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When three policemen are struck down by the plagues of Moses, the brothers investigate, calling upon Castiel. He reluctantly appears,explaining that the murders are caused by the Staff of Moses and that there's a civil war in Heaven.

Sam calls Dean and asks him to head to Easter, Pennsylvania, to investigate the mysterious and gory death of two police officers. They visit the police Officer Ed Colfax that had witnessed the death of his partner and they learn that the three police officers had killed a teenager and planted a gun to justify their action. Then Ed dies in front of the Winchester brothers. They summon Castiel and they learn that the police officers were killed by Moses' staff. Further, Castiel tells that Heaven is chaotic and several lethal weapons have been stolen. They visit the family of the deceased teenager and they discover that his little brother has sold his soul to an angel; in return, he received part of the staff that he used to kill the officers. Further Castiel discovers the identity of the person responsible for the tragedy.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sam and Dean call Castiel for help when they investigate a case about several dead police officers who seem to have been killed by the plagues of Egypt. Castiel confirms the staff of Moses was used to kill the cops and tells Sam and Dean that Heaven is in a state of chaos and God's weapons have been stolen. The three head off to find the thief and come face to face with an old enemy.—CW Publicity

Easter, PA

A police officer, Gerald Hatch (Ian Brown), returns goes to the station locker room and discovers he's bleeding from a cut on his cheek. He tries to wipe it off but finds his skin is peeling off. Blood starts oozing out of his every pore. He collapses and explodes into a bundle of loose flesh as his partner, Ed Colfax (Justin Reinsilber), looks on in horror.

Dean (Jensen Ackles) dreams he's sleeping in bed and wakes up in Lisa's arms. He then snaps awake, realizing he's in the Impala. While he drives off, Sam (Jared Padalecki) is at his apartment saying goodbye to a woman he spent the night with. He refuses to answer any of her questions, intriguing her further. Distracted by his state of undress and one assumes the events of the preceding night she begun to traipse off when Sam clears his throat to remind her to retrieve payment. It is now clear she is clearly a lady of evening. She tells him to call him on her night off. Sam then calls Dean and says he has a case in Easter, and tells him to meet him there.

Patrolman Toby Gray (Marc Baur) is watching for speedsters when a car drives by him at 70 MPH. He's unaware someone is watching him from the nearby woods. His phone rings and he tells the caller someone is dead, and it has nothing to do with either one of them. Once he hangs up, boils suddenly spread across his skin. He tries to call in for help but dies in a matter of seconds.

As Dean meets with Sam, he finishes talking to Ben on his cell phone. Sam asks how Lisa took the news, and says it's better for everyone. They go into the police station morgue and Sam explains Hatch died when he literally transformed into blood. He then shows Dean Gray's corpse, covered in boils. They figure something is going on and go to see Colfax, posing as FBI agents. Colfax tells them not to worry about Hatch's death and shuts the door on them. Sam kicks it in and they go inside. They discover he's scratched out the faces on all of his photos, and tells them again not to worry about it. He clutches at his head and pours himself a drink, and tells the Winchesters that he'll be the next to go and then it will be over and God will be satisfied. He mentions Christopher Birch and says he had no face. Colfax knocks over the bottle and stares at it for a long moment, and then tells them they planted a gun on Birch. Blood leaks out from beneath his hat, and he scratches at it and then falls over, dead. Sam confirms he's dead and they remove the hat. Colfax's head is covered in locust that have bored out of his skull.

Back at the motel, the brothers realize all three ailments relate to the Biblical plagues of Egypt. Sam discovers a kid napped Christopher Birch was shot in the head, and Colfax, Hatch, and Gray framed him and filed the same report. Sam suggests angels might be involved, striking at bad cops. Dean suggests they call Castiel (Misha Collins). Sam notes he tried when he was resurrected but had no success. Dean says his own unique prayer. Castiel appears in the room. Sam wonders why Castiel came for Dean but not him. Castiel says he has a bond with Dean. He admits they have no idea who brought Sam back or why, and it couldn't have been God because no one has seen Him. Castiel then explainshe came because of the plague deaths, and his angels aren't the ones responsible. However, one of their weapons is: the Staff of Moses. Castiel admits in the confusion following the Apocalypse, a number of their weapons have been stolen and asks them to help since his people skills are rusty. The brothers figure Christopher Birch's father Darryl (Tom Pickett) may know something.

