CHARMED
6X09:  LITTLE MONSTERS
ORIGINAL AIR DATE ON WB:  11/16/2003
TRANSCRIBED FROM WB

Written by:  JULIE HESS
Directed by:  JAMES L. CONWAY

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RATING:  TV-PG-V
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SUMMARY:   After vanquishing a manticore, the Charmed Ones stumble upon an 
orphaned baby and find themselves caught between a fight between the other 
manticores and a powerful Beast-like creature, both who want the baby.
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CHARMED
6X09:  LITTLE MONSTERS
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FADE IN:

[INT. RESTAURANT -- NIGHT] 

(The Wine Captain approaches the table with a bottle of wine.  PHOEBE and JASON 
are too busy kissing to notice him standing there waiting for them.  After a 
moment, he clears his throat.)  

WINE CAPTAIN:  Pardon me.

(They break apart.)

PHOEBE:  (embarrassed)  Hi!  Sorry. I didn't see you there.

WINE CAPTAIN:  Oh, no, no, please never apologize for a kiss, signora.  
Especially for one like that.  (He shows them the bottle.)  '95 brunello di 
montalcino.

JASON DEAN:  Great.  Decant it, please?

WINE CAPTAIN:  Of course.

(He leaves.)

PHOEBE:  Oh, wow.  Was that embarrassing.

JASON DEAN:  You heard what the man said.  Never apologize.

PHOEBE:  I'm so happy for you.

JASON DEAN:  I still can't believe it.  Phoebe, I've wanted to buy my granddad's 
winery ever since he lost it.  I just hope he knows that somehow.

PHOEBE:  (seriously)  Believe me, he does.

JASON DEAN:  You talk as if you have inside information.

PHOEBE:  Well, maybe I do.

(He stares at her.)

JASON DEAN:  You are special, Phoebe.

CUE SOUND:  EMPATH ABILITY

(PHOEBE reaches out and touches JASON on his cheek.)

PHOEBE:  I love you, too.

(As soon as the words leave her mouth, PHOEBE realizes her mistake.  JASON 
stares at her, the moment gone.)

JASON DEAN:  I'm sorry?

(PHOEBE pulls back.)

PHOEBE:  Who said that?

JASON DEAN:  Did you say, 'too'?

PHOEBE:  No. I just said 'you' twice.  I said "I love you, you".  Isn't that ... 
What I said?  Oh, god. Ooh!

(PHOEBE turns and clumsily knocks the glass of water on the table to its side.)

PHOEBE:   Ah ...

HEAD WAITER:  Daniel, Table 3.

(The waiter on the side moves to clean up the mess.  He heads for the table.  
Behind the curtain, PAIGE orbs into the restaurant.)

PHOEBE:  (extremely nervous)  Ah! It's so--

WAITER:  That's okay.  I'll take care of it.

PHOEBE:  Oh, thanks.  Thanks. It's weird--

(PAIGE interrupts them.)

PAIGE:  Hi!

PHOEBE:  (relieved)  Paige!

PAIGE:  I'm so sorry to interrupt, but Piper's kind of got a bit of a, um ... a 
power problem.  She kinda needs some more.

JASON DEAN:  Why doesn't she just call the power company?

PAIGE:  Tried, and ... the line is busy.  So if you could come, like, right now, 
she'd really love it.

PHOEBE:  Oh! Oh, please don't use that word.  Please don't use that word.

(PHOEBE cringes and gets to her feet.)

PHOEBE:  Ok. All right.  So, I should go, and we will, you know --

JASON DEAN:  Talk.

PHOEBE:  Talk! Yeah!

(PHOEBE backs away from the table and promptly bumps into the waiter carrying a 
serving tray of food.  He drops it to the floor making a mess.)

WAITER:  Aah!

(JASON covers his eyes with his hand.)

PHOEBE:  Oh! Oh, I'm sorry!  I'm sorry.  (louder to the entire restaurant)  
Sorry!  Ok ...

(PAIGE takes PHOEBE and follows her out of the restaurant.)

PAIGE:  Ok.

(PHOEBE looks at the waiter and the mess on the floor.)

PHOEBE:  Ooh! The stuffed shells.  Great choice.  (waves)  Ok. Bye, everyone.

(They walk out of the restaurant.  Camera holds on JASON sitting at the table 
alone.)

CUT TO:



[EXT. ALLEYWAY -- NIGHT]  

(In a darkened alleyway, PIPER hides behind a stack of rubbish and discarded 
junk, the screams of a demon in pain fill the air.  PIPER cringes at whatever 
she's looking at.)

(PAIGE and PHOEBE orbs into the alley behind PIPER.)

PAIGE:  Ok, let's vanquish this demon.

PIPER:  Shh!  Something beat us to the punch.

(PAIGE and PHOEBE walk up to look at the sight.  They see the demon on the 
ground and another creature above it tearing its flesh off with its teeth.)

PHOEBE:  Eew. What is it doing?

PIPER:  Apparently eating the demon.  

(As they watch, the creature sticks its hand into the demon's chest and takes 
something out.  The creature puts it into a pouch.)

PAIGE:  Or storing it.

(The demon turns to dust and disappears.  The creature stands up.)

PHOEBE:  What is it?

PIPER:  I don't know.  And I don't wanna find out.  Let's get outta here.

(PIPER stands up to leave and inadvertently makes a noise.  The creature looks 
up at them.  PAIGE gasps.)

(The creature hisses and flicks its forked tongue in their direction.  Then it 
speeds toward them, knocking them to their feet.)

(PAIGE and PHOEBE fly backward into the pile of junk at the far wall.  They fall 
to the ground.)

(Standing alone, PIPER turns to the creature and blasts it.  Nothing happens.  
PIPER screams in surprise.)

(She blasts it again, trying to get out from her trapped position.  She blasts 
it over and over and over again.  Each blast has little affect on the creature.)

PHOEBE:  Paige, do something!

(PAIGE looks up above PIPER and sees the power lines.)

PAIGE:  Power lines!

(The power lines orb out and burst.  PIPER turns and ducks to avoid the power 
line as it swings past her and into the creature, electrocuting it.)

(The creature screams in pain, then bursts into fire and flame.  It is 
vanquished.)

(PAIGE and PHOEBE get to their feet.)

PHOEBE:  You ok?

PIPER:  Peachy.

(They turn their heads when they hear a noise coming from the discarded burlap 
sack on the ground.)

(They cautiously approach it.  PIPER kneels down and pulls the cloth aside to 
reveal a human baby under it.  As she looks, the baby smiles and coos at her, 
then flicks its forked tongue at her.)

(PIPER flinches in surprise.  PHOEBE's eyes widen.  PAIGE stares at the baby.)

PAIGE:  Cute.

(Camera holds on the baby flicking its forked tongue.)

FADE TO
END OF TEASER
ROLL TITLE CREDITS

(COMMERCIAL SET)



FADE IN.

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

[EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR - DAY]



[INT. MANOR - CONSERVATORY -- DAY]  

(Open on a top view of the baby in the playpen chewing on a teething toy.  
PHOEBE and PAIGE stand side-by-side looking down at the baby in the playpen.)  

PHOEBE:  I still can't believe we vanquished his mommy.

PAIGE:  Yeah, but we didn't know it was a mommy, and besides, mommy tried to 
kill us.

PHOEBE:  I know. Still, look at how cute he is.  So adorable.  Oh, except when 
he does that weird little thing with his tongue.

PAIGE:  I wonder why he looks so human.

PHOEBE:  I don't know. But he won't for long.

(PIPER comes down the stairs and enters the room.  In her hand, she holds the 
baby monitor.)

PIPER:  Ok, Wyatt's upstairs, so at least he's ...

(WYATT orbs down into the playpen next to the baby.  PIPER turns to watch her 
son.  The baby in the crib smiles at WYATT.)

