TELEVISION STUDIO
A hand in front of the camera is counting down. A woman wearing a suit sits in a chair facing the camera.
"...Business Watch, with our own Gloria Jane."
"Thanks, Phil. And now we turn our attention to agriculture, where an unlikely personality has now come on to the scene in a major way." Gloria Says
We see several video camera views of the scene: Gloria facing the camera, She and Dick Roman sitting opposite each other, and Dick is facing the camera.
"Richard Roman, a CEO whose company dominates the defense and aviation sectors, not to mention being a giant in the motivational-speaking world." Gloria Says
"What can I say, Gloria? I'm a multitasker." Dick Says
"Clearly. And now you've recently purchased controlling stock in Sucrocorp – among the world's leading manufacturers in high-fructose corn syrup. It's a pleasure to have you with us, Richard." Gloria Says
"Please. "Dick." He Says
"So, tell us, Dick, why the recent fascination with big foods?" Gloria Asks
"Well, it's no secret we all love to eat, but now Sucrocorp will focus on eating well." Dick Says
"Help me connect the dots. How will pumping sweeteners into our system make us healthier?" Gloria Asks
"One word – purity. We're dialing back the additives to deliver the highest quality all-American product you people deserve. America is for go-getters, folks who get off their butts and make it happen. And we need you just as healthy as you can be. Which is why we are diving whole hog into what keeps Americans living longer... and tasting better." Dick Says
While He speaks, we see an overweight man dressed in shorts and a singlet, sitting on a sofa eating snack food from a bag while watching television
A man in a convenience store slowly chewing a sugar-coated pastry while watching the Dick Roman interview on the store's television, A group of men watching the interview on television.
"You do, of course, mean to say the food will be tasting better." Gloria Says
"That's exactly what I mean." Dick Says
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TELEVISION STUDIO
Gloria is looking at the video screens with a producer. "Yeah, very good."
Dick Roman hands his microphone to an assistant. Susan walks up to Dick Roman and puts a briefcase on the desk in front of him.
"Your 11 a.m. is waiting in the conference room." Susan Says
"Thank you, Susan." He opens the briefcase and takes out The Word of God, Susan smiles slightly and turns away. "Susan... Are we still looking for a rep in mainstream media?" Dick Says
"Yes, we are." Susan Says
"Wunderbar. Put a replace order on Gloria there." Dick Says
"And with the corpse?" Susan Asks
"Call Chef Fieri. I feel like barbecue." Dick Says
OFFICE
Edgar is seated at a table opposite someone, Dick Roman enters.
"Kevin. Dick. I'm very excited to meet you." Dick Says
Kevin, with his mouth taped shut and his hands tied behind his back, is seated across the table from Edgar.
"You nervous? Don't be. I'm your biggest fan."He rips the tape off Kevin's mouth. "I brought you a present." He opens his briefcase and takes out the Word of God. "What's that say, Kev?" Dick Says
"I don't know." Kevin Says
"Cute. Edgar?" Edgar takes out a knife and walks over to Kevin as he whimpers. "Easy, Edgar. Don't scare the boy."
Edgar cuts the binding on Kevin's hands. "You know, I've checked, Kevin. Number one in your class, winner of the Chad Kennedy top young scientist prize – all that on top of being Keeper of the Word. You're a clever young man." He takes a laptop out of his briefcase, opens it and slides it towards Kevin. "I'm confident you'll make the right choice here. But I see this is a negotiation." He takes an envelope out of his briefcase. "Well, I will sweeten... the pot." Dick Says
"What is it?" Kevin Asks As he picks up the envelope and opens it.
"My sources tell me you're applying to Princeton. Letter of recommendation like that from a man like me – done." Dick Says
"I can't do it." Kevin Says
"I admire your gumption, kid. But I still think there's some wiggle room here. I tell you what – let's kick it up a notch. See if I can't change your mind. Edgar, that live feed up yet?" Kevin Says
"Course." Edgar Says
He hits a button on a remote and footage of someone holding a knife to Mrs.Tran throat appears on a large screen.
"Ma? Mom?!" Kevin Says
"Well, I think this negotiation is concluded."Kevin whimpers in distress. "You drive a hard bargain, kid." Dick Says
RUFUS' CABIN
A red car is parked outside, Sam is typing on his laptop at the table as Corinna is eating something from a bowl. Dean and Elena is sitting on the sofa, He's reading the notebook in which Kevin translated the Word of God as Elena research's on her laptop.
"Okay, I have read this more times than the Playboy I found in Dad's duffel." Dean Says
"Anna Nicole?" Sam Says
"Anna Nicole. Oh, the good – they die young, huh?"
Sam exhales and smiles/grimaces. " Look, we can read this till our eyes bleed. It ain't getting any clearer." Dean Says
"Then what's your take genius." Corinna Says
"Yeah what does it mean?" Elena Asks
"Uh... Cut off the head, and the body will flounder." Dean Says
"Yeah." Corinna Says
"Okay. Well, I think we all agree that, uh, the head is Dick. Right?" Dean Says
"Right." Sam & Elena Says
"So, bottom line is, we go grab the stuff, and we mix ourselves a weapon. End of story." He takes a drink from a beer bottle.
