Charmed (1998–2006): Season 3, Episode 6 - Primrose Empath - full transcript

Look at me. I am a fashion blunder.
A Mademoiselle "don't."

- Oh, my God. You lost your powers?
- Can't lose what you never had.

I hate when she plays astral games.

- Marco.
- Polo.

- What were you doing down there?
- Practicing.

Trying to use telekinesis
in astral mode.

Witch exercises. Since when?

Since I studied up on Belthazor.

The Triad couldn't have sent us
a worse demon.

Or one with worse skin.

I would hate to find myself
alone with this guy.



Yeah, well, you wouldn't last long.
None of us would.

That's why I'm trying to teach
my astral self how to fight.

- I have a date with Cole.
- You say that like it's a bad thing.

It's a lunch date.

- So?
- So it's not a good sign.

Lunch is a cheap imitation of dinner.

That's why it has
its own special menu.

And, you know, we kissed last week.
We should be on to dinner

- and candlelight by now.
- Well, may...

I can't believe you haven't
taken care of that tooth.

Yeah, well, I have a dentist
appointment in an hour.

Good. I hate to see you
so miserable.

Me too.

Stop right there, please.



Okay, come ahead.

That way. There we go.

Go ahead.

- Hello?
- Hey, did you cast any

- "give me a sign" spells lately?
- No, why?

I don't know, it just seems
like somebody's dropping signs

right in front of me. Literally.

Okay, Prue, you need to ignore the
signs and get yourself in to a dentist.

Yeah, I know.

Hold it.

Hello, Prue?

I'll call you back.

Excuse me.

- You're with Social Services, right?
- No, why?

The guy won't come out
of his loft up there.

And we're supposed to start
demolition today.

- Someone still lives here?
- Well, if you can call it that.

Poor guy says he hasn't
stepped outside in four years.

Hello?

Close the door, go away.

I just wanna talk.

Please go away.

No. Don't...
Don't come any closer.

- Are you hurt?
- My head.

It's exploding.

- The pain, you're letting it in.
- What pain?

Everyone's pain.
From the city, the streets.

I feel it. I feel all of it.

I won't hurt you.

You are hurting me.

Your pity, it's like razors inside.

- Please, I can...
- Oh, your tooth. I feel your tooth.

All your pain. I can't stand it.

Why didn't you just go
when I asked?

I just can't believe you
introduced me as "a friend."

Okay, social malfunction. I hadn't
seen the woman in years. I'm sorry.

I lost my wings for you.

You know, I've hurled my body
into the path of oncoming demons.

You wanted heaven,
I took you there, literally.

I am more than a friend.

I know, but if I had introduced
you as my fianc?,

she would've asked how we met,

when we're getting married,
where my ring is,

questions that I can't answer,
now can I?

I suppose that's how
I became a doctor too.

Leo, that's what you were.

Look, what am I supposed
to tell people,

that I'm engaged to a whitelighter?

Sometimes being magical kind of
takes the magic right out of things.

- Well, I'm sorry you feel that way.
- Oh, come on. Don't you sometimes?

Every now and then, I just wanna feel
what it's like to live in the real world.

Hey.

What are you two doing together?

- Cole pulled up behind me.
- Good timing.

Hey, look, it's my lunch date.

Sorry I'm late. I got held up on a case.
You look amazing.

It's all part of my master plan.

Phoebe, I wanted to talk to you
about the signs...

The assignment that we were
talking about on the phone.

- Where did it lead?
- To this incredibly tragic guy

who's scared to leave his own home,
which might be okay

- if it weren't about to be torn down.
- Was there a social worker there?

No, but I was told that a deputy
was going there to evict him,

and he has no place to go.

Let me make a call,

- see what I can do.
- Kitchen.

Thank you.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Where are you going?

We agreed no more Triad reports,
not until my plan succeeds.

I can't be associated with
any more failed attempts.

