READY? MM-HMM. SURPRISE! WOW! ISN'T IT GREAT? UM...IT'S... IT'S SOMETHING. YOU HATE IT. NO...NO. I DON'T HATE ANYTHING. IT'S JUST, UM... THE DINING ROOM... AND THEN THE LIVING ROOM... AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU REARRANGED THE KITCHEN, I DID KIND OF HATE THAT. PIPER, YOU'RE ALWAYS COMPLAINING ABOUT WHAT A MESS IT IS UP HERE. 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, REALLY. IT'S JUST, UM... IT'S JUST A LITTLE MUCH. WELL, YOU KNOW, I JUST SHUFFLED SOME THINGS AROUND. SHUFFLED? YOU CALL THIS SHUFFLING? HONEY, YOU BUILT THINGS. YOU HUNG THINGS. YOU BAGGED THINGS. I MEAN, WHAT IS THIS? AH, THOSE ARE, UH, CORKS. YOU KNOW, FOR THE POTION BOTTLES. YOU KNOW, IF YOU LEAVE THEM OUT, THEY GET BRITTLE. AND THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE OVERKILL TO YOU? AHEM... I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP. I KNOW, HONEY. AND THAT'S VERY SWEET. BUT, YOU KNOW, I KINDA LIKE THE ATTIC MESSY. AT LEAST I KNEW WHERE EVERYTHING WAS. WHERE DID YOU FIND THAT? UNDER SOME BLANKETS. WHY? I JUST HAVEN'T SEEN IT IN YEARS. IS IT WET? UM, WELL, IT NEEDED SOME TOUCH-UPS. HAVE YOU GONE CRAZY AGAIN? THIS ISN'T EASY FOR ME. I KNOW, SWEETIE, I KNOW. YOU'VE BEEN A WHITELIGHTER, AN ELDER, AN AVATAR... DON'T REMIND ME. 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. WELL, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? HUH? I CAN'T ORB. I CAN'T GO TO THE ELDERS FOR INFORMATION. I JUST WANNA FIT IN. I KNOW, BUT BRITTLE CORKS? OK, I GUESS MAYBE THAT WAS A LITTLE MUCH. LOOK, THERE'S NO HOW-TO BOOK ON THIS, OK? BUT WE'RE GONNA GET THROUGH IT TOGETHER. BESIDES, THIS IS WHAT WE WANTED. NORMAL. I GUESS I DIDN'T EXPECT NORMAL TO BE SO HARD. WELL, YOU CAN'T FORCE IT. AND YOU DON'T NEED TO. WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME. AGGH! PIPER: OH, NO, YOU DON'T. STILL THINK WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME? DID YOU WOUND HIM? JUST AS YOU'VE INSTRUCTED. GOOD. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? TRYING TO I.D. THE DEMON. THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN. WHY AREN'T YOU SITTING DOWN? YOU GOT HIT. YEAH, BUT IT'S JUST A SCRATCH. I THINK THIS CRESCENT MIGHT BE TRIBAL. YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME. YOU'RE NOT VANQUISHING ANYBODY. WHY NOT? WELL, FOR ONE THING, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SELF-HEAL ANYMORE. HUNTING DEMONS IS TOO DANGEROUS. OK, WELL, YOU CAN'T SELF-HEAL EITHER. AND IT DOESN'T STOP YOU. YEAH, BUT I CAN BLOW THINGS UP. YEAH. I NOTICED. LEO-- LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE MAKING SUCH A BIG DEAL OUT OF THIS. A DEMON TRIED TO KILL YOU. OK, WELL, DEMONS TRY TO KILL US ALMOST EVERY WEEK. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, GO HIDE IN MAGIC SCHOOL? IT'S A THOUGHT. I WAS KIDDING. 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. WELL, I DIDN'T BECOME MORTAL TO GO RUN AND HIDE. I'M STAYING PUT. LEO, PLEASE-- I MADE UP MY MIND. OW! WELL, I HAVE TO CLEAN IT, DON'T I? HEY, LITTLE GUY. HEY. HEY. LOOK, EVERYTHING'S OK. LOOK, SEE? IT'S JUST A SCRATCH, OK? YEAH. IT'S NOTHING. OH, COME ON, COME ON. ADVANCED MAGICAL ORBING. TUESDAYS OR THURSDAYS? BUSY? EXACTLY WHAT I NEED. WOULD YOU PLEASE THROW THAT AT THE CALENDAR? WHAT? NO. LOOK, A DEMON-- NO, NO. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. I--I HAVE BEEN DOING THESE SCHEDULES ALL WEEK, AND I'M GOING INSANE. