Charmed (1998–2006): Season 4, Episode 22 - Witch Way Now? - full transcript

Our next caller
is from Rohnert Park, California.

Veronica, honey, tell Tashmin a little,
and I will tell you the rest.

Hey, more "Dear Phoebe" letters.
Where do you want them?

You can just put them anywhere.

Maybe we ought to keep
some of these in storage?

- No, I'll get to them.
- All of them?

- Yes. I am on a roll.
- More like on a mission.

Hey, will you get these
to Elise, please?

And find out which one
she wants to run.

Yeah, sure. Right away.

You're amazing, you know that?



What do you mean?

What is your secret?
Herbs? Acupuncture?

Do what Tashmin says
and get on with your life.

Tashmin?

I take it you don't believe
in psychics?

You know, if it works for you,
I'm all for it.

It hasn't worked for me for a while.

You know how sometimes
you just find yourself

going through a really bad period
in your life?

Don't even get me started.

Well, let's just say I'm finally
coming out from underneath mine,

and nobody, nothing will ever
bring me back to that place again.

Good for you.

Help me, Phoebe.



What did you just say?

I didn't say that.

She did.

Help me, Phoebe.

Did they say how much longer
this was gonna go on for?

Three weeks,
which means three months.

A little higher.

Well, better hope no demons attack.
That'd be a bust,

especially if one of us
goes flying out the window.

I wouldn't worry about that. There's
so much chaos in the underworld.

- They're too busy fighting each other.
- I hope it lasts.

I almost forgot what it's like
to lead a normal life.

It's gotta go a little higher.

- I need a ladder.
- Leo, just hover.

No, no, no.
I don't wanna jinx anything.

I'd rather we not use magic
unless we absolutely have to.

- Thank you very much.
- Come on, Piper, relax a little.

Use it or lose it, lady.

Fine.

See, no major disaster struck.

- We have a huge problem.
- You were saying?

- Cole tried contacting me again.
- What, more whisperings?

No, this time he was channelling

through a TV psychic
while I was at work.

- He sounded so desperate.
- Wait, did anybody else notice?

My highly suspicious assistant.

How am I supposed
to move on with my life

when I keep being haunted
by his afterlife?

- Leo, what do you think?
- I think

- you need to do something, fast.
- No, I mean how is he holding on?

I don't know.
I guess because he's half demon,

- it must be some kind of astral plane.
- Whatever.

We can't risk him
contacting me again.

I have to figure out a way to get to him
and find out what he wants.

Honey, what he wants is you.
Why else would he be hanging on?

Piper?

Why is Leo frozen?

Well, this is very strange.

Guys, I think you ought
to take a look at this.

So much for not performing
any magic, huh, Piper?

Me? I didn't do that.
I couldn't freeze all that stuff.

But I can.

Who are you?

I'm the Angel of Destiny.

And I've come to change yours.

He's not freezing.
Why isn't he freezing?

You're wasting your time.

I am beyond your powers.

Besides, I pose no threat to you.

Well, forgive us for not believing that,
but the last being we met

who could freeze time
was a demon.

It's because of a demon
that I've come to see you,

which, in and of itself, is very rare.

We Angels of Destiny
normally don't intervene.

Except in extraordinary situations.

Mozart at age 7.

Michelangelo, Albert Einstein...

...Britney Spears.

I don't understand.

You three have accomplished
something few others ever dream of.

By vanquishing The Source of All Evil,
you have fulfilled your shared destiny

much earlier than anticipated.

Some of us didn't think
you'd ever achieve it,

but that's beside the point.
What's important is you have.

And because of that,
we are offering you a reward.

A chance to chart a new destiny,
one of your own design.

A reward?

You can continue
to remain as you are,

charmed,
vested with all your witchly powers...

...and, of course, demonic burdens.

Or...

Or?

You can choose
to relinquish your magic

and lead normal lives again.

Unencumbered.

Free.
We'd wipe the entire slate clean.

Nobody would ever
come after you again.

- Well, what do you say?
- What do we say? Are you kidding?

You can't just freeze the whole world
and come in here

and drop a bombshell like that
and expect a quick decision.

I don't care who you are.

I don't think you quite grasp
the uniqueness of this opportunity.

No, I'm grasping it.
But that is beside the point.

The least you could do is give us
a little time to think about it.

Think about what? No time needed.

Thanks, but, no, thanks.

Right?

Yeah. Right.

Of course, right.

But, you know,
as long as he's offering,

maybe we should talk about this.

