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| − | In Omaha, a young woman arrives for what she believes is a research study on eyesight. However, Eldon Styne has plans to harvest her eyes. When | + | In Omaha, a young woman arrives for what she believes is a research study on eyesight. However, [[Eldon Styne]] has plans to harvest her eyes. When Eldon attempts to kiss the woman, she is not receptive and begins screaming for help. The screams catch the attention of the janitor working on the floor, forcing Eldon to quickly kill her and make his escape by jumping out of the third story window. |
| − | Sam is getting desperate as he | + | [[Sam]] is getting desperate as he realizes the Mark is continuing to effect Dean. At the abandoned distillery, he expresses his frustration to [[Rowena]] that she has so far failed to decipher the ''[[Book of the Damned]]'', but she claims that she is stymied because [[Nadya's Codex]] is encoded. |
| − | In Shreveport, Louisiana, the head of the Styne family Monroe Styne rebukes Eldon for nearly being caught in the process of a harvest. He tells Eldon he must make reparation by retrieving | + | In Shreveport, Louisiana, the head of the Styne family -- [[Monroe Styne]] -- rebukes Eldon for nearly being caught in the process of a harvest. He tells Eldon he must make reparation by retrieving the ''Book of the Damned'' and killing the Winchesters. After Eldon leaves, [[Eli Styne]] questions the wisdom of sending Eldon on the mission. Monroe reminds him he let Charlie escape, and that he should find her and keep an eye on Eldon. |
| − | At the | + | At [[the Bunker]], Sam returns to a curious Dean who wonders where he has been, when Sam is less than forth coming to Dean's questions, he quickly changes the subject to what Dean has been up to. Dean tells him he's been looking into the Styne family, but has not been able to find records beyond 200 years ago. The murder of the woman whose eyes were removed has caught his eye – mainly because the killer escaped unharmed after jumping from a third story window. |
| − | Sam agrees they should check the | + | Sam agrees they should check the case out the next day. That night he sneaks out to meet [[Charlie]], and plead for help in decoding the Codex. He confesses that he didn't destroy the ''Book of the Damned'' and pleads for her to help, as he sees its their only chance to save Dean. Charlie agrees, although she is reluctant to work alongside Rowena. Sam takes Charlie to where Rowena is working, and has [[Castiel]] come to watch over them. Castiel advises Sam that not telling Dean what they are doing is a bad idea, but Sam insists Dean has given up and this is the only way to save him. |
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At the scene of the murder, Sam and Dean review security footage, and Sam spots the Styne family crest tattooed on Eldon's wrist. Charlie tries to call Sam but he ignores the call. After the Winchesters leave, Eldon arrives and demands to know what the manager told them. He insists he didn't reveal anything, but Eldon kills him anyway. | At the scene of the murder, Sam and Dean review security footage, and Sam spots the Styne family crest tattooed on Eldon's wrist. Charlie tries to call Sam but he ignores the call. After the Winchesters leave, Eldon arrives and demands to know what the manager told them. He insists he didn't reveal anything, but Eldon kills him anyway. | ||
| − | At the | + | At the distillery, Rowena taunts Charlie about her inexperience. She describes Sister Agnes, the nun who wrote the ''Book of the Damned''. She wanted to remove curses and she based her work on the principle that to cure one curse, you had to inflict another one. She was eventually burned alive by the church as a heretic. Rowena draws parallels between her, and Rowena and Charlie as outsiders, outcasts, although she derides her devotion to the Winchesters. Charlie rejects any similarity, and states that Sam and Dean are her family. Rowena warns that her loyalty to them will be her downfall. |
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| + | As Dean and Sam return to the Bunker, Dean tells Sam he's glad that at least the ''Book of the Damned'' is beyond the reach of the Stynes – still believing Sam burned it. The Winchesters do not notice Eldon Stynes following them. Rowena and Charlie continue to argue prompting Castiel to call Sam. However, Dean answers the phone. Castiel lies, badly, about why he is ringing. Dean confronts Sam about what Castiel is up to, but Sam denies knowing anything. Dean doesn't challenge him further, and decides to go out to buy pizza | ||