PIPER:  ... safe.

PHOEBE:  Don't worry about Wyatt.  He's got his protective bubble.  He'll use it 
if he needs it.

PAIGE:  Plus, it looks like he likes his new friend.

PIPER:  That is not a friend.  That's a demon.

PAIGE:  No, he's just a baby!

PIPER:  'Scuse me. Were you at the same vanquish as me?  Because it took all 
three of us to stop its mother.

PAIGE:  It doesn't mean he's gonna turn out that way.

PHOEBE:  Paige, he doesn't have a choice.  It's genetic.

PAIGE:  No, I don't think so.  Okay.  Maybe I'm a little biased because I am, in 
fact, adopted, but I really think there's something to the whole nurture versus 
nature thing and predicting how a kid is gonna turn out, you know, the classic 
environment versus biology argument.

PIPER:  But this is not a child.  It's a demon.

PAIGE:  Ok. Why don't you go over there and see if you can sense anything evil.

(PHOEBE looks a the baby in the playpen.)

PHOEBE:  All right.

(She walks over to a seat near the playpen and looks at the baby.)

CUE SOUND:  EMPATH ABILITY

PHOEBE:  (shrugs)  Nothing ... good or evil.

PAIGE:  My point exactly!  Clay to be molded.

PIPER:  Yeah, I don't know about that.

PHOEBE:  Still, the question remains, what are we supposed to do with him?

(CHRIS orbs into the room, his back to the playpen.)

CHRIS PERRY:  So you vanquished the demon?

PIPER:  Yes ... and no.

(CHRIS raises his eyebrows to that cryptic answer.)

PAIGE:  Well, the good news is the demon you sent us after is, in fact, uh ... 
gone.

PHOEBE:  And the bad news is is whatever ate it ... left us that.

(PHOEBE points to the playpen.  CHRIS turns around and sees the baby.  It flicks 
its tongue out at him.)  

PAIGE:  I think he likes you.

CHRIS PERRY:  I don't care. Vanquish it.

PHOEBE:  Chris!

CHRIS PERRY:  I mean it.  Now.

PAIGE:  No!  We are not vanquishing a baby.  What's wrong with you?

CHRIS PERRY:  I'm just concerned that this could be the future evil that gets to 
Wyatt.

PAIGE:  Don't be ridiculous.

CHRIS PERRY:  What?  I'm being ridiculous?!  There's a demon in the playpen.

(The telephone rings.  PAIGE volunteers to answer it.)

PAIGE:  I'll get it.

(PAIGE turns to leave the room.)

PHOEBE:  Hey, if it's Jason, tell him I'm in the shower.

PIPER:  Are you avoiding him?

(PIPER takes a seat across PHOEBE.)

PHOEBE:  Uh ... kind of.  I, um ... sort of told him that I loved him last 
night.

PIPER:  Oh.  And this is bad?

PHOEBE:  No.  Except I said, "I love you, too," as if he said, "I love you" 
first, which he didn't.

PIPER:  So, wait...you told him that he loves you before he told you that he 
loves you?

PHOEBE:  Mm-hmm.  Mm-hmm.

PIPER:  Yeah, that's not good.

PHOEBE:  Yeah.  I'll be lucky if he doesn't move to Hong Kong permanently now.  
I really thought I had my empath power under control.

CHRIS PERRY:  Forget that.  What are you gonna do?

PHOEBE:  What am I supposed to do? I mean, you tell a guy that you love them, 
and they bolt.  It's just what they do.

CHRIS PERRY:  About the baby.  I meant the baby.  We gotta do something.

(The baby coos and every looks at it.  At that moment, the baby sees the 
pacifier across the playpen.  He flicks his tongue stretching it out across the 
playpen and picking up the pacifier with it bringing it to his mouth to suck on.  
An amazing feat.)

CHRIS PERRY:  Fast.

CUT TO:



[INT. MANOR - KITCHEN - DAY]

(Meanwhile, PAIGE is on the phone.)

PAIGE:  Darryl.  Speak up.

INTERCUT WITH:

[EXT. POST OFFICE PARKING LOT - DAY]

(There's a hostage situation going on.  DARRYL is on the phone.)

DARRYL:  I know I never asked before, but I'm asking now.  I need help on this 
one.  Magical help.

PAIGE:  All right.  What's going on?

DARRYL:  This stupid kid, I-I mean, he's got hostages.  Only I know him - he 
wouldn't hurt anybody -- but I'm running out of time to talk him down. 
S.W.A.T.'s ready to move in.  I don't want to lose him, Paige.

PAIGE:  All right.   (more enthusiastic as if realizing something important)  
All right!  I'm coming. Ok.  Hold your horses.

(DARRYL pulls the phone away and looks at it.  PAIGE hangs up and grabs the car 
keys off the hook under the clock.  The clock reads:  7:40 a.m.  PAIGE heads 
back into the house.)  

CUT TO:



[INT. MANOR - CONSERVATORY - DAY]

(WYATT is in his playpen.  PIPER and PHOEBE look down at him.  PIPER'S playing 
or trying to teach WYATT how to play peek-a-boo.  She has her hands over her 
eyes as WYATT watches her.)

PIPER:  Where's Wyatt?
PIPER:  Where is he?

PIPER:  Look, look, wait.  Listen.
PIPER:  Where's Wyatt?

(PIPER moves her hands away to look at WYATT.)

PIPER:  (playfully gasps)  There he is!

PIPER:  Look! Look!

(She covers her eyes.)

PIPER:  Where's Wyatt?  Where's Wyatt?

(She moves her hands away to look at WYATT.)

PIPER:  There he is!  

(WYATT'S not interested.  He shakes his head and goes back to playing with his 
toys.)

PIPER:  (gives up)  All right.

CHRIS PERRY:  I don't think distracting him is the answer.

PIPER:  Wyatt, bad demon.  Very bad demon.

(PAIGE walks back into the conservatory to join the rest of the group.)

PHOEBE:  Hey, was that Jason?

PAIGE:  No. That was my raison d'etre.

PHOEBE:  Pardon?

PAIGE:  That was Darryl.  I've been wondering why the temp agency hasn't called, 
and now I know why.  I needed to be free to help him.

PIPER:  To do what?

PAIGE:  Well, to save an innocent.  Why else would he have called?  And, more 
importantly, why else would I have been the one to answer the phone?

PHOEBE:  'Cause you were the closest to it?

PAIGE:  No.  Because it's my reason for being.  Call me if you need help.

(PAIGE leaves.)

CHRIS PERRY:  What? -- You're just gonna let her go?

PIPER:  You're welcome to try and stop her.

PHOEBE:  I should go talk to Jason.  

PIPER:  And her, too.

CHRIS PERRY:  Wait. Stop.  Where are you going?  Are you slightly concerned that 
there's a demon in the house?

PHOEBE:  Chris, this is a baby, ok?  Relax.  (to PIPER)  You call me if you need 
anything.

PIPER:  Love you, too.

PHOEBE:  Don't.

PIPER:  Sorry.

CHRIS PERRY:  And you're okay with this?  Them dumping this on your lap?

PIPER:  Well, they don't seem too worried.

(CHRIS looks down at the playpen.)

CHRIS PERRY:  Well, they should be.  I need to figure out what kind of creature 
we're dealing with here.

(CHRIS leaves the room.  PIPER looks down at the two babies in the playpen.)



[EXT. ALLEY - DAY]

(A cloaked figure walks out into the alleyway.  He's looking down at the ground 
as if tracking something ... or someone.  He moves slowly and cautiously, 
looking around -trying not to miss any sign to indicate that what he's looking 
for was there.)  

(He sniffs the air, then turns around in another direction.  His feet - or 
rather, his claw-like paws -- step into a puddle of water as he walks from one 
end of the alley to the other.)