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I NEED TO MAKE MY DECISIONS. JUST PLEASE THROW IT. THROW IT. FINE. FRIDAYS! BRILLIANT! I'M GLAD TO SEE THE FUTURE OF MAGIC IS IN SUCH CAPABLE HANDS. JUST TRYING TO KEEP THINGS LIVELY. WHAT'S UP? A DEMON ATTACKED LEO. WHAT? IS HE OK? 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. WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST BRING HIM HERE? HE'S BEING STUBBORN. SO I HAD TO SET SOME CRYSTALS TO KEEP HIM SAFE. HE LET YOU DO THIS? HE DOESN'T KNOW. I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME, MISSY. LEO AND I ARE JUST HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE ADJUSTING TO HIM BEING HUMAN AGAIN. THAT WOULD BE A BIG ADJUSTMENT. WE ARE ALSO GONNA HAVE TO ADJUST TO THE FACT THAT HE CAN'T HEAL US ANYMORE. OR HIMSELF. AND I DON'T WANT TO KEEP FORCING WYATT TO TAP INTO HIS POWERS BEFORE HE'S READY. WHY NOT? HE HEALED YOU BEFORE. 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? ABSOLUTELY. UH, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CALL PHOEBE. THAT THING IS PROBABLY FROM SOME SORT OF TRIBE. GOT IT. ALL OVER IT. THANKS FOR THE HELP. I HAVE ASSEMBLED MY FIERCEST WARRIORS. THEY'D BETTER BE AS CAPABLE AS YOU CLAIM. THE CHARMED ONES WILL BE HERE SOON. THE CHARMED ONES... ARE COMING HERE? AS SOON AS THEY SCRY WITH YOUR CRESCENT. WHY DO YOU THINK I TOLD YOU TO LEAVE IT BEHIND? (LAUGHS) SO YOU'RE LURING THEM INTO A TRAP. TO DESTROY THEM. YOU THINK I COULD DESTROY THEM WITH ONE SMALL TRIBE? NO WONDER DEMONS ALWAYS PERISH AT THE HANDS OF THOSE WITCHES. WELL, THEN WHAT EXACTLY IS YOUR PLAN? YOUR TROOPS AND I ARE GOING TO KEEP THEM BUSY WHILE YOU RETURN TO THE MANOR TO LOCATE THE SPIRITUAL NEXUS AND WITH IT, THE SHADOW. HEH. NO DEMON HAS BEEN ABLE TO HARNESS THE POWER OF THE SHADOW BEFORE. DON'T GET AHEAD OF YOURSELF, CRAVEN. YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO FIND THE NEXUS. YOU WON'T HAVE TIME FOR ANYTHING ELSE. AND YOU'RE SURE NO ONE WILL BE HOME? WELL, 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. WELL, YOU SEE, I ONLY ASK BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT, UH, THOSE THAT HELP YOU DON'T ALWAYS ... SURVIVE. BUT YOU ATTACKED AT THEIR HOME AND LIVED. IF YOU CAN BOAST THAT... TAKE YOUR POSITIONS. WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE COMPANY. SPLIT INFINITIVE? I DON'T THINK SO. YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD REALLY CALL BEFORE YOU DO THAT. LOOK, A DEMON ATTACKED LEO. PIPER WANTS US TO TAKE HIM OUT. YOU THINK YOU HAVE ENOUGH POTION? IT'S BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY. COME ON, WE SHOULD GO. WHY DO YOU SEEM EXCITED ABOUT THIS? 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. ALL RIGHT, LET ME JUST GO TELL ELISE. HEY, BOSS. COLUMN'S DONE. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. OH, NO, YOU DON'T. THIS TIME, I'VE GOT A FAMILY EMERGENCY, WHICH MEANS I NEED YOU TO GET THE EVENING EDITION OUT. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. WHAT? WHAT ABOUT DILLARD? ISN'T HE YOUR NUMBER 2 GUY? RICHARD IS OUT SICK. OK, BUT I'M JUST AN ADVICE COLUMNIST. I MEAN, SURELY YOU'RE SKIPPING SOME RUNGS ON THE LADDER HERE. DON'T SELL YOURSELF SHORT, PHOEBE. I HAVE FAITH IN YOU. BESIDES, YOU OWE ME. JUST THINK OF ALL THE TIMES I'VE COVERED FOR YOUR FAMILY EMERGENCIES. YEAH, BUT THAT WAS DIFFERENT. HOW SO? WELL, BECAUSE THEY WERE MY EMERGENCIES. (GASPS) SO YOUR LIFE'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN MINE? NO. THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT. GOOD. I'M SURE YOU'LL