- Phoebe.
- Hey.

I just need some aspirin.
Prue has a toothache.

Water.

- You okay?
- Yeah. Yeah.

Just got disconnected.

Prue followed my signs.

The plan will work. If it doesn't,
then you can rat me out to the Triad.

Based on everything you said,

it sounds like your shut-in's
a future empath.

An empath?
And me without my dictionary.

They're mortals who can actually feel
what other people feel.

It's a rare gift. When they die,

they often return to Earth
as empaths,

where they blend into society
as counsellors, elders, teachers.

They use their sensitivity
to guide mortals,

ease their pain, even heal them.

No, I don't think this guy
would look at it as a gift.

He's one big, raw nerve ending.

You should've seen how
he reacted to my toothache.

Well, it could be
he's rejecting his gift,

fighting the emotions he feels
instead of embracing them.

Well, he sure sounds
like an innocent to me.

It'd be a shame to lose a future
empath and all the good he'll do.

I care less about his afterlife
than his current one.

I know what it's like to receive a power
that you just do not understand.

What I don't understand is who
sent the signs that you followed?

It's hard to say, it could be them,
it could be...

Cole.

I got a guy at Housing Authority
who'll relocate your shut-in

if he leaves voluntarily.

- Here's my card. Have him page me.
- Thanks. All right.

Prue, do you want us
to go with you?

No, this guy can barely deal
with one person, let alone three,

but thank you.

Okay then, ready for lunch?

Lunch would be great.
Would you mind if we join you?

I mean, it would be great. Two couples
on the town in the real world.

What could be greater?

It's up to you.

Why not?

No.

- No! I have to get out.
- It's okay, Father Thomas. Relax.

No, they're tearing it down.
I have to get there.

- Hold on now.
- No, please.

Let me go.
I have to get to that building.

I must protect the innocent.
Please!

To the apartment.
Protect the innocent.

- Let's go.
- Come on, Father.

A little help here!

I'm sorry, ma'am.
I know he's scared,

but I personally handed him
a final eviction notice two weeks ago.

Officer, please.

Cole Turner, assistant district
attorney, he knows the case

and he wants to help, but only
if I can keep this guy out of jail.

You got three minutes.

Thank you.

Hello.

Hey.

It's me again, Prue.

I took a pain reliever for my tooth.

The deputy downstairs told me
that your name's Vince.

- What's your last name?
- Misery.

Well, in that case,
would you like some company?

That's not funny.

Yeah. Neither is your situation.

Vince...

...you know that deputy is here
to arrest you for civil disobedience.

I'll die if they put me in jail.

I believe you.

That's why I came back
to find you a new home.

- But you have to leave with me now.
- I can't. Can't go outside.

Vince, I know what it's like.

I know what it's like to have
a gift that you can't control,

that you never asked for.

And living with that is hard,
really hard...

Don't tell me what's hard.

You avoid your pain. I feel it.

Right, then let's talk
about the blessings,

the rewards that come
with having that gift.

I mean, you can't even begin to...

Words, just empty words.

You don't feel them
in your heart. I know.

You feel fear

and panic,

because something's
coming for you.

Something you're afraid
you can't stop.

Are these the blessings you want
me to feel thankful for?

- I'm sorry.
- Yes, you are.

You are sorry.

And confused and afraid.

And it's drowning me alive.

Deputy. Time's up. Open the door.

Can't you see? This is not a gift.

This is a curse. I am cursed to feel
everything all the time from everyone.

I can't go outside that door,
not now, not ever.

I'm coming in.

Hey.

- How'd you do that?
- I was sent here to help you,

and that's what I'm gonna do.

Free the empath
Release his gift

Let his pain be cast adrift

What the hell's the matter
with you people?

Sorry, deputy,
that door stuck on me too.

He's ready now.

But how?

We'll talk later.

This is the DA.

Page him. He'll find a place
for you to go.

Thank you.

