r: previously on angel... i felt your heart beat. i'll never forget. i'll never forget. the mohra demon said the end of days had begun, that others were coming. soldiers of darkness? she's really something, isn't she? if you wanna ask cordelia out, just do it yourself. whatever you do, don't let her in on that me being half demon. ah-choo! demons--is there anything more disgusting? maybe you're right. maybe doyle does have... hidden depths. i mean, really... really hidden. definitely more to doyle than meets the eye. we all got something to atone for. nice guys don't always finish last. you think i'm a nice guy? cordelia: ok. we fade up on an aerial shot-- downtown, skyscrapers, lights, yada, yada, yada. we hear a narrator, preferably famous-- maybe that bald star trek guy or one of the cheaper baldwins-- and he says, "it's a big bad city out there." cut to a woman walking down a dark, spooky, street--alone.

we'll cast some beautiful young actress, maybe an up-and-coming starlet whose career is on the verge of taking off. anyway, she's all nervous, right? mucho vulnerable. the voice guy says, "danger lurks around every corner." boo! she's attacked by a big, ugly goon with a knife. she screams... help! is there no one to help me? "well, now there's someone who'll answer your call." "he'll protect you..." "and catch you when you fall. you can count on it." and you can count on me, 'cause i'm the dark avenger. i'm the what? the dark avenger. i'm the dark avenger. i know, it's perfect. we can shoot it ourselves on high 8. i'll charm a post-production house into doing the effects, and--

look, i know a little something about self-promotion, angel. and i'm telling you, one commercial like this could help get us out of the red or... the black or...whichever one means we're broke, 'cause that's us. so what, buffy blows into town and puts you in a permanent funk, and i'm just supposed to stand around and watch our business go belly up? he's not entirely wrong, you know. look, all i'm saying is, advertising a superhero who can't really go out in the daylight might raise vampire suspicions, not to mention our pesky lack of an investigator's license. and who needs a license when we have no clients? we'll manage, princess. we always do. we will if we project the right image. and now i am suddenly thinking that angel is all wrong for this commercial. he's a larger-than-life character, way too braveheart for joe couch potato to relate to. we need someone who's-- who's average... run of the mill...

ordinary. you're perfect. while i appreciate the compliments... come over here into the light, and let's see if we can create some cheekbones. cordelia, i'm not the photogenic type. plus, i get dry mouth. excuse me? this is not a negotiation. this is a necessity. our boss is in a funk. you know that he's only happy when he's fighting evil. now let's drum up some. i don't know what we need evil for when we got you right here. i heard that. possible by 20th century fox television and friends of nci

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i don't know. i'm not getting everyman. i'm getting, uh...weasel. we don't want weasel. i think people will be pouring in as soon as they hear about our low rats. i can take another crack at it. i don't think so. weasel factor, huh? doyle, i didn't mean it like that. i'm sorry. i'm just... i feel kind of hopeless with him down there doing the nonprofit brooding. it's not like he has a heart. how could it be so broken? i guess seeing buffy again has got him where he lives. that's all very sad, but we live here, too. i'll talk to him. maybe if we get him a costume. a costume? well, the guy's a bona fide hero. would it kill him to put on some tights and a cape and garner us a little free publicity? i don't see angel putting on tights and...

oh, now i do, and it's really disturbing. hey. is this a private catharsis, or can anyone watch? what do you want? well, there's a girl upstairs who's not quite sad enough to cry in my arms, but keep up the dark cloud. i might get lucky. i just need a little time. believe me, i know. last time i saw my ex, she was around for 5 minutes, and i was a wreck for days. it's amazing how they can do that to you. buffy was here for more than 5 minutes. ok. 10. but who's counting? actually, she was here for a whole day and night. all right. one of us has been drinking, and i'm sad to say it isn't me. who are the oracles, doyle? why didn't you tell me about them before? the oracles? who told you about the oracles? the first time the mohra demon attacked, it got away.

what first time? look, i tracked it, i killed it, some of its blood mixed with mine, it made me mortal. that's when you took me to see the oracles to find out what it meant. no, see, i'm going to remember a trip to the nether world of eternal watching. it's just not something that happens every day. the oracles told me i was released from my duty. buffy and i were together until... we realized it couldn't be. we don't belong to ourselves. we belong in the world, fighting. so i went back to the oracles, and i asked them to turn back the clock... as though that day had never happened. human? you were a real live flesh-and-blood human being, and you and buffy... you had the one thing you wanted in your unnaturally long life, and you gave it back? maybe i was wrong. or maybe cordelia was right, about you being the real deal in the hero department. see, i would have chosen the pleasures of the flesh

