Sin Francisco
Street
Prue and Phoebe pull up in the car. They get out and start walking "Alright, it should be around here somewhere."
Phoebe says "And you can't be more precise about what it is?"
Prue says "Okay, I told you, it's some sort of evilly thing."
"Why'd I let you talk me into this? I should be at home encrastinating my delinquent ethics paper, not chasing some wild goose." Phoebe says,
"Wild demon, okay?" Prue corrects her "And I was scrying for unnatural activity and this place came up loud and clear."
"Wait a minute, are you telling me you're actually looking for trouble now? Prue, what happened to putting more balance in your life? You know, less Wicca wonder, more Prue."
Prue says "Listen, I shot a magazine cover yesterday, I had a date with Andy last night, and then this morning I am searching for evil. You can't get more balanced than that."
Phoebe says "Right, just your typical everyday cosmo girl."
Prue says "Well, you and Piper don't need me anymore, so that leaves me plenty of time to help those who do."
Phoebe says "Is that what you think? That we don't need you anymore?"
Prue says "Well, I mean, it's just that ever since Piper got married and you moved up with Cole, I feel like I don't really have to watch out for you guys as much anymore. Except for Mikey,"
Phoebe says "Prue, this is a good thing."
"Yeah," Prue looks over at a dumpster. "I think that's it." She says pointing at it.
Phoebe says "Good."
Prue says "Alright, on the count of three. One, two..." she waves her arm and uses her power to open the lid of the dumpster.
Phoebe says "Oh my god!" She runs over to it. "It's the coffee maker I wanted." She pulls out an empty box.
Prue says "Phoebe, it's just a carton."
Phoebe says "Oh, right, of course. See, I need you. You just protected me from making a fool out of myself."
Prue says "Now there's a full time job."
Phoebe says "Thank you very much."
They continue walk down the street "Hey, so, how's Cole? I haven't seen him in a while." Prue asks in a caring way.
Phoebe says "Oh, he's been dodging demonic bounty hunters. You know, but he still manages to shimmer into the bedroom when he has a chance. Pops in and then pops right back out if you know what I'm talking about."
Prue says "Huh, I vaguely remember."
Phoebe says "Even though I'm really happy to see him, it's starting to raise old issues for me. Like, does he really love me or is he just interested in my... charms?"
Prue says "Oh, Phoebe, come on, you know that for a magical fact that he loves you. Alright, and think how many times he's risked his life to save you. I don't think that's just sex."
Phoebe says "Yeah, but what about if it was really, really great sex."
Prue says "Well..." They hear voices coming from an alley. "Seek and you shall find."
Alley
Two men are there arguing. One man is holding a small crystal box.
"Please, just one more." Someone says.
"I told you!" the demon says. He pushes the guy "What you want is no longer in this box."
"I need more! Won't you understand? I've gotta have more!" The guy says.
The demon "You can never get enough greed, can you?"
Man #2 throws a fireball at him and he flies against a dumpster. Prue and Phoebe run over to them.
"Hey!" Prue says waving her arm and using her power on the demon. He drops the box.
"The box," the guy says
The two men both dive for the box. The box suddenly flies into the street as Prue uses her power. The demon tries to get up and Phoebe kicks him in the face. "That box belongs to Lucas." The demon says.
Phoebe says "Yeah, well, tell Lucas it's been empoun..." he disappears "dered." She stops.
Prue goes over to the guy. "Hey, it's okay, it's over."
The guy says "No, gotta have more. Don't you understand? I've gotta have more!"
He pushes Prue out of the way and runs onto the road "No!" Prue yells as The man is hit by a bus.
Michael's School
Michael is walking down the hallway, to his locker. He is wearing a black, light winter hat. Zeke walks beside him trying to hide his face, Michael notices, "Freeze," Michael says and Zeke stops, "Bring it here," Michaels says. Zeke reveals his black eye to Michael, "What happened?" Michael asks.
"The people that wanted me to help with the homecoming dance beat me up because I wouldn't help them." Zeke says.
As he opens his locker he feels a strong feeling inside him. "Whoa," Michael says as Zeke walks up to him.
Zeke pats Michael's back to try and make him feel better, suddenly they are both engulfed in the darkest black orbs as they disappear.
Underworld
One demon, looks kind of powerful, is standing there waiting as Michael and Zeke become corporeal. Michael looks around, "What the hell," He says in a tone of fright.
The demon kneels and says "Master Michael, very sorry to interrupt you under these circumstances, we have some information for you,"
"I'm listening," Michael says as he is suddenly curious. "Oh boy," Michael says feeling a pull of magic. He is suddenly astral teleported out as Prue's baby, takes him. Same thing happens to Zeke, seconds later.
Opening Credits
On the street
The police are questioning witnesses, more specifically Phoebe and Prue. Andy and Darryl go over to Prue "Hey."
Darryl says "Hey."
Prue looks at him and asks, "Did you find out anything?"
Darryl says "Nothing unusual. Unfortunately we get the kind of suicides all the time."
Prue looks at him, "Darryl, this was not a suicide, okay? He was driven into the street, demonically driven. I think that I can recognize the signs by now."
Andy and Darryl exchange a glance before Andy tears out a paper from his notepad and hands it to Prue. "It's not much but…" he trails off with a shrug.
Darryl says "Alright," He looks at a notepad, "it's Robert Pike. He was married with two kids. Worked for Brickson investments at a stock broker, Very successful," he read as Prue followed along with Andy's paper.
Prue says "The demon accused him of being greedy. I wonder if there's a connection?"
Darryl says "It's hard to believe. It seems like Mr. Pike wasn't your typical stockbroker. From all accounts was more of a philantphalist. He even hosted a fundraiser for the American cancer society just last night."
Prue says "Well, he must have changed in a hurry because when we saw him, all he cared about was a box."
"It wouldn't be the first time a demon tried to turn a philanthropist around. There was the grimlocks, the suicide-driving darklighters…"
Prue nods in agreement. "You're right. The greed could have something to do with the demon… and the box."
"What box?" Darryl asks.
Prue opens her bag and shows him the box "This one."
"What is it?" Darryl asks.
Prue says "I don't know, but whatever it is, apparently it's worth dying for."
Behind everybody Michael and Zeke appear in a pink flash. Andy approaches Zeke and Michael. "Mikey, we got a situation…Zeke what the hell," Andy says upon seeing Zeke's black eye.
