08x01 - We Need to Talk about Kevin

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8.01 We Need to Talk About Kevin

Air Date: 3 October 2012

Jethro Tull's Locomotive Breathplays during "The Road So Far" montage.

NOW

EXT. WOODS – NIGHT

100 Mile Wilderness, Maine

One Year Later

A young Man and Woman are asleep in a tent. A bright light appears outside. The woman sits up in alarm and shakes the Man.

Woman: Will, get up. Something just happened.

The light outside disappears. Footsteps approach the tent and a figure walks past.

Woman: Go. Go do something.

WILL

W-what are we supposed to...

WILL grabs a flashlight and goes outside the tent.

WILL

Hello? Hello? [He stands for a moment pointing his flashlight into the darkness.]It was a deer. [He turns back to the tent door.]I don't know. It was like – it was a deer or something – [He hears a noise, turns around again and gasps.]Oh!

Dean, bloodstained and dirty and holding an axe-like w*apon, is standing in front of him.

Dean: Where am I?

WILL

What?

The Woman comes out of the tent. Dean cocks a g*n and points it at her and WILL.

WILL

W– hey, hey.

Dean: Where's the road?

WILL

[pointing]Twelve miles, that way.

Keeping his g*n pointed at the couple, Dean picks up a backpack from the ground and runs off.

EXT. COUNTRY ROAD – DAY

Styx's Man in the Wildernessplays.

Clayton, Louisiana

Four Days Later

An orange pick-up comes to a stop.

♪ Another year has passed me by ♪
♪ Still I look at myself and cry ♪

Dean gets out and the driver points directions.

♪ What kind of man have I become? ♪

Dean walks down the road.

♪ All of the years I've spent in search of myself ♪
♪ And I'm still in the dark ♪

Dean holds his left arm while walking.

♪ 'Cause I can't seem to find the light alone ♪

Dean holds his left arm again.

♪ Sometimes I feel ♪
♪ Like a man in the wilderness ♪

EXT. NIGHT

A sign on a stone pillar marking someone's land reads "Lafitte".

♪ I'm a lonely soldier off to w*r ♪

Dean reads the sign and walks onto the land.

♪ Sent away to die ♪
♪ Never quite knowing why ♪
♪ Sometimes it makes no sense at all ♪

Dean, carrying a shovel and holding his left arm, paces slowly and deliberately from a windmill.

♪ It makes no sense at all ♪

Dean: This better be you, you son of a bitch.

He starts to dig, grunting as if in pain. The scene then cuts to him throwing the shovel down and hoisting himself up to sit on the edge of the grave he has dug. He holds his left arm.

Dean: All right.

Dean stands up and the camera pans to uncovered bones in the grave.

Dean: Hold on, you bastard. [He rolls up his left sleeve. His forearm is glowing red and pulsing.]Hold on!

Dean cuts his left arm with a large Kn*fe.

Dean: Anima corpori... [He holds his arm out over the grave and red glowing liquid drips from his arm onto the bones.]Fuerit corpus... totem resurgent.

Dean groans in pain as light plays over the bones. As the light vanishes, he drops to the ground.

Dean: Wow.

Dean rolls down his sleeve, still gasping in pain. A Man appears behind him.

Dean: Wow. That was fast.

Man: No thanks to you. The hell took you so long?

Dean gets to his feet, holding his arm.

Dean: You're welcome.

The Man cracks his neck.

Dean: Everything working?

Man: Good enough. [He opens his mouth wide and vampire teeth descend, then retract as he closes his mouth.]

Man: So... what now?

Dean: Like we talked about, I guess.

Man: [nods]Then this is goodbye.

Dean: Keep your nose clean, Benny. You hear me?

BENNY walks towards Dean, holding out his hand. They shake.

BENNY

We made it, brother. I can't believe it.

BENNY laughs and pulls Dean into a hug.

Dean: You and me both.

SUPERNATURAL

ACT ONE

EXT. HOUSE – NIGHT

Kermit, Texas

INT. HOUSE – NIGHT

Sam is packing a bag in a dark bedroom. He pats a dog that is lying on the bed. A woman in the bed opens her eyes and watches Sam leave. Sam pauses briefly in the doorway, then walks on. We hear the front door close.

EXT. HOUSE – NIGHT

The Impala pulls out of the driveway. Someone watches from the shadows across the street.

CUT TO: the Impala driving down a road.

EXT. Rufus's CABIN – DAY

The Impala pulls up outside the cabin and Sam gets out.

