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The Cleaners implicate Darryl in a murder after Phoebe and Paige accidentally expose their magic to the world. The future of their status as the Charmed Ones lies in the balance.

Three sisters, descended from a long line of witches, use their combined powers to fight the evil forces that threaten humankind. Keyword: gender.

Primary Title
  • Charmed
Episode Title
  • Crimes & Witch Demeanours
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 29 July 2022
Start Time
  • 11 : 05
Finish Time
  • 12 : 00
Duration
  • 55:00
Series
  • 6
Episode
  • 19
Channel
  • TVNZ 2
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Three sisters, descended from a long line of witches, use their combined powers to fight the evil forces that threaten humankind. Keyword: gender.
Episode Description
  • The Cleaners implicate Darryl in a murder after Phoebe and Paige accidentally expose their magic to the world. The future of their status as the Charmed Ones lies in the balance.
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Television programs--United States
Genres
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Mystery
YOU SURE THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE? IT'S JUST AS I SAW IT IN MY PREMONITION. BUT YOU KINDA FORCED THAT PREMONITION. DARRYL, WILL YOU HURRY UP. I GOT A DATE. WHERE'S HE GONNA BE? AT A RESTAURANT DOWNTOWN. I MEANT, WHERE IS THE KILLER GOING TO BE? HE'S GOING TO BE ROBBING A PAWNSHOP IN THE ALLEY. SO EXACTLY HOW WILL WE KNOW THAT HE'S POSSESSED? WHEN THE PHANTASM COMES OUT OF HIM AND TRIES TO ANNIHILATE US. WAIT. SO, THE PERP'S NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OTHER KILLINGS? IT'S--IT'S... WHATEVER YOU CALL IT? NO, NO, HE IS. THE PHANTASM ONLY POSSESSES BAD GUYS. TO MAKE THEM WORSE. OK, SHALL WE? SHE REALLY WANTS THIS DEMON, DOESN'T SHE? NO. SHE REALLY WANTS HER DATE. OK, GO, GO. MAKE SURE YOU DO YOUR THING BEFORE ANY ANNIHILATING OCCURS, OK? HAVE WE EVER LET YOU DOWN? GO. FREEZE! POLICE! WAIT. NOT YET. (2 GUNSHOTS) THROW THE POTION. MOTHER OF GOD. NOW. NOW. WANT IT? NO. DARRYL: YOU SAVED MY LIFE. THAT'S OK. WE PUT YOU AT RISK. AGAIN. YOU CAUGHT A KILLER, AND YOU SAVED AN INNOCENT-- NOT BAD FOR A NIGHT'S WORK. I GOTTA GO. TELL SHEILA I SAID HI, OK? UH, YEAH. I'LL CALL IT IN. YOU GUYS BETTER GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE-- SOMEBODY SEES YOU. HEY, WAS THAT CAR THERE BEFORE? JEEZ, PAIGE, RELAX. YOU ACT LIKE WE'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE. GOTCHA. MORNING. HOW WAS YOUR DATE? GOOD. OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT HE'S NOT THE MAN OF MY DREAMS. YOU CAN TELL THAT FROM ONE DATE? I CAN TELL THAT BECAUSE I SEE NOTHING IN THE FUTURE FOR US BESIDES SEX, AND I'M NOT INTERESTED IN THAT. SEX? NO, WASTING MY TIME. EITHER YOU'RE THE FATHER OF THE CHILD THAT I SAW IN MY VISION OR NOT. SO I'M MOVING ON. CAN YOU PASS ME THE ASPHODEL ROOT? YEAH. WHAT, ARE YOU DEMON HUNTING? NO, LUNCH DATE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET A HIT OFF OF HIM BEFORE THE ENTREES COME. NO SENSE WASTING THOSE CALORIES, RIGHT? WAIT A SECOND. SO NOW YOU'RE TRYING TO FORCE PREMONITIONS ON YOUR DATES? IT'S THE QUICKEST WAY TO FIND OUT WHO I'M LOOKING FOR, RIGHT? DOES IT EVEN MATTER TO YOU THAT YOU'RE BREAKING EVERY WICCAN RULE THAT EXISTS? I THINK AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. BESIDES, WITH PIPER IN MAGIC SCHOOL, WE'RE DOWN A POWER. WE COULD USE THE EXTRA BOOST. MAYBE. I JUST HOPE WE DON'T MISUSE IT. THERE'S THE BOOK. DO YOU MIND? NO, KNOCK YOURSELF OUT. BEEN WORKING SOME DEMONIC CONNECTIONS. I THINK I HAVE A NEW THEORY ON WHO MIGHT BE TRYING TO TURN WYATT EVIL. A NEW THEORY. WHAT'S THAT, THE THIRD ONE THIS WEEK? ARE YOU KEEPING SCORE NOW? SHE'S JUST GRUMPY 'CAUSE SHE HASN'T HAD HER COFFEE YET. I AM NOT GRUMPY. OK, FINE, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT, BUT