"I will take care of that later," Michael promises looking at Zeke. "You were saying,"
"Come on," Andy says taking his hand.
Phoebe being interviewed by a cop, "In your opinion, was there anything the bus driver could have done to avoid him?"
"No, it happened too fast, he didn't have time to react." Phoebe answers
Cop says "Alright, I think that's it. If I could just have your home phone number in case I have any other questions."
Phoebe says "It's the same as my sister's. We live together."
Cop says "Really? Just out of curiosity, what would you say if one of my other questions was, can I take you out to dinner?"
Phoebe laughs, "Ooh, you caught me off guard with that one.
Cop says "That's my job."
Phoebe says "Uh, well, you're very good at it. Um, but I-I think that it would be best if those numbers stayed in the report. I'm seeing someone."
Cop says "I'm not surprised."
Darryl says "Officer."
Cop says "Excuse me."
Phoebe walks over to Prue, Andy, Zeke and Michael. "Are you okay?" Phoebe asks.
Prue says "Um, I don't know. I keep on thinking about what we could have done differently to try and save him but he ran into the street so fast, and..."
Phoebe says "We couldn't have saved him, Prue. Not without knowing more about the demon who did this to him."
The coroners take the body away.
Prue says "Lucas. To find him we have to find out what's so special about this box."
"Prue…" Andy starts in a warning voice.
"And be careful in the process," Prue adds.
Lucas' place
Lucas has Man #2 up in the air by the neck, "Do you have any idea how important that box is?"
Man #2 says "I thought you were working on controlling your anger."
Lucas says "I am controlling my anger!" He drops the man.
The man holds up a crystal, "At least we got the business man sold, Lucas."
Lucas says "Yes, but I need to deliver seven souls for seven sins."
Man #2 says "Can't you just locate the box?"
Lucas says "Yes, but I have to figure out a way to get around the witches first. Thanks to you. You know, my own self destruction was supposed to bring me peace from sin. Instead, I am damned to spend eternity inflicting others."
Man #2 says "You gotta know the product to move it."
Lucas says "I know the product. I know how sin works human desire. Which might be exactly the way to get to the witches. Yeah, sure, why not? Witches have human desires too, right?" He laughs. "You know, there's only one thing that I can't quite figure out. Why do I need you?" A bright light shoots out of his hands and flies into Man #2. Man #2 disappears in a ball of flames. "I needed to vent."
Manor
Prue, Andy, Zeke, Michael and Phoebe flame inside. Prue gets the box out of her bag.
Phoebe says "Don't open that. Let me go get Piper first."
"Why?" Prue asks.
Phoebe says "Oh, gee, Prue, I don't know. Maybe so you don't go running in the street and get hit by a bus too." Phoebe goes in the kitchen.
"You know she's right," Andy points out.
Prue rolls her eyes and slips around him to get to the couch.
Phoebe walks into the kitchen where Piper is making sushi. "Piper, we need... Wow. Expecting company?"
Piper says "Uh, no, I was just making Leo a little something to eat. You know, break up his day."
Phoebe says "And something to take up all of yours?"
Piper says "Well, sushi don't roll itself. Besides, I like taking care of him and cooking for him and dressing up for him. I was actually thinking of going out and buying him a whole new wardrobe. You know, de-flannel him a little."
Phoebe says "What, you afraid you're gonna lose him? Wait, are you?"
Piper says "Well, I'm certainly not gonna give the Elders any excuse to take him away again, that's for sure."
Phoebe says "No, Piper, they wouldn't do that. You guys are married now."
Piper says "So, there is nothing in those wedding vows that says they still can't break us apart. Besides, I don't wanna be complacent about my marriage. Neither he nor they are gonna find any fault in me."
Phoebe says "Well, they might find fault in us. Prue and I lost an innocent this morning, so we need you." They walk into the living room. Prue and Michael are looking closely at the box. Michael has it in his hands, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, what are you doing?"
"Opening the box," Michael says to her.
Phoebe says "You're supposed to be waiting for me and Piper." She looks at Andy accusingly.
"What? They talked me into it," Andy insists.
Prue says "Besides, you're here now. I'm gonna open it."
Phoebe takes it away from her "What if you unleash some huge abomination?"
Prue says "Whatever it is, I'm sure that we can handle it."
Piper says "But at least I think we should call my husband and ask his opinion first."
Prue says "Okay, but we didn't need his opinion before when he was just Leo."
Leo orbs in, "You called?"
Prue smiles and says "No."
Phoebe says "But as long as you're here. Box. Intercepted from a demon. Open it? Yay or nay?"
"Have you checked the Book of Shadows?" Leo asks.
Piper says "No. But that's a great idea. Leo, you're a genius. What would we do without him?"
Prue says "Oh, I don't know. I guess our lives wouldn't be this smooth running, carefree existence that they are today."
"Well, whatever we do, I have to be back at work so can we hurry this along?" Andy prompts before Prue got too carried away.
"Sure," Piper agrees and then says "Oh, uh, Phoebe, your ethics professor called about your meeting today at 2:00."
Phoebe says "Well, obviously I can't make it now."
Prue says "No, no, no, you should go. I mean, you're too close to graduating to mess up now. The three of us can handle the box."
Phoebe says "Are you sure?"
Prue says "Yes, go. Although, you might want to change into, oh, I don't know, clothes. Actual shirt."
Phoebe looks down at her open vest, showing most of her bra, "Okay."
Prue says "Okay. That's very... let's go."
They all go upstairs.
Attic
Prue, Michael, Zeke, Andy, Piper and Leo are there. They have the Book of Shadows opened up to a page on 'The Seven Deadly Sins'.
Prue reads, "'Bottled at the Source by the Source.' So what, it's a box of sin?"
Piper says "Good thing you didn't open it. It would have been Pandora all over again."
Leo says "Not quite. But this may be how the myth got started. Only it's much more specific type of attack. According to this, the box contains seven balls of sin used to corrupt paragon's good."
Piper says "If you're a paragon of good, how do you get corrupted?"
Leo says "Because no one is immune to sin. Whether it be: Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Anger, Greed or Sloth. Whichever one you're predisposed to, is the one that attacks you."
Prue says "Well, the business man must have been attacked by greed, that's why he kept on wanting more."
