Charmed [part 1 & 2]

[Cut to outside the kitchen. Morris walks in.]
[Cut back in the kitchen.]
John: Calm down, it's okay. It's all gonna be okay.
(Paula looks outside again and notices Morris walking towards the kitchen.)
Paula: Oh, God, Andy's partner just came in and he's headed this way.
Melinda: What are we gonna do?
John: Stall him.
(Paula runs out of the kitchen.)
Paula: Hey, Inspector Morris, right?
Morris: That's right. Is Trudeau in there?
Paula: Uh, Andy? I don't know is he?

[Cut back in the kitchen. John's fanning Melinda with a menu.]
John: Okay, breathe, Melinda, breathe.
(Just as Morris opens the door, everyone unfreezes and the plates fall on the floor and break.)
Andy: I really think we should... (He notices Morris there.) talk. What are you doing here? I thought I had five minutes.
Morris: Yeah, I gave you ten.
Melinda: Guys, you know, we're really busy in here.
Andy: Yeah, sure.
Paula: Uh, I'll call you later, I promise.
Andy: Okay.
John: Bye.
(They leave.)
Melinda: I hate being a witch.

[Scene: Manor. Attic. Melinda's looking in the Book Of Shadows. John walks in.]
John: Hey, what are you doing?
Melinda: Reading. Thinking.
John: About what?
Melinda: About how totally screwed we are now that we're witches.
John: Oh, that.
Melinda: You don't understand, you don't think we are. You're never afraid of anything. I envy that about you, I always have.
John: Yeah, well, don't because it gets me in trouble sometimes. Melinda, talk to me.
Melinda: I don't know, it's like our whole lives have been like everybody else. Rushing off to work, going out on bad dates, buying shoes and suddenly we wake up one day and everything is different. We're witches now. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
John: Are you kidding? It's a great thing.
Melinda: You don't know that. We don't know anything about these powers. Why we have them, what they mean, where they come from. I mean, how do we know it's not... how do we know it's not from evil?
John: Melinda, we've been through this. We're good witches.
Melinda: What about Brandon? What about all the other warlocks he said would be coming after us. How do we know we're not just like them? That is what scares me. We don't know. I just wanna be normal again. As messed up as that was. Is that too much to ask for?
John: Melinda, listen to me. You are the most sweetest, most caring person I've ever met. No, I mean that, you are. You're always there to help anybody, even strangers. You've been doing it your whole life. So there's no way you've been given this, this gift if it wasn't to do good things with it. To protect the innocent just like the Book Of Shadows said. Besides, if anyone is concerned of being bad, it's me, right? (Melinda laughs) You've got nothing to be afraid of. I am going to get my picture taken.
(He does a little pose. Melinda laughs.)

[Scene: At a restaurant. Paula and Andy are sitting at a table. A waitress places two cups of coffee on the table.]
Andy: Thanks.
Paula: (in unison with Andy) Uh, Andy.
Andy: (in unison with Paula) Look, Paula.
Paula/Andy: (in unison with Andy) You go first. (in unison with Paula) Go ahead.
Andy: I'm not sorry it happened, Paula.
Paula: Well, I have to be honest with you, Andy, I am. I mean, not because I didn't enjoy it, I did. Especially the, um...
Andy: Yeah, that was great.
Paula: And of course so was the, uh...
Andy: That was nice too.
Paula: Yeah, but, you know, that's not the point, it's... I haven't seen you in almost seven years. Just starting right back where we left off is...
Andy: I know, I know, believe me. I just wanna know why you left, that's all. Why can't you tell me? What's the big secret?
Paula: Believe me, you don't wanna know.
Andy: Try me.
Paula: Well, my life, it's gotten a little complicated and I just don't think that I should get involved in anything right now.
Andy: Paula, we had sex. It doesn't mean we have to elope. Okay, about this, why don't we just pretend it never happened?
Paula: Do you want me to toss you a life preserve now, or just let you sink on your own?
(Andy laughs.)
Andy: No, no, I'm serious. Why don't you just count that one as part of our old relationship and we'll slow down, we'll start another. Paula, we've been given a second chance here, I don't wanna blow it this time. (Paula's phone rings and Andy's pager beeps.) Dating in the nineties.
Paula: Excuse me. Hello? Uh, yeah, absolutely, I'm sure I can make that. Okay, thanks. (She hangs up.) Uh, just give me a little time to think things over, okay?
(She leaves.)

