ST. LOUIS MISSOURI 1973

We see a white house and a paperboy rides past on his bike and tosses the newspaper. Cut to the interior of the house. A teen-aged girl, Suzie, is laying on the couch watching TV when her teen-aged brother, Brad, walks in and shuts off the TV.

"Hey!" Suzie Says

"Get lost." Brad Says

"My show just started. You have a record player in your room." Suzie Says

"Dad's speakers are better." Brad Says

"Tough luck." Suzie Says

She turns the TV back on, then her mom enters with a basket of laundry.

"I need the laundry started. The workmen have finally left for the day and I have my hands full with dinner." She turns off the TV "And please, none of your Betty Friedan stuff." She Says

"It's not fair." Her brother puts the album on the record player "Look, I always get stuck with the hard chores just 'cause I'm a girl." Suzie Says

"Yeah? Well, tough luck." She Says

Suzie carries the laundry past her Dad's home office where he is on the phone.

"The house is great, Ted. It's a bit of a fixer, but it's a real beaut. It was caught in some ownership muddle for years but finally hit the market, and I leapt." He Says

"I Saw the Light" by Todd Rundgren begins to play. The Dad closes his office door. Suzie passes her Mom in the kitchen and goes down the basement stairs to the washer and dryer. She then walks over to a tool box and takes a sledgehammer.

"Don't spend all day down there." She Says

Suzie begins hammering until she has made a large hole in a wall that reveals a large box that looks like a safe. She steps through the hole and goes to the box. When she tries to open it, she is knocked backwards by some force. As Suzie is lying unconscious on the floor, green smoke comes out of the box and floats upstairs. Suzie wakes up and goes upstairs. The food is burning in a frying pan on the stove in the empty kitchen.

"Mom?" She walks to her father's office and enters. "Dad, where's Mom?" Suzie Says

She sees her father laying on the floor dead. There's a gun laying near him and a large puddle of blood coming from a gunshot wound in his head. She runs into the living room.

"Mom? Brad?" She then sees her brother has hung himself in the hallway "Aah!" She runs back into the kitchen and sees her Mom "Mom? Mom!" Suzie Says

"Everything's gonna be okay." She Says

Suzie runs to her Mom and is on her knees hugging her.

"Everythings..." Suzie's Mom grabs a knife "Gonna be just fine." Her Mom slices her own throat

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RESTAURANT

Sam and Rowena are sitting at a table "There's only one thing you could possibly do for me that I can't, at least presently, do for myself. Kill my son. He's expecting it from me. Already has his stinking minions on high alert. And if you're wondering how a mother can get to the point of wanting her own son." Rowena Says

"No, I'm really not. I'll do it. I'll kill Crowley. First things first – can you read the book?" Sam Asks

"Of course I can. I'm likely the only witch alive who can understand such old, dark magic. Just not in its present form." Rowena Says

"Drink's on me." Sam closes the lockbox with the book inside

"Hey, you're not going anywhere, pal. I'm your mortal enemy. I've tried to kill you and your brother, Elena. Your brother as recently as last month. You wouldn't have come to me if I wasn't your last resort. You're desperate. You can stop pretending you're not." Sam's cell phone buzzes and he takes it out of his pocket. "So rude." Rowena Says

Sam reads a text message from Dean "Hitting a nest in Tulsa. Join if you want."

"Now, I can't read the book in its present form, but there is someone who could. Nadya. Grand Coven witch." Rowena Says

"Where do I find her?" Sam Asks

"You don't. She's dead. Long ago. Murdered for her life's work. Her decryption formulas, her codex... That you can find. Bring me Nadya's codex, and I'll... break this text right open and give you your cure." Rowena Says

"Where do I look?" Sam Asks

"If I were you, I'd start at home. Who do you think murdered Nadya and stole the codex in the first place?" Rowena Says

"The Men of Letters." Sam Says

TRAILER

Dean decapitates a vampire. He looks around and there are other decapitated bodies, He exits the trailer and is washing his machete in a barrel of water. He then washes his hands then opens a refrigerator and grabs a can of beer.

"Ha ha! Jackpot." Dean Says

Sam runs up to Dean with his machete "Dean!"

