[FADE IN: UNKNOWN LOCATION. DEAN is standing near his car, on the phone with ELLEN.]
DEAN: Ellen, it’s me again. Any chance you’ve heard from him? […] I swear, it’s like looking for my dad all over again. I’m losing my mind here. […] No, I’ve called him a thousand times. It’s nothing but voicemail. And I don’t know where he went, or why. Sam’s just gone. [He sees that another call from SAM is coming through.] Hang on. [He answers Sam’s call.] Sammy? Where the hell are you? Are you okay? […] Hey, hey, hey! Calm down. Where are you? […] All right, don’t move. I’m on my way. [He gets in his car and takes off.]
[CUT TO: MOTEL ROOM. SAM hangs up and looks at his hands, which are covered in blood.]
[A while later, DEAN finally reaches the motel and enters. He knocks on SAM’s door.]
DEAN: Sam, it’s me. [SAM looks up but does not move from the bed.] Sam! [He sees that the door is unlocked and goes inside.] Sam? Hey.
SAM: [quietly] Hey, Dean.
DEAN: Are you bleeding? [He sits down next to SAM.]
SAM: I tried to wash it off.
DEAN: Oh, my God. [He sees that the front of SAM’S shirt is soaked with blood.]
SAM: I don’t think it’s my blood.
DEAN: Whose is it?
SAM: I don’t know.
DEAN: Sam, what the hell happened?
SAM: Dean…I don’t remember anything.
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[FADE IN: MOTEL ROOM. DEAN enters with a bag of food. SAM has now changed into clean clothes.]
SAM: What’d you find out?
DEAN: You checked in two days ago under the name Richard Sambora. Of course, I think the scariest part about this whole thing is the fact that you’re a Bon Jovi fan.
SAM: Dean.
DEAN: Your room’s been quiet. Nobody’s noticed anything unusual.
SAM: You mean no one saw me walking around, covered in blood?
DEAN: Yeah. That’s what I mean.
SAM: Then how the hell did I get here, Dean? What happened to me?
DEAN: I don’t know, all right? But you’re okay, that’s what matters. Everything else we can deal with.
SAM: Oh, really? ‘Cause what if I hurt someone? Or worse?
DEAN: Sam.
SAM: What if this is what Dad warned you about?
DEAN: Hey, whoa, whoa. Come on, man, let’s not jump the gun here. We don’t know what happened. And we’ve just gotta treat this like any other job. What’s the last thing you remember?
SAM: Just me and you…just in that motel room in West Texas. I went out to grab some burgers and—
DEAN: West Texas? That was over a week ago.
SAM: That’s it. Next thing I knew, I was sitting here –- bloody. Felt like I’d been asleep for a month.
DEAN: Okay. Retrace your steps. The manager said you left yesterday afternoon and never saw you come back. [He walks over to the window and sees blood on the latch.] Hey. [SAM sees the blood and begins to look even more worried.]
[CUT TO: EXT. MOTEL. DEAN leads SAM out to the parking lot.]
DEAN: Recognize anything?
SAM: Not really. [They keep walking until they reach car storage units.] Wait.
DEAN: What?
SAM: I think it was here.
DEAN: You remember?
SAM: Not really, it just…feels familiar, you know? [He points to Storage Unit #2.] Try that one. Yeah. [He reaches in his coat pocket and stops.] Wait. [He pulls out a key.]
[DEAN uses the key to undo the lock on the storage unit. They lift the door and see a blue Volkswagen Beetle parked inside.]
DEAN: Oh, please tell me you didn’t steal this. [They begin looking inside the car. SAM wipes his finger along the steering wheel.]
SAM: More blood.
DEAN: [looking around] Sam, backseat. [SAM picks up a bloody knife from the seat.]
SAM: You think I used this on someone?
DEAN: I’m not thinking anything. [He picks up a pack of cigarettes from the floor.] Okay, now this is disturbing. Come on, man, this couldn’t have been you. It had to have been someone else, somebody who –- [he sniffs the pack] –- smokes menthols.
SAM: Hey. [He picks up a receipt from the floor.] Gas receipt –- few towns over.
[CUT TO: GAS STATION. DEAN and SAM pull up.]
DEAN: All right, the receipt’s for ten gallons at pump number two. You getting any goose bumps yet? God-this-looks-familiar, déjà vu vibes? [SAM shakes his head.] Maybe someone inside will remember you. Come on.