DO A FANTASTIC JOB. U-UH. PHOEBE, JUST WHO I WAS LOOKING FOR. WHO ARE YOU? TOM TAYLOR, COPY EDITOR. LISTEN, I'VE GOT TO CUT BAUER'S COLUMN TO 1,500 WORDS, AND HE'S THREATENING TO KILL ME. GIMME A SEC. W-- EXCUSE ME. PHOEBE, ELISE SAID I SHOULD TALK TO YOU. REALLY? YEAH. IT SEEMS WE'VE OVERSOLD AN AD SPACE. WELL, OK. ELISE-- UH... HI. UH... (CLAMOURING, PHOEBE STUTTERING) OK. THAT'S THE ATTIC, VERY GOOD. THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. WHAT'S THIS RIGHT HERE? THAT'S MOMMY AND DADDY'S ROOM, RIGHT. (EXCITED SQUEAL) YEAH. RIGHT THERE. VERY GOOD. PIPER: HEY. HEY... EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH. WHY WOULDN'T IT BE? WELL, YOU KNOW, SEEING AS HOW A DEMON TRIED TO K-I-L-L YOU... RIGHT. UH... WELL, I'M FINE. WHY ARE YOU SO DEFENSIVE? OH, GUESS MAYBE I FEEL LIKE I HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVE. LEO, I WAS JUST TRYING TO PROTECT YOU. I--I KNOW. BUT YOU KNOW, I--YOU DON'T NEED TO. YEAH. OBVIOUSLY, I DO. PIPER, WAIT. OK. ME AND MOMMY HAVE TO HAVE A GROWN-UP CONVERSATION, OK? I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. OK, WE HAVE 10 MINUTES. WHAT? I TOLD THEM I'D BE RIGHT BACK. WELL, IT'S GONNA TAKE WHAT IT'S GONNA TAKE. YEAH, I KNOW, BUT I HAVE A DEADLINE. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WORK GOES INTO ONE EDITION? AND I CAN'T BELIEVE ELISE JUST DROPPED-- PHOEBE, FOCUS. OK, SO NOW WHAT DO WE DO? UH, I DON'T KNOW. GREETINGS. ZANKOU. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? PAIGE, WHAT IS HE DOING HERE? HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW? WHERE'S YOUR, UH, OTHER SISTER, PIPER? WHY DO YOU WANNA KNOW? I HAVE MY REASONS. OK, LOOK, WE'D LOVE TO STAY AND CHAT, BUT WE HAVE BUSINESS THAT WE NEED TO ATTEND TO. I KNOW. THIS IS GONNA TAKE LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES. WHY ARE YOU SO MAD AT ME? BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA GET YOURSELF KILLED. THAT'S WHY. BUT--WELL, I CAN HANDLE MYSELF. REALLY, THE WAY YOU HANDLED YOURSELF THIS MORNING? YEAH. YOU KNOW, I COULD HAVE HANDLED THAT. HOW? OH, YOU KNOW, I WOULD'VE THOUGHT OF SOMETHING. WELL, I'M SO GLAD YOU WOULD'VE THOUGHT OF SOMETHING. AND NOW I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY. OK. IT WAS GOOD THAT YOU WERE THERE, BUT THAT DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO HIDE CRYSTALS BEHIND MY BACK. I WAS JUST TRYING TO PROTECT YOU. WELL, I'M SUPPOSED TO PROTECT YOU. IS THAT WHAT ALL THIS IS ABOUT? IT'S PART OF IT. LOOK, IT'S MY INSTINCT TO PROTECT YOU, PIPER. YOU KNOW, AND THE REASON I DON'T HIDE FROM DEMONS IS BECAUSE I'VE NEVER HAD TO. I REALISE THAT. OK, WELL, WYATT DOESN'T. YOU KNOW, AND NOW HE'S SEEN ME GET HURT. AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO HURT HIM. OK, LOOK, WE ARE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS. I KNOW WE ARE. BUT YOU, YOURSELF, SAID IT WAS GOING TO TAKE TIME, WHICH MEANS I'M GONNA MAKE MISTAKES. OK? AND WHEN I DO, I NEED YOU TO BE SUPPORTIVE. YOU KNOW, NOT DROWN THE PLANTS. WELL, I GUESS WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN WAYS OF DEALING WITH THINGS. GUESS SO. