INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - PHOEBE'S PREMONITION

Julie writhes in pain, dying, and then finally goes limp.

INT. HOSPITAL - JULIE'S ROOM - MORNING

Phoebe opens her eyes as her premonition ends. She is next to Julie's bed, holding Julie's hand. Paige is pacing impatiently in the background. Sam is slumped dejectedly in a chair as Piper tries to distract Wyatt. With a sense of finality, Phoebe gently places Julie's hand on the bed. She draws the curtain that partitions the room, hiding Julie's body from her nephew.

PAIGE
Well?

PHOEBE
Nothing.

PAIGE
So. Try again.

PHOEBE
(her emotional weariness apparent)
Paige, that was the fifth time I've tried. For some reason, I
can't or I'm not meant to see who killed her.

PAIGE
But how else are we going--

PIPER
(gently)
Paige. Just let it go for now. We'll... figure something out.

Paige takes Piper's hint but not happily.

PIPER (cont'd)
(to Sam)
How're you doing? Are you okay?

SAM
Yeah. I'll be okay. It's just always difficult losing a charge.
I had just found Julie. I can't believe I lost her again.

PHOEBE
We're going to do everything we can to figure out who did this.

PAIGE
(to Sam)
When she... You felt it, right? Could you sense anything else?
Like who was hurting her?

SAM
No, I was too focused on her pain to try to sense who else was
in the room.

PHOEBE
Why can't I get a premonition about this? I thought I was
finally getting a handle on my powers.

PIPER
Like you said, there's probably just some incomprehensible
cosmic reason that's keeping you from getting a premonition.

PHOEBE
See, but I'm not so sure. Usually if I'm not supposed to have a
premonition then I just don't get a premonition. Now it's like
there is some psychic wall that's blocking me from seeing
whoever did this.
(to Sam)
Do you know what might cause that?

SAM
Well, some demons, very powerful demons, can protect themselves
from the visions of clairvoyants.

PHOEBE
This would have to be one powerful demon. Not even the Source
could protect himself from my premonitions.

PIPER
You don't think there's a new Source, do you?

SAM
I don't think so. If a new Source had gained control of the
Underworld, we would have heard about it.

PAIGE
And why would the Source himself go after one woman? Wouldn't he
send some of his little lacky demons?

PIPER
Unless she was too powerful for his lackies.
(to Sam)
Was she?

SAM
Julie was powerful, but she was an easy target for almost any
demon. Her powers weren't offensive in any way.

PAIGE
What were her powers?

SAM
Julie was a spirit reader. She had the ability to read a
person's true nature--to tell whether he was good or evil or
somewhere in between. She also had some psychic abilities and
could see the events that had shaped or would shape the person's
life.

PHOEBE
In my premonitions, she talked to whoever killed her and she
must have been reading him. It wasn't in English, so I can't be
sure, but I think she said something about destiny.

SAM
If it wasn't English, she was probably speaking French. Do you
remember what she said?

PHOEBE
Not really.
(in badly pronounced French)
NAY PAWZ...something DESSTAWN. Sorry. I took Spanish in high
school.

PAIGE
(to Sam)
Was Julie French?

SAM
Belgian. That's why I was so surprised to hear that you found
her in San Francisco.

PIPER
Let me see if I understand this--so one day Julie disappears
from your radar in Belgium. You and the Elders try to locate
her, even on different astral planes, but you couldn't sense
anything until yesterday when suddenly she reappeared in Golden
Gate Park.

SAM
Right.

PIPER
(to Phoebe)
And you can't get a premonition about where she was for all
those weeks?

PHOEBE
No. It's the same as when I try to get a premonition about her
killer--something or someone is blocking me from seeing
anything.

Phoebe turns her gaze to Paige as she thinks back to their conversation about Chris and her inability to receive a premonition of him. Paige doesn't understand the meaning of her look and stares back at her, puzzled.

PHOEBE (cont'd)
This demon is doing a great job of covering his tracks,
psychically speaking.
(glancing at her watch)
Since my powers seem to be useless at this point, would you guys
mind if I leave? I have a meeting in twenty minutes that I
really shouldn't miss. I've all ready rescheduled with these
people three times and--

PIPER
(handing Phoebe her keys)
Phoebe, go. We'll call you if anything happens.

