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    A few days after Piper has done a slice and dice job on Belthazor, she and Prue are trying to make the potion to vanquish him. Piper, ever the chef, is doing the cooking, but isn't all too thrilled with the ingredients which include the dreaded pigs feet. Just looking at them makes her want to go vegetarian. They get to discussing Cole, who no one has seen in awhile, and Prue once again expresses her dislike for him. Just then Phoebe comes in to help and seems to realize they were talking about something they didn't want her to hear. She tries to ignore the awkwardness, and wants to hurry and do the spell before Cole returns. She assures her sisters that he will come back. Then they do the spell. Nothing happens. Why? No Belthazor flesh. Piper hurries to get it, then drops it in. There's a small explosion that throws poor Piper across the kitchen. Prue and Phoebe quickly help her up, as Piper grumbles about the killer pigs feet.
    Meanwhile, at a graveyard, an injured Cole is being chased by a demon named Krell. He is a bounty hunter, hired by the Source to find Cole. Using his powers, Cole saves himself, then escapes, disappearing into a gathering of people.
    Back at the Manor, Phoebe is getting ready to leave. She's on her way to school then plans to stop at Cole's. Prue isn't pleased to hear this because they are about to do the spell to call Belthazor. But Phoebe knows that Prue's real problem is Cole and she wants her sister's understanding. Still, Prue is worried that she'll get hurt by Cole and reminds Phoebe that her younger sister never liked Prue's boyfriends either. As Piper comes in, Prue tells her that they can do the spell themselves and that Phoebe is going to find Cole. Phoebe thanks her for the support, but asks them not to keep secrets from her anymore.
    In an alley somewhere, Cole struggles to keep moving. He tosses off his bloody jacket, leaving it there in the street.
    Prue and Piper grab the dining room table and tip it on its side, using it as a shield between them and the demon that they are about to call. They cast the spell and toss the potion at the demon who is starting to appear. As they dive behind the table, Piper wonders why there's no boom. They look up and see a demon who is definitely not Belthazor. He blows a hole in the table and Prue angrily tosses him through the air. Piper freezes him in mid-air though, worried that he'll hit their clock which they are continually having to fix. She then manages to unfreeze just his head which she and Prue find very amusing. They try to interrogate him, but he responds rather nastily and Piper unfreezes him, happily allowing him to crash into the clock. Then they ask him more questions. They discover that he is a demon Krell, a bounty hunter, and that he is also searching for Belthazor.
    Phoebe goes to the DA's office in search of Cole. But instead she finds an investigator who is also searching for him. Apparently Cole is missing. Phoebe tells him that she has no idea where her boyfriend is.
    As Prue and Piper drag more info out of Krell they find out that Belthazor killed the Triad, and now the Source wants him dead. He suggests that they work together. Piper hates the idea, but Krell promises that he can find the demon by tracking his scent when Belthazor's in his demonic form. He tells them that the demon will be coming after them, because killing them may be the only way he can redeem himself and save his own life. Then Krell disappears and Prue and Piper are left yelling for Leo.
    Ducking into Cole's apartment, Phoebe finds him obviously injured. She insists that he go to a hospital but he won't. He tells her that there are people after him and that he cannot leave. Phoebe whispers for Leo, hoping that he will come heal Cole. But nothing happens. Finally she is forced to leave him as she rushes off, promising to get help.
    Up in the attic, Piper's mad at Leo for not telling them about the dead Triad. Prue wants to work with Krell, but Piper fears that he might betray them and thus try to kill them (that is after all what evil beings do). But Prue doesn't want to worry about Belthazor again. Leo, who has always been so adamant that they not work with demons, is suddenly backing Prue, so Piper reluctantly agrees to go along with them.
    Downstairs, they call Krell using the same spell. Unfortunately, Phoebe chooses that moment to return home and she beats up on the demon a little. Her sisters quickly explain the situation as Krell tries to hurry them along. Finally Prue and Piper decide to go with him, while Phoebe and Leo go to the graveyard, a favorite hiding spot for demons.