| − | + | At [[Crowley's Palace]], Crowley questions the hamster [[Olivette]] for any dirt he can hold over Rowena. Olivette goes on to reveal that Rowena had a [[demon]] lover, and when Crowley asks if she knows anything else, Olivette reveals one more bit of information on a person for which Crowley sends a minion out to search for. | |
| − | Dean | + | As Dean leaves the pizza place, Eldon and a henchmen attack him. However Dean takes them out and then captures Eldon. Back at the Bunker, Dean chains up Eldon, and he and Sam interrogate him. Eldon boasts about the Styne dynasty, and how they have been profiting out of causing societal chaos for 1,000 years, although he admits that their power has been diminished since the ''Book of the Damned'' was stolen 80 years ago. Sam leaves to take a call from Cas who warns him that Charlie wants to leave to get some time on her own. Meanwhile, Eldon tells Dean about his family's work in bioengineering and surgical enhancement, finally revealing the provenance of the family name – Frankenstein. |
| − | Dean | + | As Dean prepares to torture Eldon, he agrees to talk in exchange for the ''Book of the Damned''. Dean tells him it was burned, but Eldon tells Dena it was protected by magic and couldn't be destroyed. While Dean leaves to confront Sam about this news, Eldon rips off his own arm and escapes. |
| − | + | As Cas takes Rowena into another room to allow Charlie time to work in peace, Cas realizes that Charlie has left the distillery, and is working on the Codex in a motel, which she finally manages to decode. However, Eli Styne has managed to tracked her, and calls Eldon who heads to meet him. Dean tries to track the blood trail Eldon left but loses him, and then confronts Sam about not having destroyed the ''Book of the Damned''. Just then, Cas calls again to tell them that Charlie is gone. Dean is furious that Sam has involved Charlie. She calls as Eldon Styne is pounding on her door. Dean implores her to hand over her notes to Eldon, but she emails them instead. As Eldon finally breaks down the door, she smashes her tablet and draws her knife to confront Eldon. | |
| + | When the Winchesters arrive at the motel, they find the room wrecked fron a violent fight, and Charlie dead in the bathtub. | ||
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'''Eli:''' A dump called the Blackbird Motel. Registered under the name Carrie Asimov. | '''Eli:''' A dump called the Blackbird Motel. Registered under the name Carrie Asimov. | ||
Revision as of 02:47, 4 October 2015
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| Title | Dark Dynasty |
| Episode # | Season 10, Episode 21 |
| First aired | May 6, 2015 |
| Directed by | Robert Singer |
| Written by | Eugenie Ross-Leming Brad Buckner |
| On IMDB | Dark Dynasty |
| Outline | While investigating a murder, Sam and Dean realize they are dealing with another member of the Styne Family. Frustrated with how long Rowena is taking deciphering the Book of the Damned, Sam calls in Charlie to help in the decoding; forcing Castiel to play referee between the two. |
| Monster | Styne Family |
| Timeline | |
| Location(s) | Omaha, Nebraska Lebanon, Kansas Shreveport, Louisiana |
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Contents
Synopsis
In Omaha, a young woman arrives for what she believes is a research study on eyesight. However, Eldon Styne has plans to harvest her eyes. When Eldon attempts to kiss the woman, she is not receptive and begins screaming for help. The screams catch the attention of the janitor working on the floor, forcing Eldon to quickly kill her and make his escape by jumping out of the third story window.
Sam is getting desperate as he realizes the Mark is continuing to effect Dean. At the abandoned distillery, he expresses his frustration to Rowena that she has so far failed to decipher the Book of the Damned, but she claims that she is stymied because Nadya's Codex is encoded.
In Shreveport, Louisiana, the head of the Styne family -- Monroe Styne -- rebukes Eldon for nearly being caught in the process of a harvest. He tells Eldon he must make reparation by retrieving the Book of the Damned and killing the Winchesters. After Eldon leaves, Eli Styne questions the wisdom of sending Eldon on the mission. Monroe reminds him he let Charlie escape, and that he should find her and keep an eye on Eldon.
