"You know what? I'm sick of this attitude. You don't think I wanna find Dad as much as you do?"
"Yeah, I know you do, it's just—"
"Mae and I are the ones that have been with him every single day for the past two years, while you've been off to college going to pep rallies. We will find Dad, but until then, we're gonna kill everything bad between here and there. Okay?"
Sam rolled his eyes. Wendy walked by. Dean smiled at her, then looked at his daughter who had fallen asleep.
"All right, Lake Manitoc. Hey!" Sam called.
Dean returned his attention to Sam. "Huh?"
"How far?"
Round and Round by Ratt began to play.
EXT. ROAD – DAY
The Impala passed a clothesline with white sheets.
EXT. BRIDGE – DAY
The Impala crossed a bridge and passed someone fishing off same.
EXT. ROAD – DAY
The Impala drove past a sign that read "Welcome to Lake Manitoc WI."
EXT. CARLTON HOUSE – DAY
The Impala pulled up in front of the Carlton house.
The Impala's engine stopped.
Dean, holding Kit, knocked on the door. Will Carlton opened it.
"Will Carlton?" Dean guessed.
"Yeah, that's right," Will replied.
"I'm Agent Ford. This is Agent Hamil. Pardon the baby. We're with the US Wildlife Service." He held up an ID.
EXT. LAKE – DAY
Bill Carlton was sitting on a bench on the dock. Will brought Sam and Dean around to see him.
"She was about a hundred yards out," Will told them. "That's where she got dragged down."
"And you're sure she didn't just drown?" Dean asked.
"Yeah. She was a varsity swimmer. She practically grew up in that lake. She was as safe out there as in her own bathtub."
"So no splashing? No signs of distress?" Sam questioned.
"No, that's what I'm telling you."
"Did you see any shadows in the water?" Dean wondered. "Maybe some dark shape breach the surface?"
"No. Again, she was really far out there."
"You ever see any strange tracks by the shoreline?"
"No, never. Why? Why, what do you think's out there?"
"We'll let you know as soon as we do." Dean headed back to the car.
"What about your father?" Sam wondered, causing Dean to stop and turn back. "Can we talk to him?"
Will turned to look at Bill, then turned back. "Look, if you don't mind, I mean... he didn't see anything and he's kind of been through a lot."
"We understand."
Sam and Dean went to the car. Dean buckled Kit into her car seat.
INT. POLICE STATION – DAY
Sheriff Jake Devins spoke to Sam and Dean. "Now, I'm sorry, but why does the Wildlife Service care about an accidental drowning?"
"You sure it's accidental?" Sam shot back. "Will Carlton saw something grab his sister."
"Like what?"
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Lavender's Blue
Mystery / ThrillerA father and his newborn daughter set on a quest of sorts to find his father. Along the way, they recruit his brother. Together, they travel the back roads, hunting things that go bump in the night, trying to make the world a little safer. It's no...
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