When the Levee Breaks

Inside Bobby's Panic Room, Sam bangs on the door and circles the room; the room blurs, the light flickers "Guys! Get down here! Something's coming!" Alastair appears behind Sam wearing the same body and he says "Hello, Sam. It's a pleasure to see you again. Looks like I have you all to myself here. Goodness. How will we pass the time?" Sam is bound to a cross inside a devil's trap, gagged "Don't. No, no, don't. Don't, don't. No—stop! Stop! Alastair—please. Please." Alastair says "So polite all of a sudden. Very nice. I appreciate that." Alastair says "No. Alastair, please. No, no—" Sam screams, He is neither gagged nor bound; he is on the cot in the middle of the devil's trap, arms over the open air on either side "No. No. God, no! Please! Please, please. God!"

Inside Bobby's Living Room, Bobby pours two glasses of whiskey and hands one to Dean and Sam says "Stop! Stop!" Sarah asks "How long is this gonna go on?" Bobby says "Here, let me look it up in my demon-detox manual. Oh wait. No one ever wrote one. No telling how long it'll take. Hell, or if Sam will even live through it." Bobby's phone rings he sighs and answers "Hello. ...Suck dirt and die, Rufus. You call me again, I'll kill you." Dean asks "What's up with Rufus?" Bobby says "He knows." The rings, Bobby answers "I'm busy, you son of a bitch. This better be important." In Bobby's Panic Room Daytime, Sam realizes he's neither gagged nor bound; it surprises him "The answer's yes. You're hallucinating." Sam looks at him, It's young Sam "That's right, it's me. Or I mean it's you." Sam says "I'm losing my mind." Young Sam says "Definitely." Sam asks "What do you want?" Young Sam says "An explanation. How could you do this to me? I thought we were gonna be normal." Sam says "I tried. I did. It didn't pan out that way. Sorry, kid." Young Sam says "'Sorry, kid'? That's what you have to say? It's all we ever wanted. We were so close. You got away from Dad. You quit hunting. You were gonna become a lawyer and get married. Why'd you blow it?"

Sam says "Look They killed Jessica." Young Sam says "Yeah. And if you hadn't run off with Dean, if you'd been there to protect her, she'd still be alive." Sam says "I know." Young Sam says "You think Jess would want you to turn into this? She loved you. You think she'd be happy you using her as an excuse?" Sam says "I'm sorry. I am. But life doesn't turn out the way you thought when you were fourteen years old. We were never gonna be normal. We were never gonna get away. Grow up." Young Sam says "Maybe you're right. Maybe there's no escape. After all, how can you run from what's inside you?" Young Sam's eyes turn yellow.

Back in Bobby's Living room, Bobby says "The news. The news ain't good." Dean says "This is what Rufus called about? 'Key West sees ten species go extinct'." Bobby says "Yep. Plus Alaska Fifteen-man fishing crew all stricken blind, cause unknown. New York, teacher goes postal, locks the door, kills exactly sixty-six kids and all this in a single day, I looked them up. There's no doubt about it they're all seals breaking and Fast." Sarah asks "How many are left?" Bobby says "Who knows? Can't be many. Where the hell are your angel pals?" Dean says "You tell me." Bobby says "I'm just wondering." Dean says "What?" Bobby says "The apocalypse being nigh and all...is now really the right time to be having this little domestic drama of ours?" Sarah asks "What do you mean?" Bobby says "Well, I don't like this any more than you do, but Sam can kill demons. He's got a shot at stopping Armageddon." Dean says "So what? Sacrifice Sam's life, his soul, for the greater good? Is that what you're saying? Times are bad, so let's use Sam as a nuclear warhead?" Bobby says "Look, I know you hate me for suggesting it. I hate me for suggesting it, I love that boy like a son. All I'm saying is maybe he's here right now instead of on the battlefield because we love him too much." Inside Bobby's Panic Room Daytime, Sam sits cross legged on the floor of the room and looks around. The room blurs in and out of focus, Sam spots the pitcher of water and tries to get it; he has to brace himself on the cot to get off the floor.

