FRONT PORCH

Dean, Cole, and Sam stand on the porch. Dean is staring at a miniature windmill.

"It's not gonna move if you don't concentrate." Cole Says

"I am concentrating." Dean Says

Sam raises his eyebrows. Dean lets out a breath and glares. The windmill turns a quarter turn.

"Ah, here we go, baby." Dean Says Then The windmill stops. Cole looks at Dean.

"You pull a muscle?" Cole Says

"All right, Yoda, let's see what you got." Dean Says

Cole looks at the windmill. It starts spinning and doesn't stop. The porch swing starts swinging. The wind chimes start chiming. Sam laughs a little.

"Dude! You are so Amityville." Dean Says As Cole Smiles

"This isn't even the good stuff." Cole Says

LIVING ROOM

Cole punches Sam in the stomach.

"See? If you want to hit something, you just got to get mad." Cole Says

"Yeah, got it." Sam Says

Cole looks at Dean.

"Now you try. Hit me." Cole Says

"Uh, I think I'll stick to just picking on somebody my own size." Dean Says

Cole whacks Dean in the face. Sam laughs and Dean rubs his face. Cole goes over to Sam.

"Hit me as hard as you can." Cole Says

"Dude, I'm not gonna do Fight Club with a twelve-year-old." Sam Says

Cole whacks Sam in the face and Sam shakes it off.

"All right, cut it out." Sam Says

"Make me." Cole Says

Cole takes another swing. Sam blocks and swings back, Then Cole vanishes. Dean & Sam look around. Cole reappears out of reach.

"Whoa. Whoa, you got to teach us that." Dean Says

FUNERAL HOME

The walls of the funeral home are covered in glowing blue diagrams, mostly six-sided figures, some in circles and some in squares, all with lines through them and squiggles inside the triangles thus formed. Dean and Sam cross the street to the building. Pedestrians go by, ignoring both Dean and the glowing blue diagrams.

"This looks like New Jack City. Can nobody can see this?" Dean Says

"Maybe it's demon invisible ink. Only see it in the veil." Sam Says

"Any idea what it's for?" Dean Says

"We'll find out." Sam Says

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FUNERAL HOME

A door is standing open. Sam goes in and Dean follows. Sam goes one way around the stairs, Dean the other. Sam shrugs. he saw nothing and Dean turns around.

In the open space in the middle of the room, there is a square with triangles on each side to form an eight-pointed star, with squiggles at each point. Lying in the figure are Tessa and an old man in a suit, presumably the first Reaper. Sam & Dean come for a closer look. On the far side of the reaper trap is a Man standing guard. He has not seen Sam and Dean.

"Dude, check me out." Dean Says

Dean takes a few steps forward and vanishes. He reappears behind the Man and taps him on the shoulder when the Man turns around, Dean punches him in the face. When the Man straightens up and takes a swing, Dean is gone. The Man looks around he and the Reapers are the only ones visible. A hand taps the Man's shoulder. this time it's Sam who punches him. Dean has reappeared on the Man's other side and punches again. Sam knees the Man in the chest. He  scrambles away, Dean kicks him. The Man hides behind the coffin on the dais. Dean and Sam follow him up.

"You know, this ghost thing, it's, it's kind of rad." Dean Says

Another Man comes out from behind a curtain, carrying a chain and making pained noises. The first Man scrambles over the coffin and out of the way. The second Man pulls the chain tight and hooks it to a candle stand.

"It's iron." Sam Says

The Man, who must be a Demon, lets go of the chain. His hands are smoking. Sam & Dean look around and the chain surrounds them. Then a third Demon comes into the room.

"Boys. Find the place okay?" He Says As His eyes roll white, It's Alastair.

FUNERAL HOME

Alastair's eyes return to human. He walks up to the chain. One of the Demons hands him a shotgun and leaves. Alastair checks the shotgun, then aims at Dean and fires then he disintegrates.

"Rock salt's not so much fun anymore, is it?" Alastair Says

Sam glares at Alastair angrily. Then Dean reappears.

"Alastair. You bastard." Dean Says

"Well, go on. Why don't you try some of your mojo on me now, hotshot?" Alastair Says

Dean glances at Sam, and Sam fumes.

"It's hard to get it up when you're not wearing your meat, huh?" Alastair Says

"Go to hell." Sam Says

"Ah, if only I could. But they just keep sending me back up to this arctic craphole." Alastair Says

"To kill death?" Dean Says

"No, to kill death twice. It takes two to break a seal. I figured another one would show up, though. They're like lemmings." Alastair Says

Alastair pumps the shotgun and fires. Sam disintegrates and He comes back up to the chain.

"By the way, it's, uh, good to see you again, Dean." Alastair Says

"You can shoot us all you want, but you can't kill us." Dean Says

Sam reappears, his arms wrapped around his torso.

