Once there Millie pulled out the copies of the arrest records, "Look it's the same symbol." Dean nodded as Sam finished, "Seems like it is the spirit of Jacob Karns." Millie stood up off the hood of baby, "Lets find the grave. Salt and burn the bones; put him down." Sam looked up, "Not that easy...after execution, Jacob Karns was laid to rest in old north cemetery and in an unmarked grave." Dean rolled his eyes, "Super." Sean didn't seem to get it, "Whats wrong?" Millie looked over at him, wrapping her arms across her chest, "It means, finding his grave is going to take a lot longer. There's nothing marking it as such." He nodded, "Ooh." Sam started thinking out loud, "So, we know it's him. But we still don't know where he'll manifest next. Or why." Dean grabbed a ticket off his windshield, "I'll take a guess as to the why...I think your friend Lori has something to do with this." Sam looked confused as they all got into the cars and headed back to the frat house. Sam took off to the library while Millie took a shower and changed. Sean called a contractor to get his house fixed and Dean drank a beer watching as the frat members got ready for the party they were throwing tonight.
Millie sat next to Sean on the bed in the room, "So…how are you doing?" He sighed and put an arm around her shoulders, "Well, I found someone to fix the walls without losing an arm or a leg. Other than that I am tired and still trying to wrap my mind around everything." Millie gave him a sympathetic smile, "Yeah, I understand. You could always take a nap." He followed her gaze to the bed, "join me?" She nodded, "Sure. I could use a few hours." He chuckled as he pulled her into his chest. His hand gently laid on her tummy, "you know, I was thinking….Dean said something about it being connected with Lori...Carter, the guy from last night that Karns was after, He had just told Lori that he was cheating on his girl with someone he met over the summer." Millie thought about it, "hmm, Its interesting but I just don't see how she could be connected. We'll talk to Dean about it later."
A few hours later and Millie woke up to loud music blaring downstairs, "great...another party." Sean rubbed his eyes as he sat up, "Well, it is a frat house." She glared at him playfully as she got up and headed downstairs. Dean was waiting for them as he looked around. Sam came from a distance, "Dude. You've been holding back on me. This college thing is awesome." Sam frowned as he looked around, "This wasn't really my experience." Dean rolled his eyes, "Let me guess, library, study time, straight A's." Sam nodded as Dean looked down at the floor shaking his head, "What a nerd." Millie looked at his hand, "What's that?" Sam looked down, "I think I came up with how Lori is connected.." Dean opened the papers up for them all to look at, "1932, clergyman arrested for murder. 1967 seminarian held in hippie rampage." Sam pointed at them, "There's a pattern here. In both cases, the suspect was a man of religion. Who openly preached against immorality; then found himself wanted for the killings he claimed were the work of an invisible force. Killings carried out with a sharp instrument." Sean looked over at him, "What's the connection to Lori." Millie answered, "A religious man who preached against immorality. Except this time, he's only trying to protect his daughter and not the whole town."
Millie looked at the three men, "Do you think he's summoning the spirit?" Sam nodded, "Maybe, or you know how a poltergeist can haunt a person instead of a place?" Millie gasped, "Yeah, the spirit latches onto the Reverend's repressed emotions; feeds off them. Without the Reverend even knowing about it." Dean looked off into the distance, "Either way, you should keep an eye on Lori tonight." Sam spoke without hesitation, "What about you?" Dean looked depressingly away from a cute girl, "I'm gonna go see if I can find that unmarked grave." Millie slapped his back, "Sean and I will help. The more eyes the better." Sam nodded, "Keep in touch while your out." Millie winked, "Always." Sean waved him goodbye as the group separated.
