Opening Scene: The Sheriff & The Dead Body
- The episode begins at night in Beacon Hills, where police officers and K-9 units scour the woods—Stiles’s father, the Sheriff, is leading the search for the other half of a deceased body. Two joggers had found only half of a young woman’s corpse, and the rest is still missing Teen Wolf WikiCommas and Ampersands.
- Meanwhile, at the McCall house, Scott is unwinding—doing chin-ups and brushing his teeth—when he hears a noise outside. He grabs a baseball bat and heads out, only to discover Stiles hanging upside-down in the yard, trying to freak him out. Stiles quickly explains the police are searching the woods for the rest of a body, and he wants to beat them to it Script Critique & AnalysisCommas and AmpersandsTeen Wolf Wiki.
Into the Woods: Tracking the Body
- Against his better judgment, Scott agrees to go along. They drive over to the Beacon Hills Preserve in Stiles’s Jeep Commas and AmpersandsTeen Wolf Wiki.
- Inside the woods, Stiles enthusiastically bounds ahead, while Scott—who suffers from asthma—lags behind and stops to use his inhaler Teen Wolf WikiCommas and Ampersands.
- Stiles rushes ahead and collides with his dad’s K-9 unit. His father quickly catches him and drags him back to the car, furious at Stiles’s sneaking into the woods in the middle of a police search Teen Wolf WikiCommas and Ampersands.
Scott Alone: Body, Deer, and the Bite
- With Stiles removed from the scene, Scott wanders deeper into the woods alone. He briefly collapses from inhaler use before a stampede of deer rushes by, knocking his inhaler away Teen Wolf WikiCommas and Ampersands.
- Grabbing his phone’s flashlight, Scott searches the ground and uncovers something terrifying: the upper half of the dead girl’s body, grotesquely severed at the waist Teen Wolf WikiCommas and Ampersands. He panics and tumbles down a ravine.
- Moments later, Scott senses something behind him—a wolf-like creature emerges from the trees and bites him before he flees Teen Wolf PackTeen Wolf WikiCommas and Ampersands.
Recap & Context
| Moment | What Happens Summary |
|---|---|
| Stiles’s Dad’s Search | Sheriff leads a search for the missing half of a body in the woods. |
| Stiles Snags Scott | Stiles convinces Scott to sneak into the woods to find the body first. |
| Sheriff Intervenes | Stiles gets caught by the Sheriff and is pulled out of the woods. |
| Scott’s Solo Discovery | Scott finds the gruesome body remnants—then gets attacked. |
With these events, the episode sets up the supernatural twist and pulls Scott—and the audience—into a world far beyond ordinary high school drama.