THE NECKLACE

t the hospital, Rev is in a hospital bed and Lori is standing by his side. Sam is talking to the Sheriff. "We were just talking. Then Lori's dad came out. And then he appeared." Sam says.

"A big man? Carrying a weapon, some kind of hook?" The Sheriff asks.

"Yes, sir."

"Ever seen him before?" He asks.

"No, sir."

The Sheriff sighs. "Son, it seems every time I turn around, I'm seeing you. I suggest you try to stay out of trouble." He says.

Sam nods. "Yes, sir."

Dean, Elena and two Sheriffs are walking down the hall. "No, it's alright, I'm with him. He's my brother. Hey! Brother!"

Sam and the Sheriff turn to see them. Dean smiles and waves. "Let him through." The Sheriff says. The two Sheriffs let Dean through.

"Thanks." Dean says. He and Sam walk towards each other. "You ok?

"Yeah."

"What the hell happened?" Dean asks.

"Hook Man."

"You saw him?" Elena asks.

Sam grimaces. "Damn right. Why didn't you guys torch the bones?" He asks.

"What are you talking about, I did. You sure it's the spirit of Jacob Karns?" Dean asks.

"It sure as hell looked like him. And that's not all. I don't think the spirit is latching on to the reverend."

"Well, yeah, the guy wouldn't send the Hook Man after himself." Dean says.

"I think it's latching onto Lori. Last night she found out her father is having an affair with a married woman." Sam says.

Dean shrugs. "So what?" He asks.

"So she's upset about it. She's upset about the immorality of it. She told me she was raised to believe that if you do something wrong, you get punished." Sam says.

"Ok, so she's conflicted. And the spirit of Preacher Karns is latching on to repress the emotions and maybe he's doing the punishing for her, huh?" Sam says.

"Right. Rich comes on too strong, Taylor tries to make her into a party girl, Dad has an affair." Sam says.

Dean turned his head. "Remind me not to piss this girl off. But I burned those bones, I buried them in salt, why didn't that stop him?"

"You must have missed something." Elena suggests.

"No. I burned everything in that coffin."

"Did you get the hook?"

"The hook?" Dean asks.

"Well, it was the murder weapon, and in a way, it was part of him." Sam says.

"So, like the bones, the hook is a source of his power." Dean says.

"So if we find the hook..." Elena drones.

Sam and Dean speak in unison. "We stop the Hook Man." They smile at each other.

t the library, Sam and Dean are looking through more papers. "Here's something, I think. Log book, Iowa State Penitentiary. Karns, Jacob. Personal affects: disposition thereof." Dean says.

"Does it mention the hook?" Elena asks.

"Yeah, maybe." Dean begins to read again. "Upon execution, all earthly items shall be remanded to the prisoner's house of worship, St. Barnabas Church."

Sam perks up. "Isn't that where Lori's father preaches?" He asks.

"Yeah."

"Where Lori lives?" Elena asks.

"Maybe that's why the Hook Man has been haunting reverends and reverends' daughters for the past 200 years." Dean guesses.

"Yeah, but if the hook were at the church or Lori's house, don't you think someone might've seen it? I mean, a bloodstained, silver-handled hook?" Sam says.

"Check the church records."

Minutes later, they are still researching. "St. Barnabas donations, 1862. Received silver-handled hook from state penitentiary. Reforged. They melted it down. Made it into something else." He reads.

They drive all the way to the church and they park the car. "Alright, we can't take any chances. Anything silver goes in the fire." Dean says.

"I agree. So, Lori's still at the hospital. We'll have to break in." Sam says.

Elena perks up. "Wait, wait. We're breaking in?" She says.

"Come on, you've known us a while now. This is not new." Dean says. He turns to Sam. "Alright, take your pick."

"I'll take the house." Sam says.

Dean turns to Elena for answer. "Me too." She says.

"Don't see why not." Dean mumbles. "Ok." Sam and Elena walk towards Rev house. "Hey." Dean says and Sam turns around. "Stay out of her underwear drawer." He walks away.

At St Barnabas Church, Dean is throwing everything silver into the fire. Sam comes downstairs with a bag of things from Lori's. "We got everything that even looked silver." Sam says.

"Better safe than sorry." Dean says. They throw everything into the fire. Suddenly, they hear footsteps above them. "Move, move." He takes his gun and goes upstairs with Sam.

