Lion's Breath

**Lion's Breath** is the seventh episode of the first season of the Paramount+ original supernatural drama, *Wolf Pack*. It aired on March 9, 2023.

## Synopsis

The pack uncovers a truth about the wildfires; Blake's family is forced to leave the motel and Luna confides in her crush; Ramsey's investigation closes in on a suspect.

## Plot

Everett awakens from his sleep startled, but even then, he is calm, and his hand is as steady as it's ever been. In a darkened corner of his room, he sees Baron, cowering in the fetal position. Everett knows his name and offers to help him, telling Baron that he needs to remember who he is. However, as he approaches, Baron bares his glowing eyes and fangs, pushing Everett back, who then realizes it was nothing more than an illusion. He then heads into the bathroom, where his reflection is that of Baron's, and when he turns around, he and Baron come face-to-face. Naked, Baron suddenly goes up in flames, screaming out in agony as Everett watches. However, he then disappears before Everett's very eyes, before reappearing in the hallway and leading Everett downstairs, where he finds the front door open. Baron charges towards Everett, who takes refuge behind the kitchen counter. He listens as Baron panics and repeatedly says that he can't stop it from hurting people. He can see it happen and feel it, but Baron insists he's not the one doing it.

Water comes pooling down the steps, where Phoebe's body lays at the bottom. She tells Everett that Baron can't stop himself and that he'll kill everyone around him before coming for Everett, who is doubtful Baron would kill him, as he's a part of his pack, though Phoebe warns Everett that this is only true so long as Everett doesn't make him angry, as he can always make new werewolves. Everett then asks Phoebe who Baron is going to kill next. Rather than giving a name, she opens her mouth and a piano tune identical to the one Austin played at the party can be heard. Everett suddenly awakens and finds himself standing at the bottom of the steps when his mother passes by and reminds him that he has school.

Garrett sleeps in his office with his gun in hand and silver bullets nearby. He looks over at markings on the wall, indicating Harlan and Luna's varying age and height over the years, bringing tears to his eyes. Garrett tries to speak to the twins before they leave, but they rush out the backdoor without so much as a word. Meanwhile, at the front door, Ramsey has arrived to talk about Harlan. While Garrett is willing to bring him by for questioning, he will do so with a lawyer present, given Harlan's involvement with Cyrus. Ramsey is fine with this, even though she personally knows Harlan had nothing to do with the fire. Before leaving, she tells Garrett that she will protect Harlan as if he's one of her own and returns his shell casing from the party, initially thinking it was silver, but Garrett claims it's nickel-plated brass.

Roberto plans on checking out of the motel. While he does that, he instructs Danny to go back to the room and begin packing his bags. He reminds Danny to close the door behind him and not to open it for anyone other than himself or Blake. As Danny walks to the room, he discovers that the door has been broken in. Danny enters cautiously, stepping on the blood trail and following it to the bathroom.

Everett has called Blake, Harlan, and Luna over to inform them of his dream. It's as if Baron is in his head, but he's not sure why. Luna suspects it works similarly to when they could feel Everett's anxiety, or even last night, when they were feeding off of Harlan's anger and therefore wanted to kill Garrett. Admittedly, Harlan was upset at his father for turning Cyrus over to the cops, but he doesn't want to kill him. Everett believes that Baron wants to be stopped and hopes that they can find a way to change him back. But if he kills Austin, then that blood will be on their hands. Everett proposes they lure Baron elsewhere and find a way to change him back to human.

Ramsey and Officer Jang have arrived at the motel to find Phoebe's body inside the tub. The police are talking to Blake's father and brother now, trying to figure out where Blake is. Ramsey says that they need to contact every kid who was at the party, but Jang reminds Ramsey that she caught her arsonist and that this is RHD's problem now. Ramsey retorts that they only have a suspect and that this most likely isn't the first homicide, only the first body to be found.

