As Prue sits in the attic reading the Book of Shadows. Phoebe comes in startles her. They are both worried that Piper (who has been gone for a month) isn't going to come back. As they walk downstairs they get a fax and a phone call from Darryl. He is tracking a murderer who carves 'ruins' in his victim's foreheads. The girls find out that it is not actually the guy but a guardian who is protected by the victim. As Darryl follows the man he is knocked out. Just as the killer is about to carve the ruin in Darryl's head, a girl sees them and screams. The killer kills her instead. Phoebe and Prue arrive in just enough time to save Darryl and vanquish the Guardian by throwing a knife at the ruin on his head. The girls have to testify in court to put the killer away. They have to lie and say they don't know any thing about the weapon. Here we meet Cole the DA lawyer. He is trying to put away the killer but because they cant find the murder weapon he is set free. Back at home, Piper and Leo come back. They arguing and Piper leave. She tells Prue that she didn't know she was gone that long and that "they" don't want Leo and Piper to be together. (OK to the main points)- Leo asks Piper to marry him, The girls go to the courthouse to stop the killer and Phoebe can levitate (she finally got an active power) and Cole doesn't freeze but the girls don't know. So he is either bad or good. In the end the Barenaked Ladies play and Piper tells Leo that she would love to marry him.

As Piper sits in a hair studio she sees a whole bunch of wedding things and it makes her very sad. At home Phoebe and Prue are arguing over who the maid of honor will be. Phoebe also is making glasses for the eclipse. Piper gets home and Leo orbs in. He brings bad news because 'they' want to know whether or not Leo and Piper are staying together. Leo and Piper decide they need to pull the wedding off by tomorrow night. At the front door Kit is playing with an owl. The owl changes into a naked guy. He says that he doesn't need help and talks about his boss that cursed him. As he talk a wolf watches him. At the bookstore, Phoebe and Piper run in to Cole. He switches books with them using some kind of magic. Christopher (owl guy) tries to kill his boss but is unsuccessful. Later, Piper finds some info in the Book of Shadows on "Handfasting" a ritual like a wedding. Phoebe gets upset because Piper is going to break the rules and she doesn't care. Phoebe has a premonition of Christopher and a wolf. They go to the woods and Christopher and the wolf go in to a shack. As the sun rises, the wolf turns into a girl and Christopher turns into an owl. Brooke (wolf girl) tells the sisters that her boss cursed her and Christopher because she wouldn't fall in love with him. The curse will not end until a night within a day or until she falls in love with her boss. Piper tells Phoebe that she won't get married unless both her and Prue agree. Later, Phoebe is looking in the book of shadows and it flips to the Handfasting thing. Grams appear and tell Phoebe that true love conquers all. One of the bosses' henchmen comes to the manor and shoots Christopher (as an owl). Leo can't heal him. Piper and Leo get into a small argument but it ends when Phoebe holds a sign and gives Leo and Piper "her blessing" to get married. Brooke leaves to end the curse to save Christopher. Then the eclipse happens (a night within a day). Christopher turns back into a human and Leo heals him. Luckily Christopher and the sisters show up and stop Brooke from giving in to the boss. When they are there, Piper feels all "warm and fuzzy". (True Love). At home, Piper comes down the stairs to get married with Grams presiding. Leo is pulled away against his will and Piper gets very upset. In the end, Cole is standing next to a bunch of hooded men and he tells them he is going to get close to Phoebe.

