1x03: The Wedding from Heaven (Part 2)
The joyous and peaceful mood set by the anticipation of the wedding was shattered by the wailing of the ambulance driving onto grounds of the Spencer estate. The area was crawling with law enforcement; crime scene investigators littered the scene with their numbered cones and took meticulously examined the scene. Reporters and paparazzi were barred at the mansion's gates; their questions and comments ignored as Andy and Darryl walked from the gate and towards the body of Father Trask, which was covered up with a white blanket. Piper and Phoebe stood out of the way next to Allison, who sobbed quietly and wiped her tear with her sleeves. Piper nudges Phoebe and walks closer to Allison and hands her a tissue. Allison hesitating at the unusual act of kindness relents and grabs the tissue.
"Thank you." Allison whispers as she dabs the tears from her eyes.
"No need." Piper says as Phoebe joins them, "This is crazy, huh?
"You have no idea." Allison responds.
"You're Allison, aren't you?" Piper asks, trying her hardest to be as nice as possible.
"Yes. And you are?"
"Not important." Piper retorts, "What is up with you and Elliot?"
"Piper!" Phoebe growls through her gritted teeth but Piper doesn't budge.
"I mean, you are the one who's supposed to be getting married and not Jade, am I right?"
"Why do you care?" Allison asks
"Honestly, I don't." Piper snaps back, "I just want to know why I have to change and cater to a whole different person with different tastes this close to the wedding date."
"I don't know you well enough to answer that. I have to go. Excuse me." Allison says as she walks away.
"Well, that went swimmingly." Piper says in a deadpan tone.
"It would have been better if you would have been a little bit nicer and compassionate towards her." Phoebe says.
"Yeah, see? I don't know if this is worth all of that." Piper chuckles, "Like I said, this is none of our business."
"You may be right but I feel like there is more than we are not seeing and we need to figure out what's going on."
"How?" Piper asks as she rolls her eyes, "And why?"
"I don't know but come on." Phoebe says as she grabs Piper's arm and hurriedly walks away.
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Darryl and Andy read and compare notes as they interrogate Jade. Jade continues to fidget with her hair as she displayed a callous attitude, despite being in the center of it all. Her impatience grew thin and it began to show. Her eyes were red as if she were crying but her actions displayed the complete opposite of how she really felt and it was apparent to the two detectives who were trying more or less to do their jobs.
"How much longer do I have to deal with this?" Jade asks as her attempt to control her impatience fails.
"Just as long as I am able to understand what happened here." Andy says, "So Father Trask chased you to the window?"
"Yes, with that big knife" Jade says as she slowly turns up the dramatic flair, "He was saying the most horrific things. He lunged at me and I screamed and ducked and the next thing I knew, he was dead."
"Is that right?" Darryl asks.
"Yes, it's the same thing I have said to you over and over again and it's not going to change." Jade bemoaned, "Can I go now? I have like a million things to take care of before my wedding tomorrow."
"Yeah, Sure. Sorry for the inconvenience." Darryl scoffs as Jade smiles and walks away with a skip and a hop.
"And the Oscar goes to…" Andy jokes.
"You saw that too, huh?"
"Welcome to the lifestyles of the rich and the shameless." Andy retorts as he begins to look around, "Now I think it's time for lunch."
"Lunch? We just got here and we have work to do." Darryl voices in a surprising tone.
"This is as simple as it gets." Andy laughs, "As always you're doing too much."
"Oh yeah?" Darryl says as he folds his arms in a challenging tone, "Show me how simple it is."
Andy nods and turns to face the mansion, "Look at that window, Morris." he points, "And look at where Trask landed. There is no way anyone could jump that far. I will bet you all the money in my bank that he was tossed out of the window."
"We get paid the medium bucks so I won't dare take you up on that offer." Darryl laughs as walks away, "But I can't wait to figure it out."
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Inside the mansion, Grace and Kirsten stand on the second floor, clearly having a heated discussion.
"Killing the priest was not part of our deal." Grace uttered while trying to maintain her cold demeanor. She was clearly shaken by the events that have transpired on her property. She looked over Kirsten's shoulder and gazed at the reporters and paparazzi still clamoring at her gates, "The last thing I need is the press spinning this and making this into something that will hurt my reputation and business."
