HENRY: You're Men of Letters.
Chroniclers of all that which man does not understand.
SAM: Most are dead or defunct, but others, not so sure.
DEAN: What is this? HENRY: Our crest.
HENRY: The Aquarian star.
DEAN: This is actually their lair. We're legacies.
Ketch.
SAM: Who are you working for?
ASMODEUS: Mr. Ketch.
Meet the archangel Gabriel.
(CHANTING IN OTHER LANGUAGE)
(WOMAN WHIMPERING)
(ALL CHANTING)
No, please! No!
(CONTINUES CHANTING)
(ALL CHANTING)
(SCREAMS)
(GROANS SOFTLY)
(GRUNTS SOFTLY)
- Dean? - Yeah?
What are you doing?
Nothing.
Uh...
What you reading?
Well, um, I finally found something on the Seal of Solomon,
but it's really weird.
Yeah? Hit me.
All right.
"Then Mighty Solomon commanded unto his priests, 'Bind my seal.'
"But the jewel was of the cosmos."
"Jewel of the cosmos"? What does that mean?
I don't know. Maybe a meteorite?
Mmm.
Maybe. Well, forget what it is. Where the hell would that be?
It doesn't say.
Okay. So we've got blood of a holy man. We've got fruit from the Tree of Life,
but this piece of Kryptonite,
we've been through every book in this place, and we got squat.
Yeah.
All right. I guess we should check the archives again.
Great.
All right. I go left. You go right.
I love books.
What?
Nothing.
(SNORING)
Oh, come on.
Are you kidding me? Dean!
Sam?
- Are you serious? - What?
Oh, it's hilarious. Forget that. Look.
The Men of Letters found it. Solomon's treasure.
Where?
1917, in what is modern-day Israel.
According to this, they dug it up.
And here. Take a look at the... Right there.
Uh... "Among the items found, crystal that glowed with an unearthly light."
- That's gotta be the seal, right? - It's gotta be. Where is it?
Uh, says they took it to Capitulum Seven in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
- "Capitulum Seven"? - Yeah.
"Capitulum" means "Chapterhouse."
Yeah.
So the Men of Letters has only one bunker,
but they have smaller outposts all over the place.
Capitulum One is in Jamestown.
Capitulum Seven, I guess, is in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
There it is.
Jinkies.
You're gonna stop saying that eventually, right?
I don't know. Probably not. Look. Let's go!
- You sure this is it? - That's what the map says.
So where's the door?
Dean.
DEAN: Oh.
No way.
Ask questions, get answers.
(LOCK CLANGING)
This way.
- Kind of looks familiar, huh? - (SCOFFS) Yeah.
DEAN: Except for that.
Mmm.
Great. More books.
You love books. All right. Look for anything on King Solomon.
Where to start, Dean?
"Sandy Porter."
No way.
(OBJECTS CLATTERING)
- Dean? - Mmm?
Check this out.
- WOMAN: Who's there? Somebody! - (BANG ON DOOR)
Is somebody there?
Hurry!
Hurry! Please! Hurry!
(LOCK RATTLING)
(SAM GRUNTS)
(GASPING) Who are you?
- (CHAINS RATTLING) - We're here to help you.
How long have you been down here?
I don't know.
You have to get me out of here.
Wait. Are you... Are you Sandy Porter?
Born in 1903?
Uh...
Yes.
Thank God you found me.
No, no, no. Asmodeus is busy.
Then why did he call for me?
Don't know. Ask him yourself, when he's ready, which he isn't
because he's busy, so...
Might you have something to read?
That's not possible.
It's true. Sandy, it's 2018.
You were down there for almost 100 years.
No. You're lying.
Sandy, I know it's a lot to take in, okay?
But look. This is what a car looks like now.
Well, they should.
This is a phone and camera and everything else.
(TRAIN HORN BLARING IN DISTANCE)
Welcome to the future.
MAN: Here. No way. This thing's amazing.
Look, you just click on the kitty video, it loads.
Just like that. Look. Napping in the sunbeam. (LAUGHS)
Look at him. Look at this little guy. Look at his little hat. (LAUGHS)
Oh, man. I love cats.
(GROANS)
ASMODEUS: There we go. Oh, just a little more.
(GABRIEL GROANING)
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
(MR. KETCH CLEARS THROAT)
Bad time?
My lord. I tried to stop him.
Did you, now?
Look, you called for me, I came. If you don't need me, I...
Ketch. Ketch. Ketch.
(WHIMPERS)
My boy.
I called you 'cause you work for me.
And I need you when I need you.
That's not our arrangement, and I'm not the help.
This is a freelance...
So be a good lad and wait.