Leo says "Only his greed was magnified a thousand times."
Prue says "And it explains why my scry worked. I felt the unnatural activity was the demon courier. But it must have been the sin working against the businessman's good nature."
"Okay, so what do we do now?" Michael asks.
Leo says "Well, the infector appears to be the link. Destroy Lucas and the sins lose their power."
"That would involve finding him. Is that anywhere in the book?" Andy asks.
"I don't see that," Leo admits.
Prue says "Do we know anything about these infectors?"
Leo says "Only that they were humans consumed by sundering life and in death."
Piper says "So what we need to do now is find a spell to remove the sin from the infected human incase Lucas strikes again, right?"
Prue says "You can't remove sin magically or otherwise it's a part of all of us."
"Even you?" Piper asks with a smirk.
Prue says "Yes, even me. Just a teeny little bit. Nothing that anyone would notice but me." Andy snorts which earns a laugh from everyone else.
Downstairs
Lucas appears and picks up the box. Phoebe comes down the stairs, "Okay, you guys, wish me luck!" Phoebe yells. She sees Lucas. "Hey."
Lucas says "It's okay. I think you're gonna like this one."
A sin ball hits Phoebe. Prue, Piper and Leo come down the stairs with Andy, Michael and Zeke behind them. He throws Three sin balls and they hit Prue, Piper and Leo. Lucas disappears.
Phoebe says "What was that? What just happened?"
Piper says "Oh, no, don't tell me we got infected with the sin thingy."
Phoebe says "What do you mean?" She turns to Prue and Michael "What is she talking about?"
Prue says "Okay, nobody panic. Does anybody feel different?"
Leo says "No."
Piper says "Me neither."
Phoebe says "Uh-uh."
Prue says "Alright, so maybe we're immune because we're magical."
"Are you sure about that? Maybe no one should leave," Andy suggests, watching Prue in concern.
Leo says "I better orb up and ask."
Prue turns around to face Andy. "No, Phoebe has to pass that class." She argues and then points to Leo. "You do that. Piper and I will go recheck the book, and you missy, you get your butt to that meeting and charm the pants off of your professor. Go, and get home as soon as possible." Prue pushes Phoebe out the door. Phoebe tries to protest. "No, I'm sure, go!"
Michael, Andy and Zeke flame out.
College
Phoebe's professor's office
Phoebe is sitting in a chair.
Professor says "The problem is, it's an ethics course, it's about the dialectic. So when someone misses as many classes as you have, it's hard to catch up." Phoebe sighs and rubs her forehead. "Are you okay?"
Phoebe says "I don't know."
Professor says "Plus, you owe me a major paper, and if I don't get it soon..."
Phoebe says "What are you gonna do to me?"
Professor says "I'll have to give you an incomplete. I'll have no other choice. Now, do you have anything else to say to me?"
Phoebe says "I'm not wearing any underwear."
Professor says "Excuse me?"
Phoebe says "Yeah, I find it to... constricting."
Professor says "Are you making some kind of a joke?"
Phoebe says "No, I'm serious. Dead serious," She stands up. "I've been a bad girl. A very bad girl," She slowly moves closer to him. "And I'll do anything to make it up to you. I'll do anything to pass. Anything," She grabs him and they fall over the desk onto the floor.
Commercial Break
Police Station
Michael, Andy and Zeke flame in the bathrooms and walk out. They go to Andy's desk. "I'm telling you Mikey, something is wrong with my laptop," Andy says.
"Let me see it," Michael says opening it up. "I found the problem," Michael says.
"What?" Andy asks.
"It's not plugged in," Michael says pointing to the cords that are unplugged.
Michael plugs it in and starts to get on the computer. "What are you doing?" Andy asks.
"Nothing," Both Zeke and Michael say. Michael closes the laptop and starts to leave. Zeke walks with him.
They walk into the supply closet, "Ok, lets go," Michael says flaming he and Zeke out.
"Hey, what about Prue?" Andy calls after them but they'd already disappeared.
Manor
In the attic Michael and Zeke flame in. "Ok, lets see if there is anything I can do to help you with your problem." Michael says looking in the book.
Piper is sitting at the kitchen table talking on the phone, and flipping through a magazine, "Ah, no, that'll be it. Just the two Armani suits size 42, the Donna Karan dress, the three pairs of Stuart Weitzman shoes, the Wong Gucci jacket and the Prada bag, what's the total?"
Prue walks in at that moment, "Alright, we don't have much time..." She says.
Piper throws her hand up, "Shh! I'm on the phone with Bloomingdales." on the phone she says, "Oh, okay, um, well, then I'm gonna have to split that on two credit cards. You can put $5000 on the card that's on file, and the re…" Prue hangs up the phone. "What are you doing?" Piper asks her.
Prue says "Uh, saving your life or at least your credit rating, which is your life."
Piper says "Excuse me, Leo needs suits."
Prue says "Leo doesn't wear suits."
Piper says "Yet." she picks up a wine glass and has a sip.
"A-a-are you drinking in the middle of the day?" Prue asks her.
Piper says "I was a little bummed about this sin thing, so I thought I deserved a little indulgence. Would you like a bit of bubbly?"
Prue says "No, I would like a little bit of help. We are supposed to be tracking down Lucas."
Piper says "Sorry. Catch me up."
Prue sits down, "Alright, so it turns out that those sin balls work a lot faster than we thought. Once infected, the victim only has a few hours before it drives them to a total self destruction." Prue explains.
Piper says "Well, good thing we weren't infected then, huh?" she picks up a chocolate and takes a bite
Prue says "Right. But now that Lucas has the box, the question is who will be. I mean, I tried scrying for unnatural activity but it just kept pointing back to the manor."
Phoebe runs in, "Guess what? My ethics professor kicked me out of class."
"What? Why, what happened?" Prue asks,
Phoebe says "I don't know, I don't know. One minute I was telling him why my paper was late, the next thing I knew was... unzipping his pants with my teeth."
Prue says "Oh, Phoebe, you do know that 'charming the pants off someone' is just a figure of speech, don't you?"
Phoebe says "I don't know what came over me, Prue. I'm just glad that I realized what was happening before I... eww!"
Prue says "Alright, unfortunately, what got into you is Lust. As in the sin of,"
Piper says "Wait a minute, now you think we were infected?"
