*Spoiler* Carpe Demon

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e: February 13, 2005

01/22 - BILLY ZANE ("TITANIC") GUEST-STARS -- When Paige attempts to hire a new professor for Magic School, she learns that one of the candidates, Drake (guest star Billy Zane), is an ex-demon who made a deal with a demonic Sorcerer (guest star Sebastian Roché) to become human. In an attempt to convince the sisters of his good intentions, Drake transforms himself into Robin Hood to help them see that life is not so bad. However, the Sorcerer vying for Drake's powers casts a spell on him causing Drake to believe he really is Robin Hood. Convinced that Phoebe is "Maid Marion" and the corrupt owner of the phone company is the evil "Prince John," Drake takes him hostage, causing a media frenzy. Meanwhile, Piper can't enjoy Valentine's Day knowing that Leo's fate is in the hands of the Elders. Source: The WB
01/12 - Titanic's Billy Zane has signed up for a three-episode arc beginning Feb. 13. He'll play an ex-demon who falls for Alyssa Milano. Source: Mike Ausiello's column at TV Guide Online
12/03 - Piper is concerned the Elders will punish Leo for joining the Avatars. Brody may appear in the episode but we'll at least learn his new state (aka job for life). Paige seems to be drowning herself into work instead of dealing with her emotions. A potential new teacher, Drake Robin, wheels in (literally) Magic School. He wants the literature teaching positions that librarian Miss Donavan also want. Drake seems really qualified even if all his credentials aren't over a year old... why? Because he was a demon before that and now is human but with his powers! But to become human he made a pact with a sorcerer: he must not use his offensive power for a year or his powers will go to the sorcerer and he'll die. Will he be able to hold that part of the bargain especially when the sorcerer realizes he needs Drake's power to face Zankou in the battle to rule the Underworld. Piper and Leo are decorating P3 for Valentine's Day. A muse appears in the episode. Wyatt, Chris, and Morris also appear.

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INT. Manor - Kitchen - Day

Wyatt's in his high chair eating as Piper goes to Chris, in his bassinet, and picks him up while talking on the phone. "Yeah, that's terrific, Rex. But Valentine's Day is our biggest night. Can't you ask her to marry you some other time? How about Presidents' Day?" Phoebe enters, aggravated, holding up a newspaper, "Hang up that phone!" Piper, still on the phone, "Yeah, I know, I know, romance. Fine, I'll handle it. Good luck…" She hangs up the phone, then "I hope she says no." Piper takes Chris to the changing table as Phoebe holds up the paper, with the headline: Norman Admits To Gouging Customers. "Take a look, THIS is the new face of evil." Piper: "Don't tell me you found a demon." Phoebe: "No. Not a demon, just evil. His name's John Norman and he owns the phone company, which, by the way, has been gouging us for months! MONTHS!" Piper: "Oh…well, at least he's not a demon." Phoebe argues that he's stealing from the people in the city asking Piper, "Doesn't that make you angry?" Piper: "Not really. I'm a lot more worried about the actual demons in the world. You know, the ones we tried to get rid of by changing the world…" Phoebe says there's nothing they can do about them, they're going to attack when they attack. Piper: "Yeah, and the minute they do, we're gonna be right back to the same old…" She opens the diaper, "Woah!" Phoebe winces and holds her nose, "You can say that again." Piper quickly dumps the diaper in the trash, "As if this Valentine's Day couldn't get any worse." Phoebe: "Tell me about it." Piper: "Speaking of, can you watch the boys today? I gotta get Leo to help me set up for the Valentine's Day bash at P3, since my manager is busy proposing, apparently." Phoebe: "Sure, it's not like I've got any big Valentine's plans myself. So much for that vision of my future little girl." Piper: "Just because the Avatars are gone doesn't mean you won't find love." Phoebe; "Easy for you to say. You've got Leo." Piper: "Yeah, but for how long?" She worries about what the Elders are going to do to him. Phoebe says that on the bright side, They did make Kyle a Whitelighter and "That's not so bad." Piper: "Except that it took him away from Paige. Trust me, they got their cosmic jollies off of that one." Phoebe asks where Paige is. Piper; "Magic School, where else?" Phoebe says she's worried about her, hoping she's not diving into her work instead of dealing with her feelings about what happened.

INT. Magic School - Great Hall - Day

Paige enters from the hallway with a muse, "Thanks for coming in. I'll be making a decision in the next few weeks. Or maybe a month, I'm not sure…" Muse: "Take your time. I know you'll make an inspired choice." The muse floats through the wall, disappearing and Miss Donovan approaches. Paige: "Another excellent applicant." Miss Donovan: "A muse? No, no, you can't hire her as the literature professor. She'd inspire the kids to WRITE novels, not read them." Paige: "Oh…that's a good point. I hadn't thought of that." Miss Donovan: "Well I did. And that's why you should hire me instead." Paige: "You? You want to be a teacher?" Miss Donovan: "It's about time I moved up, isn't it? Besides, I had a great repore with the last literature professor." Paige: "Oh come on. You hated that Gnome. You were arguing with him not five minutes before he was killed." Miss Donovan: "Well, it was our way. And the truth is, he would've wanted me to have the job. I'm very well-read." Paige: "Maybe so, but you've got to know how to reach the students, too." Miss Donovan: "I can do that. In fact, I've picked up some tricks you don't even know about." To prove her point, Miss Donovan astrals out. Paige looks around, confused, "Miss Donovan?" Then, she sees the real Miss Donovan…waking up in a chair in the corner, her back to Paige. Paige approaches her and Miss Donovan's a little woozy as she stands up. "Did you just astral project?" Miss Donovan: "Mrs. Winterbourne taught me how, right before she went on sabbatical. Don't worry, I'll get used to it. Trust me, you're not going to find a better candidate for the job." Paige starts to consider it, but they suddenly hear a loud noise approaching. Paige asks her if she heard it and they walk toward the noise, looking down the hallway. Out of nowhere, a motorcycle appears, mid-motion, driving into the Great Hall, flames trailing from its wheels. Paige and Miss Donovan dive out of the way as the cycle crashes into a table. The bike and the rider topple over. Paige and Miss Donovan race over to check on the driver. "What're you doing? Are you okay?" Rider: "Fine, fine. Sorry about the table. It came out of nowhere." Miss Donovan asks who he is. He whips off his helmet, "I'm the new teacher."