(He glances down and sees the scorch marks of a burned creature.  He takes a 
couple of steps and looks up at the power lines.  He appears to be reasoning and 
putting the pieces together.)

(On the ground at the far end of the alley, he sees the discarded burlap sack.  
He walks to the sack and picks it up.  He sniffs it and finds it empty.)

(The BEAST lifts his head toward the sky and roars in anguish.)  

CUT TO:



[EXT. SAN FRANCISCO CITY (STOCK) - DAY]

[EXT. BAY MIRROR BUILDING (STOCK) - DAY]



[INT. BAY MIRROR - BULLPEN - DAY]

(PHOEBE walks into the bullpen and heads for JASON'S office.  She sees his 
assistant at his desk.)  

PHOEBE:  Hey, is he in?

(The assistant gets to his feet.)

TRISTAN (OFFICE WORKER):  No. I mean, yes, he is, but he asked not to be 
disturbed.

PHOEBE:  Yeah, but that can't possibly mean me.

TRISTAN (OFFICE WORKER):  Actually, it specifically means you, Phoebe.  Sorry.  
You guys have a fight?

PHOEBE:  No. But we're about to.  

(She hands him her bag and angrily heads to his office door.)



[INT. BAY MIRROR - JASON'S OFFICE - DAY (CONTINUOUS)]

(The door opens and PHOEBE walks into the office.)  

PHOEBE:  Listen, Jas-oh.

(PHOEBE looks around the small office and realizes that JASON is definitely in a 
meeting with other people.)

PHOEBE:  Oh ... I'm sorry.

JASON DEAN:  Phoebe, what are you doing?

PHOEBE:  I didn't know you were in the middle of a meeting.

JASON DEAN:  Yeah. That's why the door was closed.

PHOEBE:  Really? Because I was told the door was closed specifically for me.

JASON DEAN:  (to the guests)  Vogliate scusarmi.  Torno subito.

(JASON gets to his feet.)

PHOEBE:  I didn't know you spoke Italian.

JASON DEAN:  (points)  Outside.

(JASON urges PHOEBE out of the office into the bullpen.)

[BULLPEN - CONTINUOUS]

PHOEBE:  How come I didn't know you speak Italian?

JASON DEAN:  Is that what you came here to ask?

PHOEBE:  No.  No, of course not.  I just wanted to talk about last night.

JASON DEAN:  Ok, fine, but can we do it later?  I'm in the middle of a very 
important meeting right now.

PHOEBE:  Of course. Yeah.  I'm sorry about that.  (sighs)  So how about tonight?

JASON DEAN:  Tonight.  Tonight's not good.  (PHOEBE looks at JASON.)  I'm flying 
to Rome.

(PHOEBE laughs with disbelief.)

PHOEBE:  Wait.  What?

JASON DEAN:  I was meaning to tell you.  It just came up.

PHOEBE:  Really?  When?  Right after I told you I loved you?

JASON DEAN:  Aw, come on!

PHOEBE:  I've heard of guys running when they hear the "L" word, but running all 
the way to Italy?  That's gotta be some kind of new record!

JASON DEAN:  Would you keep your voice down, please?  It's got nothing to do 
with that, and you know it.

PHOEBE:  That's a crock.  We both know how you really feel about me.  The only 
difference is I'm the only one who's not afraid of it.  Ciao!

(PHOEBE walks away from JASON leaving him standing there.)



[INT MANOR - CONSERVATORY - DAY]

CHRIS PERRY:  (reading)  "Vicious demons with supernatural strength and venomous 
claws, manticores communicate with high-pitched cries and tend to travel in 
packs."  (He nods.)  Great. I say we get rid of the little brat before the pack 
comes looking for him.

PIPER:  Ok. Fine. What do you suggest we do with him, call social services?

CHRIS PERRY:  No, I suggest you vanquish it.

PIPER:  Chris, I'm a mother.  I can't go around vanquishing babies, no matter 
how evil they are.

CHRIS PERRY:  It's not how evil he is.  It's how evil he's gonna be.  You gotta 
stop looking at him like he's a little baby and start looking at him like he's 
an unstoppable killing machine, because that's what he is.

PIPER:  I realize that, but still --

CHRIS PERRY:  -- But still nothing.  You're supposed to protect the innocents, 
right?  Think of all the future innocents you can save by vanquishing him right 
now.

PIPER:  Don't you think I know that?  I'm scared to death of what he could 
possibly to do Wyatt, but I can't even separate them.

CHRIS PERRY:  Piper, there's one thing you can do, and you know it.  And you'd 
better do it fast before any other manticores show up.  There's no known 
vanquishing potion.

(She looks at CHRIS.)

PIPER:  I just ... can't do it.

CHRIS PERRY:  Ok.  Well, if you won't listen to me, maybe you'll listen to Leo.

(CHRIS orbs out.)

(PIPER turns and looks at the playpen.  Inside the pen, WYATT is playing peek-a-
boo with the baby.  WYATT covers his eyes, the baby shimmers out.  WYATT 
uncovers his eyes, the baby shimmers back in.)

(PIPER watches, amused.)

(Again, WYATT covers his eyes, the baby shimmers out.  WYATT uncovers his eyes 
and the baby shimmers back in and squeals with delight.)

(WYATT looks up at his mom.  PIPER doesn't say anything.)

CUT TO:



[EXT. POST OFFICE PARKING LOT - DAY]

(The police car barricade is set up.  The van carrying the SWAT team arrives.  
It parks on the side and the SWAT team members file out.  They take their 
positions behind the cars.)

(Through the scope, the SWAT LEADER sees the hostages and the kid inside with 
the gun.)

SWAT LEADER:  We're in position, Lieutenant.  We've got a clean shot.

(DARRYL glances at his watch and looks around.  Behind the barricade, PAIGE 
shouts to DARRYL.)

PAIGE:  Darryl!  Darryl!  Over here!

DARRYL:  (to radio)  Stand by.  (to officer at barricade)  It's ok. Let her 
through.  What took you so long?

PAIGE:  I would have orbed here, but that could have been more magic than you 
had in mind.

DARRYL:  I'm not sure what you could have done anyway.  He's not letting any of 
the hostages go, and S.W.A.T.'S ready to move in.

PAIGE:  Forget that.  I'm not giving up.  This is my raison d'etre.

DARRYL:  Excuse me?

PAIGE:  Listen, I came to help.  That's exactly what I'm gonna do, so what do 
you need?

DARRYL:  I don't know.  If I could just talk to the kid ... without getting 
shot.

PAIGE:  I think I have the perfect spell for this.

DARRYL:  Whoa, whoa. Spell?  What spell?

PAIGE:  Just go with me, ok?

PAIGE:  
     Blessed with powers from my destiny, 
     I bless this hero with invincibility.

(PAIGE holds her hand up and zaps DARRYL with a bolt of energy that is absorbed 
in his chest.  DARRYL takes a step back upon impact.  He takes a breath.)

PAIGE:  How do you feel?

DARRYL:  It feels ... it feels good.

PAIGE:  All right.  Go get him, tough guy.

DARRYL:  Yeah!  

(DARRYL turns around and heads straight for the post office.)

(DARRYL takes out his gun and ID and holds it out.)

SWAT LEADER:  Lieutenant, what are you doing?

OFFICER:  Hold your fire!

(DARRYL walks up to the door.)

VIRGIL: Hey, turn around! Get outta here!  I swear to god, man, I'll shoot!  
I'll shoot you, man!  I swear to god I'll do it!

DARRYL:  Put your gun down, son.  I just wanna talk.

(VIRGIL fires.  The bullets bounce off of DARRYL like they're nothing.  From the 
side, PAIGE watches.)

(DARRYL looks down at the bullets at his feet.  He laughs.)

(Wide-eyed, VIRGIL stares at DARRYL.)

