Charmed (1998–2006): Season 2, Episode 1 - Witch Trial - full transcript

Hello, anybody home?

Sister witches, guess what.

- Oh, are you nuts?
- What are you doing?

- Hi.
- Hi.

"Sister witches"?
I can't believe you said that.

- What's the matter with you?
- How was I to know

you'd be here with anybody?

Last I heard you were meeting
a banker friend about the loan.

- Is this the credit check?
- It's not what you think.

We were just...
We were just kissing, that's all.

You don't have to justify it.
You're single, you're responsible,



you're way overdue in the
sex department, I say go for it.

I'm not way overdue.

All right, maybe a little,
but that's besides the point.

I would never just sleep with a guy
to get something, you know that.

Give yourself a break.
You're going through a lot.

No job, straining to buy the club,
you haven't heard from Leo in weeks.

All right, well, the preview is at 5
and the auction's Sunday at 11.

Oh, no, Prue, go back outside.
Go on, hurry.

Okay.

- So you must be Prue.
- No, actually.

All right, great.
Yeah, I'll see you then.

She's Prue. I'm Phoebe.

Rob, can we take a rain check
on the rest of the evening?

It's getting kind of crowded in here.



- Okay, sure.
- Yeah, okay.

So I'll meet you tomorrow
at the club at noon.

Great. Thanks for dinner.

- Okay. All right. Bye.
- Bye. See you.

- So did you get the loan?
- Hopefully. I'll find out tomorrow.

Well, my fingers are crossed.

Wait. You guys,
where are you going?

Oh, I have an auction coming up,
I have clients to call.

Wait, you guys, don't you
even know what tomorrow is?

It's our one-year anniversary
of becoming witches. Hello.

- Tomorrow is, really?
- So...

"So"? "So"? It's a day to celebrate.

Not just because
it's our anniversary.

But because it falls on one of the most
powerful Wiccan days of the year,

the autumnal equinox.

Now, according to this witch
that I met today at the bookstore...

Hold it, a witch?

You didn't tell her about us, did you?

Well, yeah, sure I did. Why not?

I mean, I didn't tell her that we're
magical witches, obviously.

Look, I'm sorry, but I think
after everything we've been through,

it's important to learn as much
as we can about who we are.

Forewarned is forearmed.

And I think that we should leave
well enough alone.

I mean we've been demon-free
for over a month now.

- I'd like to keep it that way.
- Amen to that.

Prue! Piper!

- What's going on?
- I don't know.

Why does the book do that?
How does the book do that?

"Rite of passage, fight it with
the power of one or else."

What the hell was that?

The Book of Shadows.
Where's the Book of Shadows?

So much for being demon-free.

- Did you find anything?
- Nothing.

Whatever it was came out of nowhere
and disappeared into nowhere.

Well, it took the Book of Shadows
somewhere.

And he's powerful too. No other
demon's been able to steal the book.

Oh, but if he's so powerful,
then why didn't he kill us?

He probably didn't
want to go up against you.

Me? What do you mean?

That's what the
Book of Shadows says.

"Fight it with the power of one."
That's gotta mean your power,

- it's the strongest.
- Says who?

Says every demon or warlock
we've ever gone up against.

She's right, Prue, the power
of one's gotta mean you,

otherwise it would have said
the power of three.

The only question is,
how are we gonna find this demon?

We don't know anything about him.

Well, we better think
of something fast,

because without the Book of Shadows,
we're not the Charmed Ones anymore.

Coming!

- Hi.
- Can I use your phone, please?

- Well, actually we're...
- Please, it's an emergency. Please?

Okay, come on in.
It's right around that corner.

- Are you out of your mind?
- What was I supposed to do, say no?

- Look at that poor girl.
- Jenny?

Jenny, come on, talk to me.

International operator, please.
Saudi Arabia.

- Saudi Arabia?
- I'm sorry.

We're moving in next door,

or at least we're trying to.
The phone's not hooked up yet.

- So you're our new neighbours?
- Name's Dan. Dan Gordon.

I don't care if the circuits are busy.
I have to talk to my mom.

And that's my niece, Jenny,
who is obviously not talking to me.

Jenny? Sweetie, come on.

- I'm sorry. It was nice meeting you.
- You too.

I saw him first.

Demons now, drooling later.