INT. Rufus's CABIN – DAY

Sam opens the front door and takes a few steps inside. Dean pushes Sam to the ground and douses him with holy water.

Sam: What the –? I'm not a demon.

Dean pours Borax over Sam.

Sam: Or a Leviathan. What –

Dean grabs Sam's arm and cuts it with a Kn*fe. Sam gasps in pain.

Dean: Or a shifter. Good. [He stands up.]My turn. Come on. Let's go. [He holds out the bottles to Sam.]

Sam: I don't need to. I know it's you.

Dean: Damn it, Sammy! [He splashes the holy water and Borax over himself and holds out a Kn*fe to Sam, who has stood up.]Come on!

Sam: No! Dean, can I just say hello?

Dean rolls up his sleeve and cuts his own arm.

Dean: All right. [He smiles as he binds his arm.]Well... let's do this.

Sam: I don't know whether to give you a hug or take a shower.

Dean: [laughs]Come here.

Dean holds out his arms and they hug.

Sam: Dude. You're... freakin' alive. [He walks a few steps away with his hands in his hair.]I mean, what the hell happened?

Dean: Well, I guess standing too close to exploding d*ck sends your ass straight to Purgatory.

Sam: You were in Purgatory? For the whole year?

Dean: Yeah, time flies when you're running for your life.

Sam: Well, how'd you get out?

Dean: I guess whoever built that box didn't want me in there any more than I did.

Sam: What does that mean?

Dean: I'm here, okay?

Sam: What about Cas? Was he there?

Dean walks a few steps away and speaks with his back to Sam.

Dean: Yeah, Cas didn't make it.

Sam: What exactly does that mean?

Dean: Something happened to him down there. Things got pretty hairy towards the end, and he... just let go.

Sam: So Cas is dead? You saw him die?

Dean: I saw enough.

Sam: So, then what, you're not sure?

Dean: [turning back to Sam]I said I saw enough, Sam.

Sam: Right. Dean, I'm sorry.

Dean: Me too. So you – I can't believe you're actually here. [He takes two beers out of the refrigerator.]You know that half your numbers are out of service? Felt like I was leaving messages in the wind. [He sits down at the table and sets a beer down for Sam. Sam remains standing.]

Sam: Yeah, I-I-I didn't get your messages.

Dean: How come?

Sam: Probably because I ditched the phones.

Dean: Because...?

Sam: I guess, um... I guess something happened to me this year, too.[He shrugs.]I don't hunt anymore. [He smiles tentatively.]

Dean: Yeah. And Sasha Grey's gone legit. [Sam exhales.]What?

Sam: Nothing. Um, she did a Soderbergh movie.

Dean: What?

Sam: She did a Soderbergh –

Dean: No. You,Sam. You quit?

Sam: Yeah. Yeah, I – you were gone... Dean. Cas was gone, Bobby was dead. I mean, Crowley even shipped off Kevin and Meg to parts unknown.

Dean: So you just turned tail on the family business.

Sam: Nothing says "family" quite like the whole family being dead.

Dean: I wasn't dead. [He stands up and walks around Sam.]In fact, I was knee-deep in God's armpit k*lling monsters, which, I thought, is what we actually do.

Sam: Yes, Dean. And far as I knew, what we do is the thing that got every single member of my family k*lled. I had no one – no one. And for the first time in my life, I was completely alone. And, honestly, I-I didn't exactly have a roadmap. So, yeah, I-I fixed up the Impala, and I just... drove.

Dean: After you looked for me. [Sam says nothing.]Did you look for me, Sam? [Sam looks away.]Good. That's good. Now, we – we... always told each other notto look for each other. That's smart. Good for you. Of course, we always ignored that because of our deep, abiding love for each another, but not this time, right, Sammy?

Sam: Look, I'm still the Same guy, Dean.

Dean: Well, bully for you. I'm not.

Dean walks away and we hear the door close.

Sam: Welcome back.

INT. Rufus's CABIN – NIGHT

Dean is going through a box containing phones.

Sam: You want some dinner?

Dean: Pass. [He puts an earphone into his ear.]

Sam: Okay. [He stirs something on the stove.]

CUT TO: Sam is at the table eating. Dean, who had been listening to phone messages through the headset, turns to look hard at him.

Sam: What?

Dean takes out the earphone and puts the phone on speaker.

PHONE MESSAGE – KEVIN

Sam Winchester, it's Kevin Tran. Crowley had me in this warehouse, and I just escaped. I don't know where I am. And I don't know if he or – or any other demons are still after me. I need your help. Call me back. It's Kevin Tran.

