EXT. DEFIANCE - MORNING1
Dean whistles a happy tune as he drops his bags in the trunk. Sam reluctantly follows.2
DEAN3
Why so serious? You should be happy. No demon to vanquish. No bad guy to chase. 4
Sam shrugs.5
DEAN (CONT’D)6
You been working this job too long.7
SAM8
Dean9
DEAN10
Yeah?11
Sam motions to the square across the street.12
A crowd is gathering.13
Local people. Carrying flashlights.14
DEAN (CONT’D)15
Hello.16
Someone puts up a missing poster. Right underneath the poster of Melanie Tanner. Another girl has gone missing. Another blonde. 17
STEPHANIE WALKER. 18
Sam and Dean exchange a look. 19
SAM20
Looks like Fort Lauderdale is going to have to wait.21
DEAN22
Man23
They move closer. Scanning the poster.24
SAM25
She look familiar to you?26
Dean cocks his head.27
DEAN28
The chick from last night. She was with that tattooed dude. Who said blondes have all the fun huh?29
SAM30
That’s two girls now Dean. And we still don’t have a clue what is doing this.31
DEAN32
What or who?33
The tattooed guy stands in the middle of the crowd. In the light of day he’s huge. Pure muscle. He looks nervous.34
DEAN (CONT’D)35
That look like guilt to you?36
Dean starts forward, but at that exact moment Valerie decides that she wants to leave too. 37
They smack into one another.38
Valerie stumbles but doesn’t fall. 39
VALERIE40
Why don’t you watch where you’re going!41
She’s about sixty, frail, and she’s been crying. She wears a unusual crucifix around her neck.42
Sam steps forward.43
SAM44
Are you okay?45
She doesn’t stop to reply, rushing off as though a demon were on her tail.46
DEAN47
(calls out)48
Hey don’t worry about me. I’m fine.49
Dean brushes himself off. Sam shrugs. And turns. 50
The tattooed guy has disappeared.51
DEAN (CONT’D)52
Great.53
Dean reaches for his keys. 54
He frowns. He searches his pockets.55
DEAN (CONT’D)56
Dude. Give me the keys.57
Sam frowns.58
SAM59
I don’t have them. You had them.60
DEAN61
Sam!62
SAM63
I don’t have them Dean.64
Dean looks around. He looks back at Sam. It clicks.65
DEAN66
The car!67
Dean runs back to where he left the car.68
It’s still there.69
DEAN (CONT’D)70
Thank God.71
He tries the doors. They’re locked. He picks up a stone. He grimaces. He doesn’t want to hurt his baby.72
Dean rams the stone down on the lock. The trunk opens.73
An assembly of weapons, shotguns, knives, machetes, fill the trunk.74
Dean sighs with relief. Everything looks okay.75
He grabs the set of extra keys from the hidden compartment at the back.76
SAM77
Dean? Where’s dad’s journal?78
The journal is missing. The journal that contains everything you need to know about Demons and Spirits. 79
DEAN80
Son of a bitch. The old lady. She must have swiped the keys when she hit me.81
SAM82
In the wrong hands that book could be lethal Dean.83
Sam and Dean exchange a look. 84
DEAN85
Civilians.86
A black truck speeds past. The tattooed guy is at the wheel.87
Dean closes the truck. 88
DEAN (CONT’D)89
First things first.90
INT. TATTOOED GUY’S HOUSE - DAY91
The tattooed guy heads for the kitchen. 92
Sam and Dean follow. 93
They scan the house as they walk through. Looking for anything out of place. Any sign of the missing girl. 94
But everything looks normal.95
TATTOOED GUY96
I already told the cops everything I know.97
DEAN98
Good. So it should be fresh in your memory.99
The tattooed guy gets a beer from the fridge. He offers one to Sam and Dean. Sam shakes his head. Dean does to, albeit more reluctantly.100
SAM101
You want to tell us what happened?102
TATTOOED GUY103
I dunno. I tried calling her this morning and I got nothing. The phone doesn’t ring or nothing. So I go round there and 104
DEAN105
Let me guess...nothing.106
Sam gives Dean a look. 107
SAM108
Go on.109
TATTOOED GUY110
That’s all there is.111
SAM112
So the last time you saw her was when you dropped her home?113
The tattooed guy looks nervous.114
TATTOOED GUY115
Yeah116
This guy is useless at lying. 117
DEAN118
What time was that?119
TATTOOED GUY120
What?121
DEAN122
What time did you drop her home? 123
TATTOOED GUY124
Er, It must have been about, uh, 2?125
Sam and Dean exchange a look. Sam makes a note in his notebook. The tattooed guy watches them uneasily. Panic setting in.126
DEAN127
You see the thing is, we checked with her roommate and she says that Stephanie never made it home last night. So, do you want to start again? From the beginning?128
The tattooed guy looks cornered.129
TATTOOED GUY130
We had a fight.131
DEAN132
So of a bitch. Where is she?133
TATTOOED GUY134
I don’t know.135