FADE OUT

END OF TEASER

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ACT I

INT. Magic School - Great Hall - Day

Miss Donovan: "You ride in here and nearly kill us, and now you want to teach here?" Drake: "Well, if I intended to teach motorcycling, you might have a point, but I'm here for the literature post." Miss Donovan: "And what do you know about literature?" Drake: "Plenty. My resume…" With a snap of his fingers, he conjures his resume and hands it to Paige. She looks at it, "Really, Drake, you should have sent this before you showed up. You might be wasting your time." Drake: "I never waste time. For 'life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more'." Paige: "Nice…" Miss Donovan finishes the quote, looks at Paige, "From Macbeth." Drake: "Touché." Paige: "You guys aren't going to make this easy, are you?" Drake: "It's hardly a contest. As you can see, I've studied at Julliard, performed on Broadway, even penned a memoir, one that I intend to complete on my deathbed." Miss Donovan: "Then I look forward to reading it." Paige: "How come none of these credits are more than a year old?" Drake, dropping the bomb, "Simple, really. Before that, I was a demon." Miss Donovan: "WHAT!? You're a demon?!" Drake: "WAS a demon. Now I'm human." Paige: "Wait a second, how is that possible?" Drake explains that he made a deal with a demonic sorcerer. He still has powers, but if he uses his offensive ones before the year is up, the Sorcerer gets them and he ends up burning in Purgatory. Miss Donovan, still very sure in 'once a demon, always a demon', asks Paige what she's waiting for. She needs to vanquish him. Paige: "You think?" Drake: "Please, I just want the chance to make up for my years as a demon. If you're worried, research me, look into my history. I have nothing to hide." Miss Donovan: "We'll see about that." She exits, determined to find something, as Paige calls out, asking where she's going. Miss Donovan: "To prove he's dangerous." Drake: "You realize, she's going to be very upset when you give me the job." Paige: "Not so fast. I'm not even sure what to make of you yet." Drake: "Then by all means, we should check the Book of Shadows…would you like a ride?" Paige: "No thanks, I'll orb."

INT. P3 - Day

Piper slaps a heart on the wall haphazardly with "Next!" Leo stands by her, pulling tape and handing her another decoration as they move down the wall. Right as she slaps on another one, he notices, "Wait, that one's ripped." Piper; "So? The crowd will be, too." She looks around, and adds, "You know what? This is taking way too long. Where's my stapler?" She heads for the bar to grab it and Leo tries to stop her, "Since when do you staple? Don't you want everything to look perfect?" Piper asks what the point is, since it's all going to be torn down the next day. Leo says the point is to forget about what's going to happen 'tomorrow', she should just stop and enjoy Valentine's Day. Piper says that some people can't forget, "Maybe they'd rather see the little rips and flaws, so that tomorrow, they're not totally devastated when everything suddenly gets torn down!" Leo: "We're not talking about the decorations anymore, are we?" Piper: "I'm sorry, Leo, but I can't just pretend like everything's not about to fall apart. Again. We both know the Elders aren't going to go easy on you." Leo: "I know, but we can't change the world and not expect consequences." Piper: "Says who? The Elders brought this on themselves, it's their fault as much as ours. Maybe even more so." Leo tells her he was the one who made the choice to become an Avatar, he was the one who betrayed Them. Piper: "Only because they drove you to it. With Gideon and what he did to Chris and what he tried to do to Wyatt." Leo tells her she knows They won't see it like that. Piper: "Then you have to make them see it. Before this becomes the last Valentine's Day we'll EVER spend together."

INT. Sorcerer's Cave - Eternal Night

Sorcerer: "Show me where he is." The clouds in a crystal ball swirl and produce the face of a man who looks nothing like Drake. The furious Sorcerer turns to a menacing Bounty Hunter, Rathbone, "Your leads are worthless, Bounty Hunter." Rathbone: "I wasn't the one who lost Drake in the first place. That was you, Sorcerer." Sorcerer: "I told you, I never dreamed I'd need to keep tabs on him. By now, I was sure he'd have used his powers." Rathbone: "And yet he hasn't…" Sorcerer: "He's stronger than I thought. That's why you have to find him, so I can force him to give in to temptation." Rathbone: "But we're running out of time." Sorcerer: "In more ways than one. Zankou is moving to take over the Underworld. If I'm to seize the throne for myself, I must have Drake's powers. I'll double the bounty. Find him!" Just then, another Bounty Hunter, Flynn, enters the cave, "Excuse me, sir. We have a new lead." He turns, revealing two more Bounty Hunters, dragging in a frightened, roughed-up Miss Donovan. Rathbone: "A woman? You call that a lead?" Flynn: "We caught her in the Underworld asking questions about Drake. She may know where he is." Sorcerer: "Is that so?" Miss Donovan: "Let me go. I don't know anything." Sorcerer: "Think harder."

INT. Manor - Conservatory - Day

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Phoebe: "No, you cannot put me on hold again. Now when are you going to issue me a refund on my phone bill? Well, then go find that thief John Norman and ask him. What do you mean you're in Bangladesh?? Oh, forget it, I give up. I've got call waiting anyway." She clicks over, listens for a second then, "What??"

INT. Police Station - Day

Morris is on the phone, "Phoebe? It's Darryl." Phoebe: "Darryl. Did you read the paper this morning? Shouldn't you be out arresting John Norman for stealing from all of us?" Morris: "Honestly, Phoebe, we've got bigger things to worry about….Sheridan's back." Phoebe: "Oh, great, more good news." Morris: "Your friend Brody came to visit me last night, told me that he'd brought her out of her coma. I thought you said he died." Phoebe: "I did. I never said it stuck." Morris: "WHAT?? Never mind, I don't want to know. Point is, he did some mumbo-jumbo on her, and now she doesn't remember what happened." Phoebe: "Well, does she remember us?" Morris; "I'm not sure yet. Brody told me to tell her that she went on an undercover mission with him. He died, and she ended up in a coma. Now how long do you think she's going to buy that for?" Phoebe: "I don't know, but as long as we don't trigger her memory, we should be okay." Morris: "Trigger? What do you mean, trigger?" Phoebe: "I mean, the Whitelighter dust isn't foolproof. Her memories could come back if we give them a reason to. That's why you gotta keep her off our trail." Morris: "No, no, Phoebe. I am NOT lying to her again. This is not my problem." Just then, Phoebe hears Paige calling from upstairs, saying she needs her. Phoebe yells to her that she's coming, then back tot he phone: "I'm sorry Darryl. But you just gotta deal with it, like the rest of us." She hangs up and Morris, exasperated, calls into the phone for her, but it's too late and Sheridan's overheard. "Phoebe?…Do I know her?" Morris: "I don't know…do you?"