You don't know
what you just did for me.

Let's get you out of this dump.

What's the matter with you?

Just wondering
what you're feeling right now.

Yeah? Why is that?

Because...

...I can't feel a thing.

So...

- How about those Niners?
- The what?

The Niners, the 49ers,
the football team.

You don't follow football?

He isn't human.

You okay?

Check.

We're gonna be right back.

Phoebe, I know you're upset
Leo crashed your lunch date, but...

No, it's not that.

Cole is pulling away from me again.
I can see it.

- Premonition?
- Intuition.

Look, Cole, before the girls get back,
I need to tell you something.

What, spinach in my teeth?

Oh, no, no. It...
It has to do with Phoebe.

Well, I just feel very protective
of her. We all do.

You know, she's a sweetie.

She's been through a lot.
A lot of loss.

- I sense that.
- Yeah, well, she's into you. I can tell.

Whatever your intentions are, I just...

I want you to be straight with her,
okay? I don't wanna see her get hurt.

Heaven forbid.

Hey, what did we miss?

Leo was just giving me
investment advice.

- He was?
- Yeah.

Really?

Why don't we split this?

Oh, honey, did you forget
your wallet again?

I guess so.

I got it.

I have to take this.

Forgive me.

- Belthazor.
- Got your page.

I owe you for sending me the witch.
It went down just like you said.

Thanks.

You made physical contact
during the spell?

I could feel the empathic cancer
pass out of me and right into her.

How did you know that would happen?

That's how you got it, isn't it?

- How long does she have?
- She's a mortal.

She won't be able to fight it
like a demon can.

I give her a day until the weight
of human emotion crushes her.

- You'll enjoy watching it.
- I'll be out of town.

I don't need to see the other two
suffer the loss of their sister.

Compassion?

From you, Belthazor?

I think maybe you've been
undercover a little too long.

- Not your concern.
- True.

My only concern is the empath
who cursed me, Father Thomas.

And I know just where
to track him down.

No. I can't risk the witches finding
you and reversing their magic.

You forget who I was before
I was an empath, Belthazor.

I'm immune to their powers.

Maybe, but you're not immune
to mine.

Understood.

Look, I'm really sorry that I missed
my appointment this morning, okay,

but I couldn't get out of work.

Is there any way that
Dr. Timmons can fit me in?

We're pretty booked up.

All right, but my tooth kills.
I really need to...

- Peter!
- Are you okay, Miss Halliwell?

- Yeah.
- I thought you'd like it.

That was my tooth.

I'm having a really, really bad day
because it hurts a lot.

- Let me see if I can do anything.
- Thanks.

I mean, I really appreciate it.

I think that it's abscessed.

I'm so sorry. I don't...

My tooth has been hurting
for a long...

What is she laughing at?

Who of you guys is laughing?

Here's Mrs. Freeman's chart.

That's just the nitrous oxide
at work, Mrs. Freeman.

You're fine.

Nitrous oxide. Laughing gas?

The best I can do
is fit you in at 4:15.

No. No, no, no. That's okay.
I have to go.

What did I do?

You know what?

Is there something wrong?

No.

It's just you haven't said anything

since we left the restaurant.

A lot on my mind, I guess.

Work?

Yeah, sort of.

I don't know how to say this.

Don't ever start a sentence
like that with a girl.

You don't wanna see me
anymore, do you?

Right.

I never accept a lunch date.

It's got nothing to do with you.
I mean,

how I feel about you.

- I don't understand.
- It's complicated.

I think that I deserve to know.

I promise, you'll understand soon.

Maybe more than you'd want to.

Are you okay?

I haven't felt anything like that
since Andy was alive.

Anything like what?

Spinning into infinity.

You know, that headlong spiral

that steals your breath
and stops your heart.

Prue, what the hell
are you talking about?

- Falling in love.
- Falling in love?

Prue, I just got dumped, okay? I'm
trying to experience a break-up here.

