TEASER

EXT. HOUSE - COUNTRYSIDE - DAY ("IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR" ANDY WILLIAMS)

An old, 1968 light blue Chevy Camero pulls up in the driveway outside a beautiful, two story white farmhouse set for Christmas. There is a light dusting of snow on the ground. SAM WINCHESTER steps out of the car, dressed casually.



He removes the sunglasses he has been wearing and surveys the house before walking up to the porch and going to the front door.

INT. HOUSE - CONTINUOUS

Sam opens the door and pokes his head inside. He sets his car keys on the table in the hallway and looks at the inside of the house set with Christmas decorations.

It is a spacious farmhouse, with giant rooms and cathedral ceilings. A living room and the kitchen are the first immediate rooms we can see off of the entranceway. A long staircase descends down towards Sam near the door.

SAM
Honey! I’m home!

We can hear pattering of footsteps from upstairs and JESSICA appears, dressed in jeans and a casual shirt, fully alive and well!

JESS
Sam! You’re home early!

Jessica flies down the stairs and wraps her arms around Sam. He grins and ruffles her hair. We see rings on both their fingers.

SAM
Did you miss me?

JESS
Stop that! You’re messing up my hair!

SAM
They let me off from work early today.

JESS
“Let you off.” They can’t do that, Sam!

SAM
Okay, okay! I decided to come home early.

JESS
Well, I’m glad you did.

She grabs his hand and giggles as she leads him up the stairs.

Sam and Jessica continue on their way, passing a calendar on the wall that reads DECEMBER 2015. "They'll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago."

END TEASER

ACT ONE

INT. HOUSE - EVENING

Sam and Jessica are sitting at the dining room table eating supper.

JESS
So how was work today?

SAM
Same old, same old. We ended up getting one of my cases through to the judge. We should start on it tomorrow.

JESS
That’s great!
(beat)
I spent the morning doing some research for my paper, but didn’t get too far.



SAM
You’ll be finished before you know it. Then I’ll be calling you “Doctor Winchester!”

JESS
It’s just taking so long.

SAM
Yeah … well, I’m going to do some research of my own.

Sam finishes his meal, takes his dishes to the kitchen sink, then goes to a study room. Jessica follows. Sam opens up a gun cabinet and takes out a small leather notebook from a pile of weapons. Scythes, knives, guns and rifles are stuffed into the cabinet. It appears Sam has not left the hunting life.

JESS
You should give it a rest, Sam. If we have kids, I don’t want them caught up in that stuff.

SAM
I know, Jess. It’s just … I have to finish this, you know?

JESS
Dean is taking care of all that, Sam. You don’t need to get into it anymore. Things are good.

SAM
Yeah. The world isn’t coming to an end. I know. It’s just … these things will always be out there. I want the world to be a safer place for my children.

JESS
You think you’re ready for kids?

SAM
(grins)
Definitely.

JESS
Well that’s good.

Jessica cuddles in closer to Sam and looks up at him.

JESS
By the time my dissertation is finished, we should have our first.

SAM
Wait … you mean … ?

JESS
Yup.

SAM
You’re pregnant?

JESS
That’s what I said.

Sam is so excited he can barely speak.

SAM
Wow! I mean … Wow! This is great!



Sam hugs Jessica in close.

SAM (CONT.)
I’m going to be a Dad!

JESS
I’m sure you’ll be a great one. We just have to hope that I’m a good Mom!

Sam and Jessica KISS.

INT. HOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT

Sam and Jessica are asleep. A SHADOW flits across the window. Sam is disturbed in his sleep and WAKES UP.

Slowly, he gets out of bed and reaches for a rifle in the corner of the room. He leaves the bedroom and walks down the hallway to the stairs.

INT. HOUSE - DOWNSTAIRS - NIGHT

Sam walks through the house, holding the rifle loosely. He does not look as though he will seriously use the weapon.

Sam passes a window and sees a SHADOW MOVE out of the corner of his eye. He pauses and looks out the window, then everything blurs together.

FLASH CUT TO:
UNKNOWN LOCATION, UNKNOWN TIME, NIGHT

Dean stares at the camera FULL ON. His face is covered in dirt and blood. His clothes are torn, dirty and bloody. He holds a knife in his hand.

DEAN
Six Twenty Six happened. There’s nothing we could have done about it. There’s nothing you could have done about it. We just weren’t ready.

