The Devil's Music
P3 is open to the public, but is not exactly a jumping joint. Prue tells Phoebe of a Chris Barker who has offered a "loan" to save the club.
At a much busier club, Dishwalla is playing. Leo is working his way through the crowd, following the manager, Jeff Carlton, and a young woman. Carlton leads the young woman into a back room, promising that the band will be there any minute — and then locks her in. She screams as a demon, Masselin, appears and devours her. Carlton wants out of his pact, but the demon refuses.
Leo tracks down Carlton and blows dust on him, calling the act "an intervention". Piper is at P3, looking over the books in frustration. Jenny walks in, and then Carlton follows, offering to have Dishwalla play P3. Jenny asks to meet the band, and Carlton says, "Be careful what you wish for."
Chris Barker talks to Prue, offering a "loan" that can be paid back any time with no interest; what he seems to want in return is dinner in Paris.
Piper tells Prue and Phoebe that she just got Dishwalla to play at P3. Leo arrives confesses to having cast a spell on Carlton in order to draw them to P3. Piper is upset. Leo tells Piper about the demon Masselin, who apparently made a Faustian deal with Carlton—in return for making him a successful manager, Carlton will have to deliver innocent souls to Masselin. As the roadies move the equipment into P3, Darryl grills Carlton about several young women who disappeared at Dishwalla concerts. Carlton claims never to have seen them.
Phoebe and Piper consult the Book of Shadows and find Masselin. They find a potion to vanquish him, which will disintegrate him and free the victims trapped inside.
Carlton again wants out of his pact. Masselin briefly sets him on fire.
Barker meets Prue at her office. She has refused his offer, because Dishwalla will play P3. Barker has instead gone to the bank and offered to buy out the sisters' loan.
Piper and Phoebe are mixing the potion when Dan comes to the door. Jenny believes she can go see Dishwalla and Dan wants Piper to talk her out of it. Piper opens the door to leave and finds Leo there. Leo recognizes Dan as a former baseball player. Piper hands Leo off to Phoebe and leaves with Dan.
Prue bumps into Darryl in the hall. Darryl is upset and wants to know what Prue is hiding. Prue says she and her sisters know about the missing girls and asks him to trust them.
Piper tells Jenny that her club could be closed if Jenny gets in since she is underage. Jenny is upset and sulks off.
The sisters meet at P3 just before the concert. Phoebe has the potion concealed in a balloon; she plans to throw it into Masselin's mouth as soon as she gets in. Phoebe goes to Carlton and plays the young ditz. Carlton offers to let Phoebe meet the band and leads her to a back room as Prue and Piper follow. Masselin appears; Phoebe raises a potion and Masselin disappears. Masselin is upset with Carlton, who had not known about the witches.
Barker bribes his way into P3 as the concert begins. Darryl comes into the club. Carlton tells two bouncers about the potion in Phoebe's purse. One pulls the balloon out and spills it on Phoebe's skirt.
Jenny has sneaked into P3. She finds Carlton and he offers to let her meet the band. Barker announces that he's taking over the club. Phoebe and Darryl both meet Piper and Prue and Phoebe says that Jenny is leaving with Carlton. Piper freezes everyone and the sisters catch up with Jenny and Carlton. Carlton locks Jenny in a back room. where Masselin appears and devours her. Carlton comes back out of a hall and runs into the sisters just as they're heading to the backstage. Prue throws him into a wall, and the sisters demand to know where Masselin is, promising to get him out of his pact if he helps them. Phoebe remembers the potion spill on her pants. The sisters confront Masselin and Prue flings Phoebe's pants into Masselin, destroying him and freeing the missing girls. Masselin's guts splatter Barker, and Prue warns him that if he buys the club, he'll be getting the bad along with the good. Darryl arrives at the same time, and arrests Carlton for kidnapping.
The proceeds from the concert are enough to pay off a month's worth of bills. Barker changes his mind about buying P3, saying he can't handle the "gruesome stage effects" of the club's shows.
Piper meets Leo at the door. He has used his healing power to take away the victims' memories of Masselin. He asks Piper if she meant it when she told him she loved him. It's hard for both of them, their love being against the rules.
Tropes
- Asshole Victim: Carlton gets tortured (burned alive temporarily) when he tries to back down on his deal with Masselin.
- Blunt "Yes": Piper hears what Masselin does and sarcastically asks if they need "demonic ipecac". Phoebe responds that yes, that's exactly what the potion is.
- Can't Get Away with Nuthin': Jenny sneaks into a club once, and is devoured by a soul-sucking demon. Granted this was at least because Carlton remembered her from earlier and knew she'd be an easy victim.
- Clothing Combat: Prue throws Phoebe's trousers on an enemy.
- Deal with the Devil: Masselin with Carlton - Carlton wants wealth and fame and Masselin wants souls
- Decoy Damsel: Phoebe pretends to be a groupie so she can destroy the demon. It doesn't work as Masselin recognises what she is immediately and retreats
- Diegetic Soundtrack Usage: "How Soon Is Now" plays in the background at P3 (Piper's new club).
- Groupie: All the victims
- Forbidden Love: Piper and Leo discuss their love being against the rules, due to him being a whitelighter and her being a good witch.
- "Friends" Rent Control: Addressed somewhat in this episode, as Piper took out a massive loan to open the club, and is already in debt due to its lack of customers. Prue and Phoebe fear losing the house. The problems are solved by Carlton giving Piper a sizable cheque for Dishwalla to perform there, the club being seen teaming with customers for the night, which presumably helps with good word of mouth.
- Man on Fire: Masselin sets Carlton on fire briefly as a threat
- Magic Potion: What Phoebe tries to use to kill Masselin.
- Skewed Priorities: After Dishwalla's bodyguards spill the potion on Phoebe's skirt, they disgustedly ask what it was.Phoebe: That is a $75 dry cleaning bill.
- Water Guns and Balloons: the sisters fill a balloon with potion. When Phoebe sees the demon, she insists they'll need a bigger balloon.