Piper has a dream in which Leo tells her he has to stay away from her. Prue calls Phoebe who is driving her car. She stops because there is a girl in the road. She is yelling, "You can't have it" Phoebe takes her to the manor. Meanwhile Prues key turn up missing and the Kate (girl) says that fairies took them. At Kate's house she can't sleep because of the tweens. Phoebe looks in the book of shadows and finds out that the in between are doorways, windows, shadows and midnight. That is when the trolls come out. Phoebe also finds drawings done by all three sisters of fairies and trolls. Prue and Phoebe go to see Kate and they try to see Thissle, the fairy that Kate saved from the trolls. Kate throws fairy dust on them and they can see Thissle. At the club, Prue and Phoebe act like little kids. They try using fairy dust on Piper but she doesn't believe. Piper sends them home. Phoebe gets by trolls and she loses the key to Thissles box. As this happens, Cole who came into use the bathroom morphs into the attack and trys to steal the book of shadows. He looks like the Guy from Star Wars- Darth Mal. Then Cole morphs back into the bathroom. He acts all innocent and Phoebe tells him that she will call him. Prue is going to make a spell that will help them see the fairies with out making them kids. At the club, Piper gets 'attacked' by trolls. Her keys are stolen, she drops glass and on her way to her car she drops her purse. She yells at "The Powers That Be" and demand that they giver her Leo back. At the house the girls say the spell. They go to Kate's house. Kate is dragged under the bed and turned into a fairy. The sisters follow another fairy to the woods and into a cave. They save Kate and Thissle and they kill the trolls. At home, the girls open the front door to find flowers and their missing keys. Piper talks to Prue and Phoebe and says that if they would have lost Kate because of her (being mad at the Powers that Be) she couldn't have lived with herself. She also says that she knows if she stays with Leo that both of their jobs would be affected and that if giving him up is the only option than she is willing to do it. As she gets up, Leo orbs in. "They" are giving Leo and Piper a chance to prove themselves. Phoebe calls Cole and flirts with him for a few seconds. Cole hangs up and tells his shadow that he is getting close.

It Halloween and the girls are ready to party at the club. They are all dressed up and even Leo and Darryl get in on the fun. But the Charmed ones are unaware of the demons that can come back to life to get them. Just as they realize that the Gremlocks have returned from banished-land, the girls are sucked into a time portal and land in Colonial Virginia where a small town is on a witch-hunt for an unborn baby. Unknown to the sisters, Cole is also back in time making deals with an evil mistress who has captured Charlotte, a mother-to-be caring an unborn child believed to have powers that will last for ages. Piper, Phoebe and Prue get chased by a group of witch hunters but are saved by a small coven. The small coven of good witches casted a spell to retrieve The Charmed Ones to help them save the baby and mother. The Halliwell sisters soon learn that they have no powers in this time. They are forced to trust the Wiccan wisdom of the Colonial coven. The girls end up getting captured and hanged but they are saved by a mysterious stranger who Prue has an interest in. He sacrifices his life for the trio of good witches, and they finally save the mother-to-be and head for a sacred alter where they create an invisible shield against the oncoming villagers. As soon as the baby is born, the fight is suddenly over. As the Charmed Ones prepare to leave they learn the baby is their own great great grandmother, Melinda Warren. They just saved themselves. When they return to present day the Charmed Ones immediately have to combat demons that were awaiting their return. When the coast seems clear, all head to the P3 to celebrate Halloween. Prue bumps into a present day version of their unknown Colonial savior and Cole, inappropriately dressed as an angel for Halloween, continues his deceptive romance with Phoebe. PS- Darryl finds out more about Leo and Gremlocks in this episode. It is kinda funny!!

Phoebe and Piper are at P3, watching Sean, Prue's date have another drink while waiting on Prue. They comment that Prue has been on the lookout for Demons since they returned from the past, and that she seems to have become obsessed with them. Phoebe asks Piper about how she and Leo have been doing, evidently Piper has been concerned that 'They' are watching them, and Piper is uncomfortable being intimate with Leo because of this paranoia. Phoebe comments that at least Piper has the opportunity, she and Cole have continued their 'flirting tango', as she calls it. Prue comments that she wants to find out more about the Demon the Triad sent to kill them, and hopes that by tracing the village they visited she can find out more information. Piper calls Prue to tell her about how Sean is waiting for her. Piper covers for Sean, who leaves dejected. Prue arrives at the Manor, only to find the door open and all of the mirrors in the house broken. As she carefully searches