Sleuthing With The Enemy
Manor: Kitchen
Prue, Michael and Piper are making a potion. There are ingredients everywhere. Piper puts something in a pot and a flame shoots up "Okay, even if this works, we still have to find Belthazor."
Prue says "Well, I have an idea how to do that but first things first. Cockles."
"Cockles?" Piper repeats.
Prue says "They're over by the crickets."
Piper says "And what exactly are they?"
Prue says "Small leaping insects that chirp."
Piper says "That's funny. I meant the cockle shells, not the crickets."
Prue says "I'm not really sure but as long as they help vanquish Belthazor that's all I really care about."
Piper says "It would be nice to get back to our lives such as they were."
Michael nods and says "Yeah it would be."
Prue says "Pigs feet."
Piper looks at the pigs feet and says "Yecchh."
Prue says "Yecchh?"
"Yecchh." Piper repeats
Prue says "So you can slice up a chunk of demon flesh but you can't touch pigs foot."
Piper says "I'm a vegetarian."
Prue says "Since when?"
Piper says "Since now."
Prue says "Now is not the time to get squeamish, okay. This recipe is very important. We have to follow it to a T." Prue puts a pigs foot in the pot and another flame shoots up. "Ooh!" She looks excited but then frowns and steadies herself using Michael's arm.
"Prue?" Michael asks.
"Good thing this is almost done. That smells awful," Prue exclaims.
Michael smiles at her. "Poor Prue," he teases.
Piper says "Poor piggy."
Prue says "Uh, everything's in there, we just need to get the slice of Belthazor flesh and we're good to go. Let's test it. Pheebs?"
Piper says "Something tells me she's not in a vanquishing mood."
Prue says "Why not?"
Piper says "She's worried about Cole. She hasn't heard from him in over a week."
Prue says "And that's a bad thing?"
Piper says "Prue."
Prue says "You know what? I don't like him and I don't trust him. And it has nothing to do with him being a greasy lawyer either."
Phoebe walks in "Greasy what?" she asks
Piper quickly makes up something "Uh, greasy layer. There's a greasy layer on this potion."
Prue says "Too much mandrake."
Piper says "Okay, uh, what do you say we do this incantation."
Phoebe says "Anything to get rid of Belthazor before Cole gets back. And he is coming back."
"I'm not so sure about that." Michael says
Piper says "Okay."
Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Michael begin the spell "'Spirits of air, forests and sea, set us of this demon free; beasts of hoof and beasts of shell, drive this evil back to hell'."
The potion bubbles but doesn't do much "Uh-oh, didn't work." Phoebe says.
Prue turns to Piper and says "No, you forgot the Belthazor flesh."
Piper realizes that she is right and says "Oh yes."
"How can we forget the Belthazor flesh?" Phoebe asks rhetorically.
Piper gets the flesh out of the fridge "Such a slacker." Prue jokes.
Piper says "Give me a second, lady. All right, ready?" She puts the flesh in the pot and it explodes. Piper falls to the ground.
Phoebe says "Piper!?"
"Piper!" Michael says and they run to help her up.
Prue says "Are you all right?"
Piper says "Attack of the killer pigs feet. Remind me to step back next time."
Cemetery
People are there attending a funeral. Belthazor falls to the ground and leans against a headstone. He is hurt. He gets up and stumbles over to a mausoleum. He leaves a spot of blood on the headstone. A demon (Krell) shimmers in and wipes the blood off of the headstone. He smells it and looks around. He sees the door of the mausoleum close.
Inside the mausoleum
Belthazor is hiding in there and Krell walks in "You know what I am, Belthazor. You know you can't escape from me now that you can't shimmer anymore. You'd be pleased, the bounty on you was determined by the source himself. A reflection no doubt of your triumphs and your betrayal. You're wounded, powerless, think of your legacy, Belthazor. Die as a legend, not a coward."
Belthazor runs towards the door. Krell sees him and tries to zap him. Belthazor zaps a column and it falls near the demon. Belthazor runs outside. He changes back into Cole, then back to Belthazor, then back into Cole. Cole walks over to the people who attended the funeral. Krell walks out of the mausoleum.
Cole says to a woman "Mind if I hitch a ride?"
"Are you going to the wake?" The woman asks.
Cole says "Yeah, yeah, sure."
Woman says "Come on."
Opening Credits
Michael's School
One of Michael's kool pals walks down the hallway and sees the school bully tormenting Zeke. The Kool guy walks up and looks at Zeke and says "Hey, Z-man is this guy bothering you?"
Zeke looks at the kool guy "Yeah."
"Let him go." The kool guy says
"Oh, and some kid who thinks he's kool is gonna stop me." The bully asks
"Look, you're new I get that but you don't have to be mean." The kool guy says.
The bully puts Zeke down and lifts the kool guy by his shirt as the principle comes out "What is going on here?"
The bully starts to fake cry "These guys were making fun of me and calling me names."
The principle points to Zeke and the kool guy and says "My office, now."
Zeke and the kool guy walk to the office and Zeke says "Oooh! Michael is going to be pissed at him."
Manor
Prue comes down the stairs and Phoebe walks into the foyer "Hey." Prue says.
Phoebe says to her "I'll be back."
"Um, where you going?" Prue asks.
Phoebe says "I am going to school…" they go into the living room "and then I'm going to Cole's." Phoebe puts some books in her bag.
