1x07 HOOK MAN
Written by: John Shiban
Directed by: David Jackson
Transcript by: Rebecca
Cleaned up and edited by: Dana
TEASER
SUBTITLE
Theta Sorority, Eastern Iowa University
INT. TAYLOR AND LORI'S DORM ROOM
TAYLOR is on her bed reading a magazine, in the background LORI comes out from the bathroom.
LORI
Ok.
(TAYLOR looks up)
What do you think?
TAYLOR
(hesitant)
Um..
LORI
Oh God. Too Martha Stewart?
TAYLOR motions "wait" with her finger and gets up from her bed and heads over to her dresser. LORI looks worried/nervous. TAYLOR takes out a very revealing top and turns around and goes back to LORI with it.
TAYLOR
(smiling)
Here. Wear this.
LORI takes the top and stands infront of the mirror holding it infront of herself.
LORI
Um. I don't know if this is really me.
She looks at TAYLOR who puts her hands on her hips.
TAYLOR
Lori, there's a hot chick burried somewhere in there and-
LORI
Ok. Ok.
She goes to put on the top. TAYLOR goes back to her bed and sits down, continuing to read the magazine while LORI gets dressed. LORI turns around to TAYLOR, holding her hands out.
LORI
So?
TAYLOR
(smiling)
Damn girl, he's not gonna know what hit him.
LORI smiles and goes over to the mirror.
LORI
Ok.. I think he's probably downstairs.
(she goes to her bed and picks up her jacket)
I'll see you later.
She starts walking to the door.
TAYLOR
Don't do anything I wouldn't do.
LORI
There's nothing you wouldn't do.
(She leaves)
TAYLOR
(smiling to herself)
That's true.
EXT. 9 Mile Road
LORI's boyfriend's car pulls up. Standing behind the trees, there is a tall figure with a hook.
LORI
I thought we were going to the party.
RICH
Well, we can't arrive on time.
INT. RICH'S CAR
LORI
You know, if I didn't know any better, I'd think you brought me here on purpose.
RICH
(feigning shock)
What? I'm offended.
LORI
(sarcastically)
Yeah, I'm sure.
They smile and begin to kiss. LORI's cell phone rings and they reluctantly break away. The caller ID says "Dad Calling".
RICH
You wanna get that?
LORI
Definitely not.
(She shuts the ringer off. They resume kissing, and RICH put his hand under LORI's halter strap. She pulls away and moves his hand)
No.
RICH
It's ok.
LORI looks uncomfortable. Outside, the figure with the hook is moving slowly out from the trees. Back inside the car, RICH begins kissing LORI's neck and puts his hand back under her strap. She looks even more uncomfortable and pulls away.
LORI
Hey, I mean it.
They hear a loud screeching noise. Outside, the man is dragging his hook along a Dead End sign.
LORI
(looking around)
What was that?
RICH
I don't know.
They hear the same sound again. The man is shown dragging his hook along a sign that says "9 Mile Road".
RICH cont'd
What is that?
He opens the car door.
LORI
No! Rich, no!
RICH
No, just wait here.
He gets out of the car and shuts the door. LORI looks terrified. Outside, RICH is looking around when he hears more screeching. He turns to see a long scratch being made on the side of his car, but the Hook Man is invisible.
RICH
What the hell?
LORI
Rich, let's go!
(The back tire gets punctured. She screams)
Rich?
(She looks around, but Rick is not outside)
Rich!
(She rolls up the windows and locks them)
Rich, where are you?
(She suddenly hears scratching and banging on the roof. She screams and jumps down on the floor. The noise stops. LORI is breathing heavily)
Ok. ok.
She gets out of the car and starts to run away when she turns around and sees RICH. He is suspended from a tree, upside down, above the car. LORI screams.
END TEASER
EXT. OUTDOOR CAFE
SAM is on a payphone.
SAM
Alright, thank you for your time.
