[There are two Ashers this episode... I didn't think about that originally.]
The Impala drove down a country road.
"Yeah, you probably missed something, that's what," Dean said.
"Dude, I ran LexisNexis, local police reports, newspapers, I couldn't find a single red flag. Are you sure you got the coordinates right?"
"Yeah, I double-checked. It's Fitchburg, Wisconsin. Dad wouldn't have sent us coordinates if it wasn't important, Sammy."
Sam began getting frustrated. "Well, I'm telling you I looked and all I could find was a big steamy pile of nothing. If Dad's sending us hunting for something I don't know what."
"Well maybe he's going to meet us there," Carrie guessed.
"Yeah. 'Cause he's been so easy to find up to this point."
"You're a real smart-ass, you know that?" Dean said. "Don't worry, I'm sure there's something in Fitchburg worth killing."
"Yeah? What makes you so sure?" Sam asked.
"'Cause I'm the oldest, which means I'm always right."
"No it doesn't."
"It totally does."
"No, Daddy," Asher and Elyse argued.
"For you two, it does."
Dean glanced at Sam, Carrie, Asher and Elyse, then looked back at the road with a little grin. The Impala cruised past the sign for Fitchburg, population 20,501.
They reached Fitchburg and Sam leaned against the Impala, staring straight ahead. Carrie was watching Asher and Elyse running around. Dean crossed the road to his brother, holding three coffees from Glascow's Diner.
Dean handed Sam a coffee. "Well... the waitress thinks the local freemasons are up to something sneaky, but other than that, no one's heard about anything freaky going on."
"Dean, you got the time?" Sam asked.
Dean looked at his watch. "Ten after four. Why?"
"What's wrong with this picture?"
Sam had been watching the playground. It was deserted, only three children, two of which were Asher and Elyse, climbing around.
"School's out, isn't it?" Dean asked.
"Yeah," Sam confirmed. "So where is everybody? This place should be crawling with kids right now."
A woman sat on a park bench reading a magazine. Dean approached.
"Sure is quiet out here," Dean commented.
"Yeah it's a shame," the woman agreed.
"Why's that?"
"You know, kids getting sick, it's a terrible thing."
"How many?"
"Just five or six, but serious, hospital serious. A lot of parents are getting pretty anxious. They think it's catching."
They watched the little girl, Asher and Elyse playing by themselves.
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The five entered Dane County Memorial Hospital and approached the reception desk.
"Dude," Sam said. "Dude, I am not using this ID."
"Why not?" Dean asked, grinning.
"Because it says Bikini Inspector on it."
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Mystery / ThrillerDean and Carrie unknowingly fell in love as children. Years later, the two meet up again and sparks fly. A whirlwind romance leads quickly to golden bands and little feet. When Dean realizes his father is missing, they set on a journey to find him...
