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|image= [[File:Salvation.jpg|350px]]

|writer= [[Sera Gamble]]<BRbr>[[Raelle Tucker]]

|outline= The Winchesters attempt to deal with [[demon]]s and prevent [[the Yellow-Eyed Demon]] murdering murder of another mother the way [[Mary]] died.

|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Earth%2C_Minnesota [Blue Earth, Minnesota]]<BRbr>[[Fictional Locations|Manning, Colorado]]<BRbr>[[Fictional Locations|Salvation, Iowa]]<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln,_Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska]|timeline= July 2006Immediately after [[1.20 Dead Man's Blood]]

In Blue Earth, Minnesota, a priest is reading the Bible at his altar when [[Meg]] enters, ostensibly seeking solace. The priest encourages her , as “Salvation is there for all who seek it,.” but when When she reveals her black eyes , the priest retreats in horror to an underground office fitted out with the tools of a Hunter, with research and runes spanning the walls. Meg follows him, kicking in the barred doors. He demandsasks, “What do you want?” and she demands the location of [[John Winchester]], who he refuses to betray. She slits his throat.

Back in Manning, Colorado, [[John]] is sharing his research of the last 20 years with [[Sam]] and [[Dean]]. He explains the trail he has followed and the telltale signs. Sam’s guilt at being the cause of the death deaths of both [[Mary]] and [[Jess]] turns into anger and pain. But neither John nor Dean allow him to wallow. John sees the signs starting again in Salvation, Iowa , and is intent on saving another family from the pain and loss suffered by the Winchesters.

On the road, John receives the news that [[Pastor Jim Murphy]], the priest from the opening, has been murdered, probably by demons. John feels the pressure to hurry, to find the next family on the demon's list. In despair, John mourns his friend and states “This ends… now… ends... now... I’m ending it. I don’t care what it takes.”

Overcome by the size of their task, they split up to cover more territory and research all infants turning 6 months old in the coming week. As Sam leaves the medical center where he has been reviewing birth records, he has a vision of the demon's next target. Following the signs in his vision, he meets the young mother Monica and her daughter, [[Rose|Rosie]]. Unable to warn her, he returns to Dean and John. John is angry that the boys hadn’t told him before about Sam’s visions. Dean points out John's unresponsiveness and angrily states he would have had better luck winning the lottery than reaching his father on the phone. John agrees reluctantlygrudgingly admits that he's right. Interrupting, Sam’s phone rings and Meg, who they thought dead, demands to speak with John. She informs him that she murdered Jim Murphy and today she is now with another friend, [[Caleb]]. She wants [[The the Colt]].

In desperation, John plays dumb and Meg promptly kills Caleb. She says she will keep killing all his friends until he hands over the Colt. Capitulating, John agrees to meet her in Lincoln at midnight for the trade. The boys protest handing the gun over, but John has a plan: they will use a substitute gun since Meg doesn't know what the real one looks like. In an emotional revelation, he admits again that he needs this job to finally be over. When Dean returns with the fake coltColt, he pleads with John to not throw his life away, as he’s no good to them dead. John tells them to do the same. He hands over the real Colt and the task of killing the demon to the boys, charging them with finishing the job he started.

John arrives in Lincoln to meet Meg. He cases the territory for escape routes and traps and finds a reservoir to bless. While the boys stand watch over Monica and her family, John confronts Meg. She is joined by a demon named [[Tom]]. John hands the gun to Meg and she in turn hands it off to Tom, asking if he thinks it’s the real thing. Without warning, he shoots Meg. She's pissed but she doesn't die. In shock and anger, Meg rounds on John now that it is obvious the gun isn’t the real Colt. He runs and deters them by releasing a valve, thereby spraying them with the Holy Water he prepared earlier. Outside the building, John finds his truck’s tires have been slashed. Running, he finds himself trapped in a dead end and trapped.

Meanwhile, recognizing seeing the signshouse lights flicker and hearing static on the car radio, the boys recognize the signs that the demon is coming and they break into the house in attempt to save Monica and Rosie. Racing to the nursery , Sam faces the demon over Rosie’s crib and after hesitating . He hesitates for a second fires before firing off a shot, but the demon vanishes too fast. Grabbing Monica as Dean saves Rosie, they race them run from the burning house. Dean stops Sam from trying to reenter the burning building to reach the demon.

Back at the hotel room, while Dean is anxiously trying to contact John, Sam is angry that Dean stopped him from going after the Demon. Dean confronts him about his desire for revenge and self -sacrifice, stating that if it means Sam getting himself killed, he hopes they never find it. Sam’s anger boils over and he pushes Dean into an emotional confession. Shocking Sam into the present, his focus shifts back to John. Dean tries his father’s phone again, it is answered by Meg and to their horror she promises they will never see their father again…again...