"Okay, aren't you forgetting a little something? Like vanquishing Belthazor?" Prue asks her.
Phoebe says "Wait, I thought you had to write a spell to summon him first."
Prue says "Yes, and it's done. I'm using the one that we called Melinda from the past with, just re-wrote it a little bit."
"Really? Think it'll work?" Phoebe asks.
Prue says "Well, yeah, I mean, it should. It's magic calling magic. Although in this case dark magic. Phoebe, why are you going to Cole's again? I mean, what do you really expect to find?"
Phoebe says "Mmm, actually, I was gonna go to his office. And how do you know I've already been to Cole's?"
Prue says "Well, you got a parking ticket there yesterday when you borrowed my car."
Phoebe says "Oops, sorry, I'll pay for it."
Prue says "Phoebe, that's not the point. Look, please, don't take this out on me, all right. I'm not the bad guy."
Phoebe says "I know, I would just like some understanding, you know, some support here."
Prue says "Look, I can't support you when I think you're just setting yourself up to get hurt. I have to be honest with you; we have to be honest with each other. That's the promise we made when Belthazor tried to split us apart, remember?"
Phoebe says "Yeah, it just doesn't help that you never really liked Cole from the beginning."
Prue says "Yeah, well, I mean, you never really like any of my boyfriends either. Except Andy… after high school."
Phoebe says "That's very true."
Prue says "I'm sorry, all right. This is your call and not mine."
Piper and Michael walk in.
Phoebe says "Thank you."
Piper says "Okay, are we gonna do this or what?"
Prue says "Uh, we are, Phoebe's not."
Phoebe says "Are you sure?"
Prue says to her "Yeah, yeah, go to Cole's. It's fine. Uh, we don't need you to help us vanquish, just the potion."
Piper says "Okay, well, why don't you take this in case." She hands Phoebe the potion.
Phoebe says "Okay, just you guys no more whispering, okay. It's hard enough for me to know that Cole's keeping secrets from me. I can't take it from you too." She leaves.
An alley
Cole has his hand pressed against his wound. He leans against the wall and takes of his coat. He unbuttons his shirt and pulls a rag off his wound. He takes off his shirt and tries to rip it in half. He can't so he changes into Belthazor and rips the shirt in half. He holds part of the shirt against his wound. A homeless man walks around the corner and Belthazor runs away. The homeless man walks over to where Cole dropped his coat and picks it up.
Manor: Dining room
Prue, Michael and Piper are there. They tip the dining table onto its side.
Piper says "This is gonna be messy."
Prue says "That's why we Scotch guard." Prue hands Piper the potion. "You ready?"
Piper says "I'm ready as I'll ever be."
"Me too." Michael says
Prue says "All right."
They crouch down behind the table and begin to chant the spell "'Magic forces black and white, reaching out through space and light, be he far or be he near, bring us the demon Belthazor here'."
Suddenly it starts to get windy "Its working." Piper says
"All right, you ready?" Prue asks.
Piper says "Uh-huh."
"Yeah." Michael says to her.
Prue says "On three."
"3." Michael says throwing the potion and the wind stops Krell appears and the other two throw the potion at him.
Piper says "There's no boom. Why is there no boom?"
"I don't know." They look at the demon standing in front of the table.
Krell says "Stupid witches."
Prue says "He's not..." He tries to zap them and puts a huge hole in the table. "Ooh, you know what? That is an antique!" Prue waves her arm and uses her power and he flies towards the grandfather clock.
Piper freezes him in mid-air. "Not the clock! We can't afford to keep fixing that thing." She says as they walk over to him. "Unless Belthazor can morph, that is definitely not him." Piper says.
"I don't remember seeing anything in the book about Belthazor being able to morph." Michael says.
Prue says "All right, that doesn't make sense. How did we get the wrong demon? Hey, do you think that you could just unfreeze his head? That way we could ask."
Piper says "His head?"
Prue says "Yeah, his head."
Piper says "Why not?" Piper unfreezes his head. "That's different."
Prue says "That's cool."
"Very kool." Michael says following the laughter.
They all giggle.
Krell says "What did you do to me?"
Prue says "Uh, hi, you know what? You're sort of frozen in mid-air therefore we'll be asking the questions, okay? Who are you?"
Krell says "Someone who's gonna butcher you if you don't unfreeze me right now."
Piper says "Okay." Piper unfreezes him and he crashes into the grandfather clock. Prue gives her a look. "What? It was worth it."
They go over to him and Prue puts her foot on his chest "All right, you start talking or we start the bonus round."
Krell says "I am Krell, a Zotar."
Prue says "Hi, I'm Prue, a Scorpio. Where's Belthazor?"
He pushes Prue's leg off his chest and Prue and Piper back away. Krell stands up and sees Michael and then says "Wait, don't. My liege, I won't attack if you don't. I'm a bounty hunter. I track fugitive demons and it looks like we're after the same one."
Outside Cole's office
Phoebe walks up to the door, looks around and then walks inside. She sees someone sitting in Cole's chair facing the wall. "Cole?" she asks and the chair spins around and a man is sitting in it. "Oh, I'm so sorry, I was just looking for Cole Turner."
The man says to her "Well, that's all right, so am I." He gets out of the chair and walks over to Phoebe. "Reese Davidson. DA Bureau of Investigations." He shows her his badge. "And you are?"
