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The Second Possession of Sam Winchester was the conflict surrounding the possession of hunter Sam Winchester by the angel Gadreel.

Background
In an attempt to seal the Gates of Hell, hunter Sam Winchester begins performing the Trials of God. Performing the trials starts causing Sam increasing damage until the Third Trial nearly kills him. At the same time as Sam performs the Third Trial, the Scribe of God Metatron orchestrates the Fall of the Angels, resulting in every angel falling to Earth and becoming trapped.

In a desperate attempt to save his brother from the fatal damage the Trials did to him, Dean Winchester calls upon any angel to heal Sam. The angel Gadreel, disguising himself as the deceased angel Ezekiel, attempts to heal Sam but is ultimately too weak and Sam too damaged for him to do so. With Sam preparing to go with Death, Dean agrees to allow Gadreel to possess Sam and heal his brother from the inside. Dean is able to trick Sam into saying "yes" to Gadreel who wipes Sam's memory of his near-death experience so that he won't know that Gadreel is inside of him and potentially expel the angel, something that would prove fatal to Sam in his weakened condition.

Months after the Fall, Gadreel is approached by Metatron and offered a chance to gain redemption for his past failures by becoming Metatron's second in command. Gadreel ultimately accepts Metatron's offer and is assigned to assassinate the Prophet Kevin Tran. At the same time, Castiel learns from Malachi that Ezekiel is dead and warns Dean who attempts to suppress Gadreel so that Sam can expel the rogue angel. Gadreel is able to alter the sigil so that it fails to work, kills Kevin and escapes in Sam's body with the angel and demon tablets.

Battle
After Gadreel kills Kevin Tran, Metatron gives him the name of Thaddeus as his next target. Thaddeus is an angel who guarded Gadreel and his friend Abner while they were locked in Heaven's dungeon and brutally tortured the both of them. Following the Fall of the Angels, Thaddeus has taken the pop star Corey as his vessel.

Still possessing Sam Winchester, Gadreel waits for Thaddeus in Corey's dressing room. Though surprised to see Gadreel, Thaddeus keeps Corey's assistant Margey or security from intervening. Thaddeus explains that after getting kicked out of Heaven, he decided to enjoy life on Earth by being a pop star. While Thaddeus greets Gadreel warmly, Gadreel is less than pleased to see him due to Thaddeus' torture of him. Thaddeus insists that he was just doing his job with Gadreel, but admits that he had fun torturing Abner. Thaddeus realizes that Gadreel is after revenge and offers to kick Gadreel's ass again "for old time's sake." However, when he opens Corey's guitar case to get his angel blade, Thaddeus finds it gone. Turning around, Thaddeus discovers Gadreel holding his angel blade. Thaddeus tries to apologize, but Gadreel stabs him in the chest with his own angel blade, killing Thaddeus.

After being called by Dean, the angel Castiel arrives at the Men of Letters bunker to find Dean arming himself to go after Gadreel for revenge. Castiel realizes that something is wrong from the wrecked state of the room and Dean explains everything that has happened to him. Dean states his intention to destroy Gadreel for everything that he has done, but Castiel reminds Dean that "you kill an angel its vessel dies too," meaning that killing Gadreel would also kill Sam. While Dean acknowledges this, he feels that he doesn't have another choice.

Castiel admits that Dean was stupid in his actions but he was stupid for the right reason. Castiel tells Dean that Sam is strong and if Sam knows that an angel is possessing him, he can cast the angel out. "Maybe," Dean acknowledges, "but as far as I know, he's in the dark. I don't know how we clue him in." Castiel remembers that before Samandriel died, he had told Castiel that the demons were able to dig into his mind and access his coding. Castiel suggests that they do the same exact thing to bypass the angel and talk directly to Sam. While Castiel is not sure if it will work, both he and Dean think that its worth a try.

