Charmed (1998–2006): Season 5, Episode 7 - Sympathy for the Demon - full transcript

I'd like to draw your attention
to exhibit W, the delivery manifest.

You'll find it on page six
of your documents.

As you can see, the manifest refers

to a shipment made on
September 5th of last year.

I don't know what
this demon's trying to prove.

Excuse me, did you say something?

No, please continue.

The shipping director, Mr. Peters

is responsible for the items
on this manifest,

including 48 barrels of toxic waste.

Trying to deny what he is,
like we don't know.



You give us all a bad name.

What the hell is going on here?

It's called a deposition?

- You all right, Mr. Turner?
- I'm sorry, excuse me.

Check out the demon.

What'd you say?

You're an embarrassment to us all,
you know that.

Just leave me alone.

Give it up, Cole.
You can never be good.

Are you okay, man?

Phoebe, thank God.

I need your help.

I think I'm going crazy, or somebody
is messing with my mind.

Slow down. Tell me what happened.



I was just deposing a witness for
a chemical-dumping case and I went...

Final divorce papers.
I need you to sign them.

- That's why you're here?
- Yeah. It's finally over, officially.

- Because you're evil.
- No, you're wrong.

No, I'm right.

You've always been evil
and you always will be.

- That's not true,
- Yes, it is.

Cole, don't fight it. It's who you are,

I'm not evil, damn it! I'm not evil!

Lauren?

What's happening to me?

Oh, you know
what's happening to you.

You are evil, Cole.

You're evil, Cole.

It's your worst fear.

And it's true.

Okay, 16th time is the charm.

- Damn it.
- What's going on, Paige?

Just trying to conjure up some doves.

Down here in front
of all the windows, huh?

Yeah, well, the attic
was feeling a little cramped.

I thought a change
of scenery might help.

Prue's animal-conjuring spell, huh?
That's a tough one.

Yeah, tell me about it.
How long did it take her to get it down?

A couple days, at least.

Oh, good, then I don't feel so bad.

- What's going on, Paige?
- Nothing.

Paige?

Promise you won't tell
Piper and Phoebe?

Yeah.

Okay, Prue was this awesome
witch with a full-time job,

and I quit my job to be a full-time witch
and I still haven't reached her level yet.

Which makes me feel
incredibly frustrated and lame.

I thought you were done
comparing yourself to Prue,

Yeah, so did I.

It's just these past couple of days,
for some reason,

I've been feeling a little insecure.

And this stupid spell
isn't helping any.

Come on, now.
Give me a dove, any dove.

- Nothing.
- Hi.

I am off to yoga and then to
the salon for a manicure and pedicure.

There's a cherry pie cooling on
the counter, and I will be on my cell.

Prenatal police, lady,

Put the mug down,
step away from the coffee.

It's herbal tea.

I am on a natural high.

This is the first morning in months
where I kept my breakfast down.

Hey, congratulations.

Goodbye, morning sickness,
hello, second trimester.

I feel wonderful.

And so I was thinking, you know,
when I get back,

maybe we could start
practicing for the new kid.

I'm still here, thanks.

Spider, get it, get it, get it!

Okay, you can handle demons
and warlocks, but not spiders?

Jinxed. I should have known
this was gonna happen.

What are you talking about?

It's the story of my life.
When everything is going great

something inevitably
happens that will ruin it.

A little spider did all that to you?

Oh, you just wait. You will see.

Oh, please.
Please, you gotta help me,

See?

Did they follow me?

- Who?
- Cole, maybe you should--

Stay away from me!

- Got him.
- Cole, what are you doing?

You're with him.

What is wrong with you?

I'm sorry. I didn't hurt anyone, did I?

You could have,
Lucky for you, I'm already dead.

- It's getting worse.
- Worse? What is getting worse?

My powers. At first I was imagining
that I was using them...

...and now I really am.

Using them against what?

Well, demons.
Or at least that's what I thought.

Someone is messing with me
somehow, making me see things.

You guys have gotta help me.

Otherwise, I might
really hurt someone.

Thanks.

- You okay?
- Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine. Why?

I don't know. You just seemed
a little nervous, that's all.

Oh, really, do I?
I seem nervous, huh?

No, I mean...

Yeah, well, maybe just a little.

You have to understand,
it's been a really long time

since I've been out on a third date,
let alone a first or a second one.

Well, there's not much
of a difference really,

Except for the kiss, of course.

- The kiss?
- Oh, yeah, yeah.

Third date, mandatory.
You probably forgot.

- Well, thanks for reminding me.
- You're welcome.

Hey, how long were you married?