DARRYL:  (to the officers behind him)  That's ok.  Hold your fire.  

(DARRYL heads into the post office.)

DARRYL:   I'm goin' in.

(Satisfied, PAIGE turns and leaves.)

CUT TO:



[EXT. GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE - TOWER -- DAY]  

(On top of the highest tower, LEO stands there with his arms out from his sides, 
head lifts to the skies and eyes closed.)

(CHRIS orbs in.)

CHRIS PERRY:  Leo, I have been looking everywhere for you.  

(CHRIS looks around.)

CHRIS PERRY:  What are you doing up here?

LEO:  Communing with the others.

(CHRIS looks down at the bridge.)

CHRIS PERRY:  Can anyone see us?

LEO:  Not me ... but you look like a lunatic standing up here talking to 
yourself.  What do you want?

CHRIS PERRY:  It's about Piper.

LEO:  (alarmed)  Is she all right?

CHRIS PERRY:  Yes, she's fine.  Don't worry. It's Wyatt I'm worried about.

LEO:  (alarmed again)  Why, what happened?

CHRIS PERRY:  Nothing yet.  Just out of curiosity, on vanquishing demon babies?

LEO:  Why?

CHRIS PERRY:  No reason.  There's just one playing with Wyatt in his playpen as 
we speak.

(Camera holds on LEO'S concerned look.)

CUT TO:



[INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- DAY]  

(PIPER carries WYATT into the attic.)  

PIPER:  Ok, listen to me.  You will not orb down to your little friend.  Do you 
understand me?  No orbing.

(PIPER puts WYATT down in his playpen.  After a beat, the baby shimmers into the 
playpen next to WYATT.)  

(He smiles at PIPER.)

PIPER:  (sighs)  I give up.

(PHOEBE enters the attic.)

PHOEBE:  Whoo!  I have had it with men.  They are incorrigible.

PIPER:  Well, let me tell you, little boys are not much better.

PHOEBE:  I could understand running if he didn't love me back, you know?  Fight 
or flight.  It's the nature of the beast.

PIPER:  Speaking of that --

PHOEBE:  But he does love me.  I know.  I felt it, you know?  So what's the big 
deal?  Why is he running?

PIPER:  Well, if it makes you feel any better, you probably won't be alive much 
longer to worry about it.

PHOEBE:   Thank you, yes. That makes me feel so much better.

PIPER:  I'm just saying, if this doesn't work, we may not be able to vanquish 
the manticores when they come to pick up their little one.

PHOEBE:  Oh, you figured out what they are?

PIPER:  Yeah. And it's not good, believe me.

PHOEBE:  So maybe Chris was right.

PIPER:  Yeah, I know, but ... (she shakes her head) ... I can't.

PHOEBE:  Piper, you said it yourself.  He was born evil.

PIPER:  I know. And I still believe that. I do.  But something just doesn't add 
up about him.  Why isn't Wyatt using his protective shield?  Why doesn't Wyatt 
think he's evil?

PHOEBE:  Well, we gotta keep Wyatt away from him.

(PHOEBE heads for the playpen and picks WYATT up.)

PIPER:  Phoebe, wait - 

(The baby starts to cry.)

PHOEBE:  You stay away from my nephew, ok?  And don't shimmer after him either, 
or I'll bind your powers.

(Suddenly, the baby starts to cry with an unnatural high-pitched wailing sound.)

PIPER:  Phoebe, hurry!  Put him back down.

PHOEBE:  What?  Ok ... 

(PHOEBE puts WYATT into the playpen, then turns around to look at PIPER.)

PHOEBE:  Why?

(The BEAST shimmers into the attic just behind PHOEBE.)

PIPER:  That's why.

(He backhands PHOEBE and she goes flying across the attic, straight into PIPER.)

(The BEAST turns to the playpen.  WYATT'S protective force shield goes up around 
the entire playpen.  The BEAST tries to reach in for the baby, but the force 
shield prevents him.)

(PIPER gets up and blasts the BEAST.)

PIPER:  Hey!  You get away from my kid!

(She continues to blast THE BEAST over and over again till finally the BEAST 
shimmers out of the attic.)  

(Suddenly, the BEAST shimmers back into the attic behind PIPER.  He grabs PIPER, 
roars and shimmers them both out of the attic.)

(PHOEBE stares at the empty space in disbelief.)

FADE OUT

(COMMERCIAL SET)



FADE IN.

[EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR - DAY]

(Establish.)



[INT MANOR - ATTIC -- DAY]  

(PAIGE walks into the attic carrying an ice pack.  PHOEBE sits at the table 
scrying for PIPER.  PAIGE turns and looks at the playpen.  Inside, the baby is 
sleeping quietly while WYATT is still awake and watching them.)  

(PAIGE gives PHOEBE the ice pack.  She puts it on the back of her neck.)

PAIGE:  I feel really bad that I wasn't there to help you earlier.

PHOEBE:  Oh, I don't think you could've helped even if you were there.  Thanks.  
That thing was just as powerful as the manticore.

PAIGE:  Are you sure it wasn't a manticore?

PHOEBE:  Yeah, I'm positive.  It was more, I don't know, like, beast-like.

PAIGE:  What do you think it wanted with the baby?

PHOEBE:  I don't know, but I think it's really weird that is showed up right 
after the baby started crying.  You know, as if it could hear him.

PAIGE:  Maybe we can get the baby to cry again and lure The Beast here, and 
torture him into coughing up Piper.

PHOEBE:  It's a great idea, but we don't have a potion yet.  (frustrated)  I 
can't find Piper anywhere.

(PAIGE turns around to the potions table.)

PAIGE:  Ok, let me get started on the potion.  The good news is if he wanted to 
kill Piper by now, he probably would have.  And undoubtedly he's holding her 
hostage somewhere, probably magically cloaked.  And I think he's gonna use her 
as leverage to get that baby, just you watch.

PHOEBE:  Since when did you become an expert on hostage situations?

PAIGE:  About an hour ago.

(CHRIS and LEO orb into the attic.)

CHRIS PERRY:  Hey.

PAIGE:  Shh, shh.  Keep it down.  Don't wake the baby.  Trust me.

CHRIS PERRY:  (whispers)  Where's Piper?

PHOEBE:  That's a really good question.

LEO:  Wait, she's missing?

CHRIS PERRY:  Did the manticores take her?

PHOEBE:  No, some other creature that wanted the baby.

CHRIS PERRY:  Damn it, you should have listened to me.  You should have 
vanquished him when you had the chance.

PAIGE:  Well, it's good that we didn't because we're gonna need the baby to get 
Piper back.

PHOEBE:  You guys, shh.  Keep your voices down.

PAIGE:  I am not convinced that that baby is inherently evil, which means he's 
probably not even responsible for any of this.

CHRIS PERRY:  Oh, come on!  Will you please talk to her?

LEO:  Not everyone is born morally neutral, especially not demons.  They're 
predisposed to evil.

PAIGE:  Predisposed, yeah, but it doesn't mean they can't be raised to overcome 
it.  You can't predict whether a kid is gonna be good or evil based on his 
genetics.

CHRIS PERRY:  Paige, we're not talking about kids.  We're talking about demons.

PAIGE:  No, we are talking about a demon kid who so far has played nothing but 
nice with Wyatt.

PHOEBE: Ok, you guys, this is all irrelevant.  We need the baby to find Piper, 
so let's just focus on that, shall we?

LEO:  She's right.  Although I think I should take Wyatt just to be on the safe 
side.

PHOEBE:  (whispering) What if the other baby wakes up?

LEO:  They won't be able to follow me where I'm going.

(LEO picks up WYATT.)

PAIGE:  It's gonna scream bloody murder and call half the manticores in the city 
to come save it.  Maybe The Beast, too.

PHOEBE:  We have to be prepared.  (to LEO)  Ok. Go, just quietly.

