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|Episode= [[6.20 The Man Who Would Be King]]
|Writer= [[Ben Edlund]]
|Director= [[Ben Edlund]]
|AirDate= 6 May, 2011
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==THEN==
From [[5.19 Hammer of the Gods]],

DEAN: We're gonna find a way to beat the devil, okay?


From [[5.20 The Devil You Know]],

SAM: What if you guys lead the devil to the edge and I jump in?


From [[5.22 Swan Song]],

SAM: (to Lucifer) Yes.

(Lucifer possesses Sam)

LUCIFER: Sammy's long gone.

(Lucifer's cage is open, Sam is about to jump in. Michael grabs him, they both fall. Dean sits by the Impala, his face bloody and beaten.)

(Dean & Cas are in the Impala.)

DEAN: (to Cas) What are you gonna do now?

CAS: Return to Heaven, I suppose.

DEAN: Heaven?

CAS: With Michael in the cage, I'm sure it's total anarchy up there.

DEAN: So, what, you're the new sheriff in town?


From [[6.03 The Third Man]],

(Cas kills angels)

CAS: It's Civil War up there. If we can beat Raphael, we can end this.


From [[5.03 Free to Be You and Me]],

(Dean lights a ring of holy oil, trapping Raphael in the holy fire.)

CAS: When the oil burns, no angel can touch or pass through the flames or he dies.


From [[6.07 Family Matters]],

(Cas shoves his hand into Sam's chest.)

CAS: It's his soul, it's gone.

ALPHA VAMPIRE: When we freaks die, where do we go? (From [[6.05 Live Free or Twihard]], Dean kills vampires. From [[6.09 Clap Your Hands If You Believe...]], Sam shoots the leprechaun.) Not Heaven, not Hell.

SAM: Purgatory.

CROWLEY: And I want it.


From [[6.11 Appointment in Samarra]],

DEATH: The human soul is more valuable than you can imagine.


From [[6.17 My Heart Will Go On]],

ATROPOS: This is about the souls. That angel went and created 50 000 new souls for your war machine.


From [[6.19 Mommy Dearest]],

SAM: Eve, the mother of all.

(Eve transforms into the likeness of Mary Winchester.)

EVE: It's Crowley I want dead.

DEAN: Well you're too late there. (From [[6.10 Caged Heat]], Crowley goes up in flames.) That little limey mook roasted months ago.

EVE: Crowley's alive.

(Eve dies.)

CROWLEY: Really, Cas? This is getting ridiculous. How many times am I gonna have to clean up your messes?


== TEASER ==

EXT. PARK

CASTIEL
You know, I've...I've been here for a very long time. And I remember many things. 
''(an ocean is shown)''
I remember being at a shoreline, watching a little grey fish heave itself up on the beach and an older brother saying, "don't step on that fish, Castiel. Big plans for that fish."
I remember the Tower of Babel...All 37 feet of it, which I suppose was impressive at the time. ''(clips from old movies are shown)'' And when it fell, they howled 'divine wrath'. But come on - dried dung can only be stacked so high. I remember Cain and Abel...David and Goliath...Sodom and Gomorrah. 
And, of course, I remember the most remarkable event ''(clips from seasons 4 and 5 are shown)'' - remarkable because it never came to pass. It was averted by two boys, an old drunk and a fallen angel. The grand story. And we ripped up the ending and the rules...And destiny...leaving nothing but freedom and choice. Which is all well and good, except...
Well, what if I've made the wrong choice? How am I supposed to know? I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me tell you my story. ''(Castiel looks directly at the camera)'' Let me tell you everything.

== ACT I ==
INT. IMPALA - NIGHT

CASTIEL
Hello, Dean. Are you all right?

DEAN
Yeah, I'm...I'm fine. How are you?

CASTIEL
Just wanted to check in.

DEAN
So, any word on, uh, Satan Jr being alive?

CASTIEL
I'm...looking, believe me. I just don't understand how Crowley could've tricked me.

