Run, Piper, Run/Script

Written by: Brad Kern

Season 8, Episode 02

Episode: 158

'''FADE IN. [TRIQUETRA] ROSE MCGOWAN (NARRATOR):''' Previously on Charmed ...

FLASH IN. [Scene from 8X01: Still Charmed and Kicking] [INT. MANOR - ATTIC - DAY]

(Phoebe adds a pinch of something to the potions pot. The contents explode and a cloud of white smoke rises up.)

PHOEBE: Voila. New identities. (Phoebe and the others turn and look at their reflection in the mirrors. They each see their 'new' selves.)

VICTOR BENNETT: How is it you can see your other selves reflected in the mirror? PHOEBE: It's part of the spell.

PIPER: You know, this just might work.

[Scene from 8X02: Malice in Wonderland] [INT. BILLIE'S DORM ROOM -- DAY]

(Paige talks with Billie Jenkins.)

PAIGE: What's your name, anyway?

BILLIE JENKINS: Billie.

PAIGE: How long have you been a witch?

BILLIE JENKINS: Not that long. Just up till really recently, I noticed I had these --these powers.

TRIQUETRA FLASH TO: [Scene from 8X01: Still Charmed and Kicking]

[CLOSE: KITCHEN DOOR]

(Phoebe and Paige poke their heads out of the kitchen doorway.)

PAIGE: Who is he?

PHOEBE: I don't know his name. It's some guy that I used to see in the elevator all the time at work.

[INT. THE BAY MIRROR - HALLWAY/ELEVATOR - DAY]

(Phoebe and Dex Lawson meet.)

PHOEBE: I'm Julie, Phoebe's cousin.

DEX LAWSON: Dex. Dex Lawson.

TRIQUETRA FLASH TO: [Scene from 8X02: Malice in Wonderland]

[INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- DAY]

(Paige is scrying when she gives Phoebe the message.)

PAIGE: Hey, the paper called for you.

PHOEBE: Really? What did they want?

PAIGE: Well, I think they want to talk to you -- or cousin you.

[INT. THE BAY MIRROR - PHOEBE'S OFFICE -- DAY]

(Phoebe is typing on the computer. Voice Over is from earlier in the episode.)

PHOEBE: (v.o.) Apparently the newspaper's having a hard time. Getting the advice column out, so they asked me to help out a little bit, which I thought was kind of weird, but I said sure.

[INT. THE BAY MIRROR - BULLPEN -- DAY]

(Phoebe looks at Dex Lawson.) PHOEBE: Did you have some - DEX LAWSON: I ran into your editor in the elevator, told her I thought you might be able to help.

FADE TO END OF PREVIOUSLY ON

FADE IN.

[INT. MANOR - PIPER'S BEDROOM - MORNING]

(Piper is digging through her closet while Leo and Paige lean up against the doorway waiting for her to pick something to wear.)

LEO: Piper, you're gonna be late.

PAIGE: I can orb you.

PIPER: No. No. We -- No orb. We drive like normal people.

PAIGE: Yeah, well, normal people get stuck in traffic jams.

PIPER: Did you put my silver earrings back after you borrowed them?

PAIGE: Piper, you're stalling.

PIPER: I am not stalling.

(Piper walks out of the closet.)

LEO: Wow. You look great.

PAIGE: It's okay if you're scared. It's understandable.

PIPER: I'm not scared.

PAIGE: Oh, yeah, right. That's why you changed outfits three times.

PIPER: All right, well, maybe I am a little nervous. (She puts her jacket on.) I don't really know why I'm doing this, anyway.

LEO: You're doing this because it's what you want to do. Look, if you get nothing else out of being dead to the world ...

PAIGE: And to the underworld ...

LEO: At least you went out and you tried something new. You know? You expanded your horizons.

PIPER: Who writes your stuff?

PAIGE: The thing is, you just need to relax a little. Okay, Piper? It's just an interview.

PIPER: With a corporate headhunter who's going to, what, get me a job at IBM? I don't think so.

PAIGE: I thought you wanted this.

PIPER: No, actually, it was dad's idea. He set it up.

LEO: Because he knew you wanted to try something new.

PIPER: No. I am perfectly happy running P3.

LEO: You were not happy last week about anything.

PIPER: One little meltdown. Okay? I'm allowed.

PAIGE: Okay, look, the point is, you've got a new lease on life. We all do. And you need to just take your own advice. You know? Get out there. See if there's other people you want to mingle with and talk to.

PIPER: Mm-hmm. And what about all the demons in the world?

PAIGE: We've got Billie for that.

PIPER: And she's just a kid. What if she can't handle it?

PAIGE: She will. She's learning, and I've got her upstairs studying right now.

LEO: Yeah, and -- and as far as the play date, you know, I got it covered.

PIPER: I know. But really, little Kenny is -

LEO: ... is allergic to peanut butter. I know. You told me. You're stalling.

(Piper turns and looks at her 'new' image in the mirror.)

PIPER: I just wish I didn't feel like such a fraud.

PAIGE: All you need to do is remember the you that's on the inside. Okay? And besides ... who's gonna figure it out ... Jenny.

CUT TO: [FLASH FORWARD]

(From the Halliwell Manor, we travel up and across San Francisco City.)

[EXT. ALLEY -- DAY]

(Inspector Parker has his gun pointed at a blonde-haired woman who looks incredibly like "Jenny," Piper's new identity.)

LIEUTENANT PARKER: Put your hands on your head. Now!

MAYA HOLMES: Je n'ai rien fait! (With her hands raised, she turns around to look at Inspector Parker.) Vous devez me confondre avec quelqu'un d'autre.

LIEUTENANT PARKER: Save it, Maya! I know you understand me. You're under arrest for murder.

(She kicks the gun out of his hands, then turn and kicks him again in the face, bringing him down to his knees. He falls to the floor, out cold. She kneels down and picks up the gun.)

MAYA HOLMES: Damn you.

(She sighs and leaves.)

CUT TO: END OF TEASER ROLL TITLE CREDITS

FADE IN. [EXT. VARIOUS SAN FRANCISCO (STOCK) - DAY]

[EXT. MANOR -- DAY]

(It's a bright sunny day, when a loud explosion sounds, shaking the entire house.)

[INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- DAY]

(Paige runs into the attic.)

PAIGE: Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! (She coughs.) Are you okay?

(Books are strewn on the floor around Billie. Paige helps her up.)

BILLIE JENKINS: (groans) Ohhh ... yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm--I'm okay. I'm ... whooh! That was, uh, that was awesome!

(Billie is amazed by the magic.)

PAIGE: Awesome? You almost blew the house up! How's that awesome?

BILLIE: Oh, just the attic. Besides, this place is a wreck. Do you guys ever put anything away?

PAIGE: You were just supposed to be ... reading.

BILLIE: That's all I was doing!

PAIGE: Well, then what happened?!

BILLIE: I don't know. Remember, I'm very, very new at this.