(LEO orbs out with WYATT.  CHRIS also orbs out.  PHOEBE gets to her feet and 
heads toward PAIGE and the potions table.)

PHOEBE:  Let's get started on that potion.

CUT TO:



[INT. BEAST'S RESIDENCE - LIVING ROOM -- DAY]  

(What was once a decent living area is now a mess.  The windows are covered so 
that no light can come into the house.)  

(The camera moves across the room and we find PIPER sitting on the floor, her 
hands securely tired behind her back.  She works on getting herself free.)

(As she works on the ropes, THE BEAST walks rapidly across the doorway, keeping 
out of her sight.)

PIPER:  Hello?  Who's there?

(The BEAST peers behind the door frame.)

THE BEAST:  I want the child.

PIPER:  Who are you?

THE BEAST:  I want the child!

PIPER:  Yeah. I heard you the first time.  

(THE BEAST walks into the room and hides behind a bookshelf.)

PIPER:  Look, if you're trying to scare me, it's not gonna work 'cause I've seen 
worse.  Really.

THE BEAST:  I doubt it.  I don't want to hurt you, but I will if you don't do as 
I ask.

PIPER:  Who are you kidding?  You need me, otherwise I'd be dead already.

(The BEAST steps out into the open.  PIPER flinches at the sight.)

THE BEAST:  Don't mock me!

PIPER:  Ok, easy, easy.  Sorry.  

(THE BEAST steps behind the lampshade.)

PIPER:  You're not a manticore, are you?  So why do you want the kid anyway?

THE BEAST:  That's not your concern.

PIPER:  Well, it is if you want my help.  I'm not just gonna serve him up to you 
as a snack.

THE BEAST:  That's not why I want him.  How'd you get him away from his mother 
anyway?

PIPER:  We vanquished her.

THE BEAST:  You have no idea what you've done.

PIPER:  We got a baby away from a demon, and I'm not gonna give him up to 
another one.

THE BEAST:  Then you'll die!

PIPER:  The hell I will.

(PIPER blasts the ropes, freeing herself.  She blasts the BEAST, misses and hits 
the wall behind the BEAST.  Still, it's enough to provide her cover to get away 
amidst the debris and dust.)

(PIPER runs out of the room and heads for the front door.  The protective shield 
around the house zaps PIPER and she's thrown back into the house.)

(She gets to her feet and runs into the nearby bedroom where she hides behind 
some things.)

(Camera holds on PIPER.)

CUT TO:



[EXT. PARKING LOT -- DAY]  

(We continue at the stand off in the parking lot.  The SWAT TEAM has their guns 
trained on the post office as they wait for some sign from DARRYL.)  

SWAT COMMANDER:  Any sign of the lieutenant?

S.W.A.T. OFFICER:  (on radio) Negative.

SWAT CMMANDERO:  All right, we'll give him 5 more minutes to talk him out, then 
we'll--

(There are a couple of gunshots coming from inside.)

SWAT COMMANDER:  Hold your fire.  Hold your fire.

(The front door opens and the hostages come running out.  All of them.)

HOSTAGE: Don't shoot!
HOSTAGE:  Don't' shoot!

OFFICER:  They're hostages!

(The hostages run out of the building toward the OFFICERS who are there to pull 
them aside.)

OFFICER:  Where's the lieutenant?!
OFFICER:  I don't see the lieutenant!

(All eyes and guns are trained on the front door.)

(Finally, after a long moment, DARRYL appears through the front door glass.  He 
has the kid in handcuffs and leads him out to the parking lot.)

DARRYL:  (relaxed) No sweat!  I got it!  This lieutenant's on the job, kicking 
butt, taking names, yeah, that's right!  That's me!  I got it!  No sweat!

(He leads the kid out across the parking lot to a smattering of applause from 
the other officers.  Some of the officers rush into the building to clear it 
out.)

DARRYL:  Yeah, gimme 5.  Gimme 5.  Gimme some skin.
DARRYL:  How you doin'?  You lookin' good, Tim.  All in a day's work.  No 
problem. No sweat.

(DARRYL leads the kid to the OFFICER car.)

VIRGIL:  How'd you do it, man?  How did those bullets bounce right off of your 
chest like that?

(DARRYL opens the back door and the car door flies off its hinges.)

DARRYL:  'Cause I'm a bad-ass, that's why, punk.

(VIRGIL'S eyes widen as he sees DARRYL casually fling the car door aside.)

VIRGIL:  What the hell was that?!

DARRYL:  (suddenly worried)  Shut up.

(DARRYL tosses VIRGIL into the car ... and right out the other door.  VIRGIL 
crashes to the ground.  DARRYL is looking very worried now.)

VIRGIL:  What the hell are you, man?!

(Camera holds on DARRYL as he looks around.)

CUT TO:



[INT. BEAST'S RESIDENCE - BEDROOM -- DAY

(PIPER peers out of the bedroom doorway.  She gets a good look at the mess in 
the house.  Seeing that there's no one there, PIPER tries to make a break for 
it.  She takes a couple of steps and stops.  She looks down and sees a broken 
framed photograph of a smiling young man.  She looks around and sees a baby toy 
near the picture.  She picks it up.)  

(PIPER turns around and comes face to face with THE BEAST.  He growls and grabs 
her.  They both stand up.)

THE BEAST:  Last chance.  Help me get the child or die.  

PIPER:  What are you doing with this?

(PIPER shows the BEAST the baby toy.)

(Angry, the BEAST tosses PIPER across the room.  She lands on the bed.)

THE BEAST:  What is the matter with you?  Do you have a death wish?  I've come 
too far.  I've gone through too much to lose him now.  Don't make me kill you!

PIPER:  (challenges)  Why don't you just do it?  What are you waiting for? 
(beat)  Get it over with!

THE BEAST:  I can do worse than kill you.  I can keep you here.  You'll never 
see your child again.  Think about it.

(THE BEAST shimmers out leaving PIPER alone.  She glances down at the toy in her 
hand.)

CUT TO:



[INT. MANOR - ATTIC -- NIGHT

(PAIGE adds an ingredient and the potion explodes.)  

PAIGE:  Well, can't think of anything else to add.  It's the most powerful 
potion we've ever made.

PHOEBE:  I agree.  I guess it's time to wake up the baby?

(The cell phone rings.  PHOEBE answers it.)

(The baby in the crib starts to stir.  He opens his eyes.)

PHOEBE: Hello?

INTERCUT WITH:

[INT. BAY MIRROR - JASON'S OFFICE - NIGHT]

JASON DEAN:  Hey, it's me.

PHOEBE:  (distracted)  Oh, hey, Jason.  

JASON DEAN:  I, uh ... I didn't want to leave like this.

PHOEBE:  Uh, I can't really talk right now.  I'm kind of busy.

JASON DEAN:  Oh, really?  Come on, Phoebe.  Why do you always have to make 
things so difficult?

PHOEBE:  Oh, I make things so difficult?  

(The baby stirs and coos.  PAIGE looks nervously at the playpen.)

PHOEBE:  (continues)  And how exactly do I do that?  By being honest with my 
feelings and by making you be honest with yours?

JASON DEAN:  You know it's not that simple.

(The baby starts to cry that same high-pitched wail.)

PHOEBE:  Ok, I really have to go now.

JASON DEAN:  Phoebe, wait.

PHOEBE:  Have a good flight.

(PHOEBE hangs up on JASON.)

PHOEBE:  Toss me a vial.

(PAIGE tosses PHOEBE a vial.)

(A manticore shimmers into the room next to PAIGE.  PAIGE turns to look at him, 
but the manticore backhands her.  She goes flying across the attic to the other 
side.)

(The manticore takes a step next to PHOEBE.  PHOEBE throws the vial, vanquishing 
the manticore in an explosion of fire and smoke.)

