1x15 THE BENDERS
Written by: John Shiban
Directed by: Peter Ellis
Transcript by: Rebecca
Cleaned up and edited by: Dana
TEASER
SUBTITLE
Hibbing, Minnesota
INT. MCKAY RESIDENCE; EVAN'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
A young boy, EVAN, is watching TV in his bedroom. He hears a noise outside and looks out the window. A man is walking in a parking lot with two bags of garbage in his hands. The man throws the bags into a dumpster and starts walking back to his car. He hears the same screeching noise and stops. He gets down on his knees and looks under the car. He sees something that horrifies him, although the audience does not see it, and stands up quickly. An invisible force pulls him back to the ground, on his stomach. He is dragged under the car, screaming, until he is gone. EVAN looks frightened and shuts the curtains.
END TEASER
FADE TO: MCKAY RESIDENCE; LIVING ROOM - DAY
DEAN and SAM are dressed as sheriffs. They are talking to EVAN and his mother.
MRS. MCKAY
I know you're just doing your job, but the police have been here all week already. I don't see why we have to go through this again. The more he tells the story, the more he believes it's true.
SAM
Mrs. McKay, we know you spoke with the local authorities.
DEAN
But, uh, this seems like a matter for the state police, so...
SAM
Don't worry about how crazy it sounds, Evan. You just tell us what you saw.
EVAN
I was up late, watching TV. When I heard this weird noise.
SAM
What did it sound like?
EVAN
It sounded like... a monster.
DEAN and SAM exchange a look.
MRS. MCKAY
Tell the officers what you were watching on TV.
EVAN
Godzilla Vs. Mothra.
DEAN smiles, forgetting he's under cover.
DEAN
(excitedly)
That's my favorite Godzilla movie. It's so much better than the original, huh?
EVAN
Totally.
DEAN
Yeah.
(He nods towards SAM)
He likes the remake.
EVAN
(disgusted)
Yuck!
SAM glares at DEAN and clears his throat. DEAN stops and gets back into character.
SAM
Evan, did you see what this thing was?
EVAN
No. But I saw it grab Mr. Jenkins. It pulled him underneath the car.
SAM
Then what?
EVAN
It took him away. I heard the monster leaving. It made this really scary sound.
SAM
What did it sound like, Evan?
EVAN
Like this... whining growl.
SAM and DEAN exchange another look.
SAM
Thanks for your time.
INT. KUGEL'S KEG - NIGHT
SAM is having a beer at a table, looking at research. DEAN is nearby, throwing darts.
SAM
So, local police have now ruled out foul play. Apparently, there are worse signs of a struggle.
DEAN
Well, they could be right, it could just be a kidnapping. Maybe this isn't our kind of gig.
SAM
Yeah, maybe not. Except for this-Dad marked the area, Dean.
DEAN comes to the table and looks at their father's journal.
DEAN (cont'd)
Possible hunting grounds of a phantom attacker.
DEAN
Why would he even do that?
SAM
Well, he found a lot of local folklore about a dark figure that comes out at night. Grabs people, then vanishes. He found this too-this county has more missing persons per capita than anywhere else in the state.
DEAN
That is weird.
SAM
Yeah.
DEAN
Don't phantom attackers usually snatch people from their beds? Jenkins was taken from a parking lot.
SAM
Well, there are all kinds. You know, Springhill Jacks, phantom gassers. They take people anywhere, anytime. Look, Dean, I don't know if this is our kind of gig either.
DEAN
Yeah, you're right, we should ask around more tomorrow.
SAM
Right.
(He takes out his wallet)
I saw a motel about five miles back.
DEAN
Whoa, whoa, easy. Let's have another round.
SAM
We should get an early start.
DEAN
Yeah, you really know how to have fun, don't you, Grandma?
(SAM smiles)
Alright, I'll meet you outside, I gotta take a leak.
He grabs his coat and heads to the bathroom. SAM gathers his research and leaves.
EXT. KUGEL'S KEG
SAM is walking back to the IMPALA. He hears a noise and stops. He places the journal on the hood of the car and takes out a flashlight from his coat pocket. He turns it on and looks around, then bends down to look under the car. He sees a cat, which hisses at him then runs away.
