Chapter 11: Wicca Envy

In the Foyer at the Manor Prue, Buffy and Phoebe are carrying lots of shopping bags.

Prue shakes her head, "I don't know Phoebe, the Betsey Johnson dress may be a bit too much for work."

Phoebe nods, "That's what a new wardrobe's all about. Pushing the limit."

Buffy nods, "Yeah Prue."

Prue sighs, "Yeah, and stretching the budget. Maybe I should just check with Piper."

They hear Piper laughing and then Piper and Leo run in the foyer.

Piper sees them. "Oh my God, Prue." She freezes Leo, trips over his leg and slides across the floor and stops at Prue and Phoebe's feet. They help her up. "I'm so embarrassed."

Buffy notices that the shirt that Piper is wearing is unbuttoned. "Seems Piper might have other things on her mind like having her way with the handyman."

Piper sighs, "I thought you guys were supposed to be shopping."

Prue nods, "Obviously."

Phoebe notices Piper's shirt unbuttoned. "Oh, look, front clasp bra. She means business."

Prue nods, "Serious business."

Piper frowns, "Do you three mind?"

Phoebe smiles, "No, are you kidding? I think it's great. As long as he's not still on the clock."

Piper sighs, "That's what I mean. You guys have to get out of here before he unfreezes. I never know how long this things lasts." Piper sees all the shopping bags. "How much did you guys spend?"

Phoebe nods, "Lots. Buffy and Prue's new looks are perfect for two SHW."

Prue shakes her head, "SHW?"

Phoebe smiles, "Single Hot Witch."

Buffy rolls her eyes, "Hmm."

Piper nods, "Prue, are you sure this isn't depression buying, you know, post-breakup?"

Phoebe gets some red, sexy lingerie out of a bag. "Does this look like something a depressed woman would wear?"

Prue looks at Piper, "Hmm, maybe you should borrow it."

Piper sighs, "Okay, time's up. You three gotta go." She pushes them in the living room. "Go, go in there and be quiet."

Buffy rolls her eyes, "We will if you will. I have a test to study for and would be nice not to hear all…"

Piper walks over to Leo and stands where she was standing. He unfreezes and they run up the stairs.

The next morning in Prue's room. Prue is trying on all her clothes she bought the day before. She picks out an outfit and goes downstairs. Phoebe's at the bottom of the stairs wearing a suit. Buffy also is standing at the bottom of the stairs.

Phoebe smiles, "If you ran an Employment Agency, wouldn't you want me?"

Prue shrugs, "Maybe, but I'd definitely want my suit back."

Buffy rolls her eyes, "Maybe, Pheebs. Then again Maybe, not."

Phoebe nods, "No, this is part of your old wardrobe, Prue. I'm just recycling."

Prue nods, "Well, the environment thanks you."

Phoebe sighs, "But, take it off, I know, I know."

Buffy nods, "Yeah one thing Prue doesn't like is sharing her clothes."

Piper comes down the stairs. "Hi. Bye."

Prue nods, "Piper, didn't you have to go in early this morning?"

Piper smiles, "Right, that was the plan. I'm running a little late. Um, just took a little longer to get out of bed this morning than I planned. Okay, bye." She turns and heads for the door.

"Wait." Prue, Phoebe and Buffy said.

They stand in Piper's way.

Phoebe smiles, "Whoa, whoa, whoa. You, Leo, last night, dish."

Piper nods, "Um, well, it was nice. It was... well, it was wonderful. We just had a few problems."

Buffy shakes her head, "Problems?"

Prue nods, "What problems?"

Piper smiles, "Well, it's been a while since, you know, I-I was a little nervous, and I kinda kept freezing him."

Prue frowns, "Piper, you didn't?"

Piper sighs, "I didn't mean to... the first time."

Phoebe making little noises, "Ohh!"

Prue nods, "Okay, so, um, at what point exactly in the process exactly did you freeze him?"

Piper doesn't say a word.

Buffy shakes her head, "You're kidding, right?"

Phoebe blinks, "Hello?"

Piper nods, "I gotta go." She walks around them and heads for the door.

