After Party

**After Party** is the sixth episode of the first season of the Paramount+ original supernatural drama, *Wolf Pack*. It aired on March 2, 2023.

## Synopsis

The party turns deadly, causing the police to arrive; Ramsey and Garrett encounter something strange in the woods; the pack visits a former firefighter, Malcolm, to get answers about the wildfire.

## Plot

The party has retreated inside the house, where they watch from doors as the werewolf roams the backyard. Austin insists that something is out there, though Phoebe denounces it as anything dangerous, with claims that it's merely a possum. However, when Tia attempts to go out for some air, Phoebe grabs her arm and advises her against it. As Everett backs away from the door, he comes across another kid, shirtless, pale, and with blond hair. He can't remember his name, which Everett suspects is simply a side effect of the shrooms. Back in the living room, Cody refuses to wait any longer and decides to leave, however, he has second thoughts and locks the door instead. Tia, overwhelmed by the shrooms, nearly collapses and lays down on the couch. She then asks if the possum is going to kill then, to which Austin exclaims, "It's not a fucking possum!" Everett admits that he too saw it on the freeway, with Luna instructing Everett to tell them the truth.

With the blood covered flashlight in hand that she used to beat the security guard to death, Investigator Ramsey informs Garrett that the guard never returned, though they have more pressing concerns, with Garrett revealing that Jang found something in Cyrus' room.

Everett corroborate Austin's story to a degree, revealing that the animal on the freeway is what caused the stampede. The beast is black and brown, over 7ft tall and weighs at least 500 pounds. The fire drove it out of the woods, and now it's in the city, killing people, including Connor. Austin urges Everett to say what the animal is that's attacking people. However, Everett claims it's just a bear, much to Austin's upset. He proceeds to accuse Everett of being a liar and lashes out in a fit of rage, certain that he knows what he saw and that it wasn't a bear. Everett then notices that the blond-haired kid is missing, fearing that he went outside on his own. Cyrus decides to go outside and look for him, with Harlan offering to join him. While they remain inside, Luna questions why Everett lied. He explains that he couldn't tell everyone the truth to protect the pack.

Blake bumps into Phoebe while looking out the windows, leading to an awkward exchange, with Phoebe asking Blake why she ghosted her. It's like Blake doesn't exist after throwing away her phone and email, but Blake retorts that one doesn't need such things to exist. Still, Phoebe wonders why Blake distanced herself. About a year ago, Blake's dad came to her with her mom's phone and asked her to unlock it. When she did, he found messages from a guy named Rob. Blake's mom was cheating, leading to a fight between her parents, a loud fight that resulted in the police being called. Social Services took Danny for a week, and Blake was put in a foster home. Her whole life ruined by a phone, which Blake has never shared this with anyone until now.

Garrett and Ramsey are about a mile out from Tia's house. When Ramsey cocks her gun, Garrett advises her to remember that they're going to a house full of inebriated teenagers, where his kids are also present, though he is in fact armed as well, which doesn't go unnoticed by Ramsey.

Officer Jang has arrived at Tia's in search of Cyrus, though they refuse to answer any of his questions. Garrett and Ramsey arrive moments later, with Everett reveling to Garrett that the werewolf is in the backyard.

Harlan and Cyrus venture out into the woods for the missing blond-haired kid, but Harlan wants to head back into the house. Before doing so, he and Cyrus kiss. Whilst Cyrus may like Harlan, he fears that his friends, or as he puts it, Harlan's pack, won't accept him because they view him as a threat. It's at that moment that Harlan and Cyrus cross paths with the werewolf. Fortunately, Ramsey arrives with her firearm drawn and instructs the kids to run before opening fire. As Harlan and Cyrus search for cover, Harlan gets a text from Luna, telling him that the police are looking for Cyrus.

Ramsey has fired several warning shots, but she has no intentions of hurting the werewolf. She doesn't know how much he can understand, but she's not afraid of him. In fact, she wants to help, claiming that she can bring him back and help him control it. The werewolf replies in a distorted voice: "Help me." However, before she can, Jang arrives with two other officer and scares off the beast, sending him towards Garrett. It charges towards him, and he opens fire; Garrett wings the werewolf in the shoulder, sending it running in the opposite direction.