He hangs up and walks back to the table. DEAN is working at the laptop.
DEAN
Your, uh, half-caf, double vanilla latte is gettin' cold over here, Francis.
SAM
Bite me.
(He sits down)
DEAN
So, anything?
(SAM shakes his head)
SAM
I had 'em check the FBI's Missing Persons Data Bank. No John Doe's fitting Dad's description. I even ran his plates for traffic violations.
DEAN
Sam, I'm tellin' ya, I don't think Dad wants to be found.
(SAM looks disappointed)
Check this out.
(He shows SAM an article on the computer about RICH's death)
It's a news item out of Planes Courier. Ankeny, Iowa. It's only about a hundred miles from here.
SAM
(reading)
"The mutilated body was found near the victim's car, parked on 9 Mile Road."
DEAN
Keep reading.
SAM
"Authorities are unable to provide a realistic description of the killer. The sole eyewitness, whose name has been withheld, is quoted as saying the attacker was invisible."
DEAN
Could be something interesting.
SAM
Or it could be nothing at all. One freaked out witness who didn't see anything? Doesn't mean it's the Invisible Man.
DEAN
But what if it is? Dad would check it out.
CUT TO:
SAM and DEAN driving. They stop at the fraternity where RICH lived. The other frat brothers are confused. SAM and DEAN get out of the car.
SAM
One more time, why are we here?
DEAN
Victim lived here.
(They walk up to some guys fixing a car)
Nice wheels.
(They look at him strangely)
We're your fraternity brothers. From Ohio. We're new in town. Transfers. Looking for a place to stay.
(He grins)
INT. FRATERNITY HOUSE; DORM ROOM
A shirtless frat boy in yellow shorts is painting his face and body purple. SAM and DEAN knock on his door.
MURPH
Who are you?
DEAN
We're your new roommates.
He smiles and walks over to the boy. The boy holds the brush and paint can out to DEAN.
MURPH
Do me a favor? Get my back. Big game today.
DEAN
(pointing to SAM)
He's the artist. Things he can do with a brush.
(SAM, mortified, takes the brush and can. DEAN sits on a chair and picks up a magazine)
So...
(He looks at the name on the magazine)
Murph. Is it true?
MURPH
What?
DEAN
We heard one of the guys around here got killed last week.
MURPH
(sadly)
Yeah.
SAM
What happened?
MURPH
They're saying some psycho with a knife. Maybe a drifter passing through. Rich was a good guy.
SAM
Rich he was with somebody?
MURPH
Not just somebody. Lori Sorensen.
DEAN
Who's Lori Sorensen?
(to SAM)
You missed a spot. Just down there on the back.
SAM looks annoyed. DEAN grins.
MURPH
Lori's a freshman. She's a local. Super hot. And get this: she's a reverend's daughter.
DEAN
You wouldn't happen to know which church, would ya?
INT. CHURCH
REV. SORENSEN
Our hearts go out to the family of a young man who perished. And my personal prayers of thanks go out as well because I believe he died trying to protect my daughter.
(LORI looks embarrassed)
And now, as time heals all our wounds, we should reflect on what this tragedy means. To us, as a church...
(SAM and DEAN enter and the door slams behind them. The congregation goes silent and turns to look at them)
..as a community, and as a family. The loss of a young person is particularly tragic. A life unlived is the saddest of passings.
(SAM and DEAN sit down. LORI stares at SAM, and he smiles weakly at her)
So, please, let us pray. For peace, for guidance, and for the power to protect our children.
Everyone bows their head in prayer, except DEAN. SAM elbows him, and DEAN, noticing everyone else, does the same.
EXT. CHURCH
The Mass has ended.
LORI
I can't. It's Sunday night.
TAYLOR
It's just us girls. We're gonna do tequila shots and watch Reality Bites.
LORI
My dad makes dinner every Sunday night.
TAYLOR
Come on, Lori. I know this has been hard, but you are allowed to have fun.
