<P> Cole makes a guest appearance in the 150th episode, "The Seven Year Witch", in season seven; Piper's disembodied spirit receives advice from Cole, who claims to be in limbo atoning for his sins . However, it is later revealed that Cole, watching over the sisters, orchestrated Piper's illness and sent Phoebe's short - lived boyfriend Drake (Billy Zane) to her, all so that Phoebe could learn to believe in love again . However he also did this to get Piper and Leo back together so that they could be a beacon for Phoebe not to give up on love and turn into the bitter old woman as seen in "The Three Faces of Phoebe". In 2010, Cole returned in the Charmed Season 9 comic book series . This time he has a minor role and only supporting in the spirit realm with Prue . </P> <P> As a lawyer and a demon, one writer notes that Cole is part of the same "corporate" metaphor as the Wolfram & Hart firm in the television series Angel . </P> <P> The erotic romance novels and novellas of Jennifer Dunne feature a heroine "obsessed" with Julian McMahon's portrayal of Cole in her book Dancing in the Dark . </P>

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