SAM
Whoa!
He sees the animal and laughs at himself. He gets up, shaking his head, then waits by the car. The camera gives a view from under the car and focuses on SAM's feet.
CUT TO: MINUTES LATER
DEAN comes out of the bar and walks to the car. He sees the cat that scared SAM ealier and then notices the journal on the trunk. He picks it up, a bit confused, and goes over and opens the drivers door and checks to see if SAM is inside, but he isn't there. He looks around, confused.
CUT TO:
A group of people come out of the bar. DEAN walks up to a biker and his girlfriend, who are clearly drunk.
DEAN
Hey, you guys been outside, around here in the last hour or so?
They shake their head and walk away.
DEAN
(calling out)
Sam!
He looks around frantically.
DEAN (cont'd)
(calling out)
Sammy!
He turns around and notices a traffic camera on top of a streetlight. DEAN walks into the middle of the deserted road and looks around.
DEAN (cont'd)
(to himself)
Sam.
INT. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT - DAY
A deputy, KATHLEEN, is looking at DEAN's fake badge.
KATHLEEN
So, what can we do for you, Officer Washington?
DEAN
I'm working a missing persons.
KATHLEEN
I didn't know the Jenkins case was being covered by the state police.
DEAN
Oh, no. No, there's someone else. Actually, it's my cousin. We were havin' a few last night at this bar down by the highway. And I haven't seen him since.
KATHLEEN
Does your cousin have a drinking problem?
DEAN
Sam? Two beers and he's doin' karaoke.
(she smiles)
No, he wasn't drunk. He was taken.
KATHLEEN nods and sits down at her computer. DEAN follows her and sits also.
KATHLEEN
Alright. What's his name?
DEAN
Winchester. Sam Winchester.
KATHLEEN
Like the rifle?
DEAN
Like the rifle.
KATHLEEN types SAM's name in the computer and brings up his police record. She observes the page, then clicks on DEAN's link and brings up his record.
KATHLEEN
Samuel Winchester. So, you know that his brother, Dean Winchester, died in St. Louis. And, uh, was suspected of murder.
DEAN tries to look nonchalant.
DEAN
Yeah, Dean. Kind of the black sheep of the family. Handsome, though.
KATHLEEN
Uh-huh.
She types something else and brings up more search results on the computer.
KATHLEEN (cont'd)
Well, he's not showing up in any current field reports.
DEAN
Oh, I already have a lead. I saw a surveillance camera by the highway.
KATHLEEN
Uh-huh. The county traffic cam?
DEAN
Right. Yeah. I'm thinking the camera picked up whatever took him. Or, whoever.
KATHLEEN
Well, I have access to the traffic cam footage down at the county works department, but-well, anyhow, let's do this the right way.
She stands up and gets some paperwork from a filing cabinet.
KATHLEEN (cont'd)
Why don't you fill out a missing persons report and sit tight over here?
She hands him a clipboard.
DEAN
Officer, look, uh, he's family. I kind of-I kind of look out for the kid. You gotta let me go with you.
KATHLEEN
I'm sorry, I can't do that.
DEAN
Well, tell me something. Your county has its fair share of missing persons. Any of 'em come back?
(KATHLEEN looks sad)
Sam's my responsibility. And he's comin' back. I'm bringin' him back.
She stares at him.
INT. UNKNOWN LOCATION; BARN
SAM is asleep in a cage. He jerks awake and observes his surroundings. He rattles the bars of the cage. He looks around and notices JENKINS asleep in a cage next to his.
EXT. COUNTY WORKS DEPARTMENT
DEAN is sitting on a bench outside. KATHLEEN comes behind him, holding printouts of the camera footage.
KATHLEEN
Greg.
(He sees her and stands up)
I think we've got something.
She hands him the printouts and he looks through them.
KATHLEEN (cont'd)
These traffic cams take an image every three seconds, as part of the Amber Alert program. These images were all taken around the time that your cousin, Sam, disappeared.
DEAN
This really isn't what I'm looking for.
KATHLEEN
Just wait, wait-next one.
He turns the page and sees an image of a rusty truck driving.
