glows and the cage is magically enforced as it glows.) Lantos: Hello, witch. I hope you enjoy the view. It'll be the last one you ever have. (Lantos steps away as Phoebe looks around the cage.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office.] (Dr. Randall, unaware that anything has happened, continues to talk with "Phoebe". "Phoebe" closes the compact.) Dr. Randall: So, whether you like it or not, you and I are going to be working together for a long time. Do we understand each other? ("Phoebe" looks at Dr. Randall and walks over to him.) Imara (IN Phoebe): Do you think I'm hot? Dr. Randall: Uh, excuse me? (She grabs him by his lapels and kisses him full on the lips. She lets him go.) Imara (IN Phoebe): This is going to be fun. ("Phoebe" heads out of her office.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Bullpen.] (With her bag slung over her shoulder, "Phoebe" walks through the bullpen. She winks at the co-worker watching her go.) Piper: (v.o.) Any luck finding our demons? [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Living room.] (Leo sits on the couch looking through a thick book. Piper walks into the room carrying more books in her hands.) Leo: Nope. (She puts them down on the side table with the other books.) Piper: Well, good. I'm glad it just wasn't me. By the way, thanks. Leo: For what? Piper: For coming home to help me in the middle of the day. Leo: You were attcked. Piper: Yeah, I'm working on that not happening so much anymore. Leo: Well, you know, Piper, you can't scare away all the demons all the time. You know that. Piper: No, but I can make them think twice about attacking again, can't I? Besides, I'd like to think that one day you could come home in the middle of the day for, I don't know ... lunch? Leo: Hmm. Well, you know, we could find something else to do for, like, an hour or so. (Leo looks at her suggestively. Piper grins back at him.) Piper: Take it easy. Keep checking. (Leo flips through the book.) Leo: Hmm. You know, I'm thinking whoever wanted the hair was probably working for an upper-level demon. The question is who. Piper: (thinking) Mmm ... soul swapper? (Piper sits down on the sofa facing Leo.) Leo: Could be. Or voodoo priestess ... or witch doctor, or demonic cloner. (She picks up a book.) Piper: A cloner? That wouldn't be such a bad thing. At least then I'd have another sister to fight demons with. (Off screen, we hear the front door close. "Phoebe" walks into the room.) Imara (IN Phoebe): Did someone say "fight demons?" 'Cause I am so there. Piper: What are you doing back so soon? Imara (IN Phoebe): Uh ... what do you mean? Piper: What happened with the shrink? Imara (IN Phoebe): Oh, I took care of him. ("Phoebe" turns and catches a glimpse of herself in the mirror. She gasps.) Imara (IN Phoebe): Oh, my god. Piper: Oh, for god sakes. Your hair looks fine. ("Phoebe" turns her back to the mirror trying to get a glimpse of what she looks like from behind.) Leo: You know, maybe we should go up and check the Book of Shadows again. Piper: I already checked it. Imara (IN Phoebe): Maybe we should check again. (Piper looks at "Phoebe".) Imara (IN Phoebe): I mean, I'm just saying that we have to fight demons, right? (Outnumbered, Piper shuts the book she's holding and gets to her feet.) ("Phoebe" turns to leave, but stops to admire herself in the mirror again.) (She turns and leaves.) [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Attic.] ("Phoebe " is looking through the Book of Shadows. Leo is pacing the floor thinking while Piper sits on a stool looking through another book.) Phoebe: Any idea what these demon creeps are looking for? Leo: Not yet. But the more I think about it, the more I'm leaning towards soul swapping. Imara (IN Phoebe): Soul swapping? No, I don't buy it. Leo: Well, if it was voodoo, they could have just stolen a comb or brush to get the hair. See, soul swapping is more powerful. It requires fresh ingredients, which explains why they needed the freshly cut hair. Imara (IN Phoebe): Yeah, but demons have tried to impersonate us before, and it's never worked. I mean, we just ... know each other too well. Piper: She's got a point, and besides ... at least we still have the scissors to scry for them with. Imara (IN Phoebe): Scissors? Piper: Are they in your purse? I'll go get them. (Piper closes the book and hops off the stool. Thinking quickly, "Phoebe" gasps loudly and takes a step back.) (Piper stops. She and Leo both turn around.) Leo: Phoebe? Piper: What? Did you have a premonition? Imara (IN Phoebe): Yes, I did. A very big one. (She steps up to the Book and points to the page.) This is the guy. This is the guy we're looking for right here. (Piper and Leo approach to look.) Piper: Daleek? Oh, he doesn't look like any of the demons that attcked us. Imara (IN Phoebe): Are you sure? Leo: You know, maybe he's working with him. Imara (IN Phoebe): Yeah, that's probably it. Leo: "Upper-level demon, works above ground." You know, it could be a Zankou plant. Wouldn't be the first time. Piper: But it doesn't say anything about him cutting hair. Imara (IN Phoebe): But I saw him posing as a civilian in my premonition. What more proof do we need? Piper: Okay, but - Imara (IN Phoebe): Great! ("Phoebe" heads for the door.) I'll meet you downstairs. I'm going to go slip into something a little bit more sexy. Piper: Sexy? ("Phoebe" stops.) Phoebe, we're klling a demon, not going to the club. Imara (IN Phoebe): Did I say sexy? I meant ... comfortable. ("Phoebe" turns and heads for the door again. Piper stops her.) Piper: Wait! Imara (IN Phoebe): (whispers, irritated) God. Now what. Piper: Maybe we shouldn't go after this guy until we have the power of three. Leo: Well, you can call Paige if you need her, but now that she's a whitelighter, you got to get used to working without her. She's not going to be around as much. Imara (IN Phoebe): What he said. Leo: Yeah, and besides, you have potions. If it does turn out to bean upper-level demon, it's nothing you haven't handled before. Imara (IN Phoebe): Couldn't have said it any better myself. (Piper turns and looks at her.) Imara (IN Phoebe): I'm going to go change. ("Phoebe" turns to leave the attic.) [Scene: Underworld. Imara's lair.] (Meanwhile, "Imara" is stuck in the cage. She gingerly tries to touch the lock, but it zaps her. She pulls her hand back.) Phoebe (IN Imara): Ow! Ow! (Lantos watches from behind.) Lantos: (amused) You have somewhere to go? (He laughs.) Lantos: I can't believe I was worried we wouldn't pull this off. Phoebe (IN Imara): I'll get out of here eventually. Lantos: Urgh. With a face like that, you're better off in the cage. ("Imara" turns and catches her reflection in the mirror. She gasps.) Phoebe (IN Imara): Ohh. Lantos: Aww. Don't feel all that Charmed now, do you? Phoebe (IN Imara): My sisters will get me out of this cage ... and this body. Lantos: You're forgetting. For them to come to your rescue, they first have to realize that Imara's in your body. Phoebe (IN Imara): You don't think they can tell when there's a demon in the house? Lantos: There was a demon in your house not long ago: Zankou. And everything he learned, we learned. Imara broke into his lair, stole all his information. Now she knows everything about you. Phoebe (IN Imara): I don't care. My sisters will figure it out. Lantos: By then, it'll be too late for both you and Zankou. We'll have klled all his allies, weakened him to the point where he can no longer rule. And as for you, you're only keeping Imara's body alive so her soul can return to it. Too bad there won't be a body for your soul to return to. (Lantos steps away leaving "Imara" thinking.) [Scene: Mitchell Haines' Auto Shop.] (Mitchell Haines is working in his shop. He hears tires screech and a car hitting something. He quickly stops what he's doing and runs to take a look.) [Scene: Outside Mitchell Haines' Auto Shop.] (Mitchell Haines steps outside. He stops when he sees a car smashed into an electrical pole.) Mitchell Haines: Oh, no. (Inside, is a blonde-haired woman.) Woman: Help me! Please! Someone! Help! (Mitchell glances around, then uses his hyper-speed to get to the car. He looks up at the electrical pole hovering at a precarious angle, ready to fall at any moment. He quickly opens the door, gets the woman out and with an extra burst of speed, carries her to safety just as the electrical pole comes crashing down on the car.) [Scene: Mitchell Haines' Auto Shop.] (He gently places the woman on the floor inside his auto shop.) Mitchell Haines: Are you okay? Are you hurt? (White orb lights surround the woman and she changes back into Paige.) Paige: Surprise. Mitchell Haines: What the hell? (Realizing he's been tricked, Mitchell backs away from her. She gets up.) What are you doing? Are you out of your mind? Paige: Look, I'm just trying to show you that your powers can save lives. You didn't have to save mine, but you could have if you had to. Mitchell Haines: So you tricked me? Paige: Technically. (He nods, yes.) Here's the thing. I'm trying to remind you of what your powers can do, and why you can't just walk away from a gift like that. Mitchell Haines: The hell I can't. Paige: Mitchell, please-- Mitchell Haines: You don't know me. You don't know meat all. (Mitchell storms away from her.) Paige: Could someone tell me why I'm trying to help this person? [Scene: Magic School. Great hall and hallway.] (Paige talks with Leo. They walk across the great hall and out to the hallway.) Leo: You crashed your car? Paige: It was a rental. What? I got the insurance. Leo: That's not the point, Paige. Paige: Look, you told me to trust my instincts, right? I did. Leo: Yeah, to earn his trust, not destroy it. Paige: Maybe there's a reason nobody's been able to get through to him. Maybe he just can't be gotten to. Leo: Look, I don't think there's any such thing as a lost cause, Paige. Paige: All right. Maybe it's just time to get somebody else. Leo: Paige. Paige. What? I mean it. Call the Elders and have them get another Whitelighter 'cause I'm done. I can't do it. Leo: So you're just going to give up? (Paige turns to walk away, but stops and looks back at Leo.) Paige: I cannot force Mitchell to be a witch. I can't. Leo: Maybe that's your problem. Paige: What? Leo: He's not just a witch, Paige. He's a person, too, and actually, he was a person first. Your powers are tied to your emotions, so stop concentrating on him as a witch and start focusing on him as a man. (Paige considers that advice.) [Scene: State building. Lobby] ("Phoebe" and Piper walk through the lobby heading toward the front desk. "Phoebe" is dressed in yet another outfit and wearing spiked-hells, wobbling as she walks.) Piper: We're vanquishing a City Councilman? Are you crazy? Imara (AS Phoebe): I saw him posing as a civilian. You were fine with it before. Phoebe: Yeah, that's because I thought we were going to find him in an alley or a warehouse somewhere, not downtown. Imara (AS Phoebe): You insisted that I come home from work so we could deal with it. Piper: Okay, would you stop clickity-clacking in those things for one second? Look, I want to kll demons just as much as you do, probably even more, but we can't afford to be reckless, especially with Sheridan lurking around. Imara (IN Phoebe): Sheridan? Piper: Yeah. This morning at the bar? Imara (IN Phoebe): Oh, right. Sorry. I got demon councilman on the brain. Piper: We really don't want heron our case again. ("Phoebe" stops and checks her reflection in the fre extinguisher glass.) Piper: What are you doing? Are you checking yourself out? Imara (IN Phoebe): Yeah. It's not a crime. Piper: No, but now is not the time. Don't be so vain. Imara (IN Phoebe): I just want to look presentable, okay? 'Cause we are meeting a Councilman, for god sakes. ("Phoebe" heads for the front desk. Piper follows her.) Piper: Well, then maybe you should put on a jacket. (They turn the corner.) Piper: A Councilman you think might be evil. Imara (AS Phoebe): I know is evil, and you will, too, once you freeze the scene. Piper: Yeah. If he ever moves, he's not freezing. RECEPTIONIST: Can I help you? (Piper freezes the receptionist and everyone there.) Piper: No. (She and "Phoebe" leave and head for the Councilman's office.) [Scene: State building. Councilman Wexler's office.] (Councilman Wexler is sitting behind his desk going through some papers. The door opens and he looks up to find Piper and "Phoebe" walking into his office.) Piper: Excuse me. Councilman Wexler? Councilman Wexler: (stands up) I'm sorry. Do we have an appointment? Imara (AS Phoebe): No, Daleek, actually, we don't. (Councilman Wexler powers up a fireball. Piper blasts him, but only manages to blow-up his fireball and push him back into the wall.) ("Phoebe" throws the potion vial and it hits Councilman Wexler. He explodes.) Imara (AS Phoebe): Wow! That was awesome. What was in that? Piper: Who cares? Let's go. (Piper turns and rushes out of the office.) [Scene: State building. Lobby.] ("Phoebe" follows her.) Imara (AS Phoebe): Hey. What's the rush? Everyone's frozen anyway. Piper: Yeah, well, I don't want to be here when they unfreeze and figure out that their boss is missing. Phoebe: No one will ever know we were here. (As Piper and "Phoebe" leave, the camera lingers on the security monitor. It shows both Piper and "Phoebe" in front of the front desk.) [Scene: Halliwell Manor.] (The front door opens. "Phoebe" and Piper return.) Piper: I think we should just concentrate on the demon who actually attcked us. Imara (AS Phoebe): We'll get him. Piper: When? Imara (AS Phoebe): Well, when I try and get a few more premonitions. I mean, who knows how many demons Zankou has out there. Piper: But our first demon still has a piece of your hair, and who knows when he's going to use it or come back for more. Imara (AS Phoebe): (scoffs) Who cares? With a face like this, I could be bald and look great. ("Phoebe" turns and heads up the stairs. Piper stares at her.) Piper: What the hell's gotten into you? ("Phoebe" stops and turns around.) Imara (IN Phoebe): What do you mean? Piper: What do I mean? You're walking around like a crazy person. That is when you're not stopping to check yourself out in every shiny surface you walk past. Phoebe: Well, I think I'm just a little scattered and overwhelmed, you know, with the column and all these demons and trying to help you find a normal life. Piper: And I appreciate that, but it doesn't require us going a mile a minute. Phoebe: Well, you said you wanted to make a statement to the demon world. And what better statement than to kll a lot of demons, right? Piper: Right. Where are you going? Phoebe: I'm going upstairs to change my outfit. (Points to her outfit.) I've been in this for like the last hour. ("Phoebe" disappears upstairs just as the doorbell rings. Piper turns to answer it.) [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Foyer.] (The front door opens. Piper finds Sheridan on the front porch.) Piper: Inspector. Hello. Inspector Sheridan: Piper. (Sheridan walks into the house uninvited.) Piper: What, uh, brings you all the way out here? (Piper closes the door.) Inspector Sheridan: Well, actually ... this does. (Sheridan hands Piper the security camera photo of Piper and "Phoebe" at the front desk.) Inspector Sheridan: The City Councilman's gone missing, and according to that photograph, the two of you were the last people to see him before he disappeared. Piper: And you think we had something to do with that? Inspector Sheridan: I don't know. (Sheridan takes the photo from Piper.) Did you? Piper: No. I mean, we went to talk to him about some branches that were hanging over our backyard. Inspector Sheridan: That's interesting, considering that he's not really your councilman. Piper: Right ... which we figured out when we talked to him. Inspector Sheridan: Oh. Piper: Satisfied? Inspector Sheridan: No, I'm not. First, there's a robbery that doesn't look like a robbery. Then a Councilman mysteriously vanishes, and both times, one of you is there. Piper: Coincidence. Inspector Sheridan: I don't believe in coincidences. We'll keep in touch. (Sheridan leaves. Piper closes the door behind her.) [Scene: Underworld. Imara's lair.] ("Imara" is pacing in her cage.) Phoebe (IN Imara): Come on, Phoebe, there's got to be a way out of here. (Lantos returns.) Lantos: Hey! Give it a rest, will ya? You're tiring out her body. Imara's going to need her strength when she returns to kll your sisters. Phoebe (IN Imara): Yeah? What makes you think I'd let any demon -- ("Imara" gasps and collapses in her cage. Lantos and the other demons look surprised.) Lantos: What's the matter with you? Get up. ("Imara" looks around and gets to her feet.) Phoebe (IN Imara): What happened? What am I doing here? (She turns and looks at Lantos.) They figured it out. They reversed the spell. Well, don't just stand there, you fools. Let me out of here. Lantos: What are you talking about? Phoebe (IN Imara): Don't you see? The witches switched our souls back. It's me. Demon2: Imara. Phoebe (IN Imara): Hurry, we don't have much time. Open up and let me out. (Demon 2 takes a step forward. Lantos stops him.) Lantos: Wait. (to "Imara") How do we know it's really you? Phoebe (IN Imara): You dare challenge me? Open the cage or I'll kll you both. Demon2: Same temper. Lantos: (to the demon) Still, we've been planning this for months, and they figure it out in a couple of hours? (to "Imara") I don't think so. Phoebe (IN Imara): They wouldn't have suspected anything if you hadn't left the scissors behind. That's right, you screwed up. Now let me out of here before they get here and kll us all. Lantos: Stay here. I'm going to go above ground. See for myself. Phoebe (IN Imara): Idiot! Phoebe will kll you the moment she sees you. LANTOS: Unless you're Phoebe, and this is just a trick. Don't let her out until I return. (Lantos shimmers out of the cave.) Phoebe (IN Imara): The witches will vanquish him, then they'll come back and vanquish all of you unless you let me out of here now. [Scene: Mitchell's auto shop.] (Mitchell is working, banging on a metal piece with a hammer when Paige orbs in.) Paige: Hi. (Mitchell stands up and pulls out a rag from his back pocket. He doesn't bother looking at her.) Mitchell Haines: Get out. Paige: Nope, I'm not going away this time. (Mitchell turns to leave, but Paige steps forward to block his path.) Paige: And neither are you. Look, I know why you stopped using magic, okay? I did some research. Mitchell Haines: You don't know anything. Paige: I know what happened. Mitchell Haines: Leave me alone. (He takes a step aside, Paige blocks his path again.) Paige: You're not going to run from me like you've run from all the others. Something happened to your fiancee, right? Jennifer? (He uses his hyper-speed, but Paige orbs into his path.) (He stops.) Paige: I can do this all night. Mitchell Haines: Why are you doing this to me? Paige: Look, I don't give a rat's ass about you being a witch or not. I'm just trying to help you. You're not just running away from your gift, you're running away from yourself. You really loved her, didn't you? Mitchell Haines: Yes, I did. Paige: How'd she die? Mitchell Haines: I was supposed to meet her. I was late, I can't remember why. By the time I got there, they had already klled her. Demons. They didn't want her. She didn't even know what they were, who I was. They were there for me, but I was ... late. If only I'd used my speed, I might have been there in time to do s-som -- Paige: You can't know that. You're never going to be able to know that. When my parents died, I blamed myself. I even used magic to try and go back in time and fix it, but I couldn't. The thing is, we're never, ever going to be able to fix everything, or save everybody, because at the end of the day, you and I are just ... people who have the ability to help other people. [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Attic.] ("Phoebe" rushes into the attic in yet another outfit.) Imara (AS Phoebe): Aren't you cold? (Piper is looking through the Book of Shadows.) Piper: No, but, then again, I actually have clothes on. Imara (AS Phoebe): Yeah, I know, it's kind of skimpy, but it's just so cute, I couldn't help myself. Piper: Okay, can we get back to the demons? Imara (AS Phoebe): Right. ("Phoebe" walks over to the Book of Shadows.) You betcha. Let's see. (She starts flipping through the Book. She finds the page she wants, places her hands on the Book and gasps loudly.) Imara (AS Phoebe): Benzor. Piper: Benzor? Imara (AS Phoebe): Upper-level demon. I saw him posing as a judge, and he probably is working for Zankou, too. Piper: You got all that from one premonition? Imara (AS Phoebe): Pretty good, huh? ("Phoebe's" cell phone rings. "Phoebe" doesn't move.) Piper: Are you going to get that? ("Phoebe" looks blankly at Piper.) Piper: Your phone. Imara (AS Phoebe): Oh, right. ("Phoebe" goes to her bag, opens it, takes out her phone and answers it.) Imara (AS Phoebe): (to phone) Hello? (blankly) Dr. Randall? (pause) Oh, yes. Dr. Randall. You know what, just do what you want,-- (Piper's head whips up from the Book.) --because I don't really care. ("Phoebe" hangs up.) (Off screen, we hear a baby crying.) Piper: I'll be right back. (Piper leaves the attic.) (As soon as she's gone, Lantos shimmers into the attic holding a fireball in the palm of his hand.) ("Phoebe" turns around.) Imara (IN Phoebe): What are you doing here? Lantos: Imara? Imara (IN Phoebe): Well, who else would it be? Why aren't you watching the witch? (Lantos powers down the fireball.) Lantos: She said they sent you back to your body. I came to check. Imara (IN Phoebe): What? Piper: (o.s.) Phoebe, who are you talking to? ("Phoebe" turns to the doorway.) Phoebe: Piper, help! Lantos: What are you doing? Imara (IN Phoebe): Covering. (Piper steps into the attic.) Imara (IN Phoebe): (points) Blow him up. ("Phoebe" steps aside.) Lantos: No! (Piper waves her hands and blows Lantos up.) Imara (IN Phoebe): Phew. That was close, huh? Piper: That was the demon that attcked me in the club. Imara (IN Phoebe): And me in the elevator. (Paige orbs in.) Paige: Hey. What's up? Imara (IN Phoebe): Oh, Paige. Good. You're just in time. Paige: For what? Imara (IN Phoebe): To help us vanquish the demon that's trying to kll us. Piper: How do you know who it is? Imara (IN Phoebe): Well, the demon we just vanquished said her name. It's, uh ... ("Phoebe" heads over to the Book of Shadows and looks through it, stopping at a page.) ... Imara. We have to vanquish her right away. [Scene: Underworld. Imara's lair.] ("Imara" is still in the cage working on Demon 2.) Demon2: I can't let you out. She'll kll me. Phoebe (IN Imara): She is me. Demon2: But Lantos said -- Phoebe: (IN Imara): Lantos is dad, otherwise he would've returned by now. Demon2: (shakes his head) I don't know. Phoebe (IN Imara): If you do nothing, you'll be vanquished by the witches. But if you free me, you'll take Lantos' place and rule by my side. (Now that sounds appealing. Demon2 turns around and waves the crystal releasing the force field around the cage. The cage glows briefly. Demon2 unlocks and opens the cage door for "Imara".) Phoebe (IN Imara): You made a wise decision. ("Imara" reaches up and holds the bars above the cage door, swings herself up and kicks Demon2 in the chest. She steps out of the cage.) Demon2: Phoebe! Oh, no! ("Imara" puts her hands on her hips and looks down at Demon2. ) (Through the reflection of the mirror behind her, we see The Charmed Ones orb into the cave. "Imara" turns and looks at them.) Phoebe (IN Imara): Well, it took you long enough. Imara (AS Phoebe): Actually, I think we're right on time. ("Imara" sees "Phoebe" reach for the potion.) Phoebe (IN Imara): No, don't -- ("Phoebe" throws the potion and blows "Imara" up.) (Phoebe's white spirit remains and floats up into the air, disappearing through the ceiling.) (Piper and Paige stare up at the ceiling while "Phoebe" heads over to Demon2.) Paige: What was that? ("Phoebe" reaches down and holds onto Demon 2's shoulders.) Imara (IN Phoebe): That was Phoebe's soul. We just klled your sister. ("Phoebe" and Demon2 shimmer out of the cave leaving Piper and Paige stunned.) [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Sitting Room.] (Piper, Paige and Leo sit are in the sitting room. Piper paces back and forth.) Piper: I told you it was a soul swap, didn't I? Leo: I don't think right now is the time for "I told you so's". Piper: No, I think now is the perfect time, actually. There was obviously something wrong with her. Why didn't I do something? Paige: I don't think beating yourself up is going to do any good. Leo: Besides, how could we have known? You know? She took over Phoebe's body to kll demons. It's what Phoebe does. Piper: No, not lately, it isn't. Not with everything going on at work with her. I should've done something. I can't believe I didn't ... (Piper sinks down into the nearest chair.) Paige: All right, we should just concentrate on getting her back, okay? Piper: Back? Paige, her soul floated away. She's gone. Leo: (thinking) Not necessarily. I mean, we've dealt with spirits before. We know that they can keep themselves from moving on if their will is strong enough. Paige: Phoebe's definitely is. Piper: Okay, fine. Great. But Imara is still in her body, and I don't see her in a big hurry to give it up. Paige: Yeah, especially since we blew up her demonic body. Not that I'm saying it's anybody's fault. Leo: But you could always do another soul swap. Put Phoebe's soul back in her body, and send Imara's essence to, uh ... Paige: What, oblivion? Leo: Yeah, you just have to do the same ritual again. Piper: That requires a piece of Phoebe's hair, and I don't see Imara letting us get close enough to try. (Paige gets an idea.) Paige: No, but I think I might know somebody who can. (She turns and looks at Leo.) [Scene: Courthouse. Judge Hendrick's chambers] (Judge Thomas Hendricks is in his office when the door opens. "Phoebe" and Demon2 walk in.) Imara (AS Phoebe): Thomas Hendricks? Thomas Hendricks : Where'd you come from? Imara (AS Phoebe): Judge Thomas Hendricks? Thomas Hendricks : Who are you? Imara (AS Phoebe): Someone who doesn't want to work for your boss. Zankou? (Thomas Hendricks throws an energy dart at "Phoebe". She ducks and the dart blows up Demon2 standing behind her.) Imara (AS Phoebe): Damn, that was my favorite minion. (She turns and quickly throws the potion at the Judge. He explodes.) Imara (AS Phoebe): All right, who's next? (Suddenly, the door opens. A flash of white light enters the room. Mitchell Haines snips off a piece of "Phoebe's" hair.) Mitchell Haines: Thanks. (And with another burst of hyper speed, Mitchell is gone. The door shuts behind him.) [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Attic.] (Leo walks toward the potions table where Paige and Piper are working. Paige adds ingredients to the boiling pot while Piper looks over the spell.) (A bright light zooms in through the door and stops neat to Paige. It's Mitchell. He hands her the lock of hair.) Mitchell Haines: (panting) She's pretty pissed. Paige: (chuckles) Thanks. (Paige tosses the hair into the pot. The pot gives off a small explsin.) Paige: Whoo! (The smoke clears.) Piper: Wait. (Behind them, "Phoebe" shimmers into the room. Piper and Paige turn around.) Piper: Now. (They both start chanting.) Piper & Paige: (both) Lock of hair completes our goal, to help us reclaim our sister's soul, ("Phoebe" powers up a fireball and throws it at them. Without missing a bat, Piper raises her hand and blocks the fireball, exploding it in front of "Phoebe". "Phoebe" takes a step back landing on the floor with a thud.) Piper & Paige: (both) banish this demon, spare no pain, bring Phoebe back from the ghostly plane." (There's a small poof as Imara's soul is released from Phoebe's body. The black smoke rises up toward the ceiling.) (Phoebe's white soul quickly heads downward back into her own body. Phoebe looks up.) (With nowhere to go, Imara's soul lets out a painful cry as it sinks downward, disappearing into the floor.) (Phoebe scrambles to her feet.) Phoebe: Whoa. Ooh. Paige: Are you okay? Phoebe: (angry) No, I am not okay! How could you not know that thing was inside me? (Piper holds up the piece of paper with the spell on it, trying to block out Phoebe's anger.) Piper: Oh, don't start with me! (Phoebe notices Mitchell behind them.) Phoebe: Who's this guy? Paige: This is, um, my first charge. Mitchell. He saved you. (Phoebe turns and smiles at Mitchell.) Phoebe: Oh. Thank you. Mitchell Haines: Don't thank me. Thank my whitelighter. She saved me. Phoebe: (mumbles) He's cute. Piper & Paige: (both) She's back. [Scene: The Bay Mirror. Phoebe's office.] (Elise walks through the bullpen and heads to Phoebe's office. She puts the newspaper page on Phoebe's valise. Phoebe looks at it.) Phoebe: Ooh, do I even want to read this? Elise Rothman: Don't see why not, considering it's word for word what you wrote. Dr. Randall is no longer with the paper. Phoebe: Really? Did you fre him? Elise Rothman: He didn't leave me much choice. He, uh ... (chuckles) ... he claimed you came on to him. Phoebe: I did? Elise Rothman: Exactly. And that was just his first lie. He also said you told him he could do whatever he wanted to do with the column, that you didn't care one way or the other. Phoebe: (scoffs) Ugh. Well, he must have me confused with someone else. Elise Rothman: Which is exactly what I said when I kicked his butt out the door. Phoebe: That's fine by me. So are we going to be hiring someone else? Elise Rothman: I told legal we never had a problem with your column before, and until we do, back off. Phoebe: I appreciate that vote of confidence, Elise. But I've been thinking, and maybe my column could use a little bit more professional insight. Elise Rothman: How so? (Phoebe zips up her bag, grabs her things and heads out the door.) Phoebe: I'll let you know. I've gotta run it by my sisters first. (Phoebe leaves the office.) [Scene: P3] (Paige carries her drink over to where Piper's sitting.) Paige: Hey! How'd you fix this place up so fast? Paige: Potions? Spells? Piper: Even better. Husband. Paige: Ooh. Getting Leo to go back to work. Nothing says normal quite like that. And hey, we haven't had a demon attck all day. Piper: Well, hopefully the demon world took note of our rampage. Paige: I don't think klling Imara constitutes a rampage. Piper: No, but klling Imara, Daleek, and Benzor does. Paige: Okay, we didn't k*ll the last two. Piper: Yeah, but the demon world doesn't know that. Phoebe: No, they just think I did it. (Phoebe carries her bottled water and joins them.) Phoebe: Which is fine by me, actually. Piper: Me, too. (Phoebe sits down next to Piper.) Phoebe: Okay, so, you guys want to know what the real Phoebe's going to do next? Paige: What? Phoebe: I've decided that I'm going to go back to college. Piper: College? Again? Phoebe: Yeah. I think I want to get my graduate degree. This way, the paper'll get off my back, and I can actually get my professional credentials, and who knows? Maybe even be a better columnist. Piper: What happened to the woman who said her readers didn't care about credentials? Phoebe: Well, as a future psychologist, um, I can honestly say that I -- Paige: Was swimming in a big bag of denial? Phoebe: Yes, exactly. Piper: What about the shrink at work? Phoebe: I don't think he'll be a problem anymore. Paige: Well, girls, unfortunately, I think Inspector Sheridan is going to be a problem. Phoebe: Wait, she's on our case again? Paige: And how. [Scene. San Francisco Police Department. Office] (Inspector Sheridan is sitting at her desk looking through a file marked, "HALLIWELL". There's a light knock at the door and Inspector Ryan steps into the office.) Inspector Ryan : Did you hear about Judge Hendricks? Inspector Sheridan: No, what? (Inspector Ryan puts his jacket on.) Inspector Ryan : He disappeared, too. Must be an epidemic. Inspector Sheridan: Yeah, must be. Inspector Ryan : If you need a hand with the Councilman's case, just let me know. Inspector Sheridan: No, it's all right. I got it. (Inspector Ryan nods and leaves. He closes the door behind him.) (Sheridan opens another file and continues reading.)	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x19 - Freaky Phoebe"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Henry Alonso Myers Transcribed by: Janelle Hackbarth Season 7, Episode 20 Episode Number: 154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor, Attic. Paige is making a potion. There's a small explsin. The phones are also on the table.] Paige: Ah, damn it! (Piper enters.) Piper: Shh! Keep it down. I just got Chris to sleep. Paige: Well, if you were here to help me, you know, that would maybe help. Piper: Yes, and I will do that, but first I need to make sure Wyatt's okay at preschool. Have you seen the phone? Paige: Preschool? Don't you mean magic school? Piper: No, I mean preschool. We enrolled him last week, remember? Paige: You didn't tell me that. Did you? Piper: Yes, and you said you were worried about him using magic in public. Paige: Oh. And what'd you say? Piper: I said I was worried about him having a normal life. Paige: Huh. All right. Cool. I'm all up to speed now. It's just with these charges and these demons attacking, eh, I'm a little scattered. (Paige adds something in the potion.) Piper: And that's different how exactly? Paige: I just don't know why the Elders couldn't see fit to give me a local witch instead of a New Zealand witch. Piper: I don't know, but I need the phone. (She sees the phones.) Paige: No! No. No using the phone. Piper: Why are all the handsets up here? Paige: Because I am trying to prevent a demon attck. Piper: What? Paige: Look, all the attcks have been different, right? And all the demons have had different powers. The one thing I've noticed is that every time a phone rings, a demon attcks. Piper: No, they don't. Phoebe called earlier and nothing happened. Paige: Really? (The Elders jingle. She groans.) Stop the jingling, already. I'll be there as soon as I can. Charges. (The phone rings. Demon shimmers in and throws an energy ball. They duck. Piper tries to blow up the demon, but he falls to the floor. Paige throws a potion at the demon. Nothing. Demon creates another energy ball.) Piper! (Piper blows him up.) Piper: You might be right about that phone thing. Opening Credits [Scene: Manor, Attic. Piper hangs up the phone.] Piper: That was Wyatt's preschool. I wonder what they wanted. Paige: Well, I am more interested in these demons and what they wanted and try to figure out how to vanquish them. Piper: It just doesn't sound right. Why would demons attck when the phone rings? Paige: And they're all different demons, remember? The last one even looked kind of human. Better add some mandrake root in case they're shape shifters. Piper: Wait, the last attck happened when the preschool called, too, didn't it? Paige: Yeah, I think you're right. Do you think Wyatt is creating these demons? Piper: That's ridiculous. Paige: Well, he created the dragons. Piper: One! One lousy dragon. You're gonna hold it against him for his entire life. (Phoebe enters.) Phoebe: Oh, no. Let me guess, another demon attck? Paige: Or Wyatt's acting up again. Piper: Or Paige is overreacting again. Paige: Wyatt has been isolating himself at preschool and only talking to himself. Piper: Who said he's only talking to himself? Paige: (sing song) I heard the message. Phoebe: That's odd. Piper: No, it's not odd. Just because he's talking to himself does not mean he's creating demons. Phoebe: Except he's kind of quiet around home. Piper: So? Phoebe: So Wyatt's in his second stage of development. I mean, his sense of language should be maturing. Which means he should be talking to other people, not just himself. Piper: I'm very sorry you went back to college. Phoebe: I know, but it's really helping with my column. And that has absolutely nothing to do with why Wyatt is creating demons. Piper: He's not creating demons! Phoebe: Well, let's see. Maybe it's a reaction to preschool. Some kind of Freudian transference or something? Piper: Mumbo-jumbo! Phoebe: Look, all I'm saying is, if he's talking to himself, the problems may be normal, not magical. Piper: Normal problems like what? (Phoebe shakes her head.) Phoebe: I have no idea. It could be anything. (She sighs.) I could ask my professor. She's the expert. Piper: But I… Phoebe: Be back soon! (She leaves. Piper picks up the phone.) Paige: Hey, what are you doing? Put the phone down. Piper: I have to call the preschool. Paige: Well, then use your cell phone. (She takes the phone from Piper.) [Scene: Preschool. A teacher steps out of the room. Leo walks over.] Leo: Ms. Henderson, hey. I came as soon as I could. Ms. Henderson: Leo, what are you doing here? Leo: Well, you called about Wyatt, right? Ms. Henderson: Yeah. But I said it was nothing to worry about. I thought I made that clear. Leo: Well, I was in the area. Is he all right? Ms. Henderson: He's just talking to himself. I mean, I wouldn't have even bothered calling if your wife hadn't asked me to. Leo: She's very protective. He's-he's a special kid. Ms. Henderson: Oh, they're all special, Leo. Leo: Right, but he has special needs. Ms. Henderson: Special needs? You never said Wyatt was a special needs child. Leo: Not like that. He's, um, gifted. Ms. Henderson: First child? Leo: Is it that obvious? Ms. Henderson: Do you want to see him? Leo: Please. (They enter the classroom. Wyatt is sitting with a teddy bear by himself.) Ms. Henderson: Oh, there he is. Leo: Oh, um, how long has he been doing that…talking to himself? Ms. Henderson: Oh, I don't know. On and off since he first started coming here, I guess. Leo: Oh, and, uh, is that normal? Ms. Henderson: Normal? No. But I don't think you should be alarmed. He's just playing by himself. Lots of kids do that. Leo: Mm-hmm. (Vicus is in front of Wyatt. He laughs.) Vicus: I really like our conversations, Wyatt. But you know I'm a secret, right? Nobody else can see me. Ms. Henderson: You're just not used to letting him go during the day. Happens to lots of first-time parents. Leo: It's more complicated. Ms. Henderson: I see this every day. Trust me, it's not. Leo: You know, he wasn't feeling very well this morning. Maybe I should just take him home, you know, just-just to be safe. Ms. Henderson: Uh, well, okay, if you really think that's best. Vicus: Now we won't be able to talk much longer... Leo: Thanks. Vicus: But don't worry, I'll be back. I promise. (Leo crouches in front of Wyatt.) Leo: Okay, buddy, come on. Are you ready? Let's go home, okay? (Vicus stands up. Leo picks Wyatt up and walks away.) Vicus: See you soon, Wyatt. I want to hear more about that special teddy bear. Leo: (to Ms. Henderson) See you later. (They leave. Vicus disappears.) [Scene: Underworld. Vicus' Lair. Vicus appears. A demon comes to him.] Demon: Vicus. I was getting worried. Vicus: You failed me. Demon: We didn't fail. We've been distracting the witches for you, dying relentlessly. Vicus: But you haven't sustained the distractions. The father took the boy from school, just as I was starting to make some progress. Demon: What? Forget him. We don't need his powers. Dealing with the Charmed Ones is too dangerous anyway. Vicus: Do you think you know how to do this better than I do, Hugo? Hugo: That's not what I'm saying. You've been working at this for, what, three weeks now? We're risking everything here, and for what? Vicus: For us. To add his power to yours, to the Collective. Now, didn't I risk everything nurturing the evil within you, Hugo, just as I did with all the others? Hugo: Yes, of course you did, but… Vicus: Then you must trust me. See, this Wyatt will grow to become one of the most powerful witches to ever walk the earth. It's better he walk with us than against us. Hugo: I just worry. Vicus: Don't. I realize that I only have a small window at this age in which to change him, but I am close. Very close. [Scene: College. Phoebe runs up to a female professor.] Phoebe: Um, Professor Slotkin? Professor Slotkin: Sorry, Ms. Halliwell. I don't have time to discuss your paper topic right now. Phoebe: No, no, it's not about the paper, it's actually personal. Professor Slotkin: Oh? Phoebe: Yeah. It's about my nephew. He's two and a half, and he's just going through some stuff, and I was kind of hoping you could help me understand it. Professor Slotkin: Terrible twos? Phoebe: Well, I think it started out as that, and now it's just…well, at preschool he talks to himself, and then at home he doesn't talk to anybody. Professor Slotkin: Well, perhaps he has an imaginary friend. Although, he's a little early for that developmentally. Phoebe: Well, he's very advanced for his age. And if it was an imaginary friend, is that necessarily a bad thing? Professor Slotkin: Freud used to think it was a sign of immature thinking. Of course, nowadays we know that kids create imaginary friends for lots of reasons: Companionship, conflict resolution, sometimes as a coping mechanism. Phoebe: Let me write this down. Professor Slotkin: Oh, and that's Slotkin with an "S". You were planning on giving me credit. Phoebe: I'm sorry, what? Professor Slotkin: Well, last week we discussed Lorenz's Theory of imprinting in class, and this week I read about him in your column. I imagine we're discussing next week's content now. Phoebe: No, no. This is actually about my nephew. Professor Slotkin: Please, we both know why you're taking my class. Phoebe: I'm taking your class to be a better columnist and to understand human behavior. Professor Slotkin: I've spent years studying and teaching psychology, Ms. Halliwell, dedicated my life to it. But I'll be damned if I'm just gonna let you poach my class to steal a sound bite or two for your column. Phoebe: No, but I… Professor Slotkin: You want to learn about imaginary friends? Do the research. I look forward to reading your paper on it. (She leaves.) [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Leo and Piper are sitting at the table while Wyatt plays with his teddy bear.] Leo: The truth is we don't know if it's a problem or not. Piper: Well, that's what has me worried. Leo: You know, maybe putting him in a normal school wasn't such a good idea. Piper: But we agreed it was a good idea. And when we did that we knew there was gonna be some road bumps like this. Leo: Okay, well, the problem is we don't know if the road bumps are magical or just a normal part of development. Piper: I wish we could just ask him. Leo: Okay, well, I think we're a few years away from him giving you an answer. Piper: Well, especially if he just keeps talking to himself. (Paige orbs in with a mask.) Whoa! (Paige puts the mask down.) Paige: Exactly. Okay, I like the Maori people, but, uh, I'm pretty okay if I don't see them again. (She sighs.) I think I found out something about who's been attacking us. Piper: Leo, would you take Wyatt upstairs so he doesn't hear the demon talk? (Leo picks up Wyatt.) Leo: Okay, buddy, let's go upstairs. Take your Wuvey with you. Paige: Anyway, as I was saying… (Leo and Wyatt leave.) I've been searching through the library at magic school, and I think I found something out about these demons. Piper: And? Paige: And it seems as if their various offensive powers are traditionally associated with good magic. Piper: Good magic? I thought these guys were supposed to be demons. Paige: Yeah, thought so, too. But it goes to kind of support the theory that Wyatt's creating them. Piper: Oh, for crying out loud! Paige: I'm just saying. (The phone rings.) Piper: Oh, this is ridiculous. We can't live like this. It's crazy. (She goes to the desk.) Paige: Where you going? (Piper takes out a notepad and pen.) Piper: I'm going to figure out if Wyatt is behind this once and for all. [Scene: Wyatt's bedroom. Leo puts Wyatt down in his bed.] Leo: Ohh, big guy. You okay, buddy? (Wyatt's silent. Leo goes over to Chris in his crib. Vicus is by Wyatt.) Vicus: Hey, Wyatt. I promised I'd be back, didn't I? (Wyatt smiles.) Wyatt: Yeah. Leo: Wyatt? (He walks over to him. Vicus puts a finger over his lips.) Vicus: Shh! Remember... I'm a secret, right? (Wyatt smiles and laughs.) Hey, I really like your teddy bear. Maybe you'll let me hold him someday, huh? I've got a great surprise for both of you. (Wyatt smiles and laughs.) [Cut to Conservatory. Piper is writing a spell.] Piper: sh*t. What rhymes with communicate? Paige: Are you sure this is a good idea? Piper: Of course I'm sure. Paige: But what about the whole personal gain thing? Piper: Wyatt created a demon who kidnapped him and a dragon that nearly destroyed the city. I'm not really worried about personal gain. (Paige sighs.) Paige: I know. I guess just cause I'm Whitelighter now, have to think of these things, right? Piper: Besides, we're casting it on ourselves so we can try to understand what he's not telling us. So if I switch this and I leave that... okay. "Help this mother and understand The thoughts inside her little man Though his mouth be quiet. Let us hear his inner Wyatt." (A young man appears in white orbs.) Young Man: Mom? It's me... Wyatt. (Piper's jaw drops. Future Wyatt smiles.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor, Conservatory. Future Wyatt hugs Piper.] Future Wyatt: Wow! Mom, look at you! You look great! Piper: Right. Okay. Future Wyatt: Looks like you're as surprised to see me as I am to be back. Piper: Yeah. Paige: Back from where? Future Wyatt: The future. (Piper groans.) Piper: Oh, no! No, no, no! We wanted to communicate with you—I mean the younger you, the two and a half year-old you. Future Wyatt: Well, if there's one thing you guys taught me, magic may work in mysterious ways, but it always works. Paige: Where'd you hear that? That's nice. Future Wyatt: I'm surprised to hear you ask. In the future you're always telling me that. Paige: Oh! Well, that's the future me. I'm me now who clearly doesn't have those kind of brilliant thoughts. Future Wyatt: Right. Look, all I'm saying is if your spell brought me here, there's gotta be a good reason. Piper: Well, I don't know. Do you remember anything about what you were going through when you were 2 ½? Future Wyatt: No, not really. Piper: So then we're still looking for that reason. Future Wyatt: But still this is a fantastic opportunity that magic's brought us. I mean, for me to see the past and for you guys to learn about the future. (He starts looking around the manor.) Piper: Oh, no, no. No, no, no. We don't want to know anything about the future. We don't want to risk changing it again. Future Wyatt: Again? Paige: Don't ask. Future Wyatt: Okay. But until we find out why magic brought me back, we could at least try and enjoy the moment, right? Piper: How did you become such an optimist? Future Wyatt: From you, mom. (Future Wyatt walks away. Paige scoffs a laugh and nudges Piper.) Paige: You must've turned over a new leaf in the future. Piper: Don't count on it. So that doesn't help us with our Wyatt. (Paige nods.) Paige: No. (The front door opens and closes.) Phoebe: Piper, you home? (She rushes over.) Okay, the professor gave me some information that I think will be useful—who is he? Future Wyatt: Aunt Phoebe, it's me! Wyatt! Phoebe: Wy-what? (He hugs her.) Oh! Future Wyatt: This is so amazing! Phoebe: What, did a spell backfire? Paige: How'd you guess? Phoebe: Yeah. Piper: Yeah, well, you know. What did your professor say? Phoebe: Well, she said that he probably was talking to an imaginary friend. I mean not-not you. You know, the other you when you were…this is gonna be so confusing. Future Wyatt: You'll get used to it. Paige: Okay, imaginary friends. Ring any bells for you? Future Wyatt: I'm afraid not. Phoebe: She also said that he's a little young for an imaginary friend. Again, not you, just… Future Wyatt: I got it. Phoebe: Right. (The Elders' jingling. Paige groans and speaks another language.) Paige: Sorry. Phoebe: What language is that? Future Wyatt: Maori. Your New Zealand charge, right? I remember hearing about him. Paige: Yes, well, he can wait, because I think this is a little bit more important. Future Wyatt: I thought you said there was nothing more important than your charges? Paige: Look, mister, I'm pulling double duty here, okay? So no guilt from the future for me. Piper: Okay, you know what? Can we focus on helping him, please? Future Wyatt: Look, all I'm saying is that ‘someone' always told me that Whitelighters are the glue that keeps the magic world working. Phoebe: Oh, Paige told you that? (Piper smiles.) Paige: Don't be so surprised. Do I ever have a life in the future? Future Wyatt: You should go, really. We'll figure this out. (Paige says something in Maroi and orbs out.) Future Wyatt: Okay. So you guys cast a spell to communicate with me, right? So let's go talk to me. (Future Wyatt heads upstairs.) [Cut to upstairs hallway. Leo is carrying Chris. Future Wyatt turns the corner.] Future Wyatt: Dad! Hey, look at you! You have haven't changed a bit! Maybe a little less gray and few pounds lighter. Leo: What? Phoebe: Future son. Future Wyatt: Hey, is this Chris? Oh, my gosh! He's so small. Hey, little brother. Is this before of after he swallowed the marble? Piper: Marble? What marble? Phoebe: Easy on the future information. Future Wyatt: Of course, you're right. Piper: No, but really, what marble? Leo: You want to explain what's going on? Future Wyatt: Apparently they brought me here to figure out what's wrong with me. Is that still my room? (He points and leaves.) Leo: Explain. [Cut to Wyatt's bedroom. Vicus is talking to Wyatt.] Vicus: If you let me see Mr. Bear, I will give him right back, I promise. (Future Wyatt enters.) Future Wyatt: Hey, don't I know you? (Vicus stands up.) You look familiar. Vicus: Wait. You can see me? Future Wyatt: What do you mean? Of course I can. Piper: Wyatt? (Vicus disappears.) Who are you talking to? (Piper, Phoebe, and Leo enter.) What's going on? Future Wyatt: That man, you didn't see him? Phoebe: See who? Future Wyatt: He was just there talking to…me. Leo: Me? What, do you mean you or him? Future Wyatt: Both. [Scene: Underworld, Vicus' lair. Vicus and Hugo are talking.] Vicus: The boy was just starting to trust me. He was about to give me the bear. Where did this other witch come from? Hugo: What other witch? Vicus: The one who saw me. Now how is that possible? Hugo: It doesn't matter. They know you now. I told you this was going to be too dangerous. Vicus: I made it so that only Wyatt could see me. Hugo: Well, then they must've found a way through your powers. Vicus: No. No, this witch who saw me seemed surprised. But still, he thought he knew me. And his name was Wyatt, too. We may have an opportunity here. Hugo: I don't follow. Vicus: Don't you see? If I made it so that only Wyatt can see me, then that means this other witch must be Wyatt, too. They conjured him from the future. An older Wyatt, a good Wyatt. Hugo: But doesn't that make it worse? If this future Wyatt is good, then that means you never infect the boy. (Vicus begins to leave.) Vicus: Gather the collective. We need to attck now. Distract the sisters with everything you've got. Hugo: What do you plan to do? Vicus: I'm gonna get the boy to give me that bear. With it, I'll finally turn him, and then I'll watch the future change before my very eyes. (Vicus disappears.