Blake has to get back to the hotel, telling Everett that her family is moving into an apartment today. Just as he offers to drive Blake, Kendra interrupts to inform Everett that she'll be working from home, as they're doing the fire repairs in her office today and that she needs a distraction free environment. After Blake exits, Kendra asks if Everett is sure Blake is his type, as she seems a bit rugged, to which Everett replies that his mother doesn't know his type. Regardless, she's busy and tells him to hang out in his room if he does insist on staying home, but Everett actually needs to borrow the car. However, Kendra denies his request and tells him to go to his room, though Everett doesn't take no for an answer and tells his mother that she should be nice to him. When he grabs the keys, she stops him, but only for a moment before releasing the keys.

On the ride back to the motel, Blake comforts Everett, who is clearly worked up after his confrontation with his mother. He calms down, and they discover a police investigation underway as they arrive at the motel. She finds her dad talking to the police, and Roberto reveals they found a body in the bathroom.

Luna wants to talk about Baron and insists they focus on finding where he hides the bodies of his victims. She wonders if they can change him back, reminding her father about the myth surrounding a werewolf's name, which proved to be true. Garrett tells Luna another myth: when a woman has seven daughters and the eighth child is a man, he'll be a werewolf, meaning many of the myths are just that, myths. He wouldn't put so much faith in them, Garrett warns. It was a guess, but his next guess could get someone killed. As for a possible cure, the only one he knows of is death, Garrett reveals before heading out to find Harlan.

Blake questions why the werewolf would bring Phoebe to her hotel. Everett is uncertain, but he assures Blake he will find Harlan and get to the bottom of this. As Danny watches Ramsey from across the street, his grip on Blake's hand tightens. He remembers her, but not from when she pulled up to the motel to speak with them, but from the parking garage, which Blake doesn't think much of and tells Danny not to stare. Moments later, Ramsey approaches, as she hopes to bring Blake in for questioning, but not without a lawyer, Roberto interjects. Ramsey sarcastically asks if he'll be providing his own lawyer or a court appointed one. However, that won't be necessary, as Blake offers to speak willingly, so long as Ramsey promises nothing will happen to Danny.

In order to turn Baron back into human, they have to kill him. According to the myths Everett studied, it's a biological protective measure. It keeps their true nature secret. Kill the werewolf, wait for it to turn back to human, and then bring Baron back using CPR, epinephrine, and a defibrillator. However, they need Baron to be cold. When someone is frozen, their heart stops, but their brain keeps working. Someone could be technically dead for three hours and be brought back. All they have to do is stop his heart. Dead enough to change him to human, but not so dead he can't be brought back to life. Additionally, Everett assures Harlan that they'll get Cyrus out as well, but first they need to worry about the werewolf and how to freeze it. Harlan proposes they use the medical freezer at the hospital.

Everett and Harlan propose they use Austin as bait to lure Baron inside the medical freezer, though Luna is naturally opposed to the idea, questioning where Everett is even going to get a shot of epinephrine from.

Ramsey has requested Garrett's assistance in her investigation surrounding Phoebe's murder and has taken him to the construction site, where the arsonist watched as he set the forest ablaze.

Luna has called Austin over to inform him that he's the next target for the werewolf. Surprisingly, he agrees to be bait, reasoning that the werewolf is going to kill him anyway. Austin knows that Luna has a crush on him, but he asks if she actually likes him. Luna admits that she does, but only sometimes when he's not a complete asshole. He then asks her what's the plan. Austin then convenes in the barn with Everett and Harlan, who have coated a knife in silver for Austin, advising him to use it only if he has to. Cody then arrives with three vials of epinephrine.

Ramsey wonders why Garrett never asked her about the fire that killed her son. Garrett didn't want to cross any boundaries, but Ramsey is willing to cross them, revealing that her son died with his father, who was trying to protect him. His father wasn't a perfect man. Seeing Garrett with his kids makes Ramsey realizes that her son could've used a father like him.

