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[ chapter nineteen, provenance ]
THEN
Previously on Beasts and Strangers
22 years ago
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From "Pilot" (1x01)
The Winchesters' suburban home.
Mary runs up the stairs and into Sam's nursery.
"Sammy! Ronnie!"
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John shoved Sam and Veronica, forcing him to take the younger into his arms
"Take your brother and sister outside as fast as you can and don't look back! Go!" Dean ran downstairs with Them. John looked back.
Mary burns on the ceiling.
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THEIR MOTHER MYSTERIOUSLY DIED
From "Wendigo" (1x02)
Sam was having a nightmare in the Impala
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NOW FOUR HUNTERS
From "Phantom Traveler" (1x04)
Sam, Dean, Rachel and Veronica stood in their formal clothing holding up their homeland security badges
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From "Pilot" (1x01)
In Sam's apartment, Dean spoke to Sam and Jess "Dad's on a hunting trip."
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Outside the motel room, Dean and Veronica were outside, playing lookout, until Sam reached out of the room to grab one of each shoulder and yanked them inside
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In Sam's apartment, Dean spoke to Sam and Jess "And he hasn't been home in a few days."
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ARE ON A QUEST FOR ANSWERS
In the Jericho county Sheriff's office, the Sheriff throws down John's journal.
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From "Wendigo" (1x02)
Dean knelt in front of Veronica and Sam, holding Johns journey "This is Dad's single- -most valuable possession-everything he knows about every evil thing is in here. And he's passed it on to us... I think he wants us to pick up where he left off."
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From "Dead in the Water" (1x03)
Peter's ghost grabbed Lucas and pulled him into the lake
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Dean: (voice over from Wendigo 1x02) "You know, Saving people"
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From "Phantom Traveler" (1x04)
"Terribilis Deus de sanctuario suo."
Rachel continued the exorcism, her hair in her face as she looked worriedly at the boys
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Dean: (voice over from Wendigo 1x02) "Hunting things"
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From "Pilot" (1x01)
Veronica, Sam and Dean sprinted away from the Impala possessed by Constance, the woman in white
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From "Wendigo" (1x02)
Dean looked at Veronica and Sam "The family business."
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From "Bloody Mary" (1x05)
Dean slammed his crowbar into the mirror
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From "Wendigo" (1x03)
As soon as Sam looked over, the two not noticing of course, Andrea stepped forward and leaned in, planting a gentle kiss on Veronica's lips. Veronica's eyes widened then slowly closed as she placed her hands gently on Andrea's waist. Sam's eyes widened as he tapped Dean's shoulder. Dean's eyes widened but his expression soon turned to a smirk. Andrea pulled away and looked at Veronica
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In the car, Veronica finally snapped
"Alright fine! Fine! I'm.. I am... not attracted to guys I- I don't.. I don't like..." she breathed in "I am gay! You happy Dean?! I'm gay!"
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From "Asylum" (1x10)
Veronica, Sam, Rachel and Dean were walking together in the Asylum
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From "Wendigo" (1x02)
Dean looked at Veronica and Sam
"No." Sam told them "I gotta find Dad. It's the only thing I can think about."
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From "Nightmare" (1x14)
The Impala sped down the road
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NOW
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New Paltz, New York
Rich house - Night
There was an old painting of an historical family. A young couple were in formal attire in their lounge room, adjusting the painting of the children, one girl holding a little doll. Nearby was a table with a lamp and a straight razor. A man continued adjusting the frame
"Okay, right about there." he said. The woman giggled as she came to stand by him.
"I can't believe we actually bought this thing." She confessed
"There's a reason charity auctions have an open bar." The man joked. They stared at it for a momen
"Don't you think..." The woman paused to think "I don't know, it's kinda creepy?"
"It's okay" The man said, fondling her back and pulling down the zip of her dress "I'll keep you safe." She turned to face him, smirking
"Maybe you're the one I oughta be scared of..." she teased. The two kissed for a long moment. "Let's go upstairs."
"Give me two minutes to lock up." The man told her. She kissed him lingeringly. The man smirked "Give me one minute."
He pinched her behind, she squealed and ran upstairs. The eyes of the father in the painting followed her, then his head turned to watch the Man lock up. The Man looked around as if he hears a noise, then continued to key the security code in.
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Stairs
Someone was moving slowly up the stairs.
"If you don't hurry up I'm gonna start without you!" The woman called
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Bedroom
A shadow appeared in the bedroom doorway and she smiled. A gust of wind blows out her bedside candle.
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Staircase
The Man moved up the stairs, undoing his trousers.
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Bedroom
He entered the darkened room.
"Babe, get the lights. I can't see a thing." He threw his shirt aside and knelt on the bed; there was a squishing noise. "You spill something?" He asked, leaning to turn on the bedside lamp. His hand was dripping with blood "Ann?" She was lying on the bed covered in blood, throat slit and eyes open and staring. "Ann? ANN!!" He fell backwards onto the floor, freaking out. A shadow appeared over him. He turned to look and began screaming.
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Supernatural : Beasts and Strangers
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BAR
Dean and Rachel were kissing by the bar.
Veronica and a young Woman lean close together at a different part of the bar.
"Seven, Four, Two Zero." The woman told her
"Seven, Four, Two, Zero." Veronica repeated, keying into her phone "All right, you're in there. Perfect. So is that Brandi with a 'y' or an 'i'?" Sam was sat at a table strewn with papers. He gestured to Veronica, who gave him a 'wait' gesture as she laughs at something the Woman whispers. Sam gestured again and Veronica's smile drops. "All right, listen, I gotta go." she said "Hold that thought, I'll be right back, okay?" She grabbed Dean by the collar, forcing him and Rachel apart and pulled them over to Sam. They all huffed and sat down at the table
"All right, I think I got something." Sam told them
"Oh yeah, me too." Veronica said, glancing back at the bar "I think we need to take a little shore leave, just a little bit." Rachel rolled her eyes and Dean smiled at his sister, proudly "What do you think, huh? I'm so in the door with this one."
"So what are we today Veronica?" Rachel asked "I mean, are we rock stars, are we army rangers?"
"Reality TV scouts," Veronica explained with a grin "looking for people with special skills." Rachel smirked happily and put out her hand. Dean sighed and begrudgingly gave her $20. Sam laughed and Veronica shrugged "I mean hey, it's not that far off right?" Sam nodded and she leaned over to him "By the way, she's got a friend over there. Possibly hook you up. What do you think?" Sam rolled his eyes and shook his head
"Veronica, no thanks, I can get my own dates." he said. Dean nodded
"Yeah, you can, but you don't." He told him. Sam gave him a look
"What is that supposed to mean?" he asked "You know, I don't see you picking on Veronica for the amount of people she sleeps with"
"That's because mine is above zero" Veronica said. Sam glared at her, unamused. She sighed and out her arms up in defeat
"What you got?" Rachel asked, changing the subject. Sam looked at her thankfully
"Mark and Ann Telesca of New Paltz, New York were both found dead in their own home, a few days ago." Sam explained "Throats were slit. There were no prints, no murder weapons, all..." Veronica is distracted, continuing to check out women in the bar. Dean and Rachel were distracted by each other, playing footsie "Guys!" They, all at once, turned back to him. Sam sighed "No prints, no murder weapons, all doors and window locked from the inside."
