INT. APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON

The room is cheerful and lived-in but empty. Paige and Sam ORB in.

SAM
Hello?

Sam waits for a response, but receives none.

SAM (cont'd)
Good. No one's home. Okay, start looking.

PAIGE
What am I looking for exactly?

SAM
Signs of struggle. Some kind of clue, like scorch marks or slime
that would indicate what demon we might be dealing with. And
short of that, personal items that Phoebe might get a
premonition from.

PAIGE
Do the Elders know for certain that she was kidnapped from here?

SAM
No, but it's easier for us to look here than at her work.

Paige begins walking through the room, glancing around as Sam disappears through a door into another room. A framed photo on a table catches her attention and Paige picks it up. In the picture is a family--the parents in their late fifties and the children, a man and a woman, in their thirties-- all of them grinning at the camera. The picture holds Paige's attention so completely that she does not notice Sam reenter the room.

SAM
Nothing in the bedroom or the kitchen. Did you find anything in
here?

PAIGE
What? I don't know. I got distracted.

Sam notices the photograph even though Paige puts it down quickly and returns to looking around the room.

SAM
So how have you been doing these past few months? I'm sorry I
haven't had more chances to visit.

PAIGE
It's okay. Things have been kind of hectic. First with the baby
and then with Leo leaving.

SAM
Things are going well with your sisters?

PAIGE
Yeah. Piper seems to be doing well, considering, and Phoebe is,
well, Phoebe.

SAM
Actually, what I meant was how are you getting along with your
sisters?

PAIGE
(not too certain)
Oh. You know, fine.

SAM
Are you having problems?

PAIGE
Not really, I guess. We're sisters. We fight sometimes.

SAM
I imagine it might be more difficult for you though. Phoebe and
Piper have this history--

PAIGE
And I don't quite fit in? Yeah. It can be frustrating at times.
We came together because of the whole Charmed thing and
sometimes I feel like magic is the only thing holding us
together.

SAM
I don't think that's true. I know your sisters care about you.

PAIGE
Maybe. But I'll always know that magic was my way in. I thought
that if I could show them that I'm as good a witch as Prue was,
then maybe they could start accepting me, you know? I quit my
job to practice my craft... I have been trying so hard, and
nothing I do seems to be good enough. But Phoebe can do
everything wrong and with one apology make things right.

Paige is starting to cry, but she stops herself.

PAIGE (cont'd)
(trying to laugh)
Sorry. I don't know what's wrong with me. Let's keep looking.

Paige moves past her father, who watches her walk away looking like he wished he could say something.

INT. MANOR - PIPER'S BEDROOM/NURSERY - AFTERNOON

Piper has fallen asleep, the Book of Shadows open in front of her. Wyatt, however, has awakened from his nap and is standing up in his crib. He looks over at his sleeping mother expectantly. Tired of waiting for her to wake up, Wyatt ORBS out of his crib and ORBS back in next to Piper on the bed, touching her. CLOSE UP on Piper's face as she begins to awaken.

LEO (o.s.)
Piper?

Opening her eyes, Piper turns over to find...

INT. PIPER'S BEDROOM - DAY - PIPER'S DREAM

PULL BACK to reveal that Leo is lying on the bed next to Piper with Wyatt sitting between them.

LEO
Hey.

PIPER
(sleepily)
Hey. How are my boys?

LEO
Good. How was your nap?

PIPER
Not so good. I had a bad dream, but I'm better now.

LEO
Sorry to wake you up, but if we are going to meet Sheila and
Darryl at two we need to get going soon.

PIPER
Okay.

Leo leans down to kiss her.

PIPER (cont'd)
(smiling)
We can be a few minutes late, can't we?

They kiss again, and as they kiss the background fades away and the frame rotates until...

EXT. WOODED AREA - NIGHT - PIPER'S DREAM

Piper and Leo are standing in the woods now, still kissing. But as Leo looks over Piper's shoulder...

LEO
Piper, look out!

Leo pulls Piper to the ground as a bolt of energy zaps past where they were just standing. Leo hurriedly gets to his feet and attacks DEMON #2, who is now menacing nearby. ANGLE on Piper as she shakes off her dazedness with sounds of Leo and Demon #2 struggling off screen.

LEO (o.s.) (cont'd)
Piper!