INT. Manor - Attic - Day

The BoS is open to a page on 'Mercury Demons' as Drake and Paige look at it. "You see? You have nothing to fear." Paige: "What do you mean? It says you have the power to fire thermal blasts that melt people's skin in seconds. That sounds pretty scary to me." Drake: "But I told you, I can't use that power because of the deal I made. Besides, it also says you can vanquish me with the Power of Three…" He points to the appropriate line on the page, "See, right there." Paige: "You touched the Book…" Drake: "Oh, so I did. Well, then, I supposed that proves I'm good, right?" Paige: "Maybe, but the Book's been tricked before. And so have we. Just recently, in fact." Drake: "Hmm, no wonder you're so indecisive." Paige: "Indecisive? I'm not indecisive…am I?" Drake: "This mistake of yours, it must've been quite costly." Paige: "Yeah, you could say that." Drake: "Then, the question is, when are you going to forgive yourself and move on?" Paige considers that as Phoebe enters with the baby monitor, "Sorry, I stopped to put the kids down for a nap. Who's this?" Paige: "Drake, Phoebe. Phoebe, Drake. He's an ex-demon." Phoebe: "Excuse me…what?" Drake: "Oh, here we go again. Have you people never met a demon who turned human before?" Phoebe; "We have, it's just we're just more used to the ones who try to kill us." Drake: "And so you judge the rest of us simply by the way we were born?" He snaps his fingers and is a flash, he's dressed as 17th Century swordsman, Cyrano de Bergerac, complete with a shockingly large nose, and continues: "Look well at me, then tell me, with what hope this vile protuberance can inspire my heart!" Paige: "He's a little dramatic." Phoebe: "Not to mention demonic. I'm sorry, but don't we have enough problems without Cyrano here adding to them?" Drake, on one knee now, takes Phoebe's hand, "But, fair Roxanne…feel'st though my should, here, through the darkness mounting? Too fair the night! Too fair, too fair the moment! That I should speak thus, and that you should hearken! Too fair…" Phoebe, melting, "The again, it IS Valentine's Day. And he does seem kinda sweet." Paige: "Yeah, until we find out how many people he's killed." Drake stands, outraged, "You take that back. I've never killed anyone. Well, except demons. I've killed plenty of them." Phoebe: "Who hasn't?" Drake snaps his fingers and is back to normal. "You see, almost since the day I was hatched, I've been reading books. They taught me about feelings, love, sadness…death. I could never take the life of an innocent. I always found a way around doing that." Paige, to Phoebe, "What do you think?" Phoebe: "I believe him….you?" Paige: "I think…I should go get Piper, see what she thinks." Drake: "Come now, Paige. You don't need to do that. Just trust your instincts. You know I'm the right man for the job." Phoebe: "Job? What job?" Paige: "Fill her in, I'll be back." She orbs out as Phoebe looks at Drake for a beat before, "Do you do Shakespeare?"

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EXT. Golden Gate Bridge - Day

Leo stands on the bridge, eyes closed, concentrating. A moment later, sympathetic Sandra and stern Kheel orb in. Leo: "Thanks for coming." Sandra: "Of course. After all that's happened, it's the least we could do." Kheel: "Please, we're not here to apologize, if anything, we've been far too lenient with him." Leo: "Lenient? You tried to kill me." Kheel: "You left us with no choice." Leo: "Funny, I feel the same way." Sandra: "Gentlemen…neither side is without blame here. But perhaps it is time to put the past behind us." Kheel: "We will, once he has done the penance for his betrayal." Leo: "That's why I called you here. I should be allowed to defend myself, before you issue a judgment." Kheel: "I believe we are already well aware of your defense, Leo." Sandra: "There are those among us who have argued in your favor, who understand what we pushed you into doing." Kheel: "And there are those of us who think you ought to be recycled for what you did." Leo: "What I did was for my family. I was only trying to create a better world for them. For all of us." Kheel: "Too bad you failed." Leo considers that, then the Elders look up, hearing a familiar jingle, "The council is reconvening." Sandra: "I'll be along in a moment." Kheel nods and orbs out. Sandra turns to Leo, "A word of advice? Convincing the other is hard enough. You'd be wise not to give them any more ammunition." Leo: "What do you mean?" Sandra: "Stay out of magical affairs, Leo, lest you end up making things even worse."

INT. Manor - Main Hall - Day

Drake, now dressed as Romeo, calls up to Phoebe, who's halfway up the staircase, wistfully leaning against the banister, "But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east and Juliet is the sun." Piper and Paige orb in behind Drake as he continues…"Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon…" Piper: "That's not all that's going to be killed, unless you get your ass out of here, Romeo." Phoebe, rushing down the stairs, "Piper, it's okay…" Paige: "Yeah, he seems harmless enough." Piper: "Are you both out of your minds? One demon here is only going to bring more demons." Drake: "I'm NOT a demon, Piper. And shouldn't you be out seizing the day with Leo instead of worrying about me?" Phoebe: "Oops…sorry, I'm a sucker for poetry." Piper: "Listen, friend, there is no way we are going to let an ex-demon teach at Magic School. It's absurd." Paige: "Maybe she's right…I'm sorry, Drake, but I think it's just going to cause too many problems." Drake: "But you're making a terrible mistake here. As an ex-demon, I could reach the students, keep them from going down the path of evil." Paige, rethinking, "Well, you've got a point there…" Piper: "No, he doesn't." Drake: "Phoebe, talk to them. Make them see reason." Phoebe; "Honestly? I can't. Look, I admire what you're trying to do, but it's just not very practical. I'm sorry." Drake, miffed, "You know, the problem here is not me, it's you three. You've been shaken by what happened with the Avatars." Then, in turn, to Paige: "You've lost faith in yourself." To Phoebe: "You've given up on the fight." Finally, to Piper: "And you? Well, you're just mean." Piper; "Hey!!" Drake: "Mean, because you've closed off your heart, petrified that it's about to be broken again. Truth is, I can think of only one man who can solve all of these problems…" With a snap, he's dressed as Robin Hood…Piper and Paige are now Merry Men…and Phoebe is Maid Marian. "Robin Hood!" The sisters are furious. Paige: "That's it. I'm officially back to being against him." Piper: "Excuse me…do we look merry to you?" Drake: "Perhaps you just need to see the world as Robin Hood would have. He believed in himself, he knew the thrill of the fight, and despite the threat of imminent death, he found love with his dear Maid Marian." Phoebe: "Aww, thanks…but if you don't get me out of this wig, you're gonna wish you never became human." Drake: "Very well." Another snap of his fingers and the sisters are back to normal, though he's still dressed as Robin Hood. Piper grabs her sisters, "Kitchen, now, let's go." They head in and a beat later, the Sorcerer shimmers in, "I thought they'd never leave. Now, let's see those powers, demon…"

INT. Manor - Kitchen - Day

Paige: "Vanquish him? Are you sure?" Piper: "If he won't leave, we really don't have much of a choice." Phoebe: "But his heart's in the right place." Paige: "That's true…but on the other hand, it doesn't really matter because he still has demonic powers." Piper: "Hi there…waffle much?" They hear a crash from the other room.

