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In Burkittsville, Dean hands around the photo of the couple who went missing the previous year, to no avail. He follows the route they took out of town, and when his [[EMF]] meter starts reacting, he stops to investigate an orchard. He finds a [[scarecrow]], and discovers it bears the same tattoo as the last missing man.
Dean returns to the township, and speaks to [[Emily(Scarecrow)|Emily]], who lives with her aunt and uncle. He finds out that a young couple are at the diner, while their car is being fixed. Suspicious, Dean joins them and tries to encourage them to leave the town in daylight, until the Sheriff arrives and orders him to leave town.
Meanwhile Sam has reached a bus station, where he finds out it is a day’s wait til the next bus to California. He encounters Meg again, who is also traveling to California, and they start talking, comparing stories of dealing with family expectations.
Dean goes to visit a local professor to investigate local lore, and finds out about the town was settled by Northern Europeans who brought their Norse gods with them. [[Vanir]], fertility gods, can keep a town thriving if they're appeased by a sacrifice of a man and a woman once a year. They derive their power from a sacred tree, so Dean speculates torching the tree would kill one. As Dean goes to leave, he is knocked out by the Sheriff.
When Dean regains consciousness, he is locked in a cellar with [[Emily]]. The townsfolk including her aunt and uncle, have decided that they will be the sacrifice this year, to replace the couple who Dean helped escape. Emily tells Dean of the First Tree, an apple tree brought over by the first immigrants and revered by the town.
Back at the bus station, Sam gets worried when Dean doesn’t answer his phone, and despite Meg encouraging him to stay, decides to go after Dean.
*[[John Winchester]]
*[[Meg Masters]]
*[[Emily (Scarecrow)|Emily]]
*[[Harley Jorgeson]]
*[[Stacey Jorgeson]]
