"Here you go," said Phoebe handing the car keys to Prue as she also dropped her bag of book on the sofa. "It has half a tank so I figured it didn't need any more right now."
"Thank you," said Prue. "All I ask is that you keep an eye on it and put some gas in when it gets low."
"Hey Pheebs," said Piper, looking through the books Phoebe had bought, "if you needed help in tracing the family tree we have the Book of Shadows."
"What do you mean?" questioned Phoebe looking over at Piper.
Piper was holding up a book. The title was "Tracing Your Roots".
"Oh no," said Phoebe. "Another woman bought that book. The clerk must have mixed them up. I have no idea who the woman was or how to find her."
"Maybe the clerk can tell you," said Leo.
"Maybe," said Phoebe, taking the book from Piper.
"Well, if he can't," Prue said, "you might see her in the store again."
"Phoebe, are you okay?" Leo asked.
"Yeah," said Phoebe. "I think I just had a vision of the past. A young girl maybe fourteen or so. She was sneaking out a bedroom window."
"What make you think it was of the past?" asked Piper.
"Her clothes," said Phoebe. "They looked like something out of the 1980s."
"Did you recognize the girl?" Leo asked.
"No," said Phoebe, looking at the book in her hand. "It happened as soon as I touched this book. The woman who bought it said she was trying to trace her family tree."
"So why have a vision of twenty years ago?" Prue asked.
"Maybe I'm supposed to help her," Phoebe suggested.
"Help her trace her family tree?" Piper asked. "That doesn't sound like something the Charmed Ones are supposed to do."
"There might be another explanation," said Leo.
"I had the premonition for a reason," said Phoebe.
"Are you sure it was about that woman?" Piper asked.
"Well, she'd be about the right age," said Phoebe. "And the hair color was about right. And like I said, it happened the instant I touched the book. Other than that I don't have much else to go on. But who else could it be about?"
"We need to find out who this woman is," said Leo. "hen we need to find out where she lives. That might give us an idea of what you're supposed to do about this vision."
"I think I can find out," said Phoebe. "I'm sure the clerk at the book store can let me know. I think she used a credit card to pay for her books. I can get the information from that."
"They aren't supposed to do that," said Prue.
"I think I can do it," said Phoebe. "The clerk was pretty apologetic when he knocked the books off the counter. When I mention he charged me for a book he had all ready sold to another customer I'm sure he'll let me know if I agree to just forget about the incident."
"I'll drive you," said Prue. "If you have any trouble with him I can play the irate older sister."
"Just don't overdo it," said Piper. "You don't want to scare the poor boy to death."
"Not to worry," said Prue. "I'll be appropriately happy when we get the address."
"I don't think the Elders would approve of this tactic," Leo said to Piper after the other two had left.
"Well, then they should be more specific with their visions," said Piper.
"Technically," said Leo, "they don't send Phoebe her visions or premonitions."
"Well whomever sends them should be more specific," said Piper. "Besides, this sounds like the easiest way to find out the information we need."
"I still don't think they'd approve," said Leo.
"Hush," said Piper. "We're doing the best we can with what we have. Once Prue and Phoebe get back with the address you'll have to take us there."
"If they get the address," said Leo. "If they don't get it we'll have to think of something else."
"They'll get it," said Piper. "I have faith in them."