Dead Man Dating [season 1]

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Episode: 04
Original Air Date: 28 October 1998
Written By: Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Directed By: Richard Compton
Rating:
Title Origin: "Thank You For Not Smoking" is a commonly used sign in non-smoking areas. Morphing is the ability to morph into another shape.

Episode Summary
The ghost of a Chinese-American man, Mark, asks for help, sidelining Piper’s dilemma whether or not to throw Prue a surprise birthday party. Tony Wong, the head of a Chinatown triad, killed Mark. To fake his own death, Wong then put his ring on Marks finger and burned the body. Mark isn’t sure how or why he died, and he tells Piper that if he isn’t properly buried soon, Chinese legend says Yama, the Gatekeeper of Hell, will take his soul. But no one can make arrangements because neither his mother nor the police know he’s dead. Piper and Mark visit the scene of his murder and run into Yama, who is ready to collect another soul. Piper freezes him so that she and Mark can escape and bring the killer to justice.
    Piper and Mark see Mark’s death reported on television, but the victim is identified as Tony Wong. They now know who they’re after, and Phoebe gets a premonition about Wong’s whereabouts. Piper and Mark seek him out, and she photographs Wong with a newspaper headline about his death. She then leaves the picture for Andy. Wong kidnaps Piper when the police follow up on the anonymous tip. Yama captures Wong’s soul, but Piper intercedes with the Gatekeeper on Mark’s behalf. Mark is finally identified and buried, and escorted to what lies beyond by his deceased father. Before he leaves, Mark convinces Prue to embrace every birthday, because nobody knows how many they’ll have left. Piper mourns Mark and what might have been if they had met before he became a ghost, but takes his advice to heart when she goes ahead with Prue’s surprise birthday party.
    In the meantime, to make money for a proper birthday present for Prue, Phoebe gets a job as a hotel psychic. She gets a real premonition, but she may not be able to save the victim of a future accident because he thinks she’s a crazy stalker. Determined not to lose her Innocent, Phoebe intervenes anyway and save the man from death by a pink Cadillac. Her efforts make her more appreciative of the Charmed Ones’ duty to protect the innocent. Charmed: The Book of Three vol.1

WB Synopsis
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Starring
Shannen Doherty as Prudence Halliwell
Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell
Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell
T.W King as Andy Trudeau

Gust Starring
John Cho as Mark Chao
Elizabeth Sung as Mrs. Chao
Joe Ho as Tony Wong
Todd Newton as Yama
Sherrie Rose as Susan Trudeau
William Francis McGuire as Nick Correy
Patricia Harty as Mrs Correy
Randelle Grenchia as Frankie

Spells/Potions

none

Innocents: Mark Chao

Demons: Yama the Chinese Underworld Gate Keeper

Other: Tony Wong, Andy Trudeau

Feature Music

"Secret Smile" by Semisonic [Feeling Strangely Fine]
"Hush Hush Hush" by Paula Cole [This Fire]
"Sand and Water" by Beth Neilsen Chapman [Sand and Water]

Mistakes/Notes

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