falling like the stars, sam winchester [ 3 ]

036. trust issues

Miranda is turned around in the seat and bribing the kids so they stop fighting while Sam is on the phone.

"Yeah. And you're certain? You sure? Okay. Great. Just, uh, just hang tight till you hear from me, okay?" Sam tells the person. Dean gets in the car with drinks and food.

"Who is it?" Dean asks and Sam holds a finger up to him.

"No, listen to me. I said hang tight." Sam sternly says before hanging up. "We got to get."

"Can I at least finish my burger?" Dean asks.

"We got a vamp kill, Dean -- Carencro, Louisiana." Sam says.

"Huh. It's been a while since I've had some etouffee. Who's the source?"

"Martin Creaser."

Dean pauses.

"Sorry. For a minute there, I thought you said Martin Creaser." Dean remarks, but Sam doesn't deny it. "Crazy Martin from the loony bin?"

"Glendale Springs discharged him last month." Sam says.

"And? Shouldn't he be assembling toys in a padded room? What's he doing back on the job?"

"I asked him."

"You what?"

"Look, he called me when he got out, okay? Asked if I had anything for him that might help him ease back into the game. He seemed okay -- mostly -- so I said yes. I've had him tracking Benny for the past week."

"You put "mostly okay" Martin on Benny? What is "mostly okay" doing hunting at all?"

"Not hunting, Dean -- tracking. Observe and report only. I was crystal clear about that."

"Wow. I can't believe that."

"Really, Dean? You don't believe that? Because Benny's a vampire. And any hunter worth his salt isn't gonna let one just walk around freely."

"You mean the same way we let Lenora walk around freely? Or the same way you let a kitsune walk around freely? Guess you don't know shit, then." Miranda comments.

Sam's jaw locks, the two having a short staring contest before Sam looks away.

"Look, I had Martin keep tabs on him. And right now, it's looking like I made the right call." Sam says, quirking an eyebrow at his wife.

"So Martin's saying Benny did this?" Dean asks.

"Yeah." Sam nods.

"Okay." Dean says after a moment.

"Okay?" Sam asks.

"If Benny's in Louisiana draining folks... we should look into it."

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Miranda carries Serena to Martin's room, Sam holding onto Carly and Wyatt's hands. Miranda goes to knock on the door, but it opens, Martin standing there.

"You said look for an eruption." He tells Sam. "How's Mount Vesuvius?" They go into the room and Martin shuts the door. "I got into town about a week ago. Up until last night, nothing. He's been clean."

"Doing what?" Dean asks.

"Just minding his own business. Working at the gumbo shack." Martin says.

"Benny's working at the gumbo shack?" Dean asks.

"Yeah. Slinging hash, pouring coffee -- the whole bit. And he may be Benny to you. Folks around here call him Roy." Martin says.

"Okay, well, we've faked identities before. Hell, Sam's bar co-workers didn't even know Carly and I existed." Miranda shrugs.