Prue shakes her head, "No, no Piper, we're only teasing you."

Phoebe nods, "Yeah, the truth is we're just jealous."

Buffy nods, "Yeah, jealous."

Prue nods, "Yeah, seriously, we're just happy to see you with a great guy finally."

Phoebe smiles, "I mean, between you and Leo, and Prue, the new Hot Wicca Woman, and me, soon to be employed, things are looking up. And Buffy the late to school Slayer."

Piper shakes her head, "Don't say that! The moment someone says that, everything always goes south."

Buffy sighs, "I'm not late. Prue is. Remember you were going to drop me off on your way to Bucklands."

Phoebe smiles, "Unless you freeze him." Piper grabs her coat. "Oh, I couldn't help it. It was so good."

Prue nods, "Okay, okay, come on. If you're gonna borrow the car, let's go."

Leo comes down the stairs. "Good morning."

Buffy smiles, "Yeah, we heard."

Piper laughs nervously. Prue, Buffy and Phoebe grabs their coats.

Prue nods, "Ah, bye."

Phoebe smiles, "Yeah, have a magical day."

They leave.

That evening at Quake at the bar. Piper's counting money from the cash register.

Buffy smiles, "You're glowing."

Piper shakes her head, "Hmm?"

Prue nods, "Your face, total afterglow."

Piper sighs, "It is not. It's just warm in here."

Prue looks at Buffy, "Do you believe her?"

Buffy smiles, "Mmm hmm."

Piper sighs, "So, How much was that tiara worth, anyway?"

Buffy frowns, "Tiara?"

Prue sighs, "A tiara was stole from Bucklands last night." She looks to Piper. "Well, I didn't get a chance to have it appraised we just got it in yesterday. But I would say well over a million dollars."

Piper blinks, "Wow. Do they have any idea who stole it?"

Prue sighs, "Yeah, me."

Buffy frowns, "What?"

Piper shakes her head, "Huh?"

Phoebe and Rex arrive. "So, what's on the dessert menu?"

Piper smiles, "Hey, how was the concert?"

Phoebe nods, "The best. It was amazing."

Prue frowns, "Still recycling. I see."

Rex nods, "Thanks for taking care of things tonight, Prue. I really appreciate it."

Phoebe nods, "Mmm. Don't you just love that accent?"

Buffy shakes her head, "It's ok. No offense meant Rex. That accent is just not my thing."

Rex smiles, "None taken, Buffy." He looks to Prue. "By the way, how'd it go with the police?"

Prue nods, "Uh, well, they think it's an inside job, actually."

Rex frowns, "Do they? How disturbing."

Buffy looks at Rex and for the first time since Prue started working at Bucklands her spidey sense seems to be going off on Rex.

Phoebe nods, "Okay, shop talk later. We're gonna grab a table, okay?"

Piper smiles, "Take that one by the window. I'll send, uh, Cindy over."

Rex nods, "Uh, you're welcome to join us, Prue. Buffy.

Prue shakes her head, "No, thanks. I think I'll pass."

Buffy smiles, "Thanks for the offer, but I think I will pass also."

Phoebe and Rex walk over to the table.

Piper smiles, "She's a big girl, Prue."

Prue sighs, "Meaning?"

Piper nods, "He's rich, he's stable, he's handsome. You should be happy for her."

Prue nods, "I'm thrilled."

Buffy shakes her head, "Are you jealous?"

Prue shakes her head, "No, no! More like territorial. Okay, I would just like to keep my work world separate from my home world, is that okay?"

Piper nods, "Good Luck."

Buffy looks at Rex wondering what's up with him.

The next morning in the living room at the Manor. Prue and Piper are sitting on the couch. Piper's on the phone and Prue's reading the paper. Buffy and Phoebe comes down the stairs.

Buffy nods, "Morning everyone."

Phoebe smiles, "Good morning. Wow, roses. Who are they for?"

Prue sighs, "Guess."

Piper nods, "Leo, I need to call you back. Something's about to come up. I'll see you later, okay? Bye."

Phoebe reads the card. "Phoebe, thank you for a lovely evening, the job is on its way. Rex." She smiles. "Oh, what a sweetheart. Wait, who opened the box?"