Jang questions Garrett and Ramsey about their encounter with the werewolf, though they claim it was nothing more than a California black bear.

As Luna drives Blake and Everett home, they question where Harlan is and where he took Cyrus, but Luna isn't sure. Harlan hasn't been answering any of her texts, and she sarcastically remarks that Blake should text him. Everett fears that the werewolf may have killed the blond-haired kid. If it did, they would have no way to confirm it, as the werewolf never leaves a body. Luna hopes that the voice on the phone was wrong and that the werewolf doesn't kill every night, but Everett reminds her that the night isn't over.

Harlan has brought Cyrus to the barn, where he asks why his phone is set to No Caller ID. Cyrus claims that he blocked his number because he started getting calls from a blocked number, some guy asking about his father, claiming that he knew how Cyrus' father actually died, though Cyrus is certain his father died in a wildfire 17 years ago. He also insists that he's not an arsonist, which Harlan instructs him to repeat so that he can listen to what is the steady beat of Cyrus' heart, suggesting that he's telling the truth.

Everett returns home to find his father waiting in the kitchen. Everett fears that his father will say something to his mother, but David has no intentions of doing so. However, he does want to check in on Everett, especially since he hasn't taken his medication in a week. Everett claims that he's not feeling any side effects. In fact, he feels fine and believes that he might be changing. However, David insists that Everett continue to take his medication, otherwise bad things happen. Everett reluctantly swallows the pill, only to spit it up after heading to the bathroom, where he looks at himself in the mirror and notices the steadiness of his hand.

Everett stops by the motel to visit Blake. She asks if he wants to know why she doesn't have a phone, but he tells her that she doesn't have to tell him anything. She then offers to get a phone if he wants her to, but Everett replies that he doesn't need a phone to find her and then kisses Blake.

Harlan lays in the barn with Cyrus. Meanwhile, back at Tia's, Phoebe places a blanket over Tia, who has passed out on the couch, and then goes for a late night swim, during which point, she is attacked by the werewolf. Back inside, Austin awakens from his sleep to see Phoebe's body being dragged across the glass roof.

Prisha claims that Luna is asleep and that Harlan came back pretty drunk and passed out in his bathroom. Ramsey questions if he's alone, to which Garrett replies that Harlan doesn't date, with Prisha adding that he isn't harboring Cyrus. She then goes to check on Luna again. Garrett asks if Ramsey got a good look at the animal, but she didn't. However, Garrett saw enough to get a shot off, adding that this animal is a bit wilder than most. However, as far as Ramsey is concerned, it's just another dumb animal and sarcastically offers to call a sketch artist so that Garrett can add another picture of his own to her wall. He states that won't be necessary and that just like any other animal, they will hunt and kill it.

The next day, Harlan shares his findings with the rest of the pack, informing Everett, Blake, and Luna that Cyrus has been getting calls from the same guy that's been calling them, claiming that he knows how Cyrus' father really died 17 years ago. However, Cyrus never gave him a chance to explain, as he's received similar calls in the past from conspiracy theorists, like alien abductions or government experiments. The only actual witness to the fire is a guy named Malcolm. He was a part of the same hotshot crew as Cyrus' father, and he works as an orderly at the hospital now. Malcolm claimed that the fire didn't kill the hotshot crew, rather it was a wolf.

Jang reports that Phoebe never made it home last night. To make matters worse, Harlan took off, and no one knows where he is, leading Jang to suspect that he may somehow be involved, given that he's friends with Phoebe and Cyrus, and his previous encounter with Officer Miller, all who are now missing. Garrett insists that Harlan doesn't know where Cyrus is, with Ramsey interjecting and reminding the two of them that they're on the same team.

Everett, Blake, Harlan, and Luna visit Malcolm at the hospital to ask him what really happened the night of the wildfire from 17 years ago. Malcolm claims that the crew died in the fire and that nothing out of the ordinary occurred. However, they recall Cyrus claiming that Malcolm said a wolf killed the hotshot crew and ask what kind of wolf was it, specifically if it was a werewolf, which garners Malcolm's attention.