Sam: When was that?

Dean plays another message.

PHONE MESSAGE – KEVIN

Sam Winchester. It's Kevin Tran. I called you a week ago. Call me, please. I don't know what the hell I'm doing out here, man.

Sam puts down his spoon.

Sam: Okay. [He stands up.]I get it. So, what, you want to... strategize or something?

Dean plays another message.

PHONE MESSAGE – KEVIN

Sam, it's Kevin. I'm... Whoo! I'm so good.

Sam: Is he...drunk?

PHONE MESSAGE – KEVIN

Three months since you ditched my ass. Haven't slept for more than four hours a night. It's all good in the hood. [clears throat]Uh, if you're still alive, eat me.

Dean plays another message.

PHONE MESSAGE – KEVIN

Eat me!

Dean plays another message.

PHONE MESSAGE – KEVIN

Sam, it's been six months. I can only assume you're dead. If not, don't try and reach me. You won't be able to. I won't be calling this number anymore.

Dean stands up.

Dean: He was our responsibility. [He tosses the phone at Sam's chest.]And you couldn't answer the damn phone.

CUT TO: Dean is reading on the couch. Sam is using his laptop at the table.

Sam: All right, listen to this – Kevin's last message. Listen to the background.

PHONE MESSAGE – KEVIN

If not, don't try and reach me. You won't be able to. I won't be calling this number anymore.

Sam: Hear that?

Dean: What is it?

Sam: I think he was on a bus. Listen again.

PHONE MESSAGE – KEVIN

If not, don't try and reach me.

PHONE MESSAGE – Woman's Voice

Last stop – Centreville.

PHONE MESSAGE – KEVIN

...won't be calling this number –

Dean stands up and walks over to Sam.

Dean: Centreville? Centreville, where?

Sam: Michigan.

Dean: And why would Kevin be in Centreville, Michigan?

Sam: Because... [He does an internet search for "Kevin Tran BFF Link"]his high-school girlfriend... [He turns the laptop around to show Dean a page for CHANNING NGO]goes to college there.

Dean: That's thin.

Sam: It's the best lead we got.

Dean: "We"?

Sam: You were right. He was our responsibility. So... let's find him, okay?

EXT. Rufus's CABIN – DAY

Dean and Sam put weapons and their bags into the trunk of the Impala.

Sam: Hey. [He tosses Dean the keys.]

Dean looks the Impala over.

Dean: Well... no visible signs of douchery – I'll give you that. [He and Sam get in. Dean pauses and looks at the back seat.]Smell like dog to you?

Sam: [inhales]In the car?

Dean: You tell me. [Sam shrugs.]Hmm.

Dean starts the engine and they drive away.

EXT. PALM MOTEL – DAY

Dean is standing in front of a vending machine. Sam unloads the car and pauses to look at Dean before he heads towards the room. Two young boys run across the parking lot sh**ting at each other with toy g*ns.

Boy 1: Come on, I got you!

Boy 2: No way.

Boy 1: You're dead!

Boy 2: No way, I'm not dead at all!

Dean continues to stand in front of the vending machine.

FLASHBACK

Dean is chasing someone in Purgatory. He loses the trail and stops, then hears a rustling noise and sets off again. The Man he is chasing stops running and Dean comes up behind him. The Man turns with a yell and grapples with Dean. Dean hits the MAN's arm, making him drop his w*apon, then pushes him hard against a tree and holds a Kn*fe to his throat. The MAN's teeth descend, revealing that he is a VAMPIRE.

Dean: Take a breath. Calm down. Where's the angel?

VAMPIRE

You're him. The human.

Dean: [forcefully]Where's the angel?

VAMPIRE

I don't know.

Dean: Hmm.

Dean plunges his Kn*fe into the VAMPIRE's arm, pinning him to the tree. Dean then picks up the VAMPIRE's w*apon and beheads him with it.

With a yell, a SECOND VAMPIRE tackles Dean to the ground. Dean reaches unsuccessfully for the w*apon as the SECOND VAMPIRE holds him down. BENNY appears, flings himself at the SECOND VAMPIRE and beheads him. BENNY turns to look at Dean with his vampire teeth descended.

The flashback ends and we return to the present, where Dean is still standing in front of the vending machine.

ACT TWO

INT. PALM MOTEL – DAY

Dean is sitting on the edge of a bed, rubbing his hands together. Sam comes out of the bathroom and leans on the door frame.

Sam: You okay?

Dean: [looking tense and nervous]Yeah. Yeah, hey, what do you say we blow this joint, hit the road?