"Phoebe." She says.
"Phoebe? Is that like Cher or Madonna, or do you have a last name?" he asks her.
Phoebe says "No, of-of course. Uh, Halliwell. Phoebe Halliwell. Is Cole okay?"
"How do you know him?" Reese asks her.
Phoebe says "You didn't answer my question."
Reese says "I know. Look, I have no idea if he's all right or not. That's what I'm trying to figure out. Nobody's heard from his since Monday. Are you his girl?"
Phoebe says "Yeah, I'm his girl."
Reese says "Well, did he mention anything to you about what he was doing? Where he was going?"
Phoebe says "No. A couple of weeks ago he had a suitcase packed but he said his plans had changed."
Reese says "What plan?"
Phoebe says "I don't know. Uh, something about a big case that he was working on."
Reese says "Hmm..." He picks up a folder and looks in it "Now, according to his filing he hasn't been working on a case, big or small. Not for a couple of months. All he's done is file extensions. Makes you wonder what he's been doing with himself. Well, if you happen to hear from him or if you think of anything that might help," he hands her his card "call me okay. Okay?"
Phoebe says "Yeah." She leaves.
Manor: Conservatory
Prue, Piper, Michael and Krell are there talking "I should've known better than to underestimate him. I thought that because Belthazor couldn't shimmer, his other powers were useless as well."
"So you don't have the power to vanquish him?" Piper asks.
Krell says "Obviously not. Otherwise I wouldn't have needed to intercept your little calling card, now would I?"
Piper says "Hey, you know what? How about next time I just freeze your head and then maybe I could kick you in the—"
"Alright, uh, so Belthazor was sent by the triad to kill us. How do we know that you weren't sent by them too?" Prue asks and Michael looks to the ground.
Krell looks at Michael and says "You're joking, right? I don't believe this. You really don't know? Your Whitelighter must really be sleeping on the job."
Piper says "Hey, now wait a minute, pal."
Prue and Michael both look at Piper and Prue says "Piper. What don't we know?"
Krell says "Belthazor killed the triad. That's why he's on the run, that's why I'm here."
"Why would he do that?" Prue asks.
Krell says "Probably because they were going to kill him. For failing to kill you. Ironically his inability to shimmer saved him from you killing him."
Prue says "So instead we got you."
Krell says "Believe me, just the thought of working with you turns my stomachs."
"Stomachs?" Piper says.
Krell says "But right now I'm more interested in killing Belthazor than witches."
Piper says "Hm."
Krell says "Like it or not, we need each other. You can't find him without me, I can't vanquish him without your potion."
Prue says "So then you know where he is?"
Piper says "Prue, you can't be seriously considering this."
Prue says to Krell "Answer the question."
Krell says "I can track his scent, his blood, when he's in his demonic form not his human one. Fortunately, he can't maintain his human self for long, especially wounded. It drains him."
Piper says "Uh, hi, could you come here, over here, please?" Prue goes over to Piper and Michael "We've tried working with demons before, it was a bad idea then. And it's definitely a bad idea now."
Prue turns to Krell and says "We'll let you know."
Krell says "No, you'll let me know now." Michael looks at him and Krell says "Think fast. Belthazor won't stop trying to kill you. Only the heads of the Charmed Ones will convince the source to spare him." He shimmers out.
Prue and Piper both look at Michael and then they think for a second and the three all yell "Leo!"
Mikey. Michael hears in his head Mikey, I am grounded for being suspended so we can't hang out today sorry bro. Zeke says telepathically.
Outside Cole's apartment
Phoebe knocks on the door "Cole? Cole, are you in there?" A neighbor pokes her head out of her apartment. "Oh, sorry." The neighbor goes back inside. Phoebe sees drops of blood on the carpet leading to Cole's apartment. She opens his door. "Cole? Hello?" She walks inside and sees more drops of blood leading into his bedroom.
Inside the bathroom
Belthazor is there standing behind the door.
Back in the other room where Phoebe is "Cole?" She walks into the bathroom and sees Cole putting on a shirt. She gets a fright. She sees his wound. "Cole."
Cole says "You really shouldn't be here."
Commercial Break
Cole's apartment: His bedroom
Phoebe is helping Cole to his bed "Okay, Cole. Come on, lay down." He lays down on the bed. "Lay down. Easy. Are you okay? "
Cole says in an obvious tone "Do I look okay?"
Phoebe says "I'm sorry. Okay, let's see how bad this is."
Cole says "No, no, don't."
"Believe me, I've seen worse, Cole." Phoebe assures him.
She goes to take off the bandage but he grabs her wrist "I said don't. Please."
Phoebe says to him "We've got to get you to the hospital."
Cole says "It's not safe there, they'll find me."
Phoebe says "Who will find you? What's going on? Who's after you? There was somebody looking for you today at your office. An investigator."
He sits up "You didn't tell him anything did you?" Cole asks her
"I don't know anything." Phoebe says to him.
"What did he look like? You sure he wasn't a de- A?" Cole asks her pausing in mid sentence after realizing that she doesn't know that he's a demon.
Phoebe says "He said that he was. And he also said that he needed to…" Cole groans and she says "Okay, come on, back down, back down." He lies back down. "I'm gonna go get some help, okay." She whispers to the ceiling whispers "Leo?"
Cole says "Phoebe, come on."