Not long, but we were
together for two years.

In the beginning it was great,
it's just the end was...

...hell.

Yeah, I had the same
experience with my ex.

No, I'm pretty sure you didn't.

Well, you know, because
every situation's so different.

He didn't treat you right, did he?

Hey, I'll treat you right.

Hi.

Bad time?

All I've got to say
is this better be good.

You've gotta be kidding me.

I'm sorry, Phoebe,
it's really important.

Desperate demons
call for desperate measures.

I think that someone
is trying to drive me crazy.

- Well, that makes two of us.
- No, you don't understand.

I don't know what's real anymore,
what's going on in my mind.

I almost killed my secretary today.
And then Leo.

This could be your worst fear
come to life, Phoebe.

Cole dragging you back
into his world of evil.

- Are you listening to me?
- Yeah.

But, Cole, I'm not gonna allow you
to drag me back into your world of evil.

I need to figure out what is going on
before somebody gets hurt.

Careful, it's another one
of his tricks to get you back.

How do I know this isn't just another
one of your tricks to get me back?

My tricks?

This is no trick. I am seriously
afraid of what I might do,

and I am begging you
for your help.

I'm sorry, Cole, I can't.

I have to draw the line sometime,
and I'm gonna draw it right now.

Listen, far be it for me to take his side,
but what if he's telling the truth?

I agree.

If there's a demon out there powerful
enough to mess with Cole's mind--

Then it's his problem.

It's not ours
and it's not mine anymore.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

I'm gonna go back outside and try
to salvage what is left of my date.

Now what? We can't just
sit around here and do nothing.

No. Unfortunately,
Cole is really powerful,

and if some demon is trying
to manipulate him...

Helping Cole could bring
your worst fears to life.

Maybe it's better to just let it go.

Hello, you were saying?

On second thought,
maybe we should just let it go.

- Let it go?
- Yeah.

It wouldn't be the first time
Cole's been less than honest with us.

Maybe Phoebe's right.
It's not really our problem.

Yeah, it's not our problem
until he hurts us.

- True.
- He'll ruin everything, remember?

He's brought you nothing
but misery in the past.

But then again,
why should we trust him?

I mean, he's brought us
nothing but misery in the past.

What's wrong with you?

This Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Piper--
Make up your mind, lady.

Look, all I know is
the more I think about it,

the more I agree with Phoebe.

We don't need to look for trouble.
Trouble comes to find us anyway.

- But--
- Paige, look, two against one, okay?

And you're always the one.

Barbas, careful!

Shame if you fell
after all these years.

I will not fall, but I will rise.

So the witches are gonna
do what you want?

In time.

Oh, the Charmed Ones
are not your ordinary witches.

Yeah, I know.

I know, it's just how much time?

I mean, you've been
working on them for weeks.

I don't mean to rush you
or anything,

but I'm really hot,
like all the time.

Patience. Or have you forgotten?

I can summon your fears to life
even down here.

Forgotten? No, sir.

I'm the one you've been
practicing on, remember?

But I gotta say,

the deal was, if I taught you
how to project out from down here,

then you'd help me escape.

You'll be rewarded
for your service.

Oh, yeah? That's good.

That's good,
because, you know,

this whole eternal banishment thing
is really starting to get me down,

The Charmed Ones
are in conflict even now.

Soon they'll break.

When they do,

they will provide me
with more than enough power

to free the two of us
from purgatory forever!

I talked with the elders.

They don't know of any demon
powerful enough to manipulate Cole.

Oh, the elders don't know anything?
What a shock.

- Is there anything in the Book?
- No.

I think your sisters
might be right on this one.

No, Cole is in trouble, Leo.

He might not be an innocent,
I won't go so far as to call him that,

but something is after him.

My instincts haven't let me down yet.

Your sisters have good instincts too.

Yeah, I know there's three of us,
I've been outvoted,

and I don't want
to go up against them,

but what's the harm in following up
with a little magic on my own?

Well, as your whitelighter,
I would say go with your instincts.

- Okay.
- But as your brother-in-law,

going up against your sisters
is pure suicide.

Great. You really helped
clarify this issue.

It's only the fear that
you aren't good enough,

that you're not worthy
of the power of three.

Oh, go on, prove yourself.

Save Cole the same way
Phoebe did before.

Your sisters will be so proud.

Cole?

Cole?

Cole?

- Don't move, demon!
- Cole, it's me! It's Paige!

- Who sent you? Answer me!
- Damn it, you idiot!

Oh, God.

Oh, God, I'm so sorry, Paige.
Are you okay?

Yeah, no thanks to you.

I don't know who I am anymore.