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INT. Manor - Main Hall - Day

Drake lies amidst the wreckage of a table. The Sorcerer stands above him, casting a spell, but before he can finish, the sisters rush in and Piper blasts him. Piper turns to her sisters, "See? Another demon. Told ya." Sorcerer: "Damnit…so close…" Frustrated, he shimmers out before they can do him any more damage. Phoebe: "Drake…are you okay?" Drake's answer proves he's anything but…"Drake? Who is Drake? I'm Robin of Locksley." Paige: "Uh-oh…"

FADE OUT

END OF ACT I

ACT II

INT. Manor - Conservatory - Day

An apple in a fruit bowl on the table is suddenly pierced with an arrow. We see Drake, 'Robin Hood', bow in hand, pleased with his shot. "Excellent. Prince John will be no match for me." Piper: "Yeah, well, if you put a hole in any of my walls, you're going to have to answer to me, not the prince." Drake/Robin: "My apologies, my good woman. But my aim must be impeccable if I am to right John's wrongs." Piper: "Whatever…just be careful." He grabs another apple and sets it up for more target practice as Piper goes into the living room.

INT. Manor - Living Room - Day (continuous)

Paige is looking over Phoebe's shoulder as she flips through the Book when Piper comes in, "Okay, Merry Men, please tell you've found some way to fix Robin in there." Phoebe: "Not yet. Can't you freeze him?" Piper; "Upper-level demons don't freeze." Paige: "I never should have brought him here. This is all my fault." Phoebe: "No, it's our lives. Anything that can go wrong will." Paige: "But don't even get HOW this went wrong. Why would the Sorcerer want to turn Drake into Robin Hood?" Piper: "I don't think he meant to. I think he was trying to bring out Drake's inner demon so he'd use his powers. But I blasted him mid-spell, so we got his inner Robin Hood instead." Paige: "Then that's another mistake for the Charmed Ones. Perfect." Piper; "It wasn't a mistake, it was an accident." Paige: "Either way, we still screwed up." Phoebe's still flipping the pages and finally stops on the Demonic Sorcerers page. "Here's a vanquishing potion for the Sorcerer, although there's no way to find him…typical." Paige: "Well, even if we did find him, it doesn't help us fix Drake." Piper: "Yes, it does. If we vanquish him, we'll reverse his magic." Paige: "Oh, right…I'll go to Magic School, see if Miss Donovan can find anything there that'll help us find the Sorcerer." Phoebe: "Or you could just do it yourself." Paige: "I could, but, um, I don't know the archives as well. I might miss something." She orbs out and Phoebe turns to Piper, "What are we going to do about her?" Piper; "We'll fix Drake now and her later." They turn to see Drake/Robin holding Phoebe's phone bill. "What's he doing with my phone bill?" With Piper following, then enter…

INT. Manor - Conservatory - Day (continuous)

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Phoebe tries to grab the bill but he pulls it back from her. "Hey, gimme that!" Drake/Robin: "Marian, these taxes are outrageous! Prince John has gone to far!" Phoebe: "I'm not Marian, I'm Phoebe, remember?" Piper: "And Prince John's been dead for centuries. He's not taxing anyone anymore." Phoebe: "That's right. The phone company's owned by a totally different John and he's really…swell." Drake/Robin: "Nonsense, the evidence of his misdeeds is here on this parchment. I believe it is high time I paid him a visit. My steed…" He snaps his fingers and conjures his motorcycle in the main hall. The sisters follow him to it.

INT. Manor - Main Hall - Day (continuous)

Drake/Robin hops on the cycle. Piper: "A motorcycle? What kind of Robin Hood rides a motorcycle?" Phoebe: "Forget about that, what are we going to do? We can't let him go out there, especially with Sheridan back in town." Piper: "Sheridan's back?!?!" Phoebe; "Did I forget to mention that?" Drake fires up the cycle and Piper urges Phoebe, "Quick, go with him. Sorry, but you're Maid Marian. GO!" She gives in and hops on the back. Drake smiles, "Hold on tight, my lady…" He gestures to the door and it opens. Piper calls out to them about helmets and Drake snaps his fingers and suddenly there's a helmet on both of their heads. As they leave, Piper calls for Leo and he orbs in, too late to see them. "Sorry to call you away from the Elders, but I need your help." Leo: "Well, unless it involves babysitting, I think you're out of luck."

EXT. Phone Company Branch Office - Day

Phoebe and Drake ride up in front of the office to see a long line of irritated people standing outside the door. Phoebe: "See? No Prince John here. Guess we should just go back home now." Drake/Robin: "And give up without a fight? I think not." They pull off their helmets and get off the bike. Drake spies and armored truck, flanked by two armed guards as uniformed officers pick up the day's deposits from the office. He's outraged, "Those riches rightfully belong to the people of Sherwood Forest. We must see that they are returned." Phoebe: "But you can't steal from the rich and give to the poor. There are laws against that." Drake/Robin: "If the law allows John to prosper at the expense of so many, then we must take the law into our own hands." Phoebe: "No, we must not." Drake/Robin: "What has happened to you, Marian? Have you forgotten what it is to do good?" As Phoebe's struck by that, Drake turns and enters the building, pushing past the line of people. "Pardon me, sir…madam…" Phoebe hurries to catch up, with "Robin Hood playing at the Coronet this weekend. Come see it!"