KATHLEEN (cont'd)
This one was taken right after Sam left the bar. Look at the back end of that thing. Now, look at the plates.
DEAN turns another page and sees a close-up image of the truck's license plates.
DEAN
Oh, the plates look new. It's probably stolen.
KATHLEEN
So, whoever's driving that rust bucket must be involved.
A beat-up van drives by. Its engine is whining loudly.
DEAN
Hear that engine?
KATHLEEN
Yeah.
DEAN
Kind of a whining growl, isn't it?
KATHLEEN
Sure.
DEAN stares at the van as it drives away.
DEAN
(to himself)
I'll be damned.
INT. UNKNOWN LOCATION
SAM is trying to kick down the door of his cage, but he fails. JENKINS groans and wakes up. SAM rushes over to talk to him through the bars of their cages.
SAM
You're alive.
(JENKINS groans again)
Hey, you okay?
JENKINS
Does it look like I'm doin' okay?
SAM
Where are we?
JENKINS
I don't know. The country, I think. Smells like the country.
SAM
You're Alvin Jenkins, aren't you?
JENKINS
Yeah.
SAM sighs.
SAM
I was lookin' for ya.
JENKINS
Oh, yeah?
SAM
Yeah.
JENKINS
Well, no offense, but this is a piss-poor rescue.
SAM
Well, my brother's out there right now, too. He's lookin' for us. So-
JENKINS
So, he's not gonna find us. We're in the middle of nowhere.
He nods towards the door leading into the building.
JENKINS (cont'd)
Waiting for them to come back and do God-knows-what to us.
SAM
What are they? Have you seen them?
JENKINS
What are you talking about?
SAM
Whatever's got us, what'd they look like?
JENKINS
See for yourself.
The door to the building opens and two men wearing black coats and hats walk in. One man walks over to JENKINS' cage and kicks the side of it. JENKINS moves back into the corner. The other man goes to a panel of buttons attached to a pole in the middle of the room. He inserts a key into the panel and twists it. JENKINs' cage unlocks. The men enter.
JENKINS
Leave me alone! Don't you take me, leave me alone!
The men place a plate of food in front of JENKINS. They leave the cage and walk over to the panel. One of the men twists the key again and removes it, which locks the cage. They leave, and JENKINS devours his food.
SAM
(to himself)
I'll be damned. They're just people.
JENKINS
Yeah. What'd you expect?
SAM
How often do they feed you?
JENKINS
Once a day. And they use that thing over there to open the cage.
He points to the panel.
SAM
And that's the only time you see 'em?
JENKINS
So far. But I'm waitin'.
SAM
Waitin' for what?
JENKINS
Ned Beatty time, man.
SAM
I think that's the least of your worries right now.
JENKINS
Oh, yeah?
SAM
Yeah.
JENKINS
What do you think they want, then?
SAM reaches through the top of his cage and grabs a long metal wire stretching from the top of the pole to the ground. He tries to pull it down.
SAM
Depends on who they are.
JENKINS
They're a bunch of psycho hillbilly rednecks, if you ask me. Lookin' for love in all the wrong places.
SAM continues to pull on the wire. It gradually starts to detach from the pole.
INT. SHERIFF'S CAR - NIGHT
KATHLEEN and DEAN are driving, following the route that the van took according to the traffic camera pictures. KATHLEEN points to a passing traffic camera.
KATHLEEN
Okay, the next traffic cam is fifty miles from here, and the pickup didn't pass that one, so...
DEAN
So, it must've pulled off somewhere. I didn't see any other roads here.
KATHLEEN
Well, a lot of these backwoods properties have their own private roads.
DEAN
(annoyed)
Great.
He stares out the window. New information comes up on KATHLEEN's computer. She clicks the highlighted item and brings up a page about DEAN's fake badge. She reads it and looks concerned.
KATHLEEN
So, Gregory.
DEAN turns to look at her.
DEAN
Yeah?
KATHLEEN
I ran your badge number. It's routine when we're working a case with state police. For accounting purposes and what have you.
DEAN
Mmhmm.
KATHLEEN
And, uh, they just got back to me.
She pulls the car over to the side of the road.
KATHLEEN (cont'd)
It says here your badge was stolen.