DEAN
Well, he's a tricky son of a bitch, that's how. Doesn't matter. But if he is up and kicking, then what does matter is finding him, ripping his head off, and shoving it up his ass.

CASTIEL
What about you? Have you found anything?

DEAN
No, nothing yet.

CASTIEL
Where's Sam?

DEAN
He's keeping busy. He's tracking a Djinn in Omaha as we speak. In fact, I'm heading out there right now to meet up with him.

CASTIEL
Well, I'd come if I could.

DEAN
Yeah, no, I-I get it. No worries. But, Cas, you'll call, right? If you get into real trouble?

INT. CROWLEY'S LAB

''(Crowley is examining Eve's corpse. He also has a vampire shackled nearby)''

CROWLEY
Howdy, partner.

CASTIEL
What have you found?

CROWLEY
I've found a lot of things. For example...Eve's brain? Dead as a tinned kipper. And yet...''(Crowley reaches inside Eve and pulls out a handful of eggs)''For some reason...She keeps laying eggs. Watch this.''(Crowley takes a poker and places it on Eve's brain. The vampire seizes violently)'' Chocula here feels every tickle.

CASTIEL
What is that good for?

CROWLEY
Apart from the obvious erotic value, you got me.

CASTIEL
You said Eve could open the door to Purgatory.

CROWLEY
Correct. I did. And I'm confident that she could have if she was still alive! Single best chance to get over the rainbow, and the Winchesters killed her!

CASTIEL
It was unavoidable.

CROWLEY
You screwed up, Cas. You let the hounds mangle the pheasant, and now I am up to my elbows in it.

CASTIEL
What is your point?

CROWLEY
The point is...You're distracted, and that makes me nervous.

CASTIEL
I am holding up my end.

CROWLEY
Ah, yes. But is that all you're holding? See...the stench of that Impala's all over your overcoat, Angel. I thought we'd agreed - no more nights out with the boys.

CASTIEL
I spoke with Dean. I needed to know what they know.

CROWLEY
About what? About me, maybe?'Cause I happen to have it on good authority that your two little pets are currently trying to hunt me down! Forgive me, but I think you might have a little conflict of interest here.

CASTIEL
''Crowley had a point, of course. My interest was conflicted. I still considered myself the Winchesters' guardian. After all...they taught me how to stand up...''

''(flashback to 'Swan Song':)''

EXT. STULL CEMETERY

CASTIEL
Hey! Assbutt! ''(Castiel throws a bottle of holy oil at Michael, and Michael burns)'' 

MICHAEL
Aaaaaaaahh!

CASTIEL
''What to stand for...And what generally happens to you when you do.''

''(Lucifer snaps his fingers and Castiel explodes. The camera closes in on some of the floating droplets of blood.)''

CASTIEL
''I was...done. I was over. And then the most extraordinary thing happened. I was put back. (Castiel stands behind Dean, beaten bloody by Lucifer) And we had won. We stopped Armageddon. (Castiel heals Dean) But at a terrible cost. (Castiel heals Bobby)''

''(flashback to very end of 'Swan Song')''

EXT. OUTSIDE OF LISA BRAEDEN'S HOUSE - NIGHT

''(Sam stands under the streetlight, which flickers and dies, watching Dean inside Lisa's house. Castiel watches Sam.)''

CASTIEL
''And so I knew what I had to do next. Once again, I went to Harrow Hell, to free Sam from Lucifer's cage. It was nearly impossible, but I was so full of confidence, of mission. I see now that was arrogance...Hubris...Because, of course, I hadn't truly raised Sam -- not all of him.(flashback to 'Unforgiven': Sam is beating a cop unconscious; flashback to 'Live Free or Twi-Hard': Sam watches Dean being turned; flashback to 'Appointment in Samarra': Sam raises his dagger to stab Bobby) Sometimes we're lucky enough to be given a warning. (back in front of Lisa's house, Sam turns and walks away- directly past Castiel) This should have been mine.''

