7.15 Repo Man
Title | Repo Man |
Episode # | Season 7, Episode 15 |
First aired | February 17, 2012 |
Directed by | Thomas J. Wright |
Written by | Ben Edlund |
On IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1995107/ |
Outline | Dean and Sam return to Idaho when it seems like a serial-killer demon they exorcised 4 years ago is back. |
Monster | Demon |
Timeline | |
Location(s) | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
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Contents
Synopsis
Four Years Ago
In Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, wiccan Nora Havelock arrives at a farmhouse where a possessed man, Jeffrey, is tied up in a devil's trap. The demon tells Nora that he knows she helped Sam and Dean find him, but that she was too late to save his latest victim. Nora tells the demon he's going back to Hell and then leaves when the demon threatens her. Sam and Dean tell the demon he isn't the first one they've tracked on their quest to find Lilith, and that he's going to help them find her. Before they can start interrogating him, though, the demon gives Jeffrey control of his body. He tells Sam and Dean to stop the demon, but pleads for them to not hurt him. They explain that they need to torture the demon for information, and Jeffrey tells the boys to do whatever they have to do. The demon takes back control, and Sam and Dean torture him until he reveals that Lilith has a lieutenant named Merrick in New Orleans. Dean then exorcises the demon and drops Jeffrey off at a hospital, telling him to say that he was mugged and to not mention anything about demons.
Present Day
Sam and Dean arrive in Coeur d'Alene, and Dean gets a call from Frank Devereaux, who has no news about Dick Roman. While Dean is on the phone, Sam sees and hears Hallucifer, but doesn't acknowledge him. He presses the scar on his hand until Hallucifer disappears and then tells Dean that the descriptions of the recent ritual mutilation victims match the women who were killed by the demon they exorcised four years ago. Dean points out that the demon squealed on his superiors and would have had a hard time escaping Hell, but Sam insists that the case is unfinished business and that they need to take it. Although Dean would rather be hunting Leviathans, he agrees.
The boys hear about another murder on the police radio. At the crime scene, Detective Sutton remembers them from four years ago as Agents Bonham and Watts. Hallucifer reminds Sam of the detective's name, but Sam continues to ignore him, and Hallucifer sticks out his forked tongue. Detective Sutton says that the killer used the same tools as before, and then Sam finds sulfur in the victim's car. They decide to check on Nora.
At Nora's white magic store, there's a freshly painted devil's trap in the doorway. She shows Sam some handwritten banishments and then tells them that she's leaving town after she takes care of a few errands. She also asks if they've found Jeffrey yet, suggesting that the demon might return to its previous host.
In a group therapy room at a halfway house, a facilitator named Alan asks Jeffery to share his big news with the group - it's the day Jeffrey picks up his new rescue dog. Alan reminds Jeffrey that he will have to show the house he can handle the responsibility of pet ownership. Later, after Jeffrey collects his dog from the shelter, he hears a noise coming from the alley and goes with his dog to investigate. Sam and Dean jump him with a flask of holy water and press Ruby's knife to his neck.
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Characters
Definitions
- Hallucifer
- Devil's trap (symbol)
- Exorcism
- Ruby's Knife
- Holy Water
- Sulfur
- Witches
- Impala
- Dean's Amulet
- Dean's Ring
- Pontiac Firebird
Music
Quotes
Sam: Shut up.
Hallucifer: Why? To summon a demon, jackass.
Dean: I don't usually endorse suicide, but, man, what stopped you?
Trivia & References
Another reference is to the movie Repo Men, which is about collections agents who repossess people's organs in a future reality where people can buy organs, but at a very high price.
- This is a reference to the Wicked Witch of The West from The Wizard of Oz.
- A Rolodex is a device used to store business contact information.
- "Looking for love in all the wrong places" is a line from the song "Looking for Love" by country singer Johnny Lee. The line was previously mentioned by Jenkins in 1.15 The Benders.
- John Bonham was the drummer for Led Zeppelin. Dean previously used this alias in 1.11 Scarecrow and 5.05 Fallen Idol.
- Charlie Watts is the drummer for The Rolling Stones.
- Nancy Drew was a young female amateur detective in a long running series of novels created by Edward Stratemeyer in the 1930s. Stratemeyer also created the similar book series The Hardy Boys, a nickname for the brothers used by Crowley.
In 4.16 On The Head Of A Pin, Alastair sang a phrase from Irving Berlin's Cheek to Cheek to Dean - "Heaven, I'm in heaven, and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak, and I seem to find the happiness I seek, when we're out together dancing cheek to cheek.."
- Penelope Pitstop is a fictional character who appeared in the Hanna-Barbera animated series Wacky Races, and starred in the spin-off The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, voiced by Janet Waldo, 1969.
- Lucifer references the signature sign on of DJ Adrian Cronauer in the film Good Morning, Vietnam. Cronauer's program was broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Services during the Vietnam War. The opening salutation was an acknowledgment that the troops had woken up to another day of war.
Minutiae
On his other phone he uses the alias Frank gave him, saying "This is Special Agent Smith, please leave your name, number and a detailed..." Sam hangs up before we can hear the rest.
Sides, Scripts & Transcripts
Promotion
- Cover of tech survey for the episode showing episode title. Tweeted by Jim Michaels
- Synopsis from @clarissa373
- Returning character
- Promo pics
- Promo clip
- Webclip
- Bob Singer introduces the episode