(DEAN looks surprised)
And there's a picture of you.
She turns the computer to DEAN. He sees a picture of a heavy African-American man.
DEAN
I lost some weight.
(He chuckles)
And I got that Michael Jackson skin disease.
KATHLEEN takes off her seatbelt.
KATHLEEN
Okay, would you step out of the car, please?
DEAN
Look, look, look.
(She stops)
If you wanna arrest me, that's fine. I'll cooperate, I swear. But, first, please-let me find Sam.
KATHLEEN
I don't even know who you are. Or if this Sam person is missing.
DEAN
Look into my eyes and tell me if I'm lying about this.
KATHLEEN
Identity theft? You're impersonating an officer.
DEAN
Look, here's the thing. When we were young, I pretty much pulled him from a fire. And ever since then, I've felt responsible for him. Like it's my job to keep him safe. I'm just afraid if we don't find him fast-please.
(His voice breaks)
He's my family.
KATHLEEN
I'm sorry. You've given me no choice. I have to take you in.
She glances at her visor. Her eye catches a photo of her and another man, smiling. She looks sad and sighs.
KATHLEEN (cont'd)
After we find Sam Winchester.
She fastens her seatbelt. DEAN looks confused.
INT. UNKNOWN LOCATION
SAM is still trying to pull the metal coil from the beam.
JENKINS
What's your name, again?
SAM
It's Sam.
JENKINS
Why don't you give it up, Sammy, there's no way out.
SAM
Don't... call me... Sammy!
He groans and finally tears the coil down. A small piece of metal falls on the floor also.
JENKINS
What is it?
SAM picks it up and looks at it.
SAM
It's a bracket.
JENKINS
Well, thank God, a bracket. Now we've got 'em, huh?
Suddenly, JENKINS' cage unlocks itself and opens.
JENKINS (cont'd)
Must've been short.
(He climbs out of the cage)
Maybe you knocked somethin' loose.
SAM
I think you should get back in there, Jenkins.
JENKINS
What?
SAM
This isn't right.
JENKINS
Don't you wanna get out of here?
SAM
Yeah. But that was too easy.
JENKINS
Look, I'm gonna get out of here, and I'm gonna send help, okay, don't worry.
SAM
No, I'm serious. Jenkins-this might be a trap.
JENKINS
Bye, Sammy.
He pushes open the door and leaves.
SAM
Jenkins!
On the other side of the door, JENKINS is in another room similar to the one he just left. He finds an exit and leaves. In the first room, JENKINS' cage slams shut.
CUT TO:
JENKINS is walking around the outside of a rundown house. He finds a knife on the ground and picks it up. He looks up to the sky.
JENKINS
Thank you.
He starts running into the woods.
EXT. WOODS
JENKINS continues walking. He hears a noise and raises his knife, then starts to run in the rain. Before long, a man in camouflage jumps in front of him and knocks him down with a long knife. JENKINS falls to the ground, but sticks his own knife in the man's leg. The man stumbles, allowing JENKINS to get up and run away. JENKINS reaches a clearing. He looks around, lost. Suddenly, another camouflaged man appears and puts his knife through JENKINS' leg, then removes it. The second camouflaged man appears, and they both point their knives at JENKINS, who is on the ground. He is able to get up and run away. The men watch him and laugh. JENKINS keeps running, but trips over a thin wire on the ground. The men catch up to him and raise their knives.
CUT TO:
SAM hears JENKINS screaming.
EXT STREET - DAY
DEAN and KATHLEEN are walking back to the car, holding cups of coffee.
DEAN
Hey, Officer? Look, I don't mean to press my luck.
KATHLEEN
Your luck is so pressed.
DEAN
Right. I was wondering - why are you helping me out, anyway? Why don't you just lock me up?
KATHLEEN
My brother, Riley, disappeared three years ago. A lot like Sam. We searched for him, but-nothing. I know what it's like to feel responsible for someone, and for them-Come on. Let's keep at it.
She gets in the car.
CUT TO: EDGE OF THE FOREST
KATHLEEN and DEAN are driving by.
DEAN O.S
Wait, wait, wait-pull over here. Pull over.
