"Are the three of you insane?" Leo asked after orbing them back to the manor. "You're the Charmed Ones, not some missing person's bureau."
"Leo, honey," said Piper, "I think it's pretty clear why Phoebe had her vision. We're supposed to help find Miranda's father for her."
"What does that have to do with demons?" Leo asked.
"Nothing that I can see," said Phoebe. "But you know as well as I do that not everything we do is demonic related. Remember when I went to work for Prue at Bucklands? I had that vision from that bracelet that led us to a girl who had been kidnapped. We were able to reunite her with her mother. That wasn't demonic related, either."
"Besides," said Prue, "isn't part of our destiny to help the innocent? Miranda obviously needs our help. Everything points to us helping her find her father."
"Maybe," said Leo. "Even assuming you're right, how do you propose we find someone named John Smith? Do you have any idea how many John Smiths there are?"
"Leo, do you remember those resources I mentioned to Miranda?" Piper asked.
"You've got to be kidding?" questioned Leo. "You want me to see if the Elders can locate him? Piper, they're the Elders. You can't honestly expect me to go ask them to locate someone's missing father. That's not what they do."
"Just ask them," said Prue. "After everything we've done for them it's the least they can do. If it's so minor it shouldn't be an imposition."
"This is just great," said Leo. "The next thing you know you'll be asking me to orb all over the country checking out any leads you get."
"Well, now that you mention it," said Piper.
"What?" Leo shrieked. "Oh now. No, no, no. I'm a Whitelighter, not a locator service."
"Leo," said Piper, putting her arms around his waist, "we're the Charmed Ones. Our job is to fight demons and protect and help the innocent. Phoebe's had a vision that means we're supposed to help someone.
"You're our Whitelighter. You've told us yourself many times that your job is to look after us and help provide guidance and information. And to help us when we need it. Now, if you can provide a better explanation for Phoebe's vision, I'm sure we'll all be glad to listen to it."
"I can't," said Leo.
"Then is seems clear to me," said Piper, "that checking out any leads we get is part of your job. It will be faster and more effective than trying to make a bunch of phone calls."
"And the sooner we find him," said Prue, "the sooner this will all be over."
Leo looked at the three sisters. They could be incredibly stubborn when they put their minds to it. And when they were all three focused on the same thing, neither hell nor high water could change their minds.
"I'll go check with the Elders," said Leo. "But we'll have to talk about me orbing all over the country checking on leads. I'm only supposed to help you with things you can't do for yourselves."
"Fair enough," said Piper. "We're willing to compromise."
Leo orbed out of the manor. He was not completely satisfied but at least for the moment he wasn't arguing with them any more.
"Compromise?" questioned Prue.
"I didn't say how much we'd compromise," smirked Piper.
"Well," said Phoebe, picking up the stack of papers they had gotten from Miranda and Alexander, "we can get started before Leo gets back. I can do an Internet search and eliminate a lot of leads that way."
"Good idea," said Prue. "With any luck, Leo will have some more leads for us when he gets back."
"He might even know where this John Smith is," said Piper. "That would solve all of our problems."
"I wouldn't count on that," said Prue. "Things are rarely that easy."
"A girl can dream can't she?" Piper asked.