INT. MANOR- A WEEK LATER
PIPER is alone in the kitchen with WYATT, who sits in his high chair, screaming bloody murder. Piper looks frazzled, her nerves clearly shot, as she hollers for LEO.
PIPER
LEO! LEO!
She pauses and waits for Leo to orb in but nothing happens. Wyatt, still screaming picks up his bowl of cereal and dumps it on the floor.
PIPER
Wyatt! No!
She kneels down in front of his chair and starts to wipe up the mess.
PIPER
LEO! I swear to God if you don't orb your elder ass down here right this minute I'm going to to...
She stops hollering and looks up at Wyatt, who has stopped screaming and is looking down at his mother -wimpering softly. She stands up quickly and starts remove Wyatt from his chair.
PIPER
(Picking him up)
Oh sweety. Oh buddy. Mommy is so sorry! She didn't mean to scare you.
She takes a seat at the kitchen table and starts to rock her son.
PIPER
(crying)
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
TOP OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
LEO stands a top the bridge and gazes out at the clear blue sky. He is deep in thought and doesn't notice the ELDER who has just orbed in next to him. That is, until the Elder speaks...
ELDER
You can't avoid them forever you know.
Leo tries to ignore him.
ELDER
They need you now Leo. The need you more than they ever have.
Without looking at the Elder Leo spits...
LEO
You knew.
(turning to face him)
You knew the whole time. Didn't you?
ELDER
That's not important.
LEO
Like hell it isn't! My son is dead!
ELDER
Technically, he's not dead yet. His future self is dead. There's still time to change things.
LEO
Don't give me that! Chris tried for almost a year and look where it got him!
ELDER
Chris was inexperienced. He was a kid who spent his entire life trying to avoid evil. He wasn't ready to deal with...
LEO
... with Wyatt?
ELDER
The Evil that turned Wyatt. The evil that can still be stopped.
LEO
How? Please tell me...How? How am I suppose to go back and face Piper knowing what I know about our kids and their future?
ELDER
You'll figure it out. You have to.
With that, the Elder orbs away, leaving Leo standing there-alone.
INT. MANOR-LATER
PIPER is now sitting in the kitchen alone. She looks distraught, with her head resting in her hands.
PHEOBE enters. She takes a seat next to Piper
PHEOBE
Hey honey. You OK?
Piper sighs and sits back.
PIPER
No, I'm not OK! Everything is falling apart. First we lose Chris and now Leo is MIA.
PHEOBE
You still haven't heard from him?
PIPER
No and when I do...Boy am I going to give him and earful!
PHEOBE
Well, go easy on him. This whole situation with Chris has really taken it's toll on him.
PIPER
Oh, and like it hasn't taken it's toll on us?
PHEOBE
Of course it has. It's just... I don't know. Leo and Chris had a really complicated relationship. Ya know? As much as they fought in the beginning, they really had grown kinda close at the end there. I think Leo is feeling guilty about what happened.
PIPER
Really? Can you feel that?
PHEOBE
No, it's not an empath thing. It's more of a sisterly intuition thing. I'm surprised you haven't noticed.
Just as PHOEBE says that, LEO orbs in.
He and Piper just look at each other a moment. Leo wiats for Piper to read him the riot act, but instead, Piper leaps from her chair and rushes into his arms-crying. Leo hugs his wife as Pheobe rise from her chair.
PHEOBE
I think I will leave you two alone.
INT. P3- THE NEXT DAY
PIPER, still clearly in a mood, storms into her office followed by a unhappy employee.
EMPLOYEE
But you can't fire me!
PIPER
I can't?
EMPLOYEE
Well, of course you CAN. But please don't! I need this job.
PIPER
Well, you should have thought of that before you showed up late for work -for the fourth time!
PHOEBE and PAIGE enter the office
PAIGE
What's going on?
PIPER
Gus here has been late for work four times too many- so I've fired him. Only he doesn't seem to understand English!
EMPLOYEE
OH, I understand English! But you are being totally unreasonable! Look, I understand that you've had some family problems recently and you got that wacky hormone thing going on...
PIPER
(seething)
Oh!
Pheobe can tell that Piper is about to lose it so she attempts to take control of the situation. Taking the employee by the arm-she directs him toward the door.
PHOEBE
All right! That's it's! You're done! Buh Bye!
As she starts to shove the employee out the door, she notices a guys jacket thrown over a nearby chair.
PHEOBE
Oh, and don't forget your jacket.
She reaches down and grabs the jacket. Instantly she is jolted with a premonition and gasps.
EMPLOYEE
(annoyed)
That's not my jacket.
PIPER
Pheebs?
PHEOBE
(softly)
It's not his jacket. It's Chris's.
EMPLOYEE
Who the hell is Chris?
PIPER
(furious)
Get out!
PAIGE shoves him out the door and slams it. She and Piper then turn their attention Phoebe who is clearly upset by what she has seen.
PAIGE
Pheobe, what is it? What did you see?
Pheobe, who has been staring at the jacket the entire time, looks up at her sisters-her eyes brimming with tears.
PHEOBE
I saw him. I saw Chris.
