Burt walked up to Sam's cage and said, "Sorry, son, looks like I'm going to have to hurt you before I kill you."
Sam sighed, "Why, what happened?" he asked.
"Guess you got the right to know why I'm hurting you," Burt conceded. "John didn't bring Dean with him."
Sam thought that that was good. The last thing any of them needed was Dean falling into this psycho's hands. Burt was unlocking the cage and he reached down to pull Sam out by his shoulders. Sam screamed. That really tugged on his broken arm.
About a mile away, that scream was heard by John and Dean. They began running and moment later, John's cell phone rang. "It's him, he's calling to let me hear Sam scream. I have to answer this and stall him while you get close enough to save Sam," John ordered.
Dean nodded and took off running even faster in the direction of Sam.
"Hello," John answered the phone.
"Hello, Johnny boy. Sam wants to say good-bye."
"What do you mean good-bye? I thought you said you were going to let him go after you hurt him," John said in a panicky voice. Please let Dean get there in time.
"Change of plans," Burt laughed.
He held up the phone to Sam.
Sam decided it was now or never. He hadn't seen his father in the last few years, except for briefly the last couple of days, and they hadn't had too much opportunity for talking. "I'm sorry, dad, and I love you," Sam said.
"Aw, isn't that sweet?" Burt mocked.
"Hey!" Both Burt and Sam turned to see Dean pointing a rifle at Burt. Burt turned his gun toward Sam and Dean pulled the trigger, killing Burt instantly.
"What's going on?" John yelled into the phone.
Dean was running over to Sam, "Are you alright?" he asked Sam while reaching for the phone.
Sam nodded. He didn't have the energy for anything else.
"I've got him, Dad," Dean reassured his father.
John sighed a breath of relief. Hang on, I'll be there in a couple of minutes to help you carry him out."
Dean hung up the phone and began to pick the lock on the cuffs. Sam moaned softly. "I'm sorry," Dean said.
"It's Ok," Sam assured him. "Just get them off, I feel like I've been wearing them forever."
Just as Dean finished freeing Sam, John appeared in the clearing. He paused for a moment, walked up to Sam, hugged him, and said, "I love you, too, and I'm sorry."
The End