Originally aired: 01/02/2007

Writer: Sera Gamble
Director: Kim Manners

Guest Stars:

Official CW Description

SAM IS VISITED BY AN ANGEL - Sam and Dean investigate the murders of several people by individuals who claim they were visited by an angel and were carrying out God's will. After the brothers learn those murdered were actually guilty of secret crimes, Sam begins to believe this angel really does exist, but Dean stands firm on the fact a demon is behind the slayings - until he sees something even he can't explain.

Full Synopsis

Gloria's house
Gloria is sitting watching TV in her house, and smoking. There are statues of angels on the desk next to her. She comes across a program with a man talking about God, and she turns off the TV. The lights start to flicker, and then suddenly the TV turns back on, and the man keeps talking about angels and God. She tries to turn it off, but it won't turn off. Everything suddenly starts shaking. She stands up and she sees a bright light behind her. She turns around and she can almost see a shape in the middle…

Hospital
Gloria is sitting on her bed, reading a book, when someone comes in behind her. "You're not the usual guy," she says, and we see that Sam has come in. "No, I'm just filling in," he replies, coming over to her. He asks her how she's feeling, and she replies that she's never felt better. "So, no disturbances lately?" he asks. "You mean am I stark raving mad for coco puffs?" she says, and Sam replies "I didn’t say that." "It's alright," Gloria says. "I know what people must think." "What do you think?" Sam asks. "I think what I saw was real," she answers. Sam sits down. "I'd like to know what you saw." She looks at him for a moment, and then says "It was all over the news. I stabbed a man in the heart." "Why would you do that?" Sam asks. "Because it was God's will," she says. "Did God talk to you?" Sam asks. "I get the sense God's a little busy for house calls," she says. "No, He sent someone." "Someone?" "An angel. It came to me in this beautiful white light. And it filled me with this… feeling. It's hard to describe. "And this angel…" begins Sam. "Spoke God's word," she says. "And the word was – to kill someone?" Sam asks. "I know it sounds strange," says Gloria. "But what I did was very important. I helped Him smite an evil man. I was chosen. For redemption." "This man you stabbed, did the angel give you his name?" Sam asks her. "No, he just told me to wait for the sign. And the very next day I saw it. Right beside the man's doorway. And I knew." "Why him?" Sam asks. "I just know what the angel told me," she answers. "That this man was guilty to his deepest foundations. And that was good enough for me."

The boys' motel room
Dean is laying on his vibrating bed at the motel room, listening to music. The motel door opens, and Sam comes in. He says "Hey," but Dean doesn't hear him, so he goes over and grabs Dean's foot and he jumps. "Hey," says Dean, "Man, you have got to try this because there really is magic in the magic fingers." "You're enjoying that way too much, it's kinda making me uncomfortable," says Sam. "What am I supposed to do, I mean you've got me on lock down here, I'm bored out of my skull," replies Dean. "Hey!" says Sam. "You were the bank robber on the eleven o' clock news, not me. We can't risk you just walking into a government facility." Suddenly the bed stops vibrating, and Dean sits up. "Aw, dammit! That was my last quarter. Hey," he says, getting off the bed. "You got any quarters?" "No," says Sam, washing his hands in the bathroom.

"So did you get in to see that crazy hooker?" Dean asks, coming to the doorway, and Sam replies yes. "And I'm not so sure she's crazy." "So she seriously believes she was – touched by an angel," Dean says. "Yeah. Blinding light, feelings of spiritual ecstasy, the works," Sam replies. "I mean, she's living in a locked ward, and she's totally at peace." "Oh yeah, you're right, sounds completely sane," Dean says. "What about the dude she stabbed?" "Uh, Carl Gully. Said she killed him because he was evil." "Was he?" "I don't know. I mean I couldn't find any dirt on him. He didn't have a criminal record, he worked at the campus library, had lots of friends… he was a churchgoer…"