YOU HAVE TO ADMIT YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF DIFFERENT THEORIES LATELY, AND NONE OF THEM HAVE PANNED OUT. THAT'S WHY THEY CALL THEM...THEORIES. DO WE EVEN GET ALONG IN THE FUTURE? HOW'S PIPER? HAVE YOU SEEN HER? SHE'S GOOD. UH, BIG. I KEEP THINKING HOW WEIRD IT'S GONNA BE TO SEE MYSELF BEING BORN. AND HOW'S LEO? LEO? DON'T KNOW. HAVEN'T SEEN HIM. THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE AVOIDING HIM STILL, AREN'T YOU? CHRIS, HE'S YOUR FATHER. YOU HAVE TO TALK TO HIM. HOW ARE YOU GONNA CHANGE ANYTHING IN THE FUTURE IF YOU DON'T? IT'S NOT THE FUTURE I CAME BACK TO CHANGE. THANKS. HEY, DON'T LOOK AT ME. I'M GRUMPY. (DOORBELL RINGS) SHEILA. WHAT'S THE MATTER? COME IN, COME IN, COME IN. WHAT'S GOING ON? IT'S DARRYL. WHAT ABOUT DARRYL? IS HE OK? THEY JUST ARRESTED HIM. FOR MURDER. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. IT'S ALL KIND OF A BLUR. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? IT WAS SELF-DEFENCE. HE SHOT FIRST. SEVERAL TIMES. HE DID? YOU DON'T REMEMBER ANY OF THAT? DID YOU GET HIT ON THE HEAD OR SOMETHING? MAYBE WHEN YOU PUSHED HIM DOWN. NO, HE WAS FINE AFTER THAT. SOMETHING WEIRD IS GOING ON. (DOOR OPENS) LIEUTENANT MORRIS. I'M SORRY, BUT WE REALLY HAVE TO PREPARE FOR YOUR ARRAIGNMENT. IT'S OK. THEY'RE MY FRIENDS. THERE'S A PROBLEM HERE BECAUSE THIS MAN IS INNOCENT. YEAH? HOW DO YOU KNOW? BECAUSE I WAS THERE. DRIVING AROUND IN THE AREA. PERJURING YOURSELF ISN'T GOING TO HELP ANY, LADY. THE PROSECUTION'S EVIDENCE IS OVERWHELMING, TRUST ME. EVIDENCE? WHAT EVIDENCE? IT'S OK. SHOW THEM. PLEASE. PLEASE DON'T KILL ME! NO! DON'T KILL ME! AAAHHHH! THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED. INSPECTOR SHERIDAN. YES. WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU. EASY. DO YOU HAVE A PERSONAL GRUDGE AGAINST DARRYL MORRIS? MORRIS? YEAH. WE KNOW YOU FAKED THE IMAGES ON THE TAPE. AND WE'RE HERE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA SIT AROUND AND WATCH YOU FRAME OUR FRIEND. SHE'S A LITTLE UPSET. YES, I CAN SEE THAT. AND YOU ARE? PHOEBE HALLIWELL. HALLIWELL. HMM. YOUR NAME CERTAINLY POPS UP IN HIS FILE PLENTY. FOR THE RECORD, I DIDN'T FAKE ANYTHING, 'CAUSE I WAS THERE, UNDERCOVER, AND I SAW IT GO DOWN WITH MY OWN EYES. I'VE BEEN INVESTIGATING MORRIS FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY SO MANY OF HIS SUSPECTS OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS JUST VANISH OR MYSTERIOUSLY WIND UP DEAD. NOW I KNOW. HE TAKES THE LAW INTO HIS OWN HANDS. EXCUSE ME. WELL... IF SHE WAS LYING, I COULDN'T SENSE IT. THEN HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED? SURE HOPE THIS WORKS. IT WILL. COFFEE CART. ORB AWAY. FLOWERS THAT BRING DESIRE, MAKE THEM TURN INTO FIRE. (CROWD SCREAMS) I SEE YOU GOT OUR MESSAGE. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING NOW? WELL, WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO CALL FOR YOU. FIGURED YOU WEREN'T LISTED IN THE YELLOW PAGES. WHAT DO YOU WANT? WE WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU FRAMED DARRYL MORRIS. THAT WAS YOUR DOING, WASN'T IT? MAGIC WAS EXPOSED. WE WERE FORCED TO CLEAN IT UP. CHANGE WHAT WAS. TO PROTECT YOU. I THOUGHT WE RESOLVED THIS THE LAST TIME YOU GUYS TRIED TO INTERVENE. WE CLEAN UP OUR OWN MAGICAL MESSES. BUT YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS ONE. YOU DIDN'T REALISE YOU WERE BEING FOLLOWED. TAPED. WE ALWAYS MANAGE TO FIX THESE THINGS SOMEHOW. NO, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE. THAT'S WHY WE WERE PUT ON THE CASE TO BEGIN WITH. IT WAS ANTICIPATED. YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T CARE. IF YOU DON'T FREE DARRYL MORRIS, WE'RE JUST GONNA KEEP EXPOSING MAGIC-- THIS WILL NOT BE LIKE OUR LAST ENCOUNTER, MISS HALLIWELL. WE'RE UNDER STRICT ORDERS NOT TO NEGOTIATE WITH YOU THIS TIME. STRICT ORDERS FROM WHOM? THE TRIBUNAL. IT'S A COUNCIL MADE UP OF ELDERS AND DEMONS TO MONITOR MAGIC, TO MAKE SURE NOBODY EVER FINDS OUT ABOUT ITS USE. AT WHATEVER THE COST. WHICH IS WHY THEY CREATED THE CLEANERS AND GAVE THEM THE POWER TO ERASE EVENTS, MEMORIES. OR IN THIS CASE, TO CHANGE THEM. IT'S JUST PART OF THE GRAND DESIGN-- TO ALLOW MAGIC TO INFLUENCE BUT NOT TAKE OVER FREE WILL. IT'S THE ONE THING BOTH SIDES COULD AGREE UPON. OK, SO HOW DO WE FIND THIS TRIBUNAL? HEY. