Originally aired: 17/05/2007

Writers: Eric Kripke and Michael T Moore
Director: Kim Manners

Guest Stars: Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer, Jeffrey Dean Morgan as John Winchester, Aldis Hodge as Jake, Fredric Lehne as The Yellow-Eyed Demon, Samantha Ferris as Ellen Harvelle, Ona Grauer as Crossraods Demon

Official CW Description

JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN GUEST STARS IN A HEART-STOPPING SEASON FINALE - Dean must deal with the aftermath of the fight between Sam and Jake and pays a steep price for his involvement. The Demon and his spirits threaten to overtake the hunters until they receive help from an unexpected ally.

Full Synopsis

Abandoned House, Cold Oak, South Dakota – The scene opens up to Sam laid out on a bed. Dean is watching him, but it’s obvious Sam is dead. Bobby walks in, telling Dean he needs to eat. Bobby also suggests it’s time they bury Sam. Dean refuses. He’s angry. When Bobby asks Dean to go with him because something “end of the world big is going down,” Dean refuses saying “Then let it end,” and tells Bobby to leave – which he does.

Woods somewhere – Jake has escaped Cold Oak and is camping out. The demon appears to him and says “Congratulations, Jake, last man standing. The American Idol.” Jake wants to know what the demon wants him for. He says he’s going to kill the demon. The demon thinks this is funny and threatens Jake’s family, saying they’ll “know the taste of their own intestines.” Jake has no choice but to say he’ll do the demon’s bidding.

Abandoned House, Cold Oak, South Dakota – Dean sits alone, looking at Sam’s body. He talks about when they were little. About when Sam was five and had just started asking questions like where was mom. Dean says he told Sam to not to ask, and that he always tried to protect Sam, keep him safe, because he felt it was his responsibility. And now, he’s screwed that job up. Dean apologizes, saying he always let’s down the people he loves. He screams “What am I supposed to do!” and then rushes out to the Impala.

Driving like a maniac to the nearest crossroads, Dean puts a box with his picture and other items at the center of the intersection, wanting to summon the “crossroads demon.” Eventually, she appears. Dean tells her he wants to make a deal for Sam’s life. The demon is sarcastic, she knows he’s hurting, and she’s enjoying it.

Dean offers his soul for Sam back and ten years of life. The demon says no way. He offers 9 then 8 years of the life, but the demon says Sam back and just one year to live. For his brother, Dean has no choice but to accept. The demon makes a clause, though, saying if Dean tries to ever get out of the deal Sam will die again. Dean kisses the demon, sealing the pact.

Abandoned House, Cold Oak, South Dakota – Sam wakes up, and he’s confused. He goes to the nearest mirror and tries to look at his back where he was stabbed. He knows something is wrong, but can’t figure out what. Dean walks in and it relieved to see his brother back among the living. He can’t help but give Sammy a hug.

Sam asks what happened, and Dean lies saying Sam was stabbed in the back but Bobby patched him up. Dean asks who the kid was anyway and Sam says “his name’s Jake.” Sam asks if Dean got Jake, but Dean says no, he got away.

Sam and Dean get something to eat, and Sam tells his brother everything that happened in Cold Oak, and that the demon only wants one special kid. He can’t understand why he and Jake are both still alive as that’s two kids. Dean brushes this aside and says Sam was left for dead. Sam has to accept this, but says they have to figure out what the demon wanted the special kid for, and stop him. Dean wants Sam to rest first, but Sam refuses and says they should call the roadhouse. Dean has to tell him the roadhouse has burned down because of something Ash found out and that Bobby is trying to find out just what that something was. Sam insists they go to Bobby’s despite Dean’s protests that he needs to take care of himself a little more.

Bobby’s Place- Bobby is shocked when he opens the door to see Sam alive. He doesn’t say anything, but Sam notices the strange reaction. The brothers go inside and Bobby shows them what he’s found. He doesn’t know what it means, but demonic omens have skyrocketed in a certain area, all except for one place in the center. He shows them on a map. One place in Southern Wyoming is totally clean, as if demons are surrounding it, but can’t get it. Bobby asks Sam to take a look for clues to why while he and Dean go outside and get more research books.

Outside (in Bobby’s auto salvage yard) - Bobby confronts Dean about what he’s done for Sam. Bobby is furious, but it’s obvious it’s because he thinks a lot of the young hunter, kinda like a father figure. Dean confesses, saying he has made a deal, but what did it matter? He shouldn’t have been alive anyway, right, after the crash? Bobby asks if he has “that low an opinion of himself” Dean looks so sad and says “I couldn’t let him die, Bobby, he’s my brother,” to which Bobby responds “How’s your brother going to feel when he knows your going to hell?” Dean asks Bobby not to tell Sam, but then the pair are distracted by a noise in the yard. They sneak up to find it’s Ellen!

