Charmed [part 1 & 2]

[Scene: Police station. Andy's looking at a picture of Brittany. He hands it to Morris. Max is there.]
Max: She didn't come home at all last night. That's not like Brittany, believe me.
Morris: Tell me, Max. What time did she leave to go to Quake?
Max: 8:30. She called around ten, said she was coming home. But I'm really worried.
Andy: Chances are she'll show up. Usually do. The best thing to do right now is to go home and see if she calls, alright. Will you do that?
Max: Yeah, thanks.
(Max leaves.)
Andy: Forth one this week.
Morris: Yeah, well, they can't just be disappearing into thin air. Do something to your hair?
Andy: At least we narrowed down his feeding pool to the area around the restaurant.
Morris: Yeah, well, better tell your sweetie to lock the door at night.

[Scene: Outside a church. Melinda's sitting in her car. Someone knocks on the window. Melinda gets a fright.]
Melinda: Pastor Williams, you scared me.
Pastor Williams: I'm sorry. Aren't you a little early? Dropping off the unused food from the restaurant. I thought you weren't coming by until this afternoon.
Melinda: I am. I mean, I'm coming back with everything.
Pastor Williams: Great. So what are you doing here now?
Melinda: Nothing really. Just, uh, just thinking.
Pastor Williams: About?
Melinda: Mary Estee.
Pastor Williams: Who?
Melinda: It's just a stupid documentary I saw. By the way, is it true that evil beings can't go into a church without being... (She makes a noise and moved her hands to show they were hit by lightning. They laugh.)
Pastor Williams: Evil beings? You mean, like what? Vampires?
Melinda: Vampires, no. I was thinking more on the lines of witches.
Pastor Williams: Witches, huh? Let me out it to you this way. I sure wouldn't wanna risk it. I gotta go. I'll see you later?
Melinda: Yeah, right, absolutely. (He leaves. Melinda gets out of her car and walks over to the door. Just as she's about to grab the handle, there's a crack of thunder and she runs away.)

[Scene: Bucklands. Paula's running towards an elevator.]
Paula: Hold the door. (She runs in the elevator and drops her briefcase. Everything falls out of it.) Damn it. Rex, can you push twelve please? (He does so.)
Rex: Here let me help. (He bends down and picks up some papers.) Eighteenth century French art. Do you work in the auction house upstairs?
Paula: No, just interviewing, if I ever get there in time. Don't let me get my King Louies' mixed up. (Paula's phone rings. She answers it.) Hello? Uh, Andy, how did you get this number?
Andy: Paula, I think we should talk.
Paula: Yeah, it's just that I'm really late for this interview.
Andy: I didn't mean for what happened last night to happen, Paula. You have to know that, Paula.
Paula: Of course I'm you know, totally wrong for it anyway, stuffy old auction house. I don't even know why you called.
Andy: Come on, Paula. Listen to me. We've known each other for a long time. We just couldn't help ourselves. It's nothing to be ashamed of.
Paula: I know, Andy.
Andy: All we did was make love.
Paula: I know, Andy.
Andy: Talk to me, help me out here, Paula. Why'd you sneak out like that?
Paula: I did not sneak out. Right, you were asleep. I didn't want to wake you. And I did write, you know, I just didn't leave it. (The phone crackles.) Hello? Hello? (She hangs up. The door on the elevator starts to open but Paula uses her power to make it close.)
Guy: Hey, it missed my floor.
(Paula uses her power so it misses everyone else's floor and it goes straight to floor twelve.)
Rex: That was strange. Lucky you, huh?
(The door opens.)
Paula: Yeah, I'm charmed alright.

[Scene: Quake. John hands a menu to a guy. There's a woman sitting next to him.]
John: He you go.
Stefan: Thank you.
John: Excuse me, but aren't you Stefan?
Stefan: Yes. I'm sorry, do we know each other?
John: Oh, highly doubtful. I'm just familiar with your work. Like everyone else in the world.
Stefan: Well, I don't know about that. Well, I'll take a compliment from a gorgeous man.
John: I'm sure your girlfriend must appreciate that.
Stefan: (whispering) She's not my girlfriend.
John: (whispering) Then why are you whispering?
Woman: Excuse me. (She leaves.)
John: Ooh, ooh, okay. Well, it was really nice meeting you.
Stefan: You too. Listen, listen. I'm in town for a couple of days doing a Porsche shoot. If you're interested, stop by. I would love to photograph you. You do model don't you?
John: In my dreams, yeah.
(He writes down the address and gives it to him. He smiles and walks away. Melinda comes up to him.)
Melinda: A driver just called in sick. Can you do a quick delivery?
John: Sure. Is that guy at the bar staring at me?
Melinda: There are a lot of guys at the bar staring at you.
John: The one at the far end. Tall, dark, brooding, very New York.
Melinda: Sorry, no.
(John looks over and Stefan is gone.)

