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|timeline= 25 November 1943
|location= Nazi-Occupied France (1943)<br>Lebanon, Kansas<br>Fall River, Massachusetts
|prevep= 11.13 Love Hurts
|nextep= 11.15 Beyond the Mat
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|Synopsis=
A piece of the original [[Ark of the Covenant]], referred to as the a [[Hand of God]], is found by the Nazis' archaeological branch, known as the Ahnenerbe. A Woman of Letters, [[Delphine Seydoux]], is sent undercover to retrieve it from the SS Officer [[Befehlsleiter Gumprecht]]. Upon confirming its authenticity, Delphine first stabs Gumprecht in the neck and then the gut, before she steals away with the Hand of God onto the ''[[USS Bluefin]]'' for transport to the U.S. with the intention of bringing it to the [[Men of Letters Bunker]].
When Sam and Dean discover the existence of the Hand of God in 2016, they have "Castiel" ([[Lucifer]]) time travel with Dean to 1943 to retrieve it from the ill-fated USS ''USS Bluefin'' before the sub is lost forever. Due to Delphine placing specialized warding sigils on the sub, Lucifer is not able to get past the hull, allowing only Dean to make it on the sub.
Dean tracks down Delphine on the sub. While talking to her, he says her name, which causes Delphine to put a knife to his neck since no one on the ship knows her name. Dean comes clean to Delphine and the sub's captain about being a member of the Men of Letters from the future, and that the ship will soon be sunk. While the captain dismisses Dean's claims, Delphine continues speaking with him and telling him of the warding she placed on the sub to protect the Hand of God from supernatural interference. Dean tells Delphine they will need to clear the warding to allow him to go back to 2016. He asks Delphine to give him the Hand of God, telling her he is fighting his own Biblical war in the future. Delphine agrees and begins breaking the sigils painted on the ship. However, the final one is carved on her chest, making the spell bound to her heart; the only way to break it is to kill her. Dean refuses, but Delphine insists that it's the only way. As Dean is about to drive the knife into Delphine, the ship is attacked by a German destroyer.
Dean, Delphine, and [[Petey Giraldi]] make it to the operations room, where Delphine is shocked to hear the voice of Befehlsleiter Gumprecht over the radio; he survived due to being a member of the Thule Society. Gumprecht offers Captain Deerborn a deal -- Delphine and the Hand of God for the highest of P.O.W. treatment for the ''Bluefin'' crew. Dean asks Delphine to show him how he can use the Hand of God to save them. Delphine denies him, out of worry he will be killed and the Hand of God will just end up back in Nazi hands. She tells Dean that the ''Bluefin'' crew were meant to die and now they will do it with purpose. Delphine takes the Hand of God into her hand and is imbued with its power, becoming bathed in a blinding white light that destroys the sigil on her chest, allowing Lucifer to retrieve Dean and the Hand of God.
Upon Dean and Lucifer's return to the Bunker, Sam reveals Lucifer's identity. The archangel grabs the Hand of God and tries to power up, but the artifact is now empty of power. Lucifer disappearsgoes to kill the Winchesters, but Sam is able to use an [[angel banishing sigil]] to banish Lucifer from the Bunker. Sam and the brothers Dean then vow to save their friend and stop Sam lets Dean know that while the wreckage of the ''Bluefin'' was never found, the German destroyer was, leaving Dean contemplating the sacrifices of the Darknesssub's crew.
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* [[Archangel]]
* [[Ark of the Covenant]]
* [[Hand of God]]
* [[Lucifer's Crypts]]
* [[Men of Letters]]
* [[Men of Letters Bunker]]
* [[Needham Asylum]]
* [[Soul]]
* [[Spells]]
'''Sam:''' So you expect me to sit here and ride the pine, while you and Cas go play Jules Verne?<br>
'''Dean:''' Yes! No. Uh, who?
:''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Verne Jules Verne] wrote the aforementioned 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. [https://twitter.com/robertberens/status/700186890348015617?ref_src=twsrc^tfw Jensen ad-libbed] the "Who?" in this exchange.''
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'''Giraldi:''' Okay, then. The next president.<br>
'''Dean:''' Eisenhower. No! Uh... Truman. Now would you please shut up?
:''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman Harry S. Truman] was the 33rd president of the USU.S., in office from 1945 to 1953. He was succeeded by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower] (1953-1961).
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Production Designer [[Jerry Wanek]] reports that [http://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2016/02/16/supernatural-airs-cobia-inspired-episode/80462820/ the submarine set was built] on the ''Supernatural'' sound stage and was 100 feet long and took 80 people two weeks to construct. The design was based on USS ''USS Cobia'' submarine, a National Historic Landmark at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum and the USS ''USS Bowfin'' in Hawaii.
[http://www.robertwmackay.ca/supernatural-submarine/ Read a blog post by the technical adviser on the construction.]
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[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3125251/ Darren Dolynski], who played Captain James Dearborn, previously played Lilith's Demon in [[4.22 Lucifer Rising]].
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The sigil used to summon and bind [[Death]] can be seen in the lore book that [[Lucifer]] was flipping through to find the [[Spells#Spell_of_Gathering|Spell of Gathering]].
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'''Sam:''' Wait a second. I remember, Bobby told me when you needed strength to retrieve us from the past, you used him to power up. You touched his soul, right?
:''[[Castiel]] used [[Bobby]]'s [[soul]] as power to retrieve [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] from 1861 in [[6.18 Frontierland]].''
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In the scenes before and after this one, Lucifer is in Castiel's navy suit jacket. While in the second he goes to get Dean, he appears to be dressed in a black trench coat, he is still his navy suit jacket, only his lapel had become undone.<br>
[[File:BlackTrench.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Casifer appears to be wearing a black trench coat.]]
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