- Who's falling in love?
- Cole.

Okay, you're so off-track...

Wait. I felt that too.

Your heart just jumped, and I felt it.

You're falling in love too.

We got a problem.

Prue cast a spell
to remove Vince's pain.

- Who's Vince?
- The shut-in.

But I think, and call it a hunch,

that it backfired
and made Prue an empath.

What kind of hunch?

Okay, I don't really know
how it happened.

All right, l... All I was trying to do
was help an innocent...

Hey, what is that I'm feeling?

You. You're feeling fear. Spill it.

l... I'm afraid that you're in danger.
You weren't meant to receive this gift.

- You can't handle it.
- Okay, you're looking at it all wrong.

Okay, I was guided to Vince,
remember?

Maybe I was meant to have this gift.

But, Prue, you're not an empath.
You're just a witch.

Right, a witch whose power comes
from her emotions, all right.

Look, I was looking for a power boost
to fight Belthazor. Maybe this is it.

Will you guys please stop
being so negative?

- We didn't say anything.
- Yeah, but I can feel all of your...

- What was that?
- I think I did it.

It's just all of your doubts
are screaming in my head.

I've gotta get control of this.

Book of Shadows, maybe
there's something about empaths.

- Where are you going?
- To help you.

- Yeah, but you're dying to see Cole.
- Stop that. I did not say that.

Phoebe, go to him, all right?
Tell him what's in your heart.

I think you'll find him receptive.

Prue, I can't.
I need to stay here with you.

- Do you really think he'll be receptive?
- Yes.

Now go get your man. He wants you.

- We'll help you out.
- No, no, no. I'll hit the book alone.

Your guys' couple issues are
really starting to hurt my head.

Wait, we have couple issues?

Resentment, denial. Be nice.

Leo, what is it exactly
that you resent?

Well, I tried to step out into
the real world today like you wanted.

Yes, and I appreciated your subtle
yet effective lunch invitation.

I was humiliated.

- When?
- When?

When the bill came.
You know, Piper, in my time,

men opened doors for women
when they walked in

and they stood up when they left and
they always, always paid for meals.

I just assumed
that you were okay with it.

- I'm not.
- Then you should've said something.

Look, Piper, you want me in
the real world, but I'm not of this world.

I know, and I'm...
I see your point.

I'm sorry I didn't understand.

I know this must be
very difficult for you.

- It is.
- Leo, you have to understand,

I am very proud to be with you.

And so proud that I need to share you
with the rest of the world, my world.

And you know, the other stuff
we'll just...

We'll figure out.

Not now. I have a headache.

- Phoebe, what are you doing here?
- I...

I came to tell you something.

Actually...

I was always much better
at "show" than "tell."

You have no idea what
you're getting yourself into.

Neither do you.

Morning.

Morning.

How you feeling about last night?

Last night was...

...magical.

You?

What do you think?

Don't.

Right here, right now, this place...

...it's perfect.

I wish the whole world
were just right in this room.

We wouldn't have to worry
about what happened next.

Are you going someplace?

Maybe.

I'm not sure yet.

You know...

...if you're hiding anything
from me,

you don't have to hide anything
from me.

What makes you think
I'm hiding something?

For the same reason I know
how you really feel about me.

If you're in some kind of trouble...

- I can handle it.
- I can help you.

No, you can't.

I have to go.

Am I gonna see you again?

One way or another.

I promise.

Where did Father Thomas go?

Crest Hills.

It's a psychiatric hospital.

If I were capable of feelings,
I might enjoy the irony of that.

What happened to the good Father,
pray tell?

Nervous breakdown.
Three years ago.

Something about losing his gift
to help others.

Well, he might wanna worry about
who's going to help him.

As should you.

I'm not the one who said it, you did.

- Oh, I want a divorce.
- Hey, you walk in and out of here

- like you're the one...
- Don't turn your back on me.

