"Okay," said Leo after returning from the Elders, "it seems they agree with you. Apparently Phoebe's vision was meant for you to find Miranda's father for her."
"Great," said Phoebe. "Were they able to point us in the right direction at least?"
Leo held out a piece of paper.
"They've been able to narrow it down to eight names," said Leo. "Three are in New York, one is in Florida, one is in Wisconsin, one is in Montana, and the last two are in California. One lives in San Diego and the other one lives in a small town south of here called Brewster Falls."
"Let me check those against what I've found out all ready," said Phoebe, taking the paper from Leo "I might be able to narrow it down some more."
"See there?" questioned Piper. "That wasn't so hard, now was it?"
"Well, it will be easier to check them out," said Leo. "At least I won't have to orb to dozens or hundreds of places to check out the leads."
"Well, you've certainly changed your tune," said Prue.
"The Elders convinced me you guys were right," said Leo. "If this is what Phoebe's vision meant, then it's my job to help you anyway I can. For some reason they feel that it's important you find this guy. They said he was definitely still alive. So, whatever I need to do, I guess I'm at your disposal."
"Until Phoebe is finished checking the names there isn't much we can do," said Piper. "It shouldn't take her long. She's pretty good on that computer."
"Okay," said Leo. "Just let me know when you need me."
Phoebe came into the living room less than an hour later. She had several sheets of paper that she had printed up from her computer.
"Okay," she said. "I've been able to eliminate four of the names. The one in Wisconsin is only forty-three. That makes him too young to be Miranda's father. One of the names in New York is a Catholic priest. I seriously doubt he's a candidate. And the one in Florida was serving in the military in Germany when Miranda ran away from home so it couldn't be him. The second one in New York is nearly ninety so he's too old to be her father."
"What about the others?" Prue asked.
"The other one in New York is a publisher," said Phoebe. "His wife died in childbirth about the same time Miranda's mom died. The one in Montana isn't married but I can't find out if he ever was or if he has any children."
"And the two in California?" Piper asked.
"San Diego,' said Phoebe. "Right age, a widower, two other children, a boy and a girl. Both considerably younger than Miranda. He might have remarried after Miranda ran away from home. The one in Brewster Falls I can't find out much about. Just an address and phone number."
"I can call the two in California," suggested Prue. "I think it's safe to assume that her father would be interested in finding her after all these years."
"That's a good idea," said Piper. "We can narrow it down quicker that way."
"It shouldn't take me long to find out if one of them is her father," said Leo. "The one in New York seems to be our best bet. I'll check on him first. I'll be back as soon as I can."
He orbed out of the manor. Prue got the phone numbers from Phoebe and headed for the phone. Phoebe headed back to her computer to do some additional checking. Piper felt almost like a fifth wheel. She decided the best thing she could do at the moment was to make sure they all had a good meal. She got up and headed for the kitchen.