Jessica (Reaper)
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| Name | Jessica |
| Actor | Kayla Stanton |
| Dates | |
| Location | The Veil |
| Occupation | Reaper |
| Episode(s) | 13.05 Advanced Thanatology 13.19 Funeralia |
I don’t ask Death questions. Never goes well.
– Jessica, 13.19 Funeralia
History
Jessica is a reaper who was assigned to reap Dean Winchester, unbeknownst to her, at Dr. Avery Meadows' Mental Health Center. She later gets assigned "baby monitor" duties watching over Sam and Dean Winchester by Billie soon after meeting Dean.
Episodes
13.05 Advanced Thanatology
Soon after Dean kills himself, Jessica arrives to Dr. Avery Meadows' home and introduces herself, telling Dean she is there to take him to his next life. Dean reciprocates and quickly brushes her off to chase down a ghost. Jessica realizes who Dean is and teleports to Death's Reading Room, where she announces that Dean Winchester is in the Veil.
After Dean makes a deal with Billie to give her information on the rift to Apocalypse World generated at Jack's birth, Jessica reappears at the abandoned clinic, standing before all the ghosts and tells them to come with her, assuring them they don't have to stay trapped on Earth and that it will be okay. The ghosts agree and ascend to the next plane of existence as she happily watches while telepathically contacting Billie to let her know.
13.19 Funeralia
As Sam and Dean discuss not being able to contact Rowena, Jessica materializes in the backseat of the Impala, suggesting she probably has "bad cell reception", her sudden arrival causing Dean to slam on the breaks and pull over. Jessica reappears in front of the Impala and reveals that Billie asked her to keep an eye on the Winchesters ever since their last encounter, acting as a "baby monitor". When they question her, she amusingly admits she has seen everything they have been doing in the bunker, particularly impressed with Sam's collection of hair products and the contents of Dean's room. She tells them four people in Portland have died before their assigned time, hinting that Rowena has become powerful enough to do so. And so, Jessica's been instructed to offer her assistance, but when Sam cuts her off and tells her they are handling it, she responds by telling them she's around if they need her, and abruptly disappears.
At the art gallery where Elizabeth Mahler, one of Rowena's victims, was burned alive, Sam deduces that a reaper was killed due to the black imprint near her ashes. Exiting the museum, Dean calls out for Jessica, who happily appears, but when Sam questions why she didn't tell them Rowena was killing reapers, she calls out the younger Winchester for "handling it". She tells them Rowena is changing people's fates, killing reapers along with her victims when they arrive, and warns that if she keeps this up, the witch will throw off fate. As the greater machinery of death, she states that fate ensures the natural order, but the ripple effect from one early death can effect hundreds of lives, eventually creating more ripples as the fates of other people would be changed as a result. This disruption in the natural order would drive the world into chaos, and Jessica states that in order to fix this, reapers would instigate a mass kill-off to wipe the board clean, in the form of a plague or mid-sized war. When Dean questions why Jessica just doesn't stop Rowena herself, she tells him since Billie has taken over the mantle of Death, she has instituted multiple rules, including a "no-direct interference" policy among the reapers. She says that the reapers would greatly appreciate their help in avoiding the disruption of fate, clarifying that Sam is only one who can stop her. Questioning what she means, Jessica tells Sam about Death's notebooks detailing how a person will die based on choices, and that Dean's seen his shelf. In the witch's notebook, her death is always the same; Rowena MacLeod is destined to die at the hands of Sam Winchester.
Driving in the Impala, Sam and Dean discuss the case and surmise Rowena's next victim, James Melford, when Jessica appears in the backseat. She confirms that Rowena is going to kill him now, having taken note that Melford's time of death shifted. Sam, Dean, and Jessica arrive in the aftermath, Jessica noting the reaper that was killed was named Martin as she examines his remains while Sam receives a call from Rowena.
After meeting with Rowena in a hotel bar, Sam and Dean give chase to her. When Dean is stopped by her bodyguard, Bernard, Jessica appears to encourage Dean to hurry up, but when he asks for help, she tells him she can't out of her requirement for "clean hands". When Dean finally renders Bernard unconscious, Jessica tells Dean how impressed she was, but he races off to find Sam, only to find his gun in the alley as Jessica appears soon after, the elder Winchester asking her where Sam was taken out of distress. After locating Sam at Rowena's hotel room, Jessica leaves with Billie after Rowena's threat to the natural order is neutralized.
14.10 Nihilism
After being cornered by Michael's Monsters, Sam attempts to call upon Jessica for help, remembering how she told him that Billie has her constantly following the Winchesters around. Instead, the reaper Violet appears before Sam, making herself invisible to everyone else in the room except Michael. Violet explains that Billie now has her reapers watching over the Winchesters in shifts, since they mess up so many things.