PAN AROUND to reveal Sam sitting on a MOTEL ROOM BED. He is as equally dirty and grimy as his brother.

SAM
It changed things, Dean.

Dean nods, calmly.

DEAN
I know.

SAM
I wish I could go back. I wish we could change everything. Change how we hunted. Who we knew. What we did.

DEAN
It’s too late. Nobody has the power to do that.

SAM
If I could do it … I would.

DEAN
What would you do?

SAM
I would go back to the night Jessica died.



DEAN
Sounds like you’ve given it some thought.

SAM
Don’t you ever do that? Think about things you’ve done and regretted? Think about what would happen if things changed?

DEAN
(beat)
All the time.

SAM
That’s what I think about the most. That was when it all started. With Jessica.

Suddenly Sam heaves over, grasps his head in pain. Dean calmly watches on, a slight smile spread across his face.

FLASH CUT TO:
INT. HOUSE - NIGHT

Sam is looking out of the window at the fields under the moon. It does not appear as though he has had a vision. He has no reaction. He stares sadly out at the moon, then picks up the rifle.

He walks back to the weapons cabinet, replaces the rifle and goes upstairs.

EXT. ROAD - DAY

CUE MUSIC: "DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES" ULTRAVOX

The light blue CAMERO whizzes by the camera on the road away from the white farmhouse.

INT. CAMERO - CONTINUOUS

Sam is driving. He picks up his cellphone and speed dials a number. KATE RYDER answers.

KATE
Hey Sam! What’s up?

SAM
Hi Kate. Just wondering if it’s okay with you that I swing by your place today.

KATE
Sounds great to me. When do you think you’ll be by?

SAM
Might be there in about an hour.

KATE
Are you bringing Jess?

SAM
No, she’s at home.

KATE
Fine. See you soon.

Sam hangs up the phone and turns up the car radio.

EXT. CAMERO - ROAD - DAY

The Camero drives through beautiful farmland. A light dusting of snow covers the ground, making everything appear fairy-like. Words appear on the screen: NEW YORK, UPSTATE.



EXT. HOUSE - DAY

The Camero pulls up in front of a big, light blue house. The house is surrounded by trees and is in a deep countryside area. We see the IMPALA parked outside of the garage. "Living out the memory of a love that died." The music fades out.

Sam EXITS the Camero and walks up the porch steps to the front door. Kate immediately comes to the door and EXITS the house, giving Sam a big HUG.

KATE
Sam! So good to see you!

SAM
Good to see you too, Kate. Can I come in?

KATE
Yeah. Dean’s out back with the boys. I told him you were coming. Go ahead and go around back. You should see them.



SAM
Okay.

Sam walks down the porch steps and goes around the house to the backyard.

We see DEAN WINCHESTER with two very young boys, between the ages of 5 and 3. JACK is the oldest and DANIEL is the youngest.

Dean is throwing a small football to them. The football gets mixed up with snowballs and soon they are into an all out snowball fight. All are laughing and happy. Suddenly, Jack notices Sam.

JACK
Uncle Sammy!

SAM
Jack! Daniel!

Both of the little boys run to Sam and he scoops them up in his arms. Dean laughs and comes over to the trio.

DEAN
You got here quicker than I thought. Where’s Jess?

SAM
At the doctor’s. I decided to come over before I went back to work.

DEAN
You’re working on a Saturday?

SAM
(shrugs)
Busy job.

DEAN
Don’t you think this is a bit out of the way to be here on your way to work?

SAM
Um … I need to talk to you.

DEAN
(suspicious)
Okay … Jack, Daniel, go find your mom. I’ll come inside in a minute.



JACK AND DANIEL
Okay, Daddy.

The boys RUN OFF towards the house. Dean walks to a small barn while Sam trails behind.

INT. BARN - DAY

Dean enters the barn and we can see the frame of a car he is working on restoring. He picks up some tools and starts to work on the car.

DEAN
What do you need to talk about, Sam?

SAM
What did you think when Kate told you she was going to have Jack?

DEAN
(confused)
Uh … I don’t know. That was over five years ago, Sam.

SAM
You had to have had an opinion, Dean. Did you want kids?

DEAN
Yeah. I wanted kids. In fact, I was finally with the woman that I loved. I didn’t care what happened after that!

SAM
You didn’t have any doubts?

DEAN
Of course I had doubts. Everyone has doubts, Sam. No one knows what it’s like to be a parent. I didn’t know if I would be a good father. I wasn’t sure about bringing up kids in a world like this.