"Could just be a garden variety murder you know," Dean suggested "not our department."
"No." Sam shook his head "Dad says different."
"What do you mean?" Rachel asked. Sam turned the journal to face them
"Dad noted three murders in the Same area of upstate New York." he said, pointing at map "First one here in 1912, second one right here in 1945, and the third in 1970, the Same M.O. as the Telescas. Their throats were slit, doors were locked from the inside. Now so much time had passed between murders that nobody checked the pattern, except Dad. He kept his eyes peeled for another one."
"And now we got one." Rachel said. Sam nodded
"All right, I'm with ya." Dean told him "It's worth checking out."
"Yeah" Veronica agreed "We can't pick this up til first thing though, right?" Rachel chuckled
"Yeah." She nodded. Veronica smirked
"Good" she said, heading back to the bar
"Veronica..." Sam trailed off, but she couldn't hear
"Ladies... did you miss me?" she asked
"Well, yeah." Brandy nodded. Veronica chhuckled
"I'm just kidding." she said "Listen, I talked to my producer, and it is looking good."
"Great." Brandy nodded "Cool." Sam sniggered and looked back at Rachel
"Okay, she's gone we're going" Dean said.
"What?" Rachel asked "No, come on, we can't leave Sam to mope around at a bar by himself" Sam gave her a look. Dean rolled his eyes and leaned in to whisper something in Rachel's ear. Rachel shifted slightly and stood up "Yeah, okay, we're leaving" she said. Dean smirked and chuckled, standing up too
"What?" Sam questioned "Where?"
"To the car" Rachel said. Sam looked at them oddly. Dean and Rachel stared at him, waiting for him to realise
"You're going to the car together?" Sam asked "Why are you going tog-" Sam suddenly realised "Oohhhh" Rachel an Dean smiled and nodded at him. Sam gave them a disapproving look "In the car? Come on, we basically live in there!" he shook his head. Dean shrugged
"Yeah, well, it's my car" Sam groaned as Rachel lead Dean away. Sam rolled his eyes and sighed.
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STREET - EARLY MORNING
Dean and Rachel were sleeping slouched in the back seats of the Impala, sunglasses on. Sam walked around the car, leaned in and honks the horn. Dean and Rachel jumped a foot. Sam sat in the drivers seat and Veronica sat in the passenger seat, laughing.
"Man, that is so not cool." Dean mumbled, adjusting his sunglasses
"I just swept the Telescas with EMF." Sam said "It's clean. And last night, while you two were....well...out..." Rachel smirked
"Good times."
"Sam checked the history of the house." Veronica said, having also been out "Nothing strange about the Telescas.
"All right, so if it's not the people and it's not the house, then maybe it's the contents." Dean suggested "Cursed object or something."
"The house is clean." Sam said
"Yeah I know, you said that." Rachel nodded
"No, we mean it's empty." Veronica explained "No furniture, nothing."
"Where's all their stuff?"
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PARKING LOT
There was a line of expensive cars, Including one with the number plate "The Krip" and ending on a dust covered Impala, which looked very out of place next to all the fancy new cars.
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Inside
A bunch of upper class people were mingling as classical violin music played.
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AUCTION HOUSE
Sam, Veronica, Rachel and Dean wandered around, looking rather out of place in their casual, rough clothing. Dean took finger food from a tray. One man especially watched them pass then excused himself from his companion and moved toward them.
"Consignment auctions, estate sales." Dean stared. He looked over at Rachel "Looks like a garage sale for Wasps if you ask me." She rolled her eyes as Dean took more food from a tray on a table as the Man moved up behind them.
"Can I help you?" He asked. Dean looked him up and down and then put more food in his mouth. Rachel folded her arms
"I'd like some champagne please." He stared, putting on a posh voice. Rachel slapped his arm
"He's not a waiter." She sharply said. Dean cocked an eyebrow as Sam held out his hand to the Man.
"I'm Sam Connors." The Man just looked at him, not moving. Sam moved the hand he was holding out to point at Dean.
"That's my brother Dean, my sister Veronica and this is Rachel." He pointed to each of them as he spoke "We're art dealers, with Connors Limited." The man stared at them in disbelief
"You. Are...art dealers." Veronica nodded
"That's right." She said. The man cleared his throat
"I'm Daniel Blake, this is my auction house." He explained "Now ladies, gentlemen, this is a private showing, and I don't remember seeing you on the guest list."
"We're there, chuckles, you just need to take another look." Dean said. A waiter walked past with drinks on a tray.
"Oh. Finally." Dean swiped one of the drinks from the tray. He turned back to Blake, sniffs the glass, raised his eyebrows then turned and walked away. Rachel, Sam and Veronica hastily followed, shooting Dean dirty looks.
Sam, Veronica, Rachel and Dean check out the items for auction and are drawn to the painting of the family.
"I fine example of American Primitive wouldn't you say?" The woman asked.
Sam, Veronica, Rachel and Dean turn to see a sleek, classy, extremely good looking young woman in a black dress coming down a spiral staircase. Veronica stared at her as she turned her back while taking the final part of the stairs. Sam turned back to look at the painting again and Veronica, oogling, slaps Sam on the back and continued staring.
"Well I'd say it's more Grant Wood than Grandma Moses." Veronica told her "But you knew that, you just wanted to see if I did." The woman looked impressed
"Guilty. And clumsy." She smiled "I apologize. I'm Sarah Blake."
"I'm Veronica. This is my twin brother Sam" Sam smiled "and that's Rachel and that is my...." she looked over at Dean, stuffing his face as Rachel scolded him "older brother, Dean." Dean continued to stuff his face from passing trays. Rachel slapped his shoulder and gave him a look
"Dean." He looked over at Sarah "Can we get you some more mini-quiche?" Dean shook his head
"I'm good, thanks." He smiled. Rachel pinched the bridge of her nose. Sarah nodded and turned back to Veronica
"So, can I help you with something?" She asked
"Yeah, actually." Veronica began "What can you tell us about the Telesca estate?"
"The whole thing's pretty grisly if you ask me, selling your things this soon." Sarah confessed "But Dad's right about one thing, sensationalism brings out the crowds. Even the rich ones."
"Is it possible to see the provenances?" Veronica asked. Sam gave her a look
"I'm afraid there isn't any chance of that." Blake said, coming up behind them
"Why not?" Sam questioned
"You're not on the guest list." Blake answered "And I think it's time to leave." Rachel looked over all fed up. Dean raised an eyebrow as Rachel cleared her throat, standing up straight
"Well we don't have to be told twice." She said, putting on her posh voice this time. As Sam and Veronica tuned to glare, Dean smirked and nodded proudly
"What she said" he pointed at Rachel, speaking in his posh voice
"Apparently you do."