LORI
I'll try.
(TAYLOR rolls her eyes)
TAYLOR
Ok.
They hug and TAYLOR leaves. SAM and DEAN walk up to LORI.
SAM
Are you Lori?
LORI
Yeah.
SAM
My name is Sam. This is my brother, Dean.
(DEAN waves)
DEAN
Hi.
SAM
We just transferred here to the university.
LORI
I saw you inside.
SAM
We don't wanna bother you. We just heard about what happened and...
DEAN
We wanted to say how sorry we were.
SAM
I kind of know what you're going through. I-I saw someone..get hurt once. It's something you don't forget.
LORI nods slightly. REV. SORENSEN walks up to them.
LORI
Dad, um, this is Sam and Dean. They're new students.
DEAN shakes REV. SORENSEN's hand.
DEAN
It's a pleasure to meet you, sir. I must say, that was an inspiring sermon.
REV. SORENSEN
Thank you very much. It's so nice to find young people who are open to the Lord's message.
(DEAN chuckles)
DEAN
Listen, uh, we're new in town, actually.
(He leads REV. SORENSEN away from SAM and LORI)
And, uh, we were looking for a, um, a church group.
(They leave)
SAM
Tell me, Lori. What are the police saying?
He starts walking with her.
LORI
Well, they don't have a lot to go on. I think they blame me for that.
SAM
What do you mean?
LORI
My story. I was so scared, I guess I was "seeing things".
(They stop walking)
SAM
That doesn't mean it wasn't real.
They look at each other for a few seconds.
INT. LIBRARY
DEAN
So you believe her?
SAM
I do.
DEAN
Yeah, I think she's hot, too.
SAM
No, man, there's something in her eyes. And listen to this: she heard scratching on the roof. Found the bloody body suspended upside down over the car.
DEAN
Wait, the body suspended? That sounds like the—
SAM
Yeah, I know, the Hook Man legend.
DEAN
That's one of the most famous urban legends ever. You don't think that we're dealing with the Hook Man?
SAM
Every urban legend has a source. A place where it all began.
DEAN
Yeah, but what about the phantom scratches and the tire punctures and the invisible killer?
SAM
Well, maybe the Hook Man isn't a man at all. What if it's some kind of spirit?
CUT TO:
DEAN and SAM at a table in the library. The librarian places a few big boxes in front of them.
LIBRARIAN
Here you go. Arrest records going back to 1851.
DEAN blows some dust off a box and coughs.
DEAN
Thanks.
LIBRARIAN
Ok.
(She walks away)
DEAN
So, this is how you spent four good years of your life, huh?
SAM
Welcome to higher education.
They begin reading.
CUT TO:
Hours later. They are still looking.
SAM
Hey, check this out. 1862. A preacher named Jacob Karns was arrested for murder. Looks like he was so angry over the red light district in town that one night he killed 13 prostitutes. Uh, right here, "some of the deceased were found in their bed, sheets soaked with blood. Others suspended upside down from the limbs of trees as a warning against sins of the flesh."
DEAN
(looking at another page)
Get this, the murder weapon? Looks like the preacher lost his hand in an accident. Had it replaced with a silver hook.
SAM points to another page.
SAM
Look where all this happened.
DEAN
(reading)
9 Mile Road.
SAM
Same place where the frat boy was killed.
DEAN
(impressed)
Nice job, Dr. Venkmen. Let's check it out.
SAM gathers all the research and they leave.
EXT. THETA SORORITY HOUSE - NIGHT
REV. SORENSEN pulls up in the driveway.
INT. CAR
LORI
I know this is your first time really living alone since Mom died.
REV. SORENSEN
That's not it. I worry about you.
LORI
There are 22 girls in there and perfectly safe.
REV. SORENSEN
That's exactly what I'm worried about. You don't think I know what goes on in there?
LORI
Dad, do we have to have this argument again? I'm over 18. I can live my own life.