PAIGE: Unhh! (Paige picks up the Book of Shadows' bookstand and figures out what Billie did.) You read a spell out loud, didn't you?

BILLIE: Yes, I read out loud.

PAIGE: That is not reading. That is chanting. And that ... uhh! (She picks up the Book of Shadows.) ... is how things go boom!

(She slams the Book of Shadows onto the bookstand.)

BILLIE: Okay, cool. Lesson learned. What's next?

PAIGE: What's next ... is that you go back to college and take a break from all this.

BILLIE: Why? It was just one little mistake. Haven't you heard of the learning curve? (Paige glares at her.) Look, I'm here because you need me, right? So you girls can go have a normal life while I go kick some demon ass. So the more you teach me, the more I can get out there and go do my thing.

PAIGE: The first thing you're gonna be doing is cleaning up your mess.

(Paige shoves a book in Billie's hands.)

BILLIE: Well, why? Can't you just cast a spell and make it pick itself up?

PAIGE: That would be something called personal gain, which is something we don't do. Okay? Plus, we want to keep the use of magic to a minimum so the demons don't find out we're still alive.

BILLIE: Oh. Okay. Yeah. Three chicks move in under the same roof. Hello. How dumb can they be? (Paige shoves another object in her hands.) Sorry.

PAIGE: Look, I get the spells and witchcraft and potions. They're really fun. It was not long ago that I was kinda going through the same thing, learning the ropes. But here's the deal. It's actually really dangerous. And until you respect that, you're not gonna really, truly learn anything.

BILLIE: Okay. You're right. You're right. I will. I will respect it. I promise.

PAIGE: Thank you.

BILLIE: So, when can we go vanquish demons?

(Paige rolls her eyes at Billie.)

PHOEBE: (v.o.) Hey, don't look at me. You're the Whitelighter.

[INT. THE BAY MIRROR - PHOEBE' OFFICE - DAY]

(Phoebe is in her office, sitting behind her desk and putting on her make-up. Her door is shut and blinders drawn. She's on the speaker phone with Paige.)

PHOEBE: (to phone) Yes, I realize she's there to help us all, Paige, but I'm working. And you'll be, too, soon as she gets her stuff together. You know?

ASSISTANT: (from intercom) Julie, Dex Lawson here to see you.

PHOEBE: (to phone) Oh, I gotta go. I gotta go. My future husband's here. My future husband's here. I gotta go. I'll see you at lunch. See you at lunch.

(She pushes the disconnect button just as the door opens. Dex Lawson peers in.)

DEX LAWSON: Bad time?

PHOEBE: No. This is a great time. Come on in. (She motions him inside.) Wanna sit?

DEX LAWSON: I can't. I gotta get back to work. I just wanted to stop by and see how the new job's going.

PHOEBE: The new job? Oh! Right. I'm sorry. I completely blanked. Uh, it's ... great. It's like I've been here for years.

DEX LAWSON: Yeah, well, it shows. Sound just like her.

PHOEBE: Who?

DEX LAWSON: Phoebe? You know, the column ... Advice ...

PHOEBE: Oh. Right. Of course.

DEX LAWSON: Yeah. I mean it, Julie. It's uncanny. It's ... it's ... almost like you're channeling her or something.

PHOEBE: Well, I'm gonna have to work on that, 'cause that's kinda weird, huh? So ... you called about something?

DEX LAWSON: Uh, yes, I did. Um ... how do you feel about art shows?

PHOEBE: Well, that depends on the art.

DEX LAWSON: How do you feel about my art?

PHOEBE: I love it.

DEX LAWSON: Good answer. Um ... look, I know we've only gone out a couple times, but, uh ... I mean, I was just wondering if, uh ...

PHOEBE: I'd love to.

DEX LAWSON: Love to what?

PHOEBE: Love to come to your art show tonight. If ... that's what you were asking.

DEX LAWSON: I was trying to. How'd you know?

PHOEBE: I'm psychic.

(Phoebe playfully touches his shoulder. She's suddenly hit with a premonition.)

(Quick flash to: [INT. DEX'S LOFT/GALLERY]

At the art show that night, there's an earthquake and Dex's art work smash to the ground and break into pieces. End of premonition.)

(Phoebe stares at him, a little shaken by the vision.)

DEX LAWSON: What happened?

PHOEBE: The earth moved.

PIPER: (v.o.) Sometimes life just throws you a curve ball,

CUT TO:

[INT. LANDER & ASSOCIATES -- CORPORATE OFFICES -- DAY]

(Piper is in the middle of her job interview.)

PIPER: ... and I'm Piper's cousin, so somebody had to step in to take care of the kids.

HARPER JENNINGS: Of course. That's very noble of you. Still, how do you expect to work full-time if --

PIPER: Oh. Well, I have two other cousins who can pitch in, and the boys, um ... well, they have a man around. Another cousin. By marriage. My marriage. I'm married.

HARPER JENNINGS: It's all on the application. Isn't it?

PIPER: Yes. Yes. It's -- it's all here, Ms. Bennet.

PIPER: Uh, Jenny.

HARPER JENNINGS: Jenny.

PIPER: I'm wasting your time.

HARPER JENNINGS: No, no. No. It's not that at all. Um ... your resume's ... very impressive. Really. Anybody Victor vouches for is all right by me. It's just ...

PIPER: Just what?

HARPER JENNINGS: Well, frankly, I get the impression you don't really want to be here.

PIPER: Oh, no. No. That's not true. Really. Well ... maybe it's a little bit true.

HARPER JENNINGS: But ...

PIPER: (sighs) Honestly, I really don't know what I'm doing with my life at the moment. This change ... this ... tragedy ... it's really forced me to open my eyes and see just how far my life got off track. And after a while, it just seemed like one big battle after another.

HARPER JENNINGS: Oh, yes-- the metaphorical battles we face each day.

PIPER: Yeah. Except mine were a little more literal. But my point is, I'm here because I want to find myself again. I want to dedicate part of my life to a new purpose. And, really, I work very hard, and I'm very good with people.

HARPER JENNINGS: You don't have to sell yourself on me, Jenny. PIPER: I don't?

HARPER JENNINGS: No. The credentials speak for themselves. Besides ... you're honest ... straightforward. Very important traits every high-level exec should have.

PIPER: High-level exec?

HARPER JENNINGS: That's where I'd place you based on everything I'm seeing here. (He takes out a digital camera.)

HARPER JENNINGS: Smile. (He takes her photo.) It's for the background check. It's pro forma. PIPER: Background check? (From behind the desk, we're given a glimpse of the computer screen. The digital photo he took is already on the monitor showing Piper's 'new' look.)

HARPER JENNINGS: Give me a couple of days, see what I can come up with ... and we'll meet again Wednesday. Is that all right? PIPER: Are you kidding? That's great. Thank you.

(Piper stands up and shakes his hand.)

HARPER JENNINGS: Sure.