"Okay. It's all right." Veronica said, Sam nodded "We don't want any trouble. We'll go.l"
Dean and Rachel raised their eyebrows and walked off. Sam sighed and followed after them. Veronica and Sarah exchange a long look before she follows. Sarah looked at her father
"Dad that was just rude."
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MOTEL
Sam, Veronica, Rachel and Dean approach a room.
"Grant Wood, Grandma Moses?" Dean asked, looking at Veronica
"Yeah, Sam took Art history course and taught me everything her knew." she said. Dean looked over at him and Sam shrugged
"It's good for meeting girls." He said. Rachel chuckled as he opened the door and Dean gave Sam a look.
"It's like I don't even know you" Dean said. They enter the room, the camera stays on the back of the door as it closes.
Their do not disturb door hanger was a silver outline of John Travolta from Saturday Night Fever.
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SAM AND VERONICA'S MOTEL
Disco music accompanied the camera as it pans across a totally over the top retro 70s disco fantasy room. Sam and Veronica look from one side of the room to the other and pause.
"Huh" they murmured together. They moved into the room, dumping their bags.
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LATER
Rachel and Dean had now joined them and were sitting at the table with take out food
"What was... providence?" Dean asked, looking at Veronica
"Prov-e-nance." Veronica corrected. Rachel nodded and snapped at Veronica
"It's a certificate of origin, like a biography, right?" She asked; Veronica nodded. Rachel looked at Dean "Yeah, you know we can use them to check the history of the pieces, see if any of them have a freaky past."
"Huh." Dean nodded "Well, we're not getting anything out of chuckles, but Sarah..." Dean snaps his fingers at Veronica, smirking. Sam chuckled and smirked too
"Yeah, maybe she can get her to write it all down on a cocktail napkin." he joked. Veronica shook her head and Rachel scoffed
"Are you serious?" Rachel asked "Sarah is so out of her league. She'd have a better shot with the three-breasted Martian hooker from Total Recall." Dean laughed
"Okay, now you're just being unrealistic." Dean told her
"No, she's right" Veronica said "Besides, I promised Sam that he could have the next pick up because he's way out of practice. Like WAY out of practice." he rolled his eyes "Seriously, dude, you need to get laid-"
"Alright, alright!" Sam raised his eyebrows. Veronica chuckled
"And I'm, like, 98% sure she's straight" she continued, deciding to stop annoying Sam
"Yeah, well, I didn't see her checking out anybody else's rack." Rachel told her. Veronica looked intrigued
"True" Dean nodded "Why don't you talk to her? Can't hurt." Dean and Veronica exchanged a look.
"In other words, you want me to use her to get information." Veronica stated. Dean walked over at patted her on the back
"Sometimes you gotta take one for the team." He joked "Call her." Sam gave him a look
"Yeah, and Veronica is gonna find that so hard, Huh?" He asked. Veronica chuckled and smiled
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Later
RACHEL AND DEAN'S MOTEL - DAY
Dean was lying on the bed, looking up boredly. Rachel was laying with her feet hanging over the top of the sofa and her head nearly on the ground. She sighed loudly, Dean looked over at her
"What?" he asked
"This is dull" she confessed, standing up "Let's go do something"
"Like what?" Dean asked from where he was laying on his bed.
"We could go to a bar." Rachel suggested.
"Yeah like we've never done that before" Dean complained. She walked over to sit next to Dean
"Well, I don't know" Rachel confessed.
"I can think of something" Rachel raised her eyebrows. Dean leaned in and kissed her, she kissed back for a moment before pushing him away
"No, Dean, come on, we're in New York and the city isn't that far away. We can think of something better to do"
"Yeah?" Dean asked
"Yes" Rachel nodded, thinking for a moment "You know what we should do? We should go on a date."
"A date?" Dean repeated, eyebrows raised
"Yeah, a date." Rachel told him "Veronica's on a date. And Sam is... actually I have no idea where he is" Dean chuckled "Come on, no fancy restaurant. Let's just go to... a diner or something and get milkshakes and burgers and onion rings and fries, but just the two of us" Dean smiled
"Yeah, okay" They quickly got up and started grabbing their jackets and headed out the door.
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UPMARKET RESTAURANT
Veronica and Sarah were sat at a table, opposite each other at the fancy restaurant. Both of them were dressed I fancy attire, however it was clear to see that Sarah was used to it and Veronica wasn't by the way they were sat; Sarah up straight and casual whereas Veronica was fidgeting and adjusting her dress length. She cleared her throat and stopped, looking around
"Nice place." She smiled
"Yeah." Sarah answered. There was a long awkward pause. "Glad you called. Surprised, but glad."
"Yeah?" Veronica asked, looking pleased. Sarah smiled and nodded
"Although you seemed to have a hard time getting out the words "Would you like to have dinner"." Sarah smirked. Veronica nodded
"Ahh...yeah." Veronica chuckled nervously "I haven't really been on a date in a while." She confessed
"Welcome to the club." Sarah told her. Veronica stared at her in disbelief and surprise
"You're kidding me." She began as a waiter approached them
"Here we are." He smiled "The wine list." He handed one to Veronica and one to Sarah. Veronica looked totally uncomfortable and confused, flipping pages randomly.
"I don't know about Juliet here but I'll have a beer." She smiled, hanging the list back to the waiter. He nodded and turned to Veronica
"And you?" He asked. Veronica smiled and handed her list back too
"Make that two."
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DINER - DAY
Dean and Rachel were sitting on the hood of the impala laughing with take out food. Dean had his arm around Rachel as they drank their milkshakes
"I'm sorry that didn't go exactly as planned" Dean said. Rachel gave him a look
"Are you kidding? That was so much fun!" she laughed
"We got kicked out!" Dean said laughing
"Yeah, but did you see his face?" Rachel asked "I made him cry!"
"Yeah, you shouldn't be as proud of that as you are" he told her
"Come on, look at all the free stuff we got!" she held up a bag
"Yeah, okay, you can be a little proud of that" She laughed and smiled, leaning close to Dean
"I love you" she whispered
"I love you" Dean replied, kissing her deeply
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UPMARKET RESTAURANT
Veronica and Sarah seemed much more relaxed around each other, the two of them having huge grins plastered upon their faces
"So you studied art in school huh?" Veronica asked, smiling at Sarah
"It's true. I was an artist." She told her "A terrible terrible artist. And that's why I'm in the auction business. What about you?"
"Oh I didn't really go" she confessed. "Straight into the old, uh, Family Business... of... art... dealing" she nodded. Sarah gave her a look
"You're not like any art dealer I've ever met." They exchanged another long look. Veronica cleared her throat
"So, what did you mean when you said you haven't been on a date in a while. Trying to make me feel like I'm not such a loser?"