"Hmm. So Gloria's just your standard issue wacko," Dean says, following Sam as he leaves the bathroom. "I mean she wouldn't be the first nut job in history to kill in the name of religion, know what I mean?" "No, but she's the second in town to murder because an angel told them to. A little odd, don't you think?" "Odd, yes. Supernatural, maybe. But angels, I don't think so," Dean says. "Why not?" Sam asks. "'Cause there's no such thing, Sam," Dean replies. "Dean, there's ten times as much lore about angels as there is about anything else we've hunted." "Hey you know what, there's a ton of lore about unicorns, too. In fact I hear they ride on silver moonbeams and they shoot rainbows out of there ass," Dean says. "There's no such thing as unicorns?" Sam says jokingly. "Cute. I'm just saying man, there's some legends, I just file them under bullcrap," Dean replies, sitting down. "And you got angels on the bullcrap list," Sam says, surprised. "Yep," Dean says. "Why?" "Because I've never seen one," Dean answers. "So what?" Sam says. "So I believe in what I can see," Dean says. "Dean! You and I have seen things most people couldn't even dream about!" "Exactly. We've seen them with our own two eyes. Hard proof. Okay? But in all this time, I've never seen anything that looks like an angel. Don't you think that if they existed, we'd have crossed paths with them, or at least know someone who's crossed paths with them? No. This is a demon, or a spirit, you know, they find people a few fries short of a happy meal, and they trick them into killing these randoms." "Maybe," Sam says. "Can we just – I'm going stir crazy, man. Hey let's go by Gloria's apartment, huh?" "I was just there. And nothing. No sulfur, no EMF…" "You didn't see any fluffy white wing feathers?" Dean says sarcastically. "But, Gloria did say that the angel gave her a sign, right beside Carl Gully's doorway." "Could be something at his house. Worth checking out," says Dean.

Outside Carl's house
The boys park outside Carl's house, and walk up to the doorsteps. "Hey, Sam, I think I found it," says Dean, pointing at an angel decoration outside his door. "It's a sign from up above." Dean looks into the windows and then comes back down. "Well I think I learned a valuable lesson. Always take down your Christmas decorations after New Year's, or you might get fileted by a hooker from God." "I'm laughing on the inside," says Sam, and then walks around beside the house, goes through the gate, and comes to a trapdoor leading down to a cellar. "You know, Gloria said the guy was guilty to his deepest foundations," Sam says. "You think she literally meant the foundation?" Dean asks.

The boys go down inside the cellar with flashlights. They see jars and shelves, but that's it. Suddenly Sam spots something on the wall. "Hey," he says, and Dean comes over. "It's a fingernail," says Sam, picking it off the wall. The boys grab shovels and start digging. A while later, they've uncovered a skeleton. "So much for the innocent church-going librarian," says Sam. "Yeah well whatever spoke to Gloria about this knew what he was talking about," says Dean. "I'll give you that."

At a house
A man is laying on his bed in his house, drinking, when suddenly everything start shaking. He stands up and looks around, and then suddenly he sees a bright light.

Outside
The same man is walking along the sidewalk when suddenly he sees a bright light in front of a house. He nods, and goes to the door and knocks. A man answers the door. "Yes?" "Hi, my name is Zack," says the first man. "Can I help you?" Zack doesn't answer, he just takes out a knife and stabs the man in the stomach, killing him.

The boys' motel room
Dean is sitting on his bed listening to the police radio when Sam comes in. "Did you bring quarters?" Dean asks quickly. "Dude, I'm not enabling your sick habit," Sam says, tossing Dean some food. "You're like one of those lab rats that pushes the pleasure button instead of the food button until it dies." "What're you talking about, I eat," says Dean. "And I got news." "Me too," says Sam. "Three students have disappeared off college campus this year. All of them were last seen at the library." "Where Carl Gully worked," says Dean. "So Gloria's angel –" begins Sam. "Angel?" Dean cuts in. "Okay, whatever this thing is –" "Ok whatever it is it struck again," interrupts Dean. "I was listening to the police radio before you got here, and this guy, Zack Smith, local drunk – he went up to a stranger's door last night, stabbed him in the heart." "And then I'm guessing he went to the police and confessed?" "Yep. And I got the victims address," says Dean.