the house, she is attacked by an intruder in black. During the struggle, Prue uses her power to toss the intruder out the window. As the sisters clean up the house, they talk about the attack. Evidently nothing was taken, though the intruder did go throughout the entire house smashing mirrors and going through everything. Prue is concerned it was a demon, thinking it might have been Kali since she used mirrors. Piper and Phoebe aren't convinced since it doesn't seem like what a demon would do. Morris was investigating the break in, saying he found fingerprints. Prue says he won't find anything, but he says he still wants a grudge list of people that might be out to get them. Prue hands him a list, but unfortunately it is a list of demons, warlocks, and other evil forces they have faced in the last year. Prue goes to the Book of Shadows, but is concerned when she finds the door to the attic unlocked (she has been locking it ever since a demon tried to steal the book). Morris is concerned about Prue's attitude towards security. They don't have a security system, a dead bolt, or a dog. For three young women, he considers this dangerous. Prue says they are witches, they can take care of themselves. Morris says the door wasn't picked, and the sisters are divided over who they think was the attacker. Piper and Phoebe are worried that Prue won't even consider that it's a human. Prue calls for Leo, demanding everything he knows about the Triad. However, Leo and Piper are too interested in each other to really help Prue out. Meanwhile, the Triad has summoned Belthezor. They have grown weary of his delays and had expected results by now. Belthezor says that Phoebe is his way in, but the Triad says they are sending another. Belthezor is not pleased at this turn of events, claiming they had a bargain. He gives them the charmed ones and they are supposed to give back something to him (what this is I'm not sure, and am still not sure, I don't remember that from the first time I watched it). The triad has sent Traxa. Traxa is walking towards the manor, and he just walks in the front door. Piper and Leo are making out, heading towards the bed when Piper tries to stop Leo, saying she feels uncomfortable because she feels like she is being watched. Leo says they have to get past this, but he leaves to try and go find some answers for Prue, leaving Piper frustrated. In the attic, Prue is asleep, the book of Shadows open before her. Traxa lifts a pillow and goes to suffocate her, but she wakes up and throws the pillow across the room. The doorbell rings, it is Cole. He asks Phoebe if she's all right, covering by saying he heard about the break in. He is obviously nervous about Traxa. Phoebe is smitten by the idea that he came all the way over for her sake, and Cole offers to have a patrol car watch the place. As he is talking, he sees the front door move, Traxa has left the manor. Phoebe offers Cole some coffee, but Prue sends him away, saying they have something they have to discuss. After he leaves, Prue tells them about the Pillow that almost smothered her. Cole confronts Traza outside. Traxa is mad because Cole saved the witches, and he warns him not to interfere again when he strikes tomorrow night. Cole says he is not afraid of Traxa, but Traxa says he never learned how to defeat him. Traxa turns invisible and attacks Cole briefly before he leaves. The next morning, Prue asks her sisters if they have seen a few items (Gram's necklace, her good luck blouse). Phoebe is concerned that whoever broke into the house took them. Prue wonders if it was a demon who took them for some weird ceremony, but Phoebe seems unconcerned about the demon possibilities. Morris shows up, saying that the same set of fingerprints showed up on all the mirrors. They tell him about the missing items, and he says it could be a stalker. He wants them to get together a human grudge list. He says that this stalker could be a real danger to Prue. Phoebe and Piper says she should listen to him, but Prue asks why when no one seems to listen to her. At the Courthouse, Traxa tries to sneak up on Cole, who turns around and blasts him with a fire extinguisher, which reveals him. Evidently cold undoes his power, and Traxa can't feel so he doesn't know when it is cold. Traxa says he intends to kill the Charmed Ones, then come back for Cole. Prue is at her photoshoot, but unbeknown to her, she is being photographed by someone else. During the photoshoot, Prue comes up with an idea to trap the demon. At P3, Phoebe asks Abbey (the bartender) if she has seen Cole, which she hasn't. Phoebe goes to find Piper, who is making out with a half-naked Leo in her office. Piper is obviously still frustrated at she and Leo's inability to get physical. Phoebe shows Piper her stalker list (a multi-page document mostly from her days in New York). Prue shows up, looking relaxed and ready for a hot date. She comments that she is not as worried about demons anymore. Prue says she set a trap around the Book of Shadows, saying she intends to capture a Demon so they can question about him about the Triad. Prue sees Sean and goes to try and make up for her missed date the other night. While the sisters are at P3, Cole shows up at the manor, letting