(Piper turns and leaves the office. Harper Jennings presses the enter key and Piper's photo and information are mailed off for the background check.)

[INSERT: CGI EFX]

(The information zooms through the computer circuitry, through the cables and into the computer at BSI Background Security, Inc.)

[INT. BSI -- SECURITY -- DAY]

(The e-mail with Piper's new identity opens on the computer monitor. The technician who is eating a hoagie sandwich, sits up in his chair, presses the buttons on the keyboard and waits for a response. The computer searches and comes up with a mug shot photo for: METRO PD HOLMES, MAYA 6851B-275. The technician reaches for the phone and makes the call.)

TECHNICIAN: (to phone) We've got a problem.

PIPER: (v.o.) Actually, it wasn't a problem at all.

CUT TO: [EXT. OUTSIDE OFFICES -- DAY]

(Piper steps out into the sidewalk. She's talking on the phone with Leo.)

PIPER: (to phone) It went a lot better than I thought it would.

INTERCUT WITH: [INT. MANOR - CONSERVATORY - DAY]

(Leo is standing in the conservatory doorway. Wyatt and the other children are playing in the room behind him.)

LEO: I won't say I told you so.

PIPER: Good. Don't. How's the Motley Crew?

(He glances behind to check.)

LEO: Uh, they're doing fine. They're enjoying their sundaes as we speak.

PIPER: Actually, I was talking about the moms. Be careful of Eve. She can kind of be ...

LEO: (interrupts) Piper ...

PIPER: What?

LEO: I can handle it. Enjoy your lunch. Celebrate.

PIPER: Celebrate what?

LEO: Your new life. (Amused, Leo hangs up and steps into the conservatory with the other moms.)

VIVIAN: Uh, use your words, sweetie. (Leo sits down in the chair with the other moms.) Uh! I swear, if Edith stands up one more time at PTA, she's gotta go.

DARK-HAIRED WOMAN: Get rid of her. Cement shoe city.

SHORT-HAIRED WOMAN: She's joking, of course.

LEO: Oh, I get it. Just pretend I'm one of the gals.

(One of the children starts whining.)

VIVIAN: Mommy said use your words. Oh, does this agro stage ever stop?

SHORT-HAIRED WOMAN: Not if you're like my husband ...

EVE: Believe it or not, some men are sensitive. (to Leo) Look at you and what you're doing. Taking care of your cousin's kids.

LEO: It's what family does.

EVE: Yeah, but most men wouldn't set aside their career for the sake of the children. God, I just -- I really admire you.

(She gives Leo a smoldering look.) (The whining child continues to whine.)

VIVIAN: Ok, enough. (She reaches out and picks up her son.) I'm sorry, sweetie, but mommy told you if you can't use it safely, she's taking it away. Come on.

EVE: And all on your own. No ring. You're not married?

LEO: Oh, um, actually, it's a long story.

(Eve's son comes running up to her. He's carrying a bowl of ice cream.)

TOMMY: Mommy! Mommy! Oh!

(He trips. The bowl of ice cream flies out of his hands and lands squarely on Leo's shirt. The other women Watch.)

EVE: Oh, God, I am so sorry.

TOMMY: Oops.

LEO: It's okay. It was -- it was an accident.

EVE: Here. Let me clean that off.

(She takes a napkin and dabs at the ice cream mess on his shirt while her other hand rests on Leo's thigh. The other women watch, fully aware of what Eve's doing.)

CUT TO: [EXT. STREET -- DAY]

(Police cars screech to a halt in front of the office building. Inspector Parker exits the car. He's on his radio,)

LIEUTENANT PARKER: Suspect is considered armed and dangerous. Approach with extreme caution and on my orders only. We don't want any civilians hurt. Copy that.

VOICE: (from radio) Copy that, lieutenant.

CUT TO: [EXT. OUTDOOR CAFÉ -- DAY]

(Piper, Phoebe and Paige sit at an outside café table eating lunch.)

PIPER: I don't know. I'm just not used to it, I guess.

PHOEBE: What, feeling happy?

PIPER: No. I mean, the guy's probably just blowing smoke anyway. He's probably not gonna call with any real opportunities.

PHOEBE: Now that's the old Piper we all know and love.

PAIGE: Jenny.

PHOEBE: Nobody's listening. And nobody cares. That's the beauty of it.

PAIGE: You know what? I hear that Dex cares.

(Paige makes kissy noises at Phoebe.)

PHOEBE: Yeah, until the earthquake destroys everything he's ever worked for.

PIPER: What earthquake?

PHOEBE: I mean, talk about ruining a moment.

PAIGE: What moment?

PHOEBE: You know, the moment. When you look into each other's eyes and you can feel the romance and the passion ... the desire.

PAIGE: (wistfully) It's been such a very long moment since I've had a moment.

PHOEBE: I mean, how am I supposed to marry a guy that I don't even know without having the moment?

PIPER: But really, back to this earthquake.

PAIGE: Maybe your premonition was so you could stop it from happening.

PHOEBE: How am I supposed to stop an earthquake?

PIPER: 5.5, 6, 7? What are we talking about here?

PHOEBE: How am I supposed to know?

LIEUTENANT PARKER: (o.s.) Maya Holmes! (Behind them, Lieutenant Parker and a couple of officers have their guns on Piper.) This is the police! Stand up and put your hands on your head!

(Through the reflection in the glass window, we see what everyone else sees - the girls with their new looks sitting at the table. Piper and Phoebe look around, confused.)

PAIGE: (to Piper) I think they're talking to you.

(Sure enough, there's a row of police officers with their guns on Piper. Piper puts her hands up in the air in surrender.)

FADE OUT. (COMMERCIAL SET)

FADE IN. [EXT. POLICE STATION (STOCK) - DAY]

[INT. POLICE STATION - INTERVIEW ROOM -- DAY]

(Paige and Phoebe are in an interview room. Phoebe's pacing the floor while closing her cell phone.)

PAIGE: Oh ... got somewhere you need to be?

PHOEBE: Oh, you know, I just need to stop an earthquake.

PAIGE: Phoebe!

PHOEBE: What? It was your idea, Paige.

PAIGE: Yeah, that was before Piper got arrested for murder.

(The door opens and the guard escorts Piper into the room. Piper is in a prison orange jumpsuit.)

PHOEBE: Oh, my God.

GUARD: Five minutes. Make 'em count.

(Piper sits down as the guard leaves them alone.)

PAIGE: Oh, honey, orange is so not your color.

PHOEBE: (groans) Paige!

PAIGE: What? It's true. Ok, don't worry because we've fought demons, we've fought warlocks. This is just a minor blip.

PIPER: I don't think so! They think I'm somebody else.

PHOEBE: Well, you are somebody else.

PIPER: No, but I'm not a fugitive. That's not the alias that I picked. At least not intentionally. Now have you called Darryl?

PHOEBE: We did and we left him a message, but he's on the east coast now, so I don't think he's gonna be able to help us.