"I'm sure you're many things Veronica." Sarah smiled "I'm also sure loser isn't one of them." The two exchanged long looks were exchanged. "It was my Mom. She died about a year ago. Totally unexpected. It really threw me. I went into this shell. A nice warm safe shell. But lately I've been thinking. It's not what she would have wanted for me. So...." More long looks. "So what about you? You're a reasonably attractive girl." Veronica laughed, embarrassed
"Reasonably?" she asked. Sarah nodded
"Why haven't you been out and about?" Veronica thought, looked at her, loses her smile, thought for a moment before looking down "Another story for another time?" Sarah asked. Sarah smiled and nodded
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MOTEL ROOM - LATER
Veronica, Dean and Rachel had all returned to the motel after their 'dates'. Dean was sharpening his blade on a whetstone, Rachel was sat behind him cleaning her gun, Veronica was looking through some papers with Sam at the table.
"So she just handed the Providences over to you?" Dean asked
"Provenances." Rachel corrected
"Provenances?" Dean said hastingly
"Yes." Veronica nodded "We went back to her place, I got a copy of the papers..." Veronica explained.
"And?" Dean asked.
"And nothing, weirdo. That's it. I left." Veronica snapped.
"You didn't have to con her or do any...special favors or anything like that?" Dean asked.
"Gees, would you get your minds out of the gutter, please?" Veronica asked. Dean laughed and Sam looked over at them
"You know when this whole thing's done, we could stick around for a little bit." Sam suggested.
"Yeah, that's a good idea" Dean nodded
"Why?" Veronica asked not looking up from the copies.
"So you can take her out again." Rachel explained. "It's obvious you're into her, even I can see that." Veronica ignored him, looking back at the papers
"Hey, I think I got something." Veronica said. Rachel stood up and walked over to Veronica who gave a humorless laugh and handed the papers to her. "'Portrait of Isaiah Merchant's family painted in 1910.'" She read, looking at Sam. Dean got up to look too
"So what?" he asked
"Now compare the names of the owners with Dad's journal." Veronica said. Sam walked over and grabbed the journal off his bed and read off the names
"First purchased in 1912, Peter Simms." he said, checking the journal "Peter Simms murdered 1912. Same thing in 1945. Oh, Same thing in 1970."
"Then stored, until it was donated to a charity auction last month." Veronica told them "Where the Telescas bought it."
"So what do you think, it's haunted? or cursed?" Sam asked. Rachel shook her head
"Either way, it's toast." Rachel said
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AUCTION HOUSE - NIGHT
Heavy rock music played as Rachel leapt and easily scaled the meters high iron gates and sprinted into the mist.
"Come on!" she called in a loud whisper. Dean, Veronica and Sam followed. Dean and Rachel ran over to the alarm panel that was outside of the back door, she held up a flashlight while Rachel, wearing gloves, disabled the system.
"Go ahead." she said Dean, also with gloves, picked the lock.
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INSIDE
They shone their flashlights around inside, quickly searching for the painting.
"There" Rachel pointed at it upstairs and they sprinted up the spiral staircase. Holding his flashlight in his mouth, Dean flicks his switchblade and cuts the painting from its frame. They're in and out within a couple of minutes. The whole scene screamed expertise and many years of breaking and entering.
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DIRT ROAD
The painting laid in the dirt, Sam holding the flashlight as Rachel readies the matches.
"Ugly ass thing. If you ask me we're doing the art world a favor" Dean said. Rachel dropped the match and the painting ignites.
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AUCTION HOUSE - INSIDE
As it burnt the painting started reforming in the frame
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VERONICA AND SAM'S MOTEL ROOM
Veronica and Sam were packing their duffels when Rachel rushed in, looking worried
"We got a problem --" she said "Dean can't find his wallet."
"How is that our problem?" Veronica asked
"'Cause, smartass, he thinks he dropped it in the warehouse last night." she folded her arms as Dean appeared behind her. Sam looked up, Veronica looked horrified
"You're joking, right?" she asked. Dean shook his head
"No. It's got my prints, my ID, well my fake ID anyway." he said "We gotta get it before someone else finds it. Come on."
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AUCTION HOUSE
They broke every speed limit to get to the auction house in time and luckily it was early enough that very few people were there. They started retracing their steps from last night when they ran into Sarah.
"How do you lose your wallet, Dean?" Veronica asked angrily
"Hey guys!" They four of them spun around, then try and act cool
"Sarah!" Veronica smiled "hey!"
"What are you doing here?" She asked in a friendly voice.
"Ahh...we...we are leaving town and, you know, we came to say goodbye." Veronica said.
"What are you talking about Ronnie?" Dean asked, strolling over, followed by Rachel and Sam "We're sticking around for at least another day or two." Veronica looked at him, confused.
"Hey, babe," Rachel looked at Dean "Did you ever give Veronica that $20 you owe her?" Veronica looked confused.
"No, I haven't" He smirked, getting his wallet out of his pocket and looking meaningfully at Veronica. He looked at Sarah
"I always forget, you know." Veronica looked at him, disbelieving. "There you go." he said holding out the cash, smiling. Veronica snatches the cash from Dean, glaring at him. She looked at Sam and Rachel who smirked, giving him a little wave. Veronica glared at her and Sam
"Well," Sam smiled "We'll leave you two crazy kids alone, because we have gotta go do something... somewhere." Dean and Rachel nodded. The three of them left quickly. Veronica awkwardly turned to Sarah
"So..." she began
"So..." Sarah repeated "I had a good time last night."
"Yeah, yeah." Veronica smiled and nodded "I did too."
"Maybe we should do it again sometime." Sarah smiled
"You know. I'd love to, I really would, but my brothers, they were just screwing around." Veronica explained "We really are taking off today."
"Oh." Sarah nodded, looking disappointed "Oh. Ah that's too bad." Veronica nodded
"Yeah" she began "I-" she suddenly saw the painting being carried past "OH MY GOD!"
"What!?" Sarah asked, jumping and turning to look
"The....that painting...." Veronica trailed off, trying to make an excuse "is... horrible!"
"I know" Sarah agreed "I don't get how anyone could call that monstrosity good"
"Yeah, yeah." Veronica nodded "So... so what do you know about that painting?"
"Not much -- just that it creeps me out." We sold it to the Telescas at a charity auction the night they were murdered.
"Yeah, and now you're just going to sell it again?" Veronica asked worriedly
"As much as my Dad wants to, no, I won't let him." Sarah explained "I think it'd be in bad taste."
"Good." Veronica nodded "Yeah. You know what? Don't. Don't. Make sure you don't, okay?"
"Why?" Sarah questioned "Don't tell me you're interested in that?"
"No. No, God, no. Not in buying it, no." Veronica said, flustered and backing up "You know what, I gotta go, I gotta take care of something. But umm, I will call you back...I will call you, I'll see you later."