The victim's house
Sam and Dean go to the victim's house and break in through the window. Sam sits at the man's computer and cracks his password, finding a ton of emails to a lady named Jennifer. "This lady who's thirteen years old," he continues. "Oh I don't want to hear this," says Dean. "Looks like they met in a chat room," Sam goes on. "These emails are pretty personal, Dean." A minute later he finds that they'd set up a place to meet. "They were supposed to meet today," he finishes. "Huh. I guess if you're gonna stab someone, good timing," says Dean. "I don’t know man, this is weird, you know. I mean sure some spirits are out for vengeance but this one's almost like a do-gooder. You know like a…" "An avenging angel?" Sam finishes. "How else do you explain it, Dean? Three guys, not connected to each other, all stabbed through the heart! At least two of them were world-class pervs, and I bet if you dug deep enough on the other guy –" "Hey," interrupts Dean. "You said Carl Gully was a church goer, right?" "Yeah," says Sam. "What was the name of his church?" asks Dean. "Our Lady of Angels?" says Sam. "Of course that'd be the name," says Dean. "Looks like Frank went to the same church." He holds up a piece of paper with the church's name across the top.

Our Lady of Angels Church
"So you're interested in joining the parish," says the priest they're walking with, Father Reynolds. "Yeah well we just don't feel right unless we hit church every Sunday," says Dean. "Where did you say you lived before?" asks the priest. The boys tell him a town in Texas. "Really? That's a nice town," says the priest, and says they must know the priest there. "Sure, uh that's Father O' Mally," says Dean quickly. "I know a Father Shaughnessy," says the priest. "Shaughnessy. Exactly. What did I say?" says Dean. "You know we're just happy to be here now, Father," cuts in Sam. "And we're happy to have you," says the Father. "We could use some young blood around here." Dean asks about the neighbourhood, and the Father says that it's gone to seed a little, there's no denying that. "That's why what the church does here is so important. Like I always say you can except a miracle but in the meantime, you work your butt off," he finishes. "Yeah we heard about the murders," says Dean. "Yes. The victims were parishioners of mine, I'd known them for years." "And the killers said that an angel made them do that?" Sam says. "Yes, misguided souls," says the Father. Dean asks if he believes in the angels, and the Father replies absolutely. "Father, that's Michael, right?" Sam asks, pointing at a painting on the wall of an angel stabbing a creature on the ground. "That's right. The arch angel Michael," says the Father. "With the flaming sword, and the fighter of demons, a holy force against evil." "So they're not really the Hallmark card version that everybody thinks?" Sam asks. "They're fierce, right? Vigilant." "Well I like to think of them as more loving than wrathful," says the Father, "But yes, a lot of scripture paints angels as God's warriors. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, the glory of the Lord shone down upon them… and they were terrified." When the boys look slightly confused, the priest finishes "Luke, 2:9." The boys nod quickly.