SAM
Like what?

DEAN
You know. Wars and stuff.

SAM
You weren’t thinking about supernatural stuff?

DEAN
(surprised)
No … no, I guess not.
(beat)
I guess I’d put that all behind me.
(beat)
Why are you asking me all this, Sam?

SAM
Because I’m not sure.

DEAN
Not sure about what?

SAM
Jess and me … we’re going to have a baby.

Dean stands up from his tinkering with the car, a huge grin on his face.

DEAN
Well if you ask me, it’s about time! Congratulations, Sammy!

SAM
I just … I don’t know if I can do it.

DEAN
You’ll make a great dad, Sam.

SAM
Not with … not with all this stuff going on.

DEAN
What stuff?

SAM
I haven’t told you … but I’m still hunting.

DEAN
(angry)
I thought I told you to stay out of that.

SAM
I know. Jess knows about it.
(beat)
I just can’t help but feel like I need to rid the world of all this stuff before I’m ready for kids.



DEAN
Sam, supernatural things are always going to be around. We can’t get rid of them all. New ones are popping up all the time. I deal with what I can when I can, but I never go without a partner. I need to make sure I’m coming back in one piece. My kids need me.

SAM
But how can you hunt and know that something might happen? That Jack and Daniel might not have a father?

DEAN
I could die in the line of duty as well, Sam.

Sam stops, not sure what to say.

SAM
I … I guess it will be okay. I guess I’m just nervous. I’ve never been a dad before.

DEAN
Let me tell you … it’s not easy. But it’s fun. These are going to be the best years of your life, Sam. Enjoy them. Take in every bit of them and don’t forget it. They grow up faster than you know.

SAM
Thanks, Dean. Guess I’d better get back to work.

DEAN
No problem, bro.

As Sam turns to EXIT, Dean calls after him.

DEAN (CONT.)
If you need anything, you know, a shoulder to cry on, that sort of thing … I’m sure Kate would be up to it!

SAM
(grins)
Shut up, Dean.

Sam EXITS. Dean looks at the engine of the car he is working on, then continues working.

We PAN BEHIND Dean to see a flash of movement in the trees behind him. He senses the movement and turns, scanning the trees. When he sees nothing, he turns back to the car.

INT. LAWYER’S OFFICE - DAY

Sam sits inside his office, dressed in a suit. He is looking over some files and sets them down with a sigh. A newspaper sitting on the desk catches his eye and he picks it up, eyes narrowing suspiciously. After a moment, he turns to the computer and types something into his search engine. We PAN DOWN to the newspaper to read the small headline of the article he has just looked at. SNOW MONSTER STRIKES AGAIN DEEP IN NEW YORK COUNTRYSIDE.

INT. SAM’S HOME - EVENING

Sam and Jessica are eating dinner. Sam is distracted and Jessica notices.

JESS
What’s wrong honey? You’ve been acting edgy ever since you got home this morning.

SAM
I don’t know. I just … I have a bad feeling about something.

JESS
Is it the baby?

SAM
No! No, it’s not the baby.
(beat, then reluctantly)
It’s a gig.

JESS
I thought we talked about this. You aren’t going to do anymore hunting.

SAM
I know! I don’t want to. It’s just … this one’s a little closer to home.

JESS
What do you mean?

SAM
Just a minute.

He leaves the table and comes back with the newspaper article and several sheets of paper that he has printed.

SAM (CONT.)
This.

He points to the newspaper article and Jessica reads.

JESS
That doesn’t seem like anything. It’s just a silly thing they made up to make those accidents seem more interesting!

SAM
No. There’s something wrong. I can’t explain it, but I can feel it.

JESS
So what do you think it is?

SAM
Okay, they’ve been finding people’s cars abandoned out by the side of the road. Nothing inside. No trace of the people who were there. They’ve combed the forests. This thing doesn’t even leave prints! I think it might be a spirit.

JESS
Sam! You promised!

SAM
I know. If it were any other situation I wouldn’t even look twice at it. It’s just it’s location.



Jessica scans the newspaper article again.

JESS
Dean and Kate.

SAM
Closest incident was about two miles down the road from where they live.

JESS
Dean still hunts, Sam. Tell him about it and let him take care of it!

SAM
I don’t want to put that on him, Jess.