Phoebe says "Cole, I am not just gonna sit back and watch you die, okay." She looks up to the ceiling and whispers "Leo?" she turns to Cole and says "Um, I am gonna go back to the house, okay, and I'm gonna get Leo. He's a doctor, he can heal you."
Cole says "Okay."
"Are you sure it's safe for you here?" Phoebe asks.
Cole says "They've already looked for me here, they won't be back. Not for a while anyway."
She kisses him and says "You'd better be here when I get back."
She leaves. Cole changes into Belthazar and then back to himself again.
Manor: Attic
Prue, Michael, Piper and Leo are there and Piper says "I don't understand. How can you not know the triad is dead? Don't you think that's kind of important? Especially since, oh, I don't know. They've been trying to kill us for the past two years."
Andy walks in to stand next to Prue and asks "Hey, what'd I miss?"
"Found that Belthazor killed the triad and our side doesn't know anything about it." Prue replies. Andy looks at Leo.
Leo says "They've heard rumors, talk, nothing substantiated."
"I just found out when Krell told us." Michael says.
Piper says "Well, I guess you can substantiate it now can't you? Geez, have you been sleeping on the job or what?"
Prue says "So, Leo, don't mind her, she's just a little cranky."
Piper says "Well, you know what? I get that way when demons are trying to kill us."
Prue says "Piper, I really don't think that Krell is trying to kill us otherwise he probably would've tried by now. Besides if he's dumb enough to try with Michael in the house he'd be dead."
Piper says "Oh, yeah? Tell that to the dining room table."
Andy frowns and says "The dining room table? What happened to the table?"
Prue smiles and says "Just a casualty of war."
Leo says "Is there anything in there on Zotars?"
Prue says "Yeah, everything that he said about them which makes me think that everything else he has said might be true too."
Piper says "Including the part about how he likes to kill witches?"
Prue says "Including the part about all of us working together."
"You're thinking about working with a demon?" Andy asks.
Piper says "She is. Are you willing to bet our lives on it, Prue?"
Prue looks between Piper, Andy and Michael and says "Are you willing not to? Look, Piper, if we do nothing and Belthazor somehow gets all of his powers back then we are going to be looking back over our shoulders. Again. Personally I'm tired of that."
"I am too, I am tired of having to go to school and worrying about if he is following me or not." Michael says.
Andy nods and jokes "I would like to have some non-demon talk with my wife every now and then."
Piper looks at Leo and says "I know, I know, okay. I-I know you think they're right and…"
Leo says "If you don't vanquish him now you may not get another chance."
Later that night Prue, Michael and Piper are in the conservatory saying the spell "'Magic forces black and white, reaching out through space and light, be he far or be he near, bring us the demon Belthazor here'."
Krell appears in the foyer as Phoebe walks in the house and sees him "Demon!" Phoebe yells and she starts to run towards him.
"Phoebe, no, no, no, Phoebe!" Piper says trying to stop her.
Phoebe jumps up, hangs onto a beam, and kicks Krell in the head knocking him down "What-what is going on? Who is that?" Phoebe asks.
Prue, Piper, and Michael walk in from the conservatory and Leo and Andy walk into the foyer from the kitchen.
Prue says to Phoebe "He is a demonic bounty hunter who is here to help us find Belthazor."
Piper looks towards Krell and says "Why don't you go sniff something while we fill her in."
Krell says "There's no time. I just picked up Belthazor's scent again."
"Picked up his scent?" Andy repeats.
Prue says to Krell "Alright, gives us a minute."
Krell walks off and Andy says "I'll keep any eye on him."
Prue nods and turns to Phoebe "Come here. All right, listen, here's the deal. Belthazor killed the triad, now the source wants him dead. Krell is trying to suck up to the source so he wants to kill Belthazor."
Piper adds on to Prue's sentence "Belthazor wants to kill us so the source won't kill him."
Leo says "And if you work with Krell you can vanquish Belthazor before he kills you. Or Michael."
"I think this will work." Michael says.
Phoebe says "Works for me." She turns to Leo and says "Leo, I have to talk to you for a minute."
Krell says "How do you witches ever get anything done? If we're working together we need to move now."
"Hey, Man, don't talk to them like that." Andy snaps.
Prue says to him "It's okay, Andy, we're ready."
"Do you have the potion?" Krell asks
"Do you have the scent?" Piper asks.
Krell says "I said I did, didn't I?" He points to Prue, Michael, and Piper "You three come with me. The others should go to the old cemetery."
"No, I'm staying with Prue." Andy argues.
Prue looks at Krell and says "He's staying with me."
Leo says "Wait, split up? Why should we do that at all?"
Krell says "Because he might be hiding there, that's why. Evil frequent cemeteries. Makes it difficult for me to track a demon's scent there. Belthazor knows that."
"Don't you remember I told you this before?" Michael asks.
Phoebe says "Okay, so why don't Leo and I go to the cemetery and you guys, Andy included, go with him."
"Are you sure?" Piper asks.
Phoebe says "Positive."
Prue says "Alright, let's go, we're ready. Oh, hey, I almost forgot to ask. Did you find out anything about Cole?"
Phoebe says "Uh, no, nothing at all about Cole." Prue, Piper, Michael, Krell and Andy leave. "We need to go."
