"29.970" "The Persian." "I found Phoebe." "You did?" "Why didn't you bring her?" "She's too fast...and slippery." "It's official." "Phoebe's on the run." "On the swim, technically." "what the heck is she swimming from?" "She's got billboards, TV interviews." "She got her divorce." "She should be loving life." "That's right." "You don't know." "I don't know what?" "I didn't want to make you mad, you getting so panicky and all." "Yes, we've established I was a spineless coward in the face of evil" "Now, what don't I know?" "Cole's back." "What?" "Why don't I know about this?" "Well, Phoebe told me confidentially." "Yes, but I'm your Whitelighter." "As a witch, you have a duty to let me know this sort of thing." "I have a greater duty to my sister." "Excuse me, but he's the former source of all evil." "This is not something you just sweep under the rug." "Breathe." "Take a deep breath." "Does he want my baby?" "Ah...no, honey, of course not." "He's in love." "He wants Phoebe back." "That's it." "If Cole and Phoebe declare their love " "Cole's love is the problem, not the solution." "Paige, I know you hate Cole, but" "Yeah, I do." "I loathe and despise him, but that's not the point." "Mylie said that mermaids are cold- hearted." "Maybe that's why my spell turned Phoebe into a mermaid in the first place." "Wait a minute." "We're talking about Phoebe here." "Since when did Phoebe become cold- hearted?" "Maybe she's been in the deep freeze ever since Cole came back." "All right, so, where do we go next?" "I don't know." "Book of Shadows." "Library of congress." "Internet." "Anywhere we can to get rid of Phoebe's tail." "I want my eternal life!" "Or your life." "It's your choice." "Who are you?" "You have something I want." "They're all yours!" "I am so sorry I am missing work, Mr. Cowan." "it's just my sister." "She's had a fishing accident." "of course I'm grateful for the promotion." "Of course I am, and I'm gonna prove to you just how grateful I am as soon as I get there and..." "Mr. Cowan?" "Hello?" "I lost Phoebe." " You lost Phoebe?" " yeah" "Somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico." "I was tracking her and... she's getting harder to sense." "I think the mermaid in her is starting to take over." "I'll just have to find a way to turn her back." "Look through these books." " You been working on this all night?" " Yeah" "What have you learned so far?" "I have learned that mermaids are cold- blooded, they like shiny baubles, sea chanteys are the only songs they know, and my adoption file is short one document." "You lost me with that last one." "Leo, It's my first day as a social worker, and I'm already screwing up and failing big time." "This kid's adoption is gonna fall apart without me." "you can't let that happen." "I'm so glad you agree." "I was thinking I'd just cast a spell from here and create a file" "That's not what I meant." "Go to work." "But what about " "But what about what?" "You're just an orb away." "You sure you can handle this alone?" "I'm not alone." "I have Piper." "I don't know if it's because she's afraid of the demons or she has guilt over Phoebe but she's not doing so well." "I had to come down here to get any work done at all." "What do you mean?" "Go up to the attic and see for yourself." "Honey, it's ok." "No." "Let go." "I'm almost done." "Piper, you need to take a break." "I just need one more verse." "Piper, this is not helping Phoebe." "I'm scared." " I know." " No, you don't." " I'm scared all of the time." " Piper, you're pregnant." "Your hormones and adrenaline are running very high." " It's ok to be afraid." " No, it's not." "Did you see what my fear did to Phoebe?" "I'm supposed to be stronger than ever now that I'm pregnant for our daughter and my sisters." "It's my job to take care of this family." "Sometimes it's this family's job to take care of you." "Sometimes it's my job." "What do I do?" "You need to figure out what's behind your fear." "therapy takes years, and Phoebe needs me now." "the only way you can help phoebe is by removing your fear." "What did you say?" "I said you need to remove your fear, and I can help you do that." "I think you just did." "Right now I just need some time to figure this