[Scene: Outside the church. Melinda's sitting in her car.]
Melinda: I have nothing to be afraid of. I have nothing to be afraid of. (She gets out of her car and walks over to the church door. She holds onto the handle and pulls it open. She pokes her foot inside to make sure nothing happens. She steps inside and smiles.) I'm good! (She walks back down the stairs and Britney's there as an old woman. Melinda looks at her and then her hand and sees the tattoo on it.) Britney?
Britney: You know me? Is that my name?

[Scene: Bucklands. Outside Rex's office. Paula's there.]
Rex: Paula, thank you for coming back.
Paula: Well, thanks for having me back, although I must admit I didn't expect it.
Rex: I told you I was interested and I am. But first of all I decided to test your expertise if you don't mind. See how good you really are. (They walk down the hallway.) This is Hannah Webster, one of our assistant specialists. This is Paula Halliwell.
(They shake hands.)
Paula: Nice to meet you.
Rex: Please, tell us about this piece.
(They show her a painting.)
Paula: Well, Madonna of Meadow, Giovanni Berlini, 16th century, fabulous piece. Worth 3, 4 million dollars easily if it wasn't a copy.
Hannah: What makes you think it's a copy?
Paula: Too well preserved, no yellowing. Besides, the frame support is in pine and Italian painters used poplar back then.
Rex: Um, what about this one?
Paula: Daygar. Actually, this was the only sculpture he exhibited himself.
(Hannah knocks a ladder and a tin of paint falls above Paula.)
Rex: Watch out! (Paula puts her hands up to block the paint and she accidentally uses her power and the paint moves and misses her.) Are you okay?
Paula: Uh, uh, yeah, yeah, I'm okay.
Rex: You sure? I'm sorry, I can't believe that happened.
Paula: It's okay.
Rex: Well, uh, I really don't know what to say, except you're hired, if you still want the job.
Paula: Are you serious?
Rex: Can you start Monday?
Paula: Yeah, absolutely.
Rex: Terrific. It's done then. Yeah, we can sort out the details when you come in. In the mean time, welcome aboard.
Paula: Thanks. Bye.
(Paula walks away.)
Rex: Well, what do you think?
Hannah: I think she's either the luckiest woman alive or she's a witch.

[Scene: Manor. Paula enters.]
Paula: Melinda? John? Guess what?
(Britney walks in the foyer.)
Britney: What?
(Melinda walks in holding a bowl.)
Melinda: Paula, thank God you're home.
Paula: Yeah, who, uh...
Melinda: Here you go, Britney. (She hands her the bowl.) Why don't you go sit down at the table, okay? There you go.
(Britney walks over to the table.)
Paula: Um, sorry, Britney?
Melinda: You're not gonna believe this. I'm not sure I do. I think... no, I know, this woman is Britney Reynolds.
Paula: Yeah, right, Melinda and I'm Rosey O'Donnell.
Melinda: No, I mean it. Britney had a tattoo, right? An angel on her right hand, remember?
(Paula looks over at Britney and notices the tattoo.)
Paula: That can't be.
Melinda: That's what I thought at first but then I started asking her some questions. Things only Britney would know. She may be senile but it was enough to convince me.

[Scene: Stefan's photography place. John arrives in the van. He gets out holding a dress. He walks over and knocks on the door.]
John: Stefan, it's me, John.
(John touches the door handle and has a premonition of himself tied to a table and Javna's there. His eyes start glowing. The premonition ends. John runs back to his car and he gets in. Someone grabs him from the backseat.)