I have to meet my client
before the preview.

Oh, wait a minute.

The scariest demon
we've ever run across

opens up some portal in our attic

and steals the Book of Shadows,
and you want to go into the office?

What's the matter with her?

It's the first demon
she's faced since Andy died.

Maybe it's bringing up
some bad memories.

- What are we doing here?
- Celebrating the equinox.

Can't you just feel it?
The energy in this place?

- It's a convergence.
- It's a crock.

I thought we were supposed to
meet your witch friend.

We are. This is where
she told us to meet her.

- Now, please, just relax.
- Relax.

My life was a mess before our little
wake-up call this morning, remember?

Oh, Stevie.

Hey, Phoebe.
I'm so glad you could make it.

Actually we're not here for this. We
needed to talk to you about something.

This is my sister Piper.

- Hi.
- Hey, Piper. It's very nice to meet you.

Are you a witch too?

Sort of. Maybe. I don't know.

Is everybody here one also?

Oh, no. No, no, no.
It's just a group of believers.

Women who know of this special place
and have come to celebrate.

By the way, happy anniversary.

That's what we wanted
to talk to you about.

Why did you say that today
was gonna be a powerful day for us?

Because your anniversary
falls on the equinox,

which is a powerful day
in and of itself.

For you, this convergence of powers
is even stronger,

the potential greater.

All you have to do is connect.

- You wanna try it?
- Try it? How?

Let us begin.

- I don't wanna connect.
- We have to connect.

I don't wanna try it.

- Okay, but we have to because...
- Why?

What have we got to lose, okay?

Well, apparently we've got
our clothes to lose.

- I see that.
- No.

Whoa! Whoa, wait!
What are you doing?

When in Rome.

No, no. We're not in Rome, Phoebe.
We're in California, and it's illegal here.

It's totally natural, okay?
Go for it. Come on.

God. This is ridiculous.

- Can I keep my shoes on?
- Yeah, but that's it.

- We have absolutely zero information.
- Everybody's naked, not just you.

- And now we're naked.
- Okay?

The power of three.

- Did you just hear that?
- Hear what?

The power of three.

That.

- Grams.
- Grams? What? Where?

I don't hear anything.

Mrs Milton?

- Hi.
- Hi. I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

Oh, no problem.
I was just looking around.

I think that we'll have
a great turnout for the preview.

We've gotten an excellent
response to your husband's collection.

I'm not surprised.

Now, the opening bid prices may look
a little low, but don't worry.

It should attract a lot of buyers,
which should result in a bidding war.

It's the best way to sell inventory
like this at top dollar.

Is that all right with you?

I guess I'm having
a little more trouble letting go

of John's things than I thought.

That's only natural. It's not easy.

I suppose that you
deal with death

quite a bit in your line of work,
don't you?

I mean, like this, auctioning off
some poor widow's inheritance.

This. Unfortunately, yes.

L... I just keep going over
and over in my mind

the last time I saw him
before the accident.

And I keep thinking if only

I'd done something or said something

to stop him from getting in the car,
maybe he'd still be alive.

Oh, God. Rob, I'm so sorry I'm late.

I got stuck at this thing, and then
my sister needed a ride, and I'm...

So I'm totally screwed
on the loan now, aren't I?

Don't be ridiculous. I'm just looking
around, checking things out.

It needs a lot of work, I know that.
But that's not a problem.

Just because the last two owners went
bankrupt doesn't mean it can't work.

I've done three separate
marketing studies

and found a 68-percent interest
in the target clientele.

- Piper...
- Running a restaurant

is very similar to running a club.

You've already shown me all this.
I've got it, I've got everything...

...except for an understanding

of why you want to put yourself
in a position to fail like this.

Clubs are an extremely
high-risk business.

Piper, you could lose your shirt.

Well, it wouldn't be the first time today.

Look, I know what I'm getting
myself into. I know the risks.

Actually it's a lot less risk

and a lot less expensive
than starting my own restaurant,

which is what I really wanted to do.

The point is, I'm tired
of working for somebody else

and helping them
realize their dreams.

I want to run my own place.
This place.

And I can do it too,
but not without your help.

Well, at the risk of your never
wanting to go out with me again...

...congratulations.

- I got it?
- You got it.

Yay.