If I tell you again...

Every day, it's the same thing.

I don't love you anymore.

Prue, what's the matter?

What are you doing
in the basement?

I'm... I'm just trying to escape.

The emotions, they're...
They're everywhere.

- I can't get away.
- What do you mean?

It's not just you and Piper.

I'm picking up things
from other people's houses.

They're these people,
and they're in my head

and they're in my heart.
And it just hurts.

No!

Stay away, Piper. No contact.

Okay.

God, it is just so hard
to concentrate, to even talk.

I just want it to go away.

My head, it feels like
it's gonna split.

- What was that?
- Her empathic ability.

The more she feels,
the more powerful she becomes.

All right, if this is a gift,
we are returning it.

It was not meant for you.

Come on, we're gonna find
this Vince guy. Come on.

I know, I know,
you're gonna be okay.

Phoebe, where were you
when we called?

- Cole's.
- You could have changed.

All night?

Did you?

Was he?

Okay, can we talk about this later?

- Yeah, where's Prue?
- Waiting in the car.

Oh, this does not look good.

Cole said that Vince never called.

I'm starting to smell a demon.

If you're right, it would explain
why the gift didn't kill him.

I think we should stop
calling this a gift.

Okay, so how did the demon
formerly known as Vince

become empathic anyway?

Well, I'm guessing he got the power
from a true empath.

It would act like a curse
on the demon,

making him feel the pain
that he inflicts.

Phoebe.

Phoebe. Okay, come on.

Okay, we're definitely right
about the demon theory.

That was a premonition?
But you didn't touch anything.

This room must be dripping
with psychic remnants.

- Well, what did you see?
- Murders, and lots of them.

Like a big demon killing spree.

- Just random?
- No, more like a mission.

Could be he's looking for revenge
on the empath who cursed him.

Well, if we're gonna help Prue,
then we gotta get there first.

What was the last murder you saw?

A man at a mental hospital, Crest Hills,
but I don't know if it happened already.

Well, there's only one way
to find out.

And who are you here to visit today?

We came to visit our father.

What's his name?

Dad.

This is a psychiatric facility.
We can't very well let every...

Okay.

This place is a minefield for you.
You should wait here.

No, if Vince comes, I need
to be there to reverse the spell.

That looks like the guy
from my premonition.

Hi. Excuse me.

I know this is probably
gonna sound crazy...

...but are you an empath?

You people don't have
to humour me, you know.

I know you don't believe me.

No, we're not doctors or patients.
We're...

We're witches, and we're looking
for the empath who cursed a demon.

I was working as a priest,

helping people
when it came after me.

- You mean Vince.
- Is that what it calls itself?

Vinceres is a demonic assassin.

Timeless, unstoppable.

But you stopped him. How?

When the demon took my throat
to kill me,

I laid my hands on him
as if to heal him.

- And you gave him your power.
- Yes.

I didn't know if I could, but I did.
I cursed Vinceres and myself.

How did you curse yourself?

I'm staring at eternity on Earth
with no gift and no reason to be.

Well, I can't help you
with the eternity part,

but I can give you a reason
to be now.

Yeah, I know, I know.
I read the paper.

We have to get to that building
and safely relocate the demon.

It's funny you should mention that,
because when Prue met Vinceres,

she thought that he was
a shut-in, and...

- You didn't cast a spell?
- She did, but...

I gave up everything to prevent
that beast from killing again.

If it's free, you can't stop it.

- Nobody can!
- Stop yelling.

Please. I can't take it.

In the walls. Can't you hear it?

Here he is, Vinceres.

Pretty much lives up to his gloss.
Unstoppable hit man.

Just keeps going
till he gets his target.

Great, the Energizer demon.
So, what do we do?

Nothing. There's nothing you can do.

It will find us, and when it does,
we're all dead.

Well, you're just a ray of sunshine,
now aren't you?

- Hey. Anything?
- No. She won't say a word.

