In 2000, the Charmed Ones were visited by Gail Altman, a friend and coven mate of their grams, who they considered an aunt. She had come to ask the sisters about a demon who had been skinning people in her neighbourhood and if she could look him up in their Book of Shadows. Gail, in fact, was using this as a list to get her hands on this entry so that she, together with her two friends Helen and Amanda, could strip the Charmed Ones from their powers and give them to the demon Cryto. She took her chance when she was left alone with the Book and ripped out the entry, folding it and pocketing it in her purse.