Piper nods, "I can't get over how beautiful these are, can you Prue? Buffy?"

Buffy nods, "They are at that."

Prue sighs, "So, it must have been quite a night, you know, after the concert."

Phoebe nods, "Hmm."

Piper smiles, "I'll put these in some water." She goes to the kitchen.

Phoebe sighs, "All I did was tell Rex that I was going to the employment agency. He said he'd make a few calls and help me out. So, what's the big problem?"

Prue shakes her head, "Phoebe, really, it's none of my business." The doorbell rings. "It's just, watch what you say to him, okay? Because there are certain things I don't want my boss to know about me?" Prue walks in the foyer and opens the door. Andy and Morris are standing there. "Andy, uh, what are you doing here?"

Andy nods, "We're here to search your house for the tiara, Prue. We've got a search warrant." He holds up the search warrant and walks inside.

Buffy blinks and mouths to Phoebe, 'Oh shit. If they see my weapon's chest we're in trouble.'

Phoebe nods.

They head upstairs to Prue's room. Everyone walks in.

Phoebe frowns, "Wait, how can you guys even think that Prue stole the tiara?"

Andy shakes his head, "We don't, Phoebe. Not necessarily."

Andy and Darryl start looking in drawers.

Buffy nods, "Yeah, well, then what are you doing here? Spring cleaning?"

Darryl nods, "Any idea where the vault security cam tape is?"

Prue frowns, "I gave you the tapes."

Darryl frowns, "Uh uh, not that one."

Andy nods, "It wasn't there, Prue."

Buffy blinks, "Surely it was."

Andy opens a drawer and Piper notices the tiara in there.

Piper frowns, "Whoo!" She freezes Darryl and Andy.

Prue shakes her head, "Why did you do that?"

Piper gets the tiara out of the drawer. "That's why."

Prue frowns, "Uh, no no no. Wait. That is not possible. How did it get there?"

Buffy shakes her head, "Worry about that later. Hide it now before they find it."

Piper nods, "I don't know but you better come up with an answer quick before they unfreeze."

Phoebe shakes her head, "Someone must have planted it there"

Piper frowns, "Who? Somebody's been in our house?"

Rex astral projects in Prue's room.

Prue nods, "It doesn't matter. Just let them find it. I've nothing to hide. I'm innocent."

Phoebe sighs, "That doesn't look very innocent. Buffy's right - Piper, hide it.

Piper hides it under a pillow on the bed. Andy and Darryl unfreeze.

Rex invisible to everyone else looks an Andy, "I think you should check under the pillows."

Andy nods, "Morris, check under the pillows."

Piper freezes them and gets the tiara. "How did he know to look there?"

Buffy shakes her head, "I don't know but move it someplace else, quickly."

Phoebe nods, "Uh, put it in the dresser. He's already looked there."

Piper puts it in the dresser. Darryl and Andy unfreeze.

Rex smiles, "You want to look in the dresser again."

Andy walks over to the dresser. Piper freezes them again.

Rex walks behind Piper. "This is getting ridiculous!"

Piper sighs, "This is getting ridiculous."

Prue shakes her head, "No, eerie is more like it."

Buffy gets the tiara out of the dresser. "Be right back." She walks out of the room.

Piper nods, "Don't worry. I'll just keep freezing them until they give up."

Rex looks at Piper, "You're a miserable witch."

Piper gets a funny look on her face.

Prue frowns, "What's the matter?"

Piper sighs, "I don't know. I feel like calling a shrink for some reason."

Phoebe rolls her eyes.

Buffy returns. "Okay, I put it in the, uh..." Andy and Darryl unfreeze. She whispers to Prue. "Attic, attic."

Rex disappears.

Andy nods, "Nothing. I think that's good enough for now, Morris. I'm sorry about all this, Prue. I really am."

Prue smiles, "Yeah, I know."

Darryl nods, "Come on, Trudeau. Let's go."

After Andy and Darryl have left Prue, Buffy, Piper and Phoebe are in the living room.

Prue sighs, "Somebody is obviously trying to set me up, and they're using magic to do it."