They pull over and get out of the car, then walk towards the forest.
DEAN O.S (cont'd)
It's the first turn-off I've seen so far.
KATHLEEN
You stay here, I'll check it out.
DEAN
No way.
KATHLEEN
Hey.
(They stop walking)
You're a civilian. And a felon, I think. I'm not taking you with me.
DEAN
You're not goin' without me.
KATHLEEN sighs.
KATHLEEN
Alright. You promise you won't get involved? You'll let me handle it?
DEAN
Yeah, I promise.
KATHLEEN
Shake on it.
She extends her hand. DEAN shakes it. While they are shaking hands, KATHLEEN places a set of handcuffs on DEAN's wrist.
DEAN
Oh, come on.
CUT TO: CAR
KATHLEEN handcuffs DEAN to the door handle and starts walking away.
DEAN
This is ridiculous. Kathleen, I really think you're gonna need my help.
KATHLEEN
I'll manage. Thank you.
She locks the car and walks away.
DEAN
I gotta start carrying paper clips.
CUT TO:
KATHLEEN walking down a road. She passes a rundown barn, along with several wagon wheels strewn along the grass. She walks further and sees a dilapidated house. She makes her way to the front porch and climbs up the stairs.
KATHLEEN
Hello? Anybody home?
She knocks on the door. A young girl, MISSY, comes outside, covered in dirt and filth. She is unwashed and has long, uncombed hair.
KATHLEEN (cont'd)
Hi. Who are you?
The girl comes closer and examines KATHLEEN's badge.
MISSY
Who are you?
KATHLEEN
I'm, uh, I'm Kathleen. I'm a deputy. What's your name?
MISSY
Missy.
KATHLEEN
Missy. That's a pretty name. Missy, is your mom home?
MISSY
She's dead.
KATHLEEN
I'm sorry. What about your dad?
(MISSY shakes her head)
No? Can I come in for a minute?
MISSY shakes her head again and starts moving towards the door.
KATHLEEN (cont'd)
I just want you to look at a picture.
She takes a picture of SAM from her coat pocket and shows it to MISSY.
KATHLEEN (cont'd)
Have you seen that guy? Look at that picture.
MISSY looks up and sees something behind KATHLEEN. She smiles wickedly.
KATHLEEN (cont'd)
What?
MISSY
That's gonna hurt.
KATHLEEN turns around and sees a tall, equally unwashed man, PA BENDER, standing beside her. He hits her in the head with a shovel, and she falls to the ground, unconscious.
PA
Missy, sweetheart, go tell your brothers I wanna see 'em.
MISSY
Yes, Daddy.
She walks away.
EXT. CAR
DEAN is looking around for something to unlock the handcuffs. He finally notices the antenna of the car and reaches for it, but he is too far away. He hears the screech of the pickup truck.
DEAN
Oh, son of a bitch.
He stretches further.
CUT TO: WOODS
The pickup truck is driving down the road.
CUT TO: CAR
DEAN is straining to reach the antenna, breathing heavily from almost pulling himself apart trying to reach it. Fingers finally touching the antenna.
CUT TO: WOODS
JARED and LEE BENDER (the brothers mentioned by PA and MISSY) unlock a gate and opens it.
CUT TO:
DEAN is finally unscrewing the antenna, rushing to not get caught.
CUT TO:
JARED and LEE starts walking through the gate, heading for the car.
CUT TO:
DEAN is unscrewing the antenna, it finally comes loose but falls to the ground just within his reach. DEAN picks it up and begins unlocking the handcuffs. JARED and LEE reach a clearing and see the car. They laugh. The camera pans to the side of the car, but DEAN is gone, including the handcuffs.
LEE
Well, I've never seen him so angry before.
JARED
I've never been followed by the police before.
LEE, who now has KATHLEEN's keys, unlocks the car door and gets in.
INT. BARN [PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS "UNKNOWN LOCATION"]
KATHLEEN is in a cage. She is wearing a dirty white T-shirt, and her hair is down. She wakes up and groans, massaging her head.
SAM O.S
You alright?
KATHLEEN
Are you Sam Winchester?
SAM
Yeah.
KATHLEEN
Your, uh, your cousin's looking for you.