over duty and honor any day of the week. i just don't have that strength. you never know your strength till you're tested. come on. you've lived and loved and lost and fought and vanquished inside a day, and i'm still trying to work up the nerve to ask cordy out for dinner, not to mention the whole part about telling her i'm half demon. that should probably come first, huh? the oracles said something very bad is coming. "soldiers of darkness ushering in the end of days" kind of bad. so much for the security of long-term savings bonds. i feel something coming, doyle. i don't know what, but i know we're a part of it. well, if it's a fight they want... can't someone else give it to them? it just seems unfair, you know? you gotta save all the helpless types around here. now you gotta fight the apocalypse as well? yeah. it's all the same thing. you fight the good fight... whichever way you can. tell you what. you fight... and i'll keep score. angel started the day over

knowing he'd remember everything that happened? that's pretty amazing, huh? amazing he didn't check the stock quotes or the lotto numbers. angel should have told us what happened. we can't keep secrets from each other. no, we can't. thanks. you know, i've been doing a lot of thinking about secrets and whatnot. and i know my marriage would have stood a better chance if me and harriet had really just...talked more, really let each other in. so how is she? you two keeping in touch? well, she's decided to stay in l.a. oh. so you'll probably be seeing a lot of each other, then. well, not right away. we both need to get on with our lives. getting on is good. yeah. 'cause if i want a relationship that's gonna last, i need to put a few cards on the table.

such as... the thing of it is... i'm a little bit more than meets the--ohh! uh--oh-- uh...um... uh, oh, i know this one. um...um... mask. uh, mask head. uh... the--the man with two brains. whoever you saw just now... did they look like they could afford to pay? [gasps] shh! [jackboots approaching]

pretty low rent, even by demon standards. you said they were hiding. it's a good place for it. doyle. signs of life. i smell something.

still warm. they left in a hurry. not food. fear. don't be afraid. it's ok. we're here to help. we gave all our money to a man who promised to get us passports and safe passage on a ship. we didn't know. it was stupid of us. he disappeared with our money, and the ship never came. where were you going? briole. a small island off the coast of ecuador. others of our kind have found sanctuary there. sanctuary from whom? they're close. they almost got us. we lost half our supplies. rieff. we have a guest.

it's the promised one. terrific. uh...ahem. i think there's been some kind of misunderstanding. elder: i don't think so. many of our prophecies are cryptic, but on one thing they're all clear-- in the final days of this century, the promised one will appear and save us from the scourge. the scourge. he doesn't even know who they are. how's he supposed to protect us from them? rieff-- they're coming! no matter how many promised guys you throw at them, they won't stop until every last one of us is dead. you're gonna get us all killed. he's young. i'm sorry. excuse me.

we need to deal with this. they think i'm some promised savior. what? the scourge. you know them? what are they? death. crunch time, wheat thins. you and your tasty whole grain. this can only end one way. (crunch) wheat thins. toasted. whole grain. crunch. have at it.

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who's there? a friend. i don't have any friends. all right. maybe i'm more like a relative. who's in trouble and needs your help. what are you talking about?

and who the hell are you? my name is lucas. i'm a brachen demon like yourself. my clan is from oregon. we've been living in the woods there. safe. until they came. not all of us escaped. i don't know what you think i can do. i got problems of my own. they know we're here. they're coming for us. what are you talking about? who's coming for you? the scourge. who the hell is that? an army... of pureblooded demons. they got a big hate-on for us mixed heritage types. very into pedigree. they hunt us down like animals. no one fights back? sure they do. all the time. you can kill 'em, but these guys believe in what they're doing. they're ready to die for the cause. hard to fight fanatics. more like impossible.

i'm not asking you to fight. just help us hide till we can get out of town. you got the wrong guy, pal. you want to set up a little off-track betting, then i got the know-how. but demon-hiding? it's not my line. you're one of us. no, i'm not. i was raised human. i'm not looking to explore me roots. we don't have anyone else to turn to. look, i don't know what to tell you, man. you're up against something real big here. anybody that helps you... they're taking a chance. and i'm not, you know, dying to take chances. doyle, if you don't believe we share a common family, believe we share a common enemy. doesn't that mean anything to you? guess not.

i punked out. i'd only just found out about my demon side. i didn't know what it meant. the idea of sudden family obligations with guys that looked like big blue pin cushions, it was just a little too much to take right then. and what happened? damn it. [groans] [screams and shouts] uhh! lucas: believe we share a common enemy. doyle: when i got the visions for the first time, i thought i was having a stroke. i didn't know what the images meant.

but i had to know if what they showed me was a dream... or real. doyle: it wasn't a dream.

you couldn't have known. these people are going to need more than their mythic promised one. the contractually obligated 500 might be a start. you can't fight the scourge, angel. it won't come to that, because we're going to get them out of here. cordelia: hello? angel? hello? [gasp] while this may look like a... popular brand of breath freshener, it's really a cunningly disguised demon repellent. wintergreen. cordy, it's ok. we're here to help them. oh. oh, hi. um, where's angel?