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING HERE? UH-OH. WHAT'S WRONG? IT'S DARRYL. OUR FRIENDLY CLEANERS HAVE STRUCK AGAIN. HE'S IN JAIL FOR MURDER. WHAT? WHY? WHAT HAPPENED? SOMEONE WAS IN A HURRY. OH, WAIT. ARE WE BLAMING ME FOR THIS? DID WE OR DID WE NOT CATCH THE DEMON? YEAH, BUT YOU FORCED THE PREMONITION, SO MAYBE WE COULD'VE BEEN MORE CAREFUL, AND MAYBE WE COULD'VE SEEN THAT SOMEBODY WAS WATCHING. AND IF I HADN'T, WE WOULD'VE NEVER CAUGHT THE KILLER. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, THIS ISN'T HELPING. I KNOW. IT ISN'T. THERE'S ONLY ONE THING THAT WILL. WHERE ARE WE? NOWHERE. ANYWHERE. YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THE TRIBUNAL IS NOT LIKE ANYTHING YOU'VE EVER FACED BEFORE. THEY ARE NOT A POWER TO BE TRIFLED WITH. WE UNDERSTAND. DO YOU? YOU MIGHT NOT LIKE WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING TO YOUR FRIEND, BUT BE AWARE BEFORE YOU EMBARK UPON THIS JOURNEY THAT WHERE IT ENDS MIGHT JUST BE WORSE. CALL THEM. DI! ECCE HORA! UXOR MEA ME NECABIT! WHAT REASON HAVE YOU TO CALL THE TRIBUNAL? TO CHALLENGE THE ACTIONS OF THE CLEANERS ON BEHALF... OF THE CHARMED ONES. THE CHARMED ONES? BUT THERE ARE ONLY 2. THE OTHER IS WITH CHILD. I ASSUME THE SISTERS WILL SPEAK FOR HER IN ABSTENTIA. YEAH. IN ABSTENTIA. YOUR...GREATNESS? THERE'S 4 OF THEM. HOW DO THEY BREAK A TIE? YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW. YOUR REQUEST HAS BEEN GRANTED. BARBAS? WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING HERE? YOU MISSED ME. DIDN'T WE VANQUISH YOU? TO THE FIRES OF HELL. I'VE BEEN GRANTED A TEMPORARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE IN ORDER TO ACT AS YOUR OPPOSING COUNSEL. WE LIKED HIS PITCH. PITCH? WHAT PITCH? HOW DID HE EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT? WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE ANYBODY WE WISH. GIDEON... YOUR HONOURS, IN THE INTERESTS OF FACTS-- ON THAT FAIRNESS ISSUE, I SUBMIT THAT IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE MATTERS AND TO KEEP THE CHARMED ONES HONEST-- US... HONEST? UH, FOR THEIR OWN GOOD, WE GRAPHICALLY REMIND THEM AS TO WHAT EXACTLY IS AT STAKE HERE SO THEY DO NOT FOOLISHLY TRY SOME TRICKERY IN ORDER TO SLIP AWAY LIKE THEY DID THE LAST TIME THEY FACED THE CLEANERS. IT IS DONE. WHAT IS DONE? I'M NOT SURE. THE GOVERNOR DENIED THE STAY. WHAT STAY? WHAT'S GOING ON? WE HAVE ACCELERATED TIME. BUT ONLY FOR THE EXECUTION. EXECUTION? YOU HAVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TO CONVINCE US, OR HIS SENTENCE WILL BE CARRIED OUT. MAGIC WILL BE PROTECTED ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. PAIGE: WE DIDN'T KNOW SIGNING UP FOR THIS WOULD PUT DARRYL ON DEATH ROW. I WARNED YOU ABOUT INVOKING THE TRIBUNAL. YEAH, WELL, YOU DIDN'T WARN US THEY WOULD CALL UPON OUR WORST ENEMY. GIDEON, YOUR CASE. YES, YOUR HONOUR, IN JUST A FEW MORE MOMENTS, IF YOU PLEASE. WE DON'T. YOU'RE THE ONES WHO CALLED FOR US. PROCEED. WE CALLED FOR JUSTICE, NOT THE DEMON OF FEAR. I DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM WITH ME BEING HERE. THERE'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND WE BELIEVE THAT THE TRIBUNAL SHOULD RECOGNISE THIS. I THINK THIS IS A SETUP. HOW DARE YOU QUESTION OUR INTEGRITY. NOT YOURS. THEIRS. BARBAS HAS TRIED TO KILL US 3 TIMES IN THE PAST. MRS. JOFFEE. IT'S SWA PROPERTIES. MRS. JOFFEE: HELLO, DEAR. THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT. I KNOW HOW YOU