Outside Cole's apartment
Phoebe and Leo are walking down the hallway and Leo says to her "Phoebe, we shouldn't even be here. Belthazor…"
Phoebe says "Can wait. Cole can't. Leo, he will die without your help."
Leo says to her "Then he should be in a hospital."
Phoebe says to him "He won't go."
Leo says "Phoebe, I can not heal mortals, you know that. Not unless they were hurt by evil. It's against the rules."
Phoebe says "So break the rules. You've done it before." She then says to him "I'm sorry, that wasn't fair. I just, I can't let him die, Leo."
Leo says "You shouldn't be asking me to do this."
Phoebe says "I know, but I am." They go inside. Cole is sitting on the floor. "Cole." She runs over to him. "Cole. Come here." She lays him on the floor. Leo kneels down beside him and takes off the bandage. He starts to heal him and sparks come out of his hands. "Leo, what's the matter?" she asks
Leo says to her "Something's not right." Leo flies back into a chair.
Phoebe jumps up and says "Leo, are you okay?"
Leo says "Yeah, I think so."
Phoebe says "Cole."
Cole says "Phoebe."
Phoebe says "It's okay. You're okay now."
Commercial Break
Cole's apartment
Phoebe walks into Cole's room carrying a glass of water "Here you go, baby."
He drinks some water and says "Thanks. I feel like I've been hit by a truck."
Phoebe says to him "You're lucky to be feeling anything right now."
Cole says "Yeah, I know." He turns to Leo and says "You must be one hell of a doctor."
Phoebe says "He is. He's the best."
Cole says "I owe you one."
Leo says "Forget it. Phoebe, can I talk to you out here?"
Cole says "Go ahead. I'm fine."
Phoebe says "Okay, I'll be right back." She kisses his forehead and she and Leo go out in the hallway. "What's the matter?"
Leo says to her "Phoebe, listen to me, I think we should get of here now."
Phoebe says "I agree. Whoever's after him could come back."
Leo says "That is not what I'm talking about. You saw what happened in there."
Phoebe says "Yeah, you healed him."
Leo says "No, Phoebe, I only healed part of him. That has never happened before."
Phoebe says "Well, maybe it's just because he's weak."
Leo says "That is not the reason. I can heal mortals completely. There is no other explanation. He is not who you think he is."
Phoebe says "No. I don't understand."
Leo says "He is a demon, Phoebe. For all we know he could be the demon that you are trying to vanquish."
"That's ridiculous." Phoebe says.
Leo says "Think about it. Okay, they're both hurt; they're both on the run. You saw where Cole's wound is. It is the same place where Piper cut the flesh from Belthazor."
Phoebe says "No, I don't believe it."
Leo says "You have to believe it."
Phoebe says "No, I don't, Leo. I don't. Maybe you should just go."
Leo says "No way I'm leaving you here alone with him."
Phoebe says "I have the potion, don't I? Just go."
Leo orbs out. Phoebe walks back inside. She looks around for Cole. She closed the door and Cole is standing behind it. She gets a fright.
"Everything all right?" Cole asks.
Phoebe says "Yeah, everything's fine."
An alley
Prue, Piper, Michael, Andy and Krell are there "I can smell his blood, he's close."
Prue looks around and says "Where?"
Krell says "Get your potions."
Prue says "You know, it's too bad that he's such a bad guy 'cause he could really come in handy."
Piper says "Don't push it."
"Yeah, never happening." Andy agrees.
They walk down the alley. Krell removes some boxes where a homeless person is sleeping. "Vanquish him." Krell says.
Andy looks at the homeless man and says "I may not be an expert on demons but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I doubt he is."
Homeless Man says "Hey, what's going on? Who are you?"
Krell says "It's a trick. He's in his human form. Throw the potion."
Michael narrows his eyes and tries to read his thoughts Demons? Human form? What are they talking about?
"I don't know, Krell. Don't you think he would've picked a better human?" Prue asks and then says to the Homeless guy "Oh, no offense, honey."
Homeless Man says "Oh, none taken."
Krell snatches the potion from Piper "Hey, Easy!" Piper says and Krell throws the potion at the homeless man and nothing happens "And you call your self a Zotar."
Krell picks up Cole's coat and smells it and then hands it to Michael "Where did you get this coat?" Krell asks the homeless man.
"I didn't do anything." The man says
Krell picks up the guy and pushes him against a fence "Tell me."
Homeless Man says "I just found it."
Prue says "Leave him alone, he doesn't know anything."
Homeless Man says "Yeah." Krell starts zapping him and Prue trips him to stop him "Thanks, lady."
Krell says "Touch me again, witch, and I'll kill you."
Andy steps between Krell and Prue and says "Threaten her again and I'll vanquish you before you have a chance to move."
"You'd never get away with it." Michael says to Krell.
Prue pulls Andy back and says to Krell "You had no reason to hurt that man."
"I'm a demon, it's my nature to hurt people." Krell challenges
"Yeah, and it's in our nature to protect them." Prue says right back to him.
Krell says "He's a pathetic wretch. His life means nothing. If you'd let me torture him we'd know where he found the coat."
"He said he just picked it up and there's no reason to doubt him." Andy says.
Prue says "Whatever it takes."
Krell glares at Andy and then look to Prue and says "That's right."
Prue says "Well, from here on out, it's gonna take doing this our way."
Krell says "Ha, then we will fail. Because your morality cripples you. It blinds you from doing what must be done."