himself in. Remembering Traxa's weakness, Cole turns the AC way down and opens the windows to make the house cold. Going into the attic, he does the same thing. Not able to resist the temptation, he goes for the book of shadows, and is caught in Prue's trap. A small stone with Prue starts to glow, signaling that her trap worked. The sisters head home to see what they have caught. At the house, the sisters realize how cold it is as they go to the attic and find Cole laying unconscious. Prue warns that he might be a demon, but Phoebe says he might be hurt and wants to help him. Cole lies, saying he came by to see if they were ok. He says the front door was open and when he saw all the windows open he thought someone had broken into the house again. He is angry about the trap, saying that he could have them arrested for a trap like that, he leaves angrily, but Prue is not convinced he isn't a demon. Phoebe mocks her, saying that Prue is right and that Cole is a plant trying to get close to her so he can kill them all. Piper mentions the package that Phoebe found for Prue, thinking it is from Sean. Thinking it flowers, Prue opens it to find insects and dead flowers. They call Morris to tell him about Sean. Piper says that Prue needs to keep an open mind, that not all the evil in the world is demonic. Cole confronts Traxa, saying he supports his efforts to get the Charmed Ones and telling Traxa that they key to getting them is in the Book of Shadows, in the attic. Traxa goes towards the manor, as the sisters (dressed warmly) close the windows to warm the house. Phoebe is still mad at Prue, and Piper tries to find the middle ground. Leo arrives and helps them to close windows. In the attic, Prue sees Traxa's reflection in a mirror and throws him against the wall. They struggle until Prue throws him into her demon trap. Everyone else hears something going on an runs towards the attic, only to find Prue with the trapped demon, torturing him until he answers her questions about the Triad. He says he is Traxa, and that he is not the only agent the Triad has sent after them, and that the other's name is Belthezor. Suddenly Traxa explodes into flame, destroyed by the Triad. Phoebe apologizes to Prue since she was right. Prue says it is alright and they look up Traxa and Belthezor. As they read about Traxa, they realize if someone hadn't made it freezing in the house, Prue never would have seen him. They ask Leo if they have another guardian angel, and Leo says he hopes so. Evidently he has heard about Belthezor, who is an infamous demonic soldier of fortune, one of the most evil creatures out there. Phoebe tells Prue to call Cole and offer and apology. Prue is too wired to sleep, so she develops her photos. She discovers the photographs of herself among her film, but before she can act, her face is pushed into the developing solution and she is knocked out. The next morning, Phoebe and Piper talk. Phoebe is still worried because all of the missing things and broken mirrors are not demonic things, they are things a stalker would do. They notice that Prue's car is gone and her bed is made. Phoebe calls her to check in. Near an unconscious Prue, someone answers Prue's phone and talks to Phoebe, saying she will talk to her later. Piper and Phoebe head to P3, and in the basement, Abbey (the bartender) taunts Prue. Abbey evidently wants to be Prue. Evidently Abbey views herself as a looser and Prue as a winner. She has decided to take Prue's place, being beautiful and successful and loved by men. Before Abbey kills Prue, she wants to know how Prue threw through the door. Prue says, 'like this' and throws Abbey against the wall and escapes. Prue's vision is still blurry from when Abbey pushed her into the film developing solution, so she stumbles up the stairs. At P3, Piper answers the phone to find Morris on the line, saying that the fingerprints they found at the house matched someone on the grudge list: Abbey. Piper opens Abbey's locker and finds pictures of Prue, Prue's perfume, and her cosmetics, and a diary describing Prue's activities. Suddenly Phoebe gets a premonition of Abbey killing Prue and they quickly head back towards the manor. At the manor, Abbey is looking for Prue. Prue uses her astral projection to distract Abbey before she tackles her. Abbey reloads and is prepared to kill Prue. Phoebe and Piper arrive in time to freeze the bullet and Abbey. In frustration, Prue sends the frozen Abbey into the wall. At P3, everyone listens Marvelous3, and Prue questions the new bartender, Rachel, asking her about her dreams and aspirations. She is relieved to find that Rachel is engaged and is only bartending until she gets her masters in education and becomes a teacher. Evidently Prue has realized they have to be more careful. Leo is installing an alarm system and they plan to start locking the doors. Cole enters the bar and Phoebe says that Prue doesn't like him. Phoebe goes to talk to Cole, with Prue telling her to be careful. Phoebe and Cole talk, and Cole says they are more than just friends and kisses her. However Leo is not installing an alarm system, as he and Piper are otherwise occupied. As they lay there, Piper calls out to 'Them', 'I hope you enjoyed the show'.