Outside the church
"Well thank you for speaking with us, Father," says Sam as they walk outside onto the steps. "Oh it was my pleasure," replies the Father. "Hope to see you again." "Hey Father, what's all that for?" asks Dean, pointing at some candles and a cross set up at the bottom of the steps. "Oh that’s for Father Gregory," replies the Father. "He was a priest here." "Was?" "He passed away right here on these steps," continues the Father. He tells them he's in the church crypt. "When did this happen?" asks Dean. "Two months ago. He was shot for his car keys." "I'm sorry," Sam says. "Me too," says the Father. "He was a good friend. I didn't even have time to administer his last rights. But like I said, it's a tough neighbourhood. Ever since he died I've been praying my heart out." "For what?" asks Sam. "For deliverance. For the violence and the bloodshed around here. We could use a little divine intervention, I suppose." They say good bye to the Padre, and go down the steps to the shrine for Father Gregory. Dean picks up the picture of the Father and says, "It's all starting to make sense. A devoted priest dies a violent death – that's vengeful spirit material right there. And he knew all the other stiffs 'cause they went to church here. In fact I'm willing to bet that because he as their priest, he knew things about them nobody else knew." "Then again," says Sam, "Father Reynolds started praying for God's help about two months ago, right? About the time all this started happening?" "Oh come on, man, what's your deal?" says Dean. "What do you mean?" asks Sam. "Look I'll admit I'm a bit of a skeptic, but since when are you all Mr. 700 Club? No seriously, from the get-go you've been willing to buy this angel crap, I mean what's next, you're gonna start praying everyday?" He puts back the picture. "I do," says Sam. "What?" says Dean. "I do pray everyday," Sam continues. "I have for a long time." Dean looks shocked. "The things you learn about a guy," he says. "Huh. Well come on, let's go check out Father Gregory's grave."

Church crypt
Sam walks into the crypt as Dean walks outside, and Sam sees the statue of an angel suddenly start shaking. He walks up to it and then suddenly a bright light appears behind him.

Dean walks in to find Sam laying on the floor, but he says he's fine and they leave.

Church
They go back into the church and Dean says, "You saw it, didn’t you? Didn't you?" "Yeah," says Sam. "Yeah, Dean I saw an angel." Dean takes out a bottle from the inside of his jacket and offers it to Sam. "I don't want a drink," he says, and Dean takes one himself. "So. What makes you think you saw a – uh – angel?" he asks. "It just appeared before me, and… this feeling washed over me. Like peace. Like grace," Sam says. "Okay, ecastasy boy, maybe we'll get you some glow sticks and a nice Dr. Seuss hat, huh?" Dean says. "Dean, I'm serious," says Sam. "It spoke to me, it knew who I was." "It was just a spirit, Sam," says Dean. "Okay, it's not the first one that's been able to read people's minds. Okay, let me guess. You were personally chosen to smite some sinner. You just gotta wait for some divine bad signal, is that it?" "Yeah, actually," says Sam. "Great," Dean replies. "I don't suppose you asked what this alleged bad guy did." "Actually I did, Dean. And the angel told me. And he hasn’t done anything. Yet." "Oh this is – I don't believe this," says Dean. "Dean, the angel hasn't been wrong yet!" says Sam loudly. "Someone's going to do something awful, and I can stop it!" "You know you're supposed to be bad, too, Sam, maybe I should just stop you right now," says Dean. "You know what Dean, I don't understand!" says Sam. "Why can't you even consider the possibility?" "What, that this is an angel?" Dean says. "Yes!" yells Sam. "Maybe we're hunting an angel here, and we should stop! Maybe this is God's will." "Okay, you know what, I get it. You've got faith. That's – hey, good for you. I'm sure it makes things easier. I'll tell you who else had faith like that, Mom," Dean says. Sam turns to look at Dean. "She used to tell me when she tucked me in that angels were watching over us. In fact that was the last thing she ever said to me." "You never told me that," Sam says. "What's to tell?" Dean asks. "She was wrong. There was nothing protecting her. There's no higher power. There's no God. I mean, there's just chaos and violence. And random unpredictable evil that comes out of nowhere… and rips you to shreds. You want me to believe in this stuff, I'm gonna need to see some hard proof, you got any?" Sam says nothing. "Well I do. Proof that we're dealing with a spirit," Dean finishes.

