Tru Davies bolted upright in bed. For a moment everything was fuzzy. Then, in a flash, the events at the airport came flooding back into her mind. She looked over at the clock on the nightstand. It read 5:15 a.m. It was three hours earlier in New York City so it would be 8:15 there. She reached over and picked up the phone.
"Davis?" Tru questioned when her boss had answered the phone.
"Tru?" questioned Davis. "Do you know what time it is? I just got to bed."
"It happened again," said Tru.
"Again?" asked Davis.
"Yeah," said Tru. "And it was the same guy. Leo was shot in the airport this time. They had come to see me off and the guy just shot him there in the lobby."
"The same gunman?" asked Davis.
"The very same," said Tru.
"This doesn't sound like a random event any more," said Davis. "It sounds to me like this guy is after this Leo."
"That's what I'm thinking," said Tru. "The same two guys in two different places isn't random or a coincidence. I think this guy in black is out to get Leo. Davis, I can't leave San Francisco today. Not as long as Leo is in danger of being killed."
"You're right," said Davis. "Well, the ticket is an open-ended ticket so you don't have to worry about that. I'll try to square it with the administration somehow."
"Thanks, Davis," said Tru. "There's less than five hours before Leo gets shot. I'd better get hold of them and warn them. This should be easier than it was yesterday. They believe I have 'feelings' about these kinds of things."
"There are people out there who do believe in the unexplained," said Davis. "They never told you where they live. How are you going to find them?"
"Well," said Tru, "I know where Phoebe works. But that could take too long. I'll check the phone book. With any luck they'll be listed there."
"Good thinking," said Davis. "You'd better get started. If this guy is after Leo he may be stalking them right now."
Tru hung up the phone. She pulled the phonebook out of the drawer and thumbed through it. She came to the H's and quickly found a listing for Piper Halliwell. The address was 1329 Prescott Street. She thought about calling but it was still too early in the morning for that. Everyone would probably still be in bed. And what if they didn't believe her this time? She couldn't risk that. She'd have to go to their house and make sure they took her seriously. She got out of bed and began to get dressed.
"Come on, Paige," Piper called up the stairs. "It's nearly eight o'clock. It's going to take nearly an hour to get to the airport this time of the morning. We have to leave right away if we're going to catch Tru before she boards her plane."
"On my way," said Paige, coming down the stairs. "The strap on my shoe broke and I had to change them."
"We'll get it fixed when we get home," said Phoebe. "You know, I had the strangest dream last night. I dreamt we were at the airport seeing Tru off and Leo was shot to death. Some guy was caught trying to smuggle a gun onto a plane and he held Leo hostage."
"Are you sure it wasn't a premonition?" Leo asked.
"No, I don't think so," said Phoebe. "For one thing, I don't usually have premonitions in the form of dreams. But more than that, it didn't feel like a premonition. Besides, the guy shot Leo with a pistol. And we all know that a pistol can't hurt Leo. At least, not permanently. I think everything Tru told us yesterday just got my imagination working overtime."
"Tru said I was shot with a pistol, too," said Leo. "I just wish we could learn more about her ability. It's very unusual for there to be almost no information about something like this."
"Well," said Phoebe, "I didn't sense any evil from her." Just then the doorbell rang. Phoebe turned to answer the door. "In fact, I sensed a lot of good in her. And concern. I can't believe she's evil or a demon."
Phoebe opened the door and found Tru standing on the front porch.
"Hi, Phoebe," said Tru. "Can I come in? It's important."
"Sure," said Phoebe. "These are my sisters, Paige and Piper. And this is Leo. He's married to Piper."
"Hi," said Tru. "Listen, I know this is going to sound strange, but I had another one of my 'feelings'. You guys came to the airport to see me off and Leo was shot again."
"That is so weird," said Phoebe. "I had a dream just like that last night."
"Yes, well," said Tru, "I know it might be hard to believe, but the same guy showed up, I mean, is going to show up at the airport. Apparently he was trying to smuggle a gun on the plane. When the police try to take him into custody, he's going to shoot Leo."
"Showed up?" questioned Piper.
"What?" Tru asked.
"You said 'showed up' then changed it to 'is going to show up'," said Piper. "There's something you aren't telling us, isn't there?"
"Uh, no, of course not," said Tru. "It was just a slip of the tongue, that's all."
'You're lying," said Phoebe. "I can tell. There is something you aren't telling us. What is it?"
"Listen," said Tru, "I can't really explain. I can only tell you that if you go to the airport, Leo is going to get killed."
"Listen, Tru," said Piper, "we need more than just your word on this. Believe me, we're a bit more open-minded than most people. I'm sure whatever you tell us won't sound nearly as crazy as you think it does. But we need to know more. We need to know how you know this. And it has to be more than just having a 'feeling'."
"If I told you," said Tru, "you'd think I was crazy. If I were in your shoes, I'd think I was crazy. But you have to believe me. I've already prevented Leo's death once. All I'm trying to do is keep it from happening again."
"And all we have if your word on that," said Paige. "Remember, that man in black didn't even show up at the restaurant like you said he did. We want to believe you but you aren't making it easy for us."
"Tru," said Phoebe, "aren't you the least bit curious why we believed you the first time?"
"I just figured you were more open-minded, like you said," said Tru.
"We are," said Phoebe, looking around at the others. "But there's a reason for that. I'm going to tell you something. It's something we don't usually tell people. For the same reason you gave us. People would think we were crazy."
Phoebe looked at the others one last time, especially at Piper. Reluctantly, Piper simply nodded once, indicating that Phoebe should tell her.
"You see," said Phoebe, "the reason we believe you is because I can see the future. I have premonitions. Now I don't know if this is something like what you have but if Leo were in any danger, I would have had a premonition about it. I haven't had any premonitions so it's kind of hard for us to believe you unless you can tell us something."
Tru looked at Phoebe, and then at the others. She seemed to be considering something for a moment. Finally, she spoke.
"I know Leo is in danger because he asked for my help," said Tru finally. "After he was dead."