he's trying to secure documents to get them out of the country. did you get the truck? yes, it's out front. hey, doyle, you did notice that these folks are demons. yeah, i know that. it doesn't make them bad people. excuse us a sec? ok, mission statement check. aren't we supposed to be battling the forces of darkness? they're not forces of darkness, they're half-human, and they're in trouble. now, we don't have a lot of time. angel wants you to go down to the l.a. harbor, pier 12, slip 4, the quintessa. use angel's name. he knows the captain. so we're booking them on a cruise? basically, yeah. ahh. i'm guessing not carnival. the guy runs a freighter. he owes angel some money. he does this, they're even. oh, ho. hang on. this guy owes angel money? why aren't we collecting it? cordy, oppressed demon people here. not getting any safer. so we're sending them on a cruise, and we're paying for it? please. just do it?

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i can get into a hell of a lot of trouble doing this. not as much as if you don't. big randy's my brother. i look the other way once in a while

on some of his shipments. it's 'cause he's family. it's not 'cause of the money. family's important. so you're not going to pay? i'm not gonna pay. so this is just extortion. big randy told you about me, right? what i am? he said you bit him? no, i never bit him. so you don't-- i wasn't hungry. so, what do you want the documents to say? certify that the ship is carrying an inspected cargo of medical waste. no one looks inside that ship or tries to stop it from leaving port. if they do, i'm gonna be feeling it's your fault. then look for me to get a little bit peckish. have a nice trip. we don't have time for this. what's wrong with that boy? what is it? rieff. he took off. he does this every time.

he'll be back. no, he won't. he says there isn't any promised one, and he wasn't gonna stay here and get killed with the rest of us. we're not gonna get killed, are we? no, no one's gonna get killed. cordelia's gonna call, and when she does, clear out. go to the ship. if you're not here when i get back, i'll bring the boy to you there. hey. do you know where he went? rieff, wait! wait! you're fast. i'm walking. you're just old. yeah, ok. you know what? we outta go. angel's got a way out. a ship. ah, great. have fun. take some dramamine.

you're not coming with? you can't make me. you're right. you're old enough. it's your choice. right. a choice. where do i want to be hated? you wouldn't get it. you're passing. my mother was the same way. could walk down the street. she took me out with her one day. i was so excited. just walking in the neighborhood with all the other kids. you know what day it was? what day was it? it was halloween. so that's my choice. i can be hated by humans because they're scared of me or by purebloods who want to kill me. it's so easy. it's not much of a choice. seems to me your family's one place you know you belong. hey. betcha that little girl's gonna miss you.

yeah, well, she's dead by now. or might as well be. they're coming again. i can feel it. it's gonna be different this time. why? because your friend's the promised one? so you know it's not true. no, i don't. i don't know anything about your people's myths and legends, but i do know angel, and he's the genuine article. my hero. yeah, that's exactly what he is. and your people can call him "the promised one," or "the dark avenger." i mean, what does it matter? it matters because it's a lie. they put their faith in something, rieff. you don't have to if you don't want to. maybe angel doesn't know what he's doing. it's possible. but the other option, losing yourself somewhere, hoping it all goes away, i know that never works. how about we go find your family?

well, it's not exactly the love boat, is it? sorry. we don't haul people. we haul cargo. it's never complained. we could bring in some blankets or something. how many are we talking? oh, maybe 20. some are short people, you know, children. it won't be the most comfortable thing in the world, but we'll get them where they're going. [sighs] we'll take it. [hissing] hey. this way. huh? i thought all brachen demons had a good sense of direction. yeah, we're all pretty good at basketball, too. what? [soldiers marching] they're here. come on, let's go.

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stay here. do you understand? hey! there! get him! there, there! there's one. get him! kill him! stop him! find the other one. the other one. oh! they're coming. good. they were here, sir. recently. and when the lights come on, where do the vermin go?

keep looking. for what? this? back off. it's my kill. vampires don't feed on demon blood. please. i wouldn't eat this. he reeks of humanity. you're one to talk, vampire. yours is the lowest of all the half-breeds. you think i don't know that? you think i don't smell the humanity inside me day and night, polluting me? please, please don't! shut up! a half-breed who murders other half-breeds. always charming. i know who you are. i want to join you. join us? you wish to die? i need to be cleansed, and only you can show me the way. you can kill me if you want,

you'd only be freeing me, but i can kill half-breeds for you, and believe me, i can do it faster and better than anyone you've got. i know their minds, where they hide, what they think. i can help you. maybe you can. [laughing] bring him. take him to area one. now! move! faster. come on. yeah!

