This episode's the same as season 2's 'Murphy's Luck' with some minor changes which you'll find out as you read.
CHARMED - (TV-14, L, V).
Air Date: Sunday 19th October 2001
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on The WB
Season 3 Episode 07: "Murphy's Luck"
Cole talks to a bartender at P3 two weeks after the Charmed Ones saved Eric Bragg and his father Ben about his feelings for Piper and Leo's daughter Melissa despite Phoebe having been dead only 2 months hence.
The bartender wonders why Cole hasn't said anything yet especially since Eric and Ben moved back home meaning Mel's single then.
Cole says it's too soon after Phoebe and would be dishonouring her memory which the guy opposite replies when would it ever be making the half demon think that he will have to do something obviously.
Piper and Paige also talk about Mel and Eric and how it's a shame nothing came out of them considering the connection they had before the scene shifts to next day.
A blonde haired woman coming outside a set of stairs walks over to the ledge of the top of a building whilst a Darklighter invisible talks behind her there.
He tells how she's hurt everyone she knows and doesn't deserve to live whilst a crowd in the street below watches up not seeing the man whose invisible to them before he orbs out afterwards then.
Mel walking down the street opposite sees the crowd and woman up top which stops her dead in her tracks.
Projecting behind her astral Mel attempts to talk the lady down that she almost succeeds doing before the woman fells backward of the ledge which the crowd below scream at whilst Mel projects back into her real self then.
Reciting a spell Mel causes the wind to blow Maggie over to the top of a buildings door canopy then onto the ground safely causing the crowd to gather around her as the woman wonders how she got there.
Seeing Mel in the distance she calls out to her as Police congregate and clear the masses checking on her subsequent whilst the Darklighter does also.
As Mel walks of the guy says, "Of all the luck." Before turning around walking away himself.
At P3 Mel's on the phone talking to a manager of a band she'd booked to play the next evening going over details with them before telling Paige the woman she saved whom she's found out from newspaper articles and a 415 expose is called Maggie Murphy.
Paige can't believe Maggie would try and commit suicide after reading her story and says it's a shame something couldn't be done about that giving Mel an idea in her head.
Down the police station a cop and Darryl question Maggie what happened as the Darklighter posing as a cop listens on in the corner a bit.
Maggie tells the police about the angel who saved her whom Darryl recognizes as Mel after the woman describes her face.
Seeing Mel by the door he gets up and pushes her outside wondering what's she doing there.
Mel says checking on Maggie and queries how she is.
Fine at the moment Darryl tells her though not so well luck wise after a couple of bad things happen whilst there talking.
The eldest Charmed One says that could about to be changed which worries the cop slightly although his friend tells him nothing bad will happen, she promises.
Relenting Darryl lets Mel back inside who quietly casts a good luck spell infuriating Maggie's aggressor who poisons Mel alone outside the police office.
Darryl does a double take not quite believing what he sees when Maggie's somehow improved wondering what Mel did exactly.
In the SFPD car park as Mel drives off in her Jeep Liberty a Tyre blows causing Mel's car to swerve nearly hitting someone before smacking her front bumper on a steel beam hitting Mel's head on her steering wheel airbag whilst her right arm bangs hard against her driver's door making that hurt there.
Piper and Paige walk inside Bay General hospital looking for Mel who was brought there an hour ago by paramedics.
Finding her they hear a doctor say Mel has a slight headache but no concussion thanks to her airbag although her broken arm will need casting.
They thank the doctor who leaves and ask Mel what happened which Piper's daughter exclaims what which confuses Piper and Paige slightly why the Tyre suddenly burst.
Mel’s glad she didn’t hit the person overall then.
Later on, Cole and the women talk about what could possibly be happening to Mel with Piper citing another couple of bad things having happened since her and Paige came back from Bay General like the front door knob breaking and Mel accidentally tripping her aunt over in the lounge.
Paige asks could Mel be a bit clumsy at the minute which Piper says no and thinks Mel's bad luck might be supernaturally related the fact three things have happened all in one day one after the other then.
Cole brings up the idea of Leprechauns explaining about good luck/bad luck and what it can do concerning Mel if evils got some of it.
Paige laughs not believing in them which Cole says is wrong shocking the young lady they do exist.
The half demon says he can go down the Underworld despite bounty hunters still after him and find out if anything's happened to the little people which proves unsuccessful before he goes back.
Cole comments what's happened. Paige wonders could the problem be Mel's good luck spell backfired somehow and transferred Maggie's bad luck to her after she cast it.
Piper says that shouldn't be because Mel wanted to help Maggie meaning the spell shouldn't have backfired then which Cole pipes back in no it could've actually if evil wanted it to perhaps.
Paige asks who would want to do that? A Darklighter possibly Cole reacts whom Paige thinks why would they want Mel when they go after White Lighters normally from Piper and Mel's info obviously.
Piper thinks back to Daisy explaining how she was a future White Lighter to be but mortal still which Maggie might also be that Cole deduces she probably is relating how these particular Darklighters go after their victims from what little he knows about them.
The girls visit Maggie at a psychiatric centre she’s been staying at recently and talk with a doctor who is the Darklighter posing as a psychiatrist explaining Maggie's recoveries temporary saying nobody comes back from depression after hurting so many people which Paige disagrees commenting how working in social services, she's seen people defy that. The doctor’s words though effect Mel slightly.
They talk to Maggie who thanks Mel for saving her life and ask if anyone she's not known about has been hanging around lately which Maggie replies there hasn't.
Seeing she's okay the Charmed Ones leave with Mel going to P3 to make sure everything's fine for the band that evening.
Piper say she needs to go out for something. Mel states she wants to go over things for this evening that her mom thinks she shouldn't be alone doing if the Darklighter attacks.