[The brothers get out of the car and enter the gas station convenience store.]
CLERK: [noticing Sam] You, outta here! Now! I’m calling the cops.
DEAN: You talking to him?
CLERK: Yeah, I’m talking to him. Jerk comes in yesterday, stinkin’ drunk, grabs a forty from the fridge, starts chugging.
DEAN: This guy? [to Sam] You’re drinking malt liquor?
CLERK: Not after he whipped the bottle at my friggin’ head.
DEAN: This guy?
CLERK: What, am I speaking Urdu?
SAM: Look, I’m really sorry if I did anything—
CLERK: You know what? Tell your story walking, pal. Popo will be here in five.
DEAN: Okay, wait, he’s leaving, he’s leaving. Put the phone down. Sam, go wait in the car.
SAM: Dean—
DEAN: Go wait in the car! [SAM glances at the clerk, who is still glaring at him, and he leaves the store.] Okay, look. I just wanna talk to you, that’s it, okay? [The clerk hangs up the phone.] Now, when he took off yesterday, which way did he go?
CLERK: Why don’t you ask him?
DEAN: ‘Cause I’m asking you. Now, please, you’d be doing me a huge favor, okay?
CLERK: Oh, do you a favor? Well, that is what I live for. You know, your buddy didn’t pay for the booze or the smokes, which he also illegally lit up.
DEAN: You saw him smoking?
CLERK: Yeah. Guy’s a chimney. [DEAN glances at SAM outside and takes out his wallet, placing a wad of bills on the counter.]
DEAN: This oughta cover it.
CLERK: [taking the money] Mm…it’s coming back to me now. He took two packs. [DEAN, glaring, takes out more money.]
DEAN: Of course he did. [He slams the money on the counter.]
CLERK: He went north on Route 71, straight out of town. [DEAN nods, then grabs a candy bar before turning and leaving.]
[CUT TO: INT. IMPALA.]
DEAN: What’s going on with you, Sam? Hm? ‘Cause smoking, throwing bottles at people –- that sounds more like me than you.
SAM: Dean, wait. Wait, here. Turn down that road.
DEAN: What?
SAM: I don’t know how I know, I just do.
[DEAN turns down the road, and they stop in front of a house. They get out of the car and approach the front door. A security camera is mounted outside, and the porch light turns on automatically.]
SAM: Whoever lives here had said they don’t like surprises. [They walk to the door.]
DEAN: Should we knock?
SAM: Yeah, I guess. [DEAN knocks while SAM searches the front of the house.] Hey, Dean. [They see that one of the windows is shattered.]
DEAN: I’m surprised the cops didn’t show. A place like this, you’d think they’d have an alarm. [SAM notices that the electrical breaker box has been disconnected.]
SAM: Yeah, you would.
[The boys enter the house and begin searching. They find nothing until they reach a dark office, where the shadow of a body can be seen.]
DEAN: Hit the lights. [SAM turns the lights on. DEAN rolls over the man’s corpse. The entire right side of his face is covered in blood. There is also blood all over his body and the carpet.]
SAM: [worried] Dean, I did this.
DEAN: We don’t know that.
SAM: What else do you need? I mean, how else do you explain the car, the knife, the blood—
DEAN: I don’t know, man, why don’t you tell me? Look, even if you did do this, I’m sure you had a reason –- self-defense, he was a bad son of a bitch, something. [He frisks the man’s body.] He didn’t have any ID.
SAM: I need your lock pick.
DEAN: What?
SAM: I need your lock pick. [DEAN hands the tool to SAM, and he unlocks the closet. In addition to a large collection of guns, the closet walls are covered with maps and research.]
DEAN: Holy…either this guy’s a Unabomber—
SAM: Or a hunter. Dean, I think I killed a hunter.
DEAN: Let’s find out. [They take the tape from the security camera on the wall and play the footage on the man’s computer.] Here we go.
[The tape shows SAM entering the man’s office. SAM begins attacking the man, punching and kicking him to the floor. He then drags him near the closet and takes out a knife, slitting the man’s throat. The man’s body collapses to the ground. SAM notices that his shirt has been stained with the man’s blood. DEAN pauses the tape. Both he and SAM stare at the computer screen, stunned.]