Prue picks something up and drops it on the table "Hello? Gluttony, table for one,"
Piper says "Leo!"
Prue says "Oh, no, no, no, Leo's not up there. He's in the living room watching TV."
Prue, Piper and Phoebe walk into the living room to see Leo laying on the couch watching TV. "What are you doing?" Piper asks.
Leo says "Just kicking back."
Piper says "Something is wrong with this picture. You need chips. I'll go get some." she heads for the kitchen.
Phoebe says "Oh, turn on MTV, I wanna see Carson Daily, he is so hot." She sits on the couch beside Leo.
Prue rolls her eyes and looks up to the attic, "Mikey," She calls.
"Yeah, Prue," He asks coming down the stairs
Prue looks at Michael and says "Okay, uh, excuse me, sins in a box. Demon hunt, real life. Can we please focus here? Now, what did 'they' say about Lucas' sneak attack?"
Leo says "I don't know. I didn't make it up there. I orbed half way up and I got tired."
Prue says "What?"
Leo says "Hey, after sixty years of constant vigilance, I think I deserve a little down time."
Piper walks in carrying a bowl of chips, "Here you go, honey."
Leo says "Oh, thanks, honey. I'm gonna probably be thirsty soon."
Prue says "Oh, I'm gonna be ill soon."
The doorbell rings. "I'll get it." Piper says as she opens the door and a flower delivery guy brings in bunches of flowers. "Oh, how gorgeous,"
Delivery Guy says "Hi. Boy, these are a lot of flowers."
Phoebe walks in the foyer, "I'll say. I love a man in a uniform."
Prue looks over to the foyer "Hey, who sent the flowers?" she asks.
Piper looks at the flowers and says "I did, for myself."
Prue rolls her eyes, "Oh, this is just too much."
"Yes, it is," Michael agrees.
Phoebe looks at the delivery guy, "I bet you're too much."
She places her hands on his chest. Ok, they got to go, Michael says telepathically.
Prue says "Alright, that's it. That's enough." She pushes the delivery guy outside. "Nothing to see here, nothing to respond to, get out, You! What are you smiling at, buddy?"
She closes the door on them, "Why did you do that?" Phoebe asks.
Prue is leaning on the door and says "Because unless you guys want those flowers at your funeral, you had better get a grip, okay? You've been infected." Prue points to Piper, "Gluttony," Then she points to Phoebe "Lust, and that in there..." They walk back in the living room and Leo burps. "Is sloth,"
Piper says "How did I get gluttony? I don't over eat."
Prue says "No, but you over do. The sins are drawn to our predispositions and lately yours has been excess."
Phoebe looks at Prue and says "What sin did you get hit with?"
Prue says "Well, I didn't get hit."
Phoebe says "Oh, I saw you get hit."
Prue says "Well, I must be strong enough to fight it off, I'm not showing any symptoms, am I? And thank goodness, alright, one of us has to keep our wits about us." She sees the news on the TV. "Hey, turn that up, lazy."
Leo turns up the TV, the Reporter on the news says "The SWAT team just arrived at Bay City Motor Cars. A further signal that police are taking seriously, Pastor Roger Tremble threatens to shoot and kill his hostage if his demands are not met."
Anchorwoman on the TV says "Do you have any idea what exactly the Pastor's demands are?"
Reporter says "Well, actually, yeah, they're a little bazaar but he claims he wants a Jag. Specifically a XK convertible in British racing green."
Piper says "That's a new one."
Phoebe says "That news caster's kinda cute."
Prue looks at Michael and says "Alright, what do you wanna bet that the demon infected the Pastor with envy."
Piper says "Prue, out of all the people in San Francisco..."
Leo says "Still, he does fit the profile. Paragon of good, driven to an act of self-destruction."
Prue says "Yeah, especially with a SWAT team outside. Alright, we can not let this demon steal anymore of our innocent souls." Prue drags Phoebe away from the TV, and then Michael follows behind her "Piper, are you coming?" She asks.
Piper says "Uh, I was gonna stay here with Leo and hold down the fort."
Phoebe says "More like hold down the couch."
Piper says "I'll come if you want me to."
Prue says "No, it's fine, I'll just do all of it myself if I have to. Come on, Phoebe."
Michael, Prue and Phoebe leave, "You think she's mad?" Piper asks as she hears the door close.
Leo says "Probably."
Leo moves over and Piper sits down beside him. An infomercial comes up on the TV. Leo changes channel, "Wait, turn that back." She demands. Leo groans and changes back to the infomercial. "Hand me the phone." He hands her the phone and she dials the number on the TV.
Bay City Motor Cars
The SWAT team has surrounded the building. Prue, Michael and Phoebe are there talking to Darryl and Andy.
Prue is trying to talk to Darryl, "Look, Darryl, just let me handle this."
Darryl says "Look, Prue, it's a highly charged, highly public situation. I can't just ask SWAT to let you handle it. I get enough flak from these guys as it is. Besides you're pregnant."
"Which is what I've been saying. There is no way you're going in there, no matter how many cops you talk to," Andy argues.
Prue thinks before saying "Alright, would you guys rather me astral project myself in there?"
Darryl says "Come on, Prue, you're not being reasonable."
Phoebe says "I have something to say. I see that cute officer from this morning." She gets all excited.
"Can I go home yet?" Michael asks sarcastically.
Prue says "Hey, stay on point, we still have an innocent to save."
"What's the matter with her?" Andy questions Michael.
Darryl says "You're right, we all do, cops included. Look, just let the hostage negotiators handle it, please?"
Prue says "Fine. What's the plan?"
Darryl says "The plan is to talk the Pastor down, weigh him out."
Prue says "Okay."
Darryl says "It works in most cases, trust me."
Prue says "Okay, well, if he's been infected it will not work in this case, trust me, alright. The Pastor's only gonna get worse."
Darryl says "What would you do to resolve it?"
Prue says "There's only one thing to do." She and Michael run off to inside the building.
"Prue!" Andy yells, silently fuming. "Get a team together, we're going in," Andy snaps to Darryl while readying his gun.
Prue walks towards the building, Darryl is screaming "Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait!" he shows his badge to SWAT "Hold your fire! Hold your fire!" He notices Phoebe is gone. "Phoebe?"
Inside the building
The Pastor has a gun up to the salesman's throat. Prue and Michael walk in, "Pastor Tremble?" Prue asks.
