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The boys travel to Jericho, where John has been investigating the disappearances of young men that go back ten years and all seem to occur on the same stretch of road. The latest victim was [[Troy Squire]], and when Sam and Dean speak to his girlfriend, [[Amy Hein]], they find out about a local legend of a murdered girl whose ghost hitchhikes and kills whoever picks her up. After some research, Sam and Dean discover the girl in the legend is [[Constance Welch]], who killed herself by jumping from a bridge after her children drowned in the bathtub. That night, they travel to the bridge, and Sam makes it clear that he doesn’t want to return to hunting with Dean and John. He also questions the value of their quest to find whatever killed their [[Mary|mother]]. During the confrontation they see a woman jump into the water, and, when they go out on the bridge to investigate, the [[Impala]] mysteriously starts on its own and pursues them down the bridge, stopping once they've jumped to safety.
[[File:The pilot.jpg|thumb|right|408px|The woman in white's house.]]
Upon checking into a motel, the brothers find out their father had also been staying there and that his room is still being held. They break into his room and, though it is obvious he has not been there for a few days, the walls are covered in research - newspaper clippings, notes – that identifies Constance as a [[Woman in White|woman in white]]. The police Local law enforcement have been staking out the motel, and Dean is arrested when he leaves to get food. At the police station, they accuse the sheriff accuses him of being connected with the disappearances and show shows him John’s [[journal]], which contains the notation “Dean 35-111”. While Dean is being questioned, Sam tracks down Constance Welch’s widower, [[Joseph Welch]], who tells Sam that Constance is buried in a plot behind their old house, the same house where their children drowned. He also reveals that he was unfaithful to her, which makes it more likely that she is a woman in white.
Dean escapes from the police sheriff's station using a paper clip and a distraction provided by Sam, but before Dean and Sam can meet up again, Sam has a personal encounter with Constance. She tries to seduce him, whilst begging him to take her home. Sam refuses, but she takes control of the Impala and forces him to drive her towards her old home. The car stops outside the deserted house, and Constance attacks him. Dean arrives and shoots at her, distracting her and allowing Sam to ram the car into the house. Inside the house, the ghosts of her children materialize, and as they embrace her, all three vanish.
After the case, Dean is keen to pursue John – he has worked out that the notation he left Dean in his journal are coordinates to a town in Colorado - but Sam declines and so he drives him back to Stanford. Returning to his apartment, Sam finds a plate of cookies with a note from Jess. He goes upstairs and, hearing the shower running in the bathroom, collapses onto their bed, exhausted. He seems happy, but then something red drips onto his forehead and he looks up to see Jess pinned to the ceiling and bleeding from her belly. He screams, and, as Jess bursts into flame, Dean rushes in and pulls Sam from the inferno of their apartment.
: 5. At the end of the Pilot, there is a shot of Dean and Sam standing over the trunk of the Impala. As Sam tosses a weapon into he trunk he says "we've got work to do" and closes the trunk. At the end of [[2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two (episode)|2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two]], the scene is replayed with the brother's positions reversed. Dean tosses the [[Colt]] into the trunk and says "We've got work to do." In [[4.01 Lazarus Rising]], when Dean asks Castiel why he was brought back, Castiel responds, "Because we have work for you." In [[7.19 Of Grave Importance]] the line is used by Bobby to explain his presence as a ghost. }}
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A deleted scene ([http://www.amazon.com/gp/amabot/?pf_rd_url=%2Fgp%2Fredirect.html%2Fref%3Damb_link_3311892_1%2F104-2393162-6133561%3Flocation%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fraincloud.warnerbros.com%2Fwbol%2Fus%2Fwhv%2Fmed%2Fsupernatural%2Fseason1%2Fclips%2Fsns1_blood_drip_300.asx%26token%3D81E42BF41439AC92AEEEE77DD5231BF678471308&pf_rd_p=220708501&pf_rd_s=special-offers-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000FP2OPY&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0FE9G9VQ637Z8SDRD4CH watch]) contained included on the [[Season 1 DVD]] shows the reason Dean returned to save Sam from his burning bedroom: his watch stopped, the car radio send static and that's why he turned the car around, sensing something was wrong. Later on, we learn that in the days before the fires, signs crop up in an area, cattle deaths, temperature fluctuations, electrical storms.}}
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Every street referenced in this episode is named after a real street in [[Eric Kripke]]'s hometown, Toledo, Ohio.<sup>[[S1Com]], p.18</sup>}}
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John's motel room is papered with articles. One is about a [[cambion]] suggested John was speculating on Sam's heritage. Another is about [[Constance Welch]]. The article says a neighbor described Constance as a quiet but very lovely woman. This neighbor is named Deanna Kripke - the name of Eric Kripke's wife.}}
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'''Sam:''' We’re not exactly the Bradys.<br>
'''Friend:''' And I’m not exactly the Huxtables.
:''Sam is referring to the family in the TV show ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brady_Bunch The Brady Bunch]'', a large patchwork family that stands for the ultimate American middle class family. His friend mentions the Bradys' 80’s africanAfrican-american American equivalent from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosby_Show The Cosby Show]'', the Huxtables.'':''It is also possible that Sam is referring to the Brady family from the American soap opera, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_our_lives Days of our Lives]'', on which Jensen Ackles played Eric Brady.''}}
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'''Dean:''' [''referring to Jessica's t-shirt''] I love the Smurfs.
:''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smurfs ''The Smurfs''] was a cartoon series about little blue creatures living in mushroom houses in the woods. There was only one female smurf, Smurfette. Some fans believe that Dean, however, is referring not to the smurfs on Jessica's shirt, but to the pair underneath.''}}
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'''Sam:''' So he’s working over-time on a “Miller Time” shift; he’ll stumble back in sooner or later.<br>
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'''Dean:''' [''to two FBI Agents''] Agent Mulder, Agent Scully.
:''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Mulder Fox Mulder] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Scully Dana Scully] are the two FBI Agents on the popular sci-fi/horror series'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X-Files The X-Files]'' who investigate cases involving paranormal phenomena.''}}
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'''Dean:''' Okay, thank you ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsolved_Mysteries Unsolved Mysteries]''.
'''Policeman:''' So you want to give us your real name?<br>
'''Dean:''' I told you, it’s Nugent. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Nugent Ted Nugent].
:''The first of Dean's classic rock star aliases. Also possibly a reference to the movie "''Fletch," '' starring Chevy Chase.''}}
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'''Policeman:''' I'm not sure you realize just how much trouble you're in here.<br>
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'''Sam:''' What were you thinking shooting Casper in the face, you freak?
:''Title character in the famous cartoon series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper_the_Friendly_Ghost ''Casper, the Friendly Ghost''] in which Casper was, indeed, a friendly ghost, unlike the Woman in White.''}}
{{TriviaQuote |Text=Sam scored 174 on his LSAT (out of 180).}}
{{TriviaQuote |Text=Mary dies on 2nd November 1983.}}