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?! DINING ROOM. I SEE WHERE HE WENT. STAY HERE. WYATT. WYATT, GET UPSTAIRS. LEO! UHH! LEO? ARE YOU OK? YEAH. NO. DON'T LET WYATT SEE. HONEY, WHY DON'T YOU GO UPSTAIRS? MOMMY AND DADDY ARE FINE. PIPER: SWEETIE, WHAT'S THE MATTER? WHAT IS HE DOING? WHAT JUST HAPPENED? UH-OH. WHY IS HE DOING THIS AND WHY NOW? I HAVE A PAPER TO PUT OUT. OH, I'M SURE THAT FACTORED INTO HIS DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. HOW DO WE GO FROM A DEMON ATTACKING LEO TO ZANKOU ATTACKING US? I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE BECAUSE LEO'S MORTAL, HE'S MAKING HIS MOVE. DON'T BE SHY, LADIES. YOU KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME. HERE. TAKE ONE OF THESE. PAIGE, WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO PIPER, AND I HAVE TO GET BACK TO WORK. I WANNA LET HIM KNOW WE'RE IN THE GAME. ONE SISTER'S STILL AT THE MANOR. I KNOW. I HAVE THE OTHER TWO PINNED DOWN. (BEEPING) WILL YOU SHUT THAT FREAKING THING OFF? I'M SORRY, BUT YOU GOTTA ADMIRE THE RANGE, HUH? WE'RE IN THE UNDERWORLD. IT'S PRETTY GOOD. YOU'RE MAKING THIS TOO EASY. PHOEBE: LOOKING FOR US? YOU MISSED. UH, OK. THAT'S OUR CUE. SO MUCH FOR YOUR PLAN. GATHER THE REMAINING TRIBE. THIS MAY STILL WORK. PIPER: WYATT? WE NEED TO MAKE MOMMY AND DADDY BIG AGAIN. MAYBE HE CAN'T HEAR US. OW! WHAT HAPPENED? I DON'T KNOW. I THINK WYATT PUT SOME KIND OF FORCE-FIELD ON THE DOLLHOUSE. WYATT! LET US OUT OF HERE. YEAH. WE KNOW YOU'RE ONLY TRYING TO HELP, BUT DADDY NEEDS TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL. SHH! YOU'RE JUST GONNA SCARE HIM, AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHY HE PUT US IN HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE, TO PROTECT US. GREAT. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE PROTECTING HIM. OK. LET ME HANDLE WYATT. THIS REQUIRES A MOTHER'S TOUCH. WYATT MATTHEW HALLIWELL! YOU WILL STOP THIS NONSENSE RIGHT NOW! WOW. FIRST TIME YOU USED HIS FULL NAME. WELL, IT SOUNDS BETTER WHEN I'M SCOLDING HIM. YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK HE UNDERSTANDS WHAT'S GOING ON. ALL HE KNOWS IS A DEMON JUST TRIED TO KILL HIS DAD, AGAIN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ANYONE WOULD ATTACK YOU. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE A THREAT TO ANYONE ANYMORE. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY THE DEMON WOULD THINK THE HOUSE WOULD BE EMPTY. WELL, WE'RE NOT GONNA FIGURE OUT ANYTHING FROM INSIDE HERE. AT LEAST THE FURNITURE'S COMFORTABLE. YOU KNOW, FOR TOY FURNITURE. WHERE'D YOU GET THIS DOLLHOUSE, ANYWAY? GRAMS MADE IT. SHE MADE IT? WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS A WITCH BACK THEN, SO, OBVIOUSLY, SHE USED SOME SORT OF MAGIC. IT'S PRETTY PERFECT. (FLIPS LIGHT SWITCH) ALMOST PERFECT. (FOOTSTEPS APPROACH) WHAT'S THAT? WYATT AND CHRIS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP HERE? PIPER: PAIGE! PAIGE! DOWN HERE! WHERE'S YOUR MOMMY AND DADDY, HUH? I SAW WHAT HAPPENED DOWNSTAIRS. PAIGE! OK. OW! OHH... ALL RIGHT, BABIES. WE'RE GONNA GO TO MAGIC SCHOOL UNTIL WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. I SEE HE'S JUST AS STUBBORN AS SOMEONE ELSE I KNOW. WELL? THEIR HOUSE IS CLEAR. (SCOFFS) THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID THE LAST TIME. A SLIGHT MISCALCULATION. BUT THE PLAN WAS TO GET THEM OUT OF THE MANOR, AND THEY ARE. PROBABLY CIRCLING THEIR BROOMSTICKS IN MAGIC SCHOOL. SO I'M GOING BACK FOR THE NEXUS? EXCEPT THIS TIME, I'M COMING WITH YOU. FOLLOW ME. AH, THE CHARMED ONES' ANCESTRAL HOME. HOW DO WE KNOW THIS ISN'T A TRAP? WE DON'T. THAT'S WHY I ASKED FOR REINFORCEMENTS. GIVE THE COMMAND. SPREAD OUT. FIND THE NEXUS. PIPER: HOW ARE WE GONNA GET OUT OF HERE? WE CAN'T. IT'S USELESS. 