Mel says she strong and will be okay making Piper leave.
The phone rings with the manager citing the bands transportation needs repairing meaning they won’t have anything to bring their equipment to the P3 in been unable to perform now that evening spinning Mel's world into madness slightly.
She thinks what she’ll do now as the Darklighter appears invisibly whispering how she won't be able to find anyone else tonight because she didn’t have a backup act because she can’t do her job probably meaning the club will lose out on money, and her mom will be angry which Mel shakes her head saying she'll be able to fix that the Darklighters bites back she won't then.
Mel goes outside for fresh air and the Darklighter appears invisible again spouting more unkind things. She goes to phone someone but the Darklighter stops that working.
Piper coming back after a while not seeing Mel in the clubroom panics.
She tries ringing her but gets no answer then calls out for Leo who also doesn't reply.
Piper phones Paige asking if Mel's home there who the other person replies she isn't although proclaims her niece could've gone out for fresh air perhaps which panics Piper more if the Darklighters with her obviously.
Piper says Mel's phone's not working and Leo's not answering making Paige run up to the attic trying to scry for her niece that doesn't work either Cole stating the Darklighters blocking them from finding her probably and the reason Leo hasn’t answered could be that he's with other charges.
Mel's mom incites if her daughter was in danger Leo would sense it or the Elders should know about this at least.
Again, Cole states these Darklighters are very elusive. Hard to know what they do and track because they work so secretly.
Paige quizzes Cole shimmering to Mel?
He's says not if this Darklighter's a powerful one whose poisoned Mel quicker than Maggie to get her to die now relinquishing Maggie's good luck then stating what happened with her occurred over time and this more closer because she's a Charmed One of course.
Cole does suggest Piper and Paige get Maggie to try and sense where Mel could be using her good luck and being a future White Lighter to be which Piper says alright meet me at the psychiatric centre with a map that Paige and Cole do then.
A slow version of ‘The Sound of Silence’ is heard as Mel walks down Fisherman’s Wharf.
The Darklighter elevates how all her bad luck could’ve got worse making Mel ignore all the people around her.
She crosses the road not seeing cars coming at her till late being so zoned out who swerve to avoid hitting one another causing a pile up to occur shocking Mel hand on her mouth not believing what she caused.
The Darklighter tells her to walk off quickly before someone calls the police which she does walking onward towards the Golden Gate Bridge.
At the psychiatric centre Piper, Cole, and Paige ask Maggie to point anywhere on the map of San Francisco they have which the woman doesn’t understand why they want her to of course.
Piper explains Mel’s got some bad luck of her own now and they want to make sure she’s okay sharing Maggie’s good luck with her which the girl wanting to help closes her eyes pointing her finger to the Golden Gate Bridge when she feels a subconscious pull towards that area.
They thank Maggie and leave with Cole subsequently saying they should drive there as so not to alert the Darklighter of their presence which Piper and Paige agree.
On the bridge at a quiet time whilst ‘The Sound of Silence’ continues playing Mel starts walking towards a ledge with the Darklighter responding she’s all alone there.
The few cars passing by think Mel’s just viewing the bay ahead.
In Piper’s Jeep Paige questions why the Darklighter would take Mel to the bridge?
Because reading her niece’s mind Cole says he knows it’s a place Mel feels comfortable going sometimes whenever she wants to think meaning she’d be more compelled to jump there.
But from what she’s seen and the little Paige knows about Mel “She’s strong though.” The woman utters.
Piper nods yes but talks about the time Mel was cursed with empathy the year previous and in the same position now which the Darklighter’s amplifying horrifying her half-sister thinking they’ve got to get to Mel now then.
The Darklighter compels Mel to jump which the 33-year-old hesitates doing.
Piper, Cole, and Paige park up near the bridge and get out locking the car doors running up towards then onto that searching for Mel as they go across the long pathway.
Getting frustrated the Darklighter delves deeper in his attempt to kill Melissa.
Coming up Piper, Cole, and Paige see her in the distance with Piper reciting a previously used spell making the Darklighter visible to them.
She tries freezing and blowing him up but Cole sports only Mel can defeat him by overcoming what’s happening.
The girls shout at Mel telling her the Darklighters there and to turn around the fact he tried to kill Maggie and is now poisoning her but all she’s sees is herself after the Darklighter restates there’s no-one around her.
Seeing Piper, Cole, and Paige the Darklighter tells Mel to jump ending her suffering making things right causing the woman to climb onto the ledge.
Piper, and Paige shout. “No.” continuing trying to regain their daughter/niece’s confidence which succeeds finally Mel climbing off the ledge turning around viewing her tormentor in front of her opposite.
The Darklighter shocked can’t believe Mel broke his spell unlike his other victims who hadn’t been able to.
She berates his actions kicking his nuts punching him to the ground.
Breathing heavily Mel incites a spell giving the Darklighter all the bad luck he did his former victims vanquishing him afterwards when he can’t handle that of course.
Piper and Paige hug her subsequent.
P3 later on Paige wonders how Mel vanquished the Darklighter as the band who couldn’t perform originally were able too now after Mel booked emergency transportation for them.
Her niece doesn’t know saying she wasn’t sure if the spell would’ve worked but went with the guys MO as her source for killing him off.
Cole props in overcoming the Darklighter’s spell probably gave Mel the power to defeat him.
Mel and Paige are glad Maggie’s okay having her family contact since her condition improved then.
Cole doesn’t tell Mel how he feels although he knows some point, he’ll have to of course.
Leo apologizes to Piper about not being able to help who responds back understanding he had other charges needing that at the time.
He’s pleased things turned out alright which Piper’s thankful of too as the scene fades out and ends.
End of Episode.
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