Were you vanquished
by the Charmed Ones?

Yeah. Why?

I'm giving you a second chance.

The power of three.

- Did you hear that?
- The power of three.

- Hear what?
- Grams?

You're dead, witch.

Oh, my God. Jeremy?

- Hello.
- Prue, thank God you're there.

- Jeremy just attacked me.
- Piper, calm down.

Jeremy? That is impossible.
We vanquished him a year ago.

Well, apparently he got
unvanquished somehow.

And since we don't have the book,

we'll have to remember the spell
together. I'm conferencing Phoebe.

- Phoebe, are you there?
- AT&T power of three.

Okay, wait, wasn't that it?
"The power of three will set us free"?

Grams.

- What's the matter?
- He's...

He's fighting through my freezes.
He's adjusting or something.

Okay, put us on speakerphone.
We have to say it together.

You're not getting away
from me this time.

Piper!

- Piper.
- Hurry, now! Hurry, now, now, now!

- The power of three will set us free
- The power of three will set us free

The power of three will set us free
The power of three will set us...

- Piper?
- Piper?

Piper?

It's okay, he's gone...

...again.

How can you not have seen
who attacked me?

How is that possible?

I don't know, I guess
I was blocked or something,

and then, he just
sort of disappeared, you know?

I'm starting to understand
why this place keeps going under.

Oh, no, it's not
a bad crime area, not at all.

Well, it's something
I'm gonna be checking into.

I can assure you of that.

Excuse me, ma'am.

Yeah, hey. How you doing?

Are you okay?

Physically, yeah.
I think my loan's on shaky ground.

I couldn't exactly tell Rob, "It was
just a warlock, don't worry about it."

Oh, it would be a shame
if the loan didn't work out.

I mean, this place is great.
I used to come here.

- It has a lot of potential.
- Yeah, you think so?

Care to loan me 60 grand?

Any ideas on where
Jeremy came from?

No, but I don't want to run
into any of the other demons

we've already vanquished.

Hopefully Phoebe can find some
answers in those new books of hers.

I sure wish
she had our book to look at.

Feels kind of lost without it.

- Although...
- Although what?

It was weird, but right before Jeremy
appeared, I swore I heard Grams.

- Grams?
- I was positive it was her.

She said, "The power of three."

And Phoebe said
she heard her say it this morning.

Maybe Grams was trying
to warn me. Warn us.

Hey there.

- It's Jenny, right?
- Yeah.

We didn't really get to say hello before.
My name is Phoebe.

Phoebe Halliwell.
And this is Kit, the cat.

Get it? Kit cat?
Little play on words.

- So shouldn't you be in school?
- I'm taking the week off.

- Really?
- For the move, you know?

- So you're moving in with your uncle?
- Just for the school year,

- until my mom and dad come back.
- From Saudi Arabia?

My dad's with the State Department

- so he gets transferred a lot.
- That sucks.

So did you ever
get in touch with your mom?

It doesn't matter.

If it matters to you, it matters.

Your secret's safe with me.

Well, it's almost that time
of the month, you know? And...

Well, I need some...

- Tampons.
- Right, yeah.

And you don't want to talk
to your uncle about it?

But I did. But he went out
and bought sanitary napkins.

Like that's gonna work.

This is so embarrassing.

So do you think maybe you could
get some for me instead?

Sure, but...

- The connection.
- But what?

I'm really sorry, Jenny,
but I have to go.

Fine.

Look, I would love to help you out.

But I believe that your parents
wouldn't have left you with your uncle

if they didn't think you could trust him
with stuff like this.

Ask him again.
And if he stills screws it up,

remember, we're open 24 hours,
seven days a week, right next door.

Piper, wait up.

I think I figured out
how to find who the demon is.

All we have to do
is ask the Book of Shadows.

What?

It's been right in front of us
the whole time.

- Kit's collar?
- No! The triquetra,

the symbol of the power of three,
our symbol.

Maybe that's what Grams
has been trying to tell us.

Phoebe, you're rambling.

Stevie said all we would have
to do is find our connection, right?

That if we did, we'd be able to tap
into the power of the equinox.

Well this has got to be it.

The triquetra, it's us. It's on the cover
of the Book of Shadows.

I still don't understand
how we can ask the book for help

when we don't have the book.