out." "Alone." "F" "So, how's your sister doing after the fishing accident?" "we're not sure." "We haven't found her yet." "What, is she lost at sea?" "you could say that." "Look, Mr. Cowan, I may be stubborn at times and late to work often and I don't always know when to shut up, like right now but, trust me, even if I told you the truth, you wouldn't believe me" "so if you'll excuse me, I have an adoption to save." "You forgot insolent." "You're very insolent." "You're right." "Can I go now?" "Don't make me regret giving you this promotion, Paige." "Wait." "Before you say anything " "Not say, do, because I'm about to orb your family jewels far, far away." "Yeah, that would hurt, but I'm sure you don't want to use your powers in front of all these people, do you?" "What do you want?" "I want to prove that I've changed, not just to Phoebe but to you and Piper as well." "Copies of the adoption application and police clearances." "Fax them A. S. A. P." "It might sway the agency's decision." "I'm familiar with family law." "Maybe I could, do some good here." "Didn't we fire you?" "Actually, I quit." "But now I'm a partner at Jackman, Carter  Kline." "So, what are you doing here?" "Came to help Paige." "Who doesn't want or need his help." "A good social worker knows when to use outside resources." "They don't get much better than Jackman, Carter  Kline." "Well, you heard him." "They don't get much better than me, so let me help you." "I won't be any trouble at all." "No trouble?" "You've been nothing but trouble." "Phoebe was finally happy, and now you're back, and suddenly she's a " "Yellowtail?" "Your usual lunch order." "No fish." "Not now, not ever." "Phoebe's a what?" "You know what Phoebe is?" "She's a mermaid, do you want to know why?" "I'm sorry." "Did you say mermaid?" "Yeah." "Gills, fins, scales, and all." "Well, you can fix that, right?" "No, Cole, we can't fix that because she wants to be e a mermaid because you broke her heart." "I never meant to hurt her." "You didn't mean to do lots of things, but they happened." "You are a one- man death squad." "Bodies, blood, and pain follow you wherever you go." "Well, there may be some truth to that, but it's in my past." "I came back to make up" "Make up for it?" "If you want to make up for it, go to Tibet join a monastery, pray for absolution, but don't put your guilt on us." "You don't understand." "I love " "Love Phoebe?" "what is it with you guys?" "Like it's all about you and your feelings." "What about Phoebe's feelings?" "She still loves me." "Wrong." "She doesn't love you." "She thinks you're an evil freak with superpowers from hell and battery acid for blood." "She doesn't love you." "She wishes you'd stayed dead." "She told you this?" "Told me?" "She didn't have to tell me." "She's a mermaid." "Her body erupted in scales." "She had to turn into a fish to get away from you." "Do you get it now?" "Listen, the only way you can help us get our sister back is for you to disappear forever." "Locked in, boxed in, full of fear," "My panic grows manic till I can't hear." "In need of reprieve so that I can breathe." "Remove my fear." "Please make it leave." "What the hell..." "Watch it!" "Get your filthy meat hooks off me!" "Check out the mouth on her." "All I care about is the tail." "How much you think the tabloids would pay to see this?" "I don't know about you guys, but I don't want to spend the rest of my life on that boat." "Maybe we should be thinking bigger than tabloids here." "Bigger?" "We bring her in like this, sure, we'll get a small fee, but mostly we'll just get credit for finding her." "Now, on the other hand, if we say we found her dead, we can sell the body for a fortune." "Sorry." "Her life belongs to me." "Mermaids are such poor, defenseless creatures." "I almost feel pity." "Pity this!" "I'm ready to go home now!" "I'm glad you finally came to your senses." "Go." "Find the mermaid." "Sorry." "I was a medic, not a vet." "Here's your water." "Could use a little salt." "That's about all I can do for it." "good enough." "Will one of you orb me back to the ocean, please?" "Wait, isn't there a demon after you?" "Demon?" "Did somebody say demon?" "Yeah." "One chased Phoebe back home." "Well, that was nice of