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? WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY? I CAN'T SELF-HEAL ANYMORE. WITHOUT A DOCTOR-- YOU USED TO BE A DOCTOR. YEAH, LIKE 60 YEARS AGO. 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. ALL RIGHT. GRAMS USED TO LIKE TO SEW, RIGHT? YEAH. WHERE? WYATT'S BEDROOM USED TO BE HER SEWING ROOM. WHY? OK, NOW WHAT? NEEDLE AND THREAD. EXCUSE ME? DON'T WORRY. I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH IT. WALK ME THROUGH WHAT? OH, NO. NO, NO, NO. YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SAID TO IMPROVISE. WELL, SINCE WHEN DOES ANYBODY LISTEN TO ME? YOU CAN DO THIS, PIPER. OK, LET'S PROVE TO WYATT WE CAN HANDLE WHATEVER'S THROWN AT US. MM-HMM. ALL RIGHT, JUST PULL THE SKIN TOGETHER AND STITCH IT THROUGH. SURE. EASY FOR YOU TO SAY. I'M READY. DO IT. ARE YOU SURE? HURRY. ELISE, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? I'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU ALL DAY. ELISE: THAT'S FUNNY. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO AVOID YOU ALL DAY. THAT'S A GOOD ONE. LISTEN, I KIND OF NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE 'CAUSE THERE'S A LITTLE CRISIS AT HOME. OH, IT'S ALWAYS LIFE AND DEATH WITH YOU HALLIWELLS. CAN I FRESHEN UP THOSE DRINKS FOR YOU? DRINKS? WHAT DRINKS? YES, THANK YOU. WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT EXACTLY DID YOU SAY YOUR EMERGENCY WAS? I DIDN'T. I'M SO SORRY ABOUT THAT, RICHARD. THIS MORON IS TRYING TO TAKE A BUTCHER KNIFE TO MY COLUMN. OK, WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM? OBVIOUSLY, BESIDES THE BUTCHER KNIFE? PHOEBE, LIKE I TOLD YOU. IT'S A GREAT STORY, REALLY. IT'S JUST A BIT BLOATED. BLOATED?! I'LL SHOW YOU BLOATED. NO. NO. YOU KNOW WHAT? PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T! LOOK, LADY, I'VE BEEN WORKING THE BEAT IN THIS TOWN FOR 22 YEARS. AND NO IVY LEAGUE TRUST-FUNDER IS GONNA TELL ME HOW TO WRITE THE NEWS. FASHION EDITOR. SORRY TO INTERRUPT. BUT OUR SO-CALLED FILM CRITIC HAS BEEN DRINKING COFFEE OUT OF MY TEACUP. I DON'T KNOW WHAT JORDAN'S SO WORKED UP ABOUT. IT'S A 2 1/2 STAR COFFEE MUG AT BEST. PHOEBE, WE GOTTA GO. YEAH, I KNOW, I KNOW, AND I WANNA GET ZANKOU AS MUCH AS YOU DO. WHERE'S PIPER? THAT'S THE PROBLEM. PIPER AND LEO HAVE VANISHED. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHAT ABOUT THE BOYS? THE BOYS ARE FINE. WE JUST HAVE TO FIND THEIR PARENTS. LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. DO WE EVER PUSH THE DEADLINE FOR THE EVENING EDITION? NO. THEN IT WOULD BE CALLED THE "SOMETIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT" EDITION. ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT? I AM GONNA GO INTO MY OFFICE FOR A VERY IMPORTANT CONFERENCE CALL. NO INTERRUPTIONS. OH, GOODNESS. HOPE YOU GUYS GOT A DISCOUNT ON ALL THAT LEATHER. THAT'S SOMETHING I ADMIRE ABOUT YOU LADIES. ALWAYS A CLEVER REMARK IN THE FACE OF DANGER. NO. I'M INSULTED. DON'T YOU THINK I WARRANT THE POWER OF THREE? YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE PIPER IS? NO. HOW WOULD HE KNOW ABOUT HER NAIL APPOINTMENT? WELL, YOU'D THINK SHE'D BE AT MAGIC SCHOOL, ATTENDING TO HER HUSBAND. YEAH, WELL, SHE DIDN'T WANT TO PAY THE CANCELLATION FEE FOR THE NAIL APPOINTMENT. YOU'RE LYING. SOMEHOW THE POWER OF TWO JUST DOESN'T HAVE THE RING TO IT. NOW WHAT? LEO: TIE IT OFF AND CUT IT. SCISSORS. AREN'T YOU HAPPY YOU BECAME A MORTAL? WELL, AT LEAST NOW WE CAN GROW OLD TOGETHER LIKE EVERY OTHER COUPLE. THAT IS IF WE SURVIVE THIS. WYATT'S SO WORRIED HE PRACTICALLY LOCKED US UP AND THREW AWAY THE