Hey, Amy.
Hey, Buck. Have you decided what you want?
BUCK: I'd like to try something different.
Poor Buck, he comes in here bird-dogging after Amy,
and she won't give him a simple yes or no.
Well, whatever you think, Amy. I mean, you know better than I do.
Still, if Amy don't want any, I'll go a few rounds with that boy.
(LAUGHS)
I like talking with you, Marco. You make me laugh.
Sit anywhere you like, hon.
Everything's so electric.
(COINS JINGLING)
(WHIRRING)
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
Folks, what'll it be?
Uh, well, what's good?
Well, people love the clam cakes,
but if you ask me, gotta try the stuffies.
I don't know what stuffies are, but I'll take two and the clam cakes.
- Anything to drink? - Uh, water would be great.
Oh, that's exciting.
Comes with a lemon. You sure you can handle that?
- (CHUCKLES) - How about you, sweetie?
Oh, my goodness, you're all skin and bones.
When's the last time you ate something?
You know, let's get her the meatloaf.
(CELL PHONE BEEPING)
(LINE RINGING)
(RINGING)
Marco?
We got a problem.
Yes, we do. A very big problem.
I don't... How...
How am I still alive?
Um...
We don't really know yet.
And how are you so calm about the fact that I'm still alive?
This kind of weird, it's sort of our thing.
I don't know what that means.
It means we can help you.
We just have to... You know what? Let's start with the basics.
How did you get down there in the first place?
I met this man.
He said that he was a part of a secret club.
I thought he was talking about a speakeasy or something,
but he called it Men of Words?
Men of Letters?
Yes. How did you know that?
Like I said, it's sort of our thing.
Wait a second. So, these Men of Letters,
they were the ones who chained you down there?
I think. I...
Sandy, whatever happened down there, you're safe now, okay?
We'll protect you. I promise.
There was chanting.
(CHANTING)
Please. Please.
And then there was this light.
Like a rip in the air.
Then it happened.
(SANDY GASPING)
They were using me to feed it.
To feed what?
The monster.
Sure I can't get you any coffee?
Excuse me.
Sweetie, you okay?
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
ASMODEUS: Mr. Ketch, sorry to keep you waiting.
Why am I here?
The Winchesters are gathering up pieces to a spell,
a real big magic sort of affair.
I've heard. Their pet angel was just in the Holy Land.
You knew and didn't tell me?
You didn't ask.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
I shouldn't have to ask.
I was merely gathering intelligence...
In the future, you let me fill in the blanks.
The last prophet that checked out of here
said they was trying to open up a portal
to another, even more epically messed-up world.
To do that, they need ingredients.
- We need to stop them. - Ingredients. Such as?
Well, if they got the spell from the demon tablet, which they did,
some blood, few other things, and a whole mess of archangel grace.
(WHIMPERING)
And here you are, pumping it into your veins.
Everyone needs a little pick-me-up, from time to time.
But enough about my juice box.
It's time we talk about us.
You see, (CLEARS THROAT)
I don't believe you understand the nature of this relationship.
You pay me. I do what needs to be done. End of transaction.
Yeah, see, no.
It's more like I own you.
You don't...
And it's time you get in line, boy.
If that's how you feel, I believe I'm done here.
Good day.
(SCOFFS)
You're done when I say you're done.
(GROANING)
(LAUGHS)
(GRUNTING)
You're gonna learn, son.
You do what I say when I say it.
And if you ever even think about sassing me again...
(EXHALES HEAVILY)
Ah!
Look what you did to my suit.
Okay, what the hell, man? I mean...
We tested her for everything. Holy water, silver.
She passed it all, so...
Yeah, and she's been down in a basement for 90 years.
How does she look the way she does?
And this doesn't sound like the Men of Letters, either.
I mean, they're boring.
They wore tweed. They smoked from pipes. They don't kidnap people.
Except, apparently, they did.
Oh, and this... The flash of light Sandy talks about seeing,
the rip in the air? Sounds like...
Like a rift. So what now?
They're opening doors in different worlds
and Buffalo Billing chicks.
And feeding a monster, so not boring after all.
But all the Men of Letters died 60 years ago.
Longer than that.
So then who's been keeping her down there?
You know what? How about this? You stay here with Sandy. I'll go back...
- No, no, no. What? - What?
I'm not gonna let you go back there by yourself.
- Dean... - No, this is what we're gonna do.
We're gonna find Sandy a motel room.
We're gonna have to teach her how to use the TV.
Well, you're gonna have to tell her what a TV is, and then we're gonna go back...
Here we go, lobster roll, no bun, and kale Salad for you, string bean.