INT. CROWLEY'S LAB

CROWLEY
Please. I'm begging you, Castiel. Just kill the Winchesters.

CASTIEL
No.

CROWLEY
Fine. Then I'll do it myself.

CASTIEL
If you kill them, I'll just bring them back again.

CROWLEY
No, you won't. Not where I'll put 'em. Trust me.

CASTIEL
I said...No. Don't worry about them.

CROWLEY
Don't worry about -- what, like Lucifer didn't worry? Or Michael? Or Lilith or Alastair or Azazel didn't worry?! Am I the only game piece on the board who doesn't underestimate those denim-wrapped nightmares?!

CASTIEL
Just find Purgatory. If you don't, we will both die again and again, until the end of time. The Winchesters won't get to you.

CROWLEY
Let them get to me! I'll tear their friggin' hearts out!

INT. BOBBY'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM

''(a demon, Redd, is strapped to a chair under the devil's trap on Bobby's ceiling)''

BOBBY
I got to tell you, Redd...for a filthy, lower-than-snake-spit Hellspawn, you seem to have turned yourself into a damn fine hunter. I don't know whether to kill you or kiss you.

REDD
Oh, please, kill me.

BOBBY
That was you that dug out that nest of vamps back in Swan Valley, wasn't it? 

SAM
That was nice work. 

REDD
Eight of 'em in one go, roped and tied. 

BOBBY
And then you brought them to Crowley, right?

REDD
Read the papers, redneck. The king is dead.

''(Bobby chuckles and tosses holy water on Redd's neck)''

REDD
Ugh! Nng!

BOBBY
Crowley's alive. You prove it just by being, you poor, dumb jackass. Crowley's alive. His nets are still out. Except now he's using you schmucks to hunt his monsters.

REDD
Up yours.

''(Bobby turns to Sam and hods out his hand. Sam hands Bobby Ruby's knife. Dean enters and nodes towards Sam. Sam goes into the kitchen with him.)''

BOBBY
Redd...Where's Crowley? No? Nothing? Oh, okay, then. Here, hang on to this for a bit. ''(Bobby stabs Redd in the leg with Ruby's knife)''

REDD
Aaaaaaaaaaahh! Aaaaaaaaaaaahh!

SAM
So, what'd you tell him?

DEAN
Nothing. Just relax.

BOBBY
What's the hubbub?

DEAN
I saw Cas. He popped in on me about two hours back.

BOBBY
What'd you tell him?

DEAN
Nothing, all right? Told him we were on some crap monster hunt. He doesn't know that we're getting close to Crowley. You know, he's our friend...And we are lying to him through our teeth.

SAM
Dean--

DEAN
-so he burned the wrong bones. So Crowley tricked him.

BOBBY
He's an angel.

DEAN
He is the Balki Bartokomous of Heaven! He can make a mistake!

BOBBY
Nobody's saying nothing yet.

DEAN
You think that Cas is in with Crowley. Crowley?

BOBBY
Look, I'm just saying I don't know. Now, look, I hate myself for even thinking it. But I don't know.

''(Castiel is standing behind them, invisible.)''

SAM
Look, Dean, he's our friend, too, okay? And I'd die for him. I would, but...Look, I'm praying we're wrong here.

BOBBY
But if we ain't...If there's a snowball of a snowball's chance here...that means we're dealing with a Superman who's gone dark side. Which means we've got to be cautious, we got to be smart, and maybe stock up on some Kryptonite.

DEAN
''(to Sam)''This makes you Lois Lane.

BOBBY
Look, one problem at a time here. We got to find Crowley now, before the damn fool cracks open Purgatory.

CASTIEL
''So - they already suspected.''

BOBBY
Where's Crowley?

REDD
Up yours. Aaaaaaaaaaaaahh!

CASTIEL
''And the worst part was Dean, trying so hard to be loyal, with every instinct telling him otherwise.''

REDD
I don't know where Crowley is!

BOBBY
Are you sure about that? 'Cause we can twist again all the way to next summer.