[Later, the boys are still at the man’s house, cleaning up the mess. SAM is reading a letter from the man’s desk.]
DEAN: [pointing to the computer] How do you erase this? Huh? Sam, come on, I need your help.
SAM: I killed him, Dean. I just broke in and killed him.
DEAN: Listen to me. Whoever this guy is, he’s a hunter. Which means that other hunters are gonna come looking for his killer, which means we’ve gotta cover our tracks, okay?
SAM: His name was Steve Wandel. This is a letter from his daughter. [He tosses the letter on the desk, getting upset. DEAN grabs the computer from the desk and throws it on the ground, shattering it to pieces. SAM watches him, shocked. DEAN tosses him a rag.]
DEAN: Wipe your prints, then we go.
[CUT TO: INT. MOTEL ROOM. The brothers enter.]
DEAN: All right, we get a couple hours of sleep, then we put this place in our rearview mirror. Look, I know this is bad, okay? But you’ve gotta snap out of it. Sam, say something!
SAM: Just get some sleep and leave in the morning? Murder, Dean. That’s what I did.
DEAN: Maybe. [SAM scoffs.] Hey –- shapeshifter.
SAM: Oh, come on. You know it wasn’t, you saw the tape. There was no eye flare, no distortion.
DEAN: But it wasn’t you, all right? I mean, yeah, it might’ve been you, but it wasn’t you.
SAM: I think it was. I think maybe more than you know. [He sits on the bed.]
DEAN: What the hell does that mean?
SAM: For the last few weeks, I’ve been having…I’ve been having this feelings.
DEAN: What feelings?
SAM: Rage…hate. And I can’t stop it. [DEAN sits also, looking concerned.] It just gets worse. Day by day, it gets worse.
DEAN: You never told me this.
SAM: I didn’t wanna scare you.
DEAN: [after a pause] Well, bang-up job on that.
SAM: Dean, the Yellow-Eyed Demon –- you know he has plans for me. And we both know that he’s turned other children into killers before, too.
DEAN: No one can control you but you.
SAM: It sure doesn’t seem like that, Dean. It feels like no matter what I do, slowly but surely, I’m just becoming—
DEAN: What?
SAM: Who I’m meant to be. I mean, you said it once yourself, Dean. I’ve gotta face up to who I am.
DEAN: I didn’t mean this!
SAM: But it’s still true! You know that! Dad knew that, too! That’s why he told you if it ever came to this—
DEAN: Shut up, Sam!
SAM: Dean, you promised him. You promised me.
DEAN: No. Listen to me. We’re gonna figure this out, okay? I mean, there’s gotta be a way, right?
SAM: Yeah, there is. [He takes his gun from his bag and holds it out to DEAN.] I don’t wanna hurt anyone else. I don’t wanna hurt you.
DEAN: You won’t. Whatever this is…you can fight it.
SAM: No. I can’t. Not forever. [He begins to tear up.] Here, you’ve gotta do it. [He puts the gun in DEAN’s hand, crying.]
DEAN: You know, I’ve tried so hard to keep you safe.
SAM: I know. [DEAN pauses for a long time, looking at the gun.]
DEAN: I can’t. [beat] I’d rather die. [He drops the gun on the floor.]
SAM: No. You’ll live. [He picks up a second gun and turns to DEAN. His entire demeanor changes, suddenly becoming evil.] You’ll live to regret this. [He knocks DEAN out with the gun and leaves the room.]
[The next afternoon, there is a knock on the door. The manager enters to find DEAN waking up on the floor.]
MANAGER: It’s past your checkout. [DEAN gets up and goes to the door.]
DEAN: [dazed] What?
MANAGER: It’s past checkout, and I have a couple here who needs a room. [He gestures to a couple in the hallway, a middle-aged man and a much younger, dolled-up woman.]
DEAN: Yeah, I bet they do. What time is it?
MANAGER: Twelve-thirty.
DEAN: The guy that was with me –- have you seen him?
MANAGER: Yeah, he left before dawn in your car, and you should’ve gone with him, because now I’m gonna have to charge you extra.
DEAN: Oh, son of a bitch.
MANAGER: It’s just policy, sir.
DEAN: I need to use your computer.
MANAGER: Why would I let you use my computer?
[CUT TO: FRONT DESK. The manager is counting a wad of cash that DEAN has given him. DEAN is on the website for a mobile phone service, talking on the phone.]