REV. SORENSEN
Oh, which means, drinking, partying with that roommate of yours!
LORI
I'm an adult. I can take care of myself. Good night.
She gets out of the car.
REV. SORENSEN
Lori. Lori, come—Lori!
She slams the door and leaves.
INT. THETA SORORITY HOUSE
LORI is walking up the stairs and stops at a girl's bedroom doorway. There is a long scratch on the wall leading up to the doorway. Inside, the girl is working at her computer. LORI ignores it and walks into her bedroom. She is about to turn on the light when she sees TAYLOR sleeping and stops herself.
LORI
Taylor, you awake?
TAYLOR doesn't respond to her, but keeps on sleeping. LORI leaves her alone and goes into her bathroom to get ready for bed.
EXT. 9 MILE ROAD
DEAN and SAM drive up and get out of the car. DEAN opens the trunk and hands SAM a rifle.
DEAN
Here you go.
SAM
If it is a spirit, buckshot won't do much good.
DEAN
Yeah, rock salt.
He hands it to SAM.
SAM
Huh. Salt being a spirit deterrent.
DEAN takes out a coil of rope and shuts the trunk.
DEAN
Yeah. It won't kill 'em. But it'll slow 'em down.
They start walking towards the trees.
SAM
That's pretty good. You and Dad think of this?
DEAN
I told you. You don't have to be a college graduate to be a genius.
They hear noises among the trees and stop walking. SAM raises his gun and looks around.
DEAN
(whispering)
Over there. Over there.
SAM aims the gun and cocks it. A figure comes out from behind the trees. It is a SHERIFF.
SHERIFF
Put the gun down now! Now! Put your hands behind your head.
DEAN
W-w-wait, okay, okay!
SHERIFF
Now get down on your knees. Come on, do it! On your knees!
(They get down)
Now get down on your bellies. Come on, do it!
DEAN
He had the gun!
They lay down.
INT. LORI AND TAYLOR'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
LORI comes out of the bathroom in her pajamas, watches TAYLOR shift in her sleep, and gets into bed. The camera pans over to the open closet, where the Hook Man is seen waiting.
INT. LORI AND TAYLOR'S BEDROOM - DAY
LORI rolls over in her bed and opens her eyes. She sees a puddle of blood on the floor. The camera moves up and shows blood dripping from TAYLOR's bed. TAYLOR is shown, dead. There is blood everywhere.
LORI
Oh my God.
She screams. She looks on the wall near TAYLOR's bed. Written in blood are the words "Aren't you glad you didn't turn on the light?" Underneath the words is a large cross with four smaller crosses surrounding it, also written in blood. LORI screams again.
EXT. CALUMET CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT
DEAN and SAM are leaving.
DEAN
Saved your ass! Talked the sheriff down to a fine. Dude, I am Matlock.
SAM
But how?
DEAN
I told him you were a dumbass pledge and that we were hazing you.
SAM
What about the shotgun?
DEAN
I said that you were hunting ghosts and the spirits were repelled by rock salt. You know, typical Hell Week prank.
SAM
And he believed you?
DEAN
Well, you look like a dumbass pledge.
Seconds later, several sheriffs run out of the building and speed away in police cars. SAM and DEAN exchange a look.
EXT. THETA SORORITY HOUSE
LORI is wrapped in a blanket, sitting in the back of a parked ambulance. SAM and DEAN drive by and look at her.
REV. SORENSEN
I just want to take her home.
SHERIFF
I understand that, Reverend. But Lori's now connected to two murders, and I can't ignore that.
REV. SORENSEN
Listen to me. Arrest her now, or let me take her home.
The SHERIFF thinks about it for a second.
SHERIFF
Make sure she's available for questioning.
REV. SORENSEN
Thank you.
(He walks over to LORI)
Sweetheart, you ready to go home?
She stands up and starts walking with him. DEAN and SAM park their car on another street. They get out and walk around to the back of LORI's sorority.