SAM
(relieved)
Thank God. Where is he?
KATHLEEN
I, uh-I cuffed him to my car.
SAM sighs. The door opens and DEAN enters, but KATHLEEN and SAM do not know it is him. DEAN observes the barn, disgusted. He sees SAM in his cage.
DEAN
Sam?
(SAM smiles)
Are you hurt?
SAM
No.
DEAN
Damn, it's good to see you.
KATHLEEN
How did you get out of the cuffs?
DEAN turns around and sees her.
DEAN
Oh, I know a trick or two.
(She stares at him, confused)
Alright.
He moves to the door of the cage and sees the locks.
DEAN (cont'd)
Oh, these locks look like they're gonna be a bitch.
SAM
Well, there's some kind of automatic control right there.
He points to the control panel.
DEAN
Have you seen 'em?
SAM
Yeah. Dude, they're just people.
DEAN
And they jumped you? Must be gettin' a little rusty there, kiddo.
He walks over to the control panel and starts trying different buttons.
DEAN (cont'd)
What do they want?
SAM
I don't know. They let Jenkins go, but that was some sort of trap. It doesn't make any sense to me.
DEAN
Well, that's the point. You know, with our usual playmates, there's rules, there's patterns. But with people, they're just crazy.
SAM
See anything else out there?
DEAN
Uh, he has about a dozen junked cars hidden out back. Plates from all over, so I'm thinkin' when they take someone, they take their car, too.
KATHLEEN
Did you see a black Mustang out there? About ten years old?
DEAN
Yeah, actually, I did.
(She looks sad)
Your brother's?
(She nods)
I'm sorry.
(He pauses)
Let's get you guys out of here, then we'll take care of those bastards.
(He points to the control panel)
This thing takes a key. Key?
SAM
I don't know.
DEAN
Alright, I better go find it.
He goes to leave.
SAM
Hey.
DEAN stops and turns around.
SAM (cont'd)
Be careful.
DEAN
Yeah.
He leaves.
INT. BENDER RESIDENCE; BASEMENT
DEAN is in another dark room. He turns on his flashlight and starts to look around. The room is filled with shelves of jars and bottles, which contain various body parts. DEAN looks at a container filled with an unrecognizable item.
DEAN
Yikes.
He keeps searching the room and comes across a wall full of Polaroid pictures. Each photo shows JARED and LEE standing next to a dead body. He notices a picture of them holding JENKINS' corpse.
DEAN (cont'd)
I'll say it again-demons I get. People are crazy.
He moves to a flight of stairs and climbs them.
INT. BENDER RESIDENCE; UPSTAIRS
PA BENDER is in the kitchen, butchering something. DEAN comes upstairs and looks around the living room. A record is playing in the background. He sees a wooden pole leaning against the wall and picks it up. He leans against the wall and makes his way toward the kitchen. He notices a small tray filled with keys, on a nearby table. DEAN takes a peak inside the kitchen. PA turns around to pick up another tool, and DEAN turns away. He moves towards the tray of keys, and starts to pick it up when he notices a jar full of teeth. He examines it, disgusted, then hears the floor creak behind him. He sets the jar down and turns around quickly. MISSY is standing before him.
DEAN
Shh. It's okay. I'm not gonna hurt you.
She holds up a knife.
MISSY
I know.
She sticks the knife into DEAN's jacket, pinning him against the wall.
MISSY (cont'd)
Daddy!
DEAN
Jeez!
MISSY
Daddy!
DEAN removes the knife. JARED and LEE come downstairs.
MISSY (cont'd)
Daddy!
JARED grabs DEAN under his arms. LEE walks towards them, but DEAN jumps up and kicks him. JARED throws DEAN into the wall, causing the knife to fall to the floor. LEE runs towards DEAN, but DEAN grabs him first and pushes him to the ground. He then punches JARED, but is thrown into the wall again by LEE. All three of them stand up.
DEAN
(pointing to JARED)
I'm gonna kick your ass first.
(He points to LEE)
Then yours.
PA comes up behind DEAN and hits him over the head with a pan. DEAN falls to the floor, unconscious.