We've gotta snap Prue out of this or
she won't be able to reverse the spell

- when the demon attacks.
- You can't reverse the spell.

Vinceres is immune
to witches' magic.

Hold on. Prue's spell worked.

Because the demon allowed
it to work, to its own advantage.

You'll find your spells useless now.

Maybe we actually don't need
to reverse the spell.

- What are you thinking?
- Well, Prue's getting hit by emotions,

all emotions.

And her powers are tied
to these emotions.

So maybe if she could figure
out a way to channel them,

then she'd be pretty unstoppable
herself, don't you think?

- Is that possible?
- From what I've seen,

your sister is too far gone.
She won't live to see the night.

- All right, that's it.
- Piper...

No, I'm sorry, but this man
has experienced

the entire rainbow
of human emotions,

and the best he has to give us
here is self-pity? I don't think so.

Look, you used this power to stop this
demon. Now my sister has your power.

Deal with it and then help us.

Go away!

I know how you feel. Your instinct
is to pull away. Don't.

- Try to find an inner calm.
- I can't.

The pain, the noise.

You're carrying a cross you were
never meant to bear. I'm sorry.

Your sorrow, I can't...
I can't take it. Please.

You've been fighting what you feel.
That's natural, and it's wrong.

To find your strength as an empath,
you must embrace the emotion.

Focus on me. The feelings
are ripping you apart

because you're fighting them
like the demon did.

The demon can't handle
human emotions, you can.

- Anybody home?
- Piper, now!

Okay, I guess this is
the unstoppable part.

- Where's Father Thomas?
- Plan B, plan B.

Okay, do we have a plan C?

Leo, hurry.

Prue, take my hand.

My power to ease human suffering
lay in my hands.

That's how I cursed the demon.

You must channel
the empathic gift into your power.

I can't.

- I can't control my powers.
- Prue, you can do it.

You have a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity

to feel the world's emotions.

All it means to be human,
the good and the bad. Don't be afraid.

Just tell me where the empath is,
and I won't kill you.

You want him?

Come and get him.

How'd you do that?

If you want the empath,
you're gonna have to go through me.

Stay back. This is my fight.

You can't hurt me, witch.
I can handle your powers.

- I can handle your powers.
- What about pain?

Human pain.

The voices, they're gone.

So you're not an empath anymore.

I'm sorry. I was hoping
that we could return your gift.

But you did.

It appears I have the ability to
understand what people are feeling

even without a magic assist.

- You kicked ass.
- I did, didn't I?

- Hey.
- Hey.

You know, I cannot wait
for this Novocain to wear off.

Can you unfreeze my tongue?

You're lucky that dentist
even saw you.

Okay, there's one thing I don't get.

How did you vanquish Vinceres?

It was something that
Father Thomas said to me.

Vinceres was trying to fight off
the feelings of an empath,

because demons cannot
handle human emotion.

And so you astral-projected
into his body.

Yes, carrying the emotional baggage
of half of the city.

I forced him to feel,
and he couldn't take it.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Just left Father Thomas.
I got connections at the archdiocese.

They're gonna let him return
to his church.

Thank you. You're an angel.

Well, not technically.

So I guess the only other question

is who sent the signs
that led Prue to the demon?

Well, probably the Triad.

Or Belthazor. Which means we have
to be careful next time we get a sign.

Yeah, but, Prue, you got quite a power
boost there. You gonna miss it?

Yeah.

But I did get to stop
an unstoppable demon.

Got a little taste of what
my future powers are gonna be like.

I'm on the right path.

Speaking of paths, what's up
with you and your Cole dependency?

- Where do you guys stand?
- Oh, I have no idea.

I think I'm gonna
go find out right now.

Yeah.

- Hi.
- Hi.

I half expected not to find you here.

Yeah?

Well, an associate of mine
didn't do as he was told,

so I've still got work to do here.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Both.