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor, Attic. Piper enters and goes to the Book of Shadows. Phoebe and Future Wyatt follow.] Piper: I know a demon when I see one, and that was a demon. Future Wyatt: But you didn't actually see him. Piper: Well, okay. Some creepy, invisible guy standing over my son, I'd say that's a demon. Future Wyatt: I know how it sounds, mom. But I'm telling you. It just didn't seem like a demon. It wasn't thrat at all. Phoebe: Maybe it was an imaginary friend. Piper: No. Imaginary friends are imaginary, hence, the name. Plus, you said he's too young to have an imaginary friend, remember? He's two. Future Wyatt: Actually, I'm 25. But I-I know what you mean. Piper: Look, you just…you don't have any idea how much we've already been through just to make sure that you turn out okay. Future Wyatt: Mom, I know exactly what you went through, and it's all gonna work out. The fact that I'm standing here in front of you right now happy and healthy should tell you that. Piper: Okay, fine. Then you won't mind IDing the demon so we can keep you happy and healthy. (Future Wyatt is about to argue.) Don't make me ground you. Future Wyatt: All right. (He walks over to the Book.) Phoebe: So…just out of curiosity, uh, do you have any cousins in the future? Piper: (to Wyatt) No. Don't answer that. Nice try. Future Wyatt: Wait a sec. I think you're right. He is a demon. Piper: "Vicus is a demon who prays on children turning them down the path of evil." (Hugo and two demons shimmer in. He has a whip and cracks it at the book. Piper dives to the side and the stand explodes. Female demon throws a glass orb at Phoebe and Future Wyatt. They duck.) [Cut to kitchen. Leo is feeding Chris. He hears the fight.] Leo: Okay. (He puts Chris in the playpen.) Okay, buddy. Daddy's gotta go check on mommy, okay? I'll be right back. (To Wyatt) All right. You stay here, okay? (He leaves. Vicus appears.) Vicus: I'll never leave you, Wyatt. I'll always be here. I promise. Now show me that you believe me. Let me see your teddy bear just for a second. Then I'll give you both a big surprise. (Wyatt hugs his teddy bear.) [Cut to dining room. Leo lingers by the stairs.] [Cut to attic. Piper hides behind a bookshelf. She spots female demon running and tries to blow her up, but she falls on the couch. Hugo cracks the whip around Piper's ankles and pulls her down. Phoebe hides behind a table and sees an energy ball thrown at her. The table explodes and Future Wyatt steps out.] Future Wyatt: (powerful) Enough! (The demons stop.) Leave my family alone. (He raises his hand and a power sweeps the room, turning the demons to ash.) Leo: Everything all right up there? Piper: Oh yeah. We're fine. [Cut to kitchen. Leo sees Wyatt's teddy bear floating.] Leo: Wyatt, what's going on? Piper! (Vicus has the teddy bear.) Vicus: Good. (He waves his hand over it. It glows red.) Leo: Don't touch it. (Wyatt takes the teddy bear. Future Wyatt orbs in.) Future Wyatt: Dad, what happened? (He changes to evil Wyatt. Vicus smiles. Piper and Phoebe enter.) Piper: Wyatt, what happened to you? Future Wyatt: (To Vicus) Who are you? Phoebe: Who's who? Piper: Who's he talking to? Leo: The demon. Vicus: Follow me. (Vicus vanishes. Future Wyatt orbs out.) [Scene: Underworld, Vicus' lair. Future Wyatt and Vicus are there.] Future Wyatt: Ah. I just feel so free. I can't believe I spent a whole other lifetime weighed down by the repressive morality by all that good. Vicus: Well, I'd like to give that feeling to more good witches…with your help. Future Wyatt: One thing I don't understand, though, is why do you hole yourselves up in this dank lair? It's so depressing. Vicus: Perhaps. But it's safer. Down here, good doesn't dare attck us. Future Wyatt: Yeah, well, the future of evil is above ground. Trust me. We shouldn't be hiding when we have the power to take their world if we wanted. Vicus: There'll be plenty of time for conquering later. For now, there's still the matter of your family. They'll want to change you back. Future Wyatt: I know. I also know that soon they'll find a way to scry for our location. Vicus: Then we must attck them before they do. Future Wyatt: No. We want them to find us. I know them all too well. It's too risky to fight them at the manor. But here, we'll have the advantage. Because we'll be waiting for them. Vicus: You would kll your own family? Future Wyatt: Watch me. Commercial Break [Scene: Manor, Kitchen.] Piper: Are you telling me that our child is evil again? Leo: Look, all I'm saying is that however he changed future Wyatt, it started with the bear, okay? He cursed it somehow. He-he made it glow. Phoebe: Okay, then we need to get that bear away from him. Can I have this? (She takes the bear.) Thank you. Okay. (Little Wyatt orbs the bear back.) Piper: Phoebe, don't make him angry. Leo: Look, we need to act fast, okay? We need to find a way to reverse the curse before future Wyatt does something evil. I think we should take him to magic school. I think he'd be safer there. (He removes the high chair table.) Phoebe: That's a good idea, and take the book with you. There may be something in there that can help. Piper: What are you gonna do? Phoebe: I'm gonna get Paige and see if we can find Vicus. Maybe if we vanquish him, all of this will go away. (Leo picks Wyatt up.) Piper: And if neither one of those works? Phoebe: Then we're screwed. (She leaves.) Paige! [Scene: Manor, Attic. Phoebe scoops up some demon ash and puts it in a small bowl table. Paige is making a potion.] Phoebe: Luckily, we have enough demon ash that we should be able to scry for Vicus' lair. (She dips the crystal in the ash.) Paige: Yeah. I wish I was a little bit more confident in this potion. Phoebe: What do you mean? Paige: It's fine for the demon. But what about Wyatt? Phoebe: Well, we're not gonna fight Wyatt. (She starts scrying.) Paige: But we might not have a choice. Because he's on the demon's side. Phoebe: I don't think he'd try to kll us. Paige: And how can you be so sure? (Phoebe sighs.) Phoebe: I can't. But you know what? If Piper can't change Wyatt back, then we're gonna have to vanquish the demon and hope that that does it. Paige: And of course, we have the added problem of not even being able to see the demon. Only Wyatt can see Vicus. Phoebe: We're just gonna have to bring a lot of vials. Paige: And what, just throw them everywhere and hope we ht something? Phoebe: Yeah. You have a better idea? Paige: Normally, yes. But sadly, this time, no. (The crystal hits.) Phoebe: Oh. I got him. Okay, better start filling those vials. (Paige nods.) [Scene: Magic School. Leo enters with a cart full of books. Piper sits at a table with Wyatt, who's playing with his toys. Piper reaches for the bear.] Piper: Oh, thank you. (Wyatt pulls the bear away.) Sweetie, why don't you let mommy see the bear? Come on, why do you want that silly bear anyway? Look it. Come on. Leo: I don't think you're gonna convince him like that. Piper: I just don't get it. I mean…he seems as sweet as ever. (Piper smiles at Wyatt.) Leo: Of course, he does. (Piper gets up.) Piper: So can you tell me how this boy turns into the future of all evil? Leo: It's not us as parents. Piper: Yeah, you can say that as much as you want. But it's gotta be. (Leo picks up a book.) Leo: No, I-I found a reference on cursed objects changing children in incremental degrees over time. Piper: He's two. How much could he really have changed? Leo: Not much. But if he keeps in this direction, the next 25 years, he can be pretty far off path. He will become the young man we saw. Piper: This is ridiculous. (She and Leo sit.) I mean, if it's all use of that stupid bear, then there's gotta be a magical way around it. A way to change it. A way to change him. Leo: Right. Of course. Piper: Right. Of course. But what? (Leo sighs.) Leo: It's…just that curses are difficult. Often times, it's how it came about that's more important than the magic itself. Piper: Okay, well, we'll figure out the why later. But right now, we need to fix this. [Scene: Underworld, Vicus' lair. Future Wyatt has his eyes closed.] Vicus: How much longer are we going to wait? Future Wyatt: Patience. Scrying takes time. And there's the vanquishing potion that'll keep my aunts busy for at least an hour. Vicus: Vanquishing potion? You never said anything about that. Future Wyatt: What? Do you expect they're just gonna show up empty handed? Come on. It's not gonna be that easy. Vicus: I don't like this. Future Wyatt: Stop worrying. The rest of the collective is just a shimmer away. And besides, my aunts won't be able to see you when you're cloaked. (He smiles.) Wait. They're coming. (Paige and Phoebe orb in.) Have any trouble finding the place? Phoebe: Where's Vicus? Future Wyatt: Around. But you should be worried about me. Paige: Look, we just wanna help you. Future Wyatt: What makes you think I want your help? Phoebe: Because we know you, and we know you're good. Future Wyatt: That's a lot of potions you got there. I thought you thought I was good. Phoebe: These are for Vicus. As soon as we get rid of him, all of this will be over. Future Wyatt: Good luck finding him. (Paige nods. They start throwing potions. Vicus smiles.) Man, you girls are way off. Phoebe: We have lots more potions. Future Wyatt: Maybe I can help you out. (He makes Vicus visible.) Vicus: What are you doing? Future Wyatt: Making a point. (To his aunts) Go ahead, vanquish him. Vicus: What? (Paige vanquishes him.) Future Wyatt: So you thought you'd change me back, did you? Phoebe: Why didn't that work? Future Wyatt: Because I'm not under any spell. And you can't just change me back by simply vanquishing Vicus. He still got to me. And this is how evil grows over the years. But first, this should keep you busy for a while. (He summons demons. They surround the girls.) These are the ones that klled Vicus. Have fun. (He's about to go.) Oh, and… (He telekinetically throws Phoebe away.) No orbing, Aunt Paige.. (He orbs out.) [Scene: Magic School. Wyatt still plays with his toys.] Leo: Try it. Piper: "Evil taints what was once held dear, Remove this curse away from here." Leo: Well, I guess we'll just try another one. Piper: It's not gonna work, just like the last fifteen spells didn't work. Nothing's gonna change that damn bear. Leo: Well, we can't just give up. Piper: What if it's not just the bear? What if the problem is Wyatt? Leo: You can't think like that, Piper. Piper: Why not? I mean, we try and make the right decisions, and we try and keep him away from bad influences. But ultimately, he's his own person. We can't control him forever. Leo: And we shouldn't try. (She sighs.) Look, all you can do is try to be a good influence on him. Piper: And then a demon comes in right under our noses and changes him completely. Leo: Okay, well, we knew something was wrong with Wyatt earlier. We sensed it. We tried to do something about it. That's the best you can hope for as a parent. Piper: Or we can try another spell. Leo: You know, maybe that's the problem. We're just trying another spell. Piper: So? Leo: So why didn't the demon do that? He didn't just appear today. I mean, what kept him from taking the bear and cursing it if it was that simple? Piper: I don't know. Leo: You know, maybe because he needed something else from Wyatt…and not just the bear. But his trust. (Future Wyatt appears.) Future Wyatt: Mom. Dad. Piper: How'd he get in here? Future Wyatt: I'm still a Halliwell, aren't I? I always hated this place. Leo: What do you want? Future Wyatt: What do you think I want? Young me, to make sure you don't screw me up again trying to turn me good. Piper: Well, I hate to break it to you. But you don't really have a choice in that matter. Future Wyatt: What are you gonna do, mom? kll me in order to protect me? Piper: It's a thought. Future Wyatt: You always said spanking was barbaric. (Piper throws out her hands and sends him flying across the room.) Ouch. That hurt. (He stands up.) Seriously never had you pegged as the type of parent who'd ht your kids. (He orbs across the room.) Piper: You stay away from him. Future Wyatt: Should I stay away from this, too? Leo: You can't touch it. Future Wyatt: Why not? It's my magical inheritance, isn't it? (He tries to touch it, but it resists him.) Leo: You're evil now. (Future Wyatt orbs Wyatt to him.) Piper: Let go of him. (Future Wyatt kneels down.) Future Wyatt: Don't wait up for me. (They orb out.) Commercial Break [Scene: Manor, Conservatory. Leo helps bandage Phoebe. Paige paces the floor.] Phoebe: We were lucky to get out of there alive. Ow! Leo: Sorry. Paige: We weren't lucky. Wyatt wanted us distracted for long enough to grab Wyatt. (Piper is scrying.) Piper: So now that he has him, what is he gonna do with him? Leo: He wants to take him back to the future so we can't change them both back to good. That's why he wanted the Book of Shadows. Phoebe: He's gonna figure out a way to get that Book. My nephew is very resourceful. (The crystal drops.) Piper: Found him. Let's go. Leo: Whoa. You can't just go right to him. He's gonna be expecting that. Piper: So? I can't just sit here and let my son corrupt himself. Phoebe: Yeah, but that was way too easy. It's gotta be a trap. Paige: Well, whatever we do, we have to be smart about it. Cause Wyatt is very powerful, and we're gonna get one sht at this. Phoebe: Well, we know what his next move is gonna be. He's gonna go after the book. So maybe we should set a trap for him. Leo: Well, he's not gonna attck you guys here. He doesn't want to have to fight you. Piper: But you said if we go to him, he'll be expecting it. Leo: He will, which is why I agree with Phoebe. We should set a trap. Only I'll be the one waiting for him, not you. Piper: Leo, you don't have any powers to fight him with. Leo: Which is why he won't sense me as a thrat. Any one of you guys are here, he's not gonna show up. Paige: Fine. So you get him here. What exactly are you gonna do? Leo: Well, the demon needed Wyatt to trust him, right, to hand over the bear willingly? I just need him to give it back. Piper: Leo, I... Leo: Look, I may not have any powers, but I'm not powerless. I'm his father. He's not gonna hurt me. Phoebe: No? Ever read Hamlet? Leo: Hamlet klled his stepfather. Phoebe: Close enough. Freud says that according… Piper: Woman, can it! Leo: Look, it's the only way it can happen, Piper. You know it. (Piper sighs.) Paige: All right. Well, any sign of trouble, you call, all right? Cause we're just an orb away. (Leo nods. Piper stands up.) Piper: Be careful. Leo: I will be. (They orb out. Leo picks up the book.) [Scene: Manor, Attic. Future Wyatt orbs in with Wyatt.] Future Wyatt: You see that book over there? I want you to bring it to me. Understand? (Wyatt goes. Leo steps over.) Come on, dad. You don't even have any powers. Leo: That's right. I don't. Future Wyatt: So what are you gonna do? Take away my car keys? Leo: I don't need to do anything. You're gonna stop yourself. Future Wyatt: That's what I always loved about you, dad. Such a boundless optimist. Leo: I know you. I'm your father. And I know you still have good in your heart. Future Wyatt: Now your optimism just sounds pathetic. (Leo chuckles.) Leo: You know how I know that? Because this child right here still has good in his soul. Isn't that right, Wyatt? Future Wyatt: Get the book, Wyatt. Now. (Leo kneels down.) Leo: Okay, you don't have to Wyatt. You can come over here to me if you want. Future Wyatt: Dad, seriously, I don't want to have to hurt you, but if you get in my way… Leo: I don't believe that. You mind if I come over there for a second, Wyatt? (He moves closer.) Future Wyatt: Stay away from him. Leo: Is this your Wuvey? Could I see him, please? Future Wyatt: Get away from him now, or I'll kll you. (Leo stands up.) Leo: I don't think you will. Future Wyatt: I told you to stop. Leo: Look, I was there when you were born, Wyatt. I gave up my powers for you. I tried to change the world for you…and I would do it again in a heartbeat. You know why? Because I'm your father. Future Wyatt: Stop it. Leo: You want to kll me? Go ahead. I gave up my life for you before. Future Wyatt: Dad, please… Leo: Look, I love you. Do you understand what that means? (Future Wyatt closes his eyes. Leo bends down.) Wyatt, can I see Wuvey just for one second? I promise I'll give him back to you. You can trust me. (Future Wyatt opens his eyes. Wyatt gives Leo his teddy bear. It glows gold.) Thank you. (He gives Wyatt the teddy bear. Future Wyatt turns to good. Leo stands up.) Future Wyatt: Dad? What did you…what happened? (Leo hugs Future Wyatt.) [Scene: Berkley. Professor Slotkin comes to Phoebe.] Professor Slotkin: Ms. Halliwell. Got a moment? Phoebe: Yeah. Professor Slotkin: I had a chance to look over your paper on childhood imaginary friends. Phoebe: Yeah. And let me guess. You found it to be a shallow, pop psych examination on the subject? Professor Slotkin: Hardly. (She gives Phoebe her paper.) Phoebe: An a-minus? Wow. Really? Professor Slotkin: Well, your use of Kolberg's moral stages was a bit of a stretch, but overall, quite insightful. Phoebe: Thanks. Professor Slotkin: I especially liked your supposition that the impact of an imaginary friend can actually last well into adulthood. I found that fascinating. Phoebe: So do I. Uh, I have to go. I have to go home and see my nephew off. Professor Slotkin: Off? I thought you said he was two. Phoebe: No. This is a different nephew. Actually, he's older, and he lives really far away. But I'm late. Professor Slotkin: Um, before you go, I-I just wanted to apologize. I prejudged you as a fraud, and you are clearly anything but. I look forward to reading your next paper. And to your next column. Phoebe: Thanks. (They shake hands.) Professor Slotkin: You're welcome. (Phoebe leaves.) [Scene: Manor, Conservatory. Phoebe plays with Wyatt while Piper paces. Leo stands next to Future Wyatt.] Piper: Please tell me Paige is more punctual in the future. Future Wyatt: I thought you didn't want any knowledge of the future. Piper: Well, a little wouldn't hurt. Leo: Piper. Piper: What? It's not gonna change anything, aside from my being constantly irritated. (Paige orbs in and speaks Maori.) Paige: (in English) That's sorry in Maori. Do I ever get the hang of this in the future? (He laughs.) What? What's so funny? Future Wyatt: Nothing. It's just…who do you think teaches me to be a Whitelighter? Paige: Me? Future Wyatt: Well, I guess I better get going. Not that it matters with time travel and all, but…just to be safe. Aunt Paige? Thanks for everything you're about to do for me. (He hugs Paige.) Paige: Oh, well, you're welcome, I think. Future Wyatt: Dad… (They shake hands.) Thanks for not giving up on me. (They hug.) Leo: You can count on it. Future Wyatt: Aunt Phoebe, I think you should hold onto that imaginary friend's paper of yours. Phoebe: Why? Future Wyatt: For my little cousin. (He hugs Phoebe.) Phoebe: Mm... bye. Future Wyatt: Bye. (To Piper) Don't worry about me so much, okay, mom? Piper: Sorry. That's the one thing that won't change. (He kisses her cheek and hugs her.) Future Wyatt: I'll see you. Piper: See you. (Future Wyatt steps away.) "A son in the future, a son in the past Seeing anew what once has passed Return him now to whence he came Right when he left, all now the same." (Future Wyatt disappears in a swirl of lights.) Wyatt: Bye. Wyatt. Look. (He picks up the red plastic fre truck.) f*re truck. (Leo smiles. They go to him.)	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x20 - Imaginary Friends"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Curtis Kheel Season 7, Episode 21 Episode: 155 [Scene: Campus college. Parking garage.] (Tim is changing Phoebe's car tire.) Tim Cross: Can you hand me the tire iron? (Phoebe picks up a piece and hands it to him.) Phoebe: Uh, yeah, sure. Here. (He turns and looks at it.) Tim Cross: That's a lug bolt. Phoebe: Oh. (Phoebe laughs. Tim reaches for the tire iron.) Tim Cross: That's all right, I got it. (He starts changing the tire.) Phoebe: That's a tire iron, huh? Well, I really appreciate you doing this for me. I mean, I probably could've just called a tow truck, you know? Tim Cross: It's no problem. Too bad you didn't get this before class. You could've avoided Dr. Rousseau's lecture on cognitive dissonance. Phoebe: Yeah, pretty dull, huh? Tim Cross: I thought about leaving, but I felt bad about skipping class, so I ended up staying. Phoebe: To avoid your own dissonance? Tim Cross: You know, you're pretty good at this psychology stuff. Phoebe: You should read my column. Tim Cross: I do. Why don't we get together sometime and study? Phoebe: Well, I may not know the difference between a lug bolt and a tire iron, but I do believe that you just asked me out on a date, Tim. Tim Cross: Yeah, so ... how about dinner tomorrow night? Phoebe: Okay, but it's my treat. It's the least I can do. Tim Cross: Deal. Phoebe: So you're gonna take me up on that? Tim Cross: It's reverse psychology. (A demon covered completely in black appears in the garage. Tim turns and sees the demon.) Tim Cross: Whoa. (With a burst of speed, the demon rushes toward Tim and scratches him in the face. He falls to the ground.) (Phoebe gasps.) (The demon tries to ht Phoebe, but she blocks his arm and punches him in the chest. He swings at her and misses. She kicks him in the chest. He hits the wire fence impaling a rod through his chest.) (The demon explodes.) (Phoebe turns and finds Tim on the ground. He's not moving. She rushes over to him.) Phoebe: Tim. Tim! (shouts) Help! Somebody help me! OPENING CREDITS [Scene: Manor. Attic.] (Phoebe flips through the Book of Shadows.) (Piper walks into the attic.) Piper: Phoebe, what happened? Paige called and said you were attcked. Phoebe: No, I wasn't. A guy from my class was. Piper: Is he okay? Phoebe: No. He's dad. Piper: Oh, god. Phoebe: It was so weird. (Phoebe walks over to a chair and sits down.) Uh, one second, he was helping me with my flat tire, and then, the next ... and I don't get it. (Piper sits down next to her.) I mean, the demon didn't even seem interested in me. He just went right after Tim. Piper: Did you find anything in the book? Phoebe: It was a raptor demon, a hired gn. Piper: Hired by who? Phoebe: That's what we're trying to figure out. Paige is at the magic school trying to find a lead. (She sighs heavily.) I just don't understand why he attcked him. Piper: Well, there's gotta be a reason. How well did you know him? Phoebe: We always sat next to each other in class, and, you know, talked occasionally, and flirted a bit. In fact, he asked me out on a date for tomorrow night. That's just my luck, huh? (Phoebe stands up and heads over to the table in front of the attic window and starts fiddling with items.) Piper: Phoebe, stop it. It's not like you're cursed or something. Phoebe: We don't know that. I might be cursed. Piper: Look, we don't even know what's going on here. Tim could have been a witch or another demon. Phoebe: No, he's definitely not a demon. Piper: Okay, well, then, there's probably another reason. I don't know, but what I do know is it's not your fault. (Phoebe puts whatever is in her hands down and turns to look at Piper. Piper stands up.) Piper: Look, why don't you call Darryl and see if he can do a background check on Tim? Then maybe you should go to the morgue to see if you can get a premonition from his body. Phoebe: I really don't wanna see him. Piper: What if it's the only way to find out why he was klled? Phoebe: Okay. You keep checking the Book. (Phoebe turns and heads out of the attic.) Piper: Sure. (Piper turns and slowly walks over to the Book, her hand outstretched.) (As she gets closer to the Book, the Book zaps her. Piper goes flying backward across the attic room. She hits the floor with a thud and looks at the Book of Shadows.) Zankou (as Piper): Impressive. ("Piper" morphs into Zankou.) ZANKOU: Most impressive. But you're going to learn to like me yet. (Sitting on the floor, Zankou flames out.) (Camera moves over and holds on the Book of Shadows.) [Scene: Mausoleum.] (The Alchemist walks around the empty mausoleum. Zankou flames in.) Alchemist: Well, it's about time. Where's the body? (Zankou smiles.) Why didn't you bring it? (Zankou walks over to the Alchemist.) Zankou: Patience, my old friend. Have I ever failed to deliver on a promise? Alchemist: I don't know. It has been an eternity since we've ... worked together. Zankou: Yes, those were the days. The crusades, the September massacres, the black plague. Alchemist: Good times. Zankou: Good times. Good times. (The Alchemist turns and heads in one direction while Zankou turns and walks in the opposite direction.) Alchemist: So, let's get on with it already. Zankou: No. No, it's taken me months to get this far. I'm not gonna blow it all now by moving too quickly. Alchemist: I could understand. When the dad are involved, I get a little ... excited. Zankou: And that is exactly why you've never become anything more than an alchemist. You're unable to see the bigger picture. Alchemist: And you can? Zankou: (nods) I've studied the sisters. With all the knowledge I've gained, I'm going to shake them to their core, make them more vulnerable than they've ever been. Alchemist: So that's why you had Phoebe's friend klled. It seemed a little petty of you. Zankou: Heh. But he served a much greater purpose. Imagine how upset Phoebe will be when she realizes he died just because he knew her. Imagine how cursed she will feel. Alchemist: Do you really think that's enough to make them vulnerable? Zankou: Of course not. If I'm to get what I'm after, I'm going to have to attck them all. Not as witches, but as women. [Scene: San Francisco Police Department.] (Darryl walks through the hallway. He's on the phone.) Darryl: (to Phoebe) Okay, Phoebe, I will meet you at the morgue, but I'm telling you, this is not a good idea. (He turns the corner and sees Sheila standing in front of his desk.) Sheila Morris: Are you ready to go? (Darryl closes his cell.) Darryl: Sheila. Honey. Sheila Morris: Darryl? Please don't tell me you have to work. We bought these tickets three months ago. Darryl: Listen, I know. I know, and I am really, really sorry. But, look, why don't you take your friend Nadine? Sheila Morris: That's who I took last time. Can't you get somebody to cover for you? Darryl: Not on this one, I can't. Sheila Morris: It's the sisters, isn't it? Darryl: Yeah. Sheila Morris: Are they okay? Sheridan: Lieutenant, we need to talk. It seems a Halliwell has reported yet another suspicious mrder. Darryl: You know what, Inspector Sheridan, you've met my wife Sheila, yeah? Sheridan: Oh. No, actually. It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm surprised we never met before. Sheila Morris: We did. Six months ago at the medal ceremony? (Sheridan stops and notices that Darryl is suddenly very nervous.) Sheridan: Oh, that must've been before I got hurt. Yeah, I've been having memory problems since then, so ... Sheila Morris: Really? Darryl never mentioned it. Darryl: You know what? We really gotta be going now. (Darryl grabs Sheila's hand and pulls her away from Sheridan.) Sheridan: Date night? Sheila Morris: (over her shoulder) It was. Darryl: (to Sheridan) I'll call you tomorrow, okay? (Darryl and Sheila walk over to a quiet spot in the bullpen.) Sheila Morris: What happened to her? Darryl: (shakes his head) You don't wanna know. Sheila Morris: Darryl, what aren't you telling me? Darryl: Look, honey, I really have to get to Phoebe. I'm sorry. (He kisses her on the cheek and walks away leaving Sheila unhappy. She turns around and glares in the direction Darryl headed off in.) [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Foyer.] (The front door opens. Piper, carrying Chris, Wyatt and Leo walk into the house. They're both carrying plastic bags.) Piper: (loud) Hello! We're home! (to Leo) Traffic was horrible. We should've been home an hour ago. (She closes the door behind them.) Leo: Well, we wanted a normal life. Afraid that means we give up the cosmic taxi. (They both head through the main hall toward the dining room.) Piper: Well, that doesn't mean I gave up the right to complain about it. (loudly) Phoebe! Paige! Leo: Where do you want the party supplies? Piper: Put 'em on the table. I'm not even really sure we're gonna need 'em. Leo: Why not? Piper: Well, I don't know if it's right to give Chris a birthday party when Phoebe's friend was just klled. Leo: Well, we can't put everything on hold every time a demon attcks. (Leo heads off into the dining room.) Piper: (sighs) Yeah. (Paige steps down from the stairs.) Paige: Hey. You guys are just getting home now? Piper: We started back when you called, but the freeway was a nightmare. How's Phoebe? Paige: Not so good. Piper: Is she upstairs? Paige: No, she's at the morgue. I thought she said you knew. Piper: How would I know? I haven't talked to her. (Piper heads for the conservatory. Paige follows her.) [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Conservatory.] (Piper puts Chris down in the playpen.) Paige: I'm kind of worried about Phoebe. Piper: Why? Paige: Well, I mean, I know we've seen a lot of death, but she's taking this one particularly hard. I was just talking to her on the phone, and she thinks she's, uh, cursed. Piper: Oh, that's silly. (Piper heads over to check on Wyatt who is playing with his toys.) Paige: Well, I know that, but I'm thinking if we can figure out why this guy was klled, maybe we can prove to her that she isn't. Leo: Did you find anything out at magic school? Paige: No, and I'm not gonna be able to go back there, either. I have to go meet Joanna. Piper: Joanna? Paige: My new charge. She's a whitelighter to be. She doesn't know magic exists yet, and thinks we're just friends. But the Elders are really worried about her, you know, kind of falling off the path, so I'm just gonna be there to guide her in the right direction. Leo: Then you should go. The Elders wouldn't worry unless they had a reason. Besides, Piper and I are here. We can help Phoebe. Paige: What about Chris' party? Piper: Uh, I think we're gonna have to postpone it. Leo: What? No. Paige: No, Phoebe would not want you to do that. Piper: I know, but -- Paige: No, look. We can make this work. I know we can. You keep planning that party. I'm gonna go meet my charge for a pep talk. By the time Phoebe's back, I'll be home. We can do this. (Paige orbs out.) (Piper leans toward Wyatt.) Piper: Mommy wants to teach you a new word. It's called "denial." (Leo shakes his head. Piper smiles up at him.) [Scene: View of the Morgue] [Scene: Morgue. Hallway.] (Darryl and Phoebe head through the hallway toward the morgue.) Darryl: Let's hurry up and get out of here. Sheridan's already suspicious enough. Phoebe: Darryl, I can't really worry about her right now. Darryl: Maybe you should worry. You know, that memory dust won't matter anymore if this keeps up. She's linked you to way too many mrder. It's getting harder and harder to cover. Phoebe: I know, and I'm sorry about that, but she's got nothing. She's going off a hunch. Darryl: But if we accidentally trigger her memories, then everything comes back. Then that's it, it's over. For all of us. Phoebe: Well, maybe that's not such a bad thing. Darryl: What do you mean by that? Phoebe: Nothing. (Phoebe heads for the room.) [Scene: Morgue.] (Phoebe walks into the room. Darryl stands next to her.) Darryl: You sure you wanna do this? Phoebe: Yeah. I mean, I have to figure out what happened. (Darryl and Phoebe walk over to the black body bag on the side table. Darryl unzips the body bag and opens it for Phoebe to look at.) (Tim is dad.) Phoebe: Oh, God. Darryl: Maybe we should go. Phoebe: No. Ahem ... I have to do this. (Phoebe puts her hand over Tim's.) Darryl: It looks like somebody was trying to send a message. Phoebe: What? Why would you say that? Darryl: It's vicious, it's calculated. I see this all the time. It's like he makes you think twice when you see him. Maybe that's the point. (Phoebe shakes her head.) Darryl: Do demons send messages like this? Phoebe: Well, if it is a message, it's obviously for me. I gotta go. (Phoebe turns and leaves the room. Darryl zips up the bag, then follows her.) (As soon as they leave, Zankou and The Alchemist flame into the morgue. Zankou looks out the small window in the door.) Zankou: Poor Phoebe. So troubled. It's only gonna get worse for her. (The Alchemist heads toward Tim's body bag.) Alchemist: Hmm. So many bodies. It's a shame to take just one. (He unzips the bag, peels the flaps open and takes a deep breath.) Zankou: Well, business first, pleasure later. Can it be done? Alchemist: Rigor hasn't set in yet. It's barely a challenge. Zankou: I'll make it up to you, I promise. (Zankou smiles at the Alchemist.) Zankou: Let's get to work. (Zankou holds his hands over Tim's dad body. His hands and Tim's body both glow a very, bright white.) [Scene: Morgue. Hallway.] (Phoebe is on the phone out in the hallway while Darryl waits in the back.) Phoebe: (to phone) I'm telling you, Paige, it's the only thing that makes sense. Tim was klled because he was with me. INTERCUT WITH: [Scene: P3] (Paige is on the phone.) Paige: (to phone) Sweetie, look, you don't know that for sure, and there has to be some sort of an explanation, okay? (Darryl walks up to Phoebe.) Phoebe: (to phone) Well, I'm open to suggestions. Darryl: (interrupts) Phoebe, listen, we really, really have to go. Paige: (to phone) When I get home, we'll figure out who sent the demon. You need to get some rest, okay? That would be the best thing for you right now. Phoebe: (to phone) Rest? How am I supposed to rest when I am the reason that Tim is dad? Paige: (to phone) That's exactly why you need some sleep, because you are not thinking clearly. Phoebe: (to phone) Paige, don't talk to me like I'm crazy. I was there. I know what happened. Paige: (to phone) Okay, fine. When I get home, we will figure this out together, but for now, please, please try to get some rest. Take care, okay? (Phoebe hangs up.) Darryl: Listen. Phoebe, don't do this to yourself. It's not your fault. There's nothing you could have done. (But Phoebe's not listening. She walks away from Darryl.) [Scene: P3] (Joanna sits at the bar sipping her drink when Paige returns.) Paige: Hey. Sorry, that was my sister. Might have to cut this a little short. Joanna: Oh, that's okay. Karl didn't really want me coming out tonight anyway. Paige: Oh, you're still seeing him? Joanna: I know what you're going to say, Paige, but he's a good guy. I swear Paige: I'm just worried about you, that's all, 'cause, honestly, I kind of get a little bit of a ... bad vibe from him. Joanna: But you don't know him like I do. Paige: I just know you've had a tough time lately, and I don't want to see you get hurt by this guy. Joanna: I won't. I promise. Trust me, he's the only thing that's really good in my life right now. Well, other than you, of course. Paige: Well, thank you. Joanna: No, really, you've been such a good friend to me. I don't know what I would've done without you the last few weeks. Paige: Sweetie, here's the thing. You have an amazing future ahead of you. You're just gonna have to have a little faith. (Karl appears and smiles at Joanna.) Karl: Joanna. (He turns and sees Paige.) Karl: I thought I told you I didn't want you hanging out with her. Paige: What are you doing here? Karl: Getting her away from you. Joanna: Karl, don't be rude. Karl: Well, she's been trying to get between us from day one. I know she has. Look, come on. Let's get out of here. Joanna: I'll be right there. (Karl glares at Paige, then turns and leaves.) Joanna: He probably just had a bad day, that's all. Paige: Yeah, I'm sure that's what it is. You know, you don't have to go with him. Joanna: I'll be fine. I promise. I'll call you later, okay? (Paige nods. Joanna leaves.) [Scene: View of the Manor.] (Lightning flashes and thunder rumbles through the rain.) [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Phoebe's Bedroom.] (Phoebe tosses and turns as she sleeps.) (She rolls over and we see Tim in bed next to her, his face bloodied form the scratches.) (His eyes open.) (Phoebe's eyes open. She screams and jumps out of bed.) Zombie Tim Cross: It was your fault. (Phoebe turns and sees Zombie Tim in her bed. Tim gets up.) Zombie Tim Cross: I died because of you. Now I'm gonna make you pay! (Zombie Tim pushes Phoebe up against her bedroom wall. Phoebe pushes Zombie Tim away from her. She turns and opens her bedroom door and runs into Piper and Leo.) Piper: Phoebe, what -- what is it?! (Phoebe hides behind Leo.) Phoebe: He was trying to kll me! (Piper turns the light on.) (Aside from the rumpled bed, the bedroom is clear of zombies. Lightning flashes in the background.) Leo: Who? (Leo turns and looks at Phoebe.) COMMERCIAL BREAK [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Living Room.] (Piper carries in two mugs. She hands one to Phoebe as she tells her story to Piper, Leo and Paige. Phoebe takes her mug form Piper) Phoebe: I'm telling you, he was there. And he blamed me for letting him die. Paige: And you're sure you didn't just dream this? (Piper hands the second mug to Paige. She then walks over to take a seat on the sofa.) Phoebe: Yeah, I'm sure. How many times do I have to tell you that? Piper: Well, it's a valid question considering Leo and I didn't see anybody in your room. Phoebe: That doesn't mean he wasn't there. Piper: Okay, but isn't it possible that maybe you were just dreaming? Paige: You know, maybe it's your subconscious, because you have been feeling really guilty lately. Phoebe: It wasn't a dream. (Leo walks into the room carrying the Book of Shadows. He has it open to a page.) Leo: She might be right. I found something on the undead here in the Book. Paige: What do you mean, undead like zombies? (Leo goes to sit next to Piper on the sofa.) Leo: According to the Book, demonic alchemists have the ability to control the undead, but lack the power to bring them back to life. They need an upper-level demon for that. Piper: So now we're looking for two demons? Phoebe: Which means Tim will be back because he wants to make me pay. Who knows? Maybe I deserve it. (Phoebe puts her mug aside on the coffee table near her.) Piper: Phoebe, come on, you can't think like that. If the demons are behind this and they're controlling Tim, they're just trying to freak you out. Phoebe: Well, obviously, it's working. Piper: Which is exactly why you need to get back to business as usual before you drive yourself crazy. Why don't you go to work? Phoebe: I don't wanna go to work. Leo: Might not be such a bad idea. It's a public place. Nobody's gonna attck you there. Paige: Yeah, and as soon as we come up with some sort of plan, I'll come get you. Piper: Come on, you're not doing anybody any good like this. Just get up and go to work. Phoebe: (sighs) Okay. But if you find the alchemist, you have to come get me. (Paige's cell phone rings. She checks the caller I.D.) Paige: It's Joanna. (She gets up to answer it. Piper turns and looks at Leo.) Piper: Now can we cancel Chris' party? Before any walking dad crash it? Leo: I guess we have to. Piper: On the bright side, he's only one. He's not gonna remember it. Leo: (sighs) We will. (Paige returns.) Paige: She just got in a big fight with her boyfriend. She's really upset. I have to go. Piper: A lover's spat? Is that really something her whitelighter needs to deal with, especially right now? Paige: It's her boyfriend. I get a really bad vibe from him. I feel like he's gonna hurt her. Piper: Then you should go. (Paige leaves. Piper turns to Leo.) And we should call Morris and make sure that Tim's body is still in the morgue ... or not. [Scene: Mausoleum] (Tim's body is definitely not in the morgue. It's in on a concrete slab in the mausoleum. The Alchemist stands near Tim's head.) Alchemist: You don't need to keep him like this. Revive him. I can control him. (He turns to look over at Zankou standing in the back of the room.) Zankou: I'll revive him when I'm ready. Alchemist: But you've barely even used him. Zankou: I had to pull him out before piper saw him. I can't allow the sisters to figure us out too quickly. Alchemist: They will in time. Zankou: Of course, but by then they won't be able to ignore the emotional fallout. Besides, right now, your friend there will only distract us. We need to keep our eye on the prize. Alchemist: Your prize, not mine. Zankou: What if I were to give you a body that's been dad quite a bit longer. Would that satisfy your appetite? Alchemist: Depends. How long has he been dad? Zankou: Four years, give or take. Alchemist: Was he embalmed? Is the casket wood ... or metal? Zankou: Let's find out. (Zankou turns and looks over at the concrete slab behind him. He waves his hand and a metal casket appears on it.) Zankou: Ah, metal. What do you know? Interested? (The Alchemist walks over to the casket.) Alchemist: You know me too well. But why this body, out of all the wonderful choices in the world? (The Alchemist touches the metal casket.) Zankou: As I said, I know the sisters. This will help remind Phoebe of the cost of the eternal fight. All the innocents she failed to save. Alchemist: That's hardly enough to make all the sisters doubt themselves. Zankou: Oh, but as Phoebe loses faith in herself, she'll spread that feeling to the other two, starting with Paige, who, by then, will be ripe for a crisis of faith. I'll see to that. Alchemist: You better be sure about this. Zankou: Believe me, I am. (Zankou turns and looks over at Tim.) Zankou: The sisters and the Book of Shadows are linked. They always have been. And by weakening them, I'll weaken the Book's defenses, too ... enough to make it mine. [Scene: Morgue.] (Darryl steps into the morgue and walks over to the black body bag. The body bag is open and empty.) Darryl: Damn it. Sheridan: (o.s.) I figured you'd come by sooner or later. (Darryl turns around and finds Sheridan leaning up against the counter on the side of the room.) Darryl: What are you doing here, Sheridan? Sheridan: The coroner called the captain, told him Tim Cross' body was missing, and that you were the last one to see it. So you wanna tell me why you're here? Darryl: I got an anonymous tip. I decided to check it out. Sheridan: Any chance that that tip came from a Halliwell? Darryl: I said anonymous. Sheridan: I see. The coroner also said that you came by with a woman last night. Phoebe Halliwell? Darryl: She was friends with the victim. She needed closure. Sheridan: Well, she certainly must need a lot of closure, given the number of mrder that she's been connected to, several of which include law enforcement officers. Trudeau, Rodriguez - Darryl: The sisters did not kll them. Sheridan: Morris ... Darryl. I know that you're a good cop, and I can't believe that you would help Kllers. Now, I don't know what these women have on you -- Darryl: They don't have anything on me. Sheridan: Then why are you protecting them? Do you know what you're doing to yourself? To your career? To your family? Does your wife even know the kind of risks that you're taking? Darryl: Leave her out of this. Sheridan: Then come clean with me. Tell me what you know. Maybe I can help you before it's too late. Before you force me to take you down, too. [Scene: Joanna's Apartment. Living Room.] (Paige talks with Joanna.) Paige: Honey, you're gonna be okay. You're gonna pull through this. Joanna: I'm not. This always happens just when I think I've found the right guy, it all falls apart. Paige: But Karl might not be the right guy for you. I mean, you might really be better off without him. Joanna: Why? So I can just be alone forever? As if my life isn't bad enough already. Paige: You can't talk like that. You can't just give up on yourself. Joanna: Says who? Sometimes I think maybe the world would be better off without me. Paige: No. That is absolutely not true. You're gonna have to believe me on that one. (Paige's phone rings. She checks the caller ID.) Paige: Ugh. Now what? Uh, just give me a second, okay? (Paige stands up.) (to phone) Hey. I thought you said you can do this without me. INTERCUT WITH: [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Kitchen.] (Piper is in the kitchen and on the phone.) Piper: Well, you know, things change. I just talked to Darryl. Tim's body is missing. Paige: Missing? Oh, I guess Phoebe wasn't dreaming after all. Piper: Okay, I'm gonna get to work on a vanquishing potion to get rid of the alchemist, and, hopefully, if we do that, it'll reverse his magic, and Tim can rest in peace. Paige: Well, yeah, but we still don't know why the alchemist is even doing this or who he's working with. Piper: Well, we're just gonna have to find him and make him tell us. So I need you to go get Phoebe and bring her home. Paige: I kinda don't wanna leave Joanna right now. Piper: Is it life or death? Paige: No. Piper: Well, this is. But, Paige, the faster we get rid of the demons, the faster you can get back to your charge. Paige: Fine, I'll be there as soon as I can. (Paige hangs up and turns around to Joanna.) Paige: Uh ... I'm gonna have to go. I've got a bit of a family emergency. Joanna: But what if Karl comes back? I don't wanna face him alone. Paige: You won't have to. All right, just call me. I will be here in a second. Joanna: But what if you're far away? Paige: If you really need me, just yell my name loudly. Joanna: But -- Paige: No buts. It's okay. All right? You have to trust me. I'm always watching out for you. I promise. (Paige walks over to the door. She stops and turns around.) Paige: Lock the door behind me, and if Karl comes by, do not open the door, all right? I'll be back as soon as I can. (Paige opens the door and leaves. Joanna walks over to the door and locks it.) (Joanna zips up her sweater.) Zankou (As Karl): (o.s.) What's the matter, Joanna? (Joanna looks up and sees "Karl" walking down the short hallway toward her. She's surprised to see him.) Zankou (As Karl): I thought you loved being alone with me. Joanna: Karl, how did you get in here? ("Karl" crosses his arms in front of him. He morphs back into Zankou.) Zankou: Magic. (Joanna turns and runs to the door.) (Zankou grabs Joanna's shoulder and turns her around. He grabs her by her neck.) Joanna: Pai -- Zankou: (mocks) Paige? Is that who you're trying to call out for? Well, I'm afraid Paige has abandoned you. (Zankou continues to choke Joanna. He lifts her completely off the ground by his grip around her neck.) Zankou: But if it makes you feel any better, I'm sure she'd be very upset she had to miss this. (Camera holds on Zankou.) [Scene: The Bay Mirror] (Phoebe hands her assistant a stack of letters to mail.) Phoebe: Can you send these priority mail? Actually, overnight them. These people need help right away. Assistant: What are they? Phoebe: Advice for my readers. Assistant: Wait, you're answering them directly now? Phoebe: We can only print so many in the paper. I don't wanna let anybody down. Also, you can send all my e-mails through. You don't have to sort through them, okay? Great, thanks. (Phoebe reaches for the door. She turns and pushes her assistant out the door, then closes it behind her.) (Paige orbs into the office and sighs.) Paige: I thought she'd never leave. Phoebe: Yeah, I'm sorry. It's just really busy here today. These letters don't answer themselves, you know. (Phoebe goes back to her desk and looks through more letters.) Paige: Well, great, you're feeling better then. Phoebe: Yeah. I know I didn't wanna come in, but you guys were right. It's really helped me a lot. Paige: Well, fantastic. Uh, okay. We should go. Because you told me to come get you when we have something, and, uh, we have something. Phoebe: Uh, can it wait? Paige: Excuse me? Phoebe: Well, it's just I have all these letters that I have to answer, not to mention e-mails and phone messages and faxes. Paige: So ... Phoebe: These people need me. I can't just let them down, you know? Paige: I see what's going on here, missy. Phoebe: What do you mean, "what's going on"? Nothing's going on. I'm just helping innocents in need, that's all. Paige: No, you are feeling guilty about what happened with Tim, and you're over-compensating. Phoebe: (scoffs) That is ridiculous. I am not. I'm just doing my job. Besides, I thought I was the one studying psychology. Paige: Okay, I may not have studied psychology, but I have studied you, and this is classic Phoebe. You're running away from your pain. Honey, you can not run away from this. Phoebe: Well, I can try, can't I? (Phoebe sits down.) He was just helping me with a flat tire. That's all. He didn't do anything wrong. He was just ... with me. And I'm supposed to deal with that? Paige: Well, I think you deal with it by vanquishing the demons responsible. You know, making Tim's death count for something. Phoebe: Yeah, but we don't even know who's responsible or why they're doing this. Paige: I'm starting to think there's only one demon who could be responsible for this. [Scene: Mausoleum] (Zankou stands next to another glowing, white body, his hands outstretched. The Alchemist watches him.) Alchemist: Careful. Take it easy. Careful. Not so much. (Zankou continues to holds his hands over the dad body.) Alchemist: (excited) Yes. Yes. He's alive! (The body on the concrete slab suddenly sits up, the identity of the person shrouded in the shadows.) Zankou: Welcome back, Inspector. Reece Davidson: Where am I? What am I doing here? Alchemist: Beginning your new life. (The Alchemist raises his hand and it glows purple in front of the Inspector's face.) Alchemist: What's the last thing you remember? (Quick flashback to: [Scene from 3X?: Death Takes a Halliwell] [Scene: Church.] (Piper and Phoebe pound on the glass outside the locked gate while Inspector Reece Davidson is inside the Church with the two Seekers.) Seeker 1: You've been so brave, Inspector. (The Seeker bares his teeth and takes a bite out of the back of Inspector Reece Davidson's neck.) Seeker 1: Don't ruin it now. (Outside, Piper and Phoebe are locked out. Piper pounds the locked gate with her hands.) Piper: Open the gate! (Reece Davidson falls to the floor.) (End of flashback. Resume to present.) Reece Davidson: A demon ... attcked me, bit me. Zankou: It klled you. More than four years ago, but I brought you back. Alchemist: We brought you back. Reece Davidson: I don't understand. Alchemist: Well, then let us help you, my child. (The Alchemist moves around Zankou and raises his hand over Inspector Reece Davidson's face. We hear the sound of magic happening.) Zankou: Do you remember Phoebe Halliwell? (Quick flashback to: [Scene from 3X11: Blinded by the Whitelighter] [Scene: Diner.] (Reece Davidson and Phoebe sit in a diner.) Reece Davidson (PAST): Look, Miss Halliwell, I think you know more than you're letting on, but you're scared. You're afraid if I find out the truth, you're gonna get in trouble. Am I right? Past Phoebe: I wish I could help you, but I can't - (echoes) but I can't. (End of flashback. Resume to present.) Zankou: She could've warned you, saved you. Think of all that she cost you. Alchemist: A wife, a family. You were just doing your job. Zankou: It was quite selfish of her really. She lived on while they suffered, grieving over your death. It's time to even the score. (The Alchemist removes his glowing hand. Inspector Reece Davidson growls as Zankou smiles.) [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Kitchen.] (Piper adds more ingredients to the boils cauldron on the stovetop. Paige stands nearby. Phoebe quietly sits on the sink counter.) Piper: Zankou? Paige: Well, he's certainly powerful enough to help the alchemist, and he knows us well enough to try something like this. Maybe he's finally going after us. Phoebe: Yeah, but why kll an innocent? Why not just come after me? Paige: Maybe he's trying to break you down. Phoebe: (sighs) I'm beginning to like it better when I thought I was cursed. Piper: And you know you're not, right? Phoebe: Right, I do. Now. I should've just listened to you yesterday. Piper: What do you mean? Phoebe: You know, the talk we had in the attic. (Piper looks really puzzled. Phoebe begins to suspect something.) Phoebe: Wait, was that not you? Paige: Well, it's probably Zankou. He shape shifted into one of us before. (Phoebe slides down from her perch on the sink.) Phoebe: (to Paige) Okay, well, how do I know this is you now? (to Piper) How do I know you're not Zankou right now? Piper: Because I'm not. Phoebe: Prove it. Piper: Jake Singer, back seat, tenth grade. Can Zankou tell you all about that? Phoebe: I think I'm losing my mind. (Phoebe heads for the door.) Piper: Where are you going? Phoebe: To the book to find a way to vanquish Zankou before I really do lose my mind. (Phoebe walks out of the kitchen.) Paige: (sighs) What are we gonna do about her? Piper: The only thing we can do -- help her vanquish Zankou. Paige: Okay. Well, then, I guess we won't be needing that potion. Piper: Actually, we need to get to the Alchemist who can lead us to Zankou, and then, hopefully, when we get rid of both of them, Phoebe will be able to sleep again. (Leo walks into the kitchen.) Leo: Where's Phoebe going? Paige: Probably to a mental institution. Piper: Did you put the kids down for their nap? Leo: Yes, and I started calling all our friends to cancel Chris' party. Paige: Oh, I'm sorry you guys had to do that. Piper: Next year he'll have two. Paige: Well, I have to go check on Joanna, make sure she's okay. Piper: Okay. Hurry back. Paige: I will. (Paige orbs out.) [Scene: Joanna's Apartment. Living Room.] (There's a knock at the living room door.) Paige: (through door) Hey, Joanna, it's me, Paige. I'm back. (Paige continues to knock on the door.) Paige: Joanna, open up. Are you okay? (Paige opens the door.) Paige: I told you to keep the door locked. (She stops when she sees Joanna on the living room floor dad.) Paige: Oh, god. (Paige slowly sinks to her knees. Behind her, standing in the hallway and looking into the room through the open door, is Zankou. He smiles.) (Zankou flames out.) (Paige reaches down and lightly strokes Joanna's hair with her hand.) Paige: (crying) So sorry. I'm so sorry. [Scene: San Francisco Police Department] (Darryl returns to the police station. He walks into the bullpen and stops when he sees Sheila sitting in front of Inspector Sheridan's desk.) (Sheridan looks at Darryl.) Sheridan: Lieutenant, we've been waiting for you. (Sheila stands up and turns around. She looks upset.) Darryl: Sheila, what are you doing here? What's wrong? Sheridan: I called her. I thought that someone should fill her in. Sheila Morris: And I'm glad she did. At least somebody's telling me what's going on around here. Darryl: You are way out of line on this one, Inspector. Sheridan: Am I? I'll leave you two alone to talk. (Sheridan leaves.) Darryl: What did she tell you? Sheila Morris: She said you could lose your job or go to prison. Prison, Darryl. How could you hide this from me? Darryl: Sheila, I'm trying to protect you. Sheila Morris: I don't want to be protected. I wanna know we're not gonna lose you. Darryl: You are not about to lose me, and -- Sheila Morris: You don't know that. Darryl: Did you say anything to her about them? Sheila Morris: Don't worry, I kept their secret. I always will, no matter what happens. But come on, Darryl. I know you've had to struggle with this, with how far you can go to help the sisters. Darryl: Baby, I'm so passed that. Sheila Morris: No, you're not. How can you be? I used to stay up late nights, worrying whether you were gonna come home at night because of all the criminals out there. That is nothing compared to what I have to worry about now. Darryl: Sheila, look, this is not the time or the place. Sheila Morris: No? When is the time? When I bring our kids to jail to see you, or to your funeral? This is not your fight, Darryl, it's theirs. (Darryl's phone starts to ring. He checks the caller ID.) Sheila Morris: It's them, isn't it? (The phone continues to ring.) Sheila Morris: Please don't answer that, Darryl. I'm begging you. [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Conservatory.] (Paige stands near the conservatory windows. She's on the phone.) Paige: (mutters) Come on, Darryl. Pick up the phone. (Darryl steps up close to Sheila to whisper into her ear.) Darryl: Sheila, baby, they are in trouble. Sheila Morris: So are we. It's our family or theirs. [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Conservatory.] (Paige hangs up the phone and slams it down on the wicker table.) Paige: Daryl's not answering. How can he not answer? (Paige sits down. Piper sits in the chair, thinking. Leo stands nearby watching them.) Piper: I'm beginning to think he can't help anyway. Paige: Well, I have to call the police, okay, because I can't let Karl just get away with this. I should've been there with her. I should not have left her alone. Leo: You can't blame yourself. You have other responsibilities you can't ignore either. Paige: But you said I'm supposed to be able to sense my charges, and I didn't sense anything, so can you tell me what the hell is wrong with me. Leo: Nothing. Nothing is wrong with you. It takes time to form the bond between charges and whitelighters, that's all. Paige: (upset) That's not good enough, because I promised her that I was gonna be there and I failed. Piper: No, you didn't, sweetie. I think Zankou wants you to think you did. Leo: Zankou? Piper: It has to be him. First, Phoebe's friend and now her charge. That can't be a coincidence. Paige: What, you think Karl's working with Zankou? Piper: I think he is Zankou. Think about it. He knew exactly what he was doing. He's targeting the people in our lives. Leo: Well, what good would that do? Piper: I don't know. Maybe if he thinks we're rattled enough we'll be vulnerable. Paige: But no one in your life has been targeted. Piper: No, not yet, but that's why you need to get Leo and the boys to magic school right away. Leo: (sighs) Look, we've been through this. I'm not gonna run and hide every time a demon attcks. (Piper stands up and walks over to Leo.) Piper: Leo, this is not just another demon, and this is not about you hiding. This is about the safety of our family. You need to go now. Leo: All right. I'll get the boys. (Leo leaves.) Paige: What about the other people in your life? Piper: The best way to protect them is to get to Zankou, and for that, we need Phoebe. [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Attic.] (Phoebe is in the attic sitting at the table with the Book of Shadows open in front of her. She's taking down some notes and lets out a large yawn.) (The overhead light switches off casting the attic into darkness and leaving Phoebe with the light from her desk lamp. The floorboards creak.) Phoebe: Piper? Paige? (Over in the darkened doorway is Inspector Reece Davidson. His face is cast in the shadows.) Reece Davidson: Guess again. (Phoebe is startled. Inspector Reece Davidson starts heading toward Phoebe. Still, she cant' see his face.) Phoebe: Who are you? What do you want? Reece Davidson: What you took from me -- my life! (Inspector Reece Davidson steps into the light and we see his face complete with decomposing flesh.) (Phoebe stands up.) Reece Davidson: What's the matter? Don't you recognize me? Phoebe: Inspector Davidson. Reece Davidson: In the flesh ... or what's left of it. Phoebe: Oh, no, not again. (Phoebe tries to run past him, but Inspector Reece Davidson grabs Phoebe by her arm, stopping her.) Reece Davidson: Hold on! Hold on! I want to talk to you. I think you owe me that much. Phoebe: Who did this to you? Zankou? Reece Davidson: I didn't get a name. But it was obviously someone who knows you pretty damn well. Don't worry. Death's not so bad. I think you're gonna like it. Phoebe: I tried to save you. Reece Davidson: You should've tried harder! Phoebe: I couldn't. The Angel of Death was after you. Reece Davidson: At the end, see, but you're forgetting about all the months before, all those times I asked you to come clean with me. If you told me the truth just once ... Phoebe: I couldn't. I'm sorry. Reece Davidson: Did you come to my funeral? Did you see my wife, my kids? (Phoebe shakes her head.) They're growing up without a father because of you. Phoebe: I am so sorry. Reece Davison: Oh, I bet you are, now. And you're gonna be even more sorry when I'm through with you. (Phoebe runs for the door.) (Inspector Reece Davidson runs after her.) [Scene: Halliwell Manor. First floor Hallway] (Phoebe runs down the attic stairs.) Phoebe: Paige! (Inspector Reece Davidson runs quickly after her.) Phoebe: Piper! Piper! (Inspector Reece Davidson vanishes.) (Phoebe turns the corner running. She sees Piper.) Phoebe: Piper, he's right behind me! Get him! Get him! (Piper looks and sees nothing.) Piper: Phoebe, there's no one there. Phoebe: He ...was there. I swear it. Piper: Who? Phoebe: Inspector Davidson. Piper: Reece Davidson? He died four years ago. [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Attic.] (Zankou flames into the attic. On the table, just where Phoebe left it, is the open Book of Shadows.) (Zankou walks up to the Book. He raises his hands and blasts the Book with a beam of white energy.) (The Book's shield surrounds it, blocking off the attck.) (Zankou pulls back.) (The white energy and the Book's shield both vanish.) (He takes a deep breath and plunges his hands toward the Book's shield. The Book's shield surrounds it. It crackles with a fiery hot energy. Zankou persists as his hands plunge closer toward the Book.) (But it proves too much for him. He pulls back and the Book's shield vanish.) (He smiles a little.) Zankou: Getting closer. (He looks up to the side and takes a deep breath.) Zankou: I guess I'm gonna have to kick things up a notch. [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Attic.] (The attic is dark. Piper reaches up and pulls on the draw string to turn the light on.) Piper: It's clear. No one dad or undead. Phoebe: Are you sure? Piper: Pretty sure, unless they're invisible. Phoebe: Wait. You think they could be invisible? (Piper walks into the attic.) Piper: No. Come on, we've got to find the alchemist and hopefully Zankou. (shouts behind her) Paige! (Paige orbs into the attic.) Paige: What? I was just getting Leo and the boys settled in at magic school. Piper: I need you to see if you can find Joanna, quickly. Paige: I thought I told you, she's dad. Piper: Yeah. Not for long. Phoebe: Wait, you think Joanna's gonna come back, too? Piper: I'm counting on it. So you need to see if you can sense her. (Paige takes a breath and concentrates.) Phoebe: Anything? Paige: No, but Leo said our bond hadn't fully formed yet. Piper: Okay, then we're gonna have to scry for her the old fashioned way. (Piper walks over to the table and picks up the map and scrying crystal.) Paige: Do you think she's even gonna turn into a zombie? Piper: It fits the pattern. (Piper puts the map down on the table, then starts clearing it.) Phoebe: And trust me, you don't want to be surprised once it happens. Piper: Just concentrate. She was your charge. If anybody can find her, you can. (Piper carries the Book of Shadows away. Paige picks up the crystal and starts swinging it over the map.) Paige: You know, I'd really rather not find her, considering I'm the reason she's dad. Phoebe: Join the club. (Piper is standing over at the book stand.) Piper: Look, the faster we find Joanna's body, we'll find the alchemist and hopefully Zankou before he kills anybody else in our lives. (She puts the Book of Shadows on the stand.) (The crystal hits the map.) Paige: Found her. Cemetery. Phoebe: (shakes her head) Not good. Never good. (Camera holds on Piper.) [Scene: Mausoleum.] (Joanna is dad, lying flat on her back on the cold, concrete slab.) (Paige, Piper and Phoebe orb into the mausoleum.) Paige: Oh, god, that's her. (Joanna's eyes open. She turns her head and looks at Paige.) Joanna: Miss me? (Joanna gets up. Piper gasps and they all take a step backward.) (Reece Davidson comes up behind Piper and Tim moves behind Phoebe.) Reece Davidson: Looks like it's time for payback. (The girls are surprised and quickly turn around to them.) Phoebe: Look, we don't want to hurt you. Tim Cross: It's a little late for that. Phoebe: Paige, maybe you should orb us out of here. (Joanna steps up behind Paige.) Piper: No, the alchemist has to be around here somewhere. Alchemist: (o.s.) I see my reputation precedes me. (They turn and see the Alchemist step out from the back area.) Alchemist: But if you want to get to me, you have to get through them. (Three zombies - two male and one female - step in front of the Alchemist, protecting him.) (He chuckles.) (The Alchemist holds out his hand. The palm glows and the three zombies head toward the girls.) Piper: Those are all innocents I've lost. Reece Davidson: That's right. You three have done a hell of a lot of damage in your time. Tim Cross: Seriously, have you done any good at all?! (Tim steps toward, grabs Phoebe and throws her across the mausoleum. Phoebe hits the wall and slides down to the floor, her hand releasing her hold on the vial.) Paige: (shouts) Phoebe! (Joanna steps toward Paige.) Joanna: Friend, my ass. (Piper looks around, then turns. In the background, we hear the Alchemist chuckling. His hands are glowing bright pink as he guides his zombies to attck the Charmed Ones.) (Piper runs over to the wall and removes the torch hanging on the holder. She uses it to keep the zombies away from her.) Alchemist: Yes. Yes, my children. Good! (Reece and Tim grab Phoebe. They pull her up to the cold, concrete slab.) (Piper continues to swing the burning torch at the zombies.) (Joanna grabs an old bone and knocks the potions vial out of Paige's grip. Paige struggles to keep Joanna from hitting her with the bone.) (Piper swings the torch. The zombie grabs the torch from Piper and tosses it aside.) Piper: Don't make me do this. (Piper looks around and sees Phoebe in trouble, struggling against Reece and Tim. Paige is on the ground fighting Joanna.) (Piper closes her eyes.) Piper: God help us. (She waves her hands and blasts the nearest zombie. He shatters into dust.) (She turns and blasts the other two zombies - they both explode into dust.) (The Alchemist can't believe what he's seeing.) Alchemist: (shouts) No. (Joanna hears the scream and looks up.) Alchemist: (shouts) No! (Paige uses the distraction, reaches for the vial and smashes it against Joanna. She shatters into dust.) (Piper waves her hands and blasts Reece and Tim. They both explode.) (Phoebe continues to struggle, then realizes that they're gone. She gets up.) (Paige gets to her feet.) (They both rush to stand next to Piper, who appears to be in a little shock at what she just did.) Phoebe: (reassures) It's okay, you had to. Paige: We all had to. Alchemist: You! He told me you wouldn't, you couldn't. Zankou: (o.s.) I lied. (They turn and find Zankou standing at the base of the stairs.) (He throws a fireball at the Alchemist, blwing him up.) Zankou: He served his purpose. Piper: Why would you do that? What do you have to gain? Zankou: (shrugs) You'll soon find out. (Zankou flames out leaving Paige, Phoebe and Piper puzzled by what's going on.) [Scene: San Francisco Police Department.] (Inspector Sheridan is sitting at her desk going through some files. Darryl walks up to her.) Darryl: Inspector Sheridan, you got a minute? First of all, you had no right - Sheridan: I had every right. We're cops. Crimes were being committed, and that gives me the right. Look, as I said before, you are either with me on this or you're against me. Darryl: I'm taking some vacation time ... to be with my family. Sheridan: That's curious timing. Darryl: I don't like being put in this position. Sheridan: You put yourself in this position, Lieutenant. Darryl: You're not gonna be able to take them down. They won't let you. Sheridan: What, is that supposed to be some kind of a thrat? Darryl: It's a friendly warning. What they're doing ... and what they're all about, it's above reproach. (He leans in close.) I wouldn't mess with them if I were you. (She leans in close.) Sheridan: Have a nice vacation. (She smiles. Darryl leaves.) (She sighs.) [Scene: Halliwell Manor. Attic.] (Paige, Phoebe and Piper walk into the attic.) Paige: Well, why can't we try to vanquish Zankou the same way we vanquished The Source? Phoebe: He'll be ready for that. That's why we need something new. (They stop in the center of the attic.) Piper: Why did he vanquish the Alchemist himself? (Camera moves over to the Book stand and we see the Book of Shadows is gone.) Paige: I don't know. Maybe there's something in the Book. (Paige looks at the bookstand and finds the Book missing.) Paige: Where's the Book? (They walk toward the bookstand.) Paige: Oh. Zankou. Phoebe: Yeah, but how did he get it? (Piper looks around the attic.) Piper: Doesn't matter. He's got it now. Paige: The question is, what's he gonna do with it? [Scene: Mausoleum] (Zankou sits on the old crypt flipping through the pages of the Book of Shadows. He chuckles to himself.) Zankou: Now the fun really begins. 