Piper looks up to see Demon #2 dragging Leo toward a portal that has appeared in the woods.

LEO (cont'd)
Piper, blow him up!

Piper gestures but nothing happens.

PIPER
I can't! Leo!

Piper starts running after Demon #2 who enters the portal, which closes behind him just before Piper can reach it.

PIPER (cont'd)
Leo?

The sound of her voice echoes in the now empty woods, fading into the sound of a baby crying when...

INT. MANOR - PIPER'S BEDROOM - AFTERNOON

Piper wakes up, panicked, to find Wyatt sitting next to her crying.

PIPER
Wyatt?
(looking at his empty crib)
How did you...?

She takes him into her arms, rocking him.

PIPER (cont'd)
(her face belying her words)
Shh...it's okay, baby...everything's okay.

INT. APARTMENT - BEDROOM - AFTERNOON

Like the living room, this room is cheerful and lived-in--the bed is unmade and the sheets are rumpled. Paige is handling things on the woman's dresser. Sam appears in the doorway, unseen by Paige who has her back to the door.

SAM
(hesitant)
Paige?

PAIGE
Hey. I think I found some stuff to take to Phoebe.

SAM
Good.
(then)
Paige, about what happened earlier--

PAIGE
Oh. Yeah. I'm sorry I got so emotional.

SAM
No. Don't be sorry. I'm glad you told me.

PAIGE
I must have sounded so petty though. Like I'm jealous of Phoebe.
Which I'm not. She and Piper should be closer--they have known
each other longer. That's not their fault.

SAM
No.
(then)
It's mine.

PAIGE
No, Sam, I don't blame you. You and Mom were doing what you
thought was best for me. I can't find fault with that.

Paige smiles kindly at her father who smiles affectionately in return. Their tender moment is interrupted when Paige suddenly looks concerned.

PAIGE
(sensing Piper calling)
Piper?

SAM
What is it?

PAIGE
(with a look of dread)
She's pissed.

INT. MANOR - LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON

Piper, extremely pissed off, is pacing anxiously, staring angrily at the ceiling. Wyatt plays with toys in his playpen behind her.

PIPER
(toward the ceiling)
Paige!
(then)
Paige, I know you can hear me! Get your ass back here right now!

Paige ORBS in with Sam.

PIPER (cont'd)
(to Paige)
Go get Phoebe.

PAIGE
(concerned)
Piper, what--

PIPER
Go!

Paige ORBS out.

PIPER (cont'd)
(to Sam)
Where's Leo?

SAM
Piper, why don't you try to calm down--

PIPER
No. I am not going to calm down.

Paige ORBS in with Phoebe.

PHOEBE
What's wrong?

PIPER
I have had enough. I'm tired of your keeping secrets and coming
up with flimsy excuses to get me out of the room. Do you think
I'm an idiot?

PHOEBE
Of course we don't think that--

PIPER
Then where is my husband?

Paige and Phoebe, still startled by Piper's anger and knowing that they are busted, are unable to reply.

SAM
We don't know. He has been missing for three months and the
other Elders don't know where he is.

PAIGE
(to Piper)
They think whatever demon took Julie snatched Leo too.

PIPER
(looking at Sam)
Three months? He's been missing for three months and no one told
me? I am his wife for god's sake!

Sam does not respond.

PIPER (cont'd)
(to Phoebe and Paige)
And how long have you known?

PAIGE
Phoebe told me this morning.

PHOEBE
Piper, we were going to tell you, but I didn't know what had
happened until we talked to Sam. And we didn't want to upset you
if nothing was wrong.

PIPER
Oh, something is very, very wrong, Phoebe, with this entire
situation.
(gesturing at the ceiling)
I'm used to those bastards not caring but my sisters?

PAIGE
We are so sorry, honey.

PHOEBE
(to Piper)
We didn't mean to hurt you. We didn't tell you because we care
about you.

PAIGE
(to Piper)
But obviously we acted wrongly.

PIPER
Damn right, you did. He is my husband. I have a right to know
what's happening to him whether it upsets me or not.

PHOEBE
(meekly)
We're sorry...

Piper, still seething, says nothing.

SAM
(to Piper)
How did you find out about Leo?

PIPER
(calmer now, but still tense)
I had a dream that he was kidnapped.