SAM
Why would the Hook Man come here? This is a long way from 9 Mile Road.
DEAN
Maybe he's not haunting the scene of his crime. Maybe it's about something else.
Two sorority girls come out the side entrance of the building, but they don't see SAM and DEAN. SAM and DEAN lean against the side of the house next to some bushes to hide themselves.
DEAN
Dude, sorority girls! Think we'll see a naked pillow fight?
He turns around and sees SAM trying to climb onto the balcony of the house. DEAN helps him up and then climbs up himself. Once they are up there, they sneak in LORI's window. DEAN seems to fall on top of SAM by getting in the window.
DEAN
Oh, sorry!
SAM
Be quiet.
DEAN
You be quiet!
SAM
You be quiet!
INT. LORI AND TAYLOR'S BEDROOM; LORI'S WALKIN CLOSET
SAM opens the door slightly and sees another sheriff leaving the bedroom. SAM waits until the sheriff goes downstairs and then opens the closet door. Once in LORI's bedroom, SAM and DEAN see the writing on the wall.
SAM
"Aren't you glad you didn't turn on the light?" That's right out of the legend.
DEAN
Yeah, that's classic Hook Man all right.
(He taps his nose)
It's definitely a spirit.
SAM
Yeah, I've never smelled ozone this strong before.
(DEAN moves over to the window)
Hey, come here.
(DEAN walks over to SAM. SAM points to the cross symbol beneath the writing)
Does that look familiar to you?
CUT TO:
DEAN and SAM next to the Impala. They are looking at a picture of the cross symbol that they found during their research.
SAM
It's the same symbol. Seems like it is the spirit of Jacob Karns.
DEAN
All right, let's find the dude's grave, salt and burn the bones, and put him down.
SAM
(reading)
"After execution, Jacob Karns was laid to rest in an Old North Cemetery. In an unmarked grave."
They both look annoyed.
DEAN
Super.
SAM
Ok. So we know it's Jacob Karns. But we still don't know where he'll manifest next. Or why.
DEAN
I'll take a wild guess about why. I think your little friend Lori has something to do with this.
They get in the car.
INT. COLLEGE PARTY
DEAN walks up to SAM.
SAM
Hey.
DEAN
Man, you've been holding out on me. This college thing is awesome!
He winks and smiles at a passing girl.
SAM
This wasn't really my experience.
DEAN
Let me guess. Libraries, studying, straight A's?
(SAM nods)
What a geek. Alright, you do your homework?
SAM
Yeah. It was bugging me, right? So how is the Hook Man tied up with Lori? So I think I came up with something.
(He unravels a piece of paper)
DEAN
1932. Clergyman arrested for murder. 1967. Seminarian held in hippie rampage.
SAM
There's a pattern here. In both cases, the suspect was a man of religion who openly preached against immorality. And then found himself wanted for killings he claimed were the work of an invisible force. Killings carried out—get this—with a sharp instrument.
DEAN
What's the connection to Lori?
SAM
A man of religion? Who openly preaches against immorality?
(DEAN suddenly understands)
Except maybe this time, instead of saving the whole town, he's just trying to save his only daughter.
DEAN
Reverend Sorensen. You think he's summoning the spirit?
SAM
Maybe. Or, you know how a poltergeist can haunt a person instead of a place?
DEAN
Yeah, the spirit latches onto the reverend's repressed emotions, feeds off them, yeah, okay.
SAM
Without the reverend ever even knowing it.
DEAN
Either way, you should keep an eye on Lori tonight.
(SAM nods)
SAM
What about you?
DEAN looks at an attractive blonde smiling at him by the pool table.
DEAN
(reluctantly)
I'm gonna go see if I can find that unmarked grave.
He looks at the blonde again, shakes his head in disappointment, and walks away.
EXT. OLD NORTH CEMETARY - NIGHT
DEAN is looking around with a flashlight. He comes across a headstone that is engraved with the cross symbol.