Buffy nods, "But who? And how?"

Phoebe shakes her head, "Pick a warlock. Any warlock."

Leo walks in. "Hey, uh, what were the police doing here?"

Piper smiles, "Oh, nothing much, really."

Leo nods, "Is it all right if I go upstairs and fix the bathroom sink?"

Phoebe nods, "Oh, knock yourself out, Leo."

Leo leaves.

Buffy watches Leo leave, "Did anyone ever think that maybe he's a warlock?"

Piper frowns, "Why is it always someone I'm dating that gets accused of being that? Don't answer that." The phone rings. "Answer that. It's safer."

Prue answers the phone. "Hello? Uh, yeah, hi Rex. Look, I'm on my away in. Of course. Hold on."

Prue hands the phone to Phoebe, "It's for you."

Phoebe takes the phone off of Prue. "Hello? Yes, I got the flowers. And they're beautiful. That was so sweet of you. They made quite an impression over here, too. A dinner party? Yes, I would love to. Hold on, let me get a pen." She walks out of the living room.

Piper sighs, "So, what are you gonna do?"

Prue shakes her head, "What can I do? My sister's dating my boss. I don't really have a..."

Piper shakes her head, "I meant about who's setting you up. Do you have any idea who it could be?"

Buffy sighs, "Maybe it's Rex." Prue glares at her. "Sorry but I didn't want to say anything unless I was sure. But my spidey senses went off on him last night. They never did that before."

Prue shakes her head, "Why would he want to set me up, Buffy? But I do agree it has got to be someone at the auction house. And if I had to guess, I would start with the person who said that they were out to destroy me."

"Hannah?" Buffy and Piper asked.

Prue smiles, "Smart girls. Buffy why don't you come with me just in case."

At Bucklands Prue and Buffy's walking down the hallway.

Jaime comes up behind them. "Working late?" Prue gets a fright. "Sorry, didn't mean scare you."

Buffy rolls her eyes.

Prue smiles, "It's okay, uh, I guess I'm just a little jumpy lately."

Jaime nods, "Can't blame you with everything that's been going on."

Prue nods, "Yeah, um, listen, Jaime, I was wondering. When the tiara was stolen, was anyone else still here? Like Hannah or-or-or Rex, maybe?"

Jaime shakes her head, "No, you were the last one out. Just like tonight. Hardest working woman I've ever met. For what it's worth, Prue, I know you didn't take it. I mean, of all people, there's no way."

Buffy nods, "Neither do we."

Prue smiles, "Thanks." Jaime walks away. "Hannah's computer." She walks in Hannah's office and sits at the desk. She types in Hannah's name and searches for it. It says 'no listing'. She types in Rex's name and 'no listing' comes up.

Rex astral projects behind her and Buffy. "Someone's after the both of you. Behind you." Buffy and Prue looks behind them. "You fear it's a warlock. With power greater than yours."

Prue runs out of the office followed by Buffy. They run to the elevator as Prue presses the elevator button.

Rex astral projects next to them. "You hear a scream. An innocent to protect in the warehouse."

Prue looks to Buffy, "Did you hear that?"

Buffy nods, "Yeah, Jaime?"

Prue nods, "Jaime."

They take off towards the warehouse.

Rex smiles, "Either of you are to grab the artifact just inside the door."

The run in to the warehouse. Prue comes in and picks up the artifact. Buffy is right on her heels. They sees Jaime.

Prue frowns, "Jaime. Jaime."

Buffy leans over Jaime.

Phoebe runs in. "Prue?"

Prue looks up at Phoebe, "Phoebe."

Phoebe smiles, "Thank God you're all right."

Buffy sighs, "He's dead."

Sometime later in the warehouse the Police have arrived.

Darryl nods, "Tape found by the body? Security. Showing Prue exiting the vault, putting the missing tiara in her briefcase."

Prue shakes her head, "What? That can't be."

Buffy nods, "Yeah."

Darryl nods, "I just saw it for myself."

Prue looks to Phoebe and Buffy, "Somebody must have manipulated me into taking it."

Phoebe sighs, "The same away someone manipulated me into being a witness against my own sister and cousin."