"Wait, so you're...not leaving tonight?" Sarah asked, confused
"No-o-o, I guess not." Veronica nodded "I gotta- I gotta gay." She said, nodding. She suddenly realised what she had said "GO! G-go.... I gotta... gotta..." she quickly ran out of the door. Sarah looked after him, confused
"O...Okay."
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IMPALA
Veronica and Rachel were already in the back of the impala. Dean and Sam got in the front, closing the doors in sync.
"I don't understand... we burned the damn thing."
"Yes. Thank you, Captain Obvious." Dean sassed. Rachel sighed
"All right, we just need to figure out another way to get rid of it." She said "Any ideas?"
"Okay, all right. Well, um, in almost all the lore about haunted paintings it's always the painting's subject that haunts 'em." Sam said
"Yeah. So we just need to figure out everything there is to know about that creepy-ass family and that creepy-ass painting." Dean told them "What were their names again?"
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SECOND HAND BOOK SHOP - DAY
A proprietor lead Rachel, Dean, Sam and Veronica through the library towards a table with boxes of old newspapers, clippings and files.
"You said the Isaiah Merchant family, right?" the proprietor asked them.
"Yeah that's right." Sam nodded. Dean approached, smiling and flicking through an old book with pictures of guns. Rachel peered over and smiled, rolling her eyes at what he was looking at. The proprietor set down a huge book of newspaper clippings the table
"I have dug up every scrap of local history I could find." He said "So, are you guys crime scene buffs?"
"Kinda. Yeah." Rachel nodded
"Why do you ask?" Dean questioned, half sitting on top of the table; his arm was subconsciously around Rachel, who was next to him. Sam leaned forward on his elbows and looked over at the proprietor.
"Well..." He began as he held up a newspaper article. The lead story on the front page was "New Titanic Sinks, 1304 People Go To Watery Graves: Only 866 saved from 2,170 Aboard Liner Which Collides With Iceberg. Disaster Proves To Be the Greatest in Marine History of the World."
He pointed at a side article. It read 'Father Slaughters Family, Kills Himself'.
"Yes." Rachel nodded "Yeah, that sounds about right."
"The whole family was killed?" Veronica asked.
"It seems this Isaiah slit his kids' throats, then his wife, then himself." the proprietor explained "Now, he was a barber by trade. Used a straight razor."
"Why'd he do it?" Sam asked.
"Let's look. Ahh..." he began reading " "People who knew him describe Isaiah as having a stern and harsh temperament. Controlled his family with an iron fist. Wife, uh, two sons, adopted daughter...." " He skimmed on... "Yeah yeah yeah..."There were whispers that the wife was gonna take the kids and leave." Which of course you know in that day and age, um ....so instead, old man Isaiah...well he gave them all a shave." He said, drawing his hand across his throat with appropriate noises, laughing. Dean joined in but stops when Rachel gave him bitch face. He cleared his throat, trying to look serious
"Does it say what happened to the bodies?" Dean asked
"Just that they were all cremated." He said. The four hunters exchanged a knowing, frustrated look
"Anything else?" Rachel asked
"Yeah. Actually, I found a family photo." the proprietor said "It's right here... somewhere." he opened one of the other books that was sitting on the table. "Right -- here it is." He showed them the page and the portrait that they had burned previously. The four immediately looked shocked
"Can I get a copy of this please?" a bewildered Veronica asked.
"Sure" the proprietor nodded
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AUCTION HOUSE - DAY
Blake watched as the painting was packed into a moving crate.
"Dad!" Sarah yelled disapprovingly as she approached her father "You promised you wouldn't sell that painting."
"I know sweetie, but Evelyn's offered a persuasive amount of money." her father explained. Sarah folded her arms and glared, shaking her head
"You're shameless, you know that?" she asked
"For that sort of money I can afford to be." Blake said, smiling at her
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DEAN AND RACHEL'S MOTEL ROOM - DAY
Sam and Veronica were sat at the table. Dean and Rachel were sat on the bed, Dean lying against the headboard and Rachel sitting at the foot of the bed with her legs folded
"I'm telling you guys, I'm sure of it." Veronica began "The painting at the auction house, Dad is looking down. Painting here, Dad's looking out. The painting has changed."
"All right, so you think that Daddy dearest is trapped in the painting and is handing out Columbian neckties like he did with his family?" Dean asked.
"Well yeah. It seems like it." Veronica confirmed.
"But if his bones are already dust, then how are we gonna stop him?" Sam asked. Dean leaned across the bed and picked up the copy from the library to examine it
"All right, well, if Isaiah's position changed then maybe some other things in the painting changed as well. " he suggested "You know it could give us some clues."
"What, like a Da Vinci Code deal?" Rachel asked, looking back at him. Dean just gave Rachel totally blank look
"Yeah, I don't....know. uhh... I'm still waiting for the movie on that one." She laughed and rolled her eyes
"Anyway," Rachel began, turning back to Sam and Veronica "we gotta get back in and see that painting."
"Which is a good thing cause you can get some more time to crush on your girlfriend" Dean teased, pointing at Veronica as Rachel closed the book and moved backwards to lean against Dean. He laughed and put his arm around her
"Dude! Enough already!" Veronica said.
"What?" Dean asked
"'What?'" Veronica repeated "Oh, come on, you know exactly what I mean! Why the hell are you trying to set me up with this girl?"
"Ronnie, chill" Sam said, causing her to glare "Come on, she's nice and we all think you should give her a chance" Veronica scoffed. Rachel gave her a look
"You know, I don't see how this is any different from picking up girls at a bar" she said. Veronica shook her head
"Because girls at bars are stupid, drunk, easy bimbo's for one night stands and I... I don't want to do that to her I... I can't..."
"Awww, looks like the tin man had a heart this whole time" Sam mocked. Veronica gave him a look and he sighed "Look, all jokes aside we still need to get in to see that painting." Sam said. "Which means you still got to call Sarah so..." Dean and Rachel nodded. Veronica sighed, picked up the phone, clearing her throat nervously. Dean shook his head and closes his eyes, settling in with Rachel under his arm. She rolled her eyes at Veronica, exchanging the same amused look as Sam
"Sarah, hey, it's Veronica." veronica awkwardly "Hey, hi." she paused "Good. Good, yeah. Umm. What about you? Dean opened one eye slightly, watching his sister. Sam and Rachel smiled bemusedly "Yeah good, good, really good."
"Smooth..." Rachel whispered across the room. Veronica glared as Dean and Sam laughed
"So, ah, so listen." Veronica began "Me and my brothers, were...uh...thinking that maybe we'd like to come back in and look at the painting again. I ..." Dean once more shook his head and closed his eyes as Rachel and Sam watched.
"I think maybe we are interested in buying it." a look of horror came upon her face when she heard Sarah's response "What!?" At Veronica's tone Rachel, Sam and Dean snapped to attention.