"Hey." Dean Says

"Hey. What happened? What is this?" Sam Asks

"I know, right? Six vamps. Solo. I think that's gotta be a personal best." Dean Says

"You couldn't have waited?" Sam Asks

"For what?" Dean Says

"For what?" Sam Says

"Oh, come on, man. I can handle it I did handle it." Dean Says

"What if you couldn't?" Sam Says

"But I did. It's done. Come on, man. It's the only way I can take the edge off. I'm sorry. I don't always like to wait around for you, especially with you looking at me like that all the time." Dean Says

"Look at you like what?" Sam Asks

"Like that. Like I'm some sort of a-a-a diseased killer puppy. You know what, man? I'm sweaty and I'm covered in vamp juice. Can we just talk about this later? I'd like to get back to the bunker, get my buzz on, and, uh, you know, pass out watching "Speed 2 – Cruise Control." We cool?" Dean Says

"Cool." Sam Says

BUNKER

In Dean's bedroom in the Men of Letters bunker, He's asleep in bed with headphones on. Sam looks in the doorway at him and walks away. He rushes to the library and begins looking in the catalogs. He takes an envelope from the files and removes an audio tape reel. He puts on headphones and listens to the tape.

"Please lets come to order. Men of Letters meeting minutes – May 16, 1956. On the matter of Cuthbert Sinclair expulsion. This is hardly your first offense, Cuthbert." Markham Says

1956 MEN OF LETTERS BUNKER

The Men of Letters are sitting around a table in the library while the reel-to-reel tape deck records.

"You've been cited for disciplinary infractions seven times in the course of your tenure. This... enchanted vault of yours, this.... Werther box. A warding so potent it achieves a theoretical rate of... in your own words, 98% lethality." Markham Says

"Extreme measures were warranted. The Coven's desperate to get the codex back. The Werther box works." Sinclair Says

"All too well, I'd say. Working in secret, embarking on this project without oversight... you left two fellow Men of Letters vulnerable to your most potent magics. Fletcher and Martinez were members in good standing. Fletcher chanced upon the box and died in two hours. Martinez heroically tried to shut it down. We found him dead on the floor beside the box, his wrists cut." Markham Says

"I already apologized for that accident. I refuse to do so again. Why are you all so small-minded? Hmm? We were brought here to do great things. To take risks, to bring the fight to the monsters of this world. And yet, to a man, you choose instead to molder in these stacks. You are not men. You are NOT men. You're librarians, nothing more." Sinclair Says

"Before we rule on what is to be done with you, I'm prepared to give you a chance to secure our leniency. Tell us how to shut it down. The box is still in St. Louis with the codex. It's still a danger." Markham Says

"Let me tell you what you can do with your leniency, Markham. You know, I saw the writing on the wall. I knew you cowards would shut this project down, which is why I built it the way I did. There is only one way to silence the Werther for good. Let's just say Martinez was on the right track. I doubt you lot have the guts, but you're welcome to die trying."Cuthbert Sinclair exits with two Men of Letters following him out

"Markham, would you have us keep trying?"

"The box is to be interred and guarded where it stands, in perpetuity. Bury it." Markham Says

PRESENT

Sam shuts off the tape in the Men of Letters Library. He grabs a book off the shelf and flips to the page with the address for the Men of Letters headquarters in St. Louis. He writes the address on a notepad, Elena is in the corridor she's looking over at Sam working then walks away.

Meanwhile Rowena sleeping in a bed then a phone is ringing. She wakes up and pulls the cell phone out from under a pillow.

"It's a bit early." She turns over the phone and takes the call "I'm over 300 years old. Beauty sleep isn't optional." Rowena Says

"I've been looking into the, uh, thing we discussed. So, I got a lead, but it's guarded by a violent enchantment. I need a spell to.... break the spell." Sam Says

"The Cabirian invocation. Easy to obtain. Good all-purpose disenchantment." Rowena Says

"Great. Thanks." Sam Says

"Uh, but....It's not recommended for amateurs. In inexperienced hands, the invocation has a way of fizzling out. I could come. You might need me." Rowena Says

"I'll take my chances. Thanks." Sam hangs up

Elena walks into the library area she's drinking from a mug, Sam turns around and she startled him.

"Hey Lena, didn't see you there." Sam Says

"Sorry didn't mean to startle you, but uh who were you talking to?" Elena Asks

"Uh just a buddy of mine, needed help with something." Sam Says

"Mhm what are you working on?" Elena Asks

"Nothing important really, look I'm beat and had a long day...I'm gonna call it a night." Sam Says

"Yeah me too." Elena Says

"Okay well night." Sam walks away

"Night." Elena Says

Elena watches as Sam leaves the library room, she has a questionable look on her face and thinks for a moment then takes a sip from her cup.

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ST.LOIUS

It's the white house from the opening scene, the grounds are overgrown and the house is in disarray. Sam walks up to the front door. There's a pile of newspapers on the porch. Sam peers in the window and takes out his lock-pick. Someone is watching him from inside. He begins to pick the lock and a shotgun is shoved out the mail slot, aimed at his crotch.

