The next morning Prue woke up in a chair by Ava.
"Ava!" Prue exclaimed.
Ava was standing up in the crib smiling.
"Andy! Wake up! Ava is okay" Prue said.
Andy woke up.
"She's okay!" Andy exclaimed.
"We should call Piper and Phoebe" Prue said.
She ran to the pay phone.
"Hello?" Piper said.
"She's okay! I woke up and she was standing in her crib smiling" Prue said happily.
"Yeah! I'm coming over there right away" Piper said.
"Okay, bye" Prue said.
She went back in the room and found Andy playing peek a boo with Ava.
"Peek a boo" Andy said.
Ava laughed.
"Is your daddy a funny man? Yes, he is" Prue said in a baby voice.
Andy laughed.
"I can honestly say in all the years I've known you, I didn't ever imagine that you would talk in a baby voice" Andy said.
"Well they say being a mother changes everything" Prue said.
"I can't believe everything that's happened in the last year" Andy said.
"Well for nine months of it I was either puking my guts out, eating everything in the kitchen, or complaining about how fat I was" Prue said.
"I wish I could have been there" Andy said.
"And we wish we wouldn't of been there" Phoebe said coming into the room.
Piper, Leo, and Andrea were right behind her.
"Hey!" Prue said faking a hurt look.
"How's my strong little Ava" Piper asked.
"She's great, she doesn't have a fever or anything" Prue said.
The doctor came in and checked everything.
"That's a strong little girl you've got there" the doctor said. "Everything seems fine, and I think she can come home by the end of the day"
"Yeah!" Phoebe said.
Later on that day, everyone was sitting in the conservatory. They were watching Ava and Andrea who had been inseparable since they brought Ava home. Andy's pager went off.
"Honey, who is it?" Prue asked.
"It's Darryl" Andy said.
He picked up the phone and called him.
"Do you or Prue know a Roger Mason?" Darryl said answering the phone.
"I don't but I'll ask Prue" Andy said. "Prue do you know a Roger Mason?"
"Yeah he's my ex boss" Prue said.
"It's Prue's ex boss, why?" Andy said to Darryl.
"His fingerprints were on that card in the flowers" Darryl said.
"What! Why would he want to hurt us?" Andy said.
"Who?" Prue asked.
"Roger" Andy said.
"I forgot to mention a little something" Prue said. "Roger's my ex fiancé too"
"That would explain it" Andy said. "Darryl, Roger is also Prue's ex fiancé"
"Okay, that gives us the motive" Darryl said. "We're about to head into his apartment to arrest him so I've got to go"
"Okay, bye Darryl" Andy said hanging up the phone.
"So, Roger did it?" Prue asked.
"Probably, his fingerprints were found on the card in the flowers. Apparently he wasn't smart enough to wear gloves"
"That sounds like Roger" Phoebe said.
"Did Roger ever show any aggressive when you were dating him?" Andy asked.
"No" Prue said looking at the floor.
"Prue?" Phoebe said. "What did Roger do to you?"
"Nothing, he didn't do anything" Prue said.
Phoebe put her hand on Prue's shoulder. Suddenly she was hit by a premonition.
"Prue, where were you today?" Roger said. "I tried calling you and I got the answering machine"
"I was picking up your dry cleaning" Prue said nervously.
"Don't lie to me!" Roger yelled.
He slapped Prue.
"Tell me where you were!" Roger yelled.
"I was at the dry cleaners" Prue said.
Roger shoved her and she fell to the floor. Then he kicked her. Then he took her and locked her in the bathroom.
"You're staying in there until you tell me the truth" Roger said.
"Phoebe what did you see?" Piper asked.
"Roger, he was beating up Prue in the past" Phoebe said staring at Prue.
Prue looked at the floor.
"Prue is that true?" Piper asked.
Prue didn't answer.
"Prue, you have to tell us" Andy said. "The girls' lives could be in danger"
"Yes… it's true" Prue said softly.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Piper asked.
"I don't know" Prue said. "I thought I could handle it, and I thought I had. I told him he didn't have control over me and that if he did anything to hurt me I would make his life living hell. For a while it worked, but I guess now, I was just being foolish"
"You looked so happy" Piper said.
"I had to be happy, other wise I wouldn't have made it" Prue said. "As long as I played happy, I would fool, him, you, and hopefully myself"
"Why did he suddenly come back now?" Phoebe said.
"Cause he heard I was with Andy, probably" Prue said.
"Well, he can't hurt you anymore, Darryl said they were about to arrest him" Andy said.
He went over to Prue and hugged her. Just then the phone rang.
"I'll get it" Phoebe said. "Hello?"
"If you think you're safe, you're wrong. I can't be caught. Your sister may have fooled me then, but I control her now" a voice said. "I won't let her live without me; and remember, I'm watching"
The person hung up.
"Andy, call Darryl and see if they have him" Phoebe said.
"Why?" Andy asked.
"Just please, do it" Phoebe said.
Andy was about to call when his phone rang.
"Hello?" Andy said.
"We lost him, he wasn't there" Darryl said.
"Shit!" Andy said.
"What?" Darryl asked.
"After you left, Prue told us something" Andy said. "Roger abused her"
"And it gets worse" Darryl said. "I'm going to have a police watch out at your house. I'll have at least two guarding it, from what we found in his apartment, he's ready to kill"
"Okay, thanks Darryl" Andy said hanging up.