it." "Welcome home." "This isn't my home anymore." "So, what about this demon?" "Where is it?" "I'd like to thank it and then kill it." "Are you sure you're ok?" "Yeah." "Never better." "Ready to face my fears..." "like that painting." "I hung it on the wall'cause I was afraid to tell Leo that it was ugly, but, now..." "No offense, honey." "So, what does this demon look like?" "Tall, dark, and skeletal." "Shoots electricity." "Paige, we need the Book of Shadows." "Can you orb it down here?" "You want me to use magic for household chores?" "I thought you had a total fear of personal gain." "Ah, see?" "There's that word again:" "Fear." "It's very debilitating." "Just do as I ask." "Book of Shadows." "Ok, I told you everything I know." "Can I go home now?" "You are home, and you're insane if you think that I am gonna take you anywhere." "Relax, Paige." "Everything will be fine." "Glad you're so calm." "Why are you so calm?" "Well, I just did as you suggested, and now I feel fine." "So can we save Phoebe?" "Ok, you guys, I don't need saving." "Ok?" "All I need are my sea friends and little shiny objects and to lay on a rock and comb out my hair." "I need water." "Got him." "Yeah, that's him." ""Necron:" "A skeletal being who hovers between life and death." "Has the power to incinerate any living creature"" "No wonder he's after Phoebe." "If mermaids are immortal and he's stuck between life and death, then immortality would place him squarely in the life column." "Well, he cannot have my immortality." "Now will someone please get me back to the ocean before I suffocate?" "I need the water!" "You want water?" "I'll get you some water." "You are holding me hostage!" "Yep, looks like it." "I am not a common goldfish." "I cannot ignore the call of the sea." "Well, the call of the common bathtub is just gonna have to do." "Why are you being so difficult?" "{\cHFFFF}The regulations concerning this matter are clear." "{\cHFFFF}We cannot accept anything but the original medical report for a legal adoption." "Well, that really just doesn't work for me." "Are you absolutely sure you can't use the faxed copy I sent you?" "{\cHFFFF}Of course we can, Mr. Turner." "I'll finalize the adoption immediately." " Thank you." " Anytime." "What was that?" "Just helping Paige cut through some red tape." "And she's ok with you using voodoo powers to cheat the system?" "Well, she doesn't know that I'm helping her, and they're not voodoo powers." "Well, what powers are you packing these days?" "Maybe the power to turn men into dust?" "What's that supposed to mean?" "Three fisherman mysterious vanished today and left behind what the medical examiner believes to be piles of bone dust." "And you think I killed them?" "You're damn right I do." "You think I killed them?" "Me, the guy who saved your surprisingly small brain from a bullet yesterday?" "You don't expect me to believe that you did that for me?" "I'm just a pawn in your twisted scam to win Phoebe back." "I realize that people's reputations precede them, but, contrary to popular opinion," "I am not the Source of all evil anymore." "In fact, I'm not the Source of any evil anymore!" "I just want my wife back." "Let's pretend for a second here, just for the sake of argument, that you saved my butt because you are my friend." "So, as your hypothetical friend, can I give you some advice?" " Yeah." " Don't do this to yourself." "I can't help it." "You love her." "I get it." "And your love, it's-- it's epic." "Look what it's doing to you." "Paige says she hates me." "She says I should leave for good." "You've known her for a long time, Darryl." "What do you think?" "Should I leave?" "I know you don't want to." "But what you want really doesn't matter." "Right?" " Right?" " Right." "Well...there you go." "What is going on?" "Are you ok?" "Minor setback." "It's fine." "Minor setback?" "The room is on fire." "You're supposed to be figuring out a way to vanquish Necron, not yourself." "Oh, come on." "We weren't using any of this junk anyway." "Where's the fish girl?" "She's downstairs cooling off in the tub." "What are you mixing up here, anyway?" "Oh, a little burdock root and, some eye of newt." "What?" "You're never, ever supposed to mix those two