KILL. BUT THERE ARE NO ELEVATORS AROUND HERE. ELEVATORS? THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK YOUR GREATEST FEAR IS? YOU MORTALS NEED TO LOOK DEEPER, DOWN WHERE THE REAL TRUTH LIES. YOUR GREATEST FEAR IS LOSING A SISTER. I GET 2 FOR ONE. AH, THE GOOD OLD DAYS. WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? THE CIRCLE OF TRUTH, IT'S ENCHANTED. IT READS THOUGHTS AND SHOWS WHAT NEEDS TO BE SEEN. YOU MUST BE CAREFUL. MAYBE YOU BETTER JUST SIT DOWN. BARBAS: IF I MAY, IT IS NOT MY PAST EVILS THAT'S IN QUESTION HERE. WHAT IS IN QUESTION HERE IS THESE 3 WITCHES' SO-CALLED RIGHT TO BE CONTINUALLY CLEANING UP AFTER THEIR OWN MAGICAL ASSES. WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW THIS HAPPENED. YOU CAN'T. IF YOU LEAVE, LIEUTENANT MORRIS DIES. DOES IT REALLY MATTER IF WE WERE SET UP? THE POINT IS, WE WERE EXPOSED. BUT IF WE CAN PROVE HE ORCHESTRATED THE EXPOSURE, IT MIGHT. GO FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN. HURRY. WAS I BORING HIM? WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, IF IT TRULY IS OUR CASE TO PRESENT, MAY I? TO BETTER PUT THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION INTO ITS PROPER CONTEXT, IT BEARS REMINDING YOUR HONOURS OF THE LONG HISTORY, THE LONG, SUCCESSFUL HISTORY, THE CHARMED ONES HAVE OF SHIELDING THEIR MAGICAL TRACKS. IF I MAY SHOW YOU SOME EXAMPLES... I'M GOING. NO, YOU CAN'T. I CAN'T JUST LET HIM HANG EITHER, LEO. PIPER, IF IT WASN'T SAFE FOR YOU BEFORE, IT'S EVEN LESS SAFE NOW WITH BARBAS THERE. PLEASE? WHAT ABOUT DARRYL? DOES HE EVEN KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING? NO, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TELL HIM EITHER. I NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON PROVING THAT BARBAS SET HIM UP. HOW ARE YOU GONNA DO THAT? I WAS HOPING THAT YOU WOULD CALL CHRIS AND GET HIM TO USE HIS DEMONIC CONNECTIONS. WHY DON'T YOU ASK HIM? RIGHT. CHRIS? YEAH, MOM, WHAT DO YOU-- NEED? WE NEED YOUR HELP. THE POINT BEING, THE CHARMED ONES HAVE NEVER ONCE FAILED IN THEIR DUTY TO KEEP THE BIG SECRET. WITNESS. MORRIS: I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR YOU AT MISSING PERSONS TODAY. WAIT. YOU WANT PHOEBE TO REPORT COLE AS MISSING? SHE HAS TO. OTHERWISE, SOMEBODY ELSE WILL, AND SHE'LL BECOME THE PRIME SUSPECT IN HIS DISAPPEARANCE. SO YOU WANT ME TO PACK UP HIS STUFF SO IT LOOKS LIKE HE LEFT ME? THAT'S RIGHT. WE CANNOT GIVE THE POLICE ANY REASON TO SUSPECT FOUL PLAY. I MEAN, TECHNICALLY, YOU 3 DID KILL HIM. LET THE OBJECT OF OBJECTION BECOME BUT A DREAM AS I CAUSE THE SCENE TO BE UNSEEN. AS YOU'VE JUST SEEN, LIEUTENANT MORRIS, WHOM THE CLEANERS WOULD HAVE DIE TO COVER MAGIC, IS HERE INSTRUMENTAL IN KEEPING IT PROTECTED. COULD YOU PLAY THAT HOLOGRAM JUST A TINY BIT LONGER? HUMOUR ME. DO IT. I JUST WISH I COULD MAKE THE REST OF YOUR PAIN GO AWAY THAT EASILY. SO DO I. YOU MURDERING WITCH! THAT'S NOT FAIR. I WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF EVIL. YES, YOU WERE, BUT THEN, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU GIRLS SO OFTEN ARE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ONE THING OR ANOTHER. YOUR HUSBAND FITS THE CLASSIC PROFILE OF A DEADBEAT DAD. MAKE IT GO OUT. I CAN'T MAKE IT GO OUT. PHOEBE? I MEAN...FIRE! WAIT. YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS ONE. SO GLAD YOU'RE HOME. WE HAVE SOME NEW FLORAL SKETCHES WE'D LIKE YOU TO SEE. NOW'S NOT REALLY A GOOD TIME. THEY'RE WELCOME TO COME IN, LEO. I'VE REVISITED THE DINNER MENU, PIPER, AND YOU ARE GOING TO BE THRILLED. I HAVE SOME DYNAMIC CHOICES-- I WANT PIGS IN BLANKETS. AH HA HA HA HA! IT'S NICE TO SEE A BRIDE WHO STILL HAS A SENSE OF HUMOUR THIS CLOSE TO THE BIG DAY. NO, I WANT PIGS IN BLANKETS. MARIE: AAH! I FRANKLY DON'T SEE THE RELEVANCE OF ANY OF THIS. IT'S WHOLLY BESIDE THE POINT. NO, NO, NO. THAT IS PRECISELY THE POINT. THE CHARMED ONES ARE SO INFLUENCED BY OUTSIDE