3.06 Red Sky at Morning (transcript)

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SUPERNATURAL
3.06 Red Sky At Morning

Written by: Laurence Andries
Directed by: Cliff Bole

TEASER

EXT. DOCKS - NIGHT

An athletic young woman is running along the docks at night. She stops at a water fountain and takes a drink. She hears thunder and looks up, out over the water; sliding past not too far away is a ghostly old sailing ship. She removes her headphones and stares as it crosses into the harbor, then vanishes. She puts her headphones back in, still spooked, and jogs off.

INT. HOME - NIGHT

Later, the same woman is showering. A dark figure approaches and places his hand on the glass of the shower door. She doesn't notice until he rubs at the glass, making a squeaking noise. She pokes her head out and looks around the bathroom, but sees nothing. She goes back into the shower; moments later a man in an overcoat grabs her from behind and begins to strangle her. He slams her against the walls of the shower several times until she slides to the floor, apparently dead.

END TEASER

ACT ONE

EXT. ROAD - NIGHT

DEAN is driving, SAM in the passenger's seat. There is a tense silence in the car, which DEAN breaks.

DEAN
So, I've been waiting since Maple Springs. You got something to tell me?

SAM
(playing dumb)
It's not your birthday.

DEAN
No.

SAM
Happy... Purim? Dude, I don't know. I have no idea what you're talking --

DEAN
There's a bullet missing from the Colt. You want to tell me how that happened? I know it wasn't me. So unless you were shooting at some incredibly evil cans... You went after her,didn't you? The Crossroads Demon. After i told you not to.

SAM
Yeah, well...

DEAN
You could have gotten yourself killed!

SAM
I didn't.

DEAN
And you shot her.

SAM
She was a smartass.

DEAN
So, what? Does that mean I'm out of my deal?

SAM
Don't you think I might have mentioned that little fact, Dean? No. someone else holds the contract.

DEAN
Who?

SAM
She wouldn't say.

DEAN
Well, we should find out who. Of course, our best lead would be the Crossroads Demon. Oh, wait a minute...

SAM
That's not funny.

DEAN
No, it's not! It was a stupid freaking risk, and you shouldn't have done it.

SAM
I shouldn't have done it? You're my brother, Dean. And no matter what you do, I'm gonna try and save you. And I'm sure as hell not gonna apologize for it, all right?

INT. GERT'S HOME - DAY

SAM and DEAN are impersonating officers of the law to interview a witness. She is holding a framed photograph of the shower-drowning-victim. The witness' name is GERTRUDE CASE, and she elegant and well-groomed and approximately 70 years old. As the scene continues, she begins to flirt shamelessly with SAM.

GERT
But I don't understand. I already went over all this with the other detectives.

DEAN
Right, yes. But, see, we're with the Sheriff's Department, not the police department -- different departments.

SAM
So, Mrs. Case...

GERT
Please. Ms. Case.

SAM
Okay. Um, Ms. Case, um... you were the one who found your niece,correct?

GERT
I came home, she was in the shower.

SAM
Drowned?

GERT
So the coroner says. Now,you tell me, how can someone drown in the shower?

SAM
How would you describe Sheila's behavior in the days before her death? I mean,did she seem frightened? Maybe she said something out of the ordinary?

GERT
Wait a minute. You're working with Alex, aren't you?

DEAN
Yep. absolutely. That's (laughs) Alex and us, we're like this.

GERT
Why didn't you say so? Alex has been such a comfort. But i'm sorry. I thought the case was solved.

SAM
Well, no. No, not yet.

GERT
I see.

SAM
So, anyways, we were talking about your niece.

GERT
Well, yes. Sheila mentioned something quite strange before she died. She said she saw a boat.

DEAN
A boat?

GERT
Yes. One minute it was there, then it was gone. It just disappeared right before her eyes. You think it could be a ghost ship? Alex thinks it could be a ghost ship.

SAM
Uh, Could be.

GERT
You let me know if there's anything else i can do for you.
(she traces a finger slowly along SAM'S hand; SAM looks uncomfortable, DEAN tries not to laugh)
Anything at all.


