When Charlie was a kid, her mother Vicky (Karrie Combs) was murdered by agents for the now-defunct Shop, the government department that wanted to harness her pyrokinesis as a military weapon, and her father Andy (Aaron Radl) was killed by John Rainbird, a professional killer hired by the Shop.
wˌɛn tʃˈɑːɹli wʌzɐ kˈɪd, hɜː mˈʌðɚ vˈɪki kˈæɹi kˈoʊmz wʌz mˈɜːdɚd baɪ ˈeɪdʒənts fɚðə nˈaʊdᵻfˈʌŋkt ʃˈɑːp, ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ðæt wˈɔntᵻd tə hˈɑːɹnɪs hɜː pˌaɪɹoʊkənˈiːsɪs æz ɐ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi wˈɛpən, ænd hɜː fˈɑːðɚɹ ˈændi ˈɛɹən ɹˈædəl wʌz kˈɪld baɪ dʒˈɑːn ɹˈeɪnbɜːd, ɐ pɹəfˈɛʃənəl kˈɪlɚ hˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə ʃˈɑːp.