Supernatural

Previously on Supernatural:

-Dad. -Sam?

This is bigger than you think. They're everywhere.

This demon killed Mom and Jess, and Dad's closing in.

-We gotta help. -Dad doesn't want our help.

I'm talking one week here, man. To get answers. To get revenge.

-You think l didn't respect Dad. -Sorry I brought it up.

No matter what, it was never good enough.

-So, what, Dad was disappointed in you? -When we finally do find Dad...

...l don't know if he's even gonna wanna see me.

-Hey. Dad? Hey, boys.

-Hi, Sam. -Hey, Dad.

Last time we were together we had one hell of a fight.

-Yes, sir. -lt's good to see you again.

It's been a long time.

We almost got Dad killed in there. They're not gonna stop.

They're gonna try again. They're gonna use us to get to him.

Dad's vulnerable when he's with us.

-l gotta be a part of this fight. -Sammy, this fight is just starting.

You gotta let me go.

Mr. Elkins?

Mr. Elkins. Would you like another?

Yeah. Thanks, Beth.

Thought they caught the Unabomber.

Yeah, poor Mr. Elkins lives all alone, up the canyon.

Same seat every day.

Going through his papers, and making his little notes.

He's a nice old man, he's just a nut.

Here you go.

What will you have?

-Jack all around. Leave the bottle. -You hungry?

-We have dinner plans. -Okay.

Hmm.

Can l get you something else, Mr. Elkins?

It's been a while.

I gotta say, you look old.

-What do you want? -What do you think?

Damn.

You can do better than that.

Come-- Come on, come on.

Nice gun.

Wouldn't do you much good, of course.

Boys?

We're eating in tonight.

Dude, not a decent lead in all of Nebraska. What do you got?

Well, l've been scanning Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota.

Here, a woman in lowa fell 1 0,000 feet from an airplane and survived.

Sounds more That's Incredible! than Twilight Zone.

-Yeah. -Hey, you know...

...we could just keep heading east.

New York? Upstate?

You could stop by and see Sarah again, huh?

She's a cool chick, man. Smoking.

You two seemed pretty friendly. What do you say?

Yeah, l don't know. Maybe someday. But in the meantime...

...we got a lot of work to do, Dean, and you know that.

Yeah, you're right. What else you got?

Uh, Manning, Colorado. A local man by the name of Daniel Elkins...

-...was found mauled in his home. -Elkins? I know that name.

-Doesn't ring a bell. -Elkins. Elkins. Elkins.

The police don't know what to think.

At first they said it was some bear attack...

...and now they found signs of robbery.

Mm-hm.

Yeah.

There. Check it out.

-Think it's the same Elkins? -lt's a Colorado area code.

Looks like the maid didn't come today.

Hey, there's salt here, right inside the door.

You mean like protection-against-demons salt...

...or oops-l-spilled-the-popcorn salt?

It's clearly a ring.

You think this guy Elkins was a player?

Definitely.

That looks a hell of a lot like Dad's.

Yeah, except this dates back to the '60s.

Whatever attacked him, it looks like there was more than one.

Looks like he put up a hell of a fight too.

Yeah.

You got something?

I don't know. Some scratches in the floor.

-Death throes, maybe? -Yeah, maybe.

Or maybe a message.

Look familiar?

Three letters, six digits.

The location and combination of a post office box.

-lt's a mail drop. -lt's just the way Dad does it.

"J.W." You think? John Winchester?

I don't know. Should we open it?

Dad?

What are you doing here? Are you all right?

Yeah, l'm okay.

Look, l read the news about Daniel.

I got here as fast as l could.

I saw you two up at his place.

-Why didn't you come in, Dad? -You know why.

Because I had to make sure you weren't followed...

...by anyone or anything.

Nice job of covering your tracks, by the way.

Yeah, well, we learned from the best.

Wait, so you came all the way out here for this Elkins guy?

Yeah. He was....

He was a good man.

He taught me a hell of a lot about hunting.

Well, you never mentioned him to us.

We had a....

We had kind of a falling-out.

I hadn't seen him in years.

I should look at that.

"If you're reading this, I'm already dead."

That son of a bitch. -What is it?

-He had it the whole time. -Dad, what?

When you searched the place, did you see a gun?

An antique, a Colt revolver. Did you see it?

Uh, there was an old case, but it was empty.

-They have it. -You mean whatever killed Elkins?

We gotta pick up the trail.

-Wait, you want us to come with you? -lf Elkins was telling the truth...

-...we've gotta find this gun. -The gun? Why?

-Because it's important, that's why. -We don't know what these things are.

They were what Daniel Elkins killed best:

Vampires.

Vampires? I thought there was no such thing.

You never even mentioned them, Dad.

I thought they were extinct.

I thought Elkins and others had wiped them out.

I was wrong.

Most vampire lore is crap.

A cross won't repel them, sunlight won't kill them...

...and neither Will a stake to the heart. but the blood lust, that part's true.

They need fresh human blood to survive.

They were once people, so you won't know it's a vampire until it's too late.

All yours, baby.

What?

-Well, l guess you showed that guy. -What guy?

The guy who bet you you wouldn't buy that shirt.

I love this shirt.

No, look out!

-What happened to him? -Call 91 1 .

Unit 22, let me confirm.

Mile marker 41 , abandoned car. You need a Workup?

Copy that. Possible 207. better get Forensics out here.

-Sam, Dean, let's go. Mm-hm.

I picked up a police call. -What happened?

A couple called 91 1 , found a body in the street.

Cops got there, everyone was missing. It's the vampires.

How do you know?

Just follow me, okay?

Vampires. Gets funnier every time l hear it.

l don't see why we couldn't have gone with him.

-Oh, don't tell me it's already starting. -What's starting?

-What do you got? -lt was them, all right.

Looks like they're heading west. We have to get around that detour.

-How can you be sure? -Sam.

I just wanna know we're going in the right direction.

-We are. -How do you know?

I found this.

It's a vampire fang.

No fangs, teeth. A second set descends when they attack.

Any more questions?

All right, let's get out of here, we're losing daylight.

Hey, Dean, why don't you touch up your car before you get rust.

I wouldn't have given you the damn thing if l thought you were gonna ruin it.

Vampires nest in groups of eight to 1 0.

Smaller packs are sent out to hunt for food.

Victims are taken to the nest.

The pack keeps them alive, bleeding them for days or weeks.

I wonder if that's what happened to that 91 1 couple.

That's probably what Dad's thinking.

Course, it would be nice if he just told us what he thinks.

So it is starting.

What?

Sam, we've been looking for Dad all year.

We're with him a couple hours and there's static already?

No. Look, l'm happy he's okay, all right?

I'm happy we're all working together again.

Well, good.

It's just the way he treats us like we're children.

-Oh, God. -He barks orders at us, Dean.

He expects us to follow them without question.

He keeps us on some need-to-know deal.

-He does what he does for a reason. -What reason?

Our job.

There's no time to argue, it's just the way the old man runs things.

Well, maybe that worked when we were kids, but not anymore.

Not after everything you and I have been through.

You telling me you're cool with falling into line, letting him run the whole show?

If that's what it takes.

Have some beer, buddy. It'll calm your nerves.

-No, thanks. -Oh, come on.

You drink enough, I can taste it in your blood.

That's gross.

How about you, babe?

Attagirl.

-You--! Bo!

Wait for Luther.

I missed you too, baby.

We've got presents.