DEAN: Hi, so sorry to bother you, but my son snuck out of the house last night and went to a Justin Timberlake concert. […] What? […] Yeah, Justin is quite the triple-threat. [He rolls his eyes.] Anyway, he’s not back yet, and I’m starting to worry. […] Right, boys will be boys, but see, Sammy is a diabetic, and if he doesn’t get his insulin, then I’d just…I have to find him. […] Please, I’m begging you. […] Yeah, I’m on the website right now. I just need to activate the GPS in his cell phone. [He types in a password and brings up a map.] Yeah, right there –- Duluth, Minnesota. […] Yeah, that is a long way to go for a concert. I appreciate your help. [He hangs up.]
[CUT TO: DULUTH, MINNESOTA. INT. TAVERN. JO HARVELLE is working as a waitress, clearing out the last customers.]
JO: Night, thank you. [SAM enters, clearing his throat.] Sorry, we’re closing up.
SAM: How about just one for the road? [She turns to see who it is, looking stunned.]
JO: Well, you’re about the last person I’d expect to see.
SAM: Well…guess I’m full of surprises. So, can I get a beer?
JO: Sure. One beer. [He sits down, still looking very serious and angry. JO hands him the beer.] So, how’d you find me?
SAM: Well, uh, it’s kind of what we do, you know?
JO: Speaking of “we”, where’s Dean?
SAM: Couldn’t make it.
JO: So, what are you doing here, Sam? I mean, we didn’t exactly part on the best of terms.
SAM: Right, um…that’s why I’m here. I kind of…I wanted to see if we could square things, you know? [JO notices a mark on his arm, a specific symbol burned into his skin.]
JO: That looks like it hurts.
SAM: [laughing] No…no, just had a run-in with a hot stove.
JO: So, you were saying something about squaring things?
SAM: Yeah, um…look, I know how you feel about my dad. And I can’t say I blame you. He was obsessed, consumed with hunting. And he didn’t care who got caught in the crossfire. And I guess that included your dad. But that was my father. That’s not me.
JO: What about Dean?
SAM: Well, Dean’s more like my father than I am, but…[He notices that she looks disappointed. He laughs, becoming cold again.] Boy, you’re really carrying a torch for him, aren’t you? [She scoffs.] I’ll take that as a yes. [She walks away.] It’s too bad. ‘Cause, see, Dean –- he likes you, sure, but not in the way you want. I mean, maybe as kind of a little sister, you know? But romance…that’s just out of the question. He kind of thinks you’re a schoolgirl, you know? [His expression softens again, becoming nicer.] I’m not trying to hurt you, Jo. I’m telling you because I care.
JO: That’s real kind of you, Sam.
SAM: I mean it. [He covers her hand with his. She glances at it, confused.] I care about you a lot.
JO: Sam, what’s going on? [She tries to get away, but he holds onto her hand. His expression has become very evil and menacing.]
SAM: I could be more to you, Jo.
JO: Maybe you should leave.
SAM: [after a pause] Okay. [He lets go of her hand and starts walking away. She tries to calm down, and suddenly, SAM comes back, slamming her against the bar.]
JO: Sam, get off me! Sam, get off me! Let go! [He smoothes her hair and pins his body against hers, not allowing her to leave. She reaches for a beer bottle, but he twists it out of her arm.]
SAM: Jo, Jo, Jo. [He breaks the bottle and turns her around, facing her away from him.]
JO: Sam, no, please! Please! [He slams her head against the bar, knocking her out. She falls back into his arms.]
SAM: [whispering] It didn’t have to be this way. [pause] Maybe it did.
[Later, when Jo comes to, SAM is finishing tying her to a post.]
JO: What the hell is going on? What are you doing?
SAM: So, what exactly did your mom tell you about how your dad died?
JO: You’re not Sam.
SAM: Don’t be so sure about that. Answer the question. [She doesn’t answer. He sighs, sitting down next to her and taking out a knife.] Come on. It’s me. You can tell me anything, you know that. Answer the question.
JO: Fine.
SAM: Fine. [He begins to comb the knife through her hair while she talks.]
JO: Our dads were in California –- Devil’s Gate Reservoir. They were setting a trap for some kind of hellspawn. John was hiding, waiting, and my dad was bait.
