At the car, Sarah sees the dirty marks she made and sheepishly apologises to Dean. He smiles and waves his hand, telling her not to worry about it. Sarah sits in the back behind the driver's seat. Sam goes to the other side of the car and opens the back door as though he's going to sit in the back with her. Dean notices and looks at him before they get in.
Dean: you're sitting in the back?
Sam: yeah, it's more comfortable in the back; I figured I should try to get some more sleep
Dean: (smiling) ohhh right, sleep. That's what you're gonna do back there.
Dean sits down in the driver's seat, leaving Sam standing in the car door, smiling and shaking his head, slightly frustrated but amused. He gets in the car and they drive away.
In the backseat, Sarah closes her eyes and yawns sleepily; Sam notices.
Sam: (smiling at her) you look as tired as I feel
Sarah: (smiles sheepishly back at him) yeah I'm pretty sleepy
Sarah closes her eyes and rests the side of her head against the backseat, slightly leaning towards Sam. Within a few minutes, he can tell she's asleep. They drive in silence for about 10 minutes, until Dean starts to get bored.
Dean: (looking at them in the rearview mirror, whispering) hey Sammy why don't you snuggle up against her and get some sleep?
Sam: (whispering) Dean -
Dean: you said you wanted to sit in the back to get some sleep, so why not?
Dean winks at Sam in the rearview mirror and Sam sighs.
Dean: come on Sammy, it'll be cute. And you're no fun when you're tired and cranky.
Sam: I'm not going to 'snuggle up' to a girl I just met.
Dean: aww come on, why not?!
Sam: (frustrated but amused) because I'm not a pervert like you are! (yawns) I'm tired but I'm too stressed out to sleep right now. (pauses) I can't stop thinking about what they did to her Dean
Dean: me neither Sam. It's brutal.
Sam: we gotta make sure no one else tries to do it again.
Dean: I agree with you, but we need to know more about it
Sam: we killed the two vampires that were involved. I didn't see anyone else.
Dean: we need to talk to Sarah about it. How she escaped, anything they did or said while they had her captured, find out if they gave away any clues about what's going on
Sam: I don't think Sarah's going to want to talk much...it must be terrifying to think about it
Dean: she'll talk when she's ready.. I think she's stronger than she looks.
Sam nods. His eyes glance out the window and he notices a building.
Sam: hey wait, what's that building?
Dean: (quickly glances at it) dunno Sam, looks like an abandoned warehouse.
Sam: warehouse?...it looks so familiar...wait! stop the car!
Dean: what's going on Sammy?
Sam: I think that's where they had her, I'm sure I saw it in my vision.
Dean brakes suddenly and Sarah wakes up, startled. She sits up and looks around.
Sarah: what happened? Where are we?
Dean: sorry about the turbulent landing folks, we suddenly added a new destination to our itinerary. (grins at his little voiceover)
Sam: (pointing) that warehouse over there...have you seen it before?
Sarah: (confused) I'm not sure. I don't think so?
Sam: could that be where the vampires took you?
Sarah: (thinking) I don't know, maybe? I was blindfolded so I never saw the outside. When I escaped it was night, and I didn't look back if you know what I mean.
Sam: (confident, looks at Dean) That's the place.
Dean: no harm having a look, let's go.
Dean gets out of the car, so do Sam and Sarah. Dean heads to the trunk to grab a crossbow, just in case. Sarah looks over at the building from across the road and chews on her lips, unsure. Sam comes up next to her.
Sam: you ok?
Sarah: (unsure) I think so
Sam: we won't let anything happen to you. If there's anyone or anything in there, we'll make sure they're dead before they get a chance to get near you, ok? (reassuring smile)
Sarah: (swallows nervously, nods weakly) ok..
Dean comes up next to them, nods at Sam, and they cross the road and walk towards the warehouse.
The warehouse door is carelessly left open. They walk inside and all they see is dirt and dust and wooden beams. They see a few shabby tables and a torn mattress on the floor. It smells of burnt wood. Sarah looks around nervously. They walk further and come across a pile of thick, bloody ropes. Nearby are a smashed wooden chair and a large wooden support beam that has obviously fallen. Sarah stops walking and Sam notices. He looks back at her, concerned, and sees her eyes locked on the ropes.
Sam: it was here, wasn't it?
Sarah: (silence)
Sam: you were here, weren't you?
Sarah silently nods, never taking her eyes from the ropes. Sam looks back towards the ropes and the smashed chair, realising they were the ropes she was tied with and the chair she was tied to. Dean squats down to inspect them.
Dean: there's a looooot of rope here.
Sarah: (suddenly blurts out) they wound it around me when I was sitting in the chair. Around my waist and my ribs. Really tight. I could hardly breathe.
Sarah's eyes water and she points to the beam of wood on the ground.