"Your reputation?" Kirsten scoffs, "You're known as the ruthless, stone cold termagant of the Bay area. Your business was lukewarm at best. If anything, this will have your name on the tongues of everyone in San Francisco and your business will be booming."
Grace nervously swallows the lump in her throat as Kristen leans in with a smile.
"You're welcome." Kirsten whispers as she turns to walk away. Grace grabs a hold of Kirsten's arm and mustered the little bit of courage that resided in her soul.
"If anything happens to my son Elliot…" she growled
"You should have thought of that before you agreed to our arrangement." Kirsten says as she yanks her arm away from Grace, "And let me remind you about one more thing, Mrs. Spencer. We are still on the second floor."
Grace looks out and over the banister and then looks back at Kirsten as Kirsten flashes a sinister smile and walks away.
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Looking extremely busy at work, Prue types her life away as Rex walks into her office and gently taps on the door. Prue looks up at in his direction with her glasses being held up by the bridge of her nose.
"You wanted to see me?" Rex asks as he takes a couple of steps into Prue's office.
"Uh, yeah." Prue says as she slightly turns to face Rex completely, "I wanted to know what you wanted me to do with the fertility icon?"
"Excuse me?" Rex says in confusion.
"The fertility icon? The companion piece to the female icon. The one Hannah asked me to appraise?"
"Oh right, yeah." Rex clears his throat as he remembers, "Tag them both and prep them up for auction."
"Okay. Will get right on it." Prue says as she turns her attention back to the computer.
"Actually, someone tried to steal it earlier this week." Rex shares.
"Uh yeah, Hannah mentioned that earlier." Prue says as she continues to type.
"It was a priest, whether you believe it or not." Rex adds.
"A priest?" Prue asks without taking her eyes off her screen.
"Yeah, a priest. The same priest was found dead at the Spencer estate earlier today."
Prue stops typing and looks at Rex, taking off her glasses in shock, "The Spencer estate? My sister is catering a wedding there."
"Is she?" Rex says with a slightly inquisitory tone, "What a small world. Is that the same sister I met? Uh, Phoebe?"
"Uh no. I have another sister, Piper. Although Phoebe will be helping her out."
"Three sisters, huh?" Rex wonders out loud, "Interesting. And how about you? Are you going to attend?"
"One, I wasn't invited and two, weddings are not my thing." Prue shoots back as she turns back to her computer and begins to type.
"Forgive my questioning, I was just wondering how close you and your sisters were."
"That line of questioning is not in your job description." Prue hisses at Rex.
"Duly noted." Rex says as he backs out, "Well, I'll leave you and the idol to it and carry on."
"Uh huh." Prue mumbles as Rex walks out of her office.
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Rex walks into his office and finds Hannah standing there, staring out of the window looking at the skyline of San Francisco from their 12th floor. She turns around when she hears Rex close the door behind him.
"Well?" Hannah ponders as she walks towards Rex.
"Fortunately, you're right. Prue will not be in attendance."
"Does this mean that we can still go?" Hannah asks with a glimmer of excitement in her eyes.
"No, no. I'm afraid not. It's too risky. " Rex answers, shutting her down completely and seeing Hannah sulk slightly.
"Now, now, don't pout, Hannah. We were given orders to be the backup, just in case they fail to stop the wedding."
Hannah scoffs and Rex gently lifts her chin up and stares into her eyes, "We can go watch a symphony or go to a shelter to see the animals to cheer you up, hmmm?"
Hannah's frown starts to fade and her smile grows.
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In Prue's office, Prue walks over to the fertility icon and places the female icon next to the male icon. She examines the male icon and begins to peel the sticker off its member when Andy walks in.
"You know I have heard of women and their toys but this…" Andy teases.
Prue places the icon in a box as she jumps up and chuckles, "Aren't you the comedian. At least most toys get the job done, which is more than I can say for you…"
"Ouch, I'm wounded." Andy chuckles.
"You'll be okay." Prue says as she walks to her chair, "What brings you by?"
"Uh, this." Andy says as he takes out a large envelope out of his jacket.
"And what is that?" she asks.
"Well…" Andy says as he digs his hand in the envelope and takes out the sheathed poignard dagger.
Prue's eyes widen as she walks up to Andy get a closer look, "Let me see…"
"Be my guest." Andy says as he hands the dagger to Prue.