FORCES, HOW CAN WE EVER EXPECT TO CONTINUE TO TRUST THEM TO CLEAN UP AFTER THEMSELVES? WE CLEANED UP AFTER EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS. BUT HOW CLOSE YOU CAME TO NOT. CONTINUE, GIDEON. WHERE IS LEO? BARBAS ESCAPED THE FIRES OF HELL, AND SO DID YOU. I KNOW HE HELPED YOU. PLEASE, I DON'T WANT TO BACK DOWN THERE. DON'T THROW ME BACK DOWN THERE. CHRIS, I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE BEST WAY. LAST CHANCE, PHINKS. OK, OK, OK, OK! PHANTASMS. WE USED PHANTASMS. HOW? BARBAS BUDDIED UP TO A COUPLE OF THEM DOWN THERE. HE USED THEM TO DO STUFF FOR HIM, YOU KNOW, SINCE THEY CAN TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH AND ALL. WHAT KIND OF STUFF? I DON'T KNOW. I SWEAR I DON'T KNOW! BUT WHATEVER IT WAS, HE SAID IT COULD RESURRECT HIM SOMEHOW. IT COULD GIVE HIM NEW LIFE-- PERMANENTLY, TOO, HE SAID, IF HE WON SOMETHING. THE CASE. HE MUST HAVE USED THE PHANTASM TO CUT A DEAL WITH THE DEMON MEMBERS OF THE TRIBUNAL. WE NEED PROOF. WHAT DO YOU THINK HE IS? HE'S A DEMON. THEY'LL DISCREDIT HIM. IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING. IT'S A WASTE OF TIME. IT'S THE BEST WE'VE GOT. LOOK-- THEN WE NEED TO DO BETTER. AAH! SHOOT! NOW LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO. PAIGE: PIPER, WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THE HOUSE? PIPER: OH, MY GOD. WHAT HAVE I DONE? LEO: THE SPELL, PIPER. YOU NEED TO REVERSE IT FAST. I'M NOT SURE I CAN. WELL, THEN, YOU'D BETTER MAKE US DISAPPEAR, BECAUSE THIS ONE'S GONNA BE TOUGH TO EXPLAIN. LEO: YOU CAN DO IT, PIPER. COME ON. LET THE OBJECT OF OBJECTION RETURN SO THAT ITS EXISTENCE MAY BE... REAFFIRMED. NICELY DONE. SO THEN, DESPITE WHAT BARBAS WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE, REGARDLESS OF OUTSIDE INFLUENCES, THE SISTERS HAVE ALWAYS MANAGED TO PROTECT MAGIC, AND THEREFORE, BASED UPON ALL THE EVIDENCE, WE ASK THE TRIBUNAL-- NO, WE DEMAND THAT THE CLEANERS BE FORCED TO REVERSE WHAT THEY HAVE DONE, THAT LIEUTENANT MORRIS BE FREED, AND THAT THE CHARMED ONES BE ALLOWED TO DO WHAT THEY HAVE ALWAYS DONE SO WELL-- COVER THEIR OWN TRACKS ` RESPECTFULLY. (BARBAS APPLAUDS) BRAVO! REALLY VERY COMPELLING STUFF, COUNSELLOR. IN FACT, I THINK THAT YOU'VE JUST SUCCESSFULLY ARGUED MY CASE. NOW WHAT'S HE UP TO? NOW OBVIOUSLY, THIS WHOLE THING HAS NOW BECOME MUCH, MUCH BIGGER THAN JUST A SIMPLE CASE OF WHETHER THE GOOD LIEUTENANT BITES THE DUST, BECAUSE AS WE'VE JUST SEEN, THE RECKLESSNESS DISPLAYED BY THESE 3 WITCHES HAS NOW BECOME OF EPIDEMIC PROPORTION. OBJECTION! MAY I REMIND MY COUNTERPART THAT THIS IS SIMPLY A QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT THE SITUATION SHOULD BE REVERSED. IT IS NOT AN INDICTMENT ON THE CHARMED ONES. MAYBE IT SHOULD BE. THIS IS WHAT HE'S UP TO. VOILA! THEY DON'T HAVE TO MOVE! THEY CAN STAY FOR A YEAR! 10 YEARS! WHAT ABOUT THE COCKROACHES? ARE YOU GONNA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE COCKROACHES? FIRST THING TOMORROW. JUST PLEASE DON'T DROP ME. PLEASE! UH, PHOEBE? COLE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? WELL, I GOT A CALL FROM ONE OF THE TENANTS SAYING THAT WONDER WOMAN WAS TERRORISING THE LANDLORD. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? WELL, I'M TEACHING MY BUDDY HERE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE A BETTER PERSON. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, BUT THIS IS NOT YOU--LITERALLY. ARE YOU KIDDING? THIS IS BETTER THAN ME. THIS IS NEW AND IMPROVED ME. NOW NOT ONLY CAN I HELP MY READERS, BUT I CAN HELP THE ENTIRE CITY. CAREFUL. HE'S GOT EARS. OH, PLEASE. RELAX. THE ONLY THING HE CAN HEAR RIGHT NOW IS THE BLOOD RUSHING TO HIS BRAIN. OK, COLE, I GOTTA GO, BECAUSE I'VE GOT A LOT OF LOYAL READERS THAT NEED MY HELP. OK? OK. AND LAST, BUT BY NO MEANS LEAST, WHERE WERE THE CHARMED ONES TO CLEAN UP THIS MESS? ALL YOUR MONEY! HURRY UP! WATCHES, WALLETS--HUH? COME ON. NOTHING'S CHANGED. GIVE ME THE MONEY. HURRY UP! THAT IS ABSURD. THAT WAS COLE. WE WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. WE WEREN'T EVEN THERE. AH, BUT YOU WERE THERE, PHOEBE. IT WAS YOUR COLD REJECTION OF HIS LOVE THAT DROVE HIM TO THAT RECKLESS DESPAIR. SO I SAY THAT YOU WERE RESPONSIBLE. HEXES, POSSESSION, EVIL INFLUENCES, AFFAIRS OF THE HEART. I SAY WE'RE LUCKY THAT ALL THE MAGIC HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED BEYOND REPAIR LONG BEFORE NOW. IF WE WANT TO PROTECT ALL THAT WE ARE, ALL THAT THIS TRIBUNAL STANDS FOR, THEN I SAY WE SHOULD NOT BE JUST DECIDING THE FATE OF SOME POOR, PATHETIC MORTAL. NO, WE SHOULD BE DECIDING THE FATE OF THESE 3, AND WHETHER THEY SHOULD EVER BE PERMITTED TO PRACTISE MAGIC AGAIN. SO BE IT. OK, I GET THE FACT THAT BARBAS USED THE PHANTASM TO CUT A DEAL SO HE COULD TRY THE CASE. BUT THAT STILL DOESN'T EXPLAIN HOW HE SET UP THE GIRLS. TO GET IT TO POSSESS THE KILLER, SO THE SISTERS WOULD GET ONTO HIM. BUT THAT'S ONLY PART OF IT. HOW DID HE EVEN KNOW DARRYL WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION IN THE FIRST PLACE? THERE IS NOTHING IN HERE ABOUT PHANTASMS THAT WE DON'T ALREADY KNOW. HEY! DID YOU LISTEN TO A WORD I JUST SAID? WHAT? NEVER MIND. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. IT'S OBVIOUS YOU HATE MY GUTS, CHRIS. I UNDERSTAND. I'M A HORRIBLE FATHER IN THE FUTURE, BUT THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW. SO CAN WE CONCENTRATE ON WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE DARRYL AND SAVE THE GIRLS, PLEASE? FINE. GREAT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S START WITH WHAT WE KNOW. HOW ABOUT PHANTASMS? WAIT. THAT'S IT. PHANTASMS, PLURAL. PHINKS SAID BARBAS BUDDIED UP TO A COUPLE OF THEM, RIGHT? WELL, THAT MEANS THERE MUST BE ANOTHER ONE OUT THERE FOR US TO FIND. SEE? I KNEW WE COULD WORK TOGETHER. ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS? YEAH. IF THEY'RE GONNA PUT US ON TRIAL, TOO, IT MIGHT BE THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE DARRYL. WE HAVE TO STAND ON OUR RECORD. IF ALL THE GOOD WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST 6 YEARS ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH, THEN NOTHING IS. VERY WELL. YOUR WITNESS. NOW, LET'S SEE. SO MANY HOLOGRAMS... SO LITTLE TIME. BARBAS. I GUESS I SHOULD ASK ONE OF THE CLEANERS A FEW QUICK QUESTIONS. AS YOU WISH. YOU HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO WATCH THE CHARMED ONES SINCE THEY FIRST BECAME WITCHES, HAVE YOU NOT? THAT IS CORRECT. WOULD LIEUTENANT MORRIS BE THE FIRST POLICEMAN TO DIE IN ORDER TO CLEAN UP ONE OF THEIR LITTLE MAGICAL MESSES. NO. UH-OH. YOU OK? YEAH. OHH. OH, MY GOD. HE'S DEAD. TRULY TRAGIC. THAT WAS THEIR SISTER PRUE'S FIRST TRUE LOVE. I WONDER WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HER. DON'T! IT'S NOT WORTH IT. ANYONE ELSE? YES. INSPECTOR REECE. WE HAD TO KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON HIM. INSPECTOR. HOW CAN I HELP YOU? YOU CAN TELL ME WHERE TO FIND COLE TURNER. I KNOW HE'S ALIVE, AND I KNOW HE'S IN TOWN. REALLY. YEAH, REALLY. WANT TO KNOW HOW? BECAUSE HIS FORMER LANDLADY WAS FOUND BRUTALLY MURDERED AT HIS ADDRESS. OH, MY GOD. THAT'S AWFUL. AWFUL LIKE YOU CAN'T IMAGINE. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. AND I KNOW WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE. AND I AM-- I AM SO SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO-- YOU'RE SORRY? HER EYES WERE FROZEN OPEN IN TERROR. HER SKULL WAS PUNCTURED IN 2 PLACES. BY THE TIME THE POLICE GOT THERE, MOST OF HER BRAIN HAD SPILLED OUT ONTO THE FLOOR. BE SICK, BE HORRIFIED, BUT DON'T STAND THERE LYING TO ME AND SAY YOU'RE SORRY. I'M GONNA FIND HIM, MISS HALLIWELL, AND THEN I'M GONNA BUST HIS ASS. AND THEN I'M GONNA BUST YOURS. AND DID HE FIND HIM? NO... HE DID NOT. AAH! AAH! AAH! OPEN THE GATE! WE WERE LUCKY ONE OF THOSE