INT. BENDER RESIDENCE; LIVING ROOM - MINUTES LATER
The Benders are crowded around DEAN, who is sitting in a chair, with his hands tied behind his back. He wakes up, groaning.
LEE
(to PA)
Come on. Let us hunt him.
JARED
Yeah, this one's a fighter. Sure would be fun to hunt.
PA laughs.
DEAN
Oh, you gotta be kiddin' me. That's what this is about? You yahoos hunt people?
PA
You ever killed before?
DEAN
Well, that depends on what you mean.
PA
I've hunted all my life. Just like my father, his before him. I've hunted deer and bear-I even got a cougar once. But the best hunt is human. Oh, there's nothin' like it. Holdin' their life in your hands. Seein' the fear in their eyes just before they go dark. Makes you feel powerful alive.
DEAN
You're a sick puppy.
PA
We give 'em a weapon. Give 'em a fightin' chance. It's kind of like our tradition passed down, father to son. Of course, only one or two a year. Never enough to bring the law down, we never been that sloppy.
DEAN
Yeah, well, don't sell yourself short. You're plenty sloppy.
PA
So, what, you with that pretty cop? Are you a cop?
DEAN
If I tell you, you promise not to make me into an ashtray?
PA looks angry. LEE walks over and punches DEAN.
PA
Only reason I don't let my boys take you right here and now is that there's somethin' I need to know.
He walks to the fireplace and takes a hot poker.
DEAN
Yeah, how 'bout it's not nice to marry your sister?
PA
Tell me-any of the cops gonna come lookin' for you?
DEAN
Oh, eat me. No, no, no, wait, wait-you actually might.
JARED walks over to DEAN and holds his head in place.
PA
You think this is funny? You brought this down on my family. Alright, you wanna play games? We'll play some games.
(to LEE and JARED)
Looks like we're gonna have a hunt tonight after all, boys.
(to DEAN)
And you get to pick the animal. The boy or the cop?
DEAN
Okay, wait, wait-look, nobody's comin' for me, alright? It's just us.
PA
You don't choose, I will.
He places the hot poker on DEAN's shirt. DEAN screams in pain. PA removes the poker.
DEAN
Oh, you son of a bitch!
PA places the poker barely an inch from DEAN's eye.
PA
Next time, I'll take an eye.
DEAN
Alright, alright, the guy, the guy! Take the guy!
JARED lets go of DEAN's head, and PA moves the poker. He takes a key from around his neck and hands it to LEE.
PA
Lee, go do it. Don't let him out, though. Shoot him in the cage.
LEE walks to the door.
DEAN
What? I thought you said you were gonna hunt him. You were gonna give him a chance.
PA
Lee, when you're done with the boy-shoot the bitch, too.
(LEE nods and leaves, with his rifle.)
Better clean this mess up before any more cops come runnin' out here.
DEAN looks scared and near tears for SAM's life.
INT. BARN
LEE enters and walks over to the control panel. He inserts the key and twists it.
SAM
What are you doing?
The door to his cage unlocks and LEE walks towards him. SAM notices the bracket on the floor and grabs it. LEE opens the cage door and aims his gun.
KATHLEEN
Hey!
INT BENDER RESIDENCE; LIVING ROOM
DEAN and the three Benders can hear a gunshot.
DEAN
You hurt my brother, I'll kill you, I swear. I'll kill you all. I will kill you all!
PA stands up and walks towards the open front door.
PA
Lee!
INT. BARN
SAM and LEE are both out of the cage. SAM is on top of LEE. He grabs the gun and hits LEE in the face with it three times. LEE collapses on the floor. SAM tries to fire the gun, but it does not work.
SAM
Damn.
INT. BENDER RESIDENCE; LIVING ROOM
PA
Lee!
LEE does not respond. PA turns to the other three.
PA (cont'd)
Jared, you come with me. Missy, you watch him now.
JARED grabs two rifles, hands one to PA, and they both leave. MISSY remains next to DEAN, holding a knife dangerously close to his eye.
INT. BARN
PA and JARED enter, guns raised, and look around.
PA
Lee! Where are ya? Lee!
They find LEE unconscious, locked in SAM's cage.