SAM: [laughing] That’s just like John. Oh, I bet he dangled Bill like meat on a hook. Then what?
JO: The thing showed up. John got too eager. He jumped out too soon, got my dad exposed out in the open. The thing turned around…and killed him.
SAM: Hm…not quite.
JO: What?
SAM: What? Oh. See, it hurt him, but it didn’t kill him. [She doesn’t say anything.] You really don’t know the truth, do you? I bet your mom doesn’t either.
JO: Know what?
SAM: You see, Bill was all clawed up. He was holding his insides in his hands. He was gurgling and praying to see you and Ellen one more time. So, my dad –- [he pauses, pretending to get emotional] –- killed him. Put him out of his misery like a sick dog.
JO: [crying] You’re lying.
SAM: I’m not. It’s true. [singsong] My daddy shot your daddy in the head….
JO: How could you know that?
SAM: I hear things. [He sticks the knife into the wooden post.]
JO: Why are you doing this to me?
SAM: Like daddy, like daughter. You’re bait. Open up. [He sticks a gag in her mouth, tying it around her head.] ‘Atta girl. [The door to the tavern opens, and DEAN enters, gun in hand. SAM grabs the knife.]
DEAN: Sam!
SAM: I begged you to stop me, Dean!
DEAN: Put the knife down, damn it!
SAM: I told you, I can’t fight it! My head feels like it’s on fire, all right?! Dean, kill me, or I’m gonna kill her! Please! You’d be doing me a favor. Shoot me. Shoot me! [DEAN pauses a long time, ready to shoot.]
DEAN: No, Sammy, come on. [He lowers the gun.]
SAM: What the hell is wrong with you, Dean? Are you that scared of being alone that you’d rather let Jo die?! [Suddenly, DEAN turns around and sprays SAM with holy water.]
DEAN: That’s holy water, you demonic son of a bitch!
[SAM begins thrashing and his eyes turn completely black. DEAN sprays him again, and SAM breaks through the tavern window to leave. DEAN cuts JO’S ropes and she unties the gag.]
JO: He was possessed? [He glances at her once before following SAM.] Dean!
[CUT TO: INT. WAREHOUSE. DEAN, gun in hand, begins searching for SAM, who is also armed.]
DEAN: So, who are you?
SAM: I’ve got lots of names.
DEAN: You’ve been in Sam since he disappeared, haven’t you?
SAM: Should’ve seen your face when you thought he murdered that guy. Pathetic.
DEAN: Why didn’t you kill me? You had a dozen chances. [SAM moves around the warehouse quickly, trying to avoid being seen.]
SAM: No, that would have been too easy. Where’s the fun in that? See, this was a test. I wanted to see if I could push you far enough to waste Sam. Should’ve known you wouldn’t have the sack. Anyway, fun’s over now.
DEAN: Well, I hope you got your kicks. ‘Cause you’re gonna pay hell for this, I’m gonna make sure of that.
SAM: How? You can’t hurt me. Not without hurting your little brother. See, I think you’re gonna die, Dean. You and every other hunter I can find. One look at Sam’s dewy, sensitive eyes –- they’ll let me right in their door.
[While SAM is talking, DEAN takes out the bottle of holy water and unscrews it. SAM, however, takes the opportunity to leave the warehouse. DEAN follows him out to the roof of the building. He looks around, and when he turns, SAM is standing a few feet away. SAM raises his gun and shoots DEAN. DEAN falls off the building and crashes into the water below. SAM watches, victorious.]
[CUT TO: WAREHOUSE. JO is attempting to call DEAN while she searches for him, but she only gets his voicemail. She walks to the docks and calls again. She suddenly hears his ringtone nearby. She rushes over to the sound and finds DEAN, unconscious near the water.]
JO: Dean! Dean! [He wakes, soaked and groaning in pain.] Take it easy.
DEAN: Where’s Sam?
JO: I don’t know, I’ve been looking for you. Come on, get up. [She helps him up as they walk back to the tavern. DEAN is nearly unable to stand.]
[CUT TO: TAVERN. JO is trying to get the bullet from DEAN’s arm wound.]
JO: Don’t be a baby!
DEAN: God!
JO: All right, almost –- all right, got it, got it. [She drops the bullet in a glass of alcohol. DEAN takes a long drink from a bottle of whiskey.]
DEAN: You’re a butcher.
JO: You’re welcome.