To be continued...
PIPER is alone in the kitchen with WYATT, who sits in his high chair, screaming bloody murder. Piper looks frazzled, her nerves clearly shot, as she hollers for LEO.
PIPER
LEO! LEO!
She pauses and waits for Leo to orb in but nothing happens. Wyatt, still screaming picks up his bowl of cereal and dumps it on the floor.
PIPER
Wyatt! No!
She kneels down in front of his chair and starts to wipe up the mess.
PIPER
LEO! I swear to God if you don't orb your elder ass down here right this minute I'm going to to...
She stops hollering and looks up at Wyatt, who has stopped screaming and is looking down at his mother -wimpering softly. She stands up quickly and starts remove Wyatt from his chair.
PIPER
(Picking him up)
Oh sweety. Oh buddy. Mommy is so sorry! She didn't mean to scare you.
She takes a seat at the kitchen table and starts to rock her son.
PIPER
(crying)
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
TOP OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
LEO stands a top the bridge and gazes out at the clear blue sky. He is deep in thought and doesn't notice the ELDER who has just orbed in next to him. That is, until the Elder speaks...
ELDER
You can't avoid them forever you know.
Leo tries to ignore him.
ELDER
They need you now Leo. The need you more than they ever have.
Without looking at the Elder Leo spits...
LEO
You knew.
(turning to face him)
You knew the whole time. Didn't you?
ELDER
That's not important.
LEO
Like hell it isn't! My son is dead!
ELDER
Technically, he's not dead yet. His future self is dead. There's still time to change things.
LEO
Don't give me that! Chris tried for almost a year and look where it got him!
ELDER
Chris was inexperienced. He was a kid who spent his entire life trying to avoid evil. He wasn't ready to deal with...
LEO
... with Wyatt?
ELDER
The Evil that turned Wyatt. The evil that can still be stopped.
LEO
How? Please tell me...How? How am I suppose to go back and face Piper knowing what I know about our kids and their future?
ELDER
You'll figure it out. You have to.
With that, the Elder orbs away, leaving Leo standing there-alone.
INT. MANOR-LATER
PIPER is now sitting in the kitchen alone. She looks distraught, with her head resting in her hands.
PHEOBE enters. She takes a seat next to Piper
PHEOBE
Hey honey. You OK?
Piper sighs and sits back.
PIPER
No, I'm not OK! Everything is falling apart. First we lose Chris and now Leo is MIA.
PHEOBE
You still haven't heard from him?
PIPER
No and when I do...Boy am I going to give him and earful!
PHEOBE
Well, go easy on him. This whole situation with Chris has really taken it's toll on him.
PIPER
Oh, and like it hasn't taken it's toll on us?
PHEOBE
Of course it has. It's just... I don't know. Leo and Chris had a really complicated relationship. Ya know? As much as they fought in the beginning, they really had grown kinda close at the end there. I think Leo is feeling guilty about what happened.
PIPER
Really? Can you feel that?
PHEOBE
No, it's not an empath thing. It's more of a sisterly intuition thing. I'm surprised you haven't noticed.
Just as PHOEBE says that, LEO orbs in.
He and Piper just look at each other a moment. Leo wiats for Piper to read him the riot act, but instead, Piper leaps from her chair and rushes into his arms-crying. Leo hugs his wife as Pheobe rise from her chair.
PHEOBE
I think I will leave you two alone.
INT. P3- THE NEXT DAY
PIPER, still clearly in a mood, storms into her office followed by a unhappy employee.
EMPLOYEE
But you can't fire me!
PIPER
I can't?
EMPLOYEE
Well, of course you CAN. But please don't! I need this job.
PIPER
Well, you should have thought of that before you showed up late for work -for the fourth time!
PHOEBE and PAIGE enter the office
PAIGE
What's going on?
PIPER
Gus here has been late for work four times too many- so I've fired him. Only he doesn't seem to understand English!
EMPLOYEE
OH, I understand English! But you are being totally unreasonable! Look, I understand that you've had some family problems recently and you got that wacky hormone thing going on...
PIPER
(seething)
Oh!
Pheobe can tell that Piper is about to lose it so she attempts to take control of the situation. Taking the employee by the arm-she directs him toward the door.
PHOEBE
All right! That's it's! You're done! Buh Bye!
As she starts to shove the employee out the door, she notices a guys jacket thrown over a nearby chair.
PHEOBE
Oh, and don't forget your jacket.
She reaches down and grabs the jacket. Instantly she is jolted with a premonition and gasps.
EMPLOYEE
(annoyed)
That's not my jacket.
PIPER
Pheebs?
PHEOBE
(softly)
It's not his jacket. It's Chris's.
EMPLOYEE
Who the hell is Chris?
PIPER
(furious)
Get out!
PAIGE shoves him out the door and slams it. She and Piper then turn their attention Phoebe who is clearly upset by what she has seen.
PAIGE
Pheobe, what is it? What did you see?
Pheobe, who has been staring at the jacket the entire time, looks up at her sisters-her eyes brimming with tears.
PHEOBE
I saw him. I saw Chris.
To be continued...