JESS
He chose to continue hunting, even with a family. Kate is okay with it. I’m not okay with you hunting. I told you that when we got married. I let you take up the odd hunt every once in a while but enough is enough, Sam. We’re about to have a baby and you can’t keep risking your life like that!

SAM
Dean does it every day and he has two kids!

JESS
That’s Dean. And that’s Kate. They aren’t us, Sam.

Jessica goes back to eating her dinner. Sam looks at his plate and shuffles his food around as his vision blurs together.

FLASH CUT TO:
UNKNOWN LOCATION, UNKNOWN TIME, NIGHT

Sam and Dean sit in their same positions in what appears to be a motel room, bloody and dirty.

DEAN
If it wasn't for seeing the angels, maybe I wouldn't have ever believed they existed. Maybe I wouldn't have belief in God.

SAM
You believe in God?

DEAN
I may not like him, but I know he's there. But, how could he let all this happen to us? How could let the world fall apart? Don't you have to wonder what kind of a father he is?

SAM
He warned us it was going to happen. Revelations has it all.

DEAN
Does it matter?

SAM
What do you mean?

DEAN
What do you think about all this? What do you think God wants with all this death and destruction?

SAM
I don’t know. I guess we were meant to be tested. We were destined for this to happen to us.

DEAN
Destined? Do you believe in destiny?

SAM
I don’t know. I think we have our own choice for everything. We just might not have a choice as to what happens to us. We have a choice in how we deal with it.

DEAN
And why do you think God is testing us?

SAM
I don’t know.

DEAN
You sure don’t seem to know an awful lot.

Sam looks away. Dean grins, slowly testing the waters. Sam grasps his head in pain.

FLASH CUT TO:
INT. SAM’S HOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT

Sam and Jessica lay in bed. Jessica is sleeping. Sam is awake. He looks at the ceiling and sees FIRE! Blazing down at him! He JUMPS out of bed and –

WAKES UP next to Jessica. It's night. There's snow falling gently outside their window. He turns over and goes to sleep.

EXT. SAM’S HOUSE - DAY

MUSIC CUE: "MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING" THE CARPENTERS

Snow drifts to the ground. The Camero is parked outside and it looks as though it has either snowed a lot or the car hasn’t moved in a while.

INT. SAM’S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Sam and Jessica are sitting on the couch in the living room next to a cozy fire. Snow drifts lazily to the ground outside their window. It is an idyllic winter scene. Jessica is more noticeably pregnant now. They are listening to christmas music.

JESS
You know, it’s going to be Christmas in a few days.

SAM
I know.

JESS
Kate invited us to go see the boy’s choir at their church.

SAM
(laughs)
You know … I never thought I’d see Dean go to church.

JESS
Me neither!

SAM
That would be the day, we said. I guess it’s still a surprise to me sometimes when I think about him settling down, getting married, having kids … church shouldn’t be a surprise either!

JESS
You go every once in a while yourself.

SAM
Yeah. I guess it’s just not the same anymore.

JESS
So what do you think it would have been like … you know, if you hadn’t met me?

SAM
I never thought about that before. You’re my life, Jess!



JESS
Yeah, but what do you think would have happened? Do you think you would have gone to school? Got married? Or kept hunting?

INT. DORM ROOM - FLASH BACK

Jessica on the ceiling and fire burning around her. Sam lies on a bed under her, staring up at her in horror.

SAM
No! No!

INT. SAM’S HOUSE - RESUMING

Sam frowns, staring at the fire. Has he seen this?

SAM
I might have kept hunting. I might not have. I didn’t get along with my Dad, you know. I might have just rebelled and said I was never hunting again like when I had met you. Dean’s the one who dragged me back into it all.

JESS
Did you go back to hunting because of your Dad?

SAM
I don’t know, Jess.

JESS
Sometimes I don’t think it’s actually Dean who got you back into it.

SAM
You know, I have to confess … in a way I enjoy it.
(beat)
I don’t know what it is about it. I like the research that I put into it. I like the mystery behind what it is that I’m hunting. I like solving the problems.

JESS
I guess you should have been a detective instead of a lawyer.

SAM
Maybe.

JESS
So what are we going to name her?

SAM
Her?

JESS
The baby!

SAM
Oh. Um … I don’t know. I guess I’ll just let you pick.

JESS
You must have an opinion, Sam! How about after your Mom.

SAM
I don’t know.

JESS
Okay, you don’t like it. We can pick something else. I have a baby book. Let me go and get it.

