OVED'S OFFICAL NINTH SEASON

Episode 9x03

"Burn the Witches"

Written By:

Oved011

Based on Charmed, Created by Constance M. Burge

Teaser

BLACK SCREEN:

PHOEBE (O.S)

(sleepily)

Tell me a story.

INT. PHOEBE'S APARTMENT – BED – NIGHT (NIGHT 1)

Coop is slowing rubbing his wife's arm and looking in her eyes romantically.

Phoebe closes her eyes.

COOP

Okay. Once upon a time there was a

Princess. She was very little, and she

Was all alone and nobody understood her.

PHOEBE

This is a sad story.

COOP

Oh, it gets better. 'Cause one day the

Princess was running around on a

Street and young handsome man

Came to her and swooped her up…

Phoebe moves her head and puts it on Coop's chest.

COOP (Cont')

And took her to her back to his castle.

They got married and lived happily ever

After.

Coop looks down and notices that Phoebe is asleep. He turns around and turns off the light.

INT. HALLIWELL MANOR – LIVING ROOM – NIGHT

Piper and leo are sitting together. The house is dark besides the living room, which is lit by the fire place. The mood is quiet, solemn.

LEO

I don't know what to say.

PIPER

Tell me about it.

LEO

It's just difficult to wrap one's

Mind around… and your sisters

Have No idea?

Piper puts her head down and then looks at leo.

PIPER

No

LEO

Are you going to tell them?

PIPER

How can I?

They would freak out and besides

Phoebe wouldn't want to hear this

Kind of news. Since she has been

Trying to get pregnant herself.

Leo has a half smile. One part of him is happy that his wife is pregnant and the other half feels for Phoebe.

INT. BUCKLANDS – NIGHT

Glory comes bursting out of a pile of rubble, breathing hard and covered in dust.

GLORY

Okay. Now I'm upset.

BLACK OUT.

END OF TEASER

ACT ONE

INT. HALLIWELL MANOR – SUN ROOM- DAY (DAY 2)

The Television is on, Whytt and Chris are playing with each. Leo is sitting watching football. While Piper is reading the paper and drinking coffee.

PIPER

Honey, could you turn it

to the news for a second.

LEO

Sure.

Leo changes the tv from the sports station to the news station

TV Reporter

After last night's accident, many people

Are wondering what cause the death of

Two young children. The nearby camera

Caught a woman, what looks like, throwing

A fireball at them. The police have told us

That the children's bodies had a

cultic symbol on them. So the question

Is where did this woman come up with

Fireball or is she a witch?

Leo turns to Piper and sees her facial expression.

PIPER

OH NO!

INT. HALLIWELL MANOR – ATTIC – DAY (DAY 2)

Piper and Leo are both in the attic worrying.

PIPER

(frantic)

Don't tell me to calm down!

LEO

I only meant-

PIPER

They were kids, Giles, Little kids.

LEO

I'm sorry, Piper. I just want to help.

PIPER

I know.

LEO

Do we know anything about how...

Piper shakes her head.

PIPER

There were marks, a symbol.

Piper tries to recall what the image was on the tv.

She grabs a piece of paper and a marker from the counter and moves to draw. Leo swiftly takes the paper from her hand. He hands her a notepad. She draws.

PIPER

It was on their hands. Darrel told me,

The cops are keeping it quiet,

but he said he got a good look at it.

She finishes and shoves the paper at him. Leo looks at THE SYMBOL.

PIPER

Find the thing that uses this symbol

and point me at it.

LEO

Hmm.

PIPER

Leo. Speak. What?

LEO

Call your sisters.

INT. DARK ROOM – DAY

Glory is walking around in a big dark room. Suddenly the door appears and light shines in. This shadow walks toward the camera. It's gross. A demon, diseased, predatory, it flicks a long, black tongue between its teeth and moves slowly forward.

GLORY

I need a favor.