The spirit board?

It told us how to find
the Book of Shadows, right?

It can do it again.
All you have to do is believe.

Now, come on.
We're stronger together.

- Okay.
- Come on.

Okay, close your eyes and feel it.

The power of three.

- Did you hear that?
- Grams?

- A.
- B.

- R.
- A.

X, A.

S.

Abraxas?

Okay, I found it.

"Abraxas, a demon of the astral plane
who destroys witches,

by demonizing their powers."

Okay, but what does that have to do
with the Book of Shadows?

That's where our powers
come from, isn't it?

Maybe Abraxas
is turning it evil somehow.

That would definitely
undo our spells

and explain why Jeremy
all of a sudden became unvanquished.

And the Woogyman.

When did the Woogyman
become unvanquished?

A couple seconds ago.

- Freeze it.
- It doesn't freeze, remember?

The spell. What's the spell?

Spell. Spell.

I am light
I am one too strong to fight

- I can't remember the rest.
- Yes, you can.

Okay, we can.

Return to dark where shadows dwell

You cannot have this Halliwell

Go away and leave my sight
And take with you this endless night

- That wasn't so hard.
- It's a good thing we were together.

Abraxas must be reading
the book backwards,

- that's how he's turning it evil.
- How do you figure?

The spell to vanquish Jeremy
was at the back of the book.

And the spell to vanquish
the Woogyman was right before that.

Which means more are on their way.

We gotta warn Prue.

What? What happened?

I saw the warlock Nicholas...

...killing Prue.

Prue, your sister Phoebe's
on the phone.

- Tell her that I'll call her back.
- She said it's important.

She always says that it's important.

Just tell her I'll call her back,
it's okay. Thanks.

Mrs Milton?

- Oh, hi.
- I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you.

I had no idea there would be
this many people interested.

You're obviously
very good at your job.

Actually, I think it says more about
your husband's collection

than it does about me.

How long has it been
since the accident?

Eight and a half months.

How long has it been for you?

Not very long.

Nicholas.

Prue?

You remember the feeling, don't you?

Lavender, mimosa, holy thistle
Cleanse this evil from our midst

You're overheating. Your brain cells
are frying. It's over.

- Scatter its cells throughout time
- No!

Let this Nick no more exist

Well, your blood pressure's
back to normal.

So is your temperature,
your electrolytes.

If I didn't know any better, I'd say you
were a perfectly healthy young woman.

- Does that mean I can go home now?
- Well, I'd like to run a few more tests.

Find out what caused
your body temperature to rise

spontaneously like that.

Has that ever happened
to you before?

It's happened to us all before.

Doctor, it's okay, really.

I know how to keep it
from happening again.

Well, all right. I'll see to your
discharge papers then.

- Thanks.
- All right.

- That was close.
- Too close.

No, I don't mean her, I mean you.
The paramedic said you almost died.

Yeah, what else is new?

We'd better figure out a way
to get the book back from Abraxas.

If we don't, we're dead.

But how? We don't know where
the astral plane is.

Yes, we do.

It coexists within our own plane,
remember? That's what Stevie said.

Still doesn't help find the demon.

Maybe, maybe not. I was thinking...

You know how we always thought
that nobody could take

the Book of Shadows
out of the house but us?

Maybe nobody did.

Maybe it's still in the house
just on a different plane.

The astral plane.

That would mean Abraxas
is still in the house too.

Right. So we would need
to find a doorway or a window

to get to his plane
like he used to get to ours.

And we need to do this before the end
of the equinox by sunrise tomorrow.

And then Prue can kick some
astral ass with the power of one.

Prue, what's the matter?

Nothing. I just think that
it's a long shot, that's all.

Well, at least it's a shot.

I agree. I mean who knows how
many other demons and warlocks

he's let loose
that we just don't know about yet.

Or even worse, if Abraxas
gets to the first page of the book

- before we get to him, we're toast.
- Why?

Because it's the incantation
that gave us our powers, remember?

If Abraxas says that backwards too,

then we'll lose them
and the book forever.

So we go back to
leading normal lives again.

- That doesn't sound so bad.
- What?

- Are you joking?
- No, Phoebe, I'm not joking.

Look, we always said that things
happen to us for a reason, right?

So maybe the reason
this time is to give us an out.

