Episode Report Card Demian: C- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Kicking The Crap Out Of Private Dolt
By Demian | Season 4 | Episode 17 | Aired on 03.27.2002
In the kitchen, Phoebe dials up The Sole's office and reaches Belinda. Phoebe is immediately suspicious in a "Who's this tramp working for my man?" sort of way. While the two "ladies" engage in a snippy pissing contest over who owns the rights to The Sole's goodies, Piper grabs a flashlight and heads to the breaker box in the basement. Phoebe demands to speak to The Sole. Belinda claims he's away from the office, and offers to take a message. Phoebe insists, just as we see that The Sole is hiding behind the basement door. The Sole is surprised when Phoebe apparently reaches him at his office. He blazes out as Piper trips the breakers to restore the Manor's electricity. The Sole blazes back into his office to find Belinda using his voice to speak to Phoebe. Phoebe asks if The Sole can provide her with a place to finish her column. The Sole takes over for Belinda, instructing Phoebe to meet him at "the towers" in twenty minutes. As Phoebe agrees and hangs up, The Sole whispers to Belinda, "You're hired." Belinda smirks in triumph.
Phoebe instructs Piper to contact her on her cell phone if they need anything at the Manor, and books out to the front door. Raige enters the kitchen with a photograph she found in the Dolt's papers. It's Louie, the Dolt, and Costas posing all buddy-like in their fatigues with their arms slung around each other, and don't bother sending me the URL of your Guadalcanal-themed slash epic, because I swear to GOD I'll hunt you down and kill you if you do. The sisters recognize Louie, and Raige reveals that Louie and Costas were killed in action the same day the Dolt died. "Could be a reunion [the Dolt] wants to avoid having," Raige leads. Piper slams the photo down on the table and calls for her husband. In he orbs. Piper pushes the photograph into his face. The Dolt takes a moment, then murmurs, "[Louie]." Even I can feel the love, and it's an indescribably unpleasant sensation. Piper fills the Dolt in on Louie's earlier visit to the Manor, and demands an explanation. The Dolt, still staring at the photograph of his boyhood (snort) love (ew), refuses to offer one. Fortunately, Louie and Costas Incarnate bleed into the room through the wall to interrupt the Dolt's disturbing reverie. Costas grabs a carving knife from the counter and flings it into the Dolt's chest as the Dolt screams, "[Costas]! Don't!" The Dolt latches onto the protruding handle and goes down moaning. Shut up. All of you. Louie wonders how the Dolt's supposed grandson knew who Costas was. He soon gets his answer as the Dolt yanks the carving knife out of his chest and little Whitelighter tingly orbs heal his wound while knitting up his t-shirt and removing that pesky bloodstain. Huh. I guess Whitelighters are unable to heal themselves, except for those times when they apparently can. "[Dolt]," Costas sneers darkly. "Wait! I can explain!" the Dolt pleads as he rises from the floor. Louie grabs Costas and hustles him out through the wall. The Dolt pouts his way into commercial.