S01E09: 'Home'

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Light Summary: Sam is haunted by a vision of a woman trapped in his childhood house and convinces a reluctant Dean that they need to go home. Upon arrival, they meet the woman in Sam's premonition and she reveals that the house is haunted. Looking into their personal history, the brothers discover their father had visited a psychic after their mother's death and they turn to the same woman for answers of their own. Together they discover a malevolent poltergeist has inhabited the house and set out to exorcise it, but are blindsided when another unseen spirit steps in.











































Full Summary: Lawrence, Kansas: A new family has moved into the old Winchester home – the place where Sam and Dean witnessed the death of their mother. A young girl is adamant there's something in her wardrobe while her mother reassures her there isn't…

A box of memories is uncovered down in the basement while, upstairs, the young girl watches as the chair move from the front of the closet…

Back on the road, Sam wakes up from the latest in a long line of nightmares as Dean is on the lookout for their next mission. Sam knows where they have to head next - Back home.

Heading back to Kansas is a heard feat for Dean to undertake. Entering their house for the first time in 22 years brings back memories. When the brothers meet with the new residents, they are shocked by what is described to them.

Sam and Dean realise that to figure out what's happening now, they need to figure out what happened all those years ago. In desperation, Dean telephones their father…

Meanwhile, Joe the plumber calls to sort out the backlogged pipes in the old Winchester home and gets more than he bargained for when he investigates the blocked kitchen sink…

The siblings embark on a mission to gather as much evidence on their father's past as possible, leading them to a local palm reader, Missouri Moseley, who knows more than just their names.

Down the road, back 'home', whatever has a hold over the property continues to make its presence felt. The youngest member of the new family, Ritchie, is the latest victim of its wrath.

Missouri, Sam and Dean go back to the house to establish what is causing anguish for the new family. Is it the evil force which killed their mother? Will Missouri uncover the truth?

Now in the house alone, Sam, Dean and Missouri set to work to rid the home of the evil which resides there.

Their problems are not over. Sam's nightmare comes to fruition yet again. Will Sam and Dean save Jenny and the kids? Will the brothers leave home unscathed for a second time? Will the spirits finally be set at ease?

Missouri sees that strong powers have been vested in Sam - but not strong enough to sense something that was right under his nose all along…