An old friend of Grams comes to see the Halliwell sisters with a dilemma on her hands: she and two other friends apparently summon by accident a demon named Cryto. However, Prue, Piper, and Phoebe soon discover that Gail betrayed them with a promise from the demon of eternal health, beauty and youth. As they plot to get their powers back, Piper announces that she doesn't want them back, fearing that she's missing out on a normal life, but luckily, Prue and Phoebe get her to change her mind. Piper breaks up with Dan.

After a classmate of Phoebe is murdered by a demon to stop her thesis proving demons exists from being published, Phoebe and her sisters set out to vanquish the demon called Libris so a past victim can move on to the next plane of existence. However, the ghost is unable to move on until she helps Prue solve the murder of another young woman. Piper's preparation at the club for a performance of the Goo Goo Dolls is cut short when Dan arrives with some surprising news about Leo.