Prue, there's no out.
Abraxas will kill us.

Not if all he wants is the book.
After all, that's the real power, not us.

If all he wanted was the book,
he wouldn't keep sending

demons and warlocks after us.

We won't have to worry about
anymore if he gets to the first page.

What are you saying, Prue?

Look, if we don't get to him,
we stop being witches.

Exactly. Which means we stop
risking our lives all the time.

Which means we stop watching
the people we love lose theirs.

- Prue.
- Let her be.

We're screwed, you know.

No, we're not.
If there's a window, we'll find it.

That's not what I meant.

- She'll come around.
- By sunrise? You know how Prue is

when she makes up her mind
about something. That's it.

- We're screwed.
- And we're out of wine.

I'll get it, you keep dreaming.

Oh, hi.

- Dan.
- Dan, right.

You're Phoebe? Jenny told me.
I hope it's okay to stop by.

Of course. We were just
doing some reading.

Well, I just wanted to give you this
to say thanks.

You know, for talking to Jenny. Or
better yet, for getting her to talk to me.

That's really sweet. And timely too.
But it's not necessary.

Well, to be honest, I was sort of hoping
to get something out of it.

I mean, you know, for Jenny.

Just in case she needs
a woman to talk to again.

Of course. Anytime.
She seems like a great kid.

So did she tell you
what the problem was?

Any idea what size I'm supposed
to get? There's like five.

- Junior is probably a safe bet.
- Right.

Thanks.

- Well, see you around.
- Hopefully.

- Night.
- Night.

No, I understand. Okay, bye.

- Who was that?
- Rob, the banker,

or rather his assistant, telling me
that my loan has been denied.

- Oh, honey, I'm so sorry.
- It's okay.

Just wasn't meant to be, I guess.

Really glad I never slept
with him though.

What was I thinking?

About Leo maybe.

Wine?

- Hey.
- Hi.

- You wanna sit down?
- Sure.

They haven't assigned me
a new partner yet...

...since Andy died.

Here.

- I'm sorry I haven't come to see you.
- Yeah, me too.

I'm just glad you're here now, Prue.
I've been worried about you.

- I'm all right.
- Really?

Then how come
you've been avoiding me?

And don't give me that crap about
being too busy, because I know better.

I know what you're
going through, Prue.

I lost him too, you know?

I know.

- It's just been so hard to...
- What?

To face you after what happened.

That's what I want
to talk to you about.

Darryl...

I need to know what Andy told you
about me and my sisters.

- About who we really are.
- Just that you were involved in...

...some of our unsolved cases.

And that you somehow
helped stop the killers.

That's it? Nothing else?

He was my partner, Prue.
I didn't need to know anything else.

So, then, why did you cover for us
when Andy died at the house?

Because he asked me to.

That's why I've been trying
to get ahold of you.

To give you a message from him.

That morning after he saw you,

Andy told me to tell you that if anything
were to happen to him...

...that it wouldn't be your fault.
He didn't want you to blame yourself.

Too late.

You really think that's the window?

You said yourself, the triquetra's
the key, our connection.

And besides, we keep hearing Grams
say "the power of three."

This is what that stands for.

Either that or I just screwed up
this wall for no reason.

Well even if it is the window,
if Prue doesn't show up...

She'll show.

Better late than never, right?

Look, I know that I haven't exactly
been myself lately.

And I know that I'm
going through something.

And that I have some things
to work through.

But I don't want
to let you down because of it.

Right now it's not about me,
it's about us.

Attagirl, Prue.
I knew you'd come around.

- Excuse me?
- Well, I did deep down.

Are you sure you're up for this?

I'm sure.

Okay, so when
the window opens,

Prue, you'll knock Abraxas away
from the book

so Piper and I
can reach in and grab it.

Then, while you're
holding him back...

You'll find a spell
to vanquish him, I got it.

- Okay.
- Okay.

We have to create a circle.

Three, two, one.

Hold on.

Now, Prue, now!

First the book, then you.

- What's the matter with you?
- Prue, use your power.

Prue.

- Prue, what happened up there?
- Nothing.

Yeah, "nothing" is exactly the problem.

I never said that I had the power
to go against him. You did, remember?

- No, the Book of Shadows did.
- Well, maybe it was wrong.

