CHARMED A NEW DESTINY

SEASON FIVE: EPISODE SEVEN: SYMPATHY FOR THE DEMON

Pretend that Paige is talking to her sisters

[Scene: Law office. Cole, two men and a court reporter are there. Cole hands the men some files and sits down across from them.]

Cole: I'd like to draw your attention to exhibit W, delivery manifest, you'll find it on page six of your documents. As you can see the manifest refers to a shipment made on September 5th of last year.

Man #1: (whispers) I don't know what this demon's trying to prove.

Cole: Excuse me, did you say something?

Man #1: No, please, continue.

(Cole starts to sweat. He has a sip of water.)

Cole: The shipping director, Mr. Peters is responsible for the items on this manifest including, uh, forty-eight barrels of toxic waste.

Man #2: (whispers) Trying to deny what he is. Like we don't know. (to Cole) You give us all a bad name.

(Man #2's eyes glow red. Cole stands up.)

Cole: What the hell is going on here?

Man #2: It's called a deposition.

Man #1: You alright, Mr. Turner?

Cole: I'm sorry, excuse me.

(Cole rushes outside. The men shrug.)

[Cut to the hallway. Cole loosens his tie and walks into an elevator where there are two other men. The door closes and Cole waits.]

Man #3: Check out the demon.

(Cole turns to them.)

Cole: What'd you say?

Man #3: You're an embarrassment to us all, you know that.

(Their eyes glow red.)

Cole: Just leave me alone.

Man #3: Give it up, Cole. You can never be good. (Cole turns around and throws a fireball at them. He gasps looking at his hand. He covers his eyes and they are vanquished. Cole uncovers his eyes and notices the two men standing there again.) Are you okay, man?

[Time lapse. Cole is walking quickly down a hallway. He reaches his office and closes the door behind him. He breathes heavily. He notices Payson sitting in his chair.]

Cole: Payson, thank god. I need your help. (He walks over to his desk.) I think I'm going crazy or somebody's messing with my mind.

Payson: Shh, slow down. Tell me what happened.

Cole: I was just opposing a witness for chemical dumping case and I went...

(He notices the Book of Shadows on his desk. It's open to the page on Belthazor. Cole looks up at Payson with wide eyes.)

Payson: I'm sorry, Cole.

Cole: Payson, what's going on.

Payson: You're evil. I can't let you hurt me and my sisters.

Cole: No, you're wrong.

Payson: No, I'm right. You've always been evil, and you always will be. (She pulls a potion out of her purse.)

Cole: That's not true.

Payson: Yes, it is. It has to be this way. (She touches his face.) Cole don't fight it. It's who you are.

Cole: I'm not evil, damn it! I'm not evil! (He grabs Payson around her neck and pins her against the wall. A picture frame smashes behind her. Suddenly, it's not Payson anymore. It's his assistant. Cole looks shocked and let's go of her.) Lauren. (Lauren runs out of the room, frightened. Cole starts to panic.) What's happening to me?