"Whoa!" Sam Says

"Bad idea." Suzie Says

"I-I can explain." Sam Says

"Yeah, don't bother. You got three choices – get arrested, get your bits blown off, or get back." Suzie Says

"Yeah, alright. I think I'll, uh, think I'll get back. Sorry." Sam backs up from the door

"Attaboy." Suzie Says

"Yeah." Sam Says

Sam heads down the stairs and gets back in his car. He shuts his door. The passenger and back doors opens and Dean and Elena gets in.

"Hey ya, Sammy. How's the case?" Elena Says

"What are you guys doing here?" Sam Asks

"Well it looks like we, uh, here to save your sack." Dean Says

"Plus I had a feeling you were up to something last night, and I was correct." Elena Says

"Dean, Elena now-" Sam Says

"Look, you were right, okay? I shouldn't have gone off solo like I did. It was stupid." Dean Says

"And?" Sam Says

"And selfish. It was a douche move. If you're doing this case by yourself to teach me a lesson, you don't have to, okay?" Dean Says

"How'd you find me?" Sam Asks

"Ah. I, uh, took an etching off your notepad." Elena Says holding up a paper

"Then I decided to take a crack at the St. Louis suicide house." Dean Says

"So you know about it?" Sam Says

"Lena and I got the basics from Google. The family moves into a long-vacant house. Uh, one week later, three of 'em dead by their own hands. Whole family wiped out except for the daughter, which the house is still under her name. I'm figuring she's the one who nearly unmanned you back there. But see, here's what I don't get. A cold case is one thing, but.... this is subzero. I mean, there's nothing even in our wheelhouse, unless you know something we don't." Dean Says

"Yeah. Um.... That long-vacant home used to be a Men of Letters chapter house. Remember Magnus?" Sam Says

"You mean the dickwad ex-Men of Letters that tried to make a zoo exhibit out of me? Yeah." Dean Says

"Before he was expelled, he built Werther, a magical box with a deadly alarm system. Werther is buried somewhere in that house. It was supposed to have been guarded, but I'm guessing that plan went out the window when Abaddon massacred the entire membership in '58." Sam Says

"And then the house stayed in limbo until some lucky family bought it." Elena Says

"Werther's a time bomb and it needs to be defused. Not only is this in our wheelhouse, it's our responsibility." Sam Says

"Our responsibility?" Dean Says

"We're Men of Letters. It's our legacy." Sam Says

"Well, hey, if you say this is a case, I'm in, if you'll have me." Dean Says

Dean and Elena walks up to the front door and knocks. He looks at the mail slot and covers his crotch with his hands. Suzie opens the door aiming a gun at them.

"What did I say?" Suzie Says

"I, aah!" Dean Says

"You're not.... Fella tried to.... What do you want?" Suzie Asks

"You saw him? Oh, tell me you did. I'm sorry, but my name is Dwight Twilley. I'm with the neighborhood watch, this is my wife Annie Twilley." Dean Says

"We're – we're looking into a few recent break-ins. And if you saw the guy and you – you could give a description, it would be mighty helpful. If we could – if we could just have a minute of your time?" Elena Says as she and Dean enters the house

"Uh, tall, white fella." Suzie Says

"Uh, huh." Dean Says

"Pretty hair." Suzie Says

"Mm-hmm." Elena Says

Sam walks to the back of the house and picks the lock on the back door.

"It's a nice house you have here, uh...." Dean Says

"Suzie." She Says

"Suzie. You live alone?" Dean Asks

"Just me and Gus." Suzie Says

"I'm sorry Gus?" Elena Says

Suzie raises up her gun and they both nod, We see Sam enter the kitchen through the back door. Then the kettle begins to whistle and Suzie heads for the kitchen followed by Dean and Elena. Sam is now hiding in the hall outside the kitchen. Suzie turns off the kettle. Dean signals Sam to go and he begins picking the lock on the basement door.

"So, all alone in this big house, huh? Must get lonely, even with, uh, Gus." Elena Says

"Yeah, well I'm used to alone." Suzie Says then she offers Dean and Elena a cup of tea

"No, no. I'm fine, thanks." Dean Says

"I'll have a cup." Elena Says

Suzie pours a cup of tea for Elena, Sam enters the basement door. He turns on his flashlight and goes down the steps, then sees a pile of furniture by a wall.

"Been alone here since.... uh, '80? After my family died, my Aunt Pauline moved in. She took care of me, raised me for a few years. Then, well...." Suzie Says

In the basement Sam begins moving the furniture and makes some noise.

"So, uh, what—what happened? To your aunt?" Elena Asks

"Well.... I told her not to go in the basement. No one goes in the basement." Suzie Says

In the basement Sam goes through the hole to the Werther box, he then starts putting ingredients for a spell in a bowl.