"Who'd you sell it to?" Veronica asked, standing up. Rachel, Sam and Dean rose up, listening closely. "Sarah I need an address right now."
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MANSION
Evelyn, from the auction house, sat reading in her lounge. The painting was on the wall above the fireplace. Isaiah turned his head, watching her. Evelyn put down her book and placed her glasses on top of it before picking up her cup of tea. In her glasses there was a reflection of a straight razor sliding past. Evelyn heard a shuffling noise and looked up, gasping in horror.
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - OUTSIDE
The Impala roared; the tires screeched as they pulled up in front of the huge, expensive mansion. Sarah appeared from the Jeep parked in the driveway and approached the four hunters
"Veronica what's happening?" She asked.
"I told you, you shouldn't have come." Veronica said sternly, running past her. The others joined Veronica and they run up the stairs to the front porch. Dean and Rachel started banging on the door.
"Hello, anyone home?" Dean yelled
"Hello?" Rachel questioned
"You said Evelyn might be in danger, what sort of danger?" Sarah asked, however she seemed to be ignored by the busy hunters.
"We can't knock this sucker down." Rachel said "I gotta pick it." Dean continued knocking on the door as Rachel started to pick the lock; Veronica and Sam banged on the windows, which were covered with metal security bars.
"What are you guys, burglars?" She heard Sarah ask. Sam scoffed
"I wish it was that simple." he responded. Veronica gave him a look before turning to Sarah
"Look, you really should wait in the car." she said "It's for your own good." Rachel finally got the door open and Veronica quickly follows him inside.
"The hell I will. Evelyn's a friend." Sarah said, running in after them.
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EVELYN'S MANSION - INSIDE
The enter the lounge, Evelyn sat half turned away from them.
"Evelyn?" Sam yelled
"Evelyn!" Veronica shouted.
The painting above Evelyn had changed, Isaiah now looked at his daughter rather than straight ahead.
"Evelyn?" Sarah asked "It's Sarah Blake....Are you all right?" she reached forwards to touch Evelyn's shoulder.
"Sarah don't!" Veronica warned urgently "Sarah!" Evelyn's head tipped back, exposing her slashed throat. Sarah screamed
"Oh my God." she yelled "Oh My God!!" Veronica put her arm around Sarah and lead her out of the room.
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MOTEL ROOM
Dean, Sam and Rachel were sat at the bar with the laptop, Veronica paced nervously. There was a knock on the door. Veronica opened it and Sarah storms past him.
"Hey. You all right?" Veronica asked
"No, actually," I just lied to the cops and told them I went to Evelyn's, alone, and found her like that. Dean and Rachel smirked while Sam and Veronica looked relieved.
"Thank you." Veronica said.
"Don't thank me." Sarah shot back and Rachel raised her eyebrows "I'm about to call them right back if you don't tell me what the hell's going on. Who's killing these people?" Veronica looks at Dean, who raises his eyebrows. She turned back to Sarah, who raised an eyebrow expectanty
"What." she corrected.
"What?" Sarah questioned
"It's not 'who'." Veronica explained "It's 'what' is killing those people." Sarah looked at Veronica like she was crazy and Veronica tried to explain, "Sarah, you saw the painting move." Sarah chuckled nervously
"No... no I was... I was seeing things. " She denied. Sam looked over at Dean who was sitting at the kitchen table, he gave her a look that said to let Veronica handle this. "It's impossible!"
"Yeah, well, welcome to our world." Rachel said with a smirk.
"Sarah, I know this sounds crazy...but we think that that painting is haunted." Veronica said. Sarah looked like she was on the verge of tears as she heard this and she began pacing back and forth.
"You're joking." Sarah looked from one to the other of them. They all just stared at her. "You're not joking. God the girls I go out with."
"Sarah, think about it." Veronica began "Evelyn, the Telesca's, they both had the painting. And there have been others before that. Wherever this thing goes people die. And we're just trying to stop it. And that's the truth." Sarah took a deep breath before nodding determinedly
"Well then I guess you'd better show me. I'm coming with you." She said and she walked further into the room, closer to Sam and Dean like she was physically trying to be part of their group.
"What? No. Sarah no, you should just go home." Veronica told her "This stuff can get dangerous and...and I don't want you to get hurt."
"Look, you guys are probably crazy, but if you're right about this? Well me and my Dad sold that painting that mighta got these people killed. Look I'm not saying I'm not scared because I am scared as hell but...I'm not going to run and hide either." Sarah said strongly. She walked towards the door and turned back to them as she put her hand on the handle, "So are we going or what?" She asked walking out the door. Rachel, Sam and Dean all looked at each other, impressed
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - DAY
Rachel once again knelt down and unlocked the door.
"Ahhh... isn't this a crime scene?" Sarah asked
"You've already lied to the cops." Dean told her "What's another infraction?" Rachel gave him a look before she reached into her pocket and pulled out her pocket knife, quickly cutting through the seal over the door declaring it a crime scene.
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - INSIDE
They walked in and Veronica grabbed the painting off of the wall and set it up on the couch then took a step back so they could all stare at it.
"Aren't you worried that it's...gonna kill us?" Sarah asked.
"Nah, it seems to do it's thing at night." Veronica explained "I think we're all right in the daylight."
"Hey, check it out" Dean said, comparing the picture in the book with the painting. Rachel and Sam walked over to look "The razor, it's closed in this one but it's open in that one." Veronica grabbed the paper out of Dean's hands and got closer to the portrait.
"What are you guys looking for?" Sarah asked.
"Well if the spirit's changing aspects of the painting then it's doing so for a reason." Rachel explained.
"Hey hey look at this. The painting in the painting. ." Sam said. All five knelt down in front of the painting and looked at the painting which hung in the background.
"Looks like a crypt, or a mausoleum or something." Rachel looked around, grabs a thick glass ashtray and uses it as a magnifying glass so she could read the name on the Mausoleum
"Merchant"
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GRAVEYARD
Sam, Dean, Rachel, Veronica and Sarah walk through the graves.
"This is the third boneyard we've checked." Dean complained "I think this ghost is jerking us around." Rachel nodded in agreement
"So this is what you guys do for a living?" Sarah asked
"Not exactly." Veronica told her "We don't get paid."
"Well, Mazel tov." Sarah nodded at her. Rachel, Sam and Dean noticed the mausoleum from the painting
"Over there." Sam pointed
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MERCHANT MAUSOLEUM - INSIDE
Dean broke the lock and they climbed through a doorway full of spider webs into the mostly empty room. There was a number of name plates as well as four urns in front of little glass fronted boxes. Sarah and Veronica looked into one of the cases at a doll.
"Okay, that right there -- is the creepiest things I've ever seen." Sarah said. Sam turned around to see what she was talking about and saw a shelve with four urns on it and above on of them was a glass encased porcelain doll.
"It was a... sort of tradition at the time. Whenever a child died sometimes they'd preserve the kid's favorite toy in a glass case, put it next to the headstone or crypt." Sam explained. A wind blew in.
