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|outline= In the search for [[Gabriel]], [[Sam ]] and [[Dean ]] turn to [[Rowena ]] for help and . Meanwhile, [[Castiel ]] visits [[Heaven ]] and is shocked by what he finds.

|timeline= May 23rd - 28th, 2018

At an art gallery gala in Portland, Oregon, [[Rowena]] is standing at the bar when she receives a phone call from [[Sam]], [[Dean]] , and [[Castiel]]. Seeking her help, Castiel attempts to explain the situation with [[Apocalypse World]] [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael]] but is simply shrugged off by Rowena who explains she would love to help but is in the middle of her own "project" in the Pacific Northwest, . Sam and Dean continue to try and persuade Rowena, telling her the world is in danger, but they meet with continued indifference from Rowena who wishes them luck before hanging up on the three. Rowena soon spots a women, Elizabeth Mahler, and approaches her, mentioning having seen her in the newspaper, a fact which makes Elizabeth uncomfortable. Rowena apologizes and upon hearing tango music, decides to dance with her bodyguard, [[Bernard]]. As the two tango, Rowena mutters the phrase "''Mors Lumena''"at Elizabeth, which causes Elizabeth her to spontaneously combust.

In [[the Bunker]] kitchen, Dean and Castiel are discussing their options to try and track down [[Gabriel]] with without Rowena's help. Castiel suggests [[Heaven]] may be able to help them, but Dean is apprehensive to about the idea given Castiel's status among the angels. Sam soon enters the kitchen, with news of a spontaneous combustion in Portland, realizing . Realizing it was probably Rowena, Sam assures Dean that he will keep his promise and take care of Rowena if she has gone bad. Dean, frustrated at everything that is happening, relents and tells Castiel to ask the angels for help.

At the [[Playground]], Castiel calls out the guard , [[Indra]], whom he finds drinking in the jungle gym. He tells Indra he wishes to enter Heaven, which gets and meets no resistance. Seeing the bottle in his hand along with the and various other others strewn about the playground , Castiel questions asks if Indra is drunk. Indra deines denies it, but tells Castiel that at the pace he is going he is taking the edge off, before offering to let Castiel kill him and say they battled. Indra's increasingly disconcerting behavior worries Castiel , who questions asks what is wrong, only for Indra to tell him to see for himself, wishing him good luck as he enters the [[Metatron's Cube|gate]]. In Heaven, Castiel wanders the corridors, finding himself in [[Heaven's Throne Room]], where he spots [[Dumah]] and two other angels in the distance. He tells her of the situation involving Gabriel, Michael, Lucifer , and [[Jack]]. When the lights begin to dim and flicker , Dumah tells him Castiel they need to talk.

Later that night on the road to Portland, Sam and Dean continue to try and contact Rowena, to no avail, when a . A female voice comes suddenly from the backseat of the Impala. Seeing the [[reaper]] [[Jessica]] sitting in the backseat, Dean slams on the brakes and pulls over on the side of the road. Exiting , exiting the Impala with Sam to find Jessica standing in front of them. She reveals to the Winchesters that she has been tasked by [[Billie]] / [[Death]] to be a "baby monitor", and keep an eye on the brothers. She tells them of the people dying before their assigned times in Portland and says she has been authorized to offer her assistance should they need it, which Sam rejects.

In a hotel room, Rowena sits at a desk fondly looking at the childhood portrait of Fergus, remarking her to Bernard that she is becoming too sentimental to Bernard , as the Winchesters continue to call her. She tells Bernard that nothing will get in her way and stop her from fixing things as . As her eyes glowing glow purple, remarking she states that she is capable of anything now.