PAIGE: Well, how did you choose this disguise anyway?

PIPER: (sighs) I don't know. I just did.

PAIGE: Well, you had to have gotten it somewhere. You couldn't have just plucked it out of the cosmos.

PIPER: Well, no, I guess not.

PHOEBE: Okay, you have to try to remember. You must have seen her face somewhere. Maybe TV or internet or the newspaper. Something. Think.

PIPER: Maybe it was a magazine.

PHOEBE: A magazine. Okay, good. Any idea which magazine?

PIPER: Well, how am I supposed to know? One of the ones you all have laying around the house.

PAIGE: And you're going where with this?

PHOEBE: Well, I'm just thinking if we could find the picture that inspired her, then we can use that to scry for the real Maya.

PIPER: And then helps me how exactly?

PHOEBE: Well, because we'll orb you out and orb her back in. Get the real killer behind bars.

PIPER: Phoebe, you can't orb me out of jail!

PHOEBE: Yeah, I think we can. If we do it simultaneously, nobody will ever know.

PAIGE: Yeah, and you've got your own cell, so there's no exposure risk.

PIPER: Yes, but --

PHOEBE: No buts! This is what we're gonna do I'm gonna go to the newspaper and search the archives for Maya. You go home and look through magazines.

PAIGE: Got it. Oh, just so you know, I saw a documentary on prison once. You're gonna be just fine. All you have to do is keep your eyes low and your shoulders high. We're gonna have you out of that unflattering color in no time.

(Paige pats Piper's shoulder on her way out. Phoebe also adds her two cents before following Paige.)

PHOEBE: Show no fear.

(The door closes behind them, leaving Piper alone in the room.)

[INT. JAIL - HOLDING CELL - DAY]

(Piper is in her cell. She whispers to the guard.)

PIPER: Um, I thought I was gonna be alone. GUARD: Now you've got company. Play nice.

(The guard turns and leaves. Piper turns around and looks at her cell mate. Piper smiles.)

JAX: What are you smiling at?

(The smile vanishes from Piper's face.)

PIPER: Me? I didn't smile. I--I wasn't looking at nothing, I didn't smile at nothing, I'm not doing nothing. (She turns around.) Okay ... (to herself) Eyes low, shoulders high. (croaks) Leo?

(Piper bangs her head against the cell bars.)

CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - KITCHEN -- DAY]

(Leo is standing over the kitchen sink in his undershirt while Eve has her hands in the sink washing Leo's shirt.)

LEO: You know, you really don't have to do that.

EVE: I insist. It's the least I can do seeing as how my Tommy made the mess. Are you sure that undershirt isn't dirty, too? Why don't we wash it?

(Eve grabs the hem of Leo's shirt and start to lift it up.)

LEO: Uh, you know, I could just throw it in the washing machine.

EVE: Nonsense. Here, let me.

(Leo tries to keep his shirt on and they both chuckle. In the back, Paige walks into the kitchen.)

PAIGE: Hey there. Excuse me. Am I, um, interrupting anything?

LEO: Uh - uh -- Jo - mmm -- Eve, Jo, Jenny's cousin.

PAIGE: So, uh, Louis, may I speak to you for a second?

(She smiles at him and crooks her finger for him to come to her. Leo chuckles wryly and walks out. Paige follows him.)

[INT. MANOR - DINING ROOM / SITTING ROOM - DAY -- CONTINUOUS]

(They walk through the dining room to the sitting room.)

PAIGE: What the hell are you doing?

LEO: What do you mean, what am I doing, huh? I gave the kids some sundaes and Eve's little son Tommy spilt on me.

(Paige sits down on the couch and grabs a table magazine. She starts flipping through it.)

PAIGE: Yeah, whatever. Okay, why don't you just explain that to your wife after we get her out of jail.

LEO: Jail?

PAIGE: Mm-hmm. If you weren't so busy flirting, maybe you would know about that already.

LEO: Look, I wasn't flirting, okay? It was Eve. You know what? Never mind, okay? What is going on?

PAIGE: What happened is that Piper chose the wrong disguise, which unfortunately she found out after she was arrested for murder.

LEO: Murder?

PAIGE: Yes, and apparently, she thinks she got her alias out of a picture in one of these magazines.

LEO: Wait a second.

PAIGE: Look, I don't have time for this, neither does Piper, okay? So if you really, really want to help, maybe go get rid of your lady friend.

LEO: Okay, you know what? She is not my lady friend, okay? She's a friend, but she's just a lady.

PAIGE: Whatever. Just please help me find Maya Holmes. The real Maya Holmes.

LEO: Who?

PAIGE: (sighs) Just go.

(Leo heads back to the kitchen as Paige continues to flip through the magazine. She stops on a page of Maya Holmes, modeling a green gown.)

CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - ATTIC - DAY -- CONTINUOUS]

(Billie sits in the attic, flipping through the Book of Shadows. Paige rushes into the attic. Billie spots her and sees the determined look on Paige's face.)

BILLIE: Oh, something's going on. (She gets up eagerly and follows Paige to the potions table.) Is a demon problem? Is it, is it, is it?

(Paige starts throwing ingredients into the potions pot.)

PAIGE: Not now, Billie.

BILLIE: Oh, you're making a potion. Is it a vanquishing potion? Oh, come on, Paige, teach me. I'm here to learn, aren't I?

PAIGE: It's a big problem, okay? It's a big problem.

BILLIE: Oh, good, good. I've been studying the Book. I know how to vanquish demons, I know --

PAIGE: (irritated) It's not a demon problem.

BILLIE: What other kind of problem is there?

PAIGE: It's a Piper's in jail problem.

BILLIE: In jail?

PAIGE: Mm-hmm. They're confusing her with somebody, and that somebody else is who I have to scry for.

(Billie turns to get her stuff to help.)

BILLIE: Oh, scrying. I love that. I'll go get my laptop --

(Paige stops her.)

PAIGE: No, no, no. What if it doesn't work? It has to work. That's why we're doing this the old-fashioned way. No laptop scrying. Old-fashioned. Keep it simple. (She sighs.) Please work.

(She picks up the tongs and removes the picture ad of Maya Holmes from the pot.)

CUT TO: [INT. JAIL - HOLDING CELL -- DAY]

(Jax, a large blonde-haired woman, nearly twice Piper's size, rolls up her sleeve as she advances on Piper. Piper backs away from her, hands in the air.)

PIPER: Whoa, whoa! Let's just hang on a second 'cause we can work something out here. You know, we're both grown adults and I wasn't smiling at you, you weren't smiling at me.

(Just then, the guard walks in and opens the cell door.)

GUARD: Holmes! You got a visitor!

PIPER: Holmes! That's me! (Piper walks out of the cell.) Well, I gotta go. Okay. See you later.

(The guard closes the door behind her leaving Jax in the cell alone, leaning against the wall, her arms crossed over her chest.)