In order to learn how to hack Gadreel, Dean and Castiel approach Crowley who is locked in the bunker's dungeon. Dean offers that in exchange for Crowley telling them how to hack an angel, he will give Crowley fresh human blood to feed Crowley's blood addiction. Crowley refuses the offer however. Instead, Crowley asks for a massage from Kevin, only to be informed that Kevin is dead. Crowley expresses seemingly genuine sorrow over Kevin's death and tells Dean that he had seen Kevin's death coming and warned Kevin to run from the Winchesters. Crowley points out that "people in your general vicinity don't have much in the way of a lifespan."

Crowley admits that he can't teach them how to "crack open an angel", calling it more of an art than a science. However, Crowley offers to do it for them in exchange for a "field trip" and some fresh air which he is willing to do chained up. Dean refuses, but begins to relent when Crowley points out that if he needs Crowley's help, he must not have any other options. Castiel is reluctant to go along with the plan, pointing out that even with the chains on "its Crowley, he can always do something." Crowley suggests bringing in Sam to act as a tie-breaker before realizing from Dean and Castiel's silence that Sam's the one in trouble and needs to be saved. Dean finally agrees to the deal, stating that they will leave "as soon as I can scrounge up a ride." To Dean's surprise, Castiel admits that he has a vehicle that "stopped a few miles from here, inexplicably."

After releasing Crowley from the dungeon's devil's trap, the three make their way down the street to Castiel's vehicle, draping Crowley's jacket over his hands to hide the Supernatural Handcuffs binding Crowley. As they walk past a house, they are observed by a woman and her dog, the woman in reality being possessed by a demon loyal to Abaddon. Reaching Castiel's Pimpmobile, Dean quickly determines that the car is just out of gas and fills the tank up using a gas can that he has brought with him as Castiel and Crowley bicker. After getting the car running again, Dean consigns the angel and demon to the back seat and they drive off together to find and save Sam.

At a bar, Gadreel brings a pleased Metatron the angel and demon tablets. Gadreel is surprised to find that the bartender is his old vessel, something that Metatron acknowledges the strangeness of, comparing seeing an old vessel to "looking in a funhouse mirror." Metatron asks about the tasks that he gave Gadreel who calls killing Thaddeus "easy" as Thaddeus had it coming. Metatron is well aware of Gadreel's history with Thaddeus and states that he sent Gadreel after him for that very reason. "Consider it your signing bonus."

When asked about killing Kevin, Gadreel admits that it was "less easy". Metatron calls Kevin a threat and tells Gadreel that he has "flipped a switch upstairs" so that there will be no more Prophets now that Kevin is dead. Metatron asks about what Gadreel did with Dean and Gadreel points out that Metatron never gave him Dean's name as a target. Metatron is annoyed that Gadreel didn't take the initiative to kill Dean on his own and states that they are writing their own epic story "and sometimes you have to kill your darlings." Metatron earns a glare from Gadreel when he points out that Gadreel has done worse before and changes the subject.

Metatron then gives Gadreel the name of Alexander Sarver as his next target. Gadreel is upset that he has to keep killing and questions Metatron on how many more people he will have to kill. "It is not your place to ask questions, it is your place to obey. You wanna be my second in command, prove your ready, prove your loyal. Or don't. Walk away, go back to being Gadreel the traitor. The sap. Heaven's longest running joke."

That night, Muffin's owner kills her dog to use the dog's blood to create a Goblet of Blood in Muffin's water dish. The demon calls Abaddon to tell her that "I've found him. Crowley is on the move."

The next day, Crowley takes a skeptical Dean and Castiel to Waldroff Financial to meet with a source of his that can help them track down Sam. Crowley explains that the company is actually a front for an NSA listening post used by the government to spy on everything. "So I planted one of my best and let her go to work." When asked about if he was looking for terrorists by Castiel, Crowley states that he was "looking for marks." A security guard then approaches them and states that Crowley's contact will see Crowley and only Crowley. Castiel promises to listen in on everything Crowley says, but finds out that the room Crowley is in has angel warding, preventing Castiel's powers from working.

