Let Me Down Slowly Δ SPN [ 2 ]

chapter fifty-four

They found a case not far from the bunker and get to the building and get out.

"Seriously? This place is an old folks home?" Sam asks.

"Looks awesome." Dean says.

They walk to the entrance and see a sign that reads 'Oak Park Retirement Living. Early Bird Specials! Reserve your tomorrow: Today!'

"Maybe we oughta make a reservation." Dean slightly jokes.

"Yeah, we should be lucky to live long enough." Sam laughs, walking inside.

"No need to be so dark about it." Evie mumbles, her and Dean following him inside.

Evie stayed with Dean while Sam went to check the crime scene out. She tunes out their conversation though, only walking when they walk, but spends the whole time observing the place.

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Dean and Evie are sitting at a table and Sam dumps a bunch of pill bottles in front of his brother.

"Turns out Harold was stealing the other residents' Viagra." Sam says, sitting down.

"I know. A real dick move, huh?" Dean chuckles.

"So I got an EMF hit in his room, but I got an EMF hit on pretty much every floor in the building. How many people died in this place?" Sam asks.

"Arthur, the, uh... heartbroken manager, he gave me access to all the residents' files. This is everyone who has passed here. Now, uh..." Dean picks a folder up and gives it to Sam. "This guy, Jake Townsend had beef with Harold, but it wasn't over blue pills."

"Whoa. Jake filed a formal complaint against Harold?" Sam asks, looking through the file.

"Yeah, apparently Harold was stealing his pension checks and cashing them for himself." Dean says. "Now, when Jake died, his family filed a civil suit against Harold, but it just got caught up in the courts and never went to trial."

"So maybe Jake stuck around as a vengeful spirit, took matters into his own hands. All right. So where's Jake Townsend buried?" Sam asks.

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They burned the bones last night, but Arthur also died last night, so they're back at the retirement home.

"Arthur said he heard something, like a scream." Mildred says.

"And did you hear anything?" Sam asks.

"I didn't hear a thing..." Mildred trails off. She motions to cover Evie's ears which Sam does. "Except the sound of Arthur bashing his head through that window." She points to the window that's no longer there. "He just wanted that noise to stop. He said, "Get it out of my head.""

"Hmm. Did you notice anything else, a drop in temperature?" Dean asks as Sam uncovers Evie's ears.

"No. But the power went out." Mildred says. "And when I looked through the broken window, I saw something."

"What did you see exactly?" Sam asks.

"You're not gonna believe me. They certainly didn't. But I know what I saw. This isn't my first brush with something like this. I saw a ghost 10 years ago. Nobody believed me then either."