The Pastor turns around and points the gun at Prue and Michael, "Who are you?"
Michael thinks for a second and says, "I'm Tyler, this is my mother," Michael uses his undercover name.
Prue stares at Michael funny. "Do I look old enough to be your mother?" she frets before noticing the gun. "Whoa, okay, hold on, I'm-I'm-I'm here to help, but I can not do that until you put the gun down."
Pastor says "Get outta here."
Prue says "We just wanna talk."
Pastor says "I just want my Jag. Do you want me to shoot you too? I swear I will."
Prue says "Okay, no, no, no, wait. I-I know what's happened to you, okay? You've been infected with sin."
Pastor says "I warned you."
"No," Prue waves her arm at the gun but it doesn't fly out of his hand.
Michael pushes Prue out of the way, the bullet goes into Michael's shoulder. He lies on the floor as he is self healing.
Outside
Everyone crouches down when they hear the gunshot. Screams are heard. Darryl grabs a megaphone and talks into it while several officers have Andy surrounded to prevent him from going in, "Prue, you alright? Talk to me, Prue. Mikey,"
Prue finally comes out with the salesman, Michael leaning on her other side as he is still weak. "Everything's under control, don't worry about a thing. I've got it all under control. Hi, he needs medical attention. The Pastor's inside, I kicked his ass. He needs attention too, he's knocked out."
Everyone applauds and news reporters rush up to Prue and Michael. "Hi, can I just ask a few questions?"
Prue says "The name's Halliwell, Prue Halliwell."
Reporter #2 says "What made you run in there?"
Prue says "Well, my job is to protect the innocent."
Reporter says "Do you work for the police?"
Prue says "No, actually, I don't but my husband does and..."
Darryl pulls Prue away and pushes her toward Andy "No, she's a good Samaritan, very good Samaritan. No further questions."
Prue looks at him and says "Why did you do that? I was just getting started."
"Have you gone insane?" Andy demands, turning her around to face him.
Darryl says "'Cause you were about to hang yourself. You shouldn't be talking to the press."
Prue says "There's nothing wrong with wanting a little attention every now and then."
Darryl says "They'll destroy you. What's the matter with you?"
Prue says "Nothing can destroy me, Darryl."
"That right there. Start explaining," Andy orders.
Darryl says "Prue, you're bleeding."
Prue looks at her arm and then to Michael who is still bleeding on his shoulder, "Whoa, I am, oh my. That bullet must have grazed me."
Darryl says "And you didn't even feel it?"
Prue says "No, no, you know, the adrenalin, it's no big deal."
"You've got to be joking… Prue, that could have been serious," Andy insists and then starts to pull her toward his car. "Hospital. Both you and Mikey…"
Darryl follows and says "No big deal? You almost got yourself killed. I've never seen you runaway from danger before, but I've never seen you run toward it either. What, have you got a death wish or something?"
Michael looks around for Phoebe, "It does sound kind of self destructive, doesn't it?" He asks
Prue then realizes something, "Oh, oh, that means I've been infected. That must be why I can't control my powers."
"You can't control your powers either? What the hell possessed you to run into a stakeout without your powers?" Andy questions.
"Well, I didn't know that then," Prue snaps back.
Darryl says "Prue, what's going on?"
Prue says "Okay, I don't have time to explain. Can you get Pastor Tremble to a safe place? Some place where he won't hurt himself, like a psychiatric hospital."
Darryl says "Yeah, sure, shouldn't be a problem in his case."
Prue says "Okay, good, but nobody can know that he's there, okay? Because if so, the demon will find him and kill him,"
Darryl says "Okay, I don't know how long I can keep it a secret though."
Prue says "Well, I don't really need that long. Just long enough for me to find the demon and vanquish him, okay? Okay. Now where is my sister? Phoebe!"
Michael looks around and flames out.
Inside a SWAT truck
Phoebe is there making out with the officer from before. She starts undressing him, then pulls out a strip of condoms from her bag, "It's a good thing I came prepared." She says ripping one off with her teeth as
Darryl opens the door, "Officer!"
"Phoebe!" Prue yells.
Officer says "Wait, I can explain."
Darryl says "The hell you can. Get outta there!" Darryl pulls him out of the truck.
Prue pulls Phoebe out of the truck. She grabs her coat. "Here, put it on. Are you out of your mind?"
Phoebe says "Um, yeah, I think so. But if you're gonna go crazy..."
Prue says "Yeah, well, my sin's not nearly as much fun as yours."
Phoebe says "Wait, you're sin? I thought you didn't get hit."
Prue says "Well, that was the pride talking and it almost got me killed already."
Phoebe says "Pride? You don't seem all that different."
Prue says "Really? Well, back atcha. We need to get home and try and track down this demon, okay?"
Phoebe says "No, I don't think so, I'm having too much fun, so I'll just see you later."
Prue says "If I don't get you home, there won't be a later."
"I don't want to hear any arguing. Both of you in the car now," Andy orders. He grabs both of their arms and drags them after him.
Darryl and the officer are on the other side of the crime scene, "What the hell is the matter with you? Not only in the middle of the day, but in the middle of a crisis,"
Officer says "Look, she attacked me. I swear, I didn't have a choice. Not much of one."
Darryl says "That's a pathetic excuse. You're an officer for crying out loud."
Officer says "What would you want me to do? Shoot her?"
Darryl says "You're suspended."
"What?" The officer asks
Darryl says "Go back to the station, turn in your hardware." Darryl walks away.
Officer yells after him, "You can't suspend me. It was her fault. Damn it!"
Lucas appears, "You know that anger is one of the seven deadly sins? Your blood pressure's rising, adrenalin's pumping, you wanna hit somebody, don'tcha?"
Officer says "Who the hell are you?"
Lucas gets out the box and hits the officer with the anger sin ball, "I'm somebody who can help you channel that anger."
Michael's School: Empty class room
The class room is empty except for the people who attacked Zeke, "There you are," Michael says to himself. He approaches them. "Have a seat, gentlemen," Michael says pulling a chair up and sitting down. "You guys look new,"
"Yeah we just got here last week," One of them explains.
"Well, my name is Michael, and I heard you were fighting with one of my friends last night." Michael says getting up. "He's a pacifist so he cant fight back, but, I'm not a pacifist." Michael says looking at there faces.