PHOEBE:  Paige, you ok?

(PAIGE groans.  Suddenly, two more manticores shimmer into the attic behind 
PHOEBE.)

(They growl at her.  PHOEBE turns around and the manticore backhands her across 
the face.  She goes flying across the attic toward the opposite wall and crashes 
into a spot just next to PAIGE.)

(The two manticores hiss, their forked tongues tasting the air around them as 
they advance toward PHOEBE and PAIGE.)

(PAIGE looks up just in time to see THE BEAST shimmer into he attic.)

(He growls and hits one manticore.  The other manticore swings, THE BEAST blocks 
the blow and sticks his hand into the other.  For a long moment, the two 
creatures stare at each other.  Finally, the manticore disappears into a pile of 
dust.)

(The other manticore, bleeding and on the floor, turns and looks up at the 
BEAST.  The two creatures growl and hiss at each other.  The manticore shimmers 
out leaving a pool of yellow blood behind.)

(The baby coos.  The BEAST looks up at the playpen.  He walks toward the baby.)

(Thinking that the baby is in danger, PAIGE sees the vial on the attic floor.)

PAIGE:  Phoebe, get the vial! 

(PHOEBE scrambles to get the vial.  THE BEAST picks up the baby.)

(PHOEBE throws the vial and hits THE BEAST in the back, injuring him.  The BEAST 
turns around, growls and shimmers himself and the baby out of the attic.)

PHOEBE:  So much for our leverage.

(Camera holds on PAIGE.)  

FADE OUT

(COMMERCIAL SET)



FADE IN.

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

(PIPER stands at the front door blasting it over and over again trying to use 
her powers to break through the force shield so she can get out of the house.)

(Finally, the last blast zaps the door and electrical shocks run up and down the 
frame.  Thinking that was the one to break through the shield, PIPER cautiously 
reaches for the knob.    She grabs it and opens the door.)

(When she steps outside, she's surprised to find herself in a residential 
neighborhood -- a normal residential neighborhood with front lawns and 
driveways.  She looks around up and down the street knowing that this is just 
another piece of the puzzle that's not adding up.)

(Behind her, she hears the BEAST'S heavy breathing and knows that he's 
returned.)

(Knowing that she's free to leave, PIPER instead, heads back into the house.  
She walks into the bedroom and sees THE BEAST hunched over the baby, softly 
cooing to him.)

THE BEAST:  Shh.  You're ok.  It's all right.  You're home now.

(Sensing that he's not alone, the BEAST turns around and sees PIPER watching 
from the doorway.  Their eyes meet and a strange bond of understanding passes 
among them.)

CUT TO:



[INT MANOR - ATTIC -- NIGHT]  

(PAIGE takes a sample of the manticore's yellow blood off of the attic floor.  
She gives the sample to PHOEBE.)  

PAIGE:  This had better work.

PHOEBE:  Oh, it will.

(LEO and CHRIS orb into the attic.)

LEO:  We just got back from talking to The Elders, and they're in agreement.  If 
we can't return the baby safely to the manticores ... 

CHRIS PERRY:  ... we'll vanquish him.

PAIGE:  (sighs)  Talk about your moot points, people.

CHRIS PERRY:  What's that supposed to mean?

PHOEBE:  Well, do you notice anything missing?

(LEO and CHRIS both turn to look at the playpen.)

LEO:  The baby?

CHRIS PERRY:  What happened?

PAIGE:  The Beast took him ... right after the manticores kicked our asses.

PHOEBE:  This is all Jason's fault.

LEO:  How's that?

PHOEBE:  Oh, you're a guy.  You wouldn't get it.

CHRIS PERRY:  Wait. How are we supposed to get back Piper if we don't have a 
baby?

PAIGE:  Well, we're gonna try to have another little get-together with the 
manticores.  See if we can't strike some sort of deal.  

PHOEBE:  If we can join forces with them to kill the beast, then they can get 
their baby back.  

PIAGE:  And we get our sister back.

LEO:  And what if they don't want to join forces?

PAIGE:  Well, then we hope we have enough of these fancy little things to go 
around.

CHRIS PERRY:  No.  No way. It's too risky.

PHOEBE:  Well, blood is thicker than water.

(PHOEBE adds the manticore blood to the scrying crystal.  CHRIS gives up and 
PHOEBE starts to scry for the manticores.)

CUT TO:



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

(The BEAST roars.  PIPER'S having none of it as she tries to help him.)  

PIPER:  Well, quit moving around so much.  You're just making this more 
difficult.

THE BEAST:  Just leave me alone.

PIPER:  Why? So you can die?  Hey, it's your choice.  I'm just saying if we 
can't stop this bleeding--

THE BEAST:  Fine.  Whatever.  Just hurry up.

PIPER:  You're welcome.  Who did this to you?

THE BEAST:  Your sisters.

PIPER:  Oh.  Sorry.  Actually, if they used the potion I think they did, you're 
lucky to be alive.  You should have been blown to pieces.

THE BEAST:  How do you know?

PIPER:  Well, 'cause I made it.

THE BEAST:  Aah!

PIPER:  Oh, come on.  Show a little spine.  What kind of demon are you?

THE BEAST:  I'm not a demon.

PIPER:  Then what are you?  I saw a picture of a man in the bedroom.  Oh, come 
on.  I've been around a lot of demons, and they don't usually live in 
neighborhoods right out of Home & Garden.

THE BEAST:  Is that why you're helping me?  You think this is some sort of 
hideous curse or something?

PIPER:  Yeah, basically.

(He stands up and moves away from PIPER.)

THE BEAST:  Well, then go.  I don't need your pity.  That's no what happened, 
and that's not who I am.  

(He glances over at the baby.)

THE BEAST:  Not anymore, anyway.  Just leave us. Go.

(PIPER gets to her feet and approaches the BEAST.)

PIPER:  Us? You mean you and your ... son?  What happened?

THE BEAST:  Manticores mate with humans to create hybrids so they can blend in.  
Hide in plain sight.  They kill their mates after conception, but I got away.  
Ever since, all I could think about was saving my son.  So he wouldn't have to 
be raised like one of them.  The only chance I had to do that was ... to turn 
myself into this, to become powerful.

PIPER:  But, um, how?

THE BEAST:  I just started mixing potions ... using whatever I could steal from 
them.  I didn't know what I was doing, but I didn't care.  All I cared about was 
finding a way to fight them ... to find him.  I didn't care what would happen to 
me.  I just wanted my son.

PIPER:  You know they're gonna try and take him back.

THE BEAST:  (nods)  I know.

PIPER:  So let's get you fixed up so we can fight them together.

(THE BEAST looks at PIPER.)

CUT TO:



[INT. MANTICORE CAVE -- NIGHT]  

(The pack of manticores feast on flesh, they eat like animals on the floor of 
the cave.)  

(PAIGE and PHOEBE orb into the cave and see them.)

PHOEBE:  Ooo.

(PAIGE waves to get their attention.)

PAIGE:  Hey!

(The manticores stop eating and look up.)

PAIGE:  Sorry to interrupt.

(The manticores stand up to face the intruders.  PHOEBE holds up the potion 
vials.)

PHOEBE:  Ah-ah-ah! I wouldn't do that if I were you.

(The manticores growl.)

PAIGE:  (mumbles to PHOEBE)  Do you think we have enough potion?

PHOEBE:  So ... who wants to go hunting with us?

(The manticores growl and look at each other.)

CUT TO:



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

(PIPER walks out of the kitchen with a towel.)  

PIPER:  This is gonna be a little cold.  

(She puts it on the BEAST'S back and checks his wound.)

PIPER:  The bleeding's not stopping.  You should come home with me, and we can 
do more there.

THE BEAST:  No, I can't.

