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A college ethics professor sees a comely co-ed waiting outside his office building. He invites her up, and tells her about the importance of behaving ethically before making out with her. But her face changes, decays. The professor backs away from her in horror. Downstairs, the janitor is locking up for the night. Before he's gotten five steps, the professor plunges to his death right behind him.
The guys are holed up in a skuzzy (yet surprisingly huge) hotel room, basically bugging the crap out of each other. They're interrupted by a knock on the door. It's Bobby (yay!), who the guys called when they couldn't figure out the case. They're afraid he won't believe them. He tells them to tell the story form the beginning.
And tell it they do hysterically, from their own point of view. Sam quizzes a couple of college students about the death, and one tells him about a ghost that is supposedly haunting that office building. Sam goes over to Dean, who is pounding shots at the bar and hitting on a seriously skanky chick. Dean interrupts that's now how it happened! In Dean's version, she's a classy anthropology major who he tries to quiz about the urban legend, but she's too distracted by his rugged good looks and kisses him. Sam interrupts pissily "What are you doing! We don't have time for any of your blah blah blah blah." At least, that's what Dean heard. Hee!
Next, Sam describes checking out the scene of the crime with the janitor. The important things in his version the janitor told Sam that the prof was a hypocritical schmuck who had an eye for the co-eds, and Dean stuffed his face with candy from a bowl in the office until it looked like he was impersonating a particularly manic hamster.
Dean tells of the next weird happening: A frat boy was abducted by aliens, and probed often and with great vigor. He was then forced to slow dance with an alien to "Lady in Red." Later, the guys quiz one of his friends. In Dean's eyes, Sam goes all schmoopy emo on the guy, hugging him and calling him a "brave little soldier" who is "too precious for this world." Sam objects vociferously. They also discovered that Curtis, the violated frat boy, enjoyed torturing the pledges in his house.
Then there's the third weird occurrence an animal research scientist sees a shiny object in the sewer and tries to fish it out. He's attacked by something unpleasant. When the guys break into the morgue and examine the few body parts that are left, Sam finds an alligator scale. Because, you know, alligators. In the sewers. That.
In between all these weird happenings, the guys are driving each other insane. Sam accuses Dean of freezing his computer on a porn site. Then the computer disappears altogether, and Sam gets bitchy that Dean took it. How would you feel if I messed with the Metallicar? We find out, because Dean comes back to the hotel to find the Metallicar's tires deflated, and Sam's money clip beside it. He accuses Sam of doing the deed, Sam denies it, Dean shows him the money clip, Sam thinks Dean stole it, and they indulge in a hysterically funny (and, to anyone with siblings, familiar) wrestling keep away slapfight.
Bobby's heard enough pull your heads out of your asses, boys, it's obvious you're dealing with a Trickster, who delights in causing mischief. Tricksters can create whatever they want out of thin air, and tend to target the high and mighty with humorous but deadly pranks. The guys figure out the Trickster must be the janitor. They're right said Trickster is at home, reading the Weekly World News for inspiration for his next prank, and eating sugary treats. He creates a couple of scantily-clad women to keep him company.
The guys go talk to the janitor again. While Dean distracts him, Sam breaks into his locker and finds the stack of trashy tabloids. The guys meet up outside and argue. Dean's in favor of staking the guy immediately, while Sam wants to find more proof. The Trickster watches from the window. Sam stomps off to check out the apartment while Dean keeps an eye on the building wait for me before doing anything, Sam says. Dean agrees, but eventually he gets impatient and decides to go in alone.
Dean hears music coming from a lecture hall. Inside, he finds a porntastic setup Barry White, disco ball, lava lamps, cocktails, and two lingerie-clad beauties lounging on a round, red-draped bed. They invite him to join them, but Dean declines with much regret. The Trickster speaks up from the hall they're a peace offering. He knows Sam and Dean are hunters, but he likes them. If Dean just allows himself to be distracted for a little or long -- while, the Trickster will skip town and they'll be fine. Dean, again, declines I've got to stop you from hurting people, even people who may deserve it. The Trickster gets serious I can hurt you. You shouldn't have come alone. Dean agrees. Enter Sam and Bobby, armed with huge wooden stakes. That last fight was a trick! The Trickster is impressed, but he's got his own tricks in this case, a chainsaw-wielding madman.
Then there's fighting. Oh, the fighting Sam and Bobby take on the chainsaw guy, while Dean gets tossed around by the babes, occasionally landing with his face buried in cleavage. The Trickster looks on and applauds. Dean gets tossed at the Trickster's feet. "I didn't want to have to do this, Dean," the Trickster said. Sam tosses Dean a stake, and Dean plunges it into the Trickster's heart. "Neither did I," he says. The chainsaw guy and the lingerie babes fade out. All they're left with is a body and a porn set.
The guys and Bobby flee the scene. As they're getting into the car, Sam tries to stammer out an apology to Dean. Dean attempts to apologize back. They gaze soulfully into each other's eyes, until Bobby breaks up the lovefest and demands they get on the road. The Metallicar roars away.
Meanwhile, inside the lecture hall, a figure approaches the body of the Trickster. The body shimmers and fades. The Trickster himself looks on, satisfied.
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