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Later, Castiel confronts Balthazar. He says that Dean is coming, and someone among them is a traitor. Balthazar asks him who it is, and Castiel tells him that he doesn't know, but he wants Balthazar to investigate. While the other angel is distracted, Castiel stabs and kills him with an [[Angel Killing Sword]].
Dean and Bobby arrive at Crowley's hideout and scope out the building. It's full of [[angels]], but before they can try to infiltrate it, they are hit by an entire cloud of demons that flips the Impala with them inside it. Castiel is still preparing the ritual when the cloud of demons descends around the building, and Crowley appears. Castiel tries to kill him with his angelic touch, but it fails because Crowley has a new partner: [[Raphael]]. Castiel is surprised at the partnership because of their differing goals, but both Crowley and Raphael seem to think they have taken the best course available. They demand the blood; Castiel throws them the jar of blood and leaves. outside Sam surveys the flipped and empty Impala - has a flash of memory from Lucifer's Cage, then continues to approach the building.
Crowley and Raphael conduct conducts the ritual, and, though Bobby and Dean crawl out of the Impala and try to interrupt, they complete completes it. Nothing happens, however, and Castiel reappears. Crowley realizes that Castiel he switched the blood earlier, and conducted his own ritual with the real ritual blood. Castiel displays his new power briefly in a flash of energy and then tells Crowley - commenting that they cannot imagine what it is like to leavebe filled with the power of "millions upon millions of souls". Crowley disappearsimmediately beats a hasty retreat but Raphael is unable to, and a terrified Raphael, who can't seem begs for mercy saying that Castiel allowed Crowley - a demon - to escape, asks so why not him? Castiel states that this is because he has plans for mercyCrowley but none for Raphael. Castiel snaps his fingers, completely obliterating Raphael.
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