PA (cont'd)
Damn it, Jared, get the lights!
JARED moves over to the light switch and pushes it up. The barn remains dark.
JARED
They must have blown the fuses.
PA tries the control panel, but it is broken. They move into another room of the barn. SAM hides behind a bale of hay. LEE and JARED hear a noise. JARED looks around in one area of the room, while PA climbs a ladder leading to a balcony. KATHLEEN moves to a cabinet, unseen, and opens it, but she hears a noise and stops. JARED also hears something. He walks to the cabinet and stands to face it. He fires his rifle several times at the doors, but KATHLEEN does not come out. JARED opens the cabinet, but finds nothing inside but tools. He looks around the barn, when, suddenly KATHLEEN falls on top of his back. She wraps her arms around his neck and wrestles with him, before being knocked to the ground. Meanwhile, PA is chasing after SAM. He fires his rifle twice, but SAM escapes. While KATHLEEN is on the ground, JARED aims his gun at her.
JARED
You stupid bitch.
He gets ready to shoot her, but SAM enters.
SAM
Hey!
JARED turns around and sees SAM. He fires the gun, but SAM runs away to dodge it. At the same moment, PA walks in behind SAM and gets hit with the bullet instead. He falls to the ground. JARED cocks the gun and turns around. SAM appears behind him and grabs the gun. He hits JARED in the face with the rifle several times, and JARED collapses, unconscious.
INT. BARN - MINUTES LATER
SAM places JARED in KATHLEEN's cage and closes the door. He walks to the control panel and locks the cage. He makes his way over to KATHLEEN, who is standing over PA, with her gun raised.
KATHLEEN
I'll watch this one. You go ahead.
SAM stares at her, motionless.
KATHLEEN (cont'd)
Go ahead.
SAM leaves.
PA
You hurt my family, I'm gonna bleed you, bitch.
KATHLEEN
(tearfully)
You killed my brother.
PA
Your brother?
(He laughs cruelly)
Now I see.
KATHLEEN
Just tell me why.
PA
(smiling)
Because it's fun.
He cackles. KATHLEEN looks at him, horrified, and fires the gun.
EXT. BENDER RESIDENCE
DEAN and SAM walk out the front door and down the porch steps. They meet up with KATHLEEN, who is leaving the barn.
KATHLEEN
Where's the girl?
DEAN
Locked her in a closet. What about the dad?
She pauses.
KATHLEEN
Shot. Trying to escape.
All three of them exchange a look.
EXT. BENDER RESIDENCE - MINUTES LATER
DEAN, SAM, and KATHLEEN are leaving.
DEAN
I think the car's at the police station.
KATHLEEN is listening to DISBATCH on her walkie-talkie.
DISBATCH
Backup unit en route to your location.
KATHLEEN approaches SAM and DEAN.
KATHLEEN
So, state police and the FBI are gonna be here within the hour. They're gonna wanna talk to you. I suggest that you're both long gone by then.
DEAN
Thanks. Hey, listen, I don't mean to press our luck, but we're kind of in the middle of nowhere. Think we could catch a ride?
KATHLEEN
Start walking. Duck if you see a squad car.
SAM
Sounds great to me. Thanks.
DEAN
Listen, uh... I'm sorry about your brother.
KATHLEEN
Thank you.
(She begins to tear up)
It was really hard not knowing what happened to him. I thought it would be easier once I knew the truth-but it isn't really.
(She pauses)
Anyway, you should go.
SAM and DEAN nod and walk away. KATHLEEN watches them leave, close to tears.
CUT TO:
DEAN and SAM walking down the road, away from the Bender residence.
DEAN
Never do that again.
SAM
Do what?
DEAN
Go missin' like that.
SAM laughs.
SAM
You were worried about me.
DEAN
All I'm sayin' is, you vanish like that again, I'm not lookin' for ya.
SAM
Sure, you won't.
DEAN
I'm not.
SAM chuckles.
SAM
So, you got sidelined by a thirteen-year-old girl, huh?
DEAN
Oh, shut up.
SAM
Just sayin', gettin' rusty there, kiddo.
DEAN
(chuckling)
Shut up.
SAM laughs. They continue walking as the screen fades to black.