Charmed (TV Series)

Careful What You Witch For (2019)

Melonie Diaz: Mel Vera

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• Harry Greenwood : We saved one, but we lost one.

  Macy Vaughn : Her name was Sara.

  Mel Vera : Que descanse en paz. Rest in peace.

  Harry Greenwood : Maybe you should go home, hmm? Get some sleep.

  Macy Vaughn : I can't. I'm the only one here with powers. Who's gonna save the next dying witch?

• Katrina Chandra : So... what is it you seek? We have to articulate it before we go on our journey. A deeper desire? Perhaps an urgent question you need answered.

  Mel Vera : [for cover, in a general sense]  We've lost our power.

  Harry Greenwood : Yes. And we need to get it back.

  Katrina Chandra : We all feel a bit powerless these days. You know, the universe doesn't always give us what we want, but it always gives us what we need.

  Mel Vera : Let's hope so.

• Harry Greenwood : I think we've found it. The astral plane.

  Mel Vera : What's happening, Harry?

  Harry Greenwood : Time and space overlap. Sounds from other dimensions bleeding through.

  Mel Vera : [sarcastic]  Of course. Why didn't I think of that?

• Mel Vera : Are you the sentinel?

  The Sentinel : You can see me?

  [laughing, he hugs them] 

  The Sentinel : Oh! I have not seen another soul in hundreds of years, and... not a living soul. Oh. But... if you're up here, things must be pretty bad down there.

  Harry Greenwood : [shaking hands]  Harry Greenwood, and... we need to talk.

• Maggie Vera : Seattle, we have a problem.

  Macy Vaughn : What now?

  Maggie Vera : My orange keycard is being revoked. They're only for management now.

  Mel Vera : How could you lose our only way into the command center?

  Maggie Vera : I didn't lose it. The rules changed because someone goes through legal pads like tissues, and someone else has to have a SafeSpace hoodie in every room.

  Macy Vaughn : They're really soft.

  Maggie Vera : Okay, you know what, my point is, this puppy expires in 24 hours, and then it gets deactivated. Which means bye-bye SafeSpace and access to the switch room.

• Mel Vera : So, how exactly did you end up here?

  The Sentinel : LeeAnn and I had two boys, Owen and Walter. They got smallpox. Then so did my wife. The Elders came to me in my hour of grief. They offered me a deal. My wife and kids could live if I agreed to serve as their sentinel, protecting the Book of Elders. But if it's true they're gone, then I'm stuck.

  Harry Greenwood : It's a beautiful garden.

  The Sentinel : It's an empty garden. Oh, sure, the occasional spirit passes through, but they can't see me. Do you like Scotch?

  Harry Greenwood : We're sorry for your predicament. Truly. But we've been trying to decipher the Book of Elders, and it led us to you. We need your help.

  The Sentinel : Who are "we," exactly?

  Mel Vera : The Charmed Ones. Harry is our Whitelighter.

• Mel Vera : Is it possible this code is basically uncrackable? Would the Elders do that to us?

  Harry Greenwood : Where did you find this image of an owl?

  Mel Vera : [looking]  Here.

  Harry Greenwood : That's a symbol of the sentinel. An ancient, orphic figure rumored to live on the astral plane.

  Mel Vera : The astral plane?

  Harry Greenwood : A series of cosmic planes or dimensions where souls live out their karmic destinies. The sentinel is the keeper of all wisdom and knowledge.

  Mel Vera : Then let's go find the sentinel.

  Harry Greenwood : Well, were it that easy...

  Mel Vera : Um...

  [looking at the book] 

  Mel Vera : These letters on the hands: B-O-E. Book of Elders?

  Harry Greenwood : Or O-B-E.

  Mel Vera : Out-of-body experience. Mom used to talk about astral projections as a kind of out-of-body-experience. She'd meditate in a prayer circle, drink some kind of special tea...

  Harry Greenwood : All the elements are here: the prayer circle, the sentinel, the O-B-E. All that's missing is...

  Mel Vera : The tea. What if these images are the ingredients?

  Harry Greenwood : And the numerical codes are the measurements. Of course.

  Mel Vera : [going to and opening a cabinet]  Let's see what the Elders have left us.

• Mel Vera : Harry, any luck with orbing?

  Harry Greenwood : No. My powers are still on the blink.

  Macy Vaughn : How did we just battle twenty demons and we can't get through a simple door?

  Maggie Vera : Well... we can if someone becomes an assistant manager.

  Mel Vera : You just started. Do you really think you can get a promotion?

  Maggie Vera : Thanks for the vote of confidence. And yes, I do.

  Macy Vaughn : We can't go on like this. We need our magic. And the answers are in that book. So, what's taking so long, Mel?

  Mel Vera : What's taking so long to decipher a 1,000-page tome written in an ancient language? Seriously? You want to try cracking this thing, have at it, sister.

  Maggie Vera : Fine. I'm already doing everything else around here. Why not?

  [as she touches the Book of Elders, she's thrown backward] 

• Mel Vera : Okay, we already have blue lotus, skullcap, cinquefoil. All we need now are the stems of Psychotria viridis and white vinegar.

  Harry Greenwood : And a human anchor.

  Mel Vera : A what, now?

  Harry Greenwood : One of the dangers of visiting the astral plane: your spirit can be severed from your physical being unless a human grounds you to the real world.

  Mel Vera : We need a guide tethered to the "here" so we don't get lost in the "there"?

  Harry Greenwood : Bingo.

  Mel Vera : [he shows her a pamphlet for private meditation sessions]  Please, no. The woman's a charlatan. And I think she's kind of into me.