''(Bobby twists Ruby's knife again)''

REDD
Oh, God! I never even met him! I don't deal with Crowley direct. 

BOBBY
Well, who do you deal with?

REDD
The dispatcher. A demon named Ellsworth.

INT. ELLSWORTH'S HOUSE

CASTIEL
''If there was a demon counterpart to Bobby Singer, Ellsworth would be it.''

''(Ellsworth sits at a desk, filled with phones of both the human and demonic variety)''

ELLSWORTH
No, listen to me. No. I don't care. I want you to get down to New Mexico and bag me that Wendigo! Hell. Hang on. What? No more vampires. Because the boss says we're done with them. ''(picking up one of the phones)'' FBI. Thomas speaking. Absolutely, I sent them. Thank you for calling to check. You too. Have a nice day, now. Bye-bye. ''(at the two demons about to exit)'' Hey, hey, hey! No! Not in here, you friggin' Yeti. Out back!

CASTIEL
''These demons would lead the Winchesters to Crowley, and Crowley would tear their hearts out.''

''(Castiel appears in Ellsworth's house and smites the two demons right in front of Ellsworth's desk)''

ELLSWORTH
Oh, hell.

''(Ellsworth attempts to leave his host, but Castiel pushes him back in and smites him too)''

CASTIEL
''I had no choice. I did it to protect the boys. Or to protect myself. I-I don't know anymore.''

== ACT II ==
INT. ELLSWORTH'S HOUSE

''(Dean and Bobby enter through the front door, Sam meets them inside the house)''

SAM
Hey. Clear from the back.

DEAN
Demons get tipped and bugged out?

SAM
Maybe they run from us now. I mean, that would be a nice thought, right?

BOBBY
Yeah, if that's what happened.

SAM
Yeah.

CASTIEL
''Hiding...Lying...Sweeping away evidence. And my motives used to be so pure. After supposedly "saving" Sam, I finally returned to heaven.''

EXT. DROWNED MAN'S HEAVEN

CASTIEL
''Of course, there isn't one heaven. Each soul generates its own paradise. I favored the eternal Tuesday afternoon of an autistic man who drowned in a bathtub in 1953.''

RACHEL
You're alive.

CASTIEL
Yes.

RACHEL
Castiel, we saw Lucifer destroy you.

CASTIEL
Well, I came back.

RACHEL
But Lucifer? Michael?

CASTIEL
They're gone.

RACHEL
It was God, wasn't it?

CASTIEL
No. It was the Winchesters. They brought down the Apocalypse.

RACHEL
But you beat the Archangels, Castiel. God brought you back. He chose you, Cas...To lead us.

CASTIEL
No. No one leads us anymore. We're all free to make our own choices and to choose our own fates.

RACHEL
What does God want?

CASTIEL
God wants you to have freedom.

RACHEL
But what does he want us to do with it?

CASTIEL
''If I knew then what I know now...I might have said..."It's simple. Freedom is a length of rope. God wants you to hang yourself with it." ''

INT. KEN LAY'S HEAVEN

CASTIEL
''Those first weeks back in heaven were surprisingly difficult. Explaining freedom to angels is a bit like teaching poetry to fish. And then there was Raphael...''

RAPHAEL
You came. I appreciate the courage that takes.

CASTIEL
Whose heaven is this?

RAPHAEL
Ken Lay's. I'm borrowing it.

CASTIEL
I still question his admittance here.

RAPHAEL
He's devout. Trumps everything.

CASTIEL
What do you want?

RAPHAEL
Tomorrow - I've called for a full assembly of the Holy Host. You'll kneel before me and pledge allegiance to the flag, all right?

CASTIEL
And what flag is that?

RAPHAEL
Me, Castiel. Allegiance to me.

CASTIEL
Are you joking?

RAPHAEL
Do I ''look'' like I'm joking?

CASTIEL
You never look like you're joking.

RAPHAEL
You rebelled - against God, heaven, and me. Now you will atone. We'll start by freeing Lucifer and Michael from their cage. And then we'll get our show back on the road.

