When Paige's boyfriend Richard casts a spell to rid himself of negative karma, it backfires when Phoebe get possessed by the spirit of Mata Hari, bad karma and all. As a result, when the sisters orb back to the manor after fighting a demon, Jason finally discovers Phoebe's secret. It is only after Richard makes a potion for Jason to give to Phoebe to reverse the spell and then talk about her secret and the couple ultimately decide to take a break.

When Phoebe becomes a genie after accidentally being tricked to grant the current genie in the bottle her freedom, Chris tries to get her to grant his wish to get Leo and Piper back together before he ceases to exist. Things end between Richard and Paige after she helps him strip him of his magical powers.