PHOEBE
Okay. I'll try to get away as soon as I can so that I can help.

Phoebe begins to leave, but then turns to Piper.

PHOEBE (cont'd)
Actually, Piper, you should come with me to the car.

PIPER
Why?

PHOEBE
Because you left something in the backseat.

PIPER
What?

PHOEBE
You left your, uh, your jacket.

PIPER
I can get it later.

PHOEBE
(covering)
But it's your gray one, which is the only jacket you have that
matches what you're wearing and you might need to go somewhere
later. Can't have you walking around San Francisco mismatched.

PIPER
(humoring Phoebe)
Okay.
(handing Wyatt to Paige)
Do you mind? I need to go placate our sister's sartorial
concerns.

Piper heads for the door, but Phoebe hangs back, gesturing wildly to Paige and pointing to Sam.

PHOEBE
(mouthing)
Tell him about Leo.

Phoebe leaves.

SAM
I think she wants you to tell me something.

PAIGE
Yeah, Phoebe is great with the subtlety.

SAM
So what do you need to tell me?

PAIGE
When we were in the hall earlier, you mentioned that Julie was
not the only person to have gone missing. Were you going to say
that Leo is missing too?

SAM
(hesitantly)
No, but now that you've mentioned it--

PAIGE
So he is missing. For how long?

SAM
A couple of months.

PAIGE
That's about how long it's been since we've seen him. Do the
other Elders have any idea what happened to him?

SAM
They think his disappearance is connected to Julie's. So there
is a chance that he might be alive.

PAIGE
(looking at Wyatt)
A very good chance. But do me a favor--don't mention any of this
to Piper until we know the specifics. If she thought Leo was in
trouble... Well, you know how she gets.

SAM
No. How does she get?

PAIGE
Well, let me just say that when she found out that demons had
offered a bounty for Wyatt here, she destroyed an entire
marketplace full of demons almost single-handedly.

SAM
I get the idea. I won't tell her, but you really should tell her
soon. She deserves to know about what has happened to her
husband.

An awkward silence fills the room. As feelings of uselessness beset him, Sam sighs, allowing his grief to overcome him. After a moment, Wyatt ORBS out of Paige's arms and onto Sam's lap.

SAM (cont'd)
What just happened?

PAIGE
I'm not sure. But I think Wyatt wanted to cheer you up.

Sam smiles kindly at Wyatt and begins to interact with the baby, bouncing him on his knee and talking to him. Paige watches her father play with her nephew, something that he never did with Paige when she was Wyatt's age. Her thoughts turn to Patty and Sam and her abandonment and tears begin to form in her eyes. Sam's eyes meet hers and they hold each other's gaze for a pregnant moment.

PIPER
(re-entering the room)
I think Phoebe is really losing it this time. I wasn't wearing a
jacket when we left the house.
(noticing Paige's emotion)
I'm sorry. Am I interrupting?

PAIGE
(trying to blink away her tears)
No.

SAM
(handing Wyatt to Piper)
Your son just orbed.

PIPER
(less-than-thrilled)
He did? Well, wasn't that...magical of him. Are we done here?

PAIGE
Yeah. We're done.

Paige's cell phone rings.

PAIGE (cont'd)
(answering)
Hello?

INT. PIPER'S JEEP - DAY

Phoebe is concentrating on driving when Chris ORBS into the car, startling Phoebe. She yelps in surprise and jumps, causing the car to swerve, which causes Chris to yell in fear of hitting other cars.

PHOEBE
Chris! Don't do that! You may not be mortal, but I am.

CHRIS
All right! Just concentrate on driving.

PHOEBE
And put your seatbelt on. I don't want to get a ticket.

CHRIS
(putting on his seatbelt)
I thought this would be a good opportunity to talk since you're
alone. I spoke to the Elders. And you were right. Leo might be
in trouble. He's been missing for three months and the Elders
don't know where he is.

PHOEBE
(not sure if she should believe him)
Really? And why didn't you know this?