"Notice anything strange here?" Rachel asked.
"Ah... here do I start?" Sarah asked; Veronica sniggered, looking at her.
"No, that's not what I mean." Rachel said, pointing at the shelf. "Look at the urns."
"Yeah. There are only four." Sam said.
"Mom and the three kids." Dean suddenly realised. "Daddy dearest isn't here." Veronica looked confused
"So where is he?"
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DAY - OUTSIDE OFFICE BUILDINGS
Veronica and Sarah sit on a small wall, waiting.
"So what exactly are they doing in there?" Sarah asked
"Searching county death certificates trying to find out what happened to Isaiah's body."
"How'd they even get in the door?" Sarah asked
"Lying and subterfuge mostly." Veronica explained. Sarah laughed slightly. Veronica smiled at her fondly, examining her face, before realising,
"You have a...uh....you have an eyelash" she said "on your right..." Sarah reached, but has no idea where it is. "no...uh...you know wha -- t" Veronica laughed "Do you mind if I -- get it?"
"No." Sarah smiled. Veronica reached for it and held it on her finger.
"Okay, I got it." She smiled "Make a wish." Laughing, Sarah did so, and blew it away. Dean, Sam and Rachel suddenly appeared, looking amused
"Are we interrupting something?" Dean asked
Veronica and Sarah jumped apart like they had been shocked
"No."
"Not at all." They both denied and Sam raised an eyebrow at them but said nothing.
"Huh" Rachel said; she looked between them, clearly unconvinced. Veronica cleared her throat and put her hands in her pockets
"So, what'd you get?" Veronica asked.
"Paydirt." Sam told her "Apparently the surviving relatives of the Merchant family were so ashamed of Isaiah that they didn't want him interred with the rest of the family. So, they handed him over to the county"
"The county gave him a pauper's funeral. Economy style" Dean continued. "Turns out he wasn't cremated, he was buried in a pine box."
"So there are bones to burn." Veronica realised. Sarah looked at her oddly
"There are bones to burn." Rachel repeated, nodding. Veronica looked relieved
"Tell me you know where."
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GRAVEYARD - NIGHT
Dean and Sam dig; Sarah holds a flashlight. Veronica crawled out of the grave to stand next to Sarah.
"You guys seem to be uncomfortably comfortable with this." Sarah looked at Veronica, who chuckled
"Well, ah, this isn't exactly the first grave we've dug." she said, looking at Sarah "Still think I'm a catch?" Sarah laughed
In the grave, Rachel tapped her shovel on something hard.
"Hey, I think I've got something." she said. She leaned down, trying to open the coffin. Dean leaned down to help her and together they cracked it open to reveal Isaiah's body.
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Dean poured the salt, Sam the kerosene. The five of them stood above the grave
"You've been a real pain in the ass, Isaiah." Rachel said, striking the match "Good riddance." she tossed the match in. They all stood and watched it burn.
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - OUTSIDE
The impala pulled up outside
Rachel and Veronica opened the door to get out
"Dean keep the motor running." Veronica said
"I thought the painting was harmless now?" Sarah asked from inside the car
"Better safe than sorry." Rachel told her "We're gonna burn that sucker."
"I'm coming with you." Sarah said and she started getting out of the car.
"You sure?" Veronica asked
"Yeah." Sarah nodded. They started walking away. Dean an Sam exchanged a look as the girls walked away.
"Hey!" Dean called. Veronica and Rachel looked at him "hey hey. Me and Sam will stay here, you go make your move. Rachel can play wing woman" Veronica scoffed and gets out of the car.
"I'll come back if things get too handsy" Rachel teased. Veronica rolled her eyes and walked away from them "Veronica. I'm serious!"
As Rachel, Sarah and Veronica move up the stairs Sam turned on the radio. A love ballad is heard. Rachel laughed. Grimacing, Veronica turns around and gives Dean a "wtf" gesture. Dean makes a 'what?' gesture, Veronica motioned him to cut off the music. Sighing, Dean turned it off.
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - INSIDE
Rachel, Veronica and Sarah move inside and stop in front of the painting, looking surprised.
"Ahhh, guys?" Sarah aske "You're the expert on all this ghost stuff. Is that painting supposed to look like that?" Veronica and Rachel examined it then looked at each other
"Where's the little girl?" Rachel asked
"And the razor." Veronica continued. They hear noises and laughter and looked around in time to see the front door shutting on them.
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - OUSIDE
Sam and Dean exchanged a worriedly look. They quickly ran out and sprinted up the stairs; they started shoving at the door.
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - INSIDE
Rachel also ran to the door and yanked on it as Veronica and Sarah watched
"Dean! Sam!" Rachel yelled "Hey! Is that you?"
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - OUTSIDE
"Hey, you all right?"
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - INSIDE
Rachel pulled out her phone and called Dean.
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - OUTSIDE
Dean answered the all from Rachel
"Tell me you slammed the front door." He said
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - INSIDE
Rachel shook her head
"Nope, it wasn't me." She told him "I think it was the little girl."
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - OUTSIDE
Dean had put the phone on speaker. Both of the brothers l looked confused
"Girl?" Sam asked "What girl?"
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - INSIDE
"The girls from the painting" Rachel said "Yeah she's out of the painting. I think it might've been her all along."
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - OUTSIDE
Dean and Sam had the same look of realisation
"Wasn't the Dad looking down at her?" Dean asked "Maybe he was trying to warn us."
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - INSIDE
Rachel sighed
"Hey hey hey, let's recap later all right?" She interrupted "Just get us out of here."
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - OUTSIDE
Dean was trying to pick the lock
"Well Dean's trying to pick the lock, the door won't budge." Sam told her
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - INSIDE
Rachel looked frustrated
"Well, knock it down." She told them
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - OUTSIDE
Dean rolled his eyes
"Okay genius, let me just grab my battering ram." He said sarcastically
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EVELYN'S HOUSE
Rachel glared
"Dean, the damn thing is coming." She said
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - OUTSIDE
Dean and Sam exchanged a look
"Well you're just gonna have to hold it off until I figure something out." Sam said "Get some salt or iron."
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - INSIDE
Rachel nodded
"On it" She said
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - OUTSIDE
Dean nodded, looking worried
"And stay safe, okay?" He said
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - INSIDE
Rachel turned to Sarah and Veronica
"I always do" She nodded and hung up "we gotta go" Veronica nodded, grabbing Sarah's hand
"Come on."
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - KITCHEN
Rachel and Veronica rummaged through the kitchen drawers, Sarah the lounge cupboards.
"What kind of house doesn't have salt?" Rachel asked, disgusted "Low-sodium freaks." Veronica nodded before turning to Sarah
"Hey, d'you find any iron?" She asked
"No." Sarah shook her head "What's it for?"
"Iron repels evil spirits but it's gotta be pure." Rachel explained "Hurry." She spoke into the phone "Uh, boys, give me a sec, don't go anywhere."
