When Cole casts a spell on Prue to make her think that a man is suffering because he can feel the pain of others, she decides to cast a spell of her own to remove the man's empathic powers, only to unwitting release a demon from a curse and causes the demon to harm innocents again. As the demon decides to hunt the person who cursed him, Prue soon discovers that in removing the empathic power from the demon caused her to gain it instead. While Phoebe starts to fall head over heels for Cole, Piper fears that her relationship with Leo doesn't fall into the realm of being normal.

After Cole mysteriously leaves following the Charmed Ones fought off Belthazor, Phoebe starts to worry and wonder what has happened to him. As the sisters begin mixing the potion that they plan on using to destroy Belthazor, they get an unexpected visitor: a demon bounty hunter called Krell. When he tells them that he was sent by the Source to destroy Belthazor, Prue and Piper readily agree to help him out, while Phoebe is preoccupied by her worry for Cole. Later, the sisters are surprised to discover Cole's identity and as a result, Phoebe is conflicted whether she should help vanquish Belthazor or let him escape.