The drive to the cemetery was an interrogation into Sean and his history. Millie rolled her eyes as the car finally came to a stop, "Can we stop with the questions now? Geez." Dean shrugged, "At least until I can think of some more." Sean chuckled at the two, "It's alright, I get it. You guys have all known each other your whole lives. He's being the older brother." Dean nodded, "something like that." He threw the pair of them a flashlight and then the trio made its way through the cemetery looking for Karns grave. Sean pulled Millie towards him, "So I never did ask...did your mom really die?" Millie looked up at him with sadness in her eyes. She made them keep walking, "Yes. You see, my mother was a high priestess of a coven of witches...she was going to sacrifice me to the coven's goddess. John Winchester; Sam and Dean's father saved me. In order to do so, he had to kill my mother. I love Uncle John with all my heart. If it weren't for him I'd be dead and I'd never had had a wonderful father like I do now. I'd never had saved and helped those I have. I'd never have met you. I'm not sorry my mother died; I'm just sorry I never got to meet her." Her warning shot through Millie's head but she shook it off. Sean stopped walking and pulled her into a hug, "Oh Millie, that's a lot to take in... I don't know what to say. Except that I am glad we met too."
Millie pulled away slightly, placing a chaste kiss on his lips, "I'm glad we met too." All of a sudden the hairs on the back of her neck stood up. She leaned in and whispered, "Do you feel like we're being watched?" Sean nodded slowly, "Since you finished your story." Millie grabbed onto his hand and led the way to catch up with Dean. Millie looped her arm around his and before she could say anything he spoke, "I feel it too." She nodded and let go, "good." The three looked around for a bit more until Dean stopped and tilted his head, "Here we go." Millie and Sean followed him downhill a bit towards a grave that held the same symbol from the wall, "So much for unmarked.." Millie nodded, "Lets get digging." Millie held the flashlight while Sean and Dean dug up the grave. Dean collapsed to the side a bit, "That's it. Next time I get to watch the cute girls house." Millie snickered. Finally Sean shovel came into contact with a coffin and the two men busted through it. Dean looked over at Sean, "Well, hello preacher." The two men hoisted themselves out of the grave and Millie poured the salt all over them. Dean pulled out the matches as Sean doused them fire fluid. Dean lit the match, "Goodbye, Preacher." Sean shook his head, "I can't believe we just did that." Millie hugged his arm, "It had to be done" He nodded and kissed the top of her head, "i know."
As they walked back to the car Dean got a phone call from Sam. "Hookman attacked after we burned the bones. Sam is at the hospital." Millie ran towards the car the guys following pursuit. When they arrived they found Sam watching through a window while talking to an officer. They stood back far enough to not get caught. The police saw them and tried to keep them from getting to him. Dean shouted, "He's my brother. Hey! Brother." The sheriff nodded and let them through. Sam walked to meet them halfway. "What the hell happened," Millie shouted as she wrapped her arms around him. He hugged her back, "Hookman." Dean looked at him, "You saw?" Sam nodded. "Damn right. Why didn't you torch the bones?" Sean spoke, "Hey we did! Are you sure it's Jacob Karns?" Sam nodded, "It sure as hell looked like him. That's not all. I don't the spirit is latching onto the Reverend." Millie rolled her eyes, "Yeah, the guy wouldn't send the Hookman after himself." Sam nodded, "i think it's latching onto Lori. Last night she found out that her father was having an affair with a married woman." Sean shrugged, "So?" Sam looked at him, "So, she's upset about it. she's upset about the immorality of it. She was raised to believe if you do something wrong, you get punished." Dean joined in, "Okay, so shes conflicted and the spirit of preacher Karns is latching onto her emotions and doing the punishing for her." Sean began to understand, "Right. Rich comes onto strong, Carter was cheating, Taylor constantly tried to get her to party. Dad has an affair." Dean sighed, "Remind not to piss this girl off."
