The recap went over Sam talking about his powers. The episode began with a man driving into a garage and his car appeared to lock him inside it, turn the radio on by itself and emit a toxic gas, choking him to death. He attempted to break the gas and cried out for help but failed to attract anyone's attention.
'Is that a spirit?' John asked and Sam shook his head.
The scene changed and it was revealed that Sam had dreamt it.
'So you dreamt that?' Mary questioned.
'Is that one of those visions you told me about before...' John said, glancing at Mary who was looking between them, confused.
Sam then woke up Dean who complained that it was the middle of the night.
'Why do you always wake me up early?' Dean asked.
'Because if I didn't we would never solve a single case because you wouldn't get your ass out of bed till lunchtime.' Sam replied.
Sam said that they had to go. The scene cut to Sam and Dean in the car and Sam tracked the owner of the car via the licence plate. Dean said it was just a nightmare but Sam said it felt different, like when he'd dreamt about Jess and their old house.
'I don't understand the connection.' John said.
'You'll see.' Sam replied.
Dean mentioned that they both had a connection to him but this didn't. Sam then got the address of the owner as the licence plate checked out. Sam asked Dean how far away they were and when Dean said a couple hours Sam told him to drive faster. They arrived at the house and found the police there. They had found the body in the garage just as Sam had seen.
'I'm sure there was nothing you could have done.' Mary said, looking at Sam's guilty face.
They asked a woman watching what had happened and she said that it was suicide and Sam asked if she knew the family and she said she did and that they seemed so normal. She then said that you never know what goes on behind closed doors and Dean agreed. Sam asked how he'd died and she said that he locked himself in the car with the engine running in the garage.
'It happened exactly as you saw it? How?' Mary asked.
'Stop asking and you'll see!' Sam said. It came out harsher than he'd meant it to. His guilt and anger turned to embarrassment and he quickly apologised. Mary studied him cautiously, trying to figure out what it was that had gotten Sam so upset.
Sam asked what time it was and she said it was a few hours ago. Sam looked distressed and walked away. Dean followed and tried to persuade him that there was nothing he could've done. Sam believed that something trapped him in the car but Dean didn't. Sam told Dean to stop looking at him like that and Dean replied that he wasn't looking at him in any way.
'You totally were.' Sam muttered.
'Sorry.' Dean said in a genuine voice.
They then decided to pick up the case in the morning. The scene cut to them arriving at the family's house as junior priests. Everyone except Sam and Dean stifled laughs. Sam mentioned that it was a new low for them.
'I'd think I'd agree with that.' Bobby said.
Sam and Dean looked at each other and then hastily looked away, trying not to think of a certain archangel who managed to embarrass them a lot more.
Sam told Dean to tone down the god stuff after he'd gone a little overboard and glared at him as he was eating the except Dean laughed at his foolishness. Dean asked the man's wife if he had a history of depression and she said that they were happy and that she didn't understand why he would commit suicide.
'It definitely wasn't suicide.' Mary said.
She also said that it was her son, Max, who'd found him and Sam offered to go and talk to him. After some questioning she said that she hadn't heard any strange noises since they moved in five years ago.
'Not a spirit then.' John said, looking confused.
The scene cut to Sam talking to Max who also said he didn't understand why his dad had committed suicide. The scene then cut to Dean using an EMF meter to search the house. He was interrupted by Sam and said that he hadn't found anything. Back at the motel, they realised that there was no strange history in the house and Dean hadn't found anything inside the house. Sam said mabye it was connected in some other way. Sam then got a severe headache and he got another vision.
'Was that the first time it happened during the daytime?' John asked and Sam nodded.
The father, Roger Miller was in the kitchen getting a drink and a shadow passed. He closed the window which then opened again by itself. He went over, stuck his head out and it fell on him, killing him. Sam told Dean what he saw. In the car Sam got the guys address and voiced his concern about the visions and that they were freaking him out. Dean offered to pull the car over if he was going to be sick as he didn't want to ruin the upholstery.
'Why are you caring about that when I'm sick.' Sam said.
'Once sick gets into the upholstery it never comes out. You will recover.' Dean replied with a smirk.
After talking about it some more, Sam said he was scared and that the visions freaked him out. Dean said they didn't freak him out but it was clear he was lying.
'You are such a liar.' Sam said.
'Alright it did freak me out just a little bit.' Dean admitted. Sam sighed.
They found Roger but he wouldn't listen to them.
'Idiot.' Dean muttered.