INT. Phone Company Branch Office - Day (continuous)

Phoebe enters and looks up to immediately spot a surveillance camera. Worried, she ducks her head down, "Oh God…" A woman in line excitedly stops her, "Aren't you 'Ask Phoebe'?" Phoebe; "No." She quickly puts on a pair of sunglasses and heads for the front of the line where a tall, gruff man stops Drake/Robin, who's heading for the counter. "Hey, fancy pants. There's a line." Drake/Robin: "Ah…Little John. Come to join our merry band, have you?" 'Little John', offended, "Who are you calling little?" Phoebe, racing up to intervene: "No one. No one at all. Sorry…" Drake/Robin: "Little John, you must allow me to pass. Perhaps we should settle this as we have before. With a quarterstaff duel!" Man: "You want to fight with me? Alright, pallie, let's go!" He starts rolling up his sleeves as the office manager approaches, having noticed the commotion. Manager: "Excuse me, I'm the office manager, is there a problem here?" Man: "This nut job's trying to butt in line." Phoebe: "I'm sorry, he doesn't really know…" But she cuts off suddenly, horrified as Drake suddenly grabs the manager by the throat and throws him up against a wall. "You will tell me where Prince John is." Manager; "Who?" Phoebe: "Robin, you don't want to hurt the peasants. That's not what you do." Drake/Robin: "This man is no peasant. He is an accomplice to the Prince's thievery." Manager: "What? I didn't steal anything." But now, the crowd, angered, starts to pipe up, led by 'Little John'. "The hell you didn't! I read the paper, I know you been screwing us. Thanks to you, I couldn't make my rent last month!" Woman: "I can't afford a vacation!" Another Man: "I can't take my wife out for Valentine's Day!" 'Little John': "See! You been making all our lives miserable. Kick his ass, Robin!" The crowd cheers, but Phoebe jumps in, "NO! Just tell us where to find John Norman. That's all he wants to know." Manager: "Corporate headquarters. It's in the financial district." Phoebe: "We'll find it. Let's go, Robin." Drake/Robin, to the manager: "You may want to consider a career change." He drops the manager as 'Little John' wonders, "That's it? You're just going to let him off the hook?" Drake/Robin: "No, never. Good people of Sherwood, Prince John has abused his power for far too long. He lives in riches while you live in squalor. It is time to take back that which was stolen from you. All those who wish to join my fight, follow me!" The crowd cheers again and starts to follow him out as Phoebe calls after him, getting lost in the crowd., "Wait, where are you going?"

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EXT. Phone Company Branch Office - Day

An armed guard watches as officers transfer the last of the money bags into the truck. Suddenly, an arrow hits the guards gun, knocking it out of his hand. He turns, taken by surprise, to see Drake, bow in hand, flanked by the rest of the crowd. "You'd best stay out of the way, if you know what's good for you." With that, the guard and the officers put their hands up and back away. A man picks up the dropped gun and aims it at the guards. Drake makes a beeline for the money bags as Phoebe races up. Drake/Robin: "Oh, Marian…you're just in time. To the end of Prince John's tyranny!" He reaches into bags and starts throwing handfuls of money to the crowd. Phoebe tells him he can't do this. Drake/Robin: "But you heard what John's done to these people. How can you turn a blind eye to that? Has your heart truly grown that cold?" Phoebe pauses a moment to consider that, then they hear the distant sound of sirens approaching. "Come on, we need to get going." She leads him to the cycle and as we see the crowd, the camera pans over the Sorcerer. He watches as Phoebe and Drake put on their helmets and speed off. Then, the Sorcerer shimmers out.

INT. Sorcerer's Cave - Eternal Night

Astral Donovan desperately tries to bust open her chains with a rock: "Come on….please, please, please…." Sorcerer: "So, you can astral project….that could come in very handy. Later." He reaches out and pokes her, causing her to astral out as the real Miss Donovan wakes up. Sorcerer: "Morning, Sunshine." Miss Donovan: "What do you want from me?" Sorcerer: "I'm afraid I couldn't bring out the demon in Drake as I'd planned. I was interrupted by the Charmed Ones." Miss Donovan: "Then they'll be coming for you." Sorcerer: "Which is why I'll need you to serve as a distraction, when the time is right." Miss Donovan: "I wish I'd never come down here. I should've stayed in the library." Sorcerer: "The library? Well, then, you are indeed a prize." Miss Donovan: "Why? What do you mean?" Sorcerer: "The witches' interference made my spell go awry. Drake's unstable now. I need to use that to my advantage. So, tell me, what do you know about…Robin Hood?"

INT. Manor - Kitchen - Day

The Book is open to the Demonic Sorcerers page. Piper's cooking up the vanquishing potion while talking on the phone. "No, Phoebe, you can't take him to John Norman's office. That's a very bad idea. You gotta get him back here. I said GET HIM BACK HERE!" Then, she loses Phoebe and hangs up. Turning to Leo, she asks, "Do I need this today? Or ever?" Leo tells her to relax, she can handle it. Piper: "Says the man who refuses to help." Leo says he's already told her he doesn't want to risk pissing off the Elders and asks if she wants them to recycle him. Piper: "No, of course not. It's just…we were so close, SO CLOSE to a life without demons, without Elders, without freakin' Robin Hood running around the city about to expose us!" Leo: "I know, but this is the life we've got now, and we have to make the best of it. Just focus, you can do this, you've done it plenty of times before." Piper; "Don't remind me." Paige orbs in, "Hey. Did you see the news?" Piper: "No…weren't you at Magic School?" Paige: "We've got satellite." She flips on the TV and we see the 'breaking news'…reporter Anna Woods: "He apparently threw the stolen cash into the crowd, inciting a near riot. Police have launched a search for the man who bystanders describe as a modern-day Robin Hood…" Piper: "Still think I can handle this?" Leo: "Just like the good old days." Piper: "Bite your tongue." Paige: "We gotta warn Darryl. The police don't know what they're up against." Piper: "Wait a second, I need you to write a vanquishing spell." Paige: "But you already made the potion." Piper: "Not for the Sorcerer, for Drake." Paige: "Drake? Really?" Piper: "We can't let him hurt anyone. It might be the only way to stop him. Leo, can you warn Darryl?" Leo: "But the Elders…" Piper; "Oh, for God's sake. They won't strike you down for making a phone call." Leo: "Right…" He exits as Paige pulls a piece of paper out, "Hold on, we don't need to vanquish Drake because I found a spell at Magic School to summon the Sorcerer." Piper: "You mean, Miss Donovan found it…" Paige: "No, actually, she wasn't there. It's kinda strange…maybe I wasn't supportive enough when she wanted to apply for the teaching job…then again, I can't really encourage someone of they're not ready." Piper: "Waffling." Paige: "Sorry. The point is, we can summon the Sorcerer and vanquish him with your potion. That should fix Drake too, right?" Piper; "Maybe, but if that doesn't work, we're still going to need a Plan B. We've got to stop Drake somehow." Paige: "Well…I guess it couldn't hurt…" Piper; "Exactly. The last thing we need is another news report like that one." The sisters look over to the TBV and see Anna now interviewing 'Little John". "So you applaud his actions?" Man: "Yeah, he really stuck it to 'em. You ask me, the guy's a hero."