To Be Continued…Continued...

* [[The Demon]]* [[Meg]]* [[Tom]]* [[Pastor Jim Murphy]]

* [[SalvationActing in Unison]]* [[Aliases]]* [[Carry On Wayward Son]] ^{* [[PoDThe Colt]]}* [[Mandaic Dean's Amulet]] ^{* [[Deer's Head]]* [[Demonology]]* [[Fictional Locations]]* [[Fights]]* [[PoDHoly Water]]}* [[RosaryHunters]]* [[Impala]]* [[John's Cell Phone]]* [[Salvation (Pad of Definitions)|Salvation]]* [[Mandaic Amulet]] ^{* [[PoDRosary]]}

* [[John's Cell PhoneTable of Death]]* [[Carry On Wayward SonTelepath]]* [[Tongues]]* [[Visions]]

'''Meg:''' Well. I''(to Pastor Jim)'' Well, I’ve ve lied... a A lot. I’ve I've stolen. I’ve I've lusted. And the other day I met this man – a . A nice guy, you know? And we We had a really good chat... , sort of like this. Then .. then I slit his throat and ripped his heart out through his chest. ''(She blinks and her eyes are suddenly completely black)'' .. Does that make me a bad person?}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=<br>'''JohnPastor Jim:''' Alright, something like this start happening to your brother I know what you pick up the phone and you call meare. You can't be here. This is hallowed ground.<br>'''DeanMeg:''' Call you? Are you kidding me? Dad, I called you from Lawrence, alright? Sam called you when I was dyingPlease. I mean, getting you on Maybe that works in the phone – I got a better chance of winning the lotteryminor leagues. But not with me.

'''DeanJohn:''' So this is it. This is everything I mean itknow. If hunting Look, our whole lives we been searching for this demon means you getting yourself killed - then right? Not a trace, just... nothing. Until about a year ago. For the first time I hope we never find the damn thingpicked up a trail.<br>'''SamDean:''' That thing killed Jess. That thing killed MomAnd that's when you took off.<br>'''DeanJohn:''' You said it yourself once – that no matter what we doYeah. That's right. The demon must have come out of hiding, they’re gone. And they’re never coming backor hibernation.<br>'''SamDean:''' Don’t you say that! Don’t you.... not after all All right so what's this, don’t trail you say that.found?<br>'''DeanJohn:''' SamIt starts in Arizona, then New Jersey, lookCalifornia.Houses burned down to the ground.. The three of usIt's going after families, that’s all we have. And that’s all I have. Sometimes I feel just like I’m barely holding it together, man. Without you and Dad....went after us.

When Sam slams '''Dean against :''' All right so how do we find it... before it hits again.<br>'''John:''' There's signs. It took me a while to see the wall, pattern but it mirrors 's there in the scene days before these fires signs crop up in the [[Pilot]] where an area. Cattle deaths, temperature fluctuations, electrical storms. And then I went back and checked... and...<br>'''Dean slams Sam against the bridge when he questions the family mission:''' These things happened in Lawrence.<br>'''John:''' A week before your mother died. And in Palo Alto... before Jessica. And these signs, they're starting again.

Kansas' "Carry on Wayward Son" reappears in later seasons at the start ''Sam:''' Last time I saw you you fell out of a window.<br>'''Meg:''' Yeah, no thanks to you. That really hurt my feelings by the last episode of each seasonway. Here, it<br>'''Sam:'''s the second to last insteadJust your feelings? That was a seven-story drop.

The location '''Meg:''' You hear that? That's the sound of your friend dying. Now let's try this again. We know you have the warehouse where gun John , word travels fast. So as far as we're concerned you just declared war. And this is supposed to meet what war looks like. It has casualties.<br>'''John:''' I'm gonna kill you, you know that?<br>'''Meg:''' Oh John please, Wabash and Lake, mind your blood pressure. So this is used several times in the thing. We're going to keep doing what we'The Matrix're doing. And your friends, anyone who has ever helped you, gave you shelter, anyone you ever loved. They' trilogyll all die unless you give us that gun.