Well, I think I have
a solution for that.

- What do you mean?
- Power-stripping potion.

It's the same stuff
Phoebe used on you.

I made some adjustments
to compensate for your added powers.

You want to take away my powers?

I'd have no way to defend myself.

Yeah, you also wouldn't be able to hurt
anybody else, including Phoebe.

You fear hurting Phoebe even more
than you fear remaining forever evil.

Protect Phoebe,
Strip your powers.

Let's do it.

Barbas.

- Who's Barbas?
- The demon of fear.

Oh, I'm so much more
than that now.

Looking for this?

Very cool powers.

I can hardly wait until I have
full control over them.

Paige, thank you very much
for setting me free.

Your sisters will be so proud of you.

Barbas? You couldn't have
brought back Andras or Shax

or somebody
we could actually vanquish?

Okay, heal now, yell later.
Cole's injured.

- Leo can't heal evil.
- He's not evil anymore.

The potion worked. I've stripped him
of his demonic powers.

And gave them to Barbas.

Listen, I really don't need
a lecture right now.

No, you really do, because you
have no idea what you've done,

and now we have
a serious problem.

Guys.

Great, he's not evil,
but we still have a serious problem.

- What happened?
- The worst demon we ever faced

tricked you and Paige into freeing him,
and now he has your powers.

I'm really sorry.

I think we should give Paige a break.
She was just acting on her instincts.

Paige, we know you're really sorry,

and it's not the fact that you
screwed up that we're upset about.

It's the fact that
you didn't listen to us.

We just have a lot more experience
than you do.

We've been at this a lot longer.

Fine. What does this Barbas do?
What's his thing?

- He brings really bad things to life.
- Your worst fears, to be exact.

Who knows what we can expect now
that he has Cole's demonic energy.

I'll do everything in my power
to help you guys find him.

Unfortunately, anything in your power
right now is not a whole hell of a lot.

I'm the only one who knows how my
powers work, how he might use them.

He's got a point.

- What's he gonna do next?
- Get even, what else?

Actually, I'm a little worried
he didn't try to do that already.

That's funny. That didn't occur to me
as something to worry about.

Well, if I'm right,
you've got bigger problems.

If he gains control of my powers,
he might try to use them

to reorganize the underworld,
become the next Source.

You have to get to him before he does
or he'll be impossible to stop.

Looks like the underworld has been
spruced up a bit since my damnation.

Very smart, operating above ground.

It's like hiding out in plain sight.

Still, maybe it would be better

to unite the leadership
in a more traditional setting.

You know, for appearances.

Oh, I'm not interested in appearances.

I am only interested in...

...the Charmed Ones.

Why focus on them when you can
take over the underworld?

Because those witches banished me
to a fate worse than death,

And the only thing
that kept me going

was the sweet thought
of repaying the favor with interest.

With all due respect,

if those witches were powerful enough
to defeat you before...

I spared you down there,

so do not try my patience up here.

All I'm saying is maybe it would be
better to solidify your power base first.

Where'd you learn to do that?

Oh, apparently it's one
of my new powers.

Only seems to happen
when I get very angry.

Perhaps you're right.

I've been seeking my revenge
for so long,

what's a little while longer?

So summon the leaders.

I'll summon the leaders.

There has to be a vanquish for him
in here somewhere.

We've never been able to
vanquish him, just neutralize him,

Actually we didn't, Prue did.

Well, maybe you can just do whatever
Prue did to banish him last time.

- It won't work.
- Prue didn't banish him with a spell,

she banished him
by conquering her fears.

Well, conquering fears isn't gonna
vanquish him anymore anyway.

Not with my powers inside him.

Okay, you know what,
time's up, let me look.

Oh, okay. Apparently saying
"I'm sorry" 112 times didn't work.

Maybe 113. I am sorry.

Paige, I'm not trying
to make you feel bad.

It's just, you know, you pulled me away
from my third date with Miles.

A third date.

A hundred and fourteen, I'm sorry.

Shouldn't you guys
give Paige a break?

She had good intentions.
That's gotta count for something,

Thank you, I think.

- Where'd that come from?
- The only place it could, his heart.

- Cole's good now.
- Well, it doesn't change anything.

Doesn't it? You're the only one
who has seen that side of me.

- The side you fell in love with.
- Please don't go there.

And more importantly,
since you don't have any powers,

maybe Leo should take you
some place safe.

No, you'll need me to fight Barbas.

If Cole is good,
doesn't that make him an innocent,

and doesn't that mean
that we need to protect him now?

She's right, you should go.

Please,

Okay, well, there's nothing in here.