PAIGE
A dream? But you usually don't put much stock in dreams.

PIPER
This was different. This felt real. Besides, it's not the first
time that Leo has contacted me in a dream.
(to Phoebe)
How did you know?

PHOEBE
I had a premonition the other day when I held Wyatt.

A tense beat, then:

PIPER
So what do we know about this demon--besides the fact that it's
going to be a pile of demon ash when I find him?
(to Paige and Sam)
Did you guys find anything?

PAIGE
Nope. But we did bring back something for Phoebe to try to get a
premonition.

From her pocket, Paige produces a few personal items. Phoebe takes one and begins concentrating.

PIPER
Okay. So this demon is kidnapping powerful beings, presumably to
drain their powers...
(to Sam)
Wouldn't the Elders be able to sense a pool of power that big?

SAM
Normally they can sense shifts in power even in the Underworld,
but these people have disappeared completely from their radar.
Whoever is doing this is able to shield their activities.

PIPER
(remembering her dream)
Maybe this demon isn't in the Underworld. Maybe he's in a
different plane all together.
(off of the others' looks)
In my dream the demon who took Leo dragged him through a portal
of some kind. Maybe that transported him to another world.

Phoebe opens her eyes as a premonition ends.

PHOEBE
She's right. The woman in my premonition was pulled into a
vortex as well.

PAIGE
So in order to find our way into demon central we need to find
one of those things.

SAM
(to Phoebe)
In your premonition, did you recognize where the woman was
kidnapped from?

PHOEBE
No, the building was pretty nondescript. I don't think--

PIPER
(an idea comes to her)
Wyatt.

Piper picks up Wyatt from his playpen.

PIPER (cont'd)
Come on. I have an idea.

Paige, Phoebe and Sam follow Piper upstairs and into...

INT. MANOR - ATTIC - CONTINUOUS

Piper makes a beeline to a table with scrying supplies, the others trailing behind her.

PIPER
Phoebe.

Piper hands Phoebe the scrying crystal and she moves to stand by Piper.

PIPER (cont'd)
Hold Wyatt's hand. And start scrying.
(to Wyatt)
We're going to find Daddy.

Phoebe dangles the crystal over the map.

PAIGE
How can Wyatt help us find a portal?

PIPER
Phoebe had a premonition of Leo when she was holding Wyatt. And
when I woke up from my dream today, he was sitting next to me,
even though I put him in his crib for his nap.
(off of their blank stares)
I think Wyatt is our link to Leo. It may be a long shot, but
maybe he can lead us to his daddy.

SAM
It makes sense. He and Wyatt are connected through blood and
through magic. Just like Paige and I are.
(proudly)
And she found me.

Paige smiles a little awkwardly. ANGLE on the crystal as it sweeps the map. Having been scrying for several minutes with no results, Piper is becoming frustrated.

PIPER
Wyatt, sweetie, I don't know if you can control your powers or
if you can even understand this, but we need to find Daddy.
(then)
Maybe you're mad or sad about Daddy leaving--I am too. But your
daddy loves you. Very much. And I know that he would be here if
he could.

The crystal still dangles uselessly over the map. With a sigh of resignation, Piper is about to give up when suddenly the crystal drops.

INT. MANOR - PIPER'S BEDROOM - EVENING

The bedroom is growing darker as the sun sets. Piper hurries into the room, followed by Paige. She begins grabbing things for Wyatt--diapers, change of clothes, etc.--and stuffing them into a diaper bag.

PAIGE
Piper, I understand that you are anxious about this, but we
can't just go rushing into this place. We have no idea what it
could be like or even who we're going up against. We may not be
powerful enough to vanquish them.

PIPER
That is why Phoebe is working on potions that can help us get
away if need be.

PAIGE
But if this guy has absorbed the powers of all of the people he
has kidnapped, that's a hell of a lot to fight--

PIPER
Paige, I know that what I'm suggesting is dangerous and reckless
and maybe even stupid, but it's Leo. I have to go.

Sam, who is carrying Wyatt, and Phoebe, who is loaded down with potion bottles, enter the room.

PHOEBE
Okay. Potions anyone?

She hands her sisters three vials each and they stash them in the pockets of their jackets.

PHOEBE (cont'd)
Are we ready?

