Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Groundhog Slay
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 22 | Aired on 05.25.1999
Dolores O'Riordan accompanies us on the foggy opening travelogue, in which we learn that Connie Burge co-wrote this episode with Brad Kern. Well, that explains a lot. Prue's going over the details of the premonition, which are that Andy was lying dead in the room they're in now, but there was no demon or warlock present. Prue wants to be sure Phoebe's got it right, as this isn't just "inny-body" they're talking about. Oh, Shannen, we love you. Don't let innybody send you to a dialogue coach. Prue directs Phoebe to catch Piper up to speed, as she's going to talk to Andy. Phoebe points out that Prue herself said that was too risky, but Prue isn't having it.
Andy's House Of Beef, formerly The Loneliest Precinct House In The World, very soon to be Trudeau Memorial. Darryl advances the theory that Rodriguez killed his partner. Not shown: A scene from the day before wherein Darryl took his first Gingko Biloba. Andy, in plain clothes, resignedly says that the I.A. already cleared Rodriguez, and the two of them make "I.A., tchaa" noises that they probably got from N.Y.P.D. Blue. (And do that show's producers have a bet going with those of The Simpsons or something?) Anyway, Rodriguez enters and calmly dismisses Darryl. Andy says he's not saying anything without a lawyer, but Rodriguez says he doesn't need one if he's willing to help him. This draws a lipless grin from Andy. Aw, lips! I think I'd miss you most of all -- had you existed in the first place. Rodriguez tells Andy that he doesn't think he was involved in the murder, but what he does think "is completely off the record." He shows Andy a picture of his partner post-flambé, which we don't see, so far all we know it could be a picture of Phoebe. Hey, it might have provoked the same nauseated reaction. Rodriguez goes on that he thinks something supernatural killed his partner, and with all Andy's X-Files-esque cases, he thinks he can help him figure out "who or what it is." Andy asks what he means, and Rodriguez comes out with it: "Prue Halliwell is a witch." Andy does a good job of not giving anything away, and he jokes that he'll go warn the Wizard of Oz. Less good of a job on the joke, but that's not what he gets paid for. Rodriguez stops him, saying that if he arranges a meeting between Rodriguez and Prue that night, and if she can help him figure out who the killer is, he'll drop all charges, and won't tell anyone about her. He opens the door to leave and finds Darryl, and the two of them do that little "oh, I am so sure" swagger by each other. Winner: No one. When Rodriguez is gone, Andy allows himself to look a little shaken, and says he has to go see Prue. Darryl informs him that she just called seeking a meeting with him. Andy leaves.