[Scene: Bucklands. Paula and a woman are walking towards an office.]
Woman: He's seen your resume and is very impressed. I gotta tell you, it's already blown out six other applicants.
Paula: I still don't know why he's interested. I never even applied.
Woman: He likes what you did at the museum. Even though your ex-boss trashed you. What's Roger got against you anyway?
Paula: Hard to say. Unless shattering his ego counts for something. He's also my ex-fiancé.
Woman: Got it. You ready?
Paula: Yeah.
(They walk in the office. Rex is there.)
Woman: Rex Buckland, this is Paula Halliwell. Interviewing for the new specialist.
Rex: Actually we've already met. Welcome to my stuffy auction house.

[Scene: Stefan's photography place. There is a woman tied to a table.]
Woman: Please, don't hurt me. Let me go. Please, Stefan.
(Stefan walks up to her and you see he is really old.)
Stefan: It's Javna.
(His eyes glow and a really bright light comes out of his eyes and goes into hers. She screams and she turns into an old woman. Stefan then turns young again.)

[Scene: Bucklands. Rex's office. He's interviewing Paula.]
Rex: How many divisions did you correct?
Paula: Seven, including the colonist estate. It should be on my resume.
Rex: Franklin Carlton. That's quite a coup.
Paula: Well, I tend to be on the persistent side. I usually get what I want.
Rex: A no doubter. It's a shame though that you think you're... how did you put it in the elevator? Totally wrong for the job.
Paula: That was a private phone conversation.
Rex: Hardly.
Paula: You called me, remember. Not the other way around. And while we're at it, I think it's incredibly unfair that you eavesdrop on a private call and then you judge me based entirely on what you thought you heard.
Rex: I apologize. It was unfair of me. I'm new of all this. I've only just taken over the house from my father, so I'm very protective of it. But knowing that, what you did at the museum, attracting the younger market, it's totally consistent of what I want to do there. It's just when all these qualifications are signed, It's very important to me that whoever I hire, truly wants to be here. (The intercom beeps.) Yep.
Secretary's voice: Excuse me, Mr. Buckland. Your next interview is waiting. Should I reschedule him?
Rex: No, I think we're done here.
Paula: Well, thanks for your time. (She walks over to the door, stops and turns around.) My area of expertise ranges from Ming Dynasty to a Mark McGuire ricky baseball card. You name it - I can identify it. Now, I may not of solved this job originally, but I do want it. And I am definitely right for it.

[Scene: The Church. John and Melinda get out of the Quake van.]
John: You would think after last night, Paula would be a lot mellower. I mean, how long had it been? Six months? Which is worse.
Melinda: It's just so un-Paula like to have sex on the first date. I mean, everything's changing since we've become... you know.
(They start getting the stuff out of the back of the van.)
John: Come on, you've never had sex on the first date?
Melinda: No, have you? Don't answer that.
John: Well, it's not a regular thing. Of course now that I'm a witch I can see if it's gonna be any good or not before it actually... (She notices an elderly man standing next to her. She hands him a tray.) Hi. (He walks away.)
Melinda: What's the matter with you? Are you outta your mind?
John: Come on, it's not like he took me literally.
Melinda: You don't know that, he could of. I just think we need to be extra careful. In bed and out.
John: Okay, well there's careful and then there's paranoid. Do you wanna talk about it?
Melinda: Talk about what?
(Pastor Williams comes up to them.)
Pastor Williams: Hey, John, I didn't know you were back in town.
John: Hey.
(They hug.)
Pastor Williams: Say goodbye to the Big Apple did you?
John: Oh, I ate the worm. Hey, I'm gonna go get some gum. Do you guys want anything?
Pastor Williams: No thanks.
(Melinda shakes her head.)
John: Okay, good to see you.
Pastor Williams: You too.
(John walks away.)
Melinda: Okay, here's the deal. I got this friend. Has a little problem. Could be bad. Not quite sure what to tell her.
Pastor Williams: You wanna go inside?
Melinda: No. I mean, I've gotta get going.
Pastor Williams: So what's the problem?
Melinda: Well, she kinda, sort of thinks she might be a witch.
Pastor Williams: Witches again, huh?
Melinda: Not a good thing is it?
Pastor Williams: Certainly not a question I get everyday. How well do you remember Sunday school lessons? I suggest 22:18. Thou shall not suffer a witch to live.
Melinda: Meaning...
Pastor Williams: If you go by the old school, it means put her to death. She's evil.