Crypt
"That looks like…" begins Sam as they study a plant that is growing all over Father Gregory's part of the crypt. "It's Worm Wood," finishes Dean. "It's associated with the dead. Specifically the ones that are not at rest. I don't see it growing anywhere else, except over the murdered priest's marker. It's him, Sam." "Maybe," Sam says. "Maybe?" says Dean. "Dean, I don't know what to think," Sam says. "Okay," says Dean. "You want somemore proof? I'll give you more proof." "How?" asks Sam incredulously. "We'll summon Gregory's spirit," says Dean. "What?" gapes Sam. "Here? In the church?" "Yeah. Yeah we just need a few odds and ends, and that séance ritual in Dad's journal." Sam isn’t too happy but Dean says if Gregory's spirit is around, a séance will bring him right to them. "If it's him, then we'll put him to rest," Dean says. "What if it's an angel, it won't show. Nothing will happen," says Sam. "Exactly," agrees Dean. "It's one of the perks of the job, Sam. We don't have to operate on faith. We can know for sure. Don't you want to know for sure?" Sam nods.

On the street, outside a small store
"Dude, alright, I'll admit we've gone pretty ghetto with spellwork before, but this takes the cake," Sam says, carrying a big bag of stuff. "I mean, a Spongebob place mat instead of an altar cloth?" "We'll just put its Spongebob side down," says Dean. Sam pauses and suddenly sees a bright light behind a man standing on the sidewalk. "Dean, that's it!" "What?" asks Dean. "That's a sign," says Sam, pointing. Dean looks, but he can't see anything. "Where?" "Right there, right behind that guy. That's him, Dean. We have to stop him!"
As the man starts across the road, Dean grabs Sam before he can get to the guy. "Wait a minute!" he says. "What? Dean, let me go," says Sam. "You're not going to go kill somebody because a ghost told you to, are you insane?" says Dean. "Dean, I'm not insane. I'm not going to kill him, I'm going to stop him." "Define stop, huh? I mean what are you going to do?" asks Dean. Sam watches the guy get in his car. "Dean, please. He's gonna hurt someone, you know it." "Alright, come on," says Dean, getting in the car. But Sam's door is locked. "Dean, unlock my door," orders Sam, but Dean just starts the car and leans over toward him, saying "You're not killing anyone, Sam. I got this guy. You go do the séance." "Dean!" says Sam angrily, but Dean drives away.

Dean follows the man's car along the road. The man stops and picks up a girl from her house, then pulls away again. Dean follows.

Crypt
In the crypt, Sam lights the last candle, and then reads the Latin from John's journal, finishing the ritual. "What are you doing?" Father Reynolds is standing in the doorway. "What is this?" Sam freezes. "Uh. Father, please, I can explain. Uh. Actually, maybe I can't. This is uh – a séance." "A séance?" says Reynolds angrily. "Young man, you are in the house of God." "It's based on early Christian rights, if that helps any," says Sam weakly. "Enough. You're coming with me," says Reynolds, grabbing Sam's arm and pulling him away. "Father, please, just wait a second," says Sam desperately when suddenly a bright light appears behind them. Father Reynolds turns around. "Oh my God. Is that an angel?" "No it's not," says Sam. "It's just Father Gregory." And the bright light fades. The murdered priest is standing there. "Thomas?" says Reynolds in amazement. "I've come in answer to your prayers," says Gregory.

Road
Meanwhile Dean is still following the man.

Crypt
"Sam. I thought I sent you on your path. You should hurry," says Gregory as the two men walk closer to him. "Father, I'm sorry," says Sam. "But you're not an angel." "Of course I am," replies Gregory. "No," says Sam. "You're a man. You're a spirit. And you need to rest." "I was a man," says Gregory. "And now I'm an angel. I was on the steps of the church. I felt that bullet pierce right through me. But there was no pain. And suddenly I could see - everything. Father Reynolds I saw you, praying and crying here. I came to help you." "Help me how?" asks Reynolds.

Road
Dean continues following the man, but somehow he's lost him. "Dammit," he says.