DEAN: All right, are we done?
JO: Would you give me two minutes to patch you up? You can’t help Sam if you’re bleeding to death. [She covers the wound with patches of gauze.] So, how did you know that he was possessed?
DEAN: I didn’t. I just knew that it couldn’t have been him.
JO: Hey, Dean.
DEAN: Yeah?
JO: I know demons lie, but do they ever tell the truth, too?
DEAN: Uh…yeah, sometimes, I guess. Especially if they know it’ll mess with your head. [She looks disappointed.] Why do you ask?
JO: Nothing. It doesn’t matter. So, do you have any idea where he’s headed to next?
DEAN: Well, so far, he’s been going after the nearest hunter, so the closest one I know is in South Dakota.
JO: Okay, good. I’m done. Let’s go. [She stands to leave.]
DEAN: You’re not coming.
JO: The hell I’m not. I’m a part of this now.
DEAN: I can’t say it more plain than this –- you try and follow me, and I’ll tie you right back to that post and leave you here. This is my fight. I’m not getting your blood on my hands. That’s just how it’s gonna be. [He goes to leave.]
JO: Wait. [He turns back. She hands him a bottle of pills.] Here. Take these, they’ll help with the pain.
DEAN: Thanks. I’ll call you later, okay? [She watches him go.]
JO: [sadly] No, you won’t.
[CUT TO: INT. CAR. DEAN dials a phone number. The phone rings at BOBBY’S HOUSE, but SAM has already gotten there, disconnecting the phone line and ending the call.]
DEAN: Damn it.
[CUT TO: EXT. BOBBY’S HOUSE. SAM knocks on the door, acting relatively normal. BOBBY answers.]
BOBBY: [smiling] Sam!
SAM: Hey, Bobby.
BOBBY: It’s been a while. [SAM laughs.] Come on in. [They enter the living room.] So, what brings you?
SAM: Working a job nearby, and I thought I’d stop in to say hey.
BOBBY: Where’s Dean? [SAM laughs.]
SAM: Holed up somewhere with a girl and a twelve-pack. [BOBBY leaves for the kitchen.]
BOBBY: [OS] Yeah? She pretty?
SAM: You ask me, he’s in way over his head. [He glances at the ceiling, and his eyes momentarily turn black. BOBBY returns with two beers, handing one to SAM.]
BOBBY: Well, it’s good to see you. [raising his bottle] To John.
SAM: To Dad. [They drink. Instantly, SAM begins coughing and sputtering. Smoke emits from his mouth. He falls to the floor.] What did you do?
BOBBY: A little holy water in your beer. Sam never would’ve noticed. But then…you’re not Sam, are you? Don’t try to con a con man. [He punches SAM, knocking him out.]
[Later, at BOBBY’S house, SAM is tied to a chair. DEAN slaps him, waking him up.]
DEAN: Hey! [The men glance at the ceiling. SAM is directly underneath a protective circle, making him powerless.]
SAM: [smirking] Dean –- back from the dead. Getting to be a regular thing for you, isn’t it? Like a cockroach.
DEAN: How ‘bout I smack that smartass right outta your mouth?
SAM: Oh, careful now. Wouldn’t wanna bruise this fine packaging.
DEAN: Oh, don’t worry. This isn’t gonna hurt Sam much. You, on the other hand –- [he splashes a bucket of holy water onto SAM, causing him to writhe and scream.] Feel like talking now?
SAM: Sam’s still my meat puppet. I’ll make him bite off his tongue.
DEAN: No, you won’t be in him long enough. Bobby?
BOBBY: [reading] Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus, omnis satanica potestas, omnis incursio infernalis adversarii…[He continues while DEAN talks.]
DEAN: See, whatever bitch-boy master plan you demons are cooking up –- [SAM screams in pain] –- you’re not getting Sam. You understand me? ‘Cause I’m gonna kill every one of you first.
[SAM continues to thrash and moan while BOBBY reads. Then, suddenly, he throws back his head and cackles. BOBBY stops reading.]
SAM: You really think that’s what this is about? The master plan? I don’t give a rat’s ass about the master plan. [DEAN gestures for BOBBY to continue.]
BOBBY: Humiliare sub potenti manu dei—
SAM: Oops. Doesn’t seem to be working. See, I learned a few new tricks.