'''Dean:''' Promise me something.<br>'''John stays in :''' What's that.<br>'''Dean:''' This thing goes south just... get the Sleep Easy Motelhell out. This may be considered a reference Don't get yourself killed all right, you're no good to us dead.<br>'''John:''' Same goes for you... All right listen to me. They made the bullets special for this Colt. There's only four of them left. Without them this gun is useless. You make every shot count.<br>'''Sam:'[[The Simpsons]]''Yes sir.<br>' episode [http''John://en''' Been waiting a long time for this fight.wikipediaNow it's here I'm not gonna be in it.org/wiki/The_Cartridge_Family "The Cartridge Family"]It's up to you boys now. In It's your fight, you finish this episode, Marge and the children stay at the Sleep Eazy Motel, but the neon sign flickers, appearing to read Sle__ _azy Motel.You finish what I started. Understand?

At Salvation Hospital when John is rummaging through his false IDs one '''Sam:''' Maybe we could tell em it was a gas leak. Might get em out of the house for a few hours.<br>'''Dean:''' Yeah and how many times has that appears is actually worked for us?<br>'''Sam:''' Yeah. We could always tell 'em the Oklahoma City, OK, morguetruth.<br>'''Sam''' and '''Dean:''' Nah!

The sign for Salvation quotes a bible verse'''Meg: JW 2''' You're dead John. Your boys are dead.<br>'''John:27 "Are you ready for Judgement day''' I've never used the gun. How could I know it wouldn't work?" This book and verse do <br>'''Meg:''' I'm so not actually exist and are likely meant in the mood for this. I've just been shot<br>''J'John:''ohn 'Well then I guess you're lucky the gun wasn't real.<br>'''Meg:''W'That's funny John. We'inchesterre going to strip the skin from your bones, but that was funny.

'''Dean:''' I mean it. If hunting this demon means getting yourself killed then I hope we never find the damn thing.<br>'''Sam:''' That thing killed Jess. That thing killed mom.<br>'''Dean:''' You said yourself once, that no matter what we do, they're gone, and they're never coming back.<br>'''Sam:''' Don't you say that, not you! Not after all this don't you say that.<br>'''Dean:''' Sam look. The sign for Salvation misspells Lotto as "Lotothree of us... that's all we have...and it's all I have. Sometimes I feel like I'm barely holding it together man... and without you or Dad.." The jackpot is $1.7-million.

When '''Meg:''' You boys really screwed up this time.<br>'''Dean talks to the clerk in the health care facility, there :''' Where is a poster behind her that readshe?<br>'''Meg: "Today is the first day of the rest of ''' You're never going to see your lifefather again."

Sam realizes for [[John]] stays in the first time that he was exactly six months old Sleep Easy Motel. This may be considered a reference to ''[[The Simpsons]]''' episode [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cartridge_Family "The Cartridge Family."] In this episode, Marge and the night of children stay at the fireSleep Eazy Motel, but the neon sign flickers, appearing to read Sle__ _azy Motel.

In this episode, John finds out about SamThe sign for Salvation quotes a bible verse: JW 2:27 "Are you ready for Judgement day?" This book and verse do not actually exist and are likely meant for 's visions''J'''ohn '''W'''inchester.

:''When [[Sam ]] and [[Dean ]] are waiting in the car before [[the Demon ]] attacks baby Rosie[[Rose]], this can be heard on the radio. KJCM was a fictional radio station used in the TV Show [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Caller ''Midnight Caller''] , about a radio host called Jack Killian whose sign-off was always "Good Night, America, wherever you are". Supernatural executive producers [[Bob Singer]], [[Jim Michaels]], and [[Phil Sgriccia]] worked on the series.''

John blesses the water in the tank to make it [[holy water]]. According to JohnCatholic doctrine, Salvation has two hospitals and one Health Center. John goes to Salvation Women's & Children's Hospital and Sam goes to Salvation Iowa Medical Centeronly an ordained priest can do this.

Prop Goof[http: At the hospital//www.imdb.com/name/nm1172442/ Erin Karpluk], Sam is supposed to be making a list of all babies who will be six months old that weekplayed [[Monica Holt]], but the birth certificate also played [[Robin]] in front of him has a date of May 2nd, 1998[[9. Also of note: The birth certificate is signed by "Robert Leader, Res." Robert Leader is one of the set designers in the art department on the show07 Bad Boys]].

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[[Image:Salvationjohn3.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Screencap from [[1.21 Salvation (episode)|"Salvation]]."]]

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: (picture of tropical storm)<BRbr>: (...)<BRbr>: (...)<BRbr>: DISTURBANCES<BRbr>: TYPICAL<BRbr>: OF MANIFESTATION<BRbr>* booksBooks:<BRbr>: Butler - Igloo Killinek<BRbr>: Air Force One Is Haunted<BRbr>

* sticky Sticky note on typewritten paper : SULPHER TRACE (sic)* roadmap Road map of the U.S., with map, two hand drawn X's shown: one in California near Palo Alto, one in Arizona.

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