We're gonna have to figure out a way
to vanquish Barbas on our own.

Well, we could use the crystal cage
like we did with the Source.

If they have the same powers.

Actually, that might work.

We just have to find a way
to get him here.

- I can write a spell.
- Well, that shouldn't be too hard.

All we have to do is remind him
of how he hates us,

and he should come running.

I could modify the astral
projection spell, try to get him here.

I'll orb him.

No, Phoebe should go,

Only because I've already overcome
my deepest fear

the last time Barbas attacked.
He can't hurt me.

What was your fear?

Losing a sister,

So any questions?

You bring us to the former
Source's home

and tell us to unite
under your leadership

because you have so many powers,

yet we haven't seen a single one
of these fantastic abilities

you claim to have.

Any more questions?

Whoa, déjà vu.

Hey, how you doing?
Don't we know each other?

- I'll take her out.
- No, no, no, this witch is mine.

I know your fears.

Really? You sure about that?

Oh, what's the matter?
Lost your touch?

And you want this guy to be
your new leader?

It's pretty hard
to rule the underworld

if you kill everybody,
don't you think?

It's a trap.
Don't be a fool, let it go.

I can't.

Incoming.

- Paige.
- Got it!

- Prudence, Penelope, Patricia
- Melinda, Astrid, Helena

Laura and Grace

Halliwell witches
Stand strong beside us

Vanquish this evil
From time and space

I guess you wanted me.

Well, now you have me.

And now I've got you.

Okay, the windows in our rooms
are all bricked over too.

All the windows downstairs
were the same.

- We're trapped.
- Like hell we are.

Okay, on second thought...

Leo!

My guess is, if I can't get out,
he is not getting in.

- Well, I can get out.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I can't get out.

- We can't get out.
- Okay, well, let's not panic.

That's what Barbas wants us to do
is panic, right?

Why doesn't he just kill us and get
it over with if that's what he wants?

Because he wants us
to suffer, that's why.

A little mental torture.

- Guys?
- What's the matter?

Don't you see it?

The walls are moving in on me.

Hey!

Help! Get me out of here!

- Is she claustrophobic?
- I don't know, is she?

Paige, it's just a hallucination.

Yeah, it's not real, honey.
You're okay.

What, what, what?

Tarantulas.
Lots and lots of tarantulas.

No, there's no tarantulas.
This isn't real.

You're hallucinating, remember?

- Phoebe?
- Yeah?

I had to talk to you,
I had to tell you the truth,

This isn't real. This isn't happening.

I'm evil, Phoebe. You know
that's why you're drawn to me.

Okay, people, time to get over
our fears right now!

Easy for you to say.
You're not facing killer spiders!

Neither are you.

- Good girl.
- Paige, it's all in your head.

Don't be afraid.
You're gonna be okay.

- I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid.
- You'll be okay.

I'm not afraid,
I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid.

- I did it.
- Yeah.

He's not done. He can't be.
He's just playing with us.

We need a plan.

Why don't I strip his powers
like I stripped Cole's?

I don't think that'll
solve the problem.

Those powers have
to find a new demon home.

Unless we give them back to Cole.

No, no, we cannot
give them back to Cole.

Why not? They're his.

No, he knows what it's like
to be good now.

Giving them back to him
would be completely unfair

and probably a death sentence.

He's the only one
that knows how to control them.

Anybody got any better ideas?

Let's go make the potion,

- Leo, what happened?
- Barbas, he attacked us.

What, where?

Downstairs, I orbed in with Cole,
and the windows bricked over.

- You left him down there?
- Yeah, I came up for help.

Besides, Cole knows Barbas' powers,
so he can get away from them.

- Not for long.
- We need him.

I'll go. You guys make sure
that potion's done.

Do you think it's a good idea
to split up?

What if that's exactly
what Barbas wants?

Do we have a choice?

Okay, let's get this over with.

- Where did you leave Cole?
- He was just here.

- Do you hear that?
- What?

Footsteps.

Grams, I love it!

I love my doll.
It's just what I always wanted!

Do you see her?

- Who?
- Me.

Happy birthday, sweetheart.

You know, your father
helped pick this out.

- Hey, I thought I heard a little Piper.
- Daddy!

Happy birthday.

- Piper, what are you seeing?
- It's okay.

I remember this.

- Happy birthday.
- Daddy!

Hell-spawned demon creature,
death fire shall take your very breath.

Oh, sweetheart, are you all right?
Did that bad man hurt you?

- No.
- Oh, baby.

- Penny, I told you.
- Oh, Victor, don't start.

If my girls are raised around this,
it'll destroy their lives.