[He bows his head and begins chanting in Latin. Suddenly, the room begins to shake. Papers begin flying everywhere.]
DEAN: This isn’t going like I pictured. What’s going on, Bobby? [BOBBY lifts SAM’s sleeve and sees the symbol burned on his skin.]
BOBBY: It’s a binding link! It’s like a lock! He’s locked himself inside Sam’s body!
DEAN: What the hell do we do?!
BOBBY: I don’t know! [SAM continues chanting, and the ceiling begins to crack, breaking the protective circle and making it useless.]
SAM: There. That’s better. [He jerks his head, flinging BOBBY and DEAN into the wall. He breaks the binds on his wrists and approaches DEAN.] You know, when people wanna describe the worst possible thing, they say, “It’s like hell.” [He punches DEAN.] Well, there’s a reason for that. Hell is like –- [he punches DEAN again] -- well, it’s like hell. Even for demons. [Another punch.] It’s a prison made of bone and flesh and blood and fear. [Another punch.] And you sent me back there.
DEAN: [bleeding from the nose] Meg.
SAM: No. Not anymore. Now, I’m Sam. [Another punch.] By the way –- [he grabs DEAN’s shoulder, digging into his skin] –- I saw your dad there. He says, “Howdy.” All that I had to hold onto was that I would climb out one day, and that I was gonna torture you, nice and slow. Like pulling the wings off an insect. But whatever I do to you, it’s nothing compared to what you do to yourself, is it? I can see it in your eyes, Dean. You’re worthless. You couldn’t save your dad. And deep down…you know that you can’t save your brother. They’d have been better off without you.
[He goes to punch DEAN again, but BOBBY grabs his arm. He touches a hot fire poker to the binding link on SAM’S skin, unlocking it. SAM screams as an enormous cloud of black smoke leaves his body. The demonic smoke leaves through the fireplace, disappearing. SAM, now unpossessed, wakes up, confused.]
DEAN: Sammy?
SAMMY: Did I miss anything? [DEAN punches him in the face, then falls back to the floor, groaning.]
[Later, DEAN is holding an ice pack to his bruised face, while SAM sits by him.]
SAM: By the way, you really look like crap, Dean.
DEAN: Yeah, right back at ya. [BOBBY enters, looking morose.]
SAM: What is it, Bobby?
BOBBY: You boys ever hear of a hunter named Steve Wandel? [The boys shift uncomfortably.]
DEAN: Why do you ask?
BOBBY: Just heard from a friend –- Wandel's dead. Murdered in his own house. You wouldn’t know anything about that?
DEAN: No, sir. Never heard of the guy.
SAM: Dean.
BOBBY: Good. Keep it that way. Wandel's buddies are looking for someone, or something, to string up, and they’re not gonna slow down to listen to reason. You understand what I’m saying?
DEAN: [nodding] We better hit the road. [to Sam] If you can remember where we parked the car.
BOBBY: Here, take these. [He hands something to the boys.]
SAM: What are they?
BOBBY: Charms. They’ll fend off possession. That demon is still out there. This’ll stop it from getting back up in you.
DEAN: That sounds vaguely dirty, but thanks.
BOBBY: You’re welcome. You boys be careful, now.
SAM: You, too. [He gives BOBBY an apologetic glance before leaving. DEAN tosses the ice pack to BOBBY, and they go.]
[CUT TO: INT. IMPALA.]
DEAN: You okay? [No answer.] Sam? Is that you in there? [He grins half-heartedly.]
SAM: I was awake for some of it, Dean. I watched myself kill Wandel with my own two hands. I saw the light go out in his eyes.
DEAN: That must have been awful.
SAM: That’s not my point. I almost carved up Jo, too. But no matter what I did, you wouldn’t shoot.
DEAN: It was the right move, Sam. It wasn’t you.
SAM: Yeah, this time. What about next time?
DEAN: Sam, when Dad told me that I might have to kill you…it was only if I couldn’t save you. Now, if it’s the last thing I do, I’m gonna save you. [He pauses, then begins to chuckle.]
SAM: What?
DEAN: Nothing.
SAM: Dean, what?
DEAN: [grinning] Dude…you, like, full-on had a girl inside you for, like, a whole week. [SAM begins to smile.] That’s pretty naughty. [The two of them continue driving as the screen fades to black.]
END OF EPISODE
Ecrit par Alexx12.