"Ah, that so?" Alastair Says

MOTEL ROOM

Pamela is still sitting in the chair between the beds with Dean & Sam bodies. Something creaks in the room. Pamela looks around. She stands up and goes over to the door, bolting and chaining it. A window is open, the curtain blowing.

FUNERAL HOME

Alastair is holding a scythe, turning it over in his hands.

"Anyhoo..., Moon's in the right spot. The board is set. Let's get started, shall we?" Alastair Says

"You're gonna kill a reaper with that? It's little on the nose, don't you think?" Dean Says

"Is it? An old friend lent it to me. You know, he doesn't really ride a pale horse? But he does have three amigos." Alastair Says

Alastair goes over to the Reapers.

"And they're just jonesing for the apocalypse." Alastair Says

He kneels next to the old man Reaper.

"It pays to have friends in low places." Alastair Says

He grabs the Reaper by the collar and hauls him up.

"Don't you think?" Alastair Says

Alastair puts the scythe behind the Reaper's neck.

"Hic cruor messorius, illud sigillum, quod luciferem reverendum obstringit, aperiat ut resurgat!" Alastair Says

Alastair pulls the scythe. White-blue light. He lowers the dead Reaper to the floor. Alastair straightens up.
Sam looks up and there's a chandelier hanging above the reaper trap.

Alastair steps over the dead Reaper and grabs Tessa by the shoulder, holding the scythe to her neck. She's awake. Sam glances between Dean and the chandelier.

"Stop!" Tessa Says As Dean stares at the chandelier and concentrates.

"Hic cruor messorius—" Alastair Says As Sam stares at the chandelier and concentrates.

MOTEL ROOM

Pamela closes the window. She goes into the middle of the room, then approaches a curtain.

"I know you're here. What's the matter, you reeking son of a bitch? You afraid of a skirt?" Pamela Says

She rips back the curtain, and the bathroom is empty. Pamela leaves the bathroom. A Demon is waiting just outside. She senses him and runs to Sam, leaning over him.

"Vis, vis, vis!" Pamela Says

The Demon grabs Pamela and drags her up. She kicks at him. He grabs her ankle and hauls, kicking the chair away.

"Son of a bitch!" Pamela Says

FUNERAL HOME

No time has passed since cutting away from Alastair.

"—illud sigillum, quod luciferem reverendum obstringit—"

The chandelier is shaking with the force Sam and Dean are applying. Tessa watches them.

"aperiat ut"

The chandelier falls.

"resurgat!" Alastair Says

The chandelier lands on a corner of the reaper trap, breaking it. Tessa vanishes. She reappears at the candle stand and unhooks the chain.

"Bye-bye." Dean Says As He, Tessa, and Sam vanish.

STREET

Tessa and Dean appear, They look around.

"Where's your brother?" Tessa Says

"I'll go find him. You get out of here." Dean Says

MOTEL ROOM

Pamela and the Demon fight. Pamela gets loose of the demon and leans over Sam.

"Animum vult decipi, ergo—" Pamela Says

The Demon grabs Pamela and throws her across the room, knocking over candles and the coffeemaker. Pamela sits up. The Demon pulls out a knife and stabs Pamela in the gut.

Sam sits up and the demon pulls out the knife.

"Pamela!" Sam Says

Sam raises a hand and flings the Demon against the wall. Sam stands and exorcises the Demon with his mind. The host slumps to the floor. Sam turns to Pamela, crouching down to her level. and she is laughing.

"What's so funny?" Sam Asks

"I can't die—not in this town." Pamela Says As She takes her hand away from the injury. There is blood.

"Pamela—" Sam Says

"Quit your worrying, grumpy. How about you make me a drink, huh?" Pamela Says

"You need a doctor." Sam Says

"Make me a drink, Sam." Pamela Says

ALLEY

Dean walks along the alley, looking around.

"You can't run. Dean." Alastair Says

Dean stops and stares and Alastair advances, Dean retreats.

"Not from me. I'm inside that angsty little noggin of yours." Alastair Says As Blue-white lightning strikes. He vanishes.

"What the hell?" Dean Says

"Guess again." Castiel Says

Dean turns around, Castiel is behind him.

"What just happened? You and Sam just saved a seal. We captured Alastair. Dean, this was a victory." Castiel Says

"Well, no thanks to you." Dean Says

"What makes you say that?" Castiel Says

"You were here the whole time?" Dean Says

"Enough of it." Castiel Says

"Well, thanks for your help with the rock salt." Dean Says

"That script on the funeral home—we couldn't penetrate it." Castiel Says

"That was angel-proofing." Dean Says

"Why do you think I recruited you and Sam in the first place?" Castiel Says

"You recruited us?" Dean Says

"That wasn't your friend Bobby who called, Dean. It wasn't Bobby who told Sam about the seal." Castiel Says

"That was you?" Dean Says

Castiel looks down.