"Look, I'm all for killing Dick. I'm just saying, what then? I mean, what about the rest of the Leviathan? What, are they gonna just... drop dead?" Sam Says
"I don't know. Maybe." Dean Says
"Maybe? "Maybe" is good enough for you right now?" Sam Says
"One problem at a time, all right." Dean Says
"Okay Dean, But it's not a crazy idea to try and figure out what the catch is before we go crashing the gate." Elena Says
"Maybe this is the catch. God's not telling us every detail. You know? The word is from God. I don't know how much better it's gonna get." Dean Says
Bobby is standing behind the sofa watching them,
Dean brushing his teeth in the bathroom. As he spits into the sink, the mirror above him mists over. When Dean exhales, his breath is visible. He turns around.
"Hey, Bobby. How you feeling?" Dean Asks
"Stronger than ever. Now, while you four have been chasing your tails, I've been thinking on that weapon." Bobby Says
"Wait a second. Don't you think you should be saving your strength?" Dean Says
"For what?" Bobby Asks
"I'm just saying you might want to slow down. You don't look so hot." Dean Says
"I'm in the Veil. My Brad Pitt days are over. Now, the kid says that the only way to kill Leviathan is with a bone washed in the three bloods of the fallen. It's got to be from a human as light and good as the Leviathan are hungry and dark." Bobby Says
"Yeah. Good luck with that." Dean Says
"The rest is doable, and doable now. You've already got the fallen angel blood. Now, next up is blood from the ruler of fallen humanity. Now, the best I can tell, that's Crowley. Numero tres is the father of fallen beasts." Bobby Says
"Which means...?" Dean Says
"You got to bleed an Alpha." Bobby Says
"But they're all dead. I mean, every one we found, we rounded up for Crowley, and then Cas whammied them all." Dean Says
"Well, then, make this Cas' problem, too." Bobby Says
"Cas ain't exactly in the problem-solving mode, Bobby." Dean Says
"Then Crowley!" Bobby Says
"All right, I get it. I get it." Dean Says
"Do you?!" The mirror behind Dean cracks. "I'm just sayin'. I have faith that you guys will figure it out. Relax. I'm fine. Just got a little carried away." Bobby Says
Sam and Corinna is watching a Sucrocorp video on his laptop, Elena is making a sandwich as Dean walks over and pours himself a shot of whiskey.
"Here at Sucrocorp, your well-being is our number-one priority. Sucrocorp – eat well, live well."
"Little FYI. Bobby's officing out of the john these days." Dean Says
"Uh... awkward." Sam Says
Dean sits down at the table opposite Sam and Corinna.
"Yeah, you're telling me. Uh, he does have some ideas about the weapon, though." Dean Says
"Really? Well, uh, he may be just in time."
Sam turns the laptop around to show Dean an article titled "Roman Acquires Sucrocorp."
"Roman acquires..." What's Sucrocorp?" Dean Asks
"They make food additives, namely high-fructose corn syrup. That crap is in – well, it's in just about everything – um, soda, sauces, bread." Sam Says
"Don't say "pie." Dean Says
"Definitely pie." Corinna Says
"Bastards. So now what? Roman's moved past restaurants?" Dean Says
"And into grocery stores, Gas n' Sips, vending machines." Elena Says
"What can we do about it?" Dean Asks
"Short of going Al Qaeda on their trucks and plants, there's nothing we can do about it." Sam Says
The laptop closes and Sam, Corinna, Dean and Elena jump.
"Dad?" Elena Says
"Like I said, uh, Bobby's got some ideas." Dean Says
Moments Dean is putting a bowl down on a table that is set up with chalk symbols, a bottle of blood and candles. He slices his hand with a pocketknife and drips his blood into the bowl.
"Et ad congregandum eos coram me." Elena Says
Sam lights a match and tosses it into the bowl as Flames rise up from the bowl and Crowley appears.
"Hello, boys." Crowley Says
OFFICE
Kevin is typing on the laptop, next to which are the Word of God and Dick Roman recommendation letter, Dick stands behind him.
"That's some bracing prose you're putting down there, Kevin. You all done?" Dick Asks
"Um-hmm." Kevin Nods
"You've done well. Princeton will be lucky to have you." Dick Says
"What about my mom?" Kevin Asks
"Make the call." Dick Says As Edgar takes out his phone and makes a call.