i think i hated that plan. [grunting] aah! can all brachen demons do that? we're stronger in demon form, but i generally prefer to pass as human. where is everyone? right where they're supposed to be, i hope. look, i got my clearance from the harbor master. we have to go now. i've got a schedule to keep. they'll be here, captain, i'm sure. just a few more minutes. angel said he'd cut my debt in half i do him this favor, right? yep, half. that's what he said. a big whopping 50%. uh-huh, quite a deal. he takes 60% off, then i wait. you drive a hard bargain.

we can't thank you and your friends enough. i'm sure rieff is in safe hands. oh, doyle will get him here. yes, he's a good one. he understands our suffering. we both do. i apologize. i didn't mean to say that you didn't, it's just more familiar for doyle. he has to live with a certain amount of persecution. you always do when you're half demon. demon?! tiernan: the other day, i was asked, "why hunt the mongrel? "doesn't its very inferiority "guarantee that it poses no threat? "won't it die of it's own innate mortal stupidity?" let me tell you. even the smallest of vermin need be addressed. half-breeds. worse. they keep cross-breeding, forever diluting our precious demon blood with their weak, simpering humanity.

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someone's coming. do you have any idea what you put us through? we've got to get out of here. rieff: i'm sorry. let's get you down with the others. thanks. what? you're alive. and you're not happy? we were worried. oh, well, it's all gonna be ok. what was that for? why didn't you tell me you were half demon? i thought we agreed that secrets are bad. i wanted to tell you. i was afraid. i thought if i did, you'd reject me.

i've rejected you way before now. so you're half demon. big whoop! i can't believe you'd think i'd care about that. i mean, i work for a vampire. hello? it's true, i just-- what do you think i am, superficial? i mean, you're half demon. that is so far down the list, way under "short" and "poor." is there anything else i should know? the half-demon thing pretty much my big secret. good. that's out. it's done. would you ask me out for dinner already? yeah? cordelia. would you like to-- it's angel. we have to shove off now.

what's going on? we can't. i can't find my first mate. you won't. we're going. get to the bridge. doyle: they're here. angel. angel: get below. lock the doors. what? move! now! stay with the others. hurry, hurry, hurry. lock the hatches. the scourge is here. we're shoving off. we're going to make it. go, go, go. you lied to us, half-breed. you catch on quick, football head. kill him. painfully.

it's gonna detonate. get out! everyone out now! welcome to a cleaner world. soon only the pure will be left standing. actually, pure-boy... you'll be on your ass. aah, locked from the outside. we're trapped.

what does this thing do? its light kills anything with human blood. well, it's getting brighter, and that little doohickey's-- it's fully armed, isn't it? almost. i pull the cables, i think i can still shut it off. how you gonna do that without touching the light? angel, it's suicide. there's got to be another way. it's all right. no! the good fight, yeah? you never know until you've been tested. i get that now.

too bad we'll never know... if this is a face you could learn to love. doyle. doyle. doyle! doyle! no! no.

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and she would see that if she wasn't on the rebound. ok, i don't think so. i think he's a nice guy. he just got divorced. so did she. he's wearing cologne. oh, and that's a bad thing. and he's a computer programmer? he works with numbers all day. you know how phoebe is with math. they have absolutely nothing in common. you're right. now, we--we should just vanquish him. all i'm saying is she needs to slow down or she's gonna get hurt. hey! a little quiet here? what is this, a brothel? you didn't mention that. i'm a little short on cash. oh, no, they're going upstairs. should i stop them? no! only if you wanna make a total ass of yourself, but that's up to you. ugh, shh. i'm telling you, after the demon divorce heartbreak and now this mismatched relationship,

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so, how come we've never met your couch buddy before? he's more than a couch buddy. his name is max, and i think he might actually have some potential. oh? hmm. define potential. ok, mr. leo, i will. he is wickedly smart, perversely funny, and has just the right touch of weird style for me. phoebe: hi.

oh, look who's coming to breakfast. good morning. everybody, this is miles. did you guys have a nice night? and morning? actually, yes. well, at least he's honest. oh, why don't you take something for the road? and don't forget about our lunch date. uh, do you want to meet at the bistro or at my work? oh, definitely at work, and then we'll just walk there. ok. don't worry. i'll let myself out. ok, go. miles: nice meeting you. mm-hmm. ok, something really freaky happened last night when i was with miles. you guys are already gettin' freaky? no, uh, i had a premonition. he got caught up in a police shootout and he died. a shootout, that's so wild west, and besides, don't you normally have premonitions about the evil nasty people? yeah, usually, but not always. your powers are growing. it doesn't surprise me