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INT. Police Station - Day

A stunned Morris is on the phone amidst a flurry of activity, "He's a WHAT?!" In the conservatory, Leo's on the phone, "An ex-demon. But he still has powers, so you can't let the cops provoke him or…" Morris: "Or what? He might incinerate half the police force?" Leo: "Actually….yeah, that's exactly what he might do." Morris: "Aww man…why don't you orb on over and do something about him yourself?" Leo: "I can't. It's…complicated." Morris: "And it's not for me?" Leo: "Look, the sisters are working on it, but you gotta buy them some time. Robin Hood's headed for John Norman's office. You know where that is?" Morris: "John Norman? Isn't that they guy Phoebe was complaining about?" Leo: "Yeah, she's sorta with Robin Hood." Morris, freaked out, "What?! If Sheridan finds out, that could be a trigger…" Leo: "I'm sorry…?" Morris: "For her memory. She might remember she was after them, and that means she'd know I lied to her." Leo: "Then you can't let her find out." Morris: "Gee, ya think?" Morris, aggravated, hangs up, and starts to exit the station as Sheridan intercepts him, "Good news, Lieutenant. Captain wants us to work together. So, where we going, partner?"

EXT. Phone Company Corporate Headquarters - Day

Drake's cycle slides into frame as it comes to a stop. Phoebe and Drake pull their helmets off. "Alright, we're just going to throw a little scare into Prince John, right? We're not going to kill him." Drake/Robin: "Of course not. As long as he promises to return every penny he stole." Phoebe: "Every penny? You know, maybe this isn't such a good idea." Drake/Robin: "My lady…you've come so far. You must be strong enough to finish the fight. For those who cannot fight themselves. Do not let all we've done be for naught." Phoebe: "Okay…let's go." They start to head inside when they hear sirens and see a cop car pulling up. Drake looks over "The Sheriff of Nottingham…it's about time he made an appearance." Phoebe spots the driver…"Darryl…" Just then, Sheridan gets out of the passenger side, pulling her gun and yelling at them to freeze. Drake fires an arrow at her, grazing her shoulder, forcing her to drop her gun. Phoebe panics, "OH no…Sheridan!" Phoebe races over to check on her as Drake tries to call her back, "Marian…MARIAN!" Seeing Morris getting out of the car now, too, Drake takes off, running inside. Phoebe reaches Sheridan's side, "Are you okay?" Sheridan: "I'm fine. But you're under arrest." She slaps the cuffs on Phoebe as Morris comes around the car. Sheridan asks him "Where's the other one?" Morris: "He got away."

INT. John's Office - Day

John Norman is working at his desk in his luxurious office. He's suddenly startled as the door is kicked in and Drake storms inside. "Prince John…we meet at last." John: "What the hell is this?" Drake/Robin: "The end of your reign." He raises his bow, arrow trained on John.

FADE OUT

END OF ACT II


ACT III

INT. John's Office - Day

Drake still has his arrow on John, but arrogant John isn't the type who cowers in fear, "You'll never make it out of here, you know that. The cops will have you inside of two minutes." Drake/Robin: "You needn't worry about me, sire. I've escaped the Sheriff countless times before." John: "What exactly do you want from me?" Drake/Robin: "To rob you, of course." John: "Of course…alright then, let's just get right to it and you can be on your merry way." He starts to open a drawer, but Drake stops him, pulling back on the bow and arrow. John explains, as he slowly reaches into a drawer and pulls out, "My checkbook…now, who should I make this out to? Robin Hood? Or just to Cash?" Whoosh! The arrow whizzes by John's head, startling him. Drake moves in on him, dead serious, "This is no game, John. You will return what you have stolen to every last person in your domain." John: "But I have millions of customers." Drake/Robin: "Then I suggest you get started." Drake pulls another arrow into his bow, aiming it directly at John's heart.

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EXT. Phone Company Corporate Headquarters - Day

A police chopper circles the building as cop cars pull out outside. Several other cop cars now block off the street in front of the building. In the middle of things, we see Morris on the move, talking into his radio, "Get your team into position, but no one makes a move unless I say so." Phoebe is being watched closely by Sheridan as she holds a hankie to her bleeding shoulder. Morris: "You know, you really should go get that checked out." Sheridan: "No thanks, I've missed enough. Miss Halliwell here was just telling me a very interesting story." Phoebe: "You don't believe me?" Sheridan: "Well, it's a little farfetched, don't you think? You're kidnapped by Robin Hood, forced to go on a crime spree, only to be saved in the end by us…nice touch." Morris: "Let her go, Sheridan. I told you, she's a friend." Phoebe; "Look, this is ridiculous. I'm 'Ask Phoebe'. Why do you think this Robin Hood guy came after me? Because I'm leading some sort of double life?" Sheridan: "You said it, not me…" Phoebe: "Honestly, Inspector, I am a good person, and I might be able to help you here, if you just let me." Morris: "You really think you can?" Phoebe: "I have a connection with him. He's a little messed up right now, but he's a good guy. Let me go talk to him." Sheridan: "Out of the question. That's dangerous and it breaks procedure." Phoebe: "So what? If he snaps, you have no idea what he's capable of. Please…" Swat Commander's Voice: "We're in position, Lieutenant, and we've got a clear shot." Morris: "Hold your fire.", then, to Sheridan, "She's going in." Sheridan: "What?! Morris!!" Morris: "That's an order, INSPECTOR." Sheridan backs off as Phoebe heads for the entrance. "Thanks Darryl." Morris: "Be careful." Sheridan: "You know, there's something familiar about all this…" Morris: "Go get that wound checked." She nods and walks away.

INT. Manor - Attic - Day

Piper and Paige stand before a circle of lighted candles. Piper holds the potion as Paige reads the spell. They wait…nothing…Paige suggests she try again. Piper: "No, you've already tried it three times. He must have protected himself." Paige: "Or maybe I copied it down wrong." Piper: "Please, it's not your first day as a witch. I'm sorry, Paige, but I think we're out of options here. You saw the news. It's time to go to Plan B." Paige: "But Drake's a good guy, Piper. Vanquishing him would be…a mistake." Piper: "So would letting an innocent die. Look, if you won't trust yourself, at least trust me. It's not my first day, either." Suddenly, Miss Donovan astrals in. "Paige…" "Miss Donovan? Why are you astral projecting?" Miss Donovan: "Please, I don't have much time. The Sorcerer took me prisoner." Piper: "What?" Miss Donovan: "I swear, I didn't mean for this to happen…you have to help me." Paige: "Don't worry, it's okay…now that we know you're there, we can scry for you and come vanquish the Sorcerer. Just hang on." Miss Donovan: "Thank you…I'm so sorry." She astrals out as Piper turns to Paige, "Looks like Drake just got a reprieve."