INT. HALLIWELL MANOR – KITCHEN – DAY

Paige walks into the kitchen and sees Piper.

PAIGE

Hi Piper.

PIPER

Hey.

Phoebe enters the back door into the kitchen around the same time.

PHOEBE

Hey, sister witches, what's up?

PIPER

You guys didn't hear?

PHOEBE

Hear what?

PIPER

A murder. Somebody killed two little kids.

PAIGE

Oh no!

PIPER

Like, maybe seven or eight years old.

Apparently Darrel, found the bodies

last night.

PAIGE

Oh my god.

PHOEBE

Kids.

PIPER

It's so awful.

Indeed - she looks somewhat haunted. Paige and Phoebe exchange looks.

PAIGE

Piper, did you talk to the elders

About this yet?

PIPER

No, actually, I didn't. However, Leo

Was with me when I watched this

On the news this morning?

PHOEBE

What? It was on the news?

PIPER

It gets even worse. The new broadcast

Even said it could be witches

PAIGE

Oh. No.

PHOEBE

What about exposure. Where is

The cleaners when you need them?

PIPER

Tell me about it.

PAIGE

We need to do something fast.

INT. BAY MANOR – OFFICE/ENTERANCE

All the workers at the Bay Manor are crowding in one small room. Everyone is loud and talking to each other. Phoebe enters the room along with Elise. For a distance we see both girls talking to each other.

Phoebe and Elise are joined by Jason Dean, who, exasperated, pushes through the crow. He is sweet and well meaning – but definitely of the wooly intellectual variety.

JASON DEAN

Phoebe! I didn't know you were

Going to be here. Hello, Elise.

ELISE

Hello Jason

PHOEBE

Jason…

What are you doing here?

JASON DEAN

Since I am the owner of the Bay

Manor. I thought I would stop by

Since there is some BIG news.

Jason gives Phoebe a sharp look, knowing that he is going to stop this situation from getting TOO BIG.

Paige arrives, also perturbed after battling the growing mass of people.

PAIGE

There you are. I almost didn't find

You in this crowd.

Paige and Jason look at each other. Awkwardness.

PAIGE

Jas- Jason. This is some big

News isn't it, but this is quite a

Turn out you've gotten here.

JASON DEAN

It wasn't just me. But, thank you

ELISE

There's been a rumor going around

Jason.

PHOEBE

Rumors, about?

Elise turns towards Phoebe and Paige and gives a hard look.

ELISE

About witches. People calling

Themselves witches are responsible

For this… for this brutal crime.

PHOEBE

Indeed? How strange.

PAIGE

Yes. So strange. Witches!

Paige makes a funny face and looks at Phoebe. Jason beings to walk away. Phoebe notices and tries to stop him but she doesn't make it through the crowd.

ELISE

It's actually not that strange. The Bay

Manor has just wrote an issue about

the idea of mythological and supernatural

world that lives within our own. What's going

on up front?

The crowd has fallen silent. Jason is at the podium. Our group turns to look at him.

ELISE

Jason is going to do something about

This.

Jason begins to address.

JASON

I want to thank you all for coming in

the aftermath of such a tragic crime.

Seeing you here proves what a caring

Individuals live here in California.

I know none of us will rest easy

until this horrible murder is solved.

With that in mind...

The Camera turns towards Phoebe and Paige

PAIGE

I hope he doesn't expose us.

PHOEBE

He won't you wait and see.

The Camera turns back towards Jason.

JASON

How can we be sure that it was

Witches responsible for this adieus

Crime? With that in mind, I am going

To give your attention to the woman who

Brought us all here today, Elise Rothman.

Phoebe and Paige decides to book out of the Bay Manor and head out towards the for entrance without anyone noticing.

The two sisters begin to walk out towards the parking lot.

PAIGE

Something supernatural has to be going on.