Maybe Abraxas is just too strong.

Maybe. But that doesn't explain
why you hesitated.

- I didn't hesitate.
- The hell you didn't, Prue.

- I saw you.
- We both saw you.

So, what are you saying?
This is my fault, is that it?

- Because I can't defeat Abraxas?
- No, Prue, you can. You just won't.

Okay, something is holding you back.
Something big time.

And instead of facing it,
you are running from it.

- Phoebe...
- But you can't keep running, Prue.

Because you have got to figure out
what your problem is,

otherwise we're all dead.

Yeah, that's right, Phoebe.
It's my responsibility, isn't it?

The oldest sister, always supposed
to be able to figure things out.

Well, if that's the case,
then how come I couldn't save Andy?

If I'm supposed to be so powerful,
how come I couldn't save him?

I mean, my God,
don't you understand?

Andy died because of me.

It doesn't matter what he said,
it was my fault.

How can it be good to be witches

if all it does is
get the people we love killed?

Sweetie.

Prue, it's not your fault.

You tried to keep Andy from
coming here that night, remember?

You tried to warn him,
but he came anyway.

He came because he wanted to.

And there was nothing that
you could have done to stop him, Prue.

He chose to walk through that door
not because of who you are, honey,

- but because of who he was.
- Protector of the innocent, just like us.

I just don't know
if I believe in it anymore.

Honey, we've done a lot of good
as witches too. You know that.

You know, but that doesn't mean that
bad things still aren't gonna happen.

But just because we can't help that,
that doesn't mean that it's our fault.

Or yours.

Come here.

The power of three.

- Okay, did you guys hear that?
- Grams.

The power of three.

How is that possible?

I don't know, but it's gotta be a good
thing if we're all hearing it, right?

- Maybe it means we're connected.
- To be as one.

Maybe that's what the book meant
by the power of one.

- The three of us working as one.
- That's what the triquetra represents.

Almost sunrise.

Do you think you're ready
to try the window again?

Yeah. Yeah, but...

Abraxas will be ready for us here.

We have to take him by surprise,
go where we're the most powerful,

where we're the most connected.

Hear now the words of the witches
The secrets we hid in the night

The oldest of gods are invoked here
The great work of magic is sought

In this night and in this hour
We call upon the ancient power

- Hear now the words of the witches
- The secrets we hid in the night

The oldest of gods are invoked here
The great work of magic is sought

- Prue, Piper.
- Keep chanting.

Hear now the words of the witches
The secrets we hid in the night

What are you doing?
How'd you bring me here?

- The oldest of gods are invoked
- I will destroy you.

Where the great work
of magic is sought

In this night and in the hour
We call upon the ancient power

In this night and in this hour
We call upon the ancient power

In this night and in this hour
We call upon the ancient power

And we didn't even have to get naked.

That's more like it.

I'll feel better
when we erase that window.

I don't want more demons
coming through.

They can't,
it's our window, not theirs.

Still, better safe than sorry.

Especially if we can expect any more
demons like Abraxas coming.

Well, apparently we can.

"Rite of passage.
Fight it with the power of one or else...

...a more powerful evil that awaits
will destroy you."

Wow, I'm glad I didn't finish
reading that yesterday.

I'd have changed my mind about
not wanting to give up our powers.

No, you wouldn't have.

You like being a witch
too much, Phoebe.

And you helped remind me
that I like being one too.

Hey, me three.
Too bad it doesn't pay the bills though.

Did you get it?

Get what?

What's this?

Sixty thousand dollars?

- Where did you get this?
- Home-equity loan.

We took a second out on the house
to help buy your club.

- Actually, our club, technically.
- Right.

As long as you don't mind
being partners with your sisters.

Thank you.

The power of three.

Grams?

Hello, my darlings.
Oh, it's nice to see you.

Or rather, it's nice
being seen by you.

- But...? But how is this...?
- Possible?

All things are possible, my dear,

it's just simply a matter of your
being able to do them.

Wait, so you're the one that keeps
turning the pages in the book?

Just my way of looking after you.

As best I can, anyway.

Don't try to understand this.
You're not ready yet.

But the fact
that you could hear me before,

can see me now,
means that someday you might be.

Be good to each other.

I love you.

Is it just me, or is this attic
getting awfully crowded lately?

Look.