Jessica jumps up from the sofa and leaves the room. Sam stares into the fire, his vision blurs together.

FLASH CUT TO:
UNKNOWN LOCATION, UNKNOWN TIME, NIGHT

Dean and Sam sit as we have seen them before, bloodied and weary.

SAM
Something isn’t right.



DEAN
Of course something isn’t right.

SAM
No … I mean … this is wrong.

DEAN
What’s wrong?

SAM
Us! This place! I … I don’t know what’s real anymore.

DEAN
You feel those cuts on your face? That’s as real as it gets.

SAM
Where were we?

DEAN
What do you mean, “where were we?”

SAM
What were we doing – before this? What was I doing?

DEAN
We were fighting.

SAM
Fighting what?

DEAN
A demon.

SAM
Who? Which demon?

Dean says nothing, he seems annoyed.

SAM
Dean … where is Jessica?

DEAN
Jessica?
(beat)
She’s at home, Sam. We’ll go back soon.

SAM
(shakes head)
This just doesn’t feel right.

DEAN
Quit doubting yourself. Just live in the moment. Enjoy it. You deserve it.

SAM
(laughs)
Enjoy this? We in a godforsaken motel in who knows where, I don’t know what we were up to before this … and I’m starting to doubt my own reality.

DEAN
That’s because this isn’t real.

SAM
What?

DEAN
That – where you’ve come from. That’s real.

SAM
Who are you?

Dean looks up at him and grins.

DEAN
I’m your brother, Sam.



Sam stares Dean in the eyes, unsure what to believe as he reaches for his head in agony.

INT. SAM’S HOUSE - RESUMING

Sam is still staring at the fire, frowning. Jessica returns with a small book.

JESS
Hey, hon. Let’s look at some names. I have a pencil so we can circle the ones we like.

Sam looks up at her, startled.

JESS (CONT.)
Sam? What’s wrong?

SAM
I don’t know. Something doesn’t feel right.

JESS
What do you mean? Should we take you to the hospital?

SAM
No! No … not like that. This … this just doesn’t feel right.

JESS
Have you been away from work for too long?

SAM
No.
(beat)
Just forget it, Jess. Let’s look at some of those names.

INT. SAM’S HOUSE - OFFICE - EVENING

Sam looks at the newspaper clipping he has of the snow monster. Jessica walks into the office and Sam quickly hides the paper.

JESS
(yawns)
I’m going to bed, honey. Don’t stay up too late.

SAM
Okay, Jess. Good night.

She kisses him and EXITS.

Sam waits until she is out of sight then turns to the weapons cupboard behind him. He takes out two rifles, some knives and various other objects, packs them in a bag, then EXITS the office.

EXT. SAM’S HOUSE - BACK DOOR - EVENING

Sam walks out of the house, bundled up against the cold. The bag is slung over his shoulder. He goes to the Camero and brushes the snow off the windows before getting in the car and driving away.

EXT. ROAD NEAR DEAN’S HOUSE - EVENING

We can see the Camero parked to the side of the road and Dean and Kate’s house in the distance. Sam has exited the car and is trekking through the forest. He has one of the rifles slung over his arm.

POV. UNKNOWN

Something watches as Sam trudges through the snow. The sun has set and the night is getting darker.

PAN OVER TO SAM

Sam walks along, checking twigs and the ground for clues. He sees a dark shadow move rapidly out of the corner of his eye. He WHIRLS with the gun ready and sees nothing. After a while, he turns and walks back to the car.

Suddenly, the dark shadow moves in front of him and he draws his gun, tense and alert.

PAN OVER to reveal the dark shadow is a DEER. Sam relaxes. The deer gazes at him, then turns and flees into the darkness.



Sam walks over to the Camero and kicks the car in frustration.

UNKNOWN LOCATION, UNKNOWN TIME, NIGHT

Sam and Dean are now standing at opposite ends of the room. Sam is on edge, wary.

SAM
How many times are you wrong about a hunt, Dean?

DEAN
I'm never wrong.

SAM
How many times am I wrong about a hunt?

DEAN
Are you going somewhere with this?

SAM
I think I was wrong, once.

DEAN
When?

SAM
I’m not sure. I’m not sure of anything anymore. It could have been the future. It could have been the past. It could have been an alternate universe. I don’t know.

DEAN
Now you’re just being ridiculous.

SAM
I’m not. I don’t think this is real, Dean. And this thing … this reality that I think is real … I don’t think that is real either.