Just talk about it. Over there?

Right over here, please. Now.
Excuse us.

You can't be serious, Phoebe.
You, of all people,

you love being a witch.

- I know I do. But l--
- But what? What has changed?

I don't know,
I became queen of the underworld

and nearly died carrying baby Lucifer.
That's what changed, Paige.

Paige, it's just that we've been
doing this a lot longer than you have.

And I'm not trying to discount

all the good that we've done,
or that we could do.

But at the same time,
I'm not gonna minimize the costs.

Paige, I can't get pregnant
because of what we do.

Punching out demons
just isn't as much fun as it used to be.

So, what are you guys saying?

She's saying you need some time,
which I'll grant.

But not too much time.

After all, other people's destinies
are tied to yours.

And since it's your charmed destiny
that's at stake here, majority will rule.

Two sisters will decide
the fate of all three.

So consider your choice wisely.

Perhaps what happens next
will help you to decide.

Hey, did you just freeze me?

- No, dear, the Angel of Destiny did.
- Who?

Yeah, you better check with the Elders
and make sure he's for real.

I'm not kidding.

- Hello?
- Don't talk, just listen.

Darryl? What's wrong?

Apparently, you guys are about
to be put under surveillance.

An FBl agent named Jackman
called me into his offiice today.

He did a search on unsolved cases.

Apparently, your names came up
on way too many witness lists.

What do you mean?
What does he know?

I don't know,
but I'm gonna try to find out.

In the meantime, just lay low.
And whatever you do,

don't use any magic.

So are we screwed?

Maybe, but that would take destiny
out of our hands,

and I don't think
that's what the angel meant.

Okay, ix-nay on the angel-nay talk.

Let's go upstairs. Come on.

I still don't understand
how coming up here is gonna help.

Actually, it's pretty simple.

So you guys
have been home all day, right?

Yeah. So?

There's no way he would have had
time to bug the inside of the house.

He's gotta be listening
from the outside.

Is it ironic that here we are
presented with the opportunity

to give up our powers, and now
we suddenly can't even use them?

Except not using our powers
doesn't necessarily mean

that we won't be exposed.
We still have Cole to worry about.

Phoebe, you can't make contact
with a dead demon husband.

Yeah, but if I don't, he will.
And then what?

The FBl is outside,
and if they find out about us,

it's gonna be the same thing as last
year. We don't want that, now, do we?

So I'm gonna cast
the "To Find a Lost Love" spell.

I mean, if Cole's soul
is on some astral plane,

it should astral me there, right?

Are you sure he even has a soul?

Well, what else
would be calling out to me?

Cole needs closure.

And so do l.

We will create a distraction outside

in case your spell inside
creates any fireworks.

Be careful.

- Good.
- Come on through.

Going through.

Come on, man, let's get it moving.

Must we spike the lemonade?
I don't know--

That phone-company van
looks suspicious.

- Why?
- Well, because it wasn't there earlier.

And, besides,
he didn't put out any cones.

That's what you're basing it on?

Well, it's the best that I got, okay?
Now, are you ready?

Why don't you just...to the street?

Because what if somebody
drives around the corner mid...?

Now, you just need to use
some of your God-given magic.

Okay? Go.

Anyone feel like a little cool down?

- Let's go.
- Yeah!

Easy, boys,
there's enough for everyone.

Whither my love
Wherever you be

Through time and space
Take my heart nearer to thee

- Cole.
- What are you doing here?

Nobody's allowed to be here!

Here? Where is here?

We gotta move fast. Come on.

We'll be safe here, but not for long.

We have to keep moving,
or the beast will devour us both,

for eternity.

I knew you'd hear my cries.

- Cole.
- It's all right.

You did the right thing.
The Source is gone, devoured.

This is the wasteland,
where all vanquished demons end up.

The beast feeds on their essence...

...their powers.

So, what are you doing here?

Holding on to our love.

I'm a demon with a soul, Phoebe.

It's rather unique to the cosmos.

That's why my soul's been able
to cling here, keep from moving on.

Oh, but that's not healthy.

Everyone has to move on, you know,
sooner or later.

Yeah, well, that's easy for you to say,
you'll get to go to the good place. Me...

Over here. Come on.

Okay, you know, you can't keep
running from that thing forever.

That's why I've been calling you.

You can help save me. Save us.

- How?
- Get Leo to get the Grimoire.

That resurrection spell
that the wizard was after,

you can use that to resurrect me.

What?

It's easy. I'll walk you through it.
All you have to do is...

What's the matter?