"There are better and easier ways to get answers out of People, Krell." Michael says to him as Prue picks up the coat.
Prue says "Maybe Phoebe can get a premonition off this thing."
Piper says "Well, at least we know Belthazor has very expensive taste." Prue looks at the coat "What? What is it?"
Prue looks at both Krell and Michael "How long ago did the triad send Belthazor?" she asks them.
Krell says "Two months ago. Why?"
Prue says to Piper and Michael "Does this look familiar to you?"
Piper looks at it and says "I don't know. Why?"
Prue says "Because Cole has one exactly like it."
Piper says "Cole? You think Cole is..."
Prue says "Belthazor's human form."
Andy looks at Krell and asks "You sure it was two months ago?"
"Positive." Krell answers.
Cole's apartment
Cole is in the bathroom and Phoebe is waiting out in the living room. Cole says from the other room "Too bad Leo had to leave like that. I didn't really get a chance to thank him properly."
Phoebe says "He knows."
Cole comes out "He knows what?" he asks.
Phoebe says "He knows how grateful you are."
Cole says "Oh. Good." Cole goes back in the bathroom. Phoebe looks in his briefcase only to find that its empty "Still, I don't know how he did it. I'd sure like to know what his secret is."
Phoebe says to herself "I'll bet."
"Sorry?" Cole says from the other room.
Phoebe says "Uh, nothing, never mind. Hey, don't you think you should lay down and rest? I mean, you are still hurt."
Cole says "I can't. I've still got those people that did this to me to deal with."
Phoebe says "Yeah, and you won't tell me who they are, huh?" She looks in his drawers and they are empty too.
Cole says "I really can't."
Phoebe says "They don't have anything to do with that case you're working on? The reason I ask is because when that DA investigator came by today, he was asking me about it and I realized that I really didn't know anything."
Cole comes out of the bathroom "Looking for something?" he asks.
She holds up a pencil and says "A piece of paper. I wanted to write myself a little note."
Cole says "It's right in front of you by the phone."
Phoebe laughs "Thanks." She picks up the notepad. Cole goes back in the bathroom. Phoebe gets the potion out of her bag.
Downstairs
Prue, Piper and Krell walk inside the building.
Piper says "What are we gonna do?"
Prue says "We're gonna vanquish him."
Piper says "We're gonna vanquish Phoebe's boyfriend? That's gonna cause some problems."
Andy says "I should have checked him out before she started going out with him."
Michael says to them "I'm sorry I didn't tell you he made me swear not to say anything."
Krell says "If you hesitate he'll kill us all."
Piper says "Excuse me, I'm having a private conversation over here."
Prue says "its all right honey I trust you. Andy its not your fault either. You know, I cannot believe I let him out of that demon trap when I caught him. What was I thinking?"
Piper says "Prue, we don't know anything for sure yet." Leo orbs in. "Leo, what are you doing here?"
Leo says "I didn't wanna get in between you guys but I didn't know what to do."
"About what?" Prue asks.
Leo says "I think Cole is..."
Prue finishes his sentence "Belthazor's human form. Yeah, that's why we're here."
Leo says "How did you know?"
"Where's Phoebe?" Piper asks.
Leo says "She's upstairs with Cole, apartment seven."
"You left her with him?" Andy demands.
Krell says to Leo "Tell me you didn't heal him."
"Well, not completely and she wouldn't let me stay." Leo admits
Krell says "You idiot."
"For once I'm agreeing with the demon." Andy admits.
"Leo!" Piper says
Leo says "Phoebe begged me. I didn't know what to do."
Piper says "You stay here, we'll fix it."
"Andy, stay with Leo, please. We can handle this." Prue says. She kisses him and then leads the way up the stairs.
Cole's apartment
Cole says "Is there something wrong, Phoebe? Something you're not telling me?"
Phoebe says "Don't you think you think you have that backwards?"
Cole says "Meaning?"
Phoebe says "You're the one with all the secrets, right?"
"Am I? You sure about that?" Cole asks.
Phoebe says "I don't really know what I'm sure about anymore."
Cole says "Yeah, I know how you feel."
Phoebe says "I doubt that."
Cole says "I think I know what's going on here, Phoebe, and I'm sorry it's come to this. But I'm not sorry about us. You need to know that."
Phoebe says "You never told me where you were from."
Cole says "You never asked."
Phoebe says "I'm asking now."
Cole says "Why don't you ask me what you really want to know, Phoebe. I won't lie to you."
Phoebe says "Who are you?"
Prue, Piper, Michael and Krell burst in.
Cole sees Krell and says "Krell." He then sees Michael "My liege."
Cole changes into Belthazor and Phoebe looks shocked. A knife appears in his hand and he grabs Phoebe. Krell tries to zap Belthazor but Prue pushes his hand out of the way.
Prue says "No!"
Michael narrows his eyes towards Belthazor and is connected with him as Belthazor shimmers out of the room taking Phoebe with him but unknown to him Michael flames out after them.
Piper says "Phoebe."
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Cole's apartment
Krell says "You let Belthazor escape."
Prue says "You almost killed our sister."
Krell says "Your sister is dead anyway. He only needed her to get away."
Piper says "I don't think Cole will hurt Phoebe."
Prue says "No, but maybe Belthazor would. That's why Michael flamed out after them to make sure Phoebe is all right."
Piper says "Then why hasn't he? He's had so many chances."
