See that attitude there ... that's why I always get the extra cookie.
-- Dean [Asylum]

Episode 2x14 - Born Under A Bad Sign
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Original Air Date: 8th February 2007
Production Code: Unknown
Writer: Cathryn Humphris
Director: J. Miller Tobin

Official Episode Description

After receiving a frantic call from Sam, who has been missing for over a week, Dean races to his brothers side. He finds Sam covered in blood, but unable to remember anything that happened. Upon investigation, the brothers are horrified to discover a tape that shows Sam killing another hunter in cold blood, causing Sam to believe his evil side is finally taking over.

Summary

Sam's gone missing. Dean has been searching everywhere for him until suddenly he receives a phonecall from Sam. He finds him sitting in a motel room with blood all over him and no memory of how he got there or of anything from the previous week. They try and retrace Sam's movements for missing time and discover a car with more blood in it and a nasty looking knife. Wiping any fingerprints, just in case, Sam finds a gas receipt in the car, so they continue along the trail. The clerk in the gas station clearly remembers him - shouting that Sam is banned after coming in drunk and attacking him the previous day. He tells Dean that he saw Sam leave and head north on Route 71.

Heading down the road, Sam suddenly tells Dean to turn down a specific road and they come across a house. When no-one answers, they sneak in and discover a dead body on the floor. Sam is convinced that he must have killed the man, even though he doesn't understand why and they discover that the man is a hunter. The man, Steve Wandell, has a CCTV set up in the house and they watch the video tapes, clearly seeing Sam kill him.

They clean up the evidence of them being there and leave. Sam believes he is turning evil - he confides in Dean that he is experiencing serious feelings of rage and hate - he thinks this is a sign of him turning into whatever he thinks he's destined to be. He asks Dean to kill him, but obviously Dean refuses. Sam is scared he might hurt Dean, but Dean assures him that whatever is wrong, they'll fix it.

Sam picks up the gun and hits Dean with it, knocking him out.

A hammering on the door wakes Dean up and the motel owner reveals that Sam left before dawn in the Impala. Dean attempts to track Sam via the GPS in his cellphone. He tracks him to Duluth, Minnesota.

Sam arrives in Duluth and walks into a bar where Jo Harvelle is working. They talk about what happened between their fathers and suddenly Sam grabs and attacks her. He knocks her out and when she wakes up, she is tied up and Sam taunts her about the death of her father, telling her she is being used as bait. Dean turns up and Sam begs him again to shoot him. Again, Dean refuses, even though Sam is threatening to hurt Jo.

Dean flings holy water at Sam, realising what is happening and exposes the demon that was possessing Sam. Sam takes off and Dean follows. The demon reveals that he is planning to kill as many hunters as he can find. Sam shoots Dean in the shoulder, knocking him into the water. Jo finds him and takes him back to the bar to pull the bullet out of him. Jo wants to follow Dean and help him find Sam, but he wont allow her to follow.

Sam knocks on a door and their old friend Bobby answers. Bobby offers him a beer, which he drinks and is suddenly consumed in agony - Bobby spikes his beer with Holy Water. Bobby quickly knocks him out and traps him underthe same Key of Solomon they had Meg under. Dean arrives at the scrapyard and starts flinging holy water at the demon. Bobby starts the exorcism while Dean keeps trying to demand more information from the demon. The demon reveals that he doesn't care about any larger masterplan - he just wants revenge on the hunters. The exorcism fails and Bobb discovers a binding link - the demon has bound himself to Sam. He fights back and manages to free himself, attacking Dean. He reveals that he was the same demon who had possessed Meg earlier on.

Bobby burns Sam's arm, destroying the binding link and exorcising the demon. Sam has no recollection of anything that has happened. Bobby tells them that Steve Wandell has been found dead and warns the brothers to keep out of the way. He also offers the boys protection charms each - it should help prevent any future possessions.

Notes

  • Sam's cellphone number is 1-785-555-2805.
  • He was in room number 109 of the motel.
  • Dean carries a lockpick with him at all times.
  • Steve had a daughter who, presumably, didn't live with him.
  • Jo is working at "The Sandpiper" bar in Duluth.
  • Sam has a mark on his arm - a binding link for the demon possession.
  • As far as Jo is aware, John and Bill were in California. Bill was bait for the demon and when John got too eager, the demon killed Bill. Sam tells her that Bill was injured, but not dead, and John killed him to put him out of his misery. Whether this is true or not is unclear.
  • It's a sign of her growing maturity that Jo accepts Dean leaving her behind.
  • Bobby lives in South Dakota.
  • Like Meg, Sam was aware of some of the things the demon did while possessing him.

Cultural References

  • The scariest thing about this whole thing is the fact that you're a Bon Jovi fan.
    Bon Jovi are a rock band from New Jersey, led by Jon Bon Jovi.
  • Either this guy's a unabomber...
    The Unabomber (also known as Ted Kaczynski) was infamous for his mail bombings that he sent to several universities and airlines from the 1970's to the 1990's.
  • My son snuck out of the house last night and went to a Justin Timberlake concert. Yeah, Justin is quite the triple-threat.
    The expression triple threat is commonly used in the performing arts to describe a performer who is equally talented at singing, acting, and dancing. It's possible that Dean was being sarcastic about this.

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  • Twin Lakes
  • Duluth, Minnesota

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