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(Paige, Phoebe and Piper orb into Magic School.) Phoebe: Okay, how do we know Zankou's not here waiting for us? Paige: Because Magic School's protected from him, that's how. (Piper turns around and heads out the door.) Piper: (shouts) Leo?! (Phoebe and Paige follow.) [INT. MAGIC SCHOOL - HALLWAY-- NIGHT] (They rush through the hallway and head for the Great Hall as they look for Leo.) Phoebe: Still, now that Zankou's got the Book of Shadows Piper: He can't use all of its powers, not without ours. (shouts) Leo! Phoebe: No, but he could use it to get our powers. I mean, it's been done before, right? Paige: Look, as long as we're here, we're safe. (Leo finds them in the hallway.) Leo: What's wrong? Piper: How are the boys? Leo: They're fine. They're sleeping. Why? Phoebe: Uh, Zankou's got the Book of Shadows. Leo: What? How? Paige: Well, as soon as we figure that out, we'll let you know. Phoebe: He broke us down. Paige: Okay, but how does that explain - Phoebe: (interrupts) Because our powers are tied to the Book and our emotions are tied to our powers, so by making us vulnerable, he -- Leo: He made the Book vulnerable, too. Piper: I guess he knew us a little better than we thought. Phoebe: The question is, what is he really after? (Leo looks at Paige.) Paige: What he's always after ... power. (Piper knows.) Piper: The Nexus. CUT TO: [EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR (STOCK) - NIGHT] [INT. MANOR - MAIN HALL -- NIGHT] (Zankou flames into the sitting room clutching the Book of Shadows in his arms. Behind him, about a dozen other demons flame in and shimmer into the sitting room.) (Zankou smiles.) Za: Ah, it's good to be back. CUT TO END OF TEASER ROLL TITLE CREDITS (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [EXT. VARIOUS SAN FRANCISCO CITY LIGHTS (STOCK) - NIGHT] [EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR (STOCK) - NIGHT] [INT. MANOR - BASEMENT -- NIGHT] (In the basement, the demons work on digging out the hole in the floor.) DEMON: There we go. (Zankou rushes down the stairs and heads over to his Demon in Charge, Kahn.) ZANKOU: How close are we? KAHN: We'd be a lot closer if we could use our powers to open it. ZANKOU: The nexus will view that as a thrat, destroy us all. Remember it's neither good nor evil. It's just sheer unadulterated power, the kind The Charmed Ones have been harboring for far too long. Now it's my turn to play. KAHN: What'll be your first move -- once you possess it, I mean? ZANKOU: Oh, I don't know, uh ... I'll have full access to the Book of Shadows, of course, which means ... I'll have ultimate power. (Zankou laughs at the mere thought of it.) ZANKOU: I hope I don't get bored. DEMON: The Nexus, milord. (Zankou turns and finds the Demons standing out of the hole in the ground.) ZANKOU: Step back. (The demons step back. Zankou and Kahn head over to the hole in the ground. Zankou stops in front of the hole. He closes his eyes and starts the spell.) ZANKOU: (chanting) Natum adai necral... (Smoke starts to rise out of the hole in front of Zankou.) ZANKOU: (chanting) Daya intay layok! (In the smoke, the Shadow rises. With an awful roar, it hovers in front of Zankou as if it were just looking at him. Zankou opens his eyes and looks back at the Shadow.) (Suddenly, the Shadow slams into Zankou, seeping into him through his eyes. Zankou is pushed back as the Shadow fills him.) (The Shadow and Smoke dissipate.) (Zankou turns around, his eyes black pools of nothing.) ZANKOU: (Shadow's voice) It is done. (The demons in front of him, bow before him.) KAHN: What are your orders? (Suddenly, Zankou gasps in pain.) ZANKOU: Ah! (He staggers forward, raising his hands to his face as he screams. He turns and spews the Shadow out from his face and back into the ground.) (The Shadow screams as it disappears back into the ground.) KAHN: What happened? ZANKOU: The sisters -- they cast it out of me with a spell. KAHN: From the Magic School? Impossible. ZANKOU: Nothing's impossible there! (Angry, Zankou pushes the demons apart as he heads for the stairs.) KAHN: Where are you going? (He starts climbing up the stairs as he turns around.) ZANKOU: To the Book of Shadows ... to find a way to stop them! (Zankou leaves the basement. Kahn turns and looks down at the hole in the basement floor.) CUT TO: [INT. MAGIC SCHOOL - GREAT HALL -- NIGHT] (Meanwhile, the camera swings a full 360 degrees around the Great Hall. We don't see any of the sisters there.) (Camera stops on the sofa.) (Paige slowly stands up from her hiding place behind the sofa.) PAIGE: I think it worked. (Piper slowly stands up from her hiding place behind the large chairs lined up against one side of the wall.) (Phoebe stands up from her hiding place behind the large chairs lined up against the other side of the wall.) PHOEBE: How do you know? (Paige walks around the sofa and heads toward them.) PAIGE: Well, because if he'd already tapped into The Nexus, he would have broken in by now. Good thing you remembered that spell. (Piper heads toward the table.) PIPER: Well, we can't just keep casting it because he's gonna figure out a way around it sooner or later. (Phoebe joins them as they all gather around the table.) PHOEBE: Well, we have to get the book back before he does. PIPER: Okay. Any ideas? PHOEBE: Oh, I was hoping you'd have some. PIPER: Me? Why me? PHOEBE: Well, because you're the only one who still has any confidence around here. PIPER: Yeah, well, that's just 'cause I'm a good actor. PAIGE: Well, I hope you can fool the Book because unless we get our confidence back -- and fast -- it may not let us get it back. And if Zankou gets The Nexus first, there won't even be a point of trying. PHOEBE: Well, we can't let that happen. I mean, if he succeeds, then everything we've done in the last seven years means nothing, and I'm not willing to live with that. PIPER: Well, you might not have to. PHOEBE: Then we go down fighting. PAIGE: Well, which brings us back to how do we stop him? PHOEBE: Okay, let's think about this for a second. (Phoebe heads for one of the chairs.) We know Zankou as well as he knows us, right? (She sits down. Piper turns around to look at her.) PIPER: Yeah. So? PHOEBE: So, what is the one thing that Zankou wants more than the Nexus? PAIGE: (scoffs) Our heads on a platter? PHOEBE: Exactly. He hates us. He wants to kll us. So why don't we give him a reason, you know, piss him off enough so that the focus is off The Nexus and onto us? PAIGE: It could buy us time to get the Book back. It just might work. (Piper turns and looks at Paige.) PIPER: Yeah, unless he kills us first. CUT TO: [EXT. POLICE BUILDING (STOCK) - NIGHT] [INT. POLICE STATION - BULLPEN -- NIGHT] (Sheridan sits behind her desk looking through a file. Agent Keyes walks into the bullpen and heads over to her.) AGENT KEYES: You Inspector Sheridan? SHERIDAN: Yeah. Who are you? (He shows her his ID.) AGENT KEYES: Agent Keyes, Homeland Security. (Sheridan puts her file aside.) You called, didn't you? SHERIDAN: Yes. Yes, I just was not expecting you until tomorrow. AGENT KEYES: Let's just say I was anxious to hear what you had to say. (Sheridan stands up.) SHERIDAN: All right ... what do you know about what happened to your Agent Brody? AGENT KEYES: You tell me. SHERIDAN: He disappeared, and I think I know who knows why ... the same people who probably know what happened to three other cops who were either klled or mysteriously disappeared in the past seven years: Inspectors Trudeau, Rodriguez, and Davidson. Then there are all the civilian cases, including one of their own sisters -- Prue Halliwell. AGENT KEYES: (unimpressed) That's it? SHERIDAN: "That's it"? Are you kidding? What? You need more? (By the look on his face, yes.) SHERIDAN: Okay, how about I think they tried to make me disappear, too? They put me in a coma, tried to get me to forget what I knew about them. AGENT KEYES: Actually, Brody's the one who put you in the coma -- on my orders. SHERIDAN: What? AGENT KEYES: We knew they knew you were onto them. We didn't want you messing up our investigation. SHERIDAN: How dare you?! AGENT KEYES: Easy, Inspector. This is bigger than you think, all right? Much bigger. Besides, I am here, aren't I? SHERIDAN: What with Brody's tranq gn? AGENT KEYES: No, with answers, the ones you've been looking for. SHERIDAN: Okay. AGENT KEYES: Do you believe in the paranormal, Inspector, that there may be forces, powers that exist beyond our own? That's what the Halliwells are involved in and we want blow the doors wide open on that little secret of theirs. (Sheridan looks utterly surprised, but on some level, she believes him.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- NIGHT] (Kahn walks into the attic and finds Zankou looking through the Book of Shadows.) KAHN: What are you looking for? ZANKOU: A reversal spell to stop them from keeping me from The Nexus. KAHN: But even if you find one, it might not work. You said yourself that without full access to the Book that it -- ZANKOU: I know what I said. There's a potion. KAHN: Why not just keep trying to take in The Nexus ... outlast them -- after all, they can't keep pulling it out of you -- timing it just right? Sooner or later, you'll have the power long enough to break through the protection of the magic school, then you can kll them. ZANKOU: You don't know them like I do. You can't take them head-on. It doesn't work. That's how demons die ... but not this demon, not this time. KAHN: This is no time for personal vendettas. I think your focus should be The Nexus, not the witches. ZANKOU: Are you challenging me, Kahn? KAHN: You brought me on as your counsel. I'm merely acting as such. If you are displeased with me, then -- ZANKOU: No. No, you have served me well and will continue to do so. And to that end, go to the kitchen and bring me up some mandrake, henbane, and some hemlock root. I'm making a potion. KAHN: To do what? ZANKOU: To steal their powers. There are other ways of gaining full access to the Book of Shadows. (Kahn turns and heads for the attic door.) (Camera moves down to the page Zankou's looking at. The spell is: Separate a Witch from her Power.") FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [INT. MAGIC SCHOOL - STUDY -- NIGHT] (Phoebe is sitting at the desk writing something down as she looks through the various text books. Piper sits at another desk, more open books in front of her as she thinks.) PIPER: Wasn't there a confidence spell in the Book of Shadows? PHOEBE: Yeah. Remember we cast it on that waiter at Quake? PIPER: Wow, Quake. That was a long time ago. Maybe we should cast it on ourselves. We could use a little confidence. PHOEBE: Yeah, but that won't piss off Zankou. PIPER: No, but it might help us get the Book back. PHOEBE: What if we ... switched bodies with him instead? PIPER: Can't. He'd be in Magic School. PHOEBE: Ooh, right. How about a love spell? We could make him fall for one of us. PIPER: (chuckles) Sorry. I'm taken. PHOEBE: Yeah, well, I'm not. PIPER: Yeah, but you're not that desperate ... are you? PHOEBE: Well, those demons do have a way of keeping you warm at night. PIPER: Yeah, but that's only because they have fireballs. (Phoebe chuckles.) (Piper looks down at the open book she's looking at.) PIPER: (reading) "Hear secret thoughts ... stretch the imagination." (She looks at Phoebe.) What if we turn you into a banshee again and turn you loose on him? PHOEBE: Ooh, too much screeching. It's hard on my voice. Hey, I have an idea. What if we humiliated him and turned him into an animal, like we did that one time to everyone at P3, remember? PIPER: That spell backfired. PHOEBE: Yeah, well, beggars can't be choosers. PAIGE: (o.s.) Phoebe, Piper! Come here. I think I got something. (Phoebe and Piper stand up.) [INT. MAGIC SCHOOL -- GREAT HALL - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS] (Paige is looking at something in the room with a smile on her face.) (Phoebe and Piper enter the Great Hall and find various magic beings inside - gnomes, valkyries, trolls, leprechauns, fairies - just to name a few.) PIPER: What are they all doing here? PAIGE: Reinforcements. (Phoebe smiles as she turns to look at Piper smiling.) CUT TO: [INT. POLICE STATION - BULLPEN -- NIGHT] (A line of agents stream into the bullpen. They file past Inspector Sheridan on the phone with Darryl.) SHERIDAN: (to phone) You knew, didn't you? DARRYL: (from phone) Knew about what? SHERIDAN: (to phone) About the Halliwells, about who they really are. INTERCUT WITH: [EXT. STREET CURBSIDE -- NIGHT] (Darryl stands just outside his SUV's open back door as he talks on the phone.) DARRYL: (to phone) Listen, now Sheridan, no. I don't know what you're talking about. SHERIDAN: (to phone) The hell you don't, Morris. Were you gonna keep your mouth shut, even if I got klled, huh? DARRYL: Hey, Inspector, listen. SHERIDAN: No, you listen to me! The only reason why I'm not busting you right now is because I can't prove that you really knew. I can't believe that you didn't tell me, and I can't believe that you let them put me in a coma. DARRYL: Hey, hold it. I helped find you, okay? I'm the one who saved you. (Behind Darryl, Sheila returns with their son.) SHERIDAN: Look, you need to come in here, Morris, and you need to help us. DARRYL: "Us"? Who's "us"? SHERIDAN: Homeland Security -- they're all over it. It's a federal case now. SHEILA: Is something wrong? (Darryl glances back at Sheila.) DARRYL: (to Sheila) No. SHERIDAN: Morris, you can't run from this anymore, and you can't protect them anymore, either. SHERIDAN: Darryl, who is it? DARRYL: I don't -- I really don't have a choice. SHERIDAN: Then you better not warn them that we're coming, or I will bust you. (Sheridan hangs up.) (Darryl pulls the phone away from him and looks at it. He closes it.) SHEILA: Was that them? DARRYL: No. That was, uh ... Sheridan. SHEILA: Is everything okay? (Darryl turns and grabs the suitcases. He puts them in the back of the SUV.) DARRYL: It's not my problem, right? (trying to convince himself) They're on their own. (Darryl turns and walks past Sheila as he heads back to the building.) (Camera holds on Sheila.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- NIGHT] (The cauldron explodes as another ingredient is added to the pot.) ZANKOU: Impressive. Hand me one of those vials, if you would. KAHN: How do you know it will work? (Kahn reaches for a vial and hands it to Zankou.) ZANKOU: I don't, but I assume if it's in their venerable book, it should. KAHN: But they're hiding in the magic school. How are you gonna get close enough to use it on them? ZANKOU: They're not gonna stay hidden for long. That's not their style. (Suddenly, there's a commotion downstairs. Zankou looks up, completely expecting it.) ZANKOU: As I was saying. (Zankou dashes out of the attic.) [INT. MANOR - STAIRS TO MAIN HALL - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS] (Zankou and Kahn run down the stairs. In the background, we hear fighting going on.) ZANKOU: What the hell? [INT. MANOR - MAIN HALL - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS] (There in the main hall and sitting room are the magical creatures wrecking havoc on the demons below. The trolls run around the rooms causing the demons to run into each other. The valkyries fight demons as do the fairies and leprechauns.) (They're doing a good job of getting rid of several demons.) (Zankou powers up and energy ball and throws it at the giant. Kahn throws an energy ball at the valkyrie near by. Zankou throws an energy ball at the gnome in the back.) (A troll runs up to the base of the stairs. He looks up at Zankou and Kahn as they throw energy balls at the magical creatures.) (The fairy flies into Zankou, weaving around his head. Zankou's distracted and bats the fairy away with his hand.) (The troll takes the opportunity and runs quickly up the stairs. He runs circles around Zankou's feet causing him to trip down the short flight of stairs.) (The troll stops running. Kahn looks down at the troll and throws a energy ball at him. The troll explodes.) (Zankou is on the floor.) [INT. MAGIC SCHOOL - GREAT HALL - NIGHT -- CONTINUOUS] (A rainbow appears in front of the girls as they wait for word. The leprechaun appears.) LEPRECHAUN: Now! PIPER, PHOEBE AND PAIGE: (chanting) Something wicked in our midst, in our home where he exists. [INT. MANOR - MAIN HALL - NIGHT -- CONTINUOUS] (Kahn walks down the stairs to check on Zankou.) KAHN: Are you all right? (A wave of orb lights pass over Zankou changing him into a pig with only his head intact.) (The magical creatures stop and laugh at him.) ZANKOU: (humiliated) Well, don't just stand there! kll them all! (The magical creatures float, fly and run across the sitting room. Then Zankou realizes what's really going on.) ZANKOU: The Book! They're after the Book! (shouts) Stop them! (Kahn shimmers out of the main hall.) (Zankou closes his eyes as he thinks of the spell to restore himself.) ZANKOU: (chanting) Reverse the spell, from whence I fell. CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - ATTIC - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS] (Kahn shimmers into the attic.) (Piper, Phoebe and Paige are there. Piper blasts Kahn, sending him backward out the attic door and through the hallway.) PIPER: (to Phoebe) Hurry. Get to the book. Go, go, go! (Phoebe runs to the book to grab it, but it raises its shield up against her. Phoebe falls down backward onto the floor, hitting it with a thud.) PIPER: What happened? (Piper helps Phoebe up.) PHOEBE: It wouldn't let me take it. We should have cast a confidence spell. (Behind them, we hear Zankou flame into the attic.) ZANKOU: You're trespassing. (They turn around and see him standing in front of the attic window. Piper moves to blast him, but Zankou moves faster. He throws an energy ball at her, grazing her shoulder and throwing her backward across the attic floor.) (Piper hits the table with a thud.) (Paige and Phoebe turn to run toward Piper. They both kneel down to help her.) (Zankou sees his opportunity and throws the vial on the floor near Phoebe. It bursts and a cloud of white smoke rises up, unknown to her.) (Phoebe's magic leaves her. The white orb lights come out from Phoebe's back without her knowing it. The orb lights head straight to Zankou's waiting hand.) (Zankou absorbs Phoebe's powers.) (The sisters orb out of the attic.) (Kahn gets up and heads back into the attic. He appears dismayed that he's missed the sisters.) KAHN: I failed you. Forgive me. ZANKOU: Actually, it was a complete success. After all, we still have the Book, and, as an added bonus, I now have one of their powers. (Zankou smiles.) FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [INT. MAGIC SCHOOL - GREAT HALL -- NIGHT] (Sandra, the Elder, heals Piper's wound. Piper is lying down on the couch.) SANDRA: Does it hurt? PIPER: Not any more than usual. (She glances over at Leo, Phoebe and Paige all standing nearby and watching.) This is getting old. LEO: You were lucky to get out of there at all. PAIGE: (sighs) Tell me about it. PHOEBE: He threw something at me, maybe a potion or something. LEO: Did it do anything? PHOEBE: I don't think so. (Sandra stands up and walks around them.) SANDRA: The magic from your book is not available to him yet. (Piper gets up.) PIPER: "Yet" being the operative word. PAIGE: Well, we wanted Zankou to focus on us. Now, uh, how do we survive that? LEO: You gotta get the Book back. PHOEBE: We tried, but it won't let us take it. (Phoebe sits down next to Piper.) PAIGE: Maybe he cast a protection spell on it? PIPER: Or maybe the Book doesn't remember who we are. PAIGE: Maybe it's because we don't remember who we are. LEO: Well, you've got remember. Now, you gotta go back. You gotta try again, together. SANDRA: Leo's right. You have to get the Book back if only to destroy the Nexus. PAIGE: Excuse me? SANDRA: There's a spell in the book, one you've never used before, called, "How to Banish a Suxen." PHOEBE: A Suxen? LEO: "Nexus" spelled backwards. SANDRA: It was put in there a long time ago as a last resort, in case we lost control of The Nexus, to keep it from evil. PIPER: But if we destroy the Nexus, good won't have access to it, either. We won't have access to it. (Sandra doesn't say anything.) PHOEBE: I don't think the elders think that we're gonna be around long enough to worry about that. SANDRA: Not necessarily. We're simply taking precautions. PIPER: Including -- let me guess -- sealing yourselves off from us in case we fail? SANDRA: Be well. (Sandra orbs out.) PAIGE: Eh! Excuse me? That's what you're leaving us with? Now what? LEO: Well, you can't just give up -- that's what. PIPER: Uhh, Leo -- LEO: Look, I mean it. You can't just give up. Your plan is working. You got Zankou off The Nexus. Now you just need to distract him long enough to get the book back. PHOEBE: He's too powerful. LEO: The hell he is. Look, you guys are The Charmed Ones. No one is more powerful than you guys are. How many times have you proven that over the years? You can't just give up. Look, you have a legacy to carry on, to pass on to the next generation, to our boys, to your future kids ... PAIGE: A bit wordy, isn't he? PIPER: Well, you know him with the exposition. PHOEBE: Doesn't mean he's not right. The question is, what's our next move? I mean, we can't just ask the leprechauns and the trolls for more help. PIPER: But maybe we could ask some bats. CUT TO: [EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR (STOCK) -- DAY] [INT. MANOR - SITTING ROOM -- DAY] (Kahn talks with Salko, another demon in his collective. Salko sits in a chair adjusting the make-shift bandage around his arm. He doesn't appear happy at all.) KAHN: Do I need to replace you? SALKO: No. I can still fight. I just don't know why we have to. KAHN: Meaning? (Salko stands up and looks at Kahn.) SALKO: Meaning Zankou has left us vulnerable to attck and for no reason. KAHN: Are you questioning him? SALKO: Aren't you? You know as well as I do that he should have taken in the power of The Nexus hours ago, but instead, he's given the witches an opening and we've lost demons ... friends. KAHN: Hold your tongue, Salko, or you'll lose more than that. (Zankou flames in.) ZANKOU: Send the others away. They're no longer needed. KAHN: You're going after The Nexus? ZANKOU: Yes ... but only after I get the other sisters' powers. I set a trap. (Salko and Kahn share a knowing look. Kahn turns and looks at Zankou. There's a long moment of Kahn not complying with Zankou's order.) ZANKOU: Was I not clear? KAHN: Perfectly. (Kahn turns to address his demons.) Away! (All the demons except Salko leave. Salko stares at Kahn, then he, too, shimmers out.) (Salko shimmers out.) KAHN: Do you really think they'll leave the safety of the magic school? ZANKOU: (confidently) I know they will. KAHN: How do you know that? ZANKOU: Because now that I have Phoebe's powers, I know exactly what they're gonna do next. They will not humiliate me again. (Zankou turns and heads up the stairs.) CUT TO: [INT. POLICE STATION - BULLPEN -- DAY] (Meanwhile, back at the police station, the feds have completely taken over the bullpen. They've set up a line of computers to monitor the various views of the Halliwell manor.) (An ND agent walks in carrying a Styrofoam cup. Agent Keyes looks up and takes the cup from the ND Agent.) AGENT KEYES: Thanks. (The ND Agent leaves. He passes Sheridan on her way into the station. She looks up at ) AGENT KEYES: Well? SHERIDAN: The judge denied our request for a tap. He wanted more evidence. AGENT KEYES: If we had more evidence, we wouldn't need a tap. We've gotta get in there. Call the A.G. Tell him I need to speak to him right away. We'll circumvent this. SHERIDAN: You're going to claim that they're trrorists? AGENT KEYES: I'm gonna do whatever it takes to prove who they really are. SHERIDAN: Then let me go in. Put the camera on me. AGENT KEYES: No offense, Inspector, but I've got better-trained agents. SHERIDAN: Nobody the sisters know, though. They'll let me in. They'll have to. I'll get you your evidence, live and in living color. AGENT KEYES: How? SHERIDAN: I'll provoke them. It shouldn't be too hard, seeing as how much they hate me already. If they've got these ... powers, as you say, I will make them use them. AGENT KEYES: I'm not willing to risk it. (Agent Keyes turns his back on her, dismissing her.) SHERIDAN: Maybe you're not, but I am. (Agent Keyes turns around and looks at her.) SHERIDAN: Look, you can do whatever you want with them afterwards. You can expose them, hide them, dissect them. I don't care. I just want to be the one to bust them. CUT TO: [INT. UNDERWORLD - CAVES] (Phoebe, Piper and Paige orb into the underground caves. Sleeping bats cover the ceiling underside.) PHOEBE: Okay, now what? PIPER: We draw out the Queen. PAIGE: How? (Piper starts blasting the bats hanging from the ceiling. The bats explode as she hits them one by one. They screech and scatter, attacking the sisters.) PAIGE: Ok, uh ... get. (Paige ducks from the bats.) PIPER: Okay, ladies, a little bit of help here, please. (Paige waves her hands at the flying bats.) PAIGE: Bats! (Two bats partially orb out as they're flying and smash into the other. They explode.) (Phoebe throws a potions vial and hits a bat as it's flying. The bat explodes. One by one, they continue to attck the bats.) (The Queen appears in the cavern.) QUEEN: Who are you? PIPER: Stop the attck before we kll you, too! PHOEBE: And then I'll kll all of your vampires. (The Queen raises her hand.) QUEEN: Cease! (All the bats obey and settle down on the ceiling.) QUEEN: What do you want? PAIGE: Actually, your help. PIPER: We have something in common: Neither one of us wants a certain demon to take over the underworld, right? QUEEN: I'm listening. PIPER: Well, if you help us stop him, you can keep the underworld in disarray like you guys like it, and we'll grant you immunity. QUEEN: Immunity? PHOEBE: From us. We'll never come after your family again. PIPER: And even better, you won't have to answer to Zankou. Interested? QUEEN: Very. PAIGE: Okay, well, then follow us. (Paige, Piper and Phoebe orb out. Once they're gone, the Queen makes no move to follow.) QUEEN: Fools. CUT TO: [INT. MANOR -- ATTIC -- DAY] (Paige, Piper and Phoebe orb into the attic.) ZANKOU: What took you so long? (Zankou is sitting on the table in front of them, waiting for them. Kahn stands just behind Zankou's left side.) PIPER: Where's the Queen? ZANKOU: Oh, she betrayed you. (Zankou stands up.) I got to her first. I knew you were coming, thanks to your premonition powers. (He looks at Phoebe.) (Suddenly, he throws the potions vial at Piper's feet. The white cloud rises up. Piper glows white and her powers leave her. The white orb lights go from her and over to Zankou's hand.) ZANKOU: And now I have yours. (Piper waves her hands. Nothing happens.) ZANKOU: Looking for this? (Zankou blasts Piper sending her flying backward to the other side of the attic.) PIPER: Unh! (She crashes to the floor.) (Paige and Phoebe rush over to Piper. Paige orbs them out.) (Kahn looks at Zankou.) KAHN: Why didn't you kll them when you had the chance? ZANKOU: Because I don't have all their powers ... yet. CUT TO: [INT. MAGIC SCHOOL - GREAT HALL -- DAY] (Piper, Phoebe and Paige orb into the Great Hall. Piper is clutching her injured shoulder.) PIPER: Ow. PHOEBE: Okay, easy, easy. Let's sit down right here. (They lead Piper over to the couch.) (Paige looks up at the ceiling.) PAIGE: All right, a little help down here, please, little healing! (Piper sits down.) PIPER: They're not coming down. We're on our own now. (Piper looks at the blood on her hand.) PHOEBE: Yeah, two powers down. PAIGE: Something tells me we're not getting out of this one, girls. (Camera holds on Phoebe.) FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [INT. MAGIC SCHOOL - GREAT HALL -- DAY] (Leo tends to Piper's wound.) PIPER: Ow. LEO: Sorry. (Piper looks at Phoebe and Paige.) PIPER: Why does Zankou keep picking on me? Why can't he attck one of you two for a change? PAIGE: If it makes you feel better, I think I'm gonna be next. PHOEBE: He must've gotten the potion from the Book to steal our powers. PIPER: Yeah, well, he's two-thirds of the way there -- that is, unless he's got enough already to get in here. LEO: Well, he has more access to the Book now, which means he might be able to figure out a way soon. PAIGE: Well, we wanted him to come after us, right? Looks like we got our wish. LEO: You know, maybe I should get Wyatt to heal this. PIPER: No. I don't want to traumatize him again. PAIGE: Well, he's gonna be traumatized soon enough. I mean, who are we kidding? We're screwed. PHOEBE: Okay, well, if we're going down, we are not going down alone. LEO: We can't think like that. PHOEBE: Leo, I mean, come on. Let's be real. It's over. He's got our house, he's got our Book, he's got two of our powers. I mean, the only real question is whether or not we could take him down with us. PAIGE: I can't believe we're even having this conversation. PHOEBE: Yeah. Well, believe it. PIPER: How do we do it? PHOEBE: We've got to get that spell from the Book, the one that destroys The Nexus. LEO: And how is that gonna destroy Zankou? PHOEBE: We let The Nexus take in Zankou first and then cast the spell -- ht two birds with one stone. PIPER: Don't you mean five? We're gonna have to be in there to say the spell. PAIGE: Can't we just say it from here? PHOEBE: Not and get the timing right, no. PAIGE: Well, it's been nice knowing you ladies. (Suddenly, there's a loud explsin from outside the ceiling and a grunt of pain. Everyone looks up and around.) ZANKOU: (o.s.) Ugh! LEO: What was that? CUT TO: [EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR (STOCK) - DAY] (Zankou yells as he falls.) [INT. MANOR - ATTIC - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (We see Zankou flaming in as he falls from the attic ceiling. He lands on the floor with a thud.) (Kahn is standing nearby.) ZANKOU: Ugh! So close. (Zankou gets up and heads over to the Book.) ZANKOU: There must be another way in. KAHN: You're wasting valuable time. You need to take in The Nexus now. ZANKOU: No. I need to get into magic school and get their last power. KAHN: (angry) Listen to me! It is a trick! They draw you to them so you won't go after The Nexus. Don't you see that? They're playing you! You're gonna get us all klled. ZANKOU: I know what I'm doing. KAHN: No, you don't. (The two look at each other, both weighing and measuring their next move.) (Kahn throws an energy ball at Zankou just as Zankou throws one at Kahn. The two energy balls meet and explode between them.) (Kahn suddenly looks afraid of Zankou. Zankou walks over to Kahn.) ZANKOU: And I had such ... high hopes for you. (Zankou plunges his hand into Kahn's chest, a red glow of power going from Zankou into Kahn.) KAHN: Uhh! (Kahn explodes.) (Zankou shakes his head as he heads back to the Book.) CUT TO: [INT. POLICE STATION - BULLPEN -- DAY] (Agent Keyes stands in front of one of the monitors. On the monitor, we see a video cam view of the Halliwell's kitchen.) INTERCUT WITH: [INT. MANOR - KITCHEN -- DAY] (Sheridan is inside the kitchen. On her lapel is a mini camera. The wall clock behind her reads 2:05p.) SHERIDAN: (to mic) Do you have picture? (Back at the bullpen, the monitor shows the Halliwell's kitchen.) AGENT KEYS: Yeah. We're good. You be careful. SHERIDAN: (to mic) Don't worry. (Sheridan heads for the door to the dining room.) (On the monitor, we see one of the dining room chairs overturned on the floor.) AGENT KEYS: Go ahead. CUT TO: [EXT. MORRIS RESIDENCE -- DAY] (The building door opens. Darryl, Sheila and their two sons leave the building.) SHEILA MORRIS: Hold hands. Hold hands. DARRYL: Why are you running? (They laugh and smile, a relaxed family on vacation.) (The door to the building closes and Leo appears in the pathway behind them.) LEO: Darryl! DARRYL: Oh. Leo. SHEILA: Leo! DARRYL: Where's you come from? How did you get here? LEO: A little help from magic school. Look, we need to talk. DARRYL: Listen, Leo, I am done talking, man. LEO: (interrupts) It's not just about the girls. It's about Sheridan. (Darryl looks at Sheila.) DARRYL: What about Sheridan? LEO: I know she's investigating the girls, but whatever you do, you've got keep her away from the house. Something big is gonna go down soon. DARRYL: Are they okay? (Leo's got a worried look on his face and opens his mouth as if to say something, but he stops.) SHEILA: Leo, what is it? LEO: Look, I know you're stuck in the middle of this, and for that, I'm sorry, but we need you to keep them away from the house until this is over, for Sheridan's sake, for everybody's sake. I gotta go. Take care. (Leo turns and leaves.) DARRYL: Hey ... Leo? (Darryl watches Leo leave. He turns and looks at Sheila.) DARRYL: Sheila, baby -- SHEILA: No, Darryl. You promised. DARRYL: Baby, I -- I can't just leave them high and dry. Look, there is nothing more important to me than you and those kids, nothing, but if we're about building a better future for our family, then I have to help the sisters. Isn't that what they're fighting for? SHEILA: Please promise me this'll be the last time. DARRYL: I promise. CUT TO: [EXT. BUILDING (STOCK) -- DAY] [INT. BENNETT'S RESIDENCE - LIVING ROOM -- DAY] (The door opens and Victor Bennett steps inside carrying a package of groceries. Suddenly, two women run out of the darkness, grab him and throw him over to the couch.) VICTOR BENNETT: Hey! What the - uhh! (Victor finds himself facing two leather clad women - one dark-haired, the other blonde. Neither one recognizeable.) VICTOR BENNETT: What the hell's goin' on? Who are you? PHOEBE (DISGUISED): Who are you? (The Blonde-haired woman kicks the couch for him to answer.) PIPER (DISGUISED): She asked you a question. VICTOR BENNETT: Victor. Victor Bennett. PIPER (DISGUISED): Do you think it's really him? PHOEBE (DISGUISED): If it was Zankou, he would have attcked us by now. (The dark-haired woman snaps her fingers. White orb lights swirl around the two women and they change back into Phoebe and Piper.) VICTOR BENNETT: (confused) What? PHOEBE: Sorry, dad. It was the only way we could be sure. PIPER: And we didn't want Zankou to know we were coming. VICTOR BENNETT: Zankou? Who is Zankou? PHOEBE: Long story. (Phoebe turns the lights on.) PHOEBE: (loudly) It's safe! (Paige orbs in carrying Chris while Wyatt stands next to her holding a large envelope.) PAIGE: Hey. VICTOR BENNETT: What the hell is going on? (Piper walks over to Wyatt.) PIPER: Thank you, sweetie. (She takes the envelope from him.) PAIGE: Is the guest bedroom that way? VICTOR BENNETT: Uh, yeah. PAIGE: (to Wyatt) Come on, baby. (Paige takes Wyatt and Chris into the guest bedroom leaving Piper and Phoebe to talk with Victor. As he leaves, Wyatt glances back behind him.) (Phoebe sits down on the couch arm rest.) PHOEBE: Look, dad, we're running out of time. And there's no gentle way to break this to you, so I'm just gonna say it. We're in some serious trouble. VICTOR BENNETT: What kind of trouble? PIPER: The kind of trouble we can't get out of. (Piper kneels down in front of Victor.) PIPER: In here is the deed to P-3 and the house already signed, our bank accounts, power of attorney, and the schedule for the boys. VICTOR BENNETT: Hold on. What are you talking about? I'm not gonna take that. PHOEBE: Dad, you have to. We need you to. You're all we have. PIPER: We can't explain everything right now. You just need to know this is our only way out. It's our only choice. Please, for them? VICTOR BENNETT: I don't understand. Are you saying I'm never gonna see you again? PHOEBE: No. Never say never. (Phoebe gives Victor a hug.) PHOEBE: Not in this family. CUT TO: [INT. BENNETT'S RESIDENCE - GUEST BEDROOM-DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (Paige is sitting in the guest bedroom with Wyatt and Chris. She holds Chris as Wyatt plays with his toys nearby.) (Phoebe and Piper walk into the room.) PIPER: Hey. PAIGE: Hey. How'd it go? (Piper smiles down at Wyatt.) PHOEBE: As well as can be expected. PAIGE: You know we're doing the right thing. PIPER: I hope so. (Piper kneels down in front of Wyatt.) PIPER: Hey, baby, can I see you for two seconds? Come here, come here. Just two seconds. Come here. Come here. (She stands Wyatt up.) PIPER: Listen ... I want you to know that mommy will always be close, okay? I will always be with you. Okay, give me a hug. Quick, quick, quick. (Piper hugs Wyatt. Paige cries as she watches.) PIPER: I love you so much. PHOEBE: We have to go, you guys. PIPER: Okay. Be a good boy. (Piper sets Wyatt down, then turns to Chris.) PIPER: Baby, come here. (She holds Chris.) PIPER: Be a good boy for grandpa, okay? Please, sweet baby? (She hugs Chris.) PIPER: Okay. (Piper stands up and carries Chris over to the crib. Paige stands up. Piper puts Chris down in the crib, then goes to stand next to Paige.) PIPER: Let's get this over with. (Paige orbs them out. (Camera holds on Wyatt.) CUT TO: [EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR (STOCK) - DAY] [INT. MANOR -- SECOND FLOOR -- DAY] (Sheridan is in one of the bedrooms. She walks out and back into the hallway.) SHERIDAN: I don't think anybody's home. AGENT KEYES: Get out of there, Inspector. We'll try again later. SHERIDAN: Let me just check the attic. AGENT KEYES: No. I don't like it. Just turn around. SHERIDAN: (ignores him) Look, it'll just take a second. AGENT KEYES: No, Inspector. (Sheridan heads upstairs.) AGENT KEYES: Damn it! [INT. MANOR - ATTIC - DAY - CONTINUOUS] (Sheridan walks into the attic.) (Zankou is standing in front of the Book. He looks at her. Sheridan is surprised to see him.) SHERIDAN: Oh. (Zankou doesn't say anything.) SHERIDAN: I'm sorry. I was looking for Phoebe. ZANKOU: Were you? (From the monitor, we see Zankou leave the Book and start walking toward Sheridan.) AGENT KEYES: Get out of there, Inspector. SHERIDAN: (ignores them.) I'm Inspector Sheridan. Who are you? ZANKOU: How'd you get in here? AGENT KEYES: Damn it, Sheridan! Go! Now! SHERIDAN: I should be going. ZANKOU: You're not going anywhere. AGENT KEYES: What are you waiting for? Go, go, go! (Sheridan moves to reach for her gn. Zankou throws an energy ball at her. SHERIDAN: No! (On the monitor, they see Zankou throw the fireball.) (The video cuts off. Static fills the monitor.) VOICE: What was that? AGENT KEYES: Call FBI, SWAT, Special Forces, Haz-mat, everybody. We're going in. Go! Go! FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [INT. MAGIC SCHOOL - STUDY -- DAY] (Phoebe talks with Paige and Piper.) PHOEBE: Okay, we only have one sht at this. We can't miss. PIPER: First we've gotta get to the Book, and convince it we still believe in ourselves. PAIGE: Well, we do, don't we? PHOEBE: Absolutely. PIPER: Just feels kind of strange, you know, doing it this way. PAIGE: Well, I kinda wish we'd learned how to do it earlier. Would've come in handy. PHOEBE: Well, Prue was really protective of it. I'm just glad she showed Leo how to do it. (Zankou flames into the Study. He looks around.) ZANKOU: So this is Magic School. How quaint. PIPER: What took you so long? ZANKOU: Patience is a virtue. I can't even begin to tell you how long I've been looking forward to this moment, a moment no demon has ever enjoyed ... until now. (Zankou holds out his hand, palm up and an energy ball forms.) (Piper and Phoebe turn to run. Paige motions.) PAIGE: Book! (The book off the table and orbs it at Zankou. It hits him causing him to drop the energy ball.) ZANKOU: Uhh! (It hits the wall near the door, but the girls are gone.) ZANKOU: Must we go through this? (Zankou chases after them.) [INT. MAGIC SCHOOL -- GREAT HALL - DAY - CONTINUOUS] (Piper, Phoebe and Paige run into the Great Hall where they scatter. Zankou follows them. He throws an energy ball at Piper. It explodes against the desk she's running behind.) (He throws another energy ball at Phoebe who is hiding behind the line of chairs. It hits the center of a chair, missing her as she moves.) (Paige runs behind the pillar. Zankou throws an energy ball as he sees her running past the pillar. She ducks and it hits the couch.) (Phoebe looks.) (Paige once again ducks behind the pillar. Zankou heads for Paige.) PIPER: Paige! Get out of here. PAIGE: No. Not without you two. ZANKOU: Inseparable to the end. But first things first. (Zankou throws the potion at Paige. The vial breaks and white smoke rises up around Paige. Zankou holds out his hand.) ZANKOU: Your power, please. (Nothing happens.) (Paige smiles.) (She then disappears, her astral self vanishing from the Great Hall.) (Zankou looks at his hand.) ZANKOU: What's happening? (He turns around and looks at Piper.) (Piper smiles ... then vanishes.) (Zankou turns and looks at Phoebe.) (She looks at him, then vanishes, too.) ZANKOU: What? (Zankou is left standing alone in the Great Hall.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - SITTING ROOM - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (The girls are passed out on the couch when they return to their bodies.) (They gasp and sit up.) PAIGE: Ah, astral projecting worked. PIPER: Thank you, Prue. PHOEBE: The Book. (They head upstairs.) [INT. MANOR - ATTIC - DAY] (They walk into the attic and head toward the Book of Shadows.) PHOEBE: Okay. This may be the last time we have to say this. (They gather around the book and hold hands.) PIPER: I'll hold you to it. PIPER/PHOEBE/PAIGE: (chanting) The power of three will set us free. The power of three will set us free. The power of three will set us free. (They let go and touch the Book. Nothing happens.) (Piper opens the book and looks through it.) (In the background, wailing sirens get louder.) PHOEBE: What? (Piper closes the Book and picks it up as they head to the attic window to see what's going on outside.) (They look outside the window and see the officer cars headed down their street.) [EXT. MANOR - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (A line of police officer cars, a yellow SPECIAL OPERATIONS DELTA SECTOR van, a black van and white van arrives and stops in front of the Hallwell manor.) (The back of the black van opens up and SWAT Team members, geared up and carrying wapon, run out of the van.) (Piper and Paige watch as even more officer cars stop in front of the house. The SWAT members scatter and run around the house.) VOICE: Go, go, go, go! (Above them, a helicopter flies overhead. The SWAT members takes up position around the house. There are even SWAT members on the roof of the neighboring house.) (A black humvee with sirens blaring rushes down the street. It stops in front of the house. Agent Keyes gets out of the vehicle.) AGENT KEYES: (to radio) All right, nobody gets in or out, you got that? Nobody. I want this place completely surrounded. Over. (The takes up position behind one of the cars. Someone hands him a gn and he cocks it as he points it up at the attic.) VOICE: Walkie-talkie: Copy that. VOICE: Swat 4, you've got the backyard. VOICE: Swat 2, the east side. VOICE: Swat 3, the west. (He looks up and sees Phoebe, Piper and Paige through the attic window.) [INT. MANOR - ATTIC - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (Phoebe, Piper and Paige look down at the activity below.) PAIGE: What the hell happened? PHOEBE: I don't know. But if they come in here before we get Zankou, it's gonna be a blood bath. PIPER: Come on, we gotta find that spell. (They all step away from the window just as Zankou flames into the attic.) ZANKOU: I underestimated you. It won't happen again. (He throws an energy ball at them.) (Paige orbs them out.) [EXT. MANOR - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (The fireball breaks through the roof.) (The Officers and other personnel gasp.) VOICE: What the hell was that? AGENT KEYES: It's probably the same thing that got Sheridan. All right, everybody, listen up. On my command, we storm the place. Everybody in position. WALKIE-TALKIE: Roger that. We are in position. (Darryl appears next to Agent Keyes.) DARRYL: I wouldn't go in just yet if I were you. WALKIE-TALKIE: Awaiting your go command. Over. CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - BASEMENT - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (Piper, Phoebe and Paige hold hands in front of the hole in the basement. Zankou flames in.) PIPER, PHOEBE, PAIGE: (chanting) Natum adai necral ... (He waves his hands and pushes Piper, Phoebe and Paige away from the hole. They crash onto the other side of the basement.) (Zankou steps down from the stairs and closer to the hole in the basement floor.) ZANKOU: Too late. You can't take The Nexus. It has been in me. It knows me now. I should've done this before. (The turns his back to them and starts chanting.) ZANKOU: (Chanting) Natum adai necral. Daya intay layok. (The hole lights up and the Shadow rises out. It approaches Zankou.) (Zankou waits. The Shadows enters Zankou through his eyes.) (Finished, he turns around and faces the sisters.) ZANKOU: You can't stop me now. PAIGE: No? Watch us. (Paige takes out the spell and they read it.) PIPER / PHOEBE / PAIGE: (Chanting) From ancient time, this power came, for all to have, but none to reign. (Something starts to happen to Zankou from within.) ZANKOU: No! (They continue to read the spell.) PIPER, PHOEBE, PAIGE: (Chanting) Take it now, show no mercy. For this power can no longer be. (Zankou turns red, unable to control it as the Shadow is destroyed from within him.) (Zankou screams.) (The sisters hold hands as the power intensifies.) PHOEBE: This is it! (Zankou explodes.) (The wave of power washes through Piper, Phoebe and Paige.) [EXT. MANOR - STREET - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (The basement explodes. White smoke billows and dissipates around the house.) AGENT KEYES: Holy ... God ... DARRYL: Aren't you glad I told you to wait? (Camera holds on Agent Keyes.) [INT. MANOR - MAIN HALL - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (The front doors burst open. Armed officers in black storm through the house in protective gear.) VOICE: This way. VOICE: Yeah, this way. (The officers search through the rooms downstairs. Some officers pauses at the base of the front stairs.) VOICE: Upstairs. Upstairs. VOICE: Follow me. (The officers head upstairs.) (More emergency personnel in a white suit and carrying a hand-held device to measure radioactivity, sweeps through the main hall.) (Agent Keyes follows them.) AGENT KEYES: Watch your backs, team leaders. Nobody goes in any room alone. (They make their way through the dining room.) [INT. MANOR - KITCHEN - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (The officers walk into the kitchen. The men in white check their devices.) AGENT: Air is good. It's all clear. (Agent Keyes removes his mask. Darryl appears behind him.) DARRYL: What happened? AGENT KEYES: I don't know yet. (The agents head into the basement.) [INT. MANOR - BASEMENT - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (The basement is decimated. The beams are on fre and the contents turned into rubble.) AGENT: Anthing? AGENT: We've got nothing yet. (Agent Keyes and Darryl walk down the stairs.) AGENT KEYES: My god. It looks like a bmb went off in here. POLICE RADIO: (from radio) House is secure. Nobody's inside. AGENT KEYES: (to radio) Copy that. What do you have? AGENT: I have some hydrogen isotopes, plasma, no uranium. AGENT KEYES: Damn. Nothing. DARRYL: Thank god nobody was in here. AGENT KEYES: Who said nobody was? DARRYL: Your man just said the house was secure. AGENT KEYES: But the Halliwell sisters were inside. I saw them myself. DARRYL: What? AGENT KEYES: Trust me. We would've spotted them if they had left the house. There's no way they got out of here alive. (Agent Keyes steps away leaving Darryl thinking about it.) DARRYL: There's gotta be another way out of here. (He looks up and around.) DARRYL: Oh, dear God, please. [EXT. MANOR - STREET - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (A small crowd has gathered just outside the road blockade. Leo runs through the crowd and heads for the house.) LEO: Let me through. I gotta get through. LEO: Let me through. (An officer stops him.) OFFICER: Hey! LEO: I gotta get through. OFFICER: Hey, where do you think you're going? LEO: I gotta get in. It's my house. OFFICER: You got any I.D.? LEO: Uh, no. OFFICER: Then you're not getting past. LEO: Yeah, but it's my wife. OFFICER: You're not getting past. (He puts a hand on his g*n.) Understand? (Leo backs off.) LEO: Yeah. (Leo turns around and leaves.) (As he leaves, he walks past three women.) NEW PIPER: What's going on? (Leo turns around.) LEO: What? I don't know. NEW PHOEBE: Boy, sure hope nobody died in there. LEO: What? (Leo looks at the women who are smiling knowingly back at him. There's something about them.) LEO: Do we know each other? NEW PIPER: Yeah. I think so. After all, we're married. (New Piper takes Leo's hand and leads him away from the crowds and over to the bushes nearby. New Paige and New Phoebe follow.) (Once there, they snap their fingers and change back into themselves. Leo's completely taken aback.) LEO: What? PIPER: Shh, shh, shh. It's all part of the plan. LEO: Plan? What plan? PHOEBE: Our plan to die. PHOEBE: It's the only way to get our lives back. Our normal lives. PIPER: And stop everybody from coming after us, including all of them. LEO: But-- PIPER: No. No buts. We're free. Nobody even knows we're alive anymore, not even the demons. PAIGE: They think we died in there with Zankou. They were just our astral selves. PIPER: Sweetie, we've got a clean slate. We can start all over again. No more demon fighting, ever again. PAIGE: Unless the demons figure it out. PHOEBE: Which may be never. LEO: (impressed) I don't know what to say. PIPER: Just say you're okay with it. PHOEBE: So we can get the next generation ready to pick up where we left off. LEO: How do I do it? PIPER: You don't. We do. PAIGE: Don't worry. We'll make you good-looking. (Still a little confused, Leo looks at them. They snap their fingers and change back into their disguises.) (New Piper snaps her fingers and changes Leo into New Leo. She smiles with approval.) NEW PIPER: Cute. I can live with that. (New Leo smiles.) (Back at the house, SWAT members start leaving. Darryl exits the house. He stops on the porch and looks around. Something catches his eyes.) (Just beyond the crowds gathered, three women and a young man are leaving. The young man has his arm around the shoulders of one of the women. They walk confidently from the scene. The blonde-haired woman turns and smiles.) (There's just something really familiar about the women and he can't help but think he knows why.) (Darryl chuckles.) DARRYL: Well, all right. (Darryl looks up and heads down the front stairs.) DARRYL: All right. (The open door closes shut.) (Camera pans away from the Halliwell Manor.)	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "07x22 - Something Wicca This Way Goes"}	foreverdreaming