Mr. Birch is reading an article about the officers' deaths, and tells his son Aaron (Adom Osei) to go play. He then starts cutting out the article. Castiel teleports in with Sam and Dean. They tell him they know the truth. Darryl says the officers are getting what they deserved. However, he has no idea what they're talking about. Aaron comes in, wielding a sawn off piece of the Staff. Castiel renders Darryl unconscious and takes the staff from him. Dean gets the boy to explain that he killed the officers. Aaron tells them an angel gave him part of the Staff after he prayed for vengeance on his brother's killers. Dean realizes there's more. Aaron admits he gave up his soul in return for the staff. Castiel admits that it's never happened before, but that it's possible.

Castiel renders Aaron unconscious, teleports them all to the motel, and explains he can read the brand of the angel who bought the soul. Castiel admits it will be painful. Dean objects, but Sam is okay as long as there's no permanent damage. Dean warns Castiel is torturing a kid, but the angel says he can't afford the luxury. He inserts his hand into Aaron's body. Sam prevents Dean from interfering. Castiel finally gets the information he needs, and explains the angel responsible is Balthazar (Sebastian Roché), a friend.

An angel suddenly appears in the room, thanks Castiel for getting the name, and attacks him. They struggle. Castiel shoves the angel out the window where they fall several stories onto Sam's car. The other angel disappears while Castiel pulls himself from the wreckage and teleports himself back upstairs. He explains the angel works for the archangel Raphael (Demore Barnes). The brothers insist on getting an explanation. Castiel admits Raphael wants to rule Heaven. Castiel and others are opposing hims. If Raphael wins, he will restart the Apocalypse. Castiel prepares a ritual and admits he was ashamed to tell them what was happening because he expected more from his brothers. He then takes some of Dean's blood to complete the ritual and locates Balthazar. As the police approach, Castiel figures they'll take the boy home.

Castiel teleports them to a manor and goes in, wielding his knife. Balthazar is relaxing and listening to music, and shows Castiel Raphael's soldier, dead with a frog in his throat. Balthazar explains he faked his death and then stole the Staff of Moses along with many other things. Castiel insists he's no thief, but Balthazar admits he is. He assures Castiel he'll help, but refuses to give the weapons back. Balthazar insists he's following in Castiel's path of rebellion, and he wants to live a life of complete and utter freedom. Now he plans to try everything, and laughs at Castiel for believing he can ever stop the fighting. Castiel says he's insane, and warns him Raphael will be coming. Balthazar is unimpressed, but thunder echoes outside. He teleports away as Raphael and his soldiers arrive outside.

As Raphael's soldiers advance on the house, Sam confronts one of them. However, he's just the distraction as Dean uses his blood to banish it.

Inside the house, another soldier attacks Castiel, who reluctantly throws his knife into its chest. Raphael appears behind him and throws him into the next room, and assures him the soldiers have sworn themselves to his service. He beats Castiel mercilessly and prepares to kill him. Balthazar returns and uses another of the weapons to turn Raphael's host body into salt. Balthazar prepares to leave, but Dean traps him in a circle of flaming holy oil. They threaten to destroy him unless he releases Aaron's soul. Castiel backs them and Balthazar releases the soul. When Dean asks why, the angel explains souls are the only thing of value. Dean refuses to release him, but Castiel extinguishes the circle and says his debt is cleared. Both angels teleport away.

Later, Dean and Sam prepare to leave and Sam puts his stuff into the Impala. Dean asks his brother if he's okay, and notes he didn't interfere when Castiel tortured Aaron. Sam doesn't see the problem, and explains he's been hunting nonstop for the last year. Dean thinks there's more going on, and that Hell changes a person, but Sam says he has overcome his problems and he's different. As Sam gets in the car, Dean looks at him skeptically.