Dean grimaces, frustration growing. Sam takes a step towards him, suddenly he stops and winces as...

FLASH CUT TO:
EXT. CHURCH - CHRISTMAS DAY

We are overlooking a small, cathedral type church. It is snowing and is a beautiful Christmas day. We see the Impala and the Camero parked alongside each other in the church parking lot along with many other cars.

INT. CHURCH - CONTINUOUS

Candles are lit everywhere. Dean, Kate, Sam and Jessica sit near the front of the church and watch the service.



A small boy’s choir walks onto the stage. The music begins with the organ, low and rumbling mysteriously throughout the church. The atmosphere is far from joyful. Jack is one of the soloists.

CUE MUSIC: CAROL OF THE BELLS

The sound of the boys singing is ethereal and mournful. Kate and Jessica smile, enjoying the music. Dean is happy but not obviously. Sam is pensive. Everything seems to be making him uncomfortable.

EXT. CHURCH - DAY

Kate and Jessica walk together with the boys towards the cars. Dean and Sam walk behind them.

SAM
Dean … what happened between you and Dad?

DEAN
What do you mean, what happened?

SAM
I’m a little fuzzy on things at the end. Did he say anything to you?

DEAN
What are you talking about, Sam? You’re talking about Dad like he’s dead!

SAM
(surprised)
Where is he … for Christmas this year?

DEAN
Probably Australia. I would think so because of his job, you know.

SAM
His job?

DEAN
Why are you acting all stupid all of a sudden, Sam? You know what he does! He trains Marines. Couldn’t come home for Christmas because of that.

SAM
Yeah. Too bad. Just us guys, then.

DEAN
(laughs)
Yup, and I make a mean pumpkin pie! You’ll be lucky if you live through it!

SAM
So … have you seen any deer at your place lately?

DEAN
Tons. It’s like they know that I’m not deer hunting this year so they’re around all the time.
(beat)
Hey, did you hear they found those missing people?

SAM
No. What happened?

DEAN
There were a few cars that got stranded on that road by our house. Too much snow. Stupid people decided to try and walk to find help. Froze to death out in the woods about five miles away from the road.

SAM
Wow. Pretty sad.



DEAN
Yeah. And they were trying to make it out to be some snow monster. A yeti or something. You and me both know that yeti’s are a myth!

SAM
Yeah. A myth.

DEAN
Right, so you and Jessica are coming back to our house for dinner?

SAM
Yeah. We’ll meet you there.

EXT. DEAN’S HOUSE - DAY

INT. DEAN’S HOUSE - DAY

The whole Winchester family is sitting around the dining room table. There are loads and loads of food on the table. The conversation is lively and they all seem to be having a good time. Sam is still acting reserved.

JESS
We decided we’re going to name her Rachel.

KATE
That’s a pretty name!

JESS
Yeah. It was my grandmother’s name. She’ll be Rachel Marie Winchester. Sam picked her middle name.

KATE
I like it already! I can’t wait to see her!

JESS
Me neither! I’m so excited! I always thought it would be such a drag to be pregnant and all but I’m really enjoying it so far. I just can’t wait to see her now!

DEAN
Yeah, and I bet Uncle Sammy here can’t wait for that little baby to come out, either.

Sam is lost in thought and Dean jabs him in the ribs to get his attention.

SAM
Yeah. Can’t wait!

DEAN
You okay there, Sam?

SAM
I’m fine. Just a lot of food. Trying to concentrate on getting it all down.



DEAN
Just wait until you get some of my pie!

KATE
Oh, he’s been raving about that pie for weeks. It’s up to you to decide how you like it! I won’t tell you anything!

DEAN
I learned how to make it from my patrol partner.

SAM
Patrol?

DEAN
Yeah, didn’t I tell you? I got a car! I get to patrol now. No more office work at the police station!

KATE
It was awful trying to get this guy to settle down after work every day. I’m glad they’ve finally got him doing something that involves some movement!

JACK
Daddy! I finished! Can we open presents!

DEAN
That’s up to your mother.

KATE
I think we can eat dessert after presents. Gives our stomachs some time to digest all that food!

INT. HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY

Jack and Daniel are busy tearing through wrapping paper and opening presents. The adults are watching. Sam is still pensive.

FLASH CUT TO:
UNKNOWN LOCATION, UNKNOWN TIME, NIGHT

Sam is standing closer to Dean now.

SAM
I think I’m starting to understand.