Written by: Brad Kern Season 8, Episode 01 Episode: 157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Scene: Manor, outside.] (A man in a black suit enters the house.) [Scene: Manor, foyer.] (The house is filled with people. A man and a woman are talking.) Man: Goodbye. Woman: Okay, see you later. (The woman picks a white rose from a basket filled with white roses and starts writing something in the book lying next to it. Victor is standing in the hall. A man walks over to Victor.) Man: Victor. (They shake hands.) Victor: Thanks for coming by, I really appreciate it. Man: My condolences. Victor: Thank you, thank you. [Scene: Manor, living room.] (A picture of Piper is standing on a table, next to an urn. On each side of the picture, there is standing a burning candle. There are several white roses laying in front of the picture. A woman lays another one on top of them.) Woman #1: We love you, Piper. Woman #2: We love you. Man: I knew you two were close. Woman #1: I've known her for so many years. (A woman walks away from the table. The living room is filled with people, all dressed in black.) [Scene: Manor, conservatory] (A picture of Phoebe is standing on a table, next to an urn. On each side of the picture, there is standing a burning candle. There are several white roses laying in front of the picture. Several men and women, including little ones, are standing in front of it. A woman and a man both lay a white rose on top of the other ones.) [Scene: Manor, dining room.] (A picture of Paige is standing on the dining table, next to an urn. On each side of the picture, there is standing a burning candle. There are laying two roses in front of the picture. A little man lays another one on top of them. The man walks away from the table and a woman walks over to Victor. She goes to stand next to him.) Woman (Piper): Pretty good turnout, huh? Victor: Phoebe? Piper: No, dad, I'm Piper. That's Phoebe. (Another woman walks over to Victor.) Woman (Phoebe): I can't believe how many Leprechauns there are at my urn. Piper: Well, they always had the hots for you. Phoebe: It's kind of creepy, but I guess you can't be too picky when you're dad. Victor: You guys are driving me crazy, you know that? Piper: Keep it down, will ya? And look a little more bereaved. Agent Keyes is watching. (They look at man standing in the foyer.) Phoebe: Oh, don't worry. He'll never figure us out. How could he? Victor: Hey, I can't still figure it out. Piper: Well, at least we're still alive and, more importantly, free. Victor: Yeah, but you have to keep changing looks all the time? Just pick one and stick with it, would you? Phoebe: Why? It's fun. Piper: Poor Paige, not a lot of people at her urn. (Suddenly, "Janice Dickinson" walks in.) "Janice Dickinson": Excuse me. (She walks straight up to Paige's urn.) Phoebe: Wow, what is Janice Dickinson doing here? "Janice Dickinson": Oh, Paige. Sophie: She knew Paige? Tom: Wow, I'm impressed. "Janice Dickinson": You were the best friend I ever had! What am I gonna do without you? (Piper and Phoebe walk up to "Janice Dickinson".) Piper: Can we talk to you in a minute? Phoebe: In private? "Janice Dickinson": Excuse me, what are you doing? (They take her to the kitchen.) [Scene: Manor, kitchen.] "Janice Dickinson": What is the meaning of this? Do you have any idea who I am? Phoebe: Yeah, as a matter of fact we do... (She glamours into her own appearance.) Phoebe: Paige. "Janice Dickinson": I'm sorry, who? (Piper glamours into her own appearance.) Piper: Nice try, jig's up. "Janice Dickinson": Oh, all right then, fine. ("Janice Dickinson" glamours into Paige.) Paige: Well, somebody had to cry at my funeral, didn't they? OPENING CREDITS [Scene: Manor, kitchen. Continues from before.] Piper: We were supposed to keep it low profile, what were you thinking? Paige: I was thinking that I obviously spent too much time in the magical world because nobody even cares that I'm dad! Phoebe: That's not true, you have mourners. I mean, there are lots of Leprechauns out there. Paige: I mean real people! Piper: Well, there was your friend Glen. Phoebe: Yeah, Glen was at your urn, and Ruthie, our neighbour. Piper: No, she was just going to get coffee. Phoebe: Oh, really? Paige: My point exactly. (A man enters the kitchen.) Phoebe: Oh, my God. (Paige gasps and the man looks at them.) Paige: We can explain, it's... Piper: Don't bother. (The man glamours into Leo.) Phoebe: Oh, you scared me. I thought we were busted. Leo: Well, you are gonna be if you don't change back, what are you doing? 'Piper': Apparently, having an identity crisis. (She looks at Paige.) Paige: Oh, so it's okay for you to change your husband into... (She hears a hard jingle inside her head.) Paige: Aw. Phoebe: What's wrong? Paige: It's a jingling in my head. Phoebe: Does that mean the Elders know alive? Piper: No, they can't. We cloaked ourselves from them. Leo: It could be a new charge. You know, a connection to one's Whitelighter is atmatic. Piper: Okay, well, just ignore it. Paige: Easy for you to say, you're not half-Whitelighter. Okay? Maybe it's one of the mourners. Could be a demon out there. (She runs over to the kitchen door to look into the dining room.) Phoebe: No, no, no. No demons. (She pulls Paige back from the door. As she pulls her back, she sees a man standing at her urn.) Paige: Why? It makes sense, doesn't it? They probably wanna find out if we're really dad. Phoebe: It doesn't matter, we're retired, we don't do demons anymore. Piper: She's right, you're just gonna have to forget about it. Paige: No so easy with a jingle-jangle. (Phoebe is looking at her urn again.) Phoebe: What is he doing here? Piper: He who? Phoebe: I didn't even think he knew I existed. (Paige looks at Phoebe's urn as well.) Paige: Who is he? Phoebe: I don't know, just some guy that I used to see in the elevator all the time at work. Paige: He's kind of cute. Phoebe: Yeah. Piper: Okay, people, morph now, ogle later. Come on, we can't risk being caught. Choppity-chop-chop-chop. (Phoebe and Paige go back to Piper and Leo.) [Scene: Manor, sitting room.] Elise Rothman: Of course, I don't know if Phoebe ever thought of me as her friend, but I always thought of her as mine. Victor: Oh, I know for a fact she's really glad you're here, Elise. (Elise gives him a weird look.) Victor: When I say I know, I mean in the ethereal sense, of course. Channeling, sensing, ... . Elise: Of course. (She looks over to Phoebe's urn where three Leprechauns are standing.) Elise: I never realized she knew so many little people, though. Victor: Yes. (Elise walks away. A man approaches Victor.) Man (Paul Haas): You must be devestated, Mr. Bennett. Victor: Yeah. Paul Haas: Especially considering how it happened. Was there ever an official cause of death? Victor: Excuse me? Paul Haas: Oh, forgive me for prying. It's just that the news always made it sound so mysterious. And with no remains... . Victor: I'm sorry, I didn't get your name. Paul Haas: Haas, Paul Haas. Victor: And you knew my daughters how? Paul Haas: By reputation. I mean, did the police ever find your son-in-law by any chance? Leo? Victor: No, they think he died in the accident as well. Paul Haas: And now you have to raise those boys all by yourself. (Victor nods.) Victor: In this huge house. (Paul Haas looks around. He picks his card out of his jacket.) Paul Haas: If you find that you need to sell it though, let me know. (He hands over the card to Victor.) Paul Haas: I'd be glad to help. (Victor reads the card.) Victor: You're a real estate-agent? Paul Haas: I specialize in the moving of problem properties. You know, where people have died. Buyers seem to be a little queasy. (Victor gives the card back to Paul.) Victor: Get out. Paul Haas: Again, my condolences. (He walks away. Victor sighs.) [Scene: Underworld.] (Many demons are standing in a lair. They're talking to each other when Paul Haas flames in. He takes off his jacket.) Demon #1 (Elkin): Well? Are they dad or not? Paul Haas: They're dad. Several Demons: Yeah! Elkin: So we can do what we want! Nobody can stop us. Paul Haas: Except for other demons. Which is why we need to establish a foothold in the mortal world as soon as possible. Elkin: First, we mess with the mortals... . Paul Haas: First, we do as I say. Elkin: Who says you decide? There's no order to the Underworld anymore. Now that Zankou and his generation have been decimated, it's our time to play. Which means it's every demon for himself. Paul Haas: Until one demon rises to power, and then you'll be forced to answer to him! Is that what you want? Elkin: What I want is to scare the living hell out of people... literally. (Some demons laugh.) Elkin: Each to its own gifts. Paul Haas: Fine then, go. (He takes a few steps back.) Paul Haas: Me, I want out of this hole. Take over the symbolic seat of power before anybody else does. Elkin: The Charmed Ones' home. (Paul Haas smiles.) Elkin: How do you plan to get it? Paul Haas: I'm going to buy it from their father's estate, after I kll him. (They both smile.) [Scene: San Francisco, police department.] (Agent Keyes and Agent Murphy are talking in an office.) Agent Murphy: This case isn't dad. I mean, you said so yourself, right? Agent Keyes: So? Agent Murphy: So then why we're heading back to D.C.? Why don't we just stay in here? (Agent Keyes walks to another office with the Halliwell files. Agent Murphy follows.) Agent Murphy: I don't understand. You spend years trying to proof that there's something out there, some unseen power. And then you walk away from it just like that? (Agent Keyes puts the Halliwell files in a box.) Agent Keyes: Just like that. (He walks back to the other office with the box. Agent Murphy follows him and sighs.) Agent Murphy: But what about what happened to Inspector Sheridan? That thing that klled her? And what about that cop that swears he saw Leo at the scene of the crime? That's means he's still alive... . Agent Keyes: It's over, Agent Murphy, the sisters are dad. Agent Murphy: You don't believe that. Agent Keyes: You're right, I don't. But I want them to think I do. If they're in hiding, they're not going to resurface with us hanging around. So, we leave. Let them get comfortable, complecant. Agent Murphy: But then how we know if... . Agent Keyes: Because you're going to stay behind, that's how. Keep an eye on things for me. You lay low, be patient, and give them plenty of space. If they are still alive, they'll come home. Sooner or later, everyone always does. (Agent Keyes walks away.) [Scene: Manor, foyer.] (Everyone is getting out. Victor is talking to Dex, the man Phoebe always saw in the elevator at work.) Victor: How well did you know Phoebe? Dex: Not as well as I'd like to. But I loved to read her column. Victor: Oh, really? Dex: Yeah, every day. Could never get over how someone as beautiful as was could be so incredibly insightful. (Glamoured Phoebe walks over to them.) Phoebe: You don't say. Victor: Excuse me, do you mind? Phoebe: It's all right, I've got this. You were saying? About Phoebe? Dex: Just that I thought she was great. Really great. Phoebe: Then why didn't you ever ask her out? Dex: What? (Glamoured Piper walks over to them and starts pushing Dex to the front door.) Piper: Thanks for coming, sorry you have to go. Dex: What...? (She pushes him out of the front door.) Piper: Okay, bye-bye. (She closes the front door.) Phoebe: Piper, what are you doing? Piper: What are you doing? You can't pick up on a guy at a funeral. Phoebe: Why not? It's my funeral. (They hear Wyatt in the living room and walk over to him.) Piper: It's okay, sweetie, Mommy's right here. (He doesn't seem to recognize her.) Piper: Wyatt, honey, what's the matter? (She kneels down in front of him.) Victor: He doesn't know it's you, Piper. (She stands up. Paige and Leo walk in. Leo kneels down next to Wyatt.) Leo: It's okay, buddy, all right? Daddy's here, okay? We're all here. (Piper and Phoebe drop their glamour.) Wyatt: Mama. Aunt Phoebe. Leo: Okay, see? (He stands up.) Phoebe: Poor little guy, he's confused. Victor: He doesn't know what's going on. Neither does baby Chris. All this changing makes him nervous, I think. Paige: Yeah, maybe we didn't exactly think this thing through. Piper: We didn't have time to think it through. Leo: Well, it's too late to go back now, so what do we do? Phoebe: I think I have an idea. Follow me. [Scene: Manor, attic.] (The door opens and Phoebe, Paige, Piper, Leo, who's carrying Wyatt, and Victor enter the room. Phoebe walks to a trunk. She opens it and takes the Book of Shadows out.) Phoebe: Okay, it's a good thing we kept this. (Leo puts Wyatt down. Phoebe walks over to its stand and everyone follows her.) Piper: Yeah, but we're not supposed to use it. The more magic we use... . Paige: ... the more likely the demons are to find us out. (Phoebe places the Book on its stand.) Phoebe: We didn't say we'd never use magic again. Besides, I think we really need this spell. Leo: Why? What will it do? (Phoebe flips through the Book.) Phoebe: End our confusion, hopefully. I've been thinking about it for the last couple of days, and all we need to do is each of us needs to come up with one look, one disguise, that we wanna to project to the rest of the world. Paige: You mean like a permanent, permanent one? Phoebe: That's the idea. Victor: But how is that going to end the confusion? Especially for the boys? Phoebe: Oh, because they won't see the disguises. Neither will any of us. Okay, just trust me. You guys have a look in mind? (Leo and Paige nod.) Piper: Yeah, you know what, nothing flashy either. (Paige gives her a look.) Phoebe: Ready? "I call upon the ancient powers, to mask us now and in future hours. Hide us well and thoroughly, but now from those we call family." Victor: Well, anything happened? Phoebe: Do we look the same? Victor: Yeah. Leo: Maybe it didn't work. (They walk over to a mirror.) Phoebe: It definitely worked. Paige: Oh my goodness, is that me? (They see their disguises in the mirror.) Phoebe: Is it the you that you invisioned? (Paige hits Piper.) Paige: Hey, I thought you said no flash! Piper: It was the first look that came to mind! Leo: I like it. Victor: How is it you can see your other selves in reflected in the mirror? Phoebe: It's part of the spell. Piper: You know, this just might work. (Paige hears the jingling again.) Paige: The jingle again. Do you think this means something bad is gonna to happen? [Scene: Campus, dorm.] (A chick, dressed in black, walks in the room. She opens a drawer and takes black gloves out. After she has put them on, she takes an athame out of a cabinet. She puts on her boot, and takes a black wig out of another shelf from the cabinet. She puts sunglasses on and looks in the mirror. She leaves the room.) COMMERCIAL BREAK [Scene: Manor, attic] (Paige, Piper and Leo are writing on little papers.) Phoebe: Okay. (She collects the papers.) Paige: Hey, I'm not done! Phoebe: It doesn't matter, you are now. It's an identity, not a novel. (She walks over to a table with a cauldron.) Phoebe: As long as these reflect who we're trying to be and where we've come from, we're all good. Okay, Julie, nice, Jo, Jenny, Louis? (She pulls a weird face.) Leo: Louis. You know, like Louis Armstrong, the Great Satchmo? The trumpeter? Piper: Yeah, I think dad used to listen to him. (Paige chuckles.) Phoebe: Okay, if you can deal with it, so can the government. (She throws the papers into a bubbling cauldron. She throws in something else and the posion bangs.) Phoebe: Voilà, new identities. Paige: Are you sure? Phoebe: Only one way to find out. (She starts walking to the door.) Phoebe: Let's go shopping! Piper: No. Phoebe: Yeah! Piper: No, wait, no! (She follows Phoebe. Paige follows as well. They go down the stairs.) Phoebe: Come on, we have seven years of lost time to make up for. We have to start somewhere! Piper: Yeah, I know but... . Phoebe: No buts, we are free. Do you have any idea what that means? It means no more demons, no more cops. We can do whatever we want! (The sisters stop walking in the hallway.) Piper: I know, I know, but still... . Phoebe: (to Paige) Would you please talk some sense into this woman? (Paige pulls a weird face.) Paige: You know what occurred to me? That real-estate agent your dad was talking abou, if you think about it, he may be a d... . Phoebe: Oh my God! If you say the D word, I might implode. Come on you guys, what's wrong? I mean, isn't this what we wanted? Piper: Yes, it's just it's not as simple as I had hoped, that's all. Phoebe: You know why? Because you haven't been out yet. And you will feel so much better in a new pair of shoes. (Paige chuckles.) Piper: But I don't need new shoes. Phoebe: That's the old you talking. Come on, you guys, can't we just at least try to have fun? Don't we owe ourselves that much? Piper: Yes, we do, ... . Phoebe: That's the spirit! Paige? I mean, Jo. Shoes are on me. Paige: Uhm, I think I may just stay here and relax a little. Phoebe: Relax? I like it, relax. Come on! (She takes Piper's arm and pulls her with her.) [Scene: Shoppin disctrict.] (Phoebe and Piper leave a shoe store, packed with several baggs.) Piper: He was not hitting on me. Phoebe: He was too. He was practically drooling on you. Piper: Okay, first, I'm married. Secondly, he's a salesman in a woman's shoe store. What are the chances he's not gay? Phoebe: Who cares, just enjoy. That's our new mantra, right? (They stop and watch their disguises in a shop's window.) Piper: Still, maybe Paige is right, I don't think this new look is me. Phoebe: I think you look hot. Piper: Easy, sis, don't creep me out. Phoebe: Hey, we're not sisters anymore, remember? We're cousins. Piper: Still creepy. (They continue walking.) Piper: Isn't there any part of you that doubts your decision at all? Phoebe: No, I mean, I liked both pairs of shoes so I bought both pairs of shoes. Piper: No, not the shoes. The pretending to be dad to the rest of the world. Phoebe: Oh, yeah, obviously there were certain aspects of my life that I really liked, but I couldn't fully enjoy it because of all the witch stuff. Piper: Yeah, but the witch stuff is who we are. I mean, we can't just walk around pretending we don't have powers anymore. Phoebe: Yeah, but, Piper, nobody is saying we have to. (They stop walking again.) Phoebe: We just don't have to use our powers every other week to save the world, that's the only difference. Piper: That, and the fact that the last three decades of our life are suddenly gone. Phoebe: Well, we have to give up something to gain something. Look, you wanted a normal life more than all of us. Right? So, what's changed all of the sudden? Piper: I'm a little neurotic, what do you want from me? Phoebe: That's not it, what else is it? Piper: It's just, it's a big change, and I don't do change very well. So, you know, let me freak out for a little while and then, you know, I'll be fine. (Phoebe nods.) Phoebe: Okay. Wanna go get our eyebrows plucked? Piper: Gee, I'd love to, but no, I gotta go check on P3 and make sure Dad hasn't done a lot of damage. (She hands over her bags to Phoebe.) Piper: Besides, it's gonna be the only thing that will pay for all these shoes. (She starts walking away and crosses a street.) Phoebe: You worry too much, missy. (Phoebe watches Piper walk away and sees an advertisement of 'Ask Phoebe'.) [Scene: Manor, attic.] (Grams is sitting on a couch, Paige is walking around talking to Grams.) Paige: Phoebe has a life outside of magic, or at least she had one. Piper has Leo, Piper has the boys, what do I have? I have a giant sucking hole of nothingness. Grams: Please, Paige, spare me the dramatics and cut to the chase, will you? I've got an Afterlife to live, you know. Paige: See, even you have a life, and you're dad. I just don't know where to start. (Paige goes sitting next to Grams.) Grams: Well, you know, it's not like anybody asked for my opinion before abandoning the Charmed legacy in the first place. Paige: Thanks Grams, I'm so glad you came, you've been a great help. Grams: Look, honey, I'm sorry. But you're the one who got yourself into this mess, not me. Paige: I didn't have a choice, okay, we didn't have a choice. We were going to die, the real way. Grams: I understand, and I'm not judging you. Well, maybe I am a little. But, my point is that you've made choice, whether you were forced into it or not, and you've gotta live with that choice, whether you like it or not. Paige: What if I can't? Grams: Oh, that's ridiculous. Paige: No, it's not. I want a life outside of magic, I really do, but... . Grams: But what? Paige: But it's the jingling, okay? I hear it, night and day, which means people are constantly calling for my help. Grams: That is just the Whitelighter in you. Paige: But that's still me, Grams, and that's still magic. So what if I can't ever really get away from it? Grams: Well, one thing is for sure, young lady. You're never gonna find what you're looking for sitting around here. You want a fresh start? Then pull yourself up by your bootstraps, get out into the world and try it on for size. See what happens. Paige: I don't know. Grams: Hey, you don't want my advice? Don't conjure me next time. Now get up. (She grabs Paige's hand and pulls her up from the couch.) Grams: Get a grip and don't come back until you find your thrill. Now go. (She pushes Paige's to the door and hits her backside.) [Scene: San Francisco, coffee bar.] (Paige is sitting there, drinking a cup of coffee. She sees her disguise in a reflection of a window.) Paige: Great, just great. (She stands up and bumps into a man who is carrying a cup of coffee as well.) Man: Whoops, oh. Sorry, my fault. Paige: Oh, no sorry, it's mine. I didn't see you. Man: Well, I saw you, that's for sure. I mean, how could I not? A beautiful girl sitting here all by herself? Paige: Well, rub it in. Man: I'm sorry? (She smiles.) Paige: Nothing. Man: Do you mind if I join you? Paige: Oh, actually, I was... . Yeah sure, why not? Man: Great. You're new around here, aren't you? Paige: No, I'm n... . Why do you ask? Man: Well, local place and all. Pretty much everybody here is a regular. Paige: Ah. And you know I'm not. Man: I definitely would have remembered seeing you before. (Paige smiles. Suddenly, she hears a woman shouting. Paige looks around and sees a man robbing the woman's purse. He snatches it and runs off.) Bystander: Hey! He just took her purse. (Paige runs off and goes after the purse-snatcher.) Man: Are you out of your mind? You'll get yourself klled! (Paige crosses the street. Around the corner, she finds the purse laying on the ground. Paige kneels down next to the purse.) Paige: Damn it! Why didn't I orb? (She hears the jingle again inside her head.) Paige: (looking up) Would you stop that already? (She sighs.) Paige: I give up. [Scene: San Francisco, street.] (The chick in black is walking there.) [Scene: Cinema] (The audience is watching a scary movie. The demon Elkin enters the room.) Film Character #1: It's over here somewhere. Film Character #2: Be quiet, be quiet. Film Character #1: Who is that? (Elkin goes sitting behind a man.) Film Character #2: Get down, be quiet. Stay down, stay... . (The man is scared. Elkin holds up his hand next to the man's head and his hand starts to glow. The man starts shaking and gasps, until he dies. Film Character #2: We have to find the others. (Elkin stands up. As he is walking forward, he sees Paige orbing in.) Film Character #2: Where are the others? Film Character #1: I don't know. (Paige looks around and sees Elkin.) Paige: Did you call for me? Elkin: I don't think so. You don't have the power to stop me, Whitelighter. Paige: Obviously, you don't know who I am. Which is probably a good thing. (Elkin uses Hyper Speed and bumps into Paige. She smacks against the wall and falls on the ground.) Woman in the audience: Shhh! (Elkin is standing next to Paige, who is still laying on the ground. He creates a Fireball in his hands, when the door is slammed open. He looks behind him and sees the chick in black standing there.) Chick in Black: Doesn't that burn your hand? (Elkin throws the Fireball at her, but she dodges it.) Chick in Black: Damn, I was hoping for such a better fight with my first demon. You are a demon, aren't you? (Elkin throws another Fireball, but she telekinetically deviates it. He jumps on the ground to dodge it.) Woman: Shhh! (The people in the room look behind them and see what's going on. They flee.) Chick in Black: Now help me out in here, I'm new at this. Who pays for that? (Elkin is still on the ground and looks at her. He then shimmers out. Paige watches the chick in black leave.) [Scene: Manor, kitchen.] (Victor is doing the dishes. Wyatt is sitting in his high chair. Leo walks in, bringing more dirty dishes.) Leo: (to Wyatt) Hey buddy! (He walks over to the table and places the dirty dishes on it.) Leo: There's still a couple of loads out there. Victor: You're kidding me. Why don't we get the girls to do a little hocus-pocus, huh? Leo: No. No more magic. Not unless it's absolutely necesarry. They gotta get out of the habit of relying on it. Or else they'll never gonna have normal lives. Victor: Yeah right, like that's ever gonna to happen. Leo: What? You don't think it will? Victor: Well, do you? Louis? Come on, who you're trying to kid here? Whether I like it or not, and you know I don't, being magical is part of who they are. It's part of who you all are. You may have been able to change your identities but you didn't change that. Leo: Well, we'll just do the best we can then. Victor: Yeah, but what if that's not good enough? I mean, I don't mean to sound pessimistic here, because I really want this to work out, but it's not gonna be easy. Especially for you and Piper. Leo: Why especially for us? Victor: Because you got the boys to raise like this, and you... . Where's the baby monitor? Leo: I just checked on Chris, he's sleeping. Go on. (Victor smiles.) Victor: Oh, don't listen to me. I'm worried and grumpy. You think I'd know better by now. I've been worried since I first found out the kids were gonna be witches, you know? Leo: You know, maybe you should go home for a while, Victor. You know, get away from all of this. You've been around here for about a week or so now. (Victor sighs.) Victor: Yeah, I will. As soon as things settle down here. Listen, why don't you wash, I'll go get the last load, huh? (He walks to the door.) Victor: (to Wyatt) Hey. [Scene: Manor, conservatory.] (Victor is walking in when an Elder, Jonnah, orbs in.) Victor: Wow. Jonnah: I mean you no harm, Victor. My name is Jonnah. I'm an Elder. I just need to talk to you, all right? Victor: All right. Jonnah: Good. Now, I know what you've gone through. What you still must be going through. Children should bury their father, not the other way around. Victor: Go on. Jonnah: We've been talking... . Victor: We? Jonnah: The other Elders and myself, about the boys, Wyatt and Chris. Losing their parents, their aunts, it's unspeakable. Especially considering who they were. Which is why we feel very strongly that it'd be in the boys' best interest... . Victor: You're not taking them. Forget it. Jonnah: Victor, you're mortal. You can't possibly raise them to be... Victor: I'm their grandfather, that's all I need to be. (Leo enters the dining room from the kitchen. As he sees Jonnah, he hides and watches him talking with Victor.) Jonnah: I don't think you quite realize the extent to which our future, all our future, depends upon their upbringing. Victor: I got a pretty good idea. Jonnah: Then you know they'll continue to be targets of evil. Demons who will stop at nothing to turn them to their side, or worse, destroy them, and how will you protect them? Victor: I'll find a way. Jonnah: They should come with me now for their sakes. Victor: Over my dad body. (They look at each other.) Jonnah: I prey you know what you're doing. (He orbs out. After Jonnah is gone, Leo walks over to Victor.) Leo: You still sure you don't wanna go home? Victor: Yeah, thinking about it. (They hear the front door opening and see Paige enter. She lays her keys on the table in the foyer. Paige starts walking to the stairs, but Leo and Victor approach her.) Victor: Hey, where you been? Paige: Oh, you know, just kinda out and about. (She smiles and starts to climb the stairs. Leo sees the wound on her shoulder.) Leo: Hey, wow. You're bleeding. How did that happen? (Paige takes a deep breath.) [Scene: Underworld.] Paul Haas: Yeah, how did that happen? (Paul walks over to Elkin, who is standing against a stone column.) Paul Haas: How is it that the great Elkin got his ass kicked by one lousy witch? Elkin: I didn't get my ass kicked. Could've easily klled her if I wasn't worried about exposure. Paul Haas: She wasn't. Elkin: Which is why I'm not even sure she was a witch. Paul Haas: Well, what could she have been? An usher? (Elkin places his hand around Paul Haas' neck. As Paul watches him, Elkin releases Paul's neck.) Elkin: Whoever she was, she tracked me there somehow. Which means we'll cross paths again. And next time, I'll be waiting. Paul Haas: I don't like it. Not with that Whitelighter there too. There's more to this. Elkin: I can handle them both. It's not like we have to worry about the Charmed Ones coming to the rescue anymore. Paul Haas: Still, we should consolidate our powers regardless of the thrat. We'll kll the father at nightfall, while the powerful progeny sleeps. (Elkin smiles.) [Scene: P3.] (Piper is there, working on a laptop.) Piper: One week, one lousy week. Are you kidding me? Barry Manilow? Dad, you booked Barry Manilow? What were you thinking? (A door shuts and a man, Dominic, is coming down the stairs.) Dominic: Hello? Piper: Dominic, thank God, you're here. Are these all the receipts for the last seven months? Has everything been entered? Dominic: I'm sorry, who are you? (Piper looks startled.) Piper: I'm Julie. I mean, Jenny Bennett. I'm Victor's cousin. (She pulls a weird face.) Piper: Pff. Niece, I'm Victor's niece. Dominic: Okay, so what are you doing with our computer? And how did you get the password? Piper: Uhm, uncle Victor gave it to me. Excuse me. (She ducks under the bar.) Piper: Ugh. (She stands up again and holds her shoe. She points him at Dominic.) Piper: New shoes, they look a lot nicer than they feel. Dominic: So you work here now? Piper: No, I'm just helping out a little, you know, because Victor asked me to help out. Dominic: You wouldn't mind if I call him to verify that, would you? Piper: No, not at all. Please, knock your socks off. (Dominic walks out. Piper's cell phone rings. Piper) Piper: Hello? What? Wait, wait, what? Leo, we're not supposed to have family emergences anymore, we're done with that. All right, fine, I'm coming, but you need to get down here to save our financial butts. [Scene: The Bay Mirror.] (Phoebe walks in and sees some of her colleagues standing at a shelf with a picture of her, surrounded by candles, flowers, cards and a teddy bear. Phoebe walks over to them.) Sophie: I still can't believe she's really gone. She was always so sweet to me. Tom: She always had a smile for everyone. Gregg: She was always there, whenever you needed her. Tom: She helped me through my divorce. Elise: She doubled our readership. (Sophie and Gregg comfort Elise. Phoebe picks a handkerchief out of her purse and hands it over to Elise. Tom gets back to work.) Phoebe: Here you go. Elise: Thanks. Who are you? Phoebe: I'm Julie Bennett, Phoebe's cousin from her father's side. Elise: Oh, my dear, I'm so sorry for your loss. Phoebe: I know you are. I just came by to pick up some of her thing, so, don't mind me. Sophie: Were you close to Phoebe? Phoebe: Yes, yes, I was. Sophie: She was amazing, wasn't she? Gregg: A doll. Elise: The best friend I could ever ask for. Phoebe: That is so sweet! Elise: Oh, I mean it, she was the best. I'm gonna miss her like crazy. Phoebe: See, now you're gonna go and make me cry. Elise: It's the truth. She was more than just the heart and soul of this paper. She was the daughter I never had. (She almost starts crying and Phoebe hugs her.) Phoebe: Oh, Elise, I had no idea! (Elise pulls a weird face. Phoebe stops the hug.) Phoebe: I mean, Phoebe had no idea. I mean, she never told me how close you both were. But then again, you know, why would she tell me, because, you know, then... , obviously she didn't know this was gonna happen. Carry on. (She walks out. Elise, Sophie and Gregg watch her leave.) [Scene: Bay Mirror, hallway.] (Phoebe is pushing the elevator button multple times.) Phoebe: Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid. (The lift opens and two people get out of it. Phoebe sees Dex standing in the back. He's alone in the elevator and he watches her.) Phoebe: Oh, hi. (She enters the elevator and goes standing next to him.) Dex: Hi. Phoebe: Oh, that's right, you don't know who I am. (She pushes a button. The lift doors close.) Phoebe: I'm Julie, Phoebe's cousin. I sort of saw you at the wake. Dex: Oh, yeah. I'm so sorry. (She nods.) Phoebe: Thanks. And you're ...? Dex: Dex. Dex Lawson. Phoebe: Dex Lawson. Nice to meet you, Dex. (They shake hands.) Dex: You too. (As she touches him, she receives a Premonition of them kissing on the front porch of the Manor. Phoebe is dressed in a wedding dress. The vision is surrounded in a yellow glow. He then carries her over the doorstep. The vision stops and she looks at him. She makes a weird noise.) Dex: Everything all right? (She nods but looks a bit shocked.) Phoebe: Yeah, it's just... hot in here. (The lift stops and pings.) Phoebe: Ding! (She leaves the elevator and walks to right.) Dex: Nice meeting you! (She suddenly stops and walks to the other side.) COMMERCIAL BREAK [Scene: Manor, attic.] (Paige is sitting at the table and scring. Piper and Phoebe walk in.) Piper: Are you out of your mind? Phoebe: Leo told us you fought a demon. Paige: I can explain. (Piper gets the Scrying Crystal out of Paige's hand.) Piper: What is this? What are you doing? Paige: I am trying to find a girl. Phoebe: Okay, look, we have been through this, okay? If anyone finds out we're alive, we're screwed. Piper: Do you have a dad wish? Is that the problem? (Paige stands up.) Paige: Okay, would you two please just be quiet for a minute and let me explain? Thank you! (Piper and Phoebe sigh.) Paige: First of all, I did not intentionally engage a demon. Phoebe: Oh, don't say engage. Don't ask. (Piper looks at her, but Phoebe waves her hand.) Paige: Look, I just had the ringing in my head and I just figured that if I answered, that maybe, you know... . Piper: You're not supposed to respond to anything anymore. Paige: Look, it's very hard not to respond to a call for help. Phoebe: Paige, you have to! Okay, we've had this conversation. Paige: Yeah, I know we have, but it's not that easy. Piper: Okay, everybody, just calm down a second. Did you at least vanquish the demon? (Paige shakes her head.) Paige: No. (She goes sitting on her chair again.) Paige: But on the bright side, he did not know who I was. Phoebe: Well, that's good at least. Piper: So, what happened to the demon? Paige: I don't know. This chick came along and scared him off. Piper and Phoebe: What chick? [Scene: Manor, living room.] (Victor turns off the lights and is carrying Wyatt in his arms. He is singing for Wyatt.) Victor: Itsy, bitsy, spider, climbing up the spout, down came the rain. (Paul Haas flames in, and his minions shimmer in.) Paul Haas: We'll wait for him to come back downstairs alone. [Scene: Manor, attic.] Paige: I don't know who she was, she showed up right after I got there. Piper: Do you think she was a witch? (Piper starts walking around.) Paige: I don't know, maybe. Phoebe: Maybe she was the one that called you. Paige: No, this girl definitely did not need my help. Phoebe: Could have been a bad witch. Piper: And if that's true, and she figures out who we are... . Paige: I'm telling you, she was after the demon, she was not interested in me. Piper: Still, she could have ID'd you and that would have been very bad. Grams: Oh, for crying out loud, give her a break, will you? (Piper and Phoebe look behind them. Grams is standing there.) Phoebe: Grams, what are you doing here? Grams: I'm trying to keep you from ganging up on her, that's what. Piper: Well, you're sort of death, so this doesn't really concern you. Grams: It does when my legacy is at stake. Phoebe: Oh, please, I think we've paid our dues. Grams: And I'm not saying that you haven't. You have every right to live normal, unencumbered lives. But just because you want to, doesn't mean you can. Piper: You're a little late with that speech. Grams: Well, perhaps for the two of you, but not for Paige. (Piper and Phoebe look at Paige.) Grams: Whether or not you succeed, remains to be seen, but you cannot deny she is being called by somebody. (to Paige) And you can't deny it either. (Paige hears the jingling again.) Paige: You're right, I can't deny it, especially not right now. [Scene: Manor, sitting room.] (Victor is coming down the stairs.) Paul Haas: Hello, Victor. (Victor looks up to them.) Paul Haas: Now, are you sure you don't wanna sell? (Paul smiles as the front door is slammed open. Victor and Paul look at it. The chick in black enters the Manor.) Elkin: Who are you? [Scene: Manor, attic] (The sisters and Grams hear noises coming from downstairs.) Phoebe: That doesn't sound good! Piper: No, it doesn't! Paige: (to Grams) Thank you for coming! (The sisters run down.) Grams: Oh, the good old days! [Scene: Manor, sitting room.] (As the sisters run down the stairs, Victor runs up.) Victor: Hey, thank her for me, will you? Piper: What? Who? (Suddenly, a screaming demon is thrown against a wall and bursts into flames.) Phoebe: Where did he come from? (The girls look down and see the chick dodging Elkin's Fireball. She jumps over to him and sab him with her athame, vanquishing him. The sisters see Paul getting up in the conservatory, ready to throw a Fireball at the chick in black.) Paige: Behind you! (Paul looks the stairs and the sisters duck. The chick in black turns around and throws her athame, but Paul Haas flames out. The athame hits a window frame in the conservatory. The chick stretches her arm out and the athame flies back into her hands. She puts it back on her boot and sees the sisters are watching her.) Chick: Thanks! (She does a cart-wheel over the couch and leaves the Manor.) Piper: Showoff. COMMERCIAL BREAK [Scene: Manor, living room.] (Paige is standing at the fireplace. Phoebe and Piper are sitting in a couch. Paige: Well, she can't be all bad, she said "thank you". Piper: We don't know what she is, she didn't stick around long enough for us to ask. Phoebe: You gotta admit, that was nice flip though. Piper: And a nice attitude. She didn't even care that we saw her use her powers. What was that? Paige: Well, I think that because she was tracking the first demon, I mean, he was the same one she was after before. (Paige goes sitting in a couch.) Phoebe: I also think she may be your new charge. Paige: Huh? Phoebe: It's the second time she showed up right after you got a call. Piper: Which means she probably knows who we are and she could expose us. Paige: She was after the demons, not us. Phoebe: And the demons were going after dad, and he should be our main concern right now, not this supergirl. Paige: Well, the question is why were they after him in the first place? Phoebe: Who knows? I mean, maybe to get to the boys or the house, as some kind of thropy. The point is we're gonna have to go after the demon. Paige: Even if it risks exposing us. Phoebe: We may have already been exposed. (Piper stands up and starts walking around.) Piper: No, I don't think so. We were disguised to him and besides, we didn't use our powers. The problem is we can't just vanquish the one demon. We're gonna have to make some sort of a statement. Otherwise what's to keep the entire Underworld from coming after Dad again and again? Paige: Well, here's our conundrum, people. How do we make a statement without letting them know it's us? (Phoebe looks at Piper. She sighs.) COMMERCIAL BREAK [Scene: San Francisco, Victor's apartment.] ("Victor" enters his apartment and puts on the light. He closes the door and lays his key on a coffee table.) Paul Haas: I know you'd come home sooner our later. ("Victor" turns around and sees Paul Haas standing there. Two other demons shimmer in.) "Victor": You again? Paul Haas: Yup, me again. And this time, I know you're alone. Just out of curiousity, Victor, who were all those women at the house? If you tell me, I promise to make your death relatively painless. "Victor": Gee, thanks. Paul Haas: Believe me, considering all the pain your daughters have caused over the years, that would be a gift. The women, who were they? "Victor": I don't know who the other one was, the others are cousins, moving in. Paul Haas: No, they're not. I am. (Suddenly, "Wyatt" orbs in. The demons laugh.) Paul Haas: You've got to be kidding, right? You think that he can stop us all? "Victor": Try him. (Paul Haas watches "Wyat". "Wyatt" stretches his arm and blasts Paul against a wall. The demons create Energy Balls. One of them throws one, and "Wyatt" blasts it in the direction of the other demon. He is vanquished. Paul Haas throws another Energy Ball, and "Wyatt" freezes it in mid-air. He blasts the other demon right into it, causing the demon to be vanquished. Paul Haas gets up.) "Victor": Spread the word: leave us alone, or he'll k*ll you all. (Paul looks at "Wyatt" and flames out. "Wyatt" looks at "Victor" and they smile to each other.) [Scene: Underworld.] (Several demons are in a lair. Paul Haas flames in.) Demon: Where are the others? Paul Haas: Vanquished. It was a set-up. (Haas growls.) Paul Haas: It was planned. And not by the boy, he's not old enough. It could be that the Charmed Ones are still alive. (The crowd of demons starts whispering.) [Scene: San Francisco, Victor's apartment.] (Paige enters the apartment.) Paige: Well, how'd it go? ("Victor" glamours into Phoebe and "Wyatt" glamours into Piper.) Phoebe: What do you think? Piper: I think it worked. I don't think he would've left unless he got the message. Phoebe: Question is, will he deliver? Paige: And will it stick? Piper: I think so. The whole Underworld is afraid of Wyatt. Appearantly, my little guy's reputation proceeds itself. (She goes sitting on the couch.) Phoebe: So that's it? We can get back to our lives now? Paige: Whatever those are. Phoebe: Well, one of them has wedding bells in them. Paige: Huh? Phoebe: Later. Paige: Okay. Piper: Well, just as long as we're still demon free, that's all that matters. Phoebe: Oh, lookie, lookie, who's finally come around. (She goes sitting next to Piper.) Piper: I told you I just needed a little time and, you know, a very big reminder of what our lives used to constantly be like. Phoebe: Right. Paige: We still have the little witch to contend with. (Piper and Phoebe look at each other.) Piper: Oh, no, we don't. (She gets up and walks over to Paige.) Piper: We don't. Uhm, you do. She's your charge. (Phoebe walks over to them.) Paige: No. Piper: Yeah. (Piper opens the door and leaves the apartment.) Phoebe: Maybe you won't hear from her again. (Paige sighs and follows Phoebe, who's leaving the apartment as well.) Paige: I have a feeling she'll be sticking around for a while. [Scene: Campus, dorm.] (The chick in black isn't dressed in black anymore and puts her gloves back into a drawer and her black wig back into her cabinet. On another shelf of the cabinet, she hides the athame in a towel. She lays her sunglasses in another shelf. She watches herself in the mirror. Someone knocks at the door.) Girl: Billie, where are you? We're late for class. Chick in Black (Billie): Yeah, just a minute. (She grabs her backpack and leaves her dorm.) END	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "08x01 - Still Charmed and Kicking"}	foreverdreaming
CHARMED 8X03: RUN PIPER RUN ========================== FADE IN. [TRIQUETRA] ROSE MCGOWAN (NARRATOR): Previously on Charmed ... FLASH IN. [Scene from 8X01: Still Charmed and Kicking] [INT. MANOR - ATTIC - DAY] (Phoebe adds a pinch of something to the potions pot. The contents explode and a cloud of white smoke rises up.) PHOEBE: Voila. New identities. (Phoebe and the others turn and look at their reflection in the mirrors. They each see their 'new' selves.) VICTOR BENNETT: How is it you can see your other selves reflected in the mirror? PHOEBE: It's part of the spell. PIPER: You know, this just might work. [Scene from 8X02: Malice in Wonderland] [INT. BILLIE'S DORM ROOM -- DAY] (Paige talks with Billie Jenkins.) PAIGE: What's your name, anyway? BILLIE JENKINS: Billie. PAIGE: How long have you been a witch? BILLIE JENKINS: Not that long. Just up till really recently, I noticed I had these --these powers. TRIQUETRA FLASH TO: [Scene from 8X01: Still Charmed and Kicking] [CLOSE: KITCHEN DOOR] (Phoebe and Paige poke their heads out of the kitchen doorway.) PAIGE: Who is he? PHOEBE: I don't know his name. It's some guy that I used to see in the elevator all the time at work. [INT. THE BAY MIRROR - HALLWAY/ELEVATOR - DAY] (Phoebe and Dex Lawson meet.) PHOEBE: I'm Julie, Phoebe's cousin. DEX LAWSON: Dex. Dex Lawson. TRIQUETRA FLASH TO: [Scene from 8X02: Malice in Wonderland] [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- DAY] (Paige is scrying when she gives Phoebe the message.) PAIGE: Hey, the paper called for you. PHOEBE: Really? What did they want? PAIGE: Well, I think they want to talk to you -- or cousin you. [INT. THE BAY MIRROR - PHOEBE'S OFFICE -- DAY] (Phoebe is typing on the computer. Voice Over is from earlier in the episode.) PHOEBE: (v.o.) Apparently the newspaper's having a hard time. Getting the advice column out, so they asked me to help out a little bit, which I thought was kind of weird, but I said sure. [INT. THE BAY MIRROR - BULLPEN -- DAY] (Phoebe looks at Dex Lawson.) PHOEBE: Did you have some - DEX LAWSON: I ran into your editor in the elevator, told her I thought you might be able to help. FADE TO END OF PREVIOUSLY ON FADE IN. [INT. MANOR - PIPER'S BEDROOM - MORNING] (Piper is digging through her closet while Leo and Paige lean up against the doorway waiting for her to pick something to wear.) LEO: Piper, you're gonna be late. PAIGE: I can orb you. PIPER: No. No. We -- No orb. We drive like normal people. PAIGE: Yeah, well, normal people get stuck in traffic jams. PIPER: Did you put my silver earrings back after you borrowed them? PAIGE: Piper, you're stalling. PIPER: I am not stalling. (Piper walks out of the closet.) LEO: Wow. You look great. PAIGE: It's okay if you're scared. It's understandable. PIPER: I'm not scared. PAIGE: Oh, yeah, right. That's why you changed outfits three times. PIPER: All right, well, maybe I am a little nervous. (She puts her jacket on.) I don't really know why I'm doing this, anyway. LEO: You're doing this because it's what you want to do. Look, if you get nothing else out of being dad to the world ... PAIGE: And to the underworld ... LEO: At least you went out and you tried something new. You know? You expanded your horizons. PIPER: Who writes your stuff? PAIGE: The thing is, you just need to relax a little. Okay, Piper? It's just an interview. PIPER: With a corporate headhunter who's going to, what, get me a job at IBM? I don't think so. PAIGE: I thought you wanted this. PIPER: No, actually, it was dad's idea. He set it up. LEO: Because he knew you wanted to try something new. PIPER: No. I am perfectly happy running P3. LEO: You were not happy last week about anything. PIPER: One little meltdown. Okay? I'm allowed. PAIGE: Okay, look, the point is, you've got a new lease on life. We all do. And you need to just take your own advice. You know? Get out there. See if there's other people you want to mingle with and talk to. PIPER: Mm-hmm. And what about all the demons in the world? PAIGE: We've got Billie for that. PIPER: And she's just a kid. What if she can't handle it? PAIGE: She will. She's learning, and I've got her upstairs studying right now. LEO: Yeah, and -- and as far as the play date, you know, I got it covered. PIPER: I know. But really, little Kenny is - LEO: ... is allergic to peanut butter. I know. You told me. You're stalling. (Piper turns and looks at her 'new' image in the mirror.) PIPER: I just wish I didn't feel like such a fraud. PAIGE: All you need to do is remember the you that's on the inside. Okay? And besides ... who's gonna figure it out ... Jenny. CUT TO: [FLASH FORWARD] (From the Halliwell Manor, we travel up and across San Francisco City.) [EXT. ALLEY -- DAY] (Inspector Parker has his gn pointed at a blonde-haired woman who looks incredibly like "Jenny," Piper's new identity.) LIEUTENANT PARKER: Put your hands on your head. Now! MAYA HOLMES: Je n'ai rien fait! (With her hands raised, she turns around to look at Inspector Parker.) MAYA HOLMES: Vous devez me confondre avec quelqu'un d'autre. LIEUTENANT PARKER: Save it, Maya! I know you understand me. You're under arrest for mrder. (She kicks the gn out of his hands, then turn and kicks him again in the face, bringing him down to his knees. He falls to the floor, out cold.) (She kneels down and picks up the gn.) MAYA HOLMES: Damn you. (She sighs and leaves.) CUT TO: END OF TEASER ROLL TITLE CREDITS FADE IN. [EXT. VARIOUS SAN FRANCISCO (STOCK) - DAY] [EXT. MANOR -- DAY] (It's a bright sunny day, when a loud explsin sounds, shaking the entire house.) [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- DAY] (Paige runs into the attic.) PAIGE: Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! (She coughs.) PAIGE: Are you okay? (Books are strewn on the floor around Billie. Paige helps her up.) BILLIE JENKINS: (groans) Ohhh ... yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm--I'm okay. I'm ... whooh! That was, uh, that was awesome! (Billie is amazed by the magic.) PAIGE: Awesome? You almost blew the house up! How's that awesome? BILLIE: Oh, just the attic. Besides, this place is a wreck. Do you guys ever put anything away? PAIGE: You were just supposed to be ... reading. BILLIE: That's all I was doing! PAIGE: Well, then what happened?! BILLIE: I don't know. Remember, I'm very, very new at this. PAIGE: Unhh! (Paige picks up the Book of Shadows' bookstand and figures out what Billie did.) PAIGE: You read a spell out loud, didn't you? BILLIE: Yes, I read out loud. PAIGE: That is not reading. That is chanting. And that ... uhh! (She picks up the Book of Shadows.) ... is how things go boom! (She slams the Book of Shadows onto the bookstand.) BILLIE: Okay, cool. Lesson learned. What's next? PAIGE: What's next ... is that you go back to college and take a break from all this. BILLIE: Why? It was just one little mistake. Haven't you heard of the learning curve? (Paige glares at her.) Look, I'm here because you need me, right? So you girls can go have a normal life while I go kick some demon ass. So the more you teach me, the more I can get out there and go do my thing. PAIGE: The first thing you're gonna be doing is cleaning up your mess. (Paige shoves a book in Billie's hands.) BILLIE: Well, why? Can't you just cast a spell and make it pick itself up? PAIGE: That would be something called personal gain, which is something we don't do. Okay? Plus, we want to keep the use of magic to a minimum so the demons don't find out we're still alive. BILLIE: Oh. Okay. Yeah. Three chicks move in under the same roof. Hello. How dumb can they be? (Paige shoves another object in her hands.) Sorry. PAIGE: Look, I get the spells and witchcraft and potions. They're really fun. It was not long ago that I was kinda going through the same thing, learning the ropes. But here's the deal. It's actually really dangerous. And until you respect that, you're not gonna really, truly learn anything. BILLIE: Okay. You're right. You're right. I will. I will respect it. I promise. PAIGE: Thank you. BILLIE: So, when can we go vanquish demons? (Paige rolls her eyes at Billie.) PHOEBE: (v.o.) Hey, don't look at me. You're the Whitelighter. [INT. THE BAY MIRROR - PHOEBE' OFFICE - DAY] (Phoebe is in her office, sitting behind her desk and putting on her make-up. Her door is shut and blinders drawn. She's on the speaker phone with Paige.) PHOEBE: (to phone) Yes, I realize she's there to help us all, Paige, but I'm working. And you'll be, too, soon as she gets her stuff together. You know? ASSISTANT: (from intercom) Julie, Dex Lawson here to see you. PHOEBE: (to phone) Oh, I gotta go. I gotta go. My future husband's here. My future husband's here. I gotta go. I'll see you at lunch. See you at lunch. (She pushes the disconnect button just as the door opens. Dex Lawson peers in.) DEX LAWSON: Bad time? PHOEBE: No. This is a great time. Come on in. (She motions him inside.) Wanna sit? DEX LAWSON: I can't. I gotta get back to work. I just wanted to stop by and see how the new job's going. PHOEBE: The new job? Oh! Right. I'm sorry. I completely blanked. Uh, it's ... great. It's like I've been here for years. DEX LAWSON: Yeah, well, it shows. Sound just like her. PHOEBE: Who? DEX LAWSON: Phoebe? You know, the column ... Advice ... PHOEBE: Oh. Right. Of course. DEX LAWSON: Yeah. I mean it, Julie. It's uncanny. It's ... it's ... almost like you're channeling her or something. PHOEBE: Well, I'm gonna have to work on that, 'cause that's kinda weird, huh? So ... you called about something? DEX LAWSON: Uh, yes, I did. Um ... how do you feel about art shows? PHOEBE: Well, that depends on the art. DEX LAWSON: How do you feel about my art? PHOEBE: I love it. DEX LAWSON: Good answer. Um ... look, I know we've only gone out a couple times, but, uh ... I mean, I was just wondering if, uh ... PHOEBE: I'd love to. DEX LAWSON: Love to what? PHOEBE: Love to come to your art show tonight. If ... that's what you were asking. DEX LAWSON: I was trying to. How'd you know? PHOEBE: I'm psychic. (Phoebe playfully touches his shoulder. She's suddenly ht with a premonition.) (Quick flash to: [INT. DEX'S LOFT/GALLERY] At the art show that night, there's an earthquake and Dex's art work smash to the ground and break into pieces. End of premonition.) (Phoebe stares at him, a little shaken by the vision.) DEX LAWSON: What happened? PHOEBE: The earth moved. PIPER: (v.o.) Sometimes life just throws you a curve ball, CUT TO: [INT. LANDER & ASSOCIATES -- CORPORATE OFFICES -- DAY] (Piper is in the middle of her job interview.) PIPER: ... and I'm Piper's cousin, so somebody had to step in to take care of the kids. HARPER JENNINGS: Of course. That's very noble of you. Still, how do you expect to work full-time if -- PIPER: Oh. Well, I have two other cousins who can pitch in, and the boys, um ... well, they have a man around. Another cousin. By marriage. My marriage. I'm married. HARPER JENNINGS: It's all on the application. Isn't it? PIPER: Yes. Yes. It's -- it's all here, Ms. Bennet. PIPER: Uh, Jenny. HARPER JENNINGS: Jenny. PIPER: I'm wasting your time. HARPER JENNINGS: No, no. No. It's not that at all. Um ... your resume's ... very impressive. Really. Anybody Victor vouches for is all right by me. It's just ... PIPER: Just what? HARPER JENNINGS: Well, frankly, I get the impression you don't really want to be here. PIPER: Oh, no. No. That's not true. Really. Well ... maybe it's a little bit true. HARPER JENNINGS: But ... PIPER: (sighs) Honestly, I really don't know what I'm doing with my life at the moment. This change ... this ... tragedy ... it's really forced me to open my eyes and see just how far my life got off track. And after a while, it just seemed like one big battle after another. HARPER JENNINGS: Oh, yes-- the metaphorical battles we face each day. PIPER: Yeah. Except mine were a little more literal. But my point is, I'm here because I want to find myself again. I want to dedicate part of my life to a new purpose. And, really, I work very hard, and I'm very good with people. HARPER JENNINGS: You don't have to sell yourself on me, Jenny. PIPER: I don't? HARPER JENNINGS: No. The credentials speak for themselves. Besides ... you're honest ... straightforward. Very important traits every high-level exec should have. PIPER: High-level exec? HARPER JENNINGS: That's where I'd place you based on everything I'm seeing here. (He takes out a digital camera.) HARPER JENNINGS: Smile. (He takes her photo.) It's for the background check. It's pro forma. PIPER: Background check? (From behind the desk, we're given a glimpse of the computer screen. The digital photo he took is already on the monitor showing Piper's 'new' look.) HARPER JENNINGS: Give me a couple of days, see what I can come up with ... and we'll meet again Wednesday. Is that all right? PIPER: Are you kidding? That's great. Thank you. (Piper stands up and shakes his hand.) HARPER JENNINGS: Sure. (Piper turns and leaves the office.) (Harper Jennings presses the enter key and Piper's photo and information are mailed off for the background check.) [INSERT: CGI EFX] (The information zooms through the computer circuitry, through the cables and into the computer at BSI Background Security, Inc.) [INT. BSI -- SECURITY -- DAY] (The e-mail with Piper's new identity opens on the computer monitor.) (The technician who is eating a hoagie sandwich, sits up in his chair, presses the buttons on the keyboard and waits for a response.) (The computer searches and comes up with a mug sht photo for: METRO PD HOLMES, MAYA 6851B-275 ) (The technician reaches for the phone and makes the call.) TECHNICIAN: (to phone) We've got a problem. PIPER: (v.o.) Actually, it wasn't a problem at all. CUT TO: [EXT. OUTSIDE OFFICES -- DAY] (Piper steps out into the sidewalk. She's talking on the phone with Leo.) PIPER: (to phone) It went a lot better than I thought it would. INTERCUT WITH: [INT. MANOR - CONSERVATORY - DAY] (Leo is standing in the conservatory doorway. Wyatt and the other children are playing in the room behind him.) LEO: I won't say I told you so. PIPER: Good. Don't. How's the Motley Crew? (He glances behind to check.) LEO: Uh, they're doing fine. They're enjoying their sundaes as we speak. PIPER: Actually, I was talking about the moms. Be careful of Eve. She can kind of be ... LEO: (interrupts) Piper ... PIPER: What? LEO: I can handle it. Enjoy your lunch. Celebrate. PIPER: Celebrate what? LEO: Your new life. (Amused, Leo hangs up and steps into the conservatory with the other moms.) VIVIAN: Uh, use your words, sweetie. (Leo sits down in the chair with the other moms.) VIVIAN: Uh! I swear, if Edith stands up one more time at PTA, she's gotta go. DARK-HAIRED WOMAN: Get rid of her. Cement shoe city. SHORT-HAIRED WOMAN: She's joking, of course. LEO: Oh, I get it. Just pretend I'm one of the gals. (One of the children starts whining.) VIVIAN: Mommy said use your words. Oh, does this agro stage ever stop? SHORT-HAIRED WOMAN: Not if you're like my husband ... EVE: Believe it or not, some men are sensitive. (to Leo) Look at you and what you're doing. Taking care of your cousin's kids. LEO: It's what family does. EVE: Yeah, but most men wouldn't set aside their career for the sake of the children. God, I just -- I really admire you. (She gives Leo a smoldering look.) (The whining child continues to whine.) VIVIAN: Ok, enough. (She reaches out and picks up her son.) I'm sorry, sweetie, but mommy told you if you can't use it safely, she's taking it away. Come on. EVE: And all on your own. No ring. You're not married? LEO: Oh, um, actually, it's a long story. (Eve's son comes running up to her. He's carrying a bowl of ice cream.) TOMMY: Mommy! Mommy! Oh! (He trips. The bowl of ice cream flies out of his hands and lands squarely on Leo's shirt.) (The other women watch EVE: Oh, God, I am so sorry. TOMMY: Oops. LEO: It's okay. It was -- it was an accident. EVE: Here. Let me clean that off. (She takes a napkin and dabs at the ice cream mess on his shirt while her other hand rests on Leo's thigh.) (The other women watch, fully aware of what Eve's doing.) CUT TO: [EXT. STREET -- DAY] (Police cars screech to a halt in front of the office building. Inspector Parker exits the car. He's on his radio,) LIEUTENANT PARKER: Suspect is considered armed and dangerous. Approach with extreme caution and on my orders only. We don't want any civilians hurt. Copy that. VOICE: (from radio) Copy that, lieutenant. CUT TO: [EXT. OUTDOOR CAFÉ -- DAY] (Piper, Phoebe and Paige sit at an outside café table eating lunch.) PIPER: I don't know. I'm just not used to it, I guess. PHOEBE: What, feeling happy? PIPER: No. I mean, the guy's probably just blwing smoke anyway. He's probably not gonna call with any real opportunities. PHOEBE: Now that's the old Piper we all know and love. PAIGE: Jenny. PHOEBE: Nobody's listening. And nobody cares. That's the beauty of it. PAIGE: You know what? I hear that Dex cares. (Paige makes kissy noises at Phoebe.) PHOEBE: Yeah, until the earthquake destroys everything he's ever worked for. PIPER: What earthquake? PHOEBE: I mean, talk about ruining a moment. PAIGE: What moment? PHOEBE: You know, the moment. When you look into each other's eyes and you can feel the romance and the passion ... the desire. PAIGE: (wistfully) It's been such a very long moment since I've had a moment. PHOEBE: I mean, how am I supposed to marry a guy that I don't even know without having the moment? PIPER: But really, back to this earthquake. PAIGE: Maybe your premonition was so you could stop it from happening. PHOEBE: How am I supposed to stop an earthquake? PIPER: 5.5, 6, 7? What are we talking about here? PHOEBE: How am I supposed to know? LIEUTENANT PARKER: (o.s.) Maya Holmes! (Behind them, Lieutenant Parker and a couple of officers have their gn on Piper.) LIEUTENANT PARKER: This is the police! Stand up and put your hands on your head! (Through the reflection in the glass window, we see what everyone else sees - the girls with their new looks sitting at the table.) (Piper and Phoebe look around, confused.) PAIGE: (to Piper) I think they're talking to you. (Sure enough, there's a row of police officers with their gn on Piper.) (Piper puts her hands up in the air in surrender.) FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [EXT. POLICE STATION (STOCK) - DAY] [INT. POLICE STATION - INTERVIEW ROOM -- DAY] (Paige and Phoebe are in an interview room. Phoebe's pacing the floor while closing her cell phone.) PAIGE: Oh ... got somewhere you need to be? PHOEBE: Oh, you know, I just need to stop an earthquake. PAIGE: Phoebe! PHOEBE: What? It was your idea, Paige. PAIGE: Yeah, that was before Piper got arrested for mrder. (The door opens and the guard escorts Piper into the room. Piper is in a prison orange jumpsuit.) PHOEBE: Oh, my God. GUARD: Five minutes. Make 'em count. (Piper sits down as the guard leaves them alone.) PAIGE: Oh, honey, orange is so not your color. PHOEBE: (groans) Paige! PAIGE: What? It's true. Ok, don't worry because we've fought demons, we've fought warlocks. This is just a minor blip. PIPER: I don't think so! They think I'm somebody else. PHOEBE: Well, you are somebody else. PIPER: No, but I'm not a fugitive. That's not the alias that I picked. At least not intentionally. Now have you called Darryl? PHOEBE: We did and we left him a message, but he's on the east coast now, so I don't think he's gonna be able to help us. PAIGE: Well, how did you choose this disguise anyway? PIPER: (sighs) I don't know. I just did. PAIGE: Well, you had to have gotten it somewhere. You couldn't have just plucked it out of the cosmos. PIPER: Well, no, I guess not. PHOEBE: Okay, you have to try to remember. You must have seen her face somewhere. Maybe TV or internet or the newspaper. Something. Think. PIPER: Maybe it was a magazine. PHOEBE: A magazine. Okay, good. Any idea which magazine? PIPER: Well, how am I supposed to know? One of the ones you all have laying around the house. PAIGE: And you're going where with this? PHOEBE: Well, I'm just thinking if we could find the picture that inspired her, then we can use that to scry for the real Maya. PIPER: And then helps me how exactly? PHOEBE: Well, because we'll orb you out and orb her back in. Get the real kller behind bars. PIPER: Phoebe, you can't orb me out of jail! PHOEBE: Yeah, I think we can. If we do it simultaneously, nobody will ever know. PAIGE: Yeah, and you've got your own cell, so there's no exposure risk. PIPER: Yes, but -- PHOEBE: No buts! This is what we're gonna do I'm gonna go to the newspaper and search the archives for Maya. You go home and look through magazines. PAIGE: Got it. Oh, just so you know, I saw a documentary on prison once. You're gonna be just fine. All you have to do is keep your eyes low and your shoulders high. We're gonna have you out of that unflattering color in no time. (Paige pats Piper's shoulder on her way out. Phoebe also adds her two cents before following Paige.) PHOEBE: Show no fear. (The door closes behind them, leaving Piper alone in the room.) [INT. JAIL - HOLDING CELL - DAY] (Piper is in her cell. She whispers to the guard.) PIPER: Um, I thought I was gonna be alone. GUARD: Now you've got company. Play nice. (The guard turns and leaves. Piper turns around and looks at her cell mate. Piper smiles.) JAX: What are you smiling at? (The smile vanishes from Piper's face.) PIPER: Me? I didn't smile. I--I wasn't looking at nothing, I didn't smile at nothing, I'm not doing nothing. (She turns around.) PIPER: Okay ... (to herself) Eyes low, shoulders high. (croaks) Leo? (Piper bangs her head against the cell bars.