Sarah: that beam.. was standing up..they wound the rope around me and the chair and the beam so I couldn't get away. Every time I moved, the rope cut into my skin through my clothes. After I tried to kick them they tied my ankles to the legs of the chair too. I was paralysed.
Dean looks around the room, stands up and casually walks around, inspecting walls and beams. Tears spill out of Sarah's eyes.
Dean: how did you get away?
Sarah: (wipes away the tears, trying to be strong) there was a fire.
Sam: a fire?
Sarah: yea, the vampires went crazy trying to put it out. The beam I was tied to suddenly fell over and I was on my back on top of it. The chair broke, so I pushed and slid down off the beam and the ropes had enough slack so I wriggled out of them. I could hardly see from all the smoke and I couldn't hear anything but I eventually found the door.
Sam: you couldn't hear anything?
Sarah: no, just a buzzing sound in my ear.
Dean: The vampires didn't notice you were escaping?
Sarah: no...I guess they were too busy trying to stop the fire
Dean: (a little suspicious) how did the fire start?
Sarah: I don't know (shakes her head) but I'm glad it did because it helped me get away.
Dean: (nods) hmmm... (suspicious) it must have been a real big fire if the vampires focused all their attention on it
Sarah: (shrugs, uncertain) I guess so?
Dean: and they must have been distracted for a real long time if you were able to run so far into the woods
Sam: (frowning, confused) Dean, come on let's get outta here. There's nothing here and this place gives me the creeps.
Dean looks over at them. He flashes a quick grin and starts walking back towards the door they came in.
Dean: (still walking, slightly turning his head to speak behind himself) you're right, let's go.
Sam and Sarah follow him, glad to leave. At the car, Dean stops before they get in.
Dean: where to now?
Sam: (shrugs)
Dean: (almost too quickly) how bout your place Sarah? I mean I'm sure there's someone waiting for you at home?
Sarah: (opens her mouth to reply but gets cut off)
Dean: You've been missing a preeeety long time (almost sounds accusative) don't you want to tell your family you're ok and get back home?
Sarah: (looks a little uncertain) uhh yea I guess?
Sam: (frowns at Dean) uh what Dean means is, (smiles at Sarah) if you're at home you'll probably feel more comfortable.
Sarah: (thinks for a moment then nods and smiles at Sam) yeah you're right.
Dean: (fakely smiles at Sarah) yeah, how bout you get in the car while me and Sammy put the crossbow in the trunk
Sarah: (slightly confused) ok, sure.
She gets in the car then Dean grabs Sam's arm and drags him to the trunk.
Sam: (confused, angry, whispering) what's gotten into you Dean? Why are you talking to Sarah like she's the culprit?
Dean: (whispering angrily) because I think she is!
Sam: what?!
Dean: there's something not right about this Sammy.
Sam: what are you talking about?!
Dean: We drove 10 minutes to get here. How did she run all the way from here to the place we found her?
Sam: (confused expression)
Dean: you telling me she outran not one, but two vampires that far?
Sam: (defensive) Dean, I'm sure there's an explanation -
Dean: what about the fire?
Sam: what about it?
Dean: who started the magical fire that came along and saved her?
Sam: (glares at him)
Dean: think about it Sam! Do you really think both vampires were so distracted by a fire that they didn't notice her leaving?
Sam: (angry) it's possible Dean. Stranger things have happened!
Dean: no, there's something not right about this. If they really kept her alive for a month they wouldn't just let her walk out because of a little fire.
Sam: Dean, she was terrified when we found her and she's covered in bruises and bites. Explain that.
Dean: ok I haven't worked that part out yet
Sam: and we both saw the vampire attacking her at the motel.
Dean: true.
Sam: I saw them feeding on her in my vision, and I saw them kidnap her in another vision. I didn't make that up Dean.
Dean: I still think something's not right.
Sam: look, we don't have time for this. Let's just take her home and talk to her more about it. I'm sure everything will add up when we know the whole story.
Dean: (thinks for a moment) alright.
Dean closes the trunk and they both get in the car. Sarah looks at them, concerned. Sam smiles nervously at her.
Sarah: ummm.. is everything ok you guys?
Sam: yeah uhh, Dean and I just, you know, we uhhh-
Dean: we're brothers. We fight a lot.
Sam: yeah, we argue all the time. Just family stuff that's all.
Sarah looks at Sam, unsure, and he smiles apologetically back at her.
Dean: so let's go to your place Sarah. What's the address?
Sarah: (uncertain but continues) well, it's actually just a little further down the road. It's off a dirt track that's well hidden, but it's easy to find if you know it's there.
Dean: (under his breath) off a well hidden dirt track, how convenient
Sarah: what?
Sam: uhh, what Dean means is, it's convenient that it's not too far away. We can get you home in no time. (smiles at her)
Sarah: ohh... (smiles) ok
When Sarah looks away, Sam looks at Dean in the rearview mirror with an 'are you crazy?!' look. Dean ignores him, starts the car and they drive off.