A woman says "Poor baby." Sam looks up, startled "Mom." Mary is wearing a white nightgown with a large bloodstain, "Sam, You look just awful." Sam laughs "Let's hear it. Go ahead." Mary says "What do you mean?" Sam says "You're disappointed. You never thought I'd turn out this way, I'm a piss-poor excuse for a son. Your heart is broken. Am I close?" Mary says "Not at all. You're doing the right thing, Sam. What you're doing is brave. You're not being crazy, you're being practical. Sam, I am so proud of you." Sam says "But—but Dean—" Mary says "Your brother doesn't understand. I was raised a hunter from a long line. We understand that there are gonna be hard choices. And we do what we have to to get the job done. Yes, our family is cursed. But you—you have the power to turn it into a gift. You can use it against them." Sam says "For Revenge?" Mary says "No, for justice. I know how scared you are." Sam says "What's in me, Mom, it's—" Mary says "Evil and you know it."

Sam asks "What if it's stronger than me? Look at me. What if Dean's right?" Mary says "Dean can never know how strong you are, because Dean is weak. Look at what he's done to you locking you in here? He's terrified, He's in over his head and you have to go on without him. You have what it takes and you have to kill Lilith." Sam says "Even if it kills me." Mary says "Make my death mean something I'm counting on you, Sam. Don't let anyone or anything get in your way not even Dean and Sarah." Mary kisses Sam and vanishes.

Bobby's Salvage Yard, Nighttime Dean says "Well, it's about time I've been screaming myself hoarse out here for about two and a half hours now." Castiel asks "What do you want?" Dean says "You can start with what the hell happened in Illinois." Castiel says "What do you mean?" Dean says "Cut the crap. You were gonna tell me something." Castiel says "Well, nothing of import." Dean says "You got ass-reamed in heaven but it was not of import?" Castiel says "Dean, I can't. I'm sorry. Get to the reason you really called me. It's about Sam, right?" Dean asks "Can he do it? Kill Lilith, stop the apocalypse?" Castiel says "Possibly, yes. But as you know, he'd have to take certain steps." Dean says "Crank up the hell-blood regimen." Castiel says "Consuming the amount of blood it would take to kill Lilith would change your brother forever. Most likely, he would become the next creature that you would feel compelled to kill. There's no reason this would have to come to pass, Dean. We believe it's you, Dean, not your brother. The only question for us is whether you're willing to accept it. Stand up and accept your role. You are the one who will stop it." Dean says "If I do this, Sammy doesn't have to?" Castiel says "If it gives you comfort to see it that way."

Dean says "God, you're a dick these days." Dean walks a few steps away and sighs "Fine, I'm in." Castiel says "You give yourself over wholly to the service of God and his angels?" Dean says "Yeah, exactly." Castiel says "Say it." Dean says "I give myself over wholly to serve God and you guys." Castiel says "You swear to follow his will and his word as swiftly and obediently as you did your own father's?" Dean says "Yes, I swear. Now what?" Castiel says "Now you wait, and we call on you when it's time."

Inside Bobby's Panic Room, Sam sits on the floor, twitching. Black veins spread across his palms and up his arms. He gets up and looks in the mirror; black veins spread across his face "Guys! Help!" Inside Bobby's living room daytime, "Bobby! Dean! Sarah! Help! Hey! Hey! Guys! Guys! Help! Dean!" Bobby says "Correct me if I'm wrong, but you willingly signed up to be the angels' bitch?" Dean looks at him, Bobby says "I'm sorry. You prefer 'sucker'? After everything you said about them, now you trust them?" Dean says "Come on, give me a little credit, Bobby. I've never trusted them less. I mean, they come on like shady politicians from planet Vulcan." Sarah says "Then why in the hell did you—" Dean says "Because what other option do I have? It's either trust the angels or let Sammy trust a demon?" Bobby says "We see your point." Dean says "You hear that?" Bobby says "Yeah, that's a little too much nothing." Dean, Sarah and Bobby hurry to the basement and open the window in the door. Sam is on the floor of the panic room, having a seizure. Dean asks "What if he's faking?" Bobby says "You really think he would?" Dean says "I think he'd do anything." Sam is slammed against the wall by an invisible force "That ain't faking." They throw open the door and charge in to get Sam down and pin him to the cot.

Bobby says "We're gonna have to tie him down for his own safety. Dean? You with me? Dean! Before he has another fit." Dean says "Yeah, yeah. Let's just get it over with." Inside Bobby's Panic Room, Sam calm now, discovers he's been chained to the cot. He sits up and Dean says "We had to. The demon blood was flinging you all over the room. Tell me something, Sam. Why did you do this to yourself?" Sam says "You know why." Dean says "Right. 'Kill Lilith'. The big excuse. But why? What, revenge? Right?" Sam says "Of course." Dean asks "Revenge for what? For sending me to hell? Did you happen to notice I'm back? Alive and kicking. So what's the point?" Sam says "Point? How about 'stop the damn apocalypse'?" Sam is addressing an empty room Dean says "My gig. Not yours. The angels said so, remember? God picked me, man. So you got any other fantastic excuses? Hmm?"