KEY. WELL, I'LL JUST HAVE TO PROVE TO HIM THAT I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. YEAH. IT WOULD HELP IF WE WERE REINSTATED TO OUR FORMER SIZE. WHAT'S HE DOING HERE? POST GUARDS HERE AND THROUGHOUT THE MANOR. AS SOON AS THEY FIND THEIR SISTER, THEY'LL BE BACK, AND WE'LL NEED TO FEND THEM OFF FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. YOU MEAN IF WE'RE TO FIND THE NEXUS. THE NEXUS? WHERE ARE PHOEBE AND PAIGE? I WANT MORE THAN JUST TO FIND THE NEXUS NOW. I WANT TO RELEASE THE SHADOW, HARNESS ITS ULTIMATE POWER. CAN YOU DO THAT? NOW THAT EVIL HAS TAKEN OVER CONTROL OF THE MANOR, I CAN. AND I WILL. I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'VE BEEN MINIATURE FOR 2 HOURS AND DEMONS TAKE OVER THE HOUSE. IF ZANKOU TAPS INTO THE NEXUS-- WE'RE NOT GONNA LET THAT HAPPEN. OH, YEAH? HOW? WE'RE 3 INCHES TALL. WELL, WE'RE GONNA GET TO THE BOOK AND WE'RE GONNA CONTACT PHOEBE AND PAIGE. UH...THAT BOOK? 'CAUSE A--WE'RE TRAPPED. AND B--EVEN IF WE WEREN'T, THOSE DEMONS COULD SQUASH US WITH ONE FOOT. STAY CALM. OH, NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME. 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. YEAH. I NOTICED. ALL THE DOORS, THE WINDOWS ARE SEALED. HOW DID YOU PLAY WITH THE DOLLHOUSE WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I MEAN, IT'S A TOY, RIGHT? I THINK YOU'VE LOST A LITTLE TOO MUCH BLOOD. NO. LISTEN TO ME. IF IT'S A TOY, IT MUST OPEN SOMEHOW. EITHER THE ROOF OPENS UP, OR THE DOORS SWING OPEN OR SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW. THAT WAS A LOT OF YEARS AGO. IT MIGHT BE OUR ONLY SHOT. YOU NEED TO THINK. I THINK IT SWUNG OPEN. WHERE? HERE. AAH! DAMN IT. BLAST IT. BLASTING DOESN'T WORK. WELL, MAYBE THE FORCE-FIELD ONLY COVERS THE WINDOWS AND THE DOORS, SO, YOU KNOW, DO IT. NOW WHAT? FOLLOW ME. I BELIEVE WE'VE-- DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW UPSET PIPER WAS WHEN HER SISTER DIED? SORRY. 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." YES, WELL, IF ONLY-- 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 US. THAT WAS MY MISCALCULATION. THEY WOULD GO THROUGH HELL TO STAY TOGETHER. AHEM. WHAT IS IT? I BELIEVE WE HAVE FOUND THE NEXUS. OH, YOU GOTTA GIVE ME ONE SECOND. ANY LUCK WITH PIPER? NO. I HAVE SCRIED THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE, AND THERE'S NO SIGN OF HER. WILL YOU PLEASE JUST COME BACK TO MAGIC SCHOOL WITH ME NOW? GIVE ME JUST 2 MINUTES. OUR SISTER IS MISSING. AND THERE ARE 50 JOBS ON THE LINE IF THE PAPER DOES NOT COME OUT. WELL, YOU CAN CANCEL THE SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR HOUSE IF THE DEMONS DON'T GET OUT. JUST GIVE ME ONE MINUTE. (WHISTLES) OK. CHECK THIS OUT. YOU THINK I'M GOING TO LET "ASK PHOEBE" REWRITE ME? READ NOW, BITCH LATER. OK? SO YOU OVERSOLD A SPACE. LET ME SEE THE ADS. SHRINK THEM AND PRINT THEM BOTH. WE CAN'T DO THAT. THE ADVERTISERS WERE PROMISED A CERTAIN SIZE. WELL, THEN MAKE THE FONT BIGGER. AND IF THEY COMPLAIN, SEND THEM A BOTTLE OF CRISTAL ON MY TAB. ACTUALLY, ON ELISE'S TAB. WHAT DO YOU THINK? IT WORKS. THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO HEAR. WHO'S NEXT? FIRST MY TEACUP, NOW HE'S ON MY COMPUTER. YOU KNOW WHAT? ISN'T THIS KIND OF OBVIOUS? WHAT? HE LIKES YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. OK. I WILL BE IN MY OFFICE IN A MEETING. WHEW! CAN YOU BELIEVE THOSE GUYS? AT LEAST THEY'RE NOT PRE-PUBESCENT. PAIGE, PIPER. DEMONS. YOU'RE SURE THIS IS A GOOD IDEA? THE NEXUS-- THE NEXUS IS NEUTRAL... CONTROLLED BY