DEAN
Understand what?

SAM
I know what is real.

DEAN
What are you inferring?

SAM
This –
(he turns, spreading his arms out)
This whole perfect life, me getting married to Jessica, becoming a lawyer, you and Kate getting married and having kids … it’s too perfect.

Dean tilts his head down, he looks back up at Sam grinning. Face slightly stretched, mannerisms more chameleon.

DEAN
Well, what did you expect?

SAM
I thought you would be better than that. At least give me an illusion I can believe.

DEAN
But this is everything you wanted. Everything you wished for.

SAM
No. Not like this. I can never have what I want. Jessica is dead. Six Twenty Six happened. Dad is dead. The world is falling apart.
(beat)
The question is … who are you?

Dean does a slight bow, a gesture of a magician.

DEAN
I am Dantalion.

Sam’s eyes widen as Dean shifts into a man smaller in stature, looking almost like a rat. Sam winces in pain as the room blurs and shifts around him.

FLASH CUT TO:
INT. LIVING ROOM - RESUMING

Jack and Daniel are still throwing wrapping paper around the room. Dean and Kate are holding hands, watching the boys. Jessica is watching the scene happily. Sam turns to her and takes her hand.

SAM
Jess … can we go someplace else for a minute?

JESS
Sure … Why?

SAM
I need to talk to you.

JESS
Okay …

SAM
(to Kate and Dean)
Will you excuse us for a moment?

KATE
Sure. Don’t be too polite, now!

As they leave the room, Dean calls out behind them.

DEAN
The guest bedroom’s upstairs!



Jessica blushes but Sam doesn’t even seem to hear his brother.

INT. HOUSE - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS

Sam takes Jessica to the kitchen and sits her down at the table.

JESS
What’s wrong, Sam?

SAM
I need to know something, Jess.
(beat)
When did you first decide that I was the man for you, that you could spend the rest of your life with me?

JESS
(laughs)
What is this? Twenty questions time? Why so urgent?

SAM
Please, just answer me?

JESS
Okay … uh, probably pretty soon after we started dating.

SAM
Jess … I love you. I would make the world spin for you if I could. I love you so much and with all of my heart and my soul. I don’t know how I’ve managed these past few years without you.

JESS
What are you talking about, Sam? We’ve been married these past few years!

SAM
(shakes head)
Just forget everything I’m going to say. I just have to say it since you’re here.

JESS
Why are you acting so strange?

SAM
It’s not important, Jess. What IS important is that I love you.

JESS
Sam, you’re scaring me.

SAM
(concerned)
Don’t be scared, Jess.
(beat)
I love you. I love you deeply and so much and I want to spend the rest of my life with you.

JESS
Is this like a proposal all over again?

SAM
(laughs)
No. It’s just … I have to get this off my chest. I’m sorry, Jess. I’m sorry for any pain that I’ve caused you. I’m sorry for everything. And I love you.



JESS
I love you too, Sam.

Sam and Jessica KISS.

FLASH CUT TO:
UNKNOWN LOCATION, UNKNOWN TIME, NIGHT

SAM
Dantalion. Demon of deception.

DANTALION
You could say that. I prefer other titles, but if that’s what helps, go right ahead.



SAM
Why do this? Why put me into a world of perfection? Why grant my every wish and make something that could never be true?

DANTALION
It’s what you want, isn’t it, Sam?

SAM
No! Yes! I … I don’t know.

DANTALION
It’s what you’ve ALWAYS wanted, Sam.
(beat)
I can make it permanent. Just said the word and you’re back in your pretty little world with your pretty little lady and your perfect family.

SAM
Why?

DANTALION
Why? Because you deserve it, Sam.

SAM
No. That isn’t why. Demons always have ulterior motives. What’s yours?

DANTALION
(sighs)
If you must know … I was sent to stop you.

SAM
Stop me? From what?

DANTALION
From making it to the end of the world, Sammy boy. If you don’t watch it now, you’re going to become a great man. Too powerful for your own good.

SAM
So what happens then?

DANTALION
You have two choices. The blue pill or the red pill. Blue pill says you go back to perfecto land. Red pill lands you straight back in reality. Death, destruction, chaos, etcetera.

SAM
You’re actually offering me a choice?

DANTALION
Yeah. I am.

SAM
Why would you do that?

DANTALION
Because either way, you are going to choose happy land or you’re going to try to kill me. Since I don’t really want to die, I’m giving you the safe choices for me.