Prue unsheathed the dagger and her eyes widened in amazement. The dual edged blade felt light in Prue's hands as she examined it closely. The carbon steel blade was crafted with a steel guard and a pommel, and a wire wrapped grip. The cross guard and pommel was crafted from a mild steel and the grip was overlaid in tight gold wire over a leather wrap.
"You okay?" Andy asks as he sees how fascinated Prue is with the blade in her hands.
"The poignard is exquisite." She admires, "14th century. Italian"
Prue notices an engraving on the blade and she squints to read it.
"Nec prius absistit quoad protero prodigium."
"My Latin is a little rusty." Andy says as he tries to understand what Prue just read, 'He shall not…"
"I shall not." Prue corrects him, "'I shall not rest until the demon is vanquished.' Let me see what else I can find." Prue says as she walks around her desk and begins to research. She pauses as she begins to read some information on her computer.
"You found this at a crime scene?" she says in surprise.
"Yeah. It was found on the victim." Andy says.
"And what was on the suspect? Chain mail and a coat of armor?" Prue jokes without her eyes moving from the screen.
"It actually belonged to a priest." Andy answers and Prue's eyes quickly switches from the screen to Andy. "He was at the Grace Spencer estate."
"Priest? Spencer estate" Prue says as her eyes slowly move from Andy to the fertility icon in the box as she tries to connect the dots.
"Are…are you okay?" Andy asks as he tries to figure out Prue's train of thought.
"Uh yeah. Um, so you said Grace Spencer? Piper is catering a wedding there tomorrow."
"I know. I saw her and Phoebe there. They're fine." Andy quickly clarifies.
The computer beeps and Prue sees the screen loading until the pixelated picture becomes clear. The demonic picture of Hecate and her entry appears and Prue gasps silently.
"This cannot be a coincidence." Prue mumbles under her breath.
"What is it?" Andy asks as he leans over the desk to see but Prue turns the screen from his view.
"Uh, nothing. I was just mumbling to myself. I'm just going to hold onto this for a while."
"Uh, why?" Andy asks.
"I would like to show it to Russell in armaments, Just to confirm my suspicions."
"I checked it out under Morris' name anyway so if ir doesn't come back, it will be on him, not me." Andy smiles.
"Right." Prue says as she stands up and puts the poignard in the envelope and then into her purse, "I'll call you."
"Are you sure? Because I have heard you say that many times but you never do." Andy says.
"Well, if you want me bad enough, maybe just a simple phone call will not suffice." Prue says as she begins to walk out, "I'll talk to you later, Andy."
Andy nods as he watches Prue walking out. He walks around her desk and looks at the computer screen, staring at the image of Hecate with a confused and slightly horrified look on his face.
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Night falls in San Francisco and the Halliwell Manor can be seen. The porch lights illuminate the stairs and Piper's Jeep can be seen parked in the drive way. Inside, Phoebe is looking at a picture of Hecate in a book, the same picture Prue saw on her computer screen moments before. Piper walks into the kitchen carrying a box full of items.
"Well guess who was right?" Piper says as she digs through the box, "Look at these matches, look at the napkins. They all say 'Allison and Elliot', not 'Jade and Elliot'"
"Well that explains a lot." Phoebe says as she puts the book down and looks at the items with Piper, "So it's safe to say that Allison is supposed to be marrying Elliot tomorrow, not Jade."
"Explains why she was crying. I wonder what happened." Piper asks.
"Well look who has come around from the 'mind your business committee.'" Phoebe smiles.
"I am still standing firm on that. I'm still confused on something Father Trask said." Piper ponders, "Something about Hecate."
"Okay, I can't hold this in any longer." Phoebe blurts out, "Your name isn't Piper. You're really Hecate. Queen of the Underworld and you're pregnant with the demon child, which means that you will help usher in the new evil world order with the birth of your child."
"What?" Piper says in confusion.
"Don't worry, Piper." Phoebe says, "You still have plenty of time. I still have to find the jeweled poignard to perform the ritual…"
"Ritual? What ritual?" Piper asks as Phoebe shows Piper the book with the poignard and Hecate. Prue walks into the kitchen holding the poignard.
"Are you talking about this?" she says as she flashes the dagger.
"The odds, Piper. What are the odds?" Phoebe says in amazement as she reaches for the dagger.
"I'm not pregnant. Trust me." Piper growls.
"Well, I guess there can be worse news than that." Prue says sarcastically.