I can't use dark magic again.

I won't.

Not even for us?

Phoebe!

- Hold me!
- Help me!

- Your powers!
- I don't have any powers!

Phoebe.

What's the matter?
What happened?

- Something's hurting her.
- Something is killing her!

Paige, here, reversal spell.

Return thy love
Wherever she be

Through time and space
Bring her back...

It's okay. You're okay.

Oh, my God.

What was I thinking?

I hope the freeze didn't wear off.

Agent Jackman, FBl.

We should talk.

In case you're wondering,
that's just a copy.

Nice way to engender trust,
Agent Jackman.

If I wanted to expose you,
I could have done that six months ago

when that file first crossed my desk.

Expose us as what?

Witches.

It's the only logical explanation
for all the unsolved cases,

the missing persons,
the mysterious deaths.

Prove it.

- Something's hurting her.
- Something is killing her!

Paige, here, reversal spell.

Return thy love
Wherever she be

Through time and space
Bring her back to me

That doesn't prove anything.

No, but it implies everything,
especially when coupled with that file.

You think your newspaper
wouldn't run that story?

- What do you want?
- Believe it or not, your help.

See, I specialize
in occult-style slayings.

That's why I was watching you,
in hopes of catching a serial killer.

A witch-hunter.

All right, I've heard enough
of this nonsense.

Wait a second, he froze before.

This time, I was prepared.

Like I said, I specialize in this stuff.

Supposed to be only a few
of these amulets left in the world.

Got this one
off the witch-hunter we're after.

Her name is Selena.

I traced her genealogy
all the way back to the witch trials.

I think killing you people
is in her blood,

it's what she lives for. I mean,
why else would she have burned

her last three victims at the stake?

Why are you telling us this?

Well, because I thought
you were gonna be her next victims.

But now that I know who you really are
and what you can do,

I need you to help me find her
before she kills again.

- Do you have any idea where she is?
- I did for a while.

I had her in custody once,
but she got away.

These are some
of Selena's personal belongings.

Now, from what I know,
if you use your powers on them,

you might be able to find her.
Now, you do that,

I'll make sure those files
disappear forever.

You don't...
Well, you figure it out.

Call me.

- I don't trust him.
- Gee, you think?

Maybe we should take
the Angel of Destiny up on his offer.

Great, so we'd be free
and so would Selena,

who, for all we know,
could be a warlock.

No, warlocks don't burn
witches at the stake,

- they just steal their powers.
- Exactly.

Powers, Phoebe, the very things
we were given to do good with.

Remember?

- Yeah, Paige, I remember.
- Guys...

Do you really,
or has all that dark magic

just kind of gotten into your brain?

Guys!

I can't believe you're so willing
to throw away our powers.

Paige, you don't know the hell
that I've been through.

- You didn't live it.
- Oh, really?

I was just turned into a vampire,
and then I was shrunk,

and then we switched bodies and--

Okay, imagine going through that
for years.

- All I'm asking is for my life back.
- Okay, guys, enough!

We need to focus.

What about you, Piper,
what do you think?

I think we need to see this through
like the angel suggested.

So, Paige...

...you are gonna go up to the attic
and get started on this stuff.

We will meet you there. Scoot.

Leo! You can orb. It's all right.

- What about the FBl agent?
- He already busted us.

But, supposedly,
all he wants is our help.

Find anything out
about the Angel of Destiny?

He's legit, and so is his offer.

Okay, can you do us a favour
and go get Darryl

and make sure
that Agent Jackman is legit too?

And, meanwhile,
we have a witch-hunter to find.

Don't ask, just go.

- Having a crappy day?
- Yeah.

- Cole?
- Yeah.

Phoebe.

You don't want his powers.
You want me!

Here I am. Come and get me!

Come on! Hurry up, end this!

This could be good.

"Before the flame subsides,

Iet wax from the candle drip
onto the crystal.

Once consecrated, scry with
the crystal for the one who is sought."

Ain't magic grand?

Okay, bye.

That was Morris. He confirmed
that there is a serial killer on the loose

- doing exactly what Jackman said.
- We're all over it.

He also said that Jackman has more
information on us than he shared,

including our genealogy.

Dating all the way back
to Melinda Warren.

- What does that mean?
- They're gonna keep checking.

It means he's gone through
a lot of trouble

to get as much information on us
as possible.

I got a bad feeling
he's not gonna let us off the hook

so easily after this is all over.

What, he's just gonna
keep using us afterwards?

Great, Charlie's-freaking-Angels.

