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The next victim is a woman who was attacked when she and her boyfriend got lost in the woods, and were offered pie by a seemingly sweet old lady – who then proceeded to drug and attack them, viciously stabbing the woman’s boyfriend. When Sam and Dean question her, she reports seeing a young girl at the window of the house. | The next victim is a woman who was attacked when she and her boyfriend got lost in the woods, and were offered pie by a seemingly sweet old lady – who then proceeded to drug and attack them, viciously stabbing the woman’s boyfriend. When Sam and Dean question her, she reports seeing a young girl at the window of the house. | ||
− | Sam and Dean check the old lady’s house, and find high EMF readings, indicating a spirit of some sort was present. Sam speculates that the cases resembles fairytales – the three brothers as The Three Little Pigs, and the woman and her boyfriend as Hansel and Gretel – and that maybe a spirit is controlling the people involved in the murders. | + | Sam and Dean check the old lady’s house, and find high [[EMF]] readings, indicating a spirit of some sort was present. Sam speculates that the cases resembles fairytales – the three brothers as The Three Little Pigs, and the woman and her boyfriend as Hansel and Gretel – and that maybe a spirit is controlling the people involved in the murders. |
Dean is sceptical, but they then see a pumpkin and some mice outside a house. Inside, just as in Cinderella, they find a young woman who’s step-mother has suddenly chained and beaten her. Dean sees the spectre of a young girl, when he follows her she disappears, but leaves behind an apple. | Dean is sceptical, but they then see a pumpkin and some mice outside a house. Inside, just as in Cinderella, they find a young woman who’s step-mother has suddenly chained and beaten her. Dean sees the spectre of a young girl, when he follows her she disappears, but leaves behind an apple. | ||
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Revision as of 19:44, 8 April 2009
Title | Bedtime Stories |
Episode # | Season 3, Episode 5 |
First aired | November 1, 2007 |
Directed by | Mike Rohl |
Written by | Cathryn Humphris |
On IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032137/ |
Outline | Sam and Dean investigate a series of murders based on fairy tales |
Monster | Vengeful Spirit |
Timeline | Dean says it is ‘close to Halloween’ |
Location(s) | Maple Springs, New York |
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Contents
Synopsis
Now that the Colt has been restored and can kill demons, Sam argues with Dean that they should use it to kill the Crossroads Demon, in an effort to release Dean from his deal. Dean is in staunch opposition to the idea, as it may put Sam’s life in danger. He deflects the argument by asking Sam for details of the killings, which they suspect a werewolf may be responsible for, that they are on their way to investigate
In Maple Springs, the boys visit the survivor of an attack that killed his two brothers. Despite prompting from Sam and Dean, he describes an ordinary man as the killer – not a werewolf.
The next victim is a woman who was attacked when she and her boyfriend got lost in the woods, and were offered pie by a seemingly sweet old lady – who then proceeded to drug and attack them, viciously stabbing the woman’s boyfriend. When Sam and Dean question her, she reports seeing a young girl at the window of the house.
Sam and Dean check the old lady’s house, and find high EMF readings, indicating a spirit of some sort was present. Sam speculates that the cases resembles fairytales – the three brothers as The Three Little Pigs, and the woman and her boyfriend as Hansel and Gretel – and that maybe a spirit is controlling the people involved in the murders.
Dean is sceptical, but they then see a pumpkin and some mice outside a house. Inside, just as in Cinderella, they find a young woman who’s step-mother has suddenly chained and beaten her. Dean sees the spectre of a young girl, when he follows her she disappears, but leaves behind an apple.
The boys start trying to find a girl who may have gone missing, or been killed in the area, but to no avail. They return to the hospital to check for children there, and find that one of the staff, Dr Garrison, has a daughter, Callie, who has been in a coma since she was eight. They find him reading fairytales to a young woman, who looks exactly like an older version of the spirit Dean saw. They find out that she swallowed bleach which led to her condition, and speculate that she was poisoned by her step-mother, and that her spirit has become increasingly enraged, and is acting out fairytales in an attempt to get attention.
Another victim is brought to the hospital - an old woman whose granddaughter has disappeared. Fearing another attack, Dean takes off to find her, leaving Sam to explain their suspicions to Doctor Garrison. He rejects Sam’s assertions at first, but does admit his daughter’s spirit has appeared to him.
Meanwhile Dean finds the young girl, but is attacked by the man who has kidnapped her
Doctor Garrison is distraught by Sam’s story that his wife may have poisoned his daughter, but when Callie’s spirit appears and confirms it, he accepts the truth. At that moment, his daughter dies, and the spirit disappears, now at rest. The man attacking dean returns to his normal self, confused as to what has happened.
As Sam and Dean farewell Doctor Garrison, he regrets that he couldn’t let Callie go earlier, something Dean suggests that Sam needs to do.
That night Sam sneaks out of the motel room, and summons the Crossroads Demon. She taunts him, suggesting part of him will be relieved when Dean dies. He threatens her with the Colt, but she explains that killing her won’t break Dean’s deal, as the contract is held by a demon more powerful than her. Sam shoots her anyway – killing the demon and the young woman it was possessing.
Characters
Definitions
Music
Quotes
Dean: Snow White? Ah, I saw that movie. Oh, porn version anyway.
Trivia & References
- In the movie The Sixth Sense, Mischa Barton plays the ghost of a young girl who was poisoned by her mother. She seeks to communicate this fact with Haley Joel Osment.
In the TV series The O.C. Mischa played Marissa Cooper.
Minutiae
- Dean researches in the Cumberland County Central Library
- The promotional sign at the beginning reads "Once upon a time..."
Sides, Scripts & Transcripts
Promotion
- The CW's official description for 3.05 (includes title, writer, director, a casting spoiler, and a synopsis]
- 6 promotional pictures for 3.05