"Are you kidding? Queen of the underworld? Who wouldn't want that?" Phoebe says as she pauses, "Wait…my vision."
"Phoebe, what exactly did you see?" Prue adjures.
"Well, I-I saw the thing being born…" Phoebe stutter in her explanation.
"Did you see Piper?" Prue asks.
"Yes…" Phoebe says with an nervous smile, "I saw her legs."
"Never saw her face?"
"No…" Phoebe snorts.
"Hello? What am I, chopped liver?" Piper shouts, "I am not pregnant but I am still in the room. Phoebe how did you know I took a pregnancy test?"
"I, uh…" Phoebe begins to stammer, "I found the box in the bathroom."
"Uh huh." Piper snarls, "So this is what we do? Dig through the trash?
"Don't play the victim card now, Piper." Phoebe defends herself, "You would have done the same."
"Yeah well, sleep with one eye open…" Piper threatens.
"Oh, oh ok, we have bigger problems to deal with." Prue interjects the bickering. Phoebe and Piper immediately stop and focus on Prue, "Cliff notes version, the priest who was killed today, he belongs to a secret order pledged to protect Hecate."
"Protect Hecate." Piper recalls, "That's what Father Trask said. Then he tried to kill Jade."
"She is a demon." Prue explains, "She comes to earth every two hundred years. She has to find an innocent mortal, put him under her spell, and marry him in a sanctified wedding."
"Sanctified? Eww." Piper groans.
"That doesn't sound any different than most single women in this city." Phoebe jokes.
"She needs Elliot to impregnate her. That way her child would look normal on the outside but internally and mentally, her child would be pure demon, wreaking havoc for two hundred years until Hecate returns to repeat the cycle again."
"This is wild. A child born into the wealth and power of the Spencer family? Wreaking havoc would be easy to do." Phoebe says, "Hell, they're already halfway there without the demon child."
"Wait, what I don't understand is why was Father Trask trying to kill Hecate if he is part of an order to protect her?" Piper asks.
"I don't know. That is a question only Jade can answer." Phoebe says.
"So what do we do?" Piper asks.
"We go to the estate to find out if Jade is really Hecate. Then we figure out what to do from there." Prue says.
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In the pool house in the Spencer estate, Prue, Piper and Phoebe walk into the backyard and watch Jade sitting down in the middle of the room with her bridesmaids gathered around her. Surrounded by boxes and gifts big and small, Jade begins to open them one by one. She opens up a box and slowly reveals the gift within to be some lingerie.
"This should make his assets rise." Jade says in a sinister tone as the girls giggle.
"Looks like a normal bachelorette party to me." Prue surmises.
"No, it's not." Phoebe says, "Where's the debauchery?"
"And they barely touched my food." Piper spouts, "She almost ripped my head off earlier over those deli trays."
A knock can be heard on the door and Jade stands up, "Come in."
The door opens and a pizza delivery guy walks in and with a pizza bag walks in.
"Pizza delivery…" the guy says with a smile.
"They ordered pizza?" Piper says angrily.
The man takes a portable speaker out of the bag and plugs in his phone and begins to play some sultry music as he begins to dance and strip.
"Oh, ok. Now I feel better." Piper says, breathing a sigh of relief.
The stripper strips down to his underwear.
"Mmm…" Kirsten moans, "He looks good enough to eat."
"Good idea…" Jade agrees as she walks towards the stripper and the women surround him, They begin to rub and touch him all over.
"Girls…" Jade says, "I'm the bride."
Her fingernails begin to grow long and turn dark as her eyes begin to glow red. She digs her fingernails into his chest as he begins yell in pain.
Prue, Piper and Phoebe gasp in shock as the doors swing open and Allison stands in the doorway with three other women.
"You again." Jade screeches.
"Yeah, it's me again." Allison says as she holds her hand out and a gust of wind emanates from her hands, knocking Jade and the rest of the bridal party back.
"Get him out of here." Allison commands, pointing at the stripper. One of the women grabs him and begins to lead him outside. The other two women stand beside Allison, flanking her on each side.
As Allison raises her hands to use her power again, she and her coven are magically thrown across the room by an unseen force. Jade and her bridesmaids look up to see the Charmed Ones standing by the door.
"Who are you?" Allison asks as her coven helps her to her feet.
"The calvary." Prue answers as she squints her eyes and telekinetically sends the three of the women through the glass doors and onto the lawn outside.