CASTIEL
Raphael...No. The Apocalypse doesn't have to be fought!

RAPHAEL
Of course it does. It's God's will.

CASTIEL
How can you say that?!

RAPHAEL
Because it's what I want.

CASTIEL
Well, the other angels won't let you.

RAPHAEL
Are you sure? You know better than anyone, Castiel. They're soldiers. They weren't built for freedom. They were built to follow.

CASTIEL
Then I won't let you.

RAPHAEL
Really? You?

''(Raphael hits Castiel with power)''

EXT. DROWNED MAN'S HEAVEN

CASTIEL
''I'm not ashamed to say that my big brother knocked me into next week.''

RAPHAEL
Tomorrow you kneel, Castiel...Or you and anyone with you dies.

INT. ELLSWORTH'S HOUSE
SAM
Hey...The place is clean.

BOBBY
Yeah, but it's...It's like "Mr. Clean" clean, you know? It's kind of OCD for your average demon.

SAM
Yeah. So what now?

DEAN
We'd call Cas.

SAM
What?

DEAN
This is usually the point where we would call Cas for help.

BOBBY
We talked about this.

SAM
Yeah, Dean.

DEAN
No, you talked. I listened. This is Cas, guys. I mean, when there was no one...And we were stuck - and I mean really stuck - he broke ranks. He has gone to the mat cut and bleeding for us so many freakin' times. This is Cas! Don't we owe him the benefit of the doubt at least?

SAM
Castiel...This is really important, okay? Um...We really need to talk to you.

DEAN
Castiel...Come on in.

CASTIEL
''But I didn't go to them...Because I knew they would have questions I couldn't answer...Because I was afraid.''

DEAN
Cas is busy.

SAM
That's all right. We are, too. Come on.

BOBBY
Back to square one.

DEAN
Great. Well, what do we do now?

BOBBY
Well, we caught one hunter demon before. We can do it again.

SAM
Dean!

''(Dean is attacked by a demon, as are Sam and Bobby)''

DEMON
Crowley says "hi."

== ACT III ==
INT. ELLSWORTH'S HOUSE

CASTIEL
''Crowley sent his very best. I was caught as much by surprise as the rest of them. And it left me with yet another choice. I could reveal myself and smite the demons. Of course Crowley wouldn't like it. But on the other hand, they were my friends. (Castiel smites the demons attacking Dean, Sam and Bobby) For a brief moment...I was me again.''

DEAN
It is good to see you, Cas.

CASTIEL
You all right?

SAM
Yeah. Perfect timing, Cas.

CASTIEL
I'm glad I found you. I come with news.

DEAN
Yeah? What?

CASTIEL
I firmly believe Crowley is alive.

DEAN
Yeah. You think, Kojak? Well, Bobby, what do we think about Cas saving our asses...Again?

BOBBY
I think we owe you an apology.

CASTIEL
Why?

SAM
We've been hunting Crowley this whole time...And keeping it from you.

BOBBY
We thought...You were working with him.

CASTIEL
You thought what?

DEAN
I know. It's crazy, right?

BOBBY
It's just that you torched the wrong bones. It doesn't matter. We - we were wrong.

CASTIEL
You know...You could've just asked me.

DEAN
And we should have. We never should've doubted you. It's...I just hope you can forgive us.

CASTIEL
''Wonders never cease. They trusted me again. But it was just another lie.''  
It's forgotten.

DEAN
Thanks.

SAM
Yeah. Thanks, Cas.

CASTIEL
It is a little absurd, though.

BOBBY
I know, I know.

CASTIEL
Superman going to the dark side. I'm still just Castiel.  

DEAN
I guess we can put away the Kryptonite, right?

CASTIEL
Exactly.
''Of course, I didn't realize it at the time. But it was all over. Right then - just like that.''

INT. CROWLEY'S LAB

CASTIEL
You sent demons after them?

CROWLEY
You kill my hunters. Why can't I kill yours?

CASTIEL
They're my friends.