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - KITCHEN -- DAY] (Leo is standing over the kitchen sink in his undershirt while Eve has her hands in the sink washing Leo's shirt.) LEO: You know, you really don't have to do that. EVE: I insist. It's the least I can do seeing as how my Tommy made the mess. Are you sure that undershirt isn't dirty, too? Why don't we wash it? (Eve grabs the hem of Leo's shirt and start to lift it up.) LEO: Uh, you know, I could just throw it in the washing machine. EVE: Nonsense. Here, let me. (Leo tries to keep his shirt on and they both chuckle . In the back, Paige walks into the kitchen.) PAIGE: Hey there. Excuse me. Am I, um, interrupting anything? LEO: Uh - uh -- Jo - mmm -- Eve, Jo, Jenny's cousin. PAIGE: So, uh, Louis, may I speak to you for a second? (She smiles at him and crooks her finger for him to come to her. Leo chuckles wryly and walks out. Paige follows him.) [INT. MANOR - DINING ROOM / SITTING ROOM - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (They walk through the dining room to the sitting room.) PAIGE: What the hell are you doing? LEO: What do you mean, what am I doing, huh? I gave the kids some sundaes and Eve's little son Tommy spilt on me. (Paige sits down on the couch and grabs a table magazine. She starts flipping through it.) PAIGE: Yeah, whatever. Okay, why don't you just explain that to your wife after we get her out of jail. LEO: Jail? PAIGE: Mm-hmm. If you weren't so busy flirting, maybe you would know about that already. LEO: Look, I wasn't flirting, okay? It was Eve. You know what? Never mind, okay? What is going on? PAIGE: What happened is that Piper chose the wrong disguise, which unfortunately she found out after she was arrested for mrder. LEO: mrder? PAIGE: Yes, and apparently, she thinks she got her alias out of a picture in one of these magazines. LEO: Wait a second. PAIGE: Look, I don't have time for this, neither does Piper, okay? So if you really, really want to help, maybe go get rid of your lady friend. LEO: Okay, you know what? She is not my lady friend, okay? She's a friend, but she's just a lady. PAIGE: Whatever. Just please help me find Maya Holmes. The real Maya Holmes. LEO: Who? PAIGE: (sighs) Just go. (Leo heads back to the kitchen as Paige continues to flip through the magazine. She stops on a page of Maya Holmes, modeling a green gown.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - ATTIC - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (Billie sits in the attic, flipping through the Book of Shadows. Paige rushes into the attic. Billie spots her and sees the determined look on Paige's face.) BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, something's going on. (She gets up eagerly and follows Paige to the potions table.) BILLIE JENKINS: Is a demon problem? Is it, is it, is it? (Paige starts throwing ingredients into the potions pot.) PAIGE: Not now, Billie. BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, you're making a potion. Is it a vanquishing potion? Oh, come on, Paige, teach me. I'm here to learn, aren't I? PAIGE: It's a big problem, okay? It's a big problem. BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, good, good. I've been studying the Book. I know how to vanquish demons, I know -- PAIGE: (irritated) It's not a demon problem. BILLIE JENKINS: What other kind of problem is there? PAIGE: It's a Piper's in jail problem. BILLIE JENKINS: In jail? PAIGE: Mm-hmm. They're confusing her with somebody, and that somebody else is who I have to scry for. (Billie turns to get her stuff to help.) BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, scrying. I love that. I'll go get my laptop -- (Paige stops her.) PAIGE: No, no, no. What if it doesn't work? It has to work. That's why we're doing this the old-fashioned way. No laptop scrying. Old-fashioned. Keep it simple. (She sighs.) PAIGE: Please work. (She picks up the tongs and removes the picture ad of Maya Holmes from the pot.) CUT TO: [INT. JAIL - HOLDING CELL -- DAY] (Jax, a large blonde-haired woman, nearly twice Piper's size, rolls up her sleeve as she advances on Piper. Piper backs away from her, hands in the air.) PIPER: Whoa, whoa! Let's just hang on a second 'cause we can work something out here. You know, we're both grown adults and I wasn't smiling at you, you weren't smiling at me. (Just then, the guard walks in and opens the cell door.) GUARD: Holmes! You got a visitor! PIPER: Holmes! That's me! (Piper walks out of the cell.) Well, I gotta go. Okay. See you later. (The guard closes the door behind her leaving Jax in the cell alone, leaning against the wall, her arms crossed over her chest.) CUT TO: [INT. JAIL - INTERVIEW ROOM - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (The guard brings Piper into the interview room where a well-dressed man in a business suit is waiting for her.) WALTER NANCE: Hello, Maya. (The guard uncuffs her and leaves, closing the door behind her.) WALTER NANCE: Good to see you. PIPER: It's good to see you, too. Are you my lawyer? (Walter Nance laughs.) WALTER NANCE: No, I don't think so. I think I'll be prosecuting this one ... personally. PIPER: (sighs) I see. So, what do you want? WALTER NANCE: I just wanted to see you again, that's all ... in private. Did you really think you'd get away with it? Running from the law? Running from me? (Piper doesn't like his tone.) PIPER: I guess I did. WALTER NANCE: What did I ever do to you, Maya? What did I ever do to deserve this? PIPER: Why don't you tell me? WALTER NANCE: I offered you the world. I gave you everything I could, and then you just ... you just threw it back in my face, didn't you? What did you expect, that I'd just let you get away with it? PIPER: It was time for me to move on. WALTER NANCE: No, it wasn't time! It wasn't time at all! Not until I said so! I warned you not to mess with me, didn't I? I told you what would happen if you left me for that - that photographer. What was it you saw in him? What could he have possibly given you that I couldn't? Just youth? PIPER: Well, it didn't hurt. WALTER NANCE: Yeah, it did! It hurt a lot! It cost him his life, didn't it? And now I'm gonna see to it that it costs you yours. (Piper realizes what he's talking about.) PIPER: It was you. It wasn't her at all. WALTER NANCE: What kind of game are you playing now? PIPER: Wouldn't you like to know? WALTER NANCE: You don't have anything on me. You wouldn't have gotten caught if you did. PIPER: Are you sure about that? I'll see you in court. (He walks up to her and leans in close.) WALTER NANCE: It won't get that far, Maya. (With that thrat, Walter Nance leaves.) CUT TO: [EXT. THE BAY MIRROR (STOCK) - DAY] [INT. THE BAY MIRROR - BULLPEN -- DAY] (The bullpen is bustling. Phoebe walks out of her office and heads over to Seth.) PHOEBE: Anything on Maya yet? SETH: You just asked me, like, two minutes ago. PHOEBE: Yeah, well, I've got deadlines, too, you know? SETH: What, are you giving fugitives advice now, too? (She glares at him.) SETH: Sorry. Uh, just ... Give me another minute. PHOEBE: Ok. (Phoebe turns and sees Gregg walking by.) Hey, Gregg. I've been looking all over for you. How's the baby? GREGG: Fine. (He sits down at his desk.) How do you know about her? PHOEBE: Well - what -- of course I know about the -- I mean -- you know, do I have to explain this every ... never mind. Let's talk earthquakes. GREGG: Earthquakes? PHOEBE: Yeah, earthquakes. I think it's really important that we run a story, maybe even in tonight's edition, about earthquake preparedness. What do you think? GREGG: Why? PHOEBE: Why? Well, I think it's really important that people are prepared for earthquakes, you know? I mean, one can strike at any time. One could even ht tonight, you know? SETH: I think I've got something. PHOEBE: Okay. Evening edition, right? Safety first, right? (Phoebe rushes back to Seth.) Okay, lay it on me. SETH: Okay, so basically, Maya Holmes was a local model, used to date Walter Nance, the ADA. Okay. PHOEBE: Okay? SETH: Okay, well, she left him for some photographer who was found sht to death in his apartment two weeks later. It was a lover's quarrel, you know, crime of passion kind of thing. PHOEBE: Right. She did it. I get it. What I want to know is how can I find her. SETH: But she's already been found. I mean, they arrested her this morning. (Phoebe sighs.) PHOEBE: Yeah, but ... I mean, wouldn't it be just crazy if she had a twin? Now that's a story. Keep looking, okay? I want to know relatives, agents, friends, whatever you can find. Chop-chop. (Phoebe turns and heads back into her office leaving the two men sitting there, blinking their eyes.) SETH: Remind you of anybody? (Gregg nods.) CUT TO: [INT. MOTEL ROOM -- DAY] (Paige orbs Billie into the motel room.) PAIGE: Okay. Gotta be careful. BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, come on. How dangerous can a model be? (Suddenly the door is kicked open as Maya bursts into the room hitting Billie back against the wall. Paige dodges a kick. Maya deflects a punch from Billie who then kicks her in the stomach.) (She falls back toward the dresser, grabs the gn on the top and points it at them.) PAIGE: Lamp! (The lamp orbs off the cabinet top and smashes into Maya's head, knocking her out. She hits the floor with a thud.) BILLIE JENKINS: That was close. PAIGE: Good. Fear. We're making progress. FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [INT. JAIL - CELL -- DAY] (Piper sits on the bench, looking at the unappetizing gn on the food tray.) JAX: Guess what? Lunchtime for the hacks means me and you get to finish what we started. PIPER: Mm-mmm. (Jax advances toward her, then throws a punch. Piper puts her hands up and freezes her.) PIPER: Ugh. For crying out loud. (Piper gets to her feet and picks up the heavy metal tray.) PIPER: You see? You had to be a tough guy. (She swings the tray and hits Jax on the head, knocking her to the ground. She groans.) (Piper jumps to the floor.) PIPER: And there's more where that came from! (Piper is orbed out. The metal tray she's carrying hits the floor with a clang. A bat later, the real Maya Holms is orbed into jail in her place. She's blindfolded.) (She removes the blindfold and looks around.) (Jax groans as she turns around. Maya quickly picks up the metal tray.) JAX: No! No, wait! Don't ht me again! I won't hurt you, I promise! (Maya looks around, confused by what's going on.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - MAIN HALL - DAY - CONTINUOUS] (Billie and Paige stand in the main hall waiting. Piper orbs in.) BILLIE JENKINS: Oh! It worked! PIPER: What happened? What did you do? PAIGE: We switched you out with the real Maya Holmes. PIPER: Oh, well, that's great. But she's innocent. CUT TO: [INT. NANCE'S RESIDENCE - LIVING ROOM -- DAY] (Will talks to Walter Nancy who is standing in front of the mirror changing his tie.) WILL: I tried Judge Watkins and Judge Kitner. Neither one of them have called me back. WALTER NANCE: Then call Chief Ellis. Remind him he owes me. I want Maya released ... now! WILL: With all due respect, sir, don't you think you might be overreacting? I mean, after all, how do you know she's not bluffing? WALTER NANCE: Are you willing to bet your career on it? Because I'm sure as hell not. I know Maya. She should have been scared, but she wasn't. She's got something on me, and I gotta stop her before it gets out. WILL: Stop her how? WALTER NANCE: How do you think? WILL: I still say you should just let the system do its job. WALTER NANCE: I am the system! Where's Javi? (Will snaps his fingers.) WALTER NANCE: I want to look my best for Maya. (Javi steps forward carrying a slip metal briefcase. Walter Nance sits on the seat waiting as Javi opens the case.) (Walter looks at Will.) WALTER NANCE: Botox? WILL: No ... thanks. (Javi takes out a syringe and preps the needle.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - LIVING ROOM --DAY] (Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Billie talk.) PAIGE: How were we supposed to know? They said you were alone. PIPER: Well, obviously, I wasn't. LEO: You sure she didn't see you orb? PIPER: No. Fortunately, I think she was seeing stars at the moment. PHOEBE: Can we get back to why you think Maya's innocent and what we're gonna do about it? PIPER: I don't think Maya's innocent. I know she is. Nance basically admitted to klling the photographer. LEO: Nance, the district attorney? PIPER: Yeah. LEO: Great. BILLIE JENKINS: Well, can't we just vanquish him? PIPER: We don't usually vanquish humans. BILLIE JENKINS: Oh. Just asking. PAIGE: Billie, maybe you should just go upstairs and study for a little bit. BILLIE JENKINS: What? Why? I've been studying all day. PAIGE: Billie, just ... please? BILLIE JENKINS: Fine. It's just like living at home again. (Billie leaves.) PAIGE: Practice patience. PHOEBE: So, if Nance is guilty, we need proof. PIPER: Well, she must have something on him. LEO: Then why hasn't she used it? I mean, why run? PIPER: She was probably scared. He's a high-powered district attorney. He's well-connected, and she wouldn't stand a chance up against him, which is why you need to switch us back. PAIGE: What? You want me to put you back in jail? Just long enough for you to find out what she's got on him. LEO: What about your cell mate. I think I can take care of myself. PHOEBE: Ok. Well, I think that should give me enough time to stop Dex's show. PAIGE: Excuse me? PHOEBE: Look, I did not ask for this, and if I don't do something, then the premonition about us getting married, not gonna happen. And the future-child premonition? That's not gonna happen, either. PAIGE: Yeah. Ok. Go. Fantastic. Good idea. PHOEBE: Ok. Eyes low, shoulders high. (Phoebe leaves.) PIPER: Mm-hmm. PAIGE: I'm gonna go check on Billie. (Paige leaves.) PIPER: That's a good idea. (The doorbell rings. Leo and Piper look at each other. Leo doesn't look like he's going to move.) PIPER: Well, I'll get it. (Piper gets to her feet and whacks Leo on the foot as she goes to answer the door.) (Grumbling, Leo gets up to follow her.) [INT. MANOR - FOYER - DAY - CONTINUOUS] (Piper opens the door. Carl, Eve's husband bursts in. He sees Leo and glares at him.) PIPER: Uhh! Hi, Carl. CARL: You the dirtbag hitting on my wife? (Carl steps up to Leo and pulls his arm back to ht him.) PIPER: Whoa! (Piper freezes him mid-punch. Leo pulls back, expecting to be punched, but sees Carl frozen in front of him.) PIPER: What's going on?! (Leo backs away from Carl's fist.) LEO: Uh ... I don't know. Uh ... I didn't do anything. (chuckles) It was -- it was Eve. PIPER: What exactly did Eve do? LEO: (flustering) Oh, come on, Piper. You know me. PIPER: Uh-huh, I do, and I also know Eve. So you must have done something to encourage her. LEO: No, nothing. Except maybe, you know ... she thought that I was single. PIPER: Oh. You didn't tell her you were married. LEO: No. Look, it all happened so fast, you know? We never really got the chance to discuss, you know, everything, with our disguises I mean, we don't even -- we don't even have rings on our fingers, so ... PIER: Hmm! That's a good story. Now get back into position. LEO: What? Why? PIPER: We gotta save Maya. We got stuff to do, so let's get this over with. You gotta get back into position. LEO: (sighs) You are so enjoying this, aren't you? PIPER: Yeah. (Leo gets back in front of Carl's frozen fist.) (He blusters as he looks at the oncoming punch. He turns his cheek and braces himself.) (Piper un-freezes Carl.) (Carl punches Leo in the face, knocking him backward to the floor.) PIPER: Ooh! Wow! (Piper grabs Carl and gently, but firmly leads him back to the door.) PIPER: Now, don't you feel better? Ok. Thanks for stopping by, Carl. Say hi to Eve for me, ok? See you later. (Piper opens the door and Carol leaves.) (She closes the door, turns and smiles at Leo who is still on the floor.) (Leo sighs.) (Piper smiles.) FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [EXT. DEX'S BUILDING (STOCK) - DAY] [INT. DEX'S LOFT / GALLERY -- DAY] (Dex is moving his sculptures into place as Phoebe watches. They talk.) DEX LAWSON: You want me to do what? Cancel my show? PHOEBE: Well, maybe not cancel. Maybe just postpone? DEX LAWSON: Why? PHOEBE: Why? Did you not read the article on earthquake preparedness in the newspaper today? I mean, we are due for a major shaker at any moment. Actually overdue. DEX LAWSON: A major shaker, huh? PHOEBE: Yes, a major shaker, and imagine what it would do to your artwork. It would be disastrous. (He chuckles.) DEX LAWSON: I think I can risk it for one night. (He starts to move a third piece into place; Phoebe stops him.) PHOEBE: No, you can't. DEX LAWSON: Wait. You're serious, aren't you? PHOEBE: Yeah, I'm really serious. DEX LAWSON: Julie, I can't cancel my show. I got every major art critic in town coming. It's make or break for me. PHOEBE: Okay. Then if we cannot move the show, we're gonna move your artwork so that it's safe, you know? (Phoebe tries to move one of the pieces she remembers as being destroyed. Dex gets alarmed and tries to stop her.) DEX LAWSON: Hey! Easy with that! PHOEBE: Put that right there. Good. And now I'm thinking if we have some, like, rope, you know, and some krazy glue. DEX LAWSON: What are you doing? (She stops and looks at him.) DEX LAWSON: Are you nuts? PHOEBE: No. I just don't want anything to ruin the moment for tonight, that's all. (Suddenly the building shakes with a minor quake. It stops.) PHOEBE: Oh, my god! Did you feel that? DEX LAWSON: Yeah. PHOEBE: Ok! Well, hurry up! We got work to do! We'll move this one ... (She starts moving one of the pieces.) DEX LAWSON: Wait! (Dex goes over to help her.) PHOEBE: I got it. CUT TO: [EXT. CAR (PARKED) -- DAY] (Piper sits behind the driver's wheel while of the parked car just outside the police station. She and Paige wait for Billie.) PIPER: We shouldn't have let Billie do this. PAIGE: No, it's better her going in to see if it's safe for us to orb, especially since you still look like Maya. Besides, if Billie's gonna start helping, she might as well do it now. PIPER: Yeah, but she's supposed to be helping us with demons, not cops. (Billie crosses the street and heads for the car.) PAIGE: Oh, here she comes. BILLIE: Hey, bad news. Maya's not in there. PIPER: What do you mean, she's not in there? BILLIE: They just released her into Nance's custody. PAIGE: Nance? Why? PIPER: So he can shut her up. CUT TO: [INT. NANCE'S RESIDENCE - LIVING ROOM -- NIGHT] (Maya is sitting in the chair in Walter Nance's living room. She appears to be cowering.) WALTER NANCE: You seemed so much more sure of yourself today in jail, Maya. Not so sure of yourself now, are you? (She stands up.) MAYA HOLMES: What are you talking about? I told you, I didn't see you in jail today. I don't even know how I got in jail. WALTER NANCE: That's not what you said before. You said you wanted to get caught. You said, I believe the exact words were, "See you in court." You should know better than to thrat me. (Maya tries to kick Nance. He catches her leg and throws her backward to the floor.) (Maya gets up as Nance advances on her.) WALTER NANCE: Now, what exactly is it that you have on me, Maya? (Scared, Maya opens the balcony doors to get away from him. She steps out into the balcony.) [INT. NANCE'S APARTMENT - HALLWAY -- NIGHT -- CONTINUOUS] (Paige and Piper orb in.) MAYA HOLMES: (o.s.) Walter. Please calm down. (They peer around the corner and see Nance and Maya out on the balcony.) PIPER: See? I told you he'd bring her here. PAIGE: So he can't kll her; everyone knows he bailed her out. PIPER: Yeah, well, if I know Nance, he's probably already thought about that. PAIGE: What do you mean, know Nance? You met him once. PIPER: Once was enough, believe me. [EXT. NANCE'S APARTMENT - BALCONY - NIGHT -- CONTINUOUS] MAYA HOLMES: I'm telling you the truth. I don't know what's going on. I swear I don't have anything! WALTER NANCE: I don't believe you. (Walter grabs Maya's upper arms. WALTER NANCE: And I can't risk it. MAYA HOLMES: (crying) I beg you, don't kll me, too. WALTER NANCE: This isn't mrder, Maya. It's su1c1de. (He pushes her over the balcony railing. She screams.) (Both Piper and Paige gasp with disbelief. Maya is screaming.) PAIGE: Oh, my god. PIPER: (whispers) Alley. Orb. Orb. (Paige orbs both her and Piper out.) [FALLING] (Maya is screaming and falling.) [EXT. BUILDING -- ALLEY - NIGHT -- CONTINUOUS] (Maya is falling. Just before she reaches the ground, Piper freezes her mid- air.) PAIGE: Whew, that was close. PIPER: Yeah. (She looks around and sees the bed mattress on the dumpster.) PIPER: Hurry, get the mattress. PAIGE: What if it doesn't work? PIPER: Well, then, it was a bad idea. (Paige hits Piper's arm. She waves her arm.) PAIGE: Mattress. (She orbs the mattress from the dumpster to pad Maya's fall.) (Piper unfreezes Maya.) (Maya resumes falling and screaming. She hits the mattress face forward and survives. She groans, looks up and sees Piper and Paige.) MAYA HOLMES: Where am I? PIPER: You're dad. Come on. (Piper reaches down and helps Maya to her feet.) CUT TO: [EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR (STOCK) - NIGHT] [INT. MANOR - KITCHEN -- NIGHT] (The real Maya sits in the kitchen, a blanket around her shoulders. Billie makes her a cup of tea and gives it to her.) BILLIE JENKINS: Here. This'll make you feel better. (Billie sits down near Maya.) MAYA HOLMES: I just ...I still don't understand. I mean, I've never heard of - BILLIE JENKINS: Witches? Oh, come on. Sure you have. It's like "The Wizard of Oz". Except we're not wicked. You've seen "The Wizard of Oz", right? MAYA HOLMES: Yeah, of course, but I never thought witches were real. BILLIE JENKINS: Real enough to save you. MAYA HOLMES: You actually seem more like guardian angels to me. BILLIE JENKINS: I don't know about that. I mean, I'm actually pretty new at this myself. I only met the sisters -- I mean the cousins, a couple of weeks ago. They do this sort of thing all the time. Or, at least, they used to. MAYA HOLMES: I ... I don't know what to say. BILLIE JENKINS: There's nothing else to say. All that matters now is that you're safe. MAYA HOLMES: Sorry I kicked you in the face. BILLIE JENKINS: Well, I'm sorry we almost got you klled. MAYA HOLMES: He's not gonna stop coming after me, you know? He'll figure out I'm alive sooner or later. BILLIE JENKINS: I know, they're working on that. Isn't there any sort of proof you have-- MAYA HOLMES: If I did, don't you think I would've used it by now? I mean, Walter is crazy. Obsessed. He thinks I betrayed him, but I didn't. The only crime I committed was leaving him for a younger man. BILLIE JENKINS: What do you mean? MAYA HOLMES: Oh, Walter can't stand the fact that he's getting older. He's, like, paranoid about it. He does everything he can to pretend it's not happening, like lifts, botox, implants. He even has a manicurist come over every night to keep his nails neat and trim, like that does any good. CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- NIGHT] (Piper, Paige and Phoebe discuss what to do next.) PAIGE: What if we swapped Maya's identity out for a new one? PHOEBE: Are you kidding? I think we're having enough identity issues as it is. PAIGE: Well, we're running out of options here, people. PIPER: No, there's gotta be another way. PHOEBE: What if she went back on the run? PAIGE: No, it's just a matter of time before she'd get caught. I mean, she's the prime suspect. You can't magically make that go away. (Billie enters the attic to share her idea.) BILLIE JENKINS: Excuse me, guys, but I have this great idea. PHOEBE: Too bad we can't prove that he threw her off the balcony. PIPER: Well, now it's gonna look like she escaped from him. At least, that's the way he's gonna spin it. BILLIE JENKINS: Seriously, though, I have a great -- (Piper waves her hand for Billie to stop talking.) PIPER: (interrupts) I think the only way to save Maya is to get him to confess to the mrder somehow. (Billie moves over to Paige.) PAIGE: Oh, that happens when? Before or after hell freezes over. BILLIE JENKINS: But I'm telling you -- PHOEBE: (interrupts) Wait a minute. What about a truth spell? PIPER: We're gonna have to get close. PAIGE: We could try orbing. (Billie shouts and stamps her foot down.) BILLIE JENKINS: Or you could try listening to me! (They all turn to look at Billie.) BILLIE JENKINS: Thank you. (Billie walks over to the Book.) Now, according to the Book of Shadows, this would not be the first time you've scared someone into a confession, right? Six or seven years ago, it was the pawnbroker or something? (They get up and move over to join Billie.) PHOEBE: Wow. Someone's done their homework. I'm impressed. PIPER: Uh, but we didn't do it. We got a ghost to do it. BILLIE JENKINS: Yeah, I know, but you guys can change looks, right? You can make him think he's seeing a ghost. PAIGE: Where are you going with this? BILLIE JENKINS: I'm going to the Demon of Fear. PIPER: You want us to conjure Barbas? Are you out of your mind? After everything he did - BILLIE JENKINS: To kll you? No, I'm not suggesting that you conjure him, I'm just suggesting you think of him as some sort of inspiration. Prey on Nance's deepest fear. (They look at each other as they seriously consider this option.) (Billie smiles.) FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [EXT. NANCE'S BUILDING - ESTABLISH] [INT. NANCE'S RESIDENCE - LIVING ROOM -- NIGHT] (Walter Nance is having his nails filed.) WALTER NANCE: You do very nice work. Much better than the other girl. (Camera pans back and we see that the manicurist is Billie.) BILLIE JENKINS: Thank you, sir. WALTER NANCE: What'd you say happened to her? BILLIE JENKINS: She's just sick. I'm filling in for the day. WALTER NANCE: Perhaps on a more permanent basis. BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, I'm sorry. I tend to work with a much younger clientele. WALTER NANCE: Ouch. Watch it. BILLIE JENKINS: Thin skin. Tends to be more susceptible to damage on someone as old as you. You're, like, sixty, or something? (Irritated, Nance pulls his hand away from her and tosses the cloth at her.) WALTER NANCE: Get out of here. BILLIE JENKINS: I am so sorry, sir. I didn't mean to offend you. Are you sensitive about your age? WALTER NANCE: No, I'm not! BILLIE JENKINS: You know, I can usually tell how old someone is just by looking at the lines on their hands. Go ahead, see for yourself. WALTER NANCE: What are you talking about? (She looks at him. He looks down at his hands and are shocked by how aged and decrepit they appear. He can't believe it.) WALTER NANCE: What?! BILLIE JENKINS: Is something wrong? (He turns and looks at Billie and finds himself looking at Maya instead.) WALTER NANCE: What the hell? You're dad! You couldn't have - PIPER: --lived? Sorry to disappoint you. (She waves her hand and throws Nance up against the far wall. He crashes into the corner mirror, smashing it.) (He falls to the floor with a thud.) OFF NANCE (He gets up and looks at the mirror. He's horrified and shocked by what he sees.) MIRROR'S REFLECTION (In the mirror, he sees a very, very, very old man.) (He screams.) PAIGE (AS MAYA): What's the matter old man, seeing a ghost? (He turns around and finds three "Maya"s in his living room.) PHOEBE (AS MAYA): Because you klled me? BILLIE (AS MAYA): Just like you klled Curtis? WALTER NANCE: No, it's not possible. It's ... it's a- - BILLIE (AS MAYA): A nightmare? One you won't ever wake up from. PAIGE (AS MAYA): Guilt's a terrible thing, Walter. It haunts you forever. (He edges himself toward the balcony doors.) WALTER NANCE: No, get away from me. (screams) Leave me alone! (He runs out onto the balcony.) (White orb lights cover the three 'Maya's' and they change into Billie, Paige and Phoebe.) (Out on the balcony, the doors close. Nance turns around and sees Maya standing quietly in front of him.) WALTER NANCE: No. (She walks up to him.) MAYA HOLMES: Drop dad. (Maya pushes Nance over the balcony railing.) [FALLING] (Nance is screaming and falling.) [EXT. BUILDING -- ALLEY - NIGHT -- CONTINUOUS] (Nance is falling. Just before he reaches the ground, Piper freezes him mid- air.) (She takes a step toward him, waves her hand and unfreezes his head.) WALTER NANCE: Aah! (He stops as he slowly realizes that he's not dad, yet, and is suspended in mid-air.) WALTER NANCE: What's happening to me? PIPER: Well, Walter, the way I see it, you have two choices: You can confess ... (She holds up a mini tape recorder.) PIPER: ... or you can meet the pavement. (She turns the tape recorder on.) What do you say? (Walter considers his options.) CUT TO: [EXT. VARIOUS SAN FRANCISCO CITY LIGHTS (STOCK) - NIGHT] [EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR (STOCK) - NIGHT] [INT. MANOR - LIVING ROOM -- NIGHT] (Piper is leaning back against Leo as they sit on the couch. Paige walks in from down the stairs.) PAIGE: Well, Nance and everyone involved are in jail, Maya's set free. All in all, not a bad day. PIPER: Yeah, except for the part where I have to come up with a new identity. So much for my future in the corporate world. LEO: Yeah, I don't think that one fit you very much anyway. PIPER: Hmm, I guess not. Can't change my whole life, although you could've mentioned that earlier. LEO: No, I've learned my lesson. No one tells you what to do. PAIGE: So, missy, where you gonna get your next alias from? Time magazine, Vanity Fair? Let me guess. National Enquirer? PIPER: No, I think I can come up with this one on my own, thank you. PAIGE: Well, just make sure it's not off the most wanted list, okay? PIPER: Trust me. LEO: Another cousin? PIPER: Yes, actually. One that you will be married to this time. LEO: Hey, that was All about Eve. PIPER: Mm-hmm. PAIGE: Wasn't all about Eve some old movie? PIPER: One that I don't wanna see again anytime soon. LEO: Fine by me. PAIGE: So, guys, how do you think our fair Billie did? Sounds like she did good. PIPER: Except for the fact that she was inspired by a demon. PAIGE: Oh, come on! (The house shakes.) PAIGE: Did you guys feel that? CUT TO: [INT. DEX'S LOFT / GALLERY -- NIGHT] (The art show is underway when Phoebe walks in. She looks at the scene in front of her straight out of her premonition. Dex sees her.) DEX LAWSON: Will you excuse me for just a moment? (He walks over to her.) DEX LAWSON: I was beginning to think you weren't gonna show. PHOEBE: You moved it all back. DEX LAWSON: Well, yeah. When it's all shoved in the corner, it's kind of hard for people to see. Come on, you can't be serious about an earthquake. PHOEBE: You can laugh at me all you want, but I am serious. (Just then, the place shakes. The guests gasp and sculptures fall and crash to the floor.) GUEST: Oh, man. (Phoebe rushes over to try to save one of the sculptures, but Dex grabs her and pulls her away just as the top half of the sculpture breaks from the ceiling and crashes to the floor.) PHOEBE: Oh, my! (The earthquake stops.) VOICE: Are you all right? VOICE: Anyone hurt? VOICE: Are you all right? (Phoebe and Dex look around the place.) DEX LAWSON: Is everyone all right? VOICE: Yeah, yeah. I think so. DEX LAWSON: (to Phoebe) Are you okay? (Phoebe's looking at him.) PHOEBE: The moment. DEX LAWSON: I'm sorry? PHOEBE: I wasn't supposed to stop the earthquake, I was supposed to be here for it. DEX LAWSON: What are you talking about? PHOEBE: Dex, look at your work. (He looks around at the destruction around him and sighs.) DEX LAWSON: Most of it's still okay. (He looks at Phoebe.) DEX LAWSON: How'd you know? PHOEBE: (smiles) I told you, I'm psychic. FADE TO BLACK.	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "08x03 - Run Piper Run"}	foreverdreaming
Previously on "Charmed"... Leo: I should have gone taller. I always wanted to be taller. Why'd you go blond? Piper: I don't know. I didn't have a lot of time to think about it. _________________ Piper: They think I'm somebody else. Paige: You are somebody else. Piper: But I'm not a fugitive. This is not the alias that I picked, at least, not intentionally. _________________ Paige: So, missy, where are you gonna get your next alias from? Time magazine? Piper: I came up with this one on my own, thank you. Paige: Well, just make sure it's not off the most wanted list. Piper: Trust me. _________________ Dex: Dex Lawson. Phoebe: Nice to meet you, Dex. Dex: You, too. _________________ Piper: So, what happened to the demon? Paige: I don't know. This chick came along and scared him off. Piper & Phoebe: What chick? _________________ Billie: I'm here because you need me, right? So the more you teach me, the more I can get out there and go kick some demon ass. Paige: We want to keep the use of magic to a minimum so the demons don't find out we're still alive. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leo: Knowing how untrained and untethered magic could lead to disaster, the one in Atlantis being the prime example, the elders they knew that they needed to nurture young magic. The elders knew they needed to nurture young magic. Billie. Billie, are you listening to me? Billie: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Untethered magic, elders, yada-yada-yada. Leo: Okay, listen, if you're gonna take over the fight for the greater good, I really don't think it's a bad idea if you know the history of good magic. Listen, Paige wanted me to teach you something good, and I think you're kind of making me look bad right now. Billie: Oh, come on. You could be teaching me tic-tac-toe. She wouldn't care. She's just happy your getting me off her back for the day. Leo: Okay. So, the magical community knew it needed a place to nurture young magic, so the elders created magic school. Billie: Yeah. You know, I'm just imagining a bunch of old farts in robes lecturing on the moral implications of magic. Leo: There's that. There's also advanced courses in telekinesis, spell casting, potion making-- Billie: Wait. What? Leo: Astral projection, and medieval wapon. Billie: They really teach that stuff? [She makes her nunchucks levitate][Gasps] This is so cool! [The nunchucks break the window] Oh, sorry. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Piper: Ow! [A needle pokes her at the sewing machine] Paige: Okay, either there is a gremlin infestation in this house, or Wyatt's little orby fingers have gotten a hold of my jewelry. Piper: Jewels this early in the morning? What's the occasion? Paige: [Groans] I have a coffee date and I'm trying to get out of here before Leo changes his mind about training Billie. Paige: Oh, nice try, little pirate. I see what you've got here. Thanks a lot, matey. Piper: Oh, Wyatt, honey! Mommy said no magic. Paige: Well, it's good to know you are more worried about him using magic than you are about him, uh, stealing. Piper: Actually, I'm more concerned with him blwing our cover with his school play coming up. Paige: Not your cup of tea, huh? Piper: No, I'm just a little out of practice, thank you. Paige: Yeah, well, me, too. Hence the...morning date. Okay, here's my problem. Do I pick a lipstick color to go with my face... or my alias' face? Piper: Well... seeing as we're the only ones who can see the real you, I'd go with...pink. Paige: Awww. I take it you're not liking this whole... "new you" thing. Piper: No. I guess I just miss 43CE836A.JPGthe old me a little. Uh, why are you doing this on-line dating thing anyway? You get asked out all the time. Paige: Not anymore, not with me having to deal with Billie all the time. Besides, it's not any riskier than what Phoebe's doing, right? Piper: What do you mean? Paige: I don't care how many charts she looks at to see if Dex is the father of her future child. He's still a player. Piper: Oh, Paige-- Paige: What? It's true. Even her own newspaper writes about it in the gossip column. Piper: Yeah, I realize that, but in the interest of sisterly harmony, I would really-- Phoebe: Hey, guys. Did you hear the good news? Paige: Hmm. Let me guess. Dex is the one? Phoebe: Yep, according to every magical calculation there is. Paige: Uh-huh! Phoebe: Not only that, but it all times out perfectly. You know, my vision of us getting married, when I'm supposed to get pregnant, all of it. He's the one. Paige: Yeah. Maybe you should just check that one more time. Phoebe: I'm sorry? Piper: What do you think of this snazzy costume? [Holds up costume] [Phoebe laughs] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Piper: Come on, sweetie. Don't you wanna be one of Cinderella's footman? Okay. Hang on a second. Come on. What's wrong? It's a good costume. Look. It's shiny... What's the matter? Mandi: Hi, cutie-pie.What's going on? Piper: I don't know. He's never usually like this. He just hates it. Maybe he's allergic to the fabric. Mandi: Or something could be sticking him. A pin? A needle maybe? Piper: Oh, no, no. I checked it. Oh, that couldn't have been in there. Really. He tried it on before and was fine. Mandi: It's okay. You're doing the best you can, not being his real mom and all. You're a distant cousin, right? Piper: Oh, we're a little bit closer than you think. Mandi: Well, isn't that good to know. Here. How's the other costume coming? Piper: Uh...the other... Mandi: The pumpkin? It was on the info sheet I sent out. Piper: The other costume. Right! Uhh...it's all sewn up. Mandi: Great. As long as it looks like the other boys'. You know how kids can tease. Okay, Wyatt. Let's go work on that forest scene, okay? Let's go. [Piper watches them go] [Outside, Mandi magically burns up Wyatt's costume] Mandi: [Sighs] Our little secret. Shh. [Her eyes go black for a moment, then return to normal as she smooths her hair] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Looks can be deceiving, but your picture on the dating site didn't do you justice. Paige: Thank you. That's very nice. Date: So, tell me what you do that keeps you so crazy busy. Paige: Oh, did I say that I was? Date: No. But I sense you're like me, old-fashioned at heart, not one to do the on-line dating thing but too swamped to meet people any other way. Paige: Yeah. Well, you could say I... haven't had a normal life in a while, but, uh... I think that could be changing. Date: Good. [Laughs] So, uh... what do you do? Paige: Well, uh, I teach-- or, I taught. Kind of a, um... a special-needs school, if you will. I tutor one-on-one now. The girl's a real pain in the butt, let me tell-- Okay. Over-sharing. Um, what do you do? Date: Okay. Well, where to start? I find that the most exciting thing about market research is the variety. I mean, the arenas we interface with, whether it be the job's pharmaceutical validation of qualification, FDA compliance, info tech, you name it. First thing we do is we get a database in order. [Paige becomes distracted] Blah, blah-blaah, ah, blah, blah-blah. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah-blah, blah-blah. Blah, blah-blah-blah, blah-blah. Blah-blah-blah, blah-blah, blah-blah... [She sees Sylvia] Sylvia: Dex? Date: Blah-blah-blah... Dex: Hey, babe. Sylvia: Hey. [She embraces and kisses Dex] Date: Blah, blah-blah, blah... blah, blah, blah-blah. Paige: Blah. [She gets up and walks away from the table] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phoebe: So I'm fine with color, but if you can see if Jess can fit me in for a quick cut after my leg wax, that would be great. Assistant: Sure. Do you need me to pick up some candles, you know, set the mood? Phoebe: Oohh! Great idea. Yeah. Make it a couple of dozen. Thanks. Paige: Hey there. Bad time? Phoebe: Hi. No, I'm just getting ready for my big date with Dex tomorrow. Paige: Ohh. Phoebe: Hey. Weren't you on a date? Paige: Egh. Yeah, that didn't go so well. Phoebe: Oh. I know. It's hard. I just got really lucky that Dex showed up at my funeral. Paige: Yeah. Right. You've know him for what, all of a few weeks now? Phoebe: Yeah. It's hard to believe, isn't it? Paige: Yeah. I mean, how well do you really know him? Considering the amount of time you've actually spent together. Phoebe: Paige, where are you going with this? Paige: Nowhere. I swear. Phoebe: Okay. Well, we've been through this before. I didn't like Richard. You didn't like Cole. But we promised each other that we'd stay out of each other's love lives, right? Paige: Okay. Just answer me this. How well do you really know him? Phoebe: [Sighs] Paige, please don't start. Paige: Would it kll you just to slow things down? You know, a smidge? Phoebe: You know, I can't slow things down, because of my premonitions. Paige: They're not always literal. Phoebe: But I still have to honor them, don't I? But look, honey, I really like him, and I really care about him, and he really cares about me, okay? So don't worry, okay? Paige: No, it's not okay. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Billie is levitating her nunchucks again] Leo: [from offscreen] Piper! [Billie hears them approach and loses control of the nunchucks, which fly across the room] Piper: I'm a little behind in the crafty department, okay? I didn't have time to hone my skills with a demon attacking every 5 minutes. Leo: It's still not a good idea. Piper: You know what? It's a great idea. While all of those other mothers were out there making cutesy costumes, I had my nose in this book. So this book is gonna help me make a damn cute pumpkin outfit! Leo: [to Billie] What's up? Billie: Oh, you know, just soaking up knowledge. I'm a virtual sponge. Leo: Good. Keep it up. So, you know, hon, besides personal gain-- [to Billie] Why are you so sweaty? Billie: Oh, you know, those, um... the Salem witch-hunts, and the lying and the burning. It's just-- it's out of control. Well, now that I'm all caught up, how about we hop on over to magic school and get some real education? Leo: Okay, we can't. Because, you know, magic school being the hub of good magic, you know, and we don't want to expose ourselves. Billie: Oh, and what is your wife doing? Piper: Making up for lost time. Now zip it! Leo: Actually, she is not gonna use magic to make Wyatt a costume. Piper: Oh, no? Watch me! Leo: You wanted a normal life, remember? Piper: Okay, look, that was before I realized our son was gonna be humiliated in front of his entire class. Billie: Oh, you know that happened to me all the time. It just made me stronger. Piper: And shut it! Leo: Okay, is this about Wyatt's humiliation or yours? Piper: No, it's about Wyatt... and the pageant and-- Leo: And you outdoing Mandi? Piper: Fine. No magic. But I will still make the best damn pumpkin outfit ever. And that woman will be sorry she tangled with me. Billie: That is one desperate housewife. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Demon #1: Well? Mandi: I'm beginning to gain the boy's trust. Once he knows it's safe to use his powers around me... What's taking you so long? You were supposed to have this cleaned days ago. Demon #2: Yeah, well... it wasn't easy as we thought. It's a lot more trashed-- Mandi: [Walks over and grabs him by the throat] I don't want to hear any more excuses, do you understand me?! [He disintegrates] We need to create a comfortable place for the boy, a familiar place. Or else he'll never do what I want him to do. [The demon inside shakes Mandi's body off herself and to the floor] Don't let that thing die. Not until after I'm done using it to get Wyatt. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paige: Okay, honey, I know this is not the morning for this to happen, but the coffee maker's on the fritz. Piper: Oh, that's okay. Do you want me to make you some tea instead? Paige: Tea? Piper: Yeah, it's no problem. I was just cleaning up. Paige: Well, you are in a surprisingly chipper mood for someone who hasn't slept all night. Piper: Well, I had to finish Wyatt's pumpkin costume, didn't I? Paige: And did you finish? Piper: Absolutely. You know, actually being a super-mom can be surprisingly satisfying. Paige: Don't forget. You're really his super legal guardian. Piper: Yes! And are there any other soft spots you'd like to poke at while you're here? Paige: Honey, I'm sorry. Piper: Oh, it's no big deal. I think at least Wyatt knows who his mother really is. Paige: Of course he does. He sees you as Piper. We all do. Piper: Yeah, but it's gotta be confusing for him, especially because all of his classmates think I'm his cousin, his distant cousin. Paige: Look, he's just gonna have to get used to the way things are. Hey, you wanna hear my plan on how to save Phoebe from Dex? Piper: Oh, come on, Paige. Do we really need this in our lives right now? Paige: Do we really need our sister marrying a cheater? Piper: Well...it was just a kiss, right? So, maybe it was his sister? Paige: Ew. That's disgusting. Sisters don't kiss brothers like that. Piper: Paige-- Paige: Look, all I'm gonna do is find out who she really is. Phoebe's never gonna know. Piper: She's gonna kll ya. Paige: She's gonna thank me. All right, my dear. Have a great time at the play. Piper: Thanks. [Holding up pumpkin costume] Ha ha! How do you like me now? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mandi's Demon: We're close. Demon #1: Pretty elaborate ritual you got us doing here. When do I get to know who you're planning to conjure? Mandi's Demon: You don't get to know. Demon #1: Actually, I think I do. Especially since I'm the only one who knows how to bring back a demon from the wasteland. Mandi's Demon: If you were the only one, I wouldn't need the boy, now would I? Demon #1: Why do you need him? What does he offer? Mandi's Demon: He offers...power, a power neither you or I possess, a power I'm going to need if I'm going to bring back the demon I have in mind. Demon #1: Tempus? Barbas? Zankou? Mandi's Demon: When it's time-- Demon #1: Now... or I stop what I'm doing. Mandi's Demon: You dare challenge me? Demon #1: No, I just think I have the right to know what we're dealing with, that's all. Especially considering the inherent risk involved with kidnapping the son of a charmed one. Mandi's Demon: I'm not kidnapping him. I'm offering him a new home, a family, a place to express his full potential. Demon #1: Even if you lure him in here, what makes you think he'll stay? Mandi's Demon: Because I'm going to replace the mommy he lost, and the Source will replace his daddy. Demon #1: The Source? We can't bring him back. Mandi's Demon: You're right, we can't. Not without Wyatt, anyway. [She enters Mandi again] Any other questions? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paige: I'm sorry. Is that yours? Sylvia: Is your name Sylvia, too? Paige: Sylvia? That's so funny. I thought I recognized you. How are you? Sylvia: Um...fine. Great. Thanks. Paige: You don't remember me, do you? That's okay. It was...a long time ago when we met, kind of a crowded party. Dex introduced us, actually. Sylvia: Oh, Dex! Right. You know, I'm sorry. I don't remember meeting you. Paige: Jo. Jo Bennet. I'm a--I'm an art dealer. Sylvia: Really? So am I. What firm? Paige: Oh! Um... well, I deal mostly with private collectors, you know, kind of hush-hush transactions, stuff like that-- how is Dex? Sylvia: Um, Dex is...good, I guess. Yeah, he just, uh-- he just had a show last week. It went really well. He's got some good stuff. Paige: Great, great. Are you two still going out? Sylvia: Dex and I? No. No, not anymore. Paige: Really? Are you sure about that? Sylvia: Uh...yeah. I think I'd remember that. Why are you asking? Paige: Oh, probably just a little strange thing. I was actually here, um, you know, yesterday, and I--I thought I saw you two kissing. Sylvia: Oh, yeah, that. Um... you know, that was nothing. We were just saying hello. Paige: Oh. Oh. Sylvia: We broke up months ago. Paige: That's great. No! That's awful. Sorry about that. Sylvia: Hey, it was fun while it lasted. You know, it still is fun once in a while, actually. If you, you know, include the break-up sex. Paige: Break-up sex? Sylvia: Yeah. Is there anything better? Listen, I gotta run. It was nice seeing you again. Paige: Yeah, it was... real nice seeing you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Piper: What do you mean he's not a pumpkin? Mandi: Oh. I can't imagine how it slipped my mind. We decided mice costumes would be more comfortable. Piper: Oh, but Wyatt's really excited about being a pumpkin. Mandi: Oh. Poor thing. Maybe the problem is the green thing on his head. Piper: The... green thing is the stem, the stem of the pumpkin I was up all night making. Mom #1: And it's a cute pumpkin... really. Piper: Well, I think he should wear it. Mom #2: But this isn't about you now...is it? Piper: Excuse me? Mandi: Ladies. We all want the children to be happy, don't we? Especially Wyatt. He's been through so much lately. Mom #1: And losing his mother and all. Mandi: We don't want to traumatize him any further. Piper: Oh, no. He's not traumatized. I mean, he has me. Mandi: And you're doing the very best job you can... considering. Piper: Considering what? Mandi: How new you are at this, how overworked you must be. Mom #2: She's right. You do look exhausted. Piper: I'm fine... and Wyatt's fine. We're all fine. Now... if you'll just excuse me. Mandi: Sweetie, if you're worried about the mouse costume, I can whip one up for Wyatt in a jiffy. Piper: [Forced laugh] I can jiffy-whip one up myself, actually. [Cell phone rings] Mandi: Really, it's no problem. You've done quite enough already. Piper: Right. Leo? [Answers phone] Please tell me there's a demon somewhere because I really need to blow something up. Leo: Sorry. Everything's fine, except Billie wants to go to magic school. Piper: What? No. Leo: That's what I told her, too. Piper: Ooh! That woman is out to get me. Leo: Look, Piper, I think she's defiant, but I think her intentions are good. Piper: Well, she may seem nice and sweet, but there's something deeply tweaked beneath the surface. Leo: Come on, Piper, I don't think Billie-- Piper: No, not Billie. Mandi... the "Miss Too-Good-To-Be-True" I've been griping about. Not only is she getting more cloyingly perfect with every moment, but now she is actually out to get me. Leo: Don't be ridiculous. Piper: Ugh! I wish I could just blow her up. Leo: Piper, you can't blow her up. She's not a demon. Piper: No, she's worse than a demon. She's a room mom! Leo: It's time to come home now, honey, okay? Piper: [Sighs & hangs up] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Billie: Hi! All right. What'd she say? We're going to magic school or what? Leo: Uh, well, she said what I thought she'd say: No. It's too dangerous. Billie: Come on. Do you always listen to what she says? You guys used to live and breathe danger. Leo: Right, and now we're retired. Billie: Exactly. You're off being Ozzie and Harriet. It's my job to pick up the slack around here. I need to learn quick. And magic school has books, an apothecary, and really bitching wapon. Leo: Which you can read about in the textbooks. Billie: I'm done reading. I'm going to magic school. Leo: How? Billie: I'm a quick study. Leo: Okay, wait. We'll get-- [Billie throws down a potion] [Big cloud of smoke, then Billie & Leo are at magic school] Leo: --exposed. You did it. Billie: I did? How cool. Leo: Something's not right. Billie: Who are they? Are they students? Leo: No, they're demons. Billie: Demons? What are demons doing here? Leo: Taking over. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leo: Okay. This is bad. This is really bad. Billie: He's kinda cute, though. Leo: No, they're not cute, okay? They're demons. Do you understand what that means, huh? Hurt, maim, kll. Billie: A lot of monosyllables. Got it. Leo: No, you don't have it. If they've taken over, it means they have access to everything, spells, maps, wapon. Billie: You know what? These might come in handy. Leo: Look, with everything here, they can wipe us all out, okay? Whitelighters, elders, gnomes. Billie: Witches? Leo: Everything. Billie: Okay, fine. What do we do? Leo: We gotta get out of here, fast. Billie: All right. Let's go. All right. Leo: So you brought the extra potion, right? Billie: No. Leo: You're kidding. Billie: Do I look like I think ahead? Come on. You used to run the place. How did you back get back and forth? Leo: Paige orbed me. Okay. There is a spell in one of these books, if we can find it. Billie: Okay. I'm listening. Leo: Okay. Here's what we're gonna do-- [Two demons come around the corner and see them] Leo: Okay. Don't move. Don't say a word. Billie: Hyah! [She makes nunchucks fly off the wall to knock out the demons] Leo: Nice. Billie: Will you give me an hand? Leo: What are you doing? Billie: If you can't bat 'em, join 'em. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Piper: [to an empty house] Leo? Leo? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mandi: Let's see. What do we have in here? Oh...boy. Well, you don't want to eat this dry, yucky sandwich your guardian made, do you? Dumb old cousin! Dumb old guardian. Here you go. You can have this. All right? Wyatt: Mommy. Mandi: Mommy? Aww, sweetheart. Listen, I know you miss your mommy, but I'm here. And I love when you do your magic. I do. In fact, why don't we just orb this poo-poo sandwich right into that trash can? Can you do that? No one's watching. [He orbs it] Look at that. Good boy! Good boy! Good job! Let's do that again. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paige: Okay. Okay. For Phoebe. [She makes herself look like Sylvia, then enters Dex's place] Dex: I created this one as a companion to the one I already sold you. Hi, Sylvia. Paige (as Sylvia): I hope I'm not interrupting. Dex: Actually, if you could just give-- Customer: It's all right. We can come back. Dex: Are you sure? Customer: We need to think about it anyway. We'll call you. Dex: Thanks for coming by. Let me know what you think. Paige (as Sylvia): I hope I didn't screw up a sale. Dex: Uh, what are you doing here, Sylvia? Paige (as Sylvia): What, I'm fine in the sack, but I don't rate a work visit, huh? Dex: What? Paige (as Sylvia): Please. Don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about. Dex: But I don't know what you're talking about. Paige (as Sylvia): How quickly they forget. Okay, look, here's the deal, buster. It's over, all right? Finito. No mas. Yesterday's news, got it? Dex: Uh, no, not really. Paige (as Sylvia): Do I have to spell this out for you? I am done with the break-up sex. It's not fair to me or anybody else that you might be... seeing at the moment, understand? Dex: Yeah, but-- Paige (as Sylvia): Uh-uh. Forget it. No more freebies. It's time to make an honest man out of yourself. Be true to the one you love. Dex: What the hell are you talking about? Paige (as Sylvia): You know damn well what I'm talking about. Dex: We haven't slept together in over 2 months. Paige (as Sylvia): We haven't? Dex: No. Paige (as Sylvia): Do I...lie a lot? Dex: That's why we broke up. Phoebe: [Enters] Dex. Hey. Paige (as Sylvia): Phoebe! Phoebe: Excuse me? Paige (as Sylvia): Freebies. We were just talking about freebies. Dex: [Sighs] Julie, Sylvia. Phoebe: Hi. Nice to meet you. Paige (as Sylvia): Yeah. You, too. Oh, gosh. Look at the time. I gotta go. Nice meeting you. Take care. Bye-bye. Dex: Uh...ex-girlfriend. Phoebe: Uh-huh. Paige: [Outside Dex's place] Whew! Whew, whew, whew. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Billie: Would you just leave it alone? It looks hot. Leo: Really? Thanks...I think. [Demon walks toward them and bumps Billie as he passes] Billie: Hey! Watch it, buddy! Leo: Are you trying to get us klled? Billie: Well, we're supposed to be evil, not imps. Leo: Let's just find the spell, okay? Billie: Fine. [They walk into the main hall where all the demons are] Leo: Everything's out of order. Billie: What is? Leo: The books. Nothing's where it's supposed to be. Billie: What do you think they're doing? Leo: I don't know, but I don't want to hang around. [Mandi appears with Wyatt] Billie: Wyatt. Mandi: Welcome home, sweetie-pie. You want to play with the toys? Wyatt: Yeah. Mandi: Come over here... Billie: How did she even get Wyatt? Leo: I should have let Piper blow her up. Billie: What, you know her? Leo: Yeah, she's Wyatt's room mom, or so she said she was. What does she want with him? Billie: Wait, what-- where are you going? Leo: I'm going to see my son. Billie: Are you insane? Look around, you're gonna get us klled. You're gonna get me klled. Leo: [Sighs] We've got to get out of here. We gotta get help. Mandi: Feels good to be back at magic school, doesn't it? It's where you belong. [to Demon #1] Is everything ready? Demon #1: Yes. Although, are you sure you know what you're doing? Mandi: The boy trusts me, otherwise he would have orbed me-- Demon #1: I wasn't talking about the boy. I was talking about the Source. Leo: [At the bookshelves] Found it. Billie: Who's the Source? Leo: The Source? Demon #1: I'm just saying, he could be pissed. After all, he never thought the Charmed Ones could vanquish him. Mandi: I'll handle him. Demon #1: How? Mandi: I'm bringing him back from the dad, aren't I? He'll owe me, plus he'll have a son of the Charmed One to raise as his very own. What better revenge is there than that? Leo: Okay, the spell's on page 86. You gotta get out of here. Billie: Wait, you want me to go by myself? Why? Leo: I'm not leaving my son. Billie: But you don't have any powers. I have powers. I should stay. Leo: Listen to me, there is nothing worse than the Source, do you understand me? I can't leave my son alone. Billie: Okay, just be careful. [She leaves with the spellbook] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Teacher: Are you sure another family member didn't pick him up? Piper: Of course, I'm sure, otherwise I wouldn't be freaking out right now. Teacher: Ohh! Okay, okay, here, see? Nothing to worry about. Wyatt is with Mandi. Piper: Mandi?! You let him go with Mandi? Teacher: Well... she has sort of been looking out for him lately. I'm sure he's having the time of his life with her son as we speak. 43CE8BDA.JPGPiper: Really? Then why is her son still here?! She would never-- Teacher: Huh. Well, that's not like Mandi. Piper: Oh. She's a demon! Teacher: Jealousy is an ugly, ugly thing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Paige enters the house] Phoebe: You crazy witch! That was you, I know it! [Phoebe tackles her] Paige: I was just trying to protect you. Phoebe: How, by posing as his ex? Paige: I thought he was cheating on you! Phoebe: I told you to stay out of it. Paige: I saw him kiss her! Phoebe: What?! [Door slams] Piper: Wyatt's been kidnapped, and Leo's missing. [They enter the attic] Piper: Seven years of doing this stuff, I should've known something wasn't right with Mandi. Nobody's that perfect, not even her. Phoebe: But she has a child and a husband. Piper: That's why I think a demon possessed her, to get to Wyatt. [Sighs] Somebody start scrying for him! Paige: Fine, I'm going, I'm going. Phoebe: Okay, I'm gonna work on the vanquishing potion. You work on the depossession spell. Piper: I can't believe I let her take him right out from under my nose. What was I doing? Paige: It's okay. We're gonna get him back. Piper: How? He could be anywhere. [Billie enters] Billie: He's at magic school. Phoebe: Hey, where did you come from? Piper: And how do you know that? Billie: Well, I just came from there. Leo stayed behind to keep an eye on Wyatt. Piper: Why are you wearing that? Billie: If I wasn't, I'd be dad. There's demons everywhere. They're taking over the place. Phoebe: What? How? Piper: Who cares? What do they want with Wyatt? Billie: They need him to help bring back the Source? Okay, Leo looked just like that when he heard that name. Who is this guy? I mean, how do we nail him? Piper: You don't. We do. You're not ready, trust me. Paige: Well, ladies, how are we enjoying our demon-free existence now? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mandi: [To Wyatt] You can use all the magic you want here. Whatever you want, whenever you want. Isn't that fun? But first, I want you to help me bring back a special friend of ours, somebody who's going to be very, very happy to see you, okay? Wyatt: Yeah. Mandi: All right. Good. It'll be easy. I'll show you. Demon #1: Don't you want the Source to know the real you, so he knows you're a demon? Mandi: I don't want to risk scaring the child. Stand back. [Sweetly] Ready. Okay. We call to you that away was torn, return, master of all evil born. [To Wyatt] Put your finger in it. It'll make some really neat magic. [Deep breath] [The Source is thrown into the room out of a pentagram on the wall] Mandi: My lord. Source: Where am I? Who brought me back? Mandi: We did. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mandi: It was me, actually, who brought you back. Source: Why? Mandi: Why else? Power. Yours, mine, his. One big, unstoppable, happy family. Source: What possible power could he have that I might covet? Mandi: Charmed power. That's right, he's the first born. The prophecy. Source: How did you get him away? Mandi: The Charmed Ones are dad. I'm sorry to spoil your fun.I'm sure you would have wanted revenge. Although, our raising him as evil might be even better, don't you think? Source: You've got it all work out, don't you? Except for one thing - why do I need you? Mandi: Because every mortal boy needs his mommy, and I'm sure you would enjoy being the head of a demonic dynasty. Source: [Hisses] What's your name, little boy? Leo: Let him be. Source: What did you say? Leo: You don't want to scare him. He's not used to our kind. Mandi: Who are you? I've never seen you before. Leo: I've been here. I've also been at the boy's house with Zankou. Source: Is that a fact? [Wyatt orbs himself over to Leo] Leo: That's how he knows me, obviously. Source: He seems to more than just know you. Mandi: Leave us. Source: Who are you? [The sisters orb into a room off one of the hallways] Phoebe: Billie was right. It's demon central. [They peek down the hall and hear Leo] Leo: Just trying to help you with the kid, that's all. Source: Now why don't I believe that? Piper: We gotta hurry. Leo's in trouble. Paige: Well, how are we gonna stop the Source if we have no potions? Piper: It's gonna take a lot more than potions. Paige: How'd you do it last time? Piper: Not the same way we're gonna do it this time. Phoebe: You have a plan? Piper: Yeah, and it starts with Mandi. Mandi: If you don't trust him, just kll him. Then we'll go on a family outing, slaughter a few innocents, have a picnic. Source: There's not a drop of evil in him. He's not a demon at all! Oh! This is too good to be true... Daddy. Mandi: What?! Wait. [Mandi's demon is thrust out of her body] What happened? Who did this? Piper: We did. [Leo picks up Wyatt and hides behind a couch] Source: I should have known the Charmed Ones weren't really dad. Only you've gone soft in my absence. without the Hollow, you can't hurt me. Piper: Oh, really? Hey, cupcake! [Blows up Mandi's demon] [As Mandi's demon is vanquished, the Source gets destroyed with her] Source: Aah! No! Aah! Pheobe: Talk about your ball and chain. Paige: I don't really understand. How did you- Piper: Well, she conjured him so they're connected. She goes, he goes. Phoebe: For eternity now. Paige: Okay, well, we probably should get out of here before any other demons recognize us. Phoebe: What are we gonna do with her? [Nods towards Mandi's body] Piper: Oh, come on. We don't need to save her. What? She's still too perky. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paige: [Entering attic] Hey there. Billie: Hi. Paige: What are you still doing up? Billie: Oh, just studying. Paige: Yeah? Well, you should give it a bit of rest for tonight. Billie: Oh, thanks, but I just want to look up a few more things. You know, I didn't realize I had to learn how to vanquish vanquished demons. Paige: Yeah, well, that's the funny thing about here. Nobody really stays d*ad for long. Billie: Yeah, I'm noticing that. [Doorbell rings] Oh, wait, Paige. Paige: Yeah? Billie: Are you guys worried at all about demons being at magic school? Like, what can they do there? Paige: Yeah, we are pretty worried. So in that case, maybe you should stay up and study a little longer. [Exits] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phoebe: [Answers the door] Dex, hey. What are you doing here? Dex: I was hoping we could talk. Phoebe: Yeah, of course. Come on in. Dex: Um... look, I wanted to apologize for what happened earlier. Phoebe: Apologize? Dex: About Sylvia, I mean. Phoebe: Oh, you know, I don't think that you need to explain yourself about any of that. Dex: No, I do. Phoebe: No, I think I have a pretty good idea of what was going on. Dex: Actually, you don't. Not completely. There's nothing going on between Sylvia and I anymore, really. Phoebe: Okay, then why-- Dex: We broke up a while ago. But I've sort of been staying in contact with her. Phoebe: Staying in contact? Dex: [Sighs] Look, I should have probably made a cleaner break than I did, but I guess I didn't realize that till today. I'm not looking for anybody else in my life right now, Julie. I just want you. Forgive me? [He leans in to kiss her] Phoebe: Hold that thought. [She turns and walks to the stairs where Paige is watching] Paige: Hi. Don't mind me, I was just, um-- I was just coming to say good-night. Phoebe: No, you weren't, but thank you. Paige: For what? Phoebe: For butting in. Paige: Well, you're welcome. Phoebe: Just don't do it again. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Piper: Pinch me. Leo: Why? Piper: [Chuckles] 'Cause I can't believe we're actually going to see a real, live, normal, school play. Leo: Hard to believe. Piper: Yeah. Still, you know, we should let Wyatt blow off some magical steam every now and then. Leo: Good idea. See Mandi over there? Piper: Yeah. If she only knew. Leo: She might. [Chuckles] Maybe on some cellular level. [Whispers] Might make her more likeable. Piper: [Whispers] I doubt it. [Applause as the kids take the stage] Leo: Doesn't get more perfect than this. [Piper smiles]	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "08x04 - Desperate Housewitches"}	foreverdreaming
FADE IN. [TRIQUETRA] [Scenes from 8X01: Still Charmed and Kicking] [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- DAY] (Phoebe reads a spell from the Book of Shadows as everyone watches.) PHOEBE: (reciting) I call upon the ancient powers to mask us now and in future hours. Hide us well and thoroughly, But not from those we call family." FLASH TO: [TITLE LOGO: CHARMED] NARRATOR (HOLLY MARIE COMBS): (v.o.) Previously on "Charmed" .. [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- DAY] (Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo stand in front of the mirror looking at their 'new' reflections.) PAIGE: Oh, my goodness. Is that me? PIPER: Is it the you you envisioned? PIPER: You know, this just might work. CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - KITCHEN -- DAY] (Victor and Leo talk.) VICTOR BENNETT: Being magical is part of who they are. You may have been able to change your identities, but you didn't change that. [Scene from 8X04: Desperate Housewitches] [INT. MANOR - CONSERVATORY -- DAY] (Piper talks with Paige) PIPER: (wistfully) No. I guess I just miss the old me a little. TRIQUETRA FLASH TO: [Scene from 8X01: Still Charmed and Kicking] [INT. THE BAY MIRROR - ELEVATOR - DAY] (Phoebe introduces herself to Dex Lawson.) PHOEBE: Dex Lawson. Nice to meet you, Dex. DEX LAWSON: You, too. (They shake hands and Phoebe has a premonition.) (Quick premonition of: [EXT. MANOR - FRONT PORCH - DAY] Phoebe is in a wedding dress; Dex is in a tux. And they're kissing.) (Dex carries Phoebe over the threshold and into the house.) (End of premonition. Resume to present.) TRIQUETRA FLASH TO: [Scene from 8X04: Desperate Housewitches] [INT. MANOR - DINING ROOM - DAY] (Phoebe eagerly stands over the various research books on the table.) PHOEBE: He's the one, according to every magical calculation there is, it all times out perfectly. You know, my vision of us getting married, when I'm supposed to get pregnant. All of it. TRIQUETRA FLASH TO: [Scene from 8X02: Malice in Wonderland] [INT. SEWERS - DAY] (Billie talks with the Charmed Ones.) BILLIE JENKINS: I can help you guys fight the demons so you don't have to do it all the time. PIPER: What's the catch? BILLIE JENKINS: Teach me everything you know about witchcraft. [Scene from 8X03: Run, Piper, Run] [INT. MANOR - ATTIC - DAY] BILLIE JENKINS: (eagerly) So when can we go vanquish demons? FADE OUT. END OF PREVIOUSLY ON FADE IN. [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- DAY] (Paige puts the map of the area down on the table. The map has three red sticker dots on it.) PAIGE: Okay. Three dad innocents, three weeks, all near memorial hospital. BILLIE JENKINS: Yes, and one witch that's gonna vanquish a whole lot of -- PAIGE: Nothing. BILLIE JENKINS: What? PAIGE: Nothing. Look, all we need you to do is surveillance, especially because it's your first solo outing. BILLIE JENKINS: (groans) Oh, come on! PAIGE: How can you vanquish a demon until you know what you're up against? BILLIE JENKINS: I'll bring extra potions. PAIGE: No. You are going to go, you are going to I.D. the demon, and then you are gonna come up with a plan after that. BILLIE JENKINS: You know, I just have one question. Are you guys really this overly protective or are you just afraid of letting go? PAIGE: What? BILLIE JENKINS: There's got to be a reason you keep holding me back. Or maybe you just secretly wanna be out there doing it yourself. PAIGE: That's ridiculous. First of all, I don't want to be fighting demons anymore let alone teaching you how to fight demons anymore. BILLIE JENKINS: Great. Then loosen the leash a little and let me show you what I can do. PAIGE: 'Cause I'd really rather you not die. BILLIE JENKINS: Okay. PAIGE: Go get my car, drive to the hospital, find out who's attacking the innocents, okay? We'll go from there. BILLIE JENKINS: Okay. You got it. (Billie heads for the attic door. Paige turns around and stops her.) PAIGE: Hey. Billie, empty those pockets. BILLIE JENKINS: What? PAIGE: Empty 'em, missy. (Billie takes out two potions vials and places them on the table. She again heads for the door. Paige again stops her.) PAIGE: Back ones, too. (Billie sighs and removes a third potions vial and brass knuckles. She puts them on the side table.) BILLIE JENKINS: You guys are so not fun. (Billie leaves. Paige shakes her head.) FLASH CUTS TO: [EXT. VARIOUS SAN FRANCISCO CITY (STOCK) - DAY] [EXT. STREET INTERSECTION / ALLEY -- DAY] (Antosis desperately shouts to anyone on the street who will help him.) ANTOSIS: Somebody please help me! My wife is trapped. I can't get -- (A man rushes up to him.) MAN: Hey, buddy, what's wrong? ANTOSIS: I crashed my car. My wife, she's pregnant. She's pinned, I can't get her out - MAN: Where is she? ANTOSIS: (points) She's down there. Please, please help me! (The man takes off running in the direction Antosis points. Antosis follows behind. He looks in the direction the man went and concentrates. He lifts up his hands and a swarm of red bee-like creatures appear. He motions and the creatures zoom off after the man.) (Antosis shimmers out.) [EXT. ALLEYWAY - DAY - CONTINUOUS] (The helpful man runs into an alleyway. He runs in and doesn't see anything. He stops.) MAN: Hey, where did you say she is? (He turns around and sees the red bee-like creatures appear and swarm straight for him. He yells and raises his arms to protect himself.) CUT TO: [EXT. STREET NEAR ALLEYWAY - DAY - CONTINUOUS] (Billie pulls up to the curb in front of the alleyway. She parks the car and gets out.) MAN: (shouts) (o.s.) Help! [EXT. ALLEYWAY - DAY - CONTINUOUS] (In the alleyway, the man is being attcked and cut by the swarming red creatures.) MAN: Ah! MAN: Ah! (He screams.) [EXT. STREET NEAR ALLEYWAY - DAY - CONTINUOUS] (Out on the street, Billie hears him scream. She looks around and heads for the alley.) [EXT. ALLEYWAY - DAY - CONTINUOUS] (In the alley, the creatures continue their attach on him. Billie runs in and sees the man fall to his knees. She waves her hands and one-by-one, the creatures explode.) (The man is on the ground, his arms covered with cuts.) (The swarming creatures move over to Billie. She continues to kick and ht the creatures. Finally, she reaches out and grabs one of the flying creatures. It's a tiny red Imp with a spear. The Imp squirms, trying to get out of her grip.) BILLIE JENKINS: Eew! Gross! (A second Imp flies by and cuts Billie on her upper arm. She lets the first Imp go and grabs her arm.) BILLIE JENKINS: Ow! (She looks at the cut on her arm.) (The Imps fly off and leave the alley. Billie runs over to the Man and helps him up. ) BILLIE JENKINS: Ok, come on. We need to get you to a hospital. Come on. (He gets to his feet and she helps him out of the alley.) [EXT. STREET NEAR ALLEYWAY - DAY - CONTINUOUS] (Outside the alley and sitting in his car, Agent Murphy watches the alley entrance through a pair of binoculars.) (He sees Billie helping the man out of the alley. He puts the binoculars down and watches her.) FADE TO END OF TEASER ROLL TITLE CREDITS (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR (STOCK) - NIGHT] PIPER: (v.o.) Oh, come on. It's only for a few hours tomorrow, ... [INT. MANOR - PIPER'S BEDROOM - NIGHT] (Piper is putting on her make-up and talking with Paige.) PIPER: ... and you yourself said you haven't been meeting any cute guys lately. (Paige walks into the room and starts pacing around Piper.) PAIGE: Okay, there are not gonna be any cute guys there because they're all desperate, and that is why they are doing speed dating. (She stops, puts her hands on her hips and glares at Piper.) PIPER: That's not necessarily true. PAIGE: Oh, yeah, then how come you're so nervous about having it at the club? PIPER: Hey, it wasn't my idea. It was Dad's idea, as was bingo night. I'm just trying to do a little damage control. PAIGE: Well, you cancelled that, so cancel this. PIPER: I can't. It's too late. Which is why I need your help. Come on. I need to up the babe quotient a little. PAIGE: So you're pimping me out. PIPER: What? Do you wanna be homeless? Because that's what's gonna happen if we lose our only source of income. PAIGE: Thanks, Missy Guilt Giver. PIPER: I will resort to whatever I have to. Besides, you might actually meet someone you like. PAIGE: (scoffs) Yeah. (Leo walks in carrying Baby Chris.) LEO: Baby Tylenol? PIPER: Top shelf. How is he feeling? LEO: Ah, the fever's going down. I'm gonna put him down early. PIPER: How's Wyatt? (Leo heads into the nursery.) LEO: Oh, you know ... doing better. You know, I think he should stay at your dad's another day or so, just to be on the safe side. (Leo comes out of the nursery and stops next to Piper in front of the mirror. Piper's new look is taller than Leo's new look.) LEO: I think I like your other alias better. PIPER: Well, too bad. Get used to it. (Leo walks away. He passes Phoebe coming in on his way out of the room.) PHOEBE: Hey, can I borrow a suitcase? PIPER: Closet. PAIGE: So is Julie gonna be helping with the speed dating? (Phoebe checks herself in the mirror as Piper sits on the bed to put her shoes on.) PHOEBE: Nope. I'm ovulating. PIPER: What? PHOEBE: You know, eggs, fertility, baby making? PAIGE: Yeah, I got it. I know what ovulating is, thank you. PHOEBE: Well, I'm supposed to get pregnant by Dex, right? What better place to try than Napa? (Phoebe walks into Piper's closet to get the suitcase.) PAIGE: Uh, I thought your premonition was about you getting married to Dex. PHOEBE: Well, one step at a time. At least, that's what my star chart keeps saying. I gotta get to work. (Phoebe emerges from the closet, the suitcase in tow behind her.) PAIGE: Work? What happened to love? PHOEBE: No time for that. Destiny calls. (Phoebe leaves. Piper and Paige sigh.) PAIGE: Is that what we've been reduced to? Loveless sex ... pimping? PIPER: Yes. (Billie comes down the attic stairs. Piper sees her and jumps up to get her attention.) PIPER: Billie! BILLIE JENKINS: Yeah? PIPER: Just the girl I was looking for. Are you by any chance single? BILLIE JENKINS: Why? PAIGE: Forget it, Piper. She's not even old enough to drink. (to Billie) So, how did the surveillance go? BILLIE JENKINS: The surveillance? It was fine. It was great. It was totally fine. PAIGE: Okay. Did you I.D. the demon? BILLIE JENKINS: Um ... you know, actually, I-- (The doorbell rings.) BILLIE JENKINS: I'll get that. (Billie leaves to get the door. Piper and Paige sense something fishy is happening.) (On her way through the hallway, Billie pauses.) BILLIE JENKINS: Ow. (She checks the bandage on her upper arm, tucks her sleeve back down over it and heads out to answer the door.) (Unknown to her, Phoebe is watching, her bedroom door partially open.) PHOEBE: Uh ... Paige? CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - FRONT DOOR - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS] (Billie opens the door and finds Agent Murphy standing outside.) AGENT MURPHY: Hi. BILLIE JENKINS: Hi. Can I help you? AGENT MURPHY: Yeah, I think you can. Agent Murphy, Homeland Security. (He shows her his ID.) We need to talk. FLASH TO: [INT. MAGIC SCHOOL - STUDY -- NIGHT] (The closet door opens. Antosis goes through the closet of clothes. Behind him, the Imp Master talks) IMP MASTER: Please, it wasn't their fault, Antosis. The witch surprised them. They -- they weren't prepared. ANTOSIS: Except ... you told me that they could handle surprises. That's one of the reasons why I brought you and your little pests here in the first place. klling Good Samaritans, placing my mark across entire neighborhoods ... and of course, the ever-present risk of the unexpected. For example, now. (He selects a jacket.) IMP MASTER: Now? ANTOSIS: Do I kll you? Or do I give you and your toothy friends another sht at helping me get that territory? IMP MASTER: Well, of course, if I have a choice, I would rather -- ANTOSIS: You don't. (Antosis puts the jacket on.) IMP MASTER: We've helped you get this far, haven't we? Replacing us now might, uh, set you back, open up the territory to other demons. ANTOSIS: What about your witch? IMP MASTER: She won't surprise us again. She can't. We'll be waiting for her next time. FLASH TO: [INT. MANOR - LIVING ROOM/ FOYER -- NIGHT] (Agent Murphy talks with Billie.) AGENT MURPHY: I've been following you, Billie ... for a while now. BILLIE JENKINS: You have? Why? AGENT MURPHY: I think you know why. BILLIE JENKINS: If I knew why, I wouldn't ask why, would I? AGENT MURPHY: Cute. BILLIE JENKINS: Thanks. AGENT MURPHY: Wasn't a compliment. Look, I'm just trying to solve a mystery here, Billie, in the process, you know, maybe save a few innocent lives, but I'm gonna need your help to do that. I'm gonna need you to come clean about ... what it is that brought you here and what you know about the Halliwell sisters. BILLIE JENKINS: Who? (He gives her his card.) AGENT MURPHY: Call anytime. Call. Soon. (He turns and leaves, closing the door behind him.) (Billie turns, and before she can take a couple steps, Piper, Phoebe and Paige are coming down the stairs.) [INT. MANOR - MAIN HALL/SITTING ROOM - NIGHT -- CONTINUOUS] PIPER: Who was that? BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, that? That guy? Um ... just a guy. From Homeland Security. PHOEBE: What? PIPER: What did he say? What did he want? BILLIE JENKINS: Well, he said that ... he's been following me. PAIGE: Why? BILLIE JENKINS: I don't know. He probably thinks I know something about you guys. PHOEBE: Great. Just great. PAIGE: Did he follow you to the hospital? PIPER: What hospital? PAIGE: You didn't use your powers, did you? BILLIE JENKINS: Well, I had no choice. The imps were attacking an innocent. PIPER: Imps? BILLIE JENKINS: According to the book, imps are these gremlin-like creatures, but way nastier. PIPER: I know what imps are. PHOEBE: If he saw her use magic, we're screwed. BILLIE JENKINS: Why? He can't prove you're alive. You don't even look like you. PHOEBE: Well, he must have known you were connected to us somehow. Otherwise, he wouldn't be following you, right? You shouldn't have sent her out. PAIGE: She was just supposed to go and ID the demon. BILLIE JENKINS: That's all that I did! Look, imps have an imp master, so if we attck the imp master, we can - PIPER: No, Billie. They're gn for hire. They could be working for any demon. BILLIE JENKINS: That's what I'm saying. We get the Imp Master so he can tell us exactly where they are. PHOEBE: (interrupts) No. We're not gonna do anything. BILLIE JENKINS: But I think -- PIPER: (interrupts) No buts. She's right. If they're watching you, that means they're watching us, and we need to be careful. PAIGE: So what are we supposed to do? PIPER: We just act normally and live our lives and hopefully he'll go away, sooner or later. We'll go to P-3 tomorrow just like we planned and -- PAIGE: (groans) Great! PIPER: (to Phoebe) And you'll go to Napa with Dex. PHOEBE: Well, I can't go now. PIPER: Why? He's gonna be here in a few minutes. PHOEBE: Well, let's just say I'm not in the mood anymore. This ruse isn't really working very well, is it? PIPER: Well, maybe we need to give it a little more time. BILLIE JENKINS: You guys, I'm so sorry. PHOEBE: It's okay, sweetie. It's not your fault. (Phoebe turns and leaves.) PAIGE: So much for happily ever after. CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- NIGHT] (Billie is going through the Book of Shadows, flipping the pages, looking for a spell.) BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, come on, come on, come on! There's got to be some way to fix this. (She stops on the page for a Sleep Spell.) BILLIE JENKINS: I could put Murphy to sleep. No, no. That won't work. (She flips past a "Dragon Warlock" page and stops on "To Make a Lover's Dream Come True" spell.) BILLIE JENKINS: "To make a lover's dream come true." Hmm. Well, maybe at least this one will help Phoebe out. (The doorbell rings.) (Billie picks up the Book of Shadows and carries it over to the potions table.) INTERCUT WITH: [INT. MANOR - FOYER -- NIGHT] (Phoebe opens the front door and finds Dex Lawson on the doorstep.) PHOEBE: Dex! DEX LAWSON: Hey. (He sees her less than enthusiastic response at their excursion.) Uh ... what's wrong? PHOEBE: Uh ... I'm so sorry. [INT. MANOR - ATTIC - NIGHT] (Billie starts the spell.) BILLIE JENKINS: (reading) Hear these words, hear my rhyme, bless these two in this time, bring them both into the fold, help them now cross love's threshold. (Billie throws the ingredient into the cauldron where it explodes, a cloud of white smoke rising out of it.) [INT. MANOR - FOYER -- NIGHT] PHOEBE: Please believe me, this has nothing to do with you. It's just -- DEX LAWSON: Just what? PHOEBE: Well ... (Phoebe steps over the threshold and out onto the porch. A golden glow rises up from the ground and dissolves into them.) (Phoebe looks at Dex. Dex looks at Phoebe. Suddenly, Phoebe desperately grabs Dex and they kiss each other passionately.) PHOEBE: (eagerly) What are we waiting for? DEX LAWSON: I don't know. Let's go. (He takes her hand and they leave.) FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [EXT. SAN FRANCISCO CITY SKYLINE (STOCK) - DAY] [INT. P-3 -- DAY] (Piper hits the bell several times. She turns and talks to the DJ.) PIPER: Hi. Listen, top forty only. Really, one power ballad, and you'll never DJ in this state again. Seriously. (Piper and Paige walk around P-3 putting the final touches on the tables. She calls over one of the workers.) PIPER: Hi. You. Come here, come here, come here. Table 8. Water spots on the glass. Please fix it, fix it, fix it. (The worker heads over to table 8. Piper yells out.) Jeff, did you do the final sound check? JEFF: (o.s.) Yes. I sure did. (Paige and Piper head over to the bar.) PAIGE: Okay, you need to relax just a little bit. PIPER: I'll have plenty of time to relax when this thing tnk. PAIGE: Why are you worried? This is not gonna tnk. PIPER: Because it's what I do best, okay? Dave, where are the mints? We need mints on the table if we're gonna match make here. (Someone hands Dave the mints.) Thank you. People, help me out. (to Paige) Okay, so listen, be nice and try not to blow anyone off until at least the second round. PAIGE: I'm here, aren't I? PIPER: Okay. (to the man at the door) All right, let 'em in. (The daters enter the club.) (A particularly geeky looking young man comes down the stairs. He looks at Paige and Piper and smiles. Paige and Piper both smile back at him. The young man's smile gets bigger as he goes to find a seat.) (Piper has a huge grin on her face as she looks at Paige.) PAIGE: (under her breath) You so owe me. (Piper giggles.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - PORCH -- DAY] (Phoebe and Dex are kissing on the front porch. Phoebe is in a white wedding gown while Dex is wearing a tux.) DEX LAWSON: I love you, Mrs. Lawson. PHOEBE: Oh, say it again. DEX LAWSON: Mrs. Lawson. (They kiss.) PHOEBE: I love it. (Phoebe picks up the key and unlocks the front door.) DEX LAWSON: Uh -- wait. I have to carry my bride across the threshold, don't I? PHOEBE: (eagerly) Ooh! (Dex picks Phoebe up in his arms and he carries her over the threshold.) [INT. MANOR - FOYER - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (As soon as Dex's foot touches the floor inside the house and over the threshold, a golden magical glow rises up from the ground and dissolves over them.) (Phoebe and Dex look around, puzzled as to what's going on. Dex drops Phoebe and she falls to the floor.) PHOEBE: Wha -- (He looks around, then realizes that he's dropped her.) DEX LAWSON: Oh, what happened? (He helps her up.) PHOEBE: Well, you dropped me. That's what happened! DEX LAWSON: Look, I'm sorry. PHOEBE: You should be sorry. (Phoebe stops, looking at what Dex is wearing.) DEX LAWSON: Wh-I - (Dex looks at Phoebe's wedding gown. Phoebe looks down at her gown.) DEX LAWSON: Why was I just carrying you? PHOEBE: What are you wearing? What am I wearing? (She looks at the ring on her finger and gasps.) PHOEBE: Oh! DEX LAWSON: Did we just do what I think we just did? (Phoebe hyperventilates.) PHOEBE: You ... and just -- I need a - (Phoebe leaves to find out what's going on.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - ATTIC - DAY - CONTINUOUS] (Billie is in the attic taking notes from the Book of Shadows.) (Phoebe rungs into the attic.) PHOEBE: What did you do to me? (Billie's eyes widen when she sees Phoebe in a wedding dress.) CUT TO: [INT. P-3 -- DAY] (Dave monitors the stop watch. He stops the watch, then hits the bell. The male daters stand and move tables.) (The place seems to be running smoothly. There are many different types of people in the club and even more walk in. Piper stands near the bar watching everyone.) (Date 1 sits at Paige's table.) DATE 1: Tell me, was your dad a thief? PAIGE: No. Why? DATE 1: 'Cause he stole the stars and put 'em in your eyes. (The bell dings.) (Date 2 sits across from Paige.) DATE 2: Yo, if I could rearrange the letter of the alphabet, you and I ... would be together. Uhh! (Paige shakes her head.) (The bell dings.) (The men get up and change tables.) (Paige looks tired. Whit settles down at Paige's table.) WHIT: You look like you need a break. PAIGE: Yeah, I'm just a ... little overwhelmed. WHIT: You wanna sit this session out? (Paige turns and looks at Whit. He's actually nice-looking. She smiles.) PAIGE: No! No, actually, it'd be ... perfectly great if you stayed. WHIT: Okay. Well, my name's Whit. PAIGE: Hello, Whit. (They shake hands.) (Meanwhile, at the bar, Piper is working at her laptop. Nick takes the seat next to her.) NICK: Hey. I'm Nick. PIPER: Hi. I'm married. NICK: Yeah, I know. I read your bio, Jamie. I work for 415 magazine, and I came here to do a piece on failing clubs, but apparently, I'm in the wrong place. (He chuckles.) PIPER: Oh, yeah? NICK: Yeah, yeah. It seems you made speed dating cool. And that's news. So I'd like to figure out how you did it. What do you say I interview you around six o'clock tonight? PIPER: Uh ... six? Uh -- yeah. Sure. NICK: See you then. (He smiles and leaves. Piper's phone rings. She answers it.) PIPER: (to phone) Hello? (shouts) Billie did what?! (Whit has Paige's attention with the story he's telling her.) WHIT: So I said, "How much for the tool?" And I been working at Homes for Humanity ever since. PAIGE: (chuckles) I think, uh ... you might just be too good to be true. WHIT: Ditto. (Piper leans forward.) PIPER: Hello. Sorry to interrupt. Um ... I just got a call, and, uh, we need to go home. PAIGE: Yeah, well, now's not really a great time. PIPER: Mm-hmm. But it's a family emergency. (Paige chuckles.) PAIGE: (to Whit) Excuse me. (Paige stands up and they step aside.) Okay. I thought we were done with those. PIPER: Uh, well, apparently not. PAIGE: Fine. You take this one. I'll take the next. PIPER: Listen, Jo - PAIGE: Look, I did you a favor by letting you drag me here. Now you do me a favor by letting me stay. PIPER: Fine. Be that way. PAIGE: Fine. I will. (Paige leaves Piper and heads back to her table.) PAIGE: Ah! Sorry about that. Where were we? (They smile at each other.) (Piper leaves.) (The man sitting at the bar turns around to look back at them. It's Agent Murphy.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - FOYER -- DAY] (Dex paces the foyer waiting for Phoebe. In the background, we can hear Phoebe's muffled voice from upstairs.) (The front door opens and Piper walks in.) PIPER: Hi! DEX LAWSON: Hi. PIPER: Dex, right? DEX LAWSON: Right. PIPER: I'm Julie. Jamie. Julie's cousin. DEX LAWSON: Ah. PIPER: Uh ... where's the lucky bride? (Dex turns and looks upstairs. We can still hear Phoebe's muffled voice.) PIPER: Excuse me. (Piper heads upstairs.) (Just then, Leo walks out of the kitchen carrying Baby Chris.) LEO: Who are you? DEX LAWSON: Um ... CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - ATTIC - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (Phoebe and Billie are still arguing.) BILLIE JENKINS: Um ... I was just trying to help! PHOEBE: How is this helping? BILLIE JENKINS: Well, I didn't mean for you to get married! PHOEBE: Well, you know what? I did. And I cannot believe that you used magic when we specifically told you not to! BILLIE JENKINS: I thought you just meant demon magic, not innocent magic. PHOEBE: Oh, really? And this is innocent? BILLIE JENKINS: Well ... you look fabulous! PHOEBE: You know what? Don't try to butter me up with a compliment, Missy! (Piper walks in.) PIPER: Are you out of your mind? What did you do now? BILLIE JENKINS: Do I have to start from the beginning again? PIPER: I can't believe you did this, with Agent Murphy watching our every move! PHOEBE: Skip down. I already went through that with her. BILLIE JENKINS: I still don't know what I did was so bad. PHOEBE: This -- this is what's bad! PIPER: Whoa - -hey! Wow, that's huge! BILLIE JENKINS: Look, you guys, I am so sorry, all right? I know I screwed up with the imps and -- which, actually, I really don't think that I did -- and then I felt bad, like I ruined your lives. I just wanted to fix it. That's it! PIPER: By getting them married? BILLIE JENKINS: Well, no, no. Not exactly. But she was supposed to get married anyway, right? PHOEBE: Yeah, but normally, not magically. BILLIE JENKINS: How do you know? How do you know it wasn't supposed to happen exactly like this? She foresaw it, right? She knew it was gonna happen. PIPER: That is completely besides the point! BILLIE JENKINS: I don't think so. PIPER: Well, I do, and I'm older, so what I think counts more. (Billie groans with frustration.) BILLIE JENKINS: Uhh! PHOEBE: (less angry) Uh ... maybe she's right. I mean, maybe this is how it was supposed to happen. How else would you explain Dex and I getting married so quickly? PIPER: I'm confused. Are we mad at her or not? (Billie shakes her head hopefully.) PHOEBE: We're not. BILLIE JENKINS: Oh! Yes! Good. Now can I go back to looking for the Imp Demon? PHOEBE: No! PIPER: No! BILLIE JENKINS: No? What about the next innocent? What we have learned about this specific demon is if we don't get him, he's gonna keep going after these people! PHOEBE: Billie, if we get exposed, we may never be able to help an innocent again. Do you understand that? BILLIE JENKINS: Yeah, but don't - PIPER: (interrupts) Billie, she's right. You gotta pick your battles, and right now, this is not one of them. (Billie sighs.) CUT TO: [EXT. STREET -- DAY] (A woman rushes out of a building. She runs up to Antosis.) NURSE: I'm a nurse. Where is he? My son. ANTOSIS: He's at the bottom of the fre escape. He's not moving! NURSE: Call 911! (She turns and runs into the alleyway. Antosis again summons and sends the Imps after her. The red swarm goes into the alley after the nurse.) (We hear her scream.) NURSE: Aah! Aah! Aah! Aah-- (The Imps return to Antosis. (From the shadows, the Imp Master steps out from the side of the building. He grabs one Imp and absorbs them all into his body.) (Antosis steps up to him.) ANTOSIS: Where's your witch? IMP MASTER: Maybe we scared her off last time. ANTOSIS: If she came once, she'll be back. Witches can't help but help other people. It's their fatal flaw. FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR (STOCK) - DAY] [INT. MANOR - SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY/STAIRS -- DAY] (Phoebe exits her bedroom, changed out of her wedding dress. Piper is on her heels.) PIPER: What are you gonna say to him? PHOEBE: I don't know. I'm just gonna wing it. PIPER: Wing it? He's married. Don't you think he's gonna want to know why? PHOEBE: Well, he doesn't have to know it was magic. PIPER: Still, what is he gonna think? PHOEBE: Maybe that he got really drunk? (They head downstairs.) I mean, the point is, it happened. So that's what I have to focus him on -- for his sake and mine. PIPER: Wait, Phoebe, hold it. Hang on a second. Hang on. You're really gonna go through with this thing? PHOEBE: I don't have a choice. PIPER: Yeah, but Phoebe -- PHOEBE: I know that this is not my Cinderella wedding, okay? But I also know that everything happens for a reason. So I have to just go with it. PIPER: Till death do you part? (Before she can answer, she hears Leo and Dex from the next room.) LEO and DEX: Whoo! Yes! (They head into the Conservatory to find them.) [INT. MANOR - CONSERVATORY - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (Leo and Dex are watching the football game on television.) DEX: Man! LEO: Oh, man! LEO: Oh, man did you see that move? DEX LAWSON: Can you believe he held on to that thing? (Phoebe and Piper enter the room.) PIPER: Hi. How's it going? LEO: It's good. We're watching the game. Did you know Dex here used to play? PHOEBE: No. I didn't know that. DEX LAWSON: Just a little college ball. Nothing, really. (Leo nudges him with his elbow, impressed nevertheless.) LEO: Oh, come on. Nothing, really. PIPER: Uh, honey, I gotta get back to the club. LEO: Okay. Well, I'll see you tonight. (Leo turns back to the television.) PIPER: Don't you wanna ... walk me to the door? (He looks at her and sees her motioning for him to go with her. He gets the hint.) LEO: Oh, uh, y-sure. Um. It was nice meeting you. Congratulations. DEX LAWSON: Thanks. (Leo and Piper leave.) (Phoebe picks up the remote and turns the television set off.) [INT. MANOR - FOYER - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (Piper and Leo head for the door.) PIPER: (whispers) Aren't you even remotely surprised that they're married? LEO: Not at all. She had that premonition. (Piper picks up her bag.) PIPER: Yeah, okay. Forget it. Listen, just try and give them a little space, okay? I have to go. I've got an interview. LEO: An interview? Really, about what? PIPER: About P-3 and me ... or, you know, the me they think I am. LEO: It's still the same you. At least on the inside. You should be excited. PIPER: I am. Bye. (She kisses her and Chris.) Bye, baby. (Piper turns and leaves.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - CONSERVATORY - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (Phoebe talks with Dex.) DEX LAWSON: You changed. PHOEBE: Those things aren't very comfortable. DEX LAWSON: Do you even remember how you got it? PHOEBE: No. DEX LAWSON: Yeah, me neither. Look, Julie, I don't know what's going on here, but ... if you want to go down to city hall and get this fixed ... PHOEBE: To get it annulled? DEX LAWSON: Well, yeah. PHOEBE: Is that what you want? DEX LAWSON: Look, I don't know what I want. It's just really weird. One minute we're off to Napa, and the next minute we're like going ... PHOEBE: Yeah. I know. I mean, it's weird for me, too. DEX LAWSON: Yeah? PHOEBE: Yeah. DEX LAWSON: Somehow you seem like ... okay with it. I mean, the fact that we just got married. PHOEBE: No. I mean, I'm not ok with it. (Phoebe sits down.) It's just ... things happened to me in my life, and I've learned to accept them, you know? I've had to. DEX LAWSON: This sort of thing happens to you all the time? PHOEBE: Well, no. Not exactly this, but ... you know, other things have. And it always turns out okay. And I guess I've just learned to trust that. (Dex sits down next to her.) DEX LAWSON: Even though we have no idea how we got married. PHOEBE: Well, I kinda feel like that part's irrelevant. I mean, really, whether we remember it or not, it happened. And I believe that everything happens for a reason. So, uh ... I don't know. Maybe we should just see this through. It's not like we don't care about each other. DEX LAWSON: True. PHOEBE: And I guess if things don't work out, we can...just have it annulled in the future, right? DEX LAWSON: True. It's crazy, you know. PHOEBE: Yeah. I know. (She puts her head on his shoulder.) CUT TO: [EXT. P-3 (STOCK) - NIGHT] [INT. P-3 - OFFICE -- NIGHT] (The door opens. Paige and Whit, in a lip-lock, stumble into the room. Whit reaches behind him and slams the door shut. Paige giggles as Whit reaches out and clears a part of the desk behind her. He lifts Paige up and settles her on the desk.) (They start kissing again.) PAIGE: Okay, wait. I think maybe we should ... slow this down a little. (They take a breath.) WHIT: Whew. You're right. I'm sorry. PAIGE: No, I'm -- I'm sorry. WHIT: Whew. Uh ... why don't you tell me a little more about yourself? PAIGE: Well, I, uh ... screw it. (She grabs him and starts kissing him desperately again. Whit starts taking his shirt off.) WHIT: God, you're beautiful, Jo. (Hearing a name not her own, stops Paige cold.) WHIT: What's the matter? (She looks at her reflection in the mirror behind them and sees a face not her own.) PAIGE: I can't do this. WHIT: Okay. Okay. Um ... was it something I said? PAIGE: No. Absolutely not. It's not you. I'm sorry. (Paige rushes out of the office and leaves.) CUT TO: [EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR (STOCK) - NIGHT] [INT. MANOR - SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY / PHOEBE'S BEDROOM -- NIGHT] (Billie knocks insistently on Phoebe's bedroom door.) BILLIE JENKINS: Phoebe! Are you in there? Phoebe, Phoebe. (The door opens a crack wide enough for Phoebe to stick her head out of. She looks disheveled.) PHOEBE: What? BILLIE JENKINS: I think I found out who the Imp Master is working for. PHOEBE: Shh! (Phoebe glances behind her into the bedroom, then steps out into the hallway. She closes the door.) BILLIE JENKINS: No, no, you don't understand. I cross-referenced all the demons that go after Good Samaritans and then the ones that typically recruit others -- came up with a high level demon. PHOEBE: Billie -- BILLIE JENKINS: Then I narrowed it down to one demon. His name is Antosis, but unfortunately we need the power of three to vanquish him. So I have a plan. PHOEBE: Forget it. BILLIE JENKINS: What do you mean, forget it? PHOEBE: I mean forget it. We are not doing this. BILLIE JENKINS: But that was before I found the demon! PHOEBE: A Power of Three demon. BILLIE JENKINS: So? PHOEBE: So, we can't take that risk! BILLIE JENKINS: But what about the greater good and everything you taught me, what you guys were about? PHOEBE: Okay, Billie, you have to understand this is hard for us also. We're not doing this, and we'll talk more about it in the morning, okay? BILLIE JENKINS: No. It's not okay. (Billie turns and walks away. The bedroom door opens and Dex appears, his shirt unbuttoned.) DEX LAWSON: Is everything all right? PHOEBE: No. It's not all right. (He reaches out and rubs her arm trying to comfort her.) FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [INT. MANOR - LIVING ROOM -- NIGHT] (Phoebe sits on the floor, staring at the fre in the fireplace and thinks. Off screen, the front door opens and closes. Paige walks in.) PAIGE: Hey. PHOEBE: Hey. PAIGE: What are you doing? PHOEBE: Oh, just sitting here thinking. PAIGE: Yeah? Mind if I join you? PHOEBE: No, of course not. (Phoebe takes out a pillow and places it next to her. She pats it invitingly.) Pull up a pillow. (Paige sits down and sighs heavily.) PHOEBE: What's the matter? PAIGE: Oh, it's just been a very interesting day. PHOEBE: Tell me about it. PAIGE: What? I take it Dex didn't like not being able to go away? PHOEBE: Boy, are you behind in the news. (Phoebe shows her the diamond ring on her finger.) PAIGE: Oh, my gosh. He asked you to marry him? PHOEBE: No. We're actually already married. PAIGE: Huh? PHOEBE: It's not what you think. Billie cast a spell. PAIGE: She did what? PHOEBE: I know, I know, and we already yelled at her. Besides ... I actually don't think she did anything wrong. In fact, I think she's the only one doing anything right around here. PAIGE: Uh, okay. If you're trying to confuse me, you're doing a bang-up job. PHOEBE: You ever wonder that ... maybe we made a mistake faking our own death? PAIGE: Funny you should ask. I met this guy today and ... I kinda could have ... liked him. PHOEBE: That's great, Paige. PAIGE: No, actually, it's not. How am I ever supposed to be with someone when they're not with the real me? PHOEBE: (nods) Yeah. I keep asking myself the same exact question. Only, it's not just about guys. It's everything. I mean, you know, who we used to be, the whole greater good thing. PAIGE: Right. PHOEBE: And I'm just worried that the more we ignore it, the more we're just not gonna be able to. PAIGE: What are we gonna do? PHOEBE: Thanks to Billie, we're gonna have to come up with a plan pretty soon. PAIGE: I -- I'm sorry. What do you mean, 'thanks to Billie'? PHOEBE: She made me feel pretty guilty about not helping her with this demon. And she was right. PAIGE: Well, where is she? PHOEBE: I don't know. She stormed outta here. Maybe she went to her dorm. PAIGE: No. She's probably after the demon. CUT TO: [INT. P-3 - OFFICE - NIGHT] (Agent Murphy tosses several photos of the recent victims on Piper's desk in front of her. The victims are cut-up, beaten and dad.) PIPER: Uh ... I'd really like to help you, Agent ... AGENT MURPHY: Murphy. PIPER: Murphy. But I have an interview. AGENT MURPHY: You know, if I showed these photos to most people, more than likely they'd be shocked or repulsed. But not you. PIPER: I internalize a lot. AGENT MURPHY: Or you're more used to seeing these kind of victims than you're letting on. PIPER: Agent Murphy, I just run a night club. That's all. AGENT MURPHY: Just like Piper used to, right? You know, I've been watching you ever since she and her sisters disappeared. PIPER: Don't you mean since they 'died'? AGENT MURPHY: You tell me. Look ... I'm not the hard-ass Agent Keyes was, all right? He left me behind because he didn't believe the Halliwells were really dad. Even though we both think you know exactly what really happened, the difference is, I don't wanna bust you or them. I just want help. (Piper glances down at the photos, the topmost photo of the nurse.) I need it. For the past month, people have been showing up dad for reasons no one can really explain, but I think you and your cousins know exactly who or what is responsible. PIPER: By "what" you mean ... AGENT MURPHY: You know exactly what I mean. Things beyond normal. Powerful things like yourself. Of course, like everything else, there are good things and bad things. But if you're not doing anything to stop this, then ... as far as I'm concerned, you're on the wrong side. And I don't know how you can live with yourselves. (His words ht harder than she shows.) (Piper's cell phone rings.) PIPER: I'm sorry, but I really need to get this. (She hands the photos back to Agent Murphy.) AGENT MURPHY: Billie has my number. (Agent Murphy takes the photos and leaves.) (Piper glances down at the text message: 911- CALL HOME. BILLIE IN TROUBLE CUT TO: [EXT. ALLEY/STREET IN FRONT PIZZA JOINT -- NIGHT] (Billie is helps a man out of the alley. He's limping as she hails a taxi.) BILLIE JENKINS: Taxi! Taxi. (A taxi pulls up. She puts him in the back seat.) BILLIE JENKINS: Here. Get him to a hospital fast, okay? Hurry up. Go. (The taxi leaves. Billie sighs and heads back into the alley.) (Off to the side, the Imp Master steps out from the shadows. Antosis shimmers in behind him. They both watch as Billie runs back into the alley.) ANTOSIS: Like a moth to a flame. (Antosis and the Imp Master both take off after her.) FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- NIGHT] (The crystal swirls around over the map. Paige is in the attic scrying the old- fashioned way for Billie. Piper walks in.) PIPER: Any sign of Billie? PAIGE: Well, just that she's in the area. PIPER: What do you mean, she's 'in the area'? PAIGE: She's moving around so much, I'm having a hard time getting a lock on her. You know, we should upgrade to her GPS scrying system. (Phoebe is standing over the open Book of Shadows. She has a pad and pen in her hand.) PHOEBE: Well, if she survives this, we'll ask her how. At least we know what we're up against. She left the book open to the demon. Problem is, only the Power of Three spell is going to vanquish him. PIPER: I don't understand why she would go up against a demon she can't vanquish. PAIGE: Well, I'll make sure to ask her that if she's still alive. I can't believe we're doing this again. PIPER: Agent Murphy thinks we never should have stopped. PHOEBE: Wait. Does he know who we really are? PIPER: No, but he's getting warmer. (The crystal hits the map just as the downstairs door slams shut.) PAIGE: Guess who. CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - FOYER -- NIGHT] (Billie walks through the foyer when Antosis shimmers into the house behind her.) ANTOSIS: Looking for me, are you? BILLIE JENKINS: Antosis. I'm flattered. ANTOSIS: And of course, you've already met my friend. (The Imp Master appears next to him. He waves to her.) Or rather, his friends. BILLIE JENKINS: What do you want? ANTOSIS: You. Alone. And out of my way. (Antosis heads over to her. The Imp Master lurches and the Imps appear out of his body, red and swirling around him. He smiles as he walks toward her.) (Piper, Paige and Phoebe come down the stairs, hidden away from view. Piper starts to motion to blast Antosis, but Phoebe stops her.) PHOEBE: No! Wait. PIPER: Are you kidding me? There's demons in the house. PHOEBE: But she said she has a plan. ANTOSIS: I am curious. What made you think you could take me out all by yourself? BILLIE JENKINS: Oh ... I know I can't take you out. (She holds up a potions bottle filled with red liquid.) But I can take them out. (She throws the bottle at the Imp Master. It smashes at his feet and starts to destroy the Imps. He convulses and screams with each tiny explsin. Finally, he explodes as well.) BILLIE JENKINS: Only The Charmed Ones can vanquish you. ANTOSIS: Too bad they're dad. BILLIE JENKINS: Are they? (She turns and looks up the stairway. Phoebe Paige and Piper start to read the spell.) PIPER/PHOEBE/PAIGE: (chants) Hear us now, the witches' call, he who makes Samaritans fall, we speak as one, the sisters three, and banish you to eternity." (A powerful wave surrounds Antosis and swirls around him.) ANTOSIS: (screams) No! No! (Billie watches with amazement as Antosis is consumed by the magic.) ANTOSIS: Nooooo! (Finally, he explodes, the power receding back into the floor. Billie looks at them and points to where Antosis used to be.) BILLIE JENKINS: I wanna learn how to do that. PIPER: Are you crazy? Really, you could have been klled. BILLIE JENKINS: Well, yeah, I would have been if you guys would have gotten home earlier. I've been walking around outside for like an hour! PAIGE: You took a huge risk. PIPER: For all of us. PHOEBE: Thank you. CUT TO: [EXT. VARIOUS CUTS OF SAN FRANCISCO (STOCK) - NIGHT] [EXT. SAN FRANCISCO BRIDGE (STOCK) - SUN RISES] [EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR (STOCK) - DAY] [INT. MANOR - PHOEBE'S BEDROOM -- MORNING] (Phoebe sits on the edge of her bed and looks at her wedding ring. She turns and looks at her mirror. In the reflection, she sees a face - not her own.