Darryl frowns, "Any idea what they're talking about?"

Andy shakes his head, "Not a clue."

Prue nods, "You were with Rex tonight, weren't you?"

Phoebe sighs, "Yeah, Prue, but I don't think this is the time or place to get into that."

Buffy nods as she sees where Prue is going, "She just meant that don't you find it a little coincidental that right when you guys start dating, all this is going on?"

Phoebe shakes her head, "No, I do not. And, besides, Prue, I thought you thought that Hannah was behind all this."

Prue nods, "I do."

Darryl nods, "Excuse me. Ladies, do you mind if we ask a few questions?"

Prue nods, "I already told you what happened, okay? I-I-I was working late, Buffy was here helping me. We heard a noise, and came down and we found Jaime."

Andy nods, "You didn't know he had the tape?"

Buffy shakes her head, "No, of course not."

Andy frowns, "And why exactly did you pick up the murder weapon again, Prue?"

Phoebe shakes her head, "You think she killed him. Is that it, Andy?"

Prue shakes her head, "Phoebe!"

Phoebe frowns, "No, I want to know how far he's gonna go with this and none of this has anything to do with the fact that she dumped you, does it?"

Prue sighs, "Stop that"

Andy sighs, "Look, we got Buffy and Prue standing over the dead body of the very security guard who last saw Prue with the tiara."

Darryl nods, "With the missing security tape showing Prue taking it."

Andy nods, "And Prue holding the murder weapon which you were there to witness. What are we supposed to think?"

Prue sighs, "That I'm guilty as hell."

Buffy nods, "And that since I was there I'm likely guilty as well. Even though I wasn't holding the murder weapon I was in the same room with Prue and Jaime and that alone would make me an accomplice since I did nothing to stop it, right?"

Andy nods, "Correct, Buffy."

Phoebe sighs, "You know they didn't do this."

Darryl nods, "Then who did? Did you see anybody run past you on the way here?"

Phoebe shakes her head, "No."

Andy nods, "I'm sorry, Prue. Buffy. Brian."

Brian nods, "Yeah?"

Andy sighs, "You're both under arrest for suspicion of murder."

Brian puts handcuffs on Prue. And then puts another pair on Buffy.

Later at Rex's apartment. Piper and Phoebe walk up to the door.

Piper sighs, "We should hire a lawyer."

Phoebe shakes her head, "With what money?"

Piper sighs, "I don't know but we can't let them sit in jail all night."

Phoebe nods, "That's why we're here. To get Rex's help."

Phoebe rings the bell and knocks on the door. "What are you doing?"

Phoebe opens the door and sees the empty, dark apartment. "This is so weird."

Piper frowns, "Are you sure this is the right place?"

Phoebe picks her lipstick off the floor. "This is my lipstick, I'm positive. He couldn't have moved out that fast. It must have been an illusion, all of it. Even my premonition."

Piper frowns, "How is that possible?"

Phoebe shrugs, "Mind control, astral projection, throwing charms, who knows? Buffy is right about Rex, which means, I'm dating a warlock."

Piper smiles, "Been there, done that."

At the Manor Piper comes down the stairs holding the tiara.

Phoebe frowns, "Piper, what are you doing?"

Piper nods, "Getting rid of the evidence. They can't bust Prue for murder if they don't have a motive."

Phoebe shakes her head, "Mouth, Leo's in the kitchen."

Piper smiles, "Oh, he is? Really?"

Phoebe sighs, "Focus and think. The last thing we have to worry about is the legal system. We're up against a warlock now."

Piper nods, "Two, if Prue's right about Hannah."

Phoebe nods, "Exactly, which means we have to figure out what they want. It can't just be to frame Prue or Buffy."

Piper nods, "Unless in doing so, somehow they think they can't get her powers, which is what warlocks want."

Phoebe nods, "Which means they're trying to divide us so that we don't have the power of three or the Halliwell family magic to stop them."

Piper nods, "What are we gonna do?"

Phoebe shrugs, "We have no choice." Phoebe hides the tiara in a closet. As she walks past the couch, Rex is on the couch astral projected. "Let's go."