At the Bunker, Sam returns to a curious Dean who wonders where he has been, when Sam is less than forth coming to Dean's questions, he quickly changes the subject to what Dean has been up to. Dean tells him he's been looking into the Styne family, but has not been able to find records beyond 200 years ago. The murder of the woman whose eyes were removed has caught his eye – mainly because the killer escaped unharmed after jumping from a third story window.
Sam agrees they should check the case out the next day. That night he sneaks out to meet Charlie, and plead for help in decoding the Codex. He confesses that he didn't destroy the Book of the Damned and pleads for her to help, as he sees its their only chance to save Dean. Charlie agrees, although she is reluctant to work alongside Rowena. Sam takes Charlie to where Rowena is working, and has Castiel come to watch over them. Castiel advises Sam that not telling Dean what they are doing is a bad idea, but Sam insists Dean has given up and this is the only way to save him.
At the scene of the murder, Sam and Dean review security footage, and Sam spots the Styne family crest tattooed on Eldon's wrist. Charlie tries to call Sam but he ignores the call. After the Winchesters leave, Eldon arrives and demands to know what the manager told them. He insists he didn't reveal anything, but Eldon kills him anyway.
At the distillery, Rowena taunts Charlie about her inexperience. She describes Sister Agnes, the nun who wrote the Book of the Damned. She wanted to remove curses and she based her work on the principle that to cure one curse, you had to inflict another one. She was eventually burned alive by the church as a heretic. Rowena draws parallels between her, and Rowena and Charlie as outsiders, outcasts, although she derides her devotion to the Winchesters. Charlie rejects any similarity, and states that Sam and Dean are her family. Rowena warns that her loyalty to them will be her downfall.
As Dean and Sam return to the Bunker, Dean tells Sam he's glad that at least the Book of the Damned is beyond the reach of the Stynes – still believing Sam burned it. The Winchesters do not notice Eldon Stynes following them. Rowena and Charlie continue to argue prompting Castiel to call Sam. However, Dean answers the phone. Castiel lies, badly, about why he is ringing. Dean confronts Sam about what Castiel is up to, but Sam denies knowing anything. Dean doesn't challenge him further, and decides to go out to buy pizza
At Crowley's Palace, Crowley questions the hamster Olivette for any dirt he can hold over Rowena. Olivette goes on to reveal that Rowena had a demon lover, and when Crowley asks if she knows anything else, Olivette reveals one more bit of information on a person for which Crowley sends a minion out to search for.
As Dean leaves the pizza place, Eldon and a henchmen attack him. However Dean takes them out and then captures Eldon. Back at the Bunker, Dean chains up Eldon, and he and Sam interrogate him. Eldon boasts about the Styne dynasty, and how they have been profiting out of causing societal chaos for 1,000 years, although he admits that their power has been diminished since the Book of the Damned was stolen 80 years ago. Sam leaves to take a call from Cas who warns him that Charlie wants to leave to get some time on her own. Meanwhile, Eldon tells Dean about his family's work in bioengineering and surgical enhancement, finally revealing the provenance of the family name – Frankenstein.
As Dean prepares to torture Eldon, he agrees to talk in exchange for the Book of the Damned. Dean tells him it was burned, but Eldon tells Dena it was protected by magic and couldn't be destroyed. While Dean leaves to confront Sam about this news, Eldon rips off his own arm and escapes.
As Cas takes Rowena into another room to allow Charlie time to work in peace, Cas realizes that Charlie has left the distillery, and is working on the Codex in a motel, which she finally manages to decode. However, Eli Styne has managed to tracked her, and calls Eldon who heads to meet him. Dean tries to track the blood trail Eldon left but loses him, and then confronts Sam about not having destroyed the Book of the Damned. Just then, Cas calls again to tell them that Charlie is gone. Dean is furious that Sam has involved Charlie. She calls as Eldon Styne is pounding on her door. Dean implores her to hand over her notes to Eldon, but she emails them instead. As Eldon finally breaks down the door, she smashes her tablet and draws her knife to confront Eldon.
When the Winchesters arrive at the motel, they find the room wrecked fron a violent fight, and Charlie dead in the bathtub.