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - BATHROOM - MORNING] (Paige holds her toothbrush, turns and closes the cabinet mirror. She sees a reflection of a face - not her own.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - PIPER'S BEDROOM - MORNING] (Piper sits in front of the vanity mirror looking at her reflection. Leo comes up behind her and smiles. In the mirror, they see reflections of two other people. Piper looks up at Leo, reaches up and touches his face.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - DINING ROOM -- DAY] (Paige and Phoebe toy listlessly with their breakfasts. Piper and Leo walk in.) LEO: Morning. PHOEBE: Morning. PAIGE: Morning. PIPER: What's the matter? PHOEBE: (sighs) Oh, I don't know. I guess the same thing that's been bothering you guys. LEO: What makes you think something's bothering us? PAIGE: Thin walls. PIPER: You've been eavesdropping? PHOEBE: Only from the bathroom. PAIGE: Yeah, and the hallway. Don't worry. I haven't been listening to any ... you know, funny stuff. PIPER: How long has this been going on? PHOEBE: Since like the fourth or fifth grade. (Piper closes her eyes, embarrassed. She turns and looks at Leo. He smiles back at her.) LEO: I'll fix it. PAIGE: Basically, I don't think this whole thing is working for any of us anymore. PHOEBE: I don't think it ever worked. LEO: Well, it helped you find a new life outside of fighting demons. PIPER: Which is something we need to keep trying to do. PAIGE: Well, we've got Billie, so that's gonna make it easier. PHOEBE: Yeah, but it doesn't solve our bigger problem which is how we're gonna get outta this mess. I am so tired of pretending to be someone else. I miss me. PAIGE: Well, maybe that's what your premonition was for. Maybe you wouldn't have realized that if you hadn't married Dex. PHOEBE: Yeah, but I didn't marry Dex. Julie married Dex. LEO: I think that's her point. I think that's everyone's point. You want your old identities back. (Paige nods.) PIPER: Are we sure we really wanna do this? PAIGE: Positive. PHOEBE: Absolutely. (She looks at Leo. He nods.) PIPER: All right then. (They stand up as Piper and Leo stand behind them in front of the mirror.) PIPER: Are you sure you can rework the spell? PHOEBE: Oh, I already have. PHOEBE: (reading) "I call upon the ancient powers to unmask us now and in future hours show us well, and thoroughly reveal ourselves so the world can see." (The mirror flashes and their old images are back.) PAIGE: (sighs) Whoo. That's more like it. PHOEBE: It's good to be back. Although Dex is gonna freak out. PAIGE: Everyone's gonna freak out, because technically, we're still dad. How, exactly, are we gonna explain this? PIPER: Well, it's nice to know they can't overhear everything. CUT TO: [INT. HOMELAND SECURITY - LOBBY -- DAY] (The elevator doors open. Piper, Phoebe and Paige step out into the hallway. They walk over to the receptionist who sees them and stands up, her face full of surprise.) PIPER: Hi. How's it going? Ah, by any chance, is Agent Murphy in? RECEPTIONIST: Who ... who should I say is asking? PAIGE: Oh, I don't know, girls. Maybe we should just ... surprise him. [INT. HOMELAND SECURITY - MURPHY'S OFFICE - DAY - CONTINUOUS] (The door opens. Agent Murphy looks up from his work and stops as he sees Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk into his office.) AGENT MURPHY: What the hell? PHOEBE: What's the matter, Agent Murphy? You look like you just saw a ghost. AGENT MURPHY: (to the receptionist) Leave us. (The receptionist leaves and closes the door behind her.) Ahem. Keyes was right. PIPER: So were you. Did you mean it when you said you just wanted our help, that you weren't here to bust us? AGENT MURPHY: Wait -- how'd you know I said that? PIPER: Because you weren't talking to Jamie Bennet. You were talking to me. PAIGE: We were all magically disguised. PIPER: Come on. Don't look so surprised. You yourself said we were these ... powerful things. PHOEBE: Powerful witches, to be exact. PAIGE: Who did exactly what you wanted -- getting rid of that bad, bad demon who was hurting those good, Good Samaritans. AGENT MURPHY: Demons? PHOEBE: You know, he seems awfully shocked for a guy that claims to know about the supernatural. PIPER: You're right. Maybe we should go. (They turn to leave; he stops them.) AGENT MURPHY: Wait, no, no, don't. Please. Look, it's just ... it's one thing to believe in the stuff but another to actually ... see it. PAIGE: Fair enough. PIPER: Okay, here's the deal. You wanna know more about who we are and what we do, we'll tell you. PHOEBE: And help you out with a few cases along the way. If ... you help us. PIPER: And you don't get too greedy. PAIGE: And if you protect our secret. AGENT MURPHY: Or else what? (scoffs) What, is that some sort of thrat? PHOEBE: Mm-mm. You don't want to know. AGENT MURPHY: Okay. What do you want me to do? CUT TO: [INT. HOMELAND SECURITY - LOBBY -- DAY] (Agent Murphy is talking to a group from the media.) AGENT MURPHY: I can't talk about the specifics of the case the sisters are involved in, okay? All I can say is it involved a thrat to national security and that our agency got involved to protect them. That's it. (The reports start shouting their questions. One reporter's question gets through.) REPORTER: What kind of thrat, sir? What kind of thrat? (The camera pulls back from Agent Murphy.) AGENT MURPHY: I already said they were a witness to a crime, an attempt was made on their lives. We only falsified their deaths I order to flush out the perpetrators. [TV SET] (Camera pulls back on the press conference on the television set.) AGENT MURPHY: (from tv) All right? No more questions. (Agent Murphy leaves.) NEWS ANCHOR: And more late-breaking news ... [INT. DEX LAWSON'S LOFT - DAY - CONTINUOUS] (Dex is working on a sculpture when there's a knock at his door.) (He turns the television off and answers the door. He finds Phoebe standing there.) DEX LAWSON: Phoebe! PHOEBE: Hi. DEX LAWSON: Hi! PHOEBE: Can I come in? DEX LAWSON: Uh, yeah. Sure. (Phoebe steps into the apartment. Dex closes the door, surprised to see her.) DEX LAWSON: I was, uh ... just -- I mean, I can't believe you're actually ... PHOEBE: Alive? DEX LAWSON: Yeah! It's crazy, huh? PHOEBE: (laughs) Yeah. (She sighs.) DEX LAWSON: Oh, if you're looking for Julie, she's not here. PHOEBE: That's not entirely true. DEX LAWSON: Sorry? (Phoebe takes a deep breath.) PHOEBE: Look, Dex, I ... wish that there was an easier way to explain this to you, uh, to lessen the blow. But ... there isn't. So I'm just gonna have to show you ... DEX LAWSON: Show me what? PHOEBE: Forgive me. (Orb lights swirl around her and she changes into Julie Bennet. Dex is speechless and surprised. He falls to the floor with at thud.) PHOEBE: Ouch. CUT TO: [INT. P-3 - OFFICE] (Piper is looking at her reflection in the mirror.) PIPER: How do I look? (Paige steps in front of her.) PAIGE: Not bad, considering you've been dad. PIPER: Well, I just hope this blows over sooner rather than later. PAIGE: Don't count on it. We're not that lucky. All right. We can do this. We are back and better than ever. PIPER: Mm-hmm. I'll hold you to that. [EXT. P-3 - FRONT - CONTINUOUS] (The door opens. Paige and Piper step out into the club.) GIRL: There they are! GIRL 2: Whoo-hoo! (Cameras flash and the crowd gathered applauds.) (Paige and Piper nervously face the crowds.) PAIGE: (shrugs) We're back. FADE TO BLACK.	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "08x05 - Rewitched"}	foreverdreaming
FADE IN. [TRIQUETRA] ROSE MCGOWAN (NARRATOR): (v.o.) Previously on "Charmed" ... FLASH TO: [Scene from 8X05: Rewitched] [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- NIGHT] (Billie finds a spell in the Book of Shadows.) BILLIE JENKINS: (reading) "To Make a Lover's Dream Come True" ... maybe at least this one will help Phoebe out. [EXT. MANOR - FRONT PORCH - DAY] (Phoebe and Dex are holding each other on the front porch. Phoebe is in a white wedding gown while Dex is wearing a tux.) DEX LAWSON: I love you, Mrs. Lawson. (She kisses him.) [INT. MANOR - CONSERVATORY -- DAY] (Dex and Phoebe talk.) DEX LAWSON: If you wanna go down to city hall and get this fixed -- PHOEBE: To get it annulled? DEX LAWSON: Well, yeah. FLASH TO: [INT. MANOR - LIVING ROOM -- NIGHT] (Phoebe talks with Paige.) PHOEBE: Maybe we made a mistake faking our own death. [INT. DEX LAWSON'S LOFT - DAY] (Orb lights swirl around her and she changes into Julie Bennet. Dex is speechless and surprised. He falls to the floor with at thud.) TRIQUETRA FLASH TO: [INT. MANOR - LIVING ROOM/ FOYER -- NIGHT] (Agent Murphy shows Billie his ID.) AGENT MURPHY: Agent Murphy, Homeland Security. [INT. HOMELAND SECURITY - MURPHY'S OFFICE - DAY] (Piper, Phoebe and Paige are back in their own identities and talk with Agent Murphy.) PIPER: You wanna know more about who we are and what we do, we'll tell you. PHOEBE: And help you out with a few cases along the way. If you help us. CUT TO: [INT. HOMELAND SECURITY - LOBBY -- DAY] (Agent Murphy is talking to a group from the media.) AGENT MURPHY: I can't talk about the specifics of the case the sisters are involved in, okay? [EXT. P-3 - FRONT - NIGHT] (The door opens. Paige and Piper step out into the club.) AGENT MURPHY: (v.o.) All I can say is it involved a thrat to national security, that our agency got involved to protect them. (Paige and Piper nervously face the crowds.) PAIGE: Welcome back. FADE OUT END OF PREVIOUSLY ON FADE IN. [INT. MANOR - KITCHEN -- DAY] (Piper is working at the kitchen table, carving a large pumpin. Lined over the table is the issue of THE BAY MIRROR with the headline, "What's The Big Secret?. A photo of the sisters grace the front page.) (On the newspaper is the guts of the pumpkin. Piper has an hand-held electric Knfe and is using it to carve the pumpkin. Paige walks in.) PAIGE: Dang. What'd that pumpkin ever do to you? PIPER: Nothing. I'm venting. (The phone rings. Paige automatically heads over to the phone to answer it, but Piper stops her.) PIPER: No. Don't get that. It could be Oprah's people again. They want to do a special on lady spies. PAIGE: Lady spies? (The phone continues to ring.) PIPER: You heard me, and some producer's been calling for the movie rights to our cover story. PAIGE: I guess it's better than TV, right? PIPER: Trust me. We won't be doing TV either. PAIGE: Well, it's, uh -- it's a little late for that, actually. (Billie walks in.) BILLIE JENKINS: Little late for what? PAIGE: What are you doing here? BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, it's funny you should ask. Actually, I - PIPER: (interrupts) Ya know, we really need to do something about this. It's not good. PAIGE: It's gonna blow over. PIPER: Really? Does this look like it's blwing over? (Piper reaches over and points to THE BAY MIRROR newspaper front page story on them. Paige walks over to the table and sits down.) PAIGE: Eww. BILLIE JENKINS: It's a good picture. (Piper glares at her.) BILLIE JENKINS: Well, it is. PAIGE: Okay. This isn't about the witch secret. They're just trying to figure out what we're doing with homeland security, and you know what? They're not going to find out anything. PIPER: Well, they're going to keep looking until they find something, and that something could easily turn into a witch hunt. BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, speaking of hunting -- PAIGE: Nothing is going to happen. (Billie turns and heads for the cupboard and the sink to get herself a drink of water.) PIPER: Really? 'Cause something happened to Prue. We die to have normal lives. We come back from the dad to get our old lives back, and, somehow, we end up living in a fishbowl. (Piper points the Knfe at Paige.) You know, Agent Murphy was supposed to protect us from this. (Paige reaches over and removes the Knfe out of Piper's grip.) PAIGE: Okay. Uhh. I'm going to disarm you now. It's all gonna be ok. I promise. PIPER: How can you promise that? PAIGE: Well, I'm not entirely sure, but--but I promise that it's gonna be, because you know what? You're just gonna take care of Halloween, and I am gonna deal with getting the press off of our backs. BILLIE JENKINS: (interrupts) And I will focus on my demon. PIPER: What demon? BILLIE JENKINS: Just the one I've been tracking. No big deal. I can take him. PAIGE: Oh, no. Actually, you're not taking anybody. BILLIE JENKINS: No, somebody's gotta take him down. He's--he's klling other demons and gaining power by the day. PIPER: Great. Witch vanquishes demon. Film at 11. BILLIE JENKINS: No. The press doesn't even know who I am, that's why I'm the perfect girl for the job. Plus, I wanna do it. PAIGE: Why do you want to do it? BILLIE JENKINS: So I can show you guys that I can. Come on. Please. I know I can do this. PIPER: Fine, but if you get caught on tape, I will vanquish you. (Thinking she's joking, Billie laughs. Piper returns to her pumpkin.) BILLIE JENKINS: (to Paige) She's serious? PAIGE: (shrugs) Eh. Just don't get caught. (The doorbell rings.) PAIGE: Trick-or-treaters? PIPER: A day early? (Paige stands up to check.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - FOYER - DAY - CONTINUOUS] (Piper approaches the front door. Through the stained glass, we see shadows of people standing on the porch. Piper reaches out and opens the door. Cameras flash in her eyes as reporters clamor to ask their questions.) (Standing in front of the pack is Seth Parra, tape recorder in hand.) SETH PARRA: Seth Parra, Bay Mirror. So, what's the big secret? (Piper laughs weakly as she shuts the front door.) PIPER: We're screwed. FADE TO END OF TEASER ROLL TITLE CREDITS (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR (STOCK) - DAY] [INT. MANOR - MAIN HALL / DINING ROOM -- DAY] (Piper sits at the dining room table separating the Halloween candy into various piles. Paige bounds down the stairs and stops when she sees her.) PAIGE: Hey. I think I figured out how to, uh -- what are you doing? PIPER: I'm organizing the candy for tomorrow. I have chocolate, sugar free, and chocolate with nuts. PAIGE: Well, isn't part of the fun of Halloween the whole mixed bowl thing? PIPER: No. I don't want any allergic reactions or angry parents. We've got enough problems as it is. PAIGE: Speaking of those problems, I think I have figured out how to get the press off of our broomsticks. (She gasps when she sees three rats scampering along the wall.) PAIGE: Holy -- we have rats. (Piper doesn't react.) PIPER: Yeah, they're everywhere. Get used to 'em. So what's this big solution? PAIGE: (suspiciously) Where did they come from? PIPER: The San Francisco Chronicle, uh, The Daily News, and The Enquirer. I found them nosing around the garbage. PAIGE: So you turned them into rodents? PIPER: Well, I could've blown them up. PAIGE: Uh, here's the thing. If we get Phoebe to talk to this reporter who's leading the charge -- luckily he works at her paper--we can -- PIPER: How's that gonna help? (Paige sits down.) PAIGE: Because ... if she can convince him that we are completely uninteresting, then hopefully he'll just go away and take all the lemming reporters with him. PIPER: They're more like rats. PAIGE: And I will be the pied piper of Prescott Street, leading them away from the manor. Sadly, Piper, you have to turn them back. PIPER: (groans) No! PAIGE: Piper. (Paige stands up and leaves.) PIPER: You're no fun. (Piper gets up and follows the rats into the conservatory. The rats are headed out the door. She throws the potions bottle at them. It explodes, sending a cloud of white smoke everywhere. Three reporters are standing outside the door looking very confused.) PIPER: What are y'all waiting for? You're trespassing. This is private property. What are you, crazy? CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - FOYER - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (The front door opens and Leo squeezes into the house past the group of reporters standing on the porch. He sees Paige.) LEO: Where did they come from? PAIGE: Pest problem. I'll take care of it. (Piper steps in from the conservatory.) PIPER: If you don't, I will. PAIGE: Piper, you cannot blow up the entire media. Wish me luck. (Paige opens the door and heads out into the group of reporters, the door closing behind her.) (Leo carries the package into the dining room and puts it on the table with the other piles of candy.) LEO: Well, it's getting worse. Now the women at the preschool think I'm some kind of freaking leper. PIPER: Why? LEO: Because they think I'm married to a spy. That's why. PIPER: (chuckles) Well, better that than to a witch. (Piper reaches for the package and checks the candy inside.) PIPER: Why'd you get candy corn? Nobody likes candy corn. LEO: They were out of everything else. PIPER: Well, you gotta go somewhere else and get more. LEO: More? We have twelve bags. That's more than we gave out all last year. PIPER: Yeah, well, you know what, last year we weren't famous, okay? I don't want to have to turn off the lights and pretend like we're not home. I want the boys to have a nice Halloween if its the last thing we do. LEO: But the boys aren't even three. They're not gonna remember. PIPER: You know what? I will. Come on. Don't argue with me. Can't you just go get the candy? Is that really such a big deal? Is that a problem? LEO: Okay. (Leo swallows any reply and turns to head back out.) CUT TO: [INT. THE BAY MIRROR - PHOEBE'S OFFICE -- DAY] (Distracted, Phoebe stares out the window as Paige vents.) PAIGE: Piper is freaking out. PHOEBE: Yeah. PAIGE: Yeah. The press is rummaging through the trash. The phone is ringing off the hook. She's worried about exposure, and, frankly, so am I. PHOEBE: Hey, do you know if Dex called? PAIGE: Dex? Are you listening to me? PHOEBE: Yes. I am listening to you. I'm sorry. It's just we haven't really talked since I told him I was a witch. PAIGE: Right. Which brings us back to exposure, okay? And that brings us back to -- PHOEBE: I don't even know if he wants to see me again. I mean, I wouldn't blame him if he didn't. PAIGE: Ok. Yeah. You're right. Love sucks. How 'bout bringing the focus just back around a little bit? PHOEBE: Yes. Yes. You're right. You're right. I'm sorry. PAIGE: Ok. So what we need to do is try to get Seth Parra off of our backs. PHOEBE: Uh, that's not gonna happen. PAIGE: Why? PHOEBE: Because he is a hardcore journalist, and he's determined to do anything to get back in the big leagues. PAIGE: What's his deal? PHOEBE: Uh, he used to be at The Times, and he did this big mafia expose and exposed his source in the process. PAIGE: All right. Wasn't that, like, a call girl? A Carol - Carol -- PHOEBE: Yeah. Flowers. PAIGE: Yeah. PHOEBE: She got klled because of it, and her death has haunted him ever since. PAIGE: That's horrible, but the haunting could be good for us. PHOEBE: Look, no us, okay, Paige? I just -- I can't right now. PAIGE: Okay, Phoebe, this affects all of us. What exactly is more important than keeping our secret right now? PHOEBE: Uh ... (Phoebe sits down and takes a breath.) I'm pregnant. (Paige stops and sinks down onto the couch.) PAIGE: Dex? PHOEBE: No. Actually, some guy that I met at the gas station. Yes. Of course Dex. PAIGE: Well, are you sure? PHOEBE: Yeah. I took the test this morning. PAIGE: What are you gonna do? PHOEBE: I don't know. I mean, I guess I'm gonna have to talk to him, but ... I don't even know if he'll talk to me. PAIGE: Well, the hits just keep on coming. CUT TO: [INT. MAGIC SCHOOL - GREAT HALL -- DAY] (The Dogon talks with a group of demons.) DOGON: And so do demons, but instead of fighting them, I plan on leading them. TOMAR: How do you expect to lead demons when you keep klling them to steal their powers? DOGON: You respect power, don't you? TOMAR: Of course. But that's not -- DOGON: Then that's your answer. It's kll or be klled in the underworld. You know that. But with the return of The Charmed Ones, one must rise again to lead. TOMAR: You? DOGON: Careful, Tomar, or I'll steal your power next. (Tomar looks away.) DOGON: Now, who's next on the list? (The voices fade into the background.) TOMAR: A shapeshifter -- Abet. He operates ... [INT. MAGIC SCHOOL - HALLWAY - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (In the hallway Billie is dressed in black and spiked heels. She makes her way to the main hall. Her boot creaks and she stops. The guard standing at the doorway hears and looks at her.) GUARD: Who are you? (She walks up to him and motions for him to be quiet.) BILLIE JENKINS: Shh. I don't want them to hear. GUARD: Hear what? BILLIE JENKINS: This. (She steps forward, covers his mouth as she sab him with her athame.) GUARD: Uhh! (He explodes and she burns her fingers.) BILLIE JENKINS: Oww! Uhh! (The conversation coming from the Great Hall continues.) DOGON: Does he have any offensive powers? TOMAR: None you have to worry about, as long as you get him before he changes shapes. (Her hands full of potions bottles, Billie makes her way to the Great Hall. She peers in through the open door and sees The Dogon and Tomar.) DOGON: Do you know where to find him? TOMAR: His territory's east market. He preys in alleys. DOGON: Don't they all? (The Dogon flicks his black cape. This triggers a repressed memory in Billie and she gasps.) [INT. BILLIE'S BEDROOM - NIGHT - FLASHBACK] (The shadow of a cloaked figure rises against the walls. Lightning flashes. The girls' bedroom double doors to the balcony open wide.) (Five year-old Billie Jenkins gasps as she wakes up and gets out of bed.) (The lit Jack o-lantern sits on the counter. A child screams.) (End of flashback. Resume to present.) (Surprised, Billie gasps. She drops the potions bottles and they clank to the floor.) TOMAR: I think we should start over by -- DOGON: What was that? (Billie turns and leaves.) (The Dogon heads to the door and hears footsteps running down the hallway. He opens the door and sees no one there.) (He looks down and sees the potions bottles. He holds out his hand and the bottles fly off the floor and to him. He looks at the bottles grimly.) CUT TO: [INT. DEX'S LOFT/GALLERY -- DAY] (Dex opens the door and finds Phoebe there. He doesn't appear too thrilled to see her.) DEX LAWSON: Hi. PHOEBE: Hi. Can I come in? DEX LAWSON: Okay. (She steps inside. He closes the door behind her.) DEX LAWSON: So how you been? (He walks across to the other side of the room.) PHOEBE: Wondering how you've been. That good, huh? DEX LAWSON: What do you want me to say, Phoebe? I mean, give me a break. It's not every day you find out you're married to a witch. PHOEBE: At least we got it annulled. DEX LAWSON: That's not the point. PHOEBE: Yeah, I know. (sighs) How can I help you with this? DEX LAWSON: I don't know. I wish I did. It's just a lot, you know? I didn't even know witches existed before. You can turn into other people, you can see the future, you can win the lottery whenever you want. PHOEBE: Actually, we can't do that. We're not allowed. DEX LAWSON: There are rules? PHOEBE: Well, yeah. DEX LAWSON: I don't know how to process this. PHOEBE: I know. DEX LAWSON: Look, you wanted to tell me something? PHOEBE: Can we go for a walk, get some fresh air, please? [INT. DEX'S LOFT/GALLERY -- DAY] (The door opens. Seth Parra and his camera man are there, snapping photos, asking questions.) SETH PARRA: So what's the deal, Phoebe? Is he part of this, too? Does he know what's going on? PHOEBE: Are you following me? SETH PARRA: Damn right I am. So tell me, were you two sleeping together before this witness protection thing or is this a new relationship? (Dex closes the door.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - KITCHEN -- DAY] (A large cloud of white smoke rises from the boiling pot on the stove in front of Piper. Phoebe sits across the table from her.) PHOEBE: "I like you, Phoebe, a lot, but you're a witch, so bye-bye," you know? And that's just a little bit of my bigger problem. (Piper fills potions vials with the liquid from the pot.) PIPER: What did you tell Paige? She's got some hair-brained scheme up her sleeve. PHOEBE: You know what? I am a wreck. My boobs feel enormous, and all I want to do is eat all of this candy. PIPER: Have a candy corn. We got plenty. PHOEBE: Why does everything have to be so difficult? I mean, why can't it just be easy? And I'm sorry, but what am I supposed to tell Dex? "Hey, I know you don't want to be with me 'cause I'm a witch, but you know what? I'm pregnant, so tough." PIPER: (shocked) What? (A camera flashes through the window. Piper walks over to the window and readjusts the curtains.) PIPER: Vermin! Ohh! Uh, uh ... could you repeat that? PHOEBE: Wait, I told you, didn't I? PIPER: No, you didn't tell me. I think I would remember the small embryo part! PHOEBE: Oh, you know what, I might have told Paige. PIPER: You told Paige and you didn't tell me? PHOEBE: Well, I'm pregnant, okay? I'm a little scatter-brained right now. Forgive me. PIPER: Well, I'm sorry, it's a little too early for you to use that excuse. Are you sure? PHOEBE: I took the test. PIPER: Well, nothing's for sure until you see your doctor and have a blood test. Did you do that? PHOEBE: No, but it all times out, doesn't it? I just don't understand why it can't be with a guy who accepts me for who I am. PIPER: Well, he's obviously scared and confused about who you are. I mean, can you blame him? The only thing you can do is try to talk to him. PHOEBE: I've tried. PIPER: Well, so you need to try again. I mean, if he's not gonna listen, then you need to write him a letter. He reads your column, doesn't he? PHOEBE: Wait. Write him a letter in "Ask Phoebe"? PIPER: Yeah! That should get his attention. Drastic times call for drastic measures, and you guys need to work this out soon, especially if there's a new baby to think about. (Billie walks in. She stops when she sees them.) BILLIE JENKINS: Oh. Hello. PHOEBE: Hey. PIPER: What happened to you? (She looks at her bandaged-wrapped hand.) BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, this? It's nothing. You should see the other guy. PIPER: Did you vanquish him? BILLIE JENKINS: No, but I'm going to. I just have to go get some more potions, so ... bye. (Billie walks out of the room. Piper and Phoebe follow her.) [INT. MANOR - DINING ROOM /STAIRS - DAY - CONTINUOUS] PIPER: What happened to the potions you had? BILLIE JENKINS: Um, I just didn't have enough of them. PHOEBE: Why not? BILLIE JENKINS: Well, I sort of left them. PIPER: Left them with the demons? BILLIE JENKINS: You know, it's no big deal. No worries. Rome wasn't built in a day, right? (Billie turns to leave up the stairs, but Piper stops her.) PIPER: Billie! PHOEBE: Tell us what happened. (She sighs and sits down.) BILLIE JENKINS: I don't know. I was completely prepared. I researched the demon, I mixed the potions correctly and -- but I just froze. PIPER: You froze? What do you mean? Why? BILLIE JENKINS: I don't know why. It was so weird. It was nothing that he did, but it was like ... it was like deja vu. PHOEBE: So wait, you think you've seen him before? PIPER: How is that possible? (She shakes her head.) QUICK FLASHES OF MEMORY - Lightning flashes, thunder, and the lit jack-o lantern on the table. (Billie stares out in front of her with fear. Piper and Phoebe turn around to see Billie staring at the carved pumpkin on the far table.) PHOEBE: What's the matter? BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, nothing. Those things have always creeped me out. PIPER: You can fight demons, but you're afraid of pumpkins? BILLIE JENKINS: I'm not afraid of pumpkins. PHOEBE: Okay, well, you're obviously afraid of something, otherwise you wouldn't have frozen, right? And it's okay. I mean, it happens to all of us. You just have to figure out why. You know, what triggered it. (to Piper) Do you think it's some kind of latent memory? BILLIE JENKINS: Latent memory? PIPER: Unresolved issue. Look, whatever it is, you gotta figure it out, and until then, you're not fighting any more demons. BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, come on, everyone has baggage. PIPER: Yeah, well, everybody doesn't fight demons. Now there's a first-aid kit upstairs for your hand. (Billie sighs and gets up. She heads upstairs. She pauses as she hears Phoebe and Piper.) (Phoebe turns to Piper.) PHOEBE: You think we're expecting too much from her? PIPER: I don't think she's ready for any of this. Could be making a big mistake. (Phoebe and Piper turn and head back to the kitchen.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - ATTIC - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (Billie enters the attic and heads for the Book of Shadows. She flips to a page, "To Erase Painful Memories".) BILLIE JENKINS: Here goes nothing. (She reads the spell.) BILLIE JENKINS: After this cruel memory is seen and said, Erase these thoughts from my heart and head. (A gold glow encases her head. Billie closes her eyes and remembers: [INT. BILLIE'S BEDROOM - NIGHT - FLASHBACK] (A little girl screams. A little girl gets out of bed. The caped shadow is on the wall, then disappears.) (The balcony doors blow open.) (A girl screams.) (The lit Jack o'lantern on the table is there, then it's gone.) END OF MEMORY (Billie's eyes open. She takes a couple of breaths, then smiles.) BILLIE JENKINS: Time to go kick some ass. (She heads out.) FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [INT. P-3 -- DAY] (Seth Parra and Paige enter the club.) SETH PARRA: Huh. Interesting place to meet. Planning on taking me out, are ya? PAIGE: I would never go out with you. SETH PARRA: Yeah. I was speaking metaphorically. PAIGE: Ah. Well, I wasn't. SETH PARRA: Okay. All right, come on. What's going on? Why did you drag me all the way down here? You gonna give me an exclusive or what? PAIGE: No. I brought you here to warn you. SETH PARRA: A warning, huh? Yeah? PAIGE: Yeah. You might want to, uh, you know, back off on your story. SETH PARRA: Oh, yeah, and why is that? PAIGE: That would be because we're still working on a case for Homeland Security which is very dangerous and ongoing. SETH PARRA: Really? Tell me about it. (He takes out a tape recorder and turns it on.) PAIGE: Some things are more important than your story, some things are best left quiet, and some things are actually for the greater good. SETH PARRA: Yeah. What a load of crap. What could possibly be so important, so dangerous, to make the government wanna recruit sisters? Mmm. I don't buy it. There's more to this, and I'm gonna find out what. PAIGE: Even if it means hurting innocent people? SETH PARRA: (shrugs) That's not my responsibility. PAIGE: Like Carol Flowers wasn't your responsibility? (He looks at her.) QUICK FLASH OF CAROL FLOWERS SETH PARRA: Screw you. (He turns and leaves.) PAIGE: You know, we're never gonna talk. CUT TO: [INT. THE BAY MIRROR - BULLPEN -- DAY] (Phoebe comes out of her office.) PHOEBE: Sophie, is it too late to make the evening edition? SOPHIE: You want me to stop them? PHOEBE: Yeah. I wanna swap out some of my advice. (Sophie picks up the phone.) SOPHIE: Hi. Uh, yeah, can you hold "Lifestyle"? Great. Thanks. I'll have new copy down in five. PHOEBE: You are a lifesaver. SOPHIE: Are you kidding? We're all just so happy to have you back that we'd do anything for you. Uh, not that I didn't like having your cousin around. She ... she was your real cousin, wasn't she? Or was she undercover, too? PHOEBE: Tick-tock. SOPHIE: Oh. "Pouting on Prescott"? PHOEBE: Yeah. Don't tell anybody. I'm just trying to reach out to someone that I hurt. SETH PARRA: Were you behind this, too, huh? Were you? PHOEBE: I don't know what you're talking about. (Seth comes to Phoebe.) SETH PARRA: You know damn well what I'm talkin' about. Dragging my ass down to P-3, warning me. And just so you know, all you and your sisters just did was make things worse for you. (Seth storms off.) PHOEBE: Sophie, will you get one of my sisters on the phone, please? (Sophie picks up the phone to make the call.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - DINING ROOM / MAIN HALL -- DAY] (Leo dumps the package of candies out on the dining room table and heads for the stairs. He looks tired and exhausted, and sucking on a sucker.) (Billie zooms down the stairs nearly knocking Leo over.) LEO: Whoa. Watch out. BILLIE JENKINS: Sorry, sorry. Gotta go. LEO: Wait. Whoa. Wh-where? BILLIE JENKINS: Don't I have a demon to vanquish? LEO: I don't know. Do ya? BILLIE JENKINS: Did you get any Snickers? LEO: Uh, does Piper know about this? BILLIE JENKINS: Yes, of course she knows about this. Isn't that what I'm doing here, so I can fight demons so you guys can have a life? LEO: Such as it is. BILLIE JENKINS: Wish me luck. (Leo watches as Billie heads out.) (In the dining room, Billie passes by the dining room table. She stops and looks at the pumpkin.) BILLIE JENKINS: Boo. (Billie leaves.) DISSOLVE TO: [EXT. SAN FRANCISCO CITY (STOCK) - NIGHT] [EXT. ALLEYWAY -- NIGHT] (Billie walks into the alleyway.) BILLIE JENKINS: Marco ... (There's no answer.) BILLIE JENKINS: You're supposed to say "Polo." Come on. I know you're here, Dogon. I tracked you. (The Dogon and Tomar shimmer into the alley.) THE DOGON: Cocky little witch, aren't you? Or foolish. BILLIE JENKINS: I prefer the former. TOMAR: kll her! (Tomar takes a step forward. Dogon holds up a long-nailed, boney hand.) DOGON: Not yet. (This triggers the same memory in Billie.) [INT. BILLIE'S BEDROOM - NIGHT - FLASHBACK] (A little girl screams. A little girl gets out of bed. The crawls to another seat and looks up. A long metal-like claw rips through the ceiling like paper.) (The girl screams.) (The creature in black flies out the open balcony doors.) END OF MEMORY (Billie gasps.) (Dogon grabs the potions out from Billie's grip. He catches them perfectly leaving Billie defenseless.) DOGON: You seem to have a little trouble holding on to these. Billie turns and runs. Dogon throws the potions at Billie, nearly hitting her as she dives into the pile of trash in the alley.) BILLIE JENKINS: Aah! Ohh! (Billie gets up and runs away.) (Tomar makes to follow her, but Dogon stops her.) DOGON: No, let her go. She's not worth the effort. Besides, we have a demon to wait for. (Dogon and Tomar shimmer out.) FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [INT. THE BAY MIRROR - BULLPEN / PHOEBE'S OFFICE -- NIGHT] (Phoebe sits at her desk. Everyone else has gone home for the night. Finally, she picks up her bag and heads out. She stops just as Dex enters the bullpen.) DEX LAWSON: Ahhh. Hi. Interesting advice. "Do whatever it takes to get somebody you've hurt to call, especially if he's a sculptor." (amused) Obviously, you had a very narrow target audience. PHOEBE: Well, tonight I do. DEX LAWSON: How'd you, uh, know I'd read it? PHOEBE: I didn't. It was my sister's idea. DEX LAWSON: Thank her for me. Look, I'm sorry if I've been a jerk about all of this. It just ... PHOEBE: It's okay, really. I mean, it's completely understandable. DEX LAWSON: Sounds like you've been through this before. PHOEBE: Yeah. Pretty much every time I fall for a guy, this seems to happen ... unfortunately. DEX LAWSON: Did you fall for me? PHOEBE: Dex, you know I did. DEX LAWSON: No, actually, I don't. That's kind of the problem. You said you had a, uh ... what did you call it? A vision or something, a ... PHOEBE: Premonition. DEX LAWSON: That we were gonna be married, right? PHOEBE: Well, yeah, but the whole getting married thing was because of a spell. DEX LAWSON: A spell? PHOEBE: Yeah, you -- witchcraft, magic, abracadabra stuff. You know. A friend of ours cast it. I had nothing to do with it. DEX LAWSON: Yeah, see, and that's kind of my question. Look, I don't pretend to understand everything that's happened here -- I may never -- but between you pretending to be somebody else, premonitions, the spells, how can you be sure you really did fall for me? How can I? CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- NIGHT] (Billie rushes into the attic and stops abruptly when she sees Paige over at the Book of Shadows.) BILLIE JENKINS: Paige! PAIGE: Hey, honey, how you doin'? What's wrong? You don't look so well. BILLIE JENKINS: Yeah. I'm not feeling too great. PAIGE: Well, then why aren't you home resting? BILLIE JENKINS: I wanted to check something out in the book about the Dogon, you know, just in case I ever go up against him again. Don't want to let you guys down next time. PAIGE: Well, as long as next time isn't any time soon, how about you leave the demons to us for a while, okay? (Paige heads out.) BILLIE JENKINS: Yeah, right. (Once she's gone, Billie casts the "To Erase Painful Memories" spell again.) BILLIE JENKINS: After this cruel memory is seen and said, erase these thoughts from my heart and head." [INT. BILLIE'S BEDROOM - NIGHT - FLASHBACK] (A little girl gets out of bed. The crawls to another seat and looks up. A long metal-like claw rips through the ceiling like paper.) (The rip in the ceiling vanishes.) (The creature in black flies out the open balcony doors, a little girl in his arms.) (The creature and the little girl vanish.) END OF MEMORY (Billie opens her eyes and takes several deep breaths.) CUT TO: [INT. PARRA RESIDENCE - SETH'S BEDROOM -- NIGHT] (The clock reads 11:52p. There's a half-filled bottle of hard alcohol on the table. Wind blows through the open window.) (Seth is sleeping on his stomach in the center of the bed.) (Paige orbs in.) (She looks at the windows, then back at Seth sleeping.) (She swallows the potion and changes into the ghost of Carol Flowers.) PAIGE (AS CAROL FLOWERS): Windows! (The windows slam shut waking Seth Parra up.) SETH PARRA: What? What was that? What the hell? Who -- who are--who are you? PAIGE (AS CAROL FLOWERS): What's the matter, Seth? Don't you recognize me? You klled me. (She rises up in the air) SETH PARRA: Help. Help! PAIGE (AS CAROL FLOWERS): Sock! SETH PARRA: Help! (The sock from the drawer orbs into Seth's mouth.) SETH PARRA: (muffled) Help PAIGE (AS CAROL FLOWERS): Belts! (The belts from the table orb and strap Seth's wrists to the bedposts.) PAIGE (AS CAROL FLOWERS): You used me. All you cared about was getting your story! You didn't care what would happen to me. Look at me. SETH PARRA: (whimpers) Mm ... PAIGE (AS CAROL FLOWERS): Look at me! This is what your precious story did! This is what you did! If you ever hurt anybody again, I'll be back ... for you! (The apparition flies straight into Seth Parra and vanishes.) SETH PARRA: Ohh! CUT TO: [EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR (STOCK) - NIGHT] [INT. MANOR - STAIRS/FOYER - NIGHT] (Billie comes down the stairs. Halfway down, she stops, confidently jumps and flips over the banister and onto the floor below. She lands effortlessly. She steps out into the foyer, looks back, then hurries out of the house. The door closes behind her.) [EXT. STREET (STOCK) - NIGHT] [EXT. ALLEY -- NIGHT] (Dogon has his claw-like hand wrapped around a blonde-woman's neck, her back to the brick wall. He squeezes and lifts her up off the ground, her feet dangling.) DOGON: You don't fool me. I have been waiting for you, Abet. (The blonde-haired woman morphs into a demon.) ABET: I'll see you in The Wasteland. DOGON: But not for a while. Uhh! (Dogon's hand glows purple and sucks Abet into himself - powers and all. Dogon turns around and looks at Tomar.) DOGON: Who's next? BILLIE JENKINS: (o.s.) Try me. (They turn around and find Billie standing there.) DOGON: You're a persistent little witch, I'll give you that. (Billie throws a potions bottle at Dogon who immediately deflects it. The vials ht Tomar instead and he explodes in a puff of smoke and fre.) TOMAR: Ah! DOGON: Overcome your fears, have you? (He takes a step toward her.) BILLIE JENKINS: What fears? (Dogon throws a power ball at Billie who bends back completely avoiding it easily. The powerball explodes behind her.) (She immediately gets up and starts an offense on Dogon - throwing potion after potion, ht after ht after ht after ht on him. He takes each ht in the chest, backing away from the force of the explsin. ) DOGON: Ah! Oh! DOGON: Uhh! DOGON: Uhh! Ah! (Billie continues to advance on him until he explodes completely.) (She sighs, tugs her jacket straight, turns and heads out of the dark alley.) CUT TO: [INT. MAGIC SCHOOL - GREAT HALL - NIGHT] (Dogon flames into the center of the Great Hall. He grunts with pain. A demon steps forward to check on him.) DEMON: Are you all right? DOGON: No! (Angry and humiliated, Dogon throws a fireball at the demon. The demon explodes.) DOGON: Oh ... I'm not. (He turns to the other demons.) Leave me! (The other demons exit the hall.) (Dogon gets to his feet.) DOGON: I've got a score to settle. FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [INT. MANOR - SITTING ROOM -- DAY] (Phoebe walks out of the kitchen carrying a cup of something to drink. She walks through the dining room and into the sitting room. The front door opens and Paige pushes her way into the house amidst the reporters and camera flashes.) (She shuts the door closed behind her.) PAIGE: Get! Get ... lost. Get a life or something. (Paige heads over to Phoebe.) PAIGE: Ohh! I thought I got rid of them. I can't believe it. PHOEBE: Really? What made you think that? (Paige sits down and throws the recent newspaper on the coffee table.) PAIGE: Well, I thought I scared Seth off, but look at his headline. It's worse than ever. PHOEBE: I told you he was a pit bull. PAIGE: Well, you also said that he gets scared. Remember the whole mafia story, Carol Flowers thing, you said he was haunted by it? So I figured if I could haunt him in real life that -- PHOEBE: -- that you'd scare him off the case. PAIGE: Yeah. Obviously, it didn't. Piper's gonna freak. PHOEBE: Sometimes I just wonder if it wouldn't be better to just let the truth out. PAIGE: You're not serious, are you? PHOEBE: Yeah. I mean why not? It couldn't get any worse. PAIGE: Well, yeah, actually it could. I mean, just think of how Dex reacted. PHOEBE: Yeah. I am. PAIGE: You spoke to him? PHOEBE: Yeah. I don't know. It's just so complicated. You know, I find this guy -- this great guy, and then the spell and the premonitions just mess everything up, and I'm left to wonder how I really feel about him. It's just so not fair. PAIGE: Well, how do you feel? PHOEBE: Well, I like him ... a lot. But do I love him? Do I want to have his baby and spend the rest of our lives together? I just -- I don't know. And how can I know? Ehh, none of this makes sense. PAIGE: Maybe you should retake that test. (There's a bang. The front door opens and Leo rushes into the house. He looks even worse than before and a bruise forming on his right cheek.) PHOEBE: Leo! What happened? LEO: Where's Piper? PHOEBE: She's in the kitchen. (Leo heads toward the kitchen. Phoebe grimaces as she sees Leo leave.) PAIGE: You know what? (She sighs.) Maybe I should call in the big gn. (Paige orbs out.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - KITCHEN - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (Piper puts her Knfe down on the cutting board. She can't believe what she just heard.) PIPER: I'm sorry, what? You got in a fight? Where? LEO: At Wyatt's preschool. PIPER: What did you do? LEO: Oh, what did I do? I didn't do anything, okay? I was protecting our son. This whole thing got way out of control. PIPER: Wait. Is Wyatt all right? LEO: Of course he's all right. A photographer shoved his camera in his face. PIPER: (chuckles) So, what? You went all Sean Penn on him? LEO: What? Am I supposed to let it go? PIPER: Yes! That's precisely what you should have done. LEO: Oh, so you can turn them into rats, and I can't do anything. PIPER: You know what? That's different. LEO: Why because you have powers? PIPER: Uh, yeah, partly, because I can reverse the damage that I've done. You can't. LEO: Gotcha. So because you have powers and I don't, I'm just supposed to let it go, maybe let you figure it out for me, go get some more candy? PIPER: What is wrong with you? LEO: Never mind. (Leo turns and leaves the kitchen. Piper chases after him.) PIPER: Don't you walk away from me! LEO: Watch me. CUT TO: [EXT. GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE - TOWER -- DAY] (Paige is on the San Francisco bridge tower.) PAIGE: All right, I am not going anywhere. I'm just gonna stay here and keep bugging you until somebody comes down here and ... talks to me. (Jonas orbs in.) JONAS (ELDER): Hello, Paige. How have you been? PAIGE: How have I been? You don't know what's going on? JONAS (ELDER): You didn't ask for our help before. PAIGE: Oh! So we're being punished for that now? JONAS (ELDER): No. Of course not. But we didn't get you into this mess. You did. PAIGE: "This mess"? This mess happened because we almost died fighting for the greater good. We actually made a split-second decision, and, hey, we chose life. I know we've had we've had our differences in the past, but don't you think we maybe deserve a bit of a break here? JONAS (ELDER): Yes, I do, but getting out of this, turning the cameras away from you won't be as easy as you think. PAIGE: Okay, well, how about calling The Cleaners down here? They can erase some memories, rewind time - JONAS (ELDER): Not with this much time. Besides, you already brned that bridge. PAIGE: Memory dust. Just sprinkle some. JONAS (ELDER): Too many people involved. There's not enough. PAIGE: Can you cast a spell or maybe magnify one of ours at least? JONAS (ELDER): I'm afraid not. PAIGE: Okay. Well, I am actually open to suggestions. JONAS (ELDER): The answer to your problems are not magical, Paige. They're human. PAIGE: Okay, I'm listening. JONAS (ELDER): Everyone's after an amazing story, aren't they? An extraordinary one? Just show them how ordinary you are. They'll go away. CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - PIPER'S BEDROOM -- DAY] (Leo goes berserk as he rants to Piper.) LEO: "Leo, can you pick up the dry cleaning? Leo! Can you drop the kids off at dad's? Leo! Can you fix the sink?! Leo, can you do this? Can you do that?" You know, I feel like I'm a freaking handyman again. PIPER: Well, I'm sorry, Leo, that I work for a living, okay? LEO: Oh. Oh, okay. And because I do everything else around here, I don't. PIPER: I don't ask you to do everything else. LEO: No, no. You just expect it. You know, every time I walk through the door, I never know what's next on your fricking list of things to do, never- ending, by the way. PIPER: Well, you know what? Welcome to marriage, Leo. It's a partnership. You divide and conquer. What's your problem? LEO: Only you do the dividing and the conquering. (In the closer, Leo changes clothes.) PIPER: Okay, look, I did not ask you to give up your powers, if this is what that's all about. LEO: No. But I did not give up my powers to be told what to do all the time, you know? Damnit! (Frustrated, he throws the shirt in the closet.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - FOYER / MAIN HALL -- DAY] (Downstairs, Paige opens the front doors and invites all the reporters, cameras and other media people into the house.) PAIGE: Okay, welcome. Welcome to our, uh ... lovely home. Please go on through. Go on through. That's right. (Seth steps into the house and looks at Paige.) SETH PARRA: So what's the catch, huh? We all gonna get thrat this time? PAIGE: Well, only if you steal Piper's candy. Ha ha ha. All right, after you. That's right. Ooh, wait there for me. (Paige slams the door shuts and heads to the front of the group to start to 'tour.') PAIGE: The house was built in 1898. We're actually the third generation to own it. Although not really headline worthy. (Phoebe steps out of the kitchen and sees the group standing in the main hall.) PHOEBE: Paige, what are you doing? PAIGE: Ahh, Phoebe, lovely woman, fascinating life. But since she has a daily column in the paper, there's really not much left to write about, is there? Oop. Smile for the cameras. (The cameraman snaps a couple of pictures. Phoebe looks even more stressed.) PAIGE: (to the group) Ahh ... give us a second. (They step aside in the dining room.) PAIGE: What's going on? PHOEBE: I retook the test. It looks like the first one was wrong. PAIGE: Aw, honey I'm sorry. SETH PARRA: Now, you talking about the case, are you? I mean, you don't care to give us a quote? PAIGE: No. We're actually discussing something private, but I promise, it's not newsworthy. Shall we? (She shows them to the stairs.) SETH PARRA: (groans) Oh ... (The group heads upstairs. Paige puts a supporting hand on Phoebe's shoulder, then leaves to attend to the group.) [INT. MANOR - PIPER'S BEDROOM -- DAY] (Piper and Leo argue.) PIPER: Hey, I did not ask you to be Mr. Mom. You volunteered. LEO: Yes, but I did not think that it would become a fulltime job. PIPER: Oh! And so that's my fault? LEO: No, it is not your fault, okay? It just really sucks. PIPER: Oh, it sucks? What would you like me to do about the fact that your life sucks?! (The door opens. Paige and the group of reporters appear in the doorway.) PAIGE: Hello. (Piper turns and looks at Paige.) PAIGE: (to the group) And for your enjoyment, ladies and gentlemen, a marital spat. I know, really interesting, probably belongs in the lifestyle section right under the column on stinky diapers. PIPER: Paige, what are you doing? PAIGE: Well, I am just showing these fine men and women that even though there's nothing to find, they're destroying our lives anyway. So ... carry on. (Paige closes the door.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - ATTIC - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (Paige walks into the attic with the group behind her. She points out various items of fascination as she casually stands in front of the bookstand with the Book of Shadows.) PAIGE: Ahh, here we have my grandma's sewing machine that's broken, and there we have piper's bicycle, flat tire ... um, a bunch of lamps -- Leo needs to fix those -- and oh -- oh, yes. A hanging chair. SETH PARRA: That's cute, Paige, but it's not gonna work. See, the government wouldn't have faked your deaths unless they had a damn good reason, and none of this changes that. PAIGE: Maybe you should just think of all those great big stories you're missing out on while you're wasting time on us. See, we're never gonna talk, so this is all you're gonna get. (He looks at her and nods. Paige shrugs at him. Seth turns to the group.) SETH PARRA: Let's go. No story here. (The entire group leaves the attic. Paige turns around and looks at the Book of Shadows and sees that it's open to the page on the spell "To Erase Painful Memories".) PAIGE: Damn it. (This is not good. Paige heads out of the attic.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - UPSTAIRS HALLWAY - DAY - CONTINUOUS] (Seth Parra and the reporters on their way out of the house walk past Piper and Leo. Paige rushes down the attic stairs.) PIPER: What did you say to them? PAIGE: It doesn't matter because I'm pretty sure Billie is in trouble, again. CUT TO: [INT. BILLIE'S DORM ROOM -- DAY] (Dogon drops Billie on her table. She falls to the floor in a heep.) BILLIE JENKINS: Aah! (He looks down at Billie.) DOGON: I've come too far, acquired too many powers to let a little witch like you embarrass me. It won't happen again. (Paige orbs in, then promptly orbs out.) PAIGE: Hey! (Dogon turns around to look for Paige. With his back to her, Paige orbs in near Billie and orbs them both out.) (Having lost his chance to destroy Billie, Dogon screams with rage.) DOGON: No-o-o-o! FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- DAY] (Piper paces the floor. Paige it at the potions table boiling a new batch. Phoebe tends to Billie's wounds.) PIPER: We don't have much time. He's gonna track her here sooner or later. PHOEBE: Hey, is the press still outside? PIPER: I don't know. I'm afraid to look. PAIGE: Did you use mandrake root or mustard seed? BILLIE JENKINS: Mandrake root. PHOEBE: Now, why didn't you tell us what you were doing? How come you hid it from us? BILLIE JENKINS: Because I thought I could handle it. I didn't want you guys to give up on me. PIPER: Now, why would you think that? BILLIE JENKINS: Well, I overheard you and Piper talking yesterday about how you didn't think I could handle all this, and I just didn't want it to be true. PAIGE: Why did you think erasing bad memories could help you vanquish the demon? BILLIE JENKINS: I don't know. All I know is it didn't work. PHOEBE: Magic can't erase fears. They're part of what makes us what we are, and the only way to overcome them is to actually face them. BILLIE JENKINS: I don't want face this one. (Paige hands Piper the vial.) PIPER: Face what? (Billie looks at them.) BILLIE JENKINS: The night my sister was taken. My mom was putting us both to bed, and it was raining outside. [INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT - FLASHBACK] (Christy leans over Billie's bed.) CHRISTY: Boo! (She scares her.) BILLIE JENKINS: Ohh! Christy, I'm telling mom! CHRISTY: Big scaredy-cat. (Christy smiles and heads back to her own bed. Billie holds her stuffed bear closer to her. She's on the bottom bunk. Christy climbs up to the top bunk.) (The balcony doors open. Billie gets up. She sees a dark-figure fly into the room. Billie falls back against the pillows with fear. The light in the Jack- o'lantern flicker.) (The creature with black eyes and silver claws bends over and looks at Billie. He then jumps up.) (Christy screams.) CHRISTY: No! (Billie looks up and the demon's claws rip through the bottom bunk's mattress and boards. Christy continues to scream.) CHRISTY: No! No! (The demon picks Christy up and flies out of the room with her screaming in his arms.) CHRISTY: Aa-a-aah! FLASH TO END OF FLASHBACK [INT. MANOR - ATTIC - PRESENT] BILLIE JENKINS: That was the last time I ever saw her. PHOEBE: So you have faced this demon before. BILLIE JENKINS: No, I haven't. The Dogon is different. I know that now, but he just reminded me of the one that took Christy. PIPER: What did your parents do? BILLIE JENKINS: Nothing. I was never allowed to talk about it. They just told me an evil man kidnapped her. PHOEBE: They didn't tell you it was a demon? BILLIE JENKINS: They didn't know anything about demons. They just thought I saw a monster under the bed or something like that. They thought I made the whole thing up. PAIGE: And now you know you didn't. (Billie shakes her head. Dogon shimmers in next to Billie and wraps his claw- like hands around her neck. Billie gasps.) DOGON: Move and she dies. (Billie reaches out and takes the potions bottle from Piper.) BILLIE JENKINS: (whispers) Don't worry. (The Dogon shimmers out with Billie.) PAIGE: Okay, what now? PHOEBE: We trust her. CUT TO: [INT. MAGIC SCHOOL - GREAT HALL -- DAY] (The Dogon shimmers into the Great Hall with Billie. He throws her on the floor.) DOGON: I should've known you were working for The Charmed Ones. It explains the hubris. BILLIE JENKINS: Actually, it seems I've mistaken you for somebody else. (Dogon holds out his hand, palm down, claw-like fingers extended.) DOGON: Really? Who? (Billie opens her mouth.) BILLIE JENKINS: Ahh ... (Dogon opens his mouth.) DOGON: "Ahh"? (Billie throws the potions bottle directly into the Dogon. He swallows the potion and explodes.) (His mask falls to the floor.) CUT TO: [EXT. SAN FRANCISCO CITY LIGHTS (STOCK) - NIGHT] [EXT. DEX'S BUILDING (STOCK) - NIGHT] [INT. DEX'S GALLERY/ LOFT -- NIGHT] (There's a knock on the door. Dex opens it and finds Phoebe standing there.) DEX LAWSON: Hey. PHOEBE: Trick-or-treat. DEX LAWSON: Let me guess. You're a witch. PHOEBE: Always. (She sighs.) PHOEBE: Can we talk? (He motions her inside.) DEX LAWSON: Yeah, sure. (She walks inside and he closes the door behind her.) DEX LAWSON: It's not gonna work out, is it? PHOEBE: (sighs) I don't know. I mean, we've just -- we've been through so much, you know, so fast ... too fast. DEX LAWSON: Maybe we need to take things slower. Of course, uh, considering we've already been married and divorced, it's not gonna be easy. PHOEBE: That's true. DEX LAWSON: Regardless ... I don't like where things sit. PHOEBE: No, I don't either. Uh ... I thought I was pregnant, and I didn't know how to tell you. DEX LAWSON: Are you? PHOEBE: No, I'm not, but I thought I was, and it scared the hell out of me. Not because I didn't want to be. I did, but I ... Eh ... DEX LAWSON: It's too fast. PHOEBE: Yeah. DEX LAWSON: What's the point of having premonitions if they don't even work out? PHOEBE: They always work out. It's just sometimes they don't work out the way you thought that they would. DEX LAWSON: So where do we go from here? PHOEBE: I guess ... we just take it slow, you know, and try to figure out how we feel about each other without the magic. CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - LIVING ROOM / FOYER -- NIGHT] (The doorbell rings. Paige answers the door dressed up. Piper in a mouse costume carries Chris dressed as a wizard.) CHILDREN: Trick-or-treat! PIPER: Wow! Look at you guys. Are you a pirate? Wow, and a dinosaur, and a very scary ghost. PAIGE: Not as scary as mine was. PIPER: Uh-huh. PAIGE: Okay, guys, take as much as you want. Oh, careful, careful, careful. Easy now. Easy. Careful. Oops. Pass it back. There you guys go. Ok, have a great night. PIPER: It's a candy riot. PAIGE: Bye. Be careful. PIPER: I think we just got robbed. PAIGE: I think so. (Paige closes the door. Piper takes Chris into the sitting room and puts him down in his play pen.) PIPER: Oh, my goodness. PAIGE: Hey, if you want to go trick-or-treating with Leo and Wyatt, I can watch Chris. PIPER: Oh, no. That's okay. I think Leo and I need some space. Apparently, we're having some issues. (Paige puts the bowl of candies on the coffee table, sits down and puts her feet up.) PAIGE: I hope it's nothing serious. (Piper sits down next to her.) PIPER: No. You know, I don't think so. I think just with everything that's been going on, we've taken each other for granted a little bit, and, you know, we'll be fine. PAIGE: I hope so. PIPER: Yeah. Well, now that, you know, all the press is gone and things'll calm down a little bit. PAIGE: Yeah, except for the demons. PIPER: Buzz kll. PAIGE: What? They know we're back. It's only a matter of time. PIPER: I know, but, you know, we've got Billie to pick up the slack. She can do it. PAIGE: Ya think? PIPER: Yeah. What do you mean? She handled the Dogon okay, didn't she? PAIGE: Yeah. I mean, just the whole thing about her discovering that her sister was kidnapped by a demon. I don't know how soon she's gonna get over that one. CUT TO: [INT. DORM ROOM -- NIGHT] (On the bed side table is a framed photo of two kids -- Christy with her arm around Billie. Billie looks at the photo, then turns away, thinking.) (Camera pulls away.) FADE TO BLACK.	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "08x06 - k*ll Billie V1"}	foreverdreaming
