(He leaves.) (He leaves.) (It is a picture of the family but a piece is missing.) (The shape shifters melt and disappear. At their full strength, battling them would be unpleasant. He was stealing the Book Of Shadows. He wines and dines and now he's back in the house he hasn't set foot in for twenty years and the first thing he wants to know is where's the Book Of Shadows? I have a confession. Marshall: The sisters Halliwell. Marshall: Try to behave, Cynda. Nice plan, Marshall. Phoebe: Oh, we basically grew up with their kids. Prue walks back over to the manor. Prue: Banish who? She waves at Fritz and Marshall across the road who are leaning against their car. Victor stands up.] Victor: From yourselves. You're gonna shape shift into me and try to get to the girls that way.
Plan: A: The sisters' estranged father Victor returns; Q: Who returns to the house? A: The sisters; Q: Who vanquish the shapeshifters? A: Prue; Q: Who is Victor's estranged wife? A: the girls; Q: Who does Victor want to save from having their powers? A: the Book of Shadows; Q: What is Victor trying to remove from the manor? A: shapeshifters; Q: What are the new neighbors trying to steal the Book of Shadows? A: the shape-shifters; Q: Who do the sisters defeat? A: their father; Q: Who accepts the sisters' destiny? A: town; Q: Where does Victor leave after accepting his daughters' destiny? A: a happy Christmas; Q: What videotape does Victor leave behind? Summary: The sisters' estranged father Victor returns, and is immediately at odds with Prue who cannot forgive him for being an absentee father. He confesses he is trying to save the girls from the risks of having their powers by removing the Book of Shadows from the manor . However, it appears he has teamed up with the new neighbors, who are shapeshifters trying to steal the book. The sisters vanquish the shape-shifters and their father accepts their destiny. Despite planning to meet up with them, he leaves town, but leaves a videotape of a happy Christmas the family had.