Sam: Now?

Dean: Yeah, Kevin's not getting any more found.

Sam: The kid survived a year without us. He'll be okay for another twelve hours. Besides, when's the last time you slept?

Dean: Hmm.

Sam: What?

Dean: Nothing. Is that, uh, that how you rationalized taking a year off? People will be okay?

Sam: People wereokay, Dean. You're okay.

Dean: Wow.

Sam: Look, I did what we promised we'd do. I moved on. I lived my life.

Dean: Yeah, no, I'm getting that.

Sam: Look, it wasn't like I was... just oblivious. I mean, I read the paper every day. I saw the weird stories… [He sits down on the other bed facing Dean]…the kind of stuff we used to chase.

Dean: And you said what? "Not my problem"?

Sam: Yes. And you know what? The world went on.

Dean: People d*ed, Sam.

Sam: People will always die, Dean. Or maybe another hunter took care of it. I don't know, but the point is, for the first time, I realized that it wasn't only up to me to stop it.

Dean: Hmm. So what was it, hmm? What could possibly make you stop just like that? A girl? Was there a girl?

Sam: The girl had nothing to do with it.

Dean: There [i]was[i]a girl.

Sam: Yeah. There was. And then there wasn't. Any more questions?

[i]EXT. PALM MOTEL – NIGHT

INT. PALM MOTEL – NIGHT

Sam is sitting on the edge of one of the beds.

Sam: Listen, I know this is gonna sound crazy to you. I don't even necessarily need you to understand. But...you need to know. I didn't just drop out, Dean. I found something. Something I've... never had all my life.

Dean is on the floor leaning against the other bed, with his back to Sam.

Dean: Yeah, what was her name?

Sam: Amelia.

Dean: So, what, you, uh, you dropped your peanut butter in her chocolate? How'd it happen?

Sam: I hit a dog.

Dean turns to look at Sam and points a finger at him.

Dean: I knew I smelled dog.

Sam: And I knew you'd throw a bitch fit.

Dean: Hey, the rules are simple, Sam. You don't take a joint from a guy named Don, and there's no dogs in the car!

Sam: All right, what about you?

Dean: What about me?

Sam: Look at you. You've still got that look. You're shaky. You're on edge. What was it like?

Dean: You wouldn't believe me if I told you.

Sam: Try me.

Dean: It was bloody. Messy. 31 flavors of bottom-dwelling nasties. Hell, most days felt like 360-degree combat. But there was something about being there.

FLASHBACK – PURGATORY

Dean is standing, holding the VAMPIRE's w*apon.

Dean (V.O): It felt pure.

BENNY retracts his teeth.

BENNY

What, no thanks for saving your hide?

Dean: Sure. I won't shove this up your ass.

BENNY

Mm. Awful strange way to punch your meal ticket, friend. I got something you need.

Dean: Yeah, what's that?

BENNY

A way out.

Dean: [laughs]Even a dental apocalypse [?]like you knows there's no such thing.

BENNY

There is if you're human. God has made it so. At least, that's the rumor.

Dean: Bull.

BENNY

Suit yourself. Maybe you've gone native. Maybe you like being man meat for every Tom, d*ck, and Harry.

Dean: Prove it.

BENNY

Nah. You're either in or you're out.

Dean: So you just want to guide me out of Purgatory out of the goodness of your undead heart?

BENNY

More or less.

Dean: What's in it for you?

BENNY

I'm hopping a ride.

Dean: What?

BENNY

It's a human portal, jackass. Only humans can pass through. I show you the door, you hump my soul to the other side.

Dean: So you're looking for a soul train.

BENNY

Sure. If that's what you're into.

Dean: And how do I know this isn't a set-up? How do I know I ain't gonna end up like your friend over there?

BENNY

He was[i]my friend. Now [i]you[i]are. First rule of Purgatory, kid. You can't trust nobody.

Dean: You just asked me to trust you.

BENNY

You see? You're getting it now.

Dean: Hmm. First we find the angel.

BENNY

Mm, three's a crowd, chief.

Dean: Well, hey. Either you're in or you're out.

[i]INT. PALM MOTEL – NIGHT

The flashback ends and we return to a close-up of Dean's face in the motel room.

EXT. COLLEGE CAMPUS – DAY

INT. COLLEGE ROOM – DAY

A Girl is using a laptop. CHANNING NGO is standing.

CHANNING

The last time I saw Kevin was, like, a year ago.

Sam: When he disappeared?

CHANNING

Mm-hmm. He stole his mother's car because he thought he was on a mission from God or something?