Oh, don't be overdramatic.

A demon tries to kill my daughter,
and I'm being overdramatic?

If they're brought up around this evil,
they'll always live in fear.

They'll never be happy.
How can you put them through this?

See, even your daddy knew.

Your happiness can never last.

You know, I am so sorry.
I never meant for any of this to--

It's okay, sweetie, just forget it.

Let's concentrate on
finding a way out of here.

Will you pass me the mandrake root
while you're over there?

- Did you find it?
- Yes, exactly what I was looking for.

Where's Paige?
What did you do to her?

What are you talking about?
I'm right here.

You were right.
I couldn't read your fears.

But I can now.

What have you done to my sister?

Same thing I did with your other sister.
Killed her with her fears.

Oh, God, it's Barbas.
He's tricking you.

It's me, Paige. You're hallucinating.

This time I'm gonna
vanquish you for good.

She's a little girl, for God's sake,
your own granddaughter!

How can you allow this?

Because she's a witch.
That's who she is.

Besides, she has me
to keep her safe.

You didn't keep her
very safe tonight, did you?

Please stop fighting.

How are my girls gonna
find happiness living like this?

With demons breaking
down the door every night?

Your greatest fear
was born in this very moment.

Tonight your daddy left
and never came back.

And ever since this moment,

when you experience happiness,
tragedy follows.

Leaving you destined
to a lifetime of pain.

A pain that continues
on and on,

even into the next generation.

No, no.

Oh, please, no. Not the baby. No.

Phoebe, it's me, it's your sister!

Come on, finish it. Please?

You can do it, I know you can.
Come on, kill me!

No! Paige! Leo! Leo!

He can't hear you.

Piper!

There's nobody
who can save her now.

Come on, you know.

This really doesn't
have to be so difficult.

You already overcame your fears.
Losing your sister, remember?

Oh, wait.

But that's not your
deepest fear anymore, is it?

No, it takes somebody really evil

to kill with a vengeance like that.

That's who you are.

Why don't you just accept it?

It's kind of like your greatest fear
just sort of came to life.

Playing on an expectant mother's
fears. That was a good one.

But not that good.

- What happened?
- I thought that she was him.

Oh, no.

The only way we can save her
is if you overcome your fears,

Tell me what you're afraid of.

- I'm evil.
- What?

No, you're not.
This was an accident.

I have known you your entire life.
There is not a mean bone in your body.

And you need
to believe that right now.

- But--
- No! Not a chance in hell.

Leo.

Paige.

Good, you're back.

What are you doing?

I am making sure that I do not
get caught unawares again.

Barbas, please, I beg you.

Forget the witches.
You can deal with them later.

Well, the witches may
be able to avoid their fears,

but they will not be able
to avoid my new power.

Listen to me.

The demonic leadership
is backing you.

The underworld
is yours for the taking.

I do not care about the underworld.

I care only about my revenge.

Oh, and in regards to that,

I need you to hurl a fireball at me.

What?

I need to test my new power.

- I don't--
- Do it.

Finally, he shuts up.

Paige, you're okay, thank God.

What happened?

Good thing we were already trying
to orb in when the barrier came down.

Oh, I'm so sorry,
I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry.

- You're suffocating me.
- Oh, I'm sorry.

I hate to break this up,
but Barbas will be back soon.

- I'm ready.
- Are you?

To take evil back, no.
But I'm not doing it for me.

Miss me, my babies?

I'm a very quick study.

What do we do?

- Still alive, I see.
- You leave her alone.

Naughty, naughty, naughty.
Wait your turn.

Paige, orb the potion.

- It's in a puddle.
- You can do it. Prue did.

Aye, there's the rub.

You're no Prue, are you?

Potion!

Looking for this?

To our fourth date.

Hey, does anything happen on the
fourth date that I should be aware of?

Well, just the fact that we made it past
our third date that I'm talking about.

Oh, why? You didn't think we would?

I don't know, it seemed like last time
you got distracted halfway through it.

You know?
I mean, we didn't even kiss.

Better?

You're taking a pretty
big risk, aren't you?

I am not afraid.

You better stop that.

Stop what? Laughing?

Yeah, you wouldn't want
to experience actual happiness,

seeing how every time you're happy,
your world crashes.

Well, I'm not so worried
about that anymore.

Really?

Yeah, my world has crashed before.

And then somehow
everything is okay.

So why not enjoy it while it lasts?

Like--? Like them?

Exactly like them.

You know, I'm just worried
about Paige.

She was kind of feeling
left out by you two.

Oh, I think Missy Paige
will be just fine.