[Scene 9: The Manor]

The girls are still in the attic discussing Melinda.

Melinda: Mummy.

Piper: Yes Melinda?

Melinda: Why did you abandon me? Why did you leave me?

Piper: What do you mean?

Melinda: You and daddy left me on someone's doorstep. You said you were coming back. You said you would never leave me. I remember seeing you cry and daddy was pulling you away, but you were trying to stop him and you left me. You never came back. You promised.

Melinda starts crying.

Piper: Sweetie, it's ok. Piper hugs Melinda. Look, we don't know what's going on, but that wasn't me who left you. I know it's confusing, but we're going to figure this out, ok?

Melinda nods and takes out the photo.

Melinda: Something's not right.

Piper: What's not right?

Melinda points at Leo.

Melinda: That's daddy, right?

Piper: Right.

Melinda shakes her head.

What? What is it?

Melinda: That wasn't the man that was pulling you away when you left me. But he said he was my daddy.

Paige stands up and walks towards them.

Paige: Wait a minute, Melinda, who was that guy that was trying to hurt you?

Melinda: That was daddy.

Paige opens her mouth and covers it with her hand.

Prue: Paige? What is it?

Paige: That man, he had a mask on, but.Melinda do you remember his name?

Melinda: He never told me. He said I can't know.

Paige: Phoebe, maybe you can try and get a premonition off me.

Phoebe: I guess I can try.

Phoebe goes to Paige and holds her hands. She closes her eyes and concentrates.

Nothing.

Paige takes both of Phoebe's hands and places them on her head. Phoebe instantly gets a premonition. After a couple of minutes Phoebe falls to the ground.

Phoebe: No, it couldn't be. No way!

Prue: Phoebe, what did you see?

Phoebe: I- I-

Piper: Piper stares at the floor She saw Cole.

[Scene 10: 415 Magazine.]

The next day Prue goes to work. She's sitting at her desk talking on the phone.

Prue: No, I didn't. Well you heard wrong. Look, I need to be there tomorrow, not today. Ok? Grr!

Prue slams the phone down and it rings again.

WHAT?

Reception: Umm, Piper and your niece are here to see you. Should I tell them you're busy?

Prue: No send them in.

Prue puts the phone down and tidies her desk from all the papers and photos. Piper and Melinda walk in.

Prue: Hi!

Piper: Hi, did we come in at a bad time?

Prue: No, it's fine! Just had a bad phone call. How are you Melinda?

Melinda: I'm hungry, but mum said we have to see you.

Piper: Sighs I wanted to ask you if you wanted to come out for lunch with us.

Prue: I'd love too!

Prue gets her purse and opens the door.

Where to?

Piper: Where do you want to go to Melinda?

Melinda: Chinese!

Piper: Chinese it is!

They walk out.

Cut to street

Melinda, Prue and Piper are walking down the street. Melinda is holding hands with both Prue and Piper.

Piper: I'm still very confused. How does Cole fit in with all of this? And how did it happen in the first place? I saw her in the future and now she's here. How?

Prue: I don't know. But we're bound to find out.

They reach the Chinese restaurant and walk inside. They find a four seated table and sit down. Melinda reads the menu.

Melinda: How much money am I allowed to spend?

Piper: As much as you like.

They order there meals and wait for them to come. About ten minutes later the waitress brings them over.

Piper: So, what are we going to do in the mean time?

Melinda: You're not going to abandon me again are you?

Piper: Of course not!

Melinda smiles and goes back to eating.

Prue: Melinda, who did you stay with? When Piper abandoned you. Where did she leave you?

Melinda: At my real dad's house.

Prue: Real dad? Who's your real dad?

Melinda: Leo.

Piper: Leo?

Melinda: Yes. The man in the picture.

Piper: Do you remember what happened with us?

Melinda: You and dad kept on fighting. Aunt Phoebe died, Aunt Paige turned evil and Aunt Prue moved away. You said you couldn't take it. So you and dad got a divorce and you married Cole and turned evil. I was left with dad. Dad clipped his wings and never went outside.

Prue and Piper open their mouths in shock.

Prue: Do you remember anything else?

Melinda: Yes.

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