Sam and Dean are wearing suits.

CHANNING

It was crazy.

Girl: Shut up! My friend Adam – who got addicted to Adderall but got a perfs on his SATs, so it was totally worth it – Same thing.

CHANNING

Shut up!

Girl: Serious. Mission from God.

Sam: [Clears throat]Look, Channing, we know Kevin was here.

CHANNING

No, he wasn't.

Sam: And we understand if you're trying to protect him. But nobody can protect Kevin better than we can.

CHANNING

I hate Kevin. I wouldn't protect him.

Dean: I thought you two had a thing.

CHANNING

Yeah, when he was going to Princeton.

Dean: Wow. Just like that?

Girl: Yeah.

CHANNING

Mm-hmm.

EXT. COLLEGE CAMPUS – DAY

Dean: So why would Kevin come sniffing around here if not to see her?

Sam: No idea. Maybe we should split up, ask around, see if anybody's seen him?

Dean: Yeah, Asian kid, yea high, at a university. That should be easy.

INT. COLLEGE ROOM – DAY

The Girl is still using her laptop. CHANNING is sitting at a desk taking something out of a bag.

Girl: Okay. Are you ready to forget all about what's-his-name? Okay, this guy's name is Kyle, he's Jewish, um, I'm pretty sure he has an Asian thing. Perfs, right?

CHANNING turns around. She is holding a bowl and a dagger. Her eyes turn black.

CHANNING

Shut up, bitch.

Girl: What?

CHANNING cuts the GIRL's throat and fills the bowl with her blood.

CHANNING

Inferni clamavi ad te regem sermonos meos. [The blood bubbles and boils.]The Prophet still has not yet shown his face to me. But you should know Dean Winchester is back.

ACT THREE

EXT. COLLEGE CAMPUS – DAY

Sam is sitting at an outdoor table using his laptop. A dog barks and Sam looks up to see a woman walking a large brown dog on a leash.

FLASHBACK

INT. RIVER BLUFF VETERINARY HOSPITAL – NIGHT

Sam enters, carrying a dog covered with a bloodstained blanket.

Sam: Help. I need help. The dog needs help.

A nurse, ROBERTA, points to a treatment room.

ROBERTA

That way!

Sam: He just – he just came out of nowhere, right in front of my car. [He lays the dog on the table.]We need a Doctor. Are you a Doctor?

ROBERTA

The Doctor's coming, sir. But I'm not sure –

Sam: You're not sure what? [shouting]This is an animal hospital. You save animals.

ROBERTA

Sir.

Sam: Save this animal!

VET

Roberta, can you escort this gentleman out, please?

The VET is a young woman with long dark hair.

ROBERTA

Yes.

Sam: I did this.

ROBERTA

Come on.

ROBERTA and Sam leave the room. The VET lifts the blanket covering the dog.

EXT. COLLEGE CAMPUS – DAY

The flashback ends and we return to Sam sitting at the outdoor table and staring into space. Dean sits down opposite him.

Dean: Don't judge me. I got bubkis.

Sam: Well...

A Waitress puts a plate of food in front of Sam.

Waitress: And here you go.

Sam: Ah, thank you.

Sam pushes the plate towards Dean.

Dean: Sweet mother of God. It's for me? Seriously? [He looks very pleased.]

Sam: Check this out. So, I went through campus security archives around the time Kevin should have been here. [Dean takes a bite of a burger.]Anyone look familiar?

Sam turns the laptop towards Dean, who is chewing with his eyes closed. The laptop shows security footage of KEVIN wearing a baseball cap.

Sam: Dude. It's a burger.

Dean: It's a treasure. All right, so, what, Kevin comes all the way to campus and doesn't see his girlfriend?

Sam: I don't know... but I went to the computer lab and found the computer he was on.

Dean: And?

Sam: And I found the website he was visiting, found his account username, hacked in to the website, found when else this username logged in, and then I reverse-tracked the IP address back to the original user, Kevin, who has apparently been using the Same wireless router for the past two months.

Dean: That is spectacular work. Any chance I can get that in English?

Sam: Yeah. I think he's in Iowa – at a coffee shop. [He shows Dean the laptop again, this time with a map on the screen.]

EXT. CHURCH – DAY

Fairfield, Iowa

We hear car doors close and Sam and Dean walk from the Impala to the church.

Dean: A church? You sure this is right?

Sam: Barista at the coffee shop swears he's seen Kevin ducking in here for the past few months. [He tries the door, then knocks.]Kevin. It's Sam and Dean Winchester. Open up.