CROWLEY
You can't have friends, not anymore. I mean, my God. You're losing it!

CASTIEL
I'm fine.

CROWLEY
Yeah. You're the very picture of mental health. Come on. You don't think I know what this is all about?

CASTIEL
Enlighten me.

CROWLEY
The big lie -- the Winchesters still buy it. The good Cas, the righteous Cas. And long as they still believe it, you get to believe it. Well, I got news for you, kitten. A whore is a whore is a whore.

''(Castiel shoves Crowley against the wall)''

CASTIEL
I'm only gonna say this once. If you touch a hair on their heads, I will tear it all down. Our arrangement -- everything. I'm still an Angel, and I will bury you. (Castiel disappears)
''I asked myself, "what was I doing with this vermin?"''

CROWLEY
This is not how synergy works!

CASTIEL
''As if I didn't already know the answer.''

EXT. DROWNED MAN'S HEAVEN

CASTIEL
''Raphael was stronger than me. I wouldn't survive a straight fight.''

EXT. LISA BRAEDEN'S HOUSE

''(Dean is raking leaves)''

CASTIEL
''So I went to an old friend for help. But watching him, I stopped. Everything he sacrificed, and I was about to ask him for more.''

CROWLEY
Ah, Castiel. Angel of Thursday. Just not your day is it?

CASTIEL
What are you doing here? 

CROWLEY
I want to help you help me help ourselves.

CASTIEL
Speak plain.

CROWLEY
I want to discuss a simple business transaction. That's all.

CASTIEL
You want to make a deal? With me? I'm an Angel, you ass. I don't have a soul to sell.

CROWLEY
But that's it, isn't it? It's all of it. It's the souls. It all comes down to the souls in the end, doesn't it?

CASTIEL
What in the hell are you talking about?

CROWLEY
I'm talking about Raphael's head on a pike. I'm talking about happy endings for all of us, with all possible entendres intended. Come on. Just a chat.

CASTIEL
I have no interest in talking with you.

CROWLEY
Why not? I'm very interesting. Come on. Hear me out. Five minutes. No obligations. I promise -- I'll make it worth your while.

CASTIEL
''I was no fool. I knew who Crowley was and what he did. But I was smarter than him, stronger. I see now that I was prideful. And in all likelihood, I was a fool.''

INT. HELL 

''(Countless souls stand in line. The newest arrival takes number 6,611,527,124 from the take-a-number dispenser.)

CASTIEL
Where are we?

CROWLEY
You don't recognize it, do you? It's Hades, new and improved. I did it myself.

CASTIEL
This is Hell?

CROWLEY
Yeah. See, problem with the old place was most of the inmates were masochists already. A lot of "thank you, sir. Can I have another hot spike up the jacksie?" But just look at them. No one likes waiting in line.

CASTIEL
And what happens when they reach the front?

CROWLEY
Nothing. They go right back to the end again. That's efficiency.

CASTIEL
You have four minutes left.

CROWLEY
What are you planning to do about Raphael?

CASTIEL
What can I do besides submit or die?

CROWLEY
Submit or die? What are you, French? How about resist?

CASTIEL
I'm not strong enough, and you know it.

CROWLEY
Ah, not on your own, you're not. But you're not on your own, are you? There's a lot of angels swooning over you. "God's favorite." Buddy boy, you've got what they call sex appeal.

CASTIEL
Thank you. Get to the point.

CROWLEY
Angels need leaders, so be one. Gather your army and kick the candy out of each and every angel that shows up for Raphael.

CASTIEL
Are you proposing that I start a civil war in heaven?

CROWLEY
Ding! Ding! Ding! Tell him what he's won, Vanna.

CASTIEL
You're asking me to be the next Lucifer.

CROWLEY
Please. Lucifer was a petulant child with daddy issues. Cas, you love God. God loves you. He brought you back. Did it occur to you that maybe he did this so you could be the new sheriff upstairs?

CASTIEL
This is ridiculous. I mean, the amount of power that it would take to mount a war...