CUT TO: [INT. JAIL - INTERVIEW ROOM - DAY -- CONTINUOUS]

(The guard brings Piper into the interview room where a well-dressed man in a business suit is waiting for her.)

WALTER NANCE: Hello, Maya. (The guard uncuffs her and leaves, closing the door behind her.) Good to see you.

PIPER: It's good to see you, too. Are you my lawyer?

(Walter Nance laughs.)

WALTER: No, I don't think so. I think I'll be prosecuting this one ... personally.

PIPER: (sighs) I see. So, what do you want?

WALTER NANCE: I just wanted to see you again, that's all ... in private. Did you really think you'd get away with it? Running from the law? Running from me?

(Piper doesn't like his tone.)

PIPER: I guess I did.

WALTER: What did I ever do to you, Maya? What did I ever do to deserve this?

PIPER: Why don't you tell me?

WALTER: I offered you the world. I gave you everything I could, and then you just ... you just threw it back in my face, didn't you? What did you expect, that I'd just let you get away with it?

PIPER: It was time for me to move on.

WALTER: No, it wasn't time! It wasn't time at all! Not until I said so! I warned you not to mess with me, didn't I? I told you what would happen if you left me for that - that photographer. What was it you saw in him? What could he have possibly given you that I couldn't? Just youth?

PIPER: Well, it didn't hurt.

WALTER: Yeah, it did! It hurt a lot! It cost him his life, didn't it? And now I'm gonna see to it that it costs you yours.

(Piper realizes what he's talking about.)

PIPER: It was you. It wasn't her at all.

WALTER: What kind of game are you playing now?

PIPER: Wouldn't you like to know?

WALTER: You don't have anything on me. You wouldn't have gotten caught if you did.

PIPER: Are you sure about that? I'll see you in court.

(He walks up to her and leans in close.)

WALTER NANCE: It won't get that far, Maya.

(With that threat, Walter Nance leaves.)

CUT TO: [EXT. THE BAY MIRROR (STOCK) - DAY]

[INT. THE BAY MIRROR - BULLPEN -- DAY]

(The bullpen is bustling. Phoebe walks out of her office and heads over to Seth.)

PHOEBE: Anything on Maya yet?

SETH: You just asked me, like, two minutes ago.

PHOEBE: Yeah, well, I've got deadlines, too, you know?

SETH: What, are you giving fugitives advice now, too? (She glares at him.) Sorry. Uh, just ... Give me another minute.

PHOEBE: Ok.

(Phoebe turns and sees Gregg walking by.) Hey, Gregg. I've been looking all over for you. How's the baby?

GREGG: Fine. (He sits down at his desk.) How do you know about her?

PHOEBE: Well - what -- of course I know about the -- I mean -- you know, do I have to explain this every ... never mind. Let's talk earthquakes.

GREGG: Earthquakes?

PHOEBE: Yeah, earthquakes. I think it's really important that we run a story, maybe even in tonight's edition, about earthquake preparedness. What do you think?

GREGG: Why?

PHOEBE: Why? Well, I think it's really important that people are prepared for earthquakes, you know? I mean, one can strike at any time. One could even hit tonight, you know?

SETH: I think I've got something.

PHOEBE: Okay. Evening edition, right? Safety first, right? (Phoebe rushes back to Seth.) Okay, lay it on me.

SETH: Okay, so basically, Maya Holmes was a local model, used to date Walter Nance, the ADA. Okay.

PHOEBE: Okay?

SETH: Okay, well, she left him for some photographer who was found shot to death in his apartment two weeks later. It was a lover's quarrel, you know, crime of passion kind of thing.

PHOEBE: Right. She did it. I get it. What I want to know is how can I find her.

SETH: But she's already been found. I mean, they arrested her this morning.

(Phoebe sighs.)

PHOEBE: Yeah, but ... I mean, wouldn't it be just crazy if she had a twin? Now that's a story. Keep looking, okay? I want to know relatives, agents, friends, whatever you can find. Chop-chop.

(Phoebe turns and heads back into her office leaving the two men sitting there, blinking their eyes.)

SETH: Remind you of anybody?

(Gregg nods.)

CUT TO: [INT. MOTEL ROOM -- DAY]

(Paige orbs Billie into the motel room.)

PAIGE: Okay. Gotta be careful.

BILLIE: Oh, come on. How dangerous can a model be?

(Suddenly the door is kicked open as Maya bursts into the room hitting Billie back against the wall. Paige dodges a kick. Maya deflects a punch from Billie who then kicks her in the stomach. She falls back toward the dresser, grabs the gun on the top and points it at them.)

PAIGE: Lamp!

(The lamp orbs off the cabinet top and smashes into Maya's head, knocking her out. She hits the floor with a thud.)

BILLIE: That was close.

PAIGE: Good. Fear. We're making progress.

FADE OUT.

(COMMERCIAL SET)

FADE IN. [INT. JAIL - CELL -- DAY]

(Piper sits on the bench, looking at the unappetizing gunk on the food tray.)

JAX: Guess what? Lunchtime for the hacks means me and you get to finish what we started.

PIPER: Mm-mmm.

(Jax advances toward her, then throws a punch. Piper puts her hands up and freezes her.)

PIPER: Ugh. For crying out loud. (Piper gets to her feet and picks up the heavy metal tray.) You see? You had to be a tough guy.

(She swings the tray and hits Jax on the head, knocking her to the ground. She groans. Piper jumps to the floor.) And there's more where that came from!

(Piper is orbed out. The metal tray she's carrying hits the floor with a clang. A beat later, the real Maya Holms is orbed into jail in her place. She's blindfolded. She removes the blindfold and looks around.) (Jax groans as she turns around. Maya quickly picks up the metal tray.)

JAX: No! No, wait! Don't hit me again! I won't hurt you, I promise!

(Maya looks around, confused by what's going on.)

CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - MAIN HALL - DAY - CONTINUOUS]

(Billie and Paige stand in the main hall waiting. Piper orbs in.)

BILLIE: Oh! It worked!

PIPER: What happened? What did you do?

PAIGE: We switched you out with the real Maya Holmes.

PIPER: Oh, well, that's great. But she's innocent.

CUT TO: [INT. NANCE'S RESIDENCE - LIVING ROOM -- DAY]

(Will talks to Walter Nancy who is standing in front of the mirror changing his tie.)

WILL: I tried Judge Watkins and Judge Kitner. Neither one of them have called me back.

WALTER: Then call Chief Ellis. Remind him he owes me. I want Maya released ... now!

WILL: With all due respect, sir, don't you think you might be overreacting? I mean, after all, how do you know she's not bluffing?

WALTER: Are you willing to bet your career on it? Because I'm sure as hell not. I know Maya. She should have been scared, but she wasn't. She's got something on me, and I gotta stop her before it gets out.

WILL: Stop her how?

WALTER: How do you think?

WILL: I still say you should just let the system do its job.