Upstairs, Dean, Sam and Elena sees Lori sitting in a pew alone, crying. Dean lowers his gun and goes back downstairs. Sam walks over to her.

"Lori?" Sam says.

"What are you doing here?" She asks.

"What is it?" Sam asks.

Lori continues to cry. "I've been trying to understand what's been happening. Why? Now I know so I'm praying for forgiveness."

"Forgiveness for what?" Sam asks.

"Don't you see? I'm to blame for all this. I've read in the Bible about avenging angels." Lori says.

"Trust me, this guy—he's no angel." Sam says.

"I was so angry at my father. Part of me wanted him punished. And then he came and he punished him."

"It's not your fault." Sam says.

"Yes, it is. I don't know how, but it is." In the back of the church, the Hook Man appears for a moment then disappears quickly. "I killed Rich. Taylor, too. I nearly killed my father."

Sam tries to calm her down. "Lori..."

"I can see it now. They didn't deserve to be punished. I do." They hear a noise come from the front of the church. The candles at the altar blow out.

"Come on. We gotta go." Sam leads her away and opens the door to the basement. But the Hook Man is behind it and pushes his hook through the door. "Go!"

Sam and Lori run down the aisle and into a back room. The Hook Man follows them and smashes the glass of another door with his hook. He swings at Sam a few times but misses.

The Hook Man chases the two of them around the room and finally hooks Sam in the shoulder. He screams in pain and an invisible force drags Lori on her back across the floor. Sam runs over to her.

"Come on. You okay?" Sam asks. The Hook Man appears and knocks Sam backwards into a wall. He gets up and maneuvers behind the Hook Man, who is standing over Lori.

Dean suddenly enters with his gun raised. Elena is behind him. "Sam, drop!"

Sam crouches down and Dean shoots the Hook Man once. He disappears into dust. "I thought we got all the silver." Sam says.

"So did I." Dean says.

"Then why is he still here?" Sam asks.

"Well, maybe we missed something!" Dean says and they look around.

Sam notices a cross necklace that Lori is wearing. "Lori, where did you get that chain?"

"My father gave it to me." Lori says.

"Where'd your dad get it?" Sam asks.

"He said it was a church heirloom, he gave it to me when I started school." She says.

"Is it silver?!"

"Yes!" Sam rips the chain off from around her neck. In the hallway, the Hook Man, who is now invisible, is making a long scratch on the wall. Dean turns around to look at it.

"Sam!" Dean yells. Dean throws Sam the rifle and the rock salt and Sam tosses Dean the necklace. Dean runs back downstairs. Sam aims the gun at the scratch that is being made and shoots. He quickly reloads the gun with rock salt.

Dean and Elena run downstairs and throws Lori's necklace into the fire. "I hope this works." Elena says.

Upstairs, Sam is still loading the gun with his injured hand and shoulder. The Hook Man appears and knocks the rifle out of Sam's hand. Sam and Lori crawl into the corner and watch the Hook Man tower over them.

In the basement, In the fire, the cross pendant breaks off the chain and melts. The Hook Man stops with his hook in the air. The hook melts and the rest of his body burns into nothing. Dean and Elena run upstairs to make sure the Hook Man is gone.

They walk over to Sam and Lori and Dean gives them a knowing look.

Minutes later, Sheriffs are walking around and there is an ambulance parked outside. "And you saw him, too? The man with the hook?" He asks Dean.

"Yes, I told you, we all saw him. We fought him off and then he ran." Dean says.

"And that's all?"

"Yeah, that's all." Dean says.

"Listen. You and your brother—"

Dean interrupts. "Oh, don't worry, we're leaving town." He walks over to his car.

Lori watches Sam finish getting bandaged up. "You gonna be okay?" She asks.

"Yeah."

Back at the car, Dean and Elena are watching Sam and Lori through his side view mirror. Elena has her hand under her chin. She couldn't help but feel a little jealous.

"I still don't know what happened. But I do know you saved my life. My father's, too. Thank you." Lori says. Sam nods and smiles.

Dean watches through the mirror and notices Sam just walks away without another word. Sam walks to the car and gets in. "We could stay." Dean suggests.

Sam shakes his head. Dean watches Lori looking sad, through the mirror. He shakes his head in disappointment and drives away.