Prue is practicing using her telekinetic powers while she is astral projecting as Phoebe comes looking for her. Evidently Prue is concerned about Belthezor after she read up on him. Phoebe comments that she would hate to find herself alone with him. Prue says she wouldn't last long and that none of them would. Phoebe is distressed because she has a lunch date with Cole. She says they should be beyond lunch dates by now. Prue has been having trouble with one of her teeth, but is going to see a dentist later. On the way to the dentist, Cole manipulates Prue, sending her false signs to make her believe she is helping an innocent. She is led to a building that is supposed to be demolished. Evidently there is someone that refuses to leave the building, he evidently hasn't stepped outside in four years. Prue goes to try and help him, only to find a man who can obviously feel the pain of those around him (he feels the pain in Prue's tooth as well as her pity). He tells her to go away because she is hurting him. Leo and Piper are argueing because Piper introduced Leo as her 'friend'. She says she can't tell people she is engaged to a White Lighter. Piper wishes she knew what it was like to live in the real world. Prue arrives home but Cole pulled up behind her for his lunch date with Phoebe. Prue clandestinely tells Phoebe about the signs she had been getting and the man that they led her to, trying not to let Cole in on what was going on. Cole goes to make a call to find a social worker to help the man. As he does so, his shadow starts to go report to the Triad, but Cole stops his shadow, saying they agreed no more updates until he succeeds, he can't afford to fail again. He says that his newest plan will work that Prue followed his signs. Prue is telling them about the man she found. Leo says he is probably a future Impath, a mortal who can literally feel what other people are feeling, someone that helps to guide people with this rare gift. Prue says this man probably doesn't see it as a gift, but rather as a curse, Leo believe it is because he is rejecting his gift. They want to try and help him, and Cole returns with a name of someone at housing who can help him. Cole and Phoebe go to leave for lunch when Leo invites himself and Piper to go with them, saying that two couples out on the town together in the real world would be nice. At a psychiatric hospital, a man (Father Thomas) reads in the paper about the shut in and suddenly gets agitated, saying he has to get there and help protect the innocent. He is restrained by the nurses. Prue goes to visit the shut in again. She talks to him, but he says he can't go outside, saying she knows what it is like to have a gift you can't control and didn't want. The man tells Prue what she is feeling, all of the emotions she feels about having a demon after her. He asks her if it is truly a gift or if it is a curse. Prue casts a spell to relieve him of his 'curse'. She gives him Cole's number and tells him to call him and then Prue leaves. A deputy arrives to remove the shut in, but as the man goes to leave he kills the deputy with demonic powers. Piper, Leo, Phoebe, and Cole are at an awkward lunch. As they struggle to find a topic of conversation, Phoebe asks what Cole thinks of the 49er's (the football team). When it is obvious he doesn't know what she is talking about, Phoebe makes an offhand comment that he isn't human. Cole responds by choking on the water he just drunk. Phoebe and Piper excuse themselves, and they talk that Phoebe believes that Cole is pulling away from her. Meanwhile, Cole and Leo talk. Leo admits that he (and everyone) feels protective of Phoebe, she has been through a lot. He tells Cole that whatever his intentions are, Cole should be straight with her. As the check comes, Cole asks Leo if he wants to split the bill, but Piper quickly covers and accepts the bill for him. Cole gets a page and has to leave, he shimmers to the shut in, who thanks him for sending the witch. The man tells Cole that Prue has only a few days before the weight of the emotions crush her, he says that Belthezor should enjoy watching her crumble. However, Cole says he will be out of town, he doesn't need to watch the other two suffer the loss of their sister. The man is surprised at compassion from Belthezor and is worried Belthezor has been under cover too long. The man is now out to find the man that cursed him with the empathic ability in the first place, Father Thomas. Cole stops him however, he can't risk the sisters finding him and reversing the spell, but the man says he is immune to the witches' powers, but Belthezor threatens him anyway. Meanwhile, Prue is starting to feel the effects of the empathic abilities, feeling it when a man pinches his girlfriend's butt and the effects of the laughing gas on another patient. At the manor, Phoebe and Cole talk before he leaves. Phoebe is worried he no longer wants to see her again, but Cole says it has nothing to do with how he feels about her. He promises she will understand soon. Prue arrives as Cole leaves and she feels an emmotion from Cole (described as something she hasn't felt since Andy was alive). Cole