  Harry Greenwood : Well, all the better. We need her to say yes. Who else is gonna commit to five hours of meditation?

  Katrina Chandra : [entering]  Anything I can help you with?

• Katrina Chandra : Can't believe we just meditated for five hours.

  [Mel tries to freeze her, but non-verbally communicates to Harry that she can't] 

  Katrina Chandra : Did the universe give you what you needed?

  Mel Vera : I think it did.

• Mel Vera : So that was the Demon Overlord?

  Macy Vaughn : And now he's gone, thanks to Abigael. And this salty dagger.

  Harry Greenwood : Salt speeds up a demon's desiccation.

  Abigael Jameson-Caine : Exactly.

  Mel Vera : First thing tomorrow, we figure out how to decode the Book, figuring out how to get our powers back.

  Maggie Vera : And... now that we have the keycard... you can work on the Book anytime, day or night.

  Harry Greenwood : Well, I don't know about you ladies, but I could certainly do with a celebratory cocktail.

  Mel Vera : You read my mind, Har.

• Mel Vera : We need to go back to the sentinel. If this is the cost, the torment of a human soul... no. That price is too high.

  Harry Greenwood : Without powers, how many countless witches will die?

  Mel Vera : Damn it, Harry. Why would the Elders do this to us? Force us to make an impossible choice?

  Harry Greenwood : Unless maybe that's the point. It's all a test. The Elders were fond of cruel dilemmas. Perhaps this is what we're supposed to struggle with.

  Mel Vera : Make the struggle even worse by allowing me to get close to her. So if this is some sick leadership test, do the Elders want us to sacrifice the one to save the many?

  Harry Greenwood : Or perhaps it's about moral character, and they want us to sacrifice our powers to save an innocent life. You have to choose, Mel, between our powers and her life.

  Mel Vera : The path to power is not about strength, it's about wisdom. I have an idea, Harry. It's a crazy one and requires a leap of faith.

  Harry Greenwood : Well, I'm all ears.

  Mel Vera : Orb us to the roof.

  [he does so] 

  Mel Vera : Harry, our minds went to the astral plane. What if we're still there? And none of this is real?

  Harry Greenwood : The precipice between the here and the there. But what if you're wrong?

  Mel Vera : But what if I'm right?

  Harry Greenwood : Okay. You're Butch. I'm Sundance.

• The Sentinel : Impressive. You solved it.

  Mel Vera : The test... was to figure out it was a test.

  Harry Greenwood : So we never actually left the astral plane.

  The Sentinel : Mm.

  Mel Vera : And Katrina?

  The Sentinel : None the wiser.

  Mel Vera : The Elders take sick pleasure in torturing us, even from the grave.

  The Sentinel : To be fair, the Book of Elders contains the greatest secrets and spells in all of witchcraft. Old magic. Dead magic. Healing magic. Dangerous magic.

  Mel Vera : So does that mean that you can't give us back our powers?

  Harry Greenwood : Can you translate the Book?

  The Sentinel : [offering them a metal scarab]  No. But you can. Use this cipher to decipher the Book. Use it wisely.

  Harry Greenwood : [seeing the echoes of a woman and her children]  Your family.

  The Sentinel : Good luck to both of you. Come see me again sometime, eh?

• Mel Vera : I can't thank you enough for that powerful session. How much do we owe you?

  Katrina Chandra : I feel bad charging you. I enjoyed myself.

  Mel Vera : Can I get you a coffee or something?

  Katrina Chandra : [taking her hand]  Or something. Come on. Since the first moment we met, there's been a connection here. You and me. Look me in the eyes. Tell me I'm wrong.

  Mel Vera : You're not wrong, but...

  [Katrina kisses her] 

  Mel Vera : Kat. Everyone I've ever cared about has suffered as a result of being with me. I'm not sure that this is a good idea.

  Katrina Chandra : There's only one way to find out.

• Mel Vera : Assistant manager. I have to say, Mags, I didn't think you had it in you. They really showed no mercy.

  Harry Greenwood : Well, I pity anyone who comes up against you.

• Mel Vera : Harry, what is going on?

  Harry Greenwood : I don't know.

  Mel Vera : Why can't you just heal her?

  Harry Greenwood : I can't heal worms, Mel. Maybe this is the consequence the sentinel was talking about.

  Mel Vera : Oh, god. What have we done?

• Harry Greenwood : Our world is in chaos. Demons are attacking witches.

  Mel Vera : My sisters and I are the only ones left who can stop this. But we've lost our powers.

  The Sentinel : Then you have come to see me to help you get them back, have you?

  Mel Vera : Can you do that?

  The Sentinel : [pouring a magical potion for them]  Drink with me.

  [they do so] 

  The Sentinel : Now get out of here.

  Harry Greenwood : Excuse me?

  The Sentinel : Just touch your anchor over there, and when you wake up, you'll be fully empowered.

  Harry Greenwood : We can't thank you enough.

  The Sentinel : Just remember, nothing in life or death is without consequence.

• Katrina Chandra : Wow, we just meditated for five hours. How is it for you?

  Mel Vera : Let you know shortly.

  [freezing Katrina] 

  Mel Vera : Harry, my powers are working. This witch is back, baby. How about you?

  Harry Greenwood : Let's find out.

  [he orbs them a few feet away and back] 

  Harry Greenwood : Sharper than ever.

  Katrina Chandra : [Mel unfreezes her]  I'll straighten up. See you inside?

  Mel Vera : [quietly]  She has no idea what just happened?

  Harry Greenwood : None.