The Witch Is Back

Prue is attacked by a 300-year-old warlock, who had been trapped in a locket by Melinda Warren, an ancestor of the Halliwell sisters who was burned at the stake.  Seeking revenge for his containment, the warlock is after Melinda's descendants - the Charmed Ones.  He has the ability to copy powers; once he has copied theirs, there'll be no stopping him.  The sisters cast a spell to bring back Melinda; they concoct a potion just in time to banish the warlock back into the locket.  It turns out Prue's coworkers were behind this devious plan to steal the sisters' powers.  Piper musters up the courage to ask out the cute handyman, and Andy is frustrated by Prue's continued involvement in bizarre police investigations.

Book of Shadows

Friends

• Melinda Warren

Enemies

• Hannah Webster
• Rex Buckland
• Matthew Tate

Spells

• Three spells used

Trivia

• The title of this episode is in reference to the 1974 Elton John song The B*tch Is Back.
• Melinda states that she was burnt at the stake in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials. In reality, witches were hung instead.