"We have to go!" one of the women warns Allison.
"No! We have to end this now or it will be too late." Allison says.
"We need to leave now or else and come up with a better plan!" the other woman says. "If we don't leave now, there won't be a later."
Allison seeing the odds are not in her favor stands up and runs away with her coven. Prue, Piper and Phoebe run through the broken door and see Allison running away. They turn around and see Jade and her bridesmaids staring at them.
"Who are you?" Jade asks.
Prue, Piper and Phoebe stare at each other and then at Jade, trying to figure out what to tell them.
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Still at the Spencer Estate, the pool house was littered with debris from their brief encounter with Allison. The sound of the broken glass crunched beneath their feet with every step and the tension in the room grew with every gaze that emanated from Jade and her bridesmaids.
"The Charmed Ones?" Kirsten says in disbelief, "That is a myth."
"Well here we are in the flesh so clearly it's not." Piper rebuts.
"If you're the Charmed Ones, prove it." One of her bridesmaids challenges.
"Look, I don't have to prove anything to you." Prue barked, "Clearly you have a problem that needed handling and we came through to provide help. Unless you don't need it, then…."
"Girls, girls, girls!" Jade finally chimes in, trying to diffuse the situation, "We have been blessed by all that is evil and help has arrived to protect us on my special day. Let's mind our manners and welcome our sisters into the fold."
With her guard still up and with an stone cold stare, Kirsten loosens up and steps to the side.
"Now, please come. Walk with me." Jade says as she leads the girls to the pathway outside.
As the sisters and Jade walk in the darkness of the night, the sky is pitch black with the outline of the new moon in the night's sky. Only the artificial lights lit the grounds up and the four women walked at a slow pace with Kirsten and two other bridesmaids not too far behind.
"I have heard of the prophecy of the Charmed Ones. I was there when the prophecy was foretold and I was there when she burned." Jade retorts.
"You knew Melinda Warren?" Phoebe asks.
"I did." Jade nodded, "She was one of the brightest and most powerful witches of her time and I was glad to be able to teach her for the brief moment that I did."
"Woah, you were her mentor?" Piper asks,
"One of her many mentors." Jade answers, "She was a force to be reckoned with."
"That is so cool." Phoebe says in awe.
"Um Hecate," Prue begins, "So what is the deal with Allison. What's her part to play in all of this?"
"I can't be sure. I didn't know she was a good witch until today. I can only assume she was sent by the other side to stop my wedding and prevent me from conceiving. I doubt that it is a coincidence that Grace's son happened to be engaged to the witch who would be actively trying to stop my wedding and destroy me." Jade explains.
"That has to be infuriating." Piper retorts.
"It is." Jade says with a smile, "You witches must be new to the craft."
The Charmed Ones nod their heads.
"I have dabbled in witchcraft for a few decades, so I know my way around the cauldron." Jade says, "As evil witches, your job is pretty simple: aid in the spread of evil, influence mortals to be morally corrupt which may allow them to commit nefarious and wicked acts of evil and eventually lead to killing…"
"Humans?" Phoebe asks.
"Yes, there will come a time where killing mortals may be necessary but you will cross that bridge when you get to it. All in due time." Jade smiles.
"What I don't understand is why the priest was trying to kill you if he was meant to protect you?" Prue asks.
"Trask was trying to protect me. Allison tried to vanquish me and Trask sacrificed himself for me."
"And if the poignard is meant to vanquish you, why bring that to you?" Piper asks.
"The poignard in my possession fuels my power and protects me but in the possession of my enemies will lead to my demise." Jade explains.
"Well, we have the poignard so we don't have to worry about that." Phoebe says.
"But we do have to worry about Allison." Jade says, "I doubt that she will not crash the wedding tomorrow."
"Not if we can help it." Prue says sternly as she stares at the sisters and then at Jade.
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In a dimly lit apartment, Allison and her coven sat around a table while one of the witches dressed up a wound on her back.
"That went according to plan." One of the witches says sarcastically as she paces back and forth.
"This is not the time for this, Chloe." Allison says as she winces in pain as she takes an ice pack and places it on the back of her neck.
"The wedding, your wedding is in twelve hours. That means we have to come up with a plan to vanquish Hecate and her minions, and now those three witches as well." Chloe explains.
"Who were those witches?" another one of the witches asks Allison.