you're able to detect natural threats as easily. natural or supernatural, it doesn't really matter. i would appreciate if one of you could come to lunch with me to back me up, because if something happened to miles, i just--i would be devastated. uh, phoebe, well, this sorta sounds like miles is an innocent we maybe aren't supposed to protect, and you're not supposed to fall in love with the innocents. besides, you've only known him 3 weeks. ok, i think that's a little insensitive. okey-dokey, and then there's this-- "a rebound romance burns fast and hot like a shooting star "and leaves the rebounder blind to the flame-out ahead." who wrote that psycho babble? that would be from the ask phoebe column to "rebounding in rockport." look, the point is... miles makes me feel-- he just makes me feel, and it's really beautiful. so could you please just be happy for me? ah, toots, i'm happy for you, and if you want, i've got a lunch date, but i'll cancel to go with you.

actually, i think we have a better chance of protecting miles with piper's freezing power. [tires screech] i should've brought paige. at least she could orb. hey, it wasn't my fault we got stuck behind an accident. ok, uh, 1:15. i'll run in, you try his cell phone. i hope he's still here. operator: the mobile customer you're trying to reach is unavailable or outside the-- hey, hey! whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. you're blocking me in! you parked in a loading zone, lady. i am not parked. i'm sittin' here with the engine running. if you just move up, i'll get out of your way. too late. i already stepped outside of my vehicle. well, get your butt back inside your vehicle and move it. i need to get out. don't worry. i'll be back in a minute. i don't think you understand. this is an emergency! not mine. he's gone. oh, no.

this idiot is blocking me in. it's only 2 blocks. let's run. ok, this is the street. right or left? you're asking me?! what do we do? i don't remember. pick one. left. ok. get down on the ground! piper! hurry. move fast. ooh. hot, hot, hot, hot. eeh, hot. ew. eecch. unfreeze it! how are you gonna explain-- i don't know. i'll figure something out.

and thanks, i owe you one. ugh! ok, ok, i give up! officer: down on the ground! get down on the ground! where did you come from? i wanted to surprise you for lunch. surprise! you saved my life! oh, it was nothing. it was my life! yeah. i should be dead right now. yeah, but you're not. that's good. you saved my life! i think we've been over that part. did i thank you? no, but you can tonight. what do you say to a candlelit dinner? i'll kick my sisters out of the house.

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a who the hell are you? name's bacarra. i was sent here from the future. well, can't say i've heard that one before. allow me to offer proof. recognize this? aah! ugh! where'd you get my wedding band? you gave it to me when you sent me with a message. phoebe's in danger. what kind of danger?

she saved a man's life today. problem is he was destined to die. somehow she got a premonition she wasn't supposed to get. the angel of death never gives up a claim. of course not, and that's why death keeps coming for this mortal, but your ex-wife falls in love with him and... she falls in love? sorry to break the news. for the next 6 months, she tries to save him over and over until she loses her own life in the process, and that's when you sent me back in time to tell you to kill this man. i see. i'd never get her back if i killed an innocent, especially one that she loved. he's not an innocent. he's meant to die. you'd only be giving death a... a helping hand and saving yourself a lot of future pain. a warlock who wants to save me pain?

hmm. who are you? i'd never send a warlock with a message this important. you had no choice. if you left your throne, it wouldn't be there when you got back. your rivals would steal it. what rivals? what throne? in the future, sooner than you might think, you're gonna rule the underworld again. i'm your advisor. of course, i advised you against this, but, uh... i'd never turn back to evil. it won't happen. it does happen. you unite demons and warlocks to lift the underworld to its greatest power in history. you're the future of evil, man. ha ha ha. you said you'd react that way. well... guess it's up to me to get the job done.

wish me luck. a dozen dozen roses. how many roses is that? 144. what do you think he's trying to say? ok, so based on what i saw, a demon attacks tonight with an athame, so if we want to figure out a vanquish, we have to find out what it is. well, what do your premonitions have in common? how do they fit together? well, they don't necessarily have to fit together. based on my experience, one's a premonition, 2 is a pattern. or just really bad luck. miles stumbled into a police shootout today and a demonic shootout tonight. so you think the demon is after us? it wouldn't be the first time. i don't know, i think there's something after miles. ok, well, we could explore that theory later. honey, why are you trying to minimize this? and why is everyone else trying to make a bigger deal out of it than it is? probably because we're following our instincts and not our hormones.

ouch. until we know for sure, i think we should take steps to protect miles. ok, well, i'm already all over miles, i mean, you know, with the protection stuff. i even canceled our dinner for tonight. you think that's such a good idea? if something's after him, our best chance to find out what is if you go through with your plans. she's right. we can surround him with the family for protection. uh, you mean, like, a family dinner? mm-hmm. oh, really? yeah. are you cooking? probably. then i better get ready. yeah, more flowers! yeah, i know. lacks originality, but they're a lot easier to carry than what i really wanted to give you. oh, yeah, and what was that? beachfront property. hey. you saved my life. uh, you know, we can always eat later. i'm not really that hungry... for dinner.