PIPER
(handing Sam the diaper bag)
Sam, could you do me a favor and orb Wyatt over to a friend's
house?

SAM
Or I could stay with him.
(off of Piper's skeptical look)
You might need help and I could respond more quickly if I stayed
close by.
(earnestly)
Please. I want to help.

PIPER
(a little reluctantly)
Okay. But if you have to orb off to a charge, Sheila's number is
on the fridge along with numbers for his pediatrician, the
poison control center, the hospital and the fire department. If
you need us, you can try my cell phone, but I don't know if it
will work. He should be in bed by eight. Don't worry about
giving him a bath, but make sure you put him in one of the heavy-
duty diapers before he goes to sleep. If you see that he has a
rash, there is some cream on the changing table. If he gets
fussy, his bottle is in the refrigerator. If he doesn't want
that, try his stuffed brown dog, sometimes that will quiet him
down. Or he really likes it if you put him on your lap and rock
him while you read Goodnight, Moon very soothingly with maybe a
little Bach playing softly...

Paige looks at Phoebe and rolls her eyes.

PAIGE
(grabbing Piper's arm as she is still ticking
off things to Sam)
Come on, lady.

Phoebe, Paige and Piper begin to ORB out.

PIPER
Wait a minute. I'm not finished...

Piper's voice fades as the sisters disappear. Sam looks at Wyatt questioningly.

EXT. PARK - WOODED AREA - NIGHT

Paige, Phoebe and Piper ORB in.

PIPER
(to Paige)
Why'd you do that? I hadn't told him which blankets Wyatt likes
the best.

PAIGE
Are any of the blankets infected with small pox?

PIPER
(appalled)
No.

PAIGE
Then I think Sam can figure out which ones to use.
(looking around her)
This looks familiar. I think this might be where we found Julie.

PHOEBE
Piper, do you have the spell?

Piper takes a piece of paper out of her pocket.

PIPER, PHOEBE and PAIGE
(reading)
For those who want the path revealed,
Give us the power to see it unsealed.

A portal, similar to the one Piper saw in her dream, opens in the middle of the woods. A little cautiously the sisters step inside and it closes behind them.

INT. ALTERNATE PLANE - CAVERN – ETERNAL NIGHT

Chris MATERIALIZES. The Man In Black, still remaining unseen, lurks in a corner.

MAN
Did you take care of it?

CHRIS
(despondently)
Yeah. It's done. I think we should lay off the acquisitions for
a while. People are noticing.

MAN
Of course they're noticing. But they won't know anything until
it's too late.

Chris nods apathetically.

MAN (cont'd)
(noticing Chris' attitude)
Unless you think our whereabouts have been jeopardized. Then we
would have a problem.

CHRIS
I didn't say that.

Suddenly alert, Chris turns his head away from the man.

CHRIS (cont'd)
Did you sense that?

MAN
Sense what?
CHRIS
(quietly, to himself)
Oh no.
(to the Man)
I'll take care of it.

Chris DEMATERIALIZES.

EXT. ALTERNATE PLANE - FIELD - ETERNAL NIGHT

The air is very hazy, so thick that it takes a moment before Paige, Phoebe and Piper are visible. They walk aimlessly, confused, through the haze.

PIPER
(about the fog)
Wow.

PHOEBE
I have to say this was not what I expected.

PAIGE
Where are all the demons? I thought we would have blown up at
least five of them by now.

PIPER
They could very well be here, Paige. We could run right into
them any second now.

PHOEBE
So what do we do?

PIPER
(determined)
Keep walking.

EXT. ALTERNATE PLANE - WOODED AREA - ETERNAL NIGHT

Leo crouches near a tree when Chris MATERIALIZES. Upon seeing Chris, Leo stands, his body tense. The two regard each other warily for a tense beat.

LEO
You bast--

Chris very calmly raises his hand, curved as if in a chokehold, silencing Leo as Chris chokes him with his powers.

CHRIS
I'm a bastard? I didn't desert my wife, my son, my family...for
a job promotion. I think you need to reevaluate your priorities
before you call other people names.

Leo collapses to the ground, his body limp. Chris approaches Leo, crouching next to him. With a pass of his hand over Leo's face, Chris DEMATERIALIZES.

END OF ACT THREE