INT. Sorcerer's Cave - Eternal Night

On the crystal ball, we see Piper and Paige heading out of the attic. The Sorcerer has watched it all and he's pleased. "Well-played, my dear…" He turns to see Miss Donovan waking up from her astral projecting, still a little woozy. "I just wish I could have told them what you were planning." Sorcerer: "If you had, you'd be dead by now. At least now you'll live a touch longer than the Charmed Ones will. Thanks to your message, they're not focused on saving you. Too bad my lair is protected against both summoning AND scrying." Miss Donovan: "It won't take them long to figure that out." Sorcerer: "But by then, I'll have Drake's powers." Miss Donovan: "How can you be so sure?" Sorcerer: "A demon is always a demon. I just need to remind Drake of that, by casting a spell on Prince John…" He waves his hand over the ball and the image of John Norman appears.

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INT. John's Office - Day

John is scribbling out checks based on a list of his customers. Brake, bow in hand, peers out the window spying the street below. John abruptly throws down his pen and starts massaging his writing hand. Drake/Robin: "You're hardly finished." John: "You can't expect me to write all these checks. My hand's cramping." Drake/Robin: "Pity…keep writing." He reluctantly picks up his pen again as they hear footsteps approaching. Drake turns around, aiming his bow at the door as Phoebe enters. "Robin? Don't shoot. It's me, Ph….Marian." Drake/Robin: "My lady, how did you elude the Sheriff?" Phoebe: "Oh, me and the Sheriff, we go way back. Listen, Robin, isn't it time you let the prince go? I mean, I'm sure he's learned his lesson. Right…John?" John: "Oh, yeah. I'm heartbroken here, man. I didn't realize what I'd done to these poor people. Thank you, Robin. You've really shown me the error of my ways. I swear, I'm going to change." Phoebe: "See? Now, come on, you don't want to hurt him. I know you don't." Drake/Robin: "But what of the money? He can't be trusted." Phoebe: "You don't have to trust him, trust me. You reminded me today of what if feels like to do good, real good. By making a difference, helping people. So now let me help you. Come with me, before you do something you'll really regret." Drake nods, swayed by her speech. They start to head for the door, when a magical glow washes over John. He stumbles back, disoriented. A beat later, his personality shifts, "I can't believe you fell for that!" Drake/Robin: "Pardon?" John: "I mean, really. You think I give a rat's add about some poor schmo who's too stupid to know he's being suckered? There's no way in hell I'm giving this money back." Phoebe: "Oh, no…the Sorcerer…" Drake moves in on John, angry, determined.

INT. Manor - Conservatory - Day

On the TV, we see a live feed of a window view of John's office. We see Drake and John begin to argue, with Phoebe trying to intervene. While Piper scrys and Paige paces, disturbed, Leo watches the TV, noticing, "Something's happening. I think you're running out of time." Piper: "Well, what do you want me to do about that? The crystal's not dropping." Paige: "This isn't right…we're being played." Piper: "Paige, come on. You're not going to do us any good by waffling now." Paige: "This isn't waffling. Look, I admit, I've been a little rattled because of what happened with the Avatars…and with Kyle. But I can't keep beating myself up over it. I've got to move on, we all do." Piper: "I'm not sure it's that easy." Paige: "Maybe not, but we've got to try. Drake was right, I need to start trusting my instincts again. Otherwise, I'm not going to be able to help him…or Miss Donovan." Leo: "So what are your instincts telling you?" Paige: "That the Sorcerer's going after Drake, and Miss Donovan's just a distraction. If she wasn't, we would've found her by now." Piper: "Okay, say you're right. How are we going to get to Drake now? We can't exactly orb in on live TV." Leo: "I don't think you have to." Phoebe pulls the shades to the window closed on TV. Paige: "That's our cue."

INT. John's Office - Day

John: "Go ahead, Robin. Shoot be with an arrow, I know you want to." Phoebe: "Don't listen to him. He's under a spell." John: "But then again, I'm evil. That would be letting me off far too easy. You can do better than that, can't you? Something a bit more agonizing, maybe?" Just then, Paige and Piper orb in. Phoebe: "Oh, thank God…" John: "Cause if you don't stop me, I'll keep doing more evil. And I don't give a damn who gets hurt. Single moms, old people, kids…even Maid Marian." Drake/Robin: "Nooo!!!" She snaps, infuriated, driven by adrenaline. He instinctively gestures, firing a thermal blast at John. Phoebe dives at John, just barely pushing him out of the way of the blast, which impacts with the windowed wall, blowing out the windows, scorching them. We see down below, Morris and Sheridan and the other cops dive for cover as the office windows are blown out. Paige and Piper were thrown to the floor by the force of the blast. John, already off-balance before, is knocked out the window, but just barely manages to grab hold of the ledge. He hangs on for dear life and Morris and Sheridan recover and look up to see John clinging to the ledge far above the street. As smoke pours out of the windows, Morris; "Oh my God…Phoebe…" Phoebe hurries to the window to see John, truly terrified now, "Please, help me…" Phoebe: "I got you. Hold on…" The spell breaks as Drake morphs out of his Robin Hood gear and back to normal. He stares at his hands, horrified by what he's done. The Sorcerer shimmers in beside him, "A deal's a deal." Paige: "Piper, the potion!" Sorcerer: "Too little, too late. Off to Purgatory, my boy." He gestures at Drake, who cries out as he disappears downward. As Paige and Piper watch that in horror…Phoebe manages to pull John back inside the window. But the moment he's inside, John collapses from the shock. The Sorcerer eyes the three sisters, taunting, "Come and get me…" just before he shimmers out.