"If you want our help, why the hell didn't you just ask?" Dean Says

"Because whatever I ask, you seem to do the exact opposite." Castiel Says

"So, what now, huh? The people in this town, they just gonna start dying again?" Dean Says

"Yes." Castiel Says

"These are good people. What, you think you can make a few exceptions?" Dean Says

"To everything there is a season." Castiel Says

"You made an exception for me." Dean Says

Castiel pauses, then looks at Dean.

"You're different." Castiel Says

After a long pause, Tessa appears next to Dean.

"Dean? I could use your help." Tessa Says As Castiel Disappears.

COLE'S HOUSE

DINING ROOM

Mrs.Griffith is looking at a memory book. There is a picture of Cole, age 3, and a lock of his hair. She turns the page; there is a photo of Her with Cole as a small child. Cole is watching her. She is crying.

"Hey, Cole." Tessa Says

Cole startles and turns around. Tessa is there, wearing a white dress instead of the jeans and black jacket of a moment ago. Dean is behind him.

"Tell your brother thanks for nothing." Cole Says

Dean looks Down, Tessa Sighs

"Look at her, Cole." Tessa

Cole glances at his mother

"Do you see how unhappy she is?" Tessa Says

"That's why I want to stay with her." Cole Says

"As long as she can feel you, she'll be in pain, because she can't let go." Tessa Says

Cole glances back at Tessa & Dean

"Because you won't let go of her." Tessa Says

"Why won't anybody tell me what's on the other side?" Cole Says

"Maybe nobody wants to ruin the surprise." Tessa Says

"That's not an answer." Cole Says

"She won't answer you, Cole. Reapers never do. But trust me. Staying here is a whole lot worse than anything over there." Dean Says

"Why?" Cole Says

"Because one day, your family will be gone, and there'll be nothing left here for you. It's okay to be scared." Dean Says

"I'm not scared." Cole Says

"We're all scared. That's the big secret. We're all scared." Dean Says

"Are you coming?" Cole Asks

"Oh, I'm sure I'll be there sooner than you think." Dean Says

Cole looks back at His Mother. He unfolds his arms and walks toward Tessa. She hugs him, closing her eyes. He melts into her, vanishing in white light.

Mrs.Griffith looks up. She doesn't look as sad. Tessa turns to face Dean.

"Look out for that boy." Dean Says

"Look out for yourself, Dean." Tessa Says

"What do you mean?" Dean Says

"I've been around death from the get-go. You know what I see most? Lies. "He's in a better place." "At least they're together now." You all lie to yourselves, Dean, 'cause like you said, deep down, you're all scared. Stop lying to yourself, Dean." Tessa Says

"What?" Dean Says

"The angels have something good in store for you. A second chance. Really? 'Cause I'm pretty sure, deep down, you know something nasty's coming down the road. Trust your instincts, Dean. There's no such thing as miracles." Tessa Says

"What are you saying?" Dean Asks As Tessa says nothing. A moment later, she is gone.

MOTEL ROOM

Pamela sits on the edge of Dean's bed, one hand to the stab wound, leaning on the other.

"Imum vult decipi, ergo decipiatur. Vis, vis, vis." Dean Says

Pamela gets up to move to the other bed. Sam gets up to help her.

"Hey, we just got to talk to Tessa, that's all. Get her to hold off reaping till we get you better." Sam Says

"I'm pretty sure she's started up again." Pamela Says
As Blood is pouring over Her hand.

Dean takes a deep breath and sits up. Pamela takes a drink. She's breathing hard. Dean looks at Pamela and sees the blood.

"What happened?" Dean Asks

"Dean, where's Tessa?" Sam Asks

"She's..." Dean Says As Pamela takes off her sunglasses.

"Pamela, I'm so sorry." Sam Says

"Stop." Pamela Says

"You don't deserve this." Sam Says

"Yeah, I don't. I told you I didn't want anything to do with this. Do me a favor? Tell that bastard Bobby Singer—to go to hell for ever introducing me to you two in the first place." Pamela Says then she starts coughing.

"Take it easy, Pamela. If it's any consolation, you're going to a better place." Dean Says

"You're lying." Pamela Says

Sam looks at Dean.

"But what the hell, right? Everybody's got to go sometime." Pamela Says

She Motions for Sam to come closer.

"Come here." Pamela Says

Sam leans close and Pamela whispers in his ear.

"I know what you did to that demon, Sam." Pamela Says

"Wha-" Sam Says

"I can feel what's inside of you. If you think you have good intentions, think again." Pamela Says

Pamela starts coughing again. She leans back against the headboard, a trickle of blood coming out of her mouth, and is still.

"Pamela?" Sam Says As Pamelas head slides down.

"Pamela!" Dean Says

"Pamela!" Sam Says

"What did she say to you?" Dean Asks as Sam looks away.