1.10 Asylum (transcript)

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SUPERNATURAL

1.10 Asylum

Written by: Richard Hatem

Directed by: Guy Bee

Air Date: 22 Nov 2005

TEASER

ROOSEVELT ASYLUM. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

INTERIOR. Graffiti and rubbish. Torch light moves along the walls, the chain on the door is broken.

EXTERIOR.

A police car pulls up. Two cops walk up to chain link fence.

COP 1
Can't keep kids out of this place.

COP 2
What is it, anyway?

COP 1
I forgot! You're not a local. You don't know the legend.

COP 2
Legend?

COP 1
Every town's got it's stories, right? Ours is Roosevelt Asylum. They say it's haunted with the ghosts of the patients. Spend the night, the spirits will drive you insane.

INTERIOR

Coprs enter with flashlights

COP 1
Hello? Police Officers......Police Officers!

They see the broken chain on the floor.

COP 1
You tell'n me these kids brought bolt-cutters? C'mon. Let's split up.

COP 2
Right...

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COP 2
(now alone) Hello? Hello?

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Camera switches between cops wandering about alone.

COP 1
(wanders into anotehr room. Expression changes) Alright, c'mon out.

Flashlight reveals three kids sitting in the dark.

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COP 2
Flashlight goes out, he shakes it.

A door creaks open, POV from the doorway, looking at cop. He slowly turns to look at the door.

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EXTERIOR

COP 1
Watches a car drive off then reaches for his radio.

COP 1
Kelly, you copy?

COP 2 appears suddenly behind him.

Cop 1
(jumping) Jeeze! Where the hell you been?

COP 2
In there...

COP 1
What was it? See anything?

COP 2
Huh. No.

They return to police car.

COP 1
(into car radio)This is patrol 1.4 we are clear and returning to station.

VOICE ON RADIO
Roger.

COP 2 nose starts to bleed. He wipes it slowly.

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INTERIOR

COP 2
Enters bedroom, a woman is reading in bed.

WOMAN
Hey.

COP
Begins lining up Gun, keys, etc, on a chest of drawers.

WOMAN
So, what? You're still not talking to me? Walt! I said I was sorry about before, how many times do I have to say it?

COP
Picks up gun.

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EXTERIOR - VIEW OF WINDOW

Sounds of gunshot. A brief pause, then another gunshot.

ACT ONE

INTERIOR MOTEL ROOM

SAM
(On phone) No, Dad was in California last we heard from him. We just thought...he comes to you for 'munitions....maybe you've seen him in the last few weeks. Just, call us if you hear anything.

VOICE ON PHONE
Kay

SAM
Thanks.

VOICE
You bet.

DEAN
Caleb hasn't heard from him?

SAM
Nope. And neither has Jefferson or Pastor Jim. What about the journal? Anything leads in there?

DEAN
No, the same as last time I looked, nothing I can make out. Hey I love the guy, but I swear, he writes like friggin' Yoda.

SAM
You know, maybe we should call the Feds. File a missing persons.

DEAN
We've talked about this. Dad'd be pissed if we got the Feds on his tail.

SAM
I don't care anymore.

Cellphone rings. DEAN crosses the room.

SAM
After all that happened back in Kansas, I mean...he should've been there Dean, you said so yourself, you tried to call him, and...nothing.

DEAN
(rummaging through his bags) I know! Where the hell is my cellphone?

SAM
Y'know. He could be dead for all we know.

DEAN
Don't say that! He's not dead! He's - he's...

SAM He's what? He's hiding? He's busy?

Dean finds and flicks opens the cellphone.

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Shot of Cellphone: Message
From: Unavailable Subject: Message: 42, -89

9:52

BACK REPLY

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DEAN
(quietly) Huh. I don't believe it.

SAM
What?

DEAN
It's uh....a text message. It's coordinates.

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DEAN typing on laptop.

SAM
You think Dad was texting us?

DEAN
He's given us co-ordinates before.

SAM
The man can barely work a toaster, Dean.

DEAN
Sam, it's good news! It means he's ok, or alive at least.

SAM
Well, was there a number on the caller ID?

DEAN
Naw, it said 'unknown'.

SAM
Well where do the coordinates point?

DEAN
That's the interesting part. Rockford, Illinois.

SAM
Ok, and that's interesting how?

DEAN
I checked the local Rockford paper. Take a look at this.