Piper frowns, "Go? Go where? Phoebe?"

Phoebe nods, "Piper, it's gonna be all right."

At the police station. Piper and Phoebe are around the back.

Piper frowns, "This is crazy."

Phoebe nods, "We have to get Prue and Buffy out before Rex makes his move on us."

Piper shakes her head, "But we can't break them out."

Phoebe sighs, "Yes, we can. We're witches. All you have to do is freeze the guards and then unlock Prue and Buffy's cells."

Piper frowns, "Me? What about you?"

Phoebe nods, "Somebody's gotta to stay out here in case something goes wrong. Ready? On three."

Piper shakes her head, "No Phoebe."

Phoebe smiles, "Three."

Phoebe opens the door and you see a guard standing there.

Piper freezes him. "Aaah." She walks inside and Phoebe closes the door.

Inside Piper gets the keys from a frozen guard.

Prue frowns, "What are you doing?" Piper unlocks the gate and walks over to Prue's cell. "Are you out of your mind?"

Piper nods, "Just so we're clear. This was Phoebe's idea." She unlocks Prue's cell.

Prue frowns, "What?"

Piper walks over to Buffy's cell and unlocks it, "We think Rex is a warlock and he's after our powers. Phoebe's waiting outside for you to rub her nose in it." Prue and Buffy stands there. "Well, come on, Prue. Buffy. Before they unfreeze."

Buffy shakes her head, "Piper this isn't right."

Piper nods, "Well, neither is the gas chamber. Look if we're lucky we'll vanquish them and still get you both back here by morning rounds." Prue puts pillows under the blankets on the bed to make it look like she's still there. Buffy does the same. "That's pretty lame."

Prue sighs, "Well, you got a better idea?"

Piper shakes her head, "No."

Buffy nods, "Let's go."

Buffy and Prue walks out of the cells and closes the cell doors. They walk past a guard holding a donut. Prue takes it.

Piper frowns, "Don't touch him. Don't touch him. Don't."

Prue sighs, "Come on." They run outside. "Come on."

They start running and you see a camera flash.

Rex has taken a picture. "Quite photogenic. Now I should think the police will find this very interesting, to say the least."

Buffy frowns, "Rex."

Phoebe shakes her head, "Wait, how did you know that we..."

Rex smiles, "What, that you'd be here? Well, let's just say that I've been watching your every move. Without you knowing it, of course."

Prue frowns, "You bastard."

Rex nods, "Don't get too angry, Prue. You wouldn't want to injure me with your power. I'm the only chance you have. While you were here, conducting your little prison break, Hannah was retrieving the tiara from your home. You should have gotten to rid it while you had the chance. Personally, I actually thought that was an excellent idea."

Phoebe sighs, "Astral projection."

Buffy growls, "What do you want?"

Rex smiles, "Your powers, of course. That's why I hired Prue in the first place, you know, to see if you really were the Charmed Ones, and the Charmed Slayer. Then I waited to test your strength, see how best to make my move, and here we are."

Phoebe shakes her head, "But why all the drama? Why didn't you just kill us and take our powers?"

Piper frowns, "Don't give him any ideas."

Rex shakes his head, "No no no. I have seen exactly what you can do when you're been confronted directly. That's why I opted for blackmail. See, there is a special spell in the book of shadows that strips you of your powers forever." He shows them the device that looks like a lantern. "And this device will capture those powers. Then you'll bring them to me."

Prue frowns, "Go to hell."

Rex smiles, "Yeah, I'd love to, darling. I miss it terribly. And this will help me return with honors. In return, I'll give you the photo and tell the police I simply misplaced the tiara. No theft, no motive for murder, no prison. You really don't have much time. Just until the prisons guards realize you've both escaped. Well?"

Back at the Manor they have the Book Of Shadows opened up to the spell.

Piper nods, "It's a Relinquishment spell. If we read it aloud, it takes away all of our powers."

Buffy comes downstairs with her book. "It's in here all right."

Phoebe nods, "Is there any way to reverse it?"

Buffy opens her book to the page in question and then shakes her head.

Piper sighs, "I don't know. It doesn't say."