"Your guess is as good as mine, Deb. But we can't let that stop us. Elliot is the innocent and we have to protect him." Allison says.
"But we are outnumbered, Allison. We don't even know where the poignard is to vanquish her. It's a lost cause." Deb counters.
"We may not need to vanquish her." Allison tries to reassure them, "All we may need to do is break the spell on Elliot with a kiss and hopefully that will be enough to banish her back to the underworld for another 200 years.
"Do you think we can do this?" Chloe asks.
"Only one way to find out." Allison says with a smile as she stands up, "We will end the day with me standing on the altar with you three beside me as my bridesmaid. That offer still stands. Will you help me?"
The women move towards Allison and they collectively place their hands on her hands for comfort and reassurance.
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As the city of San Francisco braced for morning, the event of the decade set the stage for the underlying battle of good and evil. Within the Halliwell manor, the Charmed Ones confer in the conservatory, trying to put their plan together.
"So are we sure this is the course of action?" Piper asks once more.
"We don't have a choice. We know without of a doubt that Allison will try to stop the wedding and we have to stop her and her coven."
"But they are out of luck without the poignard." Piper says.
"Yeah, that's true but better safe than sorry." Prue replies, "The Grimoire also says that Allison can break the spell with a kiss so that's another thing we have to prevent."
"Ok so to recap, no kiss, keep Allison away from Elliot and let Jade get her wedding and honeymoon night." Piper rambles.
"We still have to rely on the power of three as backup, just in case." Phoebe says.
"And that's exactly what we are going to do." Prue says as she grabs the poignard, "So you two protect Jade and I will meet you at the front gate no later than 2:30?"
"Where are you going to be?" Piper asks Prue.
"I have to make a stop at Bucklands. I have a gift to pick up for Hecate." Prue says as she walks out of the room, leaving her sisters to wonder what she is talking about.
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The Spencer grounds were decorated to perfection, almost too perfect. The clouds were tinged with a dark lining, as if they knew to anticipate the insidious purpose of this wedding. The sun shined upon the grounds, highlighting and bringing out the hue of every single petal on every flower, every single leaf tree and every sparkly glitter on every ribbon.
Within the mansion, Grace is in Elliot's room. Elliot stood before Grace like a statue, the life that previously filled his eyes was not vacant and empty. Grace tied his bow tie began to whisper.
"Here we are. Finally. Your big day." Grace says as she affectionately touches his face, "Forgive me, son."
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In the hallway, Phoebe and Piper approach Kirsten, who turns around and walks in the opposite direction but Phoebe and Piper run up and catch up with her.
"Hiya." Piper says as she flashes her a smile, "Where is everybody?"
"They are all where they're supposed to be. Just like the two of you." Kirsten snaps.
"Just point us in the right direction and we will be on our way." Phoebe says.
Kirsten rolls her eyes and groans loudly, "Follow me."
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Two of the bridesmaids walk towards the wine cellar. A small can be heard and they pause, trying to decipher where the noise is coming from. After a brief minute, they continue to walk towards the cellar. As they open the door into the wine cellar, Chloe and Deb walk in behind them.
"Hey!"
The two bridesmaids turn around and Chloe and Deb throw a potion at them, which causes them to scream and dissolve and melt until they disappear from sight.
"Wow, that worked!" Deb says in a surprising tone.
"That was easier than I thought." Chloe adds.
"Yeah, too easy." Piper's voice can be heard saying. Chloe and Deb turn around to see Kirsten, Piper and Phoebe standing behind them.
"Okay, maybe we should run." Deb says as Chloe agrees with her and they both run into the cellar.
"I'm assuming if they're here, Allison is not far behind so go warn Jade and we will take care of them." Phoebe says as Kirsten nods and walks away.
"Let's get this over with." Phoebe says.
"Yup." Piper agrees.
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At the police station, Andy and Darryl sit at their desks. Darryl types away while Andy stuffs his face with Chinese food.
"So you're not going to help me with this report, Trudeau?"
"Help you with what?" Andy asks with a mouth full of Lo Mein, "I already solved it before we left the Spencer house."
"You really hanging on to the delusion that Trask was tossed out of the window, huh?" Darryl laughs.
"I think he was most likely dead before he hit the pavement, as a way to cover it up." Andy surmises.
"And you got all of that from just staring at the crime scene?"
"Mhmm." Andy says as he stuffs his face.