DEAN
This cop, Walter Kelly, comes home from his shift, shoots his wife, then puts the gun in his mouth, and blows his brains out. And earlier that night, Kelly and his partner responded to a call at the Roosevelt Asylum.

SAM
Ok, I'm not following. What has this have to do with us?

DEAN
Dad earmarked the same asylum in the journal. Lets see...

DEAN
Here. Seven unconfirmed sightings, two deaths - til last week at least - I think this is where he wants us to go.

SAM
(snorts) This is a job... Dad wants us to work a job.

DEAN
Well maybe we'll meet up with him? Maybe he's there?

SAM
Maybe he's not? I mean, he could be sending us there, by ourselves, to hunt this thing.

DEAN
Who cares! If he wants us there, it's good enough for me!

SAM
This doesn't strike you as weird? The texting? The coordinates?

DEAN
Sam! Dad's tellin' us to go somewhere, we're goin'.

Sam
(Bitchface) Sighs.

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Cruising Impala shot

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INTERIOR. BAR

COP 1 sits at the bar

DEAN
You're Daniel Gunderson. You're a cop, right?

GUNDERSON
Yeah.

DEAN
Huh. I'm uh, Nigel Tufnel, The Chicago Tribune. Mind if I ask you a couple of questions, about your partner?

GUNDERSON
Yeah, I do. I'm just tryin' to have a beer here.

DEAN
That's ok, I swear it won't take that long. I just want to get the story in your words.

GUNDERSON
A week ago, my partner was sitting in that chair. Now he's dead. You gonna ambush me here?

DEAN
Sorry. But I need to know what happened.

SAM pushes DEAN aside roughly.

SAM
Hey buddy, why don't you leave the poor guy alone! The man's an officer! Why doncha show a little respect!

DEAN pauses, then walks off.

GUNDERSON
You didn't haveta do that.

SAM
Yeah, course I did. That guy's a serious jerk. Let me buy you a beer, huh? (looks at barman) Two?

GUNDERSON
Thanks.

-

SAM walks out of the bar.

DEAN
(Sitting on Impala) Shoved me kinda hard, buddy boy.

SAM
I had to sell it, didn't I? It's method acting.
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DEAN
Huh?

SAM
Never mind.

DEAN
What'd you find out from Gunderson?

SAM
So, Walter Kelly was a good cop. Head of his class, even-keeled, he had a bright future ahead of him.

DEAN
What about at home?

SAM
He and his wife were having some problems, a few fights, like everybody, but he was mostly smooth sailing. They were even talking about having kids.

DEAN
Alright, so either Kelly had some deep-seated crazy waiting to bust out, or something else did it to him.

SAM
Right.

DEAN
What'd Gunderson tell you about the asylum?

SAM
A lot.

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EXTERIOR

SAM and DEAN jump over a chain linked fence at Asylum and enter

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INTERIOR

SAM
So apparently the cops chased the kids here....into the south wing (SAM indicates a sign over one door)

DEAN
South wing huh? Wait a second (flipping through John's journal). 1972. Three kids broke into the south wing, only one survived. Way he tells it, one of his friends went nuts and started lighting up the place.

SAM
So whatever's going on, the south wing is the heart of it.

DEAN
But if the kids are spelunking the asylum, why aren't there a ton more deaths?

SAM
(looking around, see's broken chain). Looks like the doors are usually chained. Could've been chained up for years.

DEAN
Yeah to keep people out. Or to keep something in.

They look at each other, then SAM slowly pushes the door open.

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SAM and DEAN walking down a hallway

DEAN
Let me know if you see any dead people Haley Joel.

SAM
Dude, enough.

DEAN
I'm serious. You gotta be careful, all right? Ghosts are attracted to that whole ESP thing you got going on.

SAM
I told you, it's not ESP! I just have strange vibes sometimes. Weird dreams.

DEAN
Yeah, whatever. Don't ask, don't tell.

SAM
YOu get any reading on that thing or not.

DEAN
Nope. Of course it doesn't mean no one's home.

SAM
Spirits can't appear during certain hours of the day.

DEAN
Yeah, the freaks come out at night.

SAM
Yeah.

DEAN
(deadpan) Hey Sam, who do you think is the hotter psychic, Patricia Arquette, Jennifer Love Hewitt, or you.

SAM pushes DEAN, DEAN laughs.

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INTERIOR. Another room. The boys look around.

DEAN
(Whistles) Man. Electro-shock. Lobotomies. They did some twisted stuff to these people. Kinda like my man Jack in Cuckoo's Nest (makes crazy eyes and grins at SAM)

SAM ignores him and DEAN's smile drops. They look around some more.