things together." "That is a volatile combination." "Well, Necron's a serious threat." "We need a serious potion." "Did you know in the book there's a "witches be warned" on skeletal beings?" "The last two that vanquished him, actually, the only two that vanquished him, died in the process." "Great." "So, the rate you're going, you'll be number three." "You know, you ought to be more careful." "A "good plan violently executed this week is better than a perfect plan executed next week"." "That's Patton." "Why are you quoting Patton?" "So I figure if I just double the burdock root" "No touch." "I don't want you or my unborn niece around that." "You shouldn't be inhaling all this smoke when you're pregnant, anyway." "Paige, you're such a worrywart!" "What happened?" "We were just getting ready to kick some demon ass." "That's what we do, right?" "I'll get it." "It's probably Phoebe's interview." "Well, send them away!" "Don't look at me." "She's your wife." "Does it seem like she overcame her fear a little quickly to you?" "I don't know." "I guess it's better than her almost having a nervous breakdown, like she was this morning." "I'm not so sure." "What are you looking at?" "To see if she had any help." "Magical help?" "Piper would never do that." "It's a Fearless spell." "Piper wrote a Fearless spell." "Gosh, I am so sorry." "Your sister said we were doing the interview in the bathroom." "Well, that should have been your first clue that my sister sprang from the shallower end of the gene pool." "Oh, come on, Phoebe." "You wanted fame." "Go ahead and grab it." "Carpe diem." "Don't mention carp around me, please." "I am doing you a favor." "People will think you're bold and daring." "What's better than a celebrity who wants to do an interview in the nude?" "I can be just as fascinating with my clothes on in a TV studio, thank you!" "Well, actually, you can't." "My show is called at HOME with Nancy O'Dell." "See?" "Fabulous." "Fire away." "What is going on?" "We heard Phoebe screa" "She's doing a tv interview." "In the bathtub?" "Don't worry." "She's not showing any tail." "That Nancy O'Dell has, like, perfect teeth." "You can't be serious." "You're risking exposure to all of us." "Now, see?" "There's your risk- aversion side rearing its ugly head again." "Piper, we know you cast a Fearless spell." "Not a Fearless spell." "A Freedom spell." "You told me to get rid of my fear, so that's what I did." "Yes, but you didn't get rid of it." "You just suppressed it." "Well, what's the difference?" "I'm free to be myself and to help others be themselves." "Ok, but Phoebe's self is a mermaid, and that self is and that self is about to be broadcast on the 6:00 news unless we stop it fast." "Now, see?" "You're only seeing the downside here." "What's the upside?" "The upside is Phoebe loves her job more than anything else, and doing this interview will remind her of that and help bring her to her senses." "People are chewing entire species into extinction." "Take chilean sea bass." "I have yet to even spot one." "And swordfish, for example, you might as well be munching' on a bald eagle." "I didn't realize you had such a passion for...fish." "Yeah, I do." "Ok, we're gonna have to end this now." "It's ok." "Ask one more question." "well, so back to your advice to lovers -- it's so real, so heartfelt, especially lately." "Is there a lucky guy in your life that you get your inspiration from?" "No, there's not." "Really?" "Then what's with all the love columns?" "I don't know." "I think I do." "Ok, I'm sorry." "We're really gonna have to wrap this up." "Ok, come on." "I'll show you downstairs." "But we're not finished yet." "I think you are." "We'll reschedule." "I'll have my people call your people." "Ok." "Thanks." " All right." "Bye- bye." " Bye, Nance." "So, how ya feel?" "Actually, thanks to you, I feel free -- free from the shallowness of human pursuit, from craving wealth and fame." "Now all I crave is the serenity of the sea." "Good job on the Fearless spell." "What Fearless spell?" "What the heck is their problem?" "Orb Phoebe to the attic." "What about you?" "Just do it!" "Ok, static man." "Very impressive." "How long is that spell gonna take?" "I don't know." "It's tricky." "There's