"We aren't scared of you." One of them says.
Michael sees a jar of pencils and grabs them, "You scared now?" he asks breaking all of them at once.
"No," They both say.
Michael grabs a pen and breaks that and says, "Are you scared now,"
"No," They both say.
Michael puts the broken pen down and says "Ok, I want you to leave my little brother alone or the next thing that gets snapped will be you," Michael threatens and his eyes turn pitch black. "Understand," He says demonically.
They both nod and Michael leaves the room and flames out before they could any longer see him.
Commercial Break
Manor: Porch
Zeke is sitting at a desk, which he moved to the porch and is doing homework, when Prue and Phoebe walk up to the door.
Phoebe says "You know, it would have not killed you to drive by the fire station for a little looksy."
Prue says "You know what?" She notices Zeke and says "What are you doing out here?"
"I was inside but it got so crowded that I had to come out here to get anything done at all," Zeke explains.
Prue finishes her previous sentence as she opens the door, "If you and Piper do not get your sins under control..." She is again cut off by seeing a full and crowded house. They walk inside and all of Piper's purchases fill the foyer and living room
Piper walks in, "Good, you're here. The pashminas have arrived and they're to die for. Come see." A delivery man walks past carrying long metal strip things. "Whoa, hey, hi, almost decapitated."
Phoebe says "Hello." They walk into another room filled with stuff. Piper pulls a pashmina out of a box. "Wow, Piper, you really put the glutt in gluttony."
Prue says "Okay, how did you get this stuff so fast?"
Piper says "Oh, I just let my fingers do the walking and the clicking and the... flipping."
Prue says "Flipping as in the pages of the Book of Shadows? You used magic?"
Piper says "Well, yeah, I couldn't wait six to eight weeks for delivery."
Prue says "That is so personal gain."
Piper says "No, 'cause we need all of this stuff."
Phoebe leaves the room.
Prue says "Okay, Piper, this isn't you. You're being consumed by your consumption and it will only lead to your total misuse of magic."
Piper turns on a water fountain, "Soothing, isn't it?"
The front door opens as Michael walks in, "Um," He looks around and then walks back out and closes the door. He walks back in. "Did I miss something?" He asks as he and Zeke walk inside.
Living room
Leo is laying on the couch watching a big screen TV. Phoebe moves over to him, "Hey, Leo." She says.
"Shh, watching TV." Leo says.
She sits down next to him, "I know something more exciting than television." She unties her top. "Me." She turns off the TV.
Leo looks at her and says "What the hell are you doing? Come on, give it back."
He reaches for the remote but falls on Phoebe. Piper walks in, "Phoebe!"
Phoebe says "What? Prue won't let me leave the house and Andy won't be back until he makes certain the innocent is safe so I have to make do with what I have now." She strokes his chest.
Piper says "Get your slutty hands off of my husband!"
Phoebe stands up, "Make me."
Piper says, "Gladly."
Piper picks up a statue of a head and gets ready to throw it, "Watch the remote!" Leo yells.
Prue, Zeke and Michael run in
Prue says "No, no, no." She takes the statue away from Piper. "Alright, you guys, the last I checked we still had a demon to vanquish and an innocent to save."
Phoebe says "I thought you said Morris hid the Pastor some place safe."
Prue says "Yes, he did and Andy went to make up a cover story for the press, but envy is only the sixth sin. Which means, there's still an innocent out there infected with anger," Prue puts the statue down.
Piper says "What would you like us to do about it?"
Prue looks at Leo and calmly says "Leo, I would like for you to orb up there and ask the Elders what they know, okay?"
Leo says "I'm too tired."
"Leo," Prue says losing her patience she hits him on the arm "get up there right now! You're a Whitelighter, that is your job."
Leo says "Why? You never listen to me anyway." He yawns. "I think I'm gonna orb upstairs and take a nap." He orbs out.
Phoebe picks up a magazine and starts to read it, "Fine! Fine, orb, who needs you anyway?" Prue says as Piper puts on a pair of boxing gloves. "We still have the Power of Three."
She looks at Piper and Phoebe.
Police station
The officer walks outside to his car. He puts his bag in the boot and shuts the door. Lucas appears, "Did you find out where they're hiding the Pastor?" Lucas asks.
Officer says "Where'd you come from?"
Lucas says "Answer my question."
Officer says "No one's talking. At least not to me,"
Lucas says "That's not good enough."
"Look, I don't know who you think you are!" The officer begin to yell he grabs his chest in pain.
Lucas says "Anger's the worst, isn't it? Especially when the burning rage zaps you of all your strength and reason and the relentless screams locks out all hope. Use it against the Halliwell's," He pulls the officer's gun out of his belt. "Make them tell you where the Pastor is. Trust me, anger always feels better when it has a target. But do stay away from Gonzalez, he's not my concern."
Manor: Attic
Prue, Piper, Michael, Zeke and Phoebe are there. Prue's looking through the Book of Shadows, Piper's got her feet in a foot spa, and Phoebe is lying in a chair. Michael is holding Zeke's hand and they are trying to reach Michael's father telepathically.
Prue says "There is nothing, there is nothing in the book. Why did only lame witches precede it?"
Piper says "Because nobody is as good as you, Prue."
Prue looks at Michael and says "You know, at least Mikey and I are trying, Piper. Instead of getting a foot massage, or sleeping,"
Phoebe says "I'm not sleeping. I'm just having the best premonitions of my life."
"Of what?" Prue asks.
Phoebe says "It's a button off Officer Cutie's shirt. Let me tell you, if the movie's anything like the previews... whoa."
Prue says "Alright, is that all that you care about?" Phoebe nods. "Fine. I'll save the innocents, I'll vanquish the demon, and if I feel like it, maybe when I'm done, I'll save you guys."
Phoebe says "Oh, don't do us any favors."
Piper says "Yeah, Prue, worry about yourself."
Piper knocks a lamp in the foot spa and gets electrocuted. She falls over the back of the chair and screams. Michael's eyes open and he runs to her.
Prue yells "Piper!" She runs over to her. "You alright?" She asks as Michael helps her back up.
Piper says "Oh, what happened?"
"Uh, you were shocked." Prue says.
Piper says "I feel strange."
Prue says "Yes, well, if you had both feet in the water you wouldn't feel anything." Prue helps her up. The doorbell rings. "Who is that?" She asks.