PHOEBE

Defiantly

They both spot Phoebe's vehicle and begin to walk towards it. Phoebe pulls out her keys and click, her doors are unlocked. Paige enters the car first and puts on her seat belt. Phoebe gets in the car and does the same thing. Phoebe starts the car and starts to pull out from her parking spot. The radio was making a funny noise, like a bad signal.

PAIGE

What's wrong with your radio?

Phoebe stops her vehicle for a second.

PHOEBE

I don't know.

Phoebe reaches her hand down towards the radio turner. Before she even touches the radio. The radio beginnings to change the channel on its own.

Phoebe and Paige are both frighten and startled. The radio was making strange noises. The radio station changes becomes faster and faster.
Then STOP.

The radio is on 666. Phoebe and Paige looks at each other with fear.

WHISPERS ON THE RADIO

Kill the Witches, Kill them All.

BLACK OUT

ACT TWO

INT. BUCKLANDS – COZY BEDROOM

The camera is in the middle of the hallway (Background music is suspenseful). The Camera makes its way to TWO BIG DOORS. An ugly pair of hands moves towards the doors and pushes the door. The camera swivels around and the demon is an ugly witch looking creature.

The demon hisses.

GLORY (O.S.)

Finally. I thought you were gonna

nap the whole day away.

Glory stands up and impales the demon towards the wall. He struggles futilely.

GLORY (O.S.)

Oh quit it. If you hadn't been such

a struggle-puss in the first place,

you wouldn't be all chained up.

Now tell me...

ANGLE ON: Glory. She is wearing Pink.

GLORY

Do you love me?

Beat.

The demon laughs.

GLORY

Or…

She stands back and loses her hand that is strapped on the demon.

The Demon begins to hiss and growl at her.

GLORY

Oh, stop your whining! You know, I

Remember when the Pharmekeia were

A proud witch-demon race, not speaking

Around my place. But let's talk about how

You released magic here at San François.

The Demon states, sullenly.

GLORY

So have you discovered what that

Witch's name yet? You know. Well

(slight pause)

She is blonde, short, telekinesis and

Massively rude. She broke my shoes

Took my magical ball and you don't

Have her in front of me.

PHARMEKEIA

We believe this witch works

For the charmed ones.

GLORY

The Charmed Ones. Oh God, please don't

Tell me I was fighting a witch that works

For the charmed ones. If I had friends, and

They heard about this… and you know she

Is telling everyone… She's probably going

Around – PAY ATTENTION!

The demon looks surprised, almost frightened, as she rushes him. She grabs his throat.

She speaks low and rapid, almost feverish.

GLORY

I am great and I am beautiful and

when I walk in the room all eyes

turn to me because my name is

a holy name and you will listen

or I will pull your vital organs out

and put this one here and this

one here.

Now she's perky again.

GLORY

Okay baby. Get your friends. Find

the girl. Kill the girl, Okay?

He nods.

INT. DARK ROOM

A dark clock on the wall displays the time as 1:00 AM.

There are three PHARMEKEIAS are in on the corners on a triangle pentagram that is on the floor. The shot WIDENS. The Pharmekeias pour liquids into a container. Heavy-looking smoke begins to spill over the sides of the container. In addition, two things become visible: that we're in, and that, on the floor, surrounded by herbs and powders, is a large square of cloth inscribed with THE SYMBOL.

INT. PIPER'S RESTURANT

Phoebe and Paige enter the restaurant that is still under construction. There are ARMED POLICE OFFICERS with large boxes full of books and candles.

PHOEBE

Piper?

PIPER

They're confiscating my books and stuff.

Paige and Phoebe set Piper's book and notebook on the counter.

PAIGE

Piper, we need those books.

PIPER

Believe me – I tried telling that to

The nice man with the big gun.

PAIGE

There's something about this

Whole situation happening.

Phoebe and I just got a 411 on

The scoop from the devil inside

The radio in her car.

PIPER

What?

PAIGE

I think it might be something

Like a ritual or something on

That lines.