[Scene: Manor. Attic. Paula and Melinda walk over to the Book Of Shadows.]
Paula: Melinda, what are you talking about?
Melinda: I'm telling you. I saw something about it in the Book Of Shadows. (She starts flipping through the book. She finds the page.) Okay, look, see? Javna feeds one week out of every year, stealing the life force from the young.
Paula: By evoking the black magic power, the evil eye to sustain eternal youth.
Melinda: It's gotta be what happened to Britney.
Paula: Yeah, but there must be some kind of incantation to reverse it.
Melinda: There is. "The hand of fatima." It says that the Prophet Mohammad centuries ago to banish Javna back to where ever the hell he came from.
Paula: Yeah, well, the problem is we don't know who Javna is, let alone where he is.
[Cut to downstairs. Britney sees the address of Stefan's photograph place and she faints.]
[Cut back to the attic. Paula and Melinda hear her.]
Melinda: Britney? (They run downstairs to Britney.) Oh my God, what happened?
Paula: Britney, are you alright?
Melinda: I'll call 911.
Paula: And tell them what? That she's dying of old age at 25? (Melinda picks up the napkin that the address is on.) What is it?
Melinda: It's a cocktail napkin from my restaurant. With Stefan's address on the back.
Britney: Javna.
Melinda: Paula, that's where John went.

[Scene: Police station. Andy and Morris are looking at security tapes.]
Morris: Look at this. ATM tape caught the first victim.
Andy: And she's leaving with that photographer, Stefan.
Morris: Jibes was the last place she was seen before she disappeared. Is he on a suspect list?
Andy: Just moved to the top.
Morris: God bless ATM's.
[Scene: Stefan's photography place. John is tied to a table.]
John: Wait, Stefan or whoever you are, let me go.
Javna: It's Javna.
(Javna's eyes glow and John screams.)
[Cut to outside. Paula and Melinda pull up in the car. They run up to the van.]
Paula: Do you see anything?
Melinda: No. Paula...
Paula: Look, we'll find him.
Melinda: Maybe we should call the police.
Paula: No, if Javna has him then we're the only ones who can stop him.
Melinda: But we need John to do it. The incantation only work with the three of us.
(They hear John scream.)
[Cut to inside A bright light comes out of Javna's eyes into John's. Melinda and Paula come in. Paula uses her power and throws Javna across the room. The bright light then goes into Paula's eyes. Melinda unties John.]
Melinda: John, we don't have a lot of time, okay?
John: Paula, grab the mirror.
(Paula grabs a mirror and puts it in front of her face and reflects the light back into Javna's eyes. Paula gets the spell and they start chanting.)
Paula: Now.
Paula, Melinda, John: "Evil eyes look unto thee, may they soon extinguished be, bend they will to the power of three, eye of earth, evil and accursed."
(They repeat it. Javna turns into a skeleton and then into dust and disappears.)
[Cut to the manor. Britney turns young again.]
[Cut back to Paula, Melinda and John.]
John: Very cool.
(They go outside and the police are there.)
Andy: Paula? What are you doing here?
Paula: Well, we were just trying to get the van started.
Melinda: Yeah, John called. He was having car troubles.
John: Stefan was gonna take some pictures of me.
Andy: Do you have any idea how lucky you are? This guy's a stalker.
Morris: No sign of him inside. He's car's here so he might still be around.
Andy: Excuse me.
(Andy reaches in the car and starts it.)
Melinda: Hey, how about that. You fixed it.
Andy: How about that.
John: Maybe we should go.
(John and Paula walk away.)
Paula: Uh, thanks. Call me?
Andy: Sure.

[Scene: Quake. John walks in.]
John: Whoops, excuse me. (He walks up to a woman.) Hey, how are you? (The woman looks at him strangely. He goes over to Paula and Melinda.)
Melinda: Do you know that girl?
John: I almost was that girl. She was one of Stefan's victims. Obviously doesn't remember.
Paula: Lucky her.
John: No, lucky me. I learned my lesson. I have got to be more careful.
Paula: Excuse me, did I just hear it? Did he actually admit to doing something wrong?
Melinda: That's what I heard.
John: Frame it. It won't happen again.
Melinda: At least we helped those people. I mean, it's nice we know our powers really are good.
Paula: Yeah, good for everything but love lives unfortunately. Although I must admit they do come in handy once in a while.
John: Uh huh. Hypocrite. (John sees the lottery numbers come up on the TV screen.) The winning numbers. I've won. (Paula gives her a look.) Well, I did.
(He gets the ticket out of his purse and the numbers disappear.)
Paula: See, I told you. You can't intentionally use your powers for your own personal gain, remember?
John: It's a good thing I didn't take the tags off that dress. Oh, well. At least those old couples didn't lose their house.
Melinda: A toast to the power of three. Whether we like it or not.