Inside Bobby's Living room, Bobby says "I'm gonna ask one more time. Are we absolutely sure we're doing the right thing?" Dean says "Bobby, you saw what was happening to him down there. The demon blood is killing him." Bobby says "No, it isn't. We are." Sarah says "What?" Bobby says "I'm sorry. I can't bite my tongue any longer. We're killing him. Keeping him locked up down there. This cold-turkey thing isn't working. If—if he doesn't get what he needs, soon, Sam's not gonna last much longer." Dean says "No. I'm not giving him demon blood. I won't do it." Bobby says "And if he dies?" Dean says "Then at least he dies human!" Back in the Panic Room, Dean says "I know why you really drink that blood, Sam." Sam says "Just leave me alone." Sarah is there aswell and she says "Makes you feel strong. Invincible. A big bad wolf in a world of little pigs." Sam says "No. You're wrong, Dean and Sarah." Dean says "It's more than that, isn't it? It's because your whole life, you felt different. Am I right?" Sam says "Stop." Sarah says "Oh, I hit a little close to home, huh? Not different because you were some lonely kid or because of your weirdo family." Sam says "Stop it." Dean says "Because you're a monster." Sam says "Shut up! Just—shut. The hell. Up."

Dean says "You were always a monster. And you only feel right when you're sucking down more poison and more evil." Sam rattles his chain, In the living room, The real Dean says "I would die for him in a second, but I won't let him do this to himself. I can't. I guess I found my line. I won't let my brother turn into a monster." Back in the basement, "Monster, Sam. You're a monster." Sam says "Dean, no." Dean continues "And I tried so hard to pretend that we were brothers. That you weren't one of the filthy things that we hunt. But we're not even the same species. You're nothing to me." Sam says "Don't say that to me, Don't you say that to me." Sam looks around. The room is empty, The lighting changes: nightfall and the cuff on Sam's left arm snaps open, then his left ankle, then the other two and the door opens. Sam sits up, staring; he didn't do this "Hello?" Sam gets up and slips out the door "Someone here?" Sam hurries quietly out of the basement without noticing Castiel behind the stairs. From a distance, Castiel closes and locks the panic room door.

City Riverfront nighttime, Castiel stands at a railing, looking over the water. The streetlights flicker. He turns; Anna is there she asks "What did you do?" Castiel says "You shouldn't have come, Anna." Anna says "Why would you let out Sam Winchester?" Castiel says "Those were my orders." Anna says "Orders? Cas, you saw him. He's drinking demon blood. It's so much worse than we thought. Dean was trying to stop him." Castiel says "You really shouldn't have come." Two Angels appear on either side of Anna, White light illuminates Castiel ; when it is gone, so are the other three Angels, Castiel turns back to the river.

Bobby's Salvage Yard Nighttime, Sam is working on stealing a car. A gun cocks and Sam turns, Bobby says "Uh-uh, Sam. The only place you're going is back inside with me." Sam says "No." Bobby says "Damn it, boy." Sam says "You won't shoot me, Bobby." Bobby says "Don't test me." Sam says "You won't do it, You can't do it." Bobby says "We're trying to help you, Sam." Sam takes hold of Bobby's shotgun so that Bobby can't aim anywhere but point-blank at Sam "Then shoot." A long Pause, Sam takes the gun and knocks Bobby down, then throws the gun on the ground and returns to hotwiring the car and he drives off.

Inside Bobby's Panic Room, Bobby, Sarah and Dean unlock and open the panic room door Sarah asks "How the hell did he get out?" Bobby says "Maybe he had help, Room full of busted devil's traps." Dean says "Demons? Ruby." Bobby says "That'd be my guess." Sarah asks "How did she even touch the door?" Bobby says "You think she's got the mojo?" Dean says "I didn't think so. I don't know, man." Bobby says "What difference does it make? How he got gone ain't as important as where he got gone to." Dean says "Well, I'll tell you one thing. At this point I hope he's with Ruby." Bobby says "Why?" Dean says "'Cause killing her's the next big item on my to-do list." Sarah says "I thought you were on call for angel duty." Dean says " We're on call. In my car, on our way to murder the bitch." Sarah and Dean leaves the room, Bobby says "One thing." Dean says "What?" Bobby says "Sam don't wanna be found, which means he's gonna be damn near impossible to find." Dean says "Yeah, we'll see."

