1.22 Devil's Trap
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| Title | Devil's Trap |
| Episode # | Season 1, Episode 22 |
| First aired | May 4, 2006 |
| Directed by | Kim Manners |
| Written by | Eric Kripke |
| On IMDB | Devil's Trap |
| Outline | Sam and Dean rescue John, only to discover he's possessed. |
| Monster | The Demon |
| Timeline | Immediately after 1.21 Salvation |
| Location(s) | Salvation, Iowa Lincoln, Nebraska Sioux Falls, South Dakota Jefferson City, Missouri Rural Missouri |
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Contents
Synopsis
Dean is desperate to contact his father, but as he makes another call, Meg answers John's phone. Meg taunts Dean that John is beyond help. Sam responds by saying that they should find the Demon and kill it with the Colt, but Dean counters that they need a plan because John isn't dead.
The boys arrive at the home of another hunter, Bobby Singer, and their shared history is quickly sketched out - Dean seems to know him quite well, and Bobby once ran John off with a shotgun. Sam goes through some of Bobby's books on demon lore, including the Key of Solomon, while Bobby and Dean talk. Suddenly Meg kicks in the door, attacks the boys, and demands the Colt. However, she soon gets caught under a devil's trap that is painted on the ceiling. Bobby explains that Meg is actually a girl possessed by a demon, and that the injuries she previously sustained in Chicago (in 1.16 Shadow) will kill her if the demon leaves her body. Dean insists on exorcising the demon to save the girl, no matter how broken she is. Sam reluctantly reads the ritual while Dean questions Meg about John; she repeatedly claims that John is dead. Finally, the demon is banished, and human Meg, dying painfully, thanks them and offers the clue "sunrise." The boys leave Bobby to head to Jefferson City.
On their way to rescue John, Sam reiterates the need to kill the Demon, while Dean argues the importance of family. Dean says Sam is like John: eager to die if it means killing the Demon. They arrive at the building where John is being kept (Sunrise Apartments), form a plan to evacuate it that involves dressing up as firemen, and execute it. They manage to overpower the possessed humans guarding John and get him out of the apartment - after Sam insists on testing John with holy water. John is barely coherent, but he manages to ask about the Colt. Once all three are out of the building, they're set upon by Tom, who beats Sam severely. Dean whips out the concealed Colt and shoots him through the head.
In a secluded cabin, as the boys salt the doors and windows, Dean confesses that he's scared of the lengths he'll go to in order to protect his family. John enters, claiming that Dean should be proud of what he does for the family. Dean grows suspicious of the kind words and points the Colt at John. Sam allies himself with Dean, and John is revealed to be possessed by the Demon as his eyes glow yellow. The Demon injures both boys and mocks Sam's unreliable special powers, and he also mentions that Sam was about to propose to Jessica. Dean draws the Demon's attention away from Sam, and it reveals that the demons in Meg and Tom were his children. He uses a psychic power to attack Dean, causing him to bleed internally. Dean begs for his life, and John manages to surface long enough for Sam to free himself and grab the Colt. John begs Sam to kill him in order to kill the Demon while Dean pleads for Sam not to shoot. Sam uses the penultimate bullet in the Colt to shoot John in the leg, forcing the Demon to leave John's body.
Sam drives the Impala with John in the passenger seat and Dean, gravely hurt, in the backseat. John expresses disappointment that Sam didn't shoot and end the family's quest, but Sam says that killing the Demon is not the most important thing. Sam promises to get them to the hospital, but a huge truck slams into the Impala, smashing it and rendering all three Winchesters unconscious. The truck driver has the black eyes of the possessed.
Characters
- Sam Winchester
- Dean Winchester
- John Winchester
- Bobby Singer
- The Demon
- Meg
- Meg Masters
- Tom
- Trucker
- Rumsfeld
Definitions
- Alcohol
- Animals sensing the paranormal
- Bobby's Hats
- The Colt
- Costumes & Disguises
- Dean's Amulet
- Dean's Cell Phone
- Demon Smoke
- Demonology
- Devil's Trap
- EMF
- Exorcism
- Fictional Locations
- Holy Water
- Hunters
- Impala
- John's Cell Phone
- Key of Solomon
- Meatsuit
- Possession
- Singer Salvage Yard
- Salt
- Sammy
- Unconscious
- Yorkies
Music
- "Fight the Good Fight" by Triumph
- (plays during "The Road So Far" recap of events)
- "Won't Fall Down" by Steve Fister
- (plays during "The Road So Far" recap of events; Netflix version)
- "Turn to Stone" by Joe Walsh and Barnstorm
- (plays when Sam and Dean are on their way to see Bobby)
- "Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
- (plays at the end of the episode, when they are hit by the truck)
- "Backwater Rising" by Tom Coerver
- (plays at the end of the episode, when they are hit by the truck; Netflix version)
Quotes
Bobby: Nonsense. Your Daddy needs help.
Dean: Well, yeah, but last time we saw you, I mean, you did threaten to blast him full of buckshot. Cocked the shotgun and everything.
Sam: Oh, yeah? How’s that?
Bobby: Normal year, I hear of, say, three demonic possessions. Maybe four, tops.
Dean: Yeah?
Bobby: This year I hear of 27 so far. You get what I’m saying? More and more demons are walking among us – a lot more.
Sam: Do you know why?
Meg: You didn’t ask very nice.
Dean: Where’s our father, bitch?
Dean: No, you’re gonna burn in Hell. Unless you tell us where our Dad is.
Dean: Well, you and Dad are a lot more alike than I thought, you know that? You both can’t wait to sacrifice yourself for this thing. But you know what? I’m gonna be the one to bury you. You’re selfish, you know that? You don’t care about anything but revenge.
John: For what?
Dean: Using a bullet.
Demon John: Oh, that’d be a neat trick. In fact, (he puts the gun down on a table) here. Make the gun float to you there, psychic boy. Well, this is fun. I could’ve killed you a hundred times today, but this... this is worth the wait.... Your dad – he’s in here with me. Trapped inside his own meat suit. He says 'Hi,' by the way. He’s gonna tear you apart. He’s gonna taste the iron in your blood.
Demon John: What? What are you and God gonna do? You see, as far as I’m concerned, this is justice. You know that little exorcism of yours? That was my daughter.
Dean: Who, Meg?
Demon John: The one in the alley? That was my boy. You understand.
Dean: You’ve got to be kidding me.
Sam: No, sir. Not before everything. Look, we’ve still got the Colt. We still have the one bullet left. We just have to start over, alright? I mean, we already found the demon...
Trivia & References
- Roach Motel is a brand of roach bait, that uses scents tp lure cockroaches into a compartment, where they become trapped, and unable to exit.
