I know, I know, long time no see. Been a bit crazy here recently but hopefully will be able to update again soon.
A woman, Olivia Lowry, is sleeping on her couch with the TV on when it suddenly starts to flicker, and she wakes up. She realises it's so cold she can see her breath, so she jumps up and runs for her closet. Inside she has a whole arsenal.
'Is she a hunter?' Mary questioned.
'Yeah she is. Her name's Olivia.' Bobby told them.
As she does, her phone rings; her answering machine picks up "Hi it's Olivia – leave a message." Bobby's voice says "Olivia can you call me back? I've got something big."
'That's you.' John realised, looking at Bobby.
'Yeah, she was a friend.' Bobby answered.
She ignores it and picks up an EMF meter, it immediately begins humming.
'Definitely a spirit then.' Cas commented.
She grabs a gun and loads it, then heads back into the other room. Suddenly a man appears behind her, she whirls around and looks at him. "You..." she says, shocked. She shoots him and he disappears, and she quickly puts a line of salt in the doorway, but he appears right outside the salt, staring at her. "I'm sorry," she says desperately, standing up. "I'm so sorry.' She turns around and sees another person, this time a woman.
The woman thrusts her hand forward and Olivia screams.
'Poor woman.' Bobby says, looking sad
At Bobby's house, Dean and Sam are arguing over whether Castiel could really be an angel when Bobby's research turns up the information that only an angel can rescue someone from Hell.
'Was it really that hard to believe?' Cas asked, looking confused.
Dean is uncomfortable with the idea that God either exists and has a special interest in him.
'Yeah. I still don't like that idea.' Dean commented.
They agree to research angels, with Dean sending Sam out to get him some pie.
'Let me guess. You screw this up again.' Dean added.
'I don't screw it up every time.' Sam protested.
'Most times you do.' Dean replied.
While he's out Ruby appears, and tells Sam that she is nervous about angels being around, and that she is going to make herself scarce for a while, besides angels are ruthless warriors who kill demons no matter their allegiance. She tells him he should be afraid too.
'I would say that was a bit harsh but it is kinda accurate.' Cas commented.
'Apart from you though.' Dean replied.
When Sam returns, sans pie, Bobby tells Sam that they are heading out to check on a hunter friend of his, Olivia Lowry, who he has been calling about angels, but that she isn't answering.
'I told you that you would come back without the pie.' Dean remarked. Sam rolls his eyes.
They find Olivia dead, ripped apart, seemingly by a spirit. Bobby and the boys split up and go to check on other hunters in the area, only to find them all dead.
'I'm so confused. What's going on?' John questions.
'It's the witnesses.' Sam remembered.
On the way back to Bobby's, the boys stop at a gas station. Dean is asleep in the car while Sam goes to the bathroom. There he is confronted by the ghost of Special Agent Victor Henriksen, who blames Sam and Dean for his death, before attacking Sam.
'It wasn't your fault. You had no idea what Lilith would do.' Jo said, as she saw Sam and Dean's guilty faces.
During the assault Dean enters, and saves Sam by blasting Henriksen with rock salt. At home, Bobby is confronted by the spirits of two young girls, who accuse him of failing to save them from the 'monster' that killed them. They capture him and hold him in a wrecked car in his salvage yard while they torment him.
'So I guess you're all being haunted by people whose deaths you feel guilty about.' John commented, trying to work out what's going on.
Sam and Dean return, then split up to try to find Bobby. Dean is confronted by the spirit of Meg Masters. She tells him how she was a college student when she was possessed, and that she was 'awake' during her possession, and witnessed much horror.
Sam and Dean look guilty.
'Poor girl.' John commented.
As she beats and kicks Dean, Meg also tells him how her disappearance had a terrible effect on her younger sister, who killed herself after Meg was found dead. Dean manages to shoot a chandelier made of iron which falls on the spirit, dispelling her.
'That was a lucky shot.' John commented.
'What are you talking about?' That shot was timed perfectly.' Dean scoffed.
Meanwhile, Sam has found and rescued Bobby. Bobby leads Sam and Dean to a safe room in his house. It is a cylindrical room, completely lined in iron and coated in salt to keep spirits from entering. In the roof is a large extraction fan, below which is a grill with metal work in the shape of a Devil's Trap. The room has a bed, and appears well-stocked with supplies and equipment.
'Jeez Bobby, you really went all out on that thing.' John commented.
'Well, it came in useful.' Bobby replied.
Sam and Dean have seen a brand on the spirits, which, according to Bobby's research, identifies them as Witnesses whose appearance heralds the coming of the Apocalypse.
'The Apocalypse? You boys really have bad luck.' Mary commented.
'You have no idea.' Dean replied.
Bobby finds a spell that will send the spirits to rest, but they need an open fire for it. They leave the sanctuary of Bobby's Panic Room and return to the library, and on the way encounter the spirit of Ronald Reznick, who charges Sam and Dean with being responsible for his death, before Bobby shoots him with salt.
'But his death wasn't your fault either.' Cas said, frowning. Dean sighs.
Once in the library, Bobby starts preparing for the spell, and sends Sam upstairs to get a hex box, and Dean to the kitchen for ingredients for the spell. Sam is confronted by Meg, who is outraged that he is working with Ruby, knowing that she is possessing an innocent girl as Meg herself was possessed.
'Now that one was fair.' Sam said, looking down. John looks at Sam, concerned.
Sam dispels her with a salt blast. Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Henriksen appears to Dean. He tells him how Lilith tortured everyone in the police station, including flaying Nancy alive. He attacks Dean, but Sam arrives in time to save him. Sam and Dean retreat to the library and protect Bobby as the Witnesses reappear and attack. Just as Meg is about to rip Bobby's heart out, he completes the spell with Dean's help, and the spirits vanish.
'At least you managed to stop them before they killed anyone else.' Jo commented.
That night, Castiel appears to Dean in a dream. He tells Dean that Lilith cast a spell that released the Witnesses. He explains that this is the first of the 66 Seals that, if all broken, will release Lucifer, and this is why Angels have returned to Earth.
'Lucifer?' John questioned, incredulously.
'Yeah. He's the worst.' Sam replied.
When Dean protests that they didn't come to help them deal with the Witnesses, Castiel says that the armies of Heaven have bigger concerns. He also says that some of the Angels died in battle that week and that Dean should show him more respect if he doesn't want to be thrown back into Hell.
'Dude, you were cranky when you first showed up.' Dean commented. Cas smiled.
The next morning, Dean asks Sam if he believes in the Devil.