Krell says "He just used her until he could get all three of you. The Charmed Ones. Why he couldn't follow through I'll never understand."
Piper says "Maybe he fell in love."
Prue says "Yeah, or maybe that was just a trick. I mean, demons will do whatever it takes, remember?"
Krell says "Glad to see I've had a positive influence on you. I can save your sister if it's not too late."
Prue says "Why would you want to?"
Krell says "I wouldn't. But I'll do it if it's the only way to kill Belthazor. Give me the potion. I can find him and get to him faster alone."
Piper says "Nice try. Forget it."
Prue says "You already said that you can't track him if he can shimmer."
Krell says "But he can't shimmer well. He needs time to recharge. Your Whitelighter only healed his human half."
"I'm sorry, his human half?" Piper says
Krell says "That's why the triad sent him. He understands you. He can blend in. A full-blooded demon could never have gotten so close. Give me the potion."
"If you hurt her, we'll track you down." Prue says to him "And I'll have Michael do whatever it takes to bring you down." She assures him handing Krell the potion. He shimmers out.
Piper says "Do you really trust him?"
"No. Come on." Prue says
Piper says "Where are we going?"
Prue says "Oh, to where demons hide."
Cemetery
Belthazor and Phoebe shimmer in and Michael flames in behind him "Can we stop with the shimmering all over the place? I'm gonna vomit."
Belthazor says "I had to lose Krell."
"But you didn't lose me." Michael says forming an energy ball and Phoebe elbows Belthazor in the stomach and flips him over onto the ground and she gets the potion and Michael puts the energy ball out.
Phoebe says "And now it's time to vanquish you." Belthazor changes back into Cole. "Don't even think that's gonna save you."
Cole says "I don't. I just wanted you to see who I really am, Phoebe."
Phoebe says "I've seen who you really are... Belthazor." She gets ready to throw the potion.
Cole says "Wait, wait, I won't hurt you."
Phoebe says "No? It's a little too late for that don't you think? Why? Why didn't you just kill me? Why did you have to put me through all this? Was it some sick twisted demonic thrill? Was that what it was?"
Cole says "No, that's not it."
Phoebe says "Then what was it?"
Cole says "I couldn't kill you. I tried. I was supposed to. I mean, at first you, Michael and your sisters thwarted my attempts. Even when I went back in time to destroy your line on All Hollow's Eve.
Phoebe says "That was you?"
"Yeah, it was him." Michael says standing next to Phoebe.
Cole says "Then Troxa, Andras. I got him to strip your powers, to make you vulnerable. I had you too, right where I wanted you. All I had to do was finish the job. But I couldn't. Because I realized I loved you."
Phoebe says "You bastard."
Cole says "That's the truth, Phoebe. I admit everything else is a lie, but not that. I know you know that too. In your heart. This isn't a mask, Phoebe. It's who I am. Who I really am. I'm half human. My father was mortal."
Phoebe says "You're lying."
"No he's not." Michael says and she turns to him
Cole says "How else would I bleed red? Even as my demon self. You have to believe me, Phoebe. I forgot what it was like to be human. To feel, to care. Then I met you."
Phoebe says "No, it doesn't change anything. Because you're still a demon."
Cole says "One who's done unspeakable things. He's a demon." He points to Michael.
Phoebe says "Michael is family."
Krell appears near by and Cole says "But you've awakened something in me, Phoebe. Something I thought had died a long time ago. My humanity, my ability to love."
Phoebe says "I wanna believe you."
Cole says "Then let me prove it to you." Cole spreads out his arms. "Vanquish me."
Krell zaps him. He flies through the air and lands hard on the ground.
"Cole!" Phoebe yells running over to him Michael following her "Cole, you've gotta get up. Cole, get up!" She helps him up. "Come on, come on!" She helps him into a mausoleum. Krell tries to zap Cole but hits Michael instead and he flies into the doors of the mausoleum Cole coughs and leans on a coffin. "Cole, no, don't do this. Come on." She looks at Michael who is on the ground "Oh god, Mikey come on." She helps him up. She helps Cole walk over to a corner of the mausoleum. He sits down. Krell walks in.
Krell says "I should've known you'd come back here."
Cole says "Don't hurt her or Michael."
Krell says "You disappoint, Belthazor. You've changed, you let your weaker human side affect your better judgment. It's going to cost you your life." He holds up the potion. Phoebe kicks it out of his hand and then kicks him. She blocks his punches and kicks him again. He falls over a coffin. Phoebe jumps on top of the coffin and as she jumps back off to kick him, he disappears. He reappears behind her.
Michael throws his hand out "Krell!" he yells waving his arm sending Krell flying harshly into the wall
"Witches." He says Phoebe turns around gripping Michael's hand as Krell holds up his hand ready to zap them.
Cole yells "Nooo!" Cole shoots an energy ball at Krell and vanquishes him. Cole stands up. "Do you believe me now?"
Phoebe walks over and kisses him
Outside
Prue, Andy, and Piper are walking around "Phoebe!?" Prue yells.
Piper yells "Mikey!"
"Inside." Andy suggests.
In the mausoleum
Cole and Phoebe are still kissing "Okay guys come on." Michael says.
They hear Piper and Prue yelling for them "Mikey!" Piper yells from outside "Phoebe!"
They stop kissing.
Cole says "I better go."