is falling in love with Phoebe. Prue can also feel Phoebe's emotion, she is falling in love with Cole. They realize that Prue's spell backfired and she got Vince's (the demon's) ability. Prue can sense fear coming from Leo, and demands he spill it. Leo is worried because she isn't ready to receive the gift. Prue thinks it is good thing, a power boost she was looking for to fight Belthezor. Everyone else is concerned, and Prue can feel their concern. This feeling cause a surge and she destroys the TV in the kitchen. Prue tells Phoebe to go to Cole, she can feel Phoebe's emotions about him. Phoebe is torn, but Prue tells her to go get Cole. Piper, Leo, and Prue head towards the attic, but Prue tells them to resolve their couple issues (resentment and denial) first because they are screaming in her head. Piper and Leo talk. She wants to share him with the rest of the world even though he is not part of the world. They start to kiss, but Prue screams at them, 'not now, I have a headache'. At his apartment, Cole is packing a suitcase when Phoebe arrives. She says she came to tell him something, but instead kisses him passionately, with him returning the kiss. Cole tries to warn her, saying that she doesn't know what she's getting into. Phoebe says 'neither do you'. The next morning, Phoebe and Cole are in bed together after a night Phoebe describes as 'magical'. She says that right here, right now was perfect. Phoebe sees his suitcase and asks if he is going somewhere. He says he isn't sure. Phoebe says if Cole is hiding something from her, he can tell her. If he is in some sort of trouble...but he says he can handle it. At a nearby church, Vince is assaulting member of the church, demanding to know where father Thomas is. Before killing the woman, Vince learns Father Thomas had a mental breakdown three years ago and was sent to the psychiatric hospital. Piper finds Prue in the basement, trying to escape the emotions that are everywhere. She is picking up things from other people's houses. The more powerful the emotions Prue feels, the stronger her outbursts of energy become. They decide to try and reverse the damage and return the ability. Phoebe meets Piper at the condemned building (she still hasn't changed from the night before and Piper comments, 'all night'?). Prue is hiding in the car from the emotions. They see the police removing a body from the house and start to suspect a demon was involved. Leo guesses that this demon was cursed by a true Impath, and Phoebe gets a premonition of Vince killing a number of people, and a sign pointing to the psychiatric hospital. They head off to try and save the victim while Prue suffers from the weight of the emotional distress. At the hospital, they confront Father Thomas, telling him they are witches who are looking for an Impath who cursed the demon. He tells them what happened, saying he gave Vinceras (the demon) his gift, but in doing so, he left himself stranded on earth for an eternity with no gift to help other people with. He is distraught when told that Prue cast the spell, he gave up everything to stop that demon. His emotional outburst is felt by Prue, who almost tears the room apart until she gets it under control. Back at the manor, Prue is suffering greatly. Father Thomas warns them that Vinceras is immune to the power of witches. Phoebe surmises that by using the emotions she is feeling, Prue can channel that energy to increase her power. Piper blows up at Father Thomas, saying that he has to help her and get out of his self pity. Father Thomas goes to help Prue, trying to teach her to use the emotions she is feeling. Vinceras comes through the front door of the manor looking for Father Thomas. Piper freezes him briefly before he fights through her power. Vinceras quickly beats Phoebe and Piper, it is obvious they are not a match for him. Meanwhile Father Thomas is trying to reach through to Prue, telling her she has the power to experience the whole gammit of human emotion. Upstairs, Vinceras has Phoebe by the throat, threatening to kill her if she doesn't reveal where the Impath is. Suddenly Prue arrives, and she throws the demon against the wall. They struggle, Prue using the empathic powers to fight faster and harder than normal, leaping off walls and flipping up and down. Vinceras seems confident and grabs Prue by the throat, but she breaks free and fights him with one hand behind her back. Vinceras says he can handle her powers, but Prue asks him if he can handle human pain. She astral projects and her astral self leaps into Vinceras, destroying him from the inside. When Vinceras dies, the voices stop. Prue had hoped to return Father Thomas' gift, but Father Thomas explains he obviously has the ability to know what others are feeling without it. At P3, the sisters talk about what happened, both with the demon and with Cole. Phoebe doesn't know where everything stands, but decides to go find out. She goes to Cole, and is surprised to find him at his apartment. Before they embrace, Cole says an associate of his didn't do as he was told and that Cole still has business to attend to.

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