Phoebe looks out the window and sees the officer standing on the porch, "Oh! Oh! It's Officer Cutie from this morning." She opens the window. "Hey! Hey, up here! I'm gonna come down, okay?"
Phoebe leans out the window and nearly falls out, "Nope," Zeke says grabbing onto her.
Prue says "Phoebe, watch out!" Prue helps Zeke pull her back in. "Do you see what's happening?"
Phoebe says "That was close." She runs out of the attic.
Piper says "Prue, we just have different priorities than you do. You need a little pick me up. How about I buy you some shoes?" She heads for the door.
Foyer
Phoebe opens the door, "I knew you'd come back for me."
The officer walks in, "This isn't a social call." He grabs Phoebe.
Phoebe says "Whoa, are we roleplaying? Did you bring your handcuffs?"
He gets out his gun and points it at Phoebe, "Where's the Pastor?" The cop asks.
Phoebe says "I don't know, I swear."
Officer says "You're lying!" He pushes her into a box full of stuff. "You're something else, you know that?" He throws boxes around the room. "I got suspended because of you! You think you can ruin somebody's life and not pay for it?" He points the gun at her. "You're gonna pay."
Phoebe says "No."
Officer says "You're gonna pay right now."
Phoebe says "Please, don't shoot."
Piper walks down the stairs and screams, "My stuff!" He points the gun at Piper and she freezes him. He unfreezes and shoots at her. She ducks out of the way, "Why are my powers not working?"
Officer says "Where's the Pastor?"
Piper says "I don't know."
Phoebe knocks the officer down and he shoots up in the air. Piper falls down the stairs and knocks over all the stuff. A large wooden box falls on top of her. Piper tries to climb out from under the box. She looks over at Phoebe and sees her unconscious on the floor. "Phoebe?"
The officer stands up. Prue and Michael come down the stairs. He yells and points the gun at himself. Prue waves her arm and some of Piper's stuff is thrown at him, she keeps throwing things at him and He falls back onto some furniture. She looks at the unconscious Piper and Phoebe. Lucas appears behind Prue and grabs her. "You can't save what's already lost."
"Hey, let her go," Michael commands and they disappear. "Just great." He says to himself before flaming out.
Commercial Break
Manor
Phoebe is still unconscious on the floor. Piper crawls over to her and feels her pulse. She crawls over to the stairs, "Leo!" She starts to climb the steps. "Aah!" She pulls herself up to the top. "Leo!"
Pipe's room
Leo is asleep on the bed. Piper limps into her room, "Leo, please wake up. Leo." She falls over and knocks some things off of her dresser. "Ow!"
Leo wakes up, "Huh? What? Piper!"
He runs over to her. He is struck with a bright light. "You glowed." Piper says.
Leo says "Doesn't matter. Where are you hurt?"
Piper says "No, you've gotta go downstairs and heal Phoebe first and then go find Prue because the demon took her." Piper is struck with a bright light.
Leo says "You glowed too."
"I did? Did you heal me?" Piper asks.
Leo says "No, not yet." He heals her. "It's the sins. We must have gotten rid of them."
Piper says "Wait a minute, you said there's no magical way to do that."
Leo says "There isn't. Maybe there's a human way. Maybe by being selfless. By you caring more about your sisters and me caring more about you, we over came it."
Piper says "Well, that means Phoebe must have gotten rid of her sin too because she risked her life to save me."
They run downstairs to Phoebe, "She's still breathing." Leo says as he heals her.
Piper says "Hi, honey."
Phoebe says "Hi. Leo, what are you doing up?"
Leo says "Fixing you."
Phoebe looks around, "Where's Prue? And Mikey?" She asks.
Piper says "Uh, we don't know, but we need to find her. She won't admit it but she's in big trouble."
Golden Gate Bridge
Michael is standing there walking around when Jared flames in. "Thanks for coming dad," He says.
"Is everything alright, Michael?" He asks sounding a little worried.
"Where is Lucas's lair at?" Michael asks him. "I'll be careful I promise," Michael says they join hands and flame out.
Lucas' place
Prue is tied up, She is struggling to get free, "You think you can break free, but you can't. See, that's what makes pride the deadliest of all the sins. It makes you think you're invincible. Above it all..."
Prue flicks her finger but nothing happens, "My powers..."
Lucas finishes, "Are useless now. Corrupted. You have only a small window of opportunity to save your life before it's too late."
Prue says "No demon has defeated me. And you won't be the first."
Lucas says "You see, but I don't have to defeat you, you're gonna defeat yourself. In mere minutes you'll be so far gone you will self destruct just like all the rest. However, since you are the most powerful demon's cousin I am willing to make you a deal."
Prue says "I'm not like my cousin I don't make deals with demons."
Lucas says "Do you listen to them? Look, we both know that you safe guarded the Pastor, which means that I can't deliver his soul. But this late in the game I am willing to pay for it. Tell me where the Pastor is and I'll remove your sin."
Prue says "Go to hell."
Lucas says "This is my hell, Every rotten day of it. Listen, I am giving you a chance to save your life, Prue. To end your hell."
Prue says "If you remove my sin, you'll still be one more soul short."
Lucas says "That's true, but once it's sponged, I can use the sin again. You see, it'll just pop right back into my box."
Prue says "And let you infect another innocent? I don't think so. Screw you."
Lucas picks up a stick and taps it on the floor. A large hole in the floor opens up, "Witness the bottomless pit of ever lasting torment. Pride goes with before the very long fall, Prue. So what's your decision? Remember, if I lose you lose."
Prue sees bright orange flames behind Lucas and she says "Alright, alright, untie me."
Lucas says "Tell me where the Pastor is first."
Prue says "Oh, untie me first. If I self destruct, you will never get a soul."
Lucas unties her, "Alright, where is he?"
Prue says "Ha, you lose I win, ha!" Michael becomes corporeal and sees Prue jump into the pit. Michael chases after.
Phoebe, Piper and Leo walk in just in time to see Michael jump after Prue jumps in the pit.
Jared looks down the pit as Lucas yells, "No!"
Phoebe yells "Prue!"
"Michael!" Jared yells after his son.
Piper yells "No! Leo, Leo, Leo!" Leo orbs out into the hole.
Lucas says "Why did she have to have pride? Pride is the one sin you can't beat."