piper: ahem. what happened to the candles and the romance? well, um, unfortunately, our plans have changed. i just really wanted you to get to know my family. i hope you don't mind. phoebe said so much about you, we just wanted to get to know you a little better. yeah, yeah. although probably not as much as we just did. ok, ok, let's eat. phoebe: sit here, next to leo. more flowers. yeah, more flowers. you should've seen phoebe dive out of nowhere. she--she could've easily been killed. i would do it all again. yeah, that's phoebe, friend to all, would risk her life to save a stray dog. so she says that you have a cabin in tahoe? near heavenly. he's gonna take me there next weekend. ohh. leo: so you're a big skier? phoebe: he used to ski competitively.

you should see the pictures he has up on his wall. excuse me. is phoebe ok? oh, no, you don't! she's having dinner. with a guy. she's fine. well, listen to me, i got a visit from a warlock, and he is after her...guy. ok, well, thanks for the tip. we'll handle it. well, i'll stay here on stakeout to help. no, you can't! look, warlocks we can handle. demonic ex-husbands we cannot. you have to get out of here before she sees you. wait. did she get a premonition today? did she save some guy's life? phoebe: ok, dessert. hurry. she's coming. go! hey, look, i know you think miles and i have nothing in common, but-- later for that. look, there is a warlock after miles. i just found out. don't ask me how. but you need to get back in there. here, take these. uh-oh. what? miles was killed while we were serving dessert. look out!

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paige: i just don't understand how a warlock this strong cannot be in this book. well, i didn't have a chance to tell you guys yet. cole dropped by right before the attack. he knew it was coming. figures he's involved in this. no, i'm not so sure. he was trying to warn us. we need to find out what else he knows. i want to check with the elders, see what they know about our innocent. clearly he was the target of an attack tonight. hurry back. should we tell phoebe about cole? no. she's got enough to worry about tonight. hi. hi. how ya doing? ok, i think. what--what happened? what do you think happened? i don't know. i--i remember you jumping over the table and then... i don't know. what happened was moldy plaster

and a really heavy chandelier. are you trying to tell me you saved my life again? yeah. ok, i'm having a really bad day here. or a really good day, depending on how you look at it. you escaped disaster twice. that's 2 more times than most people could say in a lifetime. i'm starting to think that you should stay by my side until my luck changes. maybe you're right. your kisses kill me.

right back at ya. come out, witch! i know you're here. calm down. you're embarrassing me. who are you? you. [chuckles] i remember being here. let's see now. the witch you're looking for has the power of... invisibility, right? aspectus invisus. how'd you do that? sopio.

i'm not here to hurt you. i need you. we're taking over the underworld. what? what did you just say? you heard me. i came from the future on a different mission, but this is a much better plan. ahh. look, even if you are me, we can't-- i am, and we can. do you know what i just did? i faced all 3 charmed ones. i was only expecting one, but there they were. ha ha. and here i am, still alive. yeah? so? so with my knowledge in magic, i realize we can take them out. of course we'll need to steal their book of shadows first, but, uh... that's crazy! evil can't touch that book. sure, it can with a little blood from their line and a spell from the future. what spell? to cloak ourselves in goodness. and don't worry. it wears off.

the book of shadows. if we got that, we-- we--we'd be revered as lords. now, that's the spirit. let's get to work on this spell. ya could've told us he was a jedi master warlock. i didn't know. well, what do you know? his name is bacarra. he claims to be a future associate of mine. how's he know that? because he was there. in the future? he came to tell me that phoebe dies in 6 months from trying to save her boyfriend from the angel of death. oh, no. we're screwed. no, it's not all bad. now that we know who's after miles, we can vanquish it. no, you can't fight death. if it's miles' time to go, there's nothing we can do. i told phoebe rebounds never work. bacarra told me i could save phoebe's life by taking out this... miles. i refused. that must be why he attacked at the manor-- to do the job himself.

wait a second. why is a warlock helping you in the future? it really doesn't matter. i'll help you find bacarra before he kills anyone. well, that's not such a bad idea, considering you sent him here or... will send him here or whatever. cole: just keep your guard up. bacarra knows things that we don't. and do whatever you can with phoebe. she needs to let miles die. it's the only way to save her life. miles: why are you so nervous? i'm the one with all the bad luck. oh, i know. i just think i'm still a little tense. when i'm feeling tense, that's where i go to relax. that old, rusty balcony? ha ha ha! yeah. i sit out there. i look at the stars. what do you say? no. are you kidding me? i'm keeping you away from high places and sharp objects and loose wiring. you're restricted, mister, to a soft mattress and fluffy pillows. hey.