WHOMEVER CONTROLS THE MANOR. BUT THE SHADOW IS THE ULTIMATE POWER. IT COULD DESTROY US ALL. WELL, IF I'M WRONG, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. "NATUM ADAI NECRAL, DAYA INTAY LAYOK." GOOD MUST STILL BE PRESENT IN THE MANOR. NO, NO, NO, NO. THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE. YOU EXPELLED THE WITCHES YOURSELF. ONLY 2. THAT MEANS THE THIRD ONE MUST STILL BE HERE. THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT THEY CAME HERE FOR. SO WHAT DO WE DO? WE FIND HER. YOU OK? MY ARMS ARE A LITTLE SORE, BUT I'M NOT THE ONE WITH A HOLE IN MY BACK. ALL RIGHT, LET'S TWEAK THE SCRYING SPELL SO PHOEBE AND PAIGE KNOW WHERE WE ARE. DON'T YOU THINK THEY SCRIED ALREADY? WELL, IF THEY DID, IT WOULDN'T HAVE WORKED. WYATT'S SHIELD ON THE DOLLHOUSE WOULD'VE PROTECTED US. IT MUST BE THE SAME REASON ZANKOU DIDN'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE. AND NOW THAT WE'RE OUT? WE HAVE TO HURRY. ALL RIGHT, HELP ME FLIP THESE PAGES. WAIT. I HAVE A BETTER IDEA. WHAT? LOOK OUT. THINK THEY NOTICED? I DON'T KNOW. HOPE THIS WORKS. IT HAS TO. OK, THIS WHOLE CALLING A LOST WITCH STUFF IS MUCH HARDER WITHOUT THE BOOK. MAYBE WE DIDN'T SCRY HARD ENOUGH. SHALL WE TRY AGAIN? I TOLD YOU IT DIDN'T WORK. OK. OK. YOU KNOW WHAT? IT SAYS A PINCH OF ROSEMARY, PAIGE. A PINCH. SORRY. I JUST WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION. WELL, I'M GLAD TO KNOW THE FUTURE OF MAGIC IS IN SUCH GOOD HANDS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TELLING ME THAT A LOT LATELY. OH, MY GOD. ARE YOU SEEING WHAT I'M SEEING? YEAH. AND I DON'T BELIEVE IT. WHAT? THAT'S OUR HOUSE. PIPER MUST BE THERE. OR IT'S A TRAP. HUH. BUT SCRYING IS WITCH-TO-WITCH STUFF. IT HAS TO BE HER. OK, BUT THE HOUSE IS CRAWLING WITH DEMONS. HOW ARE WE GONNA FIND HER? ONE WAY TO FIND OUT. OH, GOD. WE GOTTA GET PAST THE GUARD. FINE, BUT WE CAN'T USE ANY MORE MAGIC OTHERWISE ZANKOU WILL SENSE US. CAN'T USE MAGIC? WHAT DO YOU CALL ORBING? OK, FINE. THEN WE WON'T USE ANY MORE MAGIC. I HAVE AN IDEA. SHE'S HERE. SHE'S HERE. I KNOW SHE'S NOT ALONE. SPEED THE SEARCH. WE'VE GOT COMPANY. YES. YES, SIR, BUT... WE MAY HAVE ALREADY FOUND PIPER. OK. THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT PLAN. WELL, I DIDN'T USE MAGIC, DID I? WHERE DO WE BEGIN? THE BOOK. PIPER, WHERE ARE YOU? (GASPS) LOOKING FOR THESE? THE MIGHTY CHARMED ONES... THE MOST FAMOUS WITCHES OF ALL TIME. SO MANY DEMONS HAVE TRIED TO KILL YOU. WHAT DO YOU SEE? DEMONS. BUT NOW THAT THE MOMENT IS HERE, IT'S ALMOST... ANTICLIMACTIC. MAYBE FOR YOU IT IS. PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE TO GO FIRST. HOLD ON. YOU NEED US. TO OPEN THE NEXUS. NICE TRY. SHALL I START WITH YOU INSTEAD? NO. BECAUSE YOU NEED US TO GET THE SHADOW. I'M LISTENING. WHAT ARE THEY DOING? THEY'RE STALLING. JUST KILL THEM AND EVIL WILL CONTROL THE NEXUS THIS TIME. 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. THEY'RE LYING. NO. I READ PIPER'S DIARY. I GUESS I'LL NEED TO MAKE HER BIG AGAIN FOR YOU TO DO THIS? ZANKOU, THEY JUST WANT YOU TO RESTORE THE POWER OF THREE. WHAT'S THAT, COMPARED TO THE POWER OF THE SHADOW? SO WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU? WE LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY. AND IF WE DO DIE, WE GO DOWN KICKING AND SCREAMING. I'M NOT LEAVING YOU. YOU HAVE TO. IF ZANKOU GETS THE SHADOW, THEN WE'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO STOP HIM. THE SHADOW WON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO. LOOK, I MIGHT HAVE LOST MY POWERS, BUT I DIDN'T LOSE WHAT I KNOW ABOUT MAGIC. TRUST ME. DO WHAT HE WANTS. YOU TRY ANYTHING... AND YOU WILL LOSE THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE. ANY IDEA HOW WE'RE GONNA GET OUT OF THIS ONE? NO, BUT I'M HOPING LEO DOES. PROCEED. SISTERS: NATUM ADAI NECRAL DANA INTAN LANOK. WHAT'S HAPPENING? LEO? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?! AAH! (GROWLS) UHH! UHH! UHH! SO CLOSE. I TOLD YOU WE SHOULD HAVE KILLED THEM. UHH! UHH! NEVER TELL ME "I TOLD YOU SO." (FOOTSTEPS ON STAIRS) LEO. LEO, YOU DON'T WANT THIS. SAY THE SPELL. I AM LIGHT. I AM ONE TOO STRONG TO FIGHT. SISTERS: SO GO AWAY AND LEAVE MY SIGHT AND TAKE WITH YOU THIS ENDLESS NIGHT. HONEY, ARE YOU OK? YEAH. I'M ALL RIGHT. WHAT HAPPENED? THE SHADOW COULDN'T CHOOSE BETWEEN ZANKOU'S EVIL OR THE POWER OF THREE, SO IT WENT TO THE ONLY NEUTRAL TERRITORY... ME. SEE, I TOLD YOU IT WAS A GOOD THING YOU GAVE UP YOUR POWERS. (MUSIC PLAYS) # YEAH, YEAH, OH, I'M NEWLY CALIBRATED # # YEAH, YEAH, ALL SHINY AND CLEAN # # YEAH, YEAH, I'M YOUR RECENT ADAPTATION # # YEAH, YEAH, TIME TO REDEFINE ME # # LET THE WORD OUT, I GOT TO GET OUT # # OH, I'M FEELIN' BETTER NOW # # BREAK THE NEWS OUT, I GOT TO GET OUT # # OH, I'M FEELIN' BETTER NOW... # SO, ALL THAT POWER SURGING THROUGH YOUR VEINS DIDN'T MAKE YOU MISS THE OLD DAYS? NO. I CHOSE THE GIRL, REMEMBER? IT WOULD BE A SHAME NOT TO PUT ALL THAT MAGICAL KNOWLEDGE TO GOOD USE. OH, MY GOD! ISN'T THAT YOUR BOSS ELISE? PHOEBE: OH, MY GOD, IT IS! SO MUCH FOR HER FAMILY EMERGENCY. AND SHE'S WITH RICHARD DILLARD! PAIGE: WHO'S THAT? THAT'S THE GUY THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE PAPER INSTEAD OF ME. WELL, IF SHE'S HANGING OUT HERE, MAYBE SHE WANTS YOU TO KNOW THAT SHE DOES HAVE A LIFE OUTSIDE OF WORK. I GUESS. YOU KNOW WHAT? GOOD FOR HER. YOU'RE NOT GONNA CALL HER ON IT? WELL, I'M NOT GONNA BUY HER A NEW BLACKBERRY, BUT ALL THE TIMES I'VE BAILED, WHO CAN BLAME HER? WOW. ENLIGHTENED. WELL, YOU LEARN A LOT FROM WALKING IN SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES. YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I'M AFRAID OF-- WHAT ZANKOU HAS FOUND OUT ABOUT US. YEAH. I DON'T THINK WE'VE SEEN THE LAST OF HIM. 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. WELL, HERE WE GO AGAIN, HUH? YEAH. (SIGHS) AS FOR ME, AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO FIND A LITTLE CUTIE TO DANCE WITH, I SHOULD BE GETTING BACK TO MAGIC SCHOOL TO FINISH THOSE SCHEDULES. WHOO-HOO! (SIGHS) AU REVOIR, ADULTS. # OH, I'M FEELIN' BETTER NOW # # LET THE WORD OUT, I GOT TO GET OUT # # OH, I'M FEELIN' BETTER NOW # # BREAK THE NEWS OUT, I GOT TO GET OUT # # OH, I'M FEELIN' BETTER NOW... # SURPRISE! WHAT, YOU WANT ME TO CLEAN MAGIC SCHOOL? NO. WE WANT YOU TO RUN IT. HUH? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? WELL, WE WERE JUST THINKING SINCE YOU'RE DYING TO TRY SOMETHING NEW... AND LEO BEING THE PERFECT MAN FOR THE JOB. CONSIDERING YOUR MAGIC KNOW-HOW, YOU'RE PRACTICALLY A WALKING BOOK OF SHADOWS. WELL, I HAVE WANTED TO GET OUT AND SPREAD MY WINGS. AND WITH LEO, THE SCHOOL IS STILL IN GOOD HANDS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. PAIGE? I'M GOOD. WELL, THAT WAS EASY. LEO? I'D BE HONOURED. GOOD CHOICE. HI. GUESS WHAT? YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DADDY ANYMORE, 'CAUSE I AM GONNA BE OK! OK? CAPTIONED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE --WWW.NCICAP.ORG-- CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.