CHRIS
Because I don't talk to the Elders much. I'm not Leo who needed
to consult them every two minutes. In my future, there weren't
any Elders to consult with.

PHOEBE
Okay. I was just curious.

Phoebe comes to a stop at a red light. She glances at Chris, her thoughts returning to the fact that she was unable to see Julie's killer and she also couldn't receive a premonition of Chris.

PHOEBE (cont'd)
(patting Chris on the shoulder, trying to
trigger a premonition)
I think you're doing a great job as our whitelighter. A really
great job.

Chris observes her touching him, suspecting her true motives. He subtly gestures with his hand, sending Phoebe a...

INT. ROOM - NIGHT - PHOEBE'S PREMONITION

The room is completely black except for a strip of light that illuminates Chris, who is kneeling on the floor crying, his body shaking with each sob.

IN THE JEEP Phoebe emerges from her premonition, surprised by the intensity of the emotion she felt.

CHRIS
Your cell phone is ringing.
(then)
Phoebe?

PHOEBE
Oh.

She takes her cell phone out of her purse.

PHOEBE (cont'd)
(answering)
Hello?

CUT TO: INT. MANOR - UPSTAIRS HALLWAY - DAY

Paige speaks on the cordless phone.

PAIGE
Hey, Phoebe. Javier just called with a little more information
about the Mark of Ahriman. According to his sources, the mark is
used in rituals that transfer powers, draining a power from one
person and giving it to another.

PHOEBE
So you think Julie was kidnapped so that a demon could absorb
her powers?

PAIGE
From what Sam told me about the other missing people, this demon
seems to be collecting rare powers like Julie's or just powerful
ones...like Leo's.

PHOEBE
(surprised that Chris told her the truth)
He really is missing?

PAIGE
That's what Sam said. But he's alive, right? Your premonition--

PHOEBE
He's alive. At least for a little while longer.

PAIGE
Good. Well, as soon as Sam gets back, he and I are going to
investigate some of these other disappearances and Piper is
going to hit the Book.

PHOEBE
Do you want me to come home?

PAIGE
No. Go to your meeting. Nothing is urgent at the moment.

PHOEBE
Okay. But call if something is urgent? And, Paige, do you
remember those sunglasses we were talking about this morning? I
don't think they're really as bad as I thought they were.

PAIGE
Huh?

PHOEBE
We can talk about it later. Bye.

PAIGE
Bye.

As Paige hangs up the phone, Piper comes down the stairs from the attic carrying the Book of Shadows. Paige starts a little in surprise.

PAIGE (cont'd)
I thought you were going to research power-sucking demons.

PIPER
I am, but I thought I'd do it in my room. Was that Phoebe?

PAIGE
Yeah, She said she would come home to help as soon as she can.

PIPER
Great.
(hesitantly)
Um, are you sure you're going to be okay with Sam? At the
hospital you looked kinda upset.

Sam ORBS in.

SAM
Sorry about that. Are you ready to go, Paige?

PAIGE
Yeah.
(more to Piper than Sam)
I'm good.

SAM
It would probably be easier if I just orbed you instead of you
trying to follow me.

Sam holds out a hand. After slight hesitation, Paige takes her father's hand.

PAIGE
(to Piper)
I'll let you know if we find anything.

Paige and Sam ORB out. Piper stares at the now empty space in concern before walking into her bedroom.

EXT. WOODED AREA - ETERNAL NIGHT

Leo weaves stealthily through the trees, wary of his surroundings. Alerted by a sound he comes to a stop as DEMON #1 approaches him. Demon #1 forms an energy ball in his hand.

DEMON #1
You're going to have to come with me.

Leo stares at the demon levelly. After a moment Leo screams a battle cry, running at the demon. Demon #1 extinguishes the energy ball in his hand before Leo tackles him to the ground. They struggle for a moment, but Leo manages to pin the demon to the ground, his eyes wild--this is a different Leo than we have seen before. Pressing an arm against the demon's throat to choke him, Leo fumbles in his pocket until he produces an athame, which he plunges into the demon. He rolls away as the demon is vanquished. Leo stares at the athame in his hand surprised at his own fury.

END OF ACT TWO