Inside a nice motel room, Daytime Sam sits in the corner, shaking. He gets up. Someone knocks on the door. He answers; it's Ruby "Honeymoon suite, really? I'm flattered." Sam shuts the door behind her "Did you bust me out of that room?" Ruby says "How could I, Sam? The whole thing's engineered to bite me in the ass." Sam asks "Then how did I get out of there?" Ruby says "I don't know. I don't wanna know. You're out. That's all that matters. I'm glad you're here." Sam says "Yeah? Where the hell have you been?" Ruby says "I got here as quick as I could." Sam says "I mean the past three weeks. I've been calling you." Ruby says "I've been pretty deep in it trying to dig out Lilith. Sometimes I can't sit around and check my voicemail. I'm sorry you're hurting. Really I had no idea that Dean and Sarah would do that to you." Sam says "You and me both." Ruby says "You didn't book this joint just to impress me, did you?" Sam says "Sarah and Dean's gonna come after me and they knows my habits, my aliases, everything they knows exactly which motel I'd pick." Ruby says "Hence the room." Sam says "Whatever it takes to shake them." Ruby says "It won't be easy. I mean, he knows you better than anyone." Sam says "Not as well as he thinks."

Ruby says "You know, it's sad." Sam says "What?" Ruby says "That things have gotten this bad between you three." Ruby strokes Sam's hair, Sam slams Ruby down on the bed, and leans over her, moving down her body until he finds the knife in her ankle sheath. He draws it and cuts her arm, then leans down to suck her blood and she smirks. Bobby' Salvage Yard Daytime, Bobby says "Police found my car. Abandoned in an alley in Jamestown, North Dakota." Dean says "He's switching up. Any other cars stolen in Jamestown?" Bobby says "Two. 1999 Honda Civic, blue. Nice and anonymous, like Sam likes." Sarah asks "What was the other one?" Bobby says "White oh-five Escalade with custom rims. It's a neon sign." Dean says"You're right. He'd never take that. Which is exactly what he did."

Bobby says "You think?" Dean says "I know that kid. All right, me and Sarah head in that direction. You stay here, ride the police databases. We gotta find him quick." Inside the Honeymoon Suite Daytime, Ruby is lying in bed next to Sam, both of them wearing fewer layers than earlier "Your appetite's gotten much bigger." Sam asks "What's that supposed to mean?" Ruby says "Sam, relax. It's okay. It's good. Just means you're getting stronger, that's all. It means you're strong enough to kill Lilith. Just in time, too, because the final seals are breaking." Sam asks "How many are left?" Ruby says "Three...two..." Sam says "What? Where are the angels?"

Ruby says "Screwing the pooch, wherever they are. The point is, it's looking more and more like we're getting down to the final seal. And I found out something big." Sam says "What?" Ruby says "Seal sixty-six. It can't be broken by just any demon. Apparently, only Lucifer's first can do it." Sam says "Lucifer's first?" Ruby says "Demon Sunday School story. God prefers humans to angels. Lucifer gets jealous and then he gets creative. And he twists and tempts a human soul into the very first demon as a 'screw you' to God. It's what got him locked up in the first place." Sam says "That was Lilith?" Ruby says "She's way older than she looks." Sam says "Wait. So if Lilith is the only one who can break the final seal, if I get to her in time—"

Ruby says "Then Lucifer never busts out of his cage. Exactly." Sam says "Great. You figure out where she is?" Ruby says "The bitch can hide. But I finally have a lead on someone who might be able to help us, I closed in on a member of Lilith's entourage. You might call her a personal chef." Sam says "Chef? Seriously? What does she eat?" Ruby says "You don't wanna know." In a Hospital, Intercom "X-ray head to Radiology." Blonde nurse asks "Hear about that horrible thing at St. Paul's?" Brunette Nurse says "No." Blonde Nurse says "One of the neonatal nurses walked right off the unit with two babies." Brunette Nurse says "You are kidding me." Blonde nurse says "Swear to God. Worked there seventeen years. Then one day, out of the blue, she just does it." The Nurses enter the baby-filled nursery The Brunette Nurse says "That's just horrifying." Blonde Nurse says "Now she's saying that she doesn't even remember what happened. Like she was possessed." Brunette Nurse says "Heh, nuts." Blonde Nurse says "I know. Who could ever lay a finger on them?" Brunette Nurse says "I know. They're just delicious." The Brunette's eyes go demon-black.