DEAN
Here we go.
He walks over to it
EXT. REV. SORENSEN'S HOUSE
Through the window, SAM can see LORI and her father arguing inside.
EXT. OLD NORTH CEMETARY
DEAN has been digging at the unmarked grave for a while.
DEAN
That's it. Next time, I get to watch the cute girl's house.
(He breaks through the wooden floor of the grave and sees Jacob Karns' remains)
Hello, preacher.
He throws his shovel aside.
EXT. REV. SORENSEN'S HOUSE
SAM watches REV. SORENSEN turn out the light and leave the room. LORI comes outside and sits down next to him on a bench.
LORI
I saw you from upstairs. What are you doing here?
SAM
I'm keeping an eye on the place.
(LORI looks at him)
I was worried.
LORI
About me?
SAM
Yeah. Sorry.
LORI
No, it's cool. I already called the cops.
(She smiles. SAM laughs)
No, seriously. I think you're sweet. Which is probably why you should run away from me as fast as you can.
SAM
Why would you say that?
LORI
It's like I'm cursed or something. People around me keep dying.
SAM
I think I know how you feel.
EXT. OLD NORTH CEMETARY
DEAN takes a few items out of his bag. He pours salt and lighter fluid on the preacher's bones then lights a match.
DEAN
Goodbye, preacher.
He throws the match into the grave and watches the bones burn into flames.
EXT. REV. SORENSEN'S HOUSE
LORI
No one will talk to me anymore. Except you. The sheriff thinks I'm a suspect. And you know what my dad will say? Pray. Have faith. What does he know about faith?
SAM
I heard you guys fighting before.
LORI
He's seeing a woman. A married woman. I just found out. She comes to our church with her husband. I know her kids. And he talks to me about religion? About morality? It's like, on one hand, you know, just do what you want and be happy. But he taught me, raised me to believe that if you do something wrong you will get punished. I just don't know what to think anymore.
She hugs SAM. He is slightly confused, but he hugs her back. They begin to kiss but SAM pulls away.
LORI
Sam?
SAM
Lori, I can't.
LORI
That someone you lost?
(SAM stares at her)
I'm sorry.
REV. SORENSEN comes outside.
REV. SORENSEN
Lori? Come inside, please.
LORI
(getting angry)
I'll come in when I'm ready.
Suddenly, the Hook Man appears behind REV. SORENSEN and puts his hook into his shoulder. The reverend screams and the Hook Man slams the door shut. SAM grabs his gun and runs into the house. He looks around and hears REV. SORENSEN screaming upstairs.
REV. SORENSEN O.S
No! No, please! No!
SAM runs upstairs and sees the reverend's bedroom door shutting. He runs into the bedroom and sees the Hook Man on top of REV. SORENSEN, about to put his hook into the reverend.
RE. SORENSEN
No! No, no!
SAM shoots the Hook Man in the side. The Hook Man turns to SAM, who shoots him again. The Hook Man turns to dust and the gun blast shatters the bedroom window. LORI is running up the stairs.
LORI
Dad! Dad!
(She bursts through the door and kneels down next to her dad)
Okay. It's ok, Dad, it's ok. It's ok.
SAM watches them as the screen goes black.
INT. HOSPITAL
REV. SORENSEN is in a hospital bed and LORI is standing by his side. SAM is talking to the sheriff.
SAM
We were just talking. Then Lori's dad came out. And then he appeared.
SHERIFF
A big man? Carrying a weapon, some kind of hook?
SAM
Yes, sir.
SHERIFF
Ever seen him before?
SAM
No, sir.
SHERIFF
Son, it seems every time I turn around, I'm seeing you. I suggest you try to stay out of trouble.
(SAM nods)
SAM
Yes, sir.
DEAN and two sheriffs are walking down the hall.
DEAN
No, it's alright, I'm with him. He's my brother.
(to SAM)
Hey! Brother!
