Two Weeks Ago
Djall makes his way to a the Eisenberg Gallery on Valencia Street. He meets a woman inside. She shows him some of the pieces, but he finds them uninteresting and tempts her into taking him into the back room where more pieces are located. Djall gets close to her. Thinking he wants to kiss her, she closes her eyes, then suddenly Djall devours her soul, leaving her body a frozen shell. Then he brings out a painting of his own, casts a spell and sends Vephar's essence into the woman's body. They prepare for work.
Present Day
At the manor, Piper, Phoebe, and Leo are in the middle of a discussion regarding the accountant when they enter the living room and find a naked demon posing as a model for Paige and her charge, Shaina. She tries and fails to freeze him. Phoebe makes sexy remarks, prompting Piper to reward her with a death glare, only to be saved by a phone call. Phoebe goes into the conservatory to talk to Elise regarding her contract, which she left behind in her office.
Back in the living room, Phoebe finds Paige and Piper still arguing about the mysterious demon until Shaina sends him away. He was merely an illusion created by her. Shaina leaves for school, but reminds Paige about Gabe Pintor's art display at the Eisenberg Gallery.
At the Eisenberg Gallery, Vephar is displeased they haven't brought more demons up to the surface, but Djall tells him to be patient as they prepare for Gabe's art show. Djall goes to talk to Gabe while Vephar astral projects back down to the Underworld through a painting/portal and talks to an impatient Surgat. One of the workers sees Vephar's empty host. As he goes near the portrait to check the woman, Surgat watches from the painting and impulsively seizes the opportunity to possess him.
Back at the manor, Piper and Leo talk with Paige about her taking on too much responsibilities and charging ahead into danger, which may get her killed. Paige feels she has a lot to make up for, seeing as Piper and Phoebe have been witches for longer than she has. They hug. Piper asks her to look in the Book of Shadows for information on a demon that can clone. Mr. Wiskunde comes to the house to talk to Piper about her suddenly leaving the office the other day and subsequently dodging his calls. Piper goes to talk with Phoebe in the kitchen and asks Leo to keep an eye on Mr. Wiskunde. Piper and Phoebe talk some more about the latter's vision, and suddenly they find themselves attacked by a Wiskunde clone. Piper blows him up and calls for Leo. Leo leaves the dining room to help the sisters just as Paige comes downstairs and finds Wiskunde, who tosses a sharp knife at her. Paige orbs out, narrowly missing it, and reappears next to her sisters. She casts the newly-invented spell, which vanquishes the demon but leaves the body frozen. Piper instructs Leo to take Wiskunde's body up to the attic and Phoebe to look in the Book of Shadows. Paige wants to head out to meet Gabe, a friend she hasn't seen since art school. Phoebe touches her hand and gets a premonition of a demon attacking the art exhibit. She tells Paige she hopes she can make the invite a plus two.
At the Eisenberg Gallery, the three sisters attend the exhibition, wary of the upcoming attack. Paige meets with Gabe, who introduces her to his agent, Djall. Phoebe gets a premonition of Djall's soul being sucked out. Piper takes her to "get some water". They call for Paige, who excuses herself from Gabe and Djall. Djall exchanges glances with Vephar. Piper, Phoebe and Paige cast a body-soul-restoring spell in front of a painting, which sends Wiskunde's soul back into his body. Leo confirms with Piper that the spell worked. Paige is about to head back out when Surgat attacks them. Paige tosses a potion and casts another soul restoration spell. Vephar and Djall hear the commotion as the demon is being vanquished. Piper wants to take the portrait back to the manor to figure out how to neutralize its magic when Djall and Vephar appear.
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