Crowley meets with Cecily in her office and Cecily recognizes Dean and Castiel as the ones who were with him. Cecily expresses an attraction to Castiel and fills Crowley in on Castiel losing his grace and then stealing the grace of another angel to get his powers back "minus the broken wings." Cecily explains that she knows what's going on with the angels as she tuned one of the NSA listening satellites into "angel radio."

Crowley asks about Hell and is informed that no one is doing their job in Hell. Cecily also tells him that Abaddon isn't the boss and has "a few of the more aggro types on her side, but most are just waiting to see who takes the belt: you or her." Crowley realizes that the demons are still afraid of him, but Cecily suggests that its only because the demons don't know that Crowley is in handcuffs. Crowley tries to get Cecily to remove the Supernatural Handcuffs, but she is unable to do so without the key.

Crowley asks Cecily to track down the Impala for him, something that she states is easy for her to do. Crowley is pleased to find out that someone is still loyal to him, but Cecily's reaction makes it clear that she isn't. Crowley realizes that Cecily is playing both sides, something that she confirms by asking him "wouldn't you?" Shortly afterwards, Crowley emerges from Cecily's office with the news that the Impala ran a red light in Somerset, Pennsylvania ten minutes before. Dean, Crowley and Castiel depart for Somerset to find Sam and Gadreel.

In Somerset, Gadreel arrives at the home of Alexander Sarver and is shocked to find out that Sarver is actually the vessel for his old friend Abner. Abner greets Gadreel warmly and reveals that he has a family, asking that Gadreel return in a few hours once his wife and daughter have gone to a movie so that they can catch up. Visibly conflicted to find out that Metatron has sent him after his one friend, Gadreel agrees to Abner's request.

That night, Gadreel and Abner talk in Abner's living room. Gadreel is surprised to find out that Abner has a job as well as a family. Abner describes his customer service job as similar to answering prayers "but they pay you for it." Gadreel realizes that his old friend has changed. "I was a crappy angel. I was petulant. I deserted my post. I spent seven hundred years in Heaven's lockup. I... No, doesn't matter. We're a long way from Thaddeus now."

Gadreel tells Abner that he has killed Thaddeus and gotten their revenge, but Abner wishes Gadreel hadn't done so, even though Thaddeus tortured Abner most of all. While Abner remembers what Thaddeus did to him, he also remembers Gadreel being there to put him back together. Abner sees the Fall as their second chance. "We can forget our old hates, who we were." While Gadreel believes it not to be so simple, Abner thinks it is, telling Gadreel that he's happy with his new life as Alexander Sarver. Gadreel asks about Abner's vessel and is told that "he was an abusive ass" and Abner loves his family and they love him back. "I'm not a wise man Gadreel. But I know this: the key to happiness, its getting the one thing you want most and never letting it go." Steeling himself, Gadreel asks Abner what to do if there is a price for getting that happiness. "There's always a price, but its worth paying," states Abner. With a sigh, Gadreel gives Abner a considering look.

A short time later, Dean and Castiel make their way to Abner's house past the Impala still parked out front. Entering the house alone, Dean finds that Gadreel has slit Abner's throat. Following the sound of running water, Dean finds Gadreel cleaning Abner's blood off of his hands at the kitchen sink. Sensing Dean behind him, Gadreel turns around, stating that Dean should not have come. Armed with an angel blade, Dean reminds Gadreel that Gadreel had murdered his friend and taken his brother, both of which are things that Dean couldn't allow to stand. Gadreel reminds Dean that he did allow him to live, but Dean calls it a mistake and charges Gadreel with his angel blade. Gadreel telekinetically flings Dean into a bookshelf, knocking him out. Before Gadreel can do any more, Castiel enters the room. As Gadreel turns to face him, Castiel knocks the rogue angel unconscious with a single punch.