EXT. DOCKS - DAY

DEAN and SAM walk along the docks. The water is crowded with pristine, moderately sized boats.

DEAN
What a crazy,old broad.

SAM
Why? Because she believes in ghosts?

DEAN
Look at you. Sticking up for your girlfriend. You cougar hound.

SAM
Bite me.

DEAN
Not if she bites you first. So, who's this Alex? We got another player in town?

SAM
Maybe, Maybe not. Doesn't change our job.

DEAN
And what looked like a ghost ship,right?

SAM
It's not the first one sighted around here, either.

DEAN
Really?

SAM
Yeah. Every 37 years,like clockwork, reports of a vanishing three-mast clipper ship out in the bay. And every 37 years,a rash of weirdo, dry-land drownings.

DEAN
So, whatever's happening is just getting started.

SAM
Yeah.

DEAN
What's the lore?

SAM
Well, there are apparitions of old wrecks sighted all over the world. The S.S. Violet, the Griffin, the Flying Dutchman --almost all of them are death omens.

DEAN
So, you see the ship and then a few hours later, you pucker up and kiss your ass goodbye?

SAM
Basically.

DEAN
What's the next step?

SAM
We gotta I.D. the boat.

DEAn
That shouldn't be too hard. I mean, how many three-mast clipper ships have wrecked off the coast?

SAM
I checked that too, actually. Over 150.

DEAN
Wow.

SAM
Yeah.

DEAN
Crap.

They approach an empty parking space; DEAN looks around, confused.

DEAN
This is where we parked the car, right?

SAM
I thought so.

DEAN
Where's my car?

SAM
Did you feed the meter?

DEAN
Yes, I fed the meter. Sam, where's my car? Somebody stole my car!

SAM
Calm down.

DEAN
I am calmed down! Somebody stole my ca--
(he begins hyperventilating)

SAM
Whoa. Dean. Hey, hey, hey. Take it easy.

BELA
(sauntering up)
The '67 Impala? Was that yours?

SAM
Bela.

BELA
I'm sorry. I had that car towed.

DEAN
You what?!

BELA
Well, it was in a tow-away zone.

DEAN
No, it wasn't!

BELA
It was when I finished with it.

DEAN
What the hell are you even doing here?

BELA
(flippantly)
A little yachting.

SAM
You're Alex. You're working with that old lady.

BELA
Gert's a dear old friend.

DEAN
Yeah, right. What's your angle?

BELA
There's no angle. There's a lot of lovely old women like Gert up and down the eastern seaboard. I sell them charms, perform seances so they can commune with their dead cats.

DEAN
And let me guess, it's all a con.

BELA
The comfort I provide them is very real.

SAM
How do you sleep at night?

BELA
On silk sheets, rolling naked in money. Really, Sam. I'd expect the attitude from him, but you?

SAM
You shot me!

BELA
I barely grazed you.
(to DEAN)
Cute. But a bit of a drama queen, yeah?

DEAN
You do know what's going on around here. This ghost-ship thing, it is real.

BELA
I'm aware. Thanks for telling Gert the case wasn't solved, by the way.

DEAn
It isn't.

BELA
She didn't know that. Now the old bag's stopped payment and she's demanding some real answers. Look... just stay out of my way before you cause any more trouble. I'd get to that car if I were you... before they find the arsenal in the trunk. Ciao.

She leaves.

DEAN
Can I shoot her?

SAM
Not in public.


INT. HOUSE - NIGHT

A middle-aged man is washing his face at the bathroom sink. A dark figure passes behind him, and he turns.

MAN
Hello?

He turns back to finish washing his face. When he turns around again the bathtub is nearly filled with murky water. Confused, he kneels down beside the tub and fiddles with the drain. Suddenly a hand shoots out of the water, grabs him by the neck and strangles him. His eyes roll back in his head.

END ACT ONE

ACT TWO

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ACT THREE

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ACT FOUR

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ACT FIVE

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