He went inside and Sam and Dean ran up the stairs to try and stop him but they were too late. Dean gave Sam something to wipe his fingerprints. Dean didn't find anything in the house and Sam said that there was a dark shape in the vision and that something had been stalking Roger. They then decided that it could be a vengeful spirit latched onto the family and was killing all the men. They theorise that Max may be in danger and go to pick him up. Sam said that the one thing he had in common with the Millers is that their family was cursed. Dean said that they weren't cursed, they just had dark spots. Sam said their dark spots were pretty dark and Dean told him he was dark and drove away.
'We aren't cursed are we?' Mary asked, trying to get some reassurance but no one looked at her.
'Considering that both of you have been to...' Cas began but he was interrupted by Bobby, Sam and Dean who wanted to prevent John and Mary finding out about hell for as long as possible. Both Mary and John looked at them all suspiciously.
'Is there something we should know?' Mary asked.
'And you will. I'm sure this will explain things and if it doesn't we will. Just, not now.' Sam said, looking at Dean who nodded.
'I don't understand...' Cas began but Dean interrupted with 'Cas, don't' and he went quiet.
The scene cut to Sam and Dean talking to Max. He said that they were close and that they used to be neighbours. Sam asked if it was good when they were small and Max kept asking why they were asking questions. He said that things were normal and happy. Outside, they agreed that Max wasn't telling them everything.
'I'd agree there. I wonder what he's hiding.' John said and Sam frowned.
They talked to another guy who lived nearby who said that Max had been badly beaten by his father and uncle and that his stepmother hadn't done anything to stop it. He said that Max's real mom had died in an accident.
'An accident?' Mary questioned.
Sam then got another vision of Max making a knife float in the air towards his stepmother, accusing her of not doing anything and pretending it wasn't happening. He then made the knife run through her. In the car, Sam realised that Max had committed all the murders. Sam said that they were similar in that they both had psychic powers and wanted revenge on people. Dean wanted to kill him but Sam refused and made him promise not to kill him.
'What do you mean? You should at least get him arrested.' John said.
'You can't justify what he's done but he doesn't deserve to die.' Mary said.
Sam and Dean enter just in time and asked to talk to Max outside. Max then saw Dean's gun in the mirror and locked them in, taking Dean's gun from him and throwing his mother across the floor.
'You should've hidden your gun better.' John said.
Sam explained about his visions and offered to talk to him alone but Dean refused. Sam persuaded Dean to go and he took Max's stepmother with him.
'I'm not sure that's a good idea.' Bobby said.
Sam tried to persuade Max to let his stepmother go. Max explained that they were still beating him in places they couldn't see. Max said that his father blamed him for everything, including his mothers death. Max explained that his mother had died the same way as Mary.
'What? You never told me about this.' Mary said, looking at her sons.
'Its complicated.' Dean said.
'Well, explain.' Mary said.
'It will show it on here anyway. I'm sure it will explain it better than we can.' Sam cut in quickly.
Sam tried to explain that the same thing happened to Mary. Sam theorised that they were connected and that their abilities began at around the same time. Sam said they were chosen for something but he didn't know what it was. Sam said that he and Dean could help but he had to let his stepmother go. Max refused and Sam said that it wouldn't help and that it would make him as bad as them. Max then trapped Sam in a cupboard and went upstairs. He threw Dean against the wall and made the gun hover in the air towards his stepmother. He told Dean to stay back and he replied that he would have to go to him to get through to his stepmother. Max then shot Dean.
'Oh my god!' Mary said, looking at Dean. Dean was looking kind of white as well.
It was then revealed to be a vision.
'Thank god! I'm assuming you stopped this one?' Mary asked and Sam nodded.
Sam used his distress to telekinetically free himself. There was silence.
'What the hell?' Mary questioned.
'I promise it will be explained soon.' Sam said.
'When?' Mary asked.
'I think it's soon. I don't know.' Sam replied.
Sam arrived at the scene just in time and said that he isn't going to help anything by killing his stepmother. Max then agreed and made the gun shoot himself. The scene cut to Max's stepmother giving the police a believable story. Sam blamed himself for not saying the right thing to stop Max killing himself.
'There's nothing you could've done, boy.' Bobby said but it didn't help.
Sam said that they were lucky they had John and that he hadn't turned to drink after Mary died. Dean said he never though he'd hear him say that.
'Neither did I.' John said, pleasantly surprised.
Later on, Sam questioned why the demon had gone after Mary, Jess and Max's mom and whether it was after him and Max. Dean said that it wasn't about that. Sam then told Dean about moving the closet and Dean said he was sure it wouldn't happen again. Sam asked if he was worried that he would turn into Max and Dean said that he wouldn't let it.
'Well that went well.' Dean said with a smile and despite himself, Sam laughed alongside Bobby. Mary and John just looked at each other in confusion and annoyance.
Dean then suggested going to Vegas. Sam rolled his eyes.
'What? It was a good idea.' Dean protested.
They left the motel and drove off.