A man comes to Darryl and drops an envelope on his desk.
"What is this?" he asks.
"Coroner's report." The man answers.
"Thanks." Darryl says as he opens the envelope and reads it to himself.
"And what is the verdict?" Andy asks.
"The case is officially a homicide. The priest was shot out of the window."
"Mhmm." Andy says with a cocky smile, "Told you."
"So what? Are you saying that a little 120-pound blushing bride tossed him out of the window? With a missing weapon? I don't think so."
"One thing you have to get out of your mind Morris is there are no exceptions. Everyone is a suspect unless proven otherwise. And seeing as how she was the only one present, we have no choice."
"Looks like we have a wedding to crash." Morris says as he stands up and grabs his jacket.
"Yeah, let me finish my lunch and I will be there in a second." Andy says as Darryl scoffs at him.
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Starring at herself in the mirror, Jade smiles as she fixes her veil and straightens her dress. A light knock is heard and Prue walks in.
"I hope it's okay to walk in." Prue says.
"Come! Come!" Jade says, welcoming Prue in with arms open.
"You look beautiful." Prue smiles.
"I will be disappointed if I wasn't." Jade rebuts.
"I come bearing gifts." Prue says as she takes out a brown bag and hands it to Jade.
"Oh, I have been given my something new, something borrowed and something blue…hopefully this is my something old."
"Hopefully it's old enough." Prue says as she watches Jade unwrap the gift and unveils the female fertility idol.
"Prue…." Jade says as she gasps.
"Just thought you needed all the help you can get to get pregnant." Prue says with a smile and she also hands the poignard to Jade.
"I love it." Jade says as she sets the idol to the side and tucks the poignard away as they share a hug,
Kirsten bursts into room, seemingly out of breath. "The witches are here."
"That means Elliot…" Jade says.
"Wait, Kirsten, where are my sisters?" Prue asks.
"There were in the wine cellar."
"I'll go get my sisters and you go after Elliot." Prue says to Jade and Kirsten.
"Isn't it bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding?" Kirsten asks.
"Does that really matter?" Prue asks as she storms out of the room. Jade follows suit and Kirsten follows her as well.
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Allison sneaks into Elliot's room and sees Elliot standing in his tuxedo, staring blankly in the mirror.
"Elliot, my love." Allison whispers as she treads lightly, walking closer to him.
"I know you don't remember me because that demon put a spell on you." Allison says as she holds his hands and stares into his eyes.
Kirsten and Jade run into the room.
"You little witch!" Jade screeches.
Allison waves her hand and a gust of wind hurls towards Kirsten and Jade, throwing them against the wall. Jade stands up and growls.
"Enough of this!" Jade says, "By Asteria and Perses, Open sky and do your worst!"
The clear sky begins to fill up with dark clouds. The thunder begins to clap and a bolt of lightening strikes the roof directly above Elliot's room. The gust of wind blows through the room as all windows and doors swing open. Jade stands in the midst with a smile on her face, controlling her conjured storm as Elliot and Allison fly into the wall and grab onto pieces of furniture to keep from flying out of the window.
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Outside the mansion, the winds sweep across the grounds and sends the furnishings, decorations and utensils flying around. Andy and Darryl pull up to the mansion; they get out of the car looking around.
"This is exciting." Andy jokes as he tucks his gun in his waistband, "I wonder what's going on here?"
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In the wine cellar, Chloe and Deb run as Piper and Phoebe chase them around.
"Why don't you freeze them?" Phoebe whispers.
"Well if they stop moving around so damn much maybe I will be able to."
"Do you think the potion will work if we toss it at them?" Deb asks Chloe.
"These potions were for the demons. Only way to neutralize the witches is to strip their powers and we need a fresh heart for that…"
"You don't need to remind me for that." Deb whispers.
"We will need to fight to get out here to get to Allison." Chloe says.
"How?"
"Stop running and face them." Chloe says as she stops in front of the stairs and Deb joins her. They turn to face Piper and Phoebe, who are blocking the exit.
"Piper?" Phoebe mutters under her breath.
"Chloe?" Deb mutters under hers.
Chloe waves her hands and Piper and Phoebe begin to levitate in the air.
"Uh, Piper?" Phoebe pleads, "Any minute now!"