Flashback to 17 years ago, with the hotshot crew trapped in the fire, moments after having crossed paths with a wolf. Cyrus' father argues it was no regular wolf, as they put numerous rounds in the creature just for it to stand up again, but Malcolm's only concern is looking ahead and finding a way out of the fire. The hot shot crew make their way to the railroad, where they cross paths with the wolf's mate, Kristin, who is a large gray wolf that turns back into human and begins crawling towards them. Kristin charges towards them, taking out each member of the hotshot crew one by one, as Malcolm rushes to the ridge with two remaining members. Three of them stand back to back as Kristin comes charging towards them. However, Malcolm breaks rank and flees into the woods, leaving the remaining two members to be slaughtered. As Malcolm escapes by jumping off the ridge, Kristin collapses to the ground as rain begins to fall and the forest around her burns.

Ramsey and Garrett break into the elevator room and make their way to the elevator shaft, where they discover the bodies of the missing people.

As the pack prepare to enact their plan, Blake does the lion's breath breathing exercise to calm her nerves before sharing a kiss with Everett

Luna leads Austin to the rooftop, where he wonders how far a werewolf can track by scent, to which Luna replies that an ordinary wolf can track its prey up to a mile and a half away. Austin reveals that he saw it take Phoebe and drag her body over the sunroom, but he didn't tell anyone because no one would believe him, but Luna insist that she does. And while Austin can be an asshole at times, she doesn't believe it's his default setting, to which he replies that if he knew all he had to do to get Luna to like him was be the bait for a werewolf, then he would've done it sooner.

Garrett and Ramsey decide to further investigate and climb down into the shaft, where they discover a total of 18 victims. Ramsey intends to call in the bodies, but Garrett advises her against doing so, as the feds will intervene and push them aside. She questions what he's not telling her, to which Garrett replies that his kids can't get caught up in something this big and fears what would come out about them. Garrett refuses to lose his kids and asks Ramsey to trust him. Should she agree, he will help her find the person responsible. She then confronts him about the silver bullets and asks him if it was a person who did this. Garrett replies, "Yes and no."

Luna and Austin are standing on the roof when the werewolf arrives. However, it's hesitant to attack due to Luna's presence. If it's to go after Austin, it must first see him as a threat. Luna instructs Austin to hit her, but he's reluctant to do so, even as Luna slaps him multiple times. Instead, he kisses her. However, this seems to have invoked the intended response in the werewolf, who chases after them as they head inside the building. The werewolf follows after them, unknowingly being lured away by Blake, who is wearing an identical blue hoodie as Austin. She leads it to the freezer, where Everett and Harlan await. Once inside, Blake roars at the werewolf, which only seems to anger it further. Everett comes to her aid, eyes glowing and fangs erect. In a great display of strength, he catches the werewolf's punch, but is then choked up. Harlan tries to intervene, but he too is overpowered. With his feet dangling in the air and struggling for breath, Everett reminds the werewolf that it's name is Baron, causing the werewolf to loosen its grip and allowing for Everett, Blake, Harlan and Luna to escape the freezer and to lock it inside. As it attempts to escape, the pack shares Everett's super strength to keep it inside. They then share Harlan hearing and listen to the werewolf's slowing heart beat. After a while, they enter the freezer to find Baron back in human form and unconscious. Without a pulse, they begin the process to bring him back. However, Austin enters with the silver knife and stabs Baron in the chest.

## 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
* Gideon Emery as Malcolm
* Amy Pietz as Kendra Lang
* Chase Liefeld as Baron
* Rio Mangini as Austin
* Lanny Joon as Officer Jason Jang

Co-starring* Bailey Stender as Phoebe
* Nevada Jose as Danny Navarro
* Rainer Dawn as Cody
* Benjamin Keepers as Nix
* Bobby Hernandez as Quintero
* Kenny Arnold II as Rinzler
* Victor Chong as Harper