Characters
- Sam Winchester
- Dean Winchester
- Castiel
- Crowley
- Charlie Bradbury
- Rowena
- Olivette
- Eldon Styne
- Eli Styne
- Monroe Styne
Definitions
- Alcohol
- Angel Blade
- Crowley's Palace
- Book of the Damned
- Devil's Trap
- Enochian
- Frankenstein (family)
- Hunters
- Impala
- Iron
- Mark of Cain
- Men of Letters Bunker
- Nadya's Codex
- Styne (family)
- Witches
Music
None
Quotes
Sam: I just haven't really been sleeping well.
Dean: Is there a woman you haven't mentioned?
Sam: A woman?
Dean: Well, I'm just saying you weren't here when I went to bed last night, you been running off on your own a lot these past couple of weeks.
Sam: I do that.
Dean: You actually don't.
Sam: Charlie, he's not himself. He's not. He would try and stop me. He's given up. Look, I called in an expert to -- to use the codex, but it turns out it's sort of... encoded also, so I thought you might help... move things along faster.
Sam: And I thought I was clear, Rowena. Charlie is not your assistant. You're hers.
Charlie: Mostly a joint called Más Java. It has excellent Wi-Fi.
Rowena: I have not heard of this institution, and I know all the great global centers of witchcraft.
Castiel: Angel.
Castiel: Wait -- Dean doesn't know? Sam, this never ends well.
Charlei: That's exactly what I said.
Sam: Okay, everyone take a breath. Look, we're up against it, okay? And we've all been up against it before, and we know there are times when every choice sucks. Now, us... lying to Dean... is the choice that sucks the least. We have to make this work. Please.
Charlie: Okay, yeah. For Dean.
Sam: Cas?
Castiel: Okay. For Dean.
Sam: For Dean.
Rowena: Because you're young and good and I'm ancient and evil? Is that it? What? Let me tell you about you -- a difficult and lonely childhood. Tragedy, absent parents. Always outside the mainstream. Sexually progressive. Living in your own head for solace and direction. Yeah, but still, we are pretty different. I read you the minute I saw you. And I'm sure you're learning that the line between good and evil is quite flexible. But we part company when it comes to blind devotion. Case in point -- the Winchesters. You've made them the family you don't have. Foolish.
Charlie: Sam and Dean are like my brothers. I love them.
Dean: Oh, you mean the thing? Yeah. Yeah. You know, some dark thoughts, creepy visions, violent urges. Same old same old. I'm happy I got a murder to focus on, though.
Castiel: I know.
Charlie: No, I mean, she is evil.
Castiel: Sam.
Dean: No, it's Dean. What's up?
Castiel: Nothing. I'm just, uh... Just staying in touch. Like I do.
Dean: Something on your mind?
Eldon: Oh. It's impressive. Let me tell you about my family business. You're in way over your heads. The family is vast -- spread over the world. And that power that you mentioned doesn't come from the book. It comes from intelligence and will. The book facilitates. Stock market dive, recession, 9/11 -- any of them ring a bell? Arab Spring. Didn't even break a sweat.
Castiel: You have a child?
Rowena: Do I have a child? The King of Hell. That's all. The King.
Charlie: No, I don't have it. I just -- I I just -- I have my notes.
Sam: Then give them your notes, Charlie! Give them the code -- whatever they want!
Dean: Charlie, I don't know what the hell is going on, but you need to listen to me. Give whoever that is whatever they want. You understand? Charlie?!
Trivia & References
- Charlie is referring to the Men of Letters Bunker as the Death Star - a moon-sized battle station which houses a laser that can destroy a planet from Star Wars.
Charlie: Sure, sure. Like, uh, a binary system.
- A binary system denotes two objects in space (usually stars) that are so close that their gravitational interaction causes them to orbit about a common center of mass.
- Spartans were soldiers of Sparta who were trained from an early age to be warriors.
- All of Charlie's alias' are a combination of the first name of a character from a Stephen King Novel (in this case the eponymous lead character of Carrie) and the family name of a science fiction author. Here it is Isaac Asimov.
Minutiae
Sides, Scripts & Transcripts
Promotion
- Synopsis by KSiteTV
- Promo Pics by KSiteTV
- Promo
- Extended Promo
- Sneak Peek
- Producer's Preview