a lot of factors involved." "Ok, why can't we just orb to Necron and try the vanquishing potion that Piper was working on?" "Because Piper was under the influence when she mixed that potion, as you can tell by the lovely remains of our burned- out attic." "Yeah, so, what happened?" "Well, thanks to her Fearless spell, she went straight to an offensive place with her explosive potion, and I don't think that's the answer." "Why not?" "It sounds good to me right now." "Well, because the last two witches that vanquished skeletal beings were vaporized in the process." "I think a Power of Three spell is our best chance of killing Necron and staying alive." "Can you sense her?" "Yeah." "Is she hurt?" "Who knows?" "All I can sense is courage." "Lots and lots of courage." "Well, don't worry, honey." "He's not gonna kill her." "He needs her alive if he's gonna get to me." "We still have to hurry before Piper does something stupid like get Nancy O'Dell an exclusive with Necron." "You know, I'm beginning to wonder if this whole Power of Three spell is even worth it." "What do you mean?" "Well, firstly, it's not really a power of three spell." "It's more like a power of 2 1/2 spell, considering you're half a witch." "Secondly, I'm worried that my Fearless wife won't let us interfere to take out Necron." "She isn't exactly using her best judgment right now." "I don't even know why she cast that spell, you know?" "I could have helped her through it." "Try to see where she's coming from." "She's barely been able to function, and she blames herself for what happened to..." "Phoebe." "Wait a minute." "What do you mean,"What happened to Phoebe?"" "What happened to me is the best thing that ever happened to me." "I am swimming with the dolphins now." "I am..." "Basking with Belugas." "I actually think I've got something, but I need to talk to you about it alone." "Ok, you see?" "This is exactly why I love being a mermaid." "There are no secrets underwater, you know?" "There are no walls to keep you trapped." "Ok, enough." "Leo, stairs." "You guys, wait." "Wait, you gu" "If we orb Phoebe to the ocean, the second Necron is a pile of dust, she's out of here for good." "Do we have another option?" "I don't know." "Something Nancy O'Dell said in the interview got me thinking." "What if Phoebe's heart isn't as cold as we thought?" "Well, we don't have time to find out." "Well, let's take the time." "I don't want to save one sister just to lose another." "Well, I'm sorry, Paige, but that is a risk that we have to take." "All right." "What'd you guys say about me?" "I said I thought you were gonna swim away the moment we save Piper." "Are you?" "Come on." "We have to hurry." "This better work." "Where's Paige?" "I think we've given your sisters enough time to worry about you." "Now call for your whitelighter." "Or what?" "Please, please." "Somebody help me." "The mean demon is dipping me into the water, and it's really cold." "Attack!" "Is that the best you got?" "Again." "Paige, you don't have to break into my apartment." "I'm leaving." "I'm taking your advice." "Don't." "I've been known to give very bad advice." "I beg your pardon?" "Phoebe needs your help." "I know." "That's why I'm going away." "It's the best way to help her." " Now, if you'll excuse me." " No." "What are you doing?" "Please, I can't let you leave." "What kind of game are you playing?" "I'm not playing any games." "I told you Phoebe needs your help." "And you need psychological help." "Ok, that's probably true, especially because I cannot believe what I am about to say, but I think..." "Phoebe's still in love with you." "Oh, yeah."Phoebe hates you so much her body erupted in scales."" "That's what you said this morning." "Ok, maybe an unfortunate choice of words." "I thought Phoebe was running away because she hated you, but now I think it's because she loves you." "You think?" "It's a theory." "Look, her advice column has been obsessed with love ever since you left." "You told me to go away." "Phoebe said it." "Darryl said it." "I got the message." "Now you're changing your opinion based on a theory?" "What if I can prove it?" "Only Phoebe can prove that she still loves me." "You're right." "Open Phoebe's heart to