S8·E15 Man's Best Friend with Benefits

Episode recap

Task: Write a 280-380 word episode recap for Supernatural S8E15 (Man's Best Friend with Benefits).
Constraint 1: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
Constraint 2: Do not invent/guess titles, names, dates, episode counts, awards, ratings, box-office, viewership, or plot points.
Constraint 3: If a detail is not in the material, omit it.
Constraint 4: Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Constraint 5: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Constraint 6: Word count target: 280-380 words.
Synopsis: A police officer named James, who turned to witchcraft after working a case with Sam and Dean, is plagued by nightmares in which he murders innocent people.
Sources:
[1] Series title: Supernatural (2005). Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy.
[2] Created by Eric Kripke. Broadcast on The WB and The CW. 15 seasons. September 13, 2005, to November 19, 2020. Characters: Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles).
[3] Plot background: Sam and Dean lost their mother to a demonic supernatural force. Father raised them to be soldiers to kill paranormal evil.
[4] Genre: Horror, drama, fantasy, fiction.
[5] Similar to [3].
Episode: S8E15 (Man's Best Friend with Benefits).
Characters: Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, James (police officer).
Plot: James is a police officer. He turned to witchcraft after working a case with Sam and Dean. He is experiencing nightmares where he murders innocent people.
The synopsis is extremely brief (one sentence).
The sources provide general series information but nothing else about this specific episode.
The user wants a 280-380 word recap.
Problem: There are not enough facts in the provided text to reach 280 words without violating the "never invent or guess" and "only verifiable facts" rules.
Strategy: I must write what is available. If I cannot reach the word count without inventing facts, I must prioritize the "only verifiable facts" and "omit if not in material" instructions over the word count instruction, as the word count is a length target for a recap that is fundamentally impossible to write to that length given the provided data. However, I will try to expand on the series context provided in the sources to add substance while remaining strictly factual.

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