CROWLEY
More than either of us have ever seen, yeah. But what if I said I knew how to go nuclear?

CASTIEL
What do you mean?

CROWLEY
Purgatory, my fine feathered friend. Purgatory. Just think about it. An untapped oil well of every fanged, clawed soul. I mean, what's that over the years? 30 million? 40 million? Just sitting there, plump and rich for the taking.

CASTIEL
How would you even find it when no one ever has?

CROWLEY
We'll need expert help.

CASTIEL
From whom?

CROWLEY
From experts, of course. I know of two eerily suited 'Teen Beat' models with time on their hands.

CASTIEL
No. Not Dean. He's retired, and he's to stay that way.

CROWLEY
Fine. Then I know of a certain big, bald patriarch I can take off the bench. The point is...They can get us to the monsters. The monsters can get us to Purgatory. I know it.

CASTIEL
And what's your price in all of this?

CROWLEY
Just half.

CASTIEL
Half?

CROWLEY
My position isn't all that stable, ducky. Those souls would help, just like they'd help you. Besides, wouldn't you rather have me in charge down here? The devil you know...

CASTIEL
This is pointless. Your plan would take months, and I need help now.

CROWLEY
Granted. Yes. But just to show you how serious I am about this scheme...How about I float you a little loan? Say, 50 large? 50,000 souls from the pit. You can take them up to heaven. Make quite a showing. It's either this or the Apocalypse all over again. Everything you've worked for -- everything that Sam and Dean have worked for -- gone. You can save us, Castiel. God chose you to save us. And I think...Deep down...You know that.

CASTIEL
''I wish I could say I was clean of pride at that moment...

INT. KEN LAY'S HEAVEN

CASTIEL
''Or the next.''
''(Castiel uses the power of the souls to remove Raphael from the room.)''
There will be no Apocalypse. And let it be known -- you're either with Raphael or you're with me.
''And so went the long road of good intentions...The road that brought me here.''

INT. ELLSWORTH'S HOUSE

DEAN
Castiel, uh...We need you for a little powwow down here, so come on down.

CASTIEL
Hello.

BOBBY
Oh, Johnny on the spot.

CASTIEL
You're still here.

SAM
Yeah, we had to bury the bodies.

DEAN
And we found a little whiskey. Thanks for coming.

CASTIEL
How can I help?

SAM
Oh, look. We, um - we have a new plan. We think we've finally figured out a way to track down Crowley.

CASTIEL
What is it?

BOBBY
''(lights a match and drops it on the floor by Castiel's feet, trapping him in a ring of holy fire)''It's you.

==ACT IV==

INT. ELLSWORTH'S HOUSE

CASTIEL
What are you doing?

DEAN
We gotta talk.

CASTIEL
About what? Let me go!

DEAN
About Superman. And Kryptonite.

BOBBY
How'd you know what I said?

SAM
How long you been watching us?

DEAN
You know who spies on people, Cas? Spies. 

CASTIEL
Okay, just wait. I don't even know what you mean.

SAM
What about this demon craphole? How is it so, uh..."Next to godliness" clean in here?

BOBBY
And how exactly did Crowley trick you with the wrong bones?

CASTIEL
It's hard to understand. It's hard to explain. Just let me go. Let me out and I can -

DEAN
You got to look at me, man. You got to level with me and tell me what's going on. Look me in the eye and tell me you're not working with Crowley. ''(Castiel looks at Dean, but then looks away)'' You son of a bitch.

CASTIEL
Let me explain.

DEAN
You're in it with him? You and Crowley have been going after Purgatory together? You have, huh? This whole time.

CASTIEL
I did it to protect you. I did it to protect all of you.

SAM
Protect us how? By opening a hole into monsterland!

BOBBY
He's right, Cas. One drop got through, and it was Eve. And you want to break down the entire dam?

CASTIEL
To get the souls. I can stop Raphael. Please, you have to trust me.

SAM
Trust you?! How in the hell are we supposed to trust you now?

