Leo studied the caged man. "Who are you?"

"My name is—"

Leo rolled his eyes. "Not your name. What are you?"

Paige raised an eyebrow. "Least now we know where Lina learns the eye-roll thing."

Phoebe nodded.

"I got an idea," Piper said, looking up from the Book of Shadows.

"Let's hear it," Phoebe said.

"Truth spell."

"A truth spell? Are you sure that's a good idea?"

"It'll make him talk."

"What about the rest of us?" Phoebe asked.

"Anybody have a better idea?"

Paige nodded. "Hang on."

She stepped up to the caged man. "Show us now the you that's real, show us what…lay beneath the seal."

The magic glowed in a brief swirl before washing over him. The man's arm glowed. A scarlet tattoo appeared on his arm. Lina took a step backwards, bumping against Chris. He put a protective hand on her shoulder and tugged her behind him.

"He's a Phoenix," Chris said.

"Like Bianca?"

"Bianca? Who the hell is Bianca?" Lina asked.

"My…fiancee. Sort of. Ex-fiancee. She's dead."

"And she was a Phoenix? You were gonna marry one of these bastards?"

Chris winced. "I didn't know she was one of them."

"What, you just missed the giant tattoo on her arm?"

"She hid it. I knew her mom was a Phoenix, but she told me her dad raised her. I didn't find out until...someone hired her and she nearly killed me."

"And yet you and Wy think I have bad taste?"

"Look if this is about that Jackson kid, I'm telling you, he was evil."

Lina rolled her eyes. "Chris, just because a guy likes me and is interested in me does not mean that he's evil."

"No but him only being interested because he wants to sleep with you usually does mean he's evil."

Lina rolled her eyes. "Oh please!"

"Could we get back to the task at hand please?" Piper asked.

"Who hired you?" Leo asked through gritted teeth.

The man grinned and took a step forward only to be blasted back by the crystals.

"Who hired you?"

"Now why would I tell you that?"

"Because if you don't, I'll kill you," Piper said simply, arms folded over her chest.

"Ha! If I tell you, you'll kill me. If I don't tell you, you kill me and someone else will be sent to replace me."

"He's right," Phoebe said.

"Thank you."

Phoebe glared at him. "But I still like the whole killing him idea."

Piper thought for a moment. "Okay, you're right. Chris, Lina, you two go to the magic school. I'll call you once we're done."

Leo sighed and nodded. "And Wyatt's still with your dad. So it'll be just us four."

"Go to my office. If you see any Elders, just tell them I said I'll explain later. Wait in my office though," Paige said.

Chris nodded and took his sister by the hand.

Piper returned her attentions to the man in the cage. "Okay, talk."

"I was hired."

"We figured that part out already. Now tell us who."

"Or what? You kill me and—"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Killing isn't the only thing we could do."

He raised an eyebrow.

Phoebe stepped towards the crystal cage. "See, we could just make living very, very painful."

"The Charmed Ones wouldn't do such a thing."

"Maybe not, but an angry father would," Leo said. He raised his hand in the air, lifting the hitman by the throat. "Last chance. Who hired you?"

"You won't believe me."

"Try me."

"Jason Dean."