Sam shakes his head at Dean and Dean picks the lock.

INT. CHURCH – DAY

Sam and Dean enter. KEVIN sprays them with Borax from a large water g*n.

Dean: Stop! Stop! Not Leviathans. It's us.

KEVIN

What the hell happened to you guys?

Dean: Cliff Notes? I went to Purgatory. Sam hit a dog.

KEVIN

For real? [Dean wipes his face with his sleeve.]You want some towels?

KEVIN leads the way into the room. Symbols are painted on the floor.

Dean: Who taught you all this?

KEVIN

I guess... God.

Sam: Godtaught you how to trap demons?

KEVIN

Technically, yeah.

Sam: Wait, wait, hold on. Crowley kidnapped you. I saw that. But then you left a message saying you escaped. How?

KEVIN

Well...

FLASHBACK

INT.WAREHOUSE – DAY

KEVIN walks up a flight of stairs with a Demon.

KEVIN (V.O): First, he took me to a warehouse.

CROWLEY is waiting for them.

CROWLEY

Look at you. Haircut, manicure, pedicure. Like a new penny.

KEVIN

Will there be t*rture now?

CROWLEY

t*rture? Heavens, no. No. Quite the opposite, my young prince. Sky's the limit for you and I.

CROWLEY puts a hand on KEVIN's shoulder and leads him across the room.

KEVIN (V.O): There was a tablet there, like the last one.

CROWLEY motions KEVIN into a chair in front of a stone tablet.

CROWLEY

There we go. Now, remember – feel like a winner, be a winner. Okay? Interpret.

INT. CHURCH – DAY

Dean: Wait, there's another tablet? So another Word of God.

KEVIN

[nods]Yes.

Dean: How many Words of God are there?

KEVIN

I just became a Prophet, like, a year ago.

Sam: Well, did this tablet have a name?

KEVIN

"Demons."

Dean: What about demons?

KEVIN

As far as I could tell... everything.

FLASHBACK

INT.WAREHOUSE – DAY

CROWLEY

What are we looking at?

KEVIN

It's all just fragments. Bits and pieces. This is hard.

CROWLEY

Throw me a bone here, Kev.

KEVIN

Wait...

CROWLEY

Yes?

The tablet seems to shake and blur in KEVIN's hands.

KEVIN

I'm sorry. Is it just me, or is it hot in here?

CROWLEY

Is it? Our mistake. [He mouths "Turn it up" to the Demon, who nods and leaves.]

KEVIN

Okay. I see something. Hell Gates.

CROWLEY

Talk to me.

INT. CHURCH – DAY

Sam: What about Hell Gates?

KEVIN

There's one in Wisconsin. The tablet told me how to open it. There were ingredients for a spell.

FLASHBACK

INT.WAREHOUSE – DAY

KEVIN is using a mortar and pestle. He adds something to a large bowl. DEMONS bring other ingredients to the table and KEVIN continues to prepare the spell. He looks up and nods to one of the DEMONS, who is on his cell phone.

Demon (on phone): Right away.

Demon (to KEVIN)

Mr. Crowley would like you to proceed.

KEVIN

Where is Mr. Crowley?

Demon: Where do you think, dumbass? Wisconsin.

KEVIN lights a match and holds it above the bowl.

Demon: Go.

KEVIN smiles and drops the match.

INT. CHURCH – DAY

Dean: You showed the King of Hell how to open a Hell Gate? So that all the demons in Hell could come out all at the Same time?

KEVIN

What? No.

FLASHBACK

INT.WAREHOUSE – DAY

The match falls into the bowl. Flames flare up and light engulfs the DEMONS, who burn up while being flung backwards into the wall.

EXT.WISCONSON FIELD – DAY

CROWLEY (on phone): Men?

INT.WAREHOUSE – DAY

KEVIN takes the tablet and runs.

EXT.WISCONSON FIELD – DAY

CROWLEY (on phone): Kevin? Kevin?

The camera pans out and we see that CROWLEY is surrounded by goats.

INT. CHURCH – DAY

KEVIN

[smiling]I told Crowley I was opening a Hell Gate, but I was reading from another chapter – how to desTroy demons.

Dean: You son of a bitch.

Sam: Wait. Kevin? Where's the tablet now?

KEVIN

Safe.

Sam: Safe where?

Dean: Hey. As long as it's safe, okay? Were you able to read anything else off the tablet before you stashed it?

KEVIN

Only the stuff about closing the gates of Hell. Forever.

Dean: Come again?