PIPER:  If you're worried about my sisters --

THE BEAST:  It's not your sisters I'm worried about.  It's the manticores.  
They'll be looking for me there.  They'll be looking for him there.

PIPER:  But you don't understand. We have somebody who can heal you once we turn 
you back into--

THE BEAST:  You can't turn me back.  No one can.  Not unless I die.

PIPER:  So how were you planning on raising your son?

THE BEAST:  I wasn't.  I figured I'd find someone ... after.  All I cared about 
was saving him.  That's exactly what I'm gonna keep on doing.

(He stands up and moves away.  PIPER puts a hand on his arm and stops him.  Such 
simple human contact.  The BEAST glances down at her hand then back up at her.)

PIPER:  You can't run forever, you know.  Not for long.  Not with that.  And 
who's gonna save him when you're dead?

THE BEAST:  You have a way with words, you know that?

PIPER:  I ad-lib a lot.

(PAIGE and PHOEBE orb in.)

PHOEBE:  Piper, duck!

(They throw the potion vials at the BEAST.  PIPER blasts them out mid-air.)

PIPER:  What are you doing?

(A couple of manticores shimmer into the room.  They attack the BEAST and pull 
PIPER toward PAIGE and PHOEBE.  The manticore joins the other to attack the 
BEAST.)

PHOEBE:  Let's get her out of here.

(PAIGE orbs them out of the room.)

PIPER:  No! Wait!

(The manticores continue to pummel the BEAST while the baby cries.)

CUT TO:



[INT MANOR - FOYER / MAIN HALL -- NIGHT]  

(PAIGE, PHOEBE and PIPER orb into the foyer.  PIPER's in a panic.)  

PIPER:  What the hell are you doing?

PAIGE:  Saving your life.

PIPER:  No, no, no.  You don't understand.  We have to go back.  Hurry.

(PAIGE orbs them out of the manor.)

CUT TO:



[INT BEAST'S RESIDENCE - LIVING ROOM -- NIGHT]  

(They orb back into the living room.  Everything's deathly quiet; the manticores 
and the baby are gone.  PIPER sees the BEAST on the living room floor beaten and 
broken.)  

PIPER:  Oh, no.

(She rushes forward and kneels down next to him as he turns to look at her.  She 
looks at the bedding where the baby was and sees that the baby is gone.)

(She looks back at the BEAST and with his last breath, he weakens on the verge 
of death, thus ending the potion's magic and transforming back to his human 
self.)

(PHOEBE and PAIGE watch, completely stunned.)

(Camera holds on PIPER.)

FADE OUT

(COMMERCIAL SET)



FADE IN.

[EXT. HALLIWELL MANOR - NIGHT]



[INT. MANOR - LIVING ROOM -- NIGHT]  

(PAIGE orbs the four of them to the living room, the BEAST is orbed onto the 
sofa.)  

PIPER:  (calls out)  Leo, we need you!

(LEO and CHRIS orb into the living room.)

PIPER:  (motions to him)  Hurry.  He's dying.

(LEO rushes forward.)

LEO:  Who is he?

PIPER: The Beast.  Heal.  Heal.  Hurry.

(LEO puts his hands over the BEAST and starts to heal him.)

CHRIS PERRY:  Where's the baby?

PAIGE:  Manticores have him.

CHRIS PERRY:  Oh, so the plan worked.

PHOEBE:  Yeah. A little too well.  

PAIGE:  And now we just have to get the baby back.

CHRIS PERRY:  What?!

(For a moment, no one says anything.)

PIPER:  Paige, will you go fill up some potion vials, please?

PAIGE:  Yeah.

PIPER:  Lots of 'em.

(PAIGE leaves the room to get the vials.)

CHRIS PERRY:  Hold up, are you serious?  You finally get rid of the demon child 
and now you want to risk your lives trying to get it back?

THE BEAST:  He's not a demon child.  

(Healed, THE BEAST sits up on the couch.  Everyone turns to look at him.)

THE BEAST:  That's my son.

PIPER:  How are you feeling?  Are you all right?

THE BEAST:  (amazed)  I can't believe I'm human again.

PIPER:  Aren't you glad you didn't kill me now?

LEO:  Not funny.  I don't think that's funny.

CHRIS PERRY:  Agreed.

PHOEBE:  Oh, what?  Are you two on, like, the same team now?  (to THE BEAST)  
We're gonna get your baby back.  I promise.

CHRIS PERRY:  Do we not have a say in this?

LEO:  No, we don't.  One thing you gotta learn about being their Whitelighter is 
once they make up their mind, that's it.  Besides, I'm a father first.

(LEO glances at the BEAST and the two share an understanding.)

PHOEBE:  So we're gonna have to separate the baby before we attack.  You know 
that, right?

THE BEAST:  Why?

PIPER:  (gently)  Well, because the potion vanquishes manticores.  And ... your 
son is half manticore.

CUT TO:



[INT. MANTICORE CAVE -- NIGHT]  

(The manticores are sleeping in a group; the baby is awake and cooing in the 
center.)

(PAIGE, PIPER and PHOEBE orb into the cave.  Hiding behind a large rock in the 
back, they spot the baby immediately.)

PIPER:  See him?

PHOEBE:  Let's just hope he sees you before they see us.

PAIGE:  Should I just orb the baby to us?

PIPER:  No. He'll probably just shimmer back, and then we'll be in trouble, but 
this is gonna work.

(PHOEBE turns to PAIGE and motions for her to arm her with some vials.  PAIGE 
digs into her bag and hands out the glass bottles.)

PHOEBE:  Hurry. Hurry.

PIPER:  Thanks.

PIPER:  Hi!

(The baby squeals and coos.)

PIPER:  Watch!

(Looking at the baby, PIPER covers her eyes and starts to play the game that he 
played with WYATT.)

PIPER:  Peekaboo!
PIPER:  You can do it.  Come on. Come on.

(The manticores start to stir.  She covers her eyes and tries again.)

PIPER:  Peekaboo!

(The manticores are awake now.  They get to their feet, their forked tongues 
tasting the air around them.  Still, PIPER continues to look at the baby.)

PIPER:  Come on.  You can do it.

(PIPER covers her eyes.  The baby disappears.)

(The manticores look around seeing that the baby is gone.  PAIGE, PHOEBE and 
PIPER stand up.)

(The manticores see them and speed over to them.  PHOEBE and PIPER throw their 
vials, hitting the manticores in their chests and vanquishing them.)

(More manticores speed toward them, but the girls are ready and successfully 
vanquish them also.)

(When the last of the manticores are gone, the baby shimmers back into the cave, 
smiling and cooing.)

(PIPER rushes toward the baby and uses her reassuring voice to him.)

PIPER:  You're ok.  Hi!

(She picks up him.)

PIPER:  Good job!

PAIGE:  So much for nature being more important than nurture.

(Everyone smiles.)

CUT TO:



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

[EXT. MANOR - NIGHT]



[INT. MANOR - CONSERVATORY -- NIGHT]  

(THE BEAST leans over the playpen and stares at his son playing with WYATT.  
PIPER enters the room pushing a stroller with a package on it.)  

PIPER:  Here are some clothes and a stroller.

(He turns around and picks up the package.)

DEREK (THE BEAST):  Sure you don't mind?

PIPER:  No, not at all.  Wyatt has outgrown it all, and I don't see myself 
having more kids anytime soon, so enjoy.

DEREK (THE BEAST):  Thanks ... uh, for everything.  I just -- I wish there was 
something I could do for you.

(PAIGE joins them.)

PAIGE:  Well, you could tell us your name.

DEREK (THE BEAST):  Sorry?

PAIGE:  I mean, unless you prefer being called "The Beast"?

(He laughs.)

DEREK (THE BEAST):  Derek.  My name's Derek.

PIPER:  It's nice to meet you, Derek.  

(PAIGE looks at the baby.)