WALTER: I am the system! Where's Javi? (Will snaps his fingers.) I want to look my best for Maya. (Javi steps forward carrying a slip metal briefcase. Walter Nance sits on the seat waiting as Javi opens the case. Walter looks at Will.) Botox?

WILL: No ... thanks.

(Javi takes out a syringe and preps the needle.)

CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - LIVING ROOM --DAY]

(Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo and Billie talk.)

PAIGE: How were we supposed to know? They said you were alone.

PIPER: Well, obviously, I wasn't.

LEO: You sure she didn't see you orb?

PIPER: No. Fortunately, I think she was seeing stars at the moment.

PHOEBE: Can we get back to why you think Maya's innocent and what we're gonna do about it?

PIPER: I don't think Maya's innocent. I know she is. Nance basically admitted to killing the photographer.

LEO: Nance, the district attorney?

PIPER: Yeah.

LEO: Great.

BILLIE: Well, can't we just vanquish him?

PIPER: We don't usually vanquish humans.

BILLIE: Oh. Just asking.

PAIGE: Billie, maybe you should just go upstairs and study for a little bit.

BILLIE: What? Why? I've been studying all day.

PAIGE: Billie, just ... please?

BILLIE: Fine. It's just like living at home again.

(Billie leaves.)

PAIGE: Practice patience.

PHOEBE: So, if Nance is guilty, we need proof.

PIPER: Well, she must have something on him.

LEO: Then why hasn't she used it? I mean, why run?

PIPER: She was probably scared. He's a high-powered district attorney. He's well-connected, and she wouldn't stand a chance up against him, which is why you need to switch us back.

PAIGE: What? You want me to put you back in jail? Just long enough for you to find out what she's got on him.

LEO: What about your cell mate?

PIPER: I think I can take care of myself.

PHOEBE: Ok. Well, I think that should give me enough time to stop Dex's show.

PAIGE: Excuse me?

PHOEBE: Look, I did not ask for this, and if I don't do something, then the premonition about us getting married, not gonna happen. And the future-child premonition? That's not gonna happen, either.

PAIGE: Yeah. Ok. Go. Fantastic. Good idea.

PHOEBE: Ok. Eyes low, shoulders high.

(Phoebe leaves.)

PIPER: Mm-hmm. PAIGE: I'm gonna go check on Billie.

(Paige leaves.)

PIPER: That's a good idea.

(The doorbell rings. Leo and Piper look at each other. Leo doesn't look like he's going to move.)

PIPER: Well, I'll get it.

(Piper gets to her feet and whacks Leo on the foot as she goes to answer the door. Grumbling, Leo gets up to follow her.)

[INT. MANOR - FOYER - DAY - CONTINUOUS]

(Piper opens the door. Carl, Eve's husband bursts in. He sees Leo and glares at him.)

PIPER: Uhh! Hi, Carl.

CARL: You the dirtbag hitting on my wife?

(Carl steps up to Leo and pulls his arm back to hit him.)

PIPER: Whoa! (Piper freezes him mid-punch. Leo pulls back, expecting to be punched, but sees Carl frozen in front of him.) What's going on?!

(Leo backs away from Carl's fist.)

LEO: Uh ... I don't know. Uh ... I didn't do anything. (chuckles) It was -- it was Eve.

PIPER: What exactly did Eve do?

LEO: (flustering) Oh, come on, Piper. You know me.

PIPER: Uh-huh, I do, and I also know Eve. So you must have done something to encourage her.

LEO: No, nothing. Except maybe, you know ... she thought that I was single.

PIPER: Oh. You didn't tell her you were married.

LEO: No. Look, it all happened so fast, you know? We never really got the chance to discuss, you know, everything, with our disguises I mean, we don't even -- we don't even have rings on our fingers, so ...

PIPER: Hmm! That's a good story. Now get back into position.

LEO: What? Why?

PIPER: We gotta save Maya. We got stuff to do, so let's get this over with. You gotta get back into position.

LEO: (sighs) You are so enjoying this, aren't you?

PIPER: Yeah. (Leo gets back in front of Carl's frozen fist. (He blusters as he looks at the oncoming punch. He turns his cheek and braces himself.) (Piper un-freezes Carl. Carl punches Leo in the face, knocking him backward to the floor.) Ooh! Wow! (Piper grabs Carl and gently, but firmly leads him back to the door.) Now, don't you feel better? Ok. Thanks for stopping by, Carl. Say hi to Eve for me, ok? See you later.

(Piper opens the door and Carol leaves. She closes the door, turns and smiles at Leo who is still on the floor. Leo sighs. Piper smiles.)

FADE OUT.

(COMMERCIAL SET)

FADE IN. [EXT. DEX'S BUILDING (STOCK) - DAY]

[INT. DEX'S LOFT / GALLERY -- DAY]

(Dex is moving his sculptures into place as Phoebe watches. They talk.)

DEX: You want me to do what? Cancel my show?

PHOEBE: Well, maybe not cancel. Maybe just postpone?

DEX: Why?

PHOEBE: Why? Did you not read the article on earthquake preparedness in the newspaper today? I mean, we are due for a major shaker at any moment. Actually overdue.

DEX: A major shaker, huh?

PHOEBE: Yes, a major shaker, and imagine what it would do to your artwork. It would be disastrous.

(He chuckles.)

DEX: I think I can risk it for one night.

(He starts to move a third piece into place; Phoebe stops him.)

PHOEBE: No, you can't.

DEX: Wait. You're serious, aren't you?

PHOEBE: Yeah, I'm really serious.

DEX: Julie, I can't cancel my show. I got every major art critic in town coming. It's make or break for me.

PHOEBE: Okay. Then if we cannot move the show, we're gonna move your artwork so that it's safe, you know?

(Phoebe tries to move one of the pieces she remembers as being destroyed. Dex gets alarmed and tries to stop her.)

DEX: Hey! Easy with that!

PHOEBE: Put that right there. Good. And now I'm thinking if we have some, like, rope, you know, and some krazy glue.

DEX: What are you doing? (She stops and looks at him.) Are you nuts?

PHOEBE: No. I just don't want anything to ruin the moment for tonight, that's all. (Suddenly the building shakes with a minor quake. It stops.) Oh, my god! Did you feel that?

DEX: Yeah.

PHOEBE: Ok! Well, hurry up! We got work to do! We'll move this one ...

(She starts moving one of the pieces.)

DEX: Wait!

(Dex goes over to help her.)

PHOEBE: I got it.

CUT TO: [EXT. CAR (PARKED) -- DAY]

(Piper sits behind the driver's wheel while of the parked car just outside the police station. She and Paige wait for Billie.)

PIPER: We shouldn't have let Billie do this.

PAIGE: No, it's better her going in to see if it's safe for us to orb, especially since you still look like Maya. Besides, if Billie's gonna start helping, she might as well do it now.

PIPER: Yeah, but she's supposed to be helping us with demons, not cops.

(Billie crosses the street and heads for the car.)