KEVIN

Banish all demons off the face of the Earth, lock them away forever. That could be important, right?

Sam and Dean look at each other.

Dean: Closing the gates of Hell forever? Yeah. Yeah, that could be important.

ACT FOUR

EXT. CHURCH – DAY

Dean and Sam exit the church and stand talking outside it.

Dean: Okay, if this kid is right, he's sitting on a bombshell. Hell, he isthe bombshell. [Sam looks away.]What?

Sam: That. I mean, there's no way that Kevin's getting out of this intact, is there?

Dean: Well, he's doing pretty well for himself so far.

Sam: Yeah, he got out.

Dean: And now he's in it... whether he likes it or not.

Sam: So...free will, that's only for you?

Dean: I can't believe what I'm hearing. Sam, we have an opportunity to wipe the slate clean. We take Kevin to the tablet, he tells us the spell, we send every demon back to hell – forever. Every single bastard that desTroyed our lives, k*lled our mother, k*lled Jess. And you're not sure?

INT. CHURCH – NIGHT

Sam walks in and sits in a pew behind KEVIN.

Sam: Kevin, I, uh... I owe you an apology. Um... look, when you disappeared and Dean disappeared, I...needed to clear my head, and... I'm thinking maybe you were one of the pieces that I should have been there to pick up.

KEVIN

You've been a hunter since you were a kid, right?

Sam: Yeah, mostly. Yeah.

KEVIN

Ever since I realized I was a prophet... It's just hard to believe this is actually my life.

Sam: Yeah. It sucks right now. I know that. Um, it might suck for a lot longer, but... trust me on this – it gets better.

KEVIN

[turns to look at Sam]You know I'm not gay, right?

Sam: If we can do this, get the tablet, get you everything you need to close the gates of Hell, there's a world out there where nobody – not Crowley, no demon – is chasing you anymore.

KEVIN

I guess I just don't see how I get from here to there.

Sam: I used to not be able to see it, either. But there is a way.

KEVIN

Just give me five minutes.

KEVIN walks off. Dean stands in the doorway watching Sam.

FLASHBACK

INT. RIVER BLUFF VETERINARY HOSPITAL – NIGHT

Sam sits in the waiting room, looking down with his hands clasped and jiggling his feet. ROBERTA is behind the counter. The VET comes into the room to talk to him. Sam stands up.

VET

He's sustained some serious internal bleeding. There's at least two leg fractures that I can see right now. But with some TLC, he should pull through for you.

Sam: [sighs in relief]Thanks, Doctor.

VET

You're gonna take the dog?

Sam: Look, I-I would. He's... not mine.

VET

He's not anybody's.

Sam: I-I spend a lot of the time on the road.

VET

Don't you think you're responsible?

Sam: Why do you think I brought him here?

VET

Roberta, could you hand this man his trophy on his way out, please? Well, maybe if you were such an upstanding guy, you wouldn't have hit him in the first place?

Sam: Fine. I'll take him.

VET

There's my hero.

INT. CHURCH – NIGHT

Sam is still sitting in the pew.

EXT. CHURCH – NIGHT

INT. CHURCH – NIGHT

KEVIN is walking into the room to join Sam and Dean when the church starts to shake. Sam draws Dean's attention to the floorboards breaking.

Dean: We got company. Sam. [He hands Sam a Kn*fe and picks up his w*apon from Purgatory.]

Sam: What the hell is that?

Dean: It's Purgatory.

The doors fly open and two DEMONS enter.

Demon: Dean Winchester. Back from Purgatory.

Dean: Spanky the demon. [Sam moves to stand in front of KEVIN.]Yeah, I heard about you. You're the one who uses too much teeth, right?

The DEMONS rush for Dean and Sam and they fight. KEVIN squirts one of the DEMONS with holy water from a squeeze bottle. Sam kills one of the demons with the Kn*fe.

Sam: Dean!

Sam passes the Kn*fe to Dean, who is struggling with the other Demon. Dean kills the Demon with the Kn*fe.

CROWLEY

Hello, boys.

CROWLEY and CHANNING are standing in the doorway.

CROWLEY

Dean. You're looking... well, let's just say Purgatory didn't do you any favors. Where's your angel?

Dean: Ask your mother.

CROWLEY

There's that grade-school zip. Missed it. I really did. [to Sam]Moose. Still with the pork chops. I admire that.

KEVIN

Let Channing go.

Dean: That's not Channing, Kevin. Not anymore.