Piper looks curious.

PHOEBE

Remember that symbol on those

Kids hands. Do you think that symbol

Has anything to do with what is going

On?

PIPER

We seriously need to look into

This.

PHOEBE

Where is the book of shadows?

PIPER

At the house.

INT. HALLIWELL MANOR – ATTIC

All three sisters are looking through all the books. Billie enters the room.

BILLIE

I heard on the news on whats going

On.

PHOEBE

It gets even worse, you might

Want to sit down for this.

Billie looks startled and walks towards the couch where Phoebe is sitting.

PIPER

There's something about this symbol

That we are not getting. The Book of

Shadoes says it is a protection spell.

The Book clearly says it is harmless.

So why would it turn up in a ritual

Sacrifice?

PAIGE

I don't know. Ordinarily I'd suggest

We widen our research…

PHOEBE

But we are Paige.

PAIGE

Using what? The dictionary

And "My friend Flicka?"

Piper takes this is – reaching the boiling point.

PIPER

This is intolerable. The police

Have no right to barge in my

Unopened restaurant and take

Away my books and you know what

Most of them were cook books.

PHOEBE

Elise, called me a while ago telling

Me that the Police cleared my things.

PAIGE

Henry has no idea why this is happening.

He told me on our way back here that

Darryl was fired because he was working

On too many of your cases.

BILLIE

I hate to chip in with more bad news but

There has been three more deaths

That are considers to be related with

Witchcraft.

BLACK OUT.

ACT THREE

INT. PHOEBE'S APARTMENT – LIVING ROOM – NIGHT

The living room is eerily quiet as Phoebe sits there all alone. She is looking at old photos of her and her sister Prue. Phoebe sheds a tear.

Coop steps up beside her. She turns to him and without a word folds herself into his arms. After a bit of holdage...

COOP

Hey…

PHOEBE

Hey. How are you?

COOP

I'm all right.

(looks at her)

I think I'm better than you right now.

Phoebe turns back to shrine.

COOP

I heard what happened today. People

Are talking.

PHOEBE

It's strange… People die here in

San François all the time. My

Sisters and I have never seen

Anything like this.

COOP

They were children. Innocent.

It makes a difference

PHOEBE

There have been more deaths

Now that are related towards us.

Now Coop sits next to Phoebe on the couch.

PHOEBE

Prue… said some stuff to me.

About being a witch. That it's

Fruitless. Being a witch you get

Nothing in return.

COOP

She's wrong.

PHOEBE

Was She? Is San François getting

Any better than when we became

Witches? Okay – so my sisters and I

Battle evil. But I don't really win – the

Bad keeps coming back and getting

Stronger.

COOP

Phoebe, you know I'm still working

Things out; there's still a lot that

I don't understand. But I know it's

Important to keep fighting and I

Learned that from you.

PHOEBE

But we never…

COOP

We never win

PHOEBE

Not completely.

COOP

We never will. That's not why we

fight. We do it 'cause there's things

worth fighting for.

Phoebe takes this in.

INT. HALLIWELL MANOR – ATTIC - NIGHT

The camera shows the room is empty but we hear Piper getting anger. The camera angels on Piper. The woman herself, supremely frustrated, sits alone at the table with a computer. Shee keeps pushing buttons - only to be confronted with a LOUD PROTESTING BEEP.

PIPER

Session interrupted? Who said you

could interrupt - Stupid, useless

fad - That's right! I said fad!

And I'll say it again.

Leo enters the room.

LEO

At that point I will become frightened.

He has walked in with Paige.

PAIGE

Take heart. We found your books.

Piper looks up as if Paige's voice were a chorus of angels.

PAIGE

Put the heart back. We can't get

'em. They're locked at the police station.

Leo looks over his shoulder - pretends shock.

Why, Piper...

Piper shoots Leo a withering look as Phoebe strides in.