PAIGE: Oh, here she comes.

BILLIE: Hey, bad news. Maya's not in there.

PIPER: What do you mean, she's not in there?

BILLIE: They just released her into Nance's custody.

PAIGE: Nance? Why?

PIPER: So he can shut her up.

CUT TO: [INT. NANCE'S RESIDENCE - LIVING ROOM -- NIGHT]

(Maya is sitting in the chair in Walter Nance's living room. She appears to be cowering.)

WALTER: You seemed so much more sure of yourself today in jail, Maya. Not so sure of yourself now, are you?

(She stands up.)

MAYA: What are you talking about? I told you, I didn't see you in jail today. I don't even know how I got in jail.

WALTER: That's not what you said before. You said you wanted to get caught. You said, I believe the exact words were, "See you in court." You should know better than to threaten me. (Maya tries to kick Nance. He catches her leg and throws her backward to the floor. Maya gets up as Nance advances on her.) Now, what exactly is it that you have on me, Maya?

(Scared, Maya opens the balcony doors to get away from him. She steps out into the balcony.)

[INT. NANCE'S APARTMENT - HALLWAY -- NIGHT -- CONTINUOUS]

(Paige and Piper orb in.)

MAYA: (o.s.) Walter. Please calm down.

(They peer around the corner and see Nance and Maya out on the balcony.)

PIPER: See? I told you he'd bring her here.

PAIGE: So he can't kill her; everyone knows he bailed her out.

PIPER: Yeah, well, if I know Nance, he's probably already thought about that.

PAIGE: What do you mean, know Nance? You met him once.

PIPER: Once was enough, believe me.

[EXT. NANCE'S APARTMENT - BALCONY - NIGHT -- CONTINUOUS]

MAYA: I'm telling you the truth. I don't know what's going on. I swear I don't have anything!

WALTER NANCE: I don't believe you. (Walter grabs Maya's upper arms.) And I can't risk it.

MAYA: (crying) I beg you, don't kill me, too.

WALTER: This isn't murder, Maya. It's suicide.

(He pushes her over the balcony railing. She screams. Both Piper and Paige gasp with disbelief. Maya is screaming.)

PAIGE: Oh, my god.

PIPER: (whispers) Alley. Orb. Orb.

(Paige orbs both her and Piper out.)

[FALLING]

(Maya is screaming and falling.)

[EXT. BUILDING -- ALLEY - NIGHT -- CONTINUOUS]

(Maya is falling. Just before she reaches the ground, Piper freezes her mid- air.)

PAIGE: Whew, that was close.

PIPER: Yeah. (She looks around and sees the bed mattress on the dumpster.) Hurry, get the mattress.

PAIGE: What if it doesn't work?

PIPER: Well, then, it was a bad idea.

(Paige hits Piper's arm. She waves her arm.)

PAIGE: Mattress.

(She orbs the mattress from the dumpster to pad Maya's fall. Piper unfreezes Maya. Maya resumes falling and screaming. She hits the mattress face forward and survives. She groans, looks up and sees Piper and Paige.)

MAYA: Where am I?

PIPER: You're dead. Come on.

(Piper reaches down and helps Maya to her feet.)

CUT TO: [EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR (STOCK) - NIGHT]

[INT. MANOR - KITCHEN -- NIGHT]

(The real Maya sits in the kitchen, a blanket around her shoulders. Billie makes her a cup of tea and gives it to her.)

BILLIE: Here. This'll make you feel better.

(Billie sits down near Maya.)

MAYA: I just ...I still don't understand. I mean, I've never heard of -

BILLIE: Witches? Oh, come on. Sure you have. It's like "The Wizard of Oz". Except we're not wicked. You've seen "The Wizard of Oz", right?

MAYA: Yeah, of course, but I never thought witches were real.

BILLIE: Real enough to save you.

MAYA HOLMES: You actually seem more like guardian angels to me.

BILLIE: I don't know about that. I mean, I'm actually pretty new at this myself. I only met the sisters -- I mean the cousins, a couple of weeks ago. They do this sort of thing all the time. Or, at least, they used to.

MAYA: I ... I don't know what to say.

BILLIE: There's nothing else to say. All that matters now is that you're safe.

MAYA: Sorry I kicked you in the face.

BILLIE: Well, I'm sorry we almost got you killed.

MAYA: He's not gonna stop coming after me, you know? He'll figure out I'm alive sooner or later.

BILLIE: I know, they're working on that. Isn't there any sort of proof you have--

MAYA: If I did, don't you think I would've used it by now? I mean, Walter is crazy. Obsessed. He thinks I betrayed him, but I didn't. The only crime I committed was leaving him for a younger man.

BILLIE: What do you mean?

MAYA: Oh, Walter can't stand the fact that he's getting older. He's, like, paranoid about it. He does everything he can to pretend it's not happening, like lifts, botox, implants. He even has a manicurist come over every night to keep his nails neat and trim, like that does any good.

CUT TO: [INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- NIGHT]

(Piper, Paige and Phoebe discuss what to do next.)

PAIGE: What if we swapped Maya's identity out for a new one?

PHOEBE: Are you kidding? I think we're having enough identity issues as it is.

PAIGE: Well, we're running out of options here, people.

PIPER: No, there's gotta be another way.

PHOEBE: What if she went back on the run?

PAIGE: No, it's just a matter of time before she'd get caught. I mean, she's the prime suspect. You can't magically make that go away.

(Billie enters the attic to share her idea.)

BILLIE: Excuse me, guys, but I have this great idea.

PHOEBE: Too bad we can't prove that he threw her off the balcony.

PIPER: Well, now it's gonna look like she escaped from him. At least, that's the way he's gonna spin it.

BILLIE: Seriously, though, I have a great --

(Piper waves her hand for Billie to stop talking.)

PIPER: (interrupts) I think the only way to save Maya is to get him to confess to the murders somehow.

(Billie moves over to Paige.)

PAIGE: Oh, that happens when? Before or after hell freezes over.

BILLIE: But I'm telling you --

PHOEBE: (interrupts) Wait a minute. What about a truth spell?

PIPER: We're gonna have to get close.

PAIGE: We could try orbing.

(Billie shouts and stamps her foot down.)

BILLIE: Or you could try listening to me! (They all turn to look at Billie.) Thank you. (Billie walks over to the Book.) Now, according to the Book of Shadows, this would not be the first time you've scared someone into a confession, right? Six or seven years ago, it was the pawnbroker or something?

(They get up and move over to join Billie.)

PHOEBE: Wow. Someone's done their homework. I'm impressed.

PIPER: Uh, but we didn't do it. We got a ghost to do it.

BILLIE: Yeah, I know, but you guys can change looks, right? You can make him think he's seeing a ghost.

PAIGE: Where are you going with this?

BILLIE: I'm going to the Demon of Fear.