CROWLEY

What an awful thing to say to the boy. Of course it's Channing. Kev. Last time we danced, you stole my tablet and k*lled my men. Tell you what. Come with me now, bygones. And I'll let the girl go back to... What's-the-Point U.

Dean: He's lying. You won't get Channing back. She's probably dead already.

CROWLEY

[sighs]Will you please stop saying that? Let the girl speak. [He snaps his fingers.]

CHANNING

Kevin?

KEVIN

Channing?

CHANNING

What's going on?

KEVIN

There's a demon in you, and you're going to your safety school.

CHANNING

What?!

KEVIN

But it's gonna be okay.

CROWLEY

I-I-I-I just – I can't.

KEVIN

No, no, wait.

CROWLEY snaps his fingers again and CHANNING's eyes turn black.

KEVIN

Okay. I'll do it.

Sam: Kevin.

KEVIN

Myself for the girl. But this ends. All right? No fighting, no nothing. It ends.

Dean: Can't let you do that, buddy.

KEVIN

Or what? You'll k*ll me? [to CROWLEY]I'll grab my stuff. [He leaves.]

CROWLEY

Chin up, gentlemen. I'm a professional.

Dean: This ain't over by a long sh*t, Crowley.

CROWLEY

Really, Dean, who writes your stuff? A marshmallow? [calls out]Come on, Kevin. Chop, chop. [pause]Kevin?

CROWLEY takes a step forward and Dean raises the Kn*fe. CROWLEY snaps his fingers and the Kn*fe glows red. Dean drops it.

Dean: Aah!

CROWLEY

Ready, boys?

CROWLEY walks past Sam and Dean.

CROWLEY

Kevin!

Dean picks up the Kn*fe.

CUT TO: CROWLEY, with CHANNING behind him, opens another door in the church. KEVIN is standing in the room holding the end of a cord.

CROWLEY

Kevin.

KEVIN pulls the cord and holy water drops onto CROWLEY and CHANNING. They yell.

KEVIN

[shouting]Sam, Dean, run!

CROWLEY and CHANNING continue to yell and sizzle. Sam, Dean and KEVIN run for the Impala. CROWLEY and CHANNING come outside the church.

CROWLEY

Find another meatsuit.

Black smoke pours from CHANNING's mouth. We see the Impala drive past the church in slow motion. As KEVIN and Sam watch, CROWLEY makes a hand motion and CHANNING's neck snaps. She falls to the ground. The Impala speeds away and CROWLEY wipes his face with a handkerchief.

ACT FIVE

EXT. GAS STATION – DAY

The Impala pulls up to the pumps. Dean's phone rings.

Dean (on phone): Hello? [He listens.]Wrong number. [He hangs up.]

Dean: Automated jackass. All right, anybody want anything?

Sam: I'm good.

Dean turns to look at KEVIN in the back seat. KEVIN doesn't respond. Dean looks at Sam.

Sam: Kevin? How you holding up?

KEVIN

Awesome. The king of Hell just snapped my girlfriend's neck. How about you?

Sam and Dean look at each other.

Dean: All right, listen to me. I'm sorry about your girlfriend, okay? I am. But the sooner you get this, the better. You're in it now, whether you like it or not. That means you do what you got to do. I'm hitting the head.

Dean gets out of the Impala and walks towards the men's room. He stops and makes a call on his cell phone.

BENNY (on phone, V-O)

There he is.

Dean (on phone): How did you get a phone?

EXT. CEMETERY – DAY

BENNY is wearing a dark cap and dark sunglasses. A funeral is in progress around a gravesite behind him. The remainder of the scene alternates between Dean at the gas station and BENNY in the cemetery.

BENNY (on phone): Would you believe they sell these things in convenience stores now? A lot's changed in 50 years.

Dean (on phone): Must be a hell of a lot to take in.

BENNY (on phone): Mostly it's the choices, you know? So many choices. [He turns to look at the funeral party.]

Dean (on phone): Yeah, I hear that. Listen, Benny, not to b*at a dead horse. What we did down there is what we had to do. Now, I don't regret it for a second. But... you know, maybe until we both adjust, it's best we don't talk for a while.

BENNY (on phone): There it is.

Dean (on phone): One day at a time, just like we talked about, right?

BENNY (on phone): I think you had it right, bud.

Dean (on phone): What's that?

BENNY (on phone): Purgatory waspure. I'm kind of wishin' I had appreciated it more. You know? Like you.

Dean (on phone): Listen, you got an emergency, you call me, you understand?

BENNY (on phone): I hear you. You keep your nose clean, too, brother.

Dean (on phone): Yeah.

END