I would imagine he has enough invested in the salvage business he would have to dispose of it someway--sell off, or keep it as a business, hire someone to manage it. It's on the books. If he shows up alive--legally alive--then he's accountable for it. He can't just walk off and abandon it, the county will come after him for cleanup and taxes.
There's probably insurance on the house. I don't know what an adjuster would decide, looking at the damage, but I'm thinking lightning strike would be probable--or act of god.
If Bobby's alive, he'll show up, make some decisions about the yard and the house: stay, tear down the wreckage, rebuild, or sell off and take the insurance settlement and relocate.
I'd think he'd sort of want to go to ground, be less accessible and exposed. I doubt he'd bunk in with Sheriff Mills, he'd be a lightning rod drawing the leviathans (I'm so sorry, I can't keep Moya out of mind) to her, and he wouldn't want to do that. I don't think he'd go wandering at his age, either, but if he did, he wouldn't travel with the guys. That's too much knowledge and opposition in one place to risk, I'd think.
Total speculation, there. Can't wait to see what does play out.
Whose hand was the black goo oozing towards at the end?
For meta reasons specifically, I can't see them turning Bobby into the big bad *or* killing him right now -- that's a lot of action at the very beginning of the season, and a lot to live up to. But that's just my feeling.
It looked to me like the house was the real victim, and there are other buildings on the salvage yard property, even if they're just sheds. So I could see him sort of camping out in one of those for a while. I don't really see him rebuilding -- that's a lot of work and interaction with civilians on a daily basis, and I don't see him putting up with that.
I don't even know how much we're supposed to think Bobby actually does with the business anymore -- the long ago once in a blue moon call from the boys has turned into them more or less living there when they're not on a case.
Ginger, that was the same guy, Edgar, who confronted them and got crushed by the car.
It reminded me strongly of the melted silver oozing back to reform the Actual Authentic T1000 in T2. I assumed the body was reabsorbing the black goo and the evil.
Ugh, all those books that have been destroyed. Jesus. All those hunters who have no one answering a phone bank.
It may also look like arson. I didn't pay much attention to the smouldering ruins, but that seems plausible.
Ugh, all those books that have been destroyed.
I keep thinking Bobby saved the books and he's taken them over to Sheriff Mills' house for safe-keeping.
I also keep having this terrible thought that Sam was the last one at Bobby's and what if in his delusional state, he started the fire.
Oh, I think the leviathan guy definitely started the fire. He made it clear Sam and Dean were a threat he was told to take care of.
The books is a killer. And all their notes, Sam's laptop, everything.
I like to think Dean had Cas's trench coat in the trunk of the Impala, though.
God, yeah, the hunters' resources that are gone - that's a staggering loss. And I'm assuming Bobby is not part of it because I just am.
It wouldn't surprise me if he didn't have insurance, figuring that anything that might hurt the house would be either too weird to explain to an insurance company even with a cover story, or would take him out at the same time, or both. I'm sure he could abandon the property and disappear if he wanted to, but I don't think he'd want to. But I don't see him rebuilding, either, not the same house, anyway. Putting in a bunker, a panic room for living in, yeah, I can see that.