SAM and the sheriff turn to see DEAN. DEAN smiles and waves.
SHERIFF
Let him through.
The two sheriffs let DEAN through.
DEAN
Thanks.
(He and SAM walk towards each other)
You ok?
SAM
Yeah.
DEAN
What the hell happened?
SAM
Hook Man.
DEAN
You saw him?
SAM
Damn right. Why didn't you torch the bones?
DEAN
What are you talking about, I did. You sure it's the spirit of Jacob Karns?
SAM
It sure as hell looked like him. And that's not all. I don't think the spirit is latching on to the reverend.
DEAN
Well, yeah, the guy wouldn't send the Hook Man after himself.
SAM
I think it's latching onto Lori. Last night she found out her father is having an affair with a married woman.
DEAN
So what?
SAM
So she's upset about it. She's upset about the immorality of it. She told me she was raised to believe that if you do something wrong, you get punished.
DEAN
Ok, so she's conflicted. And
the spirit of Preacher Karns is latching on to repress the emotions and maybe
he's doing the punishing for her, huh?
SAM
Right. Rich comes on too
strong, Taylor tries to make her into a party girl, Dad has an affair.
DEAN
Remind me not to piss this
girl off. But I burned those bones, I buried them in salt, why didn't that stop
him?
SAM
You must have missed something.
DEAN
No. I burned everything in that coffin.
SAM
Did you get the hook?
DEAN
The hook?
SAM
Well, it was the murder weapon, and in a way, it was part of him.
DEAN
So, like the bones, the hook is a source of his power.
SAM
So if we find the hook...
SAM and DEAN
We stop the Hook Man.
They smile at each other.
INT. LIBRARY
SAM and DEAN are looking through more papers.
DEAN
Here's something, I think. Log book, Iowa State Penitentiary. (reading) Karns, Jacob. Personal affects: disposition thereof.
SAM
Does it mention the hook?
DEAN
Yeah, maybe.
(reading)
Upon execution, all earthly items shall be remanded to the prisoner's house of worship, St. Barnabas Church.
SAM
Isn't that where Lori's father preaches?
DEAN
Yeah.
SAM
Where Lori lives?
DEAN
Maybe that's why the Hook Man has been haunting reverends and reverends' daughters for the past 200 years.
SAM
Yeah, but if the hook were at the church or Lori's house, don't you think someone might've seen it? I mean, a bloodstained, silver-handled hook?
DEAN
Check the church records.
INT. LIBRARY
They are still researching.
SAM
(reading)
St. Barnabas donations, 1862. Received silver-handled hook from state penitentiary. Reforged.
(sighs)
They melted it down. Made it into something else.
EXT.- ST. BARNABAS CHURCH
DEAN and SAM park the car and get out.
DEAN
Alright, we can't take any chances. Anything silver goes in the fire.
SAM
I agree. So, Lori's still at the hospital. We'll have to break in.
DEAN
Alright, take your pick.
SAM
I'll take the house.
DEAN
Ok.
(SAM begins walking towards REV. SORENSEN's house)
Hey.
(SAM turns around)
Stay out of her underwear drawer.
(He walks away)
INT.- ST. BARNABAS CHURCH; BASEMENT
DEAN is throwing everything silver into the fire. SAM comes downstairs with a bag of things from LORI's house.
SAM
I got everything that even looked silver.
DEAN
Better safe than sorry.
(They throw everything into the fire. Suddenly, they hear footsteps above them)
Move, move.
He takes his gun and goes upstairs with SAM.
INT. ST. BARNABAS CHURCH; UPSTAIRS
DEAN and SAM see that LORI is sitting in a pew alone, crying. DEAN lowers his gun and goes back downstairs. SAM walks over to LORI.
SAM
Lori?
LORI
What are you doing here?
SAM
What is it?
LORI
I've been trying to understand what's been happening. Why? Now I know so I'm praying for forgiveness.
SAM
Forgiveness for what?