FADE IN. [TRIQUETRA LOGO] [Scene from 8X06: kll Billie, Vol. 1] [INT. MANOR - PIPER'S BEDROOM -- DAY] (Leo and Piper argue.) LEO: Leo! Leo! Leo! Can you do this? Can you do that? [TRIQUETRA LOGO] NARRATOR: (v.o.) Previously, on "Charmed" ... [INT. MANOR - PIPER'S BEDROOM -- DAY] (The argument continues.) PIPER: I don't ask you to do everything else. LEO: No, you just expect it. [Scene from 5X09: Sam I Am] [INT. MANOR - KITCHEN -- DAY] (Paige talks with Leo.) PAIGE: Who's my charge gonna be? Is it a Whitelighter-to-be? [EXT. ALLEY BEHIND TAVERN - DAY] (They walk to the back door of a bar. The bar door opens and a man is thrown out of the establishment. He falls to the ground in front of Paige.) (Paige grimaces as Sam throws up on her shoes.) LEO: (v.o.) Not exactly. Your charge's name is Samuel. [INT. MANOR - KITCHEN -- NIGHT] (Phoebe talks to Paige.) PHOEBE: Sam was mom's Whitelighter. PAIGE: That would make him - PHOEBE: Your biological father. [Scene from 8X06: kll Billie, Vol 1] [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- DAY] (Billie talks with Piper, Phoebe and Paige.) BILLIE JENKINS: The night my sister was taken, [INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT - FLASHBACK] (The balcony doors slam open. Christy screams.) (A black shadowy figure of a cloaked figure rises up the walls. Lightning flashes.) (Long claws rip through the bottom of the mattress above her.) (The shadowy figure flies out of the room with Christy in its arms.) BILLIE JENKINS: (v.o.) ... it was raining outside, that was the last time I ever saw her. [END OF FLASHBACK] [INT. MANOR - ATTIC - DAY] PIPER: What did your parents do? BILLIE JENKINS: They thought I made the whole thing up. PAIGE: And now you know you didn't. FADE OUT END OF PREVIOUSLY ON FADE IN. [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- DAY] (Billie dips the scrying crystal into the potions cauldron. The crystal drips as she carries it over to the scrying table and begins swinging the crystal around the city map.) BILLIE JENKINS: (softly to herself) All right, come on ... come on, come on. (Paige walks in.) PAIGE: Billie? BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, hey. PAIGE: Hey. What ya doing? BILLIE JENKINS: Scrying. PAIGE: At seven in the morning? BILLIE JENKINS: Uh, actually, I've been doing this all night long. (Billie drops the crystal onto the map.) BILLIE JENKINS: I'm just trying to find my sister. Now that I know a demon took her, I have to try. Right? PAIGE: Billie ... BILLIE JENKINS: I -- I know. I know he's got a fifteen-year head start on me, but, you know, I just figure if I keep doing this, then sooner or later ... PAIGE: Do you think she's still alive? BILLIE JENKINS: She has to be. PAIGE: Okay, here's the thing. If she's alive, we'll find her. I promise you that. But you can't let yourself become obsessed with this. BILLIE JENKINS: I can't exactly let it go, either. PAIGE: But you don't want it to consume your life. BILLIE JENKINS: I know. It's hard. PAIGE: Aren't you supposed to be at school or something? BILLIE JENKINS: No. I can't focus on anything. Not school right now, especially. PAIGE: Well, I think maybe going to class would be a good thing for you. BILLIE JENKINS: No! I can't. What if there's a demon and I'm not here? I can't help out. PAIGE: I don't see any demons. Do you see any demons? CUE SOUND: (PRE-LAP) BELL JINGLING CUT TO: [INT. CHADWICK PHOTO STUDIO -- DAY] (Vaklav locks the front door to the photo studio. He flips over the OPEN sign to CLOSED. He turns around and walks over to the drawers of photos. The photo studio is old with photos and proofs hanging from lines strung up across the room.) (He opens the drawer and takes out a single piece of old parchment. He steps to the side, into better light, and looks at the thirteen images on it.) VAKLAV: Time to make room for another. (He puts the paper on the easel. He passes his hand over the image of a young man, JD. He is dressed in a black jacket and white shirt.) (The image outlines with light, flashes, then vanishes.) (JD suddenly appears in the photos studio, stumbling around on his feet. He looks scared and disoriented. He doesn't know where he is.) J.D.: What the hell? (He turns and sees Vaklav looking smugly back at him.) J.D.: Where am I? What's going on? VAKLAV: You're out of time, JD. You're no longer useful to me. J.D.: What are you talking about? Who are you? (Instead of answering him, Vaklav holds out his right hand and a fireball appears in his palm. JD's eyes widen.) (Vaklav throws the fireball at JD. JD falls to the floor, the fireball flying over and past his head, missing him completely. With one smooth motion, he sweep kicks Vaklav's legs out from under him, knocking him down to the floor. JD lunges toward Vaklav, grabs his neck and digs his thumb into the side of his neck till he passes out briefly.) [EXT. STREET OUTSIDE CHADWICK PHOTO STUDIO - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (The front door opens and JD stumbles out of the studio.) [INT. CHADWICK PHOTO STUDIO -- DAY] (Inside the studio, Vaklav opens his eyes.) [EXT. STREET OUTSIDE CHADWICK PHOTO STUDIO - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (JD runs across the street. A car horn blares and tires screech just before the car hits JD, knocking him off his feet and onto the pavement.) (Witnesses gasp.) (JD falls to the road, unconscious and bleeding from his forehead and mouth.) BUSINESSWOMAN: Ohhh ... (A Businesswoman runs to him and kneels down next to him, holding his had. The driver runs out of his car to check on JD. The crowd around the accident grows.) BUSINESSMAN: Is he still alive? (Vaklav steps up to the edge of the crowd and watches.) BUSINESSWOMAN: I think so. VAKLAV: Call 9-1-1. FADE TO END OF TEASER ROLL TITLE CREDIT (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR (STOCK) - DAY] [INT. MANOR - KITCHEN -- DAY] (Paige walks into the kitchen.) PAIGE: Hey there. Uh, can I borrow your car? Mine's running on fumes. (Piper turns around.) PIPER: Sorry. Mine is, too. (Leo is sitting at the table.) LEO: What? I just filled it up. PIPER: Well, now it's empty. (Leo rolls his eyes.) Honey. LEO: Yeah? PIPER: No. We're out of honey. (Leo turns to look at her.) Put it on the list. PAIGE: Well, much as I'd like to stay here and watch you two snipe at each other, I don't want to be late for my interview. (Phoebe walks in.) PHOEBE: What interview? PAIGE: Oh, social services. I'm gonna try to get my old job back. LEO: Why? PAIGE: Why? Because I like it, that's why. Um, I only quit because of the whole magic thing. But now that we've got Billie to help out ... (Phoebe is looking through the morning paper.) PHOEBE: I think that's great. Hey, maybe you could help me adopt a child. PAIGE: What? PHOEBE: Well, yeah. I'm sorta thinking that adoption might be my only option at this point. PAIGE: Now, Phoebe, that's ridiculous. PHOEBE: Why? What's wrong with adoption? You were adopted. PIPER: Ah. That reminds me. We need eggs. PHOEBE: Oh, eggs I have. It's the sperm I'm missing. PAIGE: Gross! PHOEBE: (sighs) I'm just saying I can't just sit back and wait for love to find me. I gotta hurry up. At least according to my tea leaves. PIPER: Tea! Leo ... LEO: Tea. You already told me. PAIGE: Sniping LEO: I wasn't sniping. PHOEBE: (looking at the paper) Oh, my God, that's perfect. PIPER: What? PHOEBE: Why didn't I think of that before? Gotta go. (With her nose in the open paper, Phoebe leaves the kitchen.) PAIGE: How did I wind up the only sane one here? PIPER: (chuckles) You're telling me. (Leo stands up and brings his bowl to the sink. Piper is looking in the refrigerator.) LEO: (to Piper) So, uh ... you want me to go to the store with you? (Piper takes out the carton of milk and closes the refrigerator door. She gasps and nearly bumps into Leo.) PIPER: No. You should -- oh! (She drops the carton of milk, spilling it on the floor.) PIPER: I ... think you should pick up the kids. (Leo automatically starts to reach for the carton. Piper stops him.) PIPER: No! I got it. It's fine. I got it. (She takes the empty bowl from his hands.) PIPER: Thanks. (Leo doesn't say anything. He rolls his eyes, turns and leaves the kitchen. He walks past Paige.) (Paige turns and follows him out of the room.) [INT. MANOR - DINING ROOM - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] PAIGE: Hey! You're not just gonna leave like that, are you? (Leo stops and turns around.) LEO: I tried to help clean up, but, uh ... PAIGE: No, no, no, no, no. I'm not talking about the milk. I'm talking about you two. You've been walking around on pins and needles for over a week now. Why don't you guys just talk? LEO: You know - No offense, Paige, but it's really none of your business. PAIGE: Uh, actually, it is because I live here, too, and this is affecting us all. Look, we know you guys have this epic destined marriage, but it doesn't mean that you're immune to problems, especially with everything that's gone on lately. LEO: I know. PAIGE: Well, if you know, then why don't you do something about it? LEO: I've tried. (Leo turns and heads for the front door.) We've tried, and it always just ends up in an argument. PAIGE: Well, I don't know. Why don't you try seeing a marriage counselor? (Leo chuckles as he removes his jacket from the hallway hook.) LEO: We've tried that once, too. Remember? PAIGE: (sighs) Try somebody else. Try another one. You guys owe it to yourselves. LEO: You know, I don't think you're gonna have much problem getting that job. PAIGE: Well, unless I get there soon, I am going to, so please just go talk to her? Please? (Leo smiles at her, then heads for the kitchen.) (Satisfied, Paige heads over to the side table to get her things.) (Sam Wilder orbs in behind her.) SAM WILDER: Hello, Paige. (Paige turns around, surprised to see him.) SAM WILDER: It's good to see you. PAIGE: Sam? SAM WILDER: "Sam"? Don't you mean "dad"? CUT TO: [EXT. HOSPITAL (STOCK) - DAY] [INT. HOSPITAL - HALLWAY -- DAY] (The nurse reports her findings to the doctor.) NURSE: Multiple abrasions, bruises, concussion. Yet no internal bleeding. He's a lucky kid. Although we haven't been able to I.D. him yet. So for now, he's a John Doe. (Camera pans completely around the nurse and we see she's talking to Vaklav in a white lab coat, stethoscope around his neck.) VAKLAV: Have the authorities been notified yet? NURSE: Yeah, like, over an hour ago. VAKLAV: Hmm. Well, when he comes up from the E.R., best put him in a private room ... until we find out who he really is. NURSE: All right, Dr ... VAKLAV: Vaklav. I'm filling in for Dr. Winfield. (The nurse smiles at him, then turns to note it down on the chart.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - LIVING ROOM -- DAY] (Sam talks with Paige.) SAM WILDER: His name's Jonathan David Williams. Though he goes by JD. He's my charge, a future Whitelighter ... or ... he was supposed to be. PAIGE: Yeah, and? SAM WILDER: He disappeared in 1955. I've heard nothing from him since. Not until he was ht by a car this morning and rushed to a hospital. PAIGE: Well, how old is he? SAM WILDER: The same age as he was then. He hasn't aged a day. I don't understand it either, Paige, but I gotta believe that whoever or whatever made him disappear fifty years ago doesn't want him found now. Which is why I need your help. PAIGE: You're a Whitelighter. Why don't you just orb him to safety? SAM WILDER: No. Too many people have seen him. It would raise too many questions. PAIGE: Well, what do you want me to do? SAM WILDER: Help me get him out of there? Maybe cast a little spell? PAIGE: What, I'm the only witch you know? SAM WILDER: You are my daughter. PAIGE: Genetically ... maybe. Look, I can't do this right now. I'm late for a job interview. Okay? SAM WILDER: An interview? Why do you need a job? You're a witch, a whitelighter. PAIGE: Maybe if you came around more than once every three years, you would know this about your daughter. SAM WILDER: Look. I'm sorry, Paige. I just ... I -- I didn't want to intrude. PAIGE: Whatever. Doesn't matter. I'll call Phoebe, see if she can help. Okay? (Paige takes her cell phone out and dials.) (PRE-LAP) PHOEBE: (v.o.) Paige, can't Billie do it? CUT TO: [INT. CLINIC PRIVATE ROOM -- DAY] (Phoebe is on the phone and filling out an application form.) PHOEBE: I mean, I'm kinda in the middle of something, and isn't she our magical go-to girl? INTERCUT WITH: [INT. MANOR - LIVING ROOM - DAY] (Paige paces the living room as Sam looks around the room, waiting for her.) PAIGE: No. She was up all night trying to find her sister, which I why I was hoping that you -- PHOEBE: Would you describe me as gregarious? PAIGE: No. I would describe you as evasive. Where are you, anyway? PHOEBE: Um ... I'm just exploring my options, but don't worry, I'm not committing. PAIGE: Not committing to what? (The door to the private room opens and Wendy pops in.) WENDY: How we doing? PHOEBE: Oops. I gotta go. PAIGE: Phoebe! Phoebe! Who's gonna help Sam? PHOEBE: You know what? I don't know. He's your dad. PAIGE: No, he's not! (Phoebe turns the phone off and closes it. She looks at Wendy.) PHOEBE: Sorry. (Sam stops and looks at Paige.) SAM WILDER: What'd she say? (Paige holds up a hand for him to wait. She dials again.) CUT TO: [INT. CLINIC - PRIVATE ROM -- DAY] (Finished, Phoebe hands the pen and clipboard back to Wendy.) PHOEBE: Ok. Here you go. (Wendy takes the clipboard from her and starts looking the application over.) PHOEBE: So, uh ... what's next? WENDY: What's next is we try to match you up with the perfect donor. PHOEBE: Do you think I'm gonna get to meet him? WENDY: This isn't a dating service, Ms. Halliwell. It's a sperm bank. PHOEBE: Right. Right. (PRE-LAP) PIPER: (v.o.) I blame you for this, you know. CUT TO: [EXT. PARK -- DAY] (Piper shuts the car door closed. She's on the phone with Paige.) PIPER: You're the one that had to open your big yap to Leo. Don't you remember what happened the last time we went to marriage counseling? INTERCUT WITH: [INT. MANOR - LIVING ROOM - DAY] PAIGE: Jeesh, I was just tryin' to help. Don't go if you don't want. (Piper and Leo are walking away from their parked SUV.) PIPER: Oh, no. We're going now. Only this time, we're going to some magical quack that Leo knows. LEO: (interrupts) He's not a quack, he's a soothsayer. PIPER: Like I said. Which way? PAIGE: So, what, you're not gonna help me get Sam's charge out of the hospital? PIPER: Uh ... no. Uh, why don't you try Agent Murphy? Maybe he can help you. If he had enough clout to get our identities back, he should be able to help you out with this. PAIGE: Well, what about my job interview? PIPER: I don't know. Don't ask me. Ask your dad. PAIGE: He's not my -- (Paige stops pacing the floor right in front of Sam. She sighs and closes her cell phone.) PAIGE: Never mind. (He motions to her.) SAM WILDER: Shall we go? (Paige shrugs, turns and heads for the door.) CUT TO: [EXT. PARK - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (Meanwhile, Piper and Leo are walking through the park looking for Leo's soothsayer.) PIPER: Any idea where this soothsayer is hiding? LEO: No. I just know that he hangs out here. PIPER: Oh-kay ... and how exactly do you know this guy? LEO: From my Whitelighter years. PIPER: Huh. LEO: Trust me ... all right? He's helped plenty of magical couples over the years. PIPER: (sighs) Leo, I don't know about this. LEO: It's worth a try, isn't it? PIPER: (sighs) Actually, you know what? We've been through worse, and we should be able to fix this ourselves. LEO: Okay, but we haven't, have we? (Piper sighs.) LEO: You know? Look, we're just a little out of sync, that's all. It happens. (They stop walking.) You know, there's nothing wrong getting some outside help once in a while. We owe it to ourselves. SOOTHSAYER: Flowers are not so much different from marriages, really. (They turn and find the gardener pruning the nearby rose bush. The roses on the bush are dad and dried.) SOOTHSAYER: If you don't tend to them ... nourish them ... they wither. (He passes his hand over the rose bush and the roses magically brighten, lush and full of color.) CUT TO: [INT. HOSPITAL - HALLWAY -- DAY] (The elevator bell dings and the doors open. Paige and Sam are in the elevator. Paige is on her phone.) PAIGE: 3:30 is perfect. Thank you so much for rescheduling. I really appreciate it. Okay. Bye. (She hangs up.) SAM WILDER: I don't understand why we couldn't just orb here. It would've been a lot faster. PAIGE: You want my help, you drive like everybody else. SAM WILDER: We're not like everybody else. PAIGE: Shh! Speak for yourself. AGENT MURPHY: (o.s.) Paige. (Agent Murphy is waiting for them.) PAIGE: Oh. Sorry we're late. Really horrible traffic. SAM WILDER: (mutters) 'Course, that could've been avoided. PAIGE: Sam, Agent Murphy. Agent Murphy, Sam. Long story short, Sam's charge was ht by a car, and he's here in the hospital. We need you to check him out before something bad happens to him. SAM WILDER: Well, that was short. AGENT MURPHY: Hold on a sec. Wait. Your "charge"? PAIGE: Uh, Sam's basically a guardian angel. We call it a Whitelighter. SAM WILDER: Like Paige is. PAIGE: But I want to be a social worker. SAM WILDER: But that isn't what you were born to be! PAIGE: Don't make me regret saving you three years ago. AGENT MURPHY: You two related or something? PAIGE: No. SAM WILDER: Yes. PAIGE: (sighs) Anyway. Okay. We need you to get JD out of here as soon as possible before this demon comes for him. AGENT MURPHY: Demon? What demon? (Down the hall, JD is being wheeled out on a gurney. "Dr." Vaklav is there to receive him from the orderlies.) VAKLAV: I'll take it from here. ORDERLY: Yes, doctor. (Sam sees JD on the gurney. They also watch as Vaklav pushes JD out of the hallway and into one of the rooms.) SAM WILDER: There's my charge. There's JD. (Agent Murphy notices Vaklav's shoes.) AGENT MURPHY: (thinking out loud) Dirty boots. Doctors don't wear dirty boots. [INT. HOSPITAL - RECOVERY ROOM - DAY - CONTINUOUS] (The door bursts open. Agent Murphy steps into the room, his gn raised and pointed at Vaklav.) AGENT MURPHY: Freeze! Don't move. (Vaklav turns around, powers up a fireball and throws it at Agent Murphy. Agent Murphy dives to the side and the fireball hits the wall nearby.) (On the floor on his back, Agent Murphy swings around and fires five time point blank at Vaklav. Vaklav looks down at the bllet holes in his chest and right before Agent Murphy's eyes, the bllet holes vanish.) (Vaklav shimmers out.) (Paige and Sam run into the room.) PAIGE: (coughs) What happened? (Agent Murphy's too stunned to speak.) (Paige and Sam head over to check on JD.) FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [INT. MANOR - CONSERVATORY -- DAY] (Sam sets JD gently down on the conservatory couch. He and Paige talk.) PAIGE: Okay, why would a demon take him out of 1955 only to try to kll him now? (Sam looks at Paige and sighs.) SAM WILDER: He must've gotten something out of keeping JD alive all these years. PAIGE: Yeah, but ... what? And why hasn't he aged? That's ... creepy, even by our standards. SAM WILDER: Now you know why I came to you. PAIGE: Well ... just heal him. Maybe he'll know something. SAM WILDER: No. I don't want him awake. PAIGE: Why not? SAM WILDER: Because he'll wake up fifty years in the future, that's why. I dot t want him to freak out. He'll take off. I know him. Barely got him to trust me before he disappeared. PAIGE: Well, I thought you said he was a future whitelighter. SAM WILDER: Yeah, if I can keep him out of trouble, which ... I obviously haven't done a very good job of. PAIGE: Well, I surrounded this room with crystals, so he's safe here. It'll give us some time to figure out who this demon is. SAM WILDER: But how? We didn't get a good look at him, and if there's nothing in the Book of Shadows ... PAIGE: Agent Murphy might have some leads. He told me this wasn't the first case he'd heard of where someone just vanished into thin air. SAM WILDER: What part of the government does he work for, exactly? PAIGE: Uhhh ... the super-creepy part. (Paige sighs.) PAIGE: Look, he's helped us out with some magical problems. Ok, we trust him, he trusts us. (Paige stands up.) I'm gonna go talk to him, see what he knows, and, uh ... I'll call you. Okay? SAM WILDER: The whitelighter way? PAIGE: No, Sam, the regular way. Answer the phone if it rings. CUT TO: [EXT. PARK -- DAY] (Piper and Leo sit on the park bench listening to the Soothsayer.) SOOTHSAYER: Their wings old and tired, the two butterflies clung to a broken branch. And together, they floated down the river, each breathing life into the other as they made their final journey ... home. PIPER: Yoo-hoo. Anybody home? Earth calling. LEO: Come on, give him a chance. PIPER: I have, for the last 52 minutes and 23 seconds. LEO: So ... what, that's it? Time's up? PIPER: You think? SOOTHSAYER: You've stopped listening to each other. It's common. PIPER: Look, I didn't want to come here in the first place. Okay? Our problems are not magical, Leo. They're normal. LEO: They were caused by magic. That's why we're here. PIPER: No. We are here because you didn't care what I wanted. You just cared what you wanted. SOOTHSAYER: How many times a day do you have sex? PIPER: A day? What, are you crazy? No wonder you wanted to see him. Are you kidding me? (Piper's cell phone rings.) PIPER: Really. Hang on. (She checks her message: Can U get Billie? 911 @ house PIPER: Ahh, shucks! Look! (She shows the message to Leo.) Family emergency. Gotta go. (Piper gets to her feet and leaves.) SOOTHSAYER: Just remember ... it is always darkest before the dawn. (Leo gets up and follows her.) (As they leave, the Soothsayer crushes some rose petals in his hands. They vanish in some magic. Magical red lights appear and he sends them Piper and Leo's way.) (Unknown to them, the red lights ht Piper and Leo in the back. They continue on their way.) (The Soothsayer smiles, nods and waves to them as they disappear from his view.) [INT. CAR (PARKED) - DAY - CONTINUOUS] ("Piper" opens the driver's door and slips inside. She notices it immediately, the seat is too far back. Her feet don't reach the pedals. But that can't be. She drove here. Didn't she?) ("Leo" gets into the passenger seat and finds himself squished - the seat's too close to the dashboard, his legs scrunched up and pressed against his chest.) ("Leo" looks around.) PIPER (IN LEO): What the hell? ("Piper" stares at "Leo.") PIPER (IN LEO): Leo? LEO (IN PIPER): Piper? (Staring at each other and realizing that they've switched bodies, the two scream.) BOTH: Aaahh! CUT TO: [INT. CLINIC - PRIVATE ROOM -- DAY] (Phoebe is looking through a yellow file folder.) PHOEBE: Mmm ... yep. Nope. Nope. This one's not right, either. WENDY: But we've been through over fifty donor candidates so far. PHOEBE: Yeah, I know. Uh ... maybe I'm just not being specific. What I need is a little girl with brown eyes, sandy-blond hair, cute little button nose that likes to save innocents, you know, kicks butt, works well in groups of three. (chuckles) I mean, that's all. WENDY: That's all? PHOEBE: Yeah. WENDY: Ms. Halliwell ... PHOEBE: Oh. You know what? Call me Phoebe. Uh, please. I mean, we're talking sperm here, right? WENDY: Phoebe. I don't think specifics are the problem here. I mean ... let's face it, you have an incredibly specific image of who you want your little girl to be. Too specific, actually. PHOEBE: Oh, to be honest ... uh, she doesn't have to have the little button nose. Okay. WENDY: We specialize in helping to create families here. And we're dedicated to promoting an open approach to helping anybody who wants to start a family but can't. PHOEBE: And I totally respect that. I mean, that's why I'm here. WENDY: But ... we're not a substitute for love. I've been doing this a long time, Phoebe. And I know from experience that when someone can't find a match ... they don't really want to. What they want ... is outside these walls, not inside. (Wendy gets up and leaves the room.) (Phoebe stands up and looks around. Something catches her eyes. She stands up and looks at the bulletin board filled with pictures and photos of various couples with children, singles with children and other families the center has helped create.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - CONSERVATORY -- DAY] (JD sleeps on the couch as Sam paces the floor waiting for Paige. He glances at his watch.) SAM WILDER: Paige ... Where are you? JD: (mumbles, o.s.) Sam? (Sam turns around to see JD slowly waking.) JD: Sam. SAM WILDER: Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh. It's ok, JD. (Sam sits next to JD.) SAM WILDER: You just go back to sleep. You rest. (JD walks up.) JD: But what ... ohh! What happened? Uhh! (He groans in pain.) JD: God. SAM WILDER: Close your eyes. Go on. Trust me. (JD closes his eyes. Sam holds out his hands and heals him. He cuts and bruises on JD's forehead vanish.) (JD opens his eyes.) JD: I feel better. How? What's goin' on? SAM WILDER: It's a long story. But you still need to rest. Okay? It's important. You've been through a lot. JD: Ok, but ... (JD sits up.) JD: What happened? (He looks around.) Where am I? How'd I get here? SAM WILDER: What do you remember? JD: Well, I remember getting nailed by a car. SAM WILDER: Before that. JD: I ... I don't know. I ... I was at the drive-in. It was the middle of the flick, "Rebel Without a Cause," ... I went to get a soda. And ... SAM WILDER: And what? JD: I don't know. Some ... creep scared the hell out of me. Took a flash photo. Blinded me. Next thing I know, I'm inside somewhere and he's ... SAM WILDER: He's what? What did he do? (He chuckles.) JD: You know, I must've bashed my head in pretty good. (He looks around. Off screen, the door opens. Sam gets up to check it out.) SAM WILDER: Stay put. [INT. MANOR - FOYER / MAIN HALL -- DAY] (Billie, Piper and Leo walk into the house.) LEO (IN PIPER): Piper, the Soothsayer must've done this for a reason. PIPER (IN LEO): Look, I am not gonna spend the rest of my life tinkling standing up. LEO (IN PIPER): Uhh! Actually, guys don't 'tinkle'. We -- BILLIE JENKINS: (interrupts) Hey! You guys! Will you knock it off? You're driving me crazy. PIPER (IN LEO): Look, either you find a spell to reverse this, or you find a magical divorce attorney. (Sam steps out into the foyer. "Piper" steps forward to shake his hand.) LEO (IN PIPER): Hey, Sam, how's it going? SAM WILDER: Wow! That's ... quite a handshake, Piper. PIPER (IN LEO): That's because I'm Piper and that's Leo. (Without another word, "Leo" heads for the stairs.) LEO (IN PIPER): Uh, yeah. It's a long story. Don't ask. We'll be upstairs. We got a few things to work out. ("Piper" follows.) PIPER (IN LEO): (dryly) Gee, you think? LEO (IN PIPER): Uh ... and Paige thought Billie could help you. She's really good -- PIPER (IN LEO): Upstairs, mister. (Leo chuckles. He smiles and points to Piper as she heads upstairs, stomping loudly along the way.) (Billie steps up to Sam.) BILLIE JENKINS: So, I'm pretty much caught up here, but I charge 10 bucks an hour to baby-sit. SAM WILDER: Baby-sit. BILLIE JENKINS: Yeah. That's what I'm doing here, right? Not exactly a demon hunt, but in for a penny, in for a pound, huh? SAM WILDER: Okay. Look, I need to find Paige. I need you to look after JD. Do not let him out of the house. If he finds out what year it is, he'll go crazy. BILLIE JENKINS: Okay, fine. I'll just cast a spell on him. SAM WILDER: No. No spells. He doesn't know anything about magic, and he can't, either. He's had more than enough magic used on him already. BILLIE JENKINS: Fine. Twelve bucks an hour. But when you find Paige, you tell her I have a midterm to study for and a sister to find. She owes me big time for this. This is so rid -- (JD steps out into view. Billie is completely mesmerized by his cuteness.) JD: (o.s.) Hey, baby. (Her jaw drops.) JD: What's shaking? BILLIE JENKINS: (to Sam) No charge. (She looks at JD and smiles. JD smiles back at her.) CUT TO: [INT. HOMELAND SECURITY - MURPHY'S OFFICE -- DAY] (Paige and Agent Murphy are looking through files. Sam orbs into the office.) SAM WILDER: What the hell is taking so long? AGENT MURPHY: Where'd you come from? PAIGE: I just got here. SAM WILDER: Yeah, well, you wouldn't have if you'd orbed. PAIGE: I didn't want to orb. SAM WILDER: Which is why I had to. JD's awake. PAIGE: Who's with him? SAM WILDER: Billie. I don't know how long she's gonna be able to keep him from figuring out where he is. AGENT MURPHY: Did he say anything about what happened? SAM WILDER: Not much. Just that somebody took a flash photograph of him, nearly blinded him. AGENT MURPHY: Flash photo, huh? PAIGE: (to Agent Murphy) Wasn't one of the last victims seen with a photographer? [EXT. HOMELAND SECURITY BUILDING - FRONT -- DAY] (Agent Murphy, Paige and Sam exit the building. They walk down the front steps on their way somewhere.) (A man turns around. It's Vaklav. He follows them.) FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [INT. MANOR - CONSERVATORY -- DAY] (Through the reflection off the television screen, we see JD kneeling to look at the television. Billie stands next to him, watching him.) JD: Wow. Cool. A television. (He stands up and looks around the set.) JD: Where are the ears? BILLIE JENKINS: The ears? JD: Yeah, you know ... antennas. BILLIE JENKINS: Oh. Oh, the antennas. Right. Um ... it doesn't have -- this thing's been broken for ages. Why don't we sit down and chat. JD: Boss. BILLIE JENKINS: (chuckles) Did you just say "boss"? JD: (chuckles) Are you from a different country or something? BILLIE JENKINS: Um, no. Why do you ask? JD: Because you don't seem to know much about ours. Plus the way you're dressed. BILLIE JENKINS: Yeah. Ok, let's talk about something else. So, um ... where you from, JD? JD: Yeah, where's Sam? (JD takes out a cigarette.) BILLIE JENKINS: Sam? He went out on an errand. He'll be right back. (He lights up.) BILLIE JENKINS: Hey! What are you doing? JD: Oh, you want one? BILLIE JENKINS: No! I -- Hello! Cancer. JD: What are you talking about? (Billie's cell phone rings. She takes it out.) BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, jeez. JD: What is that? (Wary, he stands up.) BILLIE JENKINS: This is, uh ... nothing. This is just a -- it's a new musical device. My dad's an inventor. (She giggles. JD looks around the place.) JD: What's goin' on around here? BILLIE JENKINS: Wait. I -- JD, I can explain. JD: Yeah? I'm listening. BILLIE JENKINS: Okay, well, maybe I can't explain. Or at least, I'm not allowed to, but ... look, all I can promise you is that you're safe here. JD: Safe ... from what? (The smoke from JD's cigarette causes the smoke alarm to beep. Startled, Billie covers her ears from the loud piercing alarm.) BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, jeez. (Startled, JD turns around and loses his balance. He falls onto the nearest chair. On the chair is the remote. He sits on the remote, turning it on.) JD: Uhh! (A loud, blaring music video appears on screen. He grabs the remote and looks at it.) JD: Where am I? (The singer on the music video starts singing. It's very eerie.) BILLIE JENKINS: JD, it's okay. Let me - Hold on. (Freaked, JD escapes out the conservatory doors.) BILLIE JENKINS: Piper! Leo! (There's no answer.) BILLIE JENKINS: I can't believe this. (Billie exits out the conservatory doors after JD.) CUT TO: [EXT. SAWYER'S APARTMENT BUILDING #608 (STOCK) - DAY] [INT. SAWYER APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM -- DAY] (An elderly man, Mr. Sawyer talks with Agent Murphy, Paige and Sam. He's looking at a framed photo of a woman.) MR. SAWYER: So beautiful. She was an angel. I've wracked my brain trying to understand what happened. (Agent Murphy hands the photo to Sam.) MR. SAWYER: Thirty years. It all feels like yesterday. I just hope and pray ... that she'll come back to me again. AGENT MURPHY: You mentioned in the police report that you saw a flash of light. Any idea what that was or where it came from? MR. SAWYER: The camera, I assume. She was having her picture taken for her mother's birthday. PAIGE: At a photography studio? MR. SAWYER: Yes. AGENT MURPHY: Do you remember where that was? MR. SAWYER: It was somewhere over on Knob Hill, but it's not there anymore. PAIGE: And that's the last you saw of her. MR. SAWYER: Yeah. (Sam hands the photo back to Agent Murphy.) SAM WILDER: What about the photographer? Anyone ever track him down? MR. SAWYER: They tried. I tried. But ... it's as if he disappeared, too! AGENT MURPHY: (softly to Paige) Your demon, maybe? PAIGE: (softly back) You think you can find that studio? (Agent Murphy hands the photo to Paige. He stands up.) AGENT MURPHY: Yeah. Excuse me. (Agent Murphy steps out of the room.) MR. SAWYER: She wanted to be a teacher. She had such a good heart. Always helping others. SAM WILDER: She sounds like a wonderful girl. MR. SAWYER: I still miss her. A father never stops loving his daughter. (Paige falls silent. Sam watches Paige.) CUT TO: [EXT. SAWYER APARTMENT BUILDING #608 -- DAY] (Agent Murphy is on his cell phone out front. The front door opens. Paige and Sam exits the building. Murphy sees them and finishes up his call.) AGENT MURPHY: (to phone) Yeah. All right. I gotta go. Bye. (He hangs up.) AGENT MURPHY: So, it, uh, turns out that studio used to be a few blocks away from where your friend was ht by that car. PAIGE: Which means the demon might reopen for business. AGENT MURPHY: What, taking pictures? PAIGE: Stealing lives. (She sighs.) I think, uh ... we should handle this. AGENT MURPHY: (alarmed) What? Why? PAIGE: Well, in case you don't remember, firearms and fireballs don't mix. SAM WILDER: Maybe we should call your sisters, just in case. PAIGE: I think I can handle one lousy demon alone, thank you. SAM WILDER: Well, what if you can't? PAIGE: Oh, what, are you worried about me? SAM WILDER: We should get going. (Sam motions and steps away. After a bat, Paige follows him. They both walk past Agent Murphy. He looks at them.) AGENT MURPHY: What am I supposed to do? (He doesn't get an answer. He turns and leaves.) (In the background, Vaklav steps out into view.) (He smiles, then shimmers out.) CUT TO: [EXT. SKY - DAY] (An airplane flies overhead.) [EXT. STREET - DAY -- CONTINUOUS] (JD watches the plane fly above. He's never seen a plane like this before. Billie is nearby.) JD: Am I dad? BILLIE JENKINS: No, but you're gonna be if we don't get outta here. (He looks around.) JD: Unreal! BILLIE JENKINS: JD, I'm telling you, ok? We have to go. We -- (A silver hybrid passes by. JD is astonished by the futuristic nature of the car.) JD: Did -- did you see that?! It didn't make a sound, like right out of Buck Rogers! BILLIE JENKINS: Yeah. It's a hybrid. Runs on battery. JD: Battery? Why? BILLIE JENKINS: Are you kidding? With gas three bucks a gallon? JD: Three bucks? No way! It's, like, 25 cents. (Before she can answer, two officers on motorized stand-up scooters travel past them on the sidewalk. JD's startled and quickly pulls Billie out of their path.) BILLIE JENKINS: Wh ... hey, hey. It's okay. It's all right. They're not gonna hurt you. It's just a cop. JD: A cop? (she nods) I -- I don't understand. BILLIE JENKINS: I know. I know. I'm sorry. (He looks at date on the newspaper in the dispenser.) JD: November 6, 2005? But that's not possible! Is it? BILLIE JENKINS: What else could it be? Look, I know this is a lot to handle. Okay? I don't know what to tell you. All I can say is Sam can explain this to you in a much safer place, so we should go. JD: My dad. I -- I gotta see my dad. (He turns and runs down the sidewalk. Billie takes off after him.) CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- DAY] (BAMM! A cloud of white smoke rises from the potions cauldron. "Piper" is throwing ingredients into the pot while "Leo" stands in front of the open Book of Shadows.) PIPER (IN LEO): Hey. Watch the face, will you, Leo? I just got a peel. LEO (IN PIPER): Would you please just try to find a spell to change us back? I know what I'm doing, Piper. PIPER (IN LEO): People who know what they're doing don't cause explsin. LEO (IN PIPER): You know, it's one thing to have my wife constantly criticize everything I do. It's another thing when you do it from my own body! PIPER (IN LEO): Well, since I figure you'd never listen to me, you might listen to yourself. (Phoebe enters the attic, mumbling to herself.) PHOEBE: No romantic dinners. No walks on the beach. (She stops in front of "Piper".) PHOEBE: There is no way I can be inseminated. I tried. I just couldn't do it. It didn't feel right. LEO (IN PIPER): That's ... gross. PHOEBE: No. What's gross is me pushing the issue because of some stupid premonitions. You know? I want love first. I want what you guys have. LEO (AS PIPER) Not today, you don't. Trust me. PHOEBE: Why? What's going on? (Leo points to Piper standing in Leo's body in front of the Book stand.) LEO (AS PIPER) Talk to your sister. ("Piper" waves to Phoebe.) PIPER (IN LEO): Yeah. PHOEBE: Oh, my God. Did Wyatt switch you guys again? LEO (AS PIPER) No. It was a marriage counselor. PIPER (IN LEO): Actually ... it was a gardener ... (smug) And it was Leo's fault. ("Piper" sighs loudly.) LEO (AS PIPER) Okay, that's too weird. PIPER (IN LEO): Never mind. We'll figure it out. How's, uh, Billie doing downstairs with JD? PHOEBE: There's nobody downstairs. PIPER (IN LEO): What?! CUT TO: [EXT. RESIDENTIAL STREET - DAY] (Billie waits outside. JD exits the care home. He's very upset. Billie gets up and follows him.) BILLIE JENKINS: Hey. Are you all right? JD: They said that ... my dad ... just died. BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, god, JD, I'm so sorry. JD: They said he was 93 years old. I mean, 93! How could that be? He had nobody left. Not my mom, my brother. They said he buried me fifty years ago, even though he never stopped looking for me. I mean, how could he bury me! I'm still alive! BILLIE JENKINS: I know. I know. We are gonna figure this whole thing out. Listen. Look at me. JD, listen. You can trust me. Right? You know you can trust me. I'm gonna tell you something you're not gonna believe, but you're gonna have to. It's the only way this whole thing is gonna make any sense to you. JD: Okay. BILLIE JENKINS: What happened fifty years ago ... to you ... whatever's going on, Sam is -- is figuring that out. All I know is whatever it is, it has something ... to do with magic. JD: You're crazy. BILLIE JENKINS: No, I'm not. It's real. Ok? Just like what the demon did to you? That's real. And that he's trying to kll you, this is all very real. (He's finding it very difficult to believe her. She sighs.) BILLIE JENKINS: Look, I know this is hard to handle. Okay? Believe me, I'm new at this myself. I just found out a week ago that a demon kidnapped my sister. Believe me, I know what you're going through. Or at least, I kinda know what you're going through. Just don't run away from me. I can protect you from this. I promise. (She steps forward and give shim a hug. He slowly hugs her back.) CUT TO: [EXT. CHADWICK PHOTO STUDIO (STOCK) - DAY] (The sign in the studio door reads CLOSED.) [INT. CHADWICK PHOTO STUDIO -- DAY] (Sam and Paige are looking through the various photos and photo albums.) PAIGE: Anything? SAM WILDER: No. Maybe we should take something back to try and scry for. (He walks past the drawer and senses something. He holds out his hands at the drawers, palms forward.) PAIGE: Everything all right? SAM WILDER: Can you feel that? (Paige walks over to him.) PAIGE: Feel what? (He exhales sharply.) SAM WILDER: The pain ... innocents. I can sense them. They were here. Future whitelighters. That's what he's after. This could be a trap. You've gotta get out of here. PAIGE: No. I'm not a future whitelighter. I am a whitelighter. SAM WILDER: But you're not embracing it. Otherwise, you'd sense it, too. That makes you vulnerable. PAIGE: No, that makes me sane. SAM WILDER: Look, you've got to stop fighting this, Paige. Gotta stop fighting yourself. Whether you like it or not, you are my daughter, which makes you a whitelighter, and it's about damn time you accepted that. PAIGE: The hell it is. Look, for your information, my father -- my real father -- the one who raised me, loved me, and took care of me till the day he died was a firefighter, not a whitelighter, so how dare you show up here and act like you're my dad? 'Cause I have news for you -- you're not. (Upset, Paige turns around and leaves the studio, the shop bell jingles as the front door slams closed behind her.) (Sam closes his eyes and turns around, regretfully. He rubs his eyes.) (The shop bell jingles.) (Sam quickly turns around.) SAM WILDER: Paige? (It's Vaklav.) VAKLAV: Daughters. They tend to outlive their fathers ... grieve longer. (Vaklav holds his hands out in front of him and an old camera appears. Under his left arm, he has a rolled-up piece of paper.) SAM WILDER: Wait. Don't. VAKLAV: Smile. (He snaps. The camera flashes.) (Sam vanishes.) (The camera disappears in a flash.) (Vaklav takes out the rolled-up sheet of paper and unrolls it.) (In the empty spot where JD used to be, Sam's image now fills it.) FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- NIGHT] (Phoebe walks into the attic and stops abruptly at the sight before her: Piper is standing in front of the scrying table, the map askew and fumbling, yes, fumbling with the scrying crystal. Leo is standing next to her trying to take the scrying crystal from her.) PHOEBE: Any luck finding JD and Billie? ("Leo" tries to take the scrying crystal from "Piper". She keeps slapping his hands away from her.) PIPER (IN LEO): Uh, no, because Leo won't let me try. LEO (IN PIPER): Because Piper's powers are still in her body. PIPER (IN LEO): But the knowledge of how to use them isn't. LEO (IN PIPER): (sighs) Oh, yeah? Wanna see me freeze you? PIPER (IN LEO): Ha! Like you even know how! PHOEBE: Ok, ok, ok! What the hell is going on here? PIPER (IN LEO): Well, first of all, we're in each other's bodies. PHOEBE: Well, yes. Obviously. But the question is, why? ("Piper" stops scrying and puts the crystal down on the table.) PIPER (IN LEO): Stupid gardener. LEO (IN PIPER): He's a Soothsayer. PIPER (IN LEO): He's a quack! ("Leo" picks up the crystal.) PHOEBE: Ok. Well, whatever it is, I think he knows exactly what he's doing. (Both Piper and Leo roll their eyes at Phoebe.) PHOEBE: Come on! Every shrink wants couples to walk a mile in each other's shoes. Right? This guy just did it literally. ("Leo" looks at the boobs on "her" body. "Piper" slaps his hands for him to stop it.) LEO (IN PIPER): Well, it's not working. PHOEBE: Isn't it? (to Leo) Look, you've only been in Piper's body a few hours, and already you see what she has to juggle -- you know, being the breadwinner, a mom, A Charmed One? PIPER (IN LEO): See? PHOEBE: (to Piper) And you, you finally get a good understanding what it feels like to be Leo and not have any powers and to be married to a witch. He has to do all the legwork around here, pick up all the slack. It's a thankless job. You guys have forgotten how great you are together. Everybody wants what you have. Trust me, i want what you have. Don't take it for granted. PIPER (IN LEO): She's right. LEO (IN PIPER): I know. We need to find more time to spend together, Piper, just the two of us. PIPER (IN LEO): So we can talk. LEO (IN PIPER): And listen. (As soon as they agree, a red glow appears inside them and switches places with the other.) LEO: We're back. PIPER: Whoo. Thank God. PHOEBE: Thank the shrink. Now, hurry up and find Billie. (Leo holds out the crystal for Piper. She takes it from him.) BILLIE JENKINS: (o.s.) Um, there's no need for that. (They turn and see Billie enter the attic with JD.) BILLIE JENKINS: JD needs to talk to Sam. CUT TO: [INT. CHADWICK PHOTO STUDIO -- NIGHT] (The door bell jingles as Paige enters the photo studio. She's on the phone.) PAIGE: What do you mean, he knows everything? I thought Billie was supposed to wrangle him. (She sighs as she looks around.) PAIGE: Yeah, I'm here, but I'm not seeing Sam. Well ... just have JD call him. He's his charge. All right, all right, already. Criminy. (She hangs up the phone and sighs.) PAIGE: Sam? (The bell on the shop door jingles. Paige turns around to look and sees the front door open. No one is there.) VAKLAV: (o.s.) Looking for someone? (Paige turns around and sees Vaklav inside the shop.) PAIGE: Who are you? VAKLAV: Well, not to be defined by my work, but let's just say ... I like taking pictures. (Paige looks around.) PAIGE: Tripod! (She orbs the tripod over to Vaklav and pins him against the wall.) PAIGE: Tell me where Sam is. VAKLAV: Oh, you love your father more than you think. Which means you'll miss him terribly. You see, I'm an expert in pain. It's my bread and butter, really. I feed off it. (He shimmers out and appears behind Paige. Paige turns around. He backhands her across the face. She falls to the ground.) PAIGE: Unhh! (She looks at him.) PAIGE: What do you want?! VAKLAV: To keep my collage complete. When JD escaped, I was forced to take Sam. If you want to see your father alive again ... bring me JD. PIPER: (PRE-LAP) We don't swap innocents. CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - CONSERVATORY -- NIGHT] (Everyone discusses what to do next.) PIPER: The demon must know that. PAIGE: Well ... he wasn't after JD. He's just a -- a loose end, someone that got away. PHOEBE: Someone that he wants to finish off. PIPER: Well, he's got who he really wants -- Sam. PAIGE: Yeah, thanks to me. I should've listen to him. PHOEBE: Mmm, maybe you didn't want to. (JD appears in the doorway.) JD: Hey, what's the problem? If he wants me, let him have me. PHOEBE: Well, the problem is, he's gonna kll you. JD: I got away from him before, didn't I? PIPER: Yeah. How did you do that? JD: It was something I learned from my dad. And it works every time. BILLIE JENKINS: No. Not this time. It's too dangerous. JD: Well, it doesn't matter. I owe him. He turned my life around. I -- I don't know what I would've done without him. PIPER: Um ... why don't we take this up to the attic and see what Leo's come up with. PHOEBE: We'll be back. (Piper, Paige and Phoebe leave the room.) JD: Well ... what about Sam? BILLIE JENKINS: Oh, they'll figure something out. (JD turns to leave.) BILLIE JENKINS: JD, wait. Where do you think you're going? JD: Where do you think? BILLIE JENKINS: Look, I can't let y -- hey, you know I can stop you this time. (JD stops and sighs heavily. He turns to look at Billie.) JD: Billie ... I have to go. And besides, this isn't my time anymore. BILLIE JENKINS: What are you talking about? JD: Everyone I've ever loved, ever known, is gone now. I'm not supposed to be here. BILLIE JENKINS: But you are here. JD: Yeah, by some strange twist of fate. (He sighs.) My time has passed. But Sam's still got family. He's still got friends. He can still help people. BILLIE JENKINS: But you're here for a reason. I believe that. JD: Well, maybe it was to do this. To do good. Or maybe it was just to meet you. BILLIE JENKINS: JD ... JD: Promise me something. You won't waste your whole life looking for your sister like my dad wasted his looking for me. BILLIE JENKINS: I don't understand. I don't -- (He steps forward and kisses her. He brings up his hand and puts pressure on a point on her neck, knocking her out immediately.) (He gently puts her down on the couch. He leans in close and whispers to her.) JD: (softly) I was lucky to know you, Billie. (JD gets up and leaves.) CUT TO: [EXT. SAN FRANCISCO STREET (STOCK) - NIGHT] (ANGLE DOWN on the street below. We zoom from one point to another.) [INT. CHADWICK PHOTO STUDIO -- NIGHT] (The front door bell jingles as JD enters the photo studio. On the counter top is the demonic camera.) JD: Sam? (He closes the door behind him.) JD: Sam! (Vaklav shimmers in.) JD: You let Sam go. You've got me now. VAKLAV: Still, I need Sam to complete my collage. Just like I needed you. But not anymore. JD: If you don't free him, the sisters -- VAKLAV: Will never find me ... once I've taken care of my last ... loose end. (Vaklav powers up a fireball. JD starts to run toward him. Vaklav hits JD with the fireball, klling him.) (Vaklav picks up the demonic camera and shimmers out.) FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET) FADE IN. [INT MANOR - KITCHEN -- NIGHT] (Billie stands in the room alone. Phoebe walks in.) PHOEBE: Billie ... it's not your fault. BILLIE JENKINS: Yes, it is. I should've stopped him. PHOEBE: If you could have, you would have. He didn't want you to. BILLIE JENKINS: It's just so unfair. How--why would JD come back after all this time just to die like this? PHOEBE: We can't save every innocent. We're witches ... not ... Gods. BILLIE JENKINS: But I promised to protect him. PHOEBE: Promises can be tricky. Sometimes you just have to let things happen ... in their own time ... in their own way. Everything happens for a reason. CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- NIGHT] (Piper and Leo walk into the attic where Paige is trying to scry for Sam.) PIPER: Paige, you're not gonna find Sam that way. PAIGE: Oh, yeah? Watch me. LEO: Well, how do you know he's even in the city? You don't know who the demon is. (Paige stops and looks at them.) PAIGE: You're right. (She drops the crystal and moves away from the scrying table and heads over to the Book. She starts flipping through the pages.) PAIGE: You ... make a vanquishing potion, the strongest one we've got. PIPER: Uh ... you know, there is another way to find Sam. PAIGE: Yeah? How? LEO: Call him? PAIGE: I already tried that. Thanks. PIPER: You ... called for Sam. I think you need to call for your father. PAIGE: He's not ... my father. LEO: He's not your only father, but he is still, in fact, your father. You're connected. At least as a whitelighter. (Paige rolls her eyes, but gives it a try.) PAIGE: Dad? (After a long moment, Sam appears in the attic. He looks stunned to be there.) SAM WILDER: Paige. (A b*at later, all the other people Vaklav stole appear in the attic behind Sam.) (Piper starts motioning for them to step back.) PIPER: Uh ... okay, everybody, let's back up. We're gonna have some company. (Vaklav shimmers into the attic holding the blank piece of parchment and looking perplexed as to what happened.) VAKLAV: I don't understand. (Piper steps in front of Sam. He glares at Piper.) VAKLAV: How did you free them?! PIPER: Ooh. I didn't. (looks at Paige) She did. PAIGE: (shrugs) I guess my whitelighter side is stronger than I thought. (Vaklav powers up a fireball and throws it at her. Piper waves her hands and forces the fireball back at Vaklav, hitting him square in the chest. He grunts and falls back to the floor.) (Paige picks up the demonic camera and points it at him.) PAIGE: Smile. VAKLAV: No! (Paige snaps a photo of Vaklav. He vanishes.) (She picks up the parchment to show Vaklav's photographic image in the center.) PAIGE: I think I'll have this one framed. (Leo looks at the people in the attic.) LEO: What about them? PAIGE: Hmm. CUT TO: [EXT. SAN FRANCISCO CITY LIGHTS (STOCK) - NIGHT] [EXT. SAN FRANCISCO CITY (STOCK) - SUNRISE TO DAY] [EXT. GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE - TOWER -- DAY] (Paige is on the Golden Gate Bridge tower.) PAIGE: You may as well show up. I know you're lurking around here somewhere. (Sam orbs in.) SAM WILDER: Nothing wrong with those Whitelighter instincts of yours. Figured you'd want to talk. PAIGE: Uh, actually, I ... wanted to apologize. SAM WILDER: For ... ? PAIGE: For being so hard on you. SAM WILDER: Paige, look, you don't have to, uh -- PAIGE: Yeah, actually ... I do. Guess I hadn't realized how much ... you know, it hurt me -- the whole ... not-showing-up thing. SAM WILDER: I don't blame you. I should've come by long ago. But ... out of deference to your ... real father's memory, I ... I'm not exactly sure how I fit in. PAIGE: Well ... I think there's room for both of you in my life. SAM WILDER: Agent Murphy managed to track down all the innocents' families? PAIGE: Yes, he did. I think it's safe to say Mr. Sawyer got the shock of his life. It'll be a tough adjustment. SAM WILDER: Better late than never. PAIGE: Yeah. Unfortunately, not for JD. SAM WILDER: Oh, I wouldn't be so sure about that. It might've taken him an extra fifty years, but I think he finally managed to prove himself a future Whitelighter ... by saving another. You. (Paige smiles.) SAM WILDER: See you around? PAIGE: Definitely. (Sam smiles, then orbs out.) CUT TO: [EXT. CEMETERY - DAY] (Billie brushes the leaves off an old gravestone.) JONATHAN DAVID WILLIAMS J.D. BELOVED SON 1933 - 1955 (She puts a single white rose on the stone.) (ANGLE DOWN on Billie and the gravestone.) FADE TO BLACK.	{"type": "series", "show": "Charmed", "episode": "08x07 - The Lost Picture Show"}	foreverdreaming

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