CASTIEL
I'm still me. I'm still your friend. Sam...I'm the one who raised you from Perdition.

SAM
What? Well, no offense...But you did a pretty piss-poor job of it. Wait. Did you bring me back soulless...On purpose?

CASTIEL
How could you think that?

SAM
Well, I'm thinking a lot of things right now, Cas.

CASTIEL
Listen. Raphael will kill us all. He'll turn the world into a graveyard. I had no choice.

DEAN
No, you had a choice. You just made the wrong one.

CASTIEL
You don't understand. It's complicated.

DEAN
No, actually, it's not, and you know that. Why else would you keep this whole thing a secret, huh, unless you knew that it was wrong? When crap like this comes around, we deal with it... Like we always have. What we don't do is we don't go out and make another deal with the Devil!

CASTIEL
It sounds so simple when you say it like that. Where were you when I needed to hear it?

DEAN
I was there. Where were you?

DEAN
You should've come to us for help, Cas.

CASTIEL
Maybe. ''(There is a loud sound of wind. A large cloud of demon-smoke approaches.)'' It's too late now. I can't turn back now. I can't.

DEAN
It's not too late. Damn it, Cas! We can fix this!

CASTIEL
Dean, it's not broken! Run. You have to run now! Run!

''(Dean, Sam and Bobby run out the door.)''

== FINAL ACT ==

INT. ELLSWORTH'S HOUSE

''(Crowley enters)''

CROWLEY
My, my. Playing with fire again?

''(Crowley snaps and puts out the flame)''

CASTIEL
If you touch the Winchesters...

CROWLEY
Please. I heard you the first time. I promise -- nary a hair on their artfully tousled heads. Besides, I think they've proven my point for me. It's always your friends, isn't it, in the end? We try to change. We try to improve ourselves. It's always our friends who got to claw into our sides and hold us back. But you know what I see here? The new God ''(pointing at Castiel)'' and the new Devil, working together.

CASTIEL
Enough. Stop talking. And get out of my sight.

CROWLEY
Well...Glad I came. You're welcome, by the way. ''(Crowley heads for the door)'' You know the difference between you and me? I know what I am. What are you, Castiel? What exactly are you willing to do?

INT. BOBBY'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

CASTIEL
Hello, Dean.

DEAN
How'd you get in here?

CASTIEL
The angel-proofing Bobby put up on the house -- he got a few things wrong.

DEAN
Well, it's too bad we got to angel-proof in the first place, isn't it? Why are you here?

CASTIEL
I want you to understand.

DEAN
Oh, believe me, I get it. Blah, blah, Raphael, right?

CASTIEL
I'm doing this for you, Dean. I'm doing this because of you.

DEAN
Because of me. Yeah. You got to be kidding me.

CASTIEL
You're the one who taught me that freedom and free will --

DEAN
You're a freakin' child, you know that? Just because you can do what you want doesn't mean that you get to do whatever you want!

CASTIEL
I know what I'm doing, Dean.

DEAN
I'm not gonna logic you, okay? I'm saying don't...Just 'cause. I'm asking you not to. That's it.

CASTIEL
I don't understand.

DEAN
Look, next to Sam, you and Bobby are the closest things I have to family -- that you are like a brother to me. So, if I'm asking you not to do something...You got to trust me, man.

CASTIEL
Or what? 

DEAN
Or I'll have to do what I have to do to stop you.

CASTIEL
You can't, Dean. You're just a man. I'm an angel.

DEAN
I don't know. I've taken some pretty big fish.

CASTIEL
I'm sorry, Dean.

DEAN
Well, I'm sorry, too, then.

EXT. PARK

CASTIEL
So, that's everything. I believe it's what you would call a...Tragedy from the human perspective. But maybe the human perspective is...Limited. I don't know. That's why I'm asking you, Father. One last time. Am I doing the right thing? Am I on the right path? You have to tell me. You have to give me...A sign. Give me a sign. Because if you don't...I'm gonna ju-- I'm gonna do whatever I... Whatever I must.