Phoebe says "They'll keep looking for you until they find you."
"Your sisters?" Cole asks.
Phoebe says "Them too."
Piper says from outside "Phoebe?"
Phoebe says "Give me your shirt."
She starts taking off his shirt "My shirt?" Cole says.
Phoebe says "Hurry up." He takes off his shirt and Phoebe drops it on the ground. She picks up the potion and gets out the dagger. "Give me your hand. Trust me."
Cole looks at Michael who gives him a nod of agreement Phoebe cuts Cole's hand with the dagger and squeezes the blood onto his shirt. She drops the potion onto his shirt and it burns and makes a loud noise.
Outside
Prue, Andy, and Piper hear the noise "Phoebe. Mikey." Prue says
Piper says "There." They run towards the mausoleum.
Andy pulls out his gun and says "I'm going in first."
Inside
Phoebe says "Nobody will look for you anymore. You're dead."
"You're lucky, man. Demons don't usually get a second chance." Michael says to him.
Piper says from outside "Phoebe!"
Phoebe says "Down here." She turns to Cole and says "You have to go. Please."
They kiss and Cole shimmers out. Prue, Andy and Piper run in "Pheebs?"
Piper says "Phoebe, thank god you're okay." She sees Michael standing behind her and Piper pulls him into a group hug with her Prue and Phoebe "You too Mikey."
They see the burning pile.
"What happened?" Andy asks and lowers his gun.
Phoebe points to the burn mark and says "He killed Krell."
Prue says "And you did what you had to do." Prue hugs her.
Phoebe says "I know."
Manor: Living room
Phoebe is lying on the couch holding Cole's dagger Michael sits across from her in the chair. Prue and Piper walk in. Piper's holding a tray of food.
Piper says "We brought you some comfort food."
Phoebe says "Thanks, I'm not really that hungry."
"I am." Michael says grabbing some of the food he flames out to go to the school.
"You wanna talk?" Prue asks.
Phoebe says "I don't know what there is to talk about. You were right as usual."
Prue says "I didn't wanna be right."
Phoebe says "I know. Believe me, Prue, you have nothing to apologize for. But I do. What I did was..."
Piper says "Phoebe, he fooled us all, not just you."
Prue says "He didn't fool Michael."
Phoebe says "That's not what I mean. I don't know, I just, I feel so... ashamed."
Piper says "You can't be so hard on yourself."
Prue says "You didn't do anything wrong, you know."
"Didn't I?" Phoebe asks her.
Prue says "Well, the important thing is that it's over. We can get on with our lives now."
Piper says "At least until the next Belthazor attacks. We'll leave you alone."
Prue says "Let us know if you need anything."
Phoebe says "Thanks." They walk out of the room.
Michael's School
Michael flames in the bathrooms and walks into the hallway and sees the school bully "There you are." Michael says to himself. He walks up behind him and says "What's up, man?" Michael asks. "You new here?"
"Go away." The bully says
"No." Michael says closing the locker "You got my friend Zeke and another pal of mine suspended."
"I don't want no problems, dude." The bully says
"Too late." Michael says. "Look, I wouldn't piss me off anymore than I am ok I have friends at the police department that will do something if you don't stop messing with everyone from this school." The bully opens his mouth to speak but Michael beats him to it and says "Now you are going to go to the office and tell the principle the truth. Are we clear?" the bully nods and Michael says "Good now go."
The bully walks down the hallway and walks into the office. Michael flames out of the empty hallway.
The Manor- Prue and Andy's Room
Andy paces outside the closed bathroom door as he waits for Prue. He walks over to it and knocks lightly. "Prue? Are you okay?" he asks.
"Fine," Prue answers.
Andy frowns at her strained voice and tries to turn the door knob. "Are you sick again? You've been in there for twenty minutes."
"Kinda… not exactly," Prue replies.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Andy rolls his eyes at her cryptic answer.
Prue opens the door and slowly steps out. Her eyes are fixed on a pregnancy test in her hand. "Well, according to this…" she waves it a little to gain his attention "… it could be morning sickness which I've heard isn't really morning sickness at all but all day sickness…"
Andy snatches the test from her hand. "You're pregnant?" he demands and then looks confused. "How can you tell?" he asks.
Prue smirked a little. "Um, because there is a little line there that means positive and positive means baby," she explains as if talking to a child.
"Really?" Andy asks again more excitedly.
Prue shrugs slightly. "Don't get too excited yet. I need to see a doctor first. These things aren't exactly known for accuracy," she reminds him. Andy suddenly starts walking toward the door. "Hey, wait, where are you going?"
"To call the doctor," Andy answers as if it was obvious.
"Uh, no, you're not. First of all, the doctor is not open because they are probably all sleeping and second, you are not leaving this room with that test in case one of my sisters is awake," Prue lectures.
"Oh but Prue…" Andy starts.
Prue shook her head emphatically. "Do not tell anyone until I see a doctor," she insists.
Andy rolls his eyes but walks back toward her instead of through the door. "Fine," he agrees, wrapping his arms around her. "but we're calling the doctor tomorrow after Piper leaves for the club and Phoebe and Michael are at school."
Prue nods in agreement. "Now if you don't mind, I'm really tired so I think I'm gonna…" she trails off as she flops down on the bed.
"You know I love you right?" Andy asks.
"I love you too, Andy," Prue whispers.