LEO

Phoebe! Paige and I found out -

Phoebe looks like she is ready to bust.

PHOEBE

I think we might have a problem.

PIPER

What? Why?

PHOEBE

Turn on the News.

INT. HALLIWELL MANOR- LIVING ROOM – NIGHT

The tv is loud. A news reporter appears

TV REPORTER

Today, there has been a total of five

Deaths that are considered to be

Caused by the unknown supernatural.

The investigators believe it be witches.

The Police department also informs

Us that the Halliwell Sisters – Piper,

Phoebe, Prue, who is now dead and

Paige Matthews to be a big part of

These deaths.

Angles on: Piper's Face

PIPER

This is not happening.

Black Out

ACT FOUR

INT. HALLIWELL MANOR – KITCHEN – NIGHT

Piper is in the middle of making a potion. She is all alone. Two of the pharmekeia enters the room. The demons file in behind her, the lead one in front, the third staying to guard the door. They move slowly so as to be silent.

Piper stops, her fur up. Listens. She does a slow turn and sees nothing.

The demon pounces - and Piper blocks at the last second, takes most of the brunt on her arm, but he still takes her down. She flails, fighting an invisible foe.

PIPER

HELP! There's something in here!

INT. HALLIWELL MANOR – SUN ROOM- NIGHT

Phoebe is closest to the back room. She moves forward - and something invisible throws her back. She lands hard on her back. Her eyes widen as something starts choking her.

Paige grabs a chair and smashes the demon on the back. (We see the demon as it's hit). She pulls the chair back and brings it down again - hitting Phoebe.

PAIGE

It moved.

Suddenly Paige is thrown back into the bookcase. She lands heavily and doesn't get up.

BILLIE

Where is it? Where is it?

Billie retreats back towards the foray. Leo becomes aware of the kids next to him.

LEO

Whytt, force field buddy.

Whytt uses his force field to protect him and Chris.

INT. HALLIWELL MANOR – KITCHEN – NIGHT

Piper throws off the first demon as the second grabs her from behind, choke hold.

ANGLE: Kitchen back door, Coop appears in a pink light.

Piper can't shake number two. Number one gets up, is gonna pounce, number two holding her for him - he lunges –

- and Coop flies into frame, tackling him from the side. They tumble into the corner.

With a burst of strength, Piper flips her demon over her head and slams it onto the ground. She picks it up and throws it headlong into a wall. Its head makes a splatty noise.

Piper runs toward the dining room. Piper freezes coop and the invisible demon.

INT. HALLIWELL MANOR – SUN ROOM – NIGHT

Piper rushes in to see Leo take a blow to the head from the invisible foe. She runs forward - but it's gone. Everyone's talking:

PHOEBE

It's over there!

LEO

How many are there?

PAIGE

I've already been injured…

PIPER

Shut up!

Silence. The camera moves in at Piper as she turns, concentrating, waiting for it to attack.

The door opens suddenly and Henry enters. Sees:

ANGLE: HENRY'S POV

The demon behind Piper.

Henry pulls out his gun and shot the demon through its head.

Piper turns and see nasty green slime all over her dining table.

PIPER

Eww!

INT. HALLIWELL MANOR – KITCHEN- NIGHT

Coop and the demon unfreeze. Coop manages to kill his opponent. They never did get off the floor. He sits up, satisfied.

INT. HALLIWELL MANOR- SUN ROOM – NIGHT

The demon comes for an exhausted Piper. It grabs her throat - and Phoebe makes a game attempt at grabbing for it from behind. It shrugs him off, nails Piper a couple of times.

PIPER

Where is it? Henry can you see it?

Henry realizes they can't see it.

HENRY

Oh God...

He rushes forward –

He tackles the demon, they begin to wrestle around. Piper tries to make a visual where the demon would be and then she moves her hand and manages to explode the demon.

PIPER

What the hell is going on?!

BLACK OUT

TO BE CONTINUED…