This just keeps getting
better and better.

Got Selena. Do we still go after her?

Well, we don't have a choice.

We can't let her run around
burning people at the stake.

She has bodyguards.

Lots of bodyguards.

I wonder why Jackman
didn't tell us about them.

Probably figured
we wouldn't help if we knew.

Paige! Did you not have the sense to
sense if anybody else was in the room

before you orbed us in here?

Going somewhere?

We're gonna need some serious
memory dust after all this is over.

Yeah, well, we gotta get out of here.

Phoebe.

Cole.

I swear, he was just there.

Time to go. Orb, orb, orb.

- Where is she?
- In there.

You don't need that.
She's unconscious.

- She put up much of a fight?
- No, but her bodyguards did.

Bodyguards? She had bodyguards?

Yeah, lots of them, with lots of guns,

and they weren't shy
about using them either.

Must have known
we were closing in on her.

Still, don't you think it's odd

that a serial killer
has hired guns protecting her?

Well, maybe she's not
working alone.

Or maybe you're just not telling us
everything.

Maybe I'm not.
What are you gonna do about it?

Well, for one thing, we're not gonna
let you take her without a warrant.

You know, you're all the same.

You think that just because
you have gifts, powers,

that you're above it all.
You're special.

- Well, I know different.
- Oh, really?

Yeah. Your arrogance
is your Achilles' heel.

That's why
witch-hunters and demons

are always after you,
and they always will be.

I wouldn't trade places
with you for the world.

- Here's your warrant.
- So when do we get our files?

When she's in jail,
and I feel I'm safe.

- Safe from what?
- Safe from you.

I don't wanna be another one
of those people

who mysteriously disappear
around here.

I knew he'd never give up those files.

In case anybody is wondering,
we are officially screwed.

Not necessarily.

No. We are not
giving up our powers.

Paige, I don't wanna give up
our powers either,

but I don't wanna give up
our lives even more.

He's just gonna keep using us.

Unless we let the angel
wipe the slate clean.

Look, Paige, we said
we would wait to decide

until this thing played out, and it has.

And frankly, if the angel
hadn't made this offer,

I'd probably think differently.

And I'd think,
"Let's just keep fighting."

But I'm tired of fighting.

And Jackman's right.
It is never-ending.

Unless we end it ourselves.

So do we need to talk to Leo
about this first?

No.

Doesn't have anything
to do with him, it's just us.

And he will understand.

You guys are only seeing the bad.

What about all the wonder
of being witches,

the stuff you introduced me to
in the first place?

You're gonna let all that go?

Paige, it doesn't
balance out anymore.

And after everything that we've lost,

it doesn't seem worth it.

What about all the good we've done?

- Doesn't that count for anything?
- Of course it does.

But that's exactly why we have
this choice to make.

He said we fulfilled our destiny.
We've done it.

This is supposed to be
our reward for that.

Yeah?

Well, pardon me if it doesn't seem
like much of a reward.

Because without being witches...

... I wouldn't have sisters.

Are you sure about this?

Yeah.

As sure as we're ever gonna be.

You understand
this decision is final.

There'll be no changing your minds.

We understand.

Very well.

Hold it! Just so we're clear.

This wipes the entire slate clean,
no "read the fine print" technicalities,

no more demons,
no more vengeful warlocks--

And we won't have to worry
about Agent Jackman anymore

or anyone else who might
have found out we were witches?

Exactly. Just free to lead normal lives
with no demonic aftertaste.

Absolutely.

Will we remember?

Being witches, that is?

You'll remember everything.

This doesn't change your history...

...only your future.

And what about the Book?

It will pass
to some future descendant.

What about Cole?

Will he keep trying
to make contact with me?

I don't know.
I have no control over that.

He exists beyond time and space,

outside destiny's reach.

What is it?

It's just that he's still holding on.

That's why he appeared to me.

So maybe if I could tell him

that I don't have
the power to save him,

then he'll be able
to move on for good.

I don't think that's such a good idea,
considering what happened last time.

I can't leave it like this.

I owe him more than that.

Cole.

I have to talk to you,
but I don't have a lot of time.

- Did you see me come to you?
- Yes. I did.

- How did you do that?
- It's a secret.

I'm giving up my powers.

We all are.

- What?
- I don't have time to explain,

- but it's true, which means--
- I know what it means.

Cole...

...we did the best we could.

We tried every way possible
to make this work, but...

It wasn't meant to be.

And it wasn't because
we didn't love each other.

It's just...