Piper raises her hands to freeze but Chloe thrusts her hands forward, sending Phoebe and Piper through the exit door. Splinters and pieces of wood fly all over the place and rain all over Phoebe and Piper as they lay on the ground.
"Well, that took care of them." Deb says.
"And you doubted me." Chloe says as she grabs Deb's hands as they ascend up the stairs, only to see Prue standing in front of them. Without missing a beat, Prue squints her eyes and sends Deb and Chloe flying into the boxes. The duo land on the floor and the boxes fall on top of them, knocking them unconscious. Prue turns around and tries to help up Piper and Phoebe.
"Piper, Phoebe, are you guys okay?" Prue asks as she grabs a hold of Phoebe to help her stand and Phoebe does the same to Piper.
"You were a second too late." Piper complains.
"At least I made it." Prue says.
"Where's Jade?" Phoebe asks.
"Oh-oh...Jade. Allison. Upstairs." Prue says as she runs and her sisters follow her.
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In Elliot's room, Jade continues to wreak havoc with her magic and Allison's powers have no effect while the storm is brewing. Allison grabs a piece of furniture with one hand and searches her pocket and pulls out a filled potion vial with the other hand. She sees Kirsten standing behind Jade and Allison tosses it at Kirsten. Kirsten lets out a blood curdling scream and she melts and disappears from sight.
"No!" Jade bellows at the sight of Kirsten's vanquish. Allison takes the opportunity to grab Elliot while Jade is distracted and kisses Elliot on the lips. Elliot begins to blink rapidly as the spell weakens and breaks immediately. Jade takes the poignard and points it at Allison and Elliot
"Allison?" Elliot says in confusion, "What's going on?"
"I will not fail!" Jade says as she throws the dagger at Allison and Elliot.
"We got to go. I'll explain later." Allison says as she grabs a hold of Elliot and tosses another potion on the ground and she disappears from sight. The poignard passes through the smoke and slides across the ground. As Jade cries in anger, a figure materializes into the room. A hand can be seen grabbing the dagger and Jade quickly turns around and gasps at the person standing before her.
"You?" Jade laughs. Her laughs subside when she sees the figure standing before her with the dagger in hand, "You really think you can vanquish me?"
The figure telekinetically levitates the dagger and plunges it into her chest. Jade engulfs in flames as her screams echo through the room. The mysterious figure materializes outside of the room as the Charmed Ones walk into the room to see Jade explode and the poignard falls to the floor.
"Damn it!" Piper fumed.
"What the hell happened? What was that?" Phoebe asks.
"Do you think Allison did that?" Piper asks.
"I don't know but I wouldn't put it past her." Prue says as her eyes scan the room. She picks up the poignard from the floor, "I think it's over. We failed."
"I don't like that we failed." Phoebe says.
"Let's get out of here."
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Outside the estate, Grace weeps with joy as she watches Allison and Elliot locked in an embrace and kissing. Prue, Piper and Phoebe stare at them from a distance.
"I have so many questions." Phoebe says.
"So do I but I feel like we should have kept to ourselves and minded our business like I said in the beginning." Piper says.
"Do you think we will ever find that?" Phoebe asks in reference to Allison and Elliot.
"After the last few days, I think I'm good for now." Piper says as she smiles. Andy approaches the trio, "I don't think Prue can say the same."
"Oooh." Phoebe teases.
"Fancy seeing you here." Andy says as he smiles.
"Yeah, sure. Fancy." Prue replies, "Why are you here?"
"Two reasons." Andy says, "The first is wrapping up the investigation regarding the Spencer bride. You wouldn't happen to know where she is, do you?"
"No." Prue responds coyly.
"I figured."
Prue holds up the poignard and slides it in the sheath, "I wanted to return this to you, I'm finished with it."
"How did you know I was going to be here?" Andy asks as he takes the dagger from her.
"I didn't know. I was going to drop it off after I left here." Prue lies.
"I bet." Andy says.
"Right." Prue smiles, "So what was your second reason?"
"Excuse me?" Andy asks for clarification.
"You said you had two reasons why you're here. What was your second reason?"
"I'm here to take you in for questioning…" Andy says with a smile as he puts his hand around her waist and pulls her closer, "Since a simple phone call won't suffice."
"I see." Prue says as her smile grows wider, "Take me in, Inspector."
Andy nods as he walks away with Prue, taking a stroll in the garden of the Spencer Estate.
FADE TO BLACK
END OF EPISODE