Phoebe nods, "Well, then I say we flip to another page and find a spell that kicks Rex's warlock ass."

Prue shakes her head, "We can't."

Buffy nods in agreement, "Yeah."

Phoebe looks between Buffy and Prue, "Why can't we?"

Prue sighs, "Because for all we know he's here, right now, watching us. And if we don't do exactly as he says, he'll tell the police Buffy and I have escaped."

Phoebe sighs, "But we can't give up our powers without a fight. It's like giving up who we are, who we've become."

Piper nods, "Who we've come from."

Phoebe nods, "Exactly. These powers are gifts. Gifts that were given to us to protect and ultimately to pass on to the next generation."

Buffy sighs, "As much as I agree with you. I don't think we have much of a choice."

Prue sighs, "Don't you think that we know that? I mean, how do you think I or Buffy feel, Phoebe? I'm the one who got us into this situation. Then by accident I dragged Buffy into it. Buffy maybe underage, but she will still be tried as an adult for being an accomplice."

Piper sighs, "Prue, it's not your fault."

Phoebe nods, "It's not."

Prue sighs, "Yeah, but I'm the one that the Rex tricked. I'm the reason why we're having this conversation."

Buffy sighs, "You're not the only one he tricked Prue. He was probably astral projecting into the office when we thought we heard Jaime scream. He tricked both of us."

Prue nods, "Your right, Buffy."

Phoebe sighs, "There has gotta to be a way out of this."

Piper shakes her head, "Like what? Become fugitives? Something tells me that's not the best way to go about protecting the innocent."

Phoebe nods, "Yeah, well, we can't protect the innocent without our powers. And, even worse, if we give them up, we'd be giving them up to evil."

Prue shakes her head, "No, we can't let that happen."

Buffy nods, "Yeah we can't."

Piper sighs, "Well, we can't let either of you die in jail, either. Besides, with both of you behind bars, we'll be divided. Rex wins either way. On top of that with Buffy in jail there is no Slayer."

Phoebe sighs, "I don't wanna have to do this."

Piper nods, "Neither do I, but we don't have a choice. All we can do is take the leap of faith and hope that somehow it all works out."

Shorttime later Buffy, Prue, Piper and Phoebe are sitting around a table in the attic with both books in the middle.

Prue sighs, "From whence they came, return them now, vanish the words, vanish our powers."

Piper nods, "From whence they came, return them now, vanish the words, vanish our powers." Phoebe hesitates. "Come on, Phoebe."

Phoebe sighs, "Okay. From whence they came, return them now, vanish the words, vanish our powers."

Buffy nods, "Bye to being Charmed. From whence they came, return them now, vanish the words, vanish our powers."

Suddenly it gets really windy. All the words out of both Books disappear into the device. Phoebe flips through first one Book then the other. The pages are blank.

Phoebe nods, "Look. It was fun while it lasted."

Piper sighs, "Yep."

Prue nods, "Let's get this over with."

Buffy sighs, "Yeah, let's."

Short time later at Bucklands Buffy, Prue, Piper and Phoebe walk out of the elevator.

Phoebe sighs, "Okay, I say as soon as we get the photo and the tiara back, we knock the lantern out of Rex's hands and stomp on it."

Buffy shakes her head, "What will that do?"

Phoebe shrugs, "I don't know. Free our powers? It's better than doing anything."

Piper nods, "How do we know this isn't just a trap?"

Rex comes out of his office. "You don't, actually. Nevertheless, here you are. Powerless, I presume."

Prue frowns, "Where's Hannah?"

Rex smiles, "Lurking. That's what she does best. The lantern, if you please." Prue hands him the lantern. "It all feels a little anticlimactic, don't you think? Too easy, almost. It feels as if we need a more satisfying ending."

Hannah comes out of the office as a panther.

Phoebe frowns, "Oh, oh."

Suddenly their power starts floating out of the lantern.

Rex frowns, "No. Hannah, now. Quickly."

The panther jumps up in the air towards Buffy, Prue, Piper and Phoebe. Piper freezes the panther.

Buffy blinks, "Wait. We have our powers back?"

Piper nods, "How?"