Piper says "Beat this." She throws her hands out freezing him. Jared remains unfrozen.
Phoebe says "Oh, I see orbs."
Leo orbs back in with Prue and Michael, "Let go, I can handle this." Prue says as she elbows him in the chest.
Leo says "Ow! I was saving you two,"
Prue says "Saving us? I had it under control, I didn't need your help."
"Right," Phoebe says.
Piper says "Uh-oh, it looks like the only way to get the pride out of Prue is to vanquish him."
Phoebe picks up the sin box, "Oh, who ordered the sweet sin balls?" Phoebe asks jokingly
Piper says "I think he did."
Phoebe throws all the sin balls at Lucas. He unfreezes, "What did you...?" He falls into the pit. The pride sin comes out of Prue and lands in the box.
Prue says "Okay, whoa, what just happened?"
Phoebe says "I think you just lost your pride." Two more sin balls float into the box. "And these must be envy and anger. Which must mean the Pastor and cop are okay now." She throws the sin box in the pit. Prue taps the wand on the floor and the pit closes.
Prue says "Okay."
Piper picks up a crystal, "Oh, wait a minute, is this another?"
Leo says "I don't think so."
Phoebe says "Maybe it's the business man's soul."
Piper says "Oh, well, then you should release it some place nice."
She hands it to Leo, "I know the perfect place." He says as he orbs out.
Prue says "Wow, we sure showed that demon." Phoebe smirks, "Okay, you guys sure showed that demon."
Piper says "Thank you."
Prue says "So I guess I needed you guys a lot more than you needed me."
Phoebe says "No, we all needed each other. You got me back at the house, you saved the innocents..."
Prue says "Yeah, but..."
Piper says "Uh, stop it, I don't like this humble Prue, I want my real sister back."
Phoebe says "Me too."
Prue says "Well, I mean, I did save that cop from killing himself and I was strong enough to tell him..." She continues to ramble.
Michael laughs a little and says "Lets get out of here," They join hands and flame out. Jared flames out shortly after.
P3
Piper is at the bar. Prue comes up to her and offers her a glass of wine, "Here you go."
Piper says "Oh, no, no, no."
Prue says "Piper, it's okay to indulge, just don't over indulge."
Piper says "I guess we can thank Lucas for teaching us anything in moderation."
Prue says "Hey, there was nothing that Lucas could teach me."
Piper says "Oh, really?"
Prue says "I'm doing it again, aren't I? That whole pride thing. I swear, I'm working on it."
Piper says "It's a constant struggle."
Prue says "Here's one thing that I'm willing to admit I don't understand. You, Phoebe and Leo were able to get rid of your sins with a selfless act. I committed many selfless acts yet why did I have to wait for Lucas to be vanquished to get rid of my pride?"
Piper says "Well, Lucas said that pride was the one thing you can't beat. I think what he meant was there's no such thing as a selfless act to pride."
Prue says "I threw myself into a pit for the Pastor."
Piper says "Yeah, but you did that to win. So any good you did during your prideful state was for the greater glory of Prue."
Prue says "Alright, fine, then here's to Leo and Mikey, for saving me from eternal torment." They clink their glasses.
Piper says "Mm-hmm, and to me for not trying to be the perfect couple. If it isn't good enough for them, then screw 'em."
Prue says "I'll drink to that."
Phoebe pushes past some people, "Excuse me." She goes over to Prue and Piper. "Hi, I am so excited, and not in any sexual kind of way. Uh, recent events inspired me to write a paper on sexual politics, claiming that my indiscretion with Professor Kass was an ethical experiment. So I handed the paper in yesterday and... pause for dramatic effect..."
Prue says "So, did he buy it?"
Phoebe says "I got a B."
Prue says "Yay!"
Phoebe says "Minus, but I got it fair and square which means I will be able to graduate. And no man, not even Cole, is going to stand in my way."
Piper says "Congratulations."
Prue says "I am very proud of you."
Phoebe says "Oh, and coming from you."
Prue says "Hey, be nice, I don't even wanna think about the sin tonight."
Phoebe says "Me neither."
Prue says "So this is a pretty interesting band. What's their name?"
Piper says "Orgy."
Prue gives Piper a funny look. "You know what? I think I'm just going to go patch things up with Andy…"
Michael's school
Michael and Zeke are walking down the hallway out the doors of the school the next day. School is out and they are waiting for the sisters to pick them up. The two guys from before are on the other end of the hallway, with another dude. They start to walk up to Michael and Zeke. "Wussup?" Michael asks.
"You got a problem with my little brothers?" The oldest guy asks
"No, not really, why?" Michael asks.
"Because I heard you threatened them," The guy asks.
"No I told them to leave my pal Zeke alone," Michael says.
"You're just lucky I don't kick your ass right now," The guy says.
Michael holds his arms out, upon seeing Piper's car enter the parking lot, "Do something then," Michael yells, "Come on do something, I dare you," The guy swings at Michael. Michael ducks out of the way. "Oh hell no," Michael says taking his coat off, and emptying his pockets. "Hold these," Michael says to Zeke.
The guy swings at Michael again but Michael grabs the guys fists and stops the punch. Prue and Andy get out of the jeep. "Mikey," Prue says about t get involved but Andy stops her.
"Let him fight, its been a while since I seen him fight," Andy says and Prue stays beside him. "Besides, I can always arrest them."
Michael flips the guy to the ground and kicks him in the stomach. One of the other two runs towards Michael. Michael grabs him and throws him backwards. "Don't make me angry," Michael warns. The other guy stares at Michael. Michael does a cartwheel and kicks him across the parking lot. "Anyone else?" Michael asks. He grabs his coat from Zeke and gets in the jeep.
Another car pulls up behind them, "What's going on here?" They guy asks. "Are you harassing my children?"
Prue and Andy look at each other and Michael gets out of the car, "Your children were harassing my brother and I wanted it to stop." Michael says.
"You're lucky your underage," The guy warns.
"However, we aren't," Prue says as she and Andy pull Michael behind them
The guy gets out of the car and advances towards Prue and Andy. He swings at them, at the same time Prue narrows her eyes and the guy is thrown backwards into the gate harshly. "Ok, you win, my kids wont harass yours anymore," the guy says lying on the ground.
"That's what I thought," Prue taunts before she, Andy, Michael and Zeke get into the car and they drive off,