Inside the Honeymoon Suite, Nighttime, Sam says "So our demon gourmet nurse. You sure?" Ruby says "She'll be there. Graveyard shift tomorrow night. Meantime, if you're gonna be strong enough to kill Lilith, you're gonna need more than I can give you now." Sam sighs, "Sam. Come on. It's okay." Sam says "I know I need more. I get it. I know it's okay. I just—I wish he'd trusted me, you know?" Ruby says "Sorry." Sam says "I just hope...you know, when all this is over...I hope we can fix things." Inside Bobby's house nighttime, Bobby says "Cops found the Escalade in a ditch outside Elk River." Dean says "How far away are me and Sarah?" Bobby says "A couple of hours. I pulled up a weather map, made some calls. There's a town not far from there, Cold Spring. Lighting up with demon sign." Dean says "A good place to look." Bobby says "Hey, listen." Dean says "What?" Bobby says "Us finding Sam? It's gotta be about getting him back, not pushing him away." Dean says "Right." Bobby says "I know you're mad, Dean. I understand. You got a right to be, but I'm just saying. Be good to him anyway. You gotta get through to him." Dean hangs up.

In the Motel Hallway Nighttime, Sam leaves the motel room Sarah and Dean , hidden, watches him go, then enters the room. Inside the Honeymoon Suite, Ruby is still in the room; she and Dean fights, Sarah stays out of harms way, Sam reenters and defends her, Sam says "No. Let her go. Just take it easy." Dean says "Well, it must've been some party you two had going, considering how hard you tried to keep us from crashing it well, solid try, but here we're." Sam says "Dean, Sarah I'm glad you're here. Look. Let's just talk about this." Dean says "Soon as she's dead, we can talk all you want." Sam says "Ruby, get out of here." Dean says "No, she's not going anywhere."

Ruby makes her escape, Sam watches her go "She's poison, Sam." Sam says "It's not what you think, Dean and Sarah." Sarah says "Look what she did to you. I mean, she up and vanishes weeks at a time, leaves you cracking out for another hit—" Sam says "She was looking for Lilith." Dean says "That is French for manipulating your ass ten ways from Sunday." Sam says "You're wrong, Dean." Dean says "Sam, you're lying to yourself We just want you to be okay and you would do the same for us and you know you would." Sam says "Just Listen." Sam raises his hand, realizes he's still holding Ruby's knife that he took from Dean , and tosses the knife on the bed Sam says "Just listen for a second we got a lead on a demon close to Lilith Come with us, Dean and Sarah, We'll do this together." Dean says "That sounds great. As long as it's you, Sarah and me Demon bitch is a dealbreaker, You kiss her goodbye, we can go right now." Sam says "I can't." Dean turns away, nodding "Dean, I need her to help me kill Lilith. I know you can't wrap your head around it, but maybe one day you'll understand. I'm the only one who can do this, Dean." Dean turns back around "No, you're not the one who's gonna do this." Sam says "Right, that's right, I forgot. The angels think it's you." Dean says "You don't think I can?" Sam says "No. You can't. You're not strong enough." Dean says "And who the hell are you?" Sam says "I'm being practical here. I'm doing what needs to be done." Sarah says "Yeah? You're not gonna do a single damn thing." Sam says "Stop bossing me around, Dean. Look. My whole life, you take the wheel, you call the shots, and I trust you because you are my brother. Now I'm asking you, for once, trust me."

Dean says "No. You don't know what you're doing, Sam." Sam says "Yes, I do." Sarah says "Then that's worse." Sam asks "Why? Look, I'm telling you—" Dean says "Because it's not something that you're doing, it's what you are! It means—" Dean cuts himself off "What? No. Say it." Sam has tears in his eyes and Dean says "It means you're a monster." Sam nods, A tear falls from Dean's eye; Sam doesn't see it before he punches Dean, Dean goes down hard, then gets back up and watches Sam for a moment before punching back Sam and Dean fight, Sam dominating. Anything in the room that can break does. Dean hits the floor and doesn't get up, Sam pins him down, choking him, then lets go and Sarah is in shock at what she just witness and then Sam says "You don't know me. You never did and you never will." Sam walks away and Sarah goes right by Dean's side and he says to Sam "You walk out that door, don't you ever come back." Sam stops at the door and turns back, then leaves.