At the scene of Elizabeth Mahler's death, Sam informs Dean on of Elizabeth's background and how her company caused deaths due to improperly labeled medications. Dean notices another pile of ash just behind where Elizabeth died, due to their despite there only being one victim, . Sam realizes he has seen something like that before, and finds lore revealing that the ash belongs to a reaper. Exiting the art museum, Dean calls for Jessica , who swiftly appears in front of them. Jessica explains that Rowena is changing people's fates by killing them and their reapers before their time, the ripple ripples of which, if not stopped , will cause the reapers Death to effect a reset and cause a mass kill -off to "sweep the board clean.". When Dean questions why Jessica doesn't just stop Rowena, she tells Dean of Death's new rules of regarding no direct interference, but . She also reveals that in all of Rowena's possible death's, it is Sam who kills her.

In Heaven, Castiel continues waiting in the Throne Room, annoyed from . Annoyed at being forced to wait by [[Dumah]], Castiel demands to know what she meant when she said that they could help each other. Dumah tells Castiel's that if he can bring Gabriel back to Heaven they can help him with Michael and defending Earth, but when . When Castiel's tells her retorts that he has come to Heaven for their help in finding Gabriel, Dumah begins to explain reply when the two they are interrupted by [[Naomi]] who tells him it's not that they won't help him, but that they can't.

In Baby discussing the case, Sam finds that the only person from Pirodine Pharmaceutical that Rowena hasn't killed yet is the CEO , James Melford. Suddenly Jessica appears in the backseat and tells Sam and Dean that Melford is dying, and that his time of death has shifted to "now."

In his backyard Melford lies on the ground bleeding, pleading for his life to Rowena , who tells him he should consider it a blessing he is helping someone in with his death after all the pain and suffering he caused. Rowena scans the area until she finally spots Melford's reaper. She asks him if he has a message from his boss. The reaper, Martin, tells her Death does not negotiate with witches, which causes Rowena to incinerate Melford as well as Martin. Arriving in the aftermath, Sam and Dean soon receive a phone call from Rowena asking to meet with them at her a hotel bar to explain what she is doing in person.

In Naomi's office, Castiel questions how she is alive. Naomi explains that after [[Metatron]]'s attackand [[the Fall]], she had her most trusted angels spread the rumor of her death while she recovered after [[the Fall]]. As the lights continue to dim and flicker, Naomi reveals to Castiel that the angels have dwindled in number to eleven angelstotal, including Castiel, who all of which are keeping Heaven powered. With so few numbers, they cannot risk sending any angels to aid in Castiel's search for Gabriel. But that if Castiel can locate him, and bring him home, the power of an archangel will be enough to keep Heaven poweredgoing. But if If he cannot find Gabriel, the angels will eventually burn out and Heaven will crumble, releasing billions of [[souls]] onto the Earth.

At a hotel bar, Sam and Dean wait for her Rowena at a table in the bar. She sits with the boys and explains she is trying to get Death's attention, because Death has something she wants. Questioning what that is, Rowena tells Sam she wants -- her son. Blaming herself for [[Crowley]]'s death and the path her abandonment led him down in life, telling she tells the Winchesters they aren't the only ones that get to come back from the dead and that she is putting Death on notice. As Sam goes to place the [[Binding Link|binding link handcuffs]] on Rowena, they pass through a purple haze as and the Winchesters realize Rowena is not really there and . From across the bar, they see her make her escape with Bernard. Giving chase, Sam pursues Rowena as Dean is stopped in the hallway by Bernard. The two fight as while Sam stands off with Rowena in the alleybehind the bar. Firing Rowena taunts him into firing a shot, Rowena then stops the [[witch-killing bullet]] just before it hits her, shocked . Shocked that Sam shot at her , she renders him unconscious. As Dean continues to fight Bernard, Jessica appears and encourages Dean to hurry up, eventually . Eventually Dean is able to choke out Bernard, but as by the time he makes his way outside to the alley, Sam and Rowena have already disappeared.