[Cut to John. He’s at the store. He grabs a magazine and some gum and walks up to the counter.]
John: Here you go.
Guy: $3.52.
Elderly man: Should be used on grandchildren's birthdays. (He's holding a lottery ticket. John looks over at him.) It's a ten million dollar jackpot. Who knows? I mean, today may be our lucky day. If not, we're gonna lose our house.
(John touches a lottery ticket and he has a premonition of the lottery numbers.)
John: 4, 16, 19, 30, 32 and 40. Those are the winning numbers.
Guy: Yeah, yeah, right man. You want this stuff or don't you?
John: (to the elderly man) 4, 16, 19, 30, 32 and 40. Trust me, Mr. Today is your lucky day. I think I'll buy one of these lottery tickets too.
[Cut back to the church. Melinda's waiting in the car. John gets in with a smile on his face.]
John: Ready? Let's go.
Melinda: What are you smiling about?
John: Nothing.

[Scene: Outside Quake. Morris and Andy are sitting in the car.]
Andy: What do you want me to say? This does not feel right to me about this, I can't help it.
Morris: Here we go again.
Andy: I mean, where are they, alright? What's this guy doing to these poor women?
Morris: Thinking alien abduction are ya?
Andy: I'm serious, Morris.
Morris: I know, that's what scares me. Let me guess, favourite movie when growing up - Ghostbusters? Look, we got a crazy, Trudeau. Likes the pretty ladies. That's it, the end. If he goes back looking make the world a safer place. That too hard to follow?
Andy: Evil dead II. Favourite movie growing up. Just for the record.
(Andy sees Paula get out of her car.)
Morris: Bank across the street, I think we should grab the ATM tapes and see if.... (Andy gets out of the car.) Whoa, whoa, where are going? No, no, forget it Romeo. You're not blowing our cover.
Andy: Come on, Morris. Cut me some slack. I have to talk to her. Please? Five minutes, that's all I need.

[Cut inside Quake. Paula walks up to Melinda.]
Melinda: Cindy, come on, your salmon's up. Hector, way behind. We need clean plates.
Paula: You didn't give Andy my cell phone number by any chance did you?
Melinda: No, why?
Paula: Never mind.
Melinda: Remind me I wanted to do this for a living, right?
Paula: Looks like you're not the only one of us who's going to be doing anything for a living. Look how bad my interview went.
Melinda: I can't imagine you were less then stellar.
(Paula notices John sitting at a table with Stefan.)
Paula: What's John doing here?
Melinda: Flirting.
Paula: Yeah, and he's wearing Armani. Where did he get that?
Melinda: Not from my closet. I gotta go.
(She walks away. Paula walks up to John.)
John: Paula, hi. This is my other sister. Paula, this is Stefan the photographer.
Stefan: Pleasure.
Paula: Likewise. (They shake hands.) Nice dress.
John: Don't worry, it's not yours.
Paula: I know. I could never afford it.
John: Will you excuse me for one minute? I'll be right back.
(John and Paula walk away. Stefan looks at his hand and it's turning old.)

[Cut to the kitchen. Paula and John walk in.]
Paula: How are you gonna pay for that? You're broke.
John: Not for long.
Paula: What does that mean? You didn't use your powers again?
John: Maybe. Are you telling me you haven't?
Paula: No, I'm not telling you that but we're not talking about me are we?
(Melinda comes up to them.)
Melinda: What are you guys doing in here?
John: Same thing we do at home.
Paula: What, did you go to the tracks, play the market, what?
John: The lottery.
Melinda: John!
John: What did you want me to do? Ignore the premonition? Not help a needy family. That's what we're supposed to do, right?
Paula: No, we are not supposed to use our powers for our own personal gain. That's what it says in the Book Of Shadows.
Melinda: Not so loud.
John: You said we needed money, right? We'll I'm getting some.
Melinda: Come on, you guys.
Paula: Well, get a job like everybody else.
John: I'm using my mind instead.
(Andy enters the kitchen.)
Andy: Paula?
(Andy bumps into a guy holding plates.)
Melinda: Watch it! (Melinda freezes everyone and the plates before they hit the ground.) Oh, no. No, no, no, no, no, not again.
Paula: Now look what you've done.
John: This is my fault?
Melinda: You guys aren't freezing?
John: I guess it doesn't work on witches. Melinda, how long does it last?
(Paula looks outside the kitchen and sees that no one is frozen.)
Melinda: I don't know, not long.
Paula: Uh, it doesn't work out there either.
Melinda: Oh, tell me this isn't happening.