Bobby’s Place- Bobby asks Ellen to drink some holy water to prove she’s not a demon or possessed. She knocks back the water then asks for whiskey! Dean asks what happened at the roadhouse and Ellen explains she had to go out for supplies. Ash called her and told her to look in the safe, but by the time she got back the place was on fire and everyone was dead. Ellen did get to the safe, though, as it was in the basement. Inside the safe was another map of Wyoming.

Bobby figures out that marks on the map are all abandoned frontier churches all built by Sam Colt. Private railway lines connect each church and when the lines are drawn out they make a huge, iron Devil’s Trap! Demons can’t cross the iron lines. In the middle of the Devil’s Trap is an old cowboy cemetery. Sam wonders what Sam Colt was trying to protect there and Dean suggests Colt was maybe actually trying to keep something in! Sam asks Bobby is the demons could get inside the trap and Bobby says no full blood demon could. It’s then Sam realizes what the demon wanted the gifted kid for – to get inside the Devil’s Trap in Wyoming! Jake can get in!

Edge of Colt’s railway line, Wyoming – Jake drives up and is met by the demon. The demon tells Jake 15 miles in is a cemetery, and a crypt. Jake has to open the crypt because he can’t go in there yet himself. Jake gets confrontational and says no, but the demon gives him “the Colt” and even explains it’s the only gun that can kill him. Jake points the gun at the demon, but the demon laughs and offers Jake and his family “money and honey” forever. He offers a better world, where Jake will be royalty. It’s too tempting and Jake caves in.

Cowboy cemetery – It’s night, Jake walks in among the graves towards the crypt. Dean, Sam, Ellen and Bobby appear from hiding places and pull guns on him. Jake looks at Sam shocked, saying Sam was dead, he cut through his spinal cord. Sam is obviously surprised and unnerved. Jake laughs and makes Ellen put her own gun to her temple just by suggesting it. He tells the others that once you give into the abilities there are lots of Jedi mind tricks they can do. He says they all should put their guns down and then he turns, placing the Colt in a strange rotating lock on the crypt.

Sam gets his gun back and repeatedly shoots Jake, almost cold-heartedly. Dean even flinches a little as it’s so “un-Sam like.” Behind them the lock is opening, and Bobby explains they’ve opened the gates to hell itself! Dean tugs the Colt from the spinning lock and they take cover as literally “All Hell Breaks Loose.” The iron train lines are broken by the force and the demon can finally enter the cemetery.

Bobby, Ellen and Sam try to close the gate but Dean spots the demon and tries to shoot him. The demon takes the gun away using his powers and it flies into his hand. He then tosses Dean into a headstone and pins him there. Sam sees what’s happening and runs for his brother, but the demon pins him to a tree.

The demon the proceeds to thank Dean for bringing Sam back, because Sam was his favourite. He also warns Dean that the deal may not have been as good as it seemed. Is Sammy really the same person he was before? He did just shoot Jake in a pretty cold way. The demon mocks Dean one more time then draws the Colt to shoot him. Suddenly, John’s spirit appears from behind and tosses the demon. The demon drops the gun and Dean is able to grab it, finally shooting the thing that has haunted his family for so long.

The demon drops to the floor and behind them Bobby and Ellen finally manage to close the hell gate. John’s spirit walks forward and places a hand on Dean’s shoulder. He nods to Sam too, tears in his eyes, but a smile on his face, and then he vanishes in a brilliant light.

The brother’s look over the demon’s body and Sam says he just doesn’t know what to say. He asks Dean if he thinks their dad really climbed out of hell, and Dean says the door was open, and he was stubborn enough. Sam says he can’t believe it’s over, he doesn’t know what to say. Dean says “I do” and kneels saying, “that was for our mom, you son of a bitch” to the demon’s shell.

Impala- Sam confronts Dean about what really happened saying, “when Jake saw me it was like he saw a ghost.” He asks if he died and Dean made a deal. Eventually, Dean’s silence is as good as a confession. Sam tells Dean he shouldn’t have, but Dean insists he had to, it’s his job. Sam says his job is to protect Dean too. “You’re my big brother, there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you. I don’t care what it takes, I’m gonna get you out of this ’cause I’ve gotta save your ass for a change.” Dean smiles and offers a quiet “yeah.”

Bobby and Ellen walk up and Ellen says lots of demons escaped through the gate. Sam thinks maybe even two hundred escaped – a whole army! Bobby nods, saying he hopes the boys are ready, because the war has just begun! Dean grins and we see the boys open the Impala’s trunk. Dean tosses in the Colt and says “We got work to do.”

The scene fades to black, mirroring the pilot episode.

Synopsis by Kittsbud

Episode Music

Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
Don't Look Back - Boston

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Opening
Sammy...
Bobby...
Dad...
Work to do!