DEMONS CAME ALONG AND TIED UP THAT LOOSE END, AREN'T WE? IT'S A RHETORICAL QUESTION. NEVER MIND. THERE WAS ANOTHER. AN FBI AGENT. THAT'S RIGHT. IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING, THAT'S JUST A COPY. NICE WAY TO ENGENDER TRUST, AGENT JACKMAN. IF I WANTED TO EXPOSE YOU, I COULD'VE DONE THAT 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN THAT FILE FIRST CROSSED MY DESK. EXPOSE US AS WHAT? WITCHES. IT'S THE ONLY LOGICAL EXPLANATION FOR ALL THE UNSOLVED CASES, THE MISSING PERSONS, THE MYSTERIOUS DEATHS. THAT IS OUT OF CONTEXT. HE WAS A WITCH HUNTER. HE TRIED TO KILL US. THE ONLY CONTEXT I'M INTERESTED IN IS WHAT HAPPENED TO YET ANOTHER OFFICER OF THE LAW. WITNESS. SEEMS LIKE THAT STREAM OF UNSOLVED DEATHS LEFT IN THE CHARMED ONES' WAKE KEEPS RIGHT ON GROWING. SO I GUESS THE OBVIOUS QUESTION IS HOW MANY MORE INSPECTORS MUST DIE BEFORE IT COMES TO AN END? ANOTHER RHETORICAL QUESTION? ACTUALLY, NO. IN FACT, THAT IS WHAT I THINK BECOMES THE SALIENT QUESTION BECAUSE THE DEATHS COULD END WITH LIEUTENANT MORRIS. THAT'S WHAT I THINK. WHAT DO YOU THINK? PHOEBE: OBJECTION. WHY SHOULD WE CARE WHAT HE THINKS? PHOEBE. I CARE. OF COURSE YOU CARE. YOU'RE A DEMON. I CARE, TOO. PHOEBE: OH. WELL, THEN NEVER MIND. I THINK... THERE WILL ALWAYS BE ANOTHER INSPECTOR SHERIDAN TO PICK UP ON THEIR TRAIL. WAIT A MINUTE. BARBAS: UNLESS... IT ENDS WITH MORRIS. (WHISPERING) WHAT? NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, RHETORICAL OR OTHERWISE. OH, SORRY. DID YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS OF HIM? YES, AS A MATTER OF FACT. PAIGE: NO. WE'RE FINE. CARRY ON. PAIGE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? BARBAS: UNFORTUNATELY FOR US, ENDING THE STREAM OF DEATHS WITH MORRIS ONLY SOLVES OUR PROBLEM OF THE PAST. IT DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO PROTECT US AGAINST OUR FUTURE PROBLEMS. SO HOW MUCH LONGER CAN WE AFFORD TO TEMPT THE GODS OF FATE WITH THE RECKLESSNESS OF THE CHARMED ONES, AND AT WHAT POINT DOES THAT DAY FINALLY COME WHEN IT'S JUST SIMPLY TOO LATE TO CLEAN UP AFTER ONE OF THEIR LITTLE MAGICAL MESSES? AND THEN ALL OF MAGIC IS EXPOSED TO THE WORLD FOREVER BECAUSE OF THEM, AND THAT IS THE QUESTION YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ANSWER BECAUSE I REST MY CASE. GIDEON. NOTHING FURTHER. WE WILL RETURN WITH THE VERDICT. OK, THIS BETTER BE GOOD. LEO. HEY, YOU GUYS ARE SPEAKING NOW. UH, LET'S NOT MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT, OK? FINE. WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT? OK, YOU KNOW THAT PHANTASM YOU VANQUISHED? APPARENTLY BARBAS SENT IT SO YOU'D FOLLOW IT. AND APPARENTLY HE GETS A 'GET OUT OF HELL FREE' CARD IF HE WINS THE CASE. I KNEW THIS WAS A SETUP. BUT WE CAN'T PROVE IT, SO WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER PHANTASM, BUT WE CAN'T-- IF IT'S ANYWHERE, IT HAS TO BE INSIDE INSPECTOR SHERIDAN. IT'S THE ONLY WAY BARBAS KNEW SHE'D BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. OK, GO GET HER. BRING HER BACK HERE. HURRY. PIPER. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? HOW DID YOU DO THAT? THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT MAGIC SCHOOL. I'M GONNA GET YOU OUT OF HERE. WHAT? RIGHT NOW. LET'S GO. YOU MEAN, JUST LEAVE? THAT'S THE IDEA. NO. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, NO? WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. WE'LL FIX IT LATER. UH, NO, PIPER. I CAN'T. WHAT IF YOU CAN'T FIX THIS? WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THEN? RUN? HIDE? THAT'S NOT RIGHT. I'M NO FUGITIVE. I'M A COP! HOW DID I GET HERE? PIPER! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? I DON'T KNOW. WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK? GO. THRASK: SHE CAN'T. WE HAVE BROUGHT HER TO HEAR THE JUDGEMENT... SINCE IT IMPACTS ALL OF YOU. THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD. WHERE THE HELL IS LEO? AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE CHARMED ONES SHALL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO PRACTISE MAGIC, THE JUDGEMENT IS... IN FAVOUR OF THE SISTERS. BUT AGAINST THE LIEUTENANT. THE TRAIL OF EXPOSURE MUST END WITH HIM. I'M AFRAID IT'S TIME. NO, NO, NO. PLEASE DON'T TAKE HIM. PLEASE DON'T. NO, NO, NO. YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME, RIGHT? I MEAN, YOU CAN'T REALLY BE DOING THIS. PHOEBE, THEY HAVE ALREADY. LOOK, HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT PROTECTING MAGIC. ALL HE CARES ABOUT IS HIMSELF AND GETTING OUT OF PURGATORY. NOT ONLY DID HE SET US UP, BUT HE SET YOU UP, TOO. ALWAYS TRYING TO BLAME SOMEBODY ELSE, AREN'T YOU? SON OF A-- YOU HAVE TO STOP THIS. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? THEY HAVEN'T TAKEN AWAY YOUR POWERS YET, BUT THEY STILL CAN. THEN LET THEM. IF THIS IS THE THANKS THAT WE GET FOR ALL OF OUR GOOD WORK, IF THIS IS THE WAY THE SYSTEM WORKS, THEN YOU CAN KEEP OUR STUPID POWERS. PAIGE! NO, SHE'S RIGHT. IF DARRYL DIES, THAT'S IT. WE'RE DONE. WE QUIT. YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD SOLVE ANY OF OUR FUTURE EXPOSURE ISSUES, NOW, WOULDN'T IT? YOU'D HAVE US ERASE YOUR MEMORIES? CHANGE ALL THAT YOU KNOW? ALL THAT YOU ARE? IF NECESSARY. VERY WELL. GET OFF OF ME! WHAT IS THIS? WH-WHERE AM I? THAT'S A NICE ACT. IT'S VERY CONVINCING. OBJECTION! HE CANNOT BRING A MORTAL DOWN HERE. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS. SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS? WATCH. WHAT NOW? OH, SURROUNDED BY IDIOTS. AAH! HUH. GUESS THERE'S SOME CLEANIN' UP TO DO THERE. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELF, BARBAS? I'M A DEMON. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? BASED ON THE EVIDENCE, I BEG YOU TO REVERSE THE DECISION BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. SHEILA: DARRYL. DID YOU FORGET WE WERE GONNA GO OUT TONIGHT? IT IS DONE. AND AS FOR YOU, BARBAS-- WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. JUST BECAUSE I'M THE ONE THAT SET THIS WHOLE THING UP DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT I AM NOT RIGHT. THE CHARMED ONES ARE RECKLESS WITH MAGIC. OH, PLEASE. YOU'VE SEEN, I'VE SEEN, WE'VE ALL SEEN IT TIME AFTER TIME, AND IT DOESN'T EVEN INCLUDE WHAT GOT THEM INTO THIS WHOLE MESS IN THE FIRST PLACE. UH...I THINK THAT WOULD BE YOU. NO, PHOEBE, THAT WOULD BE YOU, WITH YOUR ONGOING ZEAL TO FORCE YOUR PREMONITIONS, TO SHORT-CIRCUIT THE PROCESS, TAKE THE EASY WAY, AND FOR WHAT? EACH AND EVERY TIME, IT WAS FOR PERSONAL GAIN. I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT JUST SEEMS TO ME LIKE SELFISH BEHAVIOUR LIKE THAT, THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME CONSEQUENCES, OR, WELL... WHAT'S THE POINT? PHOEBE WILL BE STRIPPED OF HER POWERS. WHAT?! JUST YOUR ACTIVE POWERS. EMPATHY, PREMONITIONS. LEVITATION. YOU CAN EARN THEM BACK, BUT ONLY IF YOU'RE MORE CAREFUL WITH YOUR POWERS. IF YOU'RE ALL MORE CAREFUL. YOU CAN'T JUST SAY THAT AND LEAVE. GIDEON, GET THEM BACK HERE NOW. NO. IT'S OK. I MEAN, IT MIGHT BE KIND OF REFRESHING TO NOT RELY ON MY POWERS SO MUCH ANY MORE, YOU KNOW? BESIDES, THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES THAT THINK I'VE BEEN MISUSING THEM. ARE YOU SURE? YEAH. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE. AH, LOOKS LIKE I DID JUST ENOUGH TO WIN THE CASE. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? THAT MEANS... I'M BAAAACK! OHHH... I KNOW, COUNSELLOR. I KNOW. YOU'RE AFRAID... THAT YOUR GREATEST FEAR IS THAT SOMEHOW THEY'RE GOING TO FIND OUT THAT YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S AFTER PIPER'S SON. BUT DON'T BE WORRIED. I WON'T TELL ANYONE. I PROMISE. NARY A SOUL. CAPTIONED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE --WWW.NCICAP.ORG--
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