LORI
Don't you see? I'm to blame for all this. I've read in the Bible about avenging angels.
SAM
Trust me, this guy—he's no angel.
LORI
I was so angry at my father. Part of me wanted him punished. And then he came and he punished him.
SAM
It's not your fault.
LORI
Yes, it is. I don't know how, but it is.
(In the back of the church, the Hook Man appears for a moment then disappears quickly)
I killed Rich. Taylor, too. I nearly killed my father.
SAM
Lori...
LORI
I can see it now. They didn't deserve to be punished. I do.
They hear a noise come from the front of the church. The candles at the altar blow out and the screen fades to black.
FADE IN: SAM AND LORI IN CHURCH
SAM
Come on. We gotta go.
(He leads her away and opens the door to the basement. But the Hook Man is behind it and pushes his hook through the door)
Go!
SAM and LORI run down the aisle and into a back room. The Hook Man follows them and smashes the glass of another door with his hook. He swings at SAM a few times but misses. The Hook Man chases the two of them around the room and finally hooks SAM in the shoulder. He screams in pain and an invisible force drags LORI on her back across the floor. SAM runs over to her.
SAM
Come on. You okay?
The Hook Man appears and knocks SAM backwards into a wall. He gets up and maneuvers behind the Hook Man, who is standing over LORI. DEAN shows up running down the hall raising his gun.
DEAN
Sam, drop!
SAM crouches down and DEAN shoots the Hook Man once. He disappears into dust.
SAM
I thought we got all the silver.
DEAN
So did I.
SAM
Then why is he still here?
DEAN
Well, maybe we missed something!
They look around. SAM notices a cross necklace that LORI is wearing.
SAM
Lori, where did you get that chain?
LORI
My father gave it to me.
DEAN
Where'd your dad get it?
LORI
He said it was a church heirloom, he gave it to me when I started school.
SAM
Is it silver?!
LORI
Yes!
SAM rips the chain off from around her neck. In the hallway, the Hook Man, who is now invisible, is making a long scratch on the wall coming closer and closer to them. DEAN slowly turns around to look at it.
DEAN
Sam!
DEAN throws SAM the rifle and the rock salt and SAM tosses DEAN the necklace. DEAN runs back downstairs. SAM aims the gun at the scratch that is being made and shoots. He quickly reloads the gun with rock salt.
CUT TO:
the basement. DEAN runs downstairs and throws LORI's necklace into the fire.
CUT TO:
SAM who is still loading the gun with his injured hand and shoulder. The Hook Man appears and knocks the rifle out of SAM's hand. SAM and LORI crawl into the corner and watch the Hook Man tower over them.
CUT TO:
the fire, the cross pendant breaks off the chain and melts.
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The Hook Man who stops with his hook in the air. The hook melts and the rest of his body burns into nothing. DEAN runs upstairs to make sure the Hook Man is gone. He walks over to SAM and LORI and gives them a knowing look.
EXT.- ST. BARNABUS CHURCH
Sheriffs are walking around and there is an ambulance parked outside.
SHERIFF
And you saw him, too? The man with the hook?
DEAN
Yes, I told you, we all saw him. We fought him off and then he ran.
SHERIFF
And that's all?
DEAN
Yeah, that's all.
SHERIFF
Listen. You and your brother—
DEAN
Oh, don't worry, we're leaving town.
He walks over to the Impala.
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the ambulance. LORI watches SAM finish getting bandaged up.
LORI
You gonna be okay?
SAM
Yeah.
Back at the car, DEAN is watching SAM and LORI through his side view mirror.
LORI
I still don't know what happened. But I do know you saved my life. My father's, too. Thank you.
SAM nods and smiles. DEAN watches through the mirror and notices SAM just walks away without another word. SAM walks to the car and gets in.
DEAN
We could stay.
SAM shakes his head. DEAN watches LORI looking sad, through the mirror. He shakes his head in disappointment and drives away.