so the elders won't confirm or deny that death wants miles, so why would phoebe get premonitions off a guy that she's not meant to save? well, miles just isn't any guy. i mean, they have an intense connection, physically and emotionally. so, what, you think their love connection opened up some sort of psychic connection? either that or a damn-the-world attitude. [sighs] ok, leo. we can take it from here. hey. hi. uh... sorry to interrupt. is phoebe here? it's kind of a family emergency. yeah. ok, uh...sure. hey. what's the emergency? um, we have a strong reason to believe that it's, um... it might sort of be... miles' time... to die. yeah.

cole said he sent the warlock back from the future because you're gonna die trying to save miles from the angel of death. so you want me to let this guy that i really care about die because cole says so? phoebe, this has nothing to do with cole. you know just as well as i do that you can't stop death. this has everything to do with cole. it's not just cole saying it. leo thinks that, you know, it might also be miles' time to die. leo thinks? he thinks? that's the best you got? that's the airtight case you came here to present to me? phoebe, we were just trying to save you from a hell of a lot of heartbreak. i know, sweetie, and i appreciate it, and i love you both for it, but i am really happy. miles makes me really happy. and i'm gonna do whatever i have to do to try to protect him. but you can't. you gotta let him go. he's gotta move on. you know, the angel of death-- ok, enough about the angel of death.

a warlock wants miles. you saw him, and i saw him. so now let's vanquish him. come on! please, come on. be careful. go, go, go. we're goin'! somebody, help! miles: phoebe, help! miles? oh, my god! miles! come on. ugh! ok, hang on! please. stay away from me. what? why? something's wrong with me or--or--or-- or after me. you're gonna get hurt. no. it's--it's-- i'm serious! phoebe. you have to go. ok, look, miles, whatever you're going through, whatever is--

whatever's happening to you right now, we're gonna get through this... together. i'm... i'm scared. i know. not again. phoebe is never gonna let miles die voluntarily. well, i can't say i blame her. me, neither. but we gotta do something fast before she really falls in love with that guy. aah! then there's our other problem. paige: ah. blow 'im up. and get knocked on my ass again? ah! glacies imber.

ah--aah! there's 2 of them. teleportato. ah... what's he doing? don't worry. we'll take good care of the book.

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i don't know how he did it. he just took it. he drank some weird potion with my blood in it. maybe it's some weird, future magic. it's impossible. one warlock does not have the power to steal the book of shadows. no. there was 2 of them, but they were the same guy. they tag-teamed us. who cares how they did it? you guys, they stole the book of shadows. it's gone, and i'm not entirely sure what could be worse. we could be dead. yeah? well, we're gonna be soon without it. it's ok. we're gonna get the book back. we just need to stay calm and stay together. uhh. [sighs] ok, i know you're here, so you might as well just come out. i realize this doesn't look good. [gasps]

cole, you've sunk low in the past, but i never dreamed that you would murder my boyfriend. i'm not here for miles. i'm here for bacarra. he's out of control, and i'm not gonna let him hurt you. oh, so you're here to protect me? that's right. ok, well, stop with the protecting. i am overprotected. you have to let me live my life. you're not gonna have a life with miles. death wants him, death is gonna get him. says you. why are you holding onto him so tight? you lost your right to ask me that kind of question a long time ago. [telephone rings] hey. hey, phoebe, demon attack. we need you. meet me out in front of miles' apartment. i'll orb you out. well, i can't leave miles alone. no. a warlock stole the book of shadows, phoebe. he's not just after miles. he's after us. oh, my god. ok. i'll wake miles up and bring him with me.

you don't have to do that. i'll take care of him. hold on. are you kidding me? if i kill him, you'll never trust me. hello? miles: phoebe? miles: phoebe, where are you? paige: hello? what's going on? did i hear you talking to someone? uh.... meet me outside. i have to go. there's a family emergency. is everything ok? yeah. i hope so. i'm taking a really big risk here. uh, i don't know. what if my life needs saving while you're gone? i think you'll be safe tonight. i knew their magic was good, but i had no idea. careful with that. there's a vanquishing spell in here

for every demon we've ever met. nobody's gonna challenge us, not even cole. only one spell in there matters to us now. to disempower a witch. i'm almost done mixing the ingredients that will infuse the magic. whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. wait a second. it says here you need a fresh human heart. not a problem. [gasps] do we know how bacarra even got here? the elders think that he used a time ripple. whenever something stops a destined event from occurring, it sends a ripple through time, and a powerful warlock like bacarra could've used it if he knew the place where destiny was cheated. well, that would be where phoebe and i saved miles. i can't believe we're still on this. death isn't after miles. bacarra is. and, look, i'm not crazy. i just caught cole staking out miles' apartment to try and intercept him.