"Prue, they don't have him. Darryl is going to have police guarding the manor though, so don't worry" Andy said.
He could see fear in her eyes.
"I won't let him get to you" Andy said.
"Guys, he's watching us" Phoebe said. "That was him on the phone. He said that Prue can't live without him"
Prue raced over and picked up the girls.
"Leo take the girls up there" Prue said.
"I don't think so" Roger said from behind them. "Move and you die. See Prue, I've been observing you; I know what you and your sisters are. I know what Leo is, and I know Andy is supposed dead. So I've come to arrange that"
"No, please don't hurt my family" Prue said.
"It's too later Prue, you had your chance to save everyone and you failed. You're too stupid to realize that though, aren't you" Roger said.
"Prue's not stupid…"Phoebe was cut off.
"Pheebs, be quiet" Prue said.
"Okay, here's the deal, everyone gets a bomb. They get to wear it 24/7. When the cops come, we'll all shut up and act like everything's fine. You don't and you die. Got it?" Roger said.
He strapped a bomb on to each person.
"By the way, I had awhile to study up on magic. Your powers don't work in the manor anymore" Roger said.
The doorbell rang.
"Okay, here's the real test. Prue's going to go answer the door. She's going to play it cool. She's going to say she's really busy, if anyone starts asking questions. If she doesn't; well we know what will happen" Roger said.
Prue answered the door.
"Hey, Darryl" Prue said.
"I've got the police guards stationed. I want you to be really careful, he's dangerous, okay?" Darryl said. "Where's Andy?"
"He's putting the girls to bed" Prue said.
"Okay, be careful" Darryl said.
"I will" Prue said closing the door.
"Bravo, Prue" Roger said. "See, nobody gets hurt. Now let's go sit in the conservatory"
Roger and everybody were sitting in the conservatory. Andrea started crying. Prue was about to go get her but Roger stopped her.
"Prue, remember what I told you when you actually listened to me" Roger said.
Prue sat back down.
"Good" Roger said.
He walked over to the Andrea.
"Why doesn't the stupid little girl shut up" Roger said about to kick her.
Prue shoved him away from her.
"You're going to regret that" Roger said.
He hit Prue so hard that she fell.
Andy was about to get up.
"Why do I have to keep telling you this, move and she dies" Roger said.
"I know how to make Andrea be quiet, can I please help her?" Piper asked.
"Fine, go ahead" Roger said.
Piper picked up Andrea and rocked her back and forth, the she placed her in the playpen and she fell asleep. She did the same with Ava.
"So Prue you really left me for a cop" Roger said.
Prue stayed silent.
"So now you have nothing to say" Roger said.
Everyone was silent.
"Don't let me stop you" Roger said. "Chatter away"
"So, Phoebe how's college coming" Piper said nervously.
"It's good, I got an A on my test in my psychology class" Phoebe said. "Did you get Maroon 5 booked for P3?"
"Yeah, they said they'd play next week" Piper said.
"Wow, that's great" Leo said.
"I have a photo shoot on Friday" Prue said. "My boss said if he likes the pictures enough I could be up for the cover"
"Who are you shooting?" Andy asked.
"Some millionaire who gives 750,000 bucks to charity every year" Prue said.
"Wow, you're so successful, now Prue" Roger said. "Considering you couldn't even save Andy"
Prue looked down at the floor.
"What's the matter, did I hit a nerve?" Roger said.
Roger grabbed Phoebe.
"Well how about I hit another one. When Phoebe came running to you telling you I made a move on her, what did you tell her?" Roger said.
Prue continued looking at the floor.
"I asked you a question!" Roger yelled. "Answer or you and your sister will have matching bruises"
"I told her it was impossible and that she was only lying to hurt me" Prue said with tears in her eyes.
"And what did I tell you" Roger asked.
"You said that she was right and that I was too ugly to love" Prue said as a tear rolled down her cheek.
"And was I right?" Roger said.
"Yes" Prue said breaking down.
Andy watched helpless.
"Okay, now Piper and Leo, you're getting married right?" Roger said. "Well what would you think if I told you I told the Elders about Prue's spell?"
Piper face fell.
"That's right, I contacted one of the Elders, they know now" Roger said. "When I'm done with you, you'll never see your precious Leo again"
"No!" Piper said crying. "No, no, no"
"Now lets see who I haven't made miserable…Phoebe" Roger said. "So, how many times have you been told you're a failure? You know that's why everyone seems to leave you. They can't stand that you're such a failure so they leave. It's only a matter of time before Cole realizes what you are, and then he'll leave you like the rest"
Phoebe was about to cry so Prue distracted Roger.
"I left you; does that mean you're a failure?" Prue said.
"Shut up!" Roger said. "Do you have a death wish or something?"
"I'm not afraid of you anymore, Roger. I didn't leave because of Andy, I left because of you" Prue said.
Roger pulled out a gun.
"I'd be quiet now, you're already in trouble but if you shut up now nobody will die" Roger said.
Prue was silent. Roger shot Piper's leg and then Prue's.
"Phoebe, once again your looks saved you" Roger said. "As for your sisters, well some are just unlucky"
Leo and Andy had horrified looks on their faces.
"Oh look it you two are getting blood all over the floor" Roger said. "You always were such a messy person, Prue, go get some paper towel and clean it up"