Prue shakes her head, "Doesn't matter. Get outta here. Fast."

They get out of the way and Prue moves Rex underneath Hannah. Hannah unfreezes and lands on Rex and starts attacking him.

Hannah turns back into a human. "Rex, no. What have you four done?" Rex and Hannah start disappearing. "Wait, it wasn't my fault. I didn't fail. He did. No, please, no!"

They burn and disappear.

Piper blinks, "What the hell was that?"

Phoebe nods, "I think you just answered your own question."

Prue smiles, "Okay, we gotta get Buffy and I back to jail now. Let's go."

The next morning at the police station Andy and Darryl are at the jail cells.

Andy looks to a Guard, "We're here to see Prue and Buffy Halliwell." The guard opens the cells. "Thanks, Eric." Andy walks over to Prue. Darryl walks over to Buffy. "Prue?"

Prue's asleep in the bed. She wakes up. "Andy? What is it? What's going on?"

Buffy wakes as she hears Prue's voice, "What's going on?"

Andy smiles, "Just thought you'd both like to know you're off the hook."

Darryl nods, "Turns out you both were right. Rex and Hannah were setting you up, or whoever they were."

Prue shakes her head, "I don't understand."

Andy smiles, "Well, we think they killed two people, assumed their identities, and took over the auction house. Then they bilked it dry and tried to cap it off with stealing the tiara."

Darryl nods, "Which we found hidden in his office."

Buffy blinks, "Wow, did you catch them?"

Andy shakes his head, "Not yet. I don't suppose you two have any idea what this was doing in his office, do you?" He shows them the photo that Rex took.

Prue smiles, "Quite photogenic. Don't you agree Buffy."

Buffy nods, "Quite."

Andy rolls his eyes, "Isn't it?"

Later in the attic back at the manor Prue, Piper and Phoebe are looking through the Charmed Book Of Shadows. Buffy is flipping through her Book of Shadows.

Piper nods, "Spells, incantations, demon stuff. It's all here. Everything just like before."

Buffy smiles, "Same goes here."

Phoebe smiles, "Thank God."

Prue sighs, "But how? I mean, we certainly didn't reverse the spell."

Phoebe shakes her head, "Maybe we screwed it up?" Buffy, Prue and Piper look at her. "What? It's not like it would be the first time."

Buffy shakes her head, "No, we didn't screw it up. Something or someone must have done it. It couldn't happened on its own."

Piper nods, "Why not? It's magic."

Leo enters the attic. "Knock knock."

Piper smiles, "Leo."

Leo nods, "The front door was open. I hope it's all right. I left my tool box."

Piper frowns, "That's funny. I don't remember that being there last night."

Leo nods, "Yeah, well, you know what Freud always said about leaving things."

Piper nods, "That you secretly wanted to come back for it."

Leo smiles, "Guilty."

Prue shakes her head, "Oh, don't use that word. Right, Buffy?"

Buffy nods, "Right, Prue."

Phoebe rolls her eyes, "Uh, it's a long story. Never mind."

Buffy, Phoebe and Prue walk away.

Piper nods, "Leo, you're leaving, aren't you?"

Leo nods, "Yeah, afraid so."

Piper sighs, "Do you really have to go?"

Leo nods, "Well, I've fixed everything I came here to fix. But I'll be back. Promise." Leo kisses Piper and Prue, Buffy and Phoebe watch. "Nothing can keep me away from you too long." He grabs his toolbox and leaves.

Piper smiles, "Well, at least he wasn't a warlock."

Phoebe nods, "Hey, you don't suppose Leo was the, uh..." Prue rips the relinquishment spell out of the Book. Prue then rips the one out of Buffy's book as well. "What are you doing?"

Prue smiles, "Just getting rid of both Relinquishment spells. However we got our powers back, I certainly I don't want to risk losing them again."

Piper nods, "I second that."

Phoebe smiles, "Third."

Buffy nods, "Fourth."

Prue nods, "So, witches forever?"

Phoebe smiles, "And Damn proud of it."

Buffy nods, "Yeah were Charmed whether we like it or not."

Piper lights a match and burns the pages.