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - OUTSIDE
Sam and Dean exchanged a look before they left the front door and starts walking the front porch looking for entrances.
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EVELYN'S HOUSE - INSIDE
Veronica, Rachel and Sarah continued searching. She turned to Sarah
"Look in the chair." She said "Sometimes the seats-" She was interrupted by the lounge doors slamming shut, wind blowing papers everywhere. The girl appeared, dragging her doll along the floor by one foot, a razor in her other hand.
"Veronica?" Sarah asked worriedly. .Rachel and Veronica backed up next to each other, Veronica kept Sarah behind her. The ghost came closer, moving in an inhuman manner. "That is just so wrong." Rachel backed into the fireside implements, grabbed the poker. The girl's face shivers and she roared. Rachel swung at the ghost. She disappeared
"Iron?" Veronica asked. Rachel nodded
"Yeah."
"Guys, you okay?" They herd Sam ask on the phone
"Yeah, for now." Rachel told him
"How we gonna waste her?" Dean asked
"I don't know, she was already cremated." Veronica confessed "There's nothing left to burn."
"Then how's she still around?" Dean asked
"There must be something else." Rachel looked worried
"Veronica wait." Sarah said in realisation "We used to handle antique dolls at the auction." Veronica nodded, still looking worried and confused
"Well that's fascinating Sarah but is it important right now?" she asked
"Well back then they use to make the dolls in the kids image." Sarah explained "I mean everything, they would use the kid's real hair." Rachel nodded and pulled the phone to her cheek
"Dean, Sarah said the doll might have the kid's real hair." she said "Human remains, same as bones." they thought for a moment
"The Mausoleum!" Rachel and Dean realised together
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CEMETERY
Dean and Sam raced the Impala toward the graveyard, driving through the locked gates.
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EVELYN'S HOUSE
Back at the house the wind rose again. Veronica stood by Sarah protectively. Rachel raised the poker. A heavy cupboard came across the room, knocking them over and pinning them on the ground. Sarah ran to help
"Veronica!" she yelled. She hears a noise and spun around, coming face to face with the ghost.
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CEMETERY
Dean screeched the Impala to a halt and he and Sam leaped out of the car, running into the mausoleum. Dean pounds at the glass container, then smashes at it with the butt of his gun but it doesn't break. He turns to run back to the car, gun in hand, then stops and looks down at it. He grimaced in realisation that he could shoot with the gun.
"Come on, Dean!" Sam rolled his
"Shut up!" Dean snapped back. Sam shot the glass, lifting his other arm to protect his face. He uses the gun to knock out the rest of the glass until Dean could grab the doll.
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EVELYN'S HOUSE
Back at the house Sarah was thrown through the air by the ghost.
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CEMETERY
Dean grabbed the doll and reached for his lighter but it refused to light.
"Come on, come on!" Sam yelled
"I'm trying!" Dean yelled back
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EVELYN'S HOUSE
Sarah pulled herself along the floor and pushed herself up against the wall, watching the ghost approach while raising the razor. Veronica and Rachel used all their strength to push the cupboard slowly away from them.
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CEMETERY
Dean's lighter finally catches and he holds it under the doll's hair. It begins to smoke and then to burn.
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EVELYN'S HOUSE
The ghost raised the razor, preparing to strike.
"No!" Veronica yelled. Veronica dove for Sarah pulling her out of the way just as the ghost was about to bring the razor down. At the same moment the ghost rears back, burning up. As she burns her figure reappeared back in the painting. Rachel smirked at Veronica and Sarah laying on the floor together, looking around, then at each other.
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CEMETERY
Sam and Dean looked at the burnt doll on the floor of the mausoleum, then Dean pulled out his phone.
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EVELYN'S HOUSE
Rachel answered.
"Yeah?"
"Baby, you good?" Rachel smirked, sighing
"I thought Baby was your car?" she teased, using that as a way of telling Dean they were okay. She leaned back against the wall next to Veronica and Sarah, the three of them looking exhausted.
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AUCTION HOUSE
Rachel, Sam and Dean approached where Veronica and Sarah stand watching the painting be crated up.
"This was archived in the county records." Dean said, holding up some paper "
"The Merchant's adopted daughter Melanie." Sam explained "Know why she was up for adoption? 'Cause her real family was murdered in their beds" Sarah looked shocked
"She killed them?" she asked
"Yeah." Rachel nodded "Who'd suspect her? Sweet little girl."
"So then she kills Isaiah and his family." Dean explained "The old man takes the blame. His spirit's been trying to warn people ever since." a worked approached Sarah with the painting
"So where's this one go?" they asked
"Take it out back and burn it." she instructed harshly. Everyone stopped and looked at her.
"I'm serious guys." they nodded and continued "Thanks." she turned back to the Winchesters and Rachel "So why'd the girl do it?"
"Killing others? Killing herself?" Sam listed "Some people are just born tortured. So when they die, their spirits are just as dark."
"Maybe." Rachel nodded. Dean shrugged
"I don't really care." he confessed "It's over, we move on." Sarah nodded, looking down
"Ahh... I guess this means you're leaving." she said. Rachel started to walk away but stopped when she realised that Dean and Sam were still looking from Veronica to Sarah. Rachel and Veronica stared at them until they got it.
"Oh! We'll- we'll go wait in the car." Dean said. Sam smiled
"See you Sarah." he waved and walked away. Dean stood awkwardly for a second, looking at Veronica, then nodded and walks away. Rachel rolled her eyes
" I'm the one that burned the doll, destroyed the spirit, but don't thank me or anything." he grumbled as he walked away. Rachel just rolled her eyes and held his hand
"Let it go, dude"
Veronica turned back to Sarah, smiling nervously
"There are a million thing I wanna say to you but for the life of me I can't think of one." Sarah confessed. Veronica laughed and smiled
"Yeah, I'll miss you too." she said
"You know there's a lesson in all of this." Sarah began
"What's that?" Veronica asked curiously
"We all got through this in one piece." Sarah continued "I didn't get hurt." Veronica laughed
"Yeah I'm glad for that." she smiled
"So, maybe.... maybe you'll come back and see me?" Sarah asked. Veronica nodded
"I will."
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AUCTION HOUSE - OUTSIDE
Sam, Dean and Rachel were leaning against the car; Dean had his arm around Rachel. The three of them watched Sarah letting Veronica out and closing the door. Shaking his head, Deanturns to get into the car.
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AUCTION HOUSE - INSIDE
Sarah leaned against the door, thinking, looking sad. There was a knock. She opened the door and Veronica was there. She smiled and she stepped in and kissed her.
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AUCTION HOUSE - OUTSIDE
Rachel smiled and tapped Dean. He and Sam looked up to see Veronica kiss Sarah.
"That's our girl." Dean said, smiling. The three of them got into the car.
Veronica and Sarah continue kissing in the doorway.