3. Thank You for Not Morphing

When their long-lost father drops by out of the blue following a 20 year absence; Prue starts to wonder what he's up to, while Piper and Phoebe are thrilled and invite him to stay for dinner. As the sisters deal with their father, they're unaware that the new neighbors are shapeshifting mutants, out to get their hands on the book of shadows.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

The sisters' estranged father Victor returns, and is immediately at odds with Prue who cannot forgive him for being an absentee father. He confesses he is trying to save the girls from the risks of having their powers by removing the Book of Shadows from the manor. However, it appears he has teamed up with the new neighbors, who are shapeshifters trying to steal the book. The sisters vanquish the shape-shifters and their father accepts their destiny. Despite planning to meet up with them, he leaves town, but leaves a videotape of a happy Christmas the family had.

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