DEAN
So. Whaddaya think? Ghosts possessing people?

SAM
Maybe. Or maybe it's more like Amityville, or the Smurl hunting.

DEAN
Spirits driving them insane. Kinda like my man Jack in The Shining (grins)

SAM
Dean. (DEAN looks at him) When are we going to talk about it?

DEAN
Talk about what?

SAM
About the fact dad's not here.

DEAN
Oh. I see. How bout...never.

SAM
I'm being serious man. He sent us here...

DEAN
So am I Sam. Look, he sent us here, he obviusly wants us here. We'll pick up the search later.

SAM
It doesn't matter what he wants.

DEAN
See. That attitude? Right there? That is why I always get the extra cookie.

SAM
Dad could be in trouble, we should be looking for him. We deserve some answers Dean, I mean, this is our family we're talking about.

DEAN
I understand that Sam. but he's given us an order.

SAM
So what, we gotta always follow dad's orders?

DEAN
Of course we do.

SAM gives DEAN a frustrated face. DEAN stares at him then turns away, ending the conversation

DEAN
(poking around and picking up a sign) 'Sandford Ellicott'. You know what we gotta do. We gotta find out more about the south wing. See if something happened here.

DEAN walks away, leaving the sign with SAM, who stares at it. ..........................

INTERIOR. A WAITING ROOM.

SAM sits on couch flicking through a magazine. A man comes to the open door, the name on the door reads 'DR James Ellicott, Clinical Psychiatry'

ELLICOTT
Sam Winchester?

SAM
That's me.

ELLICOTT
Come on in.

They move into the inner room.

SAM
Thanks for seeing me last minute.

SAM
(Looking around the room). Dr...Ellicott. Ellicott, that name. Wasnt there a...a Dr. Sandford Ellicott? Yeah, he was a chief psychiatrist somewhere.

ELLICOTT
My father was chief of staff at the whole Roosevelt Asylum. How did you know?

SAM
Ah. Well, I'm sorta...a local history buff. Hey, wasn't there, an incident or soemthing? In the hospital I guess. in the south wing, right?

ELLICOTT
We're on your dollar Sam. We're here to talk about you.

SAM
Oh, ok. Yeah, yeah. Sure.

ELLICOTT
So. How's things.

SAM
Ah, things are good doctor.

ELLICOTT
Good. whatcha been doing.

SAM
Ahh. Same old. I just been on a road trip with my brother.

ELLICOTT
Was that fun?

SAM
Loads. We..ahh..we...met...a lot of ..interesting people. Did a lot of ...ah...intersting things...ahhh. You know? What was it exactly that happened in the south wing. I just..

ELLICOTT
Look, if you're a local history buff, you know all about the Roosevelt riot.

SAM
The riot. Well, no. I know. I'm just curious.

ELLICOTT
Sam. Let's cut the bull shall we. You're avoiding the subject.

SAM
What subject?

ELLICOTT
You. Now I'll make you a deal. I'll tell you all about the Roosevelt riot, if you tell me something honest about yourself. ike ah, this brother you're road tripping with. How do you feel about him?

SAM looks a little freaked out.

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EXTERIOR. DEAN leans against glass outside entrance, looking bored.

SAM walks past, DEAN quickly matches his pace.

DEAN
Dude! You were in there forever. What the hell were you talking about?

SAM
Just the hospital you know.

DEAN
And...?

SAM
And the south wing? It's where the housed the really hard cases. The psychotics, the criminally insane.

DEAN
Sounds cosy.

SAM
Yeah. And one night in '64, they rioted. Attacked staff. Attacked each other.

DEAN
So the patients took over the asylum?

SAM
Apparently

DEAN
Any deaths?

SAM
Some patients, some staff. I guess it was pretty gory, some bodies were never even recovered. Including our chief of staff, Ellicott.

DEAN
Never recovered? Whaddaya mean never recovered?

SAM
Cops scoured every inch of the place but I guess the patient's must've stuffed the bodies somewhere hidden.

DEAN
That's grim.

SAM
Yeah. So to sum it all up the transfered all the reminaing patients and closed the hospital down.

DEAN
So, we've got a bunch of violent deaths and a bunch of unrecovered bodies.

SAM
And a bunch of angry spirits.

DEAN
Good times. Let's check out the hospital tonight.

END ACT ONE