    But Phoebe has other plans for the whitelighter and she drags him over to Cole's apartment. Leo doesn't want to help her, because he's not supposed to heal mortals who were not hurt by evil. But Phoebe reminds him that he's done it before (apparently thinking of the time he saved Piper). Realizing the parallels, Leo agrees to help Phoebe save her boyfriend. But when he tries, something is obviously wrong. The wound heals, in part, but not before Leo is tossed across the room by a strange energy. As he gets up, he stares down at Cole, a worried expression on his face.
    Leo pulls Phoebe out into the hall, and tells her that he thinks Cole is a demon, maybe even Belthazor. It seems obvious. He is injured in the same place where Piper cut the demon. And the healing did not work completely. But Phoebe doesn't believe Leo and she sends him away, telling him she has the vanquishing potion just in case.
    Krell leads Prue and Piper down an alley, then uncovers a homeless man under a jacket reeking with Belthazor's scent. He tells the sisters to vanquish the man, but they refuse, insisting that he's not the demon. Krell then drags the man to his feet and tries to torture him into talking. But Prue kicks Krell's feet right out from under him, allowing the man to get away. She then takes the coat and recognizes it as Cole's. She glances over at Piper. Uh-oh.
    Back at Cole's apartment, Leo's words are apparently sinking in for Phoebe. As Cole recovers he seems rather creepy. While he's in the bathroom, Phoebe takes the opportunity to snoop around his apartment.
    Piper, Prue and Krell arrive at Cole's building and find Leo there in the lobby. He tells them what they already know, that Cole's a demon. When they find out that Leo healed him, they aren't happy. They rush up to the apartment, leaving the whitelighter behind.
    Cole and Phoebe seem to be having a face off. Phoebe is unsure of everything now, and Cole tells her to ask the question that's been on her mind all along. Phoebe finally asks who he is. Just then Prue, Piper and Krell burst in. Cole returns to his demonic form, then grabs Phoebe holding a knife to her throat. Then as her sisters look on, he shimmers away with her.
    Krell is angry that Belthazor got away from them. But Piper doesn't believe that Cole will hurt there sister. Still, Krell thinks that he was only using her to get to all of them. He demands that they give him the potion, so that he can track Belthazor down quickly and vanquish him. Prue reluctantly hands it over, much to Piper's dismay. But Prue has a plan. They'll go to the place where demons hide.
    As if on cue, Phoebe and the demon appear in the graveyard. Phoebe tosses him to the ground, where he turns back into Cole. She's about to vanquish him with the potion she's had all along, but Cole promises not to hurt her. She tells him that it's too late for that. He insists that he couldn't kill her because he loved her and that she brought out the humanity in him. Just then, Krell appears and tries to kill Cole. Phoebe drags him into a nearby mausoleum and fights Krell to protect him. It looks as if Krell is about to kill her, when Cole unleashes his power and kill the bounty hunter instead. Phoebe kisses him, then hears her sisters calling for her. She takes Cole's shirt, then uses his knife to slice his palm. She then drops the potion on the ground with his blood and his shirt, causing a small explosion. Now everyone will think he is dead. They kiss once more and he disappears. A few seconds later, Piper and Prue appear. Phoebe tells them that Cole killed Krell. Prue then assumes that Phoebe did what she had to do, that she vanquished Cole
    The next day Phoebe is lying on the couch. Her sisters come in to bring her food. Phoebe tell them that Prue was right all along, even if she never wanted to be. Piper tells her younger sister that Cole fooled them all. But still Phoebe feels ashamed (for reasons other than the ones her sisters are thinking of). Prue tells her that she didn't do anything wrong and both she and Piper are just happy that it's over. They decide to let her alone then, leaving Phoebe to her guilty thoughts.