Dean pulls the tattooed guy up out of his chair. Gets in his face.136
DEAN137
I said where is she?138
TATTOOED GUY139
I don’t know. I swear to god. I don’t know.140
SAM141
I think he’s telling the truth Dean.142
Dean lets him go. Sam tries the gentle approach.143
SAM (CONT’D)144
What did you guys fight about?145
The tattooed guy takes a swig of beer.146
TATTOOED GUY147
Everything. Nothing. She thought I was checking out some other girl. But I wasn’t. I swear I wasn’t. She wanted out. So I let her out.148
SAM149
Where?150
TATTOOED GUY151
On Jefferson about six miles out of town.152
DEAN153
You left her to walk home? Alone?154
Tattooed guy looks down at his feet. You can tell he feels lousy about it. He looks up at Sam.155
TATTOOED GUY156
She’s gonna be okay isn’t she? 157
Sam feels sorry for the guy. He hands him a card.158
SAM159
Call us if you remember anything else.160
DEAN161
Oh and one last thing. 162
Dean takes out a photo of the other missing girl, Melanie Tanner.163
DEAN (CONT’D)164
Do you recognise her?165
The tattooed guy looks it over. He shakes his head.166
TATTOOED GUY167
No. 168
EXT. TATTOOED GUY’S HOUSE169
The door shuts behind them. Dean shakes his head.170
DEAN171
What kind of man lets his girlfriend walk home by herself in the middle of the night? Loser.172
Sam sighs.173
SAM174
He’s got to live with it Dean.175
DEAN176
Good. 177
EXT. ROAD - DUSK178
Roughly six miles out of town on Jefferson.179
Dean pops the trunk. 180
He takes out a flashlight and a shotgun.181
Sam and Dean search the forest that banks either side of the road. Looking for any sign of the missing girl.182
SAM183
Hey Dean!184
DEAN185
Yeah?186
SAM187
I think I’ve got something.188
Dean doubles back to Sam. 189
Sam points to the bus stop.190
Dean looks blank.191
SAM (CONT’D)192
Dude, its a bus stop.193
DEAN194
Somebody give the guy a gold star.195
Sam ignores him.196
SAM197
Buses have surveillance cameras. 198
Dean gets it.199
DEAN200
Find the bus, find the girl.201
SAM202
Exactly.203
DEAN204
Huh. Good thinking Sherlock.205
EXT. EDWARD CAIN’S HOME - DAY206
Dean knocks at the door. Sam adjusts his tie.207
Sam and Dean are back in their suits.208
The door opens. A middle aged man stands there. About Sixty. 209
DEAN210
Edward Cain?211
He nods.212
EDWARD213
Can I help you?214
They show him their fake police ID.215
DEAN216
We’re hoping you can.217
INT. EDWARD CAIN’S HOME218
Sam and Dean perch on the edge of a worn looking sofa drinking coffee.219
EDWARD220
So you think that girl got on my bus? That route’s always quiet. There was a time when they were thinking of closing it. 221
He looks lost in the past for a moment, then he comes back.222
EDWARD (CONT’D)223
I don’t remember any girl getting on.224
Sam takes out the photo of the missing girl. He passes it to Edward. 225
EDWARD (CONT’D)226
She’s a pretty young thing. I don’t know what’s happening to this town. Used to be such a safe place.227
SAM228
Have you see her before?229
He stares at the young girl. He shakes his head.230
EDWARD231
Sadly no. I wish I had. 232
DEAN 233
Are you sure?234
Edward gives Dean a look.235
EDWARD236
I may be one week away from retirement but I ain’t claiming my senile check just yet and if I say I didn’t see the girl then I didn’t see the girl.237
Sam looks away, covering his smile. He spots the photos on the fireplace. Group photos of uniformed bus drivers.238
SAM239
How long have you worked in public transport?240
Edward stands up. Joins Sam at the fireplace. Sam picks up the group photo. Beneath each driver is their name. 241
The man next to Edward Cain is Matt Halton. 242
EDWARD243
(proudly)244
45 years. Lots changed since then.245
Sam places the photo back. Next to it is a photo of a much younger Edward standing beside a woman. 246
SAM247
Your wife? 248
Edward coughs. He gets a little flushed.249
EDWARD250
No. That’s Valerie. 251
Dean gives Sam a knowing look.252
EDWARD (CONT’D)253
She works at the college. Guidance counsellor. 254
DEAN255
Right.256
EDWARD257
She was married to my best friend.258
Sam looks closely at the photo.259
SAM260
That crucifix look familiar to you Dean?261
DEAN262
Well I’ll be. 263
Its the same woman that bumped into Dean earlier.264
EDWARD265
You’ve met Valerie?266
DEAN267
(sarcastic)268
Oh yeah. We’ve met her.269
SAM270
She seemed pretty upset.271
EDWARD272
She’s had a rough time.273
DEAN274
Oh yeah?275
Dean’s just mad that she stole his car keys.276
EDWARD277
This week marks the anniversary of her daughter’s death.278
Sam and Dean exchange a look.279
END OF PART THREE
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