"Wait a minute," Prue said finally. "You want us to move out of our home?"
"Yes, dear," said Mrs. Rooney. "All things considered, we feel it's the best thing."
"You," Piper said, looking at Graham, "how long have you lived in the neighborhood again?"
"About a week," he replied.
"So you move in and a week later just join in with the rest of the neighborhood?" Phoebe asked.
"No, I'm not involved in that," Justin said. "I didn't know anything about it until the committee approached me. Since I didn't know anything about you, I decided to come over with Mrs. Gallow and Mrs. Rooney and see what all the fuss was about."
"Committee?" Piper asked. "There's a committee?"
"Sort of," said Mrs. Gallow. "Mr. Harper who lives next to me, Mr. and Mrs. Conroy, who live across and down the street. Mrs. Parker who lives on the corner. And Mr. Mathias who lives at the other end of the block.
"Dear, we don't want to cause you any more distress than necessary. And we understand you'll need some time to gather your things and find another place to live. We'll give you any reasonable time you need for this. And once you do, everyone is more than happy to help you in any way...."
"Forget it," Prue snapped suddenly. "Who do you think you are? You can't just come in here and tell us to move. And what do you mean strange goings on? It's no ones business what goes on in our home. We aren't moving and that's that."
"Please, dear," began Mrs. Rooney.
"And don't call us 'dear'," Piper said. "Prue's right. You can go back to your committee and tell them they can go take a flying...."
"I think what Piper is saying," interrupted Leo before Piper could finish, "is that she agrees with Prue."
"So do I," Phoebe said.
"Well, I'm sorry you feel that way," Mrs. Rooney said. "We had so hoped to do this the sensible way. Without a lot of fuss and bother. Now, I'm afraid we'll have to do this the hard way." She opened her purse and pulled out a piece of paper. "I was hoping I wouldn't have to use this."
"What is it?" Piper asked Prue who was looking the paper over.
"It's a petition," Prue said, "and it seems to have been signed by all the people in the neighborhood. It says that if we don't agree to leave voluntarily, they'll bring a civil suit against us and force us out."
"Let them try," Phoebe said.
"That's it," Piper said, her tempter barely being held in check. "Out. Get out of our house. You don't just walk in here pretty as you please and demand that we move. Bring any kind of suit you want. We aren't going anywhere."
"I'm sorry you feel that way," Mrs. Gallow said. "I suppose we'll be going now."
"I'm sorry about all this," Justin said after the two older women had left. "Like I said, I wasn't involved in it. From what I can see, you're a perfectly normal group of people. I don't know what all the fuss is over. If you need anything, let me know. I'll help any way I can."
"Thanks, Justin," Prue said. "If we need anything, we'll call."
"Of all the nerve," Piper said after Justin had left. "Just come in here pretty as you please and demand that we move out."
"That's not an option," Leo said. "With this house sitting over the Nexus, you can't afford to let it fall into evil hands. The power of the Nexus could upset the balance between good and evil."
"What strange goings on do you think she was referring to?" Phoebe asked.
"Oh nothing," Prue said sarcastically. "Just demon vanquishings, warlock attacks, the front door and window being smashed to pieces a thousand times at all hours of the day and night. It's a wonder no one complained about it before now."
"What do we do?" Piper asked. "Do you really think they can bring a civil suit against us? Make us move out?"
"I don't know," Leo said. "I suppose it's a possibility."
"Okay, like Piper asked," Phoebe said, "what do we do?"
"We forget about it," Prue said. "It's all a bluff. They aren't going to do anything. We just forget about it and go on with our lives."