SAM
You know what I’m going to choose.

DANTALION
I do.

SAM
Then why are you giving me a choice?

DANTALION
There’s always the possibility. You’ve seen your brother. He’s suffering. He can’t take this whole world-falling-apart-and-he-can’t-do-anything-to-stop-it crap. He’s going to fall soon and he’s going to fall hard. Do you want to be there to see that? And you … you’re the only one holding him together now. Do you think you can do that forever? Do you WANT to do that forever?

SAM
I do.

DANTALION
Why?

SAM
Because he’s my brother. We’re there for each other. We’re stronger together. Always have been and always will be.

DANTALION
I never could understand that.
(beat)
I guess that’s what separates you and us.

Dantalion looks down at the floor, then looks up at Sam, his eyes glowing black.

DANTALION (CONT.)
Say goodbye, Sammy.

FLASH CUT TO:
INT. MOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

MUSIC CUE: "THE SNOW CAME DOWN" TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA (1:50)

Sam awakes with a start on his hotel bed. He is covered in dirt and blood. Dean is lying on the bed next to him, likewise covered in dirt and grime. Dean is asleep and snoring with his arm flung over his face.

Sam jumps out of bed and goes over to Dean.

SAM
Dean! Dean, wake up!

DEAN
Leave me alone, Sam. I want to sleep.

SAM
Did Kate call you?

DEAN
Kate hasn’t called me since that last argument we had days ago. Forget it Sam and let me sleep.

Sam stands and grins. Things appear to be back to normal. He sees their bag of weapons on the floor. He turns to the bathroom.

SAM
I’m taking a shower.

DEAN
Good. You need it.

Sam stops at the window on the way to the bathroom. He stares out at snow floating slowly to the ground. It is evening. In the reflection of the glass we can see Kate, Dean, Jessica, Sam, Jack and Daniel sitting in the living room of the Winchester home, happy and laughing together. Jessica turns and looks at Sam in the window. She SMILES.

SAM
(whisper)
Goodbye.



END OF EPISODE

NEXT WEEK

EXT. BROKEN DOWN STREETS - NIGHT

Dean walks through a dark and gritty neighborhood, hands stuffed in his pockets. His eyes dart around. He takes a right into a darkened alley.

Dean leans against the wall of the alley, tears flow down his face. He bangs his fist against the wall. Angry. Trying to stop.

Dean takes out a small BLACK CANVAS BAG. Opens it, pulls out a STRAPPED CORD and SYRINGE. Dean pulls the cord around his arm, fastens it tighter. He ties it around, bites off the end. Taps the syringe.

Dean stares at the syringe, contemplating. Guilty. He INJECTS it, exhales as a huge smirk spreads across his face. Relief. Gregory Pines appears across from him, shakes his head at a loss.

GREGORY
What are you doing to yourself?

Dean pushes his way past him, continues down the alley. Gregory follows.

DEAN
Don’t you have any more important things to deal with?

GREGORY
You don’t think you’re worth the time?

DEAN
I know I’m not.

Dean enters an abandoned building.

INT. ABANDONED BUILDING - NIGHT

The building is falling apart around it’s seams, graffiti covers the walls. Dean walks through, ignoring Gregory.

GREGORY
Stop running away.

DEAN
Just like Sam, acting like you’re all high and mighty. But your boss is the greatest jack ass of all.

GREGORY
You don’t mean that.

DEAN
No?

Dean turns around to face him. Beyond furious.

DEAN (CONT’D)
Look around you! Look at the world he’s given us! Where is he? This is the work of your God.

GREGORY
That’s blasphemy.

DEAN
Bite me.

Dean turns and continues on. Gregory follows.

GREGORY
You know that’s not the answer, you’re above it. What would your Dad think?

DEAN
That’s unfair, using him against me.

GREGORY
You’re a fighter Dean, rise up and fight!

DEAN
I don’t have anything to fight for.

GREGORY
What about the people you used to dedicate your life to protect.

DEAN
What about them? They caused this, they brought this on themselves. f*** the world.

GREGORY
You don’t mean that.

DEAN
Yeah, I do. Now get the hell away from me, watcher.

Gregory disappears. Dean spins around, finds that he’s alone. He scans the area, conflicted... scared.

TWO MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT

THE IDENTITY OF THE ANTI-CHRIST
WILL FINALLY BE REVEALED
IN AN EPIC MID-SEASON EVENT