PIPER: You want us to conjure Barbas? Are you out of your mind? After everything he did -

BILLIE: To kill you? No, I'm not suggesting that you conjure him, I'm just suggesting you think of him as some sort of inspiration. Prey on Nance's deepest fear.

(They look at each other as they seriously consider this option. Billie smiles.)

FADE OUT.

(COMMERCIAL SET)

FADE IN.

[EXT. NANCE'S BUILDING - ESTABLISH]

[INT. NANCE'S RESIDENCE - LIVING ROOM -- NIGHT]

(Walter Nance is having his nails filed.)

WALTER: You do very nice work. Much better than the other girl.

(Camera pans back and we see that the manicurist is Billie.)

BILLIE: Thank you, sir.

WALTER: What'd you say happened to her?

BILLIE: She's just sick. I'm filling in for the day.

WALTER: Perhaps on a more permanent basis.

BILLIE: Oh, I'm sorry. I tend to work with a much younger clientele.

WALTER: Ouch. Watch it.

BILLIE: Thin skin. Tends to be more susceptible to damage on someone as old as you. You're, like, sixty, or something?

(Irritated, Nance pulls his hand away from her and tosses the cloth at her.)

WALTER: Get out of here.

BILLIE: I am so sorry, sir. I didn't mean to offend you. Are you sensitive about your age?

WALTER: No, I'm not!

BILLIE: You know, I can usually tell how old someone is just by looking at the lines on their hands. Go ahead, see for yourself.

WALTER: What are you talking about?

(She looks at him. He looks down at his hands and are shocked by how aged and decrepit they appear. He can't believe it.)

WALTER: What?!

BILLIE: Is something wrong?

(He turns and looks at Billie and finds himself looking at Maya instead.)

WALTER: What the hell? You're dead! You couldn't have -

BILLIE (AS MAYA): --lived? Sorry to disappoint you.

(She waves her hand and throws Nance up against the far wall. He crashes into the corner mirror, smashing it. He falls to the floor with a thud.)

OFF NANCE

(He gets up and looks at the mirror. He's horrified and shocked by what he sees.)

MIRROR'S REFLECTION (In the mirror, he sees a very, very, very old man. He screams.)

PAIGE (AS MAYA): What's the matter old man, seeing a ghost?

(He turns around and finds three "Maya"s in his living room.)

PHOEBE (AS MAYA): Because you killed me?

BILLIE (AS MAYA): Just like you killed Curtis?

WALTER: No, it's not possible. It's ... it's a--

BILLIE (AS MAYA): A nightmare? One you won't ever wake up from.

PAIGE (AS MAYA): Guilt's a terrible thing, Walter. It haunts you forever.

(He edges himself toward the balcony doors.)

WALTER: No, get away from me. (screams) Leave me alone!

(He runs out onto the balcony. White orb lights cover the three 'Maya's' and they change into Billie, Paige and Phoebe. Out on the balcony, the doors close. Nance turns around and sees Maya standing quietly in front of him.)

WALTER: No.

(She walks up to him.)

MAYA HOLMES: Drop dead.

(Maya pushes Nance over the balcony railing.)

[FALLING]

(Nance is screaming and falling.)

[EXT. BUILDING -- ALLEY - NIGHT -- CONTINUOUS]

(Nance is falling. Just before he reaches the ground, Piper freezes him mid- air.) (She takes a step toward him, waves her hand and unfreezes his head.)

WALTER NANCE: Aah! (He stops as he slowly realizes that he's not dead, yet, and is suspended in mid-air.) What's happening to me?

PIPER: Well, Walter, the way I see it, you have two choices: You can confess ... (She holds up a mini tape recorder.) ... or you can meet the pavement. (She turns the tape recorder on.) What do you say?

(Walter considers his options.)

CUT TO: [EXT. VARIOUS SAN FRANCISCO CITY LIGHTS (STOCK) - NIGHT]

[EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR (STOCK) - NIGHT]

[INT. MANOR - LIVING ROOM -- NIGHT]

(Piper is leaning back against Leo as they sit on the couch. Paige walks in from down the stairs.)

PAIGE: Well, Nance and everyone involved are in jail, Maya's set free. All in all, not a bad day.

PIPER: Yeah, except for the part where I have to come up with a new identity. So much for my future in the corporate world.

LEO: Yeah, I don't think that one fit you very much anyway.

PIPER: Hmm, I guess not. Can't change my whole life, although you could've mentioned that earlier.

LEO: No, I've learned my lesson. No one tells you what to do.

PAIGE: So, missy, where you gonna get your next alias from? Time magazine, Vanity Fair? Let me guess. National Enquirer?

PIPER: No, I think I can come up with this one on my own, thank you.

PAIGE: Well, just make sure it's not off the most wanted list, okay?

PIPER: Trust me.

LEO: Another cousin?

PIPER: Yes, actually. One that you will be married to this time.

LEO: Hey, that was all about Eve.

PIPER: Mm-hmm.

PAIGE: Wasn't all about Eve some old movie?

PIPER: One that I don't wanna see again anytime soon.

LEO: Fine by me.

PAIGE: So, guys, how do you think our fair Billie did?

LEO: Sounds like she did good.

PIPER: Except for the fact that she was inspired by a demon.

PAIGE: Oh, come on! (The house shakes.) Did you guys feel that?

CUT TO: [INT. DEX'S LOFT / GALLERY -- NIGHT]

(The art show is underway when Phoebe walks in. She looks at the scene in front of her straight out of her premonition. Dex sees her.)

DEX LAWSON: Will you excuse me for just a moment? (He walks over to her.) I was beginning to think you weren't gonna show.

PHOEBE: You moved it all back.

DEX LAWSON: Well, yeah. When it's all shoved in the corner, it's kind of hard for people to see. Come on, you can't be serious about an earthquake.

PHOEBE: You can laugh at me all you want, but I am serious.

(Just then, the place shakes. The guests gasp and sculptures fall and crash to the floor.)

GUEST: Oh, man.

(Phoebe rushes over to try to save one of the sculptures, but Dex grabs her and pulls her away just as the top half of the sculpture breaks from the ceiling and crashes to the floor.)

PHOEBE: Oh, my! (The earthquake stops.)

VOICE #1: Are you all right?

VOICE #2: Anyone hurt?

VOICE: Are you all right?

(Phoebe and Dex look around the place.)

DEX LAWSON: Is everyone all right?

VOICE: Yeah, yeah. I think so.

DEX LAWSON: (to Phoebe) Are you okay?

(Phoebe's looking at him.)

PHOEBE: The moment.

DEX LAWSON: I'm sorry?

PHOEBE: I wasn't supposed to stop the earthquake, I was supposed to be here for it.

DEX LAWSON: What are you talking about?

PHOEBE: Dex, look at your work.

(He looks around at the destruction around him and sighs.)

DEX LAWSON: Most of it's still okay. (He looks at Phoebe.) How'd you know?

PHOEBE: (smiles) I told you, I'm psychic.

FADE TO BLACK.