"Release her. But stress the consequences of talking." Edgar Says
"Kevin, I'm gonna request the pleasure of your company a tad longer...You, on the other hand, I need to drop in on an old friend." Dick Says
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RUFUS' CABIN
"So, that's what all the "rumble, rumble" was about. Who translated it for you?" Crowley Says
"Never mind. You gonna give us the blood or not?" Dean Asks
"Happily. But not quite yet. I'm all for chopping Dick, but I can't have you running around with a vial of my blood, now, can I? You know the sheer number of nefarious spells my enemies can use that blood for?" Crowley Says
"Well, then when?" Dean Says
"Last. After you've got all the other components. Most difficult, the angel part, I'm assuming. Given your role in their little apocalypse, I can't imagine the choirboys upstairs are wetting their vestments to do you – what's the word? – a solid. Unless, of course, you have an angel up your sleeve." Crowley Says
"Well, that'd be convenient, but, uh, no." Elena Says
"Okay Bambi." Crowley Says
"Don't worry about it. We'll get the angel blood one way or another. We just need you to be ready next time we call." Sam Says
"Fine. Oh, here's a tip. I have it on good authority there's one Alpha still among us." Crowley Says
"Whose authority?" Dean Asks
"Mine. Wily character, that Alpha vampire. Somehow made good his prison break before Cas went nuclear on the place." Crowley Says
"And you know this how?" Corinna Asks
"Keep your friends close, your enemies, blah blah. Needless to say, I keep tabs. He moves around quite a bit. But I have an inkling I know where to start the Easter-egg hunt. Happy trails." Crowley Says Then disappears.
"Okay. Where, jackass?!" Dean Says
Flames rise on the table. As they die down, we see that words have been carved into the table.
"Hoople, North Dakota." Sam Says
"Piece of paper would have worked." Elena Says
HOOPLE GAS N' SIP
Dean is leaning next to the trunk of the car as it fills with gas, Sam is leaning against the passenger side.
"Hey." Sam Says
He makes a motion with his hand to indicate drinking from a flask. Dean takes the flask out of his jacket pocket and puts it in the car. He then hangs up the gas pump and he and Sam walk towards the store.
"He seem angry?" Sam Asks
"Angry? Of course he's angry. If you were Bobby, wouldn't you be?" Dean Says
"But was he showing signs of fatigue, like – like fritzing?" Sam Asks
"No, actually, it was just the opposite. He said he never felt stronger." Dean Says
"That's what I was afraid of." Sam Says
Inside The gas station, Corinna and Elena are searching for healthy food for them to eat then Sam and Dean join them.
"Look guys the stronger he gets, the closer he comes to going full vengeful spirit. That's reality. We need to talk about what we're going to do with him." Sam Says
"Whoa wait do with him?" Elena Says
"Yeah." Sam Says
"Three weeks ago, you were – you were talking how this could work. And now – now you want to go Kevorkian on his ass?" Elena Says
"I'm just saying that the lore doesn't have a single real-life example of Casper the Friendly Ghost. It's all basically poltergeists until a hunter comes along..." Sam Says
"Yeah, well, the lore sucks." Elena Says
"I'm talking pure hatred, Elena. No humanity. I mean, he could... kill... possess people. I mean, Bobby could burn this friggin' building down. Look, if he goes off the rails –" Sam Says
"Hey." Corinna Says
"What?" They Says
"Check out that guy over there. He seem a little out of it to you?" Corinna Asks
They look at a man who is pumping mustard onto a hot dog.
"Huh." Dean Says
"I-I don't know. Maybe." Sam Says
"What about Paula Deen over here?" Dean Says
They look at a woman who is staring at a refrigerator containing beer.
"Yeah, they – they look like, uh..." Elena Says
The man is still pumping mustard onto his hot dog. Another man is slurping a giant slushie through a straw.
"...like those Turducken people. It's starting." He picks up a can and reads the ingredients. "It's the corn syrup. Everything in the store is laced with it." Sam Says
"Everything?" The first man continues to pump mustard onto his hot dog. "Hey, man, I'm gonna go into toxic shock, okay? I-I... I need my road food." Dean Says
"That's what Roman is banking on." Sam Says
"Hey. Hey." He holds up a pie in a plastic container. "This one says "natural." Th-th-that means it's safe. Right?" Dean Says As Elena puts the pie back on the shelf.
"I hate to break it to you, but corn syrup is natural, technically." Elena Says
"Well, then what the hell are we supposed to eat?" Dean Asks
Sam holds up a basket containing bananas and bottled water while Corinna and Elena holds up some more fruits and veggies in another basket.
LARGE HOUSE
Dean is looking through binoculars from the driver's seat of the parked car.
"It's totally dark. I can't see inside." Dean Says
Sam is in the passenger seat and Bobby in the back seat with Corinna and Elena.
"Well, should we wait for daylight?" Sam Says
"Hell no, we're not waiting. I'll scout it. See if we need to bring in the big guns." Bobby Says
"I don't know." Bobby flickers and disappears. "Look, Bobby..." Sam Says
"And he's gone." Corinna Says
Sam and Dean look at the back seat, Dean looks at the house through binoculars again. Bobby reappears.
"Well what did you find?" Elena Asks
"Okay. Place is clear. But there's something you're gonna want to see." Bobby Says
The four hunters and Bobby enter a large room. Dean, Sam, Elena and Corinna are carrying machetes. Three bodies are laid out on a table.
"Careful." Dean Says
He leans over to look at one of the bodies, which has pointed teeth and is badly burned around the mouth and neck. The next body is also badly burned in the lower half of its face.