Cole." "Reveal the secret that it holds." "Bring forth the passion of love's fire That he may feel her true desire." "What did you do?" "I guess she loves you more than either of us realized." "Paige wasn't in the manor." "I don't know where the hell she is." "Ok, well, forget her." "Let's go find Piper." "Yeah, but you need the power of three to take out Necron." "He's hurting her again." "He wants me." "I'm going alone." "No!" "I can't let anything happen to Piper or the baby." "Yeah, but, Phoebe -- you wait here for Paige." "I'm gonna go buy us some time." "Yeah, but, Phoebe!" "I've had enough." "Your treatment of me is shocking." "Get it?"Shocking."" "Do you have a death wish?" "You're not demon enough to kill me." "You would have done it already if you were." "On the contrary." "I wasn't hungry until now." "But it's just about my feeding time." "Let her go!" "It's me that you want." "Oh, look out, Phoebe." "He's packin' a sea shell." "You know what this is?" "Yeah." "Auger shell -- sucks eternal life." "Look, I will give you my immortality if you let my sister go." "And I promise I'll kill her unless you give me what I want first!" "Piper?" "Are you ok?" "My baby!" "What did you do?" "Keep your promise, witch." "Where you been?" "I forgot the vanquishing spell in the attic." "Honey, it's ok." "I'm right here." "Shell!" "Piper, take Phoebe's hand." "And prepare for a big blast." "Tide of evil washed ashore To bring its darkness evermore." "With all our strength we fight this fate." "Make this evil obliterate!" "Paige, wake up!" "Paige!" "Wake up!" "No wonder those demons carry warning labels." "Tell me about it." " You ok?" " Yeah, I think so." "Where's Piper?" "I know why you've been afraid." "You don't want to leave your baby the way I left you." "But spells won't make that fear go away, only faith will." "Have faith that your destiny is different than mine." "Take my hand." " Mom!" " No, it's ok, honey." "It's us." "Leo, heal her stomach!" "How'd you do that?" "I didn't." "The baby did." "What?" "I guess she takes after her daddy." "That must have been what mom meant." "Mom?" "She came to me in the water." "She helped me understand why I've been so afraid." "I don't want to leave my baby without a mother." "You have something that she didn't." "Oh, yeah?" "What's that?" "Me." "And me." "But not her." "What do we do?" "Nothing." "I have a feeling she'll come back again." "How do you figure?" "Let's just say I have a pretty good idea about what's going on inside her head." "How did I get here?" "I brought you here." "This isn't happening." "This can't be happening!" "This goes beyond stalking!" "I'm not stalking you." "Paige sent me." "I know why you ran, Phoebe." "You don't know anything about me." "You thought you could escape into this big ocean, that the waves would wash away your pain, but they won't... not until you admit what drove you here in the first place." "I know what drove me here." " You." " Yeah, but why?" "And don't say because you're scared of me, because you're not." "Come on." "You don't want to spend eternity alone just to avoid the truth." "If not for me, be honest for your own sake." "Don't lose yourself because of me." "What do you want me to say?" "You don't have to say anything." "All you have to do to free yourself is admit how you truly feel about me... in your heart." "How could you be so sure?" "I had a feeling." "I do love you, and I always will." "But it doesn't change anything." "It doesn't matter." "It's over between us." "I know I've been tough on you, but I don't want you to quit." "You've got a real gift for helping people." "Don't worry." "I'm gonna keep helping people." "I just don't want to split my focus anymore." "But thanks for everything." "It's just one more day" "No one said..." "There would be rain again..." "Won't blame it on myself..." "I'll blame it on the Weatherman..." "Get away for awhile..." "Here I am out on my own again..." "Won't blame it on myself" "Yeah, I'll blame it on the Weatherman" "Standing on the shore" "Calling out your name..." "I was here before" "I could see your face" "Only clouds will see" "Tears are in my eyes... empty like my heart" "Why do you say goodbye... the rain goes on and on again"