8. Black as Cole

After pondering a marriage proposal from Cole, Phoebe is forced to face a blast from his demonic past when the widow of one of his past victims hunts him down, looking for vengeance. As a result, they're forced to face an old protégé of Belthazor's who likes to kill witches with the same athame Cole used to use. However, when Paige learns of this, she has an instant mistrust of Cole and tries to convince her sisters to vanquish him. Meanwhile, Paige helps Leo and Piper find out whether they're ready to have kids.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

In the midst of mulling over his marriage proposal, Phoebe faces her inner demons while she also comes face-to-face with Cole's demonic past. When a demon from the brotherhood arises killing witches, imitating Cole's ruse as an ADA Sikes, a victim whose Fiance was killed by Cole, seeks revenge on Cole's demon. The A.D.A lures a witch and reveals his true identity, a demon named Sikes who looks exactly like Belthazar. Cole has to embrace his demonic side completely to kill Sikes. To bring Cole's humanity back, his powers end up getting stripped. Meanwhile, Paige encourages Piper and Leo to test their readiness to become parents.

Sources and content license

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