As they load their guns with silver ammunition, Prisha asks Garrett how old was Phoebe, to which he replies 17. Prisha believes the time has come for her to tell the twins what she knows, but Garrett doesn't think the time is right. Prisha then questions if the silver bullets will even work, though Garrett assures her they do. He winged the werewolf last night; the silver bullets had a momentary effect.

Malcolm brings Everett, Blake, Harlan, and Luna to a secluded wing of the hospital, where he tells them the story about that tragic night. Six of them splintered off from the rest of the hotshot crew when fire was spotted outside the containment line. They tried to get control of it, but it was moving too fast, and they could no longer get back to the safety zone, leaving them only one path out, which was being blocked by a gray wolf. The largest Malcolm had ever seen. It stood there, watching them and baring its teeth. Fortunately, several of them were armed. They shot the wolf 40 to 60 times, but it kept getting back up. And then Cyrus' dad managed to put a bullet right between the wolf's eyes. The wolf was still breathing when they dragged it to the fire line and watched the flames consume it, though it didn't die. Instead, the fire changed the wolf, transformed it into something more monstrous, with dark fur and glowing eyes. The fire turned the wolf into a werewolf. Then a 50-foot oak tree came crashing down on it and the whole ridge collapsed, with everything swallowed up by the fire, though that wasn't the only wolf they saw in the woods.

Garrett enters the barn and asks Cyrus if he started the fires. He insists that he's not the arsonist. Garrett believes him, but some people don't, and it's up to Cyrus to convince them.

Everett concludes that the wolf was protecting its pack, which is why it wouldn't allow the crew through the trail. Luna wonders if he saw where the cubs were hidden, but Malcolm never saw any cubs, only the mate. And by that point, they were out of bullets. The wolf came right for them, and Malcolm ran as it killed the others.

Everett, Blake, Harlan, and Luna return home, where they discuss their encounter with Malcolm. If his story is to be believed, then the hotshot crew killed the twins' mother, and their father killed the hotshot crew in retaliation. And then 10 years later, Harlan saw his father in the woods, but he was a wolf then. Blake concludes he likely became a monster through this most recent fire. The unknown caller seems to know more about werewolves than any of them, meaning he most likely knew what fire did to a werewolf, turning them from a wolf to a monster. Everett suspects that maybe the arsonist set the fire not just to draw the wolf out, but to change it into the werewolf that kills everyone now.

Having noticed that the barn is open, the pack goes to investigate and finds Garrett inside and Cyrus gone. He admits that Cyrus was taken into custody by Ramsey, but he also says that Cyrus will likely be safer with her. In a fit of rage, Harlan punches Garret before transforming; his eyes now glow as fangs protrude from his mouth and claws from his fingertips. Not only has he changed, but Everett, Blake, and Luna have as well, all with their sights set on Garrett, each feeding off of Harlan's emotions. Prisha joins them with her rifle pointed at the young wolves. Fortunately, Garrett manages to bring Harlan back by saying his name, recalling the old myth that by calling a werewolf by its given name, it will remember who it is, which he initially confirmed to be true back when Luna killed her horse. Garrett reminds Harlan that he loves him and that he's his son. He then informs Harlan that the wolf he saw in the woods as a boy and the monster he saw last night wasn't his father. It's actually his brother. When Garrett shot him with a silver bullet, he reverted back to his human form, the same blond-haired kid Everett saw at the party. Everett recalls that the kid couldn't remember his name, but Everett somehow knows that the kid's name is Baron.

## Cast

* Bella Shepard as Blake Navarro
* Chloe Rose Robertson as Luna Briggs
* Tyler Lawrence Gray as Harlan Briggs
* Sarah Michelle Gellar as Kristin Ramsey
* Rodrigo Santoro as Garrett Briggs
* Chase Liefeld as Baron
* Rio Mangini as Austin
* Lanny Joon as Officer Jason Jang
* Hollie Bahar as Ranger Prisha
* Zack Nelson as Cyrus

Co-starring* Bailey Stender as Phoebe
* Stella Smith as Tia
* John L. Adams as David Lang
* Rainer Dawn as Cody
* De'Variyay Harris as Damon
* Blaise Reyes as Marco
* Si Chen as Raya
* Dani Liggens as Emma
* Patience Dodson as Ashley

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