"What's in the basement, Suzie? Ma'am you okay?" Dean Asks, Suize pulls a gun out on them

"Oh! Whoa! Suzie!" Elena Says

"My social skills may be rusty, but I'm no idiot. Doorbell hasn't rung in months, and three visitors in one hour? One breaking in, and the others asking all sorts of questions about...." Suzie Says

"I told you, I was from the neighborhood watch. I-" Dean Says

"Yeah, yeah, neighborhood watch. Right. Boy, you seen this house? There's only one thing in here worth getting at, and it sure as hell ain't me. You two came for the box." Suzie Says

The ingredients in the bowl are on fire, Sam chants the spell. "Purificare la magia."

"Whoever left that Godforsaken thing down there.... I knew someday, someone would come for it. I swore never to let that happen. He's downstairs isn't – isn't he?" Suzie Says

"He's my brother. And we're here to help you." Dean Says

"You call him up here. Now! You call him up here! Now!" Suize Says

"Sam! Sammy!" Dean Says

"Purificare la magia." Sam Says

"Sam She wants you up here, now!" Elena Says
As Sam turns the handle on the box

"No! No! Get out! Get out! Out! Out! You bastards!" Suzie Says

Dean and Elena starts heading toward the front door "Okay. Okay" She Says

"You let it out!" Suize Says

The green smoke comes up from the basement. It enters Suzie's eyes and Dean & Elena eyes, Sam runs up from the basement.

"Elena! Dean!" Suzie aims her gun at him "Hey. Hey, hey, hey. Take it easy." Sam Says

"You have any idea what you've done?" Suzie Says

"Put the gun down. We can talk about this, okay?" Sam Says, The ghost of Suzie's brother appears behind Sam, Elena and Dean

"What's that?" Suzie Asks

"Hey Suzie, you miss me?" Brad Says

"Oh, my God." Suzie Says

"What's wrong with her?" Elena Asks

"I don't know." Sam Says

"Stay back. Stay back!" She aims the gun at her brother

"Go." Dean Says, He, Elena and Sam run out of the room

"Come on, Suze. That any way to treat your family?" Brad Says

Suzie shoots at the ghost of her brother and backs into the kitchen. She sees the ghost of her mother.

"Hello Suzie." She Says

"Oh!" Suzie Says

"What are you doing, huh? You don't have a plan. You don't have a defense." Dean Says

Suzie runs into the office and sees the ghost of her father. "You did this to us." The ghost of her mother appears

"You let it out." The ghost of her brother appears

"We died while you slept." Brad Says

In the living room Sam, Elena and Dean are hiding out. The overhears Suize's scream.

"No!" Suize Says

"Suzie!" Sam Says

He runs toward the office, Dean suddenly turns and walks the other way. He steps and it seems like he's outdoors yet he's still in the living room. Sam goes down the hall.

"Susie?" Sam comes to the locked door of the office and hears her voice

"Please! No! Stop! No!" Suzie Says

Sam knocks at the door "Suzie! Suzie, let me in! I can help you!"

"Stop!" Suzie Says

"Suzie, it's not real!" Sam Says

"You don't have to be sad. And you don't have to be alone." She Says

"Suzie, please!" Sam Says

"Not anymore." She Says

"Suzie! Hey, let me in. I can help you, okay?" Sam Says

"Oh, please, no." Suzie Says

"Suzie? Dean! Elena!" Sam Says

Dean takes a few steps and he's in "Purgatory"

"Sam? Elena?" Dean Says

In the office Sam hears a shot and the door opens, Sam enters the office and sees that Suzie has shot and killed herself. Elena feels a drop of water on her shoulder, she looks up and the room starts getting flooded with water.

"No." Elena Says

In the office in Suzie's house, Sam turns around and sees the ghost of Suzie.

"Boo. Survived 40 years in this house, keeping that thing on lockdown, and one visit from a putz like you...." Suzie Says

"I'm sorry, okay? I'm so sorry." Sam Says

"Lot of good "sorry" does me. Look at me. Look....at....me." She points to her corpse "There she is. The first casualty of your misguided mission. But what's another human life to you? Anything's worth it, as long as you two make it out alive. And how's that search going? Any closer to a cure?" Suzie Says

"This isn't real. You're not real." Sam Says

"You think Dean's the wild card, the loose cannon. But don't you see? Making deals with witches, opening Pandora's box down there? You're the reckless one. You'll do anything to keep clinging to that doomed brother of yours. How many more will die, Sammy? You know it. You have to be stopped. And the only one who can stop you is you! Do it, Sammy! End this farce once and for all!" Suzie directs him toward the gun

Rowena appears in the doorway "Vanesce!" The ghost of Suzie disappears "Told you you'd need me."