PAIGE:  What's his name?

DEREK (THE BEAST):  I--I never gave him one.  Actually, I never -- I never had 
the chance.

PIPER:  Well, now you do.

DEREK (THE BEAST):  Well, I guess I should be going.  That is if I can pry him 
away from Wyatt.

PIPER:  Yeah. Good luck.

(As if on cue, the baby shimmers out of the playpen and into the stroller, eager 
to get home with his dad.  DEREK smiles.)

PAIGE:  (smiling)  That is cute.

(The phone rings.)

PAIGE:  I'll get it.

(PAIGE leaves the room.)

PIPER:  Uh, you know, if you ever need us to bind his powers ...

DEREK (THE BEAST):  No. I mean, thanks.  That's really sweet, but it's not 
necessary.  He's a good boy, so ... it's just up to me to make sure he stays 
that way. 

PIPER:  In that case, he's in good hands.

(DEREK leans over and picks up the package of clothes.)

PIPER:  Well, take care.

DEREK (THE BEAST):  You, too.

(He pushes the stroller out of the room.)

(PAIGE walks back into the room, holding the phone and groaning.  She looks 
sheepishly at PIPER.)

PIPER:  What?  What'd you do?

PAIGE:  I kinda forgot to reverse the spell I put on Darryl.

CUT TO:



[INT. POLICE DEPARTMENT - DARRYL'S OFFICE -- DAY]  

(Open on the broken door knob.  The camera moves to the broken file cabinet and 
finally shows DARRYL sitting stiffly in the chair holding the phone.  He pulls 
the phone away from his ear and it crumbles in his grip.)  

(As gently as he can, DARRYL tries to put the broken phone back on the hook.  As 
soon as he lets go, the entire desk collapses.  DARRYL jumps at the crash.  He 
looks around and upward, yelling for ... )

DARRYL:  Paige!

CUT TO:



[EXT. BAY MIRROR OFFICE BUILDING (STOCK) - NIGHT]



[INT. BAY MIRROR - BULLPEN -- NIGHT]  

(The office is closing and the last of the workers are leaving when PHOEBE walks 
into the bullpen.  At first, she heads for her office, then thinks better of it 
and turns to walk toward JASON'S office.  She leans forlornly against the 
doorframe looking at the dark, empty office and empty chair.)  

(There's a noise behind her and she turns around to find JASON standing there, 
dressed down and looking at her.)

PHOEBE:  Hi.

JASON DEAN:  Hi.  

PHOEBE:  What are you doing here?  I--I thought you were on a plane.

JASON DEAN:  I canceled the flight.  I mean, it is my plane.

PHOEBE:  What about the winery?

JASON DEAN:  It'll be there in the morning.  I, uh, just wasn't sure whether you 
would be.  I didn't want to take the risk.

PHOEBE:  Really?

JASON DEAN:  Really.  

(The two start to slowly walk toward each other.)

JASON DEAN:  You were right.  I was -- I was running, but not for the reasons 
that you think.  I am not afraid of how I feel about you.  It doesn't scare me 
one bit.

PHOEBE:  (shakes her head, puzzled)  Then why?

JASON DEAN:  It's ... a little unnerving to have somebody tell you how you feel 
all the time ... before you know it yourself.

PHOEBE:  I know.   I'm sorry.

JASON DEAN:  You do that a lot, too.  You're very intuitive.  It's, uh, it's 
pretty amazing, actually.  It's a real gift.

PHOEBE:  Yeah, well, sometimes it can be a curse, too.  

JASON DEAN:  Tell me about it.  Look, all I'm saying is that I'd like to be able 
to express my if that's all right with you?

PHOEBE:  It's perfectly ok.

JASON DEAN:  Good.

(She steps into his arms.)

PHOEBE:  So ... while we're on the subject ... how do you feel about me?

JASON DEAN:  I love you, too.

(And they kiss.)

FADE TO BLACK

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TITLE/OPENING CREDITS 
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CHARMED
6X09: LITTLE MONSTERS
ORIGINAL AIR DATE ON WB:  11/16/2003
TRANSCRIBED FROM WB

Starring:
ALYSSA MILANO as Phoebe Halliwell
ROSE McGOWAN as Paige Matthews

and
HOLLY MARIE COMBS as Piper

BRIAN KRAUSE as Leo Wyatt
DREW FULLER as Chris Perry

Created by CONSTANCE M. BURGE

Guest Starring
SETH PETERSON as The Beast / Derek

and
ERIC DANE as Jason Dean

Consulting Producer:  JONATHAN LEVIN
Consulting Producer: DAVID SIMKINS

Co-Producer:  PETER CHOMSKY
Co-Producer:  CURTIS KHEEL

Producer:  HOLLY MARIE COMBS
Producer:  ALYSSA MILANO

Co-Executive Producer:  DANIEL CERONE
Co-Executive Producer:  JAMES L. CONWAY
Produced By:  JON PARE

Written by:  JULIE HESS
Directed by:  JAMES L. CONWAY

==========================
END CREDITS 
==========================

Executive Producer:  BRAD KERN
Executive Producer:  AARON SPELLING
Executive Producer:  E. DUKE VINCENT

Music featured in this episode:
*  This Moment, Shanti, promotional consideration furnished by ALLONE RECORDS

Spelling Television Inc., A Paramount / Viacom Company

Executive Story Editor:  HENRY ALONSO MYERS
Executive Story Editor:  JEANNINE RENSHAW
Story Editor:  JULIE HESS

Co-Starring
CALEEB PINKETT as Virgil
ALEC LEDD as Tristan (Jason's Assistant)
ARMANDO PUCCI as Wine Captain
BRADY SMITH as SWAT Commander

Music by:  J. PETER ROBINSON

Casting by:  LESLEE DENNIS, C.S.A.
Original Casting by VICTORIA HUFF, C.S.A.

Director of Photography:  JONATHAN WEST, ASC
Production Designer:  PAUL STAHELL
Editor:  DEREK BERLATSKY
Unit Production Manager:  JON PARE

First Assistant Director:  RICHLEIGH HEAGH
Second Assistant Director:  VINCENT GONZALES

Executive in Charge of Talent:  PAMELA SHAE
Costume Designer:  EILISH

Camera Operator:  KRIS KROSSKOVE
1st Assistant Camera:  RICHARD SOBIN
Chief Lighting Technician:  KURT JOHNSON
Asst. Chief Lighting Technician:  DON LEHMAN

Set Designer:  ROLAND HILL
Set Decorator:  ROBINSON ROYCE, S.D.S.A.
Leadperson:  MICHAEL ZUFELT
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Assistant Property Master:  SCOTT COCKEREIL
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Key Hairstylist:  MONIQUE DESART

Sound Mixer:  BRETT GRANT-GRIERSON
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Production Coordinator:  RICK NAPOLI
Post-Production Coordinator:  LARRY GOLDSTEIN
Production Accountant:  CHRISSY CORNWALL

First Company Grip:  STEVE GAUSCHE
2nd Company Grip:  TOM HAM
Construction Coordinator:  STAR FIELDS
Stunt Coordinator:  NOON ORSATTI
Special Effects Coordinator:  RANDY CABRAL
Visual Effects Supervisor:  STEPHEN LEBED

Executive Associate:  RENATE KAMER
Casting Associate:  MEGAN ENTRIKEN
Assistant to Brad Kern:  DOUG E. JONES
Assistant to Jon Pare:  JULIE SWARTSLEY
Assistant to the Writers:  NATALIE ANTOCI

Assistant Editors:  BRIAN JOHNSON
Music Editor:  NINO CENTURION
Supervising Sound Editor:  JEFF CLARK
Music Coordinator:  CELEST RAY
Re-Recording Mixers:  JOSH SCHNEIDER / BRUCE MICHAELS / KEVIN VALENTINE

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