charmed power of four season 2

the painted world

[Scene: Bucklands. Prue's office. Prue and a woman are there. Prue is looking at a painting and talking into a tape recorder.]

Prue: Painting of a gothic castle, artist unknown, circa 1910s. Oil on canvas, 10-by-18. Miss Franklin, where did you say you got this?

Miss Franklin: I inherited it a few months ago. But it's been in my family for generations.

Prue: The composition is so unusual. The artist used pure colour straight from the tube and then varnished each layer over and...

Miss Franklin: I'm sorry for interrupting. But do I really need to be here?

Prue: No, of course not. It's just that most people prefer to be at an appraisal, especially when they plan on selling the piece.

Miss Franklin: It's just that I'm kind of in a hurry.

Prue: Say no more. (She hands her a sheet of paper.) Just sign at the bottom, and you are free to go.

Miss Franklin: Thank you. (She signs the paper.) So how long do you think it'll take to sell it?

Prue: Well, I'll need to see ownership records before I can do anything.

Miss Franklin: I'll send you everything I have. So is that all then?

Prue: Uh, no, since you definitely want to sell the piece, I'll need to confirm its authenticity, its physical condition. (She hands her another sheet of paper.) So if you'll just sign at the bottom, that will let us go ahead and x-ray the piece.

Miss Franklin: Done. Anything else?

Prue: Well, yes, Miss Franklin. I would really like the time to research this. That way I can get you the best price.

Miss Franklin: Look, I appreciate your professionalism. I really do. But I'm not interested in getting the best price. I just want you to sell that painting as soon as you can, all right? Good night, Miss Halliwell.

(They shake hands.)

Prue: Good night.

(Miss Franklin leaves.)

[Scene: Bucklands. Prue's office. Prue is sitting at her desk. A light flickers in the castle window in the painting. Prue notices it.]

Prue: What? (She grabs a magnifying glass and has a closer look at the painting. She sees a man inside the castle. A fireball flies past him.) Oh!

[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Prue Pandora and Piper are there.]

Prue: At first I just thought that it was a reflection off of something in the room but then when I moved closer, I saw a man, inside the painting, in the castle. Right, but the moment I saw him, he backed away from the window. And then there was this strange glow that went past the window again. It was just so... (Pandora and piper are sorting through some papers, not paying much attention.) Piper? Pandora?

Piper: What?

Prue: We were talking?

Pandora: I know, about a man in a painting. Listen to this one. "Hallway near club entrance too narrow."

Prue: I thought that we had discussed your code violations.

Pandora: Well, I keep finding more. The plumbing, the electrical, the heating. It... none of it is up code.

Prue: Stop. You two are obsessing.

Pandora: Well, it runs in the family.

Prue: I don't obsess. I think... intensely. Anyway, I can't really help it. I mean, we've seen so many bizarre things, why not a man in a painting?