- Kale's a garnish. - It's healthy.
I'm watching my cholesterol. Like you should be.
Yeah, I'm watching my cholesterol.
Watching it go up.
Well, I guess I'll see you later. (SIGHS)
All right.
What the hell?
Clam cakes. Two orders of stuffies.
See? Garnish.
And meatloaf for our young lady.
BUCK: Hey.
Something weird's going on.
Sam.
(COUGHS)
Go get Sandy.
(GRUNTING)
(ECHOING) Sam? Sam?
Wait... Sandy!
What's going on?
BUCK: Wait. Wait. What's...
- Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hey, hey! - (SANDY SCREAMS)
Sandy, come here. Sit down.
- (AMY SCREAMING) - (GRUNTING)
(GROANS)
(BOTH GRUNTING)
No!
(GROANS)
Dean?
- Sammy! - Dean.
What are you doing?
(BOTH GRUNTING)
Sammy!
They're still out there.
We gotta call the police.
My phone's not working.
They're all dead.
And landline, too.
Who's that?
The police.
What are you doing?
They took my brother. I'm gonna get him back.
Who are you? What do you want?
What you stole from us.
- The monster. - The what?
Less a monster, more a god.
A...
Wait. What are you talking about?
How'd you find our Chapterhouse?
(STAMMERING) My brother and I, we're...
Our family was Men of Letters.
So was ours.
Kind of.
Kind of?
Our great-grandfather, Diego Avila, was a member.
- Well, until he... - He went psycho.
Jim Jones style.
Pretty much.
Diego fought in World War I, and after that,
all he could see was blood and violence in this world,
so he decided to fix it.
How?
Summon a god from another dimension and start over.
"Upon us, we shall call forth new gods,
"Yokoth and her mate Glythur.
"And they will cleanse this world of hate and bring a new paradise."
They summoned Yokoth, but didn't exactly bring paradise.
(SCREAMING)
It ate Diego and most everyone else.
Then it tried to summon its mate before they bound it.
MARCO: Men of Letters disavowed the whole deal.
It banned all the survivors, closed down the Chapterhouse tight.
Our grandparents, our parents, us,
we've been watching over it ever since.
You mean Sandy?
(GRUNTS SOFTLY)
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
You think you're so high and mighty,
better than the rest of us.
But you, Mr. Ketch,
you are more wicked than any demon I know.
I know them all.
At least I still have a soul.
(SCOFFS)
What you think that buys you, huh?
Souls are messy, all conflict and confusion.
I know who I am.
Do you?
Because you say you have this code,
this Men of Letters code, handed down for centuries.
But wait. Wait a minute. You work for me.
You act like you're this cold-blooded killer.
But you know what I see when I look in your eyes?
Fear
and regret
and pain.
I see your chewy middle, boy.
You want redemption,
but you ain't never gonna get it.
Your kind, our kind,
we can't be redeemed.
All we can do is spread our pain around.
So, no, you don't know who you are.
But I do,
which is why no matter where you go, no matter what you do,
you're mine.
Are they gone?
Someone should see if they're gone.
No. No, not happening.
You're trying to tell me Sandy is a god from another dimension?
All she wants to do is eat.
And breed.
Then why didn't you kill it?
You don't think we've tried?
As far as we know, she can't die.
So we have been keeping her locked up.
Well, that is, until you came along.
So, you know, nice work on that one.
When we saw what you did, we knew that we had to get her back.
So Marco slipped something into your food.
You don't say.
We have been starving Yokoth for decades,
keeping her weak.
But if she gets food in her belly...
We're all dead.
Hey.
(SCREAMS)
(GUN COCKS)
(EXHALES)
DEAN: Sandy?
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
(MOANS)
(SPITS)
What are you looking at?
If I had half your power...
In fact,
(GRUNTING APPREHENSIVELY)
I believe it's time to go.
(MR. KETCH GRUNTS)
Consider this a rescue.
- Come on, you. Come on. - (GRUNTING APPREHENSIVELY)
Come on.
This would all go so much faster if you just flapped your bloody wings.
What the hell?
- (SCREAMING) - (ELECTRICITY CRACKLING)
Where were we?
- (YELLING) - Whoa, whoa, whoa!
String Bean.
(PANTING) I thought you were dead.
No, not yet. Where's my brother?
He came out to check on Buck.
- It's them. - No, take it easy. They're with us.
- What? - It's a long story.
Oh, no.
No, no, no.
She got food in her belly.
Dean.
If she fed on him, he would be here.
So what, then?
It's like we said.
If she's not feeding, she's breeding.
Sandy, what the hell?
Sandy's dead.
She's been dead for a long time.
Okay.