Sam regains consciousness restrained to a chair in Rowena's hotel room. Sam He tries to appeal to Rowena, telling her that her power has made her go crazy. Rowena corrects Sam , explaining it has given her clarity, that her drive for power and wealth has taken everyone she loved from her, understanding . Understanding that she is a "flawed, petty, evil creature," she tells Sam she has to try and redeem herself. She apologizes to Sam, telling then tells him that if she kills him than then she can't be stopped, she . She begins a spell which causes excruciating pain to Sam, but also prompts Billie to finally appear before Rowena. Billie tells Rowena she is upsetting the natural order and orders her to stop. Rowena tells her says that she will , if she Billie brings back her son. Billie flatly responds with a "no. " Rowena threatens to kill Sam, but Billie tells her to go a head as ahead because she is curious what will happen. As Rowena turns her knife towards Sam, she breaks down and can't bring herself to kill him, turning . Turning towards Billie, Rowena unleashes her full power, which does not faze Death. Collapsing to the floor , she questions asks if Death will take her now, only for Billie to tell comfort her about her loss, telling Rowena she knows how her story will end. As Dean bursts through the door, Billie greets him, ominously telling she will see him again soon , before disappearing.

At the Playground, Naomi tells Castiel the angels will continue to do their part and keep Heaven going as he looks for Gabriel. Assuring He assures her they will fix "this", . Naomi tells Castiel responds that everything ends. But , but until then, the remaining angels will do their part and the gate to Heaven will be closed. Stepping onto the sigil, Naomi ascends to Heaven , erasing the spell work spellwork in her wake.

Back at Rowena's hotel room, Sam, Dean , and Rowena sit on the floor drinking. Rowena remarks she feels weaker after facing down Death, questioning Sam about wondering what she has done. Sam tells her that she could have killed him, but didn't , and that is progress. Sam tells her what happened with Crowley wasn't her fault, with and Dean telling tells her Crowley made his choices, and they are all living with past mistakes. Sam tells Rowena that they need her help to save their family and world, with Dean telling her it would be a big step for her to redeem herself. Telling They remind her that if she changed other people's fates, they can try and change hers before asking if she is "in."

* [[Billie]] / [[Death]]

'''Castiel:''' Dumah. I need to talk to you. I... I know you want to murder me, and I know that you have good reason to want to murder me. But there are events unfolding on Earth, and, um... well... the archangel Gabriel, he's alive. And I need to find him before Michael, who's... It's not our Michael. It's another much, much worse Michael. I need to find him before ''that'' Michael invades this world to... to either subjugate or destroy it. Or both, probably in that order. And there's also the problem of... of a missing nephilim and Lucifer. He's back, too. It's... it's been an eventful few weeks. I realize that this may be a long shot, but...

'''Rowena:''' He never had a chance.<br>

[http://www.yourdictionary.com/funeral "Funeralia"] comes from the Medeval Medieval Latin for "funeral rites."

'''Jessica:''' Have you ever heard of the Butterfly Effectbutterfly effect?<br>

:''[https://www.technologyreview.com/s/422809/when-the-butterfly-effect-took-flight/ The Butterfly Effect] was first articulated by Edward Lorenz from his work in simulating weather patterns. It is the idea that a small change in a system can have large effect - i.e. a butterfly can flap its wings and ultimately cause a tornado. Dean refers to the 2004 movie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Butterfly_Effect The Butterfly Effect] starring Ashton Kutcher. Dean, however, breaks his number-one rule as stated in [[6.17 My Heart Will Go On]]: "No Kutcher references."''

Much like [[Jim Beaver]], [[Mark Sheppard]], [[Mark Pellegrino]], [[Felicia Day]], and [[Richard Speight , Jr.]] before her, [[Amanda Tapping]]'s name was credited at the end of the episode to keep her appearance a secret.

:''Rowena and Billie are referencing the time when she worked with Crowley and Sam to summon Lucifer during the events in [[11.09 O Brother Where Art Thou?]] and they were helping [[11.10 The Devil in the DetailsChuck]].''}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=In her hotel suite, Rowena had an old picture of Crowley from when he was a boy in his human life. Crowley had a similar painting in his battle [[Crowley's Lock-up|personal lock-upAmara]] which was seen in [[11.15 Beyond the Mat]] when he went to retrieve the [[Rod of Aaron23 Alpha and Omega]].<br>[[File:FergusPortrait.png|350px]] [[File:13x19 Crowley Portrait.png|350px]]''