Millie spoke up, "But we burned them bones. Covered them in sal-wait, unless something was missing...like his hook?" The three guys turned to her at once, "the hook." She took a step back, "It was the murder weapon and in a way it was part of him." Sean nodded as he turned to look her in eyes, "So the hook, like his bones, is a source of his power." Millie nodded, "exactly Sean!" Sam nodded," So if we find the hook.." all of them finished it, "We stop the Hookman." The four of them soon found themselves back in the library. Sean smiled and put his arm around Millie," Back where we first met." She chuckled and gave him a kiss, "Keep looking. The sooner we find something the sooner this case is closed and people stop dying." Sean nodded and finished looking through his books. Dean pulled the pen out of his mouth, "Here's something I think. Logbook, Iowa state penitentiary. Karn's, Jacob. Personal effects; disposition thereof." Millie skipped to the chase, "Does it mention the hook?" Dean skimmed before reading again, "upon execution, all earthly items shall be remanded to the prisoner's house of worship; St. Barnabas Church." Sean looked over at them, "That's where Lori's dad preaches." Sam nodded, "And where Lori lives." That's why the Hookman's been haunting reverends and reverend's daughters for 200 years." Sam nodded, "But if the hook were at the church or Lori's house don't you think someone might have seen it? I mean a blood stained silver handled hook?" Millie shrugged, "Well, they could have melted it down and made something new. Its not like the church had use for hook." Sam nodded, "It would make since." So the four of them packed up and drove to the church. As they walked up to the door Dean started talking, "Alright we can't take any chances; anything silver goes in the fire." The others nodded. Millie spoke up, "Lori is still at the hospital so we will have to break in. Dean smirked," Okay take your pick." Sam shrugged, "I ll-take the house." Dean nodded, "Stay out of her underwear drawer."
Millie chuckled as she followed Dean through the church grabbing everything silver before heading into the basement. Sean helped Dean get the fire going and then Millie tossed the items into it one at a time. Not to long after that, Sam came running down the stairs with stuff from the house, "I grabbed everything that even looked silver." Dean took it, "Better safe than sorry." Millie blinked away dust as they heard footsteps on the floor above them. Dean moved back into the shadows, "Move. Move." Soon they were waiting amongst themselves as Sam creepily tried to move forward to Lori who was sitting in a pew. As Sam talked to her the Hookman began to flash in front of them. Quickly he grabbed Lori and ran back to them in the foyer. Hookman appeared and swung out at Lori, trying to kill her. Sam fought him off; catching a sing on his arm. The figure blew out all the candles leaving Min the dark. Sam pulled her close, "Come on we have to go." Lori was dragged across the church as Millie attempted to look at his arm. He took off after her trying to help her up, Millie trying to catch up.
The Hookman tossed Sam into the wall like it was nothing. He struggled to get up but managed to sneak up behind him. Dean tossed Millie his gun and she took aim, "Sam, Drop!" She fired; the ghost disappearing for a moment." Sean and Dean helped them up as Millie kept a steady pose with her gun."Sam yelled, "I thought we got all the silver?" Dean nodded, "So did I. Maybe we are missing something." Millie looked around until her eyes rested on the necklace laying around Lori's neck, "That.." She shook her head, "Dad said it was a church heirloom. He gave it to me." They all nodded as Sean yelled, "Is it silver?" She screamed, "Yes!" Sam ripped it off her chest as the spirit clawed its way through another church wall. Sam took aim and fired as he held the 'necklace'. Dean passed the real necklace to Millie and she ran downstairs to the furnace and tossed it in. As the amulet caught fire so did the spirit. She took several minutes to regain her breath before going back upstairs.
The next several hours were full of everyone giving their own statement and the sheriff warning them about ever coming back to town. Dean and Sam promised that they were leaving but Millie couldn't have felt sadder about leaving Sean behind. Dean watched the two couples as he got in the car. Millie pulled in Sean, "Live a great life. Full of happiness and mystery when its called for." He wished the same for her, "If you ever need a place to call home.. you have mine." Millie blushed,"Thanks, Sean. I'll remember that." Sam and Millie piled into the car; Dean looked at both of them, "We could stay." They both shook their heads. The dangers and turns of their case made Millie want to keep Sean as far away as possible.