Lost and Bound

First Airdate: January 31, 2002 Episode number 78 Episode 4.12 Written by: Nell Scovell Directed by: Guest Stars:

Episode Summary
A eleven year old boy named Tyler runs away from home after discovering he can set fire to things with his mind. He turns up at the social services where Paige works. He sets fire to a wastepaper buckdet whilst angry at Mr Cowan and runs off. Paige follows him and takes him back to the Manor. After opening up to Piper, Tyler feels better gbut sets fire to a chair. Meanwhile, Cole proposes to Phoebe again with Grams' old engagement ring, not knowing that it is cursed. Phoebe starts acting like a traditional 50s housewife and seems more interested iun making Cole's dinner than saving Tyler. Cole begins working at the social services when Paige reccommends him but he gets fired on his first day. It turns out that Tyler's foster parents are bounty hunter demons who have been hired to capture Tyler for an upper level demon called Ludlow. They sense him blowing up Piper's chair and coem to the Manor, where they attack Piper but are vanquished by Tyler's firestarting powers. Piper and Leo pose as bounty hunters to get to Ludlow, whilst Piper takes Grams' off Phoebe to return her to normal, after Tyler is captured by Ludlow to be prepared for the Source, Piper and Leo are thrown out of his castle, but bust back in and vanquish Ludlow with a spell written by Paige. He dies and Tyler is revived. Piper binds his powers to help him and Phoebe throws Grams' ring down the drain after realsises she hexed the ring to stop her getting engaged for a seventh time.

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