I'll play. What's your name?
(DISTORTED VOICE) Yokoth.
(NORMAL VOICE) Star of Madness, Ravager of Galaxies,
Mother of Faceless Hordes.
Cool.
Let me guess. You're not from around here.
I'm really not.
When the foolish humans open the door,
they had no idea what was waiting for them on the other side.
- You mean you? - I mean us.
It was supposed to be us.
Glythur and I, together.
But my love...
They shut the rift before he could make it through.
Oh, my God. That's tragic.
It's like a Hallmark movie
but with tentacles.
I like you, Dean.
You're strong.
And I enjoy looking at your face.
(EXHALES) You're making me blush.
That's why I'm going to allow you to be Glythur's host.
Sorry, what? The host?
We've consumed most of our universe,
but this one is so full of light
and of life.
And it looks...
(GROWLING)
It looks delicious.
Okay, look, I don't know what kind of kinky gatekeeper-keymaster thing
you got going on here, but I think I'll pass.
Shh!
(CHANTING IN OTHER LANGUAGE)
- (GROWLING) - (DEAN GRUNTING)
She has the Seal of Solomon!
(BOTH GRUNTING)
You can't kill me!
(CHANTING IN OTHER LANGUAGE)
No!
(SCREAMS)
(PANTING)
Dean.
(DEAN GRUNTS)
Glad you could make it.
So that's why we came.
I mean, we need the seal to get our family back.
If it could take us somewhere other than tentacle porn land...
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
When you cast a spell, you need a guide,
something that's been where you need to go.
- Got it? - Got it.
Careful.
When you open the door, it only stays open for 24 hours.
And you never know what's on the other side.
Well, whatever it is, we'll be ready.
I hope you're right.
(DEAN GRUNTS)
(CHUCKLES) You sure you're all right?
(CHUCKLES)
Considering I was about three seconds away
from being an interdimensional booty call, yeah,
I'd say I'm all right
(CHUCKLES) Well,
we have the Seal.
Right?
So all we need now is an archangel, and we're set.
Sure, that sounds easy.
(SCOFFS) Yeah.
- MR. KETCH: Wait. - Son of a bitch.
I come in peace.
Yeah, right.
And I brought you a gift.
(WHIMPERING SOFTLY)
Wait a second. Is that...
Gabriel?
No, no, that's impossible. He...
He's dead. We saw him die.
Or did you?
What did you do to him?
Not me. Asmodeus.
The Prince was holding him prisoner until I liberated the poor man.
And I understand you may need an archangel for a spell, perhaps.
Well, what luck.
We need his grace.
(GRUNTING LOUDLY)
No, no, no.
- Calm down. Calm down. - (PANTING)
Nervy.
Here.
Take that. And...
The archangel blade.
Why would you...
What's the catch? What do you want?
Protection,
from Asmodeus.
The one you're working for?
Was working for.
But when he finds out that I stole his prize milk cow,
well, I imagine that he'll hunt me to the ends of the Earth.
So
this is the only safe place I know.
(SCOFFS) What? Do you think you're just gonna move in?
Dibs on the top bunk?
- No. - Deal.
What?
I don't know what the hell's going on here.
But if this helps us get Mom back, helps us get Jack back,
then sure.
Whatever you want.
(WHIMPERING SOFTLY)
SAM: Gabriel.
Man, what happened to you?
All right, let's do this.
Well, shouldn't we wait?
Wait? Why?
We got everything we need.
Everything else is just burning daylight. Come on.
Let's open this door.
All right.
I'll gather my gear.
Uh... Hold on.
I'm heading in alone.
What?
Look, we got a busted-up archangel here.
And who the hell knows what else? Okay?
Somebody's gotta stay here just in case.
MR. KETCH: And I'm coming with you.
As I said, Asmodeus will be hunting me to the ends of the Earth,
so it's better if I'm not on this Earth.
It's not that much better over there. You know it's a war zone, right?
Won't be my first. Shan't be my last. Hmm?
- Fine. - "Fine"?
So you want Ketch to go and not me?
I don't care if he dies.
Hell, I'm kind of rooting for it.
- Still, you can't... - No, I have to.
It takes something that's been over there before
to open up the right door, so that's either you or me.
So I'm gonna go.
And if something happens to me,
if time runs out, then I need you to come and save me
and save Mom and save whoever else, okay?
It's safer if we go together.
There's no such thing as safer over there. You know that.
I know you don't like this, okay? I don't expect you to.
But this is the way it's gonna be.
Something that's been there, right?
- (CUP HUMMING) - All right.
Remember, it's only 24 hours.
(CHANTING IN OTHER LANGUAGE)
Okay.