Being Alone (D. Winchester)

2.78 Brick Holmes

On the road. In the Impala.

Dean talked to Sam " All right, case is coming together. Things are coming together, man. You and me. It is all good."

Sam asked confused "What?"

Dean asked amused " What are you thinking about, organic tomatoes? "

Sam shook his head "Uh, I'm not thinking about anything."

Dean" I don't know about you, but this last year has given me a new perspective. "

Sam nodded " I hear you. Believe me. "

Dean" I know where I'm at my best, and that is right here, driving down crazy street next to you."

Sam nodded "Makes sense."

Dean nodded " Yes, it does. "

Sam" Or... maybe you don't need me. I mean, maybe you're at your best hacking and slicing your way through all the world's crap alone, not having to explain yourself to anybody."

My jaw dropped.

Dean nodded "Yeah, that makes sense, seeing as I have so many other brothers I can talk to about this stuff."

Sam sighed " Look, I'm not saying I'm bailing on you. I'm just saying make room for the possibility that we want different things. I mean, I want my time to count for something. "

Dean"So, what we do doesn't count? "

My phone rang.

I answered "Dr. Kashi"

Dr. Kashi "Arthure's eyes came from a donor named Brick Holmes"

I nodded "okay. could you run one more name for me? Hayes, Paul."

Dr. Kashi "Paul Hayes's kidney transplantation?"

I nodded "Yes. "

Dr. Kashi "The donor was also Brick Holmes "

My eyes widened "Seriously? How many others are there?"

Dr. Kashi "Around eight more"

My jaw dropped "okay. Did anybody from Boulder, Colorado, receive any of those organs? "

Dr. Kashi "no"

I nodded "okay, thank you"

Then i hung up.

Me " both Paul Hayes' kidney and Arthur Swenson's new eye came from Brick Holmes. "

Sam asked shocked  " You don't mean the Brick Holmes?"

I nodded "I do. "

Sam " The all-pro quarterback?"

I nodded "Indeed. Yeah, the guy played at the top of his game for like a million years, didn't he? "

Sam"Yeah, he – he bought it in a car crash last year."

Dean nodded "Yeah."

Sam"Nose-dived off a bridge or something. He must've signed a donor card. Did the doc say how many organs he donated? "

I nodded "Including our two suspects? Eight. "

Dean's jaw dropped " Eight? "

I nodded " Eight."

Sam"Okay, um, and one of them's in Boulder, am I right? "

I shook my head "You would be wrong. That's the bad news. Good news is, Brick lived just outside of Boulder. "

Sam " Well, Brick's dead. "

Dean nodded "Yeah, but he's all we got, so we are going to Boulder. "

Holmes residence. day.

Mrs. Holmes was sitting on a sofa and the boys and i were sitting in chairs opposite her.

Dean " just want to say how sorry we are for your loss, Mrs. Holmes. "

She nodded "Thank you."

Sam" You know, Brick Holmes was my idol back in high school. Amazing career. Uh, 18 pro seasons, 7 division championships, 4 Super Bowls – never slowed down a day. "

Mrs Holmes" Brick lived for competition and athletic perfection. I don't think it occurred to his fans that he was human, like the rest of us. "

Me "Do you know your son was an organ donor? "

Mrs Holmes" Does that make this a matter for the FBI? "

Dean" Like we explained earlier, we're mostly here, uh, to dot some I's on a different matter. "

Mrs Holmes "There was a public-awareness thing a few years ago. A lot of star athletes signed on. I'm sure Brick didn't think twice about it, since he never thought he was going to die. "

Dean" A lot of jocks are like that, I guess. You know, I-I can't help wonder what happened that night on that bridge. There was light traffic, no alcohol involved, no skid marks. Big-time athlete, reflexes like a cat, how is it that he just drives off the side of a bridge? "

Mrs Holmes "When things happen that aren't supposed to happen, they're called accidents, I believe. "

I nodded.

Sam" So, everybody knows about Brick's football career, obviously, but no one knows much about his personal life. Was he ever married? "

Mrs Holmes" Just to the game. He gave it everything he had. It's a difficult life. "

Me " Did you notice any changes in Brick before he died – you know, anyone, anything new in his life?"

She shook her head " No, no. I don't think so. "

Me "So, no new interests? Fly fishing, stamp collecting, the occult? "

Mrs Holmes asked confused "The occult?"

Me " As a "for instance." "

Mrs Holmes "No. Everything was just as it had been. I'm sorry, but I'm afraid my time is up."

She stood up "The university is naming a new athletic building after Brick. I can't be late."

Sam nodded "Of course. Just one more question. "

Mrs Holmes "There is always one more question in life, isn't there? That's what I find. "

Then she walked away.

Outside.

We walked to the car but then Dean stopped and looked at his phone.

Sam "Oh, she didn't want to say much, did she?"

Dean"Son of a bitch. "

Sam"What? "

Dean" There it is. It happened. "

Me "don't tell me someone had their heart ripped out here in Boulder. "

Dean " All right, then I won't tell you. "