FADE OUT

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END OF ACT III

ACT IV

INT. Manor - Conservatory - Day

On the TV, the reporter is talking about more 'breaking news' from outside the phone company's headquarters, "This was the scene of chaos just minutes ago, when the man known as 'Robin Hood' detonated what appears to have been a homemade bomb. Fortunately, billionaire John Norman escaped injury with the aide of local advice columnist Phoebe Halliwell…" Just then, Phoebe, Piper and Paige orb in, mid-argument. Phoebe: "We don't have a choice, Piper. We have to go after the Sorcerer. We can't let him get away with this." Piper: "I realize that, but he knows we're coming. He'll set a trap for us." Leo clicks off the TV, "What happened? The news said Drake got away. Is that true?" Paige: "No, actually, we lost him." Phoebe: "But if we vanquish the Sorcerer, that should reverse his magic, and bring Drake back from Purgatory." Piper: "Except we tried to vanquish him and we couldn't." Paige: "Because he'd already gotten Drake's powers. My gut tells me now we have to vanquish him with the same spell we would've used on Drake. Good thing you made me write it." She sits down and grabs the scrying crystal. Piper: "But what if you gut's wrong?" Paige: "It's not. It wasn't wrong about finding the Sorcerer." Phoebe: "And it wasn't wrong about Drake either. Ex-demon or not, he's an innocent. We have to save him. Otherwise, everything he's done will have been for naught." Piper: "For naught?" Phoebe: "The point is, we can't just give up without a fight. Drake wouldn't have wanted us to." Piper: "Yes, well, I think Drake's caused enough problems today." Leo: "I'll say. We'll be lucky if all of this didn't trigger Sheridan's memory." Piper: "Not to mention Prince John and the magic he saw." Phoebe: "Oh, for God's sake, Piper. John was under the Sorcerer's spell. He won't remember anything. And we can worry about Sheridan tomorrow." Piper; "You worry tomorrow, I'll worry today." Paige: "I found Miss Donovan. And I'm guessing the Sorcerer, too." Piper; "Don't you think that was a little easy? I'm telling you, it's a trap." Phoebe: "So then maybe we just have to start thinking more like Robin Hood." Piper; "Excuse me?" Paige, getting it, "A disguise…" Phoebe: "My thoughts exactly."

INT. Sorcerer's Cave - Eternal Night

The Sorcerer approaches the chained-up Miss Donovan, "It won't be long now. I've lowered the cave's protections, which means the Charmed Ones are on their way." Miss Donovan: "To vanquish you, I'm sure." Sorcerer: "They'll try. But we're on my turf now, and they'll be no match for my new powers." Just then they hear Miss Donovan's voice, "I don't know about that." The Sorcerer turns and sees a second Miss Donovan in the cave. He turns back to the first, "Well, I give you this much. You're getting better at that. You don't even need to be asleep anymore." Miss Donovan: "I'm a fast learner." Miss Donovan #2: "Me, too." Sorcerer: "Still, it's a useless power. And one I don't have time for right now." He approaches Miss Donovan's astral self, about to reach out to burst the projection when he stops, hearing "Then maybe you ought to make time." He turns his back on Miss Donovan #2 and he sees…a THIRD Miss Donovan has entered the cave. "What the hell…?" Miss Donovan #3: "Cause you never know…" Then, a FOURTH Miss Donovan steps into the cave, completing #3's sentence: "…when your time is up." Sorcerer, realizing, "The Charmed Ones…" but it's too late. As the three chant a spell, the Sorcerer screams as goes up in flames. Then, Miss Donovan 2, 3 and 4 wave their hands over themselves and morph back into Phoebe, Paige and Piper. Piper; "Nicely done." Paige: "But what about Drake?"

INT. Purgatory - Eternal Night

Drake writhes in the burning flames then a beat later, he vanishes upwards.

INT. Sorcerer's Cave - Eternal Night

Drake materializes before the sisters, still writhing. A moment later, he calms, realizing the agony is over. The sisters are relieved. Drake: "You saved me…" Phoebe: "What else would you expect from Maid Marian?" Paige: "And her Merry Men." Piper; "WOmen." Miss Donovan calls out to them, still chained, "Excuse me…you mind?" Paige: "Right…coming." She hurries over to free Miss Donovan as Phoebe turns to Piper: "I don't know about you, but I think that was pretty damn fun." Piper: "I guess…I just can't believe we're back in the Underworld. Back vanquishing demons…again." Drake: "Could be worse. Least it's romantic." Piper; "You've gotta be kidding." Drake: "Not at all. Some of the world's greatest lovers were drawn to each other during an epic conflict. Admittedly, most of them were doomed, but…they still found the romance in it. So why can't you?"

INT. Police Station - Night

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A copy of the Bay Mirror is being held out to Morris…by Sheridan…with the front page headline of "'Ask Phoebe' a Hero". Sheridan: "Thought you might want to read this." Morris: "A hero…now aren't you glad you didn't arrest her?" Sheridan: "I don't know…she didn't help us get out guy." Morris: "She never promised to. She just promised to help. And she did." Sheridan: "Still, it's kinda strange, don't you think? She goes inside, and the perp gets away. But there's no trail to follow, no leads…it's almost as if he just…disappeared." Morris: "We'll find him. Good night, Sheridan." Sheridan: "Just curious, have there been other open cases involving the Halliwells?" Morris, considers it, then, "They're good people, Sheridan. The best I've ever met. You don't need to worry about them." Morris turns and exits as Sheridan looks back at the paper, eyeing the photo of Phoebe, strangely feeling like there's somehow something she's missing.

INT. Magic School - Study - Night

Drake is wearing teaching robes. Paige admires, "Nice fit. Looks good on you…" Drake: "Feels good…" She hands him a stack of papers. "Now here's your class schedule and your student roster. And I've assigned you a TA: Miss Donovan." Drake: "She wasn't upset about being passed over?" Paige: "Hardly. After what happened, all she wanted was to go back tot he peace and quiet of the library. But I persuaded her to come help you in your classes." Drake: "Probably for the best. After all, someone has to take over…" Paige: "You planing on being absent a lot?" Drake: "I mean, if this doesn't work out. We agreed it would be temporary at first. In a couple weeks, you might change your mind, I might need to move on." Paige: "I'm not going to change my mind. Believe me, if you can reach me and my sisters, you can reach these kids." Just then, Phoebe enters with a copy of her paper. "Knock, knock…just stopped by to see the new professor." Paige: "Well, then I'll leave you two alone. I promised Piper and Leo I'd baby-sit tonight anyway. They're going out to celebrate Valentine's Day." Drake: "Ah, finding their romance, are they?" Paige: "Thanks to you…first period starts at 8 a.m. Don't be late." She exits and Phoebe offers Drake the newspaper, "I thought you might want to see this. Seems like Prince John's decided to return what he's stolen…" She points to a headline, along with John's photo. "Guess all it took was a little reminder of his own mortality…" Drake, quoting, "We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and out little life is rounded with a sleep." Phoebe: "More Shakespeare?" Drake: "Spoken by Prospero in 'The Tempest.' A man who knows his time is coming to an end. Not unlike myself." Phoebe: "Well, we're ALL dying…" Drake: "Some more than others…there's something I've been holding back, but I think you deserve to know…the deal that made me human only lasts for one year. After that, I'll fade into oblivion forever." Phoebe: "What?? Why would you make that deal?" Drake: "It was the only way. And believe me, it's been well worth the sacrifice. Now all I want is to spend the time I have left passing on what I've learned to the next generation." Phoebe: "But, Drake…you don't have to worry, we're going to change this." Drake: "You can't…I have only two weeks to live, and I intend to make the most of them."

FADE OUT

END OF EPISODE