At Waldroff Financial, Cecily meets with Abaddon in her office. Cecily informs Abaddon that Crowley has gone to Somerset, Pennsylvania with Dean Winchester and the angel Castiel, causing Abaddon to question the source of Cecily's knowledge. Cecily explains that the group was chasing an Impala and she helped Crowley track it. Abaddon is less than pleased to learn that Cecily has helped Crowley and Cecily nervously explains that she is playing both sides until Abaddon wins. "Smart, right?" Cecily questions. Abaddon backs Cecily's chair into a corner before killing the demon with an angel blade. "No. Sort of the opposite," Abaddon tells Cecily's corpse.

Dean and Castiel take Gadreel to a warehouse where they bind him to a chair. After Gadreel regains consciousness, Castiel determines that most of Sam's internal burns have healed and Castiel should be able to fix the rest himself. Castiel questions Gadreel on his identity, not recognizing the angel despite having believed he'd seen every angel in Heaven. Gadreel definantly asks why he should tell them anything, but Dean states that he doesn't care who Gadreel is but he needs to get out of Sam immediately. "And if I don't?" asks Gadreel. "Then you and I will have a lovely little playdate," states Crowley. Gadreel threatens that even bound, he can rip Sam's body apart, but Dean warns that Gadreel will die if he does so. Gadreel challenges Dean to end it by putting an angel blade through Sam's heart. "If it makes you feel better, I have Sam locked away in a dream. As far as he knows, the two of you are working a case right now. Something with ghouls and cheerleaders."

Dean angrily demands to know why Gadreel is doing the things he is, pointing out that the two of them had fought together and Dean had trusted the angel and thought he was one of the good guys. "I am doing what I have to do," Gadreel insists. "Well so am I," Dean returns. Dean signals to Crowley who begins inserting pins into Sam's head to hack Gadreel.

As time passes and Gadreel screams in pain from all of the pins that Crowley is putting in his head, an emotional Dean can't take watching it anymore and leaves the room followed by a sympathetic Castiel. To distract himself, Dean asks about Castiel's state and how he became an angel again. Castiel admits that it wasn't easy, but Castiel feels that he didn't have a choice. "Yeah, well that's usually how it goes," Dean acknowledges. Dean then apologizes for kicking Castiel out of the bunker and not telling him about Sam. Castiel recognizes that Dean thought that Sam's life was at stake when he made the decision. "Yeah, I got played," Dean acknowledges. "I thought I was saving Heaven. I got played too," points out Castiel. "So you think we're both a couple of dumbasses?" questions Dean. "I prefer the word trusting. Less dumb, less ass," returns Castiel, a sentiment Dean agrees with.

Crowley then calls for the two, having finally succeeded in hacking the now-unconscious Gadreel. "Pinhead's out cold. But watch this." Crowley moves two of the pins, causing Gadreel to speak in Enochian. A shocked Castiel tells Dean that the angel is saying his name: Gadreel. Dean asks if the name means anything to Castiel, causing Castiel to explain "well that's why I've never seen him: he's been imprisoned since the dawn of time. Gadreel was the sentry who allowed Lucifer into the Garden." Growing angrier and angrier, Castiel explains that Gadreel is the cause of everything bad that's ever happened: the demons, the Apcalypse, God leaving, everything. Angrily grabbing Gadreel, Castiel shouts "you ruined the Universe, you damn son of a bitch!" Dean stops Castiel, understanding his anger but unwilling to risk hurting Sam because of it.

Crowley continues using the pins to hack his way through Gadreel to reach Sam with Dean getting impatient the longer it takes. Finally, Sam gasps and appears to regain consciousness. However, its not Sam but Gadreel who tells the group that "it won't work. You will never find your brother. Go ahead, poke and prod. I can sit in this chair for years and watch you fail over and over again. I've endured much worse than this Dean. So. Much. Worse. And I have all the time in the world." Dean orders Gadreel to shut up and decides to go to Plan B: to have Castiel possess Sam. "Get in there. Tell Sam what's going on and help him kick that lying son of a bitch out!" Dean orders. While Castiel admits that it might work, he can't possess a vessel without permission and they have no way of getting Sam to say "yes" to Castiel.