...Iove wasn't enough.

So now we have to move on, okay?

The both of us.

You better go.

Before the beast attacks.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

- Let's do this.
- Well, we've been thinking a little bit...

Are you having second thoughts?

Not about the decision,
unfortunately.

About Jackman and Selena.

Yeah, a lot of things don't add up.

His extensive knowledge of witches,
he got ahold of that amulet...

The fact that he came in alone
to pick up Selena.

The bodyguards.

We just wanna make sure
that we've done the right thing

before it's too late
to do anything about it.

Okay.

Is that okay?

Oh, sure, absolutely.

Frankly, I thought you were being
a bit premature anyway.

Then why didn't you say something?

Can't. Free will, and all.

Let me know when you're ready.

So now what?

Leo?

- We were just coming to get you.
- Why? What did you find?

Another genealogy Jackman has
besides yours.

Well, yeah, we know Selena
is a descendant of witch-hunters.

No, Jackman is.

- Selena is the daughter of a witch.
- What?

She is not a suspect, she's a victim.

They have her in a safe house
because somebody's trying to kill her.

Please tell me we didn't just help
a witch-hunter get a witch.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Somebody, please help me!

No one can hear you.
Not where we are.

Please don't!

No!

- But I must.
- No! Oh, God.

You see, it's my duty.

It's what I was born to do.

It's what I will continue to do

until every last one of you is dead.

Help!

You're not gonna get away
from me this time, witch.

Help.

You're making a mistake.
I swear, I'm not a witch.

Of course you are, Selena.
It's in your blood.

Your mother was,
that makes you one too.

Please, I'm begging you.

You know why they burned witches
at the stake 400 years ago?

So they would burn forever
in eternal fire.

They used greenwood too,
made it last longer.

Prolong the agony.

No! Help!

Come to save your sister witch,
have you?

Actually, yeah.

You see, I buried the rest
of the amulets around here

in anticipation of your arrival.

Your powers are useless here.

However...

...mine aren't. Move and she dies.

It was his plan all along.
He was gonna kill us anyway.

Hey, how's it feel
to be powerless, huh? Mortal.

You're the scourge of mankind,
a blasphemy!

Burning will be your justice too.

Get Selena!

Help me.

- Piper, the leg!
- Hurry!

What are you doing?

Piper!

Saving her life just cost you yours.

Cole.

I couldn't very well let you die,
now, could l?

- I don't understand, how are you--?
- Here?

Let's just say I picked up
a few powers lately.

Quite a few, actually.

I'm not giving up on us, Phoebe.

Ever.

Paige, you gotta go get the amulet.

- Go, go, go.
- You're gonna be okay.

Okay, okay, a little more.
A little more. That's good.

Here we go.

- Where's Paige?
- She had to park down the street

because the driveway was blocked.

That's ridiculous.
I'll go talk to them,

- tell them to move.
- No, it's not a big deal.

And to think, 24 hours ago,
that was our biggest problem.

How'd it go?

Well, it looks like we got away
with everything so far.

Thanks to Selena testifying for us.

What about
how Agent Jackman died?

They're stumped.

They can't figure out how he shot
himself from 20 feet away.

What are they gonna do,
subpoena Cole?

You guys stopped
one of their own from killing.

- I think they'd be grateful.
- Yeah, one would hope.

At least until they find
those files on us.

They won't.

I sort of orbed them into a volcano.

You what?

Excuse me,
are you allowed to do that?

Well, my job is to protect my charges.
That's all I did.

Thanks.

Maybe, sometime soon,

you won't have to protect your
charges. Are you okay with that?

Whatever you guys decide,
I'll support.

I mean that.

The door's stuck.

It's you.

Well, still ready to retire?

Actually...

... I don't think so anymore.

We saved someone.

And it felt good.

It felt right.

Besides, I got a little taste of what life
would be like without my powers,

and I didn't like it at all.

What about you?

Majority rules, right?

Might as well make it unanimous.

What can I say, we're masochists.

- We are?
- Yeah, sometimes.

But Phoebe's right.

This isn't a choice we have to make.
It's who we are.

You realize you
won't get this opportunity again?

We understand.

Very well.

By the way,
thought you'd like to know,

neither decision
would have affected yours...

...and Leo's personal destiny.

What?

You'll find out soon.

- Oh, my God.
- What?

- Don't you get it?
- What?

Don't you get it?

- She's pregnant!
- Who's pregnant?

- You're pregnant!
- I'm pregnant?

Hi, baby.

Hi, baby.