bacarra didn't pull the trigger in the alley, ok? but how do we know? maybe mind control is one of his future powers. ok, let's don't argue about how he got here. he's here, and he's got our book. ok, that book holds a century's worth of magic that he can use against us. great. too many spells and potions to remember, let alone defend against. we're dead. again. and again. ladies, death cannot be feared. for death, in time, comes to all witches. you know, the witch who says she's not scared in battle is a liar. the real witch is the one who fights. honey? yeah? zip it. ok. i thought it was worth a shot. i actually think leo's right. i mean, we've been through this before. we can't get scared just because bacarra has the book of shadows. in fact, maybe the book has been holding us back.

bacarra knows exactly what we're gonna do because he knows exactly how we're gonna fight. ok, so if we're gonna vanquish him, and we will, we need to change our tactics. we need new potions, new spells, stuff that he's never seen before. let's go. break! all right! that's all i was tryin' to say. ok, the obscuring fog spell is done. we could use this if we need to fog up the joint for cover. so that makes 9 defensive and 14 offensive spells. ok, we've almost got all the new potions bottled. both: before the passing of this hour, take away all their powers. huh? what does that mean? paige: i don't know, but i don't like that smug look on their faces. ok. that didn't go so well. ok. how about-- how about this? "we call upon medusa's bones, turn their flesh into stone"? no. ok, piper, blow up something. i got nothin'.

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that i think i just watched my sisters die? this is the alley where you saved miles. just try and stay calm. we still have a chance. a chance? i just saw my sisters get incinerated, leo. you can't heal ashes. i don't want to heal them. i want to set destiny back on track. what? it's already happened. there's nothing we can do. not necessarily. the time ripple bacarra opened is gonna stay open until he goes back through it and returns to his time. what are you looking for? a hidden door. it's gotta be around here somewhere. if we can find it, we can travel back and rewrite history like bacarra did and make it so none of this has ever happened. the end of the world belongs to us. which one of us? still distrustful. [chuckles]

don't lose that quality. it'll help us go far. now call a meeting of the demonic leaders and demand your rightful position. don't wait another second. and what are you gonna do? return to the future where i belong. you can catch up with me in about 6 months. if we could find the ripple, it should send us back. it's an infinite slipstream through time. well, what if it carries us forward? it won't. bacarra used it to get here, so it'll keep falling backwards until he enters it to reverse it. ok, so we're goin' back. what if it takes us too far back? well, we could wind up with tails. what time did phoebe save miles yesterday? a little after 1:00. ok, well, use your watch. ooh. found it!

debilito-- aaaah! go! now! do wha... no!

whoa, whoa, whoa-- whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. don't panic. i'm not a demon, ok? i'm you, obviously, from the future. apparently not very far in the future. i just bought that top. listen to me. miles has gotta die. it's his time. it's his destiny. and if phoebe saves him today, she'll be killed by a warlock along with paige. wait a minute. slow down. why would a warlock-- because phoebe falls in love with miles, and she just keeps saving him until-- look, don't argue with me, ok? we don't have time for this. just let miles die. look, i don't know who you are or what you are. how do--ow! what did you do that for? when phoebe asks, "left or right?" go to the right. what are you talking about? just remember "right." and when this is all over, make sure phoebe knows it was just meant to be, ok? oh, and by the way, the next time she falls for a guy, do not stand in her way, ok? i'm not standing in her way!

he's gone. oh, no. this idiot is blockin' me in. it's only 2 blocks. let's run. ok, this is the street. right or left? good question. what do we do? i don't remember. uh... i don't know, phoebe. i don't know here. piper, come on. right. go right. oh, god forgive me. we--we're goin' the wrong way. it's behind us. [gunshot]

no. no.

paige: phoebe, can we-- [whistles] oh. ok. [chuckles] how long you guys been standin' there? long enough to know you got some serious eighties dance moves, so i guess you don't need comfort food. whatcha doin'? little laundry. mm-hmm. yeah. you don't do laundry. yeah? are you ok? no. are those chocolate chip? mm-hmm. [sighs]

i'm never gonna be ok losing an innocent, you know, and i just-- i'm having a really hard time accepting the fact that i wasn't supposed to save him. wasn't miles a little bit more than just an innocent to you? i think i wanted him to be for all the reasons piper said. but i just have to concentrate on me right now, you know, and not be afraid that i may never find love again. oh, i wouldn't worry about that. you will definitely find love again. you think? actually, i know. and i, for one, can guarantee you that when it does happen for you, i will not be holding you back at all. thanks. i think. piper, is there something you know that we don't know? well, let's just say i had a little premonition of my own.