Crypt
"Those murders," says Reynolds. "They were because of you?" "I received the word of God," says Gregory. "He told me to smite the wicked. I'm carrying out his will." "You're driving innocent people to kill," says Reynolds. "Those innocent people are being offered redemption," replies Gregory. "Some people need redemption. Don't they, Sam?" "How can you call this redemption?" says Reynolds incredulously. "You can't understand it now," says Gregory. "But the rules of man and the rules of God are two very different things." "Those people," interrupts Sam. "They're locked up." "No, they're happy. They found peace, beaten their demons," says Gregory. "And I've given them the keys to Heaven." "No, no, this is vengeance. It's wrong," cuts in Reynolds. "Thomas, this goes against everything you believed. You're lost. Misguided." "Father. No, I'm not misguided," begins Gregory. "You are not an angel, Thomas," interrupts Reynolds. "Men cannot be angels." "But –" says Gregory. "I don't understand. You prayed for me to come." "I prayed for God's help. Not this," says Reynolds. "What're you doing is not God's will. Thou shalt not kill. That's the word of God."

Road
Meanwhile the man stops his car. His girlfriend looks at him. "How come we stopped?" He says nothing but suddenly leans forward and begins to kiss her. She laughs nervously and pushes him off. "Um – we were going to go to the movies?" she says. "We should go, or we're going to be late." He suddenly hits her in the face. "I'm sorry," he says. "It's just, I've never done this before." She reaches for the door but he locks it. "Look, I said I was sorry," he says. "Please!" she says, but then he pulls out a knife and goes to attack her. Suddenly the window breaks behind him and Dean hits the man's head on the steering wheel. He goes around to the side and asks the girl if she's alright. "Thank God," she says. Suddenly the man drives away. "Dammit," says Dean. "You're sure you're okay? Do you have a cell phone? Call 911." He jumps in the Impala and drives after the guy.

Crypt
Gregory is looking at his name on the gravestone. "Let us help you," says Sam. "No," says Gregory. "It's time to rest, Thomas. To be at peace," says Reynolds. "Please, let me give your last rights." He begins to say them and Gregory begins to flicker. "Father Reynolds?" says Gregory, and he kneels in front of Reynolds. The priest finishes the rights and Gregory disappears in a bright light.

Road
Dean is still racing after the man. They are going very fast, skidding around corners. Suddenly a truck skids out in front of them and the man is forced to slam on his brakes. As the truck also brakes, a metal pole flies off the back of it and flies right through the man's windshield. Dean slows down and gets out of his car, shocked. "Holy…" he begins, completely shocked by what he sees. The pole speared right through the man's body and out the back of the seat, killing him.

The boys' motel
Sam is packing their stuff as Dean lets himself in the door. "How was your day?" he asks. "You were right," says Sam. "It wasn't an angel, it was Gregory." Dean takes a drink from the little bottle in his jacket and holds it out to Sam, and this time he takes it. "I don’t know, Dean, I just um…" begins Sam. "I wanted to believe – so badly – it's so damn hard to do this. What we do. All alone, you know, and… there's so much evil out in the world Dean I feel like I could drown it. And when I think about my destiny, when I think about how I could end up…" "Yeah well don't worry about that, alright? I'm watching out for you," says Dean, sitting down. "Yeah I know you are," says Sam. "But you're just one person, Dean. And I needed to think that there was something else, watching too, you know? Some… higher power. Some greater good… and that maybe…" "Maybe what?" asks Dean. "Maybe I could be saved," finishes Sam. "But you know, I just clouded my judgement. And you're right, we've gotta go with what we know, with what we can see, what's right there in front of our own two eyes.""Yeah well, it's funny you say that," says Dean. "Why?" asks Sam. "Gregory's spirit gave you some pretty good information," says Dean. "The guy in the car was bad news. I barely got there in time." "What happened?" asks Sam. "He's dead," says Dean. "Did you?" asks Sam. "No. But I'll tell you one thing – if – the way he died, if I didn't see it with my own two eyes I never would've believed it. I mean… I don't know what to call it." "What?" asks Sam. "Dean, what did you see?" Dean seems to be struggling with what he's about to say. "Maybe…" He finally looks up at Sam. "God's will."

Synopsis by Meghan (deanandhisimpala)

Episode Music

Knocking on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan
Down on Love by Jamie Dunlap (song on Dean's phone)

Extras

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