"The Benders" cont.
Dean’s search for Sam takes him to the Hibbing County sheriff’s department, a location that will become familiar in later seasons as the home station of fan favourite, Donna Hanscum.
But there’s no Donna in evidence today. Instead, we’re introduced to Kathleen Hudak.
Kathleen comes across as a shrewd, efficient and by-the-book officer. Dean gives her Sam’s name, but passes himself off as a cousin, Gregory. There’s an mildly amusing exchange where she checks the spelling of Winchester, “like the rifle?” . . . just in case there were any viewers that hadn’t picked up on the weapons reference yet 😉
We’re reminded of the reason for Dean’s pseudonym when Kathleen does a search and immediately discovers that Sam’s brother is supposed to have died in St Louis and was suspected of homicide. It’s clear from Dean’s face that he knows he’s taken a huge risk bringing this to the attention of five-oh, but he’s desperate.
It’s always interesting when props provide us with descriptions of the boys. In this screen shot, they’ve decided that Dean is 6’4” tall. That would be with his boots on, I presume 😉 Reports on eye colour vary. In this scene they think Sam’s eyes are brown. Other times they decide they’re blue. Dean’s eyes are usually described as green, sometimes hazel. There is one thing, however, that all the props people agree on, in every description of the brothers that we’re shown on screen: Dean’s hair is brown. Just sayin’ 😁
Btw, is this the first time we’re told Dean’s birthday?
Dean tells Kathleen that he has a lead, that he saw a surveillance camera by the highway where Sam went missing. Kathleen acknowledges that she has access to the traffic cam footage but when she tells Dean to fill in a report and “sit tight” while she investigates, he’s determined she let him go with her. She gives him the typical good cop response: “I’m sorry, I can’t do that,” she says, so Dean asks her “tell me something. Your county has its fair share of missing persons. Any of ‘em come back?”
She doesn’t answer, which speaks volumes, but an intriguingly sad expression crosses her face, our first hint that this case may be hitting home personally for her. At any rate, it’s clear she’s sympathetic when Dean insists:
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