sparks fly, sam winchester [ 2 ]

032. america's first serial killer

Dean pulls up to the roadhouse, the three getting out of the car.

"Los Angeles, California." Dean states.

"What's in L.A.?" Sam asks.

"Young girl's been kidnapped by an evil cult." Dean says.

"Yeah? Girl got a name?" Sam asks.

"Katie Holmes." Dean answers.

"That's funny." Sam laughs. "And for you, so bitchy."

They hear screaming and breaking glass from inside the roadhouse.

"Of course, on the other hand -- catfight." Dean says. They go into the roadhouse, finding Jo and Ellen by the pool tables and fighting.

"I am your mother, I don't have to be reasonable!" Ellen shouts.

"You can't keep me here!" Jo yells.

"Oh, don't you bet on that, sweetie." Ellen says.

"What are you going to do, are you going to chain me up in the basement?" Jo questions.

"You know what, you've had worse ideas than that recently. Hey, you don't wanna stay, don't stay. Go back to school."

"I didn't belong there! I was a freak with a knife collection."

"Yeah, and getting yourself killed on some dusty back road, that's where you belong?!" Ellen turns to see the Winchesters. "Boys, Miranda, bad time."

"Yes, ma'am." Sam says.

"Yeah, we rarely drink before ten anyway." Dean says.

"Wait. I wanna know what they think about this." Jo says.

"I don't care what they think!" Ellen yells.

"Are you guys open?" The father of a family of four ask, his wife standing next to them and they have two young children.

"Yes!"
"No!"

"We'll just... check out the Arby's down the road." The dad says, the family leaving. The phone rings and Jo glares at it then at Ellen.

Ellen marches over and answers the phone.

"Harvelle's."

"Three weeks ago, a young girl disappears from a Philadelphia apartment." Jo holds out a file folder to Dean. "Take it, it won't bite."

"No, but your mom might." Dean mutters. Jo continues to hold the folder out and Dean reluctantly takes it.

"And this girl wasn't the first. Over the past 80 years, six women have vanished. All from the same building, all young blondes." Jo states. "Only happens every decade or two so cops never eyeball the pattern. So we're either dealing with one very old serial killer or--"

"Who put this together? Ash?" Dean asks.

"I did it myself." Jo says. Dean hums, impressed.

"I gotta admit. We hit the road for a lot less." Sam says.

"Good. You like the case so much, you take it." Ellen says.

"Mom!" Jo protests.

"Joanna Beth, this family has lost enough. And I won't lose you too. I just won't." Ellen states.

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The three get into the apartment of the last missing woman.

"I feel kind of